It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists

“Senior Sister finished her seclusion…?”

“But even if she finished her seclusion, there’s no reason for her to come looking for me this late at night, right? Logically, shouldn’t she report to Sect Master Sister after returning?”

Mu Zhian sat on the edge of the bed, no longer the relaxed figure he was with a beauty in his arms just moments ago, cold sweat dripping down his back.

He wasn’t surprised that Lan Mulian might return to the sect sometime, even tonight wouldn’t be unexpected.

However, the only thing he didn’t anticipate was that Senior Sister would come to the Garden of Heavenly Harmony looking for him before going to Two Polarities Peak…

After a brief moment of panic, Mu Zhian quickly calmed down.

He subtly signaled the Primordial Witch with his eyes, hoping she would understand.

However, the Primordial Witch didn’t seem to get the hint at all, instead tightening her arms around Mu Zhian’s waist, leaning against him, and looking at him with a smile.

This woman… wasn’t the stick education she received just now enough?

A little voice screamed in Mu Zhian’s mind, but he maintained a calm expression. Hearing the approaching footsteps, he said calmly, “Senior Sister, why are you here at the Garden of Heavenly Harmony so late… Is there something urgent?”

The footsteps outside stopped. Lan Mulian stood at the door, pausing her hand that was about to knock, and said, “I originally wanted to go to Two Polarities Peak and report to Master first, but thinking that she always likes to bathe alone at night, she probably hasn’t left yet, so I decided to drop by and see you before going back.”

Hearing this, Mu Zhian inwardly sighed with relief.

Although Senior Sister was still outside, and could see the scene inside the moment she opened the door, at least she didn’t know in advance about Sect Master Sister’s Karmic Fire and needing his help… This was a small blessing in disguise.

“Are you resting?” Lan Mulian’s cool voice came.

Logically, Junior Brother was the type with good time management skills. Cultivators could go without sleep after reaching Nascent Soul Realm, let alone him, who was already at Nascent Soul Realm.

But his tone sounded a bit sleepy…

Mu Zhian said in a tired voice, “I had a discussion with Senior Spirit Dragon today and gained some insights, so I’ve been meditating and cultivating, which made me a bit mentally exhausted.”

A hint of doubt appeared in Lan Mulian’s clear, autumn-water-like eyes, but she had something to do tonight and didn’t think much of it, saying faintly, “Then I’ll go back to Two Polarities Peak first.”

Mu Zhian immediately said, “I’ll visit Senior Sister tomorrow.”

Lan Mulian responded with a reserved “Mmm”. After a while, the sound of her footsteps gradually faded away.

Mu Zhian sighed with relief, then noticed the playful look in the beauty’s eyes and lightly slapped her thigh.

“Are you getting angry from embarrassment, Mu Lang~? But haven’t you considered what would happen if I called your Senior Sister back now?”

The Primordial Witch asked with a smile.

Mu Zhian scoffed, wrapped his arm around her slender shoulders, and said, “Do you think I’m really afraid of being discovered by Senior Sister? Even if she really knew about this, she wouldn’t say anything. After all, it’s all for the Sect Master’s sake.”

“That’s what you say, but you’re still dual cultivating with her master without her knowing.”

The Primordial Witch raised her eyes and said lazily, “And even if you don’t mind, it doesn’t mean Shang Yanfei doesn’t mind either.”

Mu Zhian sighed softly, “Whose fault do you think this is?”

If it weren’t for the Primordial Witch’s spiritual sense entering Shang Yanfei’s body, how could this have happened?

“Heh~”

A playful smile appeared at the corner of the Primordial Witch’s mouth, and she said with a faint smile, “You don’t really think she completely lost control of the Karmic Fire just because of my influence, do you?”

“That woman seems very proper on the surface, but she’s actually a closet pervert.”

It seemed like Shang Yanfei couldn’t suppress the Karmic Fire, but only she herself knew the actual situation.

She did influence Shang Yanfei’s mind, but not to the point where she couldn’t endure it and had to actively seek out Mu Zhian.

Mu Zhian became somewhat interested and asked, “Sect Master Sister is a closet pervert…? Be more specific.”

“Specific?”

“Like, is Sect Master Sister the type who would wear Nirvana Silk fishnet stockings and deerskin boots in her own sect, then change into a Yu State specialty short skirt, or prepare a Soul Sealing Lock and wrap herself up as a gift or something—”

The Primordial Witch looked at him in astonishment.

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment, then continued, “But come to think of it, it seems to make sense. There were quite a few ‘interrogation’ tools in the basement of Two Polarities Peak before. Perhaps Sect Master Sister really is a closet pervert as you said.”

Although he said that, Mu Zhian always respected the various hobbies of the women around him. Of course, if possible, he still hoped they wouldn’t use those dangerous hobbies on him.

The Primordial Witch said faintly, “Based on my understanding, she did prepare quite a few tools in her basement, like the unspeakable sphere, the unspeakable blindfold, and so on… Why don’t you guess what those things are for?”

Mu Zhian pondered for a while: “I know she prepared many strange tools in her basement, but she shouldn’t know how to use them…”

“Who told you that?” the Primordial Witch asked.

Mu Zhian shook his head: “No one told me. She’s always been on Two Polarities Peak and never left. This is basic deduction.”

A mocking smile appeared at the corner of the Primordial Witch’s mouth: “Who do you think wrote that book?”

Mu Zhian was stunned: “What book?”

“The one—”

The Primordial Witch suddenly let out a soft cry. Then, in an instant, the silver light in Shang Yanfei’s eyes gradually faded, returning to her usual calm demeanor.

Mu Zhian knew his Sect Master Sister was back.

Sensing the young man’s gaze, Shang Yanfei said calmly, “I have to go back.”

Lan Mulian had just returned and was probably heading towards Two Polarities Peak now. She could still make it in time.

“You’ve recovered…?” Mu Zhian asked tentatively.

She nodded reservedly: “The Primordial Witch’s emotions have been satisfied. I’ll handle her matters afterward, you don’t need to worry.”

Mu Zhian was stunned: “You mean I can’t help Sect Master anymore?”

Do you even know whether you want to help or to do it? Shang Yanfei glanced at the young man, her eyes condescending and disdainful.

Mmm… That’s the look, perfect.

Mu Zhian couldn’t help but narrow his eyes in satisfaction and sighed, “Actually, I feel a bit closer to Sect Master now.”

Although the past Shang Yanfei was extremely beautiful, she always gave off an unapproachable feeling. Although she gave Mu Zhian this feeling again after the Karmic Fire subsided, at least he now realized one thing: the Sect Master was also a woman who could be suppressed.

After confirming this, he felt less pressure when talking to Shang Yanfei.

He could suppress this woman once, so naturally he could suppress her a second time.

“It would be great if I could always maintain this distance with Sect Master Sister,” Mu Zhian gazed at her and said sincerely.

Shang Yanfei sat up, lazily stretching her waist, the thick blanket slipping down, revealing her delicate body in a thin white inner garment.

Her slightly messy hair framed her stunning face. She toyed with a strand of hair, a captivating smile blooming on her beautiful face: “Satisfied with just maintaining this distance?”

Her moist voice echoed softly through the room, her seductive eyes gazing tenderly: “Or do you actually want not just this distance, but closer, even a negative distance?”

Mu Zhian’s heart rippled, feeling his previously desireless state stirring again.

Then, he coughed lightly and said demurely, “Actually, these are all minor matters. The important thing is that Sect Master has helped this disciple a lot in the past, so this disciple also wants to repay Sect Master as much as possible.”

Sensing Shang Yanfei’s playful gaze that seemed to see through everything, Mu Zhian added, “Of course, if I can get closer to you through this opportunity, I think anyone would be excited… I’m no exception.”

Shang Yanfei lightly touched her lips with her delicate fingertip, tilting her head slightly to look at him: “Do you also want me to wear a short skirt and leg rings to increase your attack speed?”

She paused, then continued, “And tie twintails, right?”

Mu Zhian was stunned, a buzzing sound echoing through his mind, filled with shock.

How does this woman know everything?!

And every word she said just happened to hit his XP, what was going on…

Was it a coincidence?

Or… could she also read minds, like the Demon Empress?

“Actually, twintails or not aren’t important. As long as I can be with Sect Master Sister, this disciple is content and doesn’t ask for much,” Mu Zhian shook his head and said sincerely.

Although it would be even better if she had the attire and accessories he mentioned above.

“It would be even better with twintails, right?” Shang Yanfei asked with a smile in her eyes.

Mu Zhian: “…”

Under Mu Zhian’s incredulous gaze, she got out of bed. In the hazy black mist, she had already put on her magnificent robe again.

As if in that instant, she transformed back into the graceful and charming beauty, her back view alone sparking endless imagination.

“Mulian should be arriving at Two Polarities Peak soon, I’ll go back first.”

“Is Sect Master planning to tell Senior Sister?” Mu Zhian looked at the formation activated beneath the woman’s feet and suddenly hesitated.

A complex expression, rarely seen, appeared on Shang Yanfei’s devastatingly beautiful and seductive face, and she said faintly, “I’ll find a chance to let her know… but it will take some time.”

…

After watching Shang Yanfei’s figure vanish from sight, it took Mu Zhian a while to come back to his senses as if from a trance.

He still felt a sense of unreality, as if he had just had a dream.

The Primordial Witch, after descending, didn’t return to Wei Mengrou’s body, but entered Shang Yanfei’s body instead… And the Sect Master also explained that she wasn’t the Primordial Witch.

But the Sect Master clearly knew the Primordial Witch…

What exactly was the agreement between them in the past, that made the Primordial Witch seek out the Sect Master after awakening?

“Spacing out? Or are you still reminiscing about the afterglow of dual cultivation?”

Just as Mu Zhian’s mind was filled with thoughts, he suddenly heard a captivating chuckle beside his ear, an immortal voice lingering.

He looked up, and under the dim candlelight, a porcelain-like, devastatingly beautiful face appeared in his vision.

A green dress enveloped her graceful curves, outlining her shapely figure.

Her skin was fair and translucent, sparkling faintly. Her beautiful curves cast a seductive shadow under the candlelight.

Gazing into those captivating green eyes, Mu Zhian snapped out of his reverie and said, “Yao Meng, you…”

He wanted to talk to her about the Sect Master, but just then, Yao Meng handed him a letter.

“This is…?”

Yao Meng said with a faint smile, “A letter from Xue Yi.”

Xue Yi?

The Space God returning to the Southern Wilderness and rebuilding her divine body was something more or less known by the cultivators of the Nine Provinces… Could someone have already found her, seeking some kind of cooperation?

Mu Zhian opened the letter and scanned the contents: “Gu Buxing actually set his sights on the Great Qian Dynasty’s national fortune?”

“It seems you were too merciful to him last time.”

Yao Meng gently shook her head: “If it weren’t for his past efforts in managing the Great Qian Dynasty’s national fortune, and his being bound to the national fortune, it wouldn’t have been just sealing his cauldron.”

“What do you plan to do?” she asked again.

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment and said casually, “Fishing requires patience. Back when I was in Tianxuan City, Old Ren often told me that many cultivators who went out of the city to fish prepared a large amount of bait, because fishing not only requires patience, but also luck, and enough bait… preferably bait that’s tempting enough.”

Yao Meng nodded thoughtfully: “Then let’s not alert the snake for now and see how many people he can rope in.”

“Jade Empress Sister truly understands me.”

Mu Zhian smiled, sat down on the edge of the bed, looked at the fairy before him, and his eyes lit up with admiration.

If Sect Master Sister was a mysterious and seductive witch, then this Jade Empress was more like an ethereal fairy. Although she wasn’t wearing any makeup today, she possessed a beauty different from usual. The curve of her face met at her chin, outlining a holy face.

Her lips were rosy and plump. Although she looked like a fairy, in Mu Zhian’s eyes, she was like a naturally seductive vixen.

“I naturally understand you.”

Yao Meng said sarcastically, “You like any beautiful woman, not even fearing a dangerous woman like Shang Yanfei.”

Oh boy, so she was waiting for me here…

Mu Zhian’s heart trembled, sensing danger. He feigned composure and said, “The situation was urgent at the time, and I rarely saw Lin Ling so worried and anxious, so I hurriedly returned to the sect…”

“And, didn’t you also tacitly approve of that matter at the time…?”

Yao Meng didn’t deny it and said with a smile, “I did approve of your dual cultivation with her, but what about the other girls around you? For example… if your Senior Sister, who’s currently at Two Polarities Peak, were to find out…”

Mu Zhian’s expression changed.

He maintained his composure and tried to change the subject: “Ahem… What exactly did you and the Sect Master talk about before?”

Yao Meng knew he was changing the subject, but didn’t expose him, just said faintly, “She told me the Primordial Witch’s secret.”

“If you dual cultivate with the women around you, you can obtain an additional constitution, right?”

The Sect Master really knows about my personal interface…

Mu Zhian hesitated, “Aren’t you curious about my ‘system’?”

Yao Meng chuckled softly, “Transmigrators in the Nine Provinces have been common since the past, and people with systems aren’t unheard of either. Where do you think the Primordial Witch’s ‘personal interface’ came from?”

Mu Zhian was stunned.

He suddenly realized an important thing he had subconsciously ignored before.

…His personal interface was indeed given by the Primordial Witch, but where did the Primordial Witch’s personal interface come from?

The answer seemed obvious.

The Primordial Witch was very likely also a transmigrator!

Maybe we’re even from the same hometown…? Mu Zhian complained inwardly.

“So that’s why you agreed to what happened between her and me…” Mu Zhian murmured as if suddenly realizing something.

“And I also owed her a huge favor in the past. No matter what, since she’s in trouble this time, I can’t stand idly by,” Yao Meng said.

Mu Zhian nodded silently.

“Strictly speaking, my entering the Pilgrimage Palace back then was also guided by her from behind the scenes. Otherwise, I might not have been able to find you, let alone rescue you from the Pilgrimage Palace.”

Yao Meng glanced at him and said faintly, “The huge favor I’m talking about isn’t her saving me.”

Mu Zhian hesitated, “Then what is it? Did she also help you in the past, did she show you kindness?”

Yao Meng gazed at him and said softly, “She let me meet you.”

Mu Zhian was stunned.

Yao Meng tied her cascading hair into twintails with a thin ribbon and said meaningfully, “Have you finished asking your questions?”

Mu Zhian came back to his senses and nodded gently, then glanced at Yao Meng’s twintails with some interest.

Compared to her usual ethereal and fairy-like appearance, she now seemed to have a more playful and down-to-earth charm.

“I also have a question for you… If you can answer truthfully, I can give you a reward, and I won’t let a third person know about what happened between you and Sect Master Shang,” Yao Meng rested her cheek on her hand, a bright smile on her face.

“You wouldn’t want your Senior Sister to find out about your intimacy with Sect Master Shang, would you?”

Mu Zhian maintained his composure and remained silent.

Yao Meng gently placed her hands on Mu Zhian’s shoulders, her forehead lightly touching his. A captivating smile bloomed on her devastatingly beautiful face, her alluring red lips almost touching his, and she whispered softly:

“Who do you like more, me or your Sect Master Sister?”

For a moment, Mu Zhian felt his previously desireless state of mind instantly shatter.

Gazing at the fairy’s face so close at hand, it was as if endless charm was evaporating his reason.

Yao Meng’s green eyes were filled with breathtaking allure. She reached out and quietly held his hand, the cool touch of her slender fingers spreading through his palm.

“I know you’re wondering what the reward I mentioned is, right?”

She tilted her head slightly, slowly caressing the young man’s face: “What do you think you would order your maid to do if she were me, not Miss Wei?”

Yao Meng said with a holy smile, her voice crisp and sweet: “I’m different from Miss Wei, so no matter what request you make, I will obey.”

“But before that, you have to answer my question first.”

The woman’s gentle voice was like a pair of soft hands gently caressing Mu Zhian’s face, making his heart itch, seemingly accompanied by his gradually quickening heartbeat.

It had to be said, this woman truly understood him too well…

Sensing Yao Meng’s playful gaze, even though Mu Zhian knew she was deliberately teasing him, he couldn’t help but tighten his grip on her soft small hand.

Before this woman could tease him again, Mu Zhian lowered his head and captured Yao Meng’s alluring red lips.

Instead of answering who he liked more, it was better to show it with actions.

Running away was shameful, but effective!