It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 541: This Round’s a Loss! p2

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Within the Forbidden Zone was a rather simple and classic bedchamber.

While the clan members outside were celebrating, the bedchamber was quiet.

Ye Quan walked through the bedchamber with his hands behind his back.

His strength was close to Dao Integration. He was once one of the strongest fighters in the Forbidden Zone, his spiritual sense naturally incredibly powerful.

Almost instantly, his spiritual sense enveloped the entire bedchamber, immediately sensing the presence of a male cultivator within.

The only male cultivator who could be staying in this bedchamber was that Mu Zhian.

Being able to help the Holy Maiden control the Forbidden Zone’s rules… Even Ye Quan didn’t quite believe this news when he came out of seclusion. If it weren’t for the Forbidden Zone Lord’s confirmation, he would still think it was a fantasy.

After all, the forbidden rules couldn’t be controlled by strength alone.

Moreover, that person was just a cultivator who had just recently reached Soul Transformation. His helping the Holy Maiden control the forbidden rules seemed even more unbelievable.

“Is he there?”

The elder casually glanced towards the north, where a room was brightly lit.

His spiritual sense swept through the room, indeed detecting a male cultivator’s aura.

Besides that, there was also a female cultivator… presumably Ye Lingxuan.

However, there seemed to be others present as well…

Were they Lingxuan’s friends or something…?

Ye Quan frowned slightly. He couldn’t sense the auras of the other people in the room.

Well, I’ll just take a quick look from afar.

Thinking of this, he approached the room and peeked inside through the window.

The woman inside seemed to have sensed his presence and casually glanced over.

A pair of holy, light green eyes, a calm look within.

She opened her red lips slightly and said with a smile, “Is there something you need, Fellow Daoist?”

Thump! Thump!

The elder’s eyes widened slightly, his heart pounding uncontrollably, his gaze slightly dazed.

Then, he immediately reacted, hurriedly cupping his hands, “I heard that the Holy Maiden successfully controlled the forbidden rules thanks to someone’s help today, so this old… this junior wanted to come and take a look. I didn’t know Senior Jade Empress was also here. I apologize for the intrusion.”

Fortunately, the Jade Empress didn’t seem to mind and simply hummed in acknowledgment, “You may leave. If you want to see him, come back in a few days. He needs to rest during this time.”

“…Yes.”

After Ye Quan finished speaking, he slightly lowered his head, not even daring to scan the room with his spiritual sense, because he suddenly realized that the reason he couldn’t sense the other auras in the room was because their realms were far higher than his.

The Forbidden Zone Lord clearly knew about this, but deliberately didn’t tell him.

That old fox, he’s always been so scheming, even after ten thousand years!

Ye Quan suppressed his racing heart and hurriedly turned into a streak of light, leaving the bedchamber.

The room was brightly lit, the candlelight flickering.

Ye Qingxin and the Reincarnated Empress were ‘watching the show’ in the corner, silently observing the dangerous atmosphere in the room.

After all, Ye Lingxuan didn’t know about the relationship between Ye Qingxin and Mu Zhian, so this beautiful ancestor of the Ye Clan naturally wouldn’t get involved in this conflict.

Yao Meng sat by the bed, looking at the ‘unconscious’ young man. Under the candlelight, his handsome facial features were clearly defined, his nose high and straight, his eyes closed slightly, like a sleeping ‘Sleeping Beauty’.

She reached out, wanting to caress the young man’s face, but just then, a golden chain silently wrapped around her wrist, stopping her.

Yao Meng glanced at Ye Lingxuan with a playful look in her eyes and said with a smile, “Many of the old monsters in your Forbidden Zone have awakened after you controlled the forbidden rules.”

“You’ll probably be quite busy from now on. Why don’t I take him back to the Jade Pool Holy Land so he can rest peacefully?”

Ye Lingxuan said with a smile, “There’s no need for Senior Jade Empress to worry, I’ll handle this. No one will disturb Brother Mu’s rest, he’s better off staying in the Forbidden Zone.”

Having gained control of the Forbidden Zone’s rules, Ye Lingxuan was clearly much more confident now and no longer intended to let Yao Meng have her way.

Within the Forbidden Zone, Brother Mu could only be hers.

Gong Lianyue stood by the window with her arms crossed and sneered, “He probably wants to stay unconscious precisely because of your constant bickering, so he doesn’t have to deal with all this trouble.”

“If I were him, I would go back to the Sword Palace with Ruoxi the moment I woke up.”

Ye Lingxuan said with a faint smile, “If that’s what Sister Gong thinks, why not just back off, so you don’t upset Brother Mu?”

A cold glint flashed through Gong Lianyue’s eyes, and a dangerous smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, “You don’t think you can order this Seat around just because you control the Forbidden Zone’s rules, do you?”

The elegant Forbidden Zone Holy Maiden put on a sweet and innocent look, “Sister Gong misunderstands. I’ve always seen you as my senior, I was just offering a suggestion… I think Jade Empress Sister also agrees, right?”

Yao Meng didn’t answer, instead looking at Ye Lingxuan with amusement.

This girl seemed to have learned quite a bit about ‘palace scheming’ in such a short time…

She even knew the enemy of her enemy was her friend.

“Brother Mu is unconscious purely because of the Heavenly Dao’s will. I think as long as we explain things clearly after he wakes up, the misunderstanding will be resolved. Sister, and Master, please calm down…” Ye Qian said softly, trying to mediate.

“I believe Brother Mu definitely wasn’t intimate with the Heavenly Dao’s will willingly,” the young girl continued.

Wei Mengrou suddenly said coldly, “Whether it was willingly or not, we’ll know after he wakes up, won’t we?”

Gong Lianyue said with a faint smile, “That depends on when the New Heavenly Dao decides to let him wake up—”

As soon as her voice fell, Yao Meng suddenly narrowed her eyes.

Her beautiful green eyes flickered slightly, as if pondering something.

Ye Qian looked at her Master doubtfully and asked, “What’s wrong, Master? Did you think of something?”

Yao Meng murmured to herself, “He lost consciousness because of the New Heavenly Dao… But logically, he’s at Soul Transformation Realm now, he shouldn’t be unconscious for so long.”

After all, it had been almost four hours since Mu Zhian lost consciousness.

Gong Lianyue’s mind raced, and she narrowed her eyes, “You mean…”

Yao Meng raised her beautiful and alluring face, gazed at the unconscious young man, and suddenly said with a playful smile, “Do you think his spiritual sense is still in this body?”