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

Lin Ran sighed inwardly. He bent down to untie the strips of cloth binding Mu Shishi's hands and pointed to the ointment on the table: "The ointment is over there. It works quite well. After you've applied it, put on your clothes and then go out. I have something to talk to you about!"

After saying that, Lin Ran left the bedroom.

Mu Shishuang lowered her head and rubbed her red wrists, her gaze secretly passing through her messy hair and looking in the direction Lin Ran had left.

After a while, she finally looked away, her hands trembling as she picked up the ointment from the cabinet next to her, opened the cap, and began to apply it haphazardly, her mind wandering...

Lin Ran had already drunk most of the tea while waiting outside before Mu Shishuang finally arrived.

When Lin Ran saw Mu Shishuang's appearance, he was truly astonished. He slapped his forehead and said with a strange and shocked look, "You came out like this?"

"I have no clothes..."

Mu Shishuang spoke expressionlessly. She felt that Lin Ran was humiliating her. She hadn't even prepared any clothes for her, leaving her to come out wrapped in a blanket. Was she trying to see her helpless? That was truly a pity.

"That seems to be true, wait a moment."

Lin Ran only realized the problem now. He scratched his head, thinking of asking Qianyi to borrow it, but when he remembered that Qianyi was refining pills today, he had to give up the idea.

He found some clothes he had previously made for Jia'er in his spatial ring and handed them over: "Wear this set for now, I'll find you another set when I have time."

"If you're willing to remove the seal on me, I can directly use my spiritual power and soul power to retrieve it from my spatial ring," Mu Shishuang said calmly as she took the clothes.

“You know… that’s absolutely impossible!” Lin Ran said firmly.

He wouldn't hesitate for a second on this issue. If he were released, he'd be the one to die. Is he stupid? Does he enjoy being tortured?

He would never lift the seal on Mu Shishuang without absolute certainty.

"As you wish!"

After saying a few words, Mu Shishuang returned to her bedroom and came out shortly after changing her clothes.

After taking a look, Lin Ran said, "It fits quite well..."

He gave Mu Shishuang a light blue embroidered long dress, which, when worn by Mu Shishuang, added a touch of elegance and gave her a delicate and refined air.

Even Lin Ran once suspected that this was the real Mu Shishuang, matching the image of the white moonlight in the original work.

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, Mu Shishuang suddenly retorted, "Pervert!"

Lin Ran: "?"

What happened to him?

Pulling herself out of her reverie, Lin Ran poured tea for Mu Shishuang and then asked directly, "Tell me, how is Qiqin doing now?"

"..."

Mu Shishuang fell into a brief silence. Suddenly, she stood up, picked up a teacup, and splashed it at Lin Ran.

With lightning-fast reflexes, Lin Ran quickly conjured a spiritual energy barrier to block the water.

Lin Ran removed the spiritual energy barrier, looked at Mu Shishuang who was acting like a silent gourd, and questioned, "Is it really necessary to act like this just to ask you a question?"

"You're not worthy to ask her!" Mu Shishuang slammed her teacup on the table with a "bang" and then scolded her.

Lin Ran was amused by these words and continued, "You've already searched my memories before, and you know what happened back then."

"You know Qiqin's personality, right? She likes to keep everything to herself and takes all the blame herself, never consulting anyone."

"As her sister for many years, you must know this better than I do."

"Now that I know her identity, I need to find out how she is doing. And you must also want your sister to get out of her current predicament, right?"

Seeing that Mu Shishuang had her head down, Lin Ran didn't care anymore and just decided to unleash his full power first.

He continued, "Even if there are difficulties, there are always more solutions than problems. If you speak up, we can better find ways to solve them, instead of keeping it all bottled up inside like your sister did!"

Lin Ran even added in her mind, "Damn, they really are sisters, they're exactly the same!"

Just as stubborn, just as taciturn, never turning back even after hitting a wall...

After Lin Ran finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence, and the atmosphere was quite strange. One of them was standing there with his head down, his long hair loose, not knowing what he was doing.

The other one kept picking up the teapot, pouring water, and drinking it until the pot was almost empty.

“I’m telling you… you can’t solve this either…” Mu Shishuang suddenly looked up and said this.

"Thank God!"

Lin Ran thought to herself, "As long as we're willing to communicate, there's always a way."

He quickly asked, "How do you know I can't solve it if you don't tell me? Even if I can't solve it, I have many friends who can help me think of a solution. Just tell me!"

Mu Shishuang raised her head and quietly looked at Lin Ran, saying, "My sister is currently trapped in the Netherworld Pool..."

……

82. Be wary of Lin Ran's verbal attacks.

Mu Shishuang eventually told the man in front of her the truth about Mu Qiqin's situation... but she wouldn't admit it!

"This is indeed a very tricky situation!"

Lin Ran rubbed her chin and frowned.

When he learned that Qiqin was suffering, he felt a mix of emotions.

He knew he shouldn't have let that silly girl go back in the first place; he should have forced her to tell him everything about her family.

The two of them can definitely come up with a way to delay things. At worst, as long as Chong'er can successfully become the Great Emperor, once the Spirit Clan's infighting gang finds out, they will directly support Qi Qin as the clan leader. Why would they have to do what they are doing now?

But this is just hindsight. If he had said that Xiao Chong could become the emperor, Qi Qin would probably have laughed and scolded him, saying, "You just don't want to work hard!"

Seeing Lin Ran's worried expression, Mu Shishuang had a "I knew it" look on her face and suddenly said, "See... even if I told you, you still wouldn't have a solution. I think you're just trying to show off!"

"Hey, why are you in such a hurry!"

Lin Ran continued, "I didn't say I had no ideas. Now that you've become the leader of the Spirit Clan, you're just abusing your power for personal gain. You could easily get more benefits for Qi Qin, or even just release her!"

Mu Shishuang snorted coldly: "Heh, Lin Ran, is this the method you came up with? That magic array requires the clan leader and respected elders of the clan to cast a spell together with their own tokens in order to dispel it."

"Then aren't you the clan leader?" Lin Ran countered.

"I...I am of course the clan leader...but..."

Mu Shishuang was speechless when Lin Ran asked her a question. Her already rosy face turned even redder, like a red lantern.

"Hey, you're not the kind of clan leader who doesn't actually have any power, are you? Looks like you're hiding quite a bit!"

When Lin Ran saw Mu Shishuang like this, he immediately understood. He wondered why the "white moonlight" saintess in the original work had become the "madwoman" clan leader. It turned out that he was the one who caused the chain reaction.

If things had gone according to plan, Mu Qiqin would have been the clan leader and Mu Shishuang the saintess. Wouldn't he have ruined another major event?

But back then, Mu Qiqin really attracted this perverted guy so much that he couldn't control himself and broke his vow!

Mu Shishuang remained silent, transforming once again into a disheveled, expressionless "female ghost," her head bowed, acting as if she were mute once more!

Seeing Mu Shishuang like this, Lin Ran got angry and got up to tie up Mu Shishuang's hair, saying angrily, "Do you always have your hair hanging down like that, pretending to be a water ghost from the river?"

"Don't touch me!"

Mu Shishuang protected her hair and resisted fiercely.

Lin Ran had no choice but to resort to some dirty tricks, using a set of acupressure techniques she hadn't used in a long time. After applying the technique to Mu Shishuang, the little girl froze like a wooden doll.

"Hey, that's good!"

Lin Ran was very satisfied and began to tie up Mu Shishuang's hair. He even took out a mirror and placed it on the table in front of Mu Shishuang. Mu Shishuang could only let him do as he pleased.

At this moment, she felt the same way she did when she controlled and tormented Lin Ran. Sure enough, the sins she had created had come back to haunt her.

Lin Ran didn't know how to tie hair before, but during the years she took care of Jia'er, her hair-tying skills became more and more superb, and she even recreated some of the hairstyles she had seen in her previous life.

He styled Mu Shishuang's hair into a bun, which looked clean and refreshing. Moreover, Mu Shishuang's face shape was very similar to Mu Qiqin's, and they truly were sisters, both of them suited to this hairstyle, which actually accentuated their good looks.

"Alright, this looks much better!"

Lin Ran clapped her hands and pointed the mirror at Mu Shishuang: "Now you can't be an ostrich anymore!"

He released Mu Shishuang's acupoints and was about to sit down when Mu Shishuang started causing trouble again. She tried to take off her hair, but just as her hand reached for the hair tie, a light, casual remark stopped her in her tracks.

"If you dare to remove it, I'll probably torture you with the most agonizing methods!" Lin Ran said viciously.

"You don't need to glare at me, I mean what I say!" Lin Ran ignored Mu Shishuang's gaze.

In the end, Mu Shishuang lowered her raised hand.

Seeing this, Lin Ran nodded in satisfaction. The two continued to discuss how to rescue Mu Qiqin, but Lin Ran did most of the talking. After a long time, Mu Shishuang probably only said a few words.

However, this was already quite good for Lin Ran, as she was able to obtain so much crucial information from Mu Shishuang.

There's plenty of time ahead. He believes he can work on Mu Shishuang's personality and eventually get her back to the Spirit Clan to lie low and bide her time before rescuing Qiqin.

……

Mu Shishuang looked at the food on the table, all still steaming hot. The enticing aroma of meat savagely rushed into her nostrils, making her heart tremble with unease.

These were all foods that Lin Ran had brought over. Lin Ran had gone back to attend to the affairs of Linghua Academy, and had also prepared a table full of food to send to her.

Her feelings were complicated. She lamented how she had treated Lin Ran back then, but Lin Ran had treated her a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times better than she had ever been.

She couldn't help but reach behind her head and touch the bun that was tied up with hair ties and hairpins. It was the first time she had ever seen this hairstyle, and it was quite novel to her.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Shishuang finally put down her hand, picked up her chopsticks, and began to eat the tempting food. As the delicious roasted meat blossomed between Mu Shishuang's tongue and teeth, she suddenly understood why the older sister in Lin Ran's memory always liked to pester Lin Ran to make food.

So... human food can be this delicious!

……

A few days later, the Qingtai Arena, the largest arena in the inner courtyard of Linghua Academy, was packed with students from the inner courtyard.

On the podium, Lin Ran greeted the many leaders who came to watch the competition. In fact, she was mainly greeting the ultimate leader, Wen Bixuan, because today was the first day of the qualifying rounds for the Continental Academy Competition held by Linghua Academy. The academy selected its ten strongest students, and Lin Ran would lead the team to participate in the competition.

For the opening ceremony of this competition, the highest-ranking leader must definitely be invited; otherwise, it would be overstepping their bounds.

So Lin Ran and Qiu Qingzi, who arrived later, became Wen Bixuan's right-hand men. The two of them stood on the left and right, answering whatever Wen Bixuan asked. Lin Ran felt like he was serving an ancient emperor. He and Qiu Qingzi were prime ministers. If Wen Bixuan were an empress, then the empress's sister would be a princess, right?

I feel like I can play this script with Qianyi again later. As for quitting? Sigh, that was a few days ago, buddy. I'll quit after we finish playing the script!

"Lin Ran, is this qualifying round going to be different from the free-for-all format?" Wen Bixuan asked, puzzled by the traditional one-on-one arena format.