It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists-Chapter 382: Happy Wedding

The Jade Empress had already announced her relationship with Mu Zhian, so their marriage wouldn’t arouse suspicion.

However…

Precisely because no one would doubt the authenticity of the marriage, it created this tricky situation…

“The marriage is indeed real,” Mu Zhian said.

Whoosh!

A golden chain shot out from Ye Lingxuan’s sleeve, hurtling towards Mu Zhian.

At that moment, another jet-black chain clashed against the golden one, blocking its path.

“Calm down. He’s not someone who would act so irrationally. It’s not too late to decide after he explains.”

A familiar, cold voice came from behind.

Wei Mengrou stood with her arms crossed, leaning against a pillar in the pavilion. Her pale yellow dress revealed her alluring shoulders, and a thin ribbon tied around her waist accentuated her ample bosom.

The butterfly mark on her thigh was no longer visible, as the Immortal-Devouring Chains were entangled with the Desolate Time Lock.

“Mengrou…” Mu Zhian said gratefully.

It seems all that pampering wasn’t in vain. Mengrou was reliable in critical moments…

Ye Lingxuan’s eyes flickered, then she smiled sweetly. “The Desolate Time Lock acted on its own. It has nothing to do with me. I also trust Brother Mu.”

Yes, yes, Lingxuan cares about Brother Mu the most. The Desolate Time Lock is also secretly in love with Brother Mu, that’s why it wanted to tie me up, I understand…

Bai Ruoxi looked up, her delicate eyes moist. Her white dress seemed to glow warmly in the light of the charcoal fire. Her long eyelashes fluttered as she gazed at him. “Mu Lang, are you really going to marry the Jade Empress?”

Mu Zhian didn’t answer directly, but after a long silence, he said, “The Nine Provinces have been at peace for a long time. Although there have been conflicts between the Eastern Continent and the Demon Realm, there haven’t been any large-scale disputes since the new Demon Empress took over. And the reason for this is the existence of Dao Integration experts.”

“Yao Meng has even reached the threshold of the Transcendence Realm… Do you think anyone would want her to truly break through and transcend the shackles of heaven and earth?”

Mu Zhian continued, “Of course not. When she was reconstructing her body, at least three major factions in the Nine Provinces didn’t want her to achieve Dao Integration, let alone reach the Transcendence Realm.”

Bai Ruoxi, being incredibly intelligent, immediately understood. She looked at him with clear eyes. “Mu Lang, you mean… the Jade Empress is planning to use the wedding to eliminate her enemies, both internal and external?”

The Jade Empress’s wedding would be a gathering place for influential figures.

And where there were many people, there would be much activity.

The girls present were all intelligent and understood the implications of Mu Zhian’s words.

However, Ye Siyu suddenly said, “So you’re marrying her just to lure out the hidden enemies?”

“But what if the Jade Empress decides to make this fake marriage real? Then you’ll truly be a married man. If my brother-in-law finds out, he’ll twist your head off.”

If you keep talking, Ruoxi and the others will tear me apart… Mu Zhian panicked inwardly, but maintained a calm facade. “If nothing unexpected happens, the wedding will be interrupted before that.”

“What if it isn’t interrupted?” Ye Lingxuan suddenly asked.

Mu Zhian: “…”

He was speechless.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered this possibility, but he wasn’t only concerned about Yao Meng’s ascension to the Transcendence Realm. He had now obtained the second and third seats of the Heavenly Court. If he bestowed these seats upon the ‘protagonists’ around him, they would face similar situations.

No one in the Nine Provinces would want another being to surpass them. If Yao Meng broke through, someone would definitely intervene.

If Yao Meng truly reached the Transcendence Realm, it would provide more protection for the protagonists around him.

“The Forbidden Zone emerged when Young Master ‘died,’ eliminating the corrupt forces within the Eastern Continent, but they couldn’t eradicate them completely,” Wei Mengrou said softly. “This wedding is a good opportunity.”

“Last time, when the Jade Empress was reconstructing her body, she was obstructed by others. If she truly intends to break through to the Transcendence Realm, she will face a great trial,” Ye Lingxuan said softly.

This was her tacit agreement to the upcoming drama.

“Indeed… a great trial,” Mu Zhian sighed.

Sensing Bai Ruoxi’s gaze, which seemed to want to lock him in a dungeon, he sighed inwardly again.

It’s not just a great trial for Yao Meng, but also for me…

But since Mengrou had said so, and Bai Ruoxi hadn’t objected, he decided to drop the subject.

“I’ve gained some insights in my cultivation today. I’ll go meditate and cultivate,” Mu Zhian said, breaking the awkward silence.

He had originally planned to seek comfort from Ruoxi after returning to the Garden of Heavenly Harmony, but now wasn’t the right time to mention it.

Besides, there were other girls present. Could he really say, ‘Ruoxi, I want to feel the greatness of your heart in my embrace’?

He would be locked up in a dungeon in an instant.

“Does Sister Ruoxi really agree with the Jade Empress’s plan?” Ye Lingxuan asked softly, watching Mu Zhian return to his room to meditate.

“If the Jade Empress can use this opportunity to ascend to the Transcendence Realm, it will be beneficial for Mu Lang,” Bai Ruoxi said softly.

Ye Lingxuan’s eyes flickered. She suddenly asked, “What if… the Jade Empress really intends to use this opportunity to get married?”

The gentle expression on Bai Ruoxi’s face disappeared, replaced by a rare coldness.

Then, after a few seconds, she regained her usual delicate demeanor. “Then we can only crash the wedding and bring Mu Lang back to the Sword Palace.”

…

The history of the Nine Provinces was ancient and long.

The Eastern Continent was blessed with abundant resources and talented individuals. The Demon Realm was populated by demon cultivators. The Western Regions were home to countless Buddhas. And although the Southern Wilderness had fewer cultivators, each evil god possessed terrifying power and a unique cultivation system.

In short, each region of the Nine Provinces had its own unique characteristics. One thing they all shared was a love for gossip.

Whether mortals or cultivators, they were all inevitably interested in gossip.

There had been countless stories of cultivator marriages, creating tales that were passed down through generations.

However… the marriage of the First Holy Maiden of the Jade Pool Holy Land, the dream lover of countless cultivators, to a Core Formation cultivator… was unprecedented.

Future generations, reading about the Jade Empress’s wedding, would probably question its authenticity.

It was simply too bizarre, so much so that it felt unreal.

In just three days, the news spread throughout the Eastern Continent and then to the rest of the Nine Provinces.

The Thirteen Seats of the Demon Realm were stunned. Even the First Seat, who had always been by the Demon Empress’s side, was in a state of disbelief.

She looked at the demon officials seated on both sides of the long table, her eyes dazed.

By now, the Thirteen Seats were aware of the Demon Empress’s interest in Mu Zhian.

After all, Her Majesty had gone to the borderlands for a young cultivator before her seclusion and had even been slightly injured for him. How could they not notice such a big event?

Now, with the news of the Jade Empress’s impending marriage, the Demon Realm, having its informants in the Eastern Continent, naturally learned of it immediately.

But the Demon Empress was currently in seclusion, refining the essence of the First Demon Emperor, and no one dared to disturb her.

According to the First Seat, Mu Zhian was of great importance to Her Majesty. If Her Majesty asked about this after her seclusion in half a year, how would they explain it?

‘The noble and beautiful Fairy Yao Meng, finding Mu Zhian handsome and grateful for his life-saving grace, announced her marriage to him half a year ago and held a grand wedding, inviting cultivators from all over the Nine Provinces.’

‘But Your Majesty, please rest assured, Young Master Mu Zhian is very happy after the marriage. He was taken back to the Jade Pool Holy Land and… enjoyed himself with the Jade Empress every night. The Jade Empress changes into a different outfit every day to play games with him. Now they even have a little Mu Zhian, and the child can already walk.’

‘Your Majesty, if you truly like him, we can invade the Eastern Continent and take him away from the Jade Empress, making their child call you mother…’

‘Although Mu Zhian might have been completely molded into the Jade Empress’s liking and can no longer live without her…’

Saying this would be testing the Demon Empress’s feelings for Mu Zhian.

If it was just a passing fancy, she might laugh it off. But if it was true love…

Imagining the unpleasant consequences, the officials exchanged glances and shuddered.

“First Seat, do you think we should report this to Her Majesty?”

Finally, someone broke the awkward silence.

“Her Majesty has just entered seclusion. Disturbing her for a mere cultivator from the Eastern Continent would be too much of an exaggeration, not to mention the potential consequences,” the Third Seat said coldly.

“If Her Majesty is angered, who among you is willing to bear her wrath?”

The officials fell silent, no one daring to speak.

“But according to what the First Seat said before, if Her Majesty is truly interested in him, or if Mu Zhian is part of her plan, wouldn’t this ruin everything?” someone retorted.

The high-ranking officials of the Demon Realm exchanged glances. “Then you go and wake Her Majesty.”

The demon cultivator immediately fell silent.

The First Seat sighed softly. “Forget it. Let’s observe the situation for now.”

“I have a feeling that things aren’t as simple as they appear…” she murmured.

Mu Zhian’s Dao Companion was the Sword Palace Master, and his sister, Ye Lingxuan, was the Holy Maiden of the Forbidden Zone. He also had a close relationship with the disciple of the Two Polarities Sect Master. Why hadn’t they stopped the wedding?

Perhaps the Jade Empress was planning something…

After the First Seat spoke, the Thirteen Seats exchanged glances and nodded, agreeing with her.

Regardless of whether the Jade Empress truly intended to get married, if Her Majesty woke up and found out that Mu Zhian was already married, they could say that they had discussed it at length and, for the sake of the Demon Realm, and due to their inability to stop the wedding, it was a case of ‘force majeure.’

With this thought in mind, the Thirteen Seats of the Demon Realm came to a conclusion: wait and see.

They would stall, stall until Her Majesty finished her seclusion…

…

Three days later, late at night.

Mu Zhian sat cross-legged on a soft mat, refining the spiritual energy within his Innate Celestial Furnace.

If he completely refined the spiritual energy given by Luo Tan, along with the pills given by the Peak Masters, he could advance by at least two ranks in a short time.

It was a pity that Luo Tan wasn’t in her true body. Otherwise, if he were to… with her, he might even be able to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

There were many Qi Condensation and Core Formation cultivators in the Nine Provinces, but Nascent Soul cultivators were rare.

Cultivation up to the Core Formation realm could be achieved through hard work, but reaching the Nascent Soul realm required talent and luck.

Both were indispensable.

As he refined the spiritual energy flowing through his body, Mu Zhian’s Core Formation Rank 5 bottleneck broke through.

The spiritual energy given by Luo Tan dissipated.

Before Mu Zhian could revel in his breakthrough, he suddenly sensed a unique spiritual energy within his cauldron, one that didn’t belong to this world.

“Strange, this spiritual energy isn’t from the Nine Provinces, nor is it from the Innate Celestial Furnace, nor is it from the Heavenly Court… When did I obtain such spiritual energy?”

Mu Zhian hesitated, scanning his cauldron with his consciousness. It was indeed a unique spiritual energy he hadn’t encountered before.

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“I’ve seen this spiritual energy somewhere before…”

Mu Zhian opened his eyes, his mind racing. Then, he seemed to remember something. “The new Heavenly Dao…”

Yes, this was Yuanluo’s spiritual energy… He had met Yuanluo several times in the Heavenly Court and could sense her unique spiritual energy.

“The Heavenly Court and the new Heavenly Dao are closely related to me, and Yao Meng has become the First Seat of the Heavenly Court and achieved Dao Integration with the new Heavenly Dao, so I’ve also obtained the power of the Heavenly Court…?”

“But why did my connection to the Heavenly Court and my own strength increase after Yao Meng achieved Dao Integration with the new Heavenly Dao?”

Mu Zhian could clearly sense the Heavenly Court’s existence without using the ring left behind by the First Demon Emperor.

After a brief hesitation, he suddenly remembered something important. He threw off the covers, put on his coat, and summoned the Heaven-Asking Lock.

The Heaven-Asking Lock transformed into a short ruler and hovered beneath his feet. Mu Zhian rode it, transforming into a streak of light and flying towards Two Polarities Peak.

A cold night wind blew. Few cultivators could be seen near Two Polarities Peak, and rich spiritual energy permeated the air around the main peak.

Mu Zhian rummaged through his storage ring, finally finding a paper crane that Sect Master Lin had used to communicate with him secretly. He sent it into the depths of Two Polarities Peak.

After a while, a faint golden light flickered around Two Polarities Peak, then gradually dimmed.

The formations surrounding the peak silently deactivated.

Mu Zhian flew into Two Polarities Peak on his sword, passing through the front hall, the vast main peak, and several other halls, finally arriving at a secluded courtyard behind the peak.

Flowers and trees were in full bloom, and pink peach trees lined the rippling pond. A breathtakingly beautiful woman sat in the courtyard, looking at a Go board on the table, holding a cup of hot tea.

She wore a raven-black dress with a thin ribbon tied around her waist, accentuating her figure.

Today, Sect Master Lin still exuded an air of mystery and elegance. Mu Zhian was involuntarily drawn to her from the moment he entered the courtyard, but he couldn’t tell how old she was.

He only knew that she was beautiful, but the moment he looked away, he immediately forgot her features, only remembering the size of her… bosom.

Terrifying. Does Sect Master Lin also have some kind of ‘charm’ ability? I actually have the urge to marry her, even though I can’t even remember what she looks like… Mu Zhian’s thoughts raced, but his expression remained calm.

Shang Yanfei smiled faintly and looked up at Mu Zhian. “Why are you free to visit me today?”

“You’re the Jade Empress’s fiancé now. If word gets out that we’re chatting alone under the moonlight, your little girlfriends might get angry.”

Although Sect Master Lin is a recluse, she seems to know everything that’s happening outside… Mu Zhian’s heart tightened. He bowed respectfully. “I had some questions during my cultivation today, so I came to visit. I apologize for the late hour.”

Shang Yanfei put down her teacup, rested her chin on her hand, and looked at Mu Zhian with clear, bright eyes. “Tell me about it.”

She looked like a mature woman in her early thirties, yet she exuded a youthful charm. When she smiled, Mu Zhian felt like she was his girlfriend, pure and innocent.

Every time he saw her, he felt like he was seeing a different kind of beauty, and he liked them all.

Mu Zhian calmed himself. “During my cultivation tonight, I suddenly wondered about the Heavenly, Earthly, and Humanly Daos of the Nine Provinces. The Heavenly Dao governs the rules and order, and a while ago, it even manifested its will in the Nine Provinces… Where does its power come from? What does it feel like to be at the Dao Integration realm?”

“So that’s why you came to visit so late.”

Shang Yanfei narrowed her eyes and said calmly, “In a sense, the Heavenly Dao’s power comes from cultivators.”

“To be precise, the more Dao Integration experts there are, the stronger the Heavenly Dao becomes. Its true power comes from the Dao Integration experts of the Nine Provinces.”

Her cold, melodious voice echoed through the courtyard, like a clear spring or the gentle clinking of jade against glass.

I was right…

Mu Zhian’s eyes flickered, and his heart raced uncontrollably.

The Heavenly Dao’s power comes from whether Dao Integration experts integrate with it. The same applies to the new Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, after Yao Meng achieved Dao Integration with the new Heavenly Dao, Yuanluo, who was bound to the Heavenly Court, became stronger, and he could sense the Heavenly Court’s existence more clearly, even entering it with his consciousness without any external aid.

“You’re at Core Formation Rank 6 now, right?” Shang Yanfei asked.

“My cultivation speed is a bit slow. I’m indeed at Core Formation Rank 6,” Mu Zhian replied.

Shang Yanfei stared at him, a long silence hanging in the air.

“Do you have anything else to ask?” she suddenly asked.

I want to spend the night here, does that count…? Mu Zhian thought to himself, but said respectfully, “Not for now.”

He actually had many questions for Shang Yanfei, but he knew she wouldn’t answer them.

“It’s getting late. I won’t disturb your rest, Sect Master.”

Mu Zhian turned to leave.

“Wait.”

A clear, elegant voice came from behind him. A cold wind blew, and her black dress clung to her figure. From Mu Zhian’s angle, he could vaguely see the perfect curve of her bosom.

Under his gaze, Shang Yanfei walked to the front of the courtyard, reached out, and plucked a peach blossom.

She turned back, carefully tucked the blossom into the lapel of his black robe, and smiled faintly. “Happy wedding.”