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

"Let's not talk about that anymore. You're thinking about how you're going to leave!" Lin Ran waved his hand and asked.

“Mr. Lin, I plan to go to a nearby place, take a flying beast directly to the Ji Dynasty, and then take a space tunnel back to Jiezhou.” Muller explained his itinerary.

"So be it!"

Lin Ran nodded. That was his original plan. Although flying beasts were a bit expensive, they were indeed faster.

On the carriage, Lin Ran couldn't help but lean out of the window, watching the rolling yellow dust behind him, the dust kicked up by the horses becoming the trail of his departure. He looked at the outline of the capital city of Anling in the distance.

"I don't know when I'll be able to come back here again. Take care, my beloved people!" Lin Ran murmured to herself before retreating back into the carriage and embarking on her journey to Jiezhou once more.

……

69. Incompatible with this place according to the Eight Characters (Ba Zi).

"Your Majesty, Mr. Lin has already left the capital!"

A woman dressed entirely in black knelt on one knee, her body bent low, her eyes fixed on the ground, not daring to look around.

At this moment, Li Yuhan was lying on the bed, her beautiful face still flushed, and she was covered with a thin quilt.

However, Li Yuhan's posture was a bit strange. She was leaning against the headboard, seemingly using a pillow to elevate her lower body, with her legs slightly bent. Occasionally, she would smooth her sweat-dampened hair and quietly look at the documents in her hands.

In response to the man in black's words, Li Yuhan simply nodded, waved her hand, and dismissed him.

At this very moment, she is undergoing a crucial test, a test that could "turn back time," and the document in her hand is merely a pretense.

"My child, I have done my best!"

"Please come into this world soon!"

……

It took Lin Ran nearly a month to reach Ji Shui, the capital of the Ji Dynasty.

Seeing this magnificent capital city of enormous scale, Lin Ran couldn't help but joke with Muller, "Do you think the Li Dynasty will be able to achieve this level in the future?"

“I believe it can be done!” Muller laughed.

This wasn't flattery; he saw many new things in the Li Dynasty that he had never seen before. He wasn't very knowledgeable, but based on his own feelings, he thought it was quite good.

Given time, the Li dynasty might become like the Ji dynasty, but as for surpassing it? That's probably still a long shot.

"Let's go to the city!"

Lin Ran smiled. He was also looking forward to the future growth of the Li Dynasty. He had passed on his limited knowledge to Li Yuhan, and now it was up to Li Yuhan to do even better.

After arriving at Jishui, Lin Ran and Muller headed straight for the plaza of the space tunnel. Unfortunately, they ran into the time when the space tunnel was undergoing maintenance, which would take more than a month.

"The Ji Dynasty has made so much money from this space tunnel, yet it still has problems every day. Are those people only concerned with making money?" After leaving the square, Lin Ran complained to Muller beside her.

The last time he came to Jishui, it was the same situation. This godforsaken place is full of painful memories for Lin Ran. He feels that he and Jishui City are incompatible, otherwise why would he always have problems in this godforsaken place?

Muller shrugged helplessly and said, "Mr. Lin, there's nothing we can do about it. The Ji Dynasty has been using this space tunnel for quite some time now, and it's been repaired on and off many times over the years. I've encountered it quite a few times, but each time I can only wait here in Ji Shui City!"

"Is there nothing we can do but wait?" Lin Ran asked.

"It's best to wait!" Muller sincerely suggested.

Although there are other ways to cross continents, those who know, know, are extremely dangerous. If you're unlucky, you could lose your life in no time.

"Is the Ji Dynasty the only one in Liezhou with a space tunnel?" Lin Ran couldn't help but ask curiously.

“No, there’s another place with a space tunnel, but it’s too far away from here, and the space tunnel there connects to the danger triangle of the state of Juju,” Muller explained.

"Are there space tunnels in the danger triangle?"

Lin Ran was taken aback. How come he had never heard of this? Even Dan City, the most famous city in the Danger Triangle, did not have a space tunnel. So, which faction owned this space tunnel?

Muller, aware of Lin Ran's doubts, slowly explained, "That spatial tunnel wasn't actually man-made; it was naturally formed. It was patched up by some guys familiar with spatial powers and is now barely usable."

"If that's the case, then why is it unknown to others?" Lin Ran asked.

If he had such a spatial tunnel, wouldn't he claim it for himself, publicize it widely, and then just sit back and wait for money to be delivered to his door?

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Muller said with a solemn expression, "Because too many people have died in that space tunnel. Too many people went in and never came back. According to news from the danger triangle, even those who made it to Jiezhou died suddenly with blood flowing from all seven orifices not long after, their deaths were extremely tragic."

“Okay, let’s just wait here in Jishui City!” Lin Ran said wholeheartedly.

Lin Ran still cherished his life. Although such a place was bound to have both danger and opportunity, he was not a chosen one, so it was best to avoid such unknown places.

“Mr. Lin, let me arrange a place for you to cultivate!” Muller volunteered.

Lin Ran didn't say much. He spent spirit stones to cultivate in the cultivation room that Muller found.

Now that Lin Ran is a wealthy man, he can afford to spend some spirit stones in the cultivation room.

As for where the spirit stones came from? Of course, Li Yuhan exchanged her own savings accumulated over the years for spirit stones and gave them to him to take with him.

Lin Ran had initially refused outright. What would he become if he accepted? Wouldn't he become a gigolo who lives off a woman? Is he that kind of person?

However, he was quickly subdued by Li Yuhan and could only accept the spirit stones that Li Yuhan threw down with tears in his eyes. But only his body submitted; his soul remained proud and would never yield!

After Lin Ran had been cultivating in Ji Shui City for a month, the long-awaited spatial tunnel finally opened.

Upon hearing the news, Lin Ran and Muller went to the square the next day to take a look. Surprisingly, the queue for the space tunnel was sparse.

"Half-price ride on the Space Tunnel! If you're planning to go to Minato Province, hurry up and come over, or you won't get another chance!"

Officials from the Ji Dynasty were shouting and trying to attract customers in the square, even offering half-price deals, but they still didn't attract many people.

Lin Ran also saw some people riding in the space tunnel, but those guys were pale-faced and their hands and feet were trembling. It was clear that these people who were going to ride were also very uneasy.

If they didn't have a compelling reason to sit there, these people would probably flee this gates of hell like a herd of wild horses going mad.

"It seems everyone is just watching and waiting!"

Lin Ran and Muller were having tea at a teahouse near the square. They had come here with a wait-and-see attitude, but the current situation was not very satisfactory.

Muller was more familiar with the space tunnel. He frowned and looked in the direction of the space tunnel, judging that "I have ridden in the newly repaired space tunnel before, but it was never like this before. Even at half price, no one came. Something must have happened that we don't know about!"

"Mr. Lin, I'll be right back!"

Muller said something, then got up and left, disappearing into the bustling crowd.

Lin Ran sat alone by the window on the second floor of the teahouse, glancing occasionally at the direction of the spatial tunnel. He asked the flower in his mind curiously, "Sister, can you take a look and see if there's anything wrong with that spatial tunnel?"

Inside the tassel palace, Fan Hua rolled her eyes upon hearing Lin Ran's words and said sarcastically, "Young Master Lin, I can't see everything. What am I supposed to see from this far away? I can't even see the show you're putting on!"

"Hey, Comrade Fan Hua, your behavior is very inappropriate!" Lin Ran said.

"You're lecturing me now, aren't you!"

Fan Hua, hands on her hips, pointed angrily at Lin Ran's clone inside the Flowing Tassel Palace and said harshly, "I have to say, Lin Ran, sometimes you really have a problem with your brain. Have you forgotten what this Flowing Tassel Palace is for? You're always so afraid of everything. With me with you, you can even wash your hair in this spatial turbulence without any problem. Now get going!"

After being given a wake-up call by Fan Hua, Lin Ran suddenly realized that he had completely forgotten that the Flowing Tassel Palace itself was a magical artifact that allowed him to travel freely through space. Others might be afraid of this spatial tunnel, but he had nothing to fear!

Sometimes people are really prone to being blinded by their own interests. He always regarded the bustling Tassel Palace as a mobile palace, a huge spatial ring that could be stored in his mind, but he ignored the very powerful functions of the Tassel Palace.

With this information in mind, Lin Ran was no longer flustered. After leaving a small note for Muller, he went directly to the ticket office in the square and bought a ticket.

"Little girl, I want to buy a ticket!"

Lin Ran arrived at the ticket booth, tossed a spirit stone, and said.

The young girl at the ticket booth, who looked rather young, was idly swatting flies when she saw a spirit stone fall in front of her. She looked up in surprise and her heart pounded when she saw Lin Ran's handsome face.

The young girl never expected to meet such a handsome man who met her aesthetic standards today, but she was a little disappointed when he said he wanted to ride the space tunnel. She looked around and whispered a reminder: "Sir, the space tunnel is actually unstable right now. It would be very dangerous for you to ride it now!"

"Xiao Fan, what are you doing!"

A stern voice rang out from behind the little girl. A tall, thin man walked up, his long hair covering one eye. He was wearing work clothes and looked rather gloomy.

As soon as the man's voice rang out, the girl jumped, quickly turned to the side, lowered her head, and said nervously, "Brother Qiang... it's... it's this customer who wants to buy a ticket!"

The gloomy man, known as Brother Qiang, suddenly said upon seeing Lin Ran's appearance, "Kid, is there an urgent matter in Jiezhou?"

“Of course, if it weren’t for an urgent matter, I wouldn’t have chosen to take the space tunnel!” Lin Ran replied with a smile.

Qiang Ge stepped forward, picked up a notebook from the side, drew a picture with a brush, gave the spirit stone to Xiao Li next to him, and after a while, tore off a receipt and gave it to Lin Ran, calmly saying, "We will also give you the spaceship that took you through the space tunnel this time. If you arrive in Jiezhou safely, remember to communicate with our staff there. Okay, go!"

.......

70. Extremely unlucky

After seeing Lin Ran walk away towards the space tunnel, Qiang Ge tapped Xiao Fan on the head and whispered, "Next time, remind people not to be so direct, lest they find something to use against you and you lose your job. Do you still want to support your mother then?"

"Waaaa, I'm so sorry, Qiang-ge!"

Xiao Fan covered her head and apologized softly, but the little girl's eyes darted around, and she suddenly asked, "Brother Qiang, we were just discussing whether it could be repaired a couple of days ago, so why did the people above suddenly open this space tunnel again? This... is so dangerous!"

"Shh!"

Brother Qiang gestured, warning, "Stop talking about this, focus on your work, and don't overthink it!"

Seeing Qiang Ge's serious expression, Xiao Fan didn't dare to ask any more questions, but her eyes followed the figure in the blue robe, and she felt a pang of sadness in her heart: "Such a handsome young man, why does he have to go and ride that space tunnel!"

Lin Ran was unaware that a young girl was secretly thinking about him. He took the ticket and went to the vicinity of the space tunnel. A staff member who had nothing to do yawned and looked sleepy.

When he saw Lin Ran, his small, beady eyes widened, and he straightened up, asking with a hint of doubt, "Sir, are you... going to take the space tunnel?"

"Don't I look like someone who travels through a space tunnel?" Lin Ran joked.

"of course not!"

The staff member smiled, took Lin Ran's ticket, glanced at it, and took out a miniature wooden boat from the large box next to him. He handed it to Lin Ran and explained, "Sir, this is a spaceship. It can travel freely through space tunnels. If you successfully reach Jiezhou, this little boat will be given to you as a gift."

Lin Ran glanced at the small wooden boat encased in the transparent crystal ball in his hand, but didn't say much. He had ridden in such a small wooden boat before when he came here, and this little thing was quite expensive to make, costing a lot of gold coins.

Lin Ran was stepping onto the bluestone steps, preparing to enter the spatial tunnel on the altar, when Fan Hua's voice suddenly rang in her mind, saying, "The imprint of this spatial tunnel is already so blurry, and the spatial fluctuations are so chaotic, it is indeed quite dangerous!"

"Holy crap, you're kidding me, aren't you?"

Hearing Fan Hua's words, Lin Ran considered backing out.

This space tunnel is so dangerous, yet those people from the Ji Dynasty still think about using it for business. No wonder they're offering half-price discounts and free ships.

"It's alright. As long as you survive, there shouldn't be any major problems getting to Jiezhou!"

Fan Hua said confidently, "Although this spatial imprint is very blurry, it only increases the probability of turbulence in the spatial tunnel. I can easily deal with the turbulence!"

I'll trust you!