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

"understood!"

They all spoke in unison, their eyes blazing with anger. After what had just happened, they suddenly understood a lot: sometimes face is won with your own fists. This time, the gentleman saved them, but next time, they would have to defend it themselves!

……

Lin Ran led everyone into the space tunnel. He took out the space ship with ease and explained the space tunnel to the children behind him. But then Lin Ran realized... he was showing off his skills in front of Guan Yu.

Mu Shishuang explained things in a more accessible way than Lin Ran, so Lin Ran handed the task over to Mu Shishuang while he went to the cockpit of the spaceship and threw in a high-grade spirit stone.

The spaceship transformed into a streak of silver light, sailing towards the boundless, deep darkness without making a sound; only the silver-white spatial barriers on both sides of the tunnel and the endless darkness ahead existed.

The spaceship provided by Canglong Academy is quite advanced, equivalent to a small cruise ship, and has many small rooms for them to rest.

Lin Ran occupied the driver's seat, which allowed him to detect any abnormalities immediately. The last time he went through a space tunnel, he was so scared that he developed a fear of space tunnels.

"Hey, Lin Ran, can I come out and play for a while? It's so boring staying here. I can even help you pilot the spaceship, so you can change your clothes and then go heal your injuries!"

Not long after Lin Ran started piloting the spaceship, Fan Hua in his mind issued a request to "board".

“You’ve been bored for so long, what’s a little longer?” Lin Ran said.

It wasn't that he didn't want to release Fan Hua, but rather that it would take some time, and it was better if fewer people knew about Fan Hua's existence. This was Lin Ran's trump card for escaping, and currently only Qian Yi and Shangguan Mengqing knew about it.

"Hey, Lin Ran, please say yes! I promise I'll be careful, and I'll go back immediately if anything seems wrong!" Fan Hua called out in Lin Ran's mind.

He kept arguing as long as Lin Ran didn't agree, driving Lin Ran almost crazy.

"Okay, okay, I'll let you out now. Really, just stop bothering me!"

Lin Ran shook his head helplessly; he ultimately succumbed to the allure of the flowers.

……

116. An Absurd Half-Life

Traveling from Zhongyu Xinzhou to Qianzhou will undoubtedly take a considerable amount of time.

In this special "All-Continent Academy Competition," not only will members of the super sects come to recruit disciples, but their vassal forces will also participate. If they perform exceptionally well, they will be able to join the super sects, just like the members of the academies.

This is considered the strongest force on the continent in the open, and one of the main ways to absorb new blood.

Super sects typically recruit new disciples by sending an elder and the sect's most prestigious and capable young members to the site to select outstanding disciples.

Because the former state was far away, the super sects and their vassal forces set off at a remarkably uniform time this time, and even chose similar routes, which led to quite a few frictions along the way.

Just as they arrived in the Southern Region and were preparing to transfer to the space tunnel leading to the former state, a conflict broke out between two forces in the most luxurious inn in one of the cities.

One of these two forces is called the Battle Gang, and the other is the Northern Underworld Valley. From these distinctive names, it is clear that they are affiliated forces of the War God Temple and the Northern Underworld Holy Emperor.

These two sides are sworn enemies. The War God Temple, a bunch of muscle-bound combat maniacs, have always looked down on the morally ambiguous Northern Underworld Holy Emperor, and their affiliated forces are also united in their hatred of him.

What started as a fight over a room in the inn escalated into a brawl in the lobby, with the two sides turning the entire lobby into a fighting arena.

On the second floor of the inn, a number of curious onlookers had already gathered. Their brocade robes and the insignia on their chests indicated that they were from a super sect that had come to recruit disciples.

"I didn't expect that the Temple of War and the Northern Underworld Holy Land didn't fight each other, but instead their subordinate forces fought each other. That's quite interesting."

Sitting in a corner window seat on the second floor, a young man in a blue robe had a handsome and full face with a gentle smile. As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the woman sitting in front of him, with an almost imperceptible look of admiration in them.

"Ok!"

The woman sitting opposite me wore a veil, her eyes gazing out the window. Her long hair was piled up behind her head, and she wore a simple white dress, yet she still couldn't hide her ethereal and otherworldly temperament. She was like a painting just sitting there.

The man was clearly used to the woman's simple, even somewhat indifferent, answer. Seeing that the woman kept looking out the window, he followed her gaze. He saw that the pedestrians outside were hurrying by, keeping their distance from what was happening at the inn, or watching from a distance.

After watching for a while, the man found the street scene even more boring than the battle downstairs, and couldn't help but look at the woman curiously and ask, "Mengqing, have you discovered something while you've been looking at the street?"

"Just bored!"

Shangguan Mengqing replied calmly.

The man was clearly stunned by this remark, which was so characteristic of Shangguan Mengqing, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Shangguan Mengqing stood up and said calmly, "I'm going back upstairs to rest. Just call me when you're ready to leave!"

Before the man could even try to salvage the situation, Shangguan Mengqing's ethereal figure vanished from sight.

When the man saw that the beauty had disappeared, the fragrant tea that should have been tasting sweet now tasted bitter.

Before long, an old man with graying temples, dressed in an old Taoist robe, appeared beside the man.

The old man looked at the young man and couldn't help but tease him, "Young Shi Shi, you're good at cultivation, but you still need to work on your skills in winning a girl's heart!"

Faced with such criticism from his elders, Huang Shishi shook his head helplessly, twirled the empty teacup in his hand, and said with a bitter smile, "Uncle Wu, please stop teasing me. I've been pursuing this for so many years, but to no avail. I don't know where the problem lies."

The old man, known as Uncle Wu, glanced upstairs, patted Huang Shishi on the shoulder, and advised, "You should give up, kid. That girl... is destined to be alone for the Sword Sect for the rest of her life!"

"why?"

This is Hwang Se-dol, who has asked this question countless times. Whenever an elder tries to persuade him to give up, he always asks this question in return, wanting to know the answer.

But everyone, even Uncle Wu, with whom he had a good relationship, shook their heads the next moment, smiled but said nothing, which made Huang Shishi angrily crush the teacup in his hand.

Seeing Huang Shishi like this, Uncle Wu was also quite helpless. Unless Huang Shishi grew to the level of an elder, he still wouldn't be qualified to know the specific situation of Shangguan Mengqing.

The Sword Sect's higher-ups share a common goal regarding Shangguan Mengqing: to help her grow as quickly as possible.

Shangguan Mengqing, as the most talented and youngest to comprehend the "Dao," and who has also cultivated the most difficult technique in the Sword Sect, is the future leader of the Sword Sect and the leader in the fight against the Void Evil Clan.

Moreover, since returning from the secret realm, Shangguan Mengqing's strength has become even more mysterious and unpredictable, further solidifying the thoughts of the Sword Sect's higher-ups.

They weren't worried that Shangguan Mengqing would be moved by Huang Shishi's pursuit, because Shangguan Mengqing, who had cultivated the Pure and Tranquil Scripture, already had a heart of stone. How could she be moved by a man? A man who could move the heart of a woman who cultivated the Pure and Tranquil Scripture could at least be called a saint in the "path of love"!

As for Hwang Seok-seok, as the grandson of the Grand Elder, no one could really say anything. They just let the kid hit a wall and see if he would give up when he was badly hurt.

……

"Ah sneeze!"

In the cockpit of the spaceship, Lin Ran sneezed for no apparent reason. Fan Hua, who was helping with the piloting, couldn't help but remark, "Looks like some lover is thinking about you. You're really a wicked guy!"

Fan Hua has been with Lin Ran for quite some time now. She doesn't even know what to say about his lover. All she can say is that she has no doubt about the possibility of Lin Ran being torn apart by five horses, and incidentally, she can also add the probability of him becoming a eunuch.

Putting everything else aside, just the fact that the Sword Sect Fairy, the successor of Jingyue, was able to make an exception for Wen Qianyi is something Fan Hua considers extraordinary. If that vixen who discovered their secret affair were to be discovered, would Lin Ran really not be afraid of being killed?

Lin Ran, who was wiping himself with a towel, became alert upon hearing Fan Hua's words. He looked at Fan Hua as if she were a major spy and said suspiciously, "Fan Hua, you're not going to betray me later, are you? Don't force me to kneel down and beg you!"

Fan Hua: "......"

Your assertiveness is truly unique, leaving her speechless.

Fan Hua adjusted the spaceship, threw in another high-grade spirit stone, then turned around and glared at Lin Ran, saying, "Am I as bad as you say? You just really need to be careful, or you might end up getting caught in a trap!"

"Okay, I know!"

Lin Ran nodded. He looked down at the blood-stained towel and felt even worse. Only Lin Ran knew that this was not just one vixen!

"Dong dong!"

There was a knock on the driver's cab door.

Lin Ran and Fan Hua both looked at the driver's side door, but because the door was locked from the inside, no one could get in. After a while, a clear, cold voice came in: "Lin Ran, it's me, Mu Shishuang!"

Lin Ran pulled up her pants, and Fan Hua, understanding the situation, transformed into a golden ray of light and returned to Lin Ran's body.

At this moment, Lin Ran opened the driver's door and found that not only Mu Shishuang but also Fu Yuemei were inside. Yuemei, who had originally intended to greet her, blushed slightly when she saw Lin Ran's bare upper body. The girl turned her head to the side and said shyly, "Master, why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

Lin Ran looked down, scratched her head, and said awkwardly, "I was just wiping myself down when I heard you knocking, so I rushed over to open the door. I didn't notice. I'll put it on right away!"

Lin Ran was about to rummage through her spatial ring to find a piece of clothing to put on when Mu Shishuang suddenly slipped inside, slammed the door shut, and gave Fu Yuemei the cold shoulder.

The little girl stared wide-eyed at the tightly closed door in front of her, trying to think of something to say, but her lips moved without her knowing what to say.

"Sister Mu, what exactly are you going to do?!"

Fu Yuemei's little head was already a bit too slow to process what was happening.

Meanwhile, inside the driver's seat, Lin Ran was also somewhat confused. He looked at Mu Shishuang in front of him and said, "Shishuang, what are you doing? Why did you lock Yuemei outside?!"

Mu Shishuang countered by asking Lin Ran, "Doesn't she think that men and women shouldn't touch each other? Besides, you're injured, let me treat your injuries first before letting her in!"

Lin Ran leaned back, looking at Mu Shishuang with some fear, and asked, "Aren't you a woman?"

"I'm not human!"

Mu Shishuang responded calmly.

Lin Ran: "..."

Hearing Mu Shishuang's words, Lin Ran felt a shock that went straight to her heart. Although upon reflection, Mu Shishuang might be expressing that she was not human, there wasn't much difference between humans and spirits. There was still a distinction between men and women. So why was she an exception?

But Mu Shishuang had already taken the blood-stained towel from his hand, went to the bucket of water that Lin Ran had placed aside, skillfully washed the towel, and then wiped Lin Ran's body.

Lin Ran glanced at Mu Shishuang's expression and felt the slightly clumsy wiping, and couldn't help but sigh, saying, "Are you trying to please me? Or are you trying to make it up to me?"

Upon hearing Lin Ran's words, Mu Shi paused for a moment, but quickly resumed her work, wiping the items carefully, and replied, "Yes, all of them!"

"Back then, why did you take the initiative to face that Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator? You should know that your strength was sealed. If he attacked in anger, you would really die, and I wouldn't be able to use the Undying Coffin to protect your life. Didn't you know that?" Lin Ran asked.

At that time, although he was suffering, he knew about the situation outside. When he saw that Mu Shishuang, with her plain appearance, was facing a Dragon Transformation Realm expert, she was more fearless and brave than him. He wanted to know what I was up to!

"I knew I was going to die..."

Mu Shishuang got up and took the towel to the bucket to wash it. She turned her back to Lin Ran, so Lin Ran couldn't see her expression and didn't know what Mu Shishuang looked like when she said the next sentence.

“I used to think death was terrible, but now I know that what’s worse than death is living a meaningless life. I… also want to do more meaningful things to make up for… that absurd half of my life… is that not allowed?”

……

117. War Alliance, Azure Dragon City, Qin Family

Fu Yuemei thought she would have to wait outside for a long time, but to her surprise, the driver's cab door opened after a while. Standing behind the door was Mu Shishuang. She stepped aside and said softly, "Your master is alright... and he's dressed!"

Upon hearing Mu Shishuang's words, Fu Yuemei's blush returned. She went into the driver's seat and saw her driver had changed his clothes and was sitting in the driver's seat.

She walked quickly to Lin Ran's side, about to say something, but her eyes were drawn to the brightly lit board in front of Lin Ran.

When Lin Ran saw that Fu Yuemei's gaze was drawn to the board, she couldn't help but smile and ask, "Are you very curious about this?"

"Uh-huh!"