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

In the dark and long underground cave, Lin Ran walked in front holding a torch, occasionally looking behind him and talking to Shangguan Mengqing and Wen Qianyi.

Seeing that Shangguan Mengqing had no intention of speaking, Wen Qianyi did not want to embarrass Lin Ran, so she responded, "Senior, perhaps there are relics or treasures in here?"

"I feel so too…"

Lin Ran nodded in agreement. Although he was not the protagonist, Shangguan Mengqing was also a protagonist. Maybe there was something good in it. After all, if you give opportunities to the male protagonist, you must also give some opportunities to the female protagonist!

"The ground has changed..."

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lin Ran saw that the ground under his feet had changed from mud to stone slabs, and the passage ahead seemed to become narrower, with murals appearing on the walls on both sides.

"There are actually murals here. What are they about?"

When Lin Ran was curious and wanted to go forward to take a look, Shangguan Mengqing's voice rang in Lin Ran's mind: "Stupid, stop!"

Lin Ran's raised leg stopped in mid-air, and he looked at Shangguan Mengqing with a puzzled look. Shangguan Mengqing held Wen Qianyi and continued to transmit his soul to Lin Ran, "Retreat slowly, there is a restriction here!"

Hearing this, Lin Ran couldn't help but get nervous. He carefully retracted his steps and immediately ran back to Shangguan Mengqing's side. He dared to breathe heavily. He looked at Shangguan Mengqing who looked calm and asked curiously, "Do you know why there is a ban ahead?"

"You'll notice it if you pay a little attention. From where you were just now, if you take a step forward, you'll probably trigger the restriction!" Shangguan Mengqing said casually.

"If you don't believe me, I can show you!"

Shangguan Mengqing took out a small wooden man from the space ring and poured spiritual power into the wood. Profound runes appeared on the wood. Then the wooden man automatically broke away from Shangguan Mengqing's palm and fell to the ground. At a speed visible to the naked eye, it quickly grew to the size of an ordinary man.

"What new thing is this?" Lin Ran asked curiously.

This time, it was Wen Qianyi who spoke first, explaining in a low voice: "Senior, this is a combat doll. We have some in our academy, but they are quite expensive, so we only bought a few of them as a symbolic display. We didn't dare let the students use them."

"... "

Wow, this stuff is also applicable in the school in another world, right? Lin Ran couldn't help but think of the computer room he built at a high price in elementary school, but in the end, no one used it many times, and all the experimental instruments could only be seen in the glass cabinet.

Shangguan Mengqing controlled the fighting puppet and walked straight forward just like Lin Ran did just now. Just as he stepped onto the stone road, he took one more step than Lin Ran just now. The murals on the walls on both sides suddenly emitted densely packed dark blue crescents.

Maybe in just a second or two, the fighting doll became a piece of wood lying on the bluestone floor.

Lin Ran was horrified by this scene. If he had stepped over there just now, would he have ended up like that fighting puppet?

"Do you believe it?"

Shangguan Mengqing looked back at Lin Ran, with a hint of teasing in her eyes, and spoke calmly.

Lin Ran nodded frantically like a chick pecking at rice, and came close to Shangguan Mengqing, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile: "Master Shangguan, what should we do next?"

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Lin Ran, stretched out her slender jade finger, pointed at Wen Qianyi, and said with a smile: "The next step is to look at your sister Wen. With the help of the Yin-Yang chessboard in her hand, she can break these formations without knowing much about the prohibitions. She is worthy of being the inheritance treasure of the Wen family!"

"Miss Shangguan, you are so knowledgeable..." Wen Qianyi praised.

“It’s just that I read too many books…”

Shangguan Mengqing shook his head and said to someone, "Some people are unwilling to read more books, and then they don't know anything. I don't know how they can survive until now..."

Lin Ran: "..."

Stop swearing, stop swearing. If you keep swearing, people will become stupid. I just feel sleepy when I’m reading!

Wen Qianyi took out the Yin-Yang chessboard and walked forward, using the function of the Yin-Yang chessboard to break the ban, but what was unexpected was that the breaking process was very easy. In just a few minutes, the ban on the mural began to emit a deep blue light, followed by a shattering sound, and it turned into a light spot and dissipated.

"Let's keep going. You walk in front and we follow behind. I will tell you when there will be restrictions, but you also have to be careful!" Shangguan Mengqing said.

Lin Ran and Wen Qianyi naturally listened to Shangguan Mengqing. Among the three, only Shangguan Mengqing had rich knowledge and experience. When faced with these things, the other two could only grope in the dark.

The three of them advanced steadily in the underground cave. After the ban was broken, the murals on the wall began to show spider-web-like cracks.

Along the way, he encountered formation restrictions and some "little things". If Shangguan Mengqing hadn't reminded him of these little things, Lin Ran might not have cared about them.

Shangguan Mengqing picked up the Qiuyu Sword and casually swung out a sword energy, killing the green "vines" clinging to the wall. The "vines" that were cut off could actually bend and shrink on the ground, as if they were still alive.

"This is?"

Lin Ran looked at the things that were cut off by Shangguan Mengqing and couldn't help asking.

"Biluqing is not a high level monster, with the strength of Daozhe realm or Daoyuan realm. But the poison contained in it is enough to kill a Lingdan realm warrior, so you have to be extremely careful." Shangguan Mengqing explained.

"This poison is really strong!" Lin Ran was secretly shocked in his heart. If he was not careful and got bit by this little thing, he would die immediately.

The cave is so deep that Lin Ran and his two companions have not seen the end even after walking so far.

Shangguan Mengqing had no choice but to say, "Let's take a break first. We've been walking for such a long time, let Qianyi take a break too."

"Alright!"

Lin Ran nodded. Just as he was about to sit down, Shangguan Mengqing kicked him in the butt without leaving a trace. Just as he was about to show his strength, Shangguan Mengqing's voice rang in his mind: "You are so anxious to sit down, why don't you check the surrounding environment? Did I teach you in vain?"

"You guys take a rest first, I'll go take a look around!"

Lin Ran scratched his head awkwardly, then took the Autumn Rain Sword to clean up the surroundings. Shangguan Mengqing made sure there was no danger nearby, then sat down with Wen Qianyi and handed her a bottle of spiritual power recovery pills: "Take it, quickly recover your spiritual power!"

"Thank you Mengqing!" Wen Qianyi thanked.

The two of them didn't say nothing along the way. They chatted a little bit and were no longer as unfamiliar as they were at the beginning. At least they addressed each other more intimately.

Wen Qianyi also had a new understanding of Shangguan Mengqing. In fact, all her knowledge about this future rising star of the Sword Sect, the famous Sword Sect Fairy, came from various hearsays about how cold and indifferent she was.

But in actual contact, he doesn't seem as cold and heartless as imagined. Although he appears cold on the surface, he is still very caring.

Wen Qianyi saw it all along the way. Shangguan Mengqing always called him "senior" on the surface, but in fact it was all out of concern for him. Moreover, the two of them sometimes made small movements without any communication, as they could understand each other's thoughts with just a glance.

Wen Qianyi felt that the two of them were like an old couple who had been living together for a long time. They quarreled and bickered from time to time, but in fact they were doing it for each other's good.

The way they get along makes Wen Qianyi really envious. She feels that even though she has intimate behavior with her senior, she is not as harmonious as Shangguan Mengqing and her senior.

Seeing that Lin Ran had walked a little further away, Wen Qianyi also mustered up her courage, looked at Shangguan Mengqing and suddenly asked: "Mengqing, can I ask you something?"

Shangguan Mengqing turned around and looked at Wen Qianyi. After looking at Wen Qianyi's face for a while, he said, "About me and Lin Ran?"

"Ah, Mengqing...I just..."

Being told so directly made Wen Qianyi panic. She wanted to explain, but she didn't know how. She was afraid that her relationship with Shangguan Mengqing would become worse because of this.

"He and I..."

Shangguan Mengqing was silent for a long time, her eyes following Lin Ran who was cleaning the "little poison" in the distance. There seemed to be some more emotional fluctuations in her voice, and she said slowly: "In fact, we have known each other for a long time, and have been through a lot together. You don't have to care too much about what our relationship is. I can't be with him, not now, and not in the future..."

Wen Qianyi looked at Shangguan Mengqing in surprise, her mouth wide open. If she told anyone, no one would believe it. Wasn't the senior the patriarch of a small family in the Li Dynasty of Lizhou? How could he have known this Sword Sect Fairy for a long time?

It seems that there is a spirit clan member in front, that's okay, compared with the almost illusory existence of the spirit clan, the Sword Clan seems to be more real.

Wen Qianyi wanted to ask something else, but Shangguan Mengqing had already calmed down and his voice returned to normal: "Qianyi, take the elixir to recover your spiritual power. I will protect you!"

After Shangguan Mengqing said this, Wen Qianyi understood that he didn't want her to continue asking. She was not the kind of person who would push for more. She took the pill, closed her eyes and calmed down to practice. She must become someone who can help the seniors and not hold them back.

Seeing Wen Qianyi practicing with her eyes closed, Shangguan Mengqing quickly stood up, ran to the side, covered her mouth and started coughing softly.

In the light of the torch, she looked down and saw some bloodstains on her hands. She couldn't help but frowned. After gently wiping them off with her spiritual power, she glanced at Lin Ran in the distance with a guilty conscience. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't notice this side.

She took out a few pills from the space ring and swallowed them. The pain in her chest eased a little. She was very clear about her current situation. Her mind, which was already cracked, began to fall apart and there was no way back. She knew very well what would happen once her mind was broken. It meant that her practice of the Qingjing Sutra had failed, and she would suffer a very serious backlash, which might endanger her life.

She had thought about severing all ties with Lin Ran and not seeing him again, but whenever she was about to make a decision, that guy would jump out like an annoying person, jumping around and shouting, "Come and hit me, idiot!"

"He's a fool, and so am I..."

Shangguan Mengqing felt that the pill in her mouth had become extremely bitter, and her heart seemed to be beginning to ache again...

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Chapter 131 Mysterious Stone Gate

"I have cleaned the area and there are no problems..."

Lin Ran came back carrying a sword and a torch, and his eyes could not help but look at Shangguan Mengqing. Just when Shangguan Mengqing thought that he was seen by Lin Ran, Lin Ran suddenly said, "What are you eating? You are chewing something in your mouth."

Hearing Lin Ran's words, Shangguan Mengqing was really at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said coldly: "Why, you want to take a bite of the pill too?"

"Ah, the pills, what a pity..."

Lin Ran felt a little regretful. He thought Shangguan Mengqing was eating something secretly, but he soon thought of something else and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with your body? Why do you want to take pills?"

"My master gave it to me to assist in my cultivation..." Shangguan Mengqing said calmly.

She knew Lin Ran, so if she responded calmly, this guy would not continue to ask questions.

As expected, Lin Ran did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he found an open space and sat down cross-legged, leaning against the stone wall and resting with his eyes closed.

Shangguan Mengqing also closed her eyes and silently chanted a meditation mantra in her mind, using the power of the medicine to stabilize her state of mind. She would not be able to be harmed by the broken mirror, at least not now.

After some rest and recovery, Wen Qianyi recovered 70% to 80% of her spiritual power. Lin Ran and the others continued on their way. Relying on Wen Qianyi's Yin-Yang chessboard, they broke the forbidden magic array on the rest of the road. A huge stone door with strange patterns carved on it appeared in the eyes of the three.

Lin Ran did not act rashly, but looked at Shangguan Mengqing and asked, "How is it, is there any forbidden magic array or something like that nearby?"

After observing for a while, Shangguan Mengqing shook his head and said, "There is no forbidden magic array here, but there may be something strange on the stone door. We still have to be careful."

"Then I'll go to the stone gate and take a look!"

Lin Ran took on this most dangerous task. Although he was a bit of a coward, he would still stand up at such a critical moment. He couldn't possibly let these two women go!

Shangguan Mengqing glanced at Lin Ran and said calmly: "Remember what I said, don't be stubborn at the critical moment, retreat when you should!"

"Senior, be careful!" Wen Qianyi looked at Lin Ran with a worried look.

"Ok!"

With two beautiful girls as his cheering group, Lin Ran felt a little elated. It's true that beauty can mislead people!

Putting aside all the distracting thoughts in his mind, Lin Ran slowly walked to the stone gate, moved the torch a little closer, and his eyes were filled with golden light.

This two-pronged approach allowed Lin Ran to see the patterns on the stone gate more clearly. There were birds and beasts on it, among which Lin Ran vaguely saw a pattern that resembled a giant rock beast, and there was a circular groove in the center of the stone gate.

Lin Ran ran back and told the two girls all the information he had discovered. Shangguan Mengqing frowned slightly and paced around thinking. After a while, she exhaled slightly, as if she was taking a long breath. The veil on her face rose and fell for a moment. She said in a slightly hurried voice, "It may be related to the light grey ball of light we found in the rock beast. It doesn't look like a normal monster crystal. Maybe it is the key to open this door!"

"This little thing?"

Lin Ran took out the light gray ball from the space ring. The ball felt slightly cool to the touch. Although there was extremely surging energy inside, it was completely impossible to absorb it. Moreover, it was taken out from the body of a monster like the rock giant, which was enough to show its strangeness.

"Yes, maybe the circular groove is used to open the stone door, but we have to be prepared because we have no idea what is inside. Maybe we will release some evil things." Shangguan Mengqing said.

Shangguan Mengqing's guess was not groundless. After all, no one knew what was inside, and then there were countless cases of it releasing harm to the world from ancient times to the present. There is never a shortage of little geniuses in the world.

Lin Ran was also thinking, but he was thinking about some of the plots here. He felt like he had seen them in the original book. Why did he feel that the current steps were a bit like a test of inheritance?

But Lin Ran couldn't remember any plot that matched the current situation. He would have to review the notebook he wrote to record the plot when he had time, but he didn't know where he had lost it.

"Why don't we take this small ball and try it out now? I feel this may be a test of the inheritance of this secret realm!" Lin Ran said.

"Then go and give it a try!"

Shangguan Mengqing waved and prepared to leave with Wen Qianyi.

Lin Ran was stunned when he saw Shangguan Mengqing's action, and quickly asked, "What are you doing?"

"Stay away from it, so that if anything happens, I can leave immediately!" Shangguan Mengqing said very naturally.

When Lin Ran heard this, he was stunned. This woman was so cold!

"Let's go, let's go. Don't snatch the treasure from me if you have any!" Lin Ran was sulking like a child.

Shangguan Mengqing looked at Lin Ran like this. She wanted to laugh, but the pain in her chest made her frown. She rubbed her chest inconspicuously, took out a silver scroll from her space ring, threw it to Lin Ran, and said lightly: "This is a space scroll. If there is any problem, activate it immediately. I will take Qianyi away from you so that you have enough time to react."

Lin Ran looked at the silver space scroll in his hand, and then at the backs of Shangguan Mengqing and Wen Qianyi leaving. He was about to speak, but quickly changed to soul transmission: "Hehe, thank you fairy!"

"Shut up! You are not allowed to communicate with my soul without my permission!" Shangguan Mengqing responded coldly.

Lin Ran: "......."

Although he was rejected, Lin Ran was not too depressed. Instead, he began to appreciate the cuteness of Meng Qing. She was a cold and arrogant queen, a cute contrast.

Holding the silver space scroll tightly in his hand, Lin Ran came to the stone gate again when he saw Shangguan Mengqing and the others found a place to hide. He stared at the groove for a long time, then looked at the small ball in his right hand, and finally carefully stuffed the light gray light ball into the groove.

When inserting the ball into the groove, Lin Ran felt a suction force that actively sucked the light gray ball into the groove. The ball fit the circular groove perfectly.

Then a light grey light suddenly burst out, and the birds and beasts on the stone gate came alive at that moment, roaring and chirping. The giant rock beast that occupied a relatively large position let out an earsplitting roar, exactly the same as the one Lin Ran had faced before.

The heavy stone door slowly opened, and an aura originating from the ancient wilderness flowed out from the gap. Lin Ran faced the open stone door head-on, with the space scroll in his hand ready to release at any time.

The stone gate was completely opened, and Lin Ran's golden eyes could clearly see the scene inside the stone gate.

Inside the stone gate, there was actually a square with twelve pillars arranged in a specific order. In the center of the square, there was a staircase leading to a platform, and on the platform was a stone platform, on which something seemed to be stored.

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Lin Ran shouted to Shangguan Qianyi and others behind him: "Hey, it seems that there is no problem, come and take a look!"

"This guy's luck is still as good as ever..."

Shangguan Mengqing couldn't help but mutter something in his heart, and then he brought Wen Qianyi to Lin Ran's side.