It turns out, they were the main characters.

At this moment, Mu Zhian finally couldn't help but speak up.

The two women hadn't uttered a sound, and even a fool could tell they were probably whispering something to each other, let alone Mu Zhi'an.

However, the moment Mu Zhi'an stood up, Luo Tan also stood up, took Mu Zhi'an's arm, and then revealed a charming smile: "It's nothing, don't worry about it~"

Luo Tan looked at the princess with her bright, clear eyes.

Then, she stepped closer in her white boots, leaned down beside Mu Zhian, and whispered in a seductive voice, "I was just discussing with the Princess how to give you a surprise."

"A surprise...?" Mu Zhian looked at Luo Tan with doubt, only to see the noble and elegant Empress of the Immortal Dynasty looking at him with affection in her eyes.

Then, she took another half step closer, her red lips close, and breathed softly into Mu Zhi'an's ear:

You'll find out tonight~

Chapter 509 I'll leave my husband in your care.

Before we knew it, night had fallen again.

Deep within a secluded paradise in the Eastern Continent, the tribespeople in the forbidden zone are discussing the reason why the young lady has been writing letters to Yuzhou so frequently these past two days.

Some of the younger disciples who knew the truth were quite indignant, because they knew that since the young lady returned, her mind had been entirely focused on Mu Zhian. A few days ago, she had even specially collected the Rebirth Water and asked someone to send it to the Yaochi Holy Land.

Mu Zhian is already married, yet he still has an ambiguous relationship with the young lady and keeps her hanging on... Isn't he a total scumbag?!

The disciples of the forbidden area only regretted that Mu Zhian hadn't come back with the young lady this time; otherwise, they would have given him a lesson he would never forget, so that he would back down in the face of difficulties.

The restricted area, on the top floor of the Nebula Tower.

A young girl stood on the high platform on the rooftop. She wore an elaborate and gorgeous purple dress, and a pale gold chain seemed to float out from her fair wrist, creating a beautiful scene.

The painting depicts the figure of a young boy.

Mu Zhian's trip to Yuzhou was done with her knowledge, so naturally she couldn't say anything.

but--

The princess's affairs were beyond her knowledge!

When she first saw the princess's figure in the painting, she wasn't worried at all, because she knew that the princess was the wife of the ruler of Yunzhou, and that the princess had previously tried to stop Mu Zhian, believing that Mu Zhian was not good enough for Luo Tan.

That's why she didn't care at all when she saw the princess's stunningly beautiful face.

Ye Lingxuan has the looks to back it up; in terms of appearance alone, she will be just as beautiful as the princess when she grows up.

However, she underestimated Mu Zhian and the importance of the innate furnace in the hearts of female cultivators.

They even underestimated the psychology of these Dao Integration Realm empresses.

Is this the Dao Integration Realm? Why is everyone so into NTR (Netorare) themes?!

After only seven days of not spying on Brother Mu, when she spied on him again, the princess of Yunzhou was actually having an affair with Brother Mu!

Looking at the scroll constructed by the Lock of Desolate Time, Ye Lingxuan felt a sense of bewilderment.

She had a sense of bewilderment, as if she had missed reading a hundred chapters in the past few days.

In less than seven days... in just less than seven days, this beautiful married woman got together with Brother Mu?

If it weren't for the upcoming succession ceremony of the Lord of the Forbidden Zone, Ye Lingxuan would probably have already rushed to Yuzhou to bring her beloved Brother Mu back.

But now is a critical juncture. Only by fully merging with the reincarnated empress can she inherit all the memories she left behind and become the true empress of the forbidden zone.

Therefore, she can only watch helplessly as her beloved Mu-gege is intimate with other women, and there is nothing she can do...

"I originally planned to bring Brother Mu back to the forbidden area after I achieved Dao and even ascended to immortality... But what if he has already transformed into the form of another fox spirit before that?"

The girl in the purple dress sighed softly.

"The Lock of Time has already locked him in. No matter where he is, you can bring him back if you wish." Ye Qingxin's clear and melodious voice rang out from behind the high-rise building.

She crossed her arms and leaned against the stone pillar behind her, a hint of tenderness flowing in her bewitching red eyes: "However, now is not the time to bring him back, you should understand, right?"

Ye Lingxuan fell silent.

Indeed, the reason she agreed to let Brother Mu go to Yuzhou was so that he could attain enlightenment as soon as possible, thus giving him a means to protect himself.

If she brings him back now... wouldn't all her previous patience have been wasted?

“Ancestor, only you understand my feelings... and only you are not my enemy.”

Ye Lingxuan turned around and buried her face in Ye Qingxin's arms, subconsciously relying on this beautiful ancestor of the Ye family.

The summer night breeze swept by, causing Ye Qingxin's black and red interwoven robe to flutter backward, with sparks of fire swirling around her, making her look like a witch in fire.

Ye Qingxin held the girl in her arms, gently stroking Ye Lingxuan's hair to comfort her. However, when she looked at the girl's pure and quiet face, a complicated look flashed in Ye Qingxin's eyes.

Sorry, it's not just the princess and the medicine king you mentioned who are bad women.

……Me too.

……

Night fell.

As agreed, Mu Zhian arrived at the palace's sleeping quarters.

What Luo Tan said during the day still bothers Mu Zhi'an. If it weren't for the fact that the person who spoke was the Empress of Yuzhou, Mu Zhi'an would probably have directly told her: "Riddler, get out of here!"

Upon entering the bedchamber, he saw Luo Tan sitting at a table by the window, holding a book and flipping through it, seemingly unaware that Mu Zhi'an had entered.

"You're quite punctual. Last time I went to Zunyun Academy, you also came to my bedchamber at the same time, didn't you?"

Luo Tan didn't look up, but asked a question while flipping through the book.

Mu Zhian nodded: "It's just a pity that I couldn't see His Majesty in the palace last time because of the Sabbath incident, otherwise..."

"Otherwise what?"

Luo Tan looked up from the book and raised her eyes to look at him with a slight smile.

“Otherwise, I could have spent more time alone with His Majesty.” Mu Zhian’s tone was full of regret.

Luo Tan couldn't help but smile and gently gestured to the chair next to her: "Let's sit down first."

After Mu Zhian sat down, Luo Tan sat with her legs crossed elegantly. Today she was wearing the same luxurious white dress she hadn't changed out of after court, with gold and silver threads embroidered on the hem, making her look both luxurious and elegant.

"Although you didn't get to see me last time, you did see another version of me. So it's not too much of a regret, is it?" Luo Tan suddenly asked with a smile.

"Maybe you're secretly pleased?"

I have a feeling that Her Majesty the Empress isn't very friendly tonight... Mu Zhian sighed softly: "Even I can't see through the disguise of someone at the Dao Integration Realm. If I had known that the person in the bedchamber was Her Highness the Princess, I wouldn't have dared to offend her even if you gave me a lot of courage."

"Do you dare say you have no feelings for the princess whatsoever?" Luo Tan asked.

Mu Zhian fell silent for a moment.

It would be unrealistic to say that he had no feelings for the princess at the beginning.

Moreover, she is the princess of the Great Dao, and is the key to whether or not one can comprehend the Great Dao... Even whether Miss Linglong can ascend to immortality with the help of the Great Dao may depend on the princess.

Such a stunningly beautiful married woman with top-notch looks and figure... who wouldn't be tempted?

"Looks like you're quite honest."

Seeing Mu Zhian remain silent, Luo Tan already knew the answer in her heart. Her smile was bright and charming in the candlelight, without the slightest hint of jealousy. Instead, a faint curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Did you gain anything from your trip to Yunzhou?"

Mu Zhian slowly opened his palm, and a willow leaf that looked as ethereal as clouds and smoke appeared in his palm: "Thanks to you and Her Highness the Princess, the Cloud and Smoke Willow has been successfully brought back."

Luo Tan nodded slightly and said to himself, "With the Cloud Willow and the other key medicinal materials prepared by the Azure Emperor, the remaining materials in Yuzhou can be prepared within a quarter of an hour... In this way, the Nine Cauldrons Refining Void Pill will be completed."

As she spoke, her left leg crossed over her right, her beautiful legs, clad in snow-white jade boots and black stockings, were faintly visible beneath her white robe. She tossed a strand of hair with her fingertips and smiled, saying, "Once the pills are refined, the next step is for you to cultivate to the peak of the Returning to Emptiness realm decades later, and then you can use the Nine Cauldrons Refining Emptiness Pill to break through to the Enlightenment realm..."

"But thinking about it this way, it's really strange. How could the Azure Emperor have started making arrangements for you so far in advance?"

Luo Tan's tone was somewhat puzzled, but her eyes held a hint of mockery as she looked at Mu Zhi'an.

Mu Zhian was taken aback, and after a long silence, he said without a word, "Since you already know, don't tease me again."

Clearly, Luo Tan had already realized that the reason Yao Meng had started planning for Mu Zhi'an so early and asked her to refine the Nine Cauldrons Refining Void Pill was because she guessed that Mu Zhi'an would take advantage of the time when the Azure Emperor was away to get closer to Mu Zhi'an.

Although it's unclear how the empress reacted, she clearly guessed the truth at that moment.

"Fairy Yao Meng is truly magnanimous, actually willing to send her own Daoist partner into the arms of another woman... and even has the leisure to spy on him. Could it be that the 'Qing' in Qing Di's name actually means 'green' in its literal sense?"

Luo Tan slowly began to speak, but as soon as he finished speaking, Mu Zhi'an was in a state of extreme shock.

"What...what did you just say?"

Mu Zhian's first reaction was disbelief, and a thought popped into his mind: Oh my god, I've been spied on?!

My second reaction was relief.

Well... after all, it's Yao Meng. Although she always says she has no interest in spying on others, just take that with a grain of salt.

Yao Meng had previously peeked into his innate furnace.

After Mu Zhian felt relieved, he soon felt a chill run down his back.

If Yao Meng knows everything, doesn't that mean she also knows about my time in Yunzhou with the princess...?

Just as Mu Zhi'an was about to speak, Luo Tan gently stroked the blue lotus ring on Mu Zhi'an's right hand, and her elegant and languid voice rang out in the bedchamber: "Azure Emperor, how long do you intend to keep spying?"

Silence.

For a fleeting moment, all the cultivators in the entire Yuzhou palace seemed to freeze in their tracks, the wind outside seemed to stand still, and the bed curtains froze in mid-air, motionless.

The candlelight on the table turned gray, and everything around turned gray, except for Luo Tan, who was still colorful.

Then, in the next moment, a beam of azure light quietly condensed in mid-air above the bedchamber, and within the azure light, one could vaguely see the flawless and graceful figure of a woman.

Her long, flowing hair cascaded down to her fair legs, and her beautiful eyes held a gentle compassion for the world, as if she were a celestial maiden descending from the heavens, high above all.

Luo Tan was not surprised at all by Yao Meng's appearance. She had already realized everything after the princess told her the secret of the Green Lotus Ring.

"I've always wondered why you would leave your Daoist partner in Yuzhou so carefree... So you've been secretly watching all this all along?" Luo Tan asked leisurely.

"The reason you brought him here for me to take care of is probably because you've got your eye on my natural furnace, isn't it?"

“That’s right.” Yao Meng parted her red lips slightly, and her beautiful, heavenly voice rang out in the bedchamber. To Luo Tan’s surprise, Yao Meng readily admitted it.

Luo Tan raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "So you're not going to deny it?"

"It's the truth, and since you already know it, there's no point in denying it," Yao Meng replied casually.