So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

Liangyi Peak.

Lan Murian came to the front of the courtyard and looked respectfully at the woman who was sitting in the courtyard playing chess with herself to kill time.

Shang Yanfei didn't look up, but asked softly: "Has he left?"

Lan Murian hummed softly: "Junior brother learned that Senior Linglong wanted to ascend to heaven and might need the help of the flower of the Great Dao, so he has just followed the princess of Yunzhou to the forbidden area."

"Many people are still unclear about the rules of the forbidden land in Dongzhou. The princess is willing to take your junior brother to the forbidden area without knowing the rules. It seems that she has deep feelings for him."

Shang Yanfei stopped the action of placing the pieces and smiled: "But with your junior brother's personality, I'm afraid he won't let her go into the forbidden area with him."

"The forbidden land is different from any other place. Even the great powers in the Hedao realm are at risk of falling. After all, that is the rule set by the Heavenly Dao."

The way to cultivate immortals is against the will of heaven. Even if you cultivate to the extreme, you are still a human being.

As a human being, you must have awe of heaven.

Lan Murian opened her red lips slightly, hesitating a little, as if she wanted to say something.

"You want to ask me why I didn't let you leave Liangyi Peak and accompany your junior brother to the restricted area?" Shang Yanfei asked.

A trace of unnatural look flashed in Lan Murian's cold and beautiful eyes: "I just think that he is a disciple of Liangyi Sect after all, and he has helped me a lot in the past. This time is the time to repay him..."

"He is now at the peak of returning to the void. Although it will take some time to stabilize and adapt to this realm, with his current strength, he doesn't have to worry about being attacked by others."

Shang Yanfei paused, looked at Lan Murian with a smile, and said: "You have almost understood the inheritance left by Lan Shihuai for you, right?"

Lan Murian showed a trace of surprise on her face, as if she didn't expect that her master didn't even leave the door, but knew about this matter.

Even the members of the Lan Clan, and even the head of the Lan Clan, didn't know that Lan Shihuai had completely handed over the inheritance to her.

"With your aptitude, plus the mark that Lan Shihuai once left in your body, it is only a matter of time for you to realize the truth after the fifth transformation and return to the void. But I see that you seem a little confused these days. What troubles you?" Shang Yanfei asked.

Lan Murian hesitated and said: "Now the Heavenly Dao is in trouble, but most of the cultivators in Jiuzhou will choose the Heavenly Dao as the method of enlightenment... I am thinking, even if the fifth transformation returns to the void, what should I choose to realize the truth?"

"You don't have to choose anything." Shang Yanfei said calmly.

Lan Murian looked at Shang Yanfei in surprise, and subconsciously said: "What does Master mean by this?"

Shang Yanfei looked at Lan Murian quietly and smiled: "Who told you that you must choose one of the heaven, earth and man to realize the truth?"

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Dongzhou, restricted area.

This is the forbidden area of ​​Dongzhou. The rules of heaven and earth in it are completely different from those in the outside world. Most cultivators who rashly step into it will die in the curse.

But if you are familiar with the rules of the restricted area, it is actually not impossible to find some natural treasures or rare monsters in the restricted area and leave alive.

Most of the natural treasures in the forbidden area are not available in the outside world, so they can often be sold at extremely high prices in the auction house.

Such a price is enough to save ordinary cultivators twenty or thirty years of hard work.

Therefore, there have always been some cultivators who ventured into the forbidden area for the purpose of "gold panning" in order to capture rare monsters or even find some natural treasures.

Now that the rules of heaven and earth have changed drastically and the golden age has begun, the enlightenment realm is no longer a difficult height to reach.

The resources required to enter the enlightenment realm are far beyond people's imagination. Some casual cultivators do not have the support of a big family and can only pin their hopes on dangerous places such as the forbidden area.

And those cultivators with big families behind them generally do not risk stepping into the forbidden area.

After all, they can use the resources given by the family behind them to forcibly pile up a saint in the enlightenment realm.

In the era when the immortals cannot be born and the integration of the Tao is not obvious, the saints in the enlightenment realm are the top batch of cultivators.

The princess tore open the space crack and took Mu Zhian to the periphery of the forbidden area.

Looking forward, you can vaguely see a green meadow in the restricted area, towering ancient trees rising from the ground, with green branches and leaves, emitting a little glow, and fiery red flowers swaying in the wind, charming and charming.

The vegetation here looks beautiful, but I don’t know how many monks’ bones are buried underneath.

“Sister Princess, just send me here, I can walk the rest of the way by myself.”

Mu Zhian stopped and looked at the beautiful woman beside him, saying softly.

The princess frowned slightly and said, “I’ll take you in. The restricted area does have rules that do not allow cultivators above enlightenment to enter, but if I want, I can temporarily ignore these rules.”

Mu Zhian shook his head slowly: “No, you don’t have to take risks with me... My strength is just within the rules, and there will be no danger in the restricted area.”

“Besides, you have been out for so long, Dapeng Emperor will probably be worried, right?” Mu Zhian continued.

The princess glanced at the young man with her beautiful eyes and said lightly: "If he was worried about me, he wouldn't be hoping that I could leave Yunzhou for a few days so that he could regain the right to speak in Yunzhou."

Mu Zhian seemed to have thought of something when he heard this, and said: "Do you not care about the power of Yunzhou at all?"

"As long as Yunzhou can be maintained in peace and stability, it is enough. It doesn't matter who holds the power." The princess shook her head gently.

"Then have you ever thought about what Dapeng Emperor will do after he gets the dominance of Yunzhou?" Mu Zhian asked.

The princess's eyes flickered, as if she thought of something that had happened in the past.

In the past, for the sake of the elixir, the Dapeng Emperor sent many teams to die to explore the detailed rules of the forbidden land of life, thus losing many mainstays of Yunzhou...

Now that Emperor Dapeng has obtained the elixir, will he send people to die again in order to find out all the rules of the forbidden land of life?

Seeing the princess silently thinking about something, Mu Zhian couldn't help turning his head to look at the woman.

I have to say that this woman is indeed beautiful. At this moment, she has covered her veil again, and the thin silver-white dress outlines a mature and tight figure like a peach.

Under the hem of the skirt, a pair of thin and holy white silk wraps her plump and slender snow-white legs, and she is wearing a pair of embroidered flat shoes, which is very beautiful.

Mu Zhian once felt that he liked girls of the same age, then he thought the 'school girl' was good, and then he met the Qing Emperor and made a mistake... he liked Sister Yu instead.

But now, he feels that such a mature and enchanting wife is not bad...

Although people always say that they like lolita girls in black and white stockings, and have various hobbies such as foot control, face control, and leg control, etc., to put it bluntly, they are LSP.

Mu Zhian couldn't help but stretched out his hand to untie the princess's veil, revealing a round, beautiful, charming and mature face.

The princess came back to her senses from her thoughts just now and saw Mu Zhian's piercing eyes. She seemed to know what he was thinking. She couldn't help but glance at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "Why do you think so much all day long?" Doing bad things?"

"It's not that I wanted to do anything bad, I just couldn't help it when I saw the princess's sister." Mu Zhian held the princess's hand and said softly.

A flash of red cloud quickly passed over the princess's pretty face.

"What were you thinking about just now?" Mu Zhian asked curiously.

The princess said softly: "I think you are right. In the past, I was indeed too easy-going. Emperor Dapeng only thought about cultivating immortals and didn't care about the people of Yunzhou at all... If I took the initiative, maybe I would be more considerate of Yunzhou. Better.”

Mu Zhian said no more.

He just put forward his own ideas, but the final decision was still up to the princess herself.

"Moreover, if I take the initiative in Yunzhou, it will be much more pleasant to get along with you in the future." The princess suddenly said again.

Mu Zhian hesitated and said, "What does this have to do with me?"

The princess suddenly stood up on her tiptoes and gently brought her sexy rosy mouth to Mu Zhian's mouth, but she did not kiss her. She just glanced at the boy seductively and said softly: "If I take the initiative, Do you not have to worry about being discovered when you have an affair in the palace from now on? "

"You can do what you like in the palace courtyard, pavilion, or even the place where memorials are reviewed..."

The sweet fragrance of the princess sprayed on Mu Zhian's face, and there was a charm that made people intoxicated.

"Do you think it would be pleasant?" she asked softly.

Mu Zhian stared at her seductively, with a deliberately provocative look, and almost couldn't help but suppress her right there.

But in the end, Mu Zhian suppressed his inner impulse.

After all, we are outside here... He has no idea of ​​doing anything weird with the princess outside.

The most important thing is, what if I encounter Sister Lingxuan near the edge of the restricted area...

Then Mu Zhian may not be able to get out again after entering the restricted area...

The little girl was already showing some signs of darkening. If she saw something bad, she might just say hello to Mu Zhian and throw her into the basement.

Hiss... Thinking about it this way, why do you feel that this trip to the restricted area is quite dangerous?

Mu Zhi'an thought.

"What are you doing?" At this time, the princess's gentle voice sounded.

Mu Zhian came back to his senses. He looked at the woman's charming face and thought of her identity as Emperor Dapeng's wife. His heart was filled with excitement. He lowered his head and kissed the princess's sexy red lips gently, and said softly. :"nothing."

"Sister Princess, wait for me to come back."

The princess finally left the restricted area temporarily under Mu Zhian's persuasion.

As Mu Zhian said, places like the restricted area are too dangerous. Before ascending, there is a risk of falling into a place like the forbidden area. There is no need to take this risk.

Moreover, Mu Zhian was also worried that if Ye Lingxuan met the princess... he would have some difficulty explaining it.

As the princess said, it would be more pleasant for them to maintain an underground relationship.

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The Dongzhou restricted area is very large, beyond people's imagination.

Before the rules of heaven and earth were changed, a monk from the Return to Void Realm stepped into it, and ended up getting lost in the restricted area for three whole days. On the night of the fourth day, he accidentally received guidance from an expert in the restricted area, and then he A lucky escape from danger.

Since then, various legends about the restricted area have spread in Dongzhou.

The last time Mu Zhian came, Ye Lingxuan was by his side, so he was able to quickly find the core of the penalty area.

But this time he went alone and could only rely on his memory to find the way to the depths of the restricted area.

If he could step on the void and walk, Mu Zhian felt that he should be able to find a way deep into the restricted area, but he was unable to do so.

One of the rules of the restricted area: Void methods are prohibited.

This should be a rule set to worry about those who are willing to use the method of void to escape directly into the depths of the restricted area.

Along the way, Mu Zhian picked up four Aurora crystals. If placed in the outside world, such a fingernail-sized Aurora crystal can be exchanged for at least more than 500,000 spirit stones.

No wonder so many cultivators came to explore the forbidden area despite knowing the dangers. Such a temptation is too great.

As long as you pick up even one Aurora crystal in the forbidden area, you can be worry-free for the next 20 years.

But for some reason, Mu Zhian felt a little strange. It stands to reason that the Aurora crystal fell in such a conspicuous place, why hasn't it been picked up for so long?

Unknowingly, it was already night.

More than 300 kilometers away from the southern part of the forbidden area, a group of people were talking and laughing around the campfire. Occasionally, the sound of sparks splashing and igniting the cold night.

There was a pot on the campfire, and the pot was boiling fresh fish soup.

The wind in the forbidden area was very strong at night, but there were mysterious golden talismans on both sides of the campfire to block the cold wind for this small camping site.

A woman in a light golden dress sat by the bonfire, her long hair tied up with a black and golden hairpin, her snow-white long legs vaguely revealed under the hem of her skirt. She looked at the orange-red flames swaying in the middle of the night, as if thinking about something.

"Your Highness, we have flown along the forbidden area for nearly 300 kilometers, but we still can't see the end... Maybe the elixir of immortality that your majesty said is just a rumor. If we still can't find it in two days, we should set off to return to the palace."

Not far from the woman, an old man with a white beard whispered: "The national teacher committed a heinous crime and was arrested. Your majesty's health is getting worse day by day and his life is in danger, so he puts his hope on the elixir of immortality in the forbidden area... But everyone knows that there is no way out of the forbidden area. You really don't need to follow us to this forbidden place."

The old man's name is Zhu Cheng. He went to the forbidden area to seek the elixir of immortality according to the handwritten order of the old emperor of the Dagan Dynasty.

Among the people near the bonfire, except for two children of the current officials, the rest were the guests and attendants of the dynasty, including Princess Yongning, a total of 16 people.

Six people died along the way, including two main guests in the Return to Void Realm.

They all did not know the rules of the restricted area and died suddenly due to the curse.

"Mr. Zhu Cheng has always taken special care of me since I was a child. In Yongning's heart, you have always been like my family. Although this is the father's handwritten order, it is also because the prince does not want you to stay in the palace that he secretly made some moves. In any case, I can't leave you and others alone."

Even in the wilderness, Princess Yongning's demeanor is still elegant. She said seriously: "If you can't find the elixir of immortality and the father punishes you for it, I will intercede for you, so everyone should do their best on this trip."

"Your Highness..."

At this moment, many people in the team looked at the eldest daughter of the emperor with some emotion.

After the fall of the national teacher Gu Boxing, the old emperor's spirit became worse day by day. Everyone knew that the Dagan Dynasty was about to change the throne.

Although the crown prince has been decided, someone spread the rumor that the old emperor intends to reconsider the crown prince. The people present this time will be sent to seek the elixir of immortality, which is actually a power struggle within the palace.

Some of them used to support the second prince, while others supported the fourth prince. But this time they were secretly plotted by the crown prince's lineage and ended up in a dangerous place like the restricted area.

Even if they leave the restricted area alive in the end, but fail to find the elixir of immortality, they will still be punished.

But with this eldest daughter... they can save a lot of punishment.

A sickly girl beside Yongning said, "There are actually quite a few natural treasures in the restricted area. They may not make you immortal, but they can extend your lifespan."

"In fact, as long as you find any one of them, it will be enough to return to the palace."

Princess Yongning thought about it and couldn't help but chuckled, "Miss Lin usually looks weak, but I didn't expect that she has so many ideas. If the prince knew that his father could live another 20 or 30 years, he would probably be desperate."

In this world of cultivating immortals, some dignitaries in the palace will practice to extend their lifespans to a certain extent. The prince is now 36 years old. In another 20 or 30 years... Tsk tsk, whether he can ascend to the throne is still a question.

Zhu Cheng heard this and couldn't help but sigh and said, "Fortunately, Miss Lin is with us on this trip, otherwise I don't know how many people in our team will die."

This sickly girl is the saint Lin Keyu who returned to Xuanyin Palace after the Ascension Conference ended that day.

They met this saint on the road. According to her, Xuanyin Palace has always had some cooperation with the restricted area, so she knows some of the rules of the restricted area.

This time, she entered the restricted area for the purpose of training and seeking something.

Lin Keyu showed a charming smile and said softly, "It's just a little help, don't take it to heart."

After she finished speaking, she looked at the bonfire in front of her with a faint gaze. In the night, her thoughts seemed to drift away.

Princess Yongning looked at Lin Keyu, the girl's face was as white and flawless as ice crystal. One hand was holding her knees, and the other hand was holding her cheeks, as if she was thinking about something.

"Miss Lin seems to have such a wandering mind along the way. Is she thinking about her sweetheart?" Princess Yongning suddenly asked with a smile.

Lin Keyu woke up and shook her head quickly, "I don't have a sweetheart."

Princess Yongning smiled but said nothing.

Lin Keyu mentioned Mu Zhian's affairs several times along the way. With the intelligence of this eldest princess, she could naturally see some clues.

"Be careful, someone is coming."

At this time, Zhu Cheng suddenly whispered that he heard footsteps coming from the distance.

Everyone reacted quickly and immediately hid behind the towering ancient trees and blocked their own auras.

At the same time, his spiritual consciousness instantly locked onto the person coming.

Lin Keyu also looked at her. She was calmer than everyone present. The Xuanyin body made her body very weak from childhood to adulthood, but this physique also made her have no rivals in the same realm. As long as she appeared in her What was in front of her was not the realm of enlightenment, so she was sure to leave.

"Sorry guys, I didn't mean to offend, I just happened to be passing by."

In the dark shadows in the distance, a figure slowly walked towards him. This young man was wearing a black robe, and there seemed to be a black mist surrounding his body, making it difficult to see clearly.

That is the secret technique of the Southern Wilderness.

He glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "It's hard to find a safe camp in the restricted area at night. Is it convenient to borrow a place?"

As he said that, he took out a jade box from the ring and threw it to Princess Yongning: "Forget it's inconvenient, just treat it as a meeting gift. I hope the girl will accept it."

The person who appeared here was naturally Mu Zhian. He had already noticed the auras of Lin Keyu and Princess Yongning when he approached here. The reason why he didn't recognize each other immediately was because he noticed something unusual in this team.

It's a bit strange that the eldest daughter of the Daqian Dynasty's emperor would appear in a dangerous place like a restricted area.

Moreover, his natural spirit body has captured the vague murderous intention in two of the team. It is best to wait and see what happens.

Yongning glanced at Mu Zhian suspiciously and opened the jade box.

But a look of surprise immediately appeared on Zhu Cheng's face: "Aurora Crystal?!"

He knew the value of the Aurora Crystal, but he didn't expect that this young man would be so generous and would give such a valuable thing to someone he met for the first time.

Zhu Cheng calmed down quickly, pointed to an open space some distance away, and said, "If you don't mind, you can rest there. We will be responsible for your safety tonight. If there is no problem, you can stay."

He could feel that the opponent's strength was only average, so it didn't matter if he let the young man stay here overnight.

"Thank you, senior."

Mu Zhian cupped his hands, and then went to the open space to rest alone.

At the same time, Princess Yongning looked at the young man's back from a distance, glanced at the jade box in her hand, and said softly: "This young man is either rich or noble, and he seems to be very good-looking."

Lin Keyu looked at Mu Zhian's back for a long time, and then asked, "How did Princess Yongning know that he was either rich or noble? And he hasn't shown his appearance yet."

"Only the descendants of ancient families can give someone an Aurora Crystal as soon as they meet."

Princess Yongning chuckled softly: "Mr. Zhu Cheng always has a vicious eye when looking at people. He must have guessed this, so he sold the other party a favor."

"As for appearance..."

She thought for a while and said, "Although I can't see clearly, his temperament can't be deceiving... I think he should be very good-looking."

Lin Keyu glanced at the eldest daughter of the emperor who was always elegant: "Could it be that Her Royal Highness is tempted?"

Princess Yongning shook her head slightly, glanced at the girl meaningfully, and said with a smile: "I just felt that you had been staring at him since the beginning, so I chatted a few more words."

"Does Miss Lin know him?" Princess Yongning asked casually.

Lin Keyu shook his head: "I don't know him."

She paused, smiled weakly, and said softly: "And I already have a sweetheart."

But while he was talking, his eyes were still looking at the young man from a distance.

Her beautiful eyes were full of resentment.

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