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

Seeing this, she knew that this stinky senior wasn't asleep at all. She leaned close to Lin Ran's ear and whispered, "Stinky senior, if you don't crawl in, you'll regret it!"

The next moment, the quilt, which had just been taut, suddenly collapsed, and Wen Qianyi giggled as she slipped inside. She hugged Lin Ran tightly and said coquettishly, "It's cold sleeping alone!"

Lin Ran: "..."

He was almost chilled by Wen Qianyi's lame joke. With the Heavenly Fire, Qianyi's body was like a giant heater, incredibly warm. It would be comfortable to hug her in the dead of winter, but now it was the middle of summer, so why was she telling him it was cold?

Lin Ran tried to push Wen Qianyi away slightly, but Wen Qianyi quickly sealed his hand with her own. Their bodies were intertwined. He opened his eyes, looked down at Wen Qianyi leaning against his chest, a helpless expression on his face, and smiled:

"good night!"

"Senior, you too!"

……

The next morning, outside Linghua City, on the other side of the Elder's Passage, several carriages were parked early, attracting the attention of the sparse crowd of early risers who couldn't help but stop and look. After finding nothing amiss, they entered Linghua City.

Fu Yuemei and the others, dressed in casual clothes, arrived in front of the carriages. Among them was Chi Sinian, who was wearing a light blue dress and had her hair in two braids, looking quite youthful and energetic.

Looking at the carriages, and not seeing Lin Ran, she turned to Fu Yuemei and asked, "Yuemei, where is your master?"

"It seems like Master and Mistress are still exchanging information, aren't they?"

Fu Yuemei recalled how her master and mistress had snuggled together when she left the house, and said with a touch of envy.

"Hehe, Yuemei must be thinking about finding a man after seeing her master and mistress!"

Xiaoqian, who knows her best friend very well, quickly stepped forward and said.

This made Fu Yuemei blush deeply, and she waved her hand in denial, saying, "You two, stop talking nonsense!"

But for some reason, she thought of Lin Chong, her sparring partner; the father and son really seemed alike…

The pretty girls were playing and laughing, and they were a beautiful sight to behold. Xiao Zhuang and his friends really wanted to join in the girls' conversation, but unfortunately, they didn't have the ability!

Lin Chong also arrived at the city gate. This time, he decided to go to Canglong Academy with his father. Anyway, they would be taking the space tunnel to Qianzhou together from Tianli Academy, so it was on the way.

Upon seeing Lin Chong, Fu Yuemei disregarded her playful banter with her sisters, said a few words, and went to greet him, saying, "Good morning, Brother Lin Chong!"

"Good morning, Yuemei!" Lin Chong smiled.

Fu Yuemei looked behind Lin Chong but didn't see Lin Ran. She couldn't help but ask, "Where is Master?"

"Ah, my father!"

Lin Chong scratched his head, thought about the scene at his doorstep, and said with a touch of emotion, "Father might not be able to come out for a while!"

Fu Yuemei: "?"

Has the master encountered some kind of problem?

……

105. Departure

Lin Ran was indeed facing a thorny problem: Qian Yi was too clingy. They stood at the door, and even Mu Shishuang, who came later, stood not far away and quietly watched Lin Ran for a while, but Qian Yi was unwilling to leave Lin Ran's embrace.

"Alright, if you keep snuggling in my arms, the students at the city gate will be getting impatient waiting for me!" Lin Ran rubbed Wen Qianyi's little head in her arms and smiled indulgently.

Wen Qianyi lifted her head from Lin Ran's arms, pouting and shouting, "Senior, this trip... means we won't see each other for a long time again. What's wrong with me staying a little longer!"

"Alright, alright, what you're saying is wrong of me!" Lin Ran said.

"It was all the senior's fault!"

Wen Qianyi's voice rose a few decibels as she buried her head in Lin Ran's strong chest, inhaling the faint scent emanating from him, somewhat like the smell of sun-dried blankets. No matter how long she inhaled that scent, she was utterly captivated by it.

From last night until this morning, she clung to Lin Ran like a sloth. She really didn't want Lin Ran to leave, but she also knew that Lin Ran had to leave.

She also had many affairs to attend to, and after advancing to the seventh-level alchemist, she needed her sister's permission to go out, because she was now too important to Linghua Academy. A seventh-level alchemist would be treated with great respect anywhere on the continent.

Her sister didn't allow her to go this time, and even only sent Lin Ran to lead the team. She didn't even send one or two more elders to share the burden of the senior, which she found very incomprehensible. The senior explained that it was his own request, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Her clinging to Lin Ran was also due to her own selfish little mindset; she didn't want Lin Ran to leave and hoped to have Lin Ran all to herself.

During this competition, people from the Sword Sect will come to recruit disciples. Maybe that person will come. Just thinking about that Sword Sect fairy made Qianyi's heart burn with jealousy. In the end, she was not as magnanimous as she thought.

After a long while, Wen Qianyi finally lifted her head from Lin Ran's embrace. She tiptoed and lightly touched Lin Ran's lips with her own, her eyes filled with sincere affection, her voice trembling slightly: "You naughty senior, be careful!"

"it is good!"

Lin Ran couldn't help but reach out and stroke Wen Qianyi's delicate face, gently wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes. She looked at Qianyi with tender eyes and said, "Senior will return safely. Besides, I'm not participating in the secret realm this time. I'm just supervising and doing nothing. Nothing will happen to me!"

"I'll trust you for now!"

Wen Qianyi snorted, shoved Lin Ran aside, turned around, waved her hand, and said coldly, "You stinky senior, hurry up and leave, or I'll change my mind and not let you go!"

Lin Ran smiled and waved to Mu Shishuang. Mu Shishuang then jogged towards the door. When she passed by Wen Qianyi, Mu Shishuang paused, glanced at Wen Qianyi, and then came back to her senses before going to Lin Ran's side.

"Let's go, those kids at the door must be getting impatient!"

Lin Ran patted his back, and Mu Shishuang familiarly jumped onto Lin Ran's back. Lin Ran carried Mu Shishuang on his back, and then he looked back at Wen Qianyi. He caught Wen Qianyi peeking back at him, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face. What an adorable Qianyi!

"Bye now!"

As soon as Lin Ran finished speaking, her figure transformed into a streak of light and flew out of the courtyard.

Upon hearing the sound, Mu Shishuang turned around, only to see Lin Ran's back as she was about to disappear into the air.

"You stinky senior, running so fast... We all need to come back safe and sound!"

Wen Qianyi clasped her hands tightly to her chest, praying for Lin Ran and her group.

……

Lin Chong, Fu Yuemei, and the others waited by the carriage at the city gate for a long time. Suddenly, when they saw a golden streak of light flash across the sky above the city, Lin Chong, who knew his father very well, said with joy, "Father, he's here!"

Golden light fell on the carriage at the city gate, revealing the figures of Lin Ran and Mu Shishuang.

When Fu Yuemei and Lin Chong saw Mu Shishuang, they glanced at each other subconsciously, both feeling quite surprised. They hadn't expected Mu Shishuang to come with them to Qianzhou.

The students in the group were naturally familiar with Mu Shishuang. Last night, they paid special attention to this aloof beauty sitting in her seat. With such outstanding looks and fair skin, it was no wonder that both men and women would turn their attention to her.

"I kept you waiting!"

Lin Ran greeted them, then stepped aside and introduced Mu Shishuang: "You can call her Sister Mu. She will be traveling with us to Qianzhou. Sister Mu used to be a very powerful person, but she was seriously injured in a battle with villains. You can ask her any questions you have about cultivation."

At this moment, Mu Shishuang also looked at Lin Ran beside her. All of her strength had been sealed by Lin Ran, so was Lin Ran the villain? If she told Lin Ran this, would Lin Ran admit that she was a bad person?

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, everyone began to whisper among themselves. Xiao Qian, the audacious little girl, raised her hand high and shouted, "Sir, what level of powerhouse was Sister Mu before?"

Lin Ran also played the riddle-maker when asked this question: "Much better than me!"

As for how much stronger she is, let the kids imagine it. He couldn't possibly say that Mu Shishuang is two major realms stronger than her.

After getting the noisy group onto the carriage, Lin Ran divided the eleven-person team into smaller groups. Lin Chong, along with Xiao Zhuang and a few other boys and two girls, rode in the last carriage. With Lin Chong and Xiao Zhuang's combined strength approaching the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, they were much stronger and could handle any danger.

His good apprentice, Yuemei, led the remaining girls to squeeze into the middle carriage, where Yuemei, who had advanced to the Spirit Pill Realm, protected them.

As for Lin Ran, he led the way at the front. He also had to take care of Mu Shishuang. If Mu Shishuang was very kind and friendly, Lin Ran would rather she protect him. What's wrong with being protected by a girl in the Undying Realm?

After the team was briefly divided, Lin Ran drove the carriage and set off, followed by two other carriages. The horses' hooves trod on the repaired road, and they gradually disappeared into the distance at the end of the mountains.

A moment later, Wen Bixuan and Qiu Qingzi emerged from the city wall together. They gazed in the direction Lin Ran had left, and Wen Bixuan slowly said, "Qingzi, do you think there's a high chance that Lin Ran will lead the team to achieve even better results this time?"

Qiu Qingzi forced a smile and said, "Anyway, it's definitely better than the fastest elimination legend of the team I led!"

"You're really not good at leading the team!"

Wen Bixuan nodded, completely agreeing with this statement.

Haruko Oka: "..."

They're all bullying me! Believe me or not, I'm going on strike and quitting! I'm quitting!

"I had a feeling about this!"

Looking at the rising sun on the horizon, Wen Bixuan's usually cold face revealed a rare, faint smile: "Perhaps this will be the first step in the rise of our academy!"

……

The journey from Linghua Academy to Canglong Academy is like going from the easternmost part of Jiezhou to the northwesternmost part. The distance is extremely long, and since there is no spatial tunnel, the only means of transportation is a horse-drawn carriage. If they try to travel by spiritual power, these children will probably die of exhaustion on the way before they even reach Canglong Academy.

On the vast Gobi Desert, three horse-drawn carriages, facing the scorching sun, maintained a certain distance as they traveled across the blazing desert.

Looking down from high above, it's like watching three small black dots constantly moving horizontally, rushing towards a seemingly endless distance.

"So this is what traveling by carriage looks like!"

Mu Shishuang leaned against the carriage, looking at Lin Ran in the driver's seat, and sighed.

She was wrapped in an earth-yellow cloak with a hood and a scarf to protect her from the wind and sand, leaving only a pair of serene eyes visible.

"If there were a space tunnel, why go through all this trouble!"

Lin Ran was dressed the same way. He picked up the water jug ​​next to him, took a sip of fruit wine, and continued to whip the carriage, emphasizing "drinking and driving"!

“Actually, I can help your academy build a space tunnel; it’s not difficult!” Mu Shishuang said.

"Hey, we'll see!"

Lin Ran didn't want to continue the conversation on this topic.

Mu Shishuang was used to this. She grabbed the carriage door frame and took Lin Ran's unique wine pot. Looking at the strange, flat metal lump, she couldn't understand why Lin Ran had made the wine pot like this.

She followed Lin Ran's example, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. As the sweet and sour taste spread across her tongue, her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed softly, "Delicious!"

"What?"

Lin Ran glanced back and saw Mu Shishuang actually take his wine pot and start drinking. There was still some glistening on the rim. He was stunned for a moment, then silently turned his head away.

Mu Shishuang didn't pay attention to Lin Ran's strange behavior. She continued drinking, and soon her fair face turned exceptionally red.

"Hiccup~"

A long, drawn-out hiccup sounded beside Lin Ran.

When he turned around, he saw that Mu Shishuang's face was as red as a sunset, and her eyes were glazed over. He quickly took the wine pot, poured it out, and found that there wasn't a drop left. He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on: "Hey, Mu Shishuang, how come you drank all the wine?"

"It's so...delicious!"

Mu Shishuang said blankly.

Mu Shishuang, whose strength was sealed, drank the wine made from spiritual fruits and herbs. She had little resistance to it and got drunk very easily.