It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 552: Mu Zhian’s Sister in the Forbidden Land of Life?

Rumble…

Dark, lead-colored clouds rolled in from the distance, forked lightning flashing within, and then, in the next moment, fat raindrops began to patter against the ground.

Mu Zhi stared intently at Mu Zhian through the rain, a dazed look in her eyes, mixed with disbelief and astonishment. She murmured, “You’re alive… you’re actually still alive!”

She really does know me! Mu Zhian suppressed his excitement and asked as calmly as possible, “Do you know me?”

Mu Zhi was about to speak, but then, as if sensing something, she glanced at the Master of Reincarnation nearby.

At this moment, the second-generation ruler of the Forbidden Land of Reincarnation looked at Mu Zhi with a puzzled expression and curious eyes.

Mu Zhi’s reaction just now was too strange.

After all, the ancient lord of the Forbidden Land of Life was supposedly the oldest among the Nine Forbidden Lands, and she had never left the Forbidden Land of Life… Logically, she shouldn’t know Mu Zhian.

But Mu Zhi’s words just now inadvertently revealed something…

This was quite interesting…

Perhaps Mu Zhian harbored an even greater secret, not just the Innate Celestial Furnace constitution…

The Master of Reincarnation’s eyes flickered, and she quickly reached a conclusion: If that’s the case, I can’t let Mu Zhi take Mu Zhian away.

But her Spiritual Energy was currently depleted, while Mu Zhi had just replenished hers from Mu Zhian… She definitely couldn’t take Mu Zhian away now.

…All she could do now was stall Mu Zhi until the Forbidden Zone Empress arrived.

After all, their fight must have already attracted the attention of those old geezers in the depths of the Forbidden Zone. As the one controlling the Forbidden Zone’s rules, Ye Lingxuan couldn’t possibly not notice the commotion here.

However, if that happened, this clone of hers would be doomed.

Just as the Master of Reincarnation was hesitating whether to use this clone to stall Mu Zhi, she suddenly noticed a ripple in the void not far away, as if something was approaching.

Almost without giving anyone time to react, a ferocious-looking void creature emerged from the spatial rift and lunged at the Master of Reincarnation.

“A Nightmare? And it’s at Soul Transformation Realm…?” Mu Zhian blurted out.

He recognized this creature. It was a void creature from the Firmament, usually docile and not aggressive.

But now, it seemed to be controlled by something, frantically attacking the Master of Reincarnation.

“Don’t worry, it won’t attack us.”

As if knowing Mu Zhian’s thoughts, Mu Zhi’s crisp, bell-like voice echoed beside his ear, “I left some… precautions in that forbidden object earlier, just in case.”

For some reason, her tone seemed to have softened considerably, her bright and beautiful eyes looking at Mu Zhian curiously, as if observing some rare creature.

The second ‘letter’ she wrote earlier was a trap, in case other enemies tried to take him away.

And just as Mu Zhi expected, when she was about to take Mu Zhian away, another Forbidden Land couldn’t resist making a move.

Everything was going according to her plan.

The only disruption was Mu Zhian himself.

Seemingly uncomfortable under Mu Zhi’s gaze, Mu Zhian couldn’t help but ask, “What did you mean just now? Do you… know me?”

Mu Zhi stared intently at Mu Zhian’s handsome face, her eyes slightly dazed, until she heard his voice and snapped out of her trance.

She leaned against Mu Zhian’s shoulder, her body returning to its mature form as she naturally took his arm, and said with a smile, “This isn’t a good place to talk, let’s go somewhere else.”

As she spoke, a complex formation faintly appeared beneath her feet.

In the distant void, the Demon Empress, seeing this, raised a delicate eyebrow and was about to intervene.

However, just then, she sensed a message from the bronze mirror in her storage ring.

She opened the mirror, glanced at it, and fell silent, her gaze fixed on Mu Zhian.

Bai Ruoxi knew Mu Zhian had a way to contact the Demon Empress and asked softly, “What did Mu Lang tell you?”

The Demon Empress initially didn’t want to answer, but then, for some reason, she said languidly, “He said Mu Zhi wouldn’t kill him and for us to wait and see.”

“But it would be troublesome if Mu Zhi really took him to the Forbidden Land of Life,” the Demon Empress said faintly, a cold glint in her beautiful eyes.

Although she wanted to believe Mu Zhian’s judgment, watching him leave with the master of the Forbidden Land of Life… was mentally difficult to accept.

…Of course, if she were the type who got excited seeing her man with other women, she probably wouldn’t mind, she might even be thrilled.

But the Demon Empress didn’t have any peculiar fetishes.

On the contrary, she was used to being domineering, but she didn’t want to go against Mu Zhian’s wishes, so she could only watch helplessly as her designated husband disappeared from the outer edge of the Forbidden Zone with a little girl.

“I’m enough here. If Your Majesty has urgent matters, you can return to the Demon Realm and attend to them,” Bai Ruoxi suddenly said softly.

“And let you sit here and reap the benefits?” The Demon Empress saw through Bai Ruoxi’s intentions at a glance and sneered, “This Seat has nothing to do, I don’t mind staying in the Eastern Continent for a while longer.”

Just as she finished speaking, she felt another vibration from the bronze mirror, frowned slightly, and opened it to take a look.

Then, her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

It was a message from the First Seat.

It was about the Immortal Forbidden Land sending an envoy to negotiate with the Demon Realm.

Although it wasn’t a big deal, if she ignored it, it would make people think the Demon Realm feared the Immortal Forbidden Land and didn’t dare meet them.

Bai Ruoxi seemed to sense the Demon Empress’s worries and said softly, “Your Majesty, if you have matters to attend to, leave this to Ruoxi. Your official duties are more important.”

“If this Seat returns and he’s not here, hmph…” The Demon Empress snorted coldly, waved her sleeve, and vanished from the outer edge of the Forbidden Zone.

Bai Ruoxi’s eyes flickered slightly. She seemed to sense something and looked towards the peak of a certain mountain in the distance, saying with a smile, “This senior has been watching secretly for so long, now that everyone’s gone, how long do you plan to stay?”

On a mountain peak not far away, an old man in simple clothes stood with his hands behind his back, his face blurry, like a deity looking down upon all beings, yet also exuding a calm and collected air.

However, the only thing that seemed off was that one of this seemingly powerful elder’s eyes was blind.

The blind elder didn’t seem surprised that his presence was detected. He chuckled and sighed, “This old man was also entrusted with a task, to protect Young Friend Mu. However, after arriving, it seems there’s no need for my help.”

Three Transcendence Realm experts from the Nine Provinces were gathered here today. No one could possibly take Mu Zhian away in front of them.

He didn’t expect so many changes to occur in the Nine Provinces during his seclusion.

And that girl was actually worried about Mu Zhian and asked him to protect him.

Thinking of this, the elder shook his head helplessly, “There’s no need for the Palace Master to be wary of this old man. I’ve already retired and have no intention of participating in any disputes in the Nine Provinces. If it weren’t for being entrusted with this task, I wouldn’t have gotten involved.”

He glanced at the depths of the Forbidden Zone, a hint of surprise in his eyes, “Has the Forbidden Zone Empress also come out? If she sees me, she’ll probably think I’m provoking the Forbidden Zone.”

He cupped his hands, “If fate allows, I’ll chat with the Palace Master another day.”

The elder waved his sleeve and vanished from the mountain peak.

Bai Ruoxi’s eyes flickered slightly. She found that when she tried to lock onto him with her spiritual sense, the space where the elder had disappeared distorted, as if countless runes were rippling through the void.

Just then, Gong Lianyue’s surprised voice came from the World of the Heart, “The Master of Reincarnation… He’s in the Eastern Continent?”

Bai Ruoxi’s eyes flickered, and she subconsciously said, “Was that elder just now the first Master of Reincarnation…?”

Gong Lianyue nodded slightly, “I met him once in the past. I thought he had already passed away, I didn’t expect him to still be alive…”

“The first Master of Reincarnation intended to help Mu Lang, and he was even entrusted by someone…? Who could possibly have that kind of influence over the Master of Reincarnation?” Bai Ruoxi murmured softly.

Seeing Bai Ruoxi lost in thought, Gong Lianyue’s voice brought her back to reality:

“Compared to that… Aren’t you going to follow Mu Zhi and see what’s going on? Although I don’t really care, Mu Zhian is your Dao Companion, isn’t he? Aren’t you worried about him?”

The young woman gently shook her head and said softly, “That’s Mu Lang’s own choice. Even if something happens, there’s nothing that can be done.”

Gong Lianyue frowned slightly, “How can you be so childish? If something happens to Mu Zhian, then we…”

Bai Ruoxi’s voice held a hint of something else, “We…? Didn’t Palace Master always say that you and Mu Lang aren’t really Dao Companions?”

Gong Lianyue was momentarily speechless.

Bai Ruoxi knew that continuing this would exasperate Gong Lianyue, so she said with a smile, “Just kidding. With Sister Mengrou following Mu Lang, he’ll be fine, don’t worry.”

With two Primordial Witch spiritual senses, Wei Mengrou’s concealment abilities were undetectable even to the Heavenly Dao’s will, let alone Mu Zhi’s clone.

However, what Mu Zhi said earlier was still somewhat concerning…

Could it be… Mu Lang knew her before?

Just as Bai Ruoxi thought of this, she saw a purple figure flying out from the depths of the Forbidden Zone. A look of anxiety was on the young woman’s usually elegant and composed face, her spiritual sense instantly enveloping the entire Forbidden Zone, as if searching for something.

Bai Ruoxi pursed her lips, a faint smile in her eyes.

Sister Lingxuan is a step too late…

Thinking of this, Bai Ruoxi also left the void and gracefully floated towards Ye Lingxuan.

Although Sister Lingxuan was technically her rival, with her dominant, awe-inspiring bosom that reigned supreme over the harem, Miss Bai was naturally magnanimous and decided to tell Lingxuan about what happened earlier, to ease her worries.

With so many troublesome fish in the pond now, the Demon Empress so assertive, and the Pill Emperor’s Innate Celestial Furnace constitution so alluring to men… she needed to find some ‘allies’.

…

Mu Zhian stood within a complex formation, mysterious runes covering the surrounding area.

And as the formation’s light subsided, he found himself in a dim and gloomy hall.

At the far end was a dark blue throne, a skull inlaid on one side, looking quite sinister, completely at odds with the cute and adorable girl beside him.

Seeing Mu Zhi’s still somewhat distracted expression, Mu Zhian couldn’t help but ask, “Do you know me?”

Mu Zhi murmured softly, as if talking to herself, “Not only do I know you, but the lords of all Nine Forbidden Lands should know you, right?”

Mu Zhian was stunned, hesitant, “What do you mean? How do you know my identity just from absorbing some of my Spiritual Energy?”

Mu Zhi slightly collected her thoughts, a faint smile appearing in her eyes as she looked at Mu Zhian, “Because this isn’t the first time I’ve absorbed your Spiritual Energy.”

Mu Zhian was stunned and asked subconsciously, “Are you also a reincarnator?”

That can’t be, although she looks cute, I only like older women. And what Yuanluo said earlier was also concerning. If she’s really my… that would be dangerous.

Mu Zhi gently shook her head. “I’m not a reincarnator.”

She paused, glanced at Mu Zhian with a seductive smile, her voice turning sweet, “I know you have many questions. You even want to know my identity, and why I know you, don’t you?”

Mu Zhian stared at the girl in his arms.

“Are you from the Mu family?”

“Yes,” Mu Zhi replied frankly.

Seeing the change in Mu Zhian’s expression, Mu Zhi placed her small hand on his chest and said with a seductive tone, “Calm down, we have plenty of time to chat~”

Although this girl’s chest seemed undeveloped, her appearance frail and delicate, and she was the master of the Forbidden Land of Life, a place shunned by the world, at this moment, Mu Zhian found her smile incredibly beautiful, an inexplicable charm.

Mu Zhian composed himself, meeting Mu Zhi’s alluring gaze, “Then what’s our… relationship?”

Silence filled the gloomy hall. Mu Zhi simply gazed at Mu Zhian, not speaking.

After a while, a seductive smile suddenly appeared on her face. She gently pulled Mu Zhian’s head closer, her full lips almost touching his, and whispered, “Do you really want to know?”

Mu Zhian just stared at the girl in his arms, not speaking.

The young girl gazed at him for a long time, then suddenly let out a pleasant laugh, “How boring, I won’t tease you anymore.”

With a little jump, she slipped out of Mu Zhian’s embrace.

Her skirt swayed, faintly revealing her fair calves.

“You guessed correctly, you’re a member of the Mu family,” Mu Zhi said softly.

“But not the Mu family of Tianxuan City, but the Mu family of the Forbidden Land of Life.”

“You and I are both members of the Mu family.”

As expected!

Mu Zhian’s gaze fixed on the seemingly frail girl.

Clearly, Mu Zhi knew where the real Mu family was! And… she had probably met him before!

Although this girl looked like a carefree and innocent little girl, Mu Zhian knew that she was definitely much older than him.

Under Mu Zhian’s gaze, Mu Zhi slightly lifted her skirt and curtsied elegantly.

“To be precise, I’m actually a child adopted by Mu Wange.”

Mu Zhian was stunned: “Who is Mu Wange…?”

“Your mother.”

Mu Zhi gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, tilted her head slightly, and smiled, “So, in a sense, you should call me Big Sister.”