great-warnovel Chapter 90 Foreign Invasion, Hand Slap... Big Brother, don't draw your sword, it'll scare
Chapter 90 Foreign Invasion, Hand Slap... Big Brother, don't draw your sword, it'll scare
Genting Apartments, first floor lobby.
The fire was burning brightly, making the room warm and cozy, with the sweet aroma of citrus peels roasting on the stove filling the air.
Su Wan nestled in a soft couch covered with thick white fox fur, holding a cup of hot goat milk in her hands, looking languid like a pampered cat hibernating.
"Fourth Brother, isn't this carpet... a bit too white?"
She peeked out her toes, clad in snow-white stockings, and stomped them on the fluffy, cloud-like carpet, her voice soft and gentle, tinged with worry:
"It's so white, it would look terrible if even a speck of dust got on it."
Qin Yue was sitting behind the table doing accounts when he heard this. He looked up, and a doting smile instantly bloomed in his shrewd, peach-blossom eyes.
"Sister-in-law, feel free to step on it. It's called 'Snow Mountain Cloud Velvet,' and we'll just replace it when it gets dirty. In our family, would we expect your sister-in-law to hold back over a rug?"
Qin Lie was sitting on a single sofa by the door, resting with his eyes closed.
He was like a silent iron tower; even when he was just sitting, his muscular physique, which seemed about to burst out of his suit, exuded a suffocating sense of security.
Everything was so peaceful, beautiful, and warm.
until--
"Bang--!!!"
A deafening roar, like a thunderclap from a clear sky!
The heavy, ornate bronze door was kicked open violently!
The cold wind, carrying snowflakes, swept in like knives, instantly dispelling the warm fragrance inside the room.
At the entrance stood a wild woman wearing leather armor and with a head full of dirty braids—the Northern Di Princess, Tuoba Yu.
She strode in.
His boots, covered in horse manure, black mud, and rotten grass, were stomped heavily on the pristine white "Snow Mountain Cloud Velvet" without any regard for the ground.
"Smack."
With one stomp, black mud splattered everywhere.
Two ugly, foul-smelling black marks suddenly appeared on the once pristine carpet.
It's like smearing mud all over a beautiful woman's face.
……
Foreigners! In the Northwest, a place the imperial court is too lazy to care about, the appearance of foreigners is not a big deal.
But the woman who came was definitely not a kind person!
Qin Yue's hand, which was working on the abacus, froze. Looking at the carpet, his lips twitched with heartache.
But even faster than him was Qin Lie.
"court death."
The two words were a low growl that reverberated from the deepest part of his chest.
No nonsense.
"Clang!"
That was the clear, resonant roar of a dragon as a sharp blade is drawn!
Qin Lie, who had been as still as a statue, suddenly sprang up!
At that moment, the fabric of his suit seemed to groan under the strain.
My back, arms, thighs—all the muscles swelled up with blood in an instant, becoming as hard as granite!
The horizontal blade in his hand, gleaming with a deadly cold light, was aimed straight at Tuoba Yu's throat!
It was so fast that Tuoba Yu didn't even have time to draw her sword before the sharp blade had already cut through the fine hairs on the side of her neck!
The fear of death instantly enveloped her entire body!
Is this what men from the Central Plains are like? They're clearly bloodthirsty beasts in human skin!
Just when blood was about to splatter on the spot, at the critical moment...
One hand.
A small, fair, slender, and delicate hand, so fragile that it seemed as if it would break with the slightest touch, silently rested on Qin Lie's arm.
It wasn't about arresting or stopping them.
Instead—it's a caress.
"Big brother..."
Su Wan ran over barefoot at some point.
Her voice was soft and gentle, with a slight tremor of fright, yet also filled with wholehearted dependence.
She didn't look at the menacing-looking enemy.
Her large, almond-shaped eyes were fixed on Qin Lie.
That slender, white index finger gently and slowly slid down Qin Lie's forearm, where the veins were bulging from extreme anger.
Qin Lie's arms were thick, with muscles as hard as iron, covered with menacing blood vessels that were frighteningly hot.
Su Wan's fingertips were cool and soft.
This extreme contrast in tactile sensation caused Qin Lie's blade, which was about to strike, to abruptly stop in mid-air!
"Um?"
Qin Lie's Adam's apple bobbed violently, emitting a heavy nasal sound.
He lowered his head, and the pupils of his bloodshot, murderous eyes contracted sharply the moment they touched Su Wan's fingertips.
"Jiaojiao..."
His voice was terribly hoarse, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of scalding sand.
"Take your hand away. Don't get your blood splattered on you."
He really wanted to kill someone.
In his territory, before his women, such a vile intruder has only one way out: death.
"don't want……"
Su Wan shook her head.
She took a step forward.
She practically pressed herself into Qin Lie's embrace, which was filled with masculine hormones and the smell of gunpowder.
She tilted her head back, her innocent-looking eyes filled with tears, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
"Brother, don't draw your sword."
She reached out and cupped Qin Lie's large hand that was holding the knife.
She was so small that it took both of her hands to barely cover his fist.
With her soft fingertips, she gently stroked the rough knuckles on the back of his hand, as if soothing a ruffled beast:
"This carpet... is new."
"If blood gets splattered on it, it'll never be clean no matter how much you wash it off."
Qin Lie froze.
He looked at the little woman in his arms.
She used this almost coquettish way to force him to suppress his murderous intent that was about to spiral out of control.
"call……"
Qin Lie took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently, almost bumping into Su Wan's nose.
That repressed, destructive desire, under her touch, transformed into a deeper, more viscous… longing.
He released the hilt of the knife from his large hand, which had just been gripping it.
Then, he grabbed Su Wan's slender waist.
Tighten it up!
"what……"
Su Wan gasped as she crashed into his hard, iron-like chest.
"I'll listen to Jiaojiao."
Qin Lie lowered his head, rested his chin on the top of her head, and rubbed it hard. The coarse stubble prickled Su Wan's scalp, yet also brought a shivering sensation that made her legs weak.
"Don't kill."
His voice was deep, with a dangerous, hoarse quality:
"But Jiaojiao just touched my hand... I can't stand it anymore."
Su Wan's face flushed bright red, like a boiled shrimp.
This guy! What is he saying in public?!
[Beep! Detected "Killer God's Gentle Touch" is interested!]
[Target: Qin Lie (Eldest Brother). Status: Muscle congestion + extreme restraint!]
[Action Analysis: You playfully tease him about his deadly techniques, soothing his violence with your fingertips. This sense of control drives him mad!]
[Heartbeat Value: +5000! System Comment: This isn't mediating a fight, it's playing with fire!]
……
Until then.
Tuoba Yu, who had narrowly escaped death, finally regained his breathing.
Looking at the scene before her, she felt not only that her life was threatened, but also that she had suffered a strange... mental blow.
"you……"
Tuoba Yu pointed at the two of them, his hands trembling with anger:
"I am the eldest princess of the Northern Barbarians! How dare you..."
"oops!"
Su Wan seemed to only then realize that there was someone else in the room.
She peeked half her head out from Qin Lie's embrace, looking at Tuoba Yu with sincere and kind eyes, yet also revealing a kind of "consideration" that made one want to vomit blood.
"Fourth Brother, please don't be angry."
Su Wan turned to look at Qin Yue, her tone as gentle as if she were advising a naive child:
"Look at this lady."
(Tuoba Yu: Big sister?! I'm only twenty!)
"She's dressed so lightly, and her feet are covered in mud... she must have walked a long way through the mountains, from places where there are no paths, right?"
Su Wan frowned slightly as she looked at the mud stains on the carpet, her eyes filled with sympathy.
"She definitely didn't dirty the carpet on purpose."
"After all... in such a wild place, everyone is probably used to living in mud and has never seen such a white and clean carpet before."
"Ignorance is no excuse."
Su Wan blinked, looking at Tuoba Yu with an innocent expression:
"Don't be afraid, ma'am. Although this carpet is very expensive, costing five thousand taels of silver... we won't blame you."
"After all, it's not your fault if you're not worldly-wise."
puff--!
Qin Yue almost burst out laughing.
My sister-in-law's mouth is even more ruthless than my brother's knife!
Every sentence says "It's okay," and every sentence says "You're a country bumpkin."
This kind of sincere humiliation is simply a game-changer!
Tuoba Yu's face instantly changed from red to white, from white to green, and finally as black as the bottom of a pot.
She, the jewel of the grasslands, was actually treated like a savage who had never seen a carpet before?!
"you--!!"
Tuoba Yu was so angry that she wanted to draw her sword, but when she looked at Qin Lie next to her, who had a cold look in his eyes and was playing with Su Wan's hair, that chill ran up from the soles of her feet again.
We really can't beat them. And...
She looked at Su Wan, who was being protected in Qin Lie's arms and looked delicate and soft.
That woman was so weak, so weak that she could be crushed with a single finger.
But why, looking at her, did Tuoba Yu feel that his proud battle boots... were actually a little dirty?
Honestly... I feel a little ashamed?
"snort!"
Tuoba Yu abruptly withdrew his hand, gritted his teeth, and pulled out a bag of gold from his pocket, slamming it onto the table with a clatter.
"Who says this princess can't afford to pay for it?! Isn't this enough to buy your lousy carpet?!"
Su Wan's eyes lit up, but she didn't go to get the money.
Instead, she gently pulled on Qin Lie's rough hand, prying open and kneading his fingers, which were stiff from holding the knife for too long.
"Big brother, look."
She tilted her head back, her eyes crinkling with laughter, her voice cloyingly sweet:
"I told you she was a good person. She may be a bit dirty, but she's sincere."
Qin Lie looked at her sly little face, and his throat went dry.
He grabbed the back of her head and kissed her smooth forehead deeply.
"Um."
"Big brother..." Su Wan hurriedly tidied her hair, like a startled rabbit, but she didn't flinch.
Tuoba Yu stared wide-eyed, completely absorbed in the sight. It seemed like this family was treating her like she didn't exist.