So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

Mu Zhian waited in the villa for a while, and soon saw a handsome man flying in the distance.

He was wearing a white robe, smiling, and looked very elegant.

Who is this guy? He looks pretty good, but his appearance is probably just a little worse than mine... Mu Zhian looked at the man.

Yi Hao bowed politely, without any airs of an elder, and said with a smile: "Friend Mu, you wrote me a letter in front, right?"

Is this man Yi Hao?

The heads of the major peaks are probably over 100 years old, and as for their strength, they are at least in the Return to Void Realm... Mu Zhian was immediately very respectful, and said with a fist: "Junior Mu Zhian, I meet you, senior."

His attitude seemed sincere and respectful.

Yi Hao smiled and nodded, saying: "I read your letter, I heard that Senior Linglong is with you now?"

Mu Zhian said respectfully: "Yes, Senior Linglong just ate an Eight Treasure Crane not long ago."

Yi Hao's eyelids twitched slightly, but he still had a faint smile on his face, and nodded: "It's okay, since she is Senior Linglong, let her eat whatever she wants."

Having said that, if you don't care, why did you come to me...Mu Zhian said: "Senior Linglong only caught the Eight Treasure Crane because he had never eaten it before, but this Eight Treasure Crane is so 's existence, it has no effect. "

Yi Hao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Little friend Mu, what do you think?"

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment and said slowly: "It is a bit of a waste of food to eat the Eight Treasure Crane in this way, so the junior also persuaded Senior Linglong, but..."

Mu Zhian hesitated for a moment and continued: "But please rest assured, senior, I will think of a way in the next few days."

In fact, after Linglong ate an Eight Treasure Crane, he felt that the taste was not as good as he imagined, and he lost interest in other Eight Treasure Cranes.

So when Mu Zhian "asked for it" just now, he planned to give it to him without any hesitation.

It's just that Mu Zhian didn't accept it.

After all, if all the Eight Treasure Cranes were taken back from Linglong so "easily", this favor would not be so impressive.

Yi Hao's expression eased a little, and he nodded and said: "Little friend Mu, then I'll trouble you for this matter."

With his identity, it is not suitable to ask Linglong for the Eight Treasure Crane.

After all, if this matter were to be spread out, it would not be glorious.

Not long ago, he said in front of his junior brothers and sisters that "it's okay to give all the Eight Treasure Cranes to Senior Linglong". If he goes to ask for them back now, how can he survive in the sect after it is spread out?

Besides, if Linglong doesn't give it to him, Yi Hao really has no way to deal with it.

If the other party is Linglong, even if the sect master comes forward, it may not work.

Therefore, the head of Canghai Peak can only pin his hopes on Mu Zhian.

"By the way, why is Senior Linglong here with you?" Yi Hao suddenly remembered this important thing.

Linglong rarely comes out of retreat, and has never been close to anyone except the sect master, but now he is in the residence of this sect disciple who has just joined the sect not long ago, which is really incredible.

Mu Zhian was a little worried when he heard this, and sighed: "In fact, when I entered Senior Linglong's cave, I happened to meet her. We had a good chat and got along well. I also inherited her luck."

"Oh?"

Yi Hao looked at the seemingly honest and docile boy for a few times and said: "Isn't this a good thing? Why is Mu sighing?"

"This is a good thing, but I never thought that after leaving the cave, I would find that the third prince falsely accused me of abandoning my companions and being a treacherous person..." When Mu Zhian said this, he sighed softly, and his face seemed a little heavy.

"The third prince...?"

Yi Hao thought for a moment and said to himself: "The offspring of that old man in the Dagan Dynasty... Humph, the royal family will do this kind of conspiracy."

After that, he looked at Mu Zhian and said: "Don't worry, my friend Mu, if someone takes this opportunity to make trouble, the sect will guarantee absolute fairness."

"Senior, your righteousness makes me admire you, so I will thank you first." Mu Zhian was immediately "overjoyed" and clasped his fists respectfully.

Yi Hao nodded slightly, and before leaving, he reminded him intentionally or unintentionally: "The Eight Treasure Crane has no effect on cultivators after the peak of the Spirit Refining. If Senior Linglong wants to eat, I will send some other ingredients tomorrow."

"As for the Eight Treasure Crane... If you can get it back, I will give you one."

"Leave this matter to the juniors." Mu Zhian vowed.

Yi Hao nodded with a smile, and was quite satisfied with Mu Zhian's understanding. He said a few more words, which were roughly words to encourage Mu Zhian to practice hard, and then he left.

Mu Zhian clasped his fists respectfully and watched Yi Hao walk away.

Then he retracted his gaze, stretched his waist, and returned to the room, where he saw Lin Ling sitting in the room, holding her cheeks with her hands and seemed to be in a daze.

She sat in the room, her silver hair was scattered, and the candlelight covered her delicate face with a layer of warm luster. Her towering chest rested on the table. Although her graceful figure was covered by a loose plain robe, it was full of abstinence.

"Senior Lin Ling, we will return the Eight Treasure Cranes to the head in two days. Is that okay?" Mu Zhian quickly gathered his thoughts and asked softly.

Even though he had asked once before, it was better to confirm it again just in case, in case the other party regretted it.

Lin Ling came back to reality from her daze, glanced at him, and nodded gently.

In the past, in order to suppress the fire of karma, Lin Ling had never been born. This time, with the help of someone, she was able to leave her cave in human form for the time being, and naturally wanted to taste all kinds of delicacies.

Eight Treasure Crane, after eating one, she lost interest.

"When will the exchange of luck begin?" Mu Zhian asked again.

Dongdong.

Lin Ling knocked on the table and wrote something on it.

Mu Zhian nodded and looked.

"After the selection of inner disciples is over."

It takes a little time to prepare for the transfer of luck. Even Linglong needs some preparation rituals, and the transfer of luck also requires a long process, not a day or two.

Mu Zhian smiled and nodded, and continued to chat with Linglong for a while, and left the room after getting close to him.

He did not return to his room immediately, but walked along the corridor to Bai Ruoxi's room. When he quietly opened the door, he only saw Bai Ruoxi lying in the quilt, looking like he was resting.

But it was obvious that this was just an illusion. After all, cultivators in the Refining Spirit Realm did not need to rest at all.

Besides, it was only a short time ago. How could Bai Ruoxi go to bed so early?

Mu Zhian closed the door, took off his robe, got into the quilt, and hugged Bai Ruoxi's soft body.

Another night of fighting for Bai Ruoxi's cultivation, boring!

...

That night.

At this moment, in a side hall, the handsome third prince Ning Long, who had two dark circles under his eyes, tapped the edge of the chair with his fingertips, looking gloomy.

In front of him, two cultivators of the same age stood respectfully in front of him.

Generally speaking, the rule of a dynasty does not exceed three hundred years at most, but in this world, the rule of the Dagan Dynasty over Dongzhou has been nearly a thousand years.

It had reached its peak in the past hundred years, but in the past ten years, there seemed to be some signs of decline.

But even so, the foundation of the Dagan Dynasty still exists. In the past, many royal children entered the Liangyi Sect to practice, and even climbed to the top step by step.

After the third prince entered the sect, he also received some special treatment.

For example, these two cultivators were sent by the deputy chief of Huabao Peak to solve some daily troubles for the third prince.

"You mean, Mu Zhian took the people who participated in the Linglong assessment to the place where the luck was inherited?" The third prince looked up and stared at the two people, his face was terribly gloomy, and he regretted it in his heart.

It's no wonder, he is the third prince of the Dagan Dynasty, born with purple qi coming from the east, if he can inherit the luck of the Linglong this time, he may be able to become the prince in the future with the luck of the Linglong.

After all, the luck brought by the Linglong, which represents the word "luck"... even the father has to consider it carefully.

As a result, he was driven out not long after entering the spirit dragon's cave...

If he hadn't asked for this, but had stayed dormant honestly, he might have followed Mu Zhian to find the location of the luck inheritance, and even obtained the spirit dragon's luck!

And all this was attributed to his over-impulsiveness, but also because of Mu Zhian.

If he hadn't cheated, how could he have questioned the spirit dragon because he felt it was unfair?

"It is said that the two people who got the luck inheritance are Huang Manting and the other is a girl from the southern barbarians." A cultivator beside him said respectfully.

In the same Liangyi Sect, even the identity of the third prince is not so intimidating, but he has the deputy chief of Huabao Peak behind him... That's completely different.

It's a rare thing to be able to work for the deputy chief.

If he gets the favor of the deputy chief in the future, he may be able to get some resources from Huabao Peak... This is quite tempting.

"Are you sure that Mu Zhian also got the luck?" asked the third prince.

"It's not certain for now... at least we can't tell anything from the surface." The cultivator next to him answered immediately.

"By the way, I heard from the sect disciples that when Senior Linglong left the cliff for the first time, he seemed to have approached Bai Ruoxi on his own initiative, and Mu Zhian was also there at the time." Another cultivator reported the intelligence he had collected in the past two days.

"Oh?"

The third prince narrowed his eyes slightly, tapping the edge of the chair with his fingertips.

After a long time, a blue lightning flashed through his mind, and he suddenly thought of a possibility.

"What if... Linglong was not looking for Bai Ruoxi, but Mu Zhian?"

If so, it would explain why Linglong was with Mu Zhian when he was in the cave, and even seemed to have a good relationship with him.

Because from the beginning, Linglong was looking for Mu Zhian, and Bai Ruoxi was just a cover!

"Mu Zhian must have some secrets."

The third prince said firmly: "You continue to investigate. After the inner disciple selection ceremony is over, I want to see Mu Zhian's past experiences."

Both disciples said "yes".

Watching the two turn around and leave, the third prince picked up the tea and took a sip, but his mind was full of thoughts.

...

At the same time, on the other side.

"Are you very unconvinced?" An old voice also sounded slowly in Ye Yu's heart, as if he had noticed Ye Yu's inner irritability at the moment.

"My talent and even my luck are stronger than his. Why did the spirit dragon choose him instead of me?!" Ye Yu roared in his heart with reluctance, and his breath was a little disordered.

The old man sighed: "Luck only increases your chances of getting a chance, but being able to seize the opportunity depends on your ability."

"Teacher, do you mean my ability is not as good as Mu Zhian?" Ye Yu was quite dissatisfied.

"Your ability is not worse than his, and even much stronger than Mu Zhian." The old voice said faintly: "But you don't know how to adapt."

"In the world of immortals, strength is one aspect, and it is equally important to know how to adapt when dealing with people."

"Imagine that even if you are now at the peak of Qi Refining or even Refining God, and can defeat Mu Zhian in terms of strength, what if he calls other people to help?"

The old man's words directly left Ye Yu speechless.

Then, Ye Yu immediately shook his head and said, "No, relying on external forces is ultimately a crooked path."

But you have been defeated by external forces several times...

Bai Ruoxi was your ex-fiancée, and Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian were also your sisters...but now, they are all on Mu Zhian's side.

Aren't these all external forces?

The old man sighed secretly, but did not speak again to guide Ye Yu.

…

The next morning, Mu Zhian left the room early and followed Wei Mengrou to Liangyi Peak.

Write the paper crane and throw it into Liangyi Peak. Not long after, you can see Lan Murian riding a cloud to Mu Zhian.

She looked at Mu Zhian who was keeping a "safe distance" from Wei Mengrou, smiling, and said, "You came quite early."

"Come in first, I have made hot tea for you two."

After that, she took Mu Zhian and Wei Mengrou to the courtyard pavilion in the back mountain.

Along the way, Mu Zhian looked around and suddenly asked, "Sister, isn't it rumored that the leader of Liangyi Sect lives here? Why haven't I seen her?"

"Master left two days ago and I don't know where he went." Lan Murian replied.

"Is that so." Mu Zhian was a little disappointed.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to see what his "pen pal" looked like.

The three of them came to the front of the pavilion unknowingly, but Wei Mengrou did not sit down, but left temporarily.

"Sister Mengrou's personality is like this, sister, don't worry about it." Mu Zhian smiled,

Lan Murian nodded slightly, raised her white hands, and poured hot tea for him.

"It is said that the head of Canghai Peak went to Liuli Palace to find you yesterday?" Her clear and cold voice sounded, and she went straight to one of the key points as soon as she opened her mouth.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly and said, "Senior Linglong captured the Eight Treasures Crane yesterday, so Senior Yi was alarmed."

"Just because of an Eight Treasures Crane?" Lan Murian raised her eyes slightly.

In my impression, Senior Brother Yi is not such a stingy person.

"Senior Linglong captured all the Eight Treasure Cranes yesterday." Mu Zhian told the truth.

All the Eight Treasure Cranes... Lan Murian's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

No wonder Senior Brother Yi went to the Glazed Palace on purpose...

If it was just one Eight Treasure Crane, it would be fine, but more than a dozen were captured... That really makes people care.

Lan Murian picked up the teacup and suddenly realized that Mu Zhian was looking straight at her, as if he was expecting her to lift her veil.

A faint arc appeared at the corner of her mouth. She put down the teacup calmly and smiled faintly: "Mr. Mu, you said that Senior Linglong was looking for you before. What's the reason?"

Why do you want to take off your clothes and not take them off? Aren't you deceiving my feelings... Mu Zhian felt a little regretful in his heart, but he concealed it well. He took a sip of tea and said: "Senior sister, do you still remember the luck I tested on the test monument that day?"

Lan Murian was a very smart woman. Hearing this, she immediately guessed something and said: "Senior Linglong is interested in your luck... She even knows what your luck represents?"

As expected of a senior sister, she is really smart and understands it at once... Mu Zhian nodded slightly and said: "Senior sister guessed basically correctly. Senior Linglong came to me because of my luck. He even gave me the inheritance of luck directly in the cave."

After speaking, Mu Zhian spread out his palm and took out two tokens.

"The token containing Linglong's luck..." Lan Murian seemed a little surprised.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly, and then immediately said: "If you need it, you can take one."

Lan Murian shook her head gently: "Although Senior Linglong's luck is precious, it has no effect on me."

No effect...that means Senior Sister is also a person with great luck, and her luck has reached the top...Mu Zhian understood it in his heart.

At this time, he suddenly noticed a cold gaze staring at him coldly. When he looked up, he found that Lan Murian smiled and said: "Mr. Mu is really smart. He actually tricked me."

Although the voice was cold and pleasant, and even with a smile on his face, there was no smile in his eyes.

Mu Zhian said respectfully: "I just want to help Senior Sister out of kindness."

"Then, like before, give one token to Ye Lingxuan, one to Ye Qian, and one to your little lover?"

Lan Murian changed her tone and said faintly: "Just like giving Xuelian before."

The crisp and pleasant voice suddenly turned from soft to cold.

Mu Zhian's heart trembled.

Although Lan Murian never mentioned the matter of Xuelian, she was indeed concerned about it...

Mu Zhian said helplessly: "Senior sister, if... Miss Bai was extremely uneasy because of the suppression of her family when she was in Tianxuan City. In addition, Ye Yu had previously identified her as a demon cultivator, which also made her even more worried. self-abasement."

"If the person I chose at that time was not her, I would be worried..."

Mu Zhian sighed softly, put down the teacup gently, shook his head and sighed: "That's all, I know no matter how much I say, it's just an excuse. I'm very satisfied that Senior Sister is willing to see me today."

He paused, looked up at Lan Mulian, who maintained a cold image, and said: "Senior sister, what happened to Xuelian is indeed my fault. I will admit it if you want to scold or punish me, but I only hope that I can still do it in the future. See Senior Sister."

He took out dozens of paper cranes from the ring, lowered his eyes, looked at the paper cranes, and said softly: "I want to continue sending messages to Senior Sister Zhihe in the future."

When he said this, there was no sound from Lan Mulian.

But Mu Zhian always lowered his eyes and never raised his head.

This senior sister is so smart... No matter how affectionate Mu Zhian behaves, she still remains rational and skeptical of his words.

Lan Mulian looked at Mu Zhian with a slight smile, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a slight smile: "Young Master Mu is really good at making people happy."

"Everything I say is true, senior sister." Mu Zhian said sincerely.

After another moment of silence, Lan Mulian said quietly: "Put away those paper cranes first. If master happens to see them, it will be troublesome."

When Mu Zhian heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lan Mulian's words also meant that Xuelian's matter was temporarily over.

Although this does not mean that the other party will not care about this matter from now on, but at least he can "harass" this senior sister every now and then.

As long as the other person is willing to talk to him, he can always develop feelings slowly...

"By the way, senior sister, is the leader of Canghai Peak very proficient in formations?" After the two chatted for a few more words, Mu Zhian asked a question that he cared more about.

"The first of Canghai Peak?"

Lan Mulian frowned slightly, thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Senior brother Yi is better at talismans than formations."

"Why are you asking this suddenly?"

"When I was in the Forest of Trials before, I had the opportunity to understand a little bit about that formation, but I still didn't understand it, so I asked out of curiosity." Mu Zhian said.

Lan Mulian pondered for a moment and said: "If you are interested in the battle method, you can go to the Library and ask Senior Sister Yan. She knows the books in the Library the best and can provide you with a lot of help."

She paused and continued: "Perhaps if you enter Canghai Peak in the future and are lucky enough to meet Senior Brother Yi's master, you can also get the answer."

Mu Zhian was stunned: "Isn't Senior Brother Yi the leader? There is a master above him...?"

Lan Mulian nodded slightly: "Senior Brother Yi's master was the first leader of Canghai Peak. He was extremely powerful. Later, due to long-term seclusion, he handed over the management of Canghai Peak to Senior Brother Yi."

One word flashed through Mu Zhian's mind first.

‘Twenty-five boys in the demon world’.

The formation at Canghai Peak was obviously set up by a certain demon cultivator, so he, a young monk who had received a certain mark from the Queen of the Demon Realm, could understand that formation.

Before, Mu Zhian was still doubting whether the demon cultivator at Canghai Peak was Yi Hao... But now it seems that Yi Hao's master is more suspicious.

After all, according to Lan Mulian, Yi Hao is not good at formations.

"However, if you want to meet Senior Brother Yi's master, you must at least have the opportunity to become an inner disciple." Lan Mulian's voice brought Mu Zhian back to reality.

She played with the tea cup in her hand, glanced at Mu Zhian, and said with a smile: "You should prepare for the selection of inner disciples in four days."

"At that time, the sect leader will also appear." Lan Mulian spoke again.

Will the sect master also come? Does this also mean that I can see the "pen pal" who seems to have written me letters to amuse me?

Thinking about such things, Mu Zhian finished his tea absentmindedly, and then continued talking to Lan Mulian until half an hour later before he stood up and left.

In the next four days, Mu Zhian no longer ran around, but concentrated on meditating in Bai Ruoxi's room.

Four days passed in a blink of an eye.

On this day, in front of the pilgrimage hall, the nine chiefs, thirteen elders, twenty-six deputy chiefs and the chiefs of the major pavilions all stood in front of the high platform of the pilgrimage hall.

This kind of combat power is the top existence in the entire Dongzhou and even the Xianxia world.

In front of the square of the Cathedral Temple, thousands of sect disciples stood upright, raising their heads with burning eyes, looking at the dozens of monks in front of the high platform, with fanatical admiration in their eyes.

And the opening ceremony of the sect also officially kicked off!