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

"temperature…"

Elder Liang of the Sword Sect looked displeased, gripping the armrest of his chair with his left hand. Just as he was about to exert pressure, Wang Qiusheng, the vice dean of the outer court from Tianli Academy, suddenly stood up and said respectfully, "Then thank you very much, Dean Wen. With Dean Wen's help, our alliance will definitely achieve good results in the secret realm this time."

"hope so!"

Wen Bixuan glanced at the people from Tianli Academy, then looked at Elder Liang, whose expression was rather unpleasant, and found it somewhat interesting.

The rest of the meeting focused primarily on the secret realm six months from now, discussing how the four parties would cooperate and what specific steps they needed to take.

During this time, Elder Liang from the Sword Sect kept wearing a sour face and was intentionally or unintentionally targeting Linghua Academy. Lin Ran was a little confused. Didn't this guy realize his own problems? He offended three academies at once, which really made the Sword Sect hate him!

After the meeting ended and the people from all the academies and the Sword Sect left Linghua City, Qiu Qingzi immediately activated the protective array of the conference room and began to hurl insults: "That Elder Liang really has something wrong with his head. Borrowing things is one thing, but the compensation he offered was for the people who protected you when you entered the secret realm, and he even offered you a spot in the Sword Sect."

Is his brain filled with XX? He thinks he can get someone to lend him such an important magical artifact for something so small? Doesn't he even know if he deserves it?

Lin Ran nodded in agreement, saying, "I think so too. Maybe once they're inside, they'll turn on us and kill everyone who goes in, then they can easily take over our magical artifacts. After all, in a secret realm, if you don't have some special means to track down the killer, who will know it was them?"

"But this person is also very strange. He insists on borrowing a magic tool to break the formation. Could it be that these powerful forces have already discovered that there are many places inside where this magic tool to break the formation is needed?" Lin Ran said with doubt.

Elder Liang of the Sword Sect is so eager for the magic weapon from Linghua Academy. Even if it is indeed a top-notch magic weapon for breaking formations, why does he insist on getting it himself? Why can't the people from Linghua Academy operate it? Perhaps they have discovered some important places in the secret realm that require such a magic weapon, but they don't want Linghua Academy to get a share, so they came up with this plan.

Wen Bixuan rubbed her temples, her tone somewhat helpless, and said, "There's no point in talking about this now. We've offended Elder Liang of the Sword Sect this time, so we need to be careful when we go to that secret realm. I was originally thinking of letting the children go and see it, but that's all ruined now!"

Wen Bixuan would never allow her talented students from the inner academy to go to the secret realm under such circumstances. If Elder Liang from the Sword Sect sent the younger generation from the Sword Sect to secretly target the people from Linghua Academy in the secret realm, the losses would be enormous.

“The selection of this person to enter the secret realm definitely needs to be reconsidered.” Qiu Qingzi nodded, looked at Lin Ran, and asked, “Lin Ran, do you have any opinions?”

"me?"

Lin Ran paused for a moment, scratched her head, and said, "I don't have any objections. If students aren't allowed to participate, then our elders can go and participate. Just treat it as a lottery. If we can draw a good lot, who knows, one of our elders might suddenly level up to the Dragon Transformation Realm, and our academy's strength will be greatly enhanced."

"Alright, let's talk about these things later. Anyway, we still have six months!" Wen Bixuan glanced at Lin Ran, took out an ordinary spatial ring, casually tossed it to Lin Ran, and said, "Lin Ran, go back to the inner courtyard first, then go to the alchemy department to find Qianyi and give her the medicinal herbs in here. She asked me for them!"

"what?!"

Lin Ran was momentarily stunned. What did Wen Bixuan mean by that? Could he contact Qianyi again? Wasn't Wen Bixuan angry? Did the sun rise in the west today?

Lin Ran was a little worried and cautiously asked, "Is it really okay?"

"Get out of here right now!" Wen Bixuan shouted coldly.

"Get out of here!"

Lin Ran quickly took off and left the conference room in the blink of an eye, not wanting to stay a moment longer.

Qiu Qingzi looked in the direction Lin Ran had left, somewhat confused. She looked at Wen Bixuan curiously and asked, "Bixuan, what happened between you two?"

"nothing…"

Wen Bixuan waved her hand casually without saying anything. Qiu Qingzi didn't ask any questions when she saw Wen Bixuan's attitude, but she was still a little curious about what had happened.

……

Lin Ran left the outer courtyard and immediately returned to the inner courtyard, arriving at the courtyard of the alchemy department. Just as she was about to enter the alchemy department...

Lin Ran hesitated. He was afraid to see Wen Qianyi, fearing that the meeting would be very awkward, especially after what had happened recently.

Should we go in or not? But this ring…

Lin Ran stood at the door, frowning in thought. She raised her hand to knock, but quickly lowered it again, unable to make up her mind.

While Lin Ran hesitated, a student wearing a demon refiner's robe, who must have just returned from outside, saw Lin Ran at the door and exclaimed with delight, "Hello, Vice Dean!"

"Ah, hello, hello!"

Lin Ran was taken aback. Seeing the pretty girl who had appeared in front of her at some point, she quickly responded.

When the girl saw Lin Ran there, she was like a fan meeting a big star, and she excitedly shouted, "The vice dean is looking for Elder Wen, right? Actually, you can go in directly, vice dean. Elder Wen is not refining medicine at this time, but instructing students. I will take you to Elder Wen!"

As soon as the girl finished speaking, she pulled Lin Ran and pushed open the gate, walking straight inside. The courtyard of the alchemy department was very large, with a dedicated alchemy room, a pharmacy, and a place to grow medicinal herbs.

However, only students of the alchemy department can freely enter and exit, followed by the dean and vice dean, and even elders must go through the head elder of the alchemy department to enter.

The current head elder of the alchemy department happens to be Wen Qianyi, and the alchemy department of Linghua Academy is basically supported by Wen Qianyi.

Previously, there were no high-level alchemists, but Wen Qianyi, a sixth-level alchemist, emerged. Even in Jiezhou, she would be considered a top-tier alchemist, and people from other academies would often come to Wen Qianyi to have medicine made.

The girl led Lin Ran to the classroom outside the special teaching area of ​​the Alchemy Department. Lin Ran saw Wen Qianyi standing on the podium through the window.

Wen Qianyi was very focused and attentive during class. Holding a yellowed ancient book, she explained the medicinal herbs on it to her students and occasionally interjected with some extra knowledge, which often made many students in the class laugh heartily.

When Wen Qianyi glanced out the window, she immediately saw the figure she had been thinking about, and at that moment she panicked a little.

"Alright, students, I have some things to do today, so that's all for today's explanation. If you have any questions, remember to take notes and ask me again tomorrow!"

Wen Qianyi smiled and looked at the students in the classroom. However, the students had obviously already seen Lin Ran outside. They were all shipping the two of them and chattering, "Mr. Lin, are you here to see our Teacher Wen? Are you going out to collect mugwort? How romantic!"

"Mr. Lin, there's a really delicious restaurant in Linghua City. Why don't you go there and have a meal together?"

The girls chattered away, making Wen Qianyi blush bright red. She glared at her large group of students, hands on her hips, and said angrily, "You guys, did I not assign enough homework? Are you kidding me? Believe me or not, I'll give you more homework!"

"Ah, no!"

The female students quickly begged for mercy. After some playful banter, they left the classroom, leaving the once lively room empty except for Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi.

The afternoon breeze drifted in through the window, bringing a cool breeze and ruffling Wen Qianyi's hair, making it a little messy.

Lin Ran looked at Wen Qianyi in front of him, but his mouth seemed to be glued shut. He had a lot to say, but they were all stuck on his lips and he couldn't say them.

When Wen Qianyi looked up at Lin Ran's sour expression, she couldn't help but chuckle and covered her mouth with her hand. She said cheerfully, "Senior, why do you look so gloomy? Your eyebrows are all furrowed together, it looks terrible. Did seeing me make you unhappy?"

"No, no, it's just that I..."

Seeing Wen Qianyi's happy expression, Lin Ran was also infected by her joy and said in a lighter voice, "With you, my little bundle of joy, how could I be unhappy?"

"Then Pistachio is inviting you to go to Linghua City for a delicious meal tonight, so you have to say yes, okay? You can't refuse!" Wen Qianyi said coquettishly, her hands behind her back and her body leaning slightly forward as she looked at Lin Ran.

Lin Ran paused for a moment, then a smile appeared in her eyes as she said with a laugh:

"it is good!"

……

Chapter 115 Ancient Ruins of Jiezhou

After that night, Wen Qianyi had already made a very cruel decision for herself, which was to pretend that she did not know about Lin Ran's intentional distancing.

She was unwilling to let her love end like this. So what if Lin Ran had a wife? But that wife had disappeared in the Spirit Clan. Lin Ran didn't have any other women around him now, so why couldn't she have her?

Although Wen Qianyi has always been the kind of person who doesn't compete or fight, she will still make a move when she meets the person she likes.

Before meeting Lin Ran, Wen Qianyi would practice in her room in front of the mirror how to make her smile more natural, just so that when they met, she could still have a bright smile and a reason to approach him.

In the days that followed, Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi rediscovered their old feelings for each other. They would often go shopping together or buy ingredients to enjoy delicious food and scenery in their little courtyard.

Of course, she wouldn't neglect her cultivation. Under Wen Qianyi's strong insistence, Lin Ran, who originally didn't want to continue this ambiguous behavior, was ultimately defeated by the demon in her heart and succumbed to the huge temptation of improving her strength, as well as Wen Qianyi's unintentional little temptations.

Fortunately, Lin Ran's strength had improved as if she had cheated, reaching the level of Nirvana Realm Seven Stars, almost Eight Stars, so she could still use this reason to comfort herself.

"I'm seriously cultivating, and I'm definitely not engaging in any ambiguous behavior," but Lin Ran himself knew that he was just deceiving himself!

Lin Ran naturally noticed Wen Qianyi's changes. This silly girl was always looking for ways to find a reason that he couldn't refuse to be with him. He knew the girl's feelings. "It's hardest to repay the kindness of a beautiful woman." How could he ever repay Qianyi's kindness?

If Wen Qianyi hadn't offered to help Mu Shishuang alleviate the fire poison in her body, Lin Ran would have almost forgotten about her. To this day, Mu Shishuang and the Undying Coffin are still stored in the cultivation room in Lin Ran's courtyard.

Wen Qianyi found a lot of cold-natured medicinal herbs to dispel fire poison and brought them to Lin Ran's cultivation room. Lin Ran helped carry Mu Shishuang out, and Wen Qianyi took the initiative to "disarm" her.

Finally, Mu Shishuang was thrown into a large wooden tub placed inside the cultivation room. Steam rose from the tub, and a rich medicinal fragrance spread from the steam, filling the entire cultivation room with the aroma of herbs.

In the steaming boiling water, Mu Shishuang, her face unusually flushed, sat with her head tilted to one side in the wooden tub. Beside the tub, Wen Qianyi continuously refined medicinal herbs, throwing the pure medicinal liquid into the tub, making the liquid inside the tub turn increasingly emerald green.

After refining the medicinal herbs in her hand, Wen Qianyi stood up, and several round pills appeared in her hand. She went to Mu Shishuang's side, pinched Mu Shishuang's mouth, and threw them in.

As the elixir entered her body, Wen Qianyi's right hand ignited with a "whoosh," and the flames fell into the wooden tub. Under Wen Qianyi's skillful control, the medicinal liquid in the tub began to boil.

After taking the elixir, Mu Shishuang's entire body suddenly felt as if it were frozen solid, with many dark blue frosts appearing. Combined with the Azure Dragon Heavenly Flame outside her body, the contrast between hot and cold caused dark red liquid with a fishy odor to continuously emerge from Mu Shishuang's pores.

"It stinks!"

Lin Ran couldn't help but pinch her nose. Seeing Mu Shishuang's pores constantly oozing such a foul liquid, Lin Ran couldn't help but think of the "pore spraying X" that many netizens had jokingly called before, and she could picture it right in front of her.

Lin Ran took a towel and thoughtfully covered Wen Qianyi with it as well. Wen Qianyi gave Lin Ran a coquettish glare but didn't say anything. Instead, she used the flames to dispel the fire poison that had been forced out.

As the foul-smelling liquid continued to flow out, Mu Shishuang couldn't help but let out a low groan, and her body trembled unconsciously. Clearly, the detoxification process was not as easy as it seemed.

This powerful detoxification method lasted for most of the day, eventually ending as the medicinal properties in the wooden tub were exhausted.

"The fire poison has accumulated far too deeply. My method is already extremely ruthless, yet such a deep accumulation of fire poison remains in my body..."

Wen Qianyi withdrew the flames and looked at Mu Shishuang, who was still unconscious in the wooden tub. Compared to before, Mu Shishuang's condition was a little better now; at least she didn't look as frighteningly red as before.

"It's okay, take your time. How are you? Are you tired?"

Lin Ran didn't care much about Mu Shishuang. He looked at Wen Qianyi, whose forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and couldn't help but wipe it with a towel.

Faced with Lin Ran's gentleness, Wen Qianyi couldn't help but feel a little sweet. She shook her head and said softly, "It doesn't matter if I'm a little tired. As long as we can wake up your sister-in-law sooner, we'll know about your wife's condition!"

When Lin Ran heard Wen Qianyi mention his wife, his hand trembled slightly. Then, a bitter smile appeared on his face, and he suddenly said, "Qianyi, I'm just a womanizer. You're flattering me. I'm just a good-for-nothing man who keeps picking up women. There's no need to cling to me. There are many other outstanding talents in the Nine Provinces Continent. They are much better!"

"They are indeed better..."

Wen Qianyi murmured softly, her warm hands reaching up to Lin Ran's face. With eyes that could only hold one person, she gazed at Lin Ran and said, "But what good is it if you're the best? In my eyes, you are the best in the entire continent, without exception!"

Lin Ran felt as if her heart had been pierced by Wen Qianyi's arrow. Such sweet words left Lin Ran somewhat at a loss, and she ran out of the training room like a shy little girl. Wen Qianyi, who was still in the training room, stared blankly at Lin Ran's disheveled figure for a long time.

Suddenly, Wen Qianyi covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"Senior, I'm so shy~"

……

Recently, in Jiezhou, a once desolate and forbidden area has become ablaze due to the rumored "ancient ruins," attracting people from all over Jiezhou and even from other states.

If it were just a simple ruin, it might not cause a huge sensation.

After some knowledgeable people explored it, they were quite certain that it was an ancient relic left behind by a great emperor. The fact that it still has such a powerful seal is enough to demonstrate the value of this relic.

The ruins of the Azure Emperor are still talked about by many people today, and the intensity and bloodshed of the ancient ruins of this unknown emperor are probably no less than those of the past.

In this desolate land, various forces have sent personnel to establish temporary bases here, so they can keep track of what is happening here. The ruins have not yet been opened.