So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

"A way to increase a woman's charm?"

The princess' curiosity was successfully aroused by Mu Zhian. She looked at him suspiciously and asked, "What method?"

"Since Her Royal Highness the Princess is a close friend with His Majesty Luo Tan, she must have been to Yuzhou in the past. I think she has seen silk stockings and the like in Yuzhou...?" Mu Zhian asked.

"Of course I've seen it before, but what does this have to do with what you just said?"

As soon as the princess said this, she noticed Mu Zhian's eyes and seemed to immediately understand the meaning of his words. There was a hint of sullenness in her eyes: "Mr. Mu, what is the connection between stockings and female charm you mentioned? Is this the case? Are you teasing me?"

Mu Zhian shook his head and said: "Nirvana silk is different from other silks. The stockings made from it are not only silky and smooth, but also bright in color and light in texture... It is a good material."

"Especially after it is made into stockings, the touch between them and the skin is even more wonderful..."

The more the princess listened, the more she felt that something was not right. Logically speaking, since they were stockings, it should mean that Mu Zhian had not been in contact with them. So how did he know so clearly?

"Although I have no interest in what you said about improving your charm, if the Nirvana Silk is left here, it won't be of much use to me. At most, it will be made into a dress..."

She wanted to think about it, but the princess still readily accepted Mu Zhian's proposal: "Okay, since you said you have other ways to use Nirvana Silk, how about I leave this matter to you?"

After saying that, she took out a finely crafted jade box from the ring and handed it to Mu Zhian.

"Leave everything to Mu." Mu Zhian said with a smile.

The princess glanced at Mu Zhian and continued: "Come with me to Yunzhou on this trip. Remember not to leave me too far rashly, otherwise I may not be able to protect you."

She paused, glanced meaningfully at the green lotus ring on Mu Zhian's hand, and smiled: "But with the blessing technique left by the Qing Emperor on you, it's not a big problem after all. "

Mu Zhian took the jade box and immediately said cautiously: "No matter what, I still need more care from you when I go to Yunzhou... Mu's ability is limited, so he can only find a way to repay Her Royal Highness the Princess in this regard."

Looking at the respectful expression on the young man's face, the princess' eyes softened a bit and said: "You and Qingdi are Taoist couples, so you don't have to use honorifics to me in everything."

Mu Zhian was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

After chatting with the princess for a while, Mu Zhian said goodbye to the princess, and then immediately found the palace tailor in the palace and asked him to make a pair of white silk from Nirvana silk according to the requirements. In addition, there were a large number of remaining Nirvana silk Silk is made into silver-white dresses.

…

Two days later, Mu Zhian came to the main hall of the palace and handed the finished clothes to the princess.

When she opened the exquisite wooden box, the princess's beautiful eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.

The design of this dress is indeed very beautiful, and the stockings look equally good, which is beyond her expectation.

Luo Tan played with a white seed in her hand, and a breeze caused her white dress to fly back, vaguely revealing a touch of white between her snow-white boots and her thighs.

Her eyes were equally surprised and she said to herself: "I never thought that the stockings made by Nirvana Silk would be so effective..."

If I had known this, I would have asked Qingdi for a share.

The thin and opaque white silk has an excellent texture just by touching it, and even exudes a faint holy radiance. If worn on the legs, it can indeed increase one's own charm.

With a bit of surprise and surprise in her eyes, the princess accepted Mu Zhian's 'gift', nodded and said, "You are really thoughtful."

"It's not just intentional. I've known him for so long, and I've never seen him be so attentive." Luo Tan snorted, with a hint of resentment in his tone.

She looked straight at Mu Zhian with her beautiful eyes, and winked at him playfully across a long table, as if to say: How are you going to appease your sister?

"If your Majesty needs it, when I return to Dongzhou this time, I will ask the Saint of Yaochi for some and ask someone to make stockings and give them to you." Mu Zhian said sincerely.

"Forget it, I don't want it sincerely."

Luo Tan complained deliberately, dropped a white piece, and immediately glanced at the princess opposite.

The princess was twisting a sunspot in her hand, her brows were relaxed, and she had a faint smile on her face. She seemed to be in a good mood.

Seeing that the woman was thinking about her next move, Luo Tan glanced at the young man standing aside, then smiled lightly and said: "You should also sit down, it's so tiring to stand like this."

Mu Zhian sat down next to Luo Tan, and then paused for a moment on the empress' Qingcheng's elegant profile.

As if aware of Mu Zhian's gaze, Luo Tan turned his head slightly and looked at him with a smile, as if to say: What are you looking at?

Mu Zhian immediately gave her an apologetic look.

To be honest, he never thought of preparing silk stockings for Luo Tan before... This time, he just took advantage of the situation, because the princess asked for Nirvana silk, and he only came up with the idea at the last minute.

Luo Tan didn't pay attention to Mu Zhian's gaze. She held her cheek in one hand and gently pressed her plump and straight breasts to rest on the table, waiting for the princess to make her move.

Before Mu Zhian could think about Luo Tan's thoughts at the moment, he suddenly felt a slender hand as gentle as jade gently placed on the back of his hand, and then moved his hand away...

Mu Zhian felt strange in his heart, secretly glanced at Luo Tan, and said in a voice transmission: "Your Majesty, you——"

Before he finished speaking, his body suddenly stiffened slightly, and he subconsciously looked down at Luo Tan's clever little hand.

The alchemy empress of Yuzhou blinked at Mu Zhian, then glanced at the princess opposite inadvertently, opened her red lips slightly, blocking the possibility of the princess eavesdropping, and said in a voice transmission: "Don't talk... You don't want the princess to know that you are being bullied, right?"

...

After nearly half an hour, the game between the two was over.

Mu Zhian had not come back to his senses until the end. He stood up absent-mindedly and looked at Luo Tan who was asking someone to clean up the chessboard strangely.

He now had reason to suspect that Luo Tan might really play some games with him during the court session one day...

"Did you hear me?"

At this time, a woman's gentle and pleasant voice came from the side, which also brought Mu Zhian back to reality and saw the princess who stood beside him at some point.

"Please speak, Princess." Mu Zhian showed his usual warm smile.

"Thank you for the dress and stockings you gave me this time... As you said, this dress is really beautiful."

The princess lowered her eyes slightly and whispered: "This is the first time I have received something from a man."

"Hasn't the Great Peng Emperor ever given you a gift in the past?" Mu Zhian was a little surprised.

"Most of the things he gave were valuable antiques or natural treasures." The princess said softly.

But he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Even though he had been with her for such a long time, the Great Peng Emperor didn't know her as well as the young monk he just met outside.

As a woman, who would like any precious antiques, even if it is worth hundreds of thousands of spirit stones?

As a great man in the Hedao realm, the treasures of heaven and earth have long been useless to her. What use would those treasures of heaven and earth have even if they were given to her?

But clothes, stockings, etc. are real things that can make a woman more attractive.

"Ah."

Hearing this, Mu Zhian couldn't help but sigh: "I think Senior Dapenghuang is busy with all kinds of things, and I don't think he has much time to think about these insignificant things like Mu."

The princess' eyes flashed, but she didn't say anything else.

After a while, she said: "You go back and prepare first. I will take you to Yunzhou today to find Yunyan Willow as soon as possible."

Mu Zhian said no more, just bowed to the princess and left the main hall.

As the saying goes, the more you talk, the more mistakes you make. You must know when to stop in everything. This is the same principle whether it is used in pursuing women or in designing traps.

…

In Jiuzhou, there has been a legend since ancient times: Yunzhou is the place closest to the ‘sky’.

And there is another rumor among some cultivators: In Yunzhou, you can touch the clouds as long as you stretch out your hand, and therefore, this place is called Yunzhou.

And the ‘sky’ referred to here is the way of heaven.

If it were in the past, Mu Zhian would never believe such a rumor.

However, when the princess tore open the space crack and brought Mu Zhian to the border of Yunzhou, his previous doubts were completely shattered.

What came into view was a surging sea of ​​clouds. The light of the setting sun dyed the sea of ​​clouds into a dazzling and charming golden color, and Mu Zhian touched the clouds just by stretching out his hand.

“Isn’t it beautiful?”

The princess walked to Mu Zhian’s side in her silver-white embroidered shoes and looked up at the endless sea of ​​clouds.

"This is the end of Yunzhou. Beyond is the world of nothingness. People generally call that world Shangtian."

Mu Zhian's eyes moved slightly, and he said, "Shangtian...? Is it the final destination for collecting luck on this Sabbath?"

The princess nodded slightly, stretched out her hands, gently held up a piece of misty cloud, blew a breath, followed the dispersing cloud with her eyes, and said softly, "Every time I finish a troublesome government affairs, I will come here alone to see the end of Yunzhou."

"So I am the second one?" Mu Zhian asked 'flattered'.

The princess nodded gently: "I have thought about coming here with Luo Tan, but her identity is special and she can't come here with me."

Mu Zhian was silent.

The two are the rulers of the two states respectively. It is indeed inappropriate to bring Luo Tan to such a place.

Today, the princess has changed into the silver-white dress. The thin white silk wrapped around her slender and plump legs. The strong wind blew the dress tightly against her chest, and it was completely unable to cover up her sexy figure.

The light of the setting sun shone down, dyeing her fair and beautiful face with a touch of warm luster.

"Why did you bring me here?" Mu Zhian suddenly asked.

The princess raised her hand and turned around, her dress fluttered, and her skirt quietly bloomed, bright and beautiful.

"It's a reward for you giving me this dress." The princess showed a charming smile.

"After I go back today, I will first explore the location of Yunyanliu, and then take you there." She continued.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly: "Everything is up to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

He looked up and looked into the distance. As far as his eyes could see, the clouds and smoke under the morning glow surged. Such a magnificent scene, even Mu Zhian was fascinated.

“No wonder people used to say that Yunzhou was the place closest to heaven. It turns out that ‘God’ is so close to Yunzhou.” Mu Zhian exclaimed.

The princess looked up and looked into the distance, and suddenly whispered: "In fact, I don't think that the 'heaven' that Yunzhou is close to refers to the Heavenly Dao."

Mu Zhian's mind moved slightly, and asked: "Why does Your Highness Princess think so? Don't most of the cultivators in Yunzhou believe in the Heavenly Dao?"

"It is true that Yunzhou believes in the Heavenly Dao, but it is not necessarily true that Yunzhou is closest to the Heavenly Dao, otherwise the Heavenly Dao would not have eroded Yunzhou step by step over the years."

The princess stared into Mu Zhian's eyes and whispered: "I have always felt that the heaven that Yunzhou is close to does not refer to the Heavenly Dao, but the Heavenly Court."

This sentence almost stunned Mu Zhian, and he came back to his senses after a long time, and said: "What does Your Highness Princess mean by this?"

"When the road to becoming an immortal appeared in the past, I felt the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court here." The princess revealed a secret that had been hidden for a long time, staring at Mu Zhian's eyes.

"So the princess felt the spiritual energy of the heaven in my body at that time... because she had captured the same spiritual energy here?"

Mu Zhian was a little surprised. It stands to reason that the heaven should have no connection with Jiuzhou, but the princess had felt the spiritual energy of the heaven in Yunzhou...?

Is there any connection between Yunzhou and the heaven?

The princess didn't say anything, but just stared at Mu Zhian.

From the moment she mentioned the matter of the heaven, the princess had been staring at Mu Zhian, trying to figure out something through his expression.

And when she saw the confused look in Mu Zhian's eyes, the princess couldn't help but feel a little more lost in her heart.

She always thought that Mu Zhian should have some relationship with the heaven, so she brought him here first to see how he would react.

But it seems that he doesn't know about the heaven.

Wait...

At this time, a thought flashed through the princess' mind.

She suddenly realized something that she had subconsciously ignored all along.

Mu Zhian is a natural furnace, and the spiritual energy in the natural furnace comes from the spiritual energy of the heaven.

So the question is...

Whenever the spiritual energy of the heaven in Mu Zhian's natural furnace disappears, how does it make up for it again?

He definitely knows something!

The princess stared at Mu Zhian with a flickering light in her eyes.

Just as the princess was about to ask, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and then the sunset seemed to be covered by the huge Kunpeng, and the shadow shrouded it.

The appearance of this figure also broke the beautiful atmosphere of the two just now.

The princess frowned slightly and said: "Dapeng Emperor? What are you doing here?"

As the princess spoke, the Kunpeng turned into a human figure, standing above the sea of ​​clouds, looking down at Mu Zhian with sharp eyes: "Why did you come to Yunzhou?"

"I brought him here." The princess answered for Mu Zhian.

Dapeng Emperor frowned: "Why?"

"I made a deal with Qingdi. I found Yunyan Willow for her, and she exchanged it for Nirvana Silk." The princess' tone was as gentle as usual, but her spiritual consciousness was secretly protecting Mu Zhian.

"Yunyan Willow?"

Dapeng Emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, obviously knowing the effect of this natural treasure, and said: "Qingdi has already ascended to heaven and still wants Yunyan Willow for a suspicious purpose. Nirvana Silk in Yaochi Holy Land is indeed precious and rare, but you are the princess, there is no need to take him to find Yunyan Willow for Nirvana Silk."

The princess was obviously displeased, and said lightly: "As long as I like it, it's enough. The dress made of Nirvana Silk is unparalleled. To me, its value is no less than Yunyan Willow."

Dapeng Emperor heard this and realized that his beloved concubine had changed into a silver-white dress that was different from the past.

The plump legs under the dress were wrapped in a pair of white silk that seemed to reveal delicate skin, and she was wearing a pair of silver-white embroidered shoes, which were extremely beautiful in the afterglow of the sunset.

"And."

This time, the princess used the method of voice transmission, and said quietly: "This is an opportunity to make peace with the Green Emperor. If I were you, I would treat Mu Zhian well instead of being hostile to him all the time. It is not good for Yunzhou to be enemies with the Yaochi Holy Land and the Liangyi Sect."

The Dapeng Emperor's eyes flickered, and the hostility towards Mu Zhian in his heart slowly subsided a little, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

After all, he was one of the rulers of Yunzhou, so he naturally understood the truth of what the princess said.

Before, he was hostile to Mu Zhian because he saw his beloved concubine walking with a little cultivator... and at that time he didn't know Mu Zhian's identity at all, so he naturally looked down on a little cultivator who had just entered the Return to Void stage.

Later, after knowing it, he also held an arrogant attitude because he underestimated Mu Zhian's position in the heart of the Green Emperor.

The action of the Green Emperor this time has proved how much the Green Emperor values ​​the little man beside her.

Moreover, the Green Emperor seems to have a good relationship with his beloved concubine. He actually gave so much Nirvana silk in the transaction with his beloved concubine, and also specially made such beautiful dresses and stockings for his beloved concubine... This is enough to prove that the Green Emperor is not hostile to Yunzhou.

In this case, it seems not bad to let this matter go...

Thinking of this, the Great Peng Emperor changed his previous arrogance and confrontation, and showed a hearty smile on his face: "There were some small misunderstandings with Mu Zhian before. Since it has been cleared up today, let's just let it go. Today, I will have someone welcome you and my beloved concubine."

The princess looked gentle and calm, and said: "In this case, let's go back to the palace first."

When she said this, her eyes stayed on Mu Zhian for a long time with great concern.

Where did Mu Zhian's heavenly aura come from?

"Is there anything else, Your Royal Highness?" Mu Zhian asked hesitantly.

The princess smiled: "It's okay."

Now is not the time to chat, so we can only wait until the banquet is over before trying to contact him.

…

That night, Emperor Dapeng held a grand banquet and invited all the ministers from Yunzhou to greet Mu Zhi'an and his wife.

Rao was the princess who had secretly persuaded Emperor Dapeng before. She was speechless for a moment at the change in attitude of the Lord of Yunzhou. She said through a message: "I just told you not to offend him again, but you can't do it." Such a warm treat.”

Emperor Dapeng shook his head and said: "This is not only a banquet to entertain Mu Zhian, but also a banquet that has not been held in Yunzhou for a long time, so it is treated as a reward for the ministers."

The princess frowned and said through a message: "But you just targeted Mu Zhian before."

"I targeted him before because there was some misunderstanding between me and him. Since I plan to take this opportunity to bury the hatchet this time, a cocktail party is the best way."

Emperor Dapeng replied calmly, raised his glass in the direction of Mu Zhian, and then drank it all in one gulp.

Mu Zhian took a sip of his drink and said nothing.

Despite being so 'enthusiastic', Mu Zhi'an knew clearly that the Lord of Yunzhou still maintained his arrogance and felt that the previous pressure on him was natural.

Because in Emperor Dapeng's heart, Mu Zhian was just a young monk, and it was already a great honor for the majestic Lord of Yunzhou to lower his body and entertain the young monk.

After the princess was silent for a while, she silently held up the wine glass and signaled to the officials in the audience.

All the officials at the banquet raised their glasses one after another. After a while, the dancer walked into the hall with gentle steps and began to perform.

The dance performance was quite beautiful and made the dinner even more lively.

But when the princess thought about her previous guess, she became a little absent-minded. She held the wine glass and glanced at Mu Zhian sitting in the audience without leaving any trace.

"Everyone, drink first, I'll go out and get some fresh air."

When the banquet was in full swing, the princess smiled brightly, then made an excuse, quietly stood up, and walked out of the banquet hall.

Mu Zhian was admiring the graceful dancing of the dancers in the hall. At this moment, he suddenly saw a note appear on his desk.

Mu Zhian calmly glanced at the Dapeng Emperor on the main seat. The Lord of Yunzhou was enjoying the performance of the dancers while drinking and chatting with the ministers. He seemed to be a little tipsy.

As long as you don't deliberately dispel the smell of alcohol, even a powerful Hedao master will still get drunk after drinking the wine in Yunzhou.

Mu Zhian slowly opened the note, and Juanli's handwriting came into view: "Mr. Mu, please move to the side hall and explain."