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

Captain Gu didn't ask any more questions, but stepped aside to let Li Yuhan and Lin Ran pass through the tight defenses.

Upon arriving at the warehouse gate, Lin Ran noticed that the gate possessed a remarkable energy aura, indicating a decent level of protection. The gate also had two keyholes, and it seemed that a dark, round disc needed to be moved slightly.

Li Yuhan explained through spiritual power: "I spent a lot of effort to have this warehouse built. Without the key and the correct way to unlock it, even a Nirvana Realm cultivator would have to give up."

Li Yuhan took out the two keys she had kept safe, while Lin Ran looked around. He noticed that the man called Captain Gu was looking at him strangely, or rather, he felt that Captain Gu was not right. As the captain of the guard team, shouldn't he be alert to his surroundings at this time? Why was he staring at him?

"Okay, it's open, let's go in and take a look!"

With a click, the thick black stone door in front of them slowly opened to both sides. Li Yuhan led Lin Ran inside. As Lin Ran went in, she glanced at Captain Gu again and saw that he was looking elsewhere. This made her a little strange: "Could I have been mistaken?"

Upon entering the warehouse, it was already brightly lit by the glowing stones. All the treasures to be auctioned were placed in order on their respective display stands, which were also well protected.

"I initially thought there were some shortcomings in your protective measures, but the protection of your booth here is quite good!" Lin Ran stroked her chin, showing considerable approval for the protective measures at Li Yuhan's booth.

“Of course! I also know the key to these things. This warehouse is connected to the auction house above, so they will be sent directly up there. Come with me to see the last few!” Li Yuhan raised her head slightly, like a child who had been praised, quite proud.

Li Yuhan skipped over the items at the front booths and went straight to the back booths, arriving at the last few.

A display stand with protective capabilities no less than those of a Spirit Core Realm expert appeared before Lin Ran. The display stand, shrouded in a cyan light shield, contained an exquisite jade box that faintly emitted white mist.

Li Yuhan gently placed a jade pendant on the light shield, and the cyan light shield automatically dissipated. Li Yuhan put on special gloves and carefully opened the jade box.

Inside the jade box was a pill, which was quite peculiar. It was black on one side and pure white on the other, resembling a yin-yang symbol. It also seemed to contain a very mysterious power.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the round pill, Li Yuhan breathed a sigh of relief, put it back on the display stand, and restarted the protective shield.

Knowing that Lin Ran would definitely ask curiously what the pill was, Li Yuhan explained in advance: "This is one of the important items in our auction, the Chaos Pill. From the limited ancient records we have, we only know that it has the powerful effect of bringing the dead back to life and healing flesh and bones."

It is said to have the powerful effect of prolonging life, but of course this remains to be verified. This elixir was specially entrusted to us for auction by an alchemist.

Moreover, that alchemist was very mysterious; he always came dressed in black robes, and we didn't know what he looked like or what his identity was.

Although Lin Ran couldn't understand the pills, he could still recognize the term "Chaos Pill." If he remembered correctly, this pill seemed to be another opportunity for his good son, but he couldn't quite remember where it was obtained. So why was this thing here? And why was it being sold by the Jinling Chamber of Commerce?

All Lin Ran could say was that the worldline was too abstract for her to understand.

This elixir is indeed effective in bringing the dead back to life and healing the wounded. No matter how severe your injury, it can heal you with a single dose of milk, making it like an ultimate blood pack. However, he remembered that this thing seemed to have some side effects, but they didn't seem to be anything serious.

"Let me show you the others!"

Li Yuhan led Lin Ran to the next booth, which was much larger. The items displayed inside were rather strange, including a peculiar egg. The egg was about the size of a child, entirely emerald green, like a precious jade, with many mysterious patterns on its surface. It exuded a very strong life force and occasionally shook.

“We don’t know what this is either, and we can’t open it to see, but we guess it might be a monster egg, possibly a very high-level one. This was collected by our Jinling Chamber of Commerce, and we plan to auction it off this time,” Li Yuhan said.

"It's really quite amazing, I wonder what it is!" Lin Ran couldn't help but lean closer to take a look. Suddenly, she became curious about what it felt like and asked Li Yuhan, who was about to go to the next booth, "Can I open it and feel the texture of this egg?"

"Of course you can!" Li Yuhan joked, "If you want this strange egg, you can trade it for something. If you can give me some kind of Heaven-level cultivation technique..."

It's much more impactful than this egg. I wasn't really keen on auctioning this; I had a feeling it was unlikely to fetch the price I wanted.

"What are you saying? I really do have a Heavenly-level cultivation technique!" Lin Ran put her arm around Li Yuhan's shoulder, a sly smile on her face.

Li Yuhan rolled her eyes at Lin Ran, crossed her arms, and complained, "Fine, if you bring it out now, I'll replace this item with your Heavenly Rank cultivation technique."

Lin Ran rummaged through her spatial ring and finally selected a low-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique that wasn't particularly powerful. She handed it to Li Yuhan and said, "Here it is, take a look."

"real or fake?"

Li Yuhan was stunned, her eyes filled with shock. She quickly pressed the scroll to her forehead to examine it. When she found that it really was a low-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique, Li Yuhan glanced at the doorway and whispered to Lin Ran, "Did you unearth a treasure trove somewhere? You're handing out Heaven-rank cultivation techniques like they're cabbages, aren't you?"

"Well, this isn't very useful anyway. Here, take it. I'll trade it for this egg, okay?" Lin Ran looked at the egg in front of him, his eyes full of curiosity. For him, rather than hiding those useless cultivation techniques and martial arts skills, it was better to use them to exchange for something more useful to strengthen his own strength.

As for the best cultivation techniques and martial arts skills, he would definitely keep them for himself first, leaving them for the future young people of the Lin family.

"Of course! If you had told me sooner, I wouldn't have auctioned this egg. Fortunately, it hasn't been put on stage yet!" Li Yuhan said with a smile. A Heaven-level cultivation technique would definitely be easier to make money than this egg of some unknown thing. The influence of this auction would definitely reach a new level.

Lin Ran rolled her eyes at Li Yuhan. "You didn't even show me what the items were before, saying that if you did, there would be less of a surprise. And now you're doing this. What a hypocritical woman."

Li Yuhan hummed a little tune as she turned off the light shield of the display stand, allowing Lin Ran to take the egg directly. With the light shield off, the rich vitality surged forth without any obstruction, making people feel refreshed.

Lin Ran stared at the wobbly egg. As soon as he reached out to touch it, he felt a sharp pain in his palm. It felt as if his blood was being drawn out of the egg, and he could vaguely hear the egg's heartbeat.

But this change only lasted a moment. When Lin Ran withdrew his hand, his palm was as white as jade, and there was no trace of any injury.

"Yuhan, did you feel any pain when you touched this egg?" Lin Ran turned to Li Yuhan and asked.

"It hurts? No, it feels like holding a piece of jade. Hurry up and take this away, I'll put this scroll in!" Li Yuhan shook her head and urged Lin Ran to take the egg away quickly.

Lin Ran could only put the egg back into her spatial ring first. After Li Yuhan put the scroll in, she restarted the light shield.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuhan led Lin Ran to the last booth, where another exquisite jade box was placed.

Li Yuhan turned off the light shield, opened the jade box to check its contents. Inside was a crystal-clear liquid, like emerald green amber. As soon as the jade box was opened, it emitted a fragrant aroma.

Lin Ran wrinkled his nose, smelling the fragrance that entered his nostrils. He felt a strange familiarity with it and couldn't help but recall that Li Yuhan had used the leaves of the Wisdom Tree to make tea before, and it seemed to have the same fragrance. He couldn't help but want to ask, "Could this thing be related to the Wisdom Tree?"

Li Yuhan nodded and said, "You guessed right, it is indeed related to the Tree of Wisdom. I'll put it back first and tell you later!"

Li Yuhan felt it wasn't safe to talk while holding this thing, so she closed the jade box, put it back on the display stand, and was about to restart the light shield.

But at that moment, a sharp shout rang out from the warehouse: "Give me that jade box!"

……

Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Undercover Agent of the Demonic Artifact Sect

Lin Ran and Li Yuhan turned around to look behind them, and standing in front of them was none other than Captain Gu, who was in charge of guarding the warehouse.

This made Li Yuhan's face turn very ugly. Captain Gu was a talent she valued highly. If he broke through to the Spirit Pill Realm in the future, he would definitely be recruited by the royal family. She could make a promise to him while he was still weak, so that she could use this talent for herself in the future.

But to her utter surprise, Captain Gu actually...

"Captain Gu, what are you doing? Get out of here right now!" Li Yuhan's eyes widened in anger, and her voice turned icy cold. She hoped that Captain Gu would realize his mistake and change his ways.

But "Captain Gu" laughed loudly, grabbed his face with his right hand, and suddenly tore off a piece of his face. Underneath the face was a shocking sight. Most of the skin on one side was red, and it seemed that there were insects crawling under the skin. It was disgusting to look at.

The "Captain Gu," his true colors now exposed, glared menacingly at Li Yuhan, grinning maliciously: "How about it? Does this face look familiar? My precious daughter!"

"Holy crap, what did I just hear?" Lin Ran was stunned. This ugly monster in front of her was Li Yuhan's father? Really? Such a beautiful daughter, and her father was such an ugly monster. No one could believe it.

Li Yuhan looked coldly at the "monster" in front of her and sneered, "Wu Chou, you're just a piece of trash that my mother dumped. What right do you have to call me daughter or father? It seems you're still clinging to the despicable things you did back then."

Lin Ran: "!"

The more they talked, the more curious Lin Ran became, eager to hear more. After all, Lin Ran knew almost nothing about Li Yuhan's story, whether in the original novel or now, but she never expected there to be such an incredible piece of gossip.

Mockingly, the "monster" seemed to go a little crazy. He suddenly ripped open his clothes, revealing his chest. When Lin Ran saw the chest, even he was startled and exclaimed, "You're more monstrous than a monster!"

The "monster's" chest was a patch of red, and what was even more frightening was that the area around its heart was hollowed out, with a purplish-red heart several sizes larger than a normal person's beating there. With each beat, a purplish-red flow spread throughout its body, a sight that truly sent chills down one's spine.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuhan felt nauseous, and the coldness in her eyes grew even colder. She said, "Back then, I heard that you joined the Demon Artifact Sect, a sect that specializes in crooked and evil ways. Now it seems that it is indeed true. You have turned yourself into this kind of monster. You must have paid a lot, right?"

Lin Ran frowned upon hearing "Demon Artifact Sect," as he had naturally heard of this sect.

If I remember correctly, this sect is not too far from the Li Dynasty. They have had many disputes with the Li Dynasty before, which is really too outrageous.

In order to improve their strength and obtain the remaining materials needed for "weapon forging", they carried out all sorts of inhumane and heinous blood sacrifices, making them universally condemned. Previously, the Li Dynasty had also had a city massacred, so the two sides became enemies. The Li Dynasty can be said to be the most ruthless in suppressing the Demon Weapon Sect.

Unexpectedly, Li Yuhan's father also joined this kind of sect and turned himself into this ghostly appearance, which makes people curious about what exactly happened back then.

Faced with Li Yuhan's sarcasm, the "monster" Wu Chou couldn't help but grin maliciously and laughed wildly, "It's alright, once I get the clear spring bestowed by the Tree of Wisdom, I'll offer it to the sect leader."

Next, my strength will definitely reach a higher level, reaching the Nirvana Realm. At that time, I will make you and your mother taste the pain I suffered back then, and then I will cherish you both!

At this point, this guy actually showed some kind of perverted expression, and actually tore off all his clothes, thrusting his hips forward and uttering all sorts of vulgar and obscene words that would be censored.

Lin Ran was so disgusted by what she saw that she almost wanted to wash her eyes. How did the other person have the courage to expose this strange thing that looked like a spiked club? Did he modify it there too? And did this guy really want to be the ghost father of a fantasy world?

Silently leaning close to Li Yuhan's ear, Lin Ran whispered, "Are you sure this madman is your father?"

Li Yuhan rolled her eyes at Lin Ran and said, "I came out of my mother's belly, where would I get a father?"

Lin Ran:......

Wow, you're Sun Wukong too, huh? Your mom's pretty amazing too, doing everything herself, huh!

Wu Chou never expected that Li Yuhan and Lin Ran in front of him would not be afraid of him at all. On the contrary, he was yelling like a clown, which was extremely ugly.

"You all die! Anyone who insults me must die!" Wu Chou roared, his face contorted with rage, and suddenly leaped into the air.

The right arm glowed with a purplish-red light, covered in scales, and transformed into a huge purplish-red palm print, which slammed down fiercely towards Lin Ran and the other person. The air was filled with such terrifying force that it created a piercing sonic boom.

The floor beneath Lin Ran and Li Yuhan's feet began to crack due to the powerful force of the energy.

"I'll protect you. You should put away all these items that are going to be auctioned!" Lin Ran said seriously.

Lin Ran took out her Autumn Rain Sword. Under Lin Ran's command, the golden sword energy transformed into a golden light screen, blocking all of Wu Chou's attacks.

"What?" Wu Chou didn't expect that the pretty boy next to his daughter would be so strong and take his attack so easily.

Li Yuhan then took away the most crucial booths. Seeing this, Lin Ran also came up with a plan. He flicked his sword in a graceful flourish, smiled at Wu Chou who was suspended in mid-air in the warehouse, and murmured softly, "A harmonious marriage!"

Lin Ran raised his sword and thrust it upwards. The terrifying golden sword energy carried a fierce and soaring intent, like a giant dragon ascending to the sky. It roared with the sound of swords clashing and crashed into Wu Chou's chest, tearing Wu Chou through the top of the warehouse and sending him bursting out of the ground.

Outside in the auction hall, as people sat and chatted about what items would be auctioned, many felt the floor of the auction hall tremble.

"What's going on in this auction house? Why is the ground shaking?"

"Was it an earthquake?"

"I don't think it's an earthquake. It's that the Jinling Chamber of Commerce didn't put enough effort into building this auction venue, right? They definitely cut corners. Remember, everyone, come to XX Construction next time; we absolutely won't cut corners..."

There were many different opinions, but suddenly a loud bang was heard, and the auction stage suddenly exploded, with a golden beam of light rising from it.

Many curious people didn't even panic and leave; they wanted to see what was happening. They saw a figure seemingly above the beam of light. The beam of light flashed by, and the figure fell into the audience like a kite with a broken string, creating a large crater.

Some daring onlookers even went closer to see what it was, and were quite surprised to see Wu Chou's appearance. After all, such a fully-fledged "artificial human" was still a bit too advanced for ordinary people in the Li Dynasty.

Wu Chou was knocked unconscious by Lin Ran's sudden attack in the audience.

Then professionals came to handle the matter, and even repaired the auction stage. The auction was eventually held smoothly, and the transaction volume reached its peak.

Because the last three items were beyond the value of gold coins, they had to be sold as barter.

To Lin Ran's surprise, the Chaos Pill and the Wisdom Tree Spring were obtained by Lin Chong. When Lin Ran learned this from Li Yuhan, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak. After a while, she asked, "Are you sure there's no shady dealing involved?"

"Where can I find it!"

Sitting in the main seat of the study, Li Yuhan took a sip of tea and said, "Bartering is about seeing whose items are more in line with the interests of our Jinling Chamber of Commerce."