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

“Miss Li, I know you are a very ambitious person. Although you came to Linshan City temporarily to avoid an arranged marriage, I know you hate being treated like a pretty face.”

So you want to prove yourself. Since you're not good at cultivation, you'll start with politics and business. You not only want to be the president of the Jinling Chamber of Commerce, but you also want to be the emperor of the Li Dynasty and the first empress. Am I right?" Lin Ran said with a smile.

He easily revealed Li Yuhan's background: this woman was ambitious and had great foresight; in the original novel, she invested in Lin Chong, and in the end, it proved that her decision was correct.

Li Yuhan didn't know how to express her feelings. She stared wide-eyed at the man in front of her.

She felt that at this moment, Lin Ran was a demon, a demon who saw through her completely, as if she were being stared at while she was naked. This feeling was terrifying.

She had never let anyone know about these things, but this man, whom she was meeting for the first time today, seemed to see right through her.

"Give me the things!" Lin Ran spread out her right hand and said calmly, "I have no interest in getting involved in your royal family's affairs for the time being. Your marriage partner is not someone to be trifled with either, and I still have responsibilities to the Lin family."

Even if she were to help, she could only do so under a different guise, Lin Ran thought to herself.

After all, risking the entire Lin family to go all in on Li Yuhan is just too risky. Let Lin Chong handle it; this is, after all, an opportunity for Lin Chong to gain experience.

However, Li Yuhan seemed a little unconvinced. She put her hands on her hips, puffed out her chest, and said angrily, "The thing is in my chest, but you have to promise to help me before I will take it out for you."

If you don't agree and insist on forcing the issue, I'll call my men and make sure you're utterly disgraced in Linshan City the next day.

Lin Ran hadn't expected Li Yuhan to start pestering her so persistently. Looking at the white cleavage, Lin Ran was a little troubled. It was a bit difficult to pick it up, and Li Yuhan must have been acting foolish again. How dare she say such a thing to a Spirit Core Realm expert?

After creating a soundproof barrier in the room, Lin Ran, without further ado, gave Li Yuhan a quick check-up.

A few minutes later, Lin Ran weighed the ring in his hand and glanced at Li Yuhan, who was blushing and hiding in the corner, looking at him with eyes that seemed to want to kill him. He really didn't expect that this woman had actually put the space ring containing the auction items between her chest and her chest. She was truly gifted and ahead of her time.

"Oh, Miss Li, wouldn't it have been better to do this earlier? I had to do it myself!" Lin Ran picked up her tea and took a sip. After checking that there were no problems with the auction items, she took out a few black gold cards storing gold coins from her spatial ring and casually tossed them to Li Yuhan, saying, "Miss Li, check if you have enough money."

Li Yuhan was somewhat frantic. She picked up the cards and threw them back, ran her fingers through her hair, and said angrily, "I'm not a prostitute. You just... and then threw money at me, Lin Ran, what do you mean by this!"

"Oh, sorry, I didn't think of this floor." Lin Ran was somewhat impressed by Li Yuhan's imagination. He really just wanted Li Yuhan to check if there was anything wrong with the money.

“You…” Li Yuhan pointed at Lin Ran, her chest wrinkled with anger, her breasts heaving. After a while, she caught her breath, stared into Lin Ran’s eyes, and suddenly said very seriously, “If I really offered myself to you, could you help me?”

What if I answered yes?

"I'll stay with you tonight!" Li Yuhan said firmly.

To prove his determination, he even rushed up and hugged Lin Ran, his restless little hands reaching directly towards "little Lin Ran".

This terrified Lin Ran, who quickly pushed Li Yuhan away and fled the VIP room and the Jinling Chamber of Commerce, which had suddenly become a den of iniquity.

"Oh my god, Mom was right! Boys really do need to protect themselves when they go out!" Lin Ran escaped and stood on the street, glancing back at the brightly lit Jinling Chamber of Commerce with lingering fear.

He didn't expect Li Yuhan to be so crazy. They had only met for the first time, and she even wanted to repay him with her body, as if she wanted to keep him completely under her control.

However, Lin Ran wasn't stupid. He didn't think Li Yuhan would fall for him at first meeting. Judging from Li Yuhan's behavior, she was just like the character described in the original novel: ambitious, controlling, and ruthless.

"That's really ruthless!" Lin Ran thought of what had just happened, shook his head with a smile, and decided to keep his distance from this kind of woman in the future.

At the Jinling Chamber of Commerce, Li Yuhan looked at the open door, and a charming smile returned to her face. She lowered her head and straightened her disheveled clothes. As her hands ran over her chest, she recalled the scenes from earlier and the sensation on her chest, which made her pretty face blush slightly.

Picking up the black and gold cards from the ground, Li Yuhan couldn't help but smile wryly. She roughly knew how to deal with Lin Ran...

……

Upon returning to the Lin family home, Lin Ran found the place brightly lit and bustling with activity, as teams of guards headed towards the mountains near Linshan City.

"Elder, you're really fast!" Lin Ran couldn't help but exclaim. However, he didn't stop him. Even though he knew that exploring now wouldn't yield any results, it would seem strange if he didn't send anyone, since everyone else was going.

After speaking with the squad leaders and giving them a few instructions, Lin Ran headed back to her courtyard. But as soon as she got back, Lin Hongjia, with a cold expression, pulled her back to her room before she could even ask anything.

Lin Hongjia wrinkled her little nose and sniffed around Lin Ran. When she smelled the faint incense, Lin Hongjia's expression changed. She grabbed Lin Ran's collar and asked expressionlessly, "You've been hooking up with that vixen?"

"Uh..." This was the first time Lin Ran had seen Lin Hongjia like this, as cold as an ice cube. How was he supposed to answer that? It felt like any answer would be strange.

"Jia'er, I think..."

"Don't change the subject, just tell me, are you hooking up?" Lin Hongjia asked stubbornly.

Lin Ran felt this might be a chance to completely sever ties, but after hesitating for a long time, she finally said, "No, this is really the first time I've met her today, but she's trying to seduce me and get me to do things for her."

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Lin Hongjia's expression softened considerably. He snorted and sat down in the chair next to her. "You'd better be telling the truth, otherwise..."

"What else?" Lin Ran smiled. He understood Jia'er and knew that she had actually calmed down most of her anger, but she just wanted to be stubborn and save face.

"I'm not talking to you!" Lin Hongjia rolled her eyes at Lin Ran, her pretty face flushed, and she turned to the other side, waving her hand and saying, "Get out of here, get out of here, I want to sleep. If you stay any longer, I'll call for help."

"Then I'm off!"

Lin Ran stood up, opened the wooden door, and closed it again, just like last time.

Sure enough, Lin Hongjia turned around in a panic. When he saw Lin Ran standing by the door with a smile on her face, he said in an annoyed tone, "You're such a grown-up, and you're still doing such boring things."

"I suddenly realized that I haven't put my little pig to sleep in a long time. I was thinking of trying it tonight. What do you think?" Lin Ran returned to the table and looked at Lin Hongjia softly.

Faced with such a tempting reward, Lin Hongjia blushed and turned her head away, still wanting to be stubborn, but the words caught in her throat, and even she felt ashamed: "I...I think I'm such a pig..."

In the end, Lin Hongjia succumbed to this temptation and uttered such shameful words.

After a long time, when Lin Ran was halfway through telling the short story he had made up, "Rebirth: I Am XX", he found that Lin Hongjia had already fallen asleep, clinging to his arm and refusing to let go, with glistening drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.

Looking at Lin Hongjia's peaceful sleeping face, Lin Ran couldn't help but smile with a touch of doting affection. She reached out and tidied his hair, and looking at the increasingly beautiful little face, Lin Ran sighed softly.

His relationship with Lin Hongjia is now truly ambiguous and complicated; the more they try to sever ties, the more chaotic things become.

"You little rascal, don't you know that the Celestial Race cannot intermarry with the Human Race or other races?" Lin Ran poked Lin Hongjia's soft little face and shook her head with a smile.

After staying for a while, she carefully withdrew her hand and went back to her room.

Just as Lin Ran left, Lin Hongjia, who had been fast asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and looked towards the door with a hint of resentment in his eyes. He muttered, "I'm not stupid, of course I know, but you... sigh, never mind!"

Lin Hongjia lay back on the bed, turned over, and decided to sleep to relieve his worries.

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Chapter Fourteen: The Amazing Brain Circuit of Women (Please Add to Your Favorites)

Time is like water, always slipping away quietly through our fingers without us noticing.

After the harsh winter, spring has arrived, and the branches are beginning to radiate lush greenery.

The small house where Lin Chong was staying was neat and clean. Sunlight streamed into the house, creating golden spots that adorned the room.

After nearly half a year of arduous training, Lin Chong's delicate and youthful face gained a touch of determination, and his tightly pursed lips revealed a hint of stubbornness.

That seemingly thin and weak little body, after a period of hard training, has become slightly yellowish, and its body possesses a ferocious explosive power no less than that of a cheetah.

Lin Chong is undergoing a terrifying transformation. Once this transformation is complete, the once bullied boy will once again unleash his brilliance.

Lin Chong sat in the bathtub, soaking in the body-refining medicinal liquid given to him by his father. As Lin Chong circulated his internal "qi," the medicinal power of the dark green liquid in the bathtub seeped into Lin Chong's pores, gradually strengthening the qi within him and helping him to build a strong physique and break through the many shackles of the body-refining realm.

"I must break through to the seventh level of the Body Refinement Realm today!"

The thought suddenly popped into Lin Chong's mind. Although it seemed to come out of nowhere, it did so, and Lin Chong was full of confidence in it.

As the medicinal liquid in the bathtub became lighter in color, Lin Chong's momentum also increased steadily, but he was still just a little short.

After the medicinal liquid in the bathtub was completely absorbed, Lin Chong could only absorb the meager fighting spirit in the air to continue his attack.

This momentum of breaking through constraints cannot be stopped. Once it stops, who knows when the next opportunity for such a breakthrough will come again.

At that moment, Lin Chong's door was suddenly opened, and Lin Ran strode in, took out a medicine bottle, and filled the bathtub with fresh body-refining liquid once again.

With the support of the spiritual liquid, Lin Chong's spirits lifted. After thanking his father in his heart, he continued his cultivation, his body relentlessly absorbing the pure energy from the liquid. The powerful suction surprised Lin Ran.

"This isn't just any ordinary breakthrough to the seventh level of the Body Refinement Realm!" Lin Ran clicked her tongue in amazement. Or is this the kind of awe-inspiring breakthrough of the Chosen One? It's not a true Chosen One without some grand spectacle.

At this moment, Lin Chong was like a giant magnet, frantically absorbing the energy from the medicinal bath liquid. After a round of absorption, the bath liquid became clear again.

Lin Ran shook her head, then took out another bottle of medicine and poured it into the container. This time it was enough, as the liquid became clear again.

Lin Chong's body remained still for a moment, then his aura suddenly surged. He abruptly opened his eyes, his mouth widened slightly, and he exhaled a breath of somewhat turbid air.

After exhaling the murky gas, Lin Chong seemed more energetic. He stood up abruptly, excitedly hugged Lin Ran, his little face full of joy.

"Father, I've reached the seventh level of Body Refinement! The seventh level!"

"Haha, I knew you could do it, Xiao Chong." Lin Ran was happy for Lin Chong, patted him on the shoulder, and said seriously, "Don't be arrogant or impatient, keep working hard. The Condensing Dao Pill that your father bought will be yours when you win first place in the clan competition."

"I can do it, Father!" Lin Chong said with a determined look in his eyes, his smile full of confidence.

Just as the father and son were enjoying this moment of tender affection, a crisp sound came from the doorway.

"What are you doing so early in the morning?"

Lin Ran couldn't help but turn around. Just as she was about to speak to Lin Hongjia at the door, Lin Hongjia suddenly screamed, covered her eyes, and immediately walked away.

Lin Ran and Lin Chong were both a little stunned. Lin Ran realized that Lin Chong was shirtless when she saw him. Fortunately, the bathtub was high enough that she could only see his upper body. It would have been bad if she had seen his penis.

"Go change your clothes, then come out for breakfast later."

Lin Ran patted Lin Chong's head, went out, and closed the door. Looking at Lin Hongjia in the courtyard, she walked over, gently rubbed his head, and said softly, "Come on, help me make breakfast!"

Lin Hongjia's pretty face was flushed as she followed behind Lin Ran. Suddenly, she ran up to Lin Ran and whispered, "Are you angry?"

Lin Ran couldn't help but have many questions. She didn't quite understand Lin Hongjia's thought process for a moment and asked, "I'm not angry, why would I be angry?"

"No, I was just asking!" Lin Hongjia smiled quietly, shook her head, and nudged Lin Ran: "Let's hurry up and cook breakfast, I'm starving!"

"Oh, okay!" Lin Ran didn't think much of it. The time for Lin Hongjia to go back was getting closer and closer. Lin Ran tried her best to satisfy the little girl's little whims, after all, it might be a long, long time before they met again!

……

Lin Ran is currently organizing the last test before the clan's coming-of-age ceremony, which includes a duel in the arena, to see how the younger generation in the clan are in terms of combat skills, aside from cultivation.

Of course, he also set up some rewards, which were similar to those before. He taught for a period of time, and then used the Body Refining Elixir.

However, Lin Ran's main motivation for this competition was to give her son, Lin Chong, a chance to prove himself again. He had recently broken through to the seventh level of the Body Refinement Realm, and perhaps with a little more effort, he could reach the eighth level directly, which would surely shock the entire Linshan City.

After all, a year ago, Lin Chong was only at the third level of Body Refinement, but now he has directly reached the eighth level of Body Refinement. Isn't this the plot of a wish-fulfillment novel? Lin Ran felt extremely satisfied just thinking about it, so he was going to make a big effort to organize this event. He was also thinking of adding one of the young clansmen who had gone out to train, so that they could also come back to participate in the competition.

Of course, those in the Daoist realm are grouped together, and those in the Body Refining realm are grouped together.

Those young clansmen who had not performed well before and were forced to be exiled outside could prove themselves in this competition and enter the library to choose a new cultivation method or a martial art.

If possible, Lin Ran would also like to ask the Jinling Chamber of Commerce to procure some pills that can be used to enhance the strength of Daoist cultivators, which could be given as a reward. She believes that this would encourage the clansmen to be more active and demonstrate a better competitive state.

"But that Li Yuhan..."

To be honest, he really didn't want to meet this woman; she was a vixen.

If you ask whether he would eat such meat if it were put in his mouth without any burden, then he would definitely eat it, but he has too many concerns.