After being bought by seven rough men and taken to the deep mountains, I was pampered.

Inside the accounting office, Su Wan was bent over her desk, planning the land deed for the newly acquired "Peach Blossom Mountain." Her delicate hand held a pen, her brows slightly furrowed as she pondered where to plant peach trees and where to build a pavilion.

The fourth brother, Qin Yue, was like a boneless fox, lazily lying on the table grinding ink for her. His amorous peach blossom eyes didn't even look at the inkstone, but were fixed on Su Wan's fair wrist, which was exposed from her sleeve and looked like solidified cream.

"Sister-in-law, is this ink... too thick?" He deliberately leaned forward, his chest almost touching Su Wan's arm, and under the pretext of testing the ink, his fingertips lightly brushed across the back of her hand.

It brought a tingling, electric-like sensation.

"BOOM—!!!"

A deafening explosion erupted without warning! The commotion was earth-shattering, as if a hole had been punched in the sky! The entire tent floor trembled violently three times!

The teacup on the table shattered with a "crash," splattering ink everywhere! Qin Yue's handsome face was instantly covered in black ink, but he reacted swiftly—throwing aside his folding fan, he stretched out his long arm and pulled Su Wan into his arms, shielding her with his body and using the fan to protect her head: "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid! I'm here!"

In that instant, Su Wan heard the rapid pounding of his heart in his chest, and the reassuring masculinity that emanated from him at that crucial moment.

"No...it's not an earthquake!" Su Wan's expression changed. She pushed Qin Yue aside, opened the window, and looked out at the back mountain. Halfway up the mountain, in the direction of the laboratory that had just put up a sign saying "No Trespassing," a huge, mushroom-shaped plume of black smoke was rising! A heart-stopping shockwave even emanated from the air.

"That's... where the twins are!"

……

Meanwhile, at the training ground.

Qin Lie, who was training his newly recruited guards, heard the loud noise and the ground beneath his feet trembled. His face instantly hardened.

"Enemy attack?!" His first thought was that the barbarians from the north had attacked, or that Black Wind Stronghold had acquired siege cannons!

"Clang—!" The giant Tang sword on his back was instantly drawn, its cold light gleaming, and a terrifying aura swept across the entire area.

"Third brother! Block the road! Don't let a single fly out!" "The rest of you, follow me up the mountain!"

Qin Lie leaped onto his toes, his entire body taut like a furious black panther, muscles strained to the limit, exuding a chilling killing intent as he sprinted towards the explosion site. Daring to provoke the Qin family on their territory? They're courting death!

……

Fifteen minutes later. The laboratory on the back hill.

This place can no longer be called a laboratory; it's practically a disaster site.

The original three red brick houses are now reduced to a few lonely pillars, stubbornly pointing towards the sky. The roof? Gone. The walls? Collapsed. The ground is a mess, and the air is thick with a pungent, acrid smell of sulfur, mixed with... the smell of burnt protein.

As Qin Lie charged forward, knife in hand, his eye twitched violently, and the veins on his hand gripping the knife bulged: "Who the hell are you! Show yourself!"

In the ruins, a pile of broken bricks moved slightly.

"Cough cough... cough cough cough..." Accompanied by violent coughing, two dark figures struggled to crawl out of the rubble.

Qin Lie looked closely and his hand holding the knife froze.

Are these still his two handsome, mischievous, but good-looking twin brothers?

At this moment, Qin Feng and Qin Yun's hair had been blown into an extremely fashionable "afro" style, with each strand standing up and still emitting wisps of smoke.

His clothes were completely ruined, blown to shreds and hanging precariously on his body. Precisely because his clothes were torn, large patches of his blackened muscle were exposed.

Chest muscles, abs, V-lines... heaved violently with each breath, hidden beneath the dark gray skin. Sweat washed over the dark gray, leaving winding streaks on his bronze skin.

It exudes a wild, disheveled, yet hormone-fueled, battle-worn sensuality.

The worst part was its face. It was completely black. Only its eyes were white, and it had two rows of big white teeth that showed when it coughed with its mouth open.

They look exactly like two freshly baked coke pieces!

"B-Big Brother..." Fifth Brother Qin Feng exhaled a puff of black smoke, and seeing the gleaming knife in Qin Lie's hand, he shrank back in fear, instinctively raising his hands: "No...don't do it! They're allies! Allies!"

"Friendly forces?" Qin Lie sheathed his sword, kicked aside a broken beam blocking his path, and looked behind them—

There, on the originally flat granite ground, a large pit half a meter deep suddenly appeared!

The surrounding rocks exhibited a bizarre radial fracture! Even a large tree just two meters away was snapped in half, its cut charred black!

Qin Lie's pupils suddenly contracted! He had been on the battlefield. This kind of instantaneous burst of power, blasting hard granite into powder... was beyond human capability! This was simply—divine punishment!

"This is... what you did?" Qin Lie pointed at the large pit, his voice low and trembling with disbelief.

"Uh..." Qin Yun, the sixth brother, scratched his afro, feeling a little guilty but also unable to hide his excitement: "My sister-in-law gave me a recipe, something like 'one part saltpeter, two parts sulfur, three parts charcoal'..."

"We were thinking of increasing the proportions and adding some extra ingredients, hoping to make a super big firework for my sister-in-law." "But... my hand slipped, and I added too much."

Fireworks? Qin Lie stared at the huge crater, big enough to bury a person, and his Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty.

God the hell fireworks!

If this thing were thrown into a barbarian cavalry unit... wouldn't it blow them and their horses to bits?! This isn't fireworks; this is a divine weapon of the Great Wei!

While Qin Lie was still shocked by the military value of this "black powder",

"Fifth brother! Sixth brother!" A voice trembled with tears. Su Wan, holding up her skirt, ran up, panting.

Looking at the two "blackened" figures in the ruins, tears instantly streamed down her face. That explosion had been so loud; she was terrified those two silly boys had blown them to bits!

"Sister-in-law!" The twins' timid demeanor in front of their older brother vanished instantly upon seeing Su Wan.

The two little wolfhounds exchanged a glance, their understanding unwavering. Tactical switch: Playing the victim mode activated!

"Waaaaah! Sister-in-law! We're going to die!"

"It hurts! My whole body aches! My face is definitely ruined!"

Ignoring their own dirtiness, the two pounced on Su Wan.

"Ouch..." Qin Yun, the sixth brother, fell down at Su Wan's feet first and hugged her waist.

He buried his dark face deep into the white fabric around Su Wan's waist, rubbing against her like a wounded dog: "Sister-in-law... my ears are ringing, I can't hear..."

"Am I deaf? What if I can't hear my sister-in-law's voice anymore?"

As he spoke, he deliberately leaned his upper body weight onto Su Wan.

His scalding body heat seeped through his tattered clothes and directly burned Su Wan's thigh. It was the lingering heat after the explosion, mixed with the unique hormonal scent of a young man, instantly enveloping Su Wan.

"Can't you hear me?" Su Wan was terrified and quickly cupped his face to check.

Qin Yun pressed his face against Su Wan's palm, his lips lightly brushing against the delicate skin on the inside of her wrist: "Sister-in-law...you should speak closer to me...closer still."

His eyes were unfocused (pretending), his clear black and white eyes were full of mist, as if they were about to shatter at any moment.

On the other side, Qin Feng, the fifth brother, was not to be outdone. He grabbed Su Wan's other hand and forcefully pressed it onto his still violently heaving chest muscles.

It was covered in black ash and sweat, and felt slippery, hard, and scalding hot.

"Sister-in-law, don't mind Lao Liu, he's thick-skinned." Qin Feng panted heavily, her voice hoarse, with a hint of coquettish fierceness: "Touch me... my heart is beating so fast, it feels like it's going to explode."

"Sister-in-law, can you rub it for me...?"

Su Wan was completely stunned as the two wolfhounds flanked her from both sides. Her dress was covered in soot, and her hands were sweaty and grime-covered, but she didn't care about the smell. She could feel the strong heartbeat beneath her hands and the tight, suffocating embrace around her waist.

"You...you two bastards!" Su Wan's eyes were brimming with tears. She wanted to curse, but her heart ached terribly.

She took out a handkerchief and, with trembling hands, wiped the soot off Qin Feng's face: "How many times have I told you to be careful! You have to wear protective clothing when doing experiments! Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

"Sister-in-law is angry..." Qin Feng let her wipe his face, then suddenly stuck out his tongue and licked the blood from the corner of his mouth (actually, he had just bitten a little bit of skin).

That touch of crimson, against the backdrop of his grime-covered face, was eerily alluring. He stared intently at Su Wan: "If you're still angry, sister-in-law, just hit me."

"Or... you can bite me."

"As long as my sister-in-law calms down, I'll accept any punishment."

Boom—! This isn't an apology; it's blatant seduction! On the ruins, amidst the smell of gunpowder, two powerful male bodies are openly displaying their vulnerability and desire to her.

"You..." Su Wan's face flushed crimson. This was too much! Did these two even realize how alluring they looked? That battle-worn, seductive look—who could resist!

[Beep! Detected "Battle-damaged Seeking Favor" interest!]

[Target: Qin Feng/Qin Yun. Status: Feigning weakness + taking the opportunity to get close!]

[Heartbeat Value: +2000! Rewards: [Advanced Protective Suit Blueprint] + [Precision Black Powder Recipe]!]

Just when Su Wan was about to be overwhelmed and devoured by these two "grilled wolves".

"Slap!" "Slap!"

Two large, iron-like hands descended from the sky and precisely gripped the back of the twins' necks.

They were torn off Su Wan like two little chicks.

Qin Lie stood between the three with a dark expression. He was like a towering mountain, instantly shutting out the ambiguous atmosphere.

"Have you made enough of a scene?" Qin Lie's voice was icy, his gaze sharp as a knife, sweeping over the twins' indecent behavior, then glancing at the two obvious black handprints on Su Wan's skirt (right at her waist and hips). A flicker of jealousy flashed in his eyes.

"His clothes are all blown off, and he's still rubbing them on his sister-in-law?"

"Look at your sister-in-law's skirt, you've all gotten it dirty."

The twins shrank back, looking at their older brother's murderous gaze, and dared not speak out of guilt.

"Sister-in-law, help! Big brother's going to kill us! We just wanted to make fireworks for you..."

Qin Feng buried his dark face in the fabric around Su Wan's waist, rubbing against it. Qin Yun, meanwhile, grabbed Su Wan's hand and pressed it against his still-dark chest: "Sister-in-law, feel it, my heart is about to jump out of my chest..."

When Qin Lie turned around to face Su Wan, the icy coldness in his eyes instantly melted away. He reached out his rough, calloused hand and gently brushed the dust off Su Wan's shoulder with an incredibly tender touch.

"Jiaojiao, ignore them." "Those two brats are tough as nails, they won't get burned."

"But you..." Qin Lie glanced at the large pit, his eyes becoming deep and fiery: "The prescription you gave me... is a good thing."

"These two troublemakers have actually done a great service this time."

He turned to look at the twins, a chilling smirk playing on his lips: "Since you have so much energy, you haven't been blown up yet..."

"Starting tomorrow, you're all moving up this mountain." "Until we make a thousand of these 'super fireworks'..." "No one is allowed to come down the mountain to see your sister-in-law."

"Ah?!" The twins let out a bloodcurdling scream: "Big brother! You're settling a personal score!"

"We need to see our sister-in-law! We need her 'snoring' to get better!"

Qin Lie ignored their protests, put his arm around Su Wan's shoulder, and domineeringly led her down the mountain: "Let's go home."

"The smell here is too strong, it's bothering you."

"Go back... your older brother will help you change your clothes."

Su Wan: "..." Changing clothes? Big brother, your eyes... how come they're more dangerous than dynamite?

Behind them, amidst the ruins.

The twins, sporting frizzy hair, watched their older brother take their sister-in-law away, tears of regret streaming down their faces.

"It's over... Now not only am I going to have to do all the hard labor, I don't even have a chance to play the victim!"

"It's all your fault! Why did you add so much charcoal?!"

"It's your fault! You insisted on adding sulfur!"