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

“They’ve set off. They probably haven’t noticed anything amiss. When should we catch up with them…” Shangguan Mengqing asked in a low voice.

"No rush!" Lin Ran shook her head and continued, "It seems that the Holy Maiden only sensed that someone was watching her, and probably doesn't know the exact location. Their destination must be the lake. There might be some troublesome situation in the lake, which is why they need so long to prepare. We have plenty of time!"

Everyone nodded in agreement with Lin Ran's words. Lin Ran looked at the team members and smiled, "Have you all prepared the masks I told you about?"

They nodded their little heads, all of them had prepared their masks. When they heard that they were going to pretend to be from the Northern Underworld Holy Land to deal with the Spirit Pure Holy Land, they felt very excited, as if they were doing something bad.

However, Chang Wei had a small question about this plan and couldn't help but ask, "Senior, it's easy to see that I come from the Sword Sect. What if someone from the Spirit Pure Holy Land finds out?"

Lin Ran slapped Chang Wei on the head and muttered, "Are you stupid? Just because someone says you are, does that mean you are? So what if she knows? If she has the guts, come up here and question her. I'm asking you, is the Spirit Pure Holy Land stronger than the Sword Sect?"

Chang Wei shook his head and said, "The Sword Sect has always been considered one of the top two strongest sects among the eight super sects, while the Spirit Pure Holy Land is at the bottom..."

"Isn't that settled?" Lin Ran spread her hands and said, "If she's looking for someone, she definitely won't bother you. Besides, if you act a little more abnormally and arrogantly, like those people from the Northern Underworld Holy Land, how would she dare to confirm anything!"

Chang Wei's eyes lit up, and he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Lin, I understand!"

"Good that you've figured it out! You're a promising student!" Lin Ran said with a smile.

After giving some instructions, Lin Ran and the others finally set off, slowly making their way to the vicinity of the lake. Lin Ran did not choose the same location as yesterday, but instead found a small mountain peak that was a little further away from the lake. This way, they could get to the lake quickly and also keep a watchful eye out of sight.

Although the lake is basin-shaped, it has a gap, and the Lingjing Holy Land and others are currently preparing at that gap.

Lin Ran observed from afar through binoculars and found the group from Lingjing Holy Land fiddling with various magical artifacts. Feeling quite bored, she handed the binoculars to Shangguan Mengqing and said in a pretentious manner, "Miss Shangguan, you can observe from here. Tell me what happens!"

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Lin Ran and couldn't help but find him somewhat amusing. She took the binoculars and looked through them for a few moments, but the scene before her made her brows furrow slightly, and her voice suddenly turned icy, as if carrying a murderous intent, as she said, "What did you just see?"

"What did you see?"

Lin Ran didn't notice the change in Shangguan Mengqing's tone, but recalled the scene she had just witnessed and said, "Didn't I just see them fiddling with magical artifacts? Are they about to make their move?"

"Oh, no, I'm still fiddling with magical artifacts!" Shangguan Mengqing's tone became somewhat indifferent.

"Call me when you start the operation!" Lin Ran said nonchalantly.

"it is good!"

Shangguan Mengqing nodded and continued to look through the binoculars.

The others standing nearby, upon hearing Shangguan Mengqing's words, took a few steps back in fear. As disciples of the Sword Sect, this was one of the few times they had been able to feel their senior sister's aura up close.

They looked at each other, all recalling the Sword Sect's evaluation of their senior sister: "A woman as cold as an iceberg!"

But the fact that Mr. Lin could get along so well with the iceberg-like senior sister was also very strange to them!

Shangguan Mengqing had no idea what those Sword Sect disciples were thinking. Looking at the vast expanse of white before her, she felt a strange sense of comparison. But... the result was obvious... how could these people compare to her?

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Chapter 137 Hehehe, you didn't want this either...

Shangguan Mengqing observed the people from Lingjing Holy Land. This group of disciples stripped down to their undergarments and loose trousers, then took out many bottles and jars to apply lotions to their bodies.

Under the guidance of the Holy Maiden Gao Tianwen, the group of female disciples did not frolic or make noise, but instead focused on their work.

Before long, the female disciples' skin began to glow with a pale blue light, reflecting a subtle, lustrous sheen under the sunlight.

Shangguan Mengqing could tell that the people of Lingjing Holy Land were making preparations to go underwater, and the fact that Lingjing Holy Land could make such thorough preparations meant that the trouble below was no ordinary matter.

After seeing that the people from Lingjing Holy Land were ready, they entered the lake one by one, like dumplings, led by Gao Tianwen. In no time, the group from Lingjing Holy Land disappeared into the lake.

“They’ve already entered the lake, and next…” Shangguan Mengqing looked at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran, who had been chewing on a grass root and leaning against the stone wall, perked up immediately upon hearing Shangguan Mengqing's words. Her eyes gleamed with a wolf-like green light, and she let out a strange laugh: "Hehehe, next we will naturally begin to prepare a triumphant return ceremony for the Lingjing Holy Land!"

The others were also hearing this eerie laughter for the first time, and a chill ran down their spines. The same thought popped into their minds: "Mr. Lin is the one from the Northern Underworld Holy Land, isn't he!"

As the sky gradually turned golden, a dozen figures emerged from the lake at its entrance, struggling to swim towards the shore.

Upon reaching the lakeside and setting foot on solid ground, they immediately collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, their chests heaving, as if they wanted to inhale all the fresh air into their lungs.

It was barely possible to identify them as a group of women. Among them, a blonde woman stood out among a group of black-haired women. She tightly gripped a peculiar crystal ball in her right hand, which was light blue and shimmered with mysterious runes. She casually smoothed the strands of hair that were obscuring her vision, stared at the crystal ball in her hand, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Finally, I've obtained this proof..."

Gao Tianwen could finally breathe a sigh of relief. This was something that the Lingjing Holy Land had calculated using secret methods and at a considerable cost before they left. With this little ball, they could gain an advantage in the mysterious inheritance within this secret realm.

The powerful beings in the Holy Land of Spiritual Purity also knew through divination that this inheritance would be the inheritance of an ancient emperor, so they went to great lengths to give Gao Tianwen a better chance in the competition for the inheritance.

As for the price to pay, that's nothing. As long as Gao Tianwen can obtain the inheritance of the ancient emperor, the Lingjing Holy Land can just wait to take off like a rocket!

Gao Tianwen did not disappoint the Holy Lord and many elders of the Holy Land. Although it took a lot of effort, she managed to subdue the damned Tai Shui Linlong that was guarding the crystal ball.

The Tai Shui Scaled Dragon, still in its infancy, already possessed the strength of the Nirvana Realm. Moreover, being underwater, it had numerous abilities. She and her disciples exerted all their strength, using various magical artifacts, formations, and restrictions, to barely manage to kill it.

They successfully retrieved the crystal ball from the underwater palace guarded by the Tai Shui Scaled Dragon, but several disciples of their Lingjing Holy Land died, and the remaining ones were all injured in different ways and exhausted. Now, any small team could probably wipe them all out!

"Get up quickly, help each other, let's hurry back to our camp, otherwise we'll be..." Gao Tianwen shouted with difficulty, urging the group of disciples, but before she could finish speaking, she felt a cold wind and couldn't help but shiver.

When she came to her senses, Gao Tianwen couldn't help but clench her fists, but the feeling of her hands being empty startled her. Looking down, she saw that the crystal ball in her palm was gone.

"who is it!"

Gao Tianwen's expression changed, and she looked around warily. Golden light instantly shone in her hand, and she disregarded her composure, assuming a fighting stance.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

A strange laugh echoed in the sky, and the leaves around them rustled in a strange, eerie wind. As the sun was about to set and the sky grew increasingly dark, the eerie and sinister scene made Gao Tianwen and the others huddle together tightly.

"Don't try to be mysterious. Don't I know that our Lingjing Holy Land is adept at shattering all illusions?" Gao Tianwen said coldly.

"Haha, Holy Maiden, you're really joking! We were just curious why you'd be leading a group of female disciples like this. If word got out, it would be quite a scandal!"

A very unpleasant sound, like fingernails scraping glass, drifted eerily from the woods, and Gao Tianwen and the others immediately looked in that direction.

Several figures wearing black cloaks and concealing their faces emerged from the woods. A gust of wind blew, causing the cloaks to billow loudly. Underneath the billowing cloaks, Gao Tianwen keenly noticed a fleeting pattern on the chest of one of them. This made Gao Tianwen's pupils shrink sharply, and he thought to himself, "Oh no, how could it be these people from the Northern Underworld Holy Land!"

If we were to name the people Gao Tianwen fears most, the first one that comes to mind would definitely be the guys from the Northern Underworld Holy Land. Their ambiguous, righteous yet wicked ways of doing things are truly unpredictable.

Moreover, these guys saw her in her most private state, which made Gao Tianwen even angrier and more helpless. She knew very well that her team was in a very bad state and had no chance of winning against the team from the Northern Underworld Holy Land.

But as the backbone of the team, she could only force herself to remain calm and say, "Our Lingjing Holy Land should not have any conflicts with the Beiming Holy Land, right?"

"If the Northern Underworld Holy Land is willing to leave now, then in the secret realm, if the Northern Underworld Holy Land needs any help from the Spirit Pure Holy Land, our Spirit Pure Holy Land will certainly do everything in our power."

While speaking, Gao Tianwen put on her clothes. The gazes from the people opposite her were making her extremely uncomfortable; they burned and made her feel uneasy. At the same time, she felt a little panicked. If the Northern Underworld Holy Land really made a move, she feared…

Seeing this, a group of female disciples also put on their clothes, which reduced the amount of spring scenery, but added a different kind of allure.

"Brothers, we now need the Holy Maiden's help. You don't want this to get out, do you..."

The black-robed figures from the Northern Underworld Holy Land let out a series of "hehehe" laughs and charged towards Gao Tianwen and the others, like a pack of wolves rushing into a flock of plump sheep, causing screams and exclamations.

After a fierce battle underwater, the Lingjing Holy Land group faced the Beiming Holy Land and their allies charging in. Gao Tianwen, the only one with fighting ability, struggled to resist but also suffered various humiliations. The other side was simply toying with them, using all sorts of tricks to take advantage of them.

This infuriated Gao Tianwen and the others, but they were helpless and could only watch as the other side acted recklessly. Just as Gao Tianwen was about to fight to the death...

A deafening roar suddenly rang out: "You bunch of bastards from the Northern Underworld Holy Land, stop right now!"

Gao Tianwen couldn't help but look into the woods, where she saw another group of people dressed in Sword Sect attire approaching from afar. In addition to a man she didn't recognize, the leader was Shangguan Mengqing, who wore a veil and a long blue dress and had a cool and aloof demeanor.

Upon seeing Shangguan Mengqing, Gao Tianwen was certain that she was from the Sword Sect. She had seen Shangguan Mengqing before, and her temperament was unique.

"I am Gao Tianwen, the Holy Maiden of Lingjing Holy Land. I implore the Sword Sect members to lend a helping hand. Afterwards, Lingjing Holy Land will surely reward you handsomely!" Gao Tianwen hurriedly grasped at this lifeline and shouted loudly without regard for anything else.

"Holy Maiden, please rest assured, we will surely slay this villain!" Lin Ran shouted righteously.

He immediately rushed forward and started "fighting" with the people from the Northern Underworld Holy Land. Lin Ran even secretly transmitted his voice to one of the people from the Northern Underworld Holy Land, saying, "Did you enjoy it? You little brat, you got your revenge, didn't you!"

“Mr. Lin, this is so amazing! I never thought I would be able to touch a holy maiden from the Pure Land in my lifetime. She’s so bouncy and smooth…” Chang Wei’s excited voice came back.

"Alright, alright, if you've had your fun, get out of here now. Remember to take care of everything and wait for me to come find you. Proceed according to plan, understand?" Lin Ran said irritably.

“No problem, Mr. Lin!” Chang Wei replied smugly.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Ran pretended to be slapped by Chang Wei, but in reality, she used her own strength to fly backward, and just happened to fly towards Shangguan Mengqing.

Shangguan Mengqing knew exactly what Lin Ran was planning. Just as Lin Ran was about to smash down, she took a few light steps and moved slightly to the side, allowing Lin Ran to have a close encounter with the ground.

"touch~"

Lin Ran's back hurt a bit from the fall, and she couldn't help but gasp. She looked up at Shangguan Mengqing, who was standing coldly to the side, and said in a low voice, "Heartless woman, she didn't even pick me up just now!"

“I’ve fallen for it before, and I’m not that stupid to fall for it again!” Shangguan Mengqing replied.

Lin Ran pursed her lips, dusted off her back, and stood up. After seeing Chang Wei and the others successfully leave after uttering a few harsh words, she couldn't help but smirk.

"Turn off that smirk. If someone notices something's off, I won't recognize you!" Shangguan Mengqing warned.

"Relax, relax, I'm a movie star!" Lin Ran said confidently.

After seeing that the people from Beiming Holy Land had been driven away, Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing came to Gao Tianwen at the right time.

Lin Ran, looking furious and enraged, said, "I didn't expect those guys from the Northern Underworld Holy Land to be so cunning. It's such a pity they managed to escape. Holy Maiden, are you alright?"

"Ah, it's nothing, it's nothing..."

What could Gao Tianwen say? She could only bite the bullet and say that everything was fine.

After all, if it weren't for the timely intervention of the Sword Sect, they might have become playthings of the Northern Underworld Holy Land by now. But she was heartbroken, as those damned guys had just touched her all over.

That's somewhat acceptable, but what's most infuriating is that those guys from the Northern Underworld Holy Land stole the crystal ball she had worked so hard to get for almost a whole day! She was furious; it was proof of the Great Emperor's inheritance!

She's barely holding on right now, and she's really feeling frustrated and has a chest pain!

She had no doubt that the next moment she might get so angry that she would vomit blood and faint.

Gao Tianwen was internally going crazy:

"Damn the Northern Underworld Holy Land! I will definitely kill you all and clear my name!"

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Chapter 137 Accidentally Entering a Dangerous Place

Shangguan Mengqing and Gao Tianwen negotiated the reward. In the end, they not only received a fairly generous reward, but also gained the friendship of the Lingjing Holy Land. If the Sword Sect were to encounter any difficulties in the future, the Lingjing Holy Land would also lend a helping hand. However, the Lingjing Holy Land refused the Sword Sect's request to work alongside them.

In addition, it was already late, and the ferocious and maddening monsters at night were far too dangerous, so Lin Ran and the others did not chat for long and quickly led their team away back to their camp.

After leading her team back to their encampment, Lin Ran spoke a few words to Shangguan Mengqing before preparing to venture alone into the dimly lit woods.

As they were leaving the cave, Shangguan Mengqing emerged and calmly said to Lin Ran, "To keep you from running around, I'll follow you!"

"Oh, no need, I'm just picking someone up, trust me!" Lin Ran said with a smile.