My father is the main character, but the female leads want to kill me.

In the northwest city, at a wide intersection, a dozen disciples dressed in the attire of the Northern Underworld Holy Land were followed by a large group of people, a dark mass. Judging from the colors of their clothes, the insignia on their chests were different, some from first-rate forces and others from scattered soldiers.

Given the infamous reputation of the Northern Darkness Holy Land, few forces would want to ally with it. However, nothing is absolute. For example, the renowned Sun Moon Sect in the dangerous triangle of Jiezhou also participated in this secret realm and closely allied with the Northern Darkness Holy Land. The group of flamboyant and alluring women behind the disciples of the Northern Darkness Holy Land were from the Sun Moon Sect.

Don't underestimate those lesser-known first-rate forces or scattered small forces. When they come together, the Northern Underworld Holy Land's strength within the city is also formidable.

Even super sects that stick together are unwilling to mess with this group of lunatics. The Northern Underworld Holy Land is already a group of lunatics, and now it has gathered such a large group of lunatics. Who would want to provoke them?

At this crossroads, the Northern Underworld Holy Land, with a large group of people, was mocking and ridiculing the group from the Heavenly Academy across the street. Naturally, there were many onlookers watching, including members of a super sect, otherwise how could they have learned about the latest developments in the city so quickly?

Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing watched the events unfold from the crowd. They had arrived in the vicinity early and just happened to witness this grand spectacle.

The students of Tianli Academy were originally doing their business at a stall. The reason they were setting up stalls in this city was because the major powers in the city were deliberately excluding them. Tianli Academy was not allowed to enter the area in the city that was specifically for bartering.

Wanting to exchange their idle resources for the cultivation resources they needed, they had no choice but to set up a stall in the city and wait for a destined person.

The Northern Underworld Holy Land came to cause trouble, constantly pressuring the students with their so-called rules. Tianli Academy, being a group of young students, was naturally provoked and decided to fight back. They did manage to injure one of the Northern Underworld Holy Land's disciples, but were quickly surrounded and attacked by the others. The student who had attacked in anger was almost killed.

It was only thanks to the students from Tianli Academy and Songling Academy nearby that the blood-covered student was rescued.

When Lin Ran saw this scene, she wanted to come out to help, but Shangguan Mengqing suddenly stopped her. Shangguan Mengqing stared at Lin Ran with cold eyes and said in a voice transmission, "What can you do by rushing over now? You'll only put us in a dilemma. How can we move freely after that?"

"But I promised to take care of Tianli Academy..." Lin Ran scratched her head, trying to justify her actions.

But Shangguan Mengqing quickly retorted, "You've already taken care of them, haven't you? You're asking me to take care of them, but do you expect me to be their parent and take care of them wholeheartedly?"

Lin Ran sighed. What Shangguan Mengqing said was indeed correct. Going out now would only save that student and help him get back at him, but it would affect the things that followed. He had also secretly made a decision to help Mengqing obtain the inheritance of the Mirror Moon Saint Emperor and restore her strength.

If this is exposed, the difficulty of completing all of this later will increase dramatically.

Just as Lin Ran was lost in thought, the crowd from Tianli Academy suddenly became noisy, and Yue Lei from Songling Academy and Lin Chong, the current representative of Tianli Academy, came out one after another.

Lin Ran looked at Lin Chong, who stood at the very front of the group with an upright posture. Having experienced the trials of the secret realm, Lin Chong's thin face now had a more stern look, and he carried an aura that was both subtle and powerful. He was like a sharp sword hidden in its sheath, which, once drawn, would be imposing.

At this moment, Lin Ran couldn't help but glance at Shangguan Mengqing, wondering how Shangguan Mengqing viewed his son and whether the timeline had been corrected as a result. For some reason, he felt a little flustered, even though he didn't know where this fluster came from.

"what happened?"

When Shangguan Mengqing saw Lin Ran looking at him, he subconsciously asked a question.

"nothing…"

Lin Ran scratched her head. It wasn't about saying, "I'm afraid you two will fall for each other," and then the timeline would be corrected to put you two together.

Shangguan Mengqing knew Lin Ran well. She glanced at Lin Chong, who was playing chess against the Beiming Holy Land, and suddenly said, "Your son is quite good. He hasn't picked up any of his father's bad habits."

"You can just praise my son, but you have to include me in it. You're not happy unless you insult me, are you!"

“Yes!” Shangguan Mengqing nodded.

Lin Ran: "..."

What an unlovable woman.

But Shangguan Mengqing continued, "I hope to attend your son's wedding sometime and have your child serve me tea, how about that?"

"It's just serving tea, it's not something to be taken lightly... um, it's just serving tea, isn't it?"

Lin Ran was about to casually agree, but then she thought, "Isn't it customary for children to serve tea to their parents at their wedding? Isn't that a wedding ceremony? Wouldn't it be...?"

Just as Lin Ran was about to ask Shangguan Mengqing, who had suddenly become adorable in his eyes again, a sudden battle at the crossroads interrupted his thoughts…

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Chapter 162 Reunion

Unexpectedly, the people from the Northern Darkness Holy Land made the first move. The disciples of the Northern Darkness Holy Land directed the people behind them, relying on a rather unreliable "excuse," and rushed towards Lin Chong.

It's truly absurd that a few individuals with only the Spirit Transformation Realm strength would dare to attack Lin Chong, who is already at the three-star Spirit Core Realm. Perhaps they just want to find an excuse to get those who have been lying in wait in the crowd to make their move.

Lin Chong naturally realized this as well. At this critical juncture, he could not allow the Northern Underworld Holy Land to find an opportunity. He immediately led his troops to retreat, not giving the Northern Underworld Holy Land any chance to continue to push their luck.

The Northern Underworld Holy Land dared not continue to clamor for a pursuit. They themselves knew that this "excuse" was too far-fetched; even a cornered dog will jump over the wall.

Moreover, the Sword Sect Alliance is not weak either. When they fight against the Sword Sect Alliance, other forces will benefit. So this farce ended just like that.

The crowd dispersed, and Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing followed the crowd, wandering aimlessly down a corridor, discussing what had just happened.

“Your son did a pretty good job, but he will definitely face criticism from the angry students of Tianli Academy afterward. If he doesn’t handle it well, it will be difficult to lead the team,” Shangguan Mengqing said.

This approach certainly prevented the Northern Underworld Holy Land from finding an opportunity, but the students' anger could not be vented, which was equivalent to planting a time bomb in their hearts. The team could collapse at any time because of this.

"These guys really deserve a beating. They started fighting amongst themselves as soon as they arrived. Do they really think the monsters won't attack?" Lin Ran said helplessly.

"Where there are people, there is a world of intrigue. Even if monsters come, they will still dare to fight amongst themselves. If they kill one faction, they can obtain all the money, weapons, magic artifacts, and elixirs of that faction. As long as they can survive long enough to leave this secret realm, the harvest this time will be very rich."

"Isn't this better than struggling and risking danger to explore secret realms in search of opportunities?" Shangguan Mengqing said.

"That's true. What are your plans next? I'll listen to you, Zhuge Mengqing!" Lin Ran teased.

Shangguan Mengqing nudged Lin Ran lightly with her elbow, glanced at the sky, and said, "Let's talk about it tonight..."

"Okay, let's talk about it tonight!"

Lin Ran smiled; he was curious to see what Zhuge Mengqing was up to.

……

As night fell, the blood moon rose as usual, but this did not affect the city deep in the mountains. It remained brightly lit and even quite lively.

Many people gathered together, eating and chatting. Even the soldiers guarding the city gate lit a bonfire, looked at the dark and empty city gate, sighed that invincibility is truly lonely, took a sip of wine, and continued to brag with their friends.

In the encampment of Linghua Academy, in Wen Qianyi's room, there was a luminous pearl that emitted a pure white light, but it made Wen Qianyi's profile appear even paler. Wen Qianyi lay on the bed, but as soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Lin Ran, covered in blood, rushing in front of her and shouting, "Why didn't you come over? Why didn't you come over!"

"what!"

Wen Qianyi gasped softly, startled, and sat up abruptly. Looking at the empty room, she realized she was having another nightmare.

Wen Qianyi gasped for breath, clutching her head. It took her a while to realize that she had broken out in a cold sweat.

Just as I was about to get up to get a glass of water, there was a rhythmic knocking on the wooden door of the room.

Wen Qianyi tensed up immediately. After glancing at her clothes, she got out of bed and called out, "Who is it?"

"Qianyi, it's me, Lin Ran!"

A voice came from outside.

Upon hearing this voice, Wen Qianyi couldn't help but sneer. Her right hand was already burning with a blue flame. She slowly walked to the door, and as she pushed it open, she flung the flame in her hand at it: "Who dares to be so bold!"

Lin Ran was hiding outside the door when he saw the door open, and a blue flame was thrown directly at him.

This sudden turn of events caught Lin Ran completely off guard. She was instantly engulfed in a "blue" flame, feeling the intense heat that could burn a person to death. Lin Ran quickly used her spiritual power to condense armor to defend herself, and shouted, "Damn it, Qianyi, quickly take back your Heavenly Fire!"

"They're still playing tricks on us!"

Wen Qianyi was furious. No matter what this person's purpose was, she had to teach him a lesson he deserved.

Therefore, Wen Qianyi not only did not stop, but even used the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame to condense a fire dragon, and the lifelike fire dragon was about to devour Lin Ran.

Seeing this, Lin Ran's eyes widened, and she quickly exclaimed, "Qianyi, you kissed me in the tent before we entered the secret realm. Can that prove it?"

Wen Qianyi froze, and the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame that had condensed into the fire dragon became very unstable. Just when Lin Ran thought that this was not enough proof, she told him all about the two of them cultivating together at the Ice Spirit Jade Lake.

All of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flames were taken back by Wen Qianyi after that, including the ones that were still burning on Lin Ran's body.

Wen Qianyi walked up to the charred remains of Lin Ran and asked blankly, "Are you really a senior?!"

"Of course, you idiot!"

Lin Ran smiled and patted Wen Qianyi's head. Wen Qianyi felt that familiar yet strange feeling, and her eyes stung. She couldn't help but shed a few crystal tears.

"Hey, why are you crying? Don't cry, the senior is back, cheer up!"

When Lin Ran saw Wen Qianyi suddenly start crying, he was caught off guard and quickly reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of Wen Qianyi's eyes. However, his dirty hands only made Wen Qianyi's little face darker and darker, which made Lin Ran feel a little confused.

Just then, a series of rapid footsteps came from outside the courtyard, prompting the quick-witted Lin Ran to pull Wen Qianyi into the room to hide.

Wen Qianyi was stunned as Lin Ran pulled her into the room. She asked blankly, "Senior, what are you doing?"

"I'm back this time to do something big, so I can't let too many people know where I am. Go and deal with them for me. If they're your own people, just make up some excuse to go back." Lin Ran didn't forget her plan. Seeing that there was only one bed in the room where she could hide, she directly hid inside Wen Qianyi's bed and wrapped herself tightly in the blanket.

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Wen Qianyi panicked a little, afraid of ruining her senior's plan, so she quickly closed the door and went outside.

Just then, all the elders from Linghua Academy arrived. When they saw Wen Qianyi, they were all taken aback. One of the elders asked curiously, "Qianyi, your face is all dark, like a little black cat. What are you doing? And what happened that caused such a commotion here?"

"my face?"

Wen Qianyi subconsciously touched her face and saw that her hand was covered in dirt from touching her face. She was furious and thought, "That jerk, he must have done it on purpose!"

What's infuriating is that she had to find an excuse for her senior. After stammering for a long time, she finally said, "I accidentally caused the furnace to explode while I was refining pills."

"Oh, Qianyi, you have to be careful!"

"Qianyi, are you alright? Don't hurt yourself!"

"That's right, Qianyi, don't work so hard anymore. You really need to rest a bit. Vice Dean Lin will definitely be able to find it. We've been going out to help look for it recently!"

Sensing the concern of the elders from Linghua Academy, Wen Qianyi smiled and replied, "Alright, sisters, please go back and rest. I'm really fine!"

After much persuasion, Wen Qianyi managed to convince the elders to leave. A short while later, Ye Wanxi and Lin Chong arrived from Tianli Academy. They were stunned to see Wen Qianyi like this and asked her with concern what had happened.

Faced with Ye Wanxi and Lin Chong's kindness, Wen Qianyi could only express her gratitude and then use the excuse she had just given to brush them off. After dealing with all the visitors, Wen Qianyi breathed a sigh of relief. Then... she washed her face and went back to her room to settle accounts with her seniors, all sorts of accounts!

When Wen Qianyi returned to her room, she couldn't find Lin Ran for a moment. When she fixed her gaze on the bulging quilt, she hesitated for a moment. She had been in a hurry and hadn't noticed where Lin Ran had crawled into. She hadn't expected that Lin Ran would crawl into her bed.

She went to her bedside, yanked the covers off, and perhaps due to her nature, she couldn't bring herself to shout or scream. Instead, a look of astonishment crossed her face as she stared at Lin Ran, naked and gloomy, before her. She hesitated, wanting to speak but unable to…

After a while, Wen Qianyi turned around and said in a trembling voice, "Go wash up quickly and come back. There's a water room to the left when you go out; it's stocked with plenty of clean water."

"Sorry, I thought someone would rush in, but you stopped them. I'll wash right now, I'll wash right now!" Lin Ran quickly got up, covered his little brother, and slipped away in embarrassment.

After watching Lin Ran leave, Wen Qianyi couldn't help but touch her pretty face, which was incredibly hot. After a while, she looked at her "ruined" bed and had no choice but to change it into a new set, even adding an extra pillow and blanket...

Men usually shower very quickly, and Lin Ran was no exception. After quickly washing herself clean, she ran back.

As soon as the door opened, Wen Qianyi was sitting gracefully on the edge of the bed, seemingly deep in thought. Only when Lin Ran pushed the door open did she raise her head and look at Lin Ran with a deliberately stern face, saying, "Come here!"

Lin Ran carefully sat down next to Wen Qianyi, not daring to speak for a moment.

Seeing Lin Ran sitting so far away, Wen Qianyi was a little unhappy and said sourly, "Sitting so far away, do you hate me? Or are you having an affair with some woman and starting to distance yourself from me? What about that woman Shangguan Mengqing!"