So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

Luo Tan returned to the Yuxin Palace, followed by the maid. There were not many decorations on both sides of the hall, but the fragrance of medicinal herbs could be vaguely smelled.

The soft lichen stretches from the main hall to the throne at the end, looking solemn and solemn.

"Go and invite Emperor Dapeng to come to the hall." Luo Tan ordered softly.

Her bun was combed in a complicated and luxurious way, with a valuable gold tassel inserted into it. The end of the gold thread tassel was inlaid with a priceless gold-scaled pearl. As the lotus step moved lightly, the tassel Then it swayed gently, beautiful and noble.

The maid secretly glanced at Her Majesty the Queen. There was still a faint blush on Her Majesty's beautiful face just now, but at this moment, she has restored her former noble and inviolable majesty. She has obviously recovered from her previous emotional state. .

If she hadn't seen His Majesty being held in the arms of a man with her own eyes before... she wouldn't have believed it even if she was beaten to death.

Soon, the maid bowed her head quickly, and then immediately left the hall to ask for Emperor Dapeng to come.

After a while, Luo Tan was in the hall and heard a hearty laughter coming from the distance: "Yao Huang, it's really difficult to see you, but I really have something important to discuss this time, so I had no choice but to come here rashly. Don’t be surprised.”

Outside the hall, a man with a rather good appearance walked over. He was wearing a dark armor and had his hair tied up with a gold crown. He was extremely handsome.

But in fact, appearance is not important at all, at least for the powerful ones in the Hedao realm. They have seen so many so-called good-looking monks, not to mention that no matter how handsome they are, they are not as handsome as Mu Zhian.

"Yuzhou has been in close contact with Yunzhou since the founding of the dynasty to consolidate the national destiny. The two are allies. Emperor Dapeng does not need to be so polite."

Luo Tan smiled and glanced calmly at the envoys following Emperor Dapeng, then withdrew his gaze and said: "But in the past, the exchanges between Yunzhou and Yuzhou were mostly through envoys. Today Emperor Peng personally What’s the important thing about coming to Yuzhou?”

Emperor Dapeng gave the envoy beside him a wink, and the envoy immediately understood and quietly retreated.

There was a hint of playfulness in Luo Tan's eyes. It seemed that Emperor Dapeng had something very important to do when he came to Yuzhou this time.

"You should step aside first," she said to the maid beside her.

"yes."

After preparing tea for the two of them, the maid bowed slightly and exited the hall.

Emperor Dapeng took a sip of tea and immediately smiled and said: "It is also Enlightenment Tea, but the aroma of Enlightenment Tea from Yuzhou is much more fragrant than that of Yunzhou. Sure enough, in terms of refining medicinal materials, Yuzhou is far better than Yuzhou. somewhere else.”

Luo Tan's expression remained unchanged, he lowered his eyes slightly and said, "If Emperor Peng has something to say, you might as well say it directly."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Emperor Dapeng must have something important to come here today, let alone Luo Tan. Furthermore, she has no intention of chatting with Emperor Dapeng here about such insignificant polite words.

Hearing this, Emperor Dapeng couldn't help but smile and said: "Emperor Yao is really smart. In fact, this is why I came here today..."

He took out a beautiful jade box from the ring.

And when the jade box was opened, an astonishingly rich aura spewed out from the jade box, and the sky above the hall lit up with a charming glow, as if two phoenixes were hovering in the glow.

Luo Tan's eyes finally changed a little, and he was a little surprised: "Imperial medicine...? No, its spiritual energy is far more than that of imperial medicine, and it is close to fairy medicine? Have you cultivated fairy medicine?"

Immortal medicine, this has exceeded the scope of cultivation by Hedao powerful people. Not to mention powerful people, even real immortals may not be able to cultivate fairy medicine.

Over the past ten thousand years, Luo Tan has tried many times to cultivate elixirs, but all of them failed.

You must know that her Medicine Immortal Body is naturally close to all kinds of elixirs and treasures in the world, but even she has never cultivated an elixir. At this moment, Emperor Dapeng actually took out such a quasi-immortal elixir. Naturally, Astonishing.

Emperor Dapeng smiled: "Even the Emperor of Medicine has never cultivated a fairy medicine, let alone others."

"I got this elixir by chance before. It is in front of a cliff in the north. The spiritual energy of the monks passing there will be sealed. Even when I stepped into it, the spiritual energy seemed to be suppressed."

Luo Tan nodded silently, relieved.

Kyushu is a miraculous place where an 'immortal' was born. In this vast and endless alien starry sky, only Kyushu can give birth to such an existence as an 'immortal'.

And when the immortal died in the past, he left various miracles in Kyushu. This elixir may also be from the hands of the immortal.

"Peng Huang came to me, probably not just to show off this elixir." Luo Tan said calmly.

"The Medicine Emperor is very smart. In fact, I am here to borrow something from you."

Luo Tan raised his eyebrows slightly: "What?"

"The Cauldron of Transformation of All Things into Qi." Emperor Dapeng said, staring closely into Luo Tan's eyes.

"I know the importance of the Cauldron of Transformation of Qi of All Things to Yuzhou. I can swear that I will return the Cauldron of Transformation of Qi of All Things in half a month."

Luo Tan seemed to realize something, and said softly: "Do you want to refine the elixir and become an immortal?"

She quickly shook her head: "In these nine states, even I am not sure that I can refine the immortal elixir. Even if you borrow the Cauldron of Transformation of Qi of All Things, how are you going to refine the elixir?"

Emperor Dapeng smiled and said: "There is no need for the Emperor of Medicine to consider this. What the Emperor of Medicine really wants to consider is whether he can use this cauldron of all things to transform into qi."

"What if I refuse?" Luo Tan asked casually.

The smile on Emperor Dapeng's face faded slightly, and he spoke slowly: "The last time the Qing Emperor emerged and ascended, all parties in Kyushu took action more or less secretly, but Yuzhou and the Demon Realm were the only exceptions... and in the end, it also led to The Qing Emperor successfully ascended to heaven and broke the situation since the founding of Kyushu."

Luo Tan chuckled: "Are you blaming me for not taking action to stop Qing Emperor?"

Although his smile was bright, his tone was a bit cold.

Emperor Dapeng shook his head: "I'm just a little pity. With the reputation of Emperor Yao in Kyushu, if you were willing to call for it, there must be many powerful people who are willing to sell your face."

"But what's the benefit to me after doing this?" Luo Tan asked lightly.

"I know that Yunzhou was also involved when the Qing Emperor emerged and ascended, but you didn't make much effort in secret that time. You just wanted to reap the benefits, didn't you?" Luo Tan continued.

Yunzhou wanted to reap the benefits, but now he secretly accused her?

Seeing that Luo Tan's face was a little unhappy, Emperor Dapeng's eyes flickered and he quickly smiled and said: "The Emperor of Medicine has the Emperor's plans. If I really have any objections to this, I would have already spoken to you, so why bother?" Waiting until today?"

"Besides, it's too late to say anything now. The Qing Emperor has emerged, and the Yaochi Holy Land is the only one. If in the future, as Yaochi gradually grows, she starts to have ideas about other forces, which will be troublesome."

Emperor Dapeng changed the topic: "If I can ascend to heaven at this time, I can guarantee that Yuzhou will always be Yunzhou's unwavering ally in the future."

Luo Tan hummed softly: "I'll think about it first."

Emperor Dapeng frowned slightly. Although he was a little dissatisfied with the result, since the other party did not refuse clearly, it meant that there was something going on, and it was not good to continue to push her now.

Soon, he changed the topic: "If I remember correctly, it seems that my beloved concubine has also come to Yuzhou. Is she in your palace now?"

Luo Tan nodded lightly: "If you want to see her, go ahead. However, the princess is an important guest of my Yuzhou, and I don't want to see unnecessary disputes in my territory."

Emperor Dapeng nodded: "That's natural. No matter what happens, I will not cause trouble to my allies."

Luo Tan smiled slightly and watched as the Dapeng Emperor turned into an afterimage and disappeared from the field of vision, and then a hint of coldness gradually appeared in his eyes.

ally?

Do you really think she doesn’t know how Yunzhou has gradually become stronger and stronger over the years?

She casually withdrew her gaze and said calmly: "Go to Tangxue Palace to prepare a flower petal bath."

The maid walked into the hall and was stunned for a moment when she heard Her Majesty the Queen's words: Your Majesty is going to Tangxue Palace?

Tangxue Palace is an extremely luxurious place. In the past, it was only occasionally given to talented daughters of noble families. There were even rumors that those who bathed in Tangxue Palace could improve their cultivation level by one level in just a few days. grade.

As the Medicine King of Yuzhou, it’s okay to be a little extravagant, but His Majesty just visited a few days ago, and he didn’t expect to go there again today, which is a bit rare...

The maid quickly reacted and bowed slightly: "Yes, I will do it right away."

…

Mu Zhian was sitting under the pavilion, seeming to be casually admiring the scenery outside the pavilion, but in fact he was secretly sizing up the princess, whose figure was as alluring as a ripe peach.

There is no doubt that the princess of Yunzhou is indeed a very beautiful woman.

When Mu Zhian sat down across from her, he realized that she was wearing a waist-cinching long skirt. A thin ribbon outlined her slim waist. Her beautiful eyes were always blurry when looking at people, as if With spring in her mouth, charming and gentle.

However, from the way the princess dared to fight with Yao Meng before, it is not difficult to guess that this woman only looks tender and gentle on the surface. In fact, when you get close to her, you will find that this woman is like a deep pool of water. Completely unfathomable.

"I want to confirm something."

At this time, the princess's voice brought Mu Zhian's thoughts back to reality. She was playing with the tea cup in one hand and staring at Mu Zhian with a pair of gentle and charming eyes: "You and Qing Emperor are Taoist lovers, right?"

Although she was not posing from beginning to end, every move she made seemed to have an alluring charm, like a ripe peach waiting for others to pick it.

It's no wonder that Emperor Dapeng is so obsessed with her. This princess is not only outstanding in strength, but also in temperament and appearance.

"Sister Qingdi and I are indeed Taoist lovers." Mu Zhian did not deny it. Everyone in Jiuzhou knew about it, not to mention that he had just met the princess when he came to Yuzhou with Yao Meng.

The princess could see how close Yao Meng was to Mu Zhian at that time.

"It's more about honesty. I like good honest kids."

The princess's beautiful face under the veil showed a charming smile. She tilted her head slightly and looked at Mu Zhian: "Then what is your relationship with Luo Tan?"

Her words were always extremely soft, as if she were asking a common question, but her tone was full of the arrogance of a superior.

Obviously, although Mu Zhian is Qingdi's Taoist companion, the Return to the Void Realm is the Return to the Void Realm. To her, Mu Zhian is just a junior.

For juniors, there is no need to care about attitude.

"Since the princess saw everything just now, why bother asking now?" Mu Zhian also saw the princess's arrogance, so his tone became much more casual.

"I know you have a close relationship with her, but I don't understand why she has never had physical contact with anyone of the opposite sex in the ten thousand years since joining the Tao. She is immersed in her immortal dynasty and alchemy, but why - "

Before the princess finished speaking, Mu Zhian interrupted lightly: "Since you heard the conversation between me and her earlier, you should also have heard what she said later, right?"

The princess was silent for a moment.

"Almighty's lifespan is extremely long, and since she is the King of Medicine, her lifespan is even more difficult to estimate... Just doing the same thing day after day will inevitably lead to boredom over time."

Mu Zhian said: "That's why Your Majesty will be close to me at this time. I think he hopes to find some lubricant in this boring life..."

Is this explanation reasonable enough? I know you are her best friend, but you have already given such a reasonable explanation, so don’t bother me anymore...

However, when the princess heard this, she couldn't help but shook her head slowly: "With her character, it is impossible for her to choose a young monk who has just returned to the void through spiritual training, not to mention you already have a Taoist companion."

Her beautiful eyes stared at Mu Zhian tenderly: "Can't you tell me the real reason?"

Mu Zhian sighed softly: "I have told you everything I know. If you don't believe it, there is nothing I can do."

He paused and continued: "Maybe it's because when the Liangyi Sect held an alchemy competition in the past, your majesty saw that I had some attainments in alchemy, so he had some love for talents."

"Just her love for talent won't make her so obsessed with you."

The princess spoke again, her voice always gentle, as if gently tickling people's hearts, and whispered: "You should know Luo Tan's identity, right?"

Before Mu Zhian could answer, she said leisurely: "She is the empress of Yuzhou. In Yuzhou, her status is equal to that of a god. If the incident of your intimacy with her today spreads to the outside world... what do you think will happen? Woolen cloth?"

Is this trying to beat a mandarin duck... Mu Zhian nodded lightly: "I know, so she and I were not so intimate outside. If the princess hadn't been present today, I'm afraid no one else would know about it. "

The princess's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly inadvertently.

This little monk seemed easy to talk to, but turned out to be soft-spoken.

"How on earth can my little friend be willing to leave her?"

She had realized that Mu Zhian was a tough opponent, but she was also a little dissatisfied with Mu Zhian's persistent pursuit. She said calmly: "Is one imperial medicine enough?"

Mu Zhian was startled, and his eyes became a little more playful: "I will give the princess two imperial medicines, how about you pack them for me too?"

For the first time, the princess' eyes revealed a hint of sullenness, but in a flash, her eyes returned to their former gentleness: "As expected, he is Qing Emperor's Taoist companion. His strength is not that great, but he is quite eloquent."

Mu Zhian shrugged: "Senior, do you really think that one imperial medicine can make people surrender?"

It took a lot of effort to hug Luo Tan's jade legs. No matter what, it's impossible to give up just because of an imperial medicine, right?

Not to mention the status of the empress in Yuzhou, her appearance and even the dual cultivation blessings brought by the natural furnace cauldron are no longer something that can be measured by an imperial medicine.

"What do you want?" The princess's tone was a little less gentle and a little more cold.

Once word spreads about Mu Zhian and Luo Tan, Luo Tan's reputation will undoubtedly be damaged.

If Mu Zhian had no Taoist companion, the most common rumors from the outside world would be that His Majesty the Medicine Emperor likes to refine copper or something. But the problem is... Mu Zhian has a Taoist companion, and his Taoist companion is Qingdi.

What would happen if Emperor Qing knew about this?

Mu Zhinan asked what would happen if she said, 'Princess, you don't want the matter between Luo Tan and me to spread to the outside world.'

"You can't force feelings, senior, it's better not to interfere." Mu Zhian thought to himself, but Mu Zhian did not waste any more time and stood up to leave.

When the princess saw this, her red lips slightly opened, and she was about to call out to Mu Zhian.

But at this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from the distance: "I haven't found anyone after searching for a long time. It turns out that my beloved concubine is sitting here alone."

With a dazzling golden light flashing, the Dapeng Emperor descended under the pavilion almost instantly, and the vast spiritual energy filled the entire world in an instant.

As the voice fell, Mu Zhian's footsteps paused slightly, and he secretly looked at the tall man in front of him.

Is this person the Lord of Yunzhou, Emperor Dapeng?

As the man arrived, the smile on the princess's face became a little colder, and she said calmly: "Why are you here?"

"I have something I want to discuss with the Emperor of Medicine, so I stopped by to see you."

Emperor Dapeng said, and when he saw the unfamiliarity and distance in the princess's smile, his mood suddenly sank a bit.

Soon after, he noticed Mu Zhian not far from his beloved concubine, and frowned: "Who is this little monk?"

While speaking, he looked at Mu Zhian sharply, as if looking down from a high position. On the surface, he was asking the princess, but in fact, he was waiting for Mu Zhian's humble answer.

The princess glanced at Mu Zhian, took the initiative to help him out, and said softly: "I have something to ask him, so I asked him to stay here for the time being."

Hearing this, Emperor Dapeng had a hint of coldness in his eyes: "What is there to talk about with a young monk who has just returned to the void through spiritual training?"

Although Emperor Dapeng has never touched this princess in the past few years, in the heart of the Lord of Yunzhou, he has long regarded the most beautiful woman in Yunzhou as a forbidden love.

After all, no matter what, the princess is still his apparent fiancée.

As a result, I actually saw a handsome, weak young monk and his fiancée talking freely under a pavilion. How could I not be angry as the leader of a state?

And to him, this little monk is just an ant, and he can be crushed to death with just one kick... But when the other party saw him, he didn't show any fear at all. Do you really think that he wouldn't dare to do so just because the princess was present? Kill him?

Emperor Dapeng's eyes were cold, containing murderous intent, and he said in a calm tone: "What were you talking about with my beloved concubine just now?"

There was invisible pressure in his words.

Sure enough, he saw a look of 'panic' on the little monk's face.

Then, he looked at the princess with an expression of embarrassment on his face: "Your Highness, what I talked to you just now should not be revealed, right?"

What just happened involved Luo Tan's privacy, so naturally she couldn't talk about it. The princess also knew this, so she could only say in a soft tone: "Well... this matter has nothing to do with you, you can go back first."

Mu Zhian turned around to leave, but at this moment, he felt an extremely powerful spiritual energy quietly descending from behind.

The spiritual energy surged in like a tsunami, as if it was going to crush people's knees, it was extremely powerful.

"Emperor Dapeng, it was my invitation that he came here just now. What do you want to do to him now?" The princess frowned. The moment she spoke, an invisible aura wall blocked the power brought by Emperor Dapeng. pressure.

It would have been fine if the princess didn't stop her, but her defense of Mu Zhian completely ignited Emperor Dapeng's anger: "What important matter can you and a young monk have to discuss? And you can't tell me?"

The princess frowned slightly: "As I said just now, this matter has nothing to do with you, and it does not involve your affairs."

"Also, you and I are just husband and wife outside, but we don't interfere with each other. You also agreed to this at the beginning, didn't you?" This time the princess used sound transmission.

Seeing that his fiancée was so protective of an outsider, Emperor Dapeng's eyes were full of undisguised murderous intent and anger.

For a young monk who had just returned to the void, no matter what the purpose of approaching his beloved concubine, it would be a pity to die.

"Are you going to fall out with me just because of a little monk?"

Emperor Dapeng showed a cold look on his face. He wanted to see how the princess would react if he took action.

However, when he had just taken half a step, a clear and sweet voice came from the distance: "Mr. Mu is my distinguished guest in Yuzhou. If you touch him, don't blame me for not talking about our past allies." "

When the woman's voice fell, the originally condensed spiritual energy of Emperor Dapeng was stagnated. He seemed to have realized something, his eyes widened slightly, and he looked at Mu Zhian with some surprise: "Mr. Mu... Mu Zhi'an An? Are you the young monk who married Qingdi? "

Mu Zhian ignored it.

This person's words and deeds are all almighty and condescending, and respect is mutual. Since the other party doesn't give face, why should he care?

A trace of anger flashed in Emperor Dapeng's eyes. In his opinion, Qing Emperor is Qing Emperor, and Mu Zhian is Mu Zhian. Even though the two are married, Mu Zhian is just a young man who has just entered the world of immortality. The monk actually put on airs in front of him?

However...even the Medicine Emperor cares so much about him. Does the Medicine Emperor want to please the Qing Emperor, or...is there any secret in this person that the Medicine Emperor should protect?

As if he had guessed what Emperor Dapeng was thinking, Luo Tan walked over with white jade boots and said in a calm tone: "The Qing Emperor came to Yuzhou before and asked me to take care of Mr. Mu in the past few days. If he gets injured in Yuzhou, Hurt... is the Emperor Dapeng planning to try out what kind of power Jingshi Qinglian can exert after reaching the Ascension Realm?"

Emperor Dapeng was speechless for a moment.

Today's Qing Emperor is in the Ascended Realm. He doesn't know what the relationship between Qing Emperor and Mu Zhian is like, but if he really offends Qing Emperor because of Mu Zhian, it's not worth it.

Emperor Dapeng snorted coldly: "I didn't intend to touch him just now, but he and my beloved concubine were chatting under a pavilion. Because of this, I was curious and asked him a few more questions, but I never thought that Qingdi would be a Taoist companion. After that, it seemed like this little friend Mu didn’t even understand the principle of respecting his seniors.”

Naturally, it was impossible to give in at this time. After all, to Emperor Dapeng, Mu Zhian was just a little monk, and he was nothing without Qing Emperor.

Such a young monk was actually talking to his beloved concubine under the pavilion just now, and he even had a secret... When he thought of this, Emperor Dapeng felt as if there was unknown anger burning in his heart.

Luo Tan smiled lightly and said: "Although Mr. Mu has not been practicing for a long time, he is now Qingdi's husband. In fact, it doesn't matter if he is equal to you and me."

"Does Emperor Dapeng have anything else to do? A powerful person staying in Yuzhou will eventually make the monks below him feel uneasy." Luo Tan's tone was indifferent, but his words already contained the meaning of seeing off guests.

Emperor Dapeng stared at Mu Zhian sharply. After a while, he forced himself to calm down, withdrew his gaze and said: "Emperor Yao, I hope you can think carefully about today's matter...it is both for you and for me." It’s good, I can exchange it for an imperial medicine.”

Having said that, he glanced at the sexy and graceful princess next to him one last time, then turned around and transformed into Kunpeng and disappeared into the sky.

The princess seemed to be somewhat concerned about the purpose of the Great Peng Emperor today, and asked: "What did he tell you?"

Luo Tan said lightly: "He wants to borrow the Cauldron of All Things Transformed into Qi."

The princess was stunned for a moment, as if she had not expected that the Great Peng Emperor would actually set his sights on the Cauldron of All Things Transformed into Qi.

"Why would he borrow the Cauldron of All Things Transformed into Qi for no reason...?" Her eyes flickered as she thought about this matter.

"Thanks to you for protecting Master Mu today, otherwise if something really happened, I would not be able to explain to the Green Emperor."

After a moment, Luo Tan spoke to break the princess's thoughts, and then she looked at Mu Zhian with her beautiful eyes and said softly: "Come with me."

"Where to?" Mu Zhian asked.

"My bedroom."

The moment Luo Tan almost spoke, the princess subconsciously raised her head and looked at her.

Luo Tan's every move was always noble and elegant. When he walked over, the tassels of his golden hairpin swayed gently. He smiled and said, "Don't you want to ask me about alchemy?"

Is it really just a simple discussion of elixirs... Mu Zhian came back to his senses and looked at the princess and said, "Then we will take our leave first, Your Highness."

The princess stared at the direction where the two left, and couldn't help but frowned slightly. There was a little more doubt in her beautiful eyes that were tender as water in the past.

This person must have some secrets... Otherwise, a Qing Emperor is already outrageous, and it doesn't make sense that even Luo Tan would be deeply involved in it...

It's impossible that she just wants to refine that copper, right?

When the princess thought of this, an unrealistic idea suddenly flashed through her mind.

She remembered a sentence Luo Tan said when she just arrived.

"The secret of ascension..."

She stared at the direction where the two left, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a strange light.

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[The update is a little late, but 7,000 words is still good enough. Is it okay to ask for a vote? ]