It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 540: fixed, I think?….I don’t know why everything moved last time, it was kinda weird when I uploaded it, thanks for the comment, I didnt notice

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Chapter 540 fixed, I think?….I don’t know why everything moved last time, it was kinda weird when I uploaded it, thanks for the comment, I didnt notice

So you can even add honey to that…?

Why does even little Miss Spirit Dragon know about this? Did someone teach her?

Looking at the silver-haired beauty kneeling awkwardly yet diligently by the bed, Mu Zhian really wanted to tease her, but he held back, thinking it would spoil the mood.

He gently stroked Lin Ling’s soft hair and asked softly, “Did someone teach you this?”

He didn’t believe his innocent Lin Ling could come up with such strange ideas on her own; someone must have taught her.

Lin Ling looked up at Mu Zhian.

Her usually clear, bright red eyes were now slightly moist, a seductive glint within, making Mu Zhian shiver slightly.

Lin Ling paused, tilting her head in confusion, “Aaa? (What’s wrong?)”

She thought she had done something to cause Mu Zhian pain.

Mu Zhian composed himself and said, “It’s nothing, don’t worry. I’m just curious how you came up with this…”

He knew Lin Ling was a foodie, but he didn’t expect her to be able to incorporate food into this so perfectly.

Lin Ling handed Mu Zhian her little notebook: “I saw an ancient text in Miss Bai’s room when I went to the Garden of Heavenly Harmony a while ago and flipped through a few pages out of curiosity.”

As she wrote this, a cute blush appeared on her face, her clear red eyes incredibly seductive as she lowered her head slightly.

Mu Zhian was shocked, his mind reeling, “You’re saying you found a book in Ruoxi’s room, and it described those… activities?”

How was that possible? His Nai Xi (Bai Ruoxi’s nickname) was a sheltered young lady with a pure heart, how could she possibly read that kind of book?

“Why did you go to the Garden of Heavenly Harmony? Isn’t it empty now?” Mu Zhian asked, puzzled.

Lin Ling wrote in her notebook: “Sometimes, when I miss you, I go to the Garden of Heavenly Harmony. Your scent lingers there.”

Mu Zhian couldn’t help but smile, “With your abilities, you could just tear open a spatial rift and come find me, right?”

The Spirit Dragon’s constitution was special. Not only could she tear open a spatial rift to see Mu Zhian, but if she wished, she could even make him appear beside her with just a word.

Now, without the interference of the Karmic Fire, as long as it didn’t involve causality, Words Manifest Reality could fulfill most of the Spirit Dragon’s wishes.

Lin Ling gently shook her head, “That would trouble you.”

“You have so many women around you. If they knew I was with you, they would be jealous.”

Mu Zhian was momentarily speechless.

He imagined this girl spacing out in the back mountain of Two Polarities Peak while he was out having fun, wanting to see him, but also worried about troubling him, suppressing her longing.

He didn’t know if it was because she had been in secluded cultivation in her cave for too long, but although she didn’t interact with people much, she was clearly much more perceptive than most, despite always appearing like a foodie, but she was actually very thoughtful.

“Do you remember what I told you back in Tianxuan City?”

Mu Zhian held Lin Ling’s hand, pulling her into his embrace, and said softly, “You don’t need to always consider others’ feelings. Sometimes, you should also fulfill your own desires… at least in these trivial matters, you can do whatever you want.”

“Wouldn’t that trouble you?” Lin Ling wrote.

Mu Zhian hesitated.

Honestly, it might actually cause trouble… Imagine, if he was being intimate with another girl, and Lin Ling suddenly appeared beside him using Words Manifest Reality.

… Just thinking about it was dangerous.

After all, even now, he was constantly on the verge of being thrown into the little black room.

Lin Ling’s red eyes dimmed slightly, and she remained silent.

Mu Zhian was certain that anyone seeing this sad look on the girl in their arms would soften.

So he smiled and said, “I was just thinking about something else… If it’s Lin Ling coming to find me, I’ll always be happy, no matter when.”

“Really?” she wrote.

“Really,” Mu Zhian also wrote in the notebook.

A glint of joy flickered in Lin Ling’s eyes. Then she quickly seemed to remember something and handed her notebook to Mu Zhian: “Were you doing bad things every day while you were in the Forbidden Zone?”

Mu Zhian was stunned, then said with a helpless expression, “If I really did that kind of thing every day… do you think the Spiritual Energy in my Innate Celestial Furnace would still be so abundant?”

“Heh.”

For some reason, although there was no sound in the Heavenly Court, Mu Zhian seemed to faintly hear a sarcastic chuckle from a certain Heavenly Dao girl.

Lin Ling frowned slightly and suddenly said softly, “No one can spy here.”

As if an invisible mist spread outwards from her, shrouding the Heavenly Court.

Mu Zhian looked at the innocent and adorable silver-haired beauty in his arms with some surprise.

Although he knew the Daughter of the Great Dao’s perception was innately astonishing, she could even vaguely sense little Yuanluo’s presence?

She already had such exaggerated power at Dao Integration Realm. He couldn’t imagine what changes would occur if Lin Ling transcended…

Thinking of this, Mu Zhian felt a surge of anticipation.

“Why do you keep staring at me?” Lin Ling noticed the young man’s gaze, a blush appearing on her face as she hid behind her little notebook.

“Just admiring how cute my Lin Ling is,” Mu Zhian smiled and took out a honey pastry from the food box.

Lin Ling thought Mu Zhian wasn’t satisfied yet and was about to get out of his embrace and kneel beside the bed again.

Just then, Mu Zhian placed his hand on her cool hand, looked down at the silver-haired beauty in his arms, and whispered, “No need, I’m a little hungry now, I just want to eat something first.”

“Do cultivators also get hungry?” Lin Ling looked at him with a skeptical expression, as if saying I’m not that naive.

“Of course, even cultivators get hungry.”

Mu Zhian nodded matter-of-factly, then took out a honey pastry and was about to eat it, but his hand suddenly twitched, and the pastry accidentally rolled into Lin Ling’s cleavage.

The silver-haired beauty’s skin was already like jade-fat, and now, coated with honey, it glistened even more.

“Sorry, I didn’t hold it steady,” Mu Zhian apologized.

Lin Ling shook her head gently and wrote in her notebook: “It’s okay, I’ll clean it myself.”

Then, she was about to take out a handkerchief from her storage ring, but Mu Zhian stopped her, “Let me do it, I feel bad otherwise.”

Lin Ling looked up, tilting her head, looking at Mu Zhian with a puzzled expression, but her clear, bright red eyes were incredibly captivating.

“Let me get a handkerchief…”

Mu Zhian reached past Lin Ling, fumbling on the bed behind her.

Because of this movement, his face was buried in her bosom, making her body stiffen slightly.

“Haven’t you found it yet?” she gently patted the back of Mu Zhian’s head and asked softly.

“Mmm, not yet,” a muffled voice came from her bosom.

Lin Ling was about to write something in her notebook again when Mu Zhian suddenly sighed, “Well, forget it if I can’t find a handkerchief.”

He suddenly placed a hand on Lin Ling’s shoulder, gazed at her flustered expression affectionately, and said softly, “I’m confident I can clean it even without a handkerchief.”

…

Eastern Continent, Forbidden Zone.

The Forbidden Zone was particularly lively today, fireworks occasionally exploding in the night sky, and streaks of light flying through the air.

Those were couples in the Forbidden Zone enjoying tonight’s celebration.

This was a rare sight in the Forbidden Zone. Such a lively atmosphere was unprecedented.

And the reason was naturally because the new Forbidden Zone Lord had finally been chosen.

Since the current Forbidden Zone Lord took his position, at least four successor selection rituals had been held, but no suitable heir had been found.

And today, the Forbidden Zone finally had a new ‘Emperor’, surpassing all previous Forbidden Zone Lords.

Forbidden Zone Empress, Ye Lingxuan.

The twenty steps of the Forbidden Ancient Path, no one in the Nine Forbidden Lands had ever completed it before.

Even the Forbidden Zone Lord himself had stopped short.

Yet today, the Forbidden Zone Holy Maiden had successfully ascended all twenty steps, gaining complete control over the Forbidden Zone’s rules.

This meant that even if a Transcendence Realm Human Emperor set foot in the Forbidden Zone, they would have to show her respect.

After all, someone who could control and even rewrite the rules was no less dangerous than a Transcendence Realm expert.

And if Ye Lingxuan wished, she could even rewrite the Forbidden Zone’s rules to be beneficial to the clan members’ cultivation.

It could be said that from the moment Ye Lingxuan became the Forbidden Zone Empress, the Eastern Continent’s Forbidden Zone would surpass all other Forbidden Lands in the Nine Provinces.

Tonight’s celebration was just the beginning. The Forbidden Zone had invited great powers from all over the Nine Provinces, and the clan members’ current revelry was just an appetizer.

At this moment, some of the old monsters who had been in seclusion in the Forbidden Zone also awakened from their icy formations. Upon learning about this, they were first shocked, then overjoyed.

Not far from the Elders’ Council was the Forbidden Zone Lord’s Heavenly Immortal Hall. And now, all the old monsters were gathered there, celebrating this momentous occasion.

“The Forbidden Zone has always kept a low profile, but recently, the other Forbidden Lands have become increasingly active. Consider this a warning to them.”

A clan elder stroked his beard with a chuckle, his face filled with uncontainable joy and pride.

“Old Four, this is a formal occasion, restrain yourself a little,” the Grand Elder said faintly, raising an eyelid slightly in admonition.

The elder called Old Four scoffed and said, “If it weren’t for the occasion, I would even throw a few punches to celebrate.”

“The Clan Lord is watching,” the Grand Elder said calmly.

The Forbidden Zone Lord shook his head with a smile, “It’s fine. Lingxuan being able to fully control the Forbidden Zone’s rules is something anyone would be truly happy about.”

He understood the elders’ joy.

The Forbidden Zone was a power established upon a Forbidden Land, and they had indeed been controlling its rules all these years.

But these rules were ultimately under the Heavenly Dao’s control. If one day the Heavenly Dao judged the Forbidden Zone to be violating the rules of heaven and earth, who knew if it would rewrite the rules, or even cause greater trouble.

But now, the Forbidden Zone’s rules were completely under Ye Lingxuan’s control.

With the elders so joyous, it was easy to understand why the Forbidden Zone clan members outside the Heavenly Immortal Hall were celebrating.

“Have the invitations been sent out?” the future Forbidden Zone Lord, sitting with a dignified posture, asked with a smile.

The Eastern Continent Forbidden Zone fully controlling the power of rules, this news had already spread, and some Forbidden Lands were getting restless, secretly sending people to investigate its authenticity.

And this time, the Forbidden Zone Lord directly sent invitations to the great powers of the Nine Provinces.

Not just the known powers, but even the Forbidden Lands.

This was a display of strength, and also paving the way for Ye Lingxuan’s future.

This time, the Nine Provinces would remember the name of the Forbidden Zone Empress.

“The invitations have been sent, but the Forbidden Lands are always cautious, they probably won’t come personally,” an elder below said.

The Forbidden Zone Lord said with a faint smile, “Even if they don’t come, they’ll definitely send envoys to secretly investigate.”

“Clan Lord, what benefit does this bring us?” an elder below asked hesitantly.

“It makes them uncomfortable,” the Forbidden Zone Lord laughed heartily.

The Forbidden Lands were always reclusive, but they would secretly intervene whenever a Soul Transformation cultivator attempted to reach Dao Integration. It was said that the previous Forbidden Zone Lord was also ambushed by an ancient being from a Forbidden Land when he attempted Dao Integration.

And these ancient beings always looked down upon the so-called great powers of the Nine Provinces, believing they, who controlled the forbidden rules, were the true rulers.

Knowing that the Forbidden Zone’s rules were now truly under someone’s complete control, these ancient beings would probably be shaken, no matter what.

“By the way, should we invite the Two Polarities Sect and the Jade Pool Holy Land?” someone suddenly asked.

The Forbidden Zone Lord’s smile faded slightly, and he said solemnly, “The situation with the Two Polarities Sect Master is special. Her true body can’t leave the sect, she probably won’t come.”

“As for the Jade Empress…”

A strange look appeared on the Forbidden Zone Lord’s face, “As long as Mu Zhian is here, even without our invitation, she probably won’t leave for a while.”

Hearing the words “Jade Empress”, the old monsters present fell silent.

Some of them were from the same era as the Jade Empress. After being unsealed not long ago and learning that the Jade Empress had actually married a little cultivator, they were all in disbelief.

“I heard the Holy Maiden’s successful control of the Forbidden Zone’s rules is also related to Mu Zhian?”

An elder suddenly asked, “Where is Mu Zhian now?”

The future Forbidden Zone Lord said, “My daughter has been looking after him since he lost consciousness. He should be in her bedchamber now.”

An old monster who had been in seclusion for a long time chuckled, “In that case, I’ll drop by and see this Mu Zhian you speak of on my way back.”

He stood up, intending to leave the Heavenly Immortal Hall.

Several elders hesitated slightly, wanting to speak, but held back.

This old monster was a living fossil of the Forbidden Zone, his status no less than the Forbidden Zone Lord and the Grand Elder, and his temperament was quite eccentric.

Stopping him now might incur his wrath for no reason.

The elders could only look at the Forbidden Zone Lord, placing their hopes on him.

“Ye Quan, you just came out of seclusion not long ago. Lingxuan probably won’t recognize you. It’s best not to disturb them for now,” the Forbidden Zone Lord gently dissuaded him.

“I’ll arrange a time for you to meet Lingxuan and Mu Zhian later.”

Ye Quan chuckled, “I just want to see what this Mu Zhian looks like, to be able to silently steal the Reincarnated Empress’s heart. Don’t worry, I’ll just take a quick look from afar.”

The Forbidden Zone Lord raised an eyebrow slightly.

He knew Ye Quan’s personality too well. Although the old man said that, he might still disturb Mu Zhian and his daughter’s alone time.

But the Forbidden Zone Lord didn’t say anything, letting Ye Quan, his hands behind his back, turn into a blur and vanish from the Heavenly Immortal Hall.

“Aren’t you going to stop him?” the future Forbidden Zone Lord complained to her husband via voice transmission.

The Forbidden Zone Lord slowly shook his head, “You know Ye Quan’s personality. Even if I persuade him now, he’ll probably still approach Mu Zhian later.”

“In that case, just let him be.”

The future Forbidden Zone Lord hesitated, “But it’s not just Lingxuan with Mu Zhian now…”

She looked at the smile on her husband’s usually serious face and was momentarily stunned, as if realizing something.

“A loss can be a blessing. Ye Quan should learn this lesson, otherwise, he might cause a lot of trouble after coming out of seclusion,” the Forbidden Zone Lord said faintly.