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

150. Someone's here to take over our territory.

Today, the sun is shining brightly, perfect for enjoying tea and playing chess!

Lin Ran had Mu Shishuang take his long-forgotten chessboard and pieces to clean them early on, and then personally invited the fairy who was engrossed in cultivation to come over for a thrilling battle.

"clatter!"

The white jade chess pieces, crafted from jade, were tapped onto the chessboard as the jade fingers danced across the surface.

After placing the chess piece, Shangguan Mengqing slightly turned her body, rested her left elbow on the table, and said with a smile in her eyes, "You lost again. Want to continue?"

"Wait, how come there are four of them?"

Lin Ran stared wide-eyed at the chessboard, utterly bewildered. He had clearly learned from his previous experience and was even more cautious this time, yet he still lost.

Shangguan Mengqing stretched lazily, completely ignoring Lin Ran's gaze, and said indifferently, "The slower you go down, the more paths I'll consider. The faster you go down with me, the more you'll be led into my trap. Old man, your brain can't keep up!"

Lin Ran: "..."

Is he really that bad? Luckily, he doesn't know much about Go and didn't teach the rules of Go to anyone, otherwise, with Fairy's brain, AlphaGo would have been completely crushed in a year or two.

Shangguan Mengqing stepped down from her seat, put on her shoes, and looked at Lin Ran, saying, "Alright, old man, that's enough for today. Let's go cultivate together!"

"Huh? Cultivation?"

Lin Ran took a step back, took a sip of tea, looked at the sky outside, and said, "It's so sunny this afternoon, let's not practice. It'll hurt Fairy's snow-white skin!"

"So you're thinking of me that much?" Shangguan Mengqing looked at Lin Ran mischievously.

“Of course!” Lin Ran affirmed.

"But I was taking you into my space to cultivate. It's a cave, all dark and gloomy. I was thinking..."

"It is my duty to accompany the fairy in her cultivation!" Lin Ran immediately changed her demeanor, her tone becoming firm and powerful, exuding an air of self-assurance.

With a smile in her eyes, Shangguan Mengqing was just thinking about taking this "old fish" who had taken the bait to cultivate when the stone house door was suddenly pushed open, and Lin Chong's figure rushed in. He shouted in a boisterous manner, "Father, a large group of people from the super sect has arrived. Do you want to go out and take a look?"

"Ah, Sister Shangguan is here too! Sorry, I didn't see her just now!"

Lin Chong had just finished speaking when he noticed a pair of eyes looking at him. When he saw that it was Shangguan Mengqing, he couldn't help but straighten his back. After all, she was the future senior sister. Just like his father had said, if he could build a good relationship with her, his path in the Sword Sect would be much smoother.

"Well, it's okay!"

Shangguan Mengqing nodded, then asked, "Xiao Chong, do you mean all those people from the super sects have come?"

"Yes, I just arrived. I saw that Wen Yuan had already gone to say hello, so I was wondering if I should come over and ask Father to meet those people!" Lin Chong scratched his head and explained.

However, the little guy was also wondering if he had said something wrong, because Shangguan Jie's expression seemed unhappy.

Shangguan Mengqing was indeed unhappy. She glanced at Lin Ran and said telepathically, "Let's go see those people. If we don't meet them, they'll be targeted by someone with ulterior motives."

"I'll definitely cultivate with you next time!" Lin Ran said confidently.

"I'm coming to cultivate with you tonight!"

"what?"

……

Lin Ran dragged his tired body and slowly left the stone house. He didn't really want to join in the fun, but if there were any clueless people like Jin Qiusheng looking for trouble, it would be quite annoying.

Lin Ran walked to the cleared outer area, and sure enough, it was suddenly full of people. The super sects and their affiliated sects had all gathered here.

There were quite a few people Lin Ran had seen before, such as Gao Tianwen, the Holy Maiden of Lingjing Holy Land who had been tricked in that secret realm, and Zhang Qingyun, the Holy Son of Beiming Holy Land who looked like an effeminate man.

These guys are much stronger than before. From Lin Ran's perception, they have already leaped from the Spirit Core Realm to the Nirvana Realm, but he doesn't know their exact level of Nirvana Realm. But this is enough to show the foundation of these super sects.

Lin Ran, like an unknown passerby, went over to his apprentice's side.

Fu Yuemei and her group, along with the female disciples from the Tianshan Sword Sect, were whispering among themselves about which sect had the most handsome men. Unexpectedly, Mo Qingyi, the leader and strongest member of the Tianshan Sword Sect, was a hopeless romantic and kept whispering her recommendations: "That Holy Son from the Northern Underworld Holy Land is really handsome. Don't you think his ambiguous, righteous yet wicked aura is amazing?"

Lin Ran quietly crept up behind the group of girls. Just as Fu Yuemei, who was discussing something rather pointless, turned around, she saw Lin Ran and happily exclaimed, "Master, you've come!"

"what?!"

A group of young girls gasped in surprise, turning to look at Lin Ran as if gazing at the moon, then quickly bowed and called out, "Mr. Lin!"

"Looks like I scared you guys!" Lin Ran smiled. He didn't expect these girls to react so strongly. It was just talking about handsome guys; he wasn't the kind of old-fashioned guy.

"No no!"

A group of girls shook their heads vigorously, their only thought at that moment was to find a hole to crawl into, because it was too embarrassing for their elders to hear them discussing men!

Lin Ran didn't continue the discussion. Looking at the large group of people gathered around, he asked curiously, "What are they all doing here?"

“Mr. Lin, it seems like they’re dividing up the territory?!” Mo Qingyi raised her small hand and whispered.

"Dividing the territory?"

Lin Ran was taken aback, pointed to the ground beneath her feet, and said, "This area is divided?"

"Yes!"

A group of girls nodded, and even Fu Yuemei and her silly friends nodded along, leaving Lin Ran a little bewildered.

The Tianshan Sword Sect has at least a Dragon Transformation Realm expert, and they're affiliated with the Sword Sect, so their territory won't be taken away. But what does Linghua Academy have? How can their Nirvana Realm compare to the Dragon Transformation Realm experts?

Lin Ran couldn't help but flick each of Fu Yuemei, Chi Sinian, and Xiao Qian on the forehead, then dragged them away from this circle.

The girls from the Tianshan Sword Sect were a bit confused at first, but Mo Qingyi, the leader of the Tianshan Sword Sect, was quick-witted and soon understood.

"No wonder Mr. Lin was a little angry!" Mo Qingyi said in a low voice.

The other companions, full of curiosity, pressed on, asking, "Why?"

"What else could it be? The place we've lived in for a while is going to be gone!"

……

On the other side, after pulling Fu Yuemei and the others a little further away, Lin Ran said helplessly, "You bunch of idiots, when they're dividing up the territory, won't they take away our place to live later? And you're still stupidly telling me that!"

"Oh, I didn't even think of that..."

Fu Yuemei and the others felt a little regretful. They had just watched that large group of people discussing handsome men, and now those handsome men were going to take their homes away. If that happened, they wouldn't be handsome anymore.

"Master, what do we do now?" Fu Yuemei couldn't help but ask.

Lin Ran was just about to say something when he heard a loud voice.

“I think those houses on the left side of the altar in that square are quite nice. That place belongs to my Qin family. What do you all think?”

Lin Ran: "..."

Those houses are certainly nice; he led the team that renovated them.

Why does the Qin family always seem to be against him?

Could this be another one of Kim's orders?

......

151. I'll fight to the end.

When the Qin family mentioned the location of those houses, some of the people present, who knew who was currently living there, couldn't help but look a little strange.

Among them, the person who felt the most satisfied was undoubtedly Jin Qiusheng.

He had always disliked that brat from Linghua Academy, and after joining the Sword Sect, he became even more arrogant.

"Heh heh, brat, now get out of the vicinity of the secret realm!" Jin Qiusheng thought to himself.

He didn't think the Sword Sect would stand up for Linghua Academy's territory. After all, the Qin family was the local bigwig, and they should be respected to some extent. For the Sword Sect to forcefully intervene would be a poor choice.

Wen Ling's expression changed. He turned to look at Lin Chong and asked telepathically, "Where is your father?"

Lin Chong shook his head, his eyes searching around. When he couldn't find the answer, he said helplessly, "I just went to inform my father, but I really don't know where he is now."

Wenling glanced in the direction of the Qin family. The Qin family was already preparing to send people over to "claim territory," and their determination to take over that place seemed unstoppable.

He sighed helplessly, patted Lin Chong on the shoulder, and said, "Little Chong, later you should ask our little ones to make some room for your father and his students!"

It seems that the Qin family is determined to take over, and Lin Ran and the others can't do anything about it.

The Qin family not only has a Dragon Transformation Realm expert, but they also have an Undying Realm expert sitting in their house. Even if Lin Ran can fight against the Qin family patriarch Qin Tianying, what about the Undying Realm expert? Actually, giving up that place would be the best option. A small act of impatience can ruin a big plan. Let the students help us regain the face we've lost from the secret realm!

"Should I go back now?" Lin Chong asked.

"Let's wait and see!" Wen Ling glanced at the situation on the field. He wanted to see if the one who was on good terms with Lin Ran would make a move, but she... probably wouldn't offend the Qin family, a local bigwig, so easily, right?

After securing a decent location for his family, Qin Tianying stroked his beard and continued, "Gentlemen, if anyone has their eye on a particular place, let's discuss it together so we can quickly establish ourselves in the Qianlong Secret Realm, recuperate, and prepare for our entry..."

Everyone wants to be closer to the secret realm because it proves your team's strength and allows you to enter the secret realm as soon as possible.

Don't underestimate this seemingly small advantage. If you enter the secret realm late and happen to land in a dangerous place, and your mortal enemy happens to be nearby, it means your journey through the secret realm is over. More likely, it means the end of your life journey as well...

While everyone was chattering and trying to take over the place they wanted, Qin Tianying's men, who had just been sent there, came crawling back in a very disheveled state.

Qin Yi, the young master of the Qin family, had a livid face and was about to angrily rebuke these shameful fellows, but was held down by his father's large hand.

Qin Tianying's eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a sinister and chilling light. He put his hands behind his back, looked at the subordinates kneeling in front of him, and asked in a deep voice, "Were you sent back by someone?"

Upon hearing the patriarch's question, several Qin family soldiers hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, patriarch, we were just about to go and set up camp there as you instructed, but someone will soon kick us out."

"Do you know who the other party is?"

Upon hearing this question, the soldiers exchanged glances, and finally only one of them whispered, "I...I don't know...we were chased away before we even saw them, we only know it was a woman's voice..."

"A woman's voice?!"

Qin Tianying shook his head with a wry smile and told his son, Qin Yi, to take his incompetent subordinates and get out of there.

He flicked his sleeves and strode confidently toward the territory he had his eye on, sneering, "I want to see who's so bold as to mess with someone from my Qin family!"

The arrivals from the major super sects and their vassal forces no longer cared about occupying territory; with a grand spectacle unfolding before them, they had no time to concern themselves with securing land.

The crowd followed Qin Tianying at a distance, eager to see which hero had dared to offend the local Qin family. They hoped a fight would break out, as they were there to watch the spectacle and the bigger the commotion, the better.

A large group of people followed them to the several brand-new-looking stone houses on the left side of the square, where some people were already waiting on the street outside the stone houses.

Lin Ran, Yue Lei, Elder Heng, Huang Shishi, and standing at the very front was Shangguan Mengqing, who wore a veil and a blue dress.

When they saw the figure at the very front, everyone immediately guessed who it was, and their excitement grew even stronger.