So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

The layout of Yunzhou is different from any place Mu Zhian has seen before, and this palace is a force suspended above the clouds.

Mu Zhian walked in the quiet palace garden, glanced around, and found that there were many patrolling servants nearby.

Most of the servants were at the Qi training realm, and a few leaders were at the spirit training realm.

Mu Zhian tried to scan the surroundings with his spiritual sense, then concealed his own breath, climbed over the wall to the other side of the palace wall, and saw the Princess of Yunzhou who had been waiting for him in the courtyard of the front hall.

The woman was wearing a carefully tailored silver-white dress, a plain silk scarf with gorgeous cloud patterns, and a gorgeous dress that set off her delicate and moving face, like a plump and bright peony.

She seemed to have noticed Mu Zhian's sight and looked up instantly.

Mu Zhian came back to his senses, coughed lightly, and said: "Your Highness, everyone is drinking at the banquet today... It's such an important occasion, but you wrote to me. Is there something important?"

The princess stared into Mu Zhian's eyes and whispered: "Today's banquet is just a banquet for the emperor to entertain all the ministers, and by the way, he took this opportunity to try to make peace with you... You have already attended it, even if you leave early, the emperor will not say anything."

Mu Zhian hesitated: "Such an important occasion, I am chatting with you privately in the side hall... Is it really okay?"

"I have set up a formation in front of the side hall, Mr. Mu, don't worry." The princess spoke softly, raised her hand and slightly gestured to the seat opposite her.

Looking at the boy sitting reservedly on the chair, the princess couldn't help but have a little more approval in her eyes.

It must be said that although there have been some offensive actions before, in most cases, the princess felt that this person was still very polite.

At least he knew that the emperor was holding a banquet at the moment, and it was not appropriate to meet her here.

She knew it, too.

But she couldn't wait until the banquet was over to be alone with Mu Zhian.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly and smiled, "Then I'm relieved."

Speaking of which, on the night of the Dapeng Emperor's banquet, Dapeng Emperor's fiancée had a private conversation with another man in the side hall... Although it was known that the princess must have something important to discuss with him, it was still hard not to imagine it.

"Mr. Mu, do you remember what we talked about when I took you to the sea of ​​clouds today?"

The princess spoke softly, her beautiful eyes staring at Mu Zhian, and she took the lead in bringing up this topic.

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment: "Your Highness Princess talked to me about a lot of things today. I wonder what you are referring to?"

"Natural furnace."

The princess' voice was gentle and pleasant: "In my experience, Master Mu is the first male natural furnace I have ever seen... and he is also the first cultivator whose natural furnace contains the spiritual energy of the heavenly court."

"It's just that I don't understand some things about this matter. I wonder if you can ask Master Mu to clear my confusion for me?"

"Princess, please tell me, I will try my best to answer." Mu Zhian answered very sincerely.

It's not because he is greedy for the other person's body or something. Mu Zhian has always felt that he is a reserved and polite good man, and naturally has no interest in other people's wives.

It's just that the other party is doing his best to help him find Yunyanliu, and has stood by him many times in front of Dapeng Emperor. This alone makes Mu Zhian feel a little good about him.

"I only have one question..."

"Where does Mr. Mu's Heavenly Spiritual Energy come from when he gives it to others?"

This is the question she cares about most so far, and the one she wants to know the most.

So after she opened her mouth, the princess stared at Mu Zhian's eyes, wanting to get the answer from him.

However, after a moment of silence, Mu Zhian never spoke.

The princess' eyes dimmed, and then she soon showed a gentle smile again: "Sorry... I'm too abrupt, if it's inconvenient to answer, forget it."

"It's not that I can't answer, but before that, I also want to ask you a question." Mu Zhian said.

The princess nodded slightly: "Mr. Mu, please speak."

"From what you said just now, it seems that you care a lot about the affairs of the Heavenly Court. But it is rumored that Your Highness resonates with the Great Dao and believes in the power of the Great Dao, right?"

Mu Zhian was puzzled: "Where does the spiritual energy in the natural furnace come from? What does it mean to you?"

The princess did not answer, but her expression was a little complicated, and her red lips opened slightly, as if it was difficult to speak.

Seeing this, Mu Zhian said at the right time: "Since Your Highness has not made up her mind, then I will take my leave today."

"After all, this is the palace, and there are many people and eyes. If you see Your Highness and I alone in this place during the banquet, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary misunderstandings..."

Mu Zhian stood up and prepared to leave. At this time, the princess suddenly reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"Wait!"

Mu Zhian stood still.

The princess raised her head, as if she had made up her mind, and said: "This matter involves a secret of Yunzhou, so Master Mu must promise not to disclose it to a third person."

What secret is so serious... Mu Zhian nodded slightly: "Please tell me, Your Highness."

The princess seemed to have a little more sorrow between her eyebrows, and said softly: "I told you today that in my understanding, Yunzhou is closest to the Heavenly Court instead of the Heavenly Dao, right?"

"Do you know why I think so?"

She slowly stood up and walked to the front door of the side hall, looking up at the dark sky: "Mr. Mu can try to absorb the spiritual energy here."

Mu Zhian was a little doubtful, closed his eyes slightly, and tried to absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth into the furnace. After running a small cycle, he successfully absorbed the spiritual energy into the furnace.

It seems that there is nothing special about it——

When Mu Zhian just thought of this, his thoughts suddenly stopped.

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the princess in disbelief.

He saw this peerless beauty with a bit of sarcasm in her eyes at this moment, and said quietly: "You guessed right, everything in Yunzhou is being eroded by the Heavenly Dao, and even the spiritual energy of Yunzhou is directly supplied from the Heavenly Dao."

"Somewhat wonderful... The spiritual energy in Yunzhou is different from anywhere in Jiuzhou. There seems to be a trace of the 'traces' left by the Heavenly Dao in the spiritual energy here." Mu Zhian said.

"Before I merged with the Dao, the spiritual energy in Yunzhou was different from now, but now the spiritual energy of the Dao is almost covering the entire Yunzhou."

The princess said: "If Yunzhou is really the place closest to the 'Dao of Heaven', why would the Dao of Heaven erode Yunzhou?"

The purpose of eroding Yunzhou is to make the local cultivators believe in the Dao of Heaven, but the purpose of doing so is unknown.

Mu Zhian was silent for a moment and asked: "So what do you say about the relationship with the Tiansheng furnace?"

He couldn't actively use the spiritual energy of the Tiansheng furnace, so he could only give it 'passively'. Even if he knew that the Dao of Heaven was eroding Yunzhou, it seemed that there was nothing he could do.

The princess shook her head slowly: "I just thought, if you get it back from the Heavenly Palace every time you lose your spiritual energy... then maybe you can find the location of the Heavenly Palace in this way."

"What exactly does Your Highness want to do in the Heavenly Palace? To ascend to heaven, or... do you have other purposes?" Mu Zhian asked.

"The rules of heaven and earth do not allow the great masters of the Hedao to ascend to heaven, and I have no such idea for the time being."

The princess said softly: "Compared to the unrealistic thing of ascending to heaven, I would rather hope to find the whereabouts of the Heavenly Court."

"Maybe, I can find a way to counter the erosion of the Heavenly Dao there... or if I can find the Lord of the Heavenly Court, maybe I can find the answer from him."

"I think he should have no way..." Mu Zhian's expression was subtle.

The princess frowned slightly, and although her voice was gentle, there was a bit of instruction in her tone: "The Heavenly Court can jump out of the world and is not even affected by the Heavenly Dao, which is enough to explain the means of the Lord of the Heavenly Court."

"Don't be too absolute in everything."

Mu Zhian was silent for a long time and didn't speak.

The princess probably thought that Mu Zhian was hit by what she said just now, and her tone softened a bit, saying: "But you don't have to belittle yourself. With your talent and the support of the Green Emperor, it is not impossible for you to resonate with the Tao and enter the state of harmony with the Tao in the future."

Mu Zhian nodded humbly and replied: "I will keep in mind the teachings of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but the matter of the spiritual energy in the Heavenly Court involves too many secrets. You are a friend trusted by His Majesty Luo Tan, and I naturally believe in you. It's just that if I want to enter the Heavenly Court, I may have to pay a certain price..."

"I know, I have been prepared from the beginning." The princess nodded. She knew that everything has a price, not to mention that she wanted to go to the Heavenly Court.

Since entering the world of cultivation, the only two goals of cultivators are to achieve harmony with the Tao and to ascend to the Heavenly Court.

Because it is rumored that cultivators who ascend to the Heavenly Court can live forever, and even the speed of cultivation in the Heavenly Court will be much faster than the outside world.

And top powers like the princess know that this rumor is true.

The Heavenly Palace does exist.

However, unless the path to becoming an immortal is revealed, it is impossible to ascend to the Heavenly Palace no matter what... This is something that has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of cultivators.

If you want to enter the Heavenly Palace without the right time, place and people, even if you can do it, you will probably have to pay a heavy price.

But in order to solve the problem of the erosion of the Heavenly Dao, the only way the princess can think of is the Heavenly Palace.

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, can you give me two or three more days to consider it?"

The princess felt a little disappointed in her heart, but she did not show it on her face. She nodded gently and said, "Mr. Mu will be suspected if he leaves the banquet for too long. Let's go back earlier."

When Mu Zhian turned around and was about to leave, the princess suddenly called him: "No matter what Mr. Mu decides in the end, I will give you Yunyan Liu after I find it."

Mu Zhian paused slightly, and then hummed softly.

After leaving the side hall, Mu Zhian looked up at the gradually dimming sky and couldn't help but chuckle.

He originally came to Yunzhou to look for Yunyanliu, but he didn't expect that Yunyanliu had not been found yet, but he had gained a greater harvest...

If what the princess said today is true, then she is indeed the enemy of the Heavenly Dao.

If she is not in harmony with the Heavenly Dao, then she is his ally.

...

In order to avoid suspicion, the princess deliberately staggered with Mu Zhian for a while before returning to the dinner.

Today, many ministers of Yunzhou brought their wives and daughters. They are all noble in Yunzhou, and their wives and daughters are naturally quite beautiful.

However, with the princess's arrival, it seemed that all the women attending the banquet were eclipsed.

Especially since she was wearing a dress made of Nirvana silk today.

The dress that Mu Zhian carefully designed for the princess naturally fits her body very well. Although the material is a bit conservative and almost covers the princess's skin, the skin exposed to the air is white and translucent. The tight silver-white dress can hardly hide the proud figure.

Her long curly hair is tied up in a bun at the back, and a strand of fine hair hangs down and gently rests on her shoulders, with a dignified demeanor.

The pink and white veil on her face adds a bit of hazy beauty to her face, making people want to take off her veil to see what's inside.

Even an old hand like Mu Zhian can't help but secretly sigh at the princess's figure. Not only is her breast volume amazing, but most importantly, her dress and even her temperament reveal a full sense of wife, and her beautiful legs are wrapped in translucent white silk, adding a bit of sacred and inviolable feeling.

"The Qing Emperor is really thoughtful. This dress design matches the princess's appearance, which is really a perfect match."

The wife of a minister in the audience looked at this scene with envy and couldn't help but admire it.

After this, more ministers gave sincere praises, and the Dapeng Emperor on the stage smiled even more.

For the Lord of Yunzhou, even if he and the princess are not actually married, in the eyes of the cultivators outside, he and the princess are a good story.

Both of them are in the realm of harmony, and his beloved concubine is even more beautiful.

It's just a pity that after so many years, his beloved concubine is still too cold to him in private.

If it weren't for this, Dapeng Emperor wouldn't have been angry when he saw the princess and a male cultivator sitting in a pavilion chatting.

But now the misunderstanding has been resolved.

Mu Zhian's Taoist partner is Fairy Yao Meng. With the strength and beauty of that fairy, how dare Mu Zhian hide his private affairs with other women from her?

Besides, his beloved concubine can't possibly look down on him.

The singing and dancing were going on. At this time, the gentle voice of the princess suddenly came from the hall: "I heard that when I was not in Yunzhou these few days, it seemed that many Sabbath apostles came to Yunzhou to collect luck... Have you sent people to confirm their movements?"

As soon as these words came out, the lively atmosphere seemed to be a little quiet.

The ministers looked at each other, and seemed to see confusion in each other's eyes.

Then, a minister raised his hand and bowed, saying: "Your Highness, the Sabbath matter was handled by Wen Jun, but he was ill today and did not attend the banquet..."

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"The cultivator in the Return to Void Realm is ill? Even if it is an excuse, you should find a better excuse, right?"

The princess' voice is still so gentle and smooth, but there is a little more coldness in her tone.

After this, all the ministers dared not say a word.

Seeing this, the Great Peng Emperor could not help but laugh and said, "My beloved concubine, don't worry so much. With you and me in charge of Yunzhou, the Sabbath can't make any waves."

"As for the Sabbath Apostles collecting luck... a little luck is actually dispensable for Yunzhou."

The princess was silent for a moment, and then she opened her red lips and said, "But since the beginning of this life, Yunzhou's luck has been declining. Have you ever thought about the reason?"

"Your Highness, there is actually no need to worry so much. Not to mention that there are two great masters in Yunzhou who are in charge of the Dao, even if this matter is put aside... Yunzhou still has the blessing of the Heavenly Dao." A minister in the audience said.

"Indeed, with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, the luck may rebound after declining to a certain extent... After all, the Heavenly Dao will protect Yunzhou in the dark."

For a while, many ministers in the audience nodded slightly while talking to each other, as if they had enough confidence in the Heavenly Dao.

It's no wonder. They were born and raised under the protection of the Heavenly Dao. Even the spiritual energy for cultivation is directly supplied by the Heavenly Dao. The spiritual energy is much richer than other places.

It can be said that Yunzhou is a blessed place favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Dapeng Emperor also said: "My beloved concubine must be too worried. You have been busy with external affairs during this period. Just let me handle the Sabbath affairs. You can rest for a few days."

The princess stopped talking.

If Dapeng Emperor really wanted to send someone to secretly determine the whereabouts of the Sabbath Apostle, he should have dealt with it long ago in Yunzhou for such a long time, and it would not have dragged on until she spoke.

"Everyone, drink slowly. I have some insights these days, so I will go back to practice in seclusion."

She sighed in her heart, put down the wine glass, and after saying a few words, she gestured to the maid beside her and ordered: "Take Master Mu to the empty room to rest."

Mu Zhian looked at the figure of the princess leaving, and glanced at the subjects in the hall again, with a thoughtful look on his face.

He nodded slightly, stood up and was about to leave the hall under the guidance of the maid.

At this time, a servant outside the hall suddenly hurried into the hall and said: "Big, big things are not good!"

"Why are you so panicked? What's wrong?" The minister on the side scolded.

Dapeng Emperor stared: "What's wrong?"

"There is a part of the creatures in the north of Yunzhou that are inexplicably aging. There is a good news from there. It seems that the forbidden land of life is expanding from the north." The servant said hurriedly.

"Forbidden Land of Life? We have always lived in peace with it in the past, why is it..."

For a moment, the court officials attending the banquet all showed astonishment.

"Don't worry, I will go and see it myself."

Emperor Dapeng opened his mouth to appease everyone and said with a smile: "It's not like I have never been to the forbidden land of life in the past."

It would be better to say that the fairy medicine he got now was taken from the forbidden land of life.

"Since it wants to expand outward, I will personally go to the forbidden land of life and suppress it!"

…

It's night.

The princess returned to the small courtyard where she lived, sat on the futon, closed her eyes slightly, and tried to keep her mood as calm as possible.

However, when she thought about what happened in the past thousand years, she couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, when Emperor Dapeng was not a powerful man, he also focused on governing Yunzhou.

At that time, the Dapeng Emperor did not believe in heaven, but only believed in himself.

However, since the golden age of Kyushu began, the aura of heaven began to gradually erode Yunzhou's original aura, and Yunzhou became more and more prosperous. The aura in the furnaces of almost every monk was extremely powerful.

At this time, the Dapeng Emperor gradually slackened off and began to focus all his energy on ‘Echoing and Ascension’.

Since entering a new life in Kyushu, Emperor Dapeng has spent a lot of human resources on exploring the forbidden areas of life and seeking elixirs.

Even when the Sabbath came, he did not stop exploring. As a result, many monks in Yunzhou died in the forbidden life area of ​​Yunzhou.

However, every time, the princess was behind the scenes to fill in the loopholes, so everything was fine all the time.

She went to see Luo Tan a few days ago. On the one hand, she wanted to see what Luo Tan thought of Yunzhou now, and on the other hand, she also wanted to meet this close friend.

On the other hand, he wanted to see if Emperor Dapeng would handle Yunzhou's affairs well during his time away from Yunzhou.

As a result, he ignored even the Sabbath matters, and did not even bother to send someone to secretly follow the Sabbath apostles.

This is a sign of arrogance and a sign that he doesn't take Yunzhou's affairs to heart.

Emperor Dapeng's current thoughts have been entirely focused on the fairy medicine he obtained.

They didn't even pay attention to the fact that Tiandao has become more and more 'rampant' in recent years and almost assimilated the entire Yunzhou.

Indeed, Heaven is protecting Yunzhou now, because Yunzhou is full of people who believe in it.

But what will happen if one day more monks in Yunzhou believe in the authentic way or the human way?

The princess sighed softly.

Even though he already knew the character of Emperor Dapeng, he was still disappointed by his inaction.

At the moment, she has no good solution but to continue to maintain order in Yunzhou...until she finds the location of Heavenly Court, and then uses the spiritual energy of Heavenly Court to resist the erosion of Heavenly Dao.

Dong Dong...

The princess was thinking about this when she suddenly heard a slight knock on the door.

"Your Highness, is it convenient for you to come in now?"

Mu Zhian, why is he here...?

She wanted to go back, but the princess still agreed to Mu Zhian's departure.

"Well...come in."

Mu Zhian opened the door and saw the plump and beautiful princess sitting cross-legged on the futon. Her eyes were slightly closed, and her eyebrows were decorated with a bit of red, which made her beautiful face show off a bit of the charm that only a married woman can have.

"I intend to accept your previous proposal and assist you in going to heaven." Mu Zhian whispered.

The princess opened her eyes suddenly and stared at him with burning eyes.

Accident and surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes, her heart trembled slightly, and she could hardly suppress the joy in her heart.

"Why...why did you suddenly agree?"

The princess tried her best to keep herself calm and wanted to know what Mu Zhian's purpose was.

"I just saw your conversation with Emperor Dapeng in the palace, and thinking about your efforts in Yunzhou over the years, I really couldn't bear it." Mu Zhian smiled.

"Does this count as sympathizing with me?" The princess showed a self-deprecating smile. She never expected that a young monk would sympathize with her for being so powerful.

"Not sympathy, but respect."

However, the next moment, Mu Zhian's answer was beyond the princess's expectation.

"Emperor Dapeng is determined to become an immortal and ascend. All the ministers are immersed in the peace of mind of the blessing of heaven. Only one person is silently supporting the entire Yunzhou."

Mu Zhian stared at the woman's beautiful veiled appearance and said softly: "That's why I respect you very much."

The princess's eyes flashed, but for a moment she didn't know how to answer Mu Zhian.

She didn't expect that a young monk who had just known her for a short time could understand her and support her...

"Besides... maybe I also have some admiration for you."

Mu Zhian smiled self-deprecatingly: "I know you may find this disdainful, but a woman who supports the entire Yunzhou...with such a grace, I am afraid even a man will feel a little admiration for her."

The princess was stunned for a moment and stared at Mu Zhian in disbelief.

She didn't expect that this young man would be so courageous. He would dare to express his love to her even though he already had Qingdi as a Taoist companion and even had a close relationship with Luo Tan in private.

Isn't this just a bit of playfulness? !

But she couldn't feel the slightest bit of hypocrisy in Mu Zhian's eyes or tone. It was pure and sincere love.

Even from her fiancé Emperor Dapeng, she had never felt such sincere love.

Because Emperor Dapeng pursues her because he simply likes her body and wants to use her body to try to communicate.

At this moment, all kinds of emotions intertwined in the princess' heart. She wanted to rebuke Mu Zhian for his boldness and fickleness, but for some reason, she didn't feel angry.

Instead, she was a little panicked.

But after all, she was one of the rulers of Yunzhou. The princess quickly calmed down, raised her head, and was about to say something.

At this time, Mu Zhian put his index finger in front of his lips, with a sunny smile on his face, and said: "You don't have to give me an answer so soon, because before that, I will help you enter the heaven."

"But it may offend you."

The princess has not yet recovered from Mu Zhian's bold confession just now, but just asked in a trance: "What offense--"

Before the voice fell, Mu Zhian took two steps to the princess, and then a hand suddenly covered her eyes.

Then, Mu Zhian, through the veil, occupied the princess's delicate red lips in the dim light.

The princess' eyes were a little dazed, and she seemed to have not reacted yet.

Only when she felt the boy's warm breath did she wake up, and immediately pushed away Mu Zhian's hand, staring at Mu Zhian with shame and anger.

"Mu Zhian, you——"

Then, before the princess could speak, she found that everything in front of her was no longer the original room.

This world is filled with extremely rich spiritual energy.

"Where is this place...?" The princess looked around in disbelief, and she found that even the spiritual consciousness of the Hedao realm could not confirm where this place was.

"Since Your Highness has guessed where my heavenly spiritual energy comes from, has she never doubted whether I can enter the heaven?"

At this time, Mu Zhian's voice suddenly sounded from behind, and also pulled the princess back to reality from her previous thoughts.

She turned her head and saw the boy who appeared behind her at some point.

At this moment, the thoughts in her mind flashed quickly like a fleeting light.

Then, as if she realized something, the princess' heartbeat suddenly accelerated a few points.

"Is this the Heaven?"

There is absolutely no mistake. The spiritual energy in this world is far more than that of Jiuzhou by many times, and it is exactly the same as the spiritual energy of the Heaven that she felt in Yunzhou.

There is no doubt that this is the Heaven.

But the question is, why did she appear here?

The scene of Mu Zhian kissing her lips through the veil quickly appeared in the princess' mind, and her pretty face blushed slightly.

She stared at Mu Zhian, lowered her voice, and whispered: "...Who are you?"

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