great-warnovel Chapter 126 The City That Never Sleeps! He stepped on her shadow: Sister-in-law, once I step on you.
Chapter 126 The City That Never Sleeps! He stepped on her shadow: Sister-in-law, once I step on you.
As the sun sets behind the western mountains, the night becomes as dark as ink.
Su Wan, who had spent the afternoon undergoing a "silent test," was woken up by hunger.
She felt weak all over, as if her bones were about to fall apart, but the large bed that Qin Yue, the instigator, had "tortured" remained perfectly flat, without even the springs making a sound of protest.
"abnormal……"
Su Wan blushed, spat, and got out of bed, supporting her waist.
Open the window.
The once quiet and dark Wolf Fang Village was now bustling with noise, as if a pot had been boiled over.
Tonight is a big day for the Wolf Fang Special Zone.
——【Lighting Ceremony】.
In an era when people rested at sunset and relied solely on oil lamps and moonlight for illumination at night, darkness often meant cold, danger, and boredom.
However, with the help of the "biogas utilization blueprints" and "high-strength glass lampshades" provided by Su Wan, the Qin twin brothers (the fifth brother Qin Feng and the sixth brother Qin Yun) managed to create a simplified version of the "biogas street light system" in this remote and impoverished area.
……
At this moment, the main road of the Langya Special Zone—the newly paved cement road—was already crowded with people.
Not only were there villagers from the village and laborers, but also wealthy merchants who refused to leave, as well as Master Sun, who had long forgotten about the county government, and the county magistrate's wife, Madam Liu.
"I'm saying... it's just a few iron poles under a glass cover, what's so interesting about that?"
Mrs. Qian, clutching a handkerchief, complained, but her body betrayed her by squeezing into the front row.
"It's so dark here, what if there are snakes?"
"Country bumpkin."
Standing on the VIP viewing platform (which was actually just a raised wooden platform), Liu waved her ever-present sandalwood fan, her face radiating an air of arrogance that said, "I've seen the world."
"These are called 'streetlights.' Madam Su said that as long as these lights are on, it'll be like daytime here!"
"Pshaw, you're just bragging."
Master Sun, also holding a teacup, remained reserved despite being a staunch ally of the Qin family.
"Even the Imperial Garden in the palace needs thousands of eunuchs carrying lanterns to be brightly lit. Can these few pipes... compare to thousands of eunuchs?"
Just as everyone was discussing it and some were even yawning.
"Time's up!"
A clear, youthful roar came from the control room (a small house next to the biogas digester) at the end of the street.
It was Qin Yun, the fifth son.
Followed by.
The barbarian guards standing under the streetlights simultaneously raised their torches and aimed them at the ignition points beneath the lampshades.
"ignition!"
"laugh--"
An extremely faint sound of airflow cut through the night sky.
next second.
A miracle occurred.
"boom!"
It was as if the Milky Way in the sky had suddenly poured into the human world.
Clusters of flames, a deep blue tinged with bright yellow, instantly rose up inside the transparent glass lampshade!
Not just one lamp.
It's two whole rows!
Dozens of biogas streetlights, along the straight cement road, resemble a revitalized fire dragon, instantly piercing through the entire dark wasteland!
"It's...it's lit up!!!"
A tremendous gasp erupted from the crowd.
The light was so bright!
Through a specially designed light-reflecting glass dome, soft and bright light spills across the entire street, turning the originally pitch-black night into daytime!
Even the dewdrops on the roadside weeds were made to look crystal clear and sparkling.
"My goodness...is that the Dragon King breathing fire?!"
Wang Ermazi knelt on the ground and kowtowed frantically at the street lamp.
"A miracle! This is a miracle!"
The teacup in Master Sun's hand fell to the ground with a "crash" and shattered into pieces.
He didn't care about the cup; he opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the brightly lit street.
Under this light, even the pores on a person's face are clearly visible!
This is no human realm.
This is clearly the legendary Heavenly Palace that never sleeps!
"The Qin family... the Qin family actually managed to steal the Heavenly Fire?!"
The shock that surged from the depths of their souls left everyone speechless.
In an era where even candles are a luxury, the impact of this scale of lighting is no less than that of a nuclear explosion.
……
"Sister-in-law, does it look good?"
Just when everyone was worshipping the lamp.
A dark figure appeared silently behind Su Wan.
It's the sixth brother, Qin Feng.
At that moment, he had just jumped down from the lamppost.
Wearing a black tank top, her exposed shoulders and arms were covered in sweat. Under the light, the thin layer of sweat looked like it was coated with glaze, gleaming with a honey-colored sheen.
He carried a slightly sour smell, unique to marsh gas, mixed with strong male hormones. It wasn't unpleasant; on the contrary, it had a ruggedness and sexiness unique to the industrial age.
"nice."
Su Wan nodded, looking at the bustling scene before her, feeling a mix of emotions.
Who would have thought that just a few months ago, this place was a desolate wasteland?
"I think it looks good too."
Qin Feng did not look at the lamp.
His frighteningly bright eyes were fixed on Su Wan's profile.
Under the light, her skin was so white it was almost transparent, and her long eyelashes cast a small shadow under her eyelids, making her look like a painting.
"But no matter how beautiful the lamp is..."
Qin Feng took a step forward, casually squeezing into Su Wan's "safe distance":
"He's not as pretty as my sister-in-law."
Su Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively tried to move to the side.
Qin Feng raised an eyebrow, a mischievous smile playing on his lips.
He was neither as restrained as his eldest brother, nor as cunning as his second brother.
He's straightforward.
It is the most primal and direct desire.
Instead of backing down, he reached out and grabbed Su Wan's wrist, pulling her directly under the streetlight.
That's where the light is strongest.
That's also where the shadow is clearest.
"Sister-in-law, look at the ground."
Qin Feng pointed to the ground beneath his feet.
On the cement road, the shadows of the two people were stretched very long by the lamplight.
Because they were standing so close, the two shadows overlapped tightly at their base, intertwined, as if... they had grown together.
"That's our shadow."
Qin Feng's voice suddenly lowered, carrying a hint of youthful stubbornness and superstition.
He released Su Wan's hand.
Then, lift your foot.
That big foot, clad in a black military boot, landed heavily and precisely on Su Wan's shadow's "head".
"Smack."
A soft sound.
"What are you doing?" Su Wan looked at him in confusion, as if looking at a child. "Playing with shadows?"
"This isn't playing."
Qin Feng raised his head, and in his wolf-like eyes burned a kind of unfathomable heat.
He still followed in her footsteps, refusing to move an inch.
There's a saying in my hometown.
He approached Su Wan step by step until he cornered her against a lamppost, her back pressed against the cold iron bar, with nowhere left to retreat.
"As long as you step on one person's shadow..."
"This person's soul was frozen in place."
"She can never escape now in this lifetime."
Qin Feng leaned over, resting one hand on the lamppost, and enveloped Su Wan in his shadow.
His shadow was huge and strong, completely covering Su Wan's petite shadow.
It's like a kind of devouring.
An absolute possession.
"Sister-in-law."
He leaned closer to her face, a bead of sweat on the tip of his nose trembling before finally dripping down and landing on Su Wan's collarbone, burning her and making her shudder.
"I stepped on you."
The boy's voice was hoarse, carrying an unreasonable domineering air:
"No matter where my sister-in-law wants to go in the future, or what scenery she wants to see..."
"Your soul is beneath my feet."
"You can only follow me."
Looking at the fervent-eyed boy in front of her, Su Wan felt a mix of exasperation, amusement, and a strange, inexplicable flutter in her heart.
The way he spoke of this naive superstition carried a kind of...resolute determination to give his life for her.
"Fool."
Su Wan reached out and poked his hard pectoral muscles:
"You think stepping on a shadow can freeze someone? Why don't you go step on the Emperor's shadow then?"
"I don't care about the Emperor."
Qin Feng grabbed her mischievous finger, put it to his lips, and bit it hard, grinding his teeth against the fingertip:
"I only want my sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law, do you know?"
He looked up at the bright biogas lamp overhead, his Adam's apple bobbing.
"To make this lamp, my fifth brother and I spent three days and three nights in the biogas digester. It smelled so bad we almost threw up."
"I was thinking of giving up."
"But when I think about it..."
He looked at Su Wan again, his eyes filled with tenderness that could melt hearts:
"I just think about how my sister-in-law is afraid of the dark."
"The thought of my sister-in-law possibly tripping and falling while walking at night..."
"I just felt that, no matter what, I had to light up the biogas digester, even if it meant going through fire and water."
"Now……"
He pointed to the brightly lit street, his tone as proud as a child who had gotten a perfect score and was asking for a reward:
"There is no more night in Langya Village."
"From now on, my sister-in-law can go out whenever she wants."
"Wherever there is light... there I will be."
"Wherever there's a shadow... I can step on you."
Su Wan's nose felt a little sore.
She always thought the twins were just playful, mischievous, and carefree little rascals.
Unexpectedly, they were able to endure such a foul-smelling environment for so long because of her fear of the dark.
These are the men of the Qin family.
They may be rude, domineering, or sometimes unserious.
But their way of loving is always so clumsy, genuine, and unreserved.
"Sixth Brother..."
Su Wan tiptoed, reached out, and gently wrapped her arms around his sweaty neck.
"Thanks."
She gently kissed him on the cheek.
"boom--"
Qin Feng froze completely.
Immediately, his handsome face turned bright red at a visible speed, even his ears turned completely red.
"Sister-in-law... Sister-in-law..."
He stammered, all his previous domineering air vanishing instantly, leaving only innocent panic:
"You...you kissed me?"
"No way! I want this side of my face too!"
He shamelessly brought his other cheek closer.
"Get lost!" Su Wan laughed and pushed him away.
Qin Feng, however, seized the opportunity to pick her up and spin her around several times, his hearty laughter echoing in the night sky.
"Hahaha! My sister-in-law kissed me! Fifth Brother, did you see that?! My sister-in-law kissed me!"
In the distance, Qin Yun, the fifth brother, who was adjusting another light, almost crushed the wrench in his hand when he heard this.
"Sixth Brother! You bastard! Let go of my sister-in-law! She's mine!"
……
Just as the Qin brothers were playfully fighting and Su Wan was laughing uncontrollably.
Standing on the viewing platform, Master Sun and Madam Liu had no desire to go home.
"This light... is really bright."
Liu stared fascinated at the ever-burning lamp, then glanced at the family playing and laughing in the distance, a hint of envy she had never felt before showing in her eyes.
"Yes, it's really bright."
Master Sun stroked his beard, his mind racing with calculations:
"Madam, you say... what's the point of having this dark and gloomy government office?"
"How about... we don't go back tonight?"
Liu glanced at him and smiled knowingly:
"The advisor is right."
"It's too late, and the road is difficult to walk on (actually, the paved road is the easiest to walk on)."
"and……"
She pointed to the streetlights:
"I also want to see just how long the night is in the Qin family."
The two smiled at each other and clinked their milk tea cups together again.
In this city that never sleeps, with its myriad lights, in the Wolf Fang Special Zone brimming with desire and vitality.
Someone is stepping on shadows.
Someone is in a relationship.
Some people... are completely lost in this bustling world and never want to wake up again.
"Sister-in-law! Don't run! I've stepped on you again!"
"Qin Feng! How childish of you!"
"Not childish! This is a freeze spell! My sister-in-law is mine for life!"
A dimly lit place.
Shadows overlap.