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

Chapter 148 Deep in the Mountains

Lin Ran wasn't a hero; he was actually very afraid of death and trouble. If he were alone facing this monster, his first thought would be to run away.

But now they are a team. He has the means and ability to save his life, but that doesn't mean that Shangguan Mengqing, Wen Qianyi, Chang Wei and others who are weaker will have enough means to survive when facing this monster that has shown Nirvana Realm level power.

"You should leave now!"

Lin Ran said anxiously when she saw the monster preparing to attack again.

Shangguan Mengqing gave Lin Ran a deep look and gave the order: "Let's go!"

"Mr. Collin..."

Those in the group, such as Chang Wei, or those who had been rescued by Lin Ran, all hoped that Lin Ran could leave with them instead of staying behind alone. They knew that Lin Ran would be facing the raging monster horde and the flying monster alone. Even if Lin Ran had three heads and six arms, she would eventually be exhausted. Wouldn't she then face the scene of being devoured by the monsters until not even bones were left?

"Everyone, listen to my orders! Follow me immediately!" Shangguan Mengqing shouted coldly. "Disciples of the Sword Sect who disobey orders will be punished with the highest penalty for violating sect rules—immediate execution!"

hiss~

Everyone gasped, startled by Shangguan Mengqing's icy words.

Shangguan Mengqing was no joke. She had already drawn a steel longsword that gleamed with a cold, sharp edge and shouted again, "Are you leaving or not!"

After repeated reprimands, the group finally agreed to leave. As Lin Ran watched them gradually disappear into the forest, she couldn't help but send a telepathic message: "Thanks, Meng Qing!"

A cold voice quickly responded: "Cover us up properly. If you don't come back alive to see me, I'll go after your son for what I owe you."

Just as Lin Ran was about to ask what debts were owed, he felt a gust of wind. Turning around, Lin Ran's pupils suddenly contracted, and the figure of the Tai Shui Lin Long in his eyes magnified rapidly. He stomped on the ground and, using the impact of the explosion, his body transformed into a cannonball and shot out, narrowly avoiding the Tai Shui Lin Long's diving attack.

"What a damned beast!"

Lin Ran, who had landed on a large tree, looked at the Tai Shui Lin Long's figure returning to the sky, and her face darkened.

How can he fight someone who can fly in the sky? The anti-flying restrictions in this secret realm are still in place, but they should only apply to humans who enter. There should be no restrictions on demonic beasts, right? It just shows that the Mirror Moon Saint Emperor knows how to create secret realms.

A thick, dark red mist enveloped the Tai Shui Scaled Dragon, and a putrid stench gradually spread. Its scarlet eyes were filled with ferocity and deathly aura. It flapped its huge wings and flew through the air, locking onto Lin Ran's location. Dark red energy orbs once again condensed at the dragon's horns, and a beam of light shot towards Lin Ran's location.

"Zi La~"

A dark red energy beam streaked across the sky, striking the ground and soon erupting in explosions. Some unfortunate monsters were caught in the blasts, turning into a rain of blood.

Lin Ran's figure moved lightly through the forest, occasionally glancing at the Tai Shui Scaled Dragon in the air, which exuded an astonishingly oppressive aura. This was the first time she had encountered such a powerful demonic beast since arriving in this secret realm. Coupled with the enhancement of the demonic energy of the Void Evil, it was not inferior to the strength of the peak Nirvana Realm, and even faintly approached the level of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

He didn't intend to fight the Tai Shui Lin Long to the death. Even if he could cut the Tai Shui Lin Long to pieces, he would definitely be exhausted. If he faced the monster tide then, he probably wouldn't survive.

Therefore, his current idea is to stall for time as much as possible, and as long as the Tai Shui Lin Long can't hurt him, that's the best course of action.

Guan Mengqing and his men just need to buy enough time to retreat.

Chaos reigned in the forest, with fires blazing everywhere, broken trees, and rotting corpses. Most terrifying of all were the fallen monsters, their bones still covered in rotting flesh, who staggered to their feet and charged at Lin Ran with frenzied abandon.

"Damn it, do these guys have radar? They all pounce on me the moment they see me..."

Lin Ran roared, his hands were numb from waving, his whole body was almost bathed in the stench of rotting blood rain, and just one whiff of it was enough to make one nauseous. Many creatures in the forest, whether alive or dead, rushed over, and a Tai Shui Lin Long kept attacking along his running route.

"Boom!"

The dark red beam of light struck Lin Ran directly in front of her, and the powerful impact spread outwards. Caught off guard, Lin Ran was sent flying backwards by the force of the impact, crashing through several large trees before finally coming to a stop.

"Damn, that hurts so much..."

Lin Ran gasped, feeling a burning pain in his back and a slight ache in his chest. He hadn't done much defense; he had only relied on his physical strength to withstand it.

Lin Ran took out a few pills from his spatial ring and swallowed them. Feeling a cool medicinal power flowing through his body, he exhaled a breath of turbid air. Looking at the Tai Shui Scaled Dragon that was still staring at him, he thought to himself, "My previous thinking was too naive. It seems that I still have to deal with this guy. Otherwise, if I keep being chased by this guy and blocked by the monster tide, I will still be worn down to death here."

The Tai Shui Lin Long was always in the sky, and with the anti-flying buff here, many of his attacks were difficult to actually hit the Tai Shui Lin Long, who was agile in the air.

"We have to find a way to get this beast to give birth..."

With a thought, as if remembering something, Lin Ran suddenly transformed into a streak of light and sped away into the distance.

The Tai Shui Linlong in the sky, with its dark red eyes, consciously searched around. When it discovered the annoying aura on Lin Ran, it couldn't help but roar to the sky, its huge wings flapping a gale as it chased after Lin Ran.

Meanwhile, at the junction of the forest and the desert, the giant rock beast dragged its massive body along, smashing trees in its path to pieces. Its body was shrouded in a thick, dark red mist, and its dark red eyes were locked on a certain direction. It charged forward fearlessly, and some unlucky and weak monsters were blasted into puddles of mud by the giant rock beast's pressing feet, becoming its victims in its journey.

……

On the other side, Shangguan Mengqing led her team, charging through the monster tide, and advancing deeper into the mountains.

Although many in the team were facing a monster horde for the first time, under Shangguan Mengqing's command, the team was surprisingly stable. The team charged forward in a spike-like formation. Shangguan Mengqing, who rarely used her full power in the secret realm, was also fearless. Her sword energy swept across the battlefield, turning all the monsters that blocked her way into minced meat.

As they sprinted forward at high speed, the number of demonic beasts blocking their path gradually decreased. When there were no demonic beasts in front of them and the surrounding environment suddenly became eerily quiet, Shangguan Mengqing immediately sensed something was wrong and hurriedly shouted, "Everyone stop!"

The group of people who were sprinting at high speed were suddenly stopped by Shangguan Mengqing. Those who were strong managed to stop in time, but those who were weaker and flustered did not stop at all.

Several people rushed forward, only to suddenly lose their footing. Unexpectedly, there was a hillside in front of them, and the people who lost their footing tumbled down the hillside.

"Hurry up and save people!"

Shangguan Mengqing lightly touched the ground with her toes and immediately rushed down the hillside to rescue the team members who had rolled down the slope.

As everyone successfully restrained the reckless group, some sharp-eyed individuals glanced down the hillside into the distance, their pupils dilating in surprise as they exclaimed, "Senior Sister, there seems to be a building down the hill!"

"what?"

Shangguan Mengqing was taken aback. After handing over the injured disciple to others, she went down the hillside a little and shot a ball of spiritual energy into the air from her palm.

When the sphere of spiritual energy exploded, its pale blue light briefly illuminated the world ahead, allowing everyone to see what lay ahead.

Below the hillside lies a vast flat area, at the end of which stands a white-gold building, resembling the ancient city wall we are exploring today.

However, this place appears even more magnificent and splendid, with tall, white-gold walls adorned with exquisite and mysterious patterns. The massive walls occupy the entire mouth of the canyon, and there seem to be buildings behind them, as well as on the rock walls above the canyon, the purpose of which is unknown. At the city gate, a black gate is tightly closed.

"This place... actually exists that is unaffected by the monster horde..."

Shangguan Mengqing murmured softly. She thought Lin Ran's initial judgment was just a hunch, but she didn't expect it to be true. There really was such a place deep in the mountains.

"No one is allowed to approach the city. Stay in this area. Those who are injured should heal themselves immediately, and those whose spiritual energy is depleted should quickly restore it to ensure they can handle any danger." Shangguan Mengqing ordered the team to rest and recuperate on the spot.

She quickly went to Wen Qianyi's side and said, "Qianyi, I'm leaving this to you. I need to go back and help him!"

"what!"

Upon hearing Shangguan Mengqing's voice, everyone stood up nervously and looked at her.

In order to lead them deep into the mountains, Shangguan Mengqing also suffered many injuries. Her blue dress was torn in some places, and the gruesome, deep wounds that revealed the bone were still slowly oozing blood even with the suppression of spiritual power.

The Sword Sect Fairy, who had always been glamorous and aloof in the eyes of the Sword Sect disciples, had paid a heavy price to carve out a path for them to survive, and now looked like a madwoman, having lost her beauty.

"Mengqing, you can't go, given your condition..."

Wen Qianyi quickly grabbed Shangguan Mengqing's hand and used her soul perception to check her. She found that the spiritual power in Shangguan Mengqing's body was extremely chaotic. Her face was filled with shock, and she was about to speak.

Shangguan Mengqing actually shook off Wen Qianyi's hand and rushed back without a care.

"Meng Qing!"

"Sister!"

Everyone shouted in unison, but could only watch helplessly as Shangguan Mengqing disappeared into the dark woods…

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"Why does Senior Sister want to go back? She's already exhausted herself bringing us here. Isn't going back just suicide?"

"Is it really okay for Senior Sister to have problems like this?"

"How about... we go back too? At worst, we'll just die. We can't let Mr. Lin and Senior Sister be in danger just so we can retreat!"

The group chatted amongst themselves, and most of them were young people, especially since they were elites specially selected by the academy and its sects, and they still had a certain amount of pride in their hearts.

At this moment, their blood boiled, and disregarding their injuries, they picked up their weapons and prepared to charge back.

"Stop everyone!"

Just then, Wen Qianyi, who had been staring blankly at Shangguan Mengqing's departing figure, finally came to her senses. Seeing a group of people carrying weapons and trying to rush back, she couldn't help but shout sternly, "What do you want to do? Are you all dragging your injured bodies to be a burden to Mengqing and the others?"

"Don't you know your own strength? You're not even at the Spirit Core Realm, and you're already struggling against that horde of demonic beasts outside. And you... Chang Wei, look at your injuries! Hurry up and take some medicine to heal! And Xiao Ye, and the rest of you..."

Wen Qianyi, abandoning her usual gentle nature, glared sharply at everyone who wanted to rush back to help, which was like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, extinguishing their passionate emotions.

When their intense emotions subsided and reason returned to their minds, everyone lowered their heads in remorse.

Yes, what could they do if they went back? They'd probably be overwhelmed by the monster tide before they even got back. The senior sister's injuries were from when she faced a Dark Demon Tiger at the Spirit Core Realm in the monster tide. She took a hit while protecting them.

Otherwise, with the senior sister's strength, she wouldn't have been injured by that Dark Demon Tiger at all.

Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Wen Qianyi breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that these kids would rush back recklessly, and all their previous efforts would be in vain.

"We're here now to recover properly and wait for their return... Some of the more seriously injured have taken the emergency medication I gave them before, and then they're waiting for me to come and provide further care..."

Wen Qianyi directed the team in an organized manner, treating the seriously injured members one by one, while those with minor injuries quickly came over to lend a hand.

After everyone in the team had been treated, Wen Qianyi finally had a moment to catch her breath. She casually wiped the sweat from her face with her sleeve and smelled the foul, rotten odor emanating from her body.

Wen Qianyi felt a wave of nausea wash over her as she recalled every scene of facing the monster tide. So this was how her senior felt when facing the monster tide yesterday.

She stared blankly in the direction Shangguan Mengqing had left. If she had been more decisive just now, she would be the one rushing back to help her senior.

"We promised we'd never be together, but our actions show we're together..." Wen Qianyi lowered her head, burying it in her knees, using the time to process the bitterness in her heart.

"They're all scammers..."

……

Shangguan Mengqing retraced her steps, treating the wound on her arm as she traveled.

The occasional sharp pain in her chest made Shangguan Mengqing frown slightly. She took out a few bottles and swallowed the pills like candy. As the cool medicinal power circulated in her chest cavity, the sharp pain subsided a little.

After a short rest, Shangguan Mengqing continued on her way, trying her best to avoid fighting powerful demonic beasts. Even if she encountered one, she would simply run away.

Back on the outer edge of the mountain range, Shangguan Mengqing leaped onto a mountain peak, wanting to get a better view. When she saw the Tai Shui Linlong attacking the ground from the sky in the northwest direction, with a faint golden light flashing across the sky from time to time, she knew that Lin Ran was in that direction.

Just as Shangguan Mengqing was about to go over, she sensed something unusual and looked towards the northeast. A huge black shadow was rampaging through the forest, making a deafening noise with each step it took.

"That's... a rock behemoth?!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Shangguan Mengqing's eyes. When she saw the dark red mist surrounding the rock behemoth, she understood. The dead rock behemoth's corpse had been resurrected under the control of the Void Evil Clan, and it was heading towards Lin Ran's direction. Could it be...?

Shangguan Mengqing recalled the Void Evil Clan that Lin Ran had dealt with last night. Perhaps it was because Lin Ran killed that Void Evil Clan that he angered the other Void Evil Clan, so he wanted to use the Tai Shui Scale Dragon and the Rock Giant Beast to create a killing trap?