It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 508: Giving My Husband Away!

The Princess’s actions were truly beyond Yao Meng’s and Mu Zhian’s expectations.

He had anticipated that the Princess would help him comprehend the Great Dao’s laws, but he didn’t expect her to do so within the Cloud Province imperial palace.

After all, this was Cloud Province, the Great Peng Emperor’s territory.

And even if the Great Peng Emperor was currently handling government affairs, it didn’t mean he wouldn’t suddenly come looking for the Princess to discuss something like he did a few days ago.

Under these circumstances, this beautiful and alluring married woman chose to let him experience the Great Dao’s laws today…

Mu Zhian looked at the beauty lazily nestled in his arms.

She happened to look up and smiled sweetly, “What’s wrong? Don’t you want to?”

An indescribable charm emanated from the gentleness in her beautiful eyes, and for a moment, Mu Zhian’s gaze was completely captivated.

Then, as their eyes met, Mu Zhian slowly lowered his head and captured her soft lips.

He had to admit, secretly being intimate with the Princess in this environment was extremely risky.

However…he couldn’t resist.

The next morning.

Mu Zhian slowly opened his eyes and stretched lazily.

He gently clenched his hand, feeling the Great Dao’s laws flowing through his body.

Although he hadn’t obtained the Great Dao’s recognition, he had truly experienced its wonders.

The soft bed was slightly messy, but the bedding had already been neatly folded and placed aside.

Mu Zhian saw a note on the table: Come to the main hall of the imperial palace after you wake up, I’ll take you back to Yu State.

It seemed that not only him, but the Princess was also worried about being discovered, so she secretly left in the middle of the night.

Mu Zhian smiled silently, holding the note in his palm. The next moment, the note turned into flames and vanished.

He tidied his appearance, smoothed the wrinkles on his robes, and left the room.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, he finally saw the main hall of the imperial palace. Today, the Princess wore the silver-white dress he had designed for her, her hair meticulously styled in a bun, a few strands falling gently against her jade-like neck.

A golden hair ornament adorned her hair, her beautiful face hidden behind a mysterious veil, her gentle eyes, like those of a benevolent ruler, looking down at Mu Zhian in the hall.

Beneath her skirt, a pair of delicate white silk stockings covered her long and slender legs, outlining the alluring curves of a married woman.

“You’re here.”

The Princess smiled gently, her demeanor composed, as if she wasn’t the one in Mu Zhian’s room last night.

However, the moment Mu Zhian saw the Princess, he couldn’t help but recall the events of last night. If he hadn’t seen the other side of the Princess, he would probably be immersed in her gentleness now, not daring to have any disrespectful thoughts.

The Princess glanced at the Great Peng Emperor not far away and said with a smile, “Then I’ll take him back to Yu State now.”

The Great Peng Emperor, sitting high on his throne, nodded slightly and said, “I’ll have to trouble my beloved consort for this trip.”

The Princess stood up, lifted her skirt, and walked down the steps gracefully, her gaze gentle as she looked at Mu Zhian, her red lips parting slightly, “It’s no trouble at all, just part of my duties~”

The Great Peng Emperor laughed heartily, “As long as my beloved consort doesn’t mind, then please send Young Friend Mu back to Yu State. I’ll handle the matters here in Cloud Province for now.”

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he could also weaken the Princess’s influence in Cloud Province.

Although he had been focused on Transcendence and Ascension, it didn’t mean he didn’t care about the position of Cloud Province ruler.

The Princess naturally knew what the Great Peng Emperor was thinking, but she didn’t mind at all. She simply hummed softly in agreement, her beautiful eyes filled with tenderness as she gazed at Mu Zhian, and said softly:

“Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Young Friend Mu.”

She gracefully walked to Mu Zhian’s side, her crystal earrings swaying gently. As she raised her hand and tore open a spatial rift, a brilliant light filled the main hall.

The Princess raised her hand and discreetly dropped a long, thin strand of hair attached to the back of Mu Zhian’s neck onto the ground, whispering in a gentle and deliberately suppressed voice, “Next time you sneak around, remember to tidy yourself up, okay?”

Presumably, it was a strand of hair she accidentally left behind last night.

The Nine Provinces were vast. For ordinary cultivators, they might not be able to leave their own province and travel to another in their entire lives.

But for Dao Integration Realm experts, tearing open a spatial rift and reaching their destination didn’t take much time.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Zhian and the Princess appeared outside the imperial palace in Yu State. After having an attendant inform Luo Tan, the two waited leisurely outside the palace, admiring the unidentified heavenly materials and earthly treasures planted on both sides.

“You’ve fully experienced merging with the Great Dao yesterday. You should be able to truly comprehend its laws soon.”

The Princess admired the scenery outside the palace, then suddenly remembered something and said in a slightly instructive tone, “But remember, don’t let anyone know that your comprehension of the Great Dao is related to me…”

“Why?” Mu Zhian asked, puzzled.

“Why? Do you want our affair to be exposed?”

A shy blush appeared on the Princess’s beautiful face, and she lowered her voice, “If our affair becomes public, it will inevitably cause gossip. So if possible, let’s keep our relationship as it is now.”

Mu Zhian hesitated slightly and said softly, “You don’t mind?”

Although she was his Dao Companion, they could only maintain this secret intimacy. Mu Zhian naturally didn’t mind, but he didn’t know what the Princess thought.

“Of course, I mind…” the Princess said.

But before Mu Zhian could speak, she looked up, her eyes moist and gentle as she gazed at him, and continued, “But what I mind isn’t our relationship being hidden from others, but…”

The Princess trailed off.

She didn’t mind her affair with Mu Zhian being kept secret, but the thought of this young man returning to the Jade Empress’s side afterward… made her feel slightly uneasy.

But what is it? You should finish your sentence… Although Mu Zhian wanted to ask, seeing the Princess’s expression, he knew she didn’t want to say it, so he didn’t press further and make things difficult for her.

“In short, I don’t mind, so Mu Lang, you don’t need to worry about my feelings.”

“Or rather…”

The Princess paused, glanced at the attendants who were bowing their heads not far away, stood on her tiptoes, and whispered in Mu Zhian’s ear, her red lips parting slightly, her voice sweet and melodious, “This forbidden pleasure… not just you, Mu Lang, I also quite enjoy it~”

Thump! Thump!

Mu Zhian’s heart raced, and he subconsciously turned to look at the Princess.

The woman’s usually gentle eyes now held a captivating allure.

This vixen is getting hotter and hotter… As expected, no Dao Integration Realm expert is simple.

Mu Zhian sighed inwardly.

After a while, a maid arrived from outside the palace, stepping on the void. One moment she seemed to be far away, and the next, she was already before them.

Mu Zhian recognized her as one of the personal maids who always attended to Luo Tan.

The maid bowed slightly and said respectfully, “Her Majesty Luo Tan has just finished the morning court session early and invites you two to the courtyard for a chat.”

Yu State was unlike any other province Mu Zhian knew. In his impression, this Immortal Dynasty was like an impenetrable fortress.

It was no wonder Mu Zhian had this impression. Within the Nine Provinces, the Eastern Continent’s power distribution was the most complex, divided into several major factions, each with combat power rivaling any other province.

And the Demon Realm had experienced a civil war in the past. Although the Demon Empress later took control, during her reign, she mostly focused on repairing the damage caused by the First Demon Emperor.

Throughout the Nine Provinces, only Yu State hadn’t experienced internal strife. After Luo Tan achieved Dao Integration, she suppressed the ‘forbidden beings’ of Yu State and established the Immortal Dynasty.

No one in Yu State had ever questioned Luo Tan, to the point that even with Her Majesty Luo Tan showing such concern for a little cultivator recently, no one in the imperial palace had any objections.

However, they were all curious about what kind of deal the Jade Empress made with Her Majesty, that made the Pill Emperor care so much about Mu Zhian, even ending the morning court session early after learning of his return.

After following the maid to a courtyard within the imperial palace, Mu Zhian saw the noble and elegant Empress in a white dress sitting in the courtyard.

She looked up at the two and said with a faint smile, “Thank you for your trouble, and for personally escorting him back.”

The Princess gently shook her head and said softly, “Both the Great Peng Emperor and I weren’t at ease letting Young Master Mu return alone. Since the Great Peng Emperor was busy, I could only personally escort him.”

“I apologize. It was my matter, yet I dragged you into it,” Luo Tan looked at her best friend with an apologetic look in her eyes.

If it weren’t for the Princess, the Cloud Smoke Willow would have been quite difficult to obtain.

Then, she gestured for the two to sit down, personally poured them tea, and said, “I’ve heard about what happened in Cloud Province these past few days.”

Luo Tan continued, “The Forbidden Land of Life hasn’t expanded outwards for tens of thousands of years, I didn’t expect it to suddenly try and occupy Cloud Province’s territory this time.”

The Princess removed her veil, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful and alluring face.

She opened her red lips slightly and said, “The Forbidden Lands never intended to stay dormant. Didn’t the events that happened in the Nine Provinces long ago already prove this?”

Her tone was always gentle, like a lover whispering in one’s ear, making one’s bones tingle.

“What major events happened in the Nine Provinces?” Mu Zhian asked at the right moment.

Luo Tan was about to speak, but the Princess answered first, “We don’t know the specifics, but someone speculated that there was a great battle in the Nine Provinces in the past, and the beings in the nine Forbidden Lands were all injured, forcing them to shrink their territories.”

“Later, the ancient being in the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation became restless, wanting its rules to cover the entire Yu State, but it was already injured, and Luo Tan possessed the Myriad Transformations Qi Cauldron, so it was ultimately suppressed within the Forbidden Land.”

After the Princess finished speaking, she noticed Luo Tan’s half-smiling gaze, seemingly realizing her ‘gaffe’, and continued calmly, “In short, the matters of the Forbidden Lands aren’t something you can get involved in. You’re just a little cultivator who just reached Nascent Soul Realm, there’s no need to ask so much.”

“It seems your prejudice against him has changed quite a bit these past two days,” Luo Tan looked at the Princess with a playful gaze.

Anyone with discerning eyes could tell that the Princess was quite displeased with Mu Zhian a few days ago, but now she was actually answering his questions… and her attitude towards him had also softened considerably.

It seemed that during his time away from Yu State, her best friend had finally realized his merits.

“I did have some prejudice against him before, but I’ve also seen some of his merits these past two days, and…”

The Princess paused and said softly, “Since you’ve already made up your mind, I can only try my best to let go of my previous prejudice against him.”

“I don’t want us to become enemies one day.”

This time, the Princess’s tone was more serious.

“That day won’t come.”

Luo Tan shook her head and smiled faintly, “Cloud Province is Cloud Province, and you are you. Even if the relationship between my Yu State and Cloud Province changes, it won’t affect our relationship.”

“After all, the bond between us now is more than just Cloud Province.”

As she spoke, she gave the Princess a meaningful look.

The Princess was slightly stunned. For some reason, she rarely felt so uneasy, because she suddenly couldn’t understand Luo Tan.

Because of Cloud Province’s matters, she had interacted with the people of Yu State many times, but every time she met Luo Tan, they mostly talked about official business… It wasn’t like before, when they could chat idly and play Go together.

The main reason she came to see Luo Tan a few days ago was also for Cloud Province.

But she didn’t expect Luo Tan to tell her a secret.

The secret of Transcendence.

Although Luo Tan didn’t explicitly reveal the secret, she gradually found the truth… which was this young man beside her.

“You’ve already tasted Heavenly Court Spiritual Energy, haven’t you?”

This time, Luo Tan used voice transmission to ask the Princess.

The Princess’s body stiffened slightly, her slender hands on her lap subconsciously gripping her skirt, her gaze fixed on Luo Tan’s smiling eyes.

Only after a long while did her hands slowly relax.

“What… what are you talking about?”

The Princess replied via voice transmission, her voice subconsciously lowering.

It was her best friend’s ‘cake’, yet after taking him to Cloud Province, she ate it on the spot… and even brazenly brought back the leftover cake.

Just this alone made the Princess feel incredibly guilty towards Luo Tan.

“You don’t need to hide it.”

Luo Tan smiled brightly, “Why don’t you guess why I told you that I knew the secret of Transcendence?”

The Princess was silent for a long time, the events that happened after she met Luo Tan flashing through her mind.

She had indeed been puzzled by this matter. Why did Luo Tan say she knew the secret of Transcendence, but not tell her what the ‘secret’ was?

Luo Tan wasn’t the type to deliberately keep people in suspense.

Unless…

Luo Tan deliberately wanted to pique her curiosity.

“You planned to drag me into this from the very beginning?!” The Princess stared at the noble and elegant Empress, the words slipping out subconsciously.

Luo Tan smiled without speaking.

“I just had the thought, but everything is up to fate… Whether you would fall for him in the end isn’t something I can control.”

She thought her best friend had no ulterior motives, but unexpectedly, this best friend was black-hearted underneath… She even schemed against her.

The Princess stared at Luo Tan, speechless for a long time.

“I was also thinking of you. The Great Peng Emperor is obsessed with Transcendence, and you don’t have anyone you can trust in Cloud Province. In the depths of the Cloud Province palace, you must be very lonely, right?”

“If you can use this opportunity to alleviate your loneliness and transcend, why not?” Luo Tan transmitted her voice with a smile.

“You’re wrong, although Heavenly Court Spiritual Energy is good, what I value isn’t his Innate Celestial Furnace.”

However, this time, the Princess shook her head, denying Luo Tan’s words.

Luo Tan was slightly stunned, about to ask, when the Princess transmitted her voice again in a gentle tone, “He likes me, not the Great Dao… So, what I like is also him, not the Innate Celestial Furnace.”

“Right, since you’ve confessed to me, I’ll also tell you a secret,” the Princess continued.

Luo Tan raised a delicate eyebrow: “What secret?”

The Princess’s red lips parted slightly, and she whispered something.

“!!!”

Almost at that instant, Luo Tan’s eyes slowly widened, her expression changing slightly, staring at the Princess incredulously.

“But I didn’t see any trace of a technique on Mu Zhian… Where exactly did the Jade Empress leave the technique?”

“The Green Lotus Ring,” the Princess replied.

At this moment, the Empress of Yu State, who thought she had everything under control, fell into a brief silence.

She had thought that the Jade Empress wouldn’t leave her Dao Companion in Yu State for no reason, and that she might have left some technique on Mu Zhian to secretly observe him… But she scanned Mu Zhian with her spiritual sense and didn’t find any trace of a technique.

Unexpectedly, the problem lay with the Green Lotus Ring.

Truly a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom describing being unaware of a hidden danger while focusing on another)…

If it weren’t for the Princess’s reminder, she probably wouldn’t have known that everything she did was under the Jade Empress’s control.

Scheming and infighting were common in the imperial palace, but Luo Tan didn’t expect that one day she would also be caught in it.

Luo Tan narrowed her eyes, a thoughtful look appearing in her eyes as she looked at the Green Lotus Ring.

It seemed that even at the cost of being slightly cuckolded, Fairy Yao Meng still wanted her Dao Companion to reach Soul Transformation as soon as possible…?

Perhaps… she’s even watching right now?

“What were you two talking about just now? If it’s inconvenient, I’ll take my leave and not disturb your important matters.”

Just then, Mu Zhian finally couldn’t help but speak.

The two women had been silent just now. Even a fool could tell they were probably secretly communicating via voice transmission, let alone Mu Zhian.

However, the moment Mu Zhian stood up, Luo Tan also stood up, wrapping her arm around his, then revealed a charming smile, “It’s nothing, don’t worry~”

Luo Tan’s beautiful eyes, like autumn water, met the Princess’s.

Then, she took half a step closer in her white boots, leaned against Mu Zhian, and whispered in a seductive voice, “The Princess and I were just discussing how to give you a surprise.”

“Surprise…?” Mu Zhian looked at Luo Tan doubtfully and saw the noble and elegant Empress gazing at him affectionately.

Then, she moved closer, her red lips close to his ear, and whispered, her breath like orchids:

“You’ll find out tonight~”

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