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

As soon as Qiu Qingzi finished speaking, the figure disappeared, and the speed at which he ran away was even beyond what he could achieve with his own strength.

"This Qingzi is getting more and more cunning..." Wen Bixuan shook her head with a chuckle. She looked at the sky outside, then stepped out of the bamboo house and headed towards the mountains in the heavy rain.

She also needs to work harder to become stronger...

……

On a white beach in a mysterious space somewhere, two figures were holding strange long swords without blades or tips, fighting fiercely.

The swords collided with each other with a crisp sound, occasionally producing fierce sparks, which, combined with the ebb and flow of the waves, formed a unique piece of music with a strong sense of rhythm.

If you look closely at these two people, you can find that they are Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing, who are carrying out their daily compulsory training courses.

Shangguan Mengqing swung the Qiuyu Sword in his hand and stabbed it straight at Lin Ran's right shoulder. This move was extremely sharp and made Lin Ran's body tense up. He tried to break this sword move, but he didn't find any flaw that could be countered. He had to hold the sword horizontally with the tip of the sword pointing diagonally towards Shangguan Mengqing's lower abdomen.

Shangguan Mengqing didn't expect that Lin Ran would have such a brilliant idea. A smile flashed in his eyes, and he immediately retracted his sword to block the sword in time.

You attack with a sword, I attack with a sword, and in just half a minute, the two of them had already exchanged dozens of moves with each other. After all, Lin Ran was not a professional sword practitioner. Even though he had the guidance of the Qingling Sword Saint back then, his talent in swordsmanship was still mediocre. Facing Shangguan Mengqing, whose performance was getting better and better and whose sword moves were becoming more and more tricky and exquisite, Lin Ran could not resist the unstoppable momentum like a rainbow piercing the sun, and the Qiuyu Sword in his hand was knocked away and stuck upside down on the beach.

Meanwhile, another Qiuyu Sword was pointing at Lin Ran's chest.

Shangguan Mengqing said softly: "You lost again. It seems that you owe me another favor. This is so much. Can you pay it back?"

"You can insult my swordsmanship, but you can't insult my character. I will definitely return it!" Lin Ran said angrily.

Shangguan Mengqing put the sword on his back and said jokingly, "You've added so many restrictions, but you still can't beat me. Aren't you ashamed, old man?"

"It's not fair. Next time you are not allowed to use your right hand. You can only use your left hand to wield the sword!" Lin Ran said shamelessly.

He just didn't believe it. Couldn't he beat Shangguan Mengqing just once?

"Okay, next time I'll use my left hand to compete with you!" Shangguan Mengqing agreed very readily. Sometimes it's quite interesting to tease an old man.

"Take a break, I'm so tired!"

Lin Ran just lay on the white beach in a big letter shape.

Shangguan Mengqing saw this and sat elegantly on the white beach, quietly watching the waves in the distance repeatedly hitting the coast. It made her feel as if she had returned to that time, which was definitely a few years that changed the trajectory of her life...

"By the way, Mengqing, what is your current strength? Can you tell us?" Lin Ran turned sideways and took Shangguan Mengqing's hand and asked.

Shangguan Mengqing turned her head, smoothed her hair that was blown up by the sea breeze, and said, "What's wrong? Do you want to know? I'm afraid that telling you will undermine your self-confidence and that you will not have the confidence to marry me."

"Then how about ..."

Lin Ran wanted to try to kill himself, but soon he felt the cold murderous aura directed at him. He quickly changed his words and said, "How could I not have confidence? I said I would marry you, and I will definitely marry you in this life!"

"Hopefully!"

Shangguan Mengqing looked out at the sea for a while, then she said calmly: "I have already reached the fifth star of the Dragon Transformation Realm, and will soon reach the sixth star..."

"No, how come it's so fast?" Lin Ran was so scared when he heard the strength that he sat up straight. He said worriedly, "You are not practicing some weird method, are you? Your strength is increasing faster than I drink water!"

Shangguan Mengqing punched Lin Ran's chest expressionlessly and said in a cold voice: "I didn't practice any weird methods. I have the blood of the Jade Amber, so I advanced quickly. In addition, the Mirror Moon Holy Flame itself still seals a lot of energy. Conservatively speaking, I will only reach a bottleneck after reaching the Saint Realm!"

"No ..."

Lin Ran's expression changed involuntarily. He had to reach the sage realm to catch up with the fairy and relive his old memories with the fairy. With his talent, he must be kidding!

"So, old man, work hard, I'll be waiting for you in the Saint Realm!" Shangguan Mengqing patted Lin Ran's shoulder, and then she quickly turned her head away, for she was afraid that she would not be able to hold back her laughter.

.....

158. Two people with perfect understanding

Ever since learning about Shangguan Mengqing's true strength, Lin Ran couldn't help but have the urge to give up. Shangguan Mengqing was like a psychologist, who understood Lin Ran's heart and refused to let him have the chance to give up or slack off. He even spent a lot more time on his daily practice than before, and he rarely even saw him in person.

Mu Shishuang can be said to have the most say in this regard. Usually, Lin Ran would take care of her breakfast and dinner, but now she can only see Lin Ran at dinner time. Moreover, every time she sees Lin Ran, he looks like his body is hollowed out.

Mu Shishuang, who had already become a talented person by reading thousands of books, couldn't help but feel a little pity for Lin Ran. He was already old, but he insisted on finding a woman who was much younger than him. Now he was tortured. I hope someone would die.

If Lin Ran knew that Mu Shishuang had such an idea, he might not be able to help but beat this girl up. He also wanted to torment the fairy's belly every day.

But unfortunately, he was tormented by the fairy in different ways every day and was beaten in various ways. Even though there were so many restrictions, he still couldn't beat her. Occasionally, when he saw a chance to win, he didn't seize it. His work was in vain, and the favors he owed filled several pages in a notebook.

However, the fairy was not unkind. She still gave Lin Ran time to relax. After a few days of intensive training, she would give Lin Ran a short half-day break.

Lin Ran took advantage of this half-day off and called Mulan and Mu Shishuang to go for a walk around the area, hunt some game, and enjoy a good meal.

At night, they would set up a stove in front of their house, and eat while roasting food. Occasionally, they would glance at the pictures on the scroll above the secret realm, and discuss what had happened in the secret realm recently.

"But it's true... the number of people eliminated in the secret realm has been increasing recently. I heard from people who came out that they have started to form gangs and factions, and they are fighting each other very fiercely. Basically, they are fighting over those inheritances... I wonder who will succeed in the end?" Mulan took a bite of the skewer of meat, thinking of the recent intelligence she had obtained, and couldn't help but say.

"Is there any news about those inheritances?" Lin Ran asked curiously.

Mulan shook her head, looked around, and whispered, "We don't know yet, but it is said that his level is not too bad, at least he was once a saint..."

Listening to Mulan's words, Lin Ran's heart couldn't help but shudder. At least it was a saint-level inheritance, which would definitely not be bad. If he could get it, his strength would most likely be raised to a higher level.

"From the original novel, Xiao Chong also obtained an inheritance here, but I don't know what level it was. It should be impossible to find out where the protagonist obtained it..." Lin Ran thought secretly in his heart.

"By the way, won't some of those who participate in the secret realm be able to join the super sect in the end? Then given the special situation this time, what method will be used to select people to join the super sect?" Lin Ran asked curiously.

He had never cared much about these issues before, but now that he thought of them, he couldn't help but ask. After all, this was also related to his child.

It's impossible to let Xiao Chong join the Sword Sect through the back door. Regardless of whether Xiao Chong accepts it or not, there are so many eyes watching him. Even if he has a good relationship with Meng Qing, he has to follow the rules!

"this…"

Mulan said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know these either. Maybe the one from the Sword Sect knows these better. Aren't they the ones who choose the candidates this time?"

"I didn't expect that. I'll go there later..."

As soon as Lin Ran finished speaking, he saw a graceful figure in white walking towards him from afar. Lin Ran's expression softened a little. He moved to the side and put another chair there. "I didn't expect that the protagonist would come just after I mentioned you!"

"I hope you're not saying bad things about me!" Shangguan Mengqing said.

"How could that be possible!"

Lin Ran skillfully put the roasted meat from the skewer into the bowl, then put a pair of chopsticks on it and handed it to Shangguan Mengqing. He knew that when there were many people around, Shangguan Mengqing would pay attention to her eating manners, but if there were only two of them, she could be more relaxed.

Mu Shi, who was standing aside, looked at Shangguan Mengqing with a dim gaze, feeling a little resentful. She vented her resentment on the skewers in her hand, chewing the meat in big mouthfuls, thinking to herself: "What a hypocritical and aloof woman, she is so particular even about eating barbecue..."

Mu Shishuang, who was originally quite capable, soon ate like a little cat.

After seeing this, Lin Ran took out the wet towel that he had prepared long ago, wiped the oil off Mu Shishuang's face, and said helplessly: "Eat slowly, no one will snatch it from you..."

"Oh!"

Mu Shishuang nodded, and most of the resentment in her heart dissipated at once. Even the barbecue seemed to have a little more sweetness.

Shangguan Mengqing naturally noticed this scene, but she didn't say anything. However, the shoe was placed on Lin Ran's instep at some point.

"hiss!"

Lin Ran couldn't help but take a breath of cold air, pointed at the barbecue and said, "It's a little hot, be careful when you eat..."

"Mr. Lin... Is it hot or painful?"

Mulan thought secretly in her heart.

She did see the Sword Sect's young master's foot land on Lin Ran's instep, but she was also an old hand and knew what to do. She just pretended she didn't see it, otherwise she would get into trouble.

"But...how are these two related? They are so much older now, it's really curious!"

Mulan was confused.

Shangguan Mengqing only punished Lin Ran slightly before withdrawing his foot. Lin Ran was also smart and quickly changed the topic to the issue of how a super sect should select members.

Shangguan Mengqing took off her veil and took a sip of wine. Her beautiful fair face was illuminated by the bonfire and seemed to be stained with a layer of golden light, with a little redness in it, which made Lin Ran a little dazed.

As if she had thought of the wording, Shangguan Mengqing calmly explained: "In the past, all the academy competitions across the continent have had a ranking competition at the end."

"This secret realm is no exception. The overall ranking will be determined through the final competition. Those who rank high will naturally have the opportunity to choose which super sect to join. Even if those who rank low volunteer, they will have to see if they have special talents to have the opportunity to join us."

"How many people did the Sword Sect accept in the past?" Lin Ran asked curiously.

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Lin Ran, calmly made a gesture, and said: "Only five, sometimes even less..."

"Five? That's really picking the elites!" Lin Ran couldn't help but click his tongue.

According to the original novel, the Sword Sect is a purely qualitative super sect. Although it has few members, many of them are very powerful. It is also the super sect that works most hard to resist the Void Evil Clan. At the end of the original novel, the Sword Sect is even on the verge of extinction because of its fight against the Void Evil Clan.

"I don't know if I will go back to this old path..." Lin Ran couldn't help but think in his heart.

In fact, the Jiuzhou Continent is getting closer and closer to the crisis of being counterattacked by the Void Evil Clan. Originally, it was none of his business. If the story developed honestly according to the original work, it can be said that he, the protagonist father, will have fewer and fewer roles in the later parts, and it will all be Xiao Chong and his relatives and friends who will deal with the Void Evil Clan.

But because of the big commotion this little butterfly of his made, the situation is different now, and the responsibility he bears is not light!

After all, the inheritance of the Green Emperor is not obtained for free. In the future, he will have to bear the responsibility of dealing with the Void Evil Clan. Even if he does not want to bear this responsibility, in order to protect his women and children, he must practice harder.

"Thinking this way, I seem to have figured out the meaning of my practice!" Lin Ran did not expect that his random thoughts would actually help him find the meaning of his hard work in practice.

"We're almost done eating, let's practice a little more tonight!" Lin Ran said in a voice transmission.

Shangguan Mengqing, who was eating barbecue, looked at Lin Ran with some surprise. Normally, the old man couldn't be said to hate cultivation, but he definitely couldn't be said to like it either. Why did he suddenly change his mind?

"What stimulated you?" Shangguan Mengqing asked back.

"I want to relive the old days with the fairy. To be honest, I'm greedy for the fairy's body!" Lin Ran teased.

He would not say that he was worried about the future invasion of the Void Evil Clan, and was afraid that he would not be able to save Shangguan Mengqing and other people he loved. Those were still vague things, just his guesses from the original novel. Saying these now made him seem a little crazy.

"Okay, then you better work harder, my words still count!"

A blush appeared on Shangguan Mengqing's neck, but it was not very obvious under the light of the campfire. She pulled her collar slightly.

She was not as calm as she had imagined about Lin Ran's straightforward love words, but she did not want to be discovered by Lin Ran. If the old man knew that she was shy, he would probably find fault with her and talk about her for a long time.

After dinner, Lin Ran asked Mulan to take Mu Shishuang to wash up, while Lin Ran followed Shangguan Mengqing into the secret space and continued his targeted training.

At first, Shangguan Mengqing thought that Lin Ran's seriousness might fade in a few days. She knew Lin Ran. He was a man who worked for three days and rested for two days. He would not be able to hold on for a while and always needed to be urged to move.

But this time Shangguan Mengqing was wrong. The old man didn't seem to be joking. He worked very hard to complete the tasks assigned to him every day, and even asked for extra practice.

This, in turn, made Shangguan Mengqing a little nervous. If Lin Ran really did it and successfully surpassed her, and asked her to "relive the old days", should she refuse or agree?

Although this was not the first time for the two of them, Shangguan Mengqing was really scared when she was sober. She was afraid of being laughed at by the old man.

"No, I have to work harder on my training to delay the arrival of this day!" Shangguan Mengqing also secretly made up her mind that she would delay the arrival of this day until she was fully prepared mentally.

Although the two had different original intentions, they both worked hard to practice and achieve the goals they wanted to achieve.

From this point of view, the two of them have a perfect understanding of each other.

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159. The increasingly chaotic secret realm

"Why are there so many people gathered there to watch today?"

In Shangguan Mengqing's room, Lin Ran stood beside the window. Through the gap in the window, he saw from afar a group of people gathered in the square, staring intently at the scene in the scroll.

Shangguan Mengqing stretched her body lazily. She walked to Lin Ran's side and said softly, "Maybe the competition in the secret realm is coming to an end!"

"So fast?"

Lin Ran looked at Shangguan Mengqing unexpectedly, and said in confusion: "Didn't the secret realm just open for a short time?"

Shangguan Mengqing couldn't help but reach out and touch Lin Ran's head, and said with some doubt: "I shouldn't have hurt your head during the training? Why do you feel like you are not very smart?"

Lin Ran: "..."

Now he is so blatantly sarcastic. Does he have no brain? I am so angry. When did the fairy become like this?

"There's nothing wrong with my brain, it's just that being with you is too fulfilling, and I feel like time is passing too fast!" Lin Ran decided to fight back against the fairy and spoke out his heartfelt words.

"Oh, so it was me who stole your time!"

"Yes, so please give me back my time!" Lin Ran said with a smile.

"Then how can I return it? I don't have the ability..."

"It doesn't matter. I support a new way to pay off debts..."

Lin Ran lowered his head and slowly kissed Shangguan Mengqing's tender and tempting lips.

After a few seconds, Lin Ran raised his head and looked into Shangguan Mengqing's deep and charming eyes.

Shangguan Mengqing opened her red lips and said, "Old man, are you sure this is to pay off your debt?"