It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists

Lan Clan, Feiqin Garden.

As soon as Mu Zhian returned to the garden, he quickly shed his robes and jumped into the medicinal bath pool.

Medicinal baths not only accelerated cultivation speed during training but soaking in them regularly could also temper the body.

Most importantly… it could strengthen the kidneys.

It’s worth mentioning that Mu Zhian’s kidneys weren’t sore or swollen at all right now. With his Nine-Tailed Fox body, his body could fully recover to its peak state within half a day.

However, quite a few things had happened today, and he needed to soak in a hot spring like this to let his brain relax a bit.

Seemingly sensing a streak of green light flash past his eyes, Mu Zhian asked without even opening them, “Weren’t you going a bit too far today?”

“Feeling sorry for your Dao Companion?” Yao Meng’s pleasant and soothing voice sounded beside his ear.

Mu Zhian said helplessly, “I just feel like this isn’t quite your style.”

A hint of playful amusement flickered in Yao Meng’s beautiful eyes. “Could it be you think I’m some kind-hearted and gentle Fairy Sister?”

Mu Zhian nodded slightly. “That’s natural. In my heart, Yao Meng has always been synonymous with gentleness and kindness.”

Yao Meng’s voice faltered. She then couldn’t help but look Mu Zhian over a couple more times, a faint blush unconsciously appearing on her pretty face as she casually averted her gaze.

Sister Jade Empress has high attack but low defense… Mu Zhian looked strangely at Yao Meng sitting by the edge of the hot spring. He swam to the bank, reached out, and grabbed one of her delicate white ankles. The gold and silver thread-like anklets on her bare feet made her snow-white skin look exceptionally alluring.

“Actually, it’s because Ruoxi is currently attempting to break through to the Transcendence Realm. She helped you before, so I don’t think you’d disturb her Dao Heart at a time like this,” Mu Zhian said with a smile.

Yao Meng stepped into the hot spring from the bank, letting the water soak her dress. She circled around to face Mu Zhian, a fresh, subtle fragrance wafting over. Then, a pair of cool, slender hands gently cupped his face.

Yao Meng looked at him with a smile, a charming grin on her face. “Do you know what tribulations one needs to face in the Transcendence Realm?”

Mu Zhian silently gazed at this bright and captivating face. Her jade-green eyes held a faint smile, and her rosy lips, coated with rouge, shone with an alluring, vibrant luster.

“The Transcendence Tribulation requires passing three major tribulations: the Body Tribulation, the Spiritual Sense Tribulation, and the Heart Demon Tribulation.”

“Why don’t you guess which tribulation is the most difficult.”

“Is there a prize for guessing correctly?” Mu Zhian asked.

“No prize for guessing correctly, but there’s a punishment for guessing wrong.” Yao Meng revealed a faint smile, but her eyes sparkled with a teasing light.

Mu Zhian shook his head. “That’s not fair.”

Yao Meng pursed her lips, smiling as she moved half a step closer again, her delicate body almost completely pressed against his chest. She whispered softly, “Then what do you want?”

Her nose was almost touching Mu Zhian’s. Her pure yet bewitching face was inches away, her beautiful eyes shifting, rippling with emotional moisture. “If you guess correctly, after you return to the Jade Pool Holy Land with me, how about I change into black silk stockings and high heels?”

Mu Zhian casually glanced at the plump, beautiful legs beneath her green dress. Her skin, glistening with water droplets, was like jade-fat, snow-white and supple.

It had to be said, although the ‘fish’ in Mu Zhian’s pond differed considerably in temperament and personality, and their figures varied, they all had slender waists and long legs. However, the part of Yao Meng that moved Mu Zhian’s heart the most was her jade feet.

“You’re fine just the way you are now. I like the original you,” Mu Zhian said with a smile.

A faint smile appeared in Yao Meng’s beautiful eyes. Her rosy lips moved close to his ear. “Then… if you guess correctly, how about I give you one chance to order me around as you please? During this time, you can do anything.”

“For example, using your Heaven-Asking Lock and the unspeakable sphere in my little black room…”

Mu Zhian remained silent, his breathing seemingly quickening slightly.

It had to be said, this woman had indeed grasped his XP… It wasn’t that Mu Zhian liked this sort of thing, but having such a lofty Empress willingly submit to him brought immense satisfaction, both physically and mentally.

“Ordering you around isn’t important, but I am indeed somewhat interested in the Heavenly Tribulation for the Transcendence Realm.”

Mu Zhian cleared his throat. “If I remember correctly, the Dao Integration Realm also seems to have a Body Tribulation and a Spiritual Sense Tribulation… In that case, perhaps it’s the Heart Demon Tribulation?”

A flash of appreciation appeared in Yao Meng’s eyes. She smiled, pursing her lips. “Then guess again, what was my heart demon back then?”

This isn’t easy to guess… Mu Zhian remained silent, pondering inwardly.

“I’ll give you a hint. The Heart Demon Tribulation has three layers. It manifests the things a person fears most into reality. If one cannot overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation, they will never reach the true shore in this lifetime and will be forever trapped within the Heart Demon Tribulation, unable to escape, even for Dao Integration Realm experts.”

Mu Zhian’s eyes flickered slightly. He said softly, “I once heard that when the first generation Demon Emperor led his army to attack the Eastern Continent, you suppressed the first generation Demon Emperor and left behind measures to protect the Jade Pool Holy Land… Is your heart demon related to the Jade Pool Holy Land? Furthermore… longevity?”

“Almost all Dao Integration Realm experts face the same problem. Cultivators of their generation have all turned to dust. Therefore, any great power hopes to live eternally, which is why they spend vast amounts of time cultivating Emperor Medicine,” Yao Meng said.

“You too?” Mu Zhian asked.

“I didn’t feel much about life and death before. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have intervened against the Nine-Lives Heavenly Phoenix.”

Yao Meng said softly, “Ultimately, the Dao I walk follows the principles of nature, and life and death are also part of nature.”

Just as Mu Zhian was about to say something, Yao Meng tilted her head up slightly, gently pressing her cool lips against his.

“But it’s been different since I met you.”

Yao Meng gazed at him and said softly, “I want to live eternally, and I want you to live eternally too.”

“The day you met misfortune at the Jade Pool Holy Land is still vivid in my mind even now.”

Yao Meng whispered, “I’m afraid you’ll die in front of me again, mmm…”

Before she could finish, Mu Zhian had already lowered his head and kissed her soft cherry lips again, turning Yao Meng’s words into soft whimpers.

After a short while, Yao Meng’s voice gradually became soft and alluring, her delicate body melting limply in Mu Zhian’s embrace.

This feeling is truly wonderful… Yao Meng closed her eyes slightly, her curled lashes trembling lightly, her face filled with intoxication.

In the Southern Wilderness, besides tracking the whereabouts of the Ocean God, she couldn’t do anything else each day.

The thought that Mu Zhian might be secretly targeted by other women in the Eastern Continent made her heart increasingly unbearable.

Although she always told Mu Zhian, ‘As long as I don’t feel cuckolded, it’s me cuckolding others,’ she ultimately still didn’t like seeing Mu Zhian being intimate with other seductive bitches.

Only I can cuckold others; others cannot cuckold me…

After a short while, Mu Zhian contentedly released her and said, “So your heart demons were the Jade Pool Holy Land, longevity, and matters concerning me?”

Yao Meng’s usually holy face seemed slightly flushed. She raised her beautiful eyes and glanced at him resentfully. “This is the Lan Clan, after all. You don’t know how to restrain yourself a little.”

“If someone saw…”

Mu Zhian chuckled. “In outsiders’ eyes, we are already married. Isn’t it normal to be a little intimate?”

He paused, then continued, “So what you said earlier, what does it have to do with you deliberately provoking Ruoxi?”

Yao Meng’s face regained its calm smile. “The Heart Demon Tribulation makes cultivators manifest their deepest, most unforgettable experiences as heart demons. Why don’t you guess now, what will Gong Lianyue encounter in her heart demon?”

Mu Zhian was stunned for a moment. “You…?”

Yao Meng n.t.r.’d Gong Lianyue right in front of her, was even intimate with Mu Zhian… and even mocked her.

Unless it was a girl like Qian’er who enjoyed being cuckolded, what other woman wouldn’t be angry enough to want to tear her apart?

It was fortunate that Yao Meng was in the Transcendence Realm and Gong Lianyue was also at Dao Integration. If they were ordinary women, they probably would have pulled hair and fought.

“People have different combat strength than usual when angry, and Dao Integration Realm experts are the same… Only by viewing death as returning home can one overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.”

“She’s probably thinking right now about cutting me down with her sword after passing the Transcendence Tribulation, and then taking Her Highness the Princess back to her palace,” Yao Meng said with a grin.

“Even if you say that, it should be His Highness the Prince!” Mu Zhian corrected sternly.

Then he continued, “So Ruoxi will encounter you in her heart demon?”

“If nothing unexpected happens, yes,” Yao Meng smiled faintly.

If she weren’t afraid of going too far, she actually considered sending two Shadow Stones (Projection Stones) to the Sword Palace in a couple of days.

Letting Gong Lianyue watch the images of her and Mu Zhian being intimate in the Shadow Stones while preparing for her tribulation, unable to do anything…

Even Mu Zhian was speechless for a moment.

He knew Yao Meng liked to cuckold people, but he didn’t expect she could turn it into such an art form… Gong Lianyue would inevitably realize after her tribulation that Yao Meng had intentionally angered her today.

Therefore, after reaching the Transcendence Realm, Gong Lianyue wouldn’t be able to easily lash out at Yao Meng.

Perhaps she would even have to thank her then.

Yao Meng toyed with a strand of hair, her tall figure indistinct in the immortal mist, seemingly blending purity and desire, possessing a unique charm.

She blinked her beautiful eyes and said with a half-smile, “I’ve helped your Dao Companion so much. As her Dao Companion, shouldn’t you find a way to compensate Sister?”

Mu Zhian was stunned for a moment, thinking, You angered Gong Lianyue to the point she wants to tear you apart, and now you want me to compensate you…

But on second thought, if Gong Lianyue’s heart demon would be Yao Meng, then Yao Meng had indeed performed a great service this time.

Blackening triples strength wasn’t a joke… It wasn’t impossible for Gong Lianyue to comprehend a new sword intent during the Heart Demon Tribulation.