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

Lin Ran guessed that the direction she was looking in might be the direction where Feng Lian, the Void Evil Clan, was sealed.

Lin Ran planned to go around the huge pool and head towards the steps behind it that led to the mysterious platform. He wanted to go up and see what was there, since they couldn't see anything from their current angle.

Just as Lin Ran was about to step onto the steps, a deep blue light suddenly flashed in the seemingly invisible air, and a powerful force blasted Lin Ran away. Caught off guard, Lin Ran plunged headfirst into the pool behind her, getting completely soaked.

"senior!"

Wen Qianyi exclaimed in surprise and rushed into the pool without hesitation. She pulled Lin Ran out of the water and onto the shore. Wen Qianyi held Lin Ran's wrist and was about to use her spiritual power to examine Lin Ran's body when...

Lin Ran waved her hand and said, "I'm fine. That barrier was just to stop people from going in; it didn't mean to hurt anyone."

Hearing Lin Ran say that, Wen Qianyi felt relieved, but the two of them were now soaked to the bone.

Fortunately, Wen Qianyi had the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame, and with her fire control skills, she easily dried the clothes on herself and Lin Ran.

This left Lin Ran with a slight sense of regret, as it seemed unlikely that she would ever experience that classic male protagonist scenario again.

"Why is there a barrier blocking this?"

Lin Ran was a little confused, so she cautiously poked at the invisible barrier and immediately felt a force rebounding back at her.

Wen Qianyi, who was standing to the side, also poked at it curiously, and then couldn't help but say, "Perhaps it wasn't there before, but Mengqing may have been receiving the inheritance up there, so this protective measure was activated?"

"possible!"

Lin Ran nodded, and just as he was about to call out to Fan Hua, he discovered that Fan Hua had disappeared from his mental sea at some point.

"What the hell? They even have the ability to raid bases?"

Lin Ran was taken aback and quickly sensed his connection with Fan Hua. Fortunately, his connection with Fan Hua was still very close, and there was no tragic scene of his home being stolen. Otherwise, where would he find his precious portable palace in the future?

Lin Ran was still curious about where Fan Hua had gone, so she sent Fan Hua a message. Fan Hua quickly replied, "Wait downstairs for a while, we'll be right down!"

"us?"

Lin Ran keenly noticed this word, and soon two figures slowly walked down the inaccessible stairs behind them. The one on the right, dressed in a golden robe, was Fan Hua, while the one on the left, dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe, looked very much like the female statue in the pool, or perhaps they were exactly the same.

The two women stepped down and easily passed through the barrier, arriving in front of Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi. Fan Hua looked at Lin Ran and said in a sweet voice, "Lin Ran, let me introduce you. This is the famous Mirror Moon Saint Emperor. How about it? Are you excited to meet someone who could only be seen in ancient times?"

"Well, not bad!"

Lin Ran had already met the Azure Spirit Sword Saint and Dongfang Yue, so seeing another contemporary, the Mirror Moon Saint Emperor, no longer stirred any emotion in him. He kept looking up, eager to know how Shangguan Mengqing was doing.

Seemingly aware of Lin Ran's doubts, Jingyue stared at Lin Ran with her deep blue eyes and said meaningfully, "That girl is already receiving my inheritance, and everything is going smoothly so far. But you... your name is Lin Ran, right?"

"Yes, Senior Jingyue!" Lin Ran nodded, wondering why Jingyue had specifically called him out at this time.

Suddenly, Jingyue flicked her sleeve, and a powerful force carried Lin Ran away, slamming her into the stone wall of the main hall, where she was almost embedded.

"Lin Ran!"

Fan Hua herself hadn't expected such a scene to happen. She looked at Lin Ran and then at Jing Yue, unsure of what to do.

"senior!"

Wen Qianyi couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Immediately, Wen Qianyi glared fiercely at Jingyue and angrily questioned, "Why did you suddenly attack your senior? Is this what you call an ancient powerhouse on earth? Called a hero of the Nine Provinces Continent? It's truly laughable!"

……

Chapter 171 The Azure Dragon Clan

"I never considered myself a hero, just a vicious woman with a heart of stone!"

Faced with Wen Qianyi's questioning, Jingyue coldly replied and then raised her hand in the direction of Lin Ran. Her fair wrist slid out from her wide sleeve, and a deep blue light surged in her palm. Lin Ran, who was originally embedded in the wall, was drawn to Jingyue by the deep blue power.

Lin Ran was floating in mid-air. Poor Lin Ran had fainted again, even though she had just woken up from the secret realm not long ago.

"What do you want to do!"

Azure flames were already dancing in Wen Qianyi's hand, and the terrifying temperature made the space itself seem to distort. She stared intently at Jingyue, as if she were about to make a move at the slightest provocation.

Jingyue smiled and said, "Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame, ranked sixth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. Judging from your strength, you are only at the Spirit Core Realm. It's a bit unreasonable that you can subdue a Heavenly Flame of this level. You must have nurtured it from a young age, right?"

"This is none of your business. Put the senior down immediately!" Wen Qianyi said with a livid face.

But Jingyue didn't care at all. She even leaned close to Wen Qianyi and whispered, "I saw all your past memories."

You seem to have never told your senior about these things, right? Why didn't you tell him? Do you think he'd be scared if I told him? Would he hate you?

Wen Qianyi's pupils suddenly contracted, and the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame in her hand flickered. It was clear that Wen Qianyi's mental state was somewhat off. Finally, she couldn't help but scream, and the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame in her hand transformed into a roaring azure dragon, charging towards Jingyue.

Jingyue seemed to have anticipated this, as a deep blue barrier appeared in front of her, easily deflecting Wen Qianyi's furious attack.

"Jingyue, what exactly are you trying to do..."

Fan Hua, standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. Just a moment ago, she was praising Jing Yue, hoping to give the two of them a chance and not let them come for nothing. But in the blink of an eye, Jing Yue had played the role of a vicious and wicked woman to the fullest.

Jingyue blinked hard at Fanhua. After receiving the message, Fanhua felt strange, but she still believed in Jingyue. After all, they had been sisters for many years, and she thought she knew Jingyue well. Jingyue was definitely not the kind of vicious woman with a heart of a snake.

Looking at Wen Qianyi, whose expression had turned gloomy, Jingyue said with a smile, "Don't you want to know why you were like that when you were a child?"

"I don't want to know!" Wen Qianyi shouted coldly.

"Can you hide this forever? What if one day you suddenly become like that, or your child with your predecessors has the same problem? Will you continue to run away?" Jingyue said.

Wen Qianyi's body trembled involuntarily. Jingyue's words struck her weak spot precisely, forcing her to dig out these memories that she had gradually buried in the past.

"Can you help me solve this?" Wen Qianyi raised her head from her lowered head and looked at Jingyue, her eyes seemingly filled with hope.

“Of course!” Jingyue said with a smile.

The fish took the bait; she had done the bad guy for once, but it was worth it.

"Come with me!"

Just as Jingyue was about to lead Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi to the other room passage, Wen Qianyi looked at Lin Ran, who was still floating in the air, and couldn't help but say, "Could you put Senior down?"

"Do you still want to resolve this?" Jingyue said just that one sentence.

Wen Qianyi: "..."

She wanted to resist, but this woman had something on her, and with this woman's power, she and her senior were like fish on a chopping board, completely at her mercy.

Fan Hua followed, eager to know what Jing Yue was up to, since even she had been kept in the dark.

Jingyue led the way into one of the passageways. On the ground on both sides of the passageway entrance, there were two ditches filled with water. The lampstands on the stone walls lit up with deep blue flames, illuminating the dark passageway.

After reaching the end of the passageway, a spacious hall appeared before them. In the center of the hall was a huge pool filled with a deep blue liquid, as calm as a mirror. Jingyue threw Lin Ran directly into the pool, and with a "plop" sound, Lin Ran was completely submerged in the pool.

The next moment, deep blue flames suddenly burst into flames in the pool. When these flames burned, if one's eyes were immersed in them, it would cause illusions to appear, creating a feeling that was both real and unreal.

Wen Qianyi shook her head, and the scene in front of her returned to normal. Looking at the deep blue flames, and feeling the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame within her begin to shrink back, she guessed, "Is this the Mirror Moon Sacred Flame, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking?"

Jingyue smiled and said, "You have a good eye. This is indeed the Mirror Moon Sacred Flame!"

"But you threw your senior in..."

Wen Qianyi was about to continue speaking when Jingyue turned her gaze towards her and said meaningfully, "If you ask your senior any more questions, I might tell them about your past. You don't want your senior to know about your past, do you?"

"You really are the kind of vicious and venomous woman you described!" Wen Qianyi cursed under her breath, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at Lin Ran, who was being burned by the Mirror Moon Holy Flame in the pool. She was terrified that something might happen to Lin Ran.

When they had seen that it was about time, Jingyue walked over to Wen Qianyi and pulled her to the edge of the pool. Under Wen Qianyi's questioning gaze, Jingyue took Wen Qianyi's right hand and cut a large gash in her palm, from which bright red blood flowed out.

"what are you doing!"

Wen Qianyi tried to pull her hand back, but her right hand felt like it was being gripped tightly by a pair of iron clamps, making it impossible for her to move. She could only watch helplessly as Jingyue collected her blood. The drop of crimson blood that fell to the ground formed a small, blood-red ball in mid-air.

Seeing that it was almost done, Jingyue stopped what she was doing. A deep blue light flashed in Wen Qianyi's palm, and the bloody wound was completely healed. Her skin was as tender as a baby's, making it seem as if what had happened just a few minutes ago was nothing but an illusion.

Wen Qianyi quickly withdrew her hand and stared intently at Jingyue, who was burning the blood-red ball floating in mid-air with deep blue flames.

Surprisingly, Wen Qianyi's crimson blood, after being scorched by the heavenly fire for a while, did not evaporate. Instead, it became even more crystal clear and condensed.

Time passed second by second, and eventually, the crimson ball turned into a teardrop shape, its surface a crystal-clear blood red. A powerful and ancient aura spread out faintly, carrying a faint sense of pressure, as if it came from the primordial era.

Even Wen Qianyi herself had never imagined that her blood would undergo such a change. She stared blankly at the blood droplet and couldn't help but ask, "Is this the demonic power that I've condensed within my body?"

"demon?"

Jingyue was taken aback. Recalling Wen Qianyi's experience, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you were born in ancient times, you would be one in a million, a prodigy. You would be able to become a renowned top expert in the Nine Provinces Continent, where powerful figures abound, second only to the Azure Emperor."

I never imagined that in this day and age, your Azure Dragon clan could produce such an anomaly as you. I don't know whether to call it luck or misfortune."

"Azure Dragon... clan? I'm a dragon?" Wen Qianyi's mind went blank for a moment. She remembered the dark blue, shimmering scales that used to cover her entire body. Back then, all the humans who saw her said she was a bastard, born from those lewd snake people. She never expected that she was actually a dragon? Not one of those ugly snake people?

"Hmm, I guess they shouldn't be considered dragons."

Jingyue frowned, unsure whether the Azure Dragon Clan could be considered part of the Dragon Clan. In her memory, the Azure Dragon Clan and the other Dragon Clan members were generally at odds. If she had included the Azure Dragon Clan in the Dragon Clan before, she might have been chased and scolded.

"If you're not a dragon, then what do you want from my blood...?"

Wen Qianyi glanced at the blood droplet floating in the air, then at Lin Ran who was nowhere to be seen in the pool, and couldn't help but swallow hard, guessing, "Is she going to throw it in?"

"You guessed right!"

With a flick of her finger, Jingyue sent the blood droplet flying directly into the pool. After a moment of stillness, a powerful energy ripple spread outwards from the pool.

Jingyue had the foresight to set up a protective barrier in advance, blocking the three of them.

The entire pool lit up with a dazzling, almost blinding, blue light, and at the same time, a bloodcurdling roar rang out.

"what!"

"It's my senior's voice!"

Wen Qianyi was startled as she listened to the screams that kept echoing in the pool. They were screams of agony from people who could not bear the pain.

"What have you done?!"

Wen Qianyi rushed excitedly to Jingyue, grabbed his collar, and shouted with eyes wide with fury, "You've been doing this for so long just to torture him? Let me handle everything, why are you dealing with him?!"

Given Wen Qianyi's gentle nature, this was perhaps the angrier she had ever been in her life; she had truly been pushed to the limit.

This time, however, Jingyue was a little taken aback. Looking at Wen Qianyi, whose eyes were red, she suddenly realized something and asked, "So you didn't know your senior had problems with cultivation?"

"what?"

Wen Qianyi's anger suddenly stopped, and she subconsciously asked a question.

At this moment, Fan Hua, who had been silent all along, noticed something and said, "Jing Yue, so you were going to help Lin Ran activate her cultivation technique. I was wondering why you were being so mysterious."