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

"Why did I even take this damned space tunnel in the first place?" Lin Ran thought to herself.

He was filled with regret, but the fact was that he had been coming in all the way, and everything had gone smoothly until now. Who knew he would be so unlucky later on?

Fan Hua used the spirit stones to maintain her speed, then instructed Lin Ran: "You can gather your strength here, then use the Azure Emperor's Dragon Fist move, gather as much strength as you can, and also use the power of the 'Dao'. Once I tell you, you immediately go out and unleash your strongest attack on the Void Hunter."

"Immediately afterwards, I will control the Tassel Palace to bring you back, and then take you out of this hellish place, understand?"

Lin Ran nodded, indicating that he understood, and then began to gather his strength. He mobilized the surging spiritual power within his body and gathered it into his right hand. A golden dragon appeared lifelike on the surface of his clenched right fist.

Even the clothes on Lin Ran's right arm suddenly burst open, revealing a strong, fair arm covered with golden scales, making Lin Ran look like a giant dragon.

This kind of power accumulation is actually more accurately described as a way of using spiritual power. By continuously compressing spiritual power, one can prepare moves in advance to achieve a surprise effect.

However, the process of compressing spiritual energy was undoubtedly painful. In order to achieve the desired effect, Lin Ran used almost all of his strength in this attack.

His eyes were bloodshot, his whole body was trembling, and his temples were bulging, with veins like coiled dragons sticking out and throbbing incessantly.

If Lin Ran were to go to a haunted house and play the role of a demon with such a ferocious and terrifying face, she would surely strike fear into the hearts of everyone.

"Lin Ran, you must control yourself!"

Seeing that Lin Ran's right hand was struggling to control its spiritual power, which was like a wildly flying knife wreaking havoc in the hall, Fan Hua couldn't help but warn her.

"You... you make it sound so easy!"

Lin Ran, her face flushed, roared hoarsely, "Quickly... let me release!"

"Wait a moment!"

As Fan Hua gazed at the scene before her, watching the Void Hunter relentlessly approach, she continued calculating the distance between them: "Not close enough, not enough... not enough..."

Just as Lin Ran was about to lose her temper, Fan Hua suddenly shouted, "Now!"

A golden light enveloped Lin Ran, instantly teleporting her away.

Inside the space tunnel, the Void Hunter, who had come incredibly close, was staring at the still-struggling Tassel Palace with its enormous vertical pupils. Just as its tentacles were waving, intending to make it its meal for the day, a golden light appeared amidst the silver waves.

As soon as Lin Ran came out, she was subjected to the torture of spatial turbulence. It felt as if thousands of knives were slicing her flesh all over her body, and she became a bloody mess in a short time.

Lin Ran stared at the Void Hunter with bloodshot eyes, then grinned and swung his right fist at it: "Go home, you piece of trash!"

Accompanying this roar was an enormous golden dragon, its body incredibly solid, as if it were a true dragon descending to earth. Its resounding roar echoed through the desolate space tunnel, and the surging dragon, with unparalleled power, bared its fangs and rammed into the void hunter.

An astonishing energy surge emanated from the Void Hunter, exploding outwards like a bomb with a deafening roar.

The intense energy impact even caused the tunnel exit, which was so close at hand, to appear and disappear as if it were about to vanish at any moment.

"Woo~"

A mournful cry rang out from the Void Hunter. Caught off guard and struck squarely in its weak spot, even though this Void Hunter was at the Dragon Transformation Realm level, its dark red eyeballs were still pierced by Lin Ran. Dark red blood splattered in all directions, but was dispersed by the spatial turbulence.

Lin Ran, who had exerted all her strength, was blasted away by the powerful shockwave. Just then, a golden light enveloped her and carried her rapidly toward the exit of the spatial tunnel. Just as the exit was about to disappear, the golden light suddenly plunged in, leaving the spatial tunnel in ruins...

……

72. A miraculous escape from death

"what happened?"

"Yeah, how did it suddenly explode?"

The streets near the Jishui City Space Tunnel Plaza were suddenly packed with people who rushed to the plaza to watch the spectacle after hearing the loud noise.

At this time, the square had already been sealed off by troops quickly dispatched by the Ji Dynasty, but the situation on the square had long been clearly seen by the sharp eyes of the crowd. The news spread quickly, and soon it reached most of Jishui City.

The space tunnel leading to Gyeongju exploded, becoming a hot topic of discussion in the streets and alleys.

Meanwhile, in a teahouse, Muller, who had just received news about the space transport ship, was thinking of taking Lin Ran with him to Jiezhou. However, upon seeing the note and considering the sudden explosion in the space tunnel, Muller fell into a long silence.

He eventually went to their contact point in Jishui City and decided to report everything that had happened back to Linghua Academy.

"I hope Mr. Lin is safe and sound!"

Even though Muller knew that something had happened in the space tunnel and that Lin Ran's chances of survival were slim, he still held the most fervent prayers, hoping that if he hadn't left, he could have saved Lin Ran.

……

After Lin Ran threw that punch, he fell into a coma. When Lin Ran woke up, he was jolted awake by a jolt. To be precise, the jolt caused his wounds to keep hitting him, and the intense pain instantly cleared his mind.

"Where is this place?"

Lin Ran looked up at the ceiling and noticed the various blankets and cushions around him, seemingly to prevent him from touching his wounds due to the jolting, but they were obviously not very useful.

He tugged at his collar and looked down to see white bandages covering his entire body. He hadn't expected someone to treat his wounds and even change him into his clothes. And that ring…

Lin Ran was startled and looked at her right hand. After confirming that the ring was still there, she breathed a sigh of relief...

He should be in a carriage right now, but who is driving it?

This question arose in Lin Ran's mind, but it was quickly resolved.

The carriage slowly came to a stop, the curtain was lifted, and a figure wrapped in a brown robe, with only his face visible, slipped inside.

Upon seeing that face, Lin Ran was startled: "Fan Hua?!"

"Who else could it be but me? If it were anyone else, I would have stripped you naked and killed you!"

Fan Hua pulled down her hood, sat down casually to the side, and took out a wine jug to gulp down some wine.

Lin Ran, with her sharp eyes, noticed that it was her treasured wine and said angrily, "You're drinking this fine wine like water! You're really wasting a precious resource!"

"I saved your life, and you're blaming me? I didn't even hold your kind words to me before you passed out!"

Fan Hua rolled her eyes at Lin Ran and even poked at Lin Ran's wounds, making Lin Ran grimace and gasp for breath.

Hearing Fan Hua's words, Lin Ran couldn't help but recall that he had indeed given Fan Hua a "friendly greeting" before he fainted. He felt a little embarrassed and scratched his head, saying, "Sister Fan Hua, please forgive my rudeness. Thank you for saving me!"

"Hey, that's the attitude we should have!"

Fan Hua grinned and said, "Now that you're awake, you should use various pills to heal your injuries first. I only helped you with some basic external injuries. You'll have to rely on yourself for the internal injuries. To be honest, if it weren't for the powerful life force bestowed upon you by that mysterious egg, any other Nirvana Realm cultivator would have been dead long ago."

"By the way, you still need to think about what to do next!"

"Ah, isn't this Mina Province?"

Lin Ran's expression changed upon hearing Fan Hua's words. If it weren't for Jie Zhou, wouldn't he have wasted his time?

"You can rest assured about that. This is Jiezhou. We're lucky that we haven't been significantly shifted due to spatial fluctuations!" Fan Hua said.

Based on Fan Hua's experience, the chaotic state of the space tunnel at that time must have affected the positioning to some extent. There was a very high probability that they would have been deviated to other continents. In a sense, they were indeed quite lucky.

"Then...where in Jiezhou is this?" Lin Ran thought for a moment, then asked.

"They're heading towards Ayaka Academy from within the dangerous triangle of Jiezhou..." Fanhua said.

When Lin Ran heard that Fan Hua dared to walk into the danger triangle area, she was taken aback and said, "Walking into the danger triangle area, isn't it easy to encounter danger?"

"What's the big deal? If we encounter danger, we just hide in the Tassel Palace. If it weren't for the fact that traveling in the Tassel Palace consumes too much spiritual energy, I would have used the Tassel Palace to travel long ago. You're always afraid that I'll use up all your spirit stones!" Fan Hua rolled her eyes at Lin Ran and complained.

"Thank you so much for your kindness!"

Lin Ran smiled helplessly, waved her hand and said, "Go drive the carriage, I need to take my medicine and recover my strength quickly!"

Lin Ran was still a little afraid of the danger triangle area. If she could recover her strength as soon as possible, she would have more confidence and wouldn't have to be afraid of those shady characters in the danger triangle area.

"Fine!"

Fan Hua smacked her lips, then went back outside and continued driving the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Lin Ran struggled to cross her legs, took out some pills from her spatial ring, and began to recover from her injuries and spiritual power with the help of the medicine. This was the most urgent matter at the moment.

……

Linghua Academy has been quite busy lately, mainly preparing for the upcoming Continental Academy Tournament. Linghua Academy is really going all out to make a big score this time.

Meanwhile, the alchemy department of Linghua Academy was also bustling with activity. Many alchemists were constantly refining pills that could enhance strength and aid cultivation for the students of the academy. At the same time, this was also an excellent opportunity to improve their alchemy skills.

It has been some time since the last alchemy exchange meeting between Linghua Academy and Tianli Academy ended. In the end, only Ye Wanxi stayed, and she even got permission from her master, Elder Chen.

Old Chen was not a pedantic person. After a pill-refining exchange meeting, he clearly realized that this seemingly weak young girl's pill-refining skills had far surpassed his own, and she was even close to reaching the seventh level. If his beloved disciple followed Wen Qianyi to learn, her pill-refining skills would definitely improve significantly.

Therefore, Elder Chen asked Ye Wanxi to stay and learn from Wen Qianyi. In time, their Tianli Academy will have another sixth-level alchemist, and maybe even a seventh-level one in the future!

After Ye Wanxi stayed at Linghua Academy, she worked diligently and conscientiously, completing all the tasks assigned by Wen Qianyi with excellence. Several times, Wen Qianyi exclaimed, "If Lin Ran had let me meet you earlier, you would be my apprentice!"

Today, in the advanced alchemy room of the alchemy department, there were only two people in the room: Ye Wanxi and Wen Qianyi. Inside the room was a high-quality medicine furnace, and next to the furnace were neatly arranged hundreds of kinds of medicinal herbs.

Wen Qianyi looked at Ye Wanxi in front of her and earnestly instructed, "Wanxi, after this period of special training, you are already able to refine fifth-grade pills. Whether you can advance to the next grade depends on the Dragon-Tiger Pill you refine this time!"

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Actually, I've been a bit difficult for you by producing the Dragon-Tiger Pill. It's okay if you fail; you can learn from your mistakes..."

Ye Wanxi listened carefully to every word Wen Qianyi said. After a long while, she made a rare joke and said, "Sister Qianyi, I feel like you are my mother!"

Upon hearing these words, Wen Qianyi couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

After all, in a sense, she was with her senior, and her senior's son was with Wanxi, and the two were even engaged. They were practically tied together, so she could be considered... Wanxi's mother-in-law, and a mother-in-law is like a second mother.

Wen Qianyi put on a stern face and threatened, "You're always making fun of your sister. Get yourself together and prepare for the exam!"

"Yes!"

Ye Wanxi covered her mouth and chuckled softly. Then she sat cross-legged on the futon in the room and began to close her eyes to adjust her state.

Wen Qianyi also left the alchemy room, turning on all the protective measures before slowly departing.

Wen Qianyi was planning to check on the other students' alchemy progress when a student from the alchemy department rushed over and approached her.

"Elder Wen, Elder Xin has something urgent to discuss with you. She wants you to go to her office right away!" the student said.

"Okay, please!"

After thanking her, Wen Qianyi changed direction and headed towards the alchemy department's office.

As she walked, Wen Qianyi pondered to herself, "Is there something important that Sister Xin is so eager to see me about? Could it be that Senior has returned?"

Thinking of this, Wen Qianyi quickened her pace, eager to know if her senior had indeed returned.

The alchemy department's office is located in a large mansion. When there's nothing going on, it's where many of the current alchemy department's teachers gather. This was arranged according to Lin Ran's idea, so that students can easily find a teacher if they need to.

Wen Qianyi arrived at Xin Zhiqing's office. As soon as she entered, she saw Xin Zhiqing's unpleasant expression, and her heart skipped a beat.

She stepped forward and asked softly, "Um... Sister Zhiqing, is there something you need from me?"