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

"Ah, it's Senior Ye!"

The disciple from Tianli Academy clearly recognized Ye Wanxi, so he quickly explained, "What everyone is suddenly discussing is whether or not to abandon this city and head into the mountain range to find a safer place. Just now, some people from the eight super sects have already spread the news that they have decided to prepare to evacuate from here."

Hopefully, we can find a safer place to camp before dark. Everyone was terrified by last night's monster horde. We held out yesterday, but can we hold out tonight? We've already played all our cards last night..."

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Chapter 153 Awakening!

Upon hearing this, Ye Wanxi was taken aback. Then, the student from Tianli Academy immediately asked, "Senior Ye, are you and Senior Lin going to evacuate together? If possible, please be our Tianli Academy's leader and lead us to a safer place!"

This student's statement was not unfounded. Lin Chong's valiant figure last night and the several strategies he devised for defending the city were enough to prove his abilities.

Moreover, everyone now knows that no spatial items can be used in the secret realm. What does this mean? It means that everyone now has no way out. In the past, when exploring secret realms, sects would provide spatial teleportation items that could be used to escape, so even if danger was encountered, one could simply run away.

However, this mysterious realm, which is of unknown origin, not only cannot use any spatial artifacts, but is also extremely dangerous. According to some discussions among the eight super sects, there seems to be some terrifying evil race involved, and those evil races were present during last night's monster tide.

Although they didn't know what those things were, even the people of the eight major sects avoided them like the plague. Why would they stay here instead of running away? Were they just waiting to die?

Ye Wanxi didn't rush to agree. Looking at her junior brother, who was quite injured, she smiled and handed him a bottle of healing pills, saying, "Junior brother, take these healing pills and go heal your injuries first. We'll come back to find you after we've made a decision!"

The junior brother hadn't expected Ye Wanxi to give him a bottle of healing pills so directly. His small face, covered in blood, was filled with excitement as he exclaimed, "Thank you, Senior Sister!"

"You're welcome!"

Ye Wanxi smiled and waved, then walked back to Lin Chong's side, sat down next to him, gently tucked her hair behind her ear, and told Lin Chong everything she had just talked about with that junior.

After listening to Ye Wanxi's words, Lin Chong sighed helplessly and said, "There is really no point in staying here. If we had come a little later during the day, the monster tide would probably have already breached this city."

"So what do we do next? Gather the people from Tianli Academy, move into these mountain ranges, and try to find a way to survive?" Ye Wanxi asked.

"It can only be this way!"

Lin Chong nodded, then suddenly remembered Ye Wanxi's sister and couldn't help but ask, "Wanxi, is Qingyi alright?"

Ye Wanxi felt a surge of anger when Lin Chong mentioned her silly younger sister. She said, "She's alright, but I'll definitely teach her a lesson later. She's not very capable, yet she tried to save people and almost got herself killed!"

"That's very much in line with her personality; she did it on a whim. That's just how she is, straightforward and direct... It's good that nothing happened..."

Ye Wanxi didn't continue speaking, quietly gazing at the vast, boundless blue sea in the distance, but the terrifying, hellish scene she had witnessed the previous night kept replaying in her mind.

Death, fear, horror, and all sorts of negative emotions filled her heart. No matter how strong she was, she was still uneasy when faced with such a hellish scene for the first time.

"Brother Lin Chong!" Ye Wanxi called softly.

"what happened?"

Lin Chong turned his head to look at Ye Wanxi, waiting for her to say something next.

Ye Wanxi turned to look at Lin Chong and said with utmost seriousness, "We will set off to find your father. After we find him, Qingyi and I will marry you together, with him as our witness!"

"what?!"

Lin Chong stared blankly at Ye Wanxi, his mouth agape. His mind went blank for a moment. He hadn't expected that such ordinary words could be so devastating.

"Humph!"

Ye Wanxi gave a soft snort, turned her head away from Lin Chong, crossed her arms, and said coquettishly, "Someone must be overjoyed, right? To get a pair of twin beauties, don't think I don't know what you boys like to say in private. You must have secretly thought, 'You're a womanizer!'"

A red exclamation mark flashed above Lin Chong's head, and his brain, which had crashed, immediately restarted. He quickly embraced Ye Wanxi and coaxed her softly, "No way! You're the only one in my heart. If you tell me to go east, how dare I go west!"

"You're spouting nonsense!"

Ye Wanxi struggled slightly, but stopped when she thought of Lin Chong's wounds. She leaned her head against Lin Chong and said sourly, "This is something I've thought about for a long time. I can see that Ye Qingyi likes you, but she's just holding me back because of me, her older sister. I don't want her to fall for someone new and not love the old one!"

"How could I possibly know how!"

Lin Chong smiled brightly and said, "But why are you in such a hurry to get married in the secret realm? Wouldn't it be better to have a grand wedding when we get back?"

"We'll talk about that later. What I'm thinking is..."

Ye Wanxi thought about what might happen if something went wrong, and what if one of them suddenly became separated from the other. The hellish scene last night and her injured sister made Ye Wanxi think even more.

Finally, she simply shook her head and said softly, "Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's pack up quickly and then set off to find a safer place to set up camp!"

"Well, let's hope we can find Father and the others smoothly!"

Lin Chong was also full of enthusiasm, and he was already looking forward to the scene of his father holding a wedding ceremony for him, Wanxi, and Qingyi.

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In the early morning, golden sunlight shone through the leaves onto a messy, rolling mountain range.

Deep in the mountains, in the forests in front of the ancient, white-gold city, Wen Qianyi and the others were still stationed there. Wen Qianyi, whose eyes were bloodshot, had been staring at the road where Shangguan Mengqing had left for a whole night, but she did not see Shangguan Mengqing and Lin Ran return together.

A somber atmosphere had begun to permeate the group. Chang Wei and the others remained silent, and some of the more vulnerable girls even sobbed quietly. They all understood what was going on; perhaps this was the inevitable outcome. Mr. Lin, who was covering the rear, and Shangguan Mengqing, who, despite being in very poor condition, still rushed out to rescue him.

No one even had time to think about why Shangguan Mengqing would do such a thing; they were more immersed in the sorrow that the two of them had been submerged in the monster tide.

Wen Qianyi, who had been sitting with her knees drawn up, suddenly stood up and said, "I want to see them alive or dead. I'm going to find them. Does anyone want to go?"

The group, who were still lost in their own sadness, were suddenly jolted awake by Wen Qianyi's words.

Chang Wei was the first to stand up. As a staunch supporter of Lin Ran, he excitedly said, "Mr. Lin will definitely not die so easily. Back then, when we were in danger and even encountered the powerful Void Evil Clan, Mr. Lin still emerged victorious. This time will definitely be no exception!"

"That's right! With Senior Sister being so strong, and Mr. Lin joining the team, nothing bad is going to happen. I'm going too!"

"I'll go too..."

"I want one too..."

No one believed that Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing were dead, and they all spontaneously went to search for them. Wen Qianyi, as the strongest fighter in the team, naturally became the captain.

"Let's set off and try to find them during the day. If it's almost nightfall, we must come back no matter what!" Wen Qianyi gave the team instructions before they left. They had to find the person, but they couldn't let the search ruin the entire team. What was the point of Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing's efforts then?

"Wait for me, senior!"

As Wen Qianyi embarked on her journey back to the outskirts of the mountains, her gaze seemed to pierce through the layers of trees, reaching the site of yesterday's decisive battle...

.....

Lin Ran had a painful yet beautiful dream. It was painful because the first half of the dream was truly unbearable, as he felt like some monster was stabbing him hard with a knife. The beautiful part was that, while he was being humiliated by the monster, a fairy descended from the sky and saved him.

The fairy was veiled, so Lin Ran couldn't see her face clearly. He only remembered that the fairy kissed him, and then the scene changed. He felt himself being enveloped in warmth, and the fairy was dancing in front of him, getting closer and closer. Lin Ran felt the soft and fragrant jade in his arms, and he and the fairy indulged in passion.

Finally, the fairy's veil fell away, revealing Shangguan Mengqing's charming face, and then...

"Fuck!"

Lin Ran suddenly sat up, panting heavily, his chest heaving. He quickly looked around and found himself in a small pool.

The pool was filled with a bright green liquid, brimming with a rich life force, much like the medicinal liquid that Hua Qianqian from the Hua Sect used to help him cleanse his marrow and remove impurities.

Lin Ran saw her second brother surface, standing at attention and sweating. She felt a little ashamed and scratched her head. She hadn't expected to have such a pipe dream again. Just as she was thinking about whether or not to use the expensive medicine to clean him, the door suddenly opened and a figure in white slipped in.

Even Lin Ran was startled. When she looked closely and realized that the figure in white was Shangguan Mengqing, she felt a little embarrassed. She bent over slightly, coughed lightly, and changed the subject, saying, "Good morning, Mengqing. You saved me, right? I knew you were the best!"

Shangguan Mengqing looked at Lin Ran for a long while, then nodded and said, "I brought you here, but someone else saved you..."

"Who is it?" Lin Ran asked.

"Put your clothes on and come with me to see her!" Shangguan Mengqing said calmly, though her eyes occasionally glazed over.

"Oh!"

Lin Ran nodded and was about to get dressed when she realized she was standing at attention. Although she had sweated, she still needed to rest for a while, and Shangguan Mengqing was there. How could she get up and get dressed?

"Um... Mengqing, could you wait for me outside?" Lin Ran said awkwardly.

"it is good!"

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Lin Ran, nodded, and then turned and left.

When Lin Ran came out, she found the corridor outside to be extremely luxurious, like a palace of royalty. Shangguan Mengqing was leaning against the wall waiting for Lin Ran. After seeing Lin Ran come out, she walked forward on her own.

Seeing this, Lin Ran quickly followed. Just as Lin Ran was immersed in the luxurious decorations in the corridor, Shangguan Mengqing, who was ahead of her, stroked the phoenix bracelet on her wrist, which was faintly glowing. She suddenly turned around and looked at Lin Ran, who was a few steps behind, and said, "Lin Ran, who was in your dream?"

"Who else could it be but Shangguan Mengqing!"

Lin Ran didn't think much of it. Her eyes were fixed on the unfolded scroll on the wall, and the words just slipped out.

The next moment, Lin Ran sensed something was wrong. Seeing that Shangguan Mengqing was still walking ahead on her own, he quickly followed her and came to her side, asking suspiciously, "What did you just ask me?"

"I asked you how you were feeling, and you said you were fine!" Shangguan Mengqing said calmly.

"is it?"

"Believe it or not!"

Shangguan Mengqing didn't offer any further explanation and continued walking forward, though a sly glint flashed in her eyes, and a slight smile played on her lips as she murmured to herself:

"Truly as ecchi as ever..."

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Chapter 154 Is there a kickback?

"Is this the sky palace described in the novel? It's truly magnificent..."

Lin Ran looked around, then remembered that he had given the bronze cube to Shangguan Mengqing before he lost consciousness. According to the original story, only Shangguan Mengqing could activate the bronze cube, and the spatial barrier could indeed only be opened by the bronze cube.

"Regardless, the bronze cube has been successfully transferred to Mengqing. According to the original story, she will need to complete a series of inheritance trials. Some of these trials may be beyond Mengqing's ability to complete on her own, which is where I will be needed..."

Lin Ran pondered to himself, but even he wasn't quite sure what dangers he would face next. Would the dangers that Shangguan Mengqing faced when receiving the inheritance in the original story reappear? If so, how could he help her?

Lost in thought, Lin Ran didn't look where she was going and suddenly bumped into something soft.

He couldn't help but look up and saw Shangguan Mengqing's cold, pretty face. His gaze then drifted down to her impressive breasts, and Lin Ran realized he had "gone to the wrong place." He awkwardly took a step back, scratched his head, and said, "Why did you suddenly stop?"

Shangguan Mengqing said, "We'll stop when we get there..."

"arrive?"

Lin Ran was taken aback and couldn't help but turn her gaze to the back of Shangguan Mengqing, looking at the white and gold door with exquisite patterns carved on its heavy surface. Before she could take a closer look, the door automatically and slowly opened to both sides.

"Let's go!"

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Lin Ran, exclaimed softly, and went inside first.

Lin Ran followed her through the gate. The floor tiles were made entirely of emerald green jade, and a slight chill crept into her shoes as she walked on them. The walls of the hall were adorned with paintings and weapons. The vast hall contained desks, bookshelves, and even beds in some areas. In the center of the hall stood a high platform, upon which rested a white-gold throne, though no one was seated upon it.

The person Shangguan Mengqing wanted Lin Ran to see was slowly pacing, his boots making a crisp, rhythmic sound on the jade floor.