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

"Let me save your life first!"

Lin Ran looked at the woman, whose brows were furrowed even in her unconscious state, took a water bag, crushed the pills into powder and mixed them into the water, held the woman in her arms and slowly let her drink it.

Fortunately, because the other party did not reject his spiritual power, Lin Ran was able to help the woman refine the medicinal power, and the chaotic aura at least stabilized.

The next step was to treat the woman's injuries...

Lin Ran glanced at the woman with her eyes closed, then decisively tore open her tattered clothes with a "rip," revealing her fair skin and alluring curves.

It has to be said that this girl has a really good figure and skin. Even though she is in a sorry state now and has terrible wounds all over her body, which greatly affects the appearance, you can still tell that she has a good foundation.

Lin Ran smiled helplessly and began to treat the woman's injuries. As she cleaned the wounds with the medicinal herbs, she could hear the woman's soft moans, which were unconsciously filled with pain.

While treating the woman's left arm injury, Lin Ran noticed something interesting: there was a small blue lotus pattern on the woman's left arm that glowed with a faint blue light when touched. Lin Ran found this quite intriguing: "Are tattoos popular here? And it even glows."

It took a lot of effort to treat the woman's injuries, but her internal injuries were also extremely serious. It was unclear how many bones were broken. Lin Ran could only continue to administer medicine to her and then use her spiritual power to refine the medicinal properties to help her recover from her internal injuries.

Of course, he held back a little, which was to not use his full strength, just enough to barely keep his life, at least to stay alive.

After taking care of it, Lin Ran casually found a thin blanket to cover it up, and then slipped out.

Of course, he wasn't fleeing out of fear of punishment; rather, his main task now was to find that ancient ruin and retrieve the cultivation technique from it so as not to delay his son's cultivation.

Lin Ran spent the rest of the night searching for the ruins, but because she only knew some vague information, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

As the sun rose, Lin Ran, who had been working hard all night, still hadn't made much progress. She sighed helplessly and decided to take a break and go back to check on the woman.

They flew back to the location of the cave, where Lin Ran had already covered the outside with various vines and leaves.

As soon as Lin Ran stepped into the cave, she instinctively grabbed a small fist that was attacking her. With a smile on her lips, she looked at the woman wrapped in a blanket in front of her and said, "I saved you last night, and instead of repaying your kindness with my body, you repay kindness with enmity. Is this how you treat your savior?"

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Chapter Twenty-Five: Meng Qing and the Mysterious Underwater Labyrinth (4K)

"Is this how you act as a savior?" The mysterious woman's clear voice carried a hint of coldness. Her clear eyes were like a still pool of water in an ancient well as she calmly looked at Lin Ran and said, "Give me back my spatial ring!"

"Ok?"

Lin Ran was stunned. The other party's calm demeanor surprised him. Normally, shouldn't they be chasing after him to question him or even kill him?

He casually tossed the spatial ring back to the mysterious woman, saying, "Here you go. The spatial ring has a nice design; it's quite high-end!"

This decisive action surprised the mysterious woman. She quickly checked her spatial ring and found that not only was her soul imprint broken, but all the spirit stones, elixirs, and even valuable medicinal herbs and cultivation materials inside the ring had been completely swept away.

The mysterious woman frowned, looked at Lin Ran who was already resting against the wall, and actually bowed, saying very politely, "I can give you those spirit stones, and even medicinal herbs and cultivation materials, but can I return the spirit herbs?"

Lin Ran opened her eyes and looked at the mysterious woman in front of her. She spoke very politely, even in a soft-spoken manner, but her face was expressionless and as cold as ice. She guessed that her heart was as cold as ice.

Lin Ran couldn't help but retort, "If I give you the elixir, won't I be in danger?"

"You can't be in danger, because I can't beat you at all. Besides, my current injuries can't be fully healed without the best spiritual medicine."

"You already used up the few remaining top-quality elixirs to save my life last night, and what's left are just ordinary items. What harm is there in giving them to me? You've already taken the most valuable things from my spatial ring anyway." The mysterious woman's words were so sincere that Lin Ran almost believed her.

"Those aren't the most valuable things; I still have much more valuable things I haven't taken!"

Lin Ran stood up, walked up to the mysterious woman, a wicked smile on his face, rubbed his hands together, and said in a pretentious manner, "It is often said that saving a life should be repaid with one's own body. Are you ready, young lady?"

The mysterious woman calmly gazed at Lin Ran and explained indifferently, "I don't know of such a saying, but if you want to do this kind of Yin-Yang harmony, you have to be prepared to offend the forces behind me. Believe me, this is not an empty statement. The Spirit Pill Realm is not enough to guarantee your reckless behavior."

However, if you're confident, feel free to continue!

After saying that, the mysterious woman opened her arms, and the blanket fell to the ground, as if it were at anyone's mercy.

Lin Ran swallowed hard and asked the woman irritably, "What's your name?"

"Meng Qing, you come from the Central Region, Xinzhou!" the woman said calmly.

"My name is Jiang Ran. I also have a friend from the Central Region, Xinzhou." Lin Ran looked at Meng Qing, observing her every move, and continued to probe, "My friend's name is Shangguan Mengqing. Do you know her?"

"I don't know her!" Meng Qing answered decisively without any hesitation, her eyes and expression still cold.

Looking into those clear, calm, and beautiful eyes that gazed at him without any impurities, Lin Ran felt that he could add another quality to this woman: her eyes were very beautiful.

Silently, Lin Ran took out some of the spiritual herbs and placed them on the ground. She then sat back down beside the cave entrance without saying a word.

Meng Qing picked up the elixir, whispered "thank you," then adjusted her state, took the elixir, and sat cross-legged on the bedding to form hand seals and cultivate. She didn't even change her clothes, just draped a blanket over herself and wrapped many fine cloths around her body. Although it was not aesthetically pleasing, it also gave her the feeling of a sickly beauty.

Lin Ran took out a pot of wine and looked at Meng Qing, who was sitting cross-legged and cultivating as if no one else was around. She was a little puzzled. This woman was really too strange.

Upon hearing the name Meng Qing mentioned by the other party, Lin Ran immediately thought of Shangguan Mengqing, the beautiful and aloof fairy of the Sword Sect. So she directly asked the woman in front of her if she knew Shangguan Mengqing.

When the name was mentioned, the other person said they didn't know it, without any change in emotion.

This woman is strange. She didn't get angry at all for taking the medicinal herbs, spirit stones, and cultivation materials. It's as if she has some kind of emotional deficiency. He acted so eagerly just now and said some offensive things to her, but she didn't show any emotional change. It's as if she was being watched, as if the body he touched and treated without her permission last night wasn't her own.

If this weren't a fantasy world, Lin Ran would have doubted whether this person was a robot. Cold and devoid of any emotion, was this even human?

Moreover, during the treatment, he examined her carefully and found that the woman had not used any tools to alter her appearance. However, it's also possible that his limited knowledge prevented him from detecting it.

In short, this woman exudes an eerie aura. Moreover, she is a person with background and influence in the Central Region and Xinzhou. Why would she come to this small Li Dynasty? Just yesterday, she was being chased by the Crimson Demon Giant Ape deep in the Southern Wilderness Mountains. What is her purpose? Is it also for that ruin?

What a troublesome person!

Lin Ran rested for a while, then felt a bit hungry, so she went outside and brought back some wild game. She lit a campfire and cooked the game there.

Meng Qing glanced at Lin Ran midway through, then continued to cultivate quietly, remaining silent for a long time. After Lin Ran finished roasting the chicken and sprinkled on the seasonings, the enticing aroma filled the cave.

Lin Ran glanced at Meng Qing, who was cultivating with her eyes closed, and politely asked, "Do you want some?"

To Lin Ran's surprise, Meng Qing opened his eyes, nodded, stood up, and sat cross-legged next to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran:......

The two looked at each other, and finally Lin Ran picked up the small knife that was placed aside and cut open the crispy outer skin. The juice sizzled out from the inside, and the aroma of fruitwood mixed with the aroma of roasted chicken rushed into their nostrils.

Meng Qing took the roast chicken and elegantly tore it into small pieces to eat. As she ate, her eyes seemed to brighten slightly.

Lin Ran wasn't so refined and elegant. Taking a bite of a chicken leg, drinking a glass of fruit wine, and having a mobile phone and computer would indeed be a life like that of a god.

He picked up the wine pot and handed it to Meng Qing, who didn't hesitate and took a big gulp before handing it back to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran looked at Meng Qing, whose face was slightly flushed from taking a big gulp of wine, and couldn't help but laugh: "People say that men and women should not touch each other, but you are not angry at me for being so disrespectful to you?"

"I don't know what it feels like to be angry, but I know I can't beat you. Besides, you saved me, so I understand the principle of repaying kindness. Anyway, I'm powerless right now, so I'll give you whatever you want. But like I said, you have to be prepared to bear the consequences," Meng Qing said calmly.

"Will you give me anything I want?" Lin Ran asked in return.

Meng Qing turned to look at Lin Ran, her eyes fixed on Lin Ran as if trying to memorize her face. After a long while, she whispered, "I won't resist!"

"Alright..." Lin Ran took a bite of roast chicken and mumbled, "Tell me why you came here, and why you were relentlessly chased by the Red Demon Giant Ape last night."

Meng Qing was speechless for a moment, unsure how to respond. She had thought…

Seeing Meng Qing speechless, Lin Ran couldn't help but tease, "You'd rather be harassed than answer this question? You said you'd give it to me, isn't that lying?"

“I’m not lying, I’m just thinking about how to say it,” Meng Qing continued. “I came here because of the ancient ruins, but while searching for them, I accidentally entered the lair of the Crimson Demon Giant Ape and was chased by it.”

"Oh, really?" Lin Ran said with a smile.

Meng Qing did not respond and continued to eat the roasted chicken in her hand. Lin Ran smiled and did not ask any further questions.

After eating and drinking her fill, Lin Ran took a water bag to wash her greasy hands, said goodbye to Meng Qing, and then left the cave.

Meng Qing glanced at Lin Ran's departing figure. She only breathed a sigh of relief after the man left. Her cold, pretty face showed a complex mix of emotions. She didn't think her words had convinced the man.

But what she couldn't understand the most was why the other person knew her real name? After she said her name, they immediately tried to find out who this person was. Jiang Ran? It was probably a fake name too.

After leaving the cave, Lin Ran headed straight for the Red Demon Giant Ape's lair. He planned to conceal his presence and take a stroll around the area. Coincidentally, the location of the Red Demon Giant Ape's lair was also on his search list. He didn't believe Meng Qing's claim that she had mistakenly entered the Red Demon Giant Ape's lair. How could he not sense such an obvious and powerful aura?

Knowing there are tigers in the mountains, yet still venturing into them—either he's out of his mind, or there must be something good inside. Lin Ran was more inclined to believe the latter.

So he chose to come to the lair of the Red Demon Giant Ape. The giant ape's lair was in a pit in a small mountain, right next to where the downstream river waters converged, and there was a large lake. On the cliff that stood a thousand feet high, with a drop of hundreds of meters, a white ribbon hung down from the sky, like jade beads falling onto a plate, with mist rising and falling, and there was such a huge waterfall.

Moreover, the spiritual energy here is abundant. The location of this Red Demon Giant Ape's lair gives it a feeling of the monkeys ruling the Flower Fruit Mountain.

Lin Ran stopped in mid-air and looked down at the area. Because it was the nest of the Crimson Demon Giant Ape, there were basically no monsters nearby, and the place was quite peaceful.

Just as Lin Ran was about to sneak into the Red Demon Giant Ape's lair, she noticed a huge stone pillar on the right side of the lake that would take several people to encircle. However, it was covered by moss and plants, so she almost missed it.

Lin Ran quickly went to the stone pillar and cleaned away the moss and weeds on it, noticing the blurry patterns on it.

"Are there any other stone pillars like this around here?" Lin Ran thought of this and searched around the lake for similar stone pillars. She found a total of seven or eight, but most of them were broken, and the other half was nowhere to be found.

Lin Ran thought for a moment, then transformed into a streak of light and crashed directly into the waterfall.

Unfortunately, there was no hidden cave inside; instead, it was all solid stone walls.

Lin Ran returned to the high sky. After thinking for a long time, she sprayed herself with something to cover her scent, concealed her presence, and sneaked into the cave of the Crimson Demon Giant Ape.

As soon as he entered, he heard the deafening snoring, which sounded like a small earthquake every time. Lin Ran couldn't help but look at the location of the Red Demon Giant Ape. Not far from the entrance of the cave, the red "mountain" was fast asleep.

"It stinks!"

Lin Ran couldn't help but cover her nose, thinking to herself.

Taking out the glowing stone, one can clearly see the inside of the cave by its light. There are many food scraps and indescribable mosaics surrounding the Red Demon Giant Ape.

The cave was very spacious and deep. After bypassing the "small mountain", Lin Ran continued to go deeper into the cave. From time to time, he could see many scattered rocks and white bones on the ground.

Lin Ran didn't expect the cave to become wider and wider as she walked, and there were many forks in the path. Lin Ran chose to walk directly to the end of the cave, where a vast, dark pool appeared before her eyes.

Lin Ran covered her right hand with golden spiritual energy, dipped it into the pool, and casually stirred it. There was nothing wrong with the pool; it was just ordinary water.

"How can there be such a deep pool in this place? Is there something down there?" Lin Ran frowned, and golden spiritual power formed a barrier around her body, directly plunging into the cold and deep pool.

Lin Chong, guided by the light emitted by the luminous stone, swam through the pool and soon discovered the entrance to a dark passageway.

He didn't rush in. Instead, he threw a golden ball of light into the water. After the ball reached a certain distance, it exploded, emitting a dazzling light. Instantly, the underwater area became as bright as day.

The passageway was deep and wide, with many stalactites shaped like bamboo shoots and large stone pillars shaped like inverted spindles, almost covering the entire waterway. It also seemed to have many forks in the road, and the terrain was as complicated as a maze, making it easy to get lost.

"There's such a complicated underwater maze here?" Lin Ran was a little surprised, but he didn't dare to enter the underwater maze now. He had to be fully prepared before exploring it. He had a feeling that it might be related to the ancient ruins.