It turns out, they were the main characters.

After all, the three Emperor-level medicinal herbs must remain in the Eastern Continent.

Simply put, he wanted to get one more freebie before the deal, to find out exactly where the black mist that shielded Wei Mengrou from all secrets came from.

Mu Zhian wasn't sure if it was possible... but at least she could get her to ask.

After all, he had some experience with the "honey trap" technique.

After seeing Yu Ziyan off, Mu Zhian watched the woman's departing figure until she disappeared from sight, and then slowly exhaled.

It seems that the secrets surrounding Sister Mengrou may extend far beyond the Eastern Continent, and may even have a shadow of the Southern Wilderness involved...

Regina holds a high position in the Southern Wilderness, but she may not know about Wei Mengrou.

But regardless, we can still find some clues from her.

……

Because of the sect's grand formation, the white light in the sky was gradually dimming.

Tonight, many cultivators had gathered in front of the Glazed Palace to see who had caused the strange phenomenon, but as the white light faded, they all left.

Mu Zhian then withdrew his gaze and was about to return to the villa.

Just then, he suddenly heard a pleasant and melodious voice coming from behind him.

"Young Master Mu, please wait!"

In mid-air, Lin Keyu arrived late, her pink and white dress clinging to her delicate body in the night breeze, outlining her graceful figure.

And what she was holding in her hand was the Aurora Necklace.

Mu Zhian turned his head and exclaimed "Holy crap!" to himself.

Why did she come too...? If she had come any earlier and bumped into my senior sisters, I probably wouldn't have been able to explain myself even if I had a hundred mouths.

Mu Zhian felt a sense of relief, then asked in surprise, "Miss Lin, what brings you here?"

Lin Keyu, her skirt fluttering, floated down from mid-air, her hands behind her back, and came to Mu Zhian.

She smiled shyly and said, "There were unusual phenomena at the Liuli Palace tonight, so I came here to thank you for saving my life that day."

At this point, she handed the aurora necklace to Mu Zhian.

“I added some other special spirit stones to it and imbued the artifact with spirit energy. I hope Young Master Mu won’t mind,” she said softly.

These women are all quite wealthy; how could they just give away something so valuable so easily? Mu Zhian took the Aurora Necklace and immediately sensed its special nature.

This necklace seems to have a calming effect on the wearer to some extent.

When Mu Zhian received the necklace, the pink glow that had been emanating from her immediately dimmed.

Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked up, saying, "This necklace seems to be able to shield one's celestial secrets?"

"It can shield the secrets of heaven to a certain extent." Lin Keyu nodded gently. "Our clan's ancestral artifact is related to this, so I had the clan elders add some secret techniques to it."

The ancestral artifact that shields the secrets of heaven?

No wonder the people from Qianyuan Pavilion wanted this ancestral artifact that day… Mu Zhian hesitated for a moment, then said, “Miss Lin, this thing is a bit too valuable…”

"Does Young Master Mu think my life is less valuable than this necklace?" Lin Keyu tilted her head slightly, revealing an extremely beautiful smile.

Since the other party had already said so much, Mu Zhian had no choice but to nod and accept.

After putting on the necklace, he chatted with Lin Keyu for a while.

"It seems someone in the Glazed Palace comprehended the Dao today. This Ascension Ceremony might be more troublesome than we imagined," Lin Keyu said.

Upon hearing this, Mu Zhian's mood immediately turned heavy, and he said, "Yes... it is somewhat troublesome."

Although Ye Lingxuan's increased strength is entirely beneficial to him, if she ultimately wins this Ascension Tournament... that would still cause some trouble.

However, from another perspective, Ye Lingxuan was already very strong, so it doesn't seem to matter if she became even stronger.

If the final of the Ascension Tournament really is between him and Ye Lingxuan, then all he needs to do is suppress Ye Lingxuan that night... suppress her a few more times, and Ye Lingxuan won't be able to participate the next day. Wouldn't he be the one to win?

Mu Zhian began to think about his future plans.

"What's with the pink aura around Young Master Mu?" Lin Keyu suddenly asked, puzzled.

Mu Zhian came to his senses and shook his head helplessly with a smile, "I also want to know the origin of this fortune, but I haven't found any clues yet."

He paused, then continued, "Anyway, it's not bad luck, so it doesn't really matter."

Lin Keyu gazed thoughtfully at Mu Zhian's handsome face and the gentle smile on his face, and muttered to herself, "If I could fully inherit the Xuan Yin Palace's Heaven-Gazing Ancestral Artifact, perhaps I could deduce the origin of your fortune."

Mu Zhian's mind raced: "The ancestral artifact of the Xuan Yin Palace can glimpse the secrets of heaven, and even find the origin of my pink fortune?"

Lin Keyu nodded: "Theoretically, that ancestral artifact can do it, but it will have to wait until I can inherit the Xuan Yin Palace."

Judging from the appearance, the ancestral artifact in the Xuan Yin Palace must have been left behind by a Dao Integration Realm master who was skilled in divination of heavenly secrets in the past... Mu Zhian looked at Lin Keyu's pink and white figure and pondered for a while.

It was still snowing tonight, but the two seemed oblivious, chatting idly in front of Tianhe Garden for quite a while.

"I'm so glad I met a kind person tonight, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to find Tianhe Garden and I almost got lost in the Liuli Palace." Lin Keyu suddenly said at this moment.

The Glazed Tile Palace isn't that big, is this little beauty directionally challenged...?

No wonder she arrived so late, she must have gotten lost... Mu Zhian smiled and said, "Most of the disciples in my sect are kind-hearted. Who is the person Miss Lin encountered? I might even know them."

“Senior Sister Lan,” Lin Keyu said.

Mu Zhian's smile faltered for a moment.

"She seemed to have been drawn here by the strange phenomenon as well. I ran into her on my way back. Thanks to her, otherwise I probably would have returned empty-handed tonight." Lin Keyu looked up at the snowy night, her voice tinged with emotion.

"Although Senior Sister Lan looks very aloof, I feel that she is actually a very gentle person. She even chatted with me for quite a while."

Looking at Lin Keyu's admiring expression, Mu Zhian asked with difficulty, "What...did you talk about?"

"She asked me if I was looking for someone, and I said yes. Then she asked me if I was looking for Young Master Mu..." Lin Keyu paused, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Mu Zhian, and said, "I didn't expect that Young Master Mu would know Senior Sister Lan."

"It was just a coincidence that we met." Mu Zhian had mixed feelings.

Just then, Lin Keyu suddenly saw what appeared to be a paper crane flying in mid-air from somewhere, and asked in confusion, "What is that?"

Mu Zhian also looked up and saw a paper crane gently landing on his hand in the distance.

Unfold the paper crane, and a sentence on it immediately comes into view.

"Young Master Mu, Miss Lin's Aurora Necklace is quite beautiful. Cherish it."

Mu Zhian's face suddenly went blank.

……

As it turns out, your senior sister is indeed your senior sister; this woman is frighteningly intelligent... If you marry her in the future, I guess no little thing will escape her notice.

With a sense of helplessness and regret, Mu Zhian saw Lin Keyu off and dragged his tired body back to Tianhe Garden.

In the past, he was positioned as a villainous supporting character, so he naturally had brains and skills. However, the problem now is that... the fish in his pond all seem to be protagonists.

The so-called protagonist is naturally someone who possesses talent, intelligence, and luck... at least that's how it is in this world.

In addition, there are several high-ranking officials who plan to raise this fish in his fishpond...

Fortunately, Fairy Yao Meng didn't seem to intend to drag him, the fishpond owner, into the pond; otherwise, his actions would likely have become increasingly difficult.

……

After preparing meat buns for a late-night snack in the kitchen, Mu Zhian arrived at the door of Lin Lingfang's room, which was none of his business.

Pushing open the door, I saw a silver-haired beauty curled up on a small couch, her round buttocks and peach-like shape on full display.

Her hair was slightly disheveled, and her bright, jewel-like pale gold eyes peered at Mu Zhian through the messy hair, filled with anticipation.

"What's wrong with Sister Lin Ling?" Mu Zhi'an asked.

This was the first time he had ever seen Lin Ling with such an expression. Usually, when she saw him bringing over late-night snacks, she would have been eager to come up with them.

“Aaaa…” Lin Ling said softly.

"Sorry, I didn't understand..." Mu Zhian walked to the small couch, sat down, placed the plate of meat buns next to her, and glanced at her.

"What did Sister Lin Ling just say?"

Lin Ling held up a wooden board with several large characters appearing on it: "After the Ascension Ceremony ends, I will give you the second strand of Heavenly Dao Qi."

Mu Zhian was taken aback: "Isn't it said that a person can only possess one strand of Heavenly Dao Qi?"

The words on the wooden board changed subtly, and a sentence reappeared before my eyes: Your body can contain several streams of Heavenly Dao Qi, but it requires time intervals.

"What is the effect of the second Heavenly Dao Qi?" Mu Zhian asked curiously.

His first burst of Heavenly Dao Qi accelerated the cultivation speed of others, making him a god-level support.

It's impossible that the second Heavenly Dao Qi is also just an auxiliary one, right?

Lin Ling grabbed a meat bun and bit into it, then wrote on the wooden board: "On the Heavenly Dao Qi that enhances strength."

Mu Zhian was secretly delighted and said, "I'll come find you after the Ascension Ceremony?"

Lin Ling glanced at him and nodded slightly.

……

After successfully feeding Miss Lin Ling, Mu Zhian returned to his room, lay on the bed, and felt a blue light quietly appear in the room.

A long dress of interwoven blue and white wrapped around her ethereal body, outlining a delicate and graceful figure.

From that cyan figure and even those snow-white feet that never touched the ground, it was easy to tell that it was Fairy Yao Meng, who had just been 'awakened' by the strange phenomenon caused by Ye Lingxuan.

She turned her head slightly to look at Mu Zhian, a faint smile in her eyes, and said, "You've really caused quite a stir today."

"Viewed from the side, it's a range of peaks; viewed from the front, it's a single peak. Its appearance varies depending on distance and elevation..." Mu Zhi'an gazed at Yao Meng's figure, and this poem inexplicably popped into his mind. He sat up and smiled, "It seems that the fairy was awakened by that thing in the sky?"

Yao Meng's emerald eyes flickered slightly, and a smile played on her lips as she said, "Natural phenomena are extremely rare, especially since they were caused by a reincarnated empress, so it's natural that people are interested."

Her skin was tinged with a silvery-white glow, and even her jade-like feet were stained with it.

Even though I've seen her more than once, each time I see this fairy, I have a different feeling. This is because the path Yao Meng cultivates gives people a dreamlike sense of distance, yet this distance is so alluring that it makes people's hearts itch and inspires some bold ideas.

"Does the fairy sister know what that white light in the sky is?" Mu Zhian asked.

Yao Meng shook her head and said, "Being in the Liangyi Sect means being in Shang Yanfei's formation. She used the sect's great formation to shield the secrets of heaven and also to shield the people in the sect from the perception of the outside world."

Judging from the appearance, that white light was something even the sect leader had to be wary of, to the point that he was willing to activate the sect's grand formation...

But what exactly is it...? Mu Zhian frowned slightly, lost in thought.