It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists

By now, even a fool would have realized what was happening. Mu Zhian instantly understood, and the first thought that flashed through his mind was: Xue Yi betrayed me?!

Then, he immediately dismissed that idea.

No, it was unlikely to be Xue Yi. She had no reason to reveal the content of their voice transmission to Yao Meng and the others.

But if that was the case, why would Ruoxi suddenly turn into ‘Black Ruoxi’?

Undoubtedly, there was a traitor!

Mu Zhian looked down at the delicate and weak beauty before him, her gentle gaze. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, the movement causing her bosom to sway slightly, faintly revealing the silver sword imprint on the right side of her chest.

“Mu Lang, is your silence a tacit agreement?” Bai Ruoxi raised her eyelids, her beautiful eyes gazing tenderly.

A rather conspicuous gaze from the side snapped Mu Zhian out of his thoughts. He followed the gaze and saw the beauty in the yellow dress standing in the shadows with her arms crossed.

She looked at the young master with disdain and schadenfreude.

Mu Zhian finally remembered something important… Wei Mengrou’s ‘Dao’ was related to concealment. She was inherently good at disguising herself and could erase her presence, making others subconsciously ignore her.

And not long ago, in the Southern Wilderness Divine Hall, besides Yao Meng and Bai Ruoxi, there was another person silently watching the young master’s actions in the hall.

“Mu Lang…?” Bai Ruoxi tilted her head slightly, looking at the young man who had knelt down to remove her shoes and stockings, and called out softly.

Mu Zhian remained silent, only silently removing Bai Ruoxi’s tea-soaked white silk stockings under the restriction of the Heart-Binding Lock, revealing a pair of tender white feet. Her toes seemed to glisten under the tea, then shyly curled under Mu Zhian’s gaze.

“Mu Lang…”

She called out softly again, almost forgetting what Mu Zhian had done with her Heart-Binding Lock in the Southern Wilderness Divine Hall.

Yao Meng’s eyes sparkled, a captivating smile blooming on her devastatingly beautiful and flawless face. She came to the young man’s side, looked at him, who remained silent, and said softly:

“Xue Yi underestimated the Transcendence Realm a bit too much. If it were an ordinary Dao Integration Realm expert, they indeed wouldn’t be able to hear your voice transmission. But she’s still injured and hasn’t recovered. I could hear your voice transmission from the start.”

A hint of shock flashed through Mu Zhian’s eyes. Then, sensing the Jade Empress’s gentle gaze, he sighed softly, “Since you all know what I said and did in the hall with Senior Xue Yi just now, any explanation I give now would seem pale and weak.”

He paused slightly, seemingly somewhat dejected, and continued, “But given the circumstances at the time, I had no other choice.”

A faint smile appeared in Yao Meng’s beautiful eyes, and she teased, “So you were forced?”

Mu Zhian nodded demurely: “If you have to put it that way, then yes.”

“You should know about the Heaven-Chosen One selected by the Heavenly Dao, right?”

“Tap, tap…” Yao Meng’s delicate jade fingers gently tapped the table. She looked at the young man bound by the World-Purifying Vines and said calmly, “Are you referring to that little cultivator called Huang Weifeng?”

Mu Zhian wasn’t the only transmigrator in this world. ‘Transmigrators’ souls often descended upon the Nine Provinces, possessing and replacing certain cultivators.

Ordinary cultivators might not know, but as great powers who had long achieved Dao Integration, they naturally knew about the existence of ‘transmigrators’.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly: “Huang Weifeng is that transmigrator, also the person of great luck chosen by the Heavenly Dao… If I were to suppress him, it would probably take quite a bit of effort to eliminate him.”

“But he trusts Xue Yi very much… Or rather, he wants to use Xue Yi to eliminate me, this stepping stone.”

Speaking of this, the three beauties present naturally understood Mu Zhian’s meaning.

And Mu Zhian didn’t beat around the bush, continuing to explain, “Huang Weifeng is currently in the Southern Wilderness, without the protection of a great power, it’s difficult for him to leave. And now, the entire Southern Wilderness is under Regina and Xue Yi’s control. If they deliberately want to suppress someone’s luck, it’s not difficult.”

A gentle smile appeared on Bai Ruoxi’s cool face: “So Mu Lang used his beauty to make a deal with the Space God?”

Yao Meng looked down at the young man like a lofty being, but seeing his handsome face, somewhere between a youth and a boy, her devastatingly beautiful face quickly softened.

“Xue Yi helps you eliminate the Heaven-Chosen One, and you secretly interact with Xue Yi behind our backs? You’re quite the schemer.”

She walked to Mu Zhian’s side, extended her hand towards his face, and said faintly, “The Space God was trapped in the Abyss for ten thousand years, yet her spiritual sense didn’t dissipate. It’s enough to imagine how terrifying her nature is… Don’t tell me you think she will completely be at your disposal just because you said a few words to her?”

Mu Zhian smiled wryly: “I know… Ultimately, Xue Yi is different from Jade Empress Sister. The relationship between her and me is just a deal.”

He gazed into Yao Meng’s bright, glass-like green eyes, then looked at Bai Ruoxi beside him, and said affectionately, “But you two are different.”

He held Yao Meng’s soft small hand, placed his other hand on Bai Ruoxi’s thigh, and said softly, “I know you’re worried I’ll be used by Xue Yi, but you can rest assured, before Xue Yi transcends and ascends, she will definitely abide by our agreement.”

He had directly schemed against Xue Yi this time, forcing that lofty Space God to… It was impossible for Xue Yi to not be angry and completely convinced.

But the Primordial Witch revealed a secret to Xue Yi earlier—Mu Zhian held the secret to Transcendence.

Xue Yi could choose not to believe it, but there were already two examples, the Jade Empress and the Sword Palace Master. Even if she didn’t believe it, she would still gamble.

Gamble on believing Mu Zhian’s words.

Seeing their silence, Mu Zhian inwardly sighed with relief.

Fortunately, the person before him now was Bai Ruoxi, not Gong Lianyue. If it were the Sword Palace Master, she would probably take him straight to the Sword Palace, without giving him a chance to explain.

Even if she wanted to listen, it would be after taking Mu Zhian to the little black room in the Sword Palace to slowly explain.

“What is Yao Meng thinking?”

After waiting for a while, Mu Zhian looked at Yao Meng’s devastatingly beautiful face. She currently had a contemplative look, as if pondering something.

“I’m thinking, since Miss Wei is the Primordial Witch’s main body, why didn’t she enter Miss Wei’s cauldron after descending earlier, but went somewhere else instead?” Yao Meng said softly.

Logically, the Primordial Witch who appeared in the Southern Wilderness was just a wisp of spiritual sense. If she wanted to protect this spiritual sense, she should have entered Wei Mengrou’s cauldron sooner to nourish it.

However, the Primordial Witch didn’t directly enter Wei Mengrou’s body, but left for somewhere else.

Hearing this, Mu Zhian also showed a contemplative expression.

Then, he turned his head, looked at the maid in the shadows, and said, “Sister Mengrou, do you have any clues?”

This maid, although she might not be the one who leaked the information, actually watched with amusement as her young master was almost thrown into the little black room just now, her eyes still filled with disdain.

If Yao Meng and Ruoxi weren’t here… he would definitely let her experience the might of his stick.

Wei Mengrou shielded her chest with her hands, glanced at Mu Zhian disdainfully, and said, “Can you stop staring at people with such lewd eyes? Your Dao Companions are watching right beside you.”

Hearing this, Bai Ruoxi glanced at Mu Zhian with gentle eyes.

Sister Mengrou’s anti-gank awareness is so high… Mu Zhian coughed lightly and retracted his gaze: “The Primordial Witch wouldn’t leave the Southern Wilderness for no reason, she must have something to do. Sister Mengrou, as the Primordial Witch’s main body, can you sense where she went?”

Such a low-level way to change the subject…