It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists
Chapter 585: Miss Heavenly Dao: Rules Are Meant to Be Broken

At this moment, Lan Mulian was on her way back to the sect.

After Lan Shihuai’s spiritual sense took up residence within Lan Mulian’s body, she could easily tear open a spatial rift and return to the Two Polarities Sect.

And that’s exactly what Lan Mulian did.

However, traveling from the outskirts of the Two Polarities Sect to Two Polarities Peak still took at least fifteen minutes by flight.

Lan Mulian had made up her mind.

Although her talent was exceptional, her cultivation time was far less than the Jade Empress and the others.

And Ancestor also happened to be interested in Mu Zhian…

Having Ancestor’s spiritual sense reside within her body, not only was it a way to show filial piety to her ancestor, but also, she would have the power to fight against the other sharks in Junior Brother’s fishpond in the future.

It was a win-win situation!

As Lan Mulian flew towards Two Polarities Peak, a streak of white light, within a certain bedchamber on the peak, Yao Meng nestled in Mu Zhian’s arms like a sweet and obedient little girl.

Her hair was slightly disheveled, her red lips parted slightly, her breath soft and warm.

A Transcendence Realm Human Emperor was currently the strongest power in the Nine Provinces, only rivaled by the ancient beings within the Forbidden Lands, empowered by their rules.

Yet, such a powerful Human Emperor was now obediently submitting to this little Soul Transformation cultivator, letting him have his way.

“Your spiritual and physical strength truly are far superior to mine,” Mu Zhian said with a heartfelt sigh, feeling the soft and warm body in his arms, tightening his embrace around her slender waist, and burying his face in her bosom.

Then, he continued, “I’ll have to trouble you after this.”

“Mmm,” she replied languidly, looking down at the young man nestled in her arms with a smile, “What good is my strength… I’m still no match for you, am I?”

This soft murmur in his ear was incredibly satisfying. If it weren’t for the location, Mu Zhian would have been tempted to take her right there and then.

But thankfully, his reason prevailed.

After all, Senior Sister should be on her way back. If she caught them…

He didn’t even want to imagine the consequences.

Watching Yao Meng transform into a streak of green light and disappear from the room, Mu Zhian took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

He had been worried about what to do if Senior Sister returned midway, a mix of anxiety and excitement.

But now, he could relax.

Although Senior Sister’s Sacred Heavenly Body could perceive a person’s origin, even seeing whose Spiritual Energy was within his body… if those great powers were willing, they could erase their traces.

Just as he thought of this, Mu Zhian faintly sensed a familiar aura approaching from afar.

Senior Sister’s aura…

Mu Zhian’s mind raced. He quickly lay back down on the bed and summoned his Heavenly Dao Energy.

The Heavenly Dao Energy, which had dissolved and devoured the immortal gold chains, silently wrapped around his hands and feet again, making him look like a bound prisoner.

He was curious about what Senior Sister would do to him while he was restrained…

He would release the chains and surprise her when she was about to make her move… Mu Zhian thought to himself.

He faintly heard the familiar sound of approaching footsteps.

The sound of white boots on the floor.

Senior Sister is back!

Mu Zhian quietly closed his eyes, hearing the footsteps gradually drawing closer.

After a while, the door opened, and Lan Mulian entered the room, seeing the young man lying on the bed.

“You’re awake, aren’t you?”

Lan Mulian didn’t approach directly as Mu Zhian expected, but looked him over before speaking.

Mu Zhian opened his eyes and saw Senior Sister in a moon-white dress.

Her long hair cascaded down, framing her beautiful and cool face. She wore snow-white boots on her feet, a glimpse of fair skin visible between her skirt and boots.

The Sacred Heavenly Body is truly troublesome… She saw right through my act.

If Senior Sister wanted to, she could probably catch him cheating anytime, anywhere.

Even though Mu Zhian already knew how troublesome her constitution was, he still couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

“Senior Sister, where did these immortal gold chains come from?” Mu Zhian decided to play along and asked, feigning confusion.

“They’re replicas Master created. Four immortal gold chains, stored within a teleportation talisman. Once used on a target, the chains will bind them.”

“Don’t you have anything else to say?” Lan Mulian asked, slightly raising her proud chin, her voice cold, her face frosty.

Actually, she wasn’t angry anymore, after all, she understood her ancestor’s actions.

However, she couldn’t just act as if nothing happened before Junior Brother… She had to at least punish him a little…

Mu Zhian thought for a moment and said with a forced smile, “When does Senior Sister plan to unlock these immortal gold chains?”

“Whenever I’m in a good mood,” Lan Mulian walked into the bedchamber, circled the bed, looking at the young man with amusement, “Replica immortal gold chains can even restrict the Spiritual Energy of a Soul Transformation cultivator? No wonder Master said they were troublesome.”

Mu Zhian’s thoughts stirred, and he asked, “Even the Sect Master finds immortal gold chains troublesome?”

He knew Shang Yanfei used immortal gold chains to bind herself, but he didn’t expect even she would find them troublesome…

Come to think of it, the Sect Master was bound by nine immortal gold chains… Was this self-restraint, or was she being restricted by something?

“Each immortal gold chain is equivalent to an ancestral artifact. Nine immortal gold chains binding a single person… How could it not be troublesome?”

The beautiful Senior Sister sat down beside the bed, looking at him coldly, a playful and annoyed glint in her clear eyes.

“Compared to that, I’m more interested in knowing what you truly think of me.”

Mu Zhian paused, “Senior Sister is naturally the Senior Sister I respect the most…”

Lan Mulian sneered, “Is this the kind of respect that involves… dual cultivating with your Senior Sister?”

Seemingly finding it difficult to say, her voice dropped to a whisper towards the end, a faint blush coloring her icy face.

Lan Mulian was the type who, although she enjoyed intimacy, wasn’t very proactive.

For her to say the words “dual cultivation”, it was easy to imagine her current displeasure.

Senior Sister is so cute like this… Mu Zhian couldn’t help but smile inwardly, the corners of his lips curving slightly upwards.

Just then, Lan Mulian frowned, staring at Mu Zhian, “Were you just laughing at me?”

Mu Zhian quickly shook his head, “No.”

Lan Mulian raised a delicate eyebrow, studied him for a few moments, then chuckled softly, “Forget it, there’s no need for me to argue with you.”

After all, Junior Brother was in her hands now, she could do whatever she wanted with him.

“S-Senior Sister, what do you… want to do…?” Mu Zhian suddenly had a bad feeling and subconsciously tried to move back, but the immortal gold chains bound him tightly.

Lan Mulian glanced at him, a rare, warm smile appearing on her face, “Why are you so panicked? Do you think I would harm you?”

As she spoke, she took out a veil from her storage ring, folded it, and covered Mu Zhian’s eyes.

“Ancestor, are you ready? I’ll switch our spiritual senses later…”

Lan Mulian whispered inwardly, a hint of nervousness in her voice.

Even she had never done such an absurd thing before, personally delivering her Junior Brother, her Dao Companion, into her ancestor’s arms…

If Junior Brother found out, he would probably blame her for not discussing it with him beforehand…

Just as Lan Mulian thought of this, her train of thought was interrupted. She felt cold immortal gold chains silently wrapping around her neck…

At the same time, two more immortal gold chains silently bound her legs, restricting her movements.

Lan Mulian abruptly looked up and saw that the immortal gold chains that had been binding Junior Brother were gone, now binding her instead.

“You untied Master’s talisman yourself?” Lan Mulian’s voice was filled with shock and disbelief.

“Senior Sister possesses the Sacred Heavenly Body, so I also know a thing or two about perceiving origins. I tried it just now, and it worked,” Mu Zhian smiled, looking at the beautiful woman bound by the immortal gold chains, her eyes wide with disbelief. He paused, then continued, “Senior Sister, I did this for self-preservation… Don’t blame me.”

He had expected Lan Mulian to be ‘scared’ or ‘surprised’, but to Mu Zhian’s surprise, her expression remained calm, and she looked at him with a smile, “Replica immortal gold chains, even a Soul Transformation cultivator can’t forcibly break them, but you perceived their origin and, with the help of Heavenly Dao Energy, untied them?”

“And now, what do you plan to do to me?”

Her tone was still cool and indifferent, but paired with her current posture, it made his heart race.

The beautiful woman with long, flowing hair lay on the soft bed behind her, her white dress slightly disheveled from the immortal gold chains, the chains around her ankles faintly visible beneath her skirt.

Her rosy lips were slightly pursed, a hint of anger and embarrassment in her cold expression, her beautiful eyes misty as she looked at Mu Zhian.

“Senior Sister, you should know that Ancestor Lan’s spiritual sense is weak and she can’t leave the Second Ark,” Mu Zhian paused slightly, then continued, “So, the reason I was… with her earlier… was so she could leave that gloomy ancient ship as soon as possible.”

Lan Mulian said with a faint smile, “What does that have to do with what you’re planning to do now?”

“I haven’t even done anything yet…”

“Your eyes have already betrayed you,” Lan Mulian said faintly, “Seeing me bound by the immortal gold chains, you’re having some naughty thoughts, aren’t you?”

She glanced at the flickering candlelight and said with a smile, “Are you planning to punish me, this Senior Sister who dared to imprison you in her bedchamber, using some… toys, just like in The Art of Managing Your Husband?”

“But Master still has nine immortal gold chains on her… Why don’t you try anything funny with her?”

Under normal circumstances, Mu Zhian would have realized something was off about Lan Mulian’s behavior.

Because she was too calm.

However, Mu Zhian’s attention was currently captivated by the toys Lan Mulian mentioned, his gaze fixed on the flickering candlelight.

Then, noticing Lan Mulian’s playful gaze, he coughed lightly, “Senior Sister, I would never do such a thing to you…”

As for using those toys on Shang Yanfei, that was even more unrealistic.

Even bound by nine immortal gold chains, the Sect Master still possessed Dao Integration Realm strength. If he wanted to do anything to her, unless she was willing, it was impossible.

“Then are you going to untie these immortal gold chains for me now?”

For some reason, her tone seemed strangely seductive.

Untying her directly was out of the question… After all, they hadn’t even started playing yet…

Mu Zhian composed himself and said with a smile, “I’ll just do to Senior Sister what you were planning to do to me.”

As he spoke, he was about to fold the veil and cover Lan Mulian’s eyes.

Just then, Mu Zhian felt his body stiffen slightly, as if freezing cold ice was spreading through him.

What’s going on…?

“Could you repeat what you just said?”

Almost before Mu Zhian could react, the immortal gold chains binding Lan Mulian shortened, link by link, as if possessing a will of their own, recoiling from the freezing cold as they released the woman.

Lan Mulian abruptly opened her beautiful, icy-blue eyes, snowflakes seemingly dancing within.

Mu Zhian was stunned, as if realizing something, and blurted out subconsciously, “Is Lan Shihuai in your cauldron?!”

Lan Mulian smiled brightly, then said coldly, “I’ve already made an agreement with Ancestor, I’ll help her rebuild her physical body.”

Mu Zhian’s heart skipped a beat, “Senior Sister, wait—”

Before he could finish, the entire room froze.

…

I’m such a fool…

Really…

I knew Senior Sister had just comprehended her Dao Rhyme and couldn’t break free from the immortal gold chains.

But I didn’t expect her to be so filial, even letting Lan Shihuai’s spiritual sense reside within her body…

A day later, Mu Zhian returned to the Garden of Heavenly Harmony, his body exhausted.

After consuming the medicinal meal sent by Shang Yanfei earlier, Mu Zhian held his waist, returned to his room, half-closed his eyes, and entered a brief meditative state.

After this, his Innate Celestial Furnace was completely depleted.

“Sect Master Sister is so thoughtful, knowing I’m weak, she even sent a medicinal meal to replenish my energy… I wonder if this counts as a work injury…”

Recalling the events at Two Polarities Peak yesterday, Mu Zhian couldn’t help but feel a surge of emotion.

Just then, he heard the door creak open. He instinctively clutched his waist.

Then, seeing it was Miss Heavenly Dao, he inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

“You scared me… Don’t you usually only descend upon the Nine Provinces when something major happens? Why did you come to the Two Polarities Sect so soon?”

“Doesn’t Master want me here?” Miss Heavenly Dao tilted her head slightly, asking in confusion.

“Because you’ve already been intimate with other women and have entered a state of desirelessness, so you don’t need me anymore?”

Mu Zhian was stunned, then beckoned slightly.

Miss Heavenly Dao walked towards Mu Zhian with elegant steps, her expression cold as she looked at him.

“Are you… jealous…? Logically, you shouldn’t have such emotions, right?” Mu Zhian asked, noticing the glint in Miss Heavenly Dao’s eyes.

“I indeed don’t have seven emotions and six desires, but I worry that Master will gradually forget me after being with other women. Thinking of this makes me uneasy and sad,” Miss Heavenly Dao said calmly.

“So that’s called jealousy…”

Mu Zhian couldn’t help but smile, stood up, walked to her side, held her hand, and comforted her, “Don’t worry, I won’t abandon you… Even if the Heavenly Dao truly descends, I’ll still keep you by my side.”

Under Mu Zhian’s comfort, Miss Heavenly Dao seemed to calm down.

Seeing this, Mu Zhian asked, “You descended upon the Nine Provinces today because someone violated the rules of heaven and earth again, and you need to impose Heavenly Punishment?”

“No,” Miss Heavenly Dao said calmly, “The Great Qian Dynasty’s reign has come to an end. According to the rules of heaven and earth, a Forbidden Land will soon take its national fortune, and after that, a new dynasty will be born under my arrangements.”

“The Great Qian Dynasty…”

Mu Zhian murmured softly, recalling the always proud and elegant Princess Yongning.

If the Great Qian Dynasty was truly nearing its end, what would happen to her…?

“Master, what’s wrong…?”

Miss Heavenly Dao’s voice brought Mu Zhian back to reality.

He looked at the goddess before him, as imposing as a deity, and said with a smile, “You’re going to the Great Qian Dynasty next, right… Can I go with you? I want to see how the Heavenly Dao executes the rules of heaven and earth and arranges for the birth of a new dynasty.”

However, this time, Miss Heavenly Dao didn’t immediately agree. She hesitated slightly and said, “That’s against the rules of heaven and earth… The ‘terminal’ has instructed that no one is allowed to witness these matters.”

Mu Zhian’s eyes dimmed slightly, “So… in your eyes, the rules of heaven and earth are more important than me?”

He waved his hand slightly, “I understand… You may leave.”

Miss Heavenly Dao turned and left the room, then couldn’t help but look back at the young man.

He sat alone on the bed, looking up at the window, a hint of sadness on his face, his figure seemingly desolate amidst the falling leaves outside.

For some reason, a ripple of emotion stirred within her usually calm heart.

Miss Heavenly Dao hesitated, then turned and walked back to Mu Zhian’s side.

Mu Zhian looked at her, not speaking, a puzzled look in his eyes.

“The rules of heaven and earth do forbid others from following.”

Miss Heavenly Dao knelt beside the bed, an unusual allure in her usually cold and emotionless voice, “But if it’s Master, I’m willing to take you with me…”

Mu Zhian’s eyes flickered, “Wouldn’t that cause you trouble?”

“I can handle it, Master, don’t worry.”

Mu Zhian: “If I weren’t so exhausted today, I would reward you handsomely. Come see me tonight after we return from the Great Qian Dynasty.”

“I understand, Master,” Miss Heavenly Dao replied calmly.

But a faint smile played on her lips.

The women around Master were indeed all breathtaking beauties.

But that was all.

Miss Heavenly Dao was different.

She was the Heavenly Dao’s designated representative in the mortal world, the executor of the rules of heaven and earth.

Of course, she herself was also bound by these rules and had to abide by them.

But now, it was Master who was asking her.

Everyone in this world feared her, but Master was different… Not only wasn’t he afraid, but he even had genuine affection and desire for her, he even kissed her.

Her current personality was also granted by Master’s Innate Celestial Furnace.

Therefore, for Master’s sake, even violating the rules of heaven and earth once didn’t seem like a big deal.