It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 501: I Want to Invest in Mu Zhian Stock!

“What condition?”

Hearing the Princess’s request, Yao Meng wasn’t surprised.

Or rather, if the Princess didn’t have any requests and was willing to take Mu Zhian to Cloud Province to find the Cloud Smoke Willow for no reason, that would have made her suspicious.

Luo Tan also glanced at her best friend discreetly, momentarily unable to understand the Princess of Cloud Province’s intentions.

“It’s said that the Jade Pool Holy Land produces some Nirvana Silk every few years. Clothes made from Nirvana Silk are thin but not transparent, and have a calming effect. I wonder if this Seat would have the opportunity to see some?”

The Princess’s voice was as gentle as usual, her beautiful eyes gazing intently at Yao Meng, as if she was truly interested in the Nirvana Silk.

“Just Nirvana Silk is enough?”

Yao Meng subconsciously lowered her voice, a hint of hesitation in her tone.

When the Princess spoke earlier, she had thought the Princess might want to gain some benefits through this, and Yao Meng was even prepared to give her these benefits… But she didn’t expect that the other party only wanted Nirvana Silk?

Although the output of Nirvana Silk was extremely small, the Jade Pool Holy Land had a deep foundation and had naturally saved some over the years.

“Could it be that the Jade Empress is planning to gift this Seat some other precious treasure?”

The Princess teased, her gentle eyes casually glancing at Mu Zhian, “But the truly precious treasure that the Jade Empress values, you probably wouldn’t be willing to exchange it, right?”

This sounded like she was saying: I want to invest in Mu Zhian stock, will you let me?

Yao Meng raised a delicate eyebrow, pulled the young man into her arms with a smile, and said softly, “That depends on what precious treasure the Princess is referring to.”

You two can bicker all you want, but please don’t drag me into this. I just want to peacefully enjoy the warmth of a bosom right now… Mu Zhian buried his face in Yao Meng’s embrace, smelling the delicate fragrance emanating from the fairy’s green dress, and complained silently.

The Princess discreetly glanced at the intimate pair, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

Although she didn’t have those kinds of feelings for Mu Zhian, the Jade Empress holding Mu Zhian in her arms right in front of her, was she provoking her, declaring her ownership?

“I was just joking earlier. Just enough Nirvana Silk to make a dress is enough for this Seat. Does the Jade Empress have any objections to this condition?” the Princess asked.

“Naturally, I have no objections. Or rather, I’ll remember the Princess’s generosity this time,” Yao Meng said with a faint smile.

If an ordinary person heard this, they would probably be overjoyed.

Even Dao Integration Realm experts would find this deal worthwhile.

After all, a favor from a Transcendence Realm expert wasn’t something to be taken lightly; it would be of great use in the future.

But when the Princess saw Yao Meng take out a jade box from her storage ring and hand it to her, she just pouted and said faintly, “There’s no rush for the Nirvana Silk. You can give it to me after I take him to find the Cloud Smoke Willow.”

“It’s said that the Princess of Cloud Province never makes promises lightly, but once she does, she definitely keeps them. So I believe the Princess’s word is as good as gold,” Yao Meng smiled and handed the exquisite jade box to the Princess, “This Nirvana Silk is just part of it. Please accept it, Your Highness.”

The Princess nodded slowly and took the jade box.

She glanced at Yao Meng, then opened the jade box.

Crimson light burst forth from the jade box, and within the light, a phoenix wreathed in flames faintly appeared, a breathtaking sight.

“Since the deal is made, I won’t disturb you two any longer today.”

After Yao Meng finished speaking, she smiled and nodded at the two, then left the hall with Mu Zhian.

Luo Tan gazed at the two as they left the hall and asked in a low voice, “Why are you willing to help him?”

As she spoke, her gaze fixed on her best friend.

The Princess’s expression was calm, her face hidden behind the veil, a mysterious beauty.

“Helping him is also helping you, isn’t it?”

She turned slightly, looked at the Empress of Yu State beside her, and said with a smile, “Why, do you really think I would help a complete stranger, a little cultivator, for no reason?”

Luo Tan opened her red lips slightly, as if wanting to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

Although the Princess said that… Mu Zhian wasn’t an ordinary little cultivator.

Even the Princess, born connected to the Great Dao, couldn’t possibly ignore the ‘Innate Celestial Furnace’ constitution.

Perhaps even the Princess herself didn’t realize that the more indifferent she acted, the more she actually cared.

…

Returning to the guest room with Yao Meng, Mu Zhian casually closed the door.

Yao Meng sat on the soft couch with her legs crossed, her back to the window. Outside the window was a small courtyard, faintly visible with blooming flowers, accentuating her beautiful face and cool, immortal aura.

Her thin, green gauze dress seemed translucent in the morning light, her ample bosom proudly pushing against the fabric, just the right size.

“What kind of technique did you cast on my Green Lotus Ring? You probably sensed it when the Great Peng Emperor secretly pressured me today, right?” Mu Zhian asked in a low voice.

Yao Meng admired the scenery outside the window, then turned slightly, looked at him with a smile, and said, “The technique I left on the Green Lotus Ring hasn’t disappeared since the day I gave it to you.”

“After all, you died before me once… I don’t want to see it happen again.”

Mu Zhian sat down on the edge of the soft couch and asked suspiciously, “Since you knew about the Great Peng Emperor secretly pressuring me, then does that mean everything that happened here… you also know?”

He looked at her with a strange expression, wondering if the Jade Empress Sister had awakened some strange fetish…

After all, there was a fine line between liking to cuckold and liking to be cuckolded.

Perhaps, maybe… could it be that she had awakened some kind of hobby?

Yao Meng gave Mu Zhian a lazy, annoyed look and said, “I won’t interfere too much with your privacy. I said I didn’t spy on you, so naturally I wouldn’t… Is your trust in me that low?”

Mu Zhian was stunned: “But I didn’t say you were spying.”

“I’m saying, you don’t have any strange hobbies, do you?” Mu Zhian asked tentatively, his tone full of suspicion.

Yao Meng raised a delicate jade finger and gently poked his forehead, scolding, “Besides a few women with peculiar hobbies, who would be willing to offer their Dao Companion to other women?”

She paused, then naturally leaned against Mu Zhian, placing a hand on his chest, and said softly, “The Green Lotus Ring is a measure I left to protect your safety, I didn’t secretly spy… That’s the truth.”

Didn’t spy, then did you eavesdrop or something…? Mu Zhian opened his mouth slightly, wanting to ask.

But embracing the Jade Empress’s soft and voluptuous waist, smelling the delicate fragrance emanating from her body, was intoxicating.

Just then, Yao Meng broke free from Mu Zhian’s embrace, then knelt beside him like an obedient cat, resting her flawless, ice crystal-like face gently against his thigh.

Faintly feeling the woman’s sweet and warm breath, Mu Zhian’s heart couldn’t help but race.

Her long hair covered her perky buttocks, simply tied up with a jade hairpin.

“You’re not mad at me, are you?” She looked up from Mu Zhian’s thigh, her eyes gazing at him tenderly, a captivating moisture within.

Mu Zhian looked down at Yao Meng’s flawless side profile, finally unable to resist reaching out and gently stroking the Jade Empress’s waterfall-like hair.

“I trust you, you told me about the Green Lotus Ring’s abilities before,” Mu Zhian said while stroking her soft hair.

His gaze remained fixed on her face.

Under Mu Zhian’s gentle comfort, Yao Meng’s expression also softened. She leaned against the young man’s leg, enjoying his warmth.

“By the way, I’ll be going to the Northern Frontier tomorrow and bring back one of the ingredients you’ll need for the Nascent Soul Pill later,” Yao Meng suddenly said softly after a while.

She looked up, only to meet Mu Zhian’s burning gaze.

A shy glint flashed through Yao Meng’s eyes. She lowered her head slightly, a faint blush seemingly appearing on her face.

“What’s wrong? Why do you keep staring at me?” Yao Meng asked in a low voice.

This shy and gentle voice made his heart itch. Even Mu Zhian, a veteran who had seen countless shy expressions from women, couldn’t withstand it and couldn’t help but gently lift her snow-white chin with his finger.

“Nothing… Sit up and talk.”

Yao Meng obediently sat up, her blue and white dress now stained with dust, her tender white feet seemingly also dusted with dirt.

Mu Zhian gazed at her, and she gazed at him. As their eyes met, Yao Meng’s face slowly approached his, a look of gentle obedience on her face.

However, a playful smile was hidden in the depths of her eyes.

She wrapped her arms around Mu Zhian’s neck, leaned down slightly, and whispered in a sweet voice that could melt one’s heart:

“Do you like this feeling of dominating the Human Emperor, having her obediently kneel at your feet, my dear~?”

Boom!

These words were like the fuse igniting explosives, detonating in Mu Zhian’s heart.

He lowered his head, staring intently into Yao Meng’s eyes. At this moment, she seemed to instantly transform from the obedient and gentle little girl from before into a lofty Empress, looking down upon all beings.

Mu Zhian finally couldn’t resist any longer and lowered his head, capturing the woman’s alluring red lips.

…

The next morning.

When Mu Zhian woke up, Yao Meng was already gone.

“It seems Yao Meng has already gone to the Northern Frontier… Is she determined to help me comprehend the Dao Rhyme and reach Soul Transformation Realm this time?”

Mu Zhian looked at the slightly messy scene in the room, yawned lazily, then gently caressed the Green Lotus Ring on his finger.

Yao Meng only said she didn’t spy yesterday, but she didn’t say she didn’t eavesdrop…

The methods of a Transcendence Realm Human Emperor were heaven-defying. If she really wanted to eavesdrop, it would be incredibly easy.

But it didn’t matter, after all, it happened with her knowledge.

At most, Yao Meng just didn’t know about the Princess…

Mu Zhian changed his clothes, tidied his appearance before the bronze mirror, and successfully transformed back into the usual delicate and handsome young man.

Looking at the bronze mirror, he seemed to recall Yao Meng pressing against the mirror yesterday and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly: “Sigh, how is Jade Empress Sister understanding me better and better? Where did she learn all this from?”

He rarely revealed his preferences before the Jade Empress before, afraid of being disdained…

However, every so often, Yao Meng would grasp one of Mu Zhian’s preferences, even teasing him with it…

If Mu Zhian was compared to an unexplored map, then the current Yao Meng had almost completely explored it.

After leaving the guest room, Mu Zhian turned into a streak of light and appeared at the Princess’s Morning Light Palace.

The mature and voluptuous Princess was admiring flowers in the small courtyard, her back to Mu Zhian, only showing a graceful figure.

Before Mu Zhian could speak, the Princess’s gentle and generous voice echoed through the courtyard: “Here so early? Are you that eager to go to Cloud Province?”

She turned slightly, looked at the young man behind her, first with confusion, then after staring at Mu Zhian for a few moments, her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

“Not entirely, I’m just curious about something, so I came to ask Your Highness for advice this morning,” Mu Zhian said with a smile.

“I know what you’re referring to.”

The Princess admired the plump peonies before her and said softly, “If I hadn’t proposed a condition before taking you to Cloud Province, with the Jade Empress’s personality, she would probably suspect I had ulterior motives towards you.”

“Nirvana Silk is indeed rare, even the Jade Pool Holy Land probably doesn’t have much left, but it’s not enough to tempt me. I just wanted to give the Jade Empress a reason, so she wouldn’t overthink things.”

Mu Zhian understood slightly.

The Princess proposing a condition yesterday was similar to his guess.

But besides that, there was still one thing he didn’t understand.

“Why are you willing to take me to Cloud Province? If the Great Peng Emperor sees, he might misunderstand even more, right?” Mu Zhian asked worriedly.

The Princess said calmly, “You’re the person Luo Tan chose. Since Luo Tan is so considerate of you, even willing to wait until the Nine Cauldrons Nascent Soul Pill is refined before ‘enjoying’ you… I will naturally help you as well.”

She paused, seemingly realizing what kind of shameless thing she just said, and quickly changed the subject, “In short, partly because of Luo Tan, and partly… The Great Peng Emperor has caused you trouble twice before. Although it was directed at you, it was because of me.”

“Taking you to find the Cloud Smoke Willow, consider this an apology from Cloud Province.”

Hearing this, Mu Zhian couldn’t help but smile warmly, looking at the mature and beautiful married woman’s alluring figure, not saying a word.

“What are you smiling about?” The Princess’s delicate brows furrowed slightly.

“Nothing,” Mu Zhian shook his head and smiled. “If it’s for an apology, then what Your Highness did yesterday was more than enough. If I can’t obtain the Cloud Smoke Willow because of this, I have no regrets.”

Towards the end of his words, he gazed tenderly into the Princess’s eyes.

A flustered look flashed through the Princess’s eyes. Then, she quickly realized her gaffe, took a shallow breath, and exhaled slowly, “Don’t worry, this Seat won’t go back on my word. Since I promised you, I will definitely take you to Cloud Province.”

Mu Zhian cupped his hands respectfully: “Then thank you, Your Highness.”

“Right, I wonder what Your Highness plans to do with the Nirvana Silk you obtained yesterday?” Mu Zhian suddenly brought up an irrelevant topic.

A puzzled look flashed through the Princess’s eyes.

She simply wanted an excuse to prevent the Jade Empress from suspecting anything yesterday, but she hadn’t thought about how to use the Nirvana Silk specifically.

“Since Your Highness hasn’t thought about how to use the Nirvana Silk yet, how about I give you a suggestion?”

Mu Zhian paused, put on a mysterious smile, and said, “It’s a method that can greatly increase a woman’s charm.”