So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

In a black box left by the original witch ten thousand years ago, there is a letter with only four short words written on it.

In addition, there is also a peach blossom that has never withered in the black box.

Obviously, the black box of the original witch was not left for the descendants of the world sea, but a "gift" to someone, or in other words, it is the original witch's thoughts.

The sentence in the letter is obviously greeting someone she misses.

If this black box was not opened by Mu Zhian, he would probably think from the perspective of an observer who the original witch was greeting.

However...

The black box that no one had opened in the past, he easily opened it without even using his spiritual energy...

Mu Zhian's mind was in a mess, staring at the letter and the four words that appeared on it in doubt.

He closed his eyes slightly with a bit of uneasiness.

Holding the letter in his hand, he recalled the way he folded the paper crane and folded it into the shape of a paper crane again.

Then, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the paper crane in his hand expressionlessly.

The way he folded the paper crane was exactly the same as the one he folded for other girls in the past.

Is it a coincidence...?

For a moment, Mu Zhian fell into a long period of contemplation.

Ye Lingxuan took out the peach blossom from the black box and placed it in front of her eyes. With a doubtful look, she carefully observed it for a moment and whispered to herself: "Could it be that the original witch had also been to the pilgrimage hall in the past?"

The pilgrimage hall in the Liangyi Sect was full of specially cultivated peach blossoms. The peach blossom in the black box was exactly the same as the peach blossom in the pilgrimage hall in terms of shape, smell, and even aura!

But if so, it doesn't make sense why Mu Zhian could open this black box.

Unless... he is someone the original witch knows.

When Ye Lingxuan thought of this, her eyes inadvertently looked at the young man beside her, and her slender hand hidden in her sleeve subconsciously grasped the lock of the desolate time.

Mu Zhian naturally didn't know what Ye Lingxuan was thinking at the moment. Looking at the letter in front of him, he turned the back again, but he didn't see any handwriting on the back.

"Look at the tone, it seems like she is greeting an acquaintance. Could it be that she knows me...?" Mu Zhian looked at the four big words on the letter, and his thoughts flashed through his mind like a fleeting light.

As he looked, he suddenly felt that the handwriting in front of him gradually appeared double. At this moment, he seemed to be standing in the ever-changing light, and seemed to be in the long river of time. Countless images flew through his mind.

And in the images that flew by, there were many scenes that he had never seen before. He didn't even have time to see what those scenes were before he cut to the next video.

The mysterious black fog silently permeated the villa, gradually surrounding Mu Zhian, and his vision gradually turned into a deep black.

Then, from the black fog, a ray of light that seemed to break through the night suddenly lit up silently in the air. Mu Zhian subconsciously raised his head, and a pair of cold hands reached out from the darkness silently and held his face.

It was a woman, but he couldn't see her face clearly.

I have seen her... For some reason, Mu Zhian had this thought in his mind.

"... Who are you?" Mu Zhian opened his mouth slightly and found that he could speak.

The woman lowered her head slightly, with a faint smile, and whispered to him in a voice that seemed to be able to bewitch people: "I have been waiting for you."

But I haven't seen you, beautiful woman... Mu Zhian wanted to say this, but at that moment, he suddenly felt a dizziness in his brain, everything in front of him suddenly accelerated backwards, and his brain was blank in an instant.

He resisted the dizziness, raised his head and stared at the woman whose face he couldn't see clearly, and said with difficulty: "Who are you?"

The moment the voice fell, the thoughts in his mind were completely cut off.

"Brother Mu?"

Ye Lingxuan's soft and pleasant voice suddenly came to his ears, so he opened his eyes suddenly.

Ye Lingxuan held his shoulders with a concerned look and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Mu Zhian looked at the purple-dressed girl beside him with a doubtful look, and then turned his head to look at the surrounding environment.

Tang Sufei pursed her red lips and stared at him, while Gu Hua's face was also solemn.

"Brother Mu, did you find anything from the paper crane just now?"

"I was unconscious just now?" Mu Zhian asked.

Ye Lingxuan nodded gently: "Your consciousness was unconscious for about an incense stick of time. I just confirmed with her that there is no danger or sequelae."

The "she" Ye Lingxuan was talking about was naturally the reincarnated queen.

After Ye Lingxuan finished speaking, she continued to ask: "How do you feel now?"

The pair of eyes that used to be indifferent were full of concern.

Mu Zhian came back to his senses, looked down at the paper crane in his palm, and shook his head in a daze.

"It's okay..."

"It's okay..." He murmured in a low voice.

Just now, when he was looking at the contents of the paper crane, he felt that the surrounding environment had changed for a moment, as if it was covered by a layer of mist.

At first, he thought that everyone was in the mist.

But now it seems that it is not the surrounding environment that has changed, but that he fainted after looking at the letter paper and had a dream.

There was another woman in the dream at that time... Although I can't remember her appearance, if this letter was left by the Original Witch, then the woman I saw in the dream should be the Original Witch without a doubt.

"Mr. Mu, lend me the letter." Tang Sufei suddenly said.

Mu Zhian barely suppressed the messy thoughts in his heart, nodded slightly, and handed the letter to the saint from the World Sea.

"Brother Gu, do you know the real name of the Original Witch?" Mu Zhian suddenly asked.

Gu Huazheng and Tang Sufei were looking at the words written in the letter. Hearing this, he immediately shook his head, and his tone was a little more regretful: "I don't know. After all, the monks in the World Sea at that time called her the Original Witch, it seems that they didn't know her real name, and very few people had seen her."

After he finished speaking, he took up the black box with a bit of unwillingness and observed it carefully for a long time.

In a black box stored in the depths of the world sea, there was no inheritance or even skills left, only the original witch's thoughts for someone...

Thinking of this, and thinking of the fact that they had come to Liangyi Sect from afar, Gu Hua felt even more depressed.

At this time, Ye Lingxuan suddenly said, "When did this black box stay in the world sea?"

"About 10,000 years ago." Tang Sufei said.

Then, as if she had guessed what Ye Lingxuan wanted to say, she immediately shook her head and said, "Impossible, even if it was the original witch, it would be impossible to deduce the secrets of heaven from 10,000 years ago, and even calculate that this black box would eventually fall into the hands of someone who could open it."

When she said this, she looked at Mu Zhian with a strange look in her eyes.

Compared to this, there is another thing that is also of concern.

From the past to now, no one has been able to open this black box, but Mu Zhian opened it... and the black box did resonate with Mu Zhian, so does that mean that Mu Zhian is the person recognized by the original witch, and the black box is left for him?

But in the black box that has been stored for tens of thousands of years, there is only one sentence and a peach blossom... This is too weird.

Moreover, how could a young cultivator who has just entered the Liangyi Sect for less than half a year be involved with the original witch who has been missing for nearly ten thousand years?

Mu Zhian looked at the black box in Gu Hua's hand, and then looked down at the peach blossom in his hand, with a hint of darkness in his eyes.

Tang Sufei was right. A strong man in the Hedao realm could not deduce the secrets of heaven and calculate what would happen ten thousand years later.

In the past, Qingdi and even other chiefs have said similar things. Deducing the secrets of heaven will be backfired. The longer the timeline of deduction, the greater the backlash.

No matter how gorgeous the original witch was, she couldn't be so exaggerated. What would happen from ten thousand years ago to ten thousand years later?

Mu Zhian looked up at the two of them and said, "You two, can I borrow this black box for a few days?"

"There are still many mysteries in the black box that have not been solved. If I can find new discoveries after returning, I will contact you two." Mu Zhian continued.

Gu Hua and Tang Sufei looked at each other, and it seemed that they were secretly communicating, so that no one spoke in the villa for a long time.

Mu Zhian did not urge them, but waited patiently for the two to finish their discussion.

Ye Lingxuan lowered her eyes slightly, and a hint of obscurity flashed in her eyes, as if she was worried about something.

At this time, she suddenly felt a warm palm quietly wrapped around her.

Ye Lingxuan turned her head subconsciously, and Mu Zhian gave her a reassuring smile, and softly said: "Don't worry, I will always be by your side."

So quickly put away your Desolate Time Lock... Mu Zhian glanced at the Desolate Time Lock on Ye Lingxuan's sleeve, with a bit of fear in his eyes.

Looking at the smile on Mu Zhian's face at this moment, Ye Lingxuan was stunned for a short time, and then quickly showed a faint smile.

Yes, no matter whether the original witch knew Brother Mu or not, and whether the content of the letter was greeting him...at least now, he is by her side.

Even if the original witch is not dead and really knows him, she can also keep Brother Mu by her side in the future.

After all, the Desolate Time Lock had already locked Mu Zhian when it recognized its master that day.

No matter where Mu Zhian is, she can find him.

In the future, she can even use the Desolate Time Lock to bring Mu Zhian back to her side directly.

When thinking of this, Ye Lingxuan's delicate and attractive face showed a faint smile, which made Gu Hua, who was discussing the black box with Tang Sufei, stunned.

"Gu Hua, don't forget that we are talking about business now." Seeing this, Tang Sufei couldn't help but remind him secretly.

Gu Hua woke up a little and shook his head helplessly.

Even the World Sea Saint who had received a good education since childhood felt a little sour in his heart when he saw the sweet smile of the restricted area saint only to Mu Zhian.

He reluctantly restrained his thoughts and said in a voice transmission: "What do you think of the saint?"

"The black box has no reaction to you and me. If the secret of this black box can be solved, it would have been done in the past."

Tang Sufei said in a voice transmission: "And this black box resonates with Mu Zhian, which means that the original witch recognizes Mu Zhian. I think it's okay to let him try."

"For us, there is no harm."

Gu Hua pondered for a moment and finally nodded gently.

"It seems that you two have made up your mind?" Mu Zhian saw this scene and guessed it in his heart.

Tang Sufei looked up at Mu Zhian and said, "Mr. Mu, if you can solve the secret in this black box, I can guarantee that the world sea will always be your friend in the future. If you need anything, just ask."

Who are the peach blossoms and letter paper in the black box for, and whether there are any secrets in it, these are things that the two people, and even the whole world sea, want to know.

Since Mu Zhian has a connection with this black box, maybe he can really solve this mystery.

Mu Zhian nodded seriously and agreed: "Please rest assured, I can swear that if there is a legacy left by the original witch in this black box, I will put it back in the black box intact."

With Mu Zhian's guarantee and even the witness of the avenue, the two people naturally have a lot of good feelings for Mu Zhian's generosity.

After chatting with him for a while, Gu Hua finally couldn't help but whispered: "Brother Mu, what is your relationship with Miss Ye? I seem to have heard that you already have a Taoist partner..."

"Lingxuan is my beloved sister." Mu Zhian whispered.

Gu Hua's eyes moved slightly: "Then if someone pursues her--"

Mu Zhian was stunned: "I just said a few superficial words, and you really believed it?"

I said a few words casually, do you really want to be my brother-in-law?

Gu Hua: "..."

He quickly came back to his senses and smiled freely: "See you at the Ascension Conference."

...

After watching the two leave, Mu Zhian put the peach blossom and paper crane back into the black box.

Because of what happened today, Mu Zhian was not in the mood to "instruct" Ye Siyu. After chatting with Ye Lingxuan in the villa for a while, he planned to leave the villa with the black box.

"Brother Mu, I don't know if the Desolate Time Lock can still lock you on this trip to the martial world. You must be careful." Ye Lingxuan suddenly reminded.

There are formation restrictions in the martial world, and the elders of the Liangyi Sect are secretly monitoring her, so it is naturally not convenient for her to take action.

After all, most people don’t know that Ye Lingxuan has the ancestral weapon. When the time comes for the Ascension Conference, the Lock of Desolate Time will be one of her biggest trump cards.

Mu Zhian paused, turned his head and looked, and smiled gently: "Don't worry, I know my limits."

"Tell Sister Siyu later that I have something to do today and can't go to her." Mu Zhian continued.

After watching Ye Lingxuan nod obediently, Mu Zhian turned around and walked out of Dexinyuan.

Until then, the smile on his face was restrained a little, and he silently took out the paper crane he had received not long ago.

The identity of the original witch could not be recognized from the handwriting alone, but assuming that the sentence "long time no see" in the other party's paper crane was said to him, it means that the original witch knew him.

The sentence "long time no see" is more like a person consciously greeting him.

Even a strong man in the Hedao realm could not know that the black box would eventually fall into his hands ten thousand years later.

Then, what if it was a reborn person?

If it was a reborn person, it would explain everything.

The title of "reborn person" before did not appear for no reason, but there really was a reborn person around me, but she surfaced today...

It is even possible that the original witch is still alive now!

Just as Mu Zhian was thinking about a thousand things in his mind, he suddenly felt that the paper crane in his hand seemed to react, as if it wanted to break free from his palm.

Mu Zhian subconsciously let go of the paper crane, and saw the paper crane in his hand fly away from his palm and fly in a certain direction.

This paper crane has its own consciousness, or has it been "set" by someone a long time ago, and now it is going to find its owner?

Or... the original witch is in the Liangyi Sect? !

Mu Zhian's heart was startled, and he immediately summoned the flying sword and followed the paper crane closely, his heart full of uneasiness and curiosity about the unknown.

Less than half a minute later, he saw the paper crane fly into a cave in the Glazed Palace.

Mu Zhian took the opportunity to look at the plaque of the villa above the cave.

Tianhe Garden.