It turns out, they were the main characters.

Just then, Ye Lingxuan suddenly spoke, pulling Mu Zhian back to reality from his thoughts.

He looked closely and was stunned.

The woman in the painting was someone I had never seen before.

But for some reason, Mu Zhian had a sense of déjà vu.

Nuo felt like he had seen her somewhere before.

Ye Lingxuan watched him quietly from the side, picked up a piece of rouge from the table, and gently bit it, making her cherry lips regain their alluring red glow.

Mu Zhian stared at the woman in the painting for a long time, then suddenly said, "Sister Lingxuan, you must have met the sect leader before, right?"

Ye Lingxuan nodded gently: "I have met the sect leader... but I don't remember what the sect leader looks like."

"Brother Mu, do you think my memory might be faulty, and that the woman in this painting is actually the sect leader?"

She shook her head slightly and continued, "Impossible. Although I don't remember what the sect leader looked like, I can vaguely remember her eyes and temperament... She is not the same as the woman in the painting."

Blocking out secrets doesn't mean you'll completely forget this person; at least sometimes you'll still have a sense of déjà vu.

In Ye Lingxuan's memory, the sect leader's temperament was different from this woman's.

Mu Zhian stared intently at the woman in the painting, lost in thought.

The woman in the painting has long, flowing hair, and her voluptuous, snow-white legs are revealed beneath her dark black skirt. A black leg ring on her left leg leaves a thin mark, and her fair skin has an icy texture.

Without a doubt, he had never seen this woman before.

But where does this sense of déjà vu come from?

Did I have contact with her in some past life that was restarted?

Mu Zhian frowned in thought, then, as if he had noticed something, his gaze suddenly fell on a ring on the woman's right hand.

It was a rather antique-looking ring, and even though it was separated by a painting, Mu Zhian still felt a strange sense of familiarity with it.

He looked down at the ring on his hand.

The ring left behind by the first Demon Emperor is the 'key' to the Heavenly Court.

This woman is connected to the Heavenly Court!

The ring worn by the woman in the painting is the Heavenly Ring he is wearing now.

Is this woman also one of the cultivators who ascended to the Heavenly Court?

But why did this ring eventually end up in the hands of the first Demon Emperor?

Or perhaps... she deliberately let the later First Demon Emperor obtain this ring?

After all, Ye Lingxuan had said before that the reason she was reincarnated was because this woman gave her a 'hint' to wait for Mu Zhian's future appearance.

When Mu Zhian thought of this, his thoughts suddenly stopped.

“I remember Yao Meng told me before that the sect leader’s body is incomplete and her consciousness is sometimes clear and sometimes confused… Does that mean that the body she is in the Liangyi Sect now is not her true body?” Mu Zhian suddenly muttered to himself.

Ye Lingxuan paused, looking at Mu Zhian's handsome profile, and said, "Brother Mu, do you suspect... that the woman in the painting might be the true form of the sect leader?"

Mu Zhian remained silent.

He is now not so sure about this bold conjecture.

There are too many mysteries surrounding Shang Yanfei. A powerful being at the Dao Integration Realm can live for tens of thousands of years without dying, and has repeatedly suppressed the Nine Forbidden Lands. She even combined the rules of the various Forbidden Lands and transformed them into the rules of the Liangyi Sect.

In addition, it seems to possess the ability to deduce celestial secrets and predict the future...

You're telling me this is just the Dao Integration Realm?

Mu Zhian simply couldn't believe it.

Mu Zhian would barely believe it if the sect leader was an immortal human emperor.

If we ask the sect leader directly, she definitely won't answer... so we can only try to find another way.

"What's happening here shouldn't be discovered by anyone, right?" Mu Zhian suddenly asked.

He's developed a bit of a phobia of live streaming.

Ye Lingxuan gave a soft "hmm" and smiled lightly, "Of course, I control the rules of the forbidden zone. As long as I don't change the rules, even if the Heavenly Dao descends, it won't be able to see what we're doing."

"Brother Mu wants to find out this woman's identity?" Ye Lingxuan asked.

Mu Zhian nodded gently.

Ye Lingxuan was reincarnated nine times because of the suggestion given to her by the woman in the painting.

This shows that the woman knew what would happen in the future, which is why she made Ye Lingxuan wait for his 'birth'.

In other words, once he finds the woman in the painting, he will be incredibly close to the truth.

But where is this woman now...?

Mu Zhian thought to himself.

Since the woman in the painting was wearing that Heavenly Ring, her true form might not be in the Nine Provinces.

Perhaps... in Heaven?

After pondering for a moment, Mu Zhian quickly shook his head to temporarily dispel the jumbled thoughts in his mind.

"Never mind all that, let's just take it one step at a time."

"More important than these things is to replenish the spiritual energy of the innate furnace as soon as possible... and ask Yuanluo if she has any clues."

These past two days have been incredibly demanding for Mengrou's advancement in cultivation level. In addition, he recently suppressed three cultivators at the Feather Transformation Realm and underwent a spiritual purification ritual performed by Miss Tiandao. Mu Zhian's innate furnace is now practically as dry as a well.

After managing to gather his thoughts, Mu Zhian turned to the girl in the purple dress and asked, "Why are you putting on rouge?"

"Someone just ate all the rouge, we can't just go back like this, can we? Our ancestors and Qian'er will find out," Ye Lingxuan said resentfully.

Mu Zhian was taken aback: "But if you apply rouge now, won't you have to apply it again later?"

Ye Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, and only after noticing the boy's burning gaze did she finally react. She lowered her eyes and whispered, "This place is not very safe... Elders often come here to consult about certain things, and my mother also often comes here to see me."

"Are you worried about being discovered?" Mu Zhian asked.

"Of course."

Ye Lingxuan rolled her eyes at him, then looked at his expression, which seemed to be even more eager after hearing it, and pursed her lips, revealing a sly smile.

She stepped forward to Mu Zhi'an, raised her moist eyes, and asked softly, "Brother Mu, did you do anything bad to our ancestors?"

The moment he opened his mouth, Mu Zhian was stunned.

He believed that no one had noticed his affair with Ye Qingxin, and that Ye Lingxuan had never witnessed it. But now...

"You don't need to hide it."

Ye Lingxuan said softly, "Our ancestor thought that her affair with you had gone unnoticed, but I actually found out a long time ago... because every time I talked to her about Brother Mu, she would deliberately avoid the topic."

"Actually, I don't mind... After all, in my eyes, my ancestor is like a kind elder. She treats me no differently than any other descendant of the Ye clan, and she has always cared about me."

Mu Zhian was silent for a moment: "Did you ask Sister Ye?"

"No."

"Is it because you're worried she won't know how to face you in the future?" Mu Zhian asked.

Ye Lingxuan shook her head gently, a faint smile appearing on her face: "Because it's quite interesting to see her looking so guilty towards her juniors."

Mu Zhian: "..."

Unexpectedly, Lingxuan's body was also black when it was cut open.

If Ye Qingxin were to find out one day that this descendant of the Ye clan already knew everything, I wonder what her reaction would be...

At this moment, Ye Lingxuan suddenly tiptoed slightly, her cherry lips close to his ear, her voice tinged with a hint of coquettishness: "Brother Mu, how about we invite our ancestors along next time we're with Qian'er?"

Mu Zhian subconsciously looked down at those bright and beautiful eyes, and the faint smile on her face.

Aren't you angry with me?

Ye Lingxuan gently shook her head, displaying the image of a very considerate and kind girl: "How could that be? Our ancestor was such a beautiful woman, even I would be moved by her, let alone Brother Mu."

In the past, Ye Lingxuan would probably have turned to the dark side... But now she can talk about this kind of topic with him, which means that she has indeed grown a lot in a sense.

Mu Zhian couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

At this moment, Ye Lingxuan continued nonchalantly, "If I'm not mistaken, the spiritual energy in your innate furnace is almost completely depleted, isn't it?"

"It must be because he's been spending time with other women lately, right?"

Seeing Mu Zhian's hesitant expression, Ye Lingxuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, since the innate furnace is temporarily exhausted, Lingxuan won't do anything to make things difficult for Brother Mu."

The girl's thoughtfulness touched Mu Zhian slightly. Looking at her delicate, snow-white face, he felt a pang of guilt.

At this moment, Ye Lingxuan casually grasped Mu Zhian's hand, and the cool, soft touch of his small hand made his heart flutter.

"Speaking of which, Brother Mu, do you know to what extent the forbidden rules can be implemented?"

Ye Lingxuan suddenly asked a seemingly unimportant question, with a charming smile on her face.

"It can turn the rotten into the magical, of course... it cannot create something from nothing, but forbidden rules can do many, many things."

“For example… I am now changing the taboo rule to ‘Mu Zhian will be obsessed with me, please me, until he falls into a deep sleep.’”

After a slight pause, the girl said softly again, "Even such an unreasonable rule can be implemented immediately, right?"

Mu Zhian's smile gradually froze: "Lingxuan, wait—"

Before the words were even finished, the taboo rules had already been quietly rewritten.

Gradually, an indescribable feeling rose in Mu Zhian's heart. He felt that the girl in front of him was so sacred and charming that his gaze was involuntarily fixed on her.

A thought lingered in his mind: he wanted to willingly submit to her, please her, and make her happy.

"Isn't it amazing? Forbidden rules can do many things, even to this extent."

Ye Lingxuan said casually, then glanced sideways at the boy beside her, her beautiful eyes revealing a captivating charm.

"Now, please please me according to the forbidden rules, Brother Mu~"

Chapter 601 Unromanceable Characters

In Mu Zhian's view, the forbidden rules were simply a scheme set up by the Heavenly Dao to control the Nine Provinces.