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

"Oh, it's people from Linghua Academy?"

In the dean's office of the outer courtyard of Canglong Academy, a refined middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe stood by the window listening to his subordinates' reports.

The subordinate behind the middle-aged man knelt on one knee and continued to report: "It is Lin Ran, the vice dean of Linghua Academy, who is leading the team. The gatekeeper elder deliberately provoked them, but they did not make any move. They are now heading to Cangshan Yunge."

After listening to his subordinate's report, the middle-aged man turned around. He was none other than Lin Yi, the outer dean of the Azure Dragon Academy, who had previously competed with the Holy Sky Academy for the Tree Heart Fragment in Dan City.

He strolled to his desk, picked up a cup of tea, but didn't drink it. He simply held it in his hand and gently shook it. He calmly said, "Linghua Academy is not our primary target, but as a pawn we want to win over, we should offer it some incentives."

“Punish that gatekeeper elder, then send someone to apologize to Linghua Academy, and make sure they receive the best possible treatment at Cangshan Yunge.”

Lin Yi casually placed the teacup on the table, and the tea inside remained calm and undisturbed.

Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, the subordinate was taken aback, clearly not expecting Lin Yi to make such a decision.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you going down to take care of things?"

Lin Yi's gaze instantly focused on his subordinate, as if a mountain was pressing down on him. The henchman was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly agreed and left the office with a hunched back.

After his subordinates left, Lin Yi sat down in a mahogany chair, closed his eyes, and lightly tapped the armrest with his fingers, muttering to himself, "Songling has arrived ahead of schedule. Next up are Shengqiong and Tianli. These two... hehe... are not easy to deal with..."

.....

Lin Ran and the others arrived at Cangshan Cloud Pavilion. The group of little ones behind them walked inside, making exclamations of surprise one after another, looking like they had never seen the world before.

"Shh, you bunch of kids, keep your voices down, don't act like we're so naive!" Lin Ran turned around and warned the group.

"Oh!"

Everyone responded in unison.

The exclamations that followed turned into expressive body language, making Lin Ran shake her head, but she didn't pay any more attention to the children.

Mu Shishuang walked to the side, looking at the antique pavilions and towers, the artificial hills and flowing water, and said softly, "Not as beautiful as the one at my house!"

"There are very few forces on the entire continent that can match your family's wealth!"

Lin Ran really wanted to visit the Spirit Clan in the future, and of course, she was even more looking forward to the Celestial Clan. The Celestial Clan lived in the heavens and had preserved many ancient buildings, which were very historically significant. After all, there weren't many powerful forces that had survived for so many years.

Lin Ran and the others were originally led to a less refined little courtyard, but suddenly the maid in the cheongsam leading the group seemed to have received some order and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, everyone, I'm sorry to have troubled you to come all this way. I'll take you to another courtyard."

Lin Ran found it strange, but she didn't say anything and just continued walking with the maid leading the group.

After wandering around the corridor for a while, Lin Ran and her group arrived at a more luxurious and exquisite courtyard than before. The courtyard had a small bridge and flowing water, antique decorations, and even the spiritual energy in the air was extremely abundant, obviously with a spirit-gathering array in place.

Lin Ran walked around the villa, his doubts growing stronger. He looked at the maid and couldn't help but ask, "Why did you suddenly change us to such a high-class villa?"

The maid bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Mr. Lin, please wait a moment. Our supervisor is on his way and will explain to you personally."

"it is good!"

Lin Ran nodded, then turned around and shouted at the group of brats running around, "Stop touching and rummaging around, all of you come and gather here!"

Before long, Fu Yuemei and the others returned to Lin Ran's side. They were truly amazed by the profound foundation of Canglong Academy today, their eyes darting around as they discussed in hushed tones.

Lin Ran didn't stop the kids from discussing. Seeing that his son Lin Chong and his apprentice Yue Mei were both very calm, he felt a little gratified. They hadn't let him down. Although they were poor, they would one day be beyond the reach of Canglong Academy.

The manager the maid mentioned arrived quickly. He was also dressed in the robes of an elder from the Azure Dragon Academy, but he looked much better than the bald gatekeeper. He immediately showered Lin Ran with compliments, which brought a smile to Lin Ran's face.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the elder in charge explained, "Vice Dean Lin, we at Canglong Academy are deeply sorry to learn that you were deliberately provoked by the gatekeeper elders of our Canglong Academy outside the city. This villa was specially upgraded for you, Vice Dean Lin, to express our apology."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran couldn't help but feel suspicious: "No one comes to the temple without a reason. This Canglong Academy seems to have some ill intentions!"

"It's alright, it's alright, the gatekeeper elder wasn't hurt..."

On the surface, Lin Ran exchanged some polite words with the elder in charge, declined a few times, and then reluctantly agreed to stay at the villa.

The elder in charge smiled and kept the maid behind, telling Lin Ran and the others to feel free to ask her for anything they needed. He even gave Lin Ran a look that only men could understand.

This made Lin Ran immediately understand: the Medicine King Sect is doing the same thing, and your Azure Dragon Academy is doing it too!

After the elder in charge left, the elegantly dressed maid in the cheongsam respectfully asked Lin Ran, "Mr. Lin, is there anything you need me to do?"

Lin Ran instructed, "Introduce this grand courtyard to these children, and then arrange a room for each of them!"

"Yes, sir!"

The maid nodded and walked up to Chi Sinian and the others, who were still somewhat dazed, and said with a smile, "Everyone, please follow me!"

When everyone belatedly realized they were going to stay in this grand villa, a bunch of brats crowded around Lin Ran, excitedly pulling him and shouting, "Thank you, sir!"

The boys were relatively reserved, but the girls were much more boisterous, grabbing Lin Ran's arm and chattering away. Lin Ran was surrounded by a group of beautiful girls.

Seeing this, Mu Shishuang's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she said with a frosty expression, "How can a girl behave like this!"

That shout seemed to have a magical power, freezing the entire scene in place. Everyone froze, but Lin Ran reacted quickly and said, "Your Sister Mu is right. Hurry up and choose a room, then make the most of the facilities here to cultivate. Go, go!"

"Yes!"

The girls responded and hurriedly fled. Once inside the mansion, Xiaoqian patted her chest, relieved, and exhaled, saying, "Sister Mu was really scary just now!"

Fu Yuemei, who was standing next to Xiaoqian, lightly patted Xiaoqian's head and said in feigned anger, "You've been making trouble for my master, now you know you were wrong, right?"

"I'm so happy! I've never lived in a house like this before!" Xiaoxi said, covering her head and pouting.

“Xiaoqian is right. I’d like to take a look at the training facilities here. I wonder how they compare to Linghua’s?” Chi Sinian interjected.

Hearing the crowd's discussion, the maid in the cheongsam suddenly said, "If you all want to go to the cultivation room first, please follow me!"

"Then lead the way!"

After Fu Yuemei gave her a heads-up, the group of people rushed off to experience the training facilities there.

Outside the house, Lin Ran, Mu Shishuang, and Lin Chong crossed the small stone bridge and arrived at the pavilion.

As soon as Lin Ran sat down on the stone stool, he noticed something was wrong. He stood up and touched the stone stool with his hand. The smooth texture of the stone made him exclaim in surprise, "Huh? I thought this was just a stone stool. I didn't expect it to be a large piece of jade. They're really rich."

"No wonder Wanxi's teacher often said that Canglong Academy is rolling in money. Even this stone stool is made of jade. It is indeed wealthy," Lin Chong said in surprise.

To be honest, he was just as shocked as Fu Yuemei and the others when he arrived at Cangshan Yunge today. However, he always kept his father's words in mind: never show yourself like this to outsiders, because someone might use this seemingly insignificant detail to stick a knife in front of you.

"Back then, Azure Dragon City was already wealthier than our Linghua City and Tianli City combined..."

Lin Ran saw the scale of Canglong City, including the territory of Canglong Academy along the way, which was a prosperous area. In contrast, their Linghua Academy was all in the wilderness, and it was considered prosperous if a small town could be formed in their territory.

Lin Ran looked at the tea set on the table, and his tea craving was triggered. He manipulated the tea set in his hands, then took out his own tea canister and began to brew himself a pot of tea.

At the same time, he said, "By the way, Xiao Chong, why don't you go in with Yue Mei and the others to see that house? You can also check out the cultivation facilities at Canglong Academy. I think those girls are quite enthusiastic!"

Lin Chong was about to make tea for his father, but Mu Shishuang took the task. He was somewhat surprised to see Mu Shishuang's skillful operation.

Upon hearing her father's question, she belatedly replied, "Father, the cultivation facilities at Tianli Academy are the most advanced kind. It was opened up for me by the Grand Elder and the others. Normally, cultivation would require a lot of high-grade spirit stones."

Lin Ran suddenly realized, but then she thought it made sense. Her son was the main character, so naturally he should become the rising star wherever he went.

"Father, why did they suddenly come to apologize and even give us such a big villa?"

Lin Chong was very curious about this question, which is why he stayed behind – he wanted to know the answer.

"oh?!"

Lin Ran paused in rinsing the tea, then handed it to Mu Shishuang. After shaking her sleeves, Lin Ran said thoughtfully, "We often say that no one visits a temple without a reason. Since they are treating us so well, they must need us. So they gave us some treats. Their purpose is not hard to guess. They probably plan to use our Linghua Academy in the secret realm later."

Lin Chong was startled and blurted out, "Then...aren't Yue Mei and the others in great danger?"

Lin Ran looked at her son with a half-smile and said, "Are you in such a hurry for him?"

"No, no, Father, I...I still have Wanxi!"

Lin Chong blushed, scratched his head, and responded somewhat awkwardly.

Lin Ran smiled, picked up the tea that Mu Shishuang had poured, took a sip, stared at the artificial hill beside him, and said in a deep voice, "If you have the ability in the secret realm, take good care of Yuemei and the others. Your father still remembers what I told you before: be adaptable and act according to circumstances. Know when to back down and when to act. Do you understand?"

Lin Chong's eyes hardened, and he firmly replied to Lin Ran:

"Father, I will definitely get a spot in the Sword Sect and bring Yuemei and the others back safe and sound!"

Lin Ran patted Lin Ran on the shoulder with great satisfaction.

"I believe you!"

……

111. Do you hate me?

Lin Ran initially thought that their Linghua Academy was the first to arrive at Cangshan Yunge. To Lin Ran's surprise, she met Vice Dean Yue Lei, who came to visit, on the second day.

Lin Ran looked at the chubby guy standing in the yard with a surprised expression and called out, "Hey, Yue Lei, what are you doing here?"

Yue Lei, who was in the courtyard, saw Lin Ran at the gate of the house. Pointing at Lin Ran, he said with a resentful look like that of a wronged woman, "Lin Ran, you're not human!"

"Do you want me to take off my pants and show you whether I'm human or not?" Lin Ran retorted.

Yue Lei was shocked and took a few steps back, staring wide-eyed at Lin Ran, his face filled with horror as he said, "Lin Ran, do you... also have homosexual tendencies?!"

"I'm not interested in you, you fatso!"

Lin Ran waved his hand and walked up to Yue Lei. He asked curiously, "When did you come to Cangshan Yunge?"

"It was established a little earlier than your Linghua Academy..."

Yue Lei counted on his fingers, recalling the agreement between the two sides in their previous meeting, and asked, "Why are you so late? Didn't you all leave at about the same time? I haven't seen any of you."

“We traversed the danger zone and even lingered there for some time. It would be a miracle if you saw us!” Lin Ran glanced at Yue Lei, then continued, “Are you also among the highest-ranking members of the Cangshan Cloud Pavilion?”

Yue Lei nodded, subconsciously looked around, and pulled Lin Ran to the pavilion, where they used soundproofing.

After confirming everything was correct, Yue Lei looked at Lin Ran with a serious expression and said, "The Azure Dragon Academy is trying to bribe us!"

“When we came here, one of the kids in my team got injured. Since we were almost at Canglong Academy, I wanted to ask them to find a good alchemist to take a look at the kid so that it wouldn’t affect his participation in the competition. Guess what happened?” Yue Lei said.

Lin Ran rested her chin on her hand, looked at Yue Lei sleepily, and slowly said, "The Azure Dragon Academy found you the top alchemist?"

"Yup!"

Yue Lei clapped his hands, his tone becoming more animated, and said, "I'm really curious why they directly invited a sixth-level alchemist from Canglong Academy to treat our illness and even moved us to the best villa. The spirit-gathering array and cultivation facilities there are much better than those in our academy."

"Isn't this bribery?" Yue Lei shouted.

Seeing Yue Lei's bright, lantern-like eyes, Lin Ran asked with a puzzled expression, "It was indeed a bribe, but then what?"

"Wouldn't our students be in danger inside the secret realm?" Yue Lei asked in surprise.

Lin Ran thought to herself: You brat, you disturbed my peaceful sleep so early in the morning just to trick me into telling you something, didn't you? You're such a wicked brat!

"At worst, I'll just set another record for the fastest elimination, as long as I'm better than Haruko!" Lin Ran said nonchalantly.