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

"That shouldn't happen. It is said that the top ten will be rewarded with very rich precious medicinal materials. The opportunity to harvest the heavenly fire is an extra gift. It's okay if you don't want to harvest it. What's more, this is the first time that Medicine Saint Valley has held such a competition. If it is not organized well, I am afraid it will lose its reputation in the future." Shangguan Mengqing chuckled.

Lin Ran thought that when the time comes, he would bring Wen Qianyi with him. Wen Qianyi would compete with the best alchemists in the entire continent for the Heavenly Fire. That would be a grand scene and would be extremely lively.

"I will definitely take Qianyi to participate in this competition on time!" Lin Ran said jokingly, "Maybe Qianyi can win first place for me directly. Then I will be the number one alchemist in the whole continent!"

When Lin Ran thought that the number one alchemist in the entire continent was his woman, he couldn't help but feel a little hot in his heart. Is this what it feels like to cling to someone powerful and eat his woman's food?

"And if you still stay where you are, people will dump you!" Shangguan Mengqing ruthlessly shattered Lin Ran's fantasy.

"No way, I believe Qianyi!" Lin Ran said.

"Instead of believing it, you might as well work hard and continue practicing tonight. You have been practicing for a while, but your 'Tao' still hasn't improved. Old man, you are so stupid!" Shangguan Mengqing said with a smile in his eyes.

"What can I do? I was born with low talent!" Lin Ran felt a little aggrieved.

It’s his fault that he has no talent for cultivation!

"It's okay, I'll take you!"

Shangguan Mengqing smiled softly.

……

168. Mu Shishuang’s Premonition

After the battle in the secret realm shifted to the building, the number of young people who died in life-and-death duels also increased sharply. Not everyone was like the duel between Lin Chong and Zi Kuang, which was a hearty and gentlemanly duel.

Some people even humiliated their opponents in various ways after defeating them. When that scene was broadcast through the scroll, it was shocking to those present and silently labeled the forces behind the young generation. It was difficult to separate the forces behind them from those who could cultivate such people.

Lin Ran also happened to see the scenes of those torturing opponents, and he couldn't help but worry for those kids. If those kids met such an opponent, he was really afraid that he would not be able to help but slaughter that force. Even if the opponent had reached the Dragon Transformation Realm, he would release Mu Shishuang and kill them all.

Perhaps it was because of Lin Ran’s constant prayers that God finally gave him a response. Many of the opponents that group of children faced were from Tianli Academy.

Even if they were not fighting against Tianli Academy, the opponents they faced were not ruthless people. When they saw the other party admit defeat, they stopped fighting like a gentleman. After the two sides fought, they handed the talisman to the winner in a friendly manner and left.

When Lin Ran saw several silver lights flying out from the huge building, he hurried over. Chi Si Nian, Xiao Qian, Xiao Zhuang and others were among them. He rushed forward and took their pulses one by one. After making sure that there were no problems, he felt a lot more relaxed.

Lin Ran looked at these guys who looked a little dejected, knowing that they were not feeling well after losing the game.

He couldn't help but clap his hands, attracting the little ones' attention, and smiled and comforted them: "It's amazing that you can get here."

"You should know that not many people can enter this space to fight, and you have won a good ranking after several rounds. You should hold your head high and be confident!"

After all, he is now among the top 100 on the black stone tablet. What is there to be unconfident about? This means he is among the 100 people with the best performance in this secret realm. He can directly compete with Yue Lei. If he can't compare with Canglong, Shengqiong, and Tianli, can he not compare with you, Songling?

It’s time for someone from Songling to take this position which has been the worst for thousands of years!

With Lin Ran's comfort, Chi Si Nian and the others didn't feel so bad. Besides, they also tried their best to lose, so they didn't have much regrets in their hearts.

After picking up the people, Lin Ran took these little guys to the current camp.

Chi Si Nian and the others were a little confused when they saw the large army green tents in front of them. The brave Xiao Qian quickly came to Lin Ran and asked foolishly, "Sir, why did we change our station?"

Lin Ran couldn't help but tap Xiao Qian's head, pointed in the direction of the ruins square, and said, "Look over there, and you'll know the answer!"

Xiao Qian rubbed her head and looked in the direction Lin Ran was looking, and found that the ruins were collapsed and in a mess. Even the stone house where they had been stationed was in ruins.

Xiao Qian didn't even bother to rub her head. She opened her eyes wide and looked at Lin Ran with a pair of eyes full of curiosity. She asked, "Sir, why is this a ruin?"

Lin Ran: "..."

Did he teach such a silly student before? It shouldn't be that his teaching ability is not good, why does this child always say such weird things?

Later, it was Chi Si Nian who couldn't stand it anymore, so she hurried forward and pulled her best friend away from her husband. She could understand what happened if she thought about it herself, but this fool just couldn't see it and kept questioning Mr. Lin.

It's true that all the nutrients for the brain have gone to the chest!

"Mr. Lin, Yuemei hasn't come out yet?" Chi Si Nian asked Lin Ran.

Lin Ran shook his head and said, "Yuemei hasn't come out yet, but we haven't seen any footage of her fighting. We can only see that her ranking has been rising steadily. Maybe Yuemei can bring our academy the best results in recent years."

Lin Ran pointed to the scroll, patted Chi Si Nian on the head, and said softly: "Hurry up and recover from your injuries. If there is a match for Yue Mei, I will call you out to cheer for Yue Mei together!"

"Okay, I understand, Mr. Lin!" Chi Si Nian bowed to Lin Ran with a happy face, then went into the tent.

Lin Ran arranged these children into the tent, distributed a batch of pills to them to recover from their injuries and conditions, and then left the tent.

As soon as he came out, Lin Ran saw Mu Shishuang standing by the door. He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Shishuang? Didn't I ask you to stay over there and watch the game in the scroll? Why are you here?"

"The game is boring... I don't want to watch it anymore, so I thought of coming to find you!" Mu Shishuang said calmly.

"It must be boring for you to come here. Those kids are recovering from their injuries in there!" Lin Ran pointed to the tent behind him and said with a smile.

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Mu Shishuang was about to speak when she felt a palpitation in her chest, as if something terrible was about to happen. She subconsciously covered her chest, her legs went weak, and her right hand subconsciously tried to find something to hold on to, with a deep blue light emerging from the depths of her eyes.

Seeing Mu Shishuang like this, Lin Ran also became nervous, and hurried forward to catch Mu Shishuang, but by mistake, Mu Shishuang's right hand, which was seeking help, found Lin Ran's "second brother".

"Fuck!"

Lin Ran couldn't help but let out a low cry in his heart. He quickly looked around and was relieved when he found that there was no one around. He quickly adjusted himself, hugged Mu Shishuang in his arms like a princess, rushed into his tent, and put her on his bed.

Looking at Mu Shishuang, who was trembling slightly and clutching her chest tightly, Lin Ran was at a loss. He stood up and said, "I'll go call Meng Qing over!"

But before Lin Ran took a step, Mu Shishuang used all her strength to pull Lin Ran's clothes with her little hand. Because she used too much force, the veins on her fair little hand could be seen throbbing.

"No, don't... I'll be fine soon!" Mu Shishuang took a breath and said with difficulty.

Lin Ran sat back on the bed, held Mu Shishuang's hand, and asked worriedly, "What's going on with you? Could it be that there's something wrong with the Ghostly Resentment Pill and it's backfiring on you?"

Hearing about the Ghostly Resentment Pill, even though she felt uncomfortable in her chest, Mu Shishuang still stared at Lin Ran with a pair of eyes as quiet as well water but full of resentment, without saying anything, but the meaning expressed by that look was almost the same, "How dare you say that?"

Lin Ran felt a little embarrassed when being stared at, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "What's going on? Let me check on your physical condition."

Lin Ran attached his soul power to the spiritual power and drilled into Mu Shishuang's body. There is not much difference between the body of the elves and that of normal humans. The key lies in the blood constitution.

In addition, Lin Ran himself has rich experience, because he often helps Mu Shishuang to eliminate fire poison, so he knows Mu Shishuang's body like the back of his hand. Of course, don't think about it in the wrong way, it is a more serious and medical knowledge.

After checking around, Lin Ran still couldn't find out what was wrong with Mu Shishuang's body, which made him confused. Looking at Mu Shishuang with a pale face lying on the bed, he wanted to help, but he was powerless.

Just as Lin Ran was thinking about going to Shangguan Mengqing for help despite Mu Shishuang's objection, Mu Shishuang, who had been feeling very uncomfortable just now, suddenly sat up as if nothing had happened and stared at Lin Ran.

Mu Shishuang couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

Lin Ran: "???"

Shouldn't I be the one asking you this? Why is Tian Gang so upset? He looked so sick just now, but now he sits up like nothing happened. Is he recovering from his illness?

Lin Ran couldn't help but pull Mu Shishuang to check again. When the result was still the same as before, Lin Ran stared at Mu Shishuang and asked, "Are you okay?"

"Well, I'm fine!"

"Weren't you still feeling heartache just now?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore!"

"Tell me honestly, what is going on? What ability do you use to break through the seal from time to time?" Lin Ran asked seriously.

He felt that Mu Shishuang himself should know what happened, and this might have something to do with the spirit race. You know, Mu Shishuang was able to break through the seal and use some of his bloodline abilities even when his strength was completely sealed.

Mu Shishuang had demonstrated this on the ancient battlefield, so Lin Ran suspected that this might be some side effect caused by Mu Shishuang's ability.

"No, you don't have to worry too much, there is no problem!" Mu Shishuang said calmly.

"You just went through that, and you still say there's no problem?" Lin Ran really admired Mu Shishuang's stubborn character. He just covered his chest and his face turned pale in pain. This means there's no problem?

But no matter how Lin Ran pressed the issue, Mu Shishuang kept giving the same excuse, which made Lin Ran so angry that he almost wanted to go back to his old ways. But if he continued to punish this girl after she had just behaved like that, it would be too cruel.

"You stay here and rest. You are not allowed to go anywhere. Do you understand?" Lin Ran said to Mu Shishuang.

Mu Shishuang didn't say anything, just stared at Lin Ran. Just when Lin Ran was about to leave the room, he saw Mu Shishuang still following him. Lin Ran was so angry that he directly added a soundproof shield to the tent. He picked up Mu Shishuang with one hand as if he was holding a rolled up bedding and threw him on the bed. Lin Ran rolled up his sleeves and waved his big hands fiercely.

After a while, the soundproof shield in the tent was removed. Lin Ran glanced at Mu Shishuang lying on the bed, then opened the tent and left.

When Mu Shishuang turned her head to look at Lin Ran's leaving back, her eyes turned red and tears accumulated in the corners of her eyes. Soon, two lines of tears slid down her cheeks.

Mu Shishuang had never cried even once when she was punished in the past, but this time she cried. She grabbed the pillow of the bed with both hands, sobbing softly and muttering:

"Asshole, Lin Ran, I'm saving you..."

……

169. The secret realm is incomplete without the Void Evil Clan

After leaving the tent, Lin Ran stood at the door, took a few deep breaths, took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, slowly calmed down his mood, and slowly walked towards the black stone tablet.

On the way there, Lin Ran was also thinking about what had just happened. He was indeed driven irrational by Mu Shishuang, and couldn't help but punish this taciturn girl again. But now if he thinks about it carefully, maybe Mu Shishuang sensed something?

The abilities of the elves are very mysterious. They have the ability to predict the future and even control time. But the problem is that this girl has a very bad temper. Even if the secret cannot be revealed, this girl won't talk about it in a roundabout way. She has to be silent and make people angry.

"I'll go back and see her later. She was a bit ruthless this time..."

Lin Ran couldn't help but look down at his right hand, which was covered in blood. He had said that he would endure it and not fight, otherwise he would become a cruel person, but in the end he couldn't help but do it.

When he was close enough to see the black stone tablet, Lin Ran walked towards Shangguan Mengqing who was sitting on the bluestone in the corner.

Shangguan Mengqing, who was resting with her eyes closed, heard footsteps and looked towards the source of the sound. When she saw that it was Lin Ran, she couldn't help but ask, "Have you arranged everything for your children?"

"Well, let them stay in the tent to practice and recover from their injuries!"

Lin Ran glanced around. There were quite a lot of people nearby. Not far away were Elder Heng and Huang Shishi, as well as several eliminated disciples of the Tianshan Sword Sect, and quite a few people from super sects. A small circle was vaguely formed here.

Lin Ran's arrival only attracted a small number of people's attention.

Huang Shishi, who was standing not far away, frowned when he saw Lin Ran, who had already left, turn back to find Shangguan Mengqing, but soon relaxed and continued to communicate with the people from Tianshan Sword Sect about the news in the secret realm.

But occasionally his eyes would still glance at Shangguan Mengqing.

There are so many people here, and Lin Ran knows that the "female star" next to him is attracting much attention. If he does anything intimate, many rumors will spread everywhere tomorrow, and she will also be in a lot of trouble and danger. The "female star" has many suitors, and he will not be able to beat the strong ones.

So Lin Ran talked to Shangguan Mengqing for a few words, then ran to find the unlucky Yue Lei, and then sat next to Yue Lei and had spiritual communication with the "female star".

"Fairy, did anything happen during the time I was arranging the students?" Lin Ran asked.

"No, why do you suddenly ask this?" Shangguan Mengqing asked puzzledly.

Lin Ran didn't know whether to tell Shangguan Mengqing about Mu Shishuang's condition, but that was just his guess. Maybe Mu Shishuang really just suddenly had some minor problems with his body.

Finally, Lin Ran said, "I just thought I might have missed something exciting."

"What's so exciting about it? It's just that the people in the secret realm are having a one-on-one fight in another place!" Shangguan Mengqing said.

In a one-on-one duel, if it is a battle between the strong, it will definitely be exciting. But if one side is strong and the other is weak, it can basically be regarded as a boring duel with nothing to watch.

Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing communicated with each other telepathically and chatted casually. Soon, only the last eight people on the black stone tablet had not been determined. The scene shown in the scroll showed that the last eight people appeared in the same space at the same time.

This immediately caused an uproar in the audience. Many people were discussing why it was not a one-on-one fight as before. Now there were eight people present at the same time. Were they going to fight to the death?

Shangguan Mengqing raised his head and glanced at the scroll, then he could not help but send a voice message to Lin Ran and said, "Your child and your disciple have made it to the top eight together, and have become the favorites of the super sects!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect Yuemei to make it to the quarterfinals..."

Lin Ran's heart was filled with surprise. He had always wanted Xiao Chong to win the first place in this secret realm, but as for Yue Mei, he just hoped that this girl could go further and bring glory to Linghua Academy. What he didn't expect was that this child actually made it to the top eight, which was enough to join a super sect.

"If I go back and tell Qiu Qingzi, Wen Bixuan, Qianyi and the others that Yuemei has joined a super sect, will they say I am joking?" Lin Ran was already thinking in his mind what the scene would be like when he went back and faced the higher-ups of Linghua Academy.

In the scroll, we can see that the eight people looked at each other in surprise, but soon they found people they knew. Yuemei naturally found Lin Chong, and the others also joined together, forming a four-way chess game.

According to the young people who came out of this building, everyone will have a purple-gold talisman, and the person who finally wins first place will be able to use all the collected talismans to open the most precious treasure in this secret realm.

As for what kind of secret treasure it is, according to the level of this secret realm, it cannot be too bad, and the fact that it can be specially placed in the second stage shows that the rarity of this secret treasure is beyond doubt.

The eight people present had all come here. No one wanted to give up the secret treasure that was just one step away from them. There was no need to even use words. Intense sparks had already been created among the eight people invisibly. When one of them swung his weapon to attack, the fuse that had burned to the bottom completely detonated the barrel of explosives.

When Lin Ran looked at the skillful cooperation between his son and his apprentice in the scroll, he couldn't help but think of the Autumn Rain Sword Technique that he and Shangguan Mengqing used together. He sent a voice transmission to Mengqing and said, "My son and apprentice, does this cooperation have any flavor of the time when we fought together?"

"How long have they been cooperating?"

"It should not be long. I let them practice together for a period of time, and then they should have fought side by side in this secret realm, right?" Although Lin Ran didn't know why Shangguan Mengqing asked this, he still answered truthfully.

"You and I have been together day and night, practicing swordsmanship together, and it took us nearly two years just to master the coordination. Xiao Chong and Yue Mei only took this little time. Old man, why is that?" Shangguan Mengqing asked back.

Lin Ran: "..."

Oops, he was killed again. If he admitted that he had no talent, it would be a bit embarrassing, but it seemed that there was no other excuse, right?

"Well, I think our strength was unbalanced at the beginning. You were just in the Spiritual Transformation Realm, and I was already in the Spiritual Pill Realm at that time. It's normal for it to take some time for us to cooperate with each other." Lin Ran said somewhat guiltily.

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Shangguan Mengqing couldn't help but smile from under her veil. She said calmly, "Oh, so it was because I wasn't strong enough at the beginning. Really, old man, why didn't you say it earlier!"

"What did I say?" Lin Ran was a little confused.