It turns out, they were the main characters.

He seemed panicked, but in reality, he was as steady as a rock.

Not far from them, the Grand Tutor stared at Mu Zhi'an with an unpredictable expression, then his gaze lingered on Ye Lingxuan for a moment.

Even he couldn't possibly be unaware of the energy within the forbidden zone.

In a sense, the territory of the Great Qian Dynasty occupied most of the Eastern Continent. However, no one dared to easily provoke such a behemoth as the Forbidden Zone.

If His Majesty knew that they had offended the forbidden zone for the sake of a woman suspected of being cursed, he would probably lose his head.

It looks like we'll have to retreat for now tonight...

If she were just a disciple of the Liangyi Sect, perhaps we could apply to the Law Enforcement Hall later and bring her back to the Great Qian Dynasty for the Imperial Preceptor to see.

But now even the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone has spoken... the outcome is already quite clear.

The Grand Tutor sighed softly to himself.

However, this wasn't entirely fruitless; at least we learned that Mu Zhian had such immense power behind him...

Although there were earlier rumors that a disciple from the Liangyi Sect had been seen accompanying Ye Lingxuan to the forbidden area, few people believed such rumors.

However, it now seems that the rumor was true.

The person who went to the forbidden area with Ye Lingxuan was Mu Zhian.

At this moment, the tutor beside the Grand Tutor stared intently at Mu Zhi'an and suddenly said, "That's not right... If you and the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone are Daoist partners, then why are there other women living in your villa?!"

How could a proud woman like the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone allow her Daoist partner to have intimate relationships with other women, let alone live together?!

Bai Ruoxi gave Mu Zhian a meaningful look, then calmly said, "This is between me and Lingxuan, and it has nothing to do with you."

After she finished speaking, her gaze fell on Mu Zhian, and she said softly, "You were busy for so long tonight before you came back. Something must have happened to you, right? I was very worried about you, Mu Lang."

After speaking, she looked around at everyone with gentle eyes, and then walked gracefully out of the villa. Her plain white dress clung to her graceful figure as the night breeze blew, and her gentle gaze made it impossible to doubt the truth of her words.

The companion's worldview seemed to have been shattered, and she stared intently at Mu Zhi'an with a look of absurdity and disbelief.

In his view, a holy maiden of a forbidden zone was enough to arouse jealousy, but this person was not satisfied with having a holy maiden of a forbidden zone, and even had an intimate relationship with another beauty...?

At this moment, the Grand Tutor seemed afraid of offending Ye Lingxuan, so he immediately raised his hand and placed it on the shoulder of his companion to stop him from speaking.

He was furious. If his study companion hadn't called him over tonight, he would never have encountered such a thing.

"Tonight, it's truly a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple. My companion, the Crown Prince's attendant, brought me here rashly without properly investigating who the owner of this place is. I will go with him to apologize another day," the Grand Tutor said in a very sincere tone.

Lan Mulian didn't even lift her eyelids, and said coldly, "This is the Liangyi Sect, not the Great Qian Dynasty. You two don't need to come here to apologize. Go back tonight."

These words were quite impolite, an attempt to drive the two away. Naturally, such words made the companion feel somewhat resentful, his eyes filled with anger and stubbornness. He looked up, about to speak.

However, when he saw Lan Mulian's calm and clear eyes, he was slightly stunned, and then a dense fear crept into his heart.

Returning to the Void Realm?!

His attention had been so focused on Wei Mengrou that he hadn't even noticed that this young woman was actually at the Void Returning Realm!

The Grand Tutor's gaze sharpened slightly, as if he had also thought of something.

Some time ago, the news that Lan Mulian had achieved the Transformation of Spirit and Return to Emptiness and stepped into the realm of a terrestrial immortal became common knowledge. Even people in the Great Qian Dynasty knew about it, and naturally, the Grand Tutor by the Crown Prince's side also knew about it.

After all, she was the only disciple of the sect leader of the Liangyi Sect, and that title alone was enough to make people want to curry favor with her.

I never expected that she would appear in the villa of a sect disciple.

This time, he had truly misjudged the situation... The Grand Tutor shook his head and sighed inwardly, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and left dejectedly with his companion.

At this moment, both of them carried an aura of fortune. The tutor had no radiance, while the Grand Tutor was radiating a pale red glow, which meant that his fortune was much stronger than that of ordinary people.

As the two outsiders left, the gazes of the others, intentionally or unintentionally, fell on Mu Zhian.

Mu Zhian naturally noticed the gazes of the others, but pretended not to notice. He looked up at the tribulation clouds in the sky and the 'white light' that was gradually dimming under the sect's great formation, and said with a solemn expression, "When will this strange phenomenon end?"

At this moment, everyone except Mu Zhian was radiating a faint golden light, as if they were imbued with a sacred aura.

This is destiny.

Only Mu Zhian was truly unique; the pink light emanating from her body looked incredibly alluring and seductive, and it was flashing intensely at the moment.

Lan Mulian calmly said, "The sect leaders have already activated the sect's grand formation. After that, this strange phenomenon will no longer affect the Liangyi Sect. It will probably disappear in a while."

Mu Zhian looked thoughtful.

Then, glancing at the group, and seeing that their attention was indeed drawn to the 'bright moon' in the sky, he took the opportunity to send a telepathic message: "Sister Lingxuan, you should go back first. I'll come to find you tomorrow."

Ye Lingxuan frowned slightly, glanced at Bai Ruoxi unintentionally, and then lingered on Lan Mulian for a moment.

Although she was reluctant to leave, Wei Mengrou's current extreme bad luck made her unsuitable for doing anything else.

Besides, she had just had some intimate relations with Mu Zhian tonight, and she didn't want everyone to know.

Thinking of this, Ye Lingxuan could only nod slightly.

Mu Zhian felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.

Although some unexpected things happened tonight, they can be resolved if handled properly.

Lingxuan is a good sister who knows how to care for Brother Mu, so naturally she wouldn't make things difficult for him.

In reality, Mu Zhian didn't have any solutions for what was called a "battleground."

The only solution is to prevent the carnage from happening before it even begins.

Mu Zhian has experience in this area.

After all, we just need to take them down one by one.

Girls can be tricky when they're together, but once you're alone with them, things become much easier.

So, telepathy is really a great ability... Mu Zhian thought to himself, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Just then, Ye Siyu, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped, her black skirt swaying gently.

She turned her head and looked over.

The moment her gaze met Mu Zhian's, she winked playfully, her rosy lips curving into a beautiful arc.

For some reason, Mu Zhian suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Speaking of which, why is Miss Lan at Tianhe Garden? Could it be that she was worried about Young Master Mu because of the unusual celestial phenomena tonight, so she came to find him?" Ye Siyu asked with a "curious" look in her eyes.

"..."

The seemingly harmonious atmosphere suddenly froze, and Lan Mulian withdrew her gaze from the bright moon, giving Mu Zhian a cold glance.

"The strange celestial phenomenon tonight originated from the Glazed Palace. I was curious about who had triggered the resonance of the Dao, so I came to take a look."

As she spoke, she glanced at Mu Zhian, her red lips parting slightly, and said, "I just didn't expect so many things to happen as soon as I arrived here."

"However, tonight wasn't entirely fruitless."

Her gaze inadvertently fell upon the ring on Mu Zhian's hand, and she said with a faint smile, "Young Master Mu's ring is quite nice; it even has a spirit within it."

"If I'm not mistaken."

Her gaze inadvertently fell on Ye Lingxuan's slender hands.

"Junior Sister Lingxuan, it seems she's wearing the same ring too?"

Chapter 258 Should the shepherd take the ring or the finger?

"Today, Lingxuan awakened the spirit of the artifact, attracting a tribulation of lightning. So it turns out she created a ring with an artifact spirit?"

Ye Siyu blinked, moved closer to Mu Zhian, looked at the ring on his hand, then glanced at the ring on Ye Lingxuan's slender hand, narrowed her eyes, and smiled, "I didn't expect it was a gift prepared for this guy..."

"Are you two getting engaged?" Ye Siyu asked curiously.

Ye Lingxuan blushed, glanced at the girl who seemed to thrive on chaos, and said helplessly, "It's just that Brother Mu gave me a Purple Lightning Sacred Rock before, so I just made it into jewelry."

"Does Young Master Mu dote on Lingxuan so much? If I remember correctly, the Purple Lightning Sacred Rock is worth at least 100,000 spirit stones, and it's priceless." Bai Ruoxi said softly.

"Wearing such a nice ring, someone might have bad intentions if they see it."

Mu Zhian noticed that the aloof and delicate beauty's pupils had suddenly darkened considerably, yet her gaze remained tender as she looked at him.

The unspoken message seemed to be asking: Do you want a ring or a finger?

Ye Qian lowered her head. She was a well-behaved and obedient girl, but she was still a little unhappy.

Mu Zhian felt a chill run down his spine, coughed lightly, and said helplessly, "This matter is related to my previous encounter in the Sword Palace. The Purple Lightning Sacred Rock was also obtained in the Sword Palace."

At this point, he looked up at Bai Ruoxi and sighed softly, "Ruoxi was receiving her inheritance in the Sword Palace at the time, so she probably doesn't know what happened to Mengrou and me later."

Lan Mulian remained expressionless: "What does this have to do with the ring on your hand?"

Mu Zhian smiled wryly: "The caves in the Sword Palace are complicated. Mengrou and I were trapped in one of the caves at the beginning and could not leave. But later, thanks to Lingxuan, I was able to escape and find the Sword Palace Master who sealed himself."

"What does this have to do with me?" Even Ye Lingxuan was somewhat puzzled at this moment.

Wei Mengrou glanced at Mu Zhian with a lingering look.

In the past, the maid might have spoken up and exposed this guy's true colors, but for some reason, she remained silent tonight.

"Isn't Lingxuan a naturally born spirit?" Mu Zhian asked knowingly.

Ye Lingxuan gave a soft "hmm".

"Actually, after going to the forbidden area with you, I obtained a physique similar to yours in the Reincarnation Pool. Although it is not as good as a true innate spiritual body, I was able to find the exit of the Sword Palace's cave with the help of this innate spiritual body, and thus find the treasure left behind inside."

Is that reason enough? I sent Lingxuan Purple Lightning Sacred Rock because her innate spiritual body indirectly helped me... Now, can you put the 'lock' away for now?

Mu Zhian thought this reason was sufficient, but to his surprise, Lan Mulian clearly did not believe it and calmly said, "It is none of my business who Young Master Mu gives gifts to, but I do care about those born with spiritual bodies."

Senior Sister, I didn't expect you to be so aloof yet also a bit arrogant. I see you seem to care quite a bit about it... Mu Zhian observed the icy Lan Mulian for a few moments, then suddenly said, "Senior Sister has the Heavenly Fate Sacred Body, and judging from your spiritual energy, you're probably close to the peak of the first level of the Returning to Emptiness Realm?"

Only a handful of people knew about Lan Mulian's current rank, and she had not mentioned it to Mu Zhian. Therefore, when Mu Zhian brought it up, a hint of surprise indeed flashed deep in Lan Mulian's indifferent eyes.

"Sister Mengrou is at the eighth level of the Refining Spirit realm, and Qian'er is at the fourth level of the Refining Spirit realm..." Mu Zhian explained the ranks and cultivation progress of each of them.

These words eased the previously somewhat dangerous atmosphere considerably.

After that, the eyes of Ye Siyu and the others looked at Mu Zhian with a strange expression.

A naturally born spiritual body—this is an extremely extraordinary physique. It is because of this physique that Ye Lingxuan has such a fast cultivation speed and combat power.

As a result, Mu Zhian went to the forbidden zone and actually obtained the same physique?

Even if it's just a weakened version of a naturally born spirit, it will still be extremely useful in both combat and daily life.