It turns out, they were the main characters.

What merits or abilities does she possess? Apart from having a natural furnace and having provided some intelligence to the demon realm, there seems to be nothing about her that would warrant the attention of the demon queen.

Holy crap... wait a minute!

Mu Zhian suddenly seemed to remember something, and the smile on his face faltered slightly.

The Demon Queen came to my rescue, and there are so many people watching! Doesn't this expose that I'm a spy?!

"Are you planning to release them, or do you want to test how much power the faith of the Great Qian Dynasty can exert?" The Demon Queen's charming voice rang in Gu Boxing's ears, but it made his face turn much uglier.

Even if it's not their true form, a being at the peak of the Returning to Emptiness Realm is definitely not someone that can be dealt with.

Even with the power of faith, it would probably only be enough to barely hold her off...

However, this would inevitably attract the attention of the Liangyi Sect... It had been heard in the past that Linglong seemed to favor Mu Zhian, and there was also the threat from the Yaochi Holy Land.

But having finally discovered the cursed body, letting him go like this just leaves one feeling somewhat unwilling...

Thinking of this, Gu Boxing gritted his teeth inwardly, suddenly looked up at the Demon Queen, and transmitted his voice, "Your Majesty, this matter concerns our Eastern Continent, especially since it involves the issue of the Cursed Body. If it causes conflict between the Eastern Continent and the Demon Realm..."

The woman in the black mist tilted her head slightly and teased, "Is the Great Qian Dynasty... very strong?"

Gu Boxing said coldly, "The Great Qian Dynasty and the Eastern Continent are one."

Clearly, he wanted to bring up the powerful Dao Integration Realm experts from the Eastern Continent to persuade the Demon Realm Queen to retreat.

However, the Demon Queen seemed to have heard a joke and burst into laughter. She looked up at Gu Boxing through the black mist and said in a low voice, "Go tell them that you plan to take him away to test him, and see if they will still help you."

"Also, the cursed body you're looking for isn't him."

As she spoke, her gaze inadvertently drifted to Mu Zhian not far away, and to his appearance, which was shrouded in black light and seemed to be filled with overwhelming bad luck. She unconsciously pursed her lips.

"Is it worth it just for a maid?"

"Or is it because of her?"

The Demon Queen raised her fingertip, her beautiful, slender fingers slightly hooking, and the next moment, Mu Zhi'an uncontrollably rushed towards the Demon Queen's direction.

Seeing this, Gu Boxing gritted his teeth and raised his hand to unleash another array.

However, a crisp, melodious snap of fingers came from within the black mist, and the formation vanished in an instant.

Gu Boxing's gaze narrowed slightly. He raised his hands and drew a dotted line in the direction of the Demon Queen. A huge crack appeared out of thin air, as if it wanted to suck her into it.

The Demon Queen simply raised her hand and snapped her fingers again, and the crack quietly disappeared.

Next, no matter how Gu Boxing used his techniques, the Demon Queen simply snapped her fingers to cancel them. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the cursed body fell into the Demon Queen's hands.

Mu Zhian floated into the black mist in mid-air, and only then was he able to see the other person's face clearly.

She wore a flowing black mini-skirt, her legs were shapely and long, her hair was loose, and there was a hint of red in the corner of her eyes.

He had seen this face before...

I've seen it countless times.

This is not how the Demon Queen actually looks, but rather how she appears when she is possessing a certain cultivator.

...Huang Manting!

No wonder I felt a strange sense of familiarity and apprehension when I saw her back then, no wonder I felt my gaze was involuntarily drawn to her... everything makes sense now.

Because she is the Queen of the Demon Realm!

"It's you...you actually came to the martial world too?" Mu Zhian asked in surprise.

The Demon Queen gently stroked Mu Zhi'an's face, exhaling a sweet, moist breath.

"If I hadn't come, you would probably have been taken to the Great Qian Dynasty by now, wouldn't you?"

Then, her gaze inadvertently drifted to the golden dharma image not far away: "However, for a peak Void Returning cultivator to be deceived by a mere Spirit Refining cultivator, your progress is truly remarkable."

Were we deceived...? Gu Boxing's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a cold voice, "What do you mean by that?"

The Demon Queen chuckled and said, "He has only barely managed to suppress the Heavenly Dao Qi within his body. The true master of the Heavenly Dao Qi is not him."

Gu Boxing was taken aback at first, and then stared at Mu Zhian with a doubtful look in his eyes.

The Qi of Heaven...?

Suddenly, his eyes slowly widened, as if he had thought of something. He raised his hand and made a hand seal, as if he were deduce something.

Less than half an incense stick's time later, Gu Boxing suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head and stared intently at Wei Mengrou: "It's you..."

Wei Mengrou is the one with the body of misfortune. Mu Zhian only forcibly refined Wei Mengrou's Heavenly Dao Qi to create the illusion of her being a body of misfortune!

Gu Boxing's eyes flashed slightly, and then he immediately turned around and rushed towards Wei Mengrou!

Mu Zhian's expression changed slightly.

He painstakingly suppressed the Heavenly Dao energy within the cauldron, only to have it exposed by the Demon Queen?!

He was about to get up when the Demon Queen gently pressed his shoulder, slowly shook her head, and then looked at Wei Mengrou on the ground with a somewhat amused expression.

"Let's keep watching," she said softly.

Mu Zhian followed the direction of the gaze and saw Gu Boxing extend his golden Dharma hand, slowly covering Wei Mengrou's direction.

Wei Mengrou looked up and her eyes met Mu Zhian's.

Although it was impossible to see who was in the black mist, it was clear that they were there to protect Mu Zhian.

That way, she can also feel at ease.

Gazing at the large, golden Dharma hand, Wei Mengrou slowly closed her eyes.

Then, just as she was about to close her eyes completely, she suddenly saw the beauty in the black mist.

Huang Manting!

At this moment, a soft and pleasant voice suddenly came to Wei Mengrou's ear: "You have been separated from him for more than ten years. Since you cannot see each other in a short time, why don't you let him return to the demon realm with me first?"

"I will take good care of him in your place."

Normally, Wei Mengrou would simply ignore such provocative words, but she knew very well that once she returned to the Great Qian Dynasty with Gu Boxing, she probably wouldn't see him for a long time.

Although she didn't really care, she had promised Mu Zhian's parents that she would take good care of him...

Wei Mengrou's thoughts suddenly paused.

Her eyes reflected Huang Manting's gesture of raising her hand to place on Mu Zhi'an's face. The beauty in the black dress gently caressed Mu Zhi'an's face, and then, a wet and soft kiss completely covered his lips.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Wei Mengrou's eyes showed a hint of confusion, as if she wondered what the other party's purpose was in doing this.

Then, she suddenly felt a slight prickling pain in her heart, as if she had been pricked by a needle.

At this moment, she felt as if she were standing in a chaotic mix of light and shadow, with a voice echoing in her ears. Wei Mengrou couldn't hear what the voice was saying, but she felt her surroundings gradually blurring.

Immediately afterwards, she saw many scenes that she had no recollection of at all... all of which took place in the martial world, where Mu Zhi'an asked her for the Qi of Heaven, and she gave him the Qi of Heaven.

Then... the scene shifts, and Mu Zhi'an is again demanding Heavenly Dao Qi from her...

This scene continued for nearly twenty times.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, she slowly raised her head and looked at the boy in the black mist.

This glance was very short, yet it seemed to have lasted from ten thousand years ago until now.

She waited for Mu Zhi'an for ten thousand years.

At this moment, the Primordial Witch's consciousness silently took the initiative.

boom!

Beneath the sky, a beam of light far surpassing Mu Zhian's previous dark radiance descended from the heavens, seemingly piercing through the sky and the earth.

Wei Mengrou's beautiful eyes shone with a brilliance as bright as stars.

Just as Gu Boxing's mountain-sized hand was about to reach her, she remained calm and slowly walked away from Gu Boxing.

Time seemed to stand still throughout the world. Wei Mengrou strolled leisurely down the void steps into the black mist, then took Mu Zhian's hand and brought him back.

tick tock...

Only then did time seem to begin to flow again. Gu Boxing's terrified eyes, the Demon Queen's amused observation, and the stunned expressions of the cultivators in the distance—everything began to move forward anew.

Mu Zhian's fingers unconsciously touched his lips, where the warmth of the Demon Queen's lips still seemed to linger, and even... a little bit of moisture she had left behind.

This is not an illusion; the Demon Queen did indeed kiss me just now...

But why am I standing next to Sister Mengrou now...?

Mu Zhian subconsciously looked at Wei Mengrou, and when he saw those beautiful eyes as bright as stars, a thought flashed through his mind: The Primordial Witch?!

On the distant mountaintop, Tang Sufei almost jumped, her eyes fixed on Wei Mengrou's figure.

It really was her! She was the Primordial Witch!

As if sensing Mu Zhian's gaze, Wei Mengrou slightly turned her head to look at Mu Zhian, and there seemed to be a hint of emotion in her cold eyes that she had never shown before.

"Thank you for your hard work before." Wei Mengrou's clear and melodious voice rang in his ears, but it made Mu Zhian feel a little suspicious.

"Hard……?"

Wei Mengrou said softly, "Isn't it hard to suppress my Heavenly Dao Qi within my body with all my might?"

As if sensing Mu Zhian's incredulous expression, Wei Mengrou raised her right hand, bent her fingers, and flicked them towards the golden Dharma image of Gu Boxing beside her.

boom!

The golden Dharma image shattered completely, and with a loud crash, a huge, bottomless crater was formed in the ground.

Then, she cupped Mu Zhi'an's face in her hands, a faint smile playing on her lips, and leaned close to his ear.

"You'll take full responsibility for turning me into this, right?"

Chapter 285 The Maid Ran Away 4.5K

The Primordial Witch is Wei Mengrou... Although Mu Zhian had already learned about this from the Primordial Witch, he was still somewhat unsure.

Because these two people have such different personalities.

Simply put, Wei Mengrou is the kind of proud and cold maid, while the Primordial Witch has a completely different personality.

These two people with completely different personalities are telling me they are the same person... If this had happened before, Mu Zhian would never have believed it.