So, They Were the Protagonists All Along

Chapter 497 Princess, You Don't Want His Majesty to Find Out About What Happened Between Us, Right? (1/2)

Mu Zhian took the chariot and finally arrived at the gate of Zunyun Academy half an hour later.

After getting off the carriage, he came to the other side of the carriage, opened the curtain, and stretched out his hand towards the hostess in the curtain.

The princess stepped down from the carriage and glanced at Mu Zhian. She did not extend her hand to let him hold her hand, but jumped out of the carriage herself.

Different from how she was dressed today when I saw her today, she was wearing a long white dress, revealing her white jade neck and delicate collarbones, not much skin was exposed. The dress wrapped her delicate body and highlighted her tall and straight breasts. scale.

Her dressing style is quite homely. Because of the veil, Mu Zhian cannot see her makeup, but just looking at those beautiful eyes that look forward to shining, you can feel the mature charm that only a married woman can have. flavor.

It's just that tonight she seems to be much colder towards Mu Zhian, and even Mu Zhian can clearly feel this.

It seems that the person in the bedroom just now was indeed the princess...

Mu Zhian gave the princess a strange look.

He felt something was not right when he went to the palace to talk to the other party, so he tried some intimate actions...

But no matter what, it was impossible for him to immediately think that the woman in the palace just now would be the princess.

The arrival of the two immediately attracted the attention of many students from the nearby academy. No matter what era, people with good looks are always more likely to gain the attention of others.

At this time, a crisp and soft voice suddenly came from not far away: "Mr. Mu...?"

The girl tentatively shouted with a somewhat unsure tone. Mu Zhian turned his head and saw a woman wearing a pink and white dress. Her appearance almost made many students in the academy look at her. .

"How come Senior Narcissus is in the outer courtyard...? Isn't she already a disciple of the great elder of the inner courtyard?"

"Today there was a conflict between the third elder of the outer courtyard and the apostle of Sabbath. Many students from the inner courtyard came to join in the fun. I guess she also came to take a look."

"Who is the monk who was talking to Senior Narcissus? Why have I never seen him before? Could he be someone from another academy?"

Some academy students were whispering to each other, and their eyes fell on Mu Zhian intentionally or unintentionally.

After Xiao Shuixian went to Liangyi Sect with Yao Huang before, for some reason, that majesty thought highly of her. Even after returning to Yuzhou, he even kept Xiao Shuixian by his side for guidance for a period of time. As for Xiao Shuixian's alchemy skills, there has been a qualitative change.

In Zunyun Academy, Xiao Shuixian is now ranked second in strength, but among her peers, her alchemy skills are already ranked first.

Coupled with her good family background and beauty, she has always been ranked among the top three in popularity in the academy. It is no wonder that her greeting has attracted the attention of so many academy students at this moment.

Mu Zhian noticed the gaze of the little beauty not far away, and couldn't help showing a gentle smile: "Miss Xiao, long time no see."

Didn't he always live in Dongzhou? Why are there still people I know in Zunyun Academy...?

The princess looked at the girl calmly.

Xiao Shuixian's eyes also stayed on the princess for a moment, and an inexplicable alarm rose in his heart.

I don't know why, although I have never seen this woman's face, it is not difficult to imagine what kind of intoxicating beauty this woman has under the veil just by looking at the princess's mature and sexy figure and even the gentle temperament she exudes.

"Why did Mr. Mu come to Zunyun Academy?" Xiao Shuixian quickly looked away and asked in a somewhat gentle tone.

But there seemed to be a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Mu Zhian smiled and said, "I came to Yuzhou because of some things. I didn't expect your academy to be so lively today, so I came over to take a look."

Xiao Shuixian's eyes quickly darkened, but he quickly hid the loss in his eyes and said with a smile: "In that case, then I will take you there. Today is the third elder of the outer courtyard fighting against an apostle from a foreign land. I think it's still... Didn’t start.”

She paused and continued: "His Majesty is also there today."

The white jade high platform on the north side of Yuzhou Zunyun Academy is set up on an island called "Flying Fish". The high platform is blessed by formations all year round, and there are many monks coming and going every day.

Compared to the past, the area near the white jade platform on the north side was obviously much more lively today.

The reason is that the person fighting on the high platform today is not an ordinary monk, but the elder of the outer dean of Zunyun Academy.

At this moment, Luo Tan was sitting in front of the high platform with other elders of Zunyun Academy, waiting for the battle to begin.

A female elder beside him said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. Feng Xuan is at the seventh stage of returning to the void, and because of his alchemy skills, his mental power far exceeds that of monks of the same realm. There is no way he will lose in this battle."

Luo Tan hummed softly.

She really wasn't worried.

Although the elders of Zunyun Academy seldom fight with others, their strength is no less than that of monks from the outside world.

After all, there are some elders here who traveled abroad when they were young. It was not until they passed through Yuzhou that they were impressed by Luo Tan's charm and willingly joined Zunyun Academy to teach disciples.

Before that, many of them were ruthless people from Kyushu, but they often restrained their sharp edges in front of the academy students.

Tonight, the foreign apostle took the lead in provoking trouble. I am afraid that he did not even investigate the identity and origins of the elders of the academy before he rashly challenged them.

Luo Tan didn't care about the success or failure of the fight between the two. She came to Zunyun Academy today not to stop the fight between the two. After all, doing so would be too narrow-minded.

Luo Tan came here today just to put some pressure on the foreign apostles of the Sabbath.

Besides... sometimes doing it yourself can easily win the hearts of the people.

"With His Majesty here, the arrogance of those foreign apostles just now has been extinguished." The elder on the side said with a smile.

"Yes, and the students of the academy seem to be very excited. Calculating the time, it seems that the last time Your Majesty came to the academy was about a year ago."

A beautiful woman beside Luo Tan smiled softly, glanced at the students of the academy below the stage, and said: "Your Majesty personally came to the academy this time. I think these children will practice harder in the future."

In Yuzhou, the holy land of alchemy, most cultivators grew up listening to Luo Tan's stories. At the beginning, Yuzhou was not a solid block. The creatures in the forbidden land would come out every few hundred years to absorb the essence of the creatures.

Until later, a great power in the Hedao realm was born in Yuzhou. She smelted immortal gold and created a cauldron that could turn all things into spiritual energy. She suppressed the forbidden creatures in Yuzhou, ended the turmoil, and finally created this prosperous and immortal immortal dynasty.

It is precisely because of hearing these stories that most cultivators in Yuzhou blindly worship this queen.

The students in Zunyun Academy even regarded her as their goal to pursue. If she could choose them to serve, the whole family would be honored.

Therefore, when Luo Tan chose Xiao Shuixian to serve the emperor and teach her alchemy, not only did Xiao Shuixian's name become famous in Zunyun Academy, but the status of the Xiao family also rose steadily in Yuzhou.

The beautiful woman couldn't help but stay on the empress in the luxurious white dress for a moment. She was originally admiring the beauty of the empress, but at this moment, she found that His Majesty Luo Tan seemed a little uneasy at the moment.

"Your Majesty, are you thinking about something?" The beautiful woman hesitated.

Luo Tan came back to his senses from his thoughts just now, shook his head and smiled: "Nothing."

She asked casually again: "When does the competition start?"

"Your Majesty, according to the agreement, it will start in one stick of incense." Someone next to him responded respectfully.

One stick of incense, then it should be in time to go back and see him... Luo Tan thought to herself.

Originally, she had arranged for Mu Zhian to meet her in the bedroom tonight, but she came to Zunyun Academy instead.

However, in less than an hour, he should not go back so soon... Luo Tan thought of this and was about to look away.

However, just as she was about to look away, her attention was suddenly attracted by a young man in the crowd.

Mu Zhian...

Beside Mu Zhian, there were two women, one of whom looked quite pure and lovely. It is not difficult to imagine that she will be a graceful beauty when she grows up.

The other woman wore a waisted goose yellow skirt, which was embroidered with plump crabapple flowers. A ribbon outlined her sexy and plump slender waist. She had a sexy figure and a temperament like a ripe peach, as if waiting for others to pick her.

Xiao Narcissus and the princess.

"Why are they here...?"

Luo Tan's casual look just now froze for a moment, and he subconsciously whispered to himself.

And logically, shouldn't the princess be extremely disgusted with Mu Zhian? Why is she walking with him now?

Although she is only the nominal wife of the Great Peng Emperor, in the eyes of the world, this princess is already a married woman...When in the outside world, the princess should try to avoid suspicion as much as possible...

Luo Tan's eyes flickered, and he stretched out his hand slightly to wave to the personal maid beside him, and then gestured to her.

The maid glanced at Mu Zhian, immediately understood, turned around and quietly left the platform.

...

Under the leadership of Xiao Shuixian, Mu Zhian and the princess passed through the crowd and unknowingly came to the Flying Fish Island on the north side of the white jade platform.

There was no one on the platform at the moment, but many monks had gathered under the platform. Most of these monks were students of Zunyun Academy, and they seemed to be very concerned about this battle.

Mu Zhian scanned these cultivators and saw many good-looking female students wearing skirts, revealing their snow-white and slender legs. Some even wore black silk stockings similar to the one Luo Tan wore when he went to Liangyi Sect that day.

Yuzhou seemed to be more open than other states. It seemed strange to dress like this in the world of immortal cultivation, but in Yuzhou, everyone seemed to be used to dressing like this.

"What are you looking at, Mr. Mu?" Xiao Shuixian's pleasant and melodious voice suddenly came from the side, and her beautiful eyes gazed at Mu Zhian gently.

Although she didn't dress up deliberately today, her appearance was top-notch anyway... As a result, when Mu Zhian came, his eyes wandered over other girls.

"I just feel a little bit emotional. You seem to be more open here than other states."

Mu Zhian smiled, his eyes fell on Xiao Shuixian, and continued: "Actually, there is a sentence that Mu has not said just now."

"What is it?" Xiao Shuixian blinked, and it was obvious that Mu Zhian successfully attracted her attention.

"I came to Yuzhou this time because of His Majesty Luo Tan's invitation, but at the same time, I came to Zunyun Academy today because there is someone I want to see here."

Xiao Shuixian was stunned for a moment, and soon, under Mu Zhian's gaze, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She lowered her eyes slightly, combed her hair as if nothing had happened, but her pretty face was a little hot.

Mu Zhian stared quietly for a moment, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "Sorry, you really still blame me for the plan to kill Xiao Hua, right?"

Hearing this, Xiao Shuixian hurriedly raised her head and said: "What are you talking about, Master Mu? If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't know that he had been devoured by the foreign evil demon... At that time, he was no longer my brother Xiao Hua."

When Xiao Shuixian said this, she lowered her voice again and said: "It's better to say that if it weren't for Master Mu, Shuixian might still be deceived by him."

Mu Zhian was stunned: "Don't you blame me?"

"I said that this matter has nothing to do with Master Mu, but you helped Shuixian a lot." Xiao Shuixian shook her head gently.

"That's great. I thought Miss Shuixian was still blaming me." Mu Zhian showed a relieved and gentle smile. His brilliant smile still attracted the attention of many female disciples nearby at night. They couldn't help but look at him, and then their eyes suddenly brightened.

"Sister Shuixian, is this your friend?" A female disciple who seemed to know Xiao Shuixian came forward to greet her. She smiled gently, but her beautiful eyes couldn't help but look at Mu Zhian's eyes.

Even if he deliberately restrained the natural charm of the Nine-tailed Fox, Mu Zhian would still involuntarily attract the attention and favor of women.

Xiao Shuixian frowned inadvertently, but still maintained a polite smile: "Well... he is the person invited by His Majesty."

"Your Majesty?"

The female disciple's eyes suddenly lit up, but before she could speak, a maid came from a distance, glanced at the people present, and whispered: "Mr. Mu, His Majesty invites you."

The princess glanced at Mu Zhian inconspicuously, and her beautiful face under the veil showed a playful smile.

Mu Zhian had just arrived, and Luo Tan had already noticed it. The reaction was really fast...

...

When Mu Zhian and others came to the distant viewing platform, they found that there was not even a shadow of a person nearby. It seemed that there was an invisible formation covering the entire viewing platform.

"You can't see the situation inside the viewing platform when you are outside, but you can see what the scene outside is like from the viewing platform... This formation is really magical."

Mu Zhian looked around, and when he saw the outside scene through the viewing platform, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

"This is a fourth-grade formation. Through this formation, we can prevent the outside world from spying on everything here." Xiao Shuixian explained from the side.

After she finished speaking, she quickly remembered something and hesitated, "I forgot to ask just now, who is the woman next to Master Mu?"

"The princess of Yunzhou." Mu Zhian explained.

"Your Highness Princess?!" Xiao Shuixian's eyes widened slightly, a little surprised.

She had heard of this name. This woman was a close friend of His Majesty. When she was serving in front of the emperor, she heard His Majesty say that this princess had saved His Majesty's life in the past.

Unexpectedly, this princess also came to Zunyun Academy, and came with Mu Zhian.

"Is Shuixian here too?"

At this moment, a woman's calm and pleasant voice came from not far away.

Mu Zhian looked up and saw the noble Queen of Yuzhou.

Her long hair was loose, and she wore a luxurious decoration on her head. The gold tassels swayed gently. A pair of snow-white boots embroidered with gold edges wrapped her delicate and fair legs. The boots tapped the floor lightly, which made the empress's elegant temperament even more noble.

She leaned on the chair, her eyes stayed on Mu Zhian for a moment, and then looked at Xiao Shuixian.

"Your Majesty." Xiao Shuixian bowed respectfully.

Luo Tan glanced at the little beauty in front of him, smiled and nodded: "Well, it seems that you are only one step away from the sixth-grade alchemist, not bad."

"These are all the results of your majesty's past guidance. Shuixian has always kept it in mind and never dared to forget." Xiao Shuixian replied respectfully.

Luo Tan smiled and nodded gently: "If I remember correctly, you seem to be responsible for many matters of the inner courtyard disciples today? I'm here, you go and get busy first."

Xiao Shuixian glanced at Mu Zhian hesitantly.

"Don't worry, I'm here, don't worry about Master Mu." Luo Tan's left leg was over her right leg, and as her skirt fluttered, it seemed that a touch of white skin on her thigh could be seen between her boots and the hem of her skirt.

That's true, with His Majesty here, even if there are foreign apostles in the academy, they dare not act rashly, and there is really no need to worry...

Xiao Shuixian smiled and said, "Since His Majesty has important things to discuss with Master Mu, Shuixian will take her leave first."

Luo Tan smiled and watched Xiao Shuixian's figure disappear from the viewing platform, and then his eyes fell on Mu Zhian.

"Why are you so far away from me? Are you afraid that I will eat you?" Luo Tan chuckled with a bit of a playful tone.

"That's not the case, I was just thinking about something just now." Mu Zhian walked to Luo Tan's side and sat down generously.

"What are you thinking? If you have anything to say, just say it directly. There is a formation I set up here. People from the outside world cannot enter. Similarly, they cannot see the scene in the viewing platform." Luo Tan smiled.

Mu Zhian smiled but did not say anything. He thought that people from the outside world could not see it, but it seemed that they could hear the sound, right?

By the way, what she meant was that this place was safe and no one would come near?

And the underlying meaning was... could new CGs be unlocked here?

Mu Zhian suddenly realized that Luo Tan seemed to have something to say just now, and couldn't help but secretly look at the empress beside him.

"Actually, I originally wanted to bring you to Zunyun Academy, but considering that you might not like these fighting things, I came by myself." Luo Tan glanced at the boy gently and continued:

"Sorry, I should have told you first."

Hearing this, Mu Zhian couldn't help but sighed: "Although I really have no interest in joining in the fun, Your Majesty should indeed say... or bring me to the academy."

Luo Tan raised her eyebrows slightly, and said unexpectedly: "What? Are you interested in the fight between my Yuzhou monks and foreign apostles? Or do you want to come to the academy to see your little lover?"

When she said the last part, there was a bit of ridicule in her tone, and she obviously saw Xiao Shuixian's thoughts on Mu Zhian.

"I'm not very interested in the fighting here, but..."

Mu Zhian looked at Luo Tan with a complicated look, and whispered: "During the time when your Majesty came to the academy...some things happened in the palace."

Luo Tan's originally indifferent smile finally faded a little, and he hesitated: "What do you mean?"

Mu Zhian was about to speak, at this time, a woman's gentle and pleasant voice suddenly came from a distance, interrupting the conversation between the two: "Luo Tan, there are so many empty seats here, you should not mind one more person sitting?"

Luo Tan looked up and met the gentle eyes of this mature and beautiful wife.

She immediately showed a charming smile: "Of course I don't mind, but I didn't expect you to come to the academy to join in the fun, it's really rare."

The princess walked lightly and sat down beside Mu Zhian, smiling gently: "I happened to meet Mr. Mu when I went out tonight, so I came with him to see it. Anyway, there is nothing to do in Yuzhou."

Luo Tan nodded gently: "No wonder you are with him tonight, did you meet him on the road?"

Just thinking about this, at this time, the voice of a maid outside the viewing platform sounded in Luo Tan's ears: "Your Majesty, the dean of the inner courtyard wants to see you, it seems that there is something important."

Again... Luo Tan's eyebrows couldn't help but frowned slightly, and she was a little unhappy about being disturbed.

In the past, whenever Luo Tan came to Zunyun Academy, the female dean who was crazy about alchemy would ask her about alchemy. Unexpectedly, she had just arrived at the academy tonight and the other party already knew about her arrival.

"Then you sit here for a while. I'll come back after I finish dealing with things there." After Luo Tan finished speaking, he walked out of the viewing platform and disappeared from Mu Zhian's sight.

Mu Zhian admired the scenery outside the viewing platform, then glanced at the beautiful wife casually and said, "Are you trying to stop me just now? Don't want her to know about this?"

"The matter between you and me is a misunderstanding. If you tell Luo Tan, it will only cause trouble and even cause unnecessary misunderstandings and gaps between me and her."

This time she disguised herself as Luo Tan, and this matter could not be explained clearly. If Luo Tan knew about it, she would probably think that she was pretending to be her while she was not in the palace, and tricked Mu Zhian into being intimate with him...

The princess paused and continued in a soft tone: "Instead of doing this, Why not keep this as a secret between you and me. ”

When she said this, she said with some emotion: "But I didn't expect... She chose you for Tianshengluding."

"It's not just for Tianshengluding." Mu Zhian smiled, "Your Majesty and I are quite compatible, and she has talked about this in the past."

"Since Your Highness knows her so well, you should know that she will not choose anyone as a Taoist partner casually."

"Although the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court is several times richer than that of the Nine Provinces, it is not enough to help her ascend to heaven. I think she really likes your other advantages." The princess said calmly.

Mu Zhian couldn't help asking after hearing this: "You only felt a trace of the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court before, and concluded that I couldn't help her ascend to heaven?"

"I am the princess of the Great Dao, and I naturally know whether the spiritual energy of the Heavenly Court can help her ascend to heaven." The princess said softly.

Mu Zhian shook his head and smiled: "If you feel the more intense spiritual energy of the heavenly court, maybe you won't say that."

The princess was startled, as if she recalled what happened in the palace bedroom just now. A blush quickly swept across her pretty face. She glanced at Mu Zhian and whispered: "Do you dare?"

Her beautiful eyes were still gentle, but her tone was a bit of warning, or pressure: "Although Dapeng Emperor and I are not husband and wife, in the eyes of outsiders, he and I are husband and wife. If he knows about this, even if Qingdi protects you, he will probably ask for an explanation."

Mu Zhian was startled: "But when we were in the palace today, it was you who disguised yourself as His Majesty first, which caused the misunderstanding, right?"

The princess chuckled and said lightly: "If I want, I can turn black into white."

Mu Zhian was silenced for a moment.

He didn't expect that such a great Hedao master would actually play such a trick!

The princess raised her lips, her tone still gentle, with a warning: "You'd better keep it a secret about what happened between you and me tonight. It would be troublesome for me if Luo Tan knew about it."

"But if the Great Peng Emperor knew about it, I'm afraid you would be in big trouble too. You don't want to be constantly remembered by a great master of the Hedao in the future, right?"

Looking at the silent boy, the smile on the princess's face became more and more charming.

Her eyes were extremely gentle, but her eyes were condescending.

After all, it was a little monk who wanted to play such petty tricks with her, but he was still a little bit behind.

The princess was about to open her mouth again to end this conversation and settle the matter completely.

But at this moment, Mu Zhian suddenly reached out and grabbed the beautiful wife's soft little hand.

The princess' delicate body trembled, and she almost subconsciously wanted to take out her hand. At this moment, the gentle voice of the young man came from beside her:

"Your Royal Highness, you don't want His Majesty Luo Tan to find out what happened tonight, right?"

[This is a big chapter with close to 7,000 words, full of sincerity. I am asking for votes and blades at the end of the month~~]

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