It turns out, they were the main characters.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The princess was sitting alone in her bedchamber, idly flipping through books, waiting for Luo Tan to return.

Not long ago, Luo Tan left the palace, seemingly heading to Zunyun Academy because of the Sabbath.

Judging from the looks of it, he might not be able to come back tonight either.

If Luo Tan hasn't returned in another hour or two, then let's go back tonight... Just as the princess was thinking this, she suddenly heard a respectful voice from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Mu Zhi'an has come as agreed. May he enter the palace now?"

Mu Zhian?

What is he doing in the bedchamber in the dead of night?

And judging from this, it was Luo Tan who sent him?

The princess narrowed her eyes, recalling the various scenes she had witnessed between Mu Zhi'an and Luo Tan during the day. After a moment of contemplation, she raised her hand and gently removed her veil, soft white light dancing in her palm as she gently caressed her exquisite face.

The road roared.

The next moment, the princess transformed from a gentle beauty exuding mature charm into a noble and elegant empress. Her dress changed into a magnificent snow-white gown, and she wore a pair of sexy snow-white jade boots, revealing the delicate skin between her skirt and calves.

"Come in," she said in an elegant voice.

Before long, Mu Zhian entered the bedchamber, looked at the woman sitting on the soft couch, and immediately raised his hand in a respectful bow, saying, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

A strange look flashed in Luo Tan's eyes, but he smiled and gestured, "It's alright, come and sit down first."

Chapter 496 Princess: I'm sorry, Luo Tan

According to the rules of the palace, anyone who wants to enter Luo Tan's bedroom must wait outside the palace, and can only enter the bedroom after Luo Tan gives permission.

But in this vast Yuzhou, there are two exceptions.

One is the princess who once saved Luo Tan, and the other is Mu Zhi'an, who has been gaining popularity recently.

Unlike the princess, Luo Tan had specifically instructed that Mu Zhi'an should not be stopped no matter where he went.

Therefore, Mu Zhian was able to appear in front of this sleeping quarters so freely at this moment.

However, probably no one would have expected that the person appearing in the bedchamber was not Luo Tan, who had made an appointment with Mu Zhian, but the princess of Yunzhou.

At Luo Tan's prompting, Mu Zhi'an sat down on the soft couch, enjoying the tranquility of the night. Noticing the Empress's scrutinizing gaze beside him, he asked reservedly, "By the way, Your Majesty, why is it so quiet tonight? I only saw a few servants on the way here. Where did they all go?"

"I've already ordered them to evacuate the palace," the princess said with a faint smile.

She didn't know exactly how Luo Tan instructed the servants, but she had hardly seen any maids or servants when she entered the bedchamber before, so she made this guess.

"You should know why I've come to see you tonight, right?" the princess asked casually.

These words, seemingly a question, were actually meant to clarify Luo Tan's purpose in sending Mu Zhi'an to his bedchamber for no apparent reason tonight.

Mu Zhian nodded slightly: "I know."

The princess's lips curled into a slight smile, a hint of pleasure creeping into her expression.

Being a relatively inexperienced cultivator, he took the bait after only a little baiting.

"Tell me about it," she asked in a nonchalant and elegant tone, mimicking her best friend's usual noble and elegant demeanor.

To her surprise, she saw Mu Zhian hesitate slightly and ask, "Is Your Majesty truly prepared?"

The princess blinked her alluring, passionate eyes and asked in a sweet voice, "What preparations?"

“It’s just…” Mu Zhian glanced at the stunningly beautiful empress, and hesitated slightly.

"What is it? Just say what you want to say." The princess frowned slightly, her tone leaving no room for argument, her beautiful eyes gazing tenderly at Mu Zhi'an.

Mu Zhian shook his head: "That's true, being so hesitant and indecisive is not really like my style."

The princess raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, about to speak.

But then, she suddenly felt a gentle hand envelop her small hand.

The princess felt a tremor in her heart and almost instinctively wanted to pull her hand away.

After all, from the past to the present, even the Great Peng Emperor, the ruler of Yunzhou, had never touched her hand. But now, being held so tightly by a strange young man, it was inevitable that she would feel flustered and shy.

"Your Majesty...?" Mu Zhian called out tentatively, secretly observing the woman before him.

A mature and sexy woman sat on a soft couch, her beautiful eyes sparkling. Her previously noble and elegant demeanor seemed to have been slightly flustered, and a blush of shyness appeared on her exquisite face.

"What are you doing?" the princess asked, trying to keep her voice as calm as possible.

Although she already knew that Mu Zhian and Luo Tan had a very close relationship, seeing him holding her hand so unabashedly still made her feel a little shy.

Mu Zhian shook his head: "It's nothing. It's just that I wasn't able to get closer to His Majesty in the garden today, so I couldn't help but miss him after returning to my room."

"Aren't you worried that the Azure Emperor will find out?" the princess asked in a low voice.

"If she finds out because of my intimacy with Her Majesty, then I will have no regrets." Mu Zhi'an held the beautiful woman's soft hand and gazed at her affectionately.

The princess silently gazed at Mu Zhi'an without uttering a sound.

Did this guy use such sweet words to deceive Luo Tan? But there were quite a few cultivators who pursued Luo Tan in the past. That Medicine King is not some simple little girl, and she wouldn't be so easily fooled by such words.

Seeing that Luo Tan did not offer much resistance, Mu Zhian became bolder, reaching out to embrace the Empress's slender and soft waist, pulling her voluptuous and graceful body into his arms.

Then, he lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Your Majesty... let's do it tonight."

The princess's heart trembled slightly, her beautiful legs beneath her gorgeous white dress involuntarily pressed together, and her slender hands instinctively gripped the hem of her skirt.

She originally just wanted to trick Mu Zhian into revealing his secrets, but who would have thought that this young cultivator would be so bold from the moment he entered the bedchamber.

He actually... he actually dared to hold 'Luo Tan' in his arms so brazenly?

Even if a Dao-Merging Great Power conceals its aura, it will still exude a kind of pressure, which is like bloodline suppression... But in the end, Mu Zhi'an felt no psychological pressure at all, and was even being intimate with him?

She can't do anything that goes against the image of 'Luo Tan' right now... After all, Mu Zhi'an's actions at this moment are probably tacitly approved by Luo Tan.

If I push him away now, wouldn't I get nothing out of him and just let him take advantage of me for nothing?

"It seems you do know why I summoned you to the palace tonight." The princess took a light breath, making sure that her sexy and aloof face did not show any intense emotions such as shyness.

Her shoulder was close to Mu Zhian's, and she could vaguely smell the unfamiliar yet warm scent emanating from the boy.

This aura had a strange sense of peace, so much so that the princess couldn't help but close her eyes slightly.

At that moment, Mu Zhi'an's voice came to the princess's ears: "I naturally know... His Majesty summoned me tonight, probably because of the agreement between us, right?"

An agreement? What kind of agreement could Luo Tan have with a mere cultivator?

The princess slowly opened her eyes, a charming blush spreading across her face, and said softly, "It's good that you still remember that promise."

"That's natural. Only when Your Majesty and I are naturally complementary can we achieve mutual success. But I'm curious, if we remain intimate, could we continue this cycle indefinitely, constantly supplying each other with vast amounts of spiritual energy..."

The princess hadn't heard what Mu Zhi'an said after that. But when she heard the words "natural furnace," her eyes widened slowly, and she stared at Mu Zhi'an in astonishment.

At that moment, it was as if a long-sealed door in the princess's heart was slowly opening. When she connected all the events of the day, she suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.

She was certain that her disguise tonight was flawless; even a powerful being at the Dao Integration Realm wouldn't be able to recognize her identity, let alone Mu Zhi'an.

In other words, the other party was not lying... He was indeed a born furnace.

It's just that no one knows what method Mu Zhian used, because even she didn't realize that this big boy actually had a natural furnace inside his body.

He was born to be a furnace... It turns out he was born to be a furnace.

No wonder Luo Tan cares so much about him... This little cultivator has a second furnace!

Upon realizing this, the princess felt a sudden sense of clarity, and her curiosity about Mu Zhian quickly intensified.

She remembered the matter of having Mu Zhian refine the Lesser Rejuvenation Pill earlier that day.

The Lesser Rejuvenation Pill that Mu Zhian refined today contains very common spiritual energy from the Nine Provinces.

So here's the question... which furnace's spiritual energy did he use when refining the pills?

The princess's beautiful eyes sparkled, her mind filled with countless thoughts as she pondered the events of the day.

"Your Majesty is acting strangely today..." Mu Zhi'an wondered, secretly gazing at the empress in his arms.

Her attire remained the same as before: a luxurious snow-white robe embroidered with gold and silver threads, her long hair flowing freely, and her full, creamy red lips slightly pursed, revealing only a stunning profile.

For some reason, she seemed to have lost some of her noble elegance, but gained a mature beauty that could fascinate men.

Such a mature and beautiful aura is exactly what attracts younger men the most... At least Mu Zhian was indeed involuntarily attracted by Luo Tan's captivating appearance at this moment.

Mu Zhian slowly moved his face closer to Luo Tan, gazing at the beauty in his arms, wanting to finish what he hadn't been able to do in the garden during the day.

Meanwhile, the princess lowered her eyes, trying to piece together the 'natural furnace' and the various clues discovered today.

Suddenly, she felt the warm breath of the young man on her face. The princess was startled awake and looked up to see the handsome young man's face slowly approaching her.

What is he trying to do...?

Princess Consort's heart trembled slightly, and she subconsciously raised her hand to press on Mu Zhi'an's shoulder, trying to push him away.

However, it was too late. The moment she reached out, Mu Zhian grabbed her wrist with one hand, and at the same time, he slowly lowered his head and took her soft lips.

"Well……"

Just as the princess was about to push Mu Zhi'an away, a special spiritual energy quietly flowed from Mu Zhi'an's innate furnace into the princess's furnace.

...Just like the Lesser Rejuvenating Pill that Luo Tan gave me today, this is the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court!

The princess's eyes gradually became misty, and she gazed at Mu Zhi'an with a hazy look.

After an unknown amount of time, her eyes suddenly widened, and she finally woke up, realizing the immoral things she had done that night.

She shoved Mu Zhi'an away abruptly, and before Mu Zhi'an could recover from his dazed state, she immediately stood up, looked at him in a flustered manner, and said, "I... I just remembered that I have some things to take care of tonight, let's talk about it another day!"

The moment she turned around, a spatial rift tore open in front of her, and as if to escape the scene, she quickened her pace and stepped into the spatial rift.

Mu Zhian gazed at her. The woman's profile was flushed with a fiery red, her earlobes were slightly hot, and her translucent crystal earrings swayed gently with her steps, making her extremely charming.

……

"It seems she's not mentally prepared yet..."

Mu Zhian left the palace and, reflecting on the events of the day, couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that Luo Tan wasn't as calm as she appeared. Just like Yao Meng in the past, that fairy was initially reserved and shy, but as time went by, she gradually evolved.

And this Medicine King is probably in a similar situation now.

It seems it will take some more time...