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

Just as he was thinking about how to deal with Li Yuhan, there was a knock on the study door.

"Come in!"

A guard entered and reported to Lin Ran, "Clan leader, the president of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce in Linshan City has come to the door and says he wants to visit you."

As soon as Cao Cao is mentioned, he appears.

Lin Ran shook her head helplessly and looked at the guard, saying, "Go and invite the guild leader to my study!"

Not long after the guards left, a charming and cheerful voice entered the study, and the study door was opened at the same time.

"Chieftain, why haven't you come to see me for so long? I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Lin Ran looked towards the doorway, where Li Yuhan was wearing a black and gold floral cheongsam. As she swayed her waist and walked forward, a large expanse of fair skin could be seen through the slit.

Although it had been more than half a year since we last met, Li Yuhan was still as alluring as ever. Her charming smile was like a poison that tempted people to commit crimes. Even knowing that it was poisonous, it was still so dazzling that people couldn't help but rush forward one after another.

Lin Ran stood up and invited Li Yuhan to sit at the tea table nearby, then poured her some tea: "Miss Li, it's been a long time. You are still as beautiful and charming as ever. Your presence at our Lin family home today is truly an honor!"

"Clan Chief Lin Ran, you're still so eloquent!" Li Yuhan took the tea and set it aside. Her fair and soft hands reached up to Lin Ran's hand that had poured the tea. Her tone was very gentle. She blinked her charming phoenix eyes and said, "Clan Chief, don't you miss me?"

"Just say what you need to say, Miss Li!" Lin Ran pulled Li Yuhan's hand away. This younger sister of hers always gets handsy as soon as they meet, so it seems like something might have happened to her recently.

"If I tell you, will you help me?" Li Yuhan blinked and stared intently at Lin Ran.

"That depends on the matter. There are some things that are difficult for me to help you with. I am first and foremost the head of the Lin family, and only then do I become Lin Ran. Do you understand?" Lin Ran looked at Li Yuhan and said in a deep voice.

“I…” Li Yuhan bit her lower lip tightly, looking at Lin Ran as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Finally, she said in a firm voice, “Help me deal with the troublesome guys sent by the Hua family. You can have me, or you can give me money and treasures.”

"I have a question for you. Why are you so insistent on giving him to me?" Lin Ran was very curious. Could it be that he was an old SP? Surely not?

Li Yuhan didn't expect Lin Ran to ask such a question. A faint blush rose to her pretty face. After a while, she whispered, "For a strong person like you, I don't have anything that would interest you enough. The only thing I have is myself."

It just so happens that according to the information gathered from your investigation, you also don't have a legally married wife, and it's been so many years, so...

Without Li Yuhan needing to say anything more, Lin Ran already knew what Li Yuhan was thinking. She felt that a lonely old man like him would be more interested in women, especially women like Li Yuhan.

"Anyway, you have to help me. That guy is coming to Linshan City in a few days. He says he was sent by his family to train. No dog would believe such a thing."

My family also wants me to go and entertain him, and they want me to at least show him the proper courtesy.

When I found out, I was really annoyed. That guy was just a boorish, spoiled brat who kept telling everyone I was his woman. I was so tired of denying it.

One time it was really outrageous. I just shook hands with someone from a neighboring country who was doing business with me, and you know what that guy did? He beat the neighboring businessman half to death.

I'm the one who has to take the blame for this. And some people are even criticizing me, saying that as a member of the royal family, I haven't done my duty and that I should get married quickly and stop thinking about such things. I'm just... Actually, isn't it just that I'm afraid of the Hua family? And they still have the nerve to spout that nonsense...

Li Yuhan became more and more excited as she spoke, her spittle flying everywhere. She had finally found someone to vent her grievances to, as if she wanted to say out all the grievances she had accumulated over the years.

Lin Ran silently wiped away some of the spittle that had sprayed onto his face. He had seen a new side of Li Yuhan today. He was thinking about how to stop Li Yuhan, who was already in a state of frantic complaining. He couldn't understand why she could talk so much, just like he couldn't understand the fighting power of women when they went shopping.

All I can say is that even the Emperor would lose to shopping!

……

Chapter Fifteen: Li Yuhan's Plan (Please add to your favorites)

Lin Ran couldn't help but glance out the window. The sky was already tinged with gold, and it was getting dark. If he remembered correctly, Li Yuhan had arrived in the afternoon, and they had been chatting until almost dark. Li Yuhan had gone from complaining about her fiancé from the Hua family to complaining about her miserable life.

"Hey, wait a minute, Miss Li!" Lin Ran interrupted Li Yuhan, pointing to the sky outside, and said, "It's almost dark, Miss Li, you still haven't told me how I can help you. You just ask me to help you without giving you a method. How can I help you? With moral support? If you don't mind, I don't object to that. Good luck, I'm off work!"

Lin Ran stood up, preparing to have someone send Li Yuhan back.

"Wait, I'll leave after I tell you the method!" Li Yuhan was a little anxious and quickly stepped forward to hug Lin Ran, thinking of keeping her there. But she lost her balance and fell towards Lin Ran, knocking over the tea on the table.

"Pala~"

With the sound of breaking glass, Lin Ran reacted quickly and pulled Li Yuhan back, but the two were in a rather awkward position at that moment.

Li Yuhan's eyes widened, her pretty face flushed red. Her face was pressed against Lin Ran's, and she could even feel the stick in Lin Ran's pocket.

Lin Ran was also very embarrassed. She quickly helped Li Yuhan back to her chair, cleaned up the broken glass on the floor, and then sat back down. She coughed a few times and said, "Tell me how you want me to help you."

"Don't rush, let me look for something!" Li Yuhan searched her spatial ring for a while, then suddenly took out an exquisite wooden box that emitted a faint mist. She placed it on the table, pushed it to Lin Ran, and said with a smile, "Open it and take a look!"

Lin Ran was a little surprised when she took the wooden box, because the surface of the box was very cold, even chilling. She slowly opened it, and immediately, a white dough-like thing was revealed inside, but it was ice blue.

Lin Ran reached out and touched it slightly, receiving a soft, cool sensation. To be honest, he didn't know what it was, so he looked up at Li Yuhan and asked, "What is this?"

"This is a tool that can change your appearance. It is made from the silk spun by a very rare ice spirit snow silkworm. You just need to apply it to your face, and then use your spiritual power to guide the changes in the silk, and you can transform into the face you want."

Wearing it won't cause any discomfort; in fact, it feels cool and comfortable. However, it's important to avoid any damage, otherwise the face-altering mask will be ruined.

Li Yuhan explained, "I found this item at a certain time and sent someone to look for it in the warehouse of Jinling Chamber of Commerce. It's something that's valuable but not available on the market."

"I want you to use this to transform into a different person and help me deal with that trash from the Hua family. This will also relieve you of any worries. Even a Nirvana Realm expert wouldn't recognize you while you're wearing this. After it's done, I'll give this to you too. How about it?"

"Interesting!" Lin Ran smiled and decided to try it out now. As soon as she touched the lump of stuff to her face, it turned into an ice-blue mask that adhered to her face.

Li Yuhan took out a mirror and showed it to Lin Ran. Lin Ran used her spiritual power to change her face in the mirror, feeling as if she were pinching her own face, and her facial features seemed to be wriggling.

Lin Ran pinched a face to resemble "Li Yuhan," looked at the "Li Yuhan" in the mirror, and couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha, this is really funny!"

Seeing Lin Ran pinch her own face, Li Yuhan rolled her eyes and snorted, "How boring! Pretending to look like me so you can solve my problems later, huh!"

"Forget it, you're too flirtatious, I can't keep up with the act!" Lin Ran said casually, which immediately broke Li Yuhan's defenses. Li Yuhan pointed at Lin Ran for a long time but couldn't come up with a retort. She turned her head away, too angry to speak.

Lin Ran finally created a "Mei Changsu" character. Among the handsome men he considered, this ancient-style handsome man best suited his temperament. Since he could customize the character's face, he definitely wanted to create a handsome man to satisfy his desire to become one.

The final version, while not exactly the same as the original "Mei Changsu," is more refined and handsome. Paired with a blue long robe, he exudes the air of a gentle and elegant young master.

"He's absolutely the epitome of a handsome young man!" Lin Ran thought to herself, then put down the mirror and looked at Li Yuhan across from her, saying, "Are you satisfied with this look?"

Li Yuhan didn't think Lin Ran could create anything of value, but when she turned around and saw Lin Ran in front of her, to be honest, at that moment, Li Yuhan felt a little flutter in her heart.

She actually quite liked this kind of handsome, elegant young man. In the capital, most of them were ugly and unattractive, but she really liked this one, so much so that she was a little afraid to look at him for too long.

"Well, it's alright, that's all. Once this mask is shaped, you can just take it off and it will become a thin layer of skin. When you put it on again, it will look the same as before," Li Yuhan explained.

"I see. So when do you plan to start?" Lin Ran removed her mask, returning to her original appearance.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Li Yuhan's eyes, but upon hearing Lin Ran's words, she still said, "That guy will probably be here in two or three days. Just do whatever you want then. I don't have any particularly good plans."

Seeing that the prop Li Yuhan gave was pretty good, Lin Ran decided not to scold Li Yuhan anymore, otherwise she would have to say something, that Li Yuhan had no plan and just came to complain and wasted her time, right?

After seeing Li Yuhan off, Lin Ran glanced at the departing carriage and pondered how he would help Li Yuhan deal with the Hua family's boyfriend in a few days. If he remembered correctly, the guy that Li Yuhan was relentlessly criticizing was named Hua Feng. Lin Chong in the original novel had also been at odds with him, and now it was Lin Ran's turn.

It's rather comical; he used to be at odds with his son, and now he's at odds with his son's father.

……

A few days later, in the president's office of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce in Linshan City.

Li Yuhan sat upright at her desk, burying her head in the account book in her hands. Just as she was about to pick up her pen to write, she was startled by an extremely wild shout from outside.

"Wife, Yuhan, your husband has come to find you, hahaha!"

Without even looking, Li Yuhan felt a headache coming on just from hearing the sound. She walked to the window, opened it slightly, and looked outside. At the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce, a burly young man, accompanied by some guards, was shouting and yelling.

The street where the Jinling Chamber of Commerce is located is naturally a very wealthy and prosperous area in Linshan City. Who doesn't know Li Yuhan, the president of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce in Linshan City?

The auction more than half a year ago truly made this enchanting woman, who was more alluring than a fairy, famous throughout Linshan City and even nearby small towns. People came just to see this fairy-like woman, and there were countless fervent suitors.

However, Li Yuhan, with her vibrant and fatally charming beauty, is not so easy to win over. Although she usually smiles and seems approachable, this woman is very averse to men's contact and has zero tolerance for harassment. Many ardent suitors have tried to pursue Li Yuhan, but they have all been taught a lesson.

So this time, the onlookers weren't very optimistic about this big guy, and some even secretly placed bets on what kind of lesson he would learn.

The burly young man was Hua Feng, Li Yuhan's fiancé. The Li Dynasty was not dominated by the royal family alone, but also by three great families. Hua Feng was the grandson of the head of the Hua family, one of the three great families.

The cultivation realms in the Nine Provinces Continent are divided into ten: Body Refining Realm, Daoist Realm, Dao Yuan Realm, Spirit Transformation Realm, Spirit Pill Realm, Nirvana Realm, Dragon Transformation Realm, Undying Realm, Saint Realm, and the last one is the Great Emperor Realm, which can also be called the Dao Prover.

In a city like Linshan, the Transformation Realm is considered the strongest, and the Dao Origin Realm can be considered the core powerhouse of the force.

The strongest and core experts of the three great families of the Li Dynasty all possessed Nirvana Realm and Spirit Pill Realm cultivation levels, which is why the Li Dynasty used marriage alliances to win over the Hua family.

Because the Hua family's Supreme Elder is at the Nirvana Realm and the Hua family's head is at the Spirit Pill Realm, the royal family would definitely value such a powerful foundation. Coincidentally, Hua Feng, the most beloved grandson of the Hua family's head and Supreme Elder, is very fond of Li Yuhan. The current emperor simply bestowed a marriage upon them on a whim, which can be considered as stabilizing the Hua family.

Although the royal family has some near-peak Nirvana Realm experts and a few Spirit Pill Realm experts, they can only use marriage alliances and other means to stabilize the three major families. After all, if the three families were to unite, they could directly change the name of the Li Dynasty.

This is also the most troublesome thing for Li Yuhan. Her mother can't help her, and the royal family can't be relied on. What can she rely on to resist the marriage alliance with the Hua family? She came to Linshan City under the pretext of training. When she unexpectedly learned that Lin Ran, the patriarch of the Lin family, was a Spirit Pill Realm cultivator, Li Yuhan originally hoped to conquer Lin Ran and make him her subject.

But now she has changed her approach and is cooperating with Lin Ran to buy time because Li Yuhan understands that Lin Ran can never become her devoted follower, and with the burden of the Lin family, Lin Ran is even less likely to help her. However, if she helps under a different identity, it might have a good effect.

The birth of a Spirit Core Realm expert in the Li Dynasty will definitely prompt several forces in the capital to try and win him over, since it would mean having another Spirit Core Realm expert in their ranks, which would certainly affect the existing balance.

Even though Linshan City is far from the capital and information travels slowly, it has been more than half a year. The fact that Hua Feng was suddenly sent down means that the Hua family knows the situation and wants to win over Lin Ran first. The other families will probably be soon as well, and perhaps the royal family will also send her to win them over in a few days.

This was something Li Yuhan only realized belatedly, but she saw an opportunity. Perhaps she could use this opportunity to stir up the waters as much as possible to achieve what she wanted, but she still had to deal with the immediate troubles first.

Li Yuhan glanced at Hua Feng, who was still shouting downstairs, and instructed her subordinates to take him to the VIP room to wait. Then, Li Yuhan picked up a piece of white paper and wrote down her plan simply.

Then she took out a box from her spatial ring, inside which was a scroll. She poured a little bit of battle qi into it, and a small ice-blue bird appeared on Li Yuhan's shoulder. She put the letter in a small bamboo tube, tied it to the bird's feet, and sent it flying towards the Lin family.

After doing all that, Li Yuhan tidied herself up and went downstairs to deal with that troublesome guy. If she was too slow, he might even tear the building down.

……

PS: Regarding the division of realms, the Body Refining Realm, Daoist Realm, and Dao Yuan Realm all involve cultivating battle qi. Once you reach the Spirit Transformation Realm, you start cultivating a higher level of spiritual power.

Only the Body Refinement Realm is divided into levels; other realms are divided into stars, with the peak being nine stars. Breaking through nine stars marks the next realm.

When I write about other realms later, I will spend more time introducing them, so I won't go into detail about world settings.

Chapter Sixteen: The Arrogant Hua Feng (Please add to your favorites)

When Lin Ran received the letter from Li Yuhan, she read its contents carefully.

Lin Ran felt increasingly regretful. She shouldn't have exposed her Spirit Core Realm strength just for the sake of having fun. Now things have turned out quite well; this small Linshan City is about to become lively ahead of schedule. With the three great families of the capital plus the royal family, it can be said that all the major forces that appeared in the early part of the story are here.

Li Yuhan even proposed such a daring and skillful plan. In addition to having him play the role of a young master from a higher social class to scare Hua Feng, she also wanted to find a way to make these forces suspicious and disgusted with each other. More importantly, she wanted to worsen the relationship between the royal family and the Hua family, so that they would take the initiative to break off the engagement.

"This is no ordinary problem!"

Lin Ran casually burned the letter and sighed softly.

However, since he had carelessly gotten himself into this mess, he could only help Li Yuhan now. Moreover, if Li Yuhan succeeded and gained a higher status and more influence in the Li Dynasty, the Lin family would also have greater room for development.