I'm the protagonist's dad, but the heroines want to kill me

"How am I a pervert? I just want you to massage my shoulders. It's really not easy to do it here. Hey, what are you thinking about?" Lin Ran argued.

Seeing Lin Ran like this, Wen Qianyi became even more annoyed. She snorted, turned her head and ignored Lin Ran. She would not admit that she had indeed thought wrongly just now, but that was all the fault of her predecessors. Her thoughts had been tainted by her predecessors!

After the stone slab was lifted away, no other items came up for auction.

Everyone noticed that the protection on the auction table seemed to have been upgraded, and a strong aura was faintly revealed. Perhaps if someone tried to break into the auction table, they would be counterattacked by the protective formation.

Mei Su looked at the crowd below and said with a smile: "The next item will be the highlight of our auction today, and it is also the last item of this auction. I think everyone present has come from afar just for this item..."

……

20. Holy Dome Academy took the tree heart fragment

The last item was of great importance. Several old men carried a box covered with black cloth and walked out from the side aisle very cautiously. They placed it carefully next to the auction table, and then the old men did not leave the auction table.

Instead, they stood in the corners around the auction table. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that those Nirvana-level powerhouses from the Medicine King Sect were there to prevent any emergencies.

After all, the name of the Wisdom Tree is more famous than the Star Source Flame. It is rumored that if one obtains the heart of the Wisdom Tree, one can enter the legendary realm of saint. The word "saint" alone is enough to make one's blood boil.

As long as one has set foot on the path of cultivation, there is no one who does not feel excited about the Saint Realm. What a powerful force that would be. It is said that the Saint Realm masters have the power to crush everything in their path. Standing on the top of the continent, they can resonate with the Dao with just a wave of their hands and feet, and contend with the heaven and earth. Perhaps there are also places that some people can hardly imagine...

Even if this is just a gimmick created by Yaowang Sect for the auction, why don't you believe it? Maybe the next saint will be you...

Mei Su saw the auction scene which was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Although he looked solemn, he was actually very grateful in his heart that it was their Yaowang Sect that discovered this from Guangmingtang first and sealed the information strictly.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Medicine King Sect to get the heart fragments of the Tree of Wisdom, and they would not be able to hold such a lucrative auction as today.

Mei Su's eyes fell on several places in the VIP seats. After passing by them inadvertently, Mei Su moved his spiritual power in his hand and lifted the black cloth.

Countless eyes were focused there. When the black cloth was lifted, the first thing that appeared was a transparent crystal cabinet. Under the light, the reflection was a little dazzling. In the crystal cabinet, a crystal clear object like jade was floating in the air above the cabinet.

This small piece of thing was floating in the air without any external interference. If many people looked closely, they would find that this small piece of jade-like thing looked like a part of the apex of a human heart.

At this time, it was still glowing with emerald green light, with faint runes flashing on it, which was quite magical.

"Is this the heart fragment of the Wisdom Tree? It's quite magical. I wonder if this little thing can help my son clear the dungeon."

Lin Ran looked at the tree heart fragment from afar and thought to himself.

In a box in the VIP seats in the front, Mr. Xin from Guangmingtang was so angry that he almost smashed the table in front of him. His eyes were red as he stared at the tree heart fragments on the auction table in the distance. If it weren't for the maid Xiaoxi who quickly persuaded him, Xin Zhiqing might have really rushed over without caring.

She suppressed her emotions, wiped her eyes with her sleeves, and smiled: "Xiao Xi, I'm fine. After the auction is over, you can pack up and get ready to go!"

"Sister Xin..."

"obedient!"

Xin Zhiqing shouted in a low voice, and then said nothing more. Her eyes were fixed on the tree heart fragment on the stage, and no one knew what she was thinking...

Many people wanted to use soul power or other secret methods to detect the tree heart fragments, but they basically failed. Some even suffered backlash. The occasional cries of pain in the auction hall made Mesu on the stage sneer.

Mei Su came to the crystal cabinet and said in a cold voice: "Everyone, this is the highlight of this auction, and it is also the goal that you have come here from afar... the heart fragment of the Tree of Wisdom!"

Mesu spat out the last sentence almost word by word. Even in his heart he had an irrepressible greed for the tree heart fragment, but unfortunately he could not find a use for it, so he could only use it for fishing.

Even though I had already guessed the preciousness of this mysterious item, I didn't expect it to be so precious. It's a fragment of the heart of the Tree of Wisdom. This is a part of the heart of the tree!

If gazes could be material, perhaps the auction table would have been engulfed in flames long ago, because the burning gaze seemed to pierce through the crystal cabinet and burn the tree core fragments. Some people even began to stir.

Unfortunately, after the powerful aura of the Dragon Transformation Realm expert hidden in the dark of the Medicine King Sect leaked out, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Mei Su's voice also rang out: "Everyone, I think we still have to respect the rules of my Yaowang Sect's auction!"

"This aura doesn't seem to be as strong as your sister's!" Lin Ran leaned close to Wen Qianyi's ear and teased.

Wen Qianyi couldn't help but roll her eyes at Lin Ran and said unhappily, "We can still maintain our status as one of the five great academies because my sister is a five-star Dragon Transformation Realm expert. There is no one in the Dangerous Triangle who can compare to her."

This may be the only thing that Linghua Academy can be proud of. After all, they only have Wen Bixuan, a five-star in the Dragon Transformation Realm, and they have nothing else.

Next, Mei Su talked about the auction method. He still went to the trading room to state the "price" he wanted to auction, and took out the treasures for the appraiser to identify. Finally, among the many treasures, Yaowang Sect would choose the one that best suited his taste to conduct the transaction.

In fact, the barter method of Yaowang Sect is really good. They even set up a separate trading room. Only the auction organization knows the "price" proposed by each party.

After all, something that can be traded for the fragments of the heart of the Tree of Wisdom must be extremely rare. Everyone must understand the principle of not showing off one's wealth. No one wants to be targeted by others because of their treasures and cause unnecessary trouble.

"Everyone, please go to the trading room!"

Mei Su smiled and covered the crystal cabinet with the black cloth again. The old men sent it back and he went to the trading room to take charge. The auctioneer from before maintained order in the auction hall.

Lin Ran looked a little bored after seeing people standing up and heading to the trading room. Wen Qianyi, who was sitting next to him, looked at Lin Ran and couldn't help but smiled and said, "Senior, don't you want to bid? Although Qianyi is not rich, I should not lose face if I use this small fortune to bid for you."

"How dare you tease me!"

Lin Ran smiled and pinched Wen Qianyi's nose, then looked at the people who entered the trading room one by one, and said in a deep voice: "We have no advantage in bidding. Almost all we can offer are elixirs, and Yaowang Sect is also a pharmacist force. Even if the quality of their refining is not as good as yours, they can still refine it after all. We can't outbid those guys by using elixirs to bid."

This so-called barter ultimately depends on the Medicine King Sect. It is equivalent to the Medicine King Sect trading with whoever can please the Medicine King Sect the most and whoever offers the price that best suits the Medicine King Sect's ideas. Obviously, they have no advantage.

Wen Qianyi nodded, obviously agreeing with Lin Ran's idea. She glanced casually at the scene and saw that the group of people from Tianli Academy that Lin Ran had confirmed earlier had also sent people in to participate in the bidding. She couldn't help but be surprised and told Lin Ran about this.

After hearing this, Lin Ran also felt a little amused and said with a smile: "I think given the relationship between the Dangerous Triangle and our five major academies, if we enter the bidding, no matter how good the item is, we will probably be the first to be eliminated."

"I don't think so. Maybe they will just target the academy, and then after they leave Dan City, they will perform the 'traditional arts' you mentioned, senior."

Wen Qianyi has a different opinion from Lin Ran, because in her opinion, the things the academy has must be good, and the most important thing is that the major academies have no foundation in the dangerous triangle area, and they only have a small number of people. It is not so easy to leave the dangerous triangle area with things, and the people from the academy might end up losing more than they gain.

"Qianyi is much smarter than me. Let's go and wait outside. After we get the items we're auctioning, we'll find a place to stay and enjoy the show that's about to begin. This is more exciting than the auction!"

Lin Ran didn't plan to watch these people go to the trading room to bid, so he chose to go outside and ask to see if he could pay in advance, get the items they were auctioning and leave.

Of course, Lin Ran's idea failed. Even if he could give it away, he still had to wait until the auction was over before he could pay for the items. The two were also called by the auction staff to wait in the VIP room.

In the VIP room, Lin Ran was drinking tea and standing by the window, looking out bored. Suddenly, a sound that almost broke through the sky came from the auction house.

Lin Ran was a little curious, and couldn't help but find the maid in the auction house and asked, "Has the result of the last lot in the auction house been announced?"

In response to Lin Ran's question, the maid was quick to respond, "Yes, sir. The last lot was auctioned off not long ago by the Holy Dome Academy."

After hearing this, Lin Ran couldn't help but be shocked. He waved his hand and asked the maid to leave.

Wen Qianyi stood up and walked to Lin Ran's side. She had obviously heard the conversation between Lin Ran and the maid. She whispered, "Did you buy it from the auction of Shengqiong Academy?"

"Well, the Medicine King Sect also has sinister intentions. It seems that they have known the identities of those big forces for a long time. I guess after the auction was successful, they announced in front of everyone that it was won by the Holy Dome Academy. It seems that you really guessed it, Qianyi!" Lin Ran said.

Wen Qianyi's expression was also solemn. She said, "Then the situation will be very complicated. Shengqiong Academy may face a lot of pressure this time."

"But doesn't the Shengqiong Academy have powerful immortals? How dare they provoke them?" Lin Ran said a little puzzled.

Wen Qianyi shook her head and explained, "Senior, an Immortal Realm expert cannot attack at will, and the Immortal Realm expert from the Holy Dome Academy will only attack when the Holy Dome Academy is in danger.

In fact, let alone the Immortal Realm, even the Dragon Transformation Realm cannot attack casually. But this time, it is about the fight for the heart fragment of the Wisdom Tree. I am afraid that a big battle between the Dragon Transformation Realm masters is inevitable. Senior, let's not get involved!"

Wen Qianyi had already foreseen this bloody battle. Even though both of them were at the peak of the Nirvana Realm, they were still not strong enough to face those long-established Dragon Transformation Realm masters!

"Let's just take a look for now!"

Lin Ran sighed helplessly. The situation had become more complicated than he had imagined. What he feared most was that his son would be dragged into it and he would then have to take care of him.

And there is also a Boss Xin. This guy is always thinking about taking over the entire Yaowang Sect. It would be really exciting if she really succeeds in doing so.

……

21. Get the item

"Sir, Elder Mei invites you two to meet."

A maid walked into the VIP room and came to Lin Ran and spoke respectfully.

This surprised both Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi. Wen Qianyi soon figured out the reason and said through soul transmission, "It may be because of the elixirs we offered when bidding for the Star Source Flame Stele, and because most of what we auctioned were medicinal herbs, they thought we were sixth-rank alchemists and wanted to find an opportunity to win us over."

"Haha, these guys have sharp eyes. Let's go and meet them, otherwise we won't be able to get the medicinal herbs we bought at the auction." Lin Ran responded.

After the two of them confirmed it, Lin Ran asked the maid to lead the way. The maid took them to a luxurious VIP room. Standing in the room were Mei Su and the appraiser that Lin Ran had seen in the trading room.

After seeing Lin Ran, Mei Su's face blossomed into a brilliant smile, and the wrinkles on his face were squeezed together with laughter. He stepped forward and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Cao, I just came down from the auction table. I heard from my subordinates that Mr. Cao was waiting, so I rushed here without stopping. Why is Mr. Cao so anxious to get the auction items? Why didn't he stay to attend the dinner hosted by our Yaowang Sect?

At our Yaowang Sect auction, all items purchased by distinguished guests will be delivered to their residences the next day, so there is no need to be so troublesome."

"Haha, Elder Mei, I'm not very interested in the dinner, and my mind is now preoccupied with that stone slab. It makes me itchy and I really want to study the mystery of that stone slab. So I want to settle the bill quickly so that I can take it back and study it carefully!" Lin Ran said with a smile.

After Lin Ran said this, Mei Su didn't say much. He waved his hand and asked the servants to bring all the items that Lin Ran said he would auction at the auction to the VIP room, including the stone slab.

When it comes to checking these things, Lin Ran is not as professional as Wen Qianyi, so she asked Wen Qianyi to check these medicinal stone slabs, while he just chatted with this old fox.

Mei Su glanced at Wen Qianyi, a strange look flashed in his eyes. When he wanted to detect with his soul power, he was frightened by the flash of gold in Lin Ran's eyes, because just now his soul power saw a golden dragon on Lin Ran's crown, staring at him hungrily, and a dragon roar frightened his soul.

He subconsciously took a step back, but quickly came to his senses and took that step back, saying like an old friend chatting: "Mr. Cao, this is..."

"Oh, it's my not-so-good sister. She said home was too boring, so I brought her out for a walk." Lin Ran made up a story.

"Where are you from, Mr. Cao? I've been in the Dangerous Triangle for quite some time, but I've never seen a new face as young as you, Mr. Cao." Mei Su said.

"My brother and I are from Xinzhou. We traveled all the way to Jiezhou. We heard about the dangerous triangle and came to take a look. So it is normal that Elder Mei has never seen it. After a while, we will go to other places." Lin Ran said.

"Xinzhou... that's a great place!"

Elder Mei's eyes flashed with a strange look, and then he said: "When I was young, I also traveled to Xinzhou. There are so many powerful people there. It was only after I went there that I had the idea of ​​coming back to establish a sect with my friends."

"Elder Mei must have gone to the Medicine Saint Valley, right? That is one of the eight powerful super sects in Xinzhou. I wonder if Elder Mei has gone to the outer city area of ​​the Medicine Saint Valley to learn?" Lin Ran said with a smile.

This question stunned Elder Mei. He had only heard of Medicine Saint Valley, but had no idea that there was an outer city area inside the Medicine Saint Valley!

Elder Mei looked unnatural and was thinking of saying something to get away with it.

At this moment, Wen Qianyi's voice just sounded, and she said coldly: "Brother, everything has been checked, no problem!"

"That's good. Elder Mei, please have someone check these things too!" Lin Ran took out the gold coins, spirit stones and pills that he had prepared in advance from the space ring and placed them on the table.

Elder Mei took a look and asked the appraiser beside him to check it out. Then he pulled Lin Ran aside and continued, "Mr. Cao is a pharmacist?"

"Hahaha, Elder Mei really thinks highly of me. If I were an alchemist, my family would have sent me to Medicine Valley to study long ago. What a pity!" Lin Ran sighed. Then he pulled Elder Mei aside and started bragging about his great achievements at a young age.

Only after the appraiser said there was no problem did Lin Ran let Wen Qianyi pack up her things. After exchanging a few more words of greeting, he took Wen Qianyi away from the auction house.

After the two men left, the appraiser came to Elder Mei and couldn't help but say, "Elder Mei, what does the other party mean?"

"If you don't agree, show me the pill!"

Mei Su was not angry, but asked the appraiser to bring the pill to him. After he took the pill and examined it carefully, he could not help but be shocked. He studied it carefully and even took it in his hand to observe it. Finally, he came to a conclusion: "This is a person who has the Heavenly Fire, and his alchemy skills are far superior to all the alchemists in the Medicine King Sect. It can be said that all the alchemists in the Medicine King Sect cannot refine such a good Nirvana Pill."

“I was a little delusional about such an alchemist.” Mei Su thought secretly in his heart.

Especially from Mr. Cao's remarks just now, it can be seen that the other party knows Xinzhou very well, and many of his remarks are consistent with his knowledge. He should be someone from Xinzhou, and he seems to have a prominent family background. Such an alchemist would never come to their Yaowang Sect.

As for whether there are such alchemists in Jiezhou, it can be said that he definitely knows all the famous sixth-level alchemists.

Of course there are exceptions, such as the yellow-haired girl from Linghua Academy, who was once touted as the youngest sixth-rank alchemist in Jiezhou. Later, there was no news about her. He felt that she was overrated and did not need to be taken into consideration.

Looking at the situation of the brother and sister, they had no intention of getting involved in the fight. Next, it would depend on whether the Nebula Pavilion would take action against them. If the Nebula Pavilion wanted to take back the stone slab, their Yaowang Sect could provide help at the critical moment, and perhaps they could take advantage of the situation to win back a powerful force, which would also be of great benefit to their Yaowang Sect.

Thinking of this, Mei Su had a rough idea of ​​how to treat Lin Ran and the others...

……

The two people who had left the auction venue with their things did not return to Luofeng Pavilion. After Lin Ran avoided the sight of some people from the Yaowang Sect, he brought Wen Qianyi straight to Guangming Hall. However, Wen Qianyi seemed a little dull along the way. When they arrived at the alley near Guangming Hall, Lin Ran realized something was wrong.

He dragged Wen Qianyi to the deserted courtyard. Seeing the somewhat depressed Wen Qianyi, Lin Ran couldn't help but smile and said, "Why is my dear Qianyi so depressed?"

Wen Qianyi looked up at Lin Ran, folded her hands across her chest, and said in a muffled voice: "Brother, don't be so affectionate. There is a difference between brothers and sisters. You will cause misunderstandings if you do this."

Lin Ran is also an old brother. When he heard Wen Qianyi's words, he knew where he had offended her just now. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why can't you call me brother so affectionately? Am I not..."

For the last few words, Lin Ran leaned close to Wen Qianyi's ear and slowly said, "Your lover brother?"

Just by adding one word, the title of brother became very indecent. Wen Qianyi's face was flushed by the three words "dear brother". She fanned her hot face with her little hands and said angrily: "Senior really has a head full of indecent things!"

"Then don't you like me being so frivolous?"

Lin Ran's body gradually pressed towards Wen Qianyi, forcing Wen Qianyi to stick close to the wall. The weight of his body pressed on Wen Qianyi, and the warmth and softness from his chest reminded Lin Ran of what happened a few days ago. He looked at Wen Qianyi's eyes, which had been closed because of nervousness, and her eyelashes kept trembling.

He couldn't help but laugh as he watched. This rookie was still so nervous. He lowered his head and kissed Wen Qianyi on the face, then stood up and left, saying softly, "Let's go. We still have business to do!"

"Ok!"

Wen Qianyi's pretty face flushed slightly pink, and she hummed softly.

……

There were not many people in Guangming Hall at this time. After all, there was an auction today that could be said to have shocked the entire Dangerous Triangle. Everyone had gone over there to watch the fun, so it was normal that no one was here.

Lin Ran took Wen Qianyi straight up to the second floor, and happened to meet Xiao Xi, the classical-looking maid who received them that day. When Xiao Xi saw the two of them, she couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Cao, are you two looking for Sister Xin?"

"Yes, please inform me!" Lin Ran smiled and nodded. At the same time, his eyes were also looking at Xiao Xi. At this time, Xiao Xi was not wearing the clothes she wore to receive guests that day, but a simple long skirt. There was a little sweat on her face that stuck to her hair. She seemed to be in a hurry to go somewhere.