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

"I don't sense that you've let go of your hatred for me. If I'm careless and unseal you, you'll probably be eager to start torturing me, right?!" Lin Ran said calmly, staring at Mu Shishuang.

"I won't..."

Mu Shishuang shook her head, but as soon as she finished speaking, a voice emerged from her heart, as if those ugly Void Evils had crawled out of the darkness within her and from hell.

"Once my strength is unleashed, I'll repay all the humiliation I've suffered!"

The thought popped into her mind and even startled Mu Shishuang herself. Had she suffered some humiliation after being unsealed?

Thinking about it carefully, there really wasn't. Lin Ran and his friends helped her integrate into this circle, taught her to be independent, to wash her own clothes, to heat her own bath water, and even took her to eat many delicious foods she had never tried before...

If one had to name the humiliations she suffered, she did everything herself – bathing, boiling water, washing her own clothes, changing her own clothes – things that should have been done by maids. But was that humiliation? She didn't know, but she certainly did it willingly.

Even when Lin Ran was beating her, she should have been angry and humiliated, but she felt extremely satisfied. The emptiness in her heart seemed to be filled instantly. She didn't want Lin Ran to stop even when she was beaten to a bloody pulp.

Is she sick? Probably!

It must be a physical ailment that's causing her to become like this, or is this a drawback of sealing her power? Will she be fine once her power is unsealed? If her power is unsealed, she won't be like this anymore, right?

Mu Shishuang didn't know that she wanted to continue sinking into depravity, yet she also wanted to climb out. She was trapped in this quagmire, endlessly cycling between struggle and depravity.

Seeing Mu Shishuang standing there with her head down, not saying a word, Lin Ran knew that Mu Shishuang was keeping quiet again. Perhaps after doing it so many times, his temper had improved.

He stepped forward and tied Mu Shishuang's hair up, sat down next to her, and said softly, "Just say what you have to say. Don't keep it to yourself. How can I help you solve your problems if we don't communicate?"

"I…"

Mu Shishuang turned her head to the side, covering her face, feeling herself trapped in mental and physical torment. She felt strange, but didn't know where this strangeness came from or how to express it.

Lin Ran felt extremely exhausted. Talking to this girl was too much of a strain. He suddenly understood why psychologists needed to maintain a very stable emotional state when dealing with these kinds of patients. He was almost about to lose his temper again.

"Sigh, fine, if you don't want to, I won't force you to say it. Go to sleep, I won't bother you anymore!" Lin Ran sighed, stood up, and walked towards the door.

"..."

Mu Shishuang watched Lin Ran's departing figure. She tried hard to squeeze out some words to prove herself to Lin Ran, but in the end, she could only watch helplessly as the door opened, and then…

"bump!"

The open wooden door closed again…

……

Since that conversation, Lin Ran hadn't really wanted to bring Mu Shishuang along. He was afraid that this troubled girl with her low spirits would affect his own mindset.

Fortunately, Qianyi finished her task, and the task of taking care of Mu Shishuang returned to Wen Qianyi's hands.

After a period of rigorous training by Lin Ran, Fu Yuemei and her group of children have made remarkable progress. From being completely flustered at the beginning, they are now able to work together to kill the Crimson Scorpion that chased them around last time.

The team's coordination has also improved. If there had been more time, Lin Ran believed that these kids could have made even greater progress.

They were about to set off for Canglong Academy, and from there they would travel via the academy's teleportation array to Qianlong Mountain in Qianzhou. Lin Ran was also the teacher leading the group.

On the night before her departure, Wen Bixuan held a farewell banquet. It might sound surprising that the aloof Dean would hold a banquet and attend it in person.

Fu Yuemei and nine other contestants, along with some senior members of Linghua Academy, as well as Mu Shishuang and Lin Chong, also participated.

But the chef for this banquet was Lin Ran.

While preparing the dishes in the kitchen, Lin Ran couldn't help but complain to Wen Qianyi about her sister: "Qianyi, why do I have to cook for the farewell banquet your sister is hosting for us? Aren't I the main character of the banquet? Why do I have to cook?"

Wen Qianyi was chopping vegetables when she heard Lin Ran's complaints and couldn't help but laugh. She put down her knife, turned to Lin Ran and teased, "Senior's cooking is especially delicious. The dishes I usually bring for my sister are all eaten by her, and there's also that snow something?"

"ice cream!"

Lin Ran added a sentence.

"Yes, ice cream!"

Wen Qianyi clapped her hands and said with a sudden realization, "Sister, I really like eating this lately. If you could add more spiritual fruits, I would like it even more!"

"Okay, okay, after I finish cooking these dishes, I'll make ice cream!"

Lin Ran responded helplessly, continuing to toss the wok, picking up a spoon, and quickly throwing in the seasonings.

"Senior, I'll go ahead and give them a heads-up. If you need any help, just have Shi Shuang come and call me!" Wen Qianyi called out to Lin Ran after finishing her tasks.

"Go!"

"okay!"

Wen Qianyi walked outside, passing by Mu Shishuang. She glanced at Mu Shishuang, who was arranging the dishes with tweezers, waved her little fist, and whispered, "Shishuang, thank you for your help!"

"No trouble!"

Mu Shishuang replied softly. She lowered her head to arrange the dishes, then looked up at the kitchen door. Seeing that Wen Qianyi had already left, she put down the tweezers in her hand, turned around and glanced at Lin Ran who was busy. Seeing that Lin Ran had some sweat on her forehead, she picked up a clean ice towel and went over to wipe Lin Ran's forehead.

"Hey, Qianyi, that's all the sweat..."

Lin Ran assumed it was Wen Qianyi who helped him, but then he remembered that Wen Qianyi had just left. He turned his head and looked over, and his eyes met Mu Shishuang's.

"I...I just wanted to help you..."

Mu Shishuang took a few steps back somewhat awkwardly, gripping the ice towel tightly in her hand.

"Thank you!"

Lin Ran said something and continued cooking. After he had cooked the spirit beast meat in the pot until it was fragrant, he used a ladle to scoop the whole pot of spirit beast meat, along with the sauce, into a plate on the side.

With the last main dish finished, Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief. He washed the pot, glanced casually at his side, and saw Mu Shishuang still standing there. He asked with some confusion, "Shishuang, why are you still standing here?"

"I...have something I want to say!"

Mu Shishuang looked up at Lin Ran and said.

"what's up?"

Lin Ran asked while washing the pot.

"I think…"

Mu Shishuang took a deep breath and suddenly exclaimed, "I want to go to Qianzhou with you!"

"Boom!"

Lin Ran accidentally dropped the brush into the iron pot. He turned to look at Mu Shishuang, his face dark, but he managed to suppress his emotions and asked, "Give me a reason!"

"I can help you. I've been to the former state before, and I want to see more different scenery. I won't cause you any trouble, I promise!"

After speaking, Mu Shishuang bowed deeply to Lin Ran at a ninety-degree angle.

Seeing Mu Shishuang like this, Lin Ran couldn't help but sigh. After wiping her hands with a towel, she went over to tell the girl not to bow, as this ninety-degree "bowing spirit" was a bit annoying.

But when he tried to pull him, he encountered very strong resistance. It seemed that if he didn't agree, he would keep bowing to him.

"Stand up straight!" Lin Ran said.

“You agree first!” Mu Shishuang retorted.

"Stand up straight!"

"You agree first!"

This sentence was repeated several times, and Lin Ran's anger flared up again. With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind slammed the kitchen door shut, and a spiritual energy soundproof barrier rose up in the kitchen...

103. Mu Shishuang wouldn't be...

Lin Ran felt that Mu Shishuang was sent by heaven to punish him. Every time he was so angry that his temper would rise, and he could only vent his anger in a way similar to "flogging the buttocks", but each time it ended up as a bloody mess.

This time was no exception, except that the punishment was now carried out while Mu Shishuang stood up, supporting herself on the platform next to her, while he used his hands instead of bamboo sticks to swing down repeatedly.

Looking at Mu Shishuang's back turned, she was trembling, her legs shaking so badly that she could barely stand.

"Sigh, now you're not thinking of coming to Qianzhou with me, are you?"

Lin Ran sighed, feeling that her punishment should have made the girl submit. She took out the medicine powder to apply to Mu Shishuang, otherwise how would the girl sit down for dinner?

"I...I want to go!"

Mu Shishuang turned her head with difficulty, and in her somewhat blurry eyes was a stubbornness that pierced Lin Ran's eyes.

"Stubborn as an ox!"

Lin Ran couldn't help but snort, but ultimately didn't continue the punishment. He took out a small knife, skillfully cut the sticky strips of cloth, and sprinkled the powder on the girl. He had to be quick, otherwise, if anyone else came back to the kitchen later, she would be unable to wash away the filth no matter what river she fell into.

Time passed slowly, and in the stuffy kitchen, Mu Shishuang, who had no cultivation, was soon drenched in sweat. The sweat became the adhesive between her clothes and skin, sticking tightly together.

This girl already had a good figure, and her skin was exceptionally fair, crystal clear like white jade. If she had the cultivation to use her bloodline power, she could even turn transparent, which was quite strange. But even in her current state, Lin Ran found the treatment process to be agonizing.

"Hey?"

Lin Ran couldn't help but let out a question. When he had just wrapped the bandage around the girl's hand, there was a lot of clear and sticky liquid on the back of his hand.

He reached out and tried to touch it; it could even slowly stretch into threads. As a seasoned veteran, how could he not know what this was? What puzzled him even more was whether this kind of thing could be used for healing.

He couldn't help but think of some strange things he had seen in the BDSM community in his previous life. Could it be...? He didn't dare to think too much about it. He quickened his pace and finished bandaging the wound. Then he had Mu Shishuang change into a dress.

He went to the sink to wash his hands. Otherwise, walking out covered in blood would be like sticking the crime in someone's face.

"Hurry up and plate it, we'll be serving it soon!"

After wiping her hands clean with a towel, Lin Ran prepared to make desserts. After all, there were many girls, and they were obviously more interested in desserts than main dishes.

Mu Shishuang watched Lin Ran get busy again, then leaned closer to Lin Ran and asked once more, "Do you agree?"

"Sigh, I promise, I promise, okay? But I have to tell Qianyi and the others first. If they don't agree, there's nothing I can do!" Lin Ran said helplessly.

He left himself some leeway, not making it so definitive. If Qianyi and the others objected, he could use it as a reason, and Mu Shishuang wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

"it is good!"

Mu Shishuang responded, her expression clearly brightening. She obediently returned to the dishes, put on gloves, and used tweezers to continue arranging the plates.

Lin Ran looked up at Mu Shishuang, then continued preparing dessert for dinner. However, his mind was in turmoil, filled with thoughts of the strange liquid on the back of his hand.

How could that be?

……

When all the dishes were placed on the tables in the hall, the dishes, which were colorful, fragrant, and full of enticing spiritual energy, made the guests at the farewell banquet that night, especially Chi Sinian and others who were eating Lin Ran's cooking for the first time, almost drool.

The short, dark-skinned, muscular man nudged his buddy next to him with his elbow and whispered, "Mr. Lin's cooking smells so good! I really want to eat it right away. Can I sneak a piece?"

"That won't do. Mr. Lin and the others haven't sat down at the table yet. We can only eat after they sit down and start eating!" Xiao Qian, who heard Xiao Zhuang's voice from the side, couldn't help but speak up and lecture him.

Upon hearing Xiao Qian's voice, Xiao Zhuang's outstretched hand froze in mid-air, and he awkwardly withdrew it. This immediately drew knowing smiles from everyone. After this period of training and getting along, everyone's relationship had obviously become closer. If it were before, Xiao Zhuang might have been furious and wanted to fight after being lectured by Xiao Qian like this, but now that he knows how to restrain himself, it's a good thing.