So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

Tangxue Palace.

After retreating from the crowd, Luo Tan took off his white boots and then leaned into the bath. The water covered his shoulders and the curtains outside the bath hung low.

She tilted her head, looked through the curtain at the young man sitting not far away, and said with a smile: "Don't take it to heart today. Emperor Dapeng has several concubines, but he is the only one who cares most about this princess. , seeing you and her talking freely under a pavilion, it is inevitable that you will lose your sense of proportion. "

"I have nothing to do with the princess, it's just that Emperor Dapeng has filled up too many things in his own mind." Mu Zhian shook his head and didn't really care about this matter.

After all, he does not have any intimate relationship with the princess now.

"Looking at how calm you are, I guess you have never had anything happen to her."

There was no expression on Luo Tan's beautiful face. She gently held the petals and admired the palace in the snow. She said quietly: "But didn't you go back to rest today? Why are you with the princess again?"

"I met the princess on the way back. She said she had something to ask me, so she asked me to stay and chat for a few words." Mu Zhian replied sincerely.

"Then you agreed?"

Luo Tan's beautiful eyes looked at Mu Zhian, staring at the vague figure through the gauze-like curtains, and said in a warning tone:

"First of all, let me remind you that the princess does look gentle, which may make many men subconsciously relax their guard against her... However, in Yunzhou these years, her voice has even been higher than that of her fiancé. You should understand What do I mean?"

I understand, I understand, it means that the princess looks gentle and beautiful, but she is actually very scheming, unlike me, who is always thinking about you... Mu Zhian's understanding ability is full, He nodded reservedly: "I understand, in fact, if I had to say anything about today's matter, it was for your sake that Her Royal Highness would chat with me."

"Because of me?" Luo Tan's tone was a little more doubtful.

"She doubts our relationship, and is also worried that your reputation will be damaged if the Kyushu monks find out about you and me." Mu Zhian explained.

"Maybe she saw it when we were in the garden before."

Luo Tan hummed, but said no more.

"If our matter really spreads, it will not be good for His Majesty's reputation." Mu Zhian was a little worried.

"Today, His Majesty had another conflict with Emperor Dapeng because of my affairs. What if he knows about our affairs and uses it to make a big fuss in the future?"

"Sister, I'm very worried about you." Mu Zhian continued.

"You are a rare talent. Since you are worried about me, why not stay in Yuzhou from now on, and I will take care of other things." Luo Tan chuckled, and saw Mu Zhian's purpose.

"You have said so much, but you actually want to know why Emperor Dapeng came to me today to borrow the Cauldron of All Things Transforming Qi, right?"

Mu Zhian was silent for a while.

Jiuzhou is so big that many monks may not be able to leave even one state in their lifetime.

For Mu Zhian, Yunzhou is an extremely mysterious place, and Yuzhou has always had intersections with Yunzhou. If he can learn something about it through Luo Tan's mouth, it may be useful in the future.

"If you want to know more about Yunzhou, you might as well ask the princess. She knows much more than I do." Luo Tan's tone and attitude suddenly became a little colder.

"The princess and I are neither relatives nor friends. We can't even be called acquaintances. It's impossible to understand her through her mouth." Mu Zhian smiled bitterly.

"How about I introduce you to him?" Luo Tan looked in the direction of Mu Zhian and said in a soft and calm tone.

Mu Zhian almost nodded in agreement.

But soon he realized that there was something in Luo Tan's words... Not only Emperor Dapeng, Luo Tan was also concerned about what he and the princess had talked about under that pavilion before.

"No need, let everything take its course. Besides, Her Royal Highness the Princess is quite hostile to me because of your matter."

Mu Zhian sighed with a somewhat helpless tone: "However, what Her Royal Highness the Princess said is quite reasonable. If the matter between Your Majesty and I is spread to the outside, I will be fine, but I'm afraid your reputation..."

Wow...

The woman behind the curtain stood up and changed her clothes under the service of the personal maid. After a while, the curtain was opened, and a gorgeous and elegant beauty in a loose white dress came into view.

Luo Tan looked at Mu Zhian with a faint smile: "As long as you don't care, as for me...don't say the news won't get out, even if it does get out, it doesn't matter."

"At worst, I will get married to you in Yuzhou, and we will just go along with the flow."

Then Sister Qingdi came back and found out about this, so she probably had to throw her into a small dark room on the spot... Mu Zhian smiled and said nothing.

He left Tangxue Palace with Luo Tan and walked along a quiet path to the dormitory.

It seemed that it was because she had just finished bathing. When the woman walked in front, there seemed to be a particularly pleasant fragrance floating into the tip of her nose. Her beautiful face was slightly covered by black silk, and there was a delicate red flower between her eyebrows.

It is in the shape of a plum blossom.

The figure has charming curves, and every move seems to be full of the empress's nobility and elegance.

Not long after, the two of them arrived in front of Daochu Palace. Luo Tan took Mu Zhian to a quiet room. There were two chairs, an exquisitely crafted table, and soft white cloth spread on the table. The quiet room was surrounded by Embellished with intertwined pink and white flowers.

The space is spacious and everything feels extremely luxurious.

The graceful maids walked into the quiet room carrying dinner plates and brought many medicinal dishes to the table one by one.

Almost every medicinal dish exudes a faint glow, and the spiritual energy on the plate is quite extraordinary.

"You all should retreat first." Luo Tan ordered softly.

After all the maids left and closed the lattice door, Luo Tan, who was wearing a loose snow-white skirt and robe, sat on a chair. Because she had just taken a bath, her black hair was slightly messy, so she simply pulled it up with a hairpin. The strands of hair hanging down from the forehead exude a bit of charm.

Mu Zhian glanced at the table and saw the medicinal meals on the white jade plates in front of the table.

Then he glanced at the empress sitting opposite, and his eyes were fixed on her chest for almost an instant.

It’s really unfathomable…

But when you stare into the abyss, the abyss may also be staring at you... Mu Zhian quickly looked back and assumed the posture of a gentleman.

Luo Tan seemed to have noticed something, and looked at Mu Zhian teasingly.

Mu Zhian said sternly: "Your Majesty actually doesn't need to prepare the medicinal diet specially, but you still have to go through a lot of troubles, which makes Mu feel a little regretful."

Luo Tan held her fragrant cheeks in her hands, placed her plump breasts on the table, and said with a smile: "The medicinal food in Yuzhou is different from other places. You only need to taste it to know the secret."

Mu Zhian calmly picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the food, peeking at her from time to time.

I have to say that with a beautiful woman by my side, this medicinal meal is indeed quite delicious.

Such a top-notch beauty, with a voluptuous figure, and the unconcealable charm between her eyebrows and eyes at this moment... it is not an exaggeration to say that she is beautiful and delicious.

"Today Emperor Dapeng wants to borrow Yuzhou's Qi-Transforming Cauldron. Do you think we should borrow it from him?"

Luo Tan admired Mu Zhian across the table and asked a question.

Mu Zhian was startled, then said calmly: "Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, Yunzhou and Yuzhou have always been allies in the past, right? The matter of Emperor Dapeng's wish to use the Ten Thousand Things to Transform Qi Cauldron should be left to you yourself Let’s make a decision, it’s not convenient for Mu to interrupt.”

Luo Tan casually took a bite of the pastry on the white jade plate, put it into her red mouth, and said unhurriedly: "With the relationship between you and me, we don't need to be so harsh. If you have anything to say, just say it." yes."

"Your Majesty should already have the answer in his mind, so why bother asking me again?"

Mu Zhian saw through Luo Tan's thoughts at a glance: "The Qi Cauldron of All Things is more often used to refine elixirs. The only person in the world who can possibly refine elixirs is Your Majesty. The only way Emperor Dapeng wants to transform everything into a qi cauldron is for the immortal elixir."

"But according to what His Majesty just said, he wants to ask you to borrow the cauldron, not to ask you to help refine the elixir... This makes people have to be concerned."

"I think Your Majesty may have some doubts about this, or even scruples?"

Luo Tan stared at Mu Zhian silently: "Sometimes I wonder why I didn't get to know you earlier."

Even without the physical blessing of the Natural Furnace Cauldron, Mu Zhian could still assist her.

Then... if you have anything to do, let Mu Zhian do it, and if you have nothing to do, do Mu Zhian.

It's just a pity that it's too late to think about this now.

"You guessed it right. I do have some doubts about Emperor Dapeng suddenly wanting to borrow the cauldron."

Luo Tan said: "He had previously obtained an elixir that was close to being an immortal."

Mu Zhian was a little surprised: "So Emperor Dapeng borrowed the cauldron really to refine the elixir? But besides you, who else in the world is sure that he can refine the immortal elixir?"

Luo Tan shook his head gently: "I can't guess what Emperor Dapeng wants to do...but maybe the answer will be revealed after the princess returns to Yunzhou."

Mu Zhian was startled: "Didn't you say that the relationship between them is not very good?"

"It is indeed not very good, but after all, the princess has a distinguished status in Yunzhou, and it is impossible for Emperor Dapeng's movements to be completely hidden from her."

Luo Tan looked at Mu Zhian and smiled lightly: "Let's not talk about it now. Didn't you ask me today about how to combine heaven's spiritual energy with elixirs?"

"Does your Majesty already have a solution?" A glimmer of light flashed in Mu Zhian's eyes.

Luo Tan took out a jade bottle from his sleeve and placed it on the table, then poured out a second-grade small returning pill.

She played with this elixir, which was worthless on the market, but looked at Mu Zhian intentionally or unintentionally: "Do you know the difference between high-grade elixirs and low-grade elixirs?"

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment: "If I remember correctly, the higher the level of the elixir, the more likely it is to cause a calamity. If some alchemists are not strong enough, the elixirs they refine may even turn into "

"But there are some exceptions for some elixirs." Luo Tan looked into Mu Zhian's eyes and said with a faint smile: "Everything has a spirit, and the same goes for elixirs. The moment some high-grade elixirs are just released, they may even There will be thoughts of running away.”

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"And these high-quality elixirs can often resist elixir tribulations on their own without the protection of an alchemist."

Mu Zhian heard the voiceover of Luo Tan's words: "Your Majesty, what do you mean, I need to refine high-grade elixirs to carry the spiritual energy of heaven?"

Heaven's spiritual energy is as strong as the sea, and often the moment the elixir is first injected, the elixir may break into pieces in an instant.

However, the higher the grade of the elixir, the less likely it is to break. He had previously refined the second-grade elixir because his alchemy skills could only support him in refining the second-grade elixir. However, if he were to refine the high-grade elixir, by then What will happen if it is supplemented by Heavenly Spiritual Energy...?

"Indeed, in the past, because my level of alchemy was average and the alchemy conference was imminent, I had no choice but to refine the Small Return Pill, but now that I have enough leisure, I can slowly hone my alchemy skills..." Mu Zhian said softly to himself, Thinking.

"In addition, there is actually another method that can also refine the heavenly elixir you want."

Luo Tan's words instantly attracted Mu Zhian's attention.

"What method?" Mu Zhian asked.

"All elixirs in the world are not required to be completed by one person. Some high-grade elixirs have great requirements on the spirit and aura of the alchemist. Therefore, some high-grade elixirs are often made by two or three people. Finish."

"You mean... His Majesty and I will make elixirs together?" Mu Zhian understood what Luo Tan meant. During the previous elixir refining competition, Ye Lingxuan's elixir had some mistakes. Mu Zhian also assisted on the side and finally completed the elixir. The unique heavenly elixir in the world.

"In the last alchemy competition, you finally assisted the Queen of the Forbidden Zone to win the final victory in this way. I think you should be familiar with this method of alchemy, right?"

Luo Tan picked up the vegetables on his plate, put them into Mu Zhian's bowl, and looked at him with a smile.

Mu Zhian also stared at this noble and beautiful face. The white dress as flawless as snow clung to her plump and graceful body, and her curves were exposed, as if her every move was even the result of taking medicinal food. The movements are all extremely elegant.

At this time, Luo Tan suddenly stood up, supported the table with both hands, and slowly approached the young man.

Mu Zhian subconsciously raised his head and glanced at her, and then, as if attracted by some gravity, his eyes uncontrollably glanced down her neck.

This time I really don’t blame Mu Zhian. After all, any normal man can’t help but want to take a look, not to mention that the atmosphere between the two is so ambiguous at the moment.

Luo Tan obviously noticed the young man's eyes. It was disrespectful for anyone in Yuzhou to look directly at the empress. But facing Mu Zhian's direct gaze at this moment, not only did she not feel angry at all, but the corners of her mouth were filled with anger. Inadvertently a touch of arc was evoked.

Mu Zhian watched as her beautiful face came closer to him, getting closer and closer. At this moment, it seemed that the flow of time had become extremely slow.

Finally, Mu Zhian could no longer hold back. As he stood up, he put his arms around Luo Tan's neck, and then kissed her brightly rouged red lips.

Finally tasted it...

Mu Zhian was a little regretful that he was disturbed by the Dapeng Emperor once before, but now in this quiet room, no one will disturb him again.

Mu Zhian was about to close his eyes and enjoy the softness of the empress's red lips, but at this moment, Luo Tan seemed to notice something, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Before Mu Zhian finished speaking, Luo Tan suddenly put his fingertips in front of his red lips and said "shush", then took Mu Zhian's hand and pulled him under his desk before he could speak. .

"She's here." Luo Tan said to Mu Zhian through sound transmission.

Almost at the same time, there was a knock on the door outside the quiet room, followed by a woman's soft voice: "Is it convenient to come in now?"

Luo Tan glanced at the young man below inadvertently, then covered him with a cloth, and then wrapped his body with spiritual energy to block Mu Zhian's breath. He raised his head and showed his usual elegant posture, and said with a smile: "Between you and me. No need to be so polite, come in."

As the words fell, the door of the quiet room was opened.

Luo Tan looked at his close friend who came into view and smiled: "I just happened to have some medicinal food prepared. You can enjoy it together when you come."

The charming princess glanced at the medicinal food on the table, and then said with a half-smile, "Let's forget it, so as not to ruin your good deeds."

"This is for the little monk named Mu Zhian, right? Where is he now?" The princess looked at Luo Tan for a few times and asked.

Luo Tan crossed his legs under the table and smiled: "He just finished eating the medicinal food and left."

The princess raised her eyebrows slightly and sat down opposite Luo Tan: "Does it look like he is avoiding me on purpose?"

Luo Tan said calmly: "You persuaded him to leave my side as soon as we met him. Naturally, he doesn't want to see you."

"Do you know everything..."

It seems that Mu Zhian 'complained' to Luo Tan... The princess sighed softly: "Even if you don't care about your reputation, you don't care if Qing Emperor learns that his Taoist companion has been... "

When she said this, she suddenly lost her voice and just turned her face away, with two faint blushes appearing on her fair face.

It has to be said that although she is veiled, it is not difficult to see what kind of appearance this princess has.

"Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion." Luo Tan said in a calm tone, "You came to see me suddenly, you must have something important to say, right?"

The princess quickly calmed down her thoughts and nodded slightly: "I may know why Emperor Dapeng wants to borrow the cauldron of all things."

She stared into Luo Tan's eyes and said, "In the Northern Xingyuan, even the great masters of Hedao will be suppressed if they enter there. In the past, Dapeng Emperor once entered Xingyuan, and at that time he boasted to me that he had found a way to ascend to the sky."

"Xingyuan? Isn't that where forbidden monsters live? Those sealed old monsters are willing to let Dapeng Emperor enter there?" Luo Tan's eyes flickered and hesitantly said.

In the Nine Provinces, there are several "forbidden places", and those forbidden places are all evolved from ancient forbidden creatures.

According to Luo Tan's deduction, the lifespan of these forbidden creatures is even longer than that of several great masters of Hedao today.

However, they seem to be sealed in there by someone and cannot leave for life.

Because they have been sealed for too long, these forbidden creatures have violent tempers, and any cultivator who sets foot in them will be attacked by them... But Dapeng Emperor not only set foot in the forbidden place, but also took away a fairy medicine from it?

The mature and beautiful princess sat on the chair, staring, and said solemnly: "This matter is a bit strange. I will investigate it after I return to Yunzhou. The All Things Transformed into Qi Cauldron... Don't lend it out for the time being."

Luo Tan chuckled: "Do you really think I plan to borrow the cauldron? The All Things Transformed into Qi Cauldron is the sacred object of Yuzhou. It is impossible for it to appear anywhere outside Yuzhou... It doesn't matter who borrows it."

"What if it's Mu Zhian?" The princess suddenly asked casually.

Luo Tan's smile slightly restrained: "Why did you suddenly mention him?"

Seeing this, the princess's beautiful face under the veil finally added a bit of unbelievable and strange look: "You didn't refuse at the first time... Could it be that if Mu Zhian really wanted to borrow the cauldron, you really planned to lend it to him?"

"What kind of magic potion did that person give you? The All Things Transformed into Qi Cauldron can be said to be the cornerstone of Yuzhou, carrying the wish of Yuzhou... You——"

At this moment, the princess felt that her chest hurt a little because of anger, and she didn't know what to say to Luo Tan for a while.

She joined the Dao earlier than Luo Tan, and she had saved Luo Tan once in the past. The princess always regarded Luo Tan as her sister.

But now, not only did he find a Taoist partner, but the Taoist partner he found also had another woman...

That woman was the Green Emperor.

"What's so good about Mu Zhian that you have to protect him so much?" The mature woman sighed softly. Even with a veil, it was not difficult to imagine how ugly her beautiful face looked under the veil.

Because of Mu Zhian, she even had a conflict with the Great Peng Emperor.

Although she didn't care what the Great Peng Emperor thought.

Luo Tan stared at the princess with complicated eyes and said faintly: "You don't understand."

"It seems that I can't persuade you... But Mu Zhian is the Taoist partner of the Green Emperor after all. If you are intimate with him... Remember not to let people outside know." The princess sighed helplessly, and there was a bit more sadness between her eyebrows.

After not seeing each other for a long time, she did not expect that this close friend actually had such a strange hobby of "loving other people's husbands"...

And the other party was a young cultivator who seemed to be less than 20 years old?

Qingdi was also, Yaohuang was also... These two female emperors were so arrogant, how could they be so devoted to a young cultivator now?

In addition to the fact that the young cultivator had a good-looking face and looked weak, which could easily arouse the overflow of maternal love in women... What other advantages did he have?

Talent? Luck? Luo Tan and Qingdi had seen these things many times in the past, and they knew that they had nothing to do with these two things.

Maybe it was just because they were congenial... The princess had to comfort herself in this way.

"Sister, eat some medicinal food before leaving?" Luo Tan saw that the princess seemed to have given up, and couldn't help but invite with a smile.

The princess glanced at Luo Tan, and then she lifted the veil, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful face.

It's no wonder that Dapenghuang has been pursuing the princess all these years and refused to give up. Such a face is indeed extremely rare in this world.

"Huh...? When did you have the leisure to refine this grade of elixir?"

At this time, the princess suddenly made a doubtful sound and picked up the small jade bottle on the table.

Luo Tan's eyes changed slightly and said, "Wait--"

Before she finished speaking, the princess had already opened the jade bottle and chuckled: "Second-grade elixir... Even those children in Yuzhou can refine this thing, right? I didn't expect you to have such leisure to refine Xiao Huan Dan--"

Her voice suddenly stagnated, as if she noticed something unusual, frowned, lowered her head and sniffed the elixir in the jade bottle.

"..."

After being silent for an unknown period of time, the princess slowly raised her head, her eyes suddenly became sharper, and she stared at Luo Tan: "This elixir comes from the heaven..."

"Where did you get it from?"

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