It turns out, they were the main characters.

……

the other side.

After preparing the medicinal bath, Ye Qian walked gracefully towards Wei Mengrou's room, muttering to herself:

"Brother Mu should be in this room, right...?"

She just went to Mu Zhian's room, but didn't see him. So she figured he was either with Linglong or in Mengrou's room, guiding the Heavenly Dao Qi out of his body.

If they were currently preparing to guide the Qi of Heaven, she naturally couldn't disturb them. So Ye Qian shielded her own aura, her light-colored boots stepping on the floor of the courtyard window, and she slightly tiptoed to look into the house through the window.

Inside the small house, Mu Zhian had one arm around Wei Mengrou's slender waist, feeling the warmth of the maid's delicate body in an extremely intimate manner.

Wei Mengrou also kept her eyes slightly closed, her curled eyelashes trembling gently, but she did not push him away.

Ye Qian blinked, seemingly stunned for a moment.

Then, as if in disbelief, she closed her eyes slightly, then opened them again and looked into the room.

The scene inside the room remained unchanged, except that she could clearly sense the spiritual energy mingling within the room—the spiritual energy of Wei Mengrou and Mu Zhian.

Sister Mengrou and Brother Mu... Ye Qian felt as if her worldview had been shattered. She stared blankly at the scene, and deep in her eyes, besides shock, there was also a kind of indescribable excitement.

At this moment, Ye Qian suddenly felt Mu Zhian's eyelids twitch slightly, as if he was about to open his eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly left the room.

The image that had just been etched into my mind just wouldn't leave.

Mengrou, who used to look down on Mu Zhian, was actually kissing Mu-gege... This shocking scene was unforgettable for Ye Qian.

As Ye Qian hurriedly left, she didn't notice that Mu Zhi'an had opened his eyes at some point and was looking helplessly out the window at Ye Qian, who had just 'escaped' the scene, and sighed inwardly.

It looks like I'll be quite busy from now on.

Fortunately, it was Qian'er; if it were Lingxuan, she probably wouldn't have been so easy to appease.

"Begin meditating. I will guide the Qi of Heaven out of your body." Wei Mengrou's voice rang in his ears, pulling Mu Zhian's thoughts back to what they were doing.

Mu Zhian gathered his thoughts slightly, closed his eyes, and formally entered a meditative state.

……

Silent all night.

At noon on the second day, a dark light quietly shone from within Mu Zhian's body.

Accompanying this was a spherical, jet-black halo, which appeared in mid-air and seemed to exude an ominous aura.

Dark Heavenly Qi!

Mu Zhian's gaze fell on the Heavenly Dao Qi that was emitting a dark halo in front of him.

Symbolizing misfortune, this is the new Heavenly Qi, completely different from other Heavenly Qi.

If you refine it, you will be punished by Heaven.

But why is that? They are both Heavenly Dao Qi, so why is it that only this one has attracted Heavenly Punishment?

"Sister Mengrou, are you going to refine it?" Mu Zhian turned his head and asked Wei Mengrou, who was silently wiping her lips.

Then, when he saw Wei Mengrou's cold gaze directed at him, Mu Zhian couldn't help but laugh and say, "What's wrong... you seem very unhappy."

Wei Mengrou said coldly, "Yesterday I only said that your cauldron needs my spiritual energy to guide the Qi of Heaven, but I didn't tell you to keep messing around..."

She should have been focusing on guiding the Qi of Heaven, but Mu Zhian had been 'teasing' Wei Mengrou ever since they kissed last night... causing her Dao heart to become somewhat unstable and affecting the circulation of spiritual energy.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? I didn't know either," Mu Zhian said innocently.

Wei Mengrou scoffed, "You dare swear you didn't know?"

How could she not know her young master's character? Who would take advantage of guiding the Qi of Heaven to make unwanted advances every now and then?

"That's because Sister Mengrou is too tempting," Mu Zhian didn't deny.

High EQ: Sister Mengrou is too tempting.

Low emotional intelligence: Sister Mengrou is very beautiful, her looks are tempting, I'm lusting after your body.

Undeterred by Wei Mengrou's disdainful gaze, Mu Zhian coughed lightly and changed the subject, saying, "By the way, just in case, it would be best to set up another layer of formation in the villa."

Previously in the martial arts world, Wei Mengrou only refined the Heavenly Dao Qi, which attracted divine punishment and exposed her unlucky body.

Although Mu Zhian later reset time and started over, Wei Mengrou's unlucky body still attracted the punishment of the Heavenly Dao because she had one foot in the Void Returning Realm.

If things are already like this even before refining the Heavenly Dao Qi, who knows if it will cause even greater trouble once the Heavenly Dao Qi is refined?

“It’s a pity that I can’t pass on my Southern Wilderness Secret Technique to Sister Mengrou, otherwise it might be able to temporarily shield your aura and make it difficult for the Heavenly Dao to detect you,” Mu Zhian said.

Wei Mengrou shook her head and said, "The bronze fragment I'm wearing and the Southern Wilderness Secret Technique should be the same type. Even if I can learn the Southern Wilderness Secret Technique, it probably won't be of much use. Besides, I also have the Heavenly Secret Shielding Technique brought by the Half-Step Return to Emptiness."

"Is this meant to comfort me?" Mu Zhian asked.

Wei Mengrou glanced at Mu Zhian and said, "You're not someone who gets hurt so easily, are you? I'm just telling the truth."

Mu Zhian remained silent.

It seems I'll have to get in touch with the people in the Southern Wilderness again to find out who the originator of this Southern Wilderness secret technique really is.

A bronze fragment from the Eastern Continent contains a secret technique for shielding heavenly secrets that is almost identical to the secret arts of the Southern Wilderness... This is quite intriguing.

"You can leave now. I need to refine the Heavenly Dao Qi," Wei Mengrou said.

"Call me anytime if you need anything," Mu Zhian nodded.

He got up and was about to leave the room.

But as he pushed open the door, he seemed to remember something and turned back to ask, "By the way, did Sister Mengrou keep what she said last night?"

He was referring, of course, to Wei Mengrou's confession yesterday.

Wei Mengrou stiffened slightly, seemingly a little uncomfortable: "You already heard me say that yesterday, right?"

“I also want to hear you say it again in person,” Mu Zhian said.

Wei Mengrou didn't want to talk to him and silently closed her eyes.

Mu Zhian felt helpless, but he couldn't press her any further, so he turned around and was about to close the door.

Just then, a cold voice suddenly came from behind.

"I always keep my word."

Mu Zhian subconsciously turned his head, and Wei Mengrou opened her eyes with a faint, alluring smile.

"I've said it before, even if you're weak and a womanizer, I'll still like you."

Mu Zhian smiled and said, "Then I'm relieved. If Sister Mengrou turns her back on me, I'll never be able to get married."

Wei Mengrou: "..."

Is he acting like the 'leading lady'?

Mu Zhian quickly put away his joking attitude and continued, "I may have to leave Tianhe Garden for a while, but I will be back before you finish refining the Heavenly Dao Qi."

"Where to?" Wei Mengrou raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes filled with doubt.

His going out at this time is still a little concerning.

"We're looking for someone," Mu Zhian said with a smile.

"I think she should know something about the Body of Misfortune."

"After all, she helped us out in the martial arts world yesterday."

……

Daqian Dynasty.

Inside a Taoist temple that was built in a rather classical and bright style.

The Emperor of Daqian threw the case file in his hand onto the table and said in a deep voice, "Grand Preceptor, the matter you ordered me to investigate has yielded results."

"There is indeed something wrong with the maid next to Mu Zhian. According to the results of the secret agent's investigation, this maid was born into a poor family and lost both her parents at a young age. She showed amazing talent at the age of five, but people who are with her will have bad luck. Therefore, she has never had any friends."

In ordinary society, people would simply think that the person was unlucky, but they wouldn't think too much about it.

But cultivators are different. They know about the existence of 'luck' and are aware that some cultivators have extremely bad luck, which can even affect others.

"This must be the body of misfortune."

"I already know about this, but I care more about someone else now."

Gu Boxing sat cross-legged in front of the soft couch, slowly opened his eyes, and looked up at the old and frail emperor: "Where is Mu Zhian?"

"Mu Zhian is quite an ordinary person," the Emperor of Daqian said, shaking his head.

"He is like some of the spoiled brats I have seen before. He used to be a wicked young man who did all sorts of evil. He did not bully respectable women, but he did have affairs with many girls, including a few lonely... young widows."

Spoiled brats are quite common in the royal family of the Great Qian Dynasty. They act recklessly because of their background. However, Mu Zhian is much better than some of the princes in the royal family. At least he does not bully women. They are basically all willing participants.

Ultimately, it's because he has an extremely handsome face and a prominent family background, which naturally makes it easy for girls to be attracted to him, and even willingly offer themselves to him.

Gu Boxing didn't answer. He stared at the case file in his hand for a long time before suddenly asking, "Why isn't there any information about Mu Zhian's parents in this file?"

The Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty paused for a moment, his thoughts suddenly interrupted.

The Imperial Advisor hadn't mentioned it before, but his words now reminded the old emperor.

Yes... why was there absolutely no information about Mu Zhian's parents in the case file he just looked at?

How could a seasoned spy, when investigating someone's background, possibly overlook something so important?

"Could it be that his parents are already dead...?" the old emperor pondered for a long time before guessing.

Gu Boxing slowly shook his head and pointed to the case file, saying, "If Mu Zhian's parents were dead, it should have been written that both parents were deceased. But in this case file, the word 'parents' is not even mentioned."

After a brief moment of realization, the old emperor's eyes flashed with anger. He looked up and said, "Go and summon the spies in charge of the investigation!"

The servants outside were startled and immediately agreed, leaving the Taoist temple.

Gu Boxing continued looking at the case file, while the old emperor continued looking at the case file in his hand, finding it more and more outrageous the more he looked.

From a spoiled brat to becoming one of the geniuses of Tianxuan City, even pursuing the beautiful Bai Ruoxi who used to hate him, and having an ambiguous relationship with the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone... If all of this is Mu Zhian's plan, then it's a bit too terrifying.

After all, back in Tianxuan City, no one knew that Ye Lingxuan was the Holy Maiden of the Eastern Continent Forbidden Zone, and the future Empress of the Forbidden Zone.

Moreover, what exactly did the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone, with such high standards, see in Mu Zhi'an?