So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

Late at night, outside the Glazed Palace, an old man stood with his hands behind his back, looking calm.

A young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes followed him, looking a little unhappy, obviously remembering the scene he had just seen not long ago.

A young master from a family in Tianxuan City actually dared to go to the young lady at such a late hour...?

And the young lady actually let him in...

Recalling the young lady's softened tone when she mentioned Mu Zhian, Zhou Cang's face became more and more ugly. He looked up at the old man beside him and said, "Mr. Shen, is it really okay to let the young lady contact other people of the same age, and at such a late hour?"

Mr. Shen stood with his hands behind his back and smiled lightly, "You are not unaware of the young lady's temper. If we continue to stay there, do you really think she won't get angry?"

Although Ye Lingxuan always looks elegant and smiling, she is the saint of the restricted area after all. Even if she is gentle on weekdays, she is arrogant in her bones.

If you disobey her words without authorization... no one can bear the consequences.

"Even so, you shouldn't let the young lady contact a person of the opposite sex so late at night..." Zhou Cang said coldly.

Old Shen shook his head and said with a smile: "The young lady knows her own limits. No matter what happens, we can't disobey her wishes."

He paused and continued: "If you are really worried, you can go and see what the eldest young master of the Mu family means to the young lady."

"The Mu Zhian just went back." Old Shen spoke again.

Zhou Cang raised his head and looked at the old man with a little surprise, and said: "What does Old Shen mean... we should go find that Mu Zhian now?"

Old Shen nodded slightly and smiled: "Go find him, but remember not to do it in the sect."

They were able to enter the Liangyi Sect with the tacit approval of the upper echelons, but this does not mean that they can do whatever they want.

Letting them in was just to give face to the restricted area behind, but if they attacked the disciples in the sect, the meaning would be different... Zhou Cang naturally understood this truth, and immediately nodded and said: "Okay! Then I'll trouble Elder Shen."

It doesn't matter if we can't attack him. Just the restricted area behind Ye Lingxuan, ordinary people would probably retreat just by hearing about it, let alone a mere cultivator of the sixth level of Qi training?

...

"This spirit dragon is a spirit dragon, it's really willful."

Mu Zhian sat down on the ground in the courtyard, looking at the fire that was emitting sparks from time to time, and the tender crane meat roasted on the fire, and couldn't help but sigh to himself.

If a normal person was known by Yi Hao to have stolen the Eight Treasure Crane, he would probably be beaten badly.

Even if other chiefs did this, I'm afraid Yi Hao would fight with the other party.

After all, he had raised this Eight Treasure Crane for so long, and spent countless natural materials and treasures, but in just a short time, three of them had been eaten.

I feel angry even if I put myself in his shoes.

However, Yi Hao is facing Linglong...

Even if he feels bitter, he can only swallow it.

But of course, this kind of thing has nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of footsteps beside him. Mu Zhian turned his head slightly and looked at the maid in the yellow skirt not far away. His eyes stayed on the exquisite and curvy maid for a moment, and smiled: "Sister Mengrou, why are you still wandering outside so late?"

"Are you worried about my safety?"

Wei Mengrou couldn't help but look at her young master twice more, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Although she didn't deliberately hide her breath, she could also hide her breath passively... In the past, even if she walked behind Mu Zhian, he might not be able to detect it.

As a result, she was noticed just as she approached?

It seems that this young master is still meditating and practicing seriously in private... Wei Mengrou looked at Mu Zhian calmly and said, "Where did you go tonight?"

Mu Zhian reached out and grabbed the roasted crane meat, tore off some and tasted it. After confirming that it was almost roasted, he slowly put it on the plate.

After doing all this, he turned his head to look at Wei Mengrou and smiled: "Sister Mengrou, why do you suddenly ask this? Are you very concerned about my affairs?"

"Did you go to Ye Lingxuan?" Wei Mengrou continued to ask.

Mu Zhian glanced around, shook his head slightly, and said seriously: "Don't talk nonsense, I already have Ruoxi, how can I go to find another girl in the middle of the night?"

Wei Mengrou glanced at him sideways and said coldly: "Don't worry, Bai Ruoxi is meditating in the room now."

Mu Zhian nodded slightly: "Well, I just went to find Sister Lingxuan because I miss her a little."

Wei Mengrou: "..."

She was silent for a moment and said: "Someone just came into Tianhe Garden, it seems to be someone from Ye Lingxuan."

As a cultivator in the Refining Spirit Realm, especially a sixth-grade Refining Spirit Realm, Wei Mengrou naturally noticed any disturbance in this villa.

She knew this young master inside and out, and naturally knew about Ye Lingxuan's affairs, and roughly knew what kind of powerful forces were behind her.

"It seems that it should be the two servants who originally came to ask Sister Lingxuan to go back?" Mu Zhian said suddenly.

"It's better to be careful. One of the two has stepped into the Return to Void Realm half a step, and the other is also a genius of the ninth grade of Qi Refining." Wei Mengrou reminded.

Since the other party sneaked into Tianhe Garden without saying a word, it is clear that they are not here to do anything good... At least, it is not a good thing for them.

"Have they come in?" Mu Zhian asked.

Wei Mengrou nodded silently.

"Isn't that great?"

Mu Zhian smiled: "Since the visitors are guests, since they have come, we must also entertain them well."

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"Is this Tianhe Garden? The two Yi Sect's cave-heaven skills are really surprising."

Mr. Shen took the young people around him into Tianhe Garden, looked at this villa, and couldn't help but admire it.

The art of the cave, this is where every monk who reaches the realm of returning to the void can create a cave.

Although he returned to the void in half a step, he could still create a cave.

But a cave like the Liangyi Sect cannot be achieved by just relying on the Return to the Void Realm. It also requires some secret techniques and superb spiritual energy control methods.

Only a behemoth like the Liangyi Sect could create such a perfect cave.

Zhou Cang, who was following Mr. Shen, did not speak, but just looked at the layout of the surrounding environment, seemingly absent-mindedly.

When he originally set out from the restricted area to Liang Yi Sect, he thought about putting some pressure on Ye Yu.

When the results came, he found that the situation was not what he thought.

The person the young lady likes is not Ye Yu, but a name she has never heard of before...

When they were in the study just now, they also saw Mu Zhian.

How on earth did a monk with a sixth level of Qi training attract the young lady?

Not only Zhou Cang, but also Mr. Shen didn't understand.

The two of them strolled into Tianhe Garden. Mr. Ren put his hands behind his back and said with a slight smile: "This Mu Zhian's talent is actually quite good, but it may have been neglected for a period of time in the past, otherwise it would be useless." He’s a young genius.”

A monk who has returned to the Void Realm can tell a person's talent at a glance, and Mu Zhian's talent was something that this old man could clearly see at a glance not long ago.

Zhou Cang disagreed and said: "So what if he is a genius? There are many geniuses in our clan, and who is worse than Mu Zhian?"

He paused and shook his head slightly: "No... I think most people's talents should be much stronger than him."

He was always a little dissatisfied. When he was in the restricted area in the past, many young disciples in the clan secretly admired Ye Lingxuan, but no one had successfully captured the beauty's heart.

As a result, after coming to the Liangyi Sect this time, I actually saw this young lady falling in love with someone... If the people in the clan knew about this, I am afraid that the mentality of most of the younger generation would explode.

Mr. Shen nodded slightly and said with a smile: "That's true. Throughout the ages, there have been so many geniuses, but none of them can truly reach the Hedao realm... The so-called geniuses are just born every few years in the world of immortality. Just an ordinary monk."

Mr. Shen continued: "However, the young lady probably doesn't like Mu Zhian's talent."

He has been there, so he naturally understands what these male-female love affairs are all about.

To pursue a girl, you don't need any natural ability. What you need is "emotional intelligence" and the ability to adapt to circumstances and know how to make a girl happy.

This Mu Zhian, presumably, has such ability.

However, even if he could win Ye Lingxuan's favor based on these alone, he would not be recognized by the disciples in the restricted area or even the clan elders in the future.

Not to mention that Mu Zhian is at the sixth level of Qi training, it is useless even if he is at the God refining level now.

After all, for existences like them, what they value more is the power behind the other party.

The reason why some geniuses fall is more often because of "enemies".

Without the protection of the forces behind him, there is no guarantee that some enemies will strangle him in the cradle if he travels in these nine states in the future.

At this time, Mr. Shen suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a gaze staring silently at the shadow in a corner.

He turned his head and looked slightly, with a bit of surprise in his eyes, and said with a slight smile: "Sixth level of God Refining... his talent is really good."

Even within Kyushu, the number of people who can reach the sixth level of Shen Lian at this age can be counted on one hand.

With Wei Mengrou's talent, it's no wonder that this old man from the penalty area was so surprised.

Zhou Cang followed Mr. Shen's gaze, but could not see Wei Mengrou's figure, and could only vaguely feel her presence.

What is the identity of Mu Zhian... that he lives in a separate garden with a disciple of the sixth level of Shen Lian?

Soon, Zhou Cang noticed something again, and his eyes fell directly on a candle-lit room not far away.

Does anyone else live here...?

Mr. Shen's eyes narrowed slightly and he said in surprise: "Second-grade God Refining...?"

Even this old man who had no feeling for genius was a little surprised at this moment.

"Where is Mu Zhian?" Zhou Cang suddenly said to himself.

From the time they walked into Tianhe Garden until now, they seemed to have not seen Mu Zhian... He must have just come back.

Mr. Shen didn't say anything, but just walked towards the backyard.

He could feel the aura of a certain monk in the backyard.

When I stepped into the backyard, I saw a room lit by candlelight as expected.

And in that room, he felt Mu Zhian's aura.

At this time, the door of the room quietly opened, and a handsome young man walked out of the room.

Seeing the two of them, Mu Zhian's eyes immediately showed a trace of panic. He hurriedly closed the door, then looked at the two of them and said, "Who are you?"

Mr. Shen said with a smile: "Young lady, you don't have to be so nervous. I am a servant of the young lady's family."

"Who is your young lady?" Mu Zhian asked in confusion.

"Ye Lingxuan." Zhou Cang said indifferently.

Mu Zhian was relieved when he heard this and asked, "So it's the guests from Sister Lingxuan? You two are so late, what's the matter with my Tianhe Garden?"

Old Shen shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing big, I just heard that young friend Mu is very close to my young lady, so I came to see before leaving."

At this point, he paused and continued, "Young friend Mu, since you have so many girls around you, I still hope to keep a little distance from my young lady in the future, this is also for your own good."

The maid just now, and even the girl in another room, these people live in a separate garden, he doesn't believe that they have no close relationship.

And seeing that Mu Zhian was so panicked when he saw them just now, it is obvious that there is also a girl living in this room.

As for why he was so panicked, it is probably because just now...

"I don't understand what you two mean... Can you explain it in a simpler and clearer way?" Mu Zhian asked puzzledly.

Zhou Cang stared at Mu Zhian and smiled faintly: "Stay away from my young lady in the future, do you understand?"

He thought it might take some effort to get Mu Zhian to stay away from Ye Lingxuan, but he didn't expect that he would find out that this boy was living with other girls as soon as he entered the villa...

If the young lady knew about this, they wouldn't need to do anything at all, the young lady would know what to do.

Mu Zhian frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "Lingxuan is just my sister, you two have misunderstood."

Zhou Cang raised his head and stared at Mu Zhian, sneering: "Master Mu means that I can ask the young lady to come and see what kind of romantic person you are?"

When he said this, his eyes fell directly on the closed door in front of him.

Mu Zhian's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously blocked the door and said, "You two, you can insult me, but you can't insult the people in this room. She and I are not that kind of relationship."

"In that case, dare you open the door for us to see?" Zhou Cang smiled, seeing through Mu Zhian's panic at a glance.

Elder Shen raised his head slightly and looked at the door behind Mu Zhian, but there was a trace of doubt between his old eyebrows.

Just after entering Tianhe Garden, he noticed two cultivators in Tianhe Garden, one of whom was a sixth-grade cultivator and the other was a second-grade cultivator.

But he could not sense any breath from the cultivator in this room.

There are only two possibilities. One is that the other party is an ordinary person.

The other is that the cultivator here is at a higher level than him and hides his own breath.

In Liangyi Sect, apart from the Sect Master, the only ones who are higher than him seem to be the chiefs and elders.

He also knows a few elders of Jiufeng, and this breath does not belong to any of the chiefs.

After all, if it is an elder, he should not live with a disciple...

It is impossible that Mu Zhian has even chased a certain female elder, right?

"Friend Mu, who lives here?" Elder Shen asked.

Mu Zhian said respectfully: "In reply to the senior, the girl living here is a girl I just picked up not long ago."

The girl I picked up...?

"Master Mu, don't you know that Liangyi Sect prohibits people other than sect disciples from living here?" Zhou Cang said with a somewhat sarcastic tone.

"If this is known to others, you will probably be punished."

Mu Zhian's face changed slightly, but he tried to keep his composure and said: "...The girl is actually a member of the sect, not an outsider as you two said."

Seeing this, Zhou Cang smiled and said: "In this case, Master Mu, can you open the door for us to see?"

"This is not good... She doesn't like to be disturbed by outsiders." Mu Zhian frowned.

Old Shen smiled lightly: "Young friend Mu, don't worry, I'm just taking a look, I won't tell the sect."

At most, I will explain this to the young lady...

Three opposite sexes live in a villa... The young lady is not a fool, as long as she listens, she should understand what kind of person this Mu Zhian is.

Mu Zhian was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said, "But her image is not very good now..."

"Don't worry, my friend. I just want to see how talented she is. I have a good relationship with several elders of the sect. If she has good talent, I can recommend her to them and accept her as a disciple of the sect." Old Shen said with a smile.

He raised his fingertips inadvertently, releasing a ray of silver-white light.

The next moment, the light turned into a thousand paper cranes and flew to the mansion where Ye Lingxuan lived.

Take this opportunity to call the young lady to come and see...

Mu Zhian was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, stepped aside, and said, "Okay, please, senior!"

When he said this, he lowered his eyes slightly, making it difficult to see what kind of emotions he contained in his eyes.

Old Shen smiled slightly, quietly stepped forward and opened the door.

Looking closely, he only saw a silver-haired beauty sitting on a chair, holding a roasted crane leg with a fragrant meat smell and silently chewing it.

There was still some oil stain on the corner of her mouth, and her red eyes were gorgeous and clear. She ate without any image.

"..."

At this moment, a silent silence enveloped the outside of the house.

Zhou Cang was stunned.

Is this what Mu Zhian said "the image is not very good?"

This image is really not very good.

After all, she didn't consider her image when eating.

But this was not the same as what he imagined.

The picture he originally imagined should be...

Lin Ling seemed to have noticed the movement at the door and glanced over.

Boom!

In an instant, it was as if a thunder exploded in the old man's mind. His pupils suddenly contracted, and countless goose bumps appeared on his body, and his scalp was numb.

At the same time, the several leaders who were watching this scene coldly under the sky just now also quietly landed in front of Tianhe Garden.