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

"Having the ability to learn? Could this be the meaning of the mirror moon?"

Shangguan Mengqing looked at the movements of the stone statue, and quickly thought of Saint Emperor Jingyue in his mind. This might be one of Saint Emperor Jingyue's abilities.

"You like studying, right? I'll beat you to pieces!"

Lin Ran had a smile on his face as he launched his attack towards the stone statue. The huge golden fist print carried unparalleled powerful energy. Before the stone statue could finish its attack, it was smashed into powder by the golden fist print and fell to the ground to become thick dust.

"Is it that easy?" Lin Ran thought that the opponent could perform differently, but he was defeated with just a random punch. Come on, this is really lame!

However, the two of them were not happy for long, as another stone statue fell from a hole above and broke into pieces on the ground. After a while, they were quickly reassembled into a complete stone statue, and even took the lead with deep blue flames burning on its arms.

But when Lin Ran saw this, he once again used the simplest and most violent method to smash the stone statue. However, every time he smashed a stone statue, a new one would soon come down.

But gradually, both of them discovered the problem. That was the stone statue that came down, becoming stronger and smarter. It was no longer something that Lin Ran could solve with just one brutal punch. It even knew how to use the strange flame to condense a defense for itself and avoid being killed instantly by Lin Ran.

Later, the stone statue even became aware of Shangguan Mengqing's existence, and by dealing with Shangguan Mengqing, it forced Lin Ran to return to defense and reveal his flaws.

Although he still managed to get rid of the stone statue, the broken stone powder was scattered everywhere, almost piling up as high as a small mountain. However, it seemed that the stone statues could not be killed and kept popping up. Lin Ran began to sweat profusely as he dealt with them.

"boom!"

Lin Ran struggled with the stone statue for a long time, and finally found an opportunity to blast it against the wall. The body of the stone statue was blown into pieces by the terrifying force. The round head rolled on the ground for a while, and finally the faint blue light in the eyes dimmed.

After defeating the stone statue, Lin Ran had used up most of his spiritual energy. He sat on the ground, gasping for breath. "This should be the end, right? If there's another one, I won't be able to hold on!"

I don't know if it was in response to Lin Ran's words, or what? After defeating the stone statue, after a while, no more stone statues appeared, and one of the rock walls suddenly lit up with a deep blue light, and strange patterns appeared on the rock wall. With a low "boom" sound, a dark corridor appeared.

"It looks like the test has been passed!"

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of relief. When he wanted to stand up and high-five Shangguan Mengqing to celebrate, he saw Shangguan Mengqing bowing his head in deep thought. He couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, you are the hero who helped you pass the test. Sit cross-legged and recover your spiritual power first. Let's not go in here yet!" Shangguan Mengqing shook his head and said.

"Hey, is there any reward for the great hero?" Lin Ran leaned close to Shangguan Mengqing's eyes and blinked deliberately, like a child expecting a reward.

Seeing Lin Ran coming so close, Shangguan Mengqing stretched out her hand to push away the annoying face and said calmly: "Now is not the time to talk about this. When the time is right, you can make a request. As long as it is not too excessive, I can satisfy you."

“Another big pie!”

Lin Ran said it in a low voice, but it was just a joke. He just wanted to tease Xiao Mengqing, but this person always had a blank expression on his face and he could never break through his defense. This made him feel even more annoyed.

Lin Ran sat cross-legged on the ground and began to recover his spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here was extremely strong, so one had to be extra careful during the battle. If you mobilized too much energy from heaven and earth, you might hurt your teammates, and that would bring tears to their eyes.

Shangguan Mengqing naturally heard what Lin Ran said. Seeing Lin Ran sitting cross-legged and practicing, she couldn't help but glance at him a few times, and complained in her heart: "What big cakes? It's just that you don't dare to mention them. Obviously, there have always been those three conditions..."

Shangguan Mengqing complained a little and then turned his attention back to the stone statue.

The reason why she chose not to talk about the problem she discovered was mainly because she herself was not sure.

She always felt that this test was not that simple. The last stone statue almost figured out Lin Ran completely, but it left a flaw, which was caught by Lin Ran and killed instantly. This flaw made Shangguan Mengqing feel strange, as if it was left out on purpose.

These are just speculations, Shangguan Mengqing will not say them out loud. Lin Ran just put a lot of energy into protecting her and finally defeated this stone statue. Now you say that the opponent's flaws seem to be intentional. What will Lin Ran think?

Although Lin Ran would not have a rift with her because of this, what if she said too much? She didn't want to become someone Lin Ran hated.

After sitting cross-legged for an unknown amount of time, Lin Ran adjusted himself to his peak state and said with a confident smile, "Let's go, let's keep going, and let me see what this mythical equipment is!"

The two walked side by side into the dark corridor. Lin Ran walked in front with a night pearl in his hand to illuminate the road ahead. It seemed to be a straight corridor. After walking for a while, there were no twists and turns in the road. When the two saw the faint blue light flashing in front of them, the string suddenly tightened.

When the two came to the faint blue light together, they found that this was actually a huge square with a stone platform in the center. The huge dark blue ball of light floating above the stone platform was the source of the mysterious light.

Sensing someone's arrival, the ball of light seemed to fluctuate, and dozens of flames separated from it, shooting onto the lampstands all over the square. The vast square hall was illuminated by the deep blue light. Several of the flames flew behind Lin Ran and the others, blocking the only passage with a deep blue flame wall.

"Dong Dong~"

A dull sound like a beating heart came from the deep blue ball of light in the center of the square.

Lin Ran protected Shangguan Mengqing behind him, staring closely at the light ball in the air. As the light flowed, the deep blue light ball became transparent and clearly visible. An unbelievable picture appeared in front of Lin Ran and the others. There was actually a woman inside the light ball, a strange woman who was naked and had dark blue blood vessels faintly visible on her skin.

The next moment, the woman suddenly opened her eyes and slowly turned her head to look at Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing.

The eyes were dark blue with strange patterns flashing in them, and the environment here was dark and strange.

Seeing this scene, Lin Ran felt his hair stand on end.

The woman broke through the dark blue ball of light, and a force dragged the woman to stay in the air,

Every acre and three mu of land is displayed vividly.

On the side, Mengqing Diguan saw that Lin Ran's eyes were motionless, and with her right hand, she precisely pinched the soft flesh on Lin Ran's waist and said calmly, "Can you bear to watch this?"

Feeling the pain in his waist, Lin Ran came back to his senses and looked at Shangguan Mengqing next to him, explaining seriously: "The other party is not simple, he used some tricks to affect my spirit, which was definitely not my intention!"

"How come I have no influence?" Shangguan Mengqing raised his eyebrows and said.

"Maybe it has no effect on the same sex, only on the opposite sex!"

Sure enough, a man's mouth is a liar.

Lin Ran's ability to talk nonsense is really amazing.

Shangguan Mengqing didn't continue talking. She stared at the strange woman and couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that the mythical equipment that Sister Fanhua mentioned is the woman in front of me?"

It's not like she had never heard of an instrument that could transform into a human, but she was still somewhat shocked when it really appeared before her.

The woman with long dark blue hair and a pretty face showed some doubt as she looked at Lin Ran and the other person.

After a while, a dark blue light flashed on the woman's body, and she put on a dark blue plain skirt, revealing her cold white feet.

The two looked at this strange woman, not daring to act rashly for a moment, and the woman kept staring at them. After a long time, a soft voice suddenly sounded in their ears, saying: "Sister Fanhua, tell me, are you the inheritors who came here to challenge? But... why are there two inheritors?"

The woman with long dark blue hair scratched her head blankly, looking at Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing in front of her. It seemed like the CPU in her little head was a little burned out.

Lin Ran keenly noticed the loophole. This sister seemed a little unintelligent. He asked tentatively: "May I ask what your name is? What can I get if I succeed in the challenge?"

"my name?"

The woman with dark blue hair frowned as she thought, but as if she had received some instructions, she said cautiously, "My name is Shuiyue. Sister Fanhua won't let me tell you what you can get if you succeed in the challenge. She said you are a bad person who specializes in deceiving beautiful women."

Lin Ran's face suddenly turned as black as a pot lid, and beside him, Mengqing Guan couldn't hold it in any longer. She turned her head to the side, holding back a smile with difficulty, and calmed down a little. She turned back and comforted Lin Ran, saying, "Don't mind it!"

"I didn't cheat on any beautiful woman. This is pure slander, slander!"

Lin Ran was very hurt. How could he be considered a bad guy? Those top scumbags had cheated one after another. The last time he was at home was with Mu Qiqun, and the only one who had a clear relationship with her was Li Yuhan. The others were vague. For such a failed scumbag, who was not thorough enough and was hesitant, he could only be considered an... attempted scumbag?

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Chapter 158: Choice

Shangguan Mengqing did not continue to tease Lin Ran. She looked at Shuiyue, the girl with long dark blue hair and a dazed look, and asked, "So what test do we have to pass to get here?!"

Shuiyue took a step forward, patted her not-so-broad chest, and said firmly in a soft voice: "If you beat me, you will pass the test, and I will give you the reward at that time, but you can't win. Shuiyue will defeat you!"

Shangguan Mengqing pulled Lin Ran's sleeve, leaned close to Lin Ran's ear and whispered, "Don't underestimate the other party. I can protect myself. Don't spend too much time on me!"

"How can this be possible..." Lin Ran's face darkened, and he was about to refute it, but seeing Shangguan Mengqing's eyes, he said: "Okay, but if there is any danger, you must communicate with me in time, and I will rush back to save you immediately!"

"Go!"

Shangguan Mengqing nodded.

At this time, Shuiyue had already started to prepare, with her feet on the void, and deep blue flames surging in her right hand. The next moment, the flames turned into a sharp deep blue sword with an exquisite style and delicate and repetitive patterns engraved on the sword body.

It seems that Shuiyue is also a good swordsman.

Lin Ran was not in a hurry to take out the Autumn Rain Sword. He wanted to test the opponent's ability first before considering whether to use the Autumn Rain Sword. Although this might put him at a disadvantage, it could also be used as a trump card. What if the opponent also had the same ability as the stone statue before?

After Lin Ran was ready, Shuiyue nodded and quickly approached Lin Ran with the sword in hand. With such ghostly speed, she appeared within two meters of Lin Ran in the blink of an eye.

Lin Ran's pupils suddenly shrank as he looked at the Shuiyue in front of him that instantly enlarged. He was shocked at the speed. His right foot slid to the side a little distance out of habit. He pressed his whole body downward and a golden fist print was instantly sent out.

But Shuiyue seemed to be aware of Lin Ran's intention, and dodged Lin Ran's iron fist at a strange and tricky angle. The sharp sword, with a fierce wind, attacked from the side, pointing directly at Lin Ran's vitals.

Lin Ran felt a chill coming over him, and with his years of combat experience, he reacted promptly. His left hand condensed a tremendous amount of golden spiritual power, forming a substantial golden armor glove, and he actually grabbed Shuiyue's attacking sword head-on.

When Lin Ran grabbed the sword, he felt a sharp energy trying to break through his condensed armor and boxing gloves. Lin Ran increased his spiritual power output, and at the same time seized the moment when Shuiyue was distracted, and threw a punch wrapped in surging spiritual power, without any fancy moves, and hit Shuiyue's chest in a very simple and unpretentious manner.

"bump!"

Shuiyue was carried away by the powerful force and tumbled several times in the air before she stabilized her body. As if she was unaware of the pain, she rushed towards Lin Ran again.

After that, Shuiyue did not give Lin Ran such an opportunity again. She kept a distance, able to attack and threaten Lin Ran while preventing Lin Ran from being touched.

This made Lin Ran feel very frustrated, and he even had a lot of bruises on his body, but he didn't touch Shuiyue at all. Moreover, Shuiyue knew her attack methods and behavioral habits very thoroughly, and her violent offensive made it difficult for Lin Ran to even have the chance to create distance and use a big move.

Looking at Lin Ran who was at a disadvantage on the field, Shangguan Mengqing had already seen the problem. It should be that the pile of stone statues had learned all the information about Lin Ran's battle. After this information was fed back to Shuiyue, Shuiyue was smarter than those stone statues and knew how to use that information to restrain Lin Ran.

"This is not a simple copy..." Shangguan Mengqing thought to himself.

Looking at the situation on the field, Shangguan Mengqing used the Dragon and Phoenix Bracelet to convey his words to Lin Ran, which was much safer than ordinary soul transmission.

"Lin Ran, the opponent will use sword moves next time, and then take advantage of you being attracted by the sword moves to go around behind you and attack you..." Shangguan Mengqing's voice sounded in Lin Ran's mind.

Lin Ran really saw Shuiyue perform sword moves. Several dark blue lotus flowers flew out from Shuiyue's sword. The exquisite lotus flowers were very eye-catching, but the dense dark blue sword energy shot out from the rotation covered Lin Ran.

And Shuiyue's figure also disappeared in the deep blue rain of sword energy.

Lin Ran decided to make another bold move. He had to seize this opportunity to deal a heavy blow to Shuiyue. Otherwise, Shuiyue would become alert again, and then he would be played with like a cat playing with a mouse.

Pretending not to know that Shuiyue would attack from behind, Lin Ran "struggled" to resist this violent attack, while Shuiyue's figure quietly appeared behind him.

The sword in Shuiyue's hand was about to stab Lin Ran, but she would not kill Lin Ran. She would only teach Lin Ran a lesson and then tell him that the test had failed.

But at this moment, Shuiyue's sword was caught again, firmly grasped by a golden big hand covered with spiritual armor.

Shuiyue was startled and was about to give up the sword and quickly distance himself.

Lin Ran started even faster, pouncing at Shuiyue like a tiger. He had no intention of showing any mercy to her. His armor-covered hands, with surging fists, attacked Shuiyue like raindrops. His legs held Shuiyue's body tightly, leaving no room for her to escape.

Even though there were thousands of sword energies behind him, the golden armor covering Lin Ran's body blocked all of them. He stared at Shuiyue and hammered hard.

Under such a fierce attack, Shuiyue's figure became transparent, and Lin Ran's remaining attacks could only hit the ground. Deep holes appeared one after another on the hard bluestone floor. How could one imagine how fierce Lin Ran's close combat was.

Shuiyue, whose figure became illusory, quickly escaped from Lin Ran's clutches, her crying voice echoing in the temple: "You are a bad guy, wuwuwu, Shuiyue is in pain~"

Lin Ran looked in a daze at Shuiyue, who was huddled behind the stone platform. Her figure seemed a little illusory, and she only poked out her little head to cry. For a moment, he wondered how this guy escaped?

Fanhua's figure also appeared in this underground hall. When Shuiyue saw Fanhua, she immediately threw herself into her arms and cried, looking at Lin Ran fiercely.

Fanhua looked at the ragged Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing who had come to Lin Ran's side, and said helplessly: "You have passed the test. I wanted Shuiyue to give you a warning, but I didn't expect that Lin Ran..."

Even Fanhua herself did not expect Lin Ran to fight so fiercely. Shuiyue had never seen such a battle before. This kind of desperate fighting style just happened to restrain Shuiyue's data flow fighting style. When Fanhua saw Shuiyue being beaten like this, she hurried down.

Lin Ran was very happy to hear that the test had passed. Seeing Shuiyue staring at him fiercely, Lin Ran could not help but glare back. The girl was so scared that she hid in Fanhua's arms, not daring to look at Lin Ran again.

"Sister Fanhua, now that we have passed the test, where is the mythical equipment?" Lin Ran asked excitedly.

Mythical equipment, this kind of weapon that only exists in legends, he really wants to broaden his horizons.

Seeing Lin Ran asking impatiently, Fanhua looked at Shuiyue in her arms awkwardly and said, "This girl is the one who has the mythical equipment."

Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing were both stunned, and Fanhua looked at the two of them and couldn't help but explain: "This girl is actually the long sword left by the Holy Emperor Jingyue, and its full name is Shuiyue Sword.

It is a weapon with high plasticity that was forged by the Holy Flame of Mirror Moon, but it is currently damaged. It was at the mythical level before, but after that battle, it has been placed here for repair."

After listening to Fanhua's explanation, Lin Ran suddenly remembered that in the original novel, Shangguan Mengqing seemed to have obtained a weapon from the Sky Palace that would be of great help to her in her later years. Perhaps it was the Shuiyue Sword. Then this girl must be the sword spirit in it. Is it really okay for her to look so silly?

Shuiyue seemed to be very perceptive. Feeling Lin Ran's strange look, she quickly explained: "I am very strong. I know many sword moves. Humph, I won't follow you!"

It was obvious that Shuiyue's anger at being beaten up by Lin Ran had not dissipated at all, and Lin Ran was also amused by the sword spirit and said, "I don't want a stupid-looking sword spirit to follow me!"

"I'm not stupid, Shuiyue is very smart!"

Shuiyue struggled to break free from Fanhua's arms, her voice was so soft and sticky that even when she was angry, it sounded like she was acting coquettishly.

Shangguan Mengqing looked at the two people who were actually arguing, and a smile flashed across her eyes.

Finally, Fanhua came in to save the situation and interrupted the scene of "two children arguing about the sun". Fanhua looked at Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing seriously and said, "Lin Ran, this test basically requires you to put in a lot of effort, so Shuiyue should follow you..."

When Shuiyue heard this, she held Fanhua's hand and seemed to be about to cry...

Fanhua paused, and said a little embarrassedly: "But I hope you can give Shuiyue to Mengqing, because Shuiyue itself is the weapon of Saint Emperor Jingyue. After Shuiyue is completely repaired in the future, it may even be restored to a mythical weapon.

In addition, it was Meng Qing who obtained the inheritance, so I hope Shui Yue can grow up with Meng Qing, but... I will compensate you. I will give you this tassel palace that you can carry with you. Are you willing to accept this condition?"

After saying this, Fanhua looked at Lin Ran very nervously. To be honest, Fanhua herself felt a little ashamed to say this. A weapon that can become a mythical level and a palace that can be carried around, especially this palace, cannot compare with the mythical level Shuiyue Sword at all.

So she was afraid that Lin Ran would not give up the Water Moon Sword. Given the relationship between Lin Ran and Shangguan Mengqing, even if Lin Ran took it, Shangguan Mengqing would not have too many objections. From the time she had been in contact with Shangguan Mengqing, she could tell that this girl valued Lin Ran very much...

Lin Ran didn't know what Fanhua was thinking. The only thing in his mind now was this portable palace. This kind of artifact was much better than a sword. He hadn't thought about asking for a weapon in the first place. Anyway, he had the Qiuyu Sword which was enough. Having a portable palace that he could carry with him was like traveling in a luxury RV in the future, wasn't it?

Just thinking about it makes me feel beautiful~