It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists-Chapter 414: Yao Meng: Husband, Who is This Woman?

“If I’m not mistaken, you’re just a wisp of consciousness, using the mirror in my husband’s possession as a medium. Coming to see me right after leaving seclusion, you must have something important to discuss.”

The Demon Empress scoffed. “If I remember correctly, Mu Zhian’s Dao Companion is Gong Lianyue. How can the dignified Jade Empress steal someone else’s Dao Companion and even call him ‘husband’ in public?”

Her words were practically accusing Yao Meng of shamelessness.

She had summoned Mu Zhian last night, but not only had she not heard his voice, but her message had been intercepted by the Jade Empress.

The mirror she had given Mu Zhian had been secretly sealed by the Jade Empress.

If it weren’t for this, she wouldn’t have forcibly broken through the World Cleansing Green Lotus’s seal and descended using the mirror as a medium right after leaving seclusion.

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This is bad. They’re really going to fight… Mu Zhian sensed the dangerous atmosphere and bowed, about to speak.

But he underestimated Yao Meng’s dominance. Although she usually disliked conflict, she wouldn’t tolerate being insulted.

Yao Meng looked at the Demon Empress with a faint smile. “Fellow Daoist, after being in seclusion for months, you seem unaware of what’s been happening in the outside world.”

“Didn’t your subordinates tell you what happened at the Jade Pool Holy Land a while ago?”

The Demon Empress’s lips curled into a dangerous smile. “It’s just ascending to the Transcendence Realm and breaking free from the shackles of heaven and earth. You’re not the only one capable of that.”

This wasn’t arrogance, but the truth.

The Jade Empress wasn’t the only one who could ascend.

To break through the limits of cultivation and ascend to the Transcendence Realm, one condition had to be met.

—A seat in the Heavenly Court.

“But for the Jade Empress to steal someone else’s husband after ascending… That’s truly shameful,” the Demon Empress continued, smiling faintly.

Yao Meng chuckled softly. “If I remember correctly, you were also intimate with him before, weren’t you? Does the dignified Demon Empress also consider her own actions as ‘stealing someone’s husband’?”

The Demon Empress raised an eyebrow, a cold glint in her eyes. “I’ve known him for a long time, and I haven’t done anything too… excessive. How can that be considered stealing?”

“I didn’t steal anyone’s husband either. It was all consensual.”

Yao Meng casually looked away, her gaze falling on Mu Zhian. She said softly, “And if anyone should be accusing me, it should be Bai Ruoxi, not you. After all, I knew him before you did.”

The Demon Empress’s gaze sharpened as she stared at Yao Meng, who was openly flirting with Mu Zhian right in front of her. “You were able to ascend because he gave you a seat in the Heavenly Court, weren’t you?”

The atmosphere in the courtyard instantly froze, and Mu Zhian’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the Demon Empress.

How is that possible? How did she know?!

Yao Meng was also surprised, her eyes flickering as she subconsciously glanced at Mu Zhian.

Why are you looking at me? I didn’t tell the Demon Empress anything… Mu Zhian was still in shock, staring at the dignified, alluring ruler of the Demon Realm.

The matter of the Heavenly Court seats should be a secret. Why did the Demon Empress know about it?

Did someone tell her?

But the Heavenly Court had no connection to the Nine Provinces. Even Dao Integration experts couldn’t enter it. In the past hundreds of thousands of years, many Dao Integration experts, nearing the end of their lifespans, had tried to force their way into the Path to Immortality, but all had failed.

Even the Demon Empress, with her powerful demon cultivator body, shouldn’t know about the secrets of the Heavenly Court.

Although Mu Zhian wasn’t very knowledgeable about matters of the heart, he could tell that the Demon Empress had special feelings for him after their encounter in the Abyss.

But he couldn’t understand where these feelings came from, so he was always wary of her.

After all, he still vividly remembered their first encounter, the Demon Empress’s condescending gaze, and the feeling of narrowly escaping death.

If his Innate Celestial Furnace constitution hadn’t been exposed, he might not have even survived to reach the Two Polarities Sect.

Oh, wait… Given the Demon Empress’s status, she wouldn’t bother with a junior like him.

In any case, the matters of the Heavenly Court should be a secret, especially the secret of ascending to the Transcendence Realm. No one in this world should know about it, except for the Lord of the Heavenly Court.

But now, he had heard the secret of ascension from the Demon Empress… Not only Mu Zhian, but Yao Meng was also concerned.

“How did you know?”

Yao Meng stared at the Demon Empress, the wind around them slowing down, the ripples in the pond seemingly frozen in time.

Time in this space had slowed down, but the few within weren’t affected.

“Do you really think you’re the only one who knows about this?” The Demon Empress raised her chin slightly, a condescending look in her eyes, and smiled faintly.

You might have ascended before me, but that doesn’t mean I can’t ascend.

It seems she didn’t learn about this from Mu Zhian… Then how did she know?

Seeing Mu Zhian’s confused expression, Yao Meng glanced at the Demon Empress’s haughty demeanor. “The matters of the Heavenly Court shouldn’t be known even to Dao Integration experts of the Nine Provinces. How did you learn about this?”

A silvery laughter echoed through the space, making Mu Zhian’s heart race just by hearing it.

This was the charm of a Dao Integration expert, their every action captivating.

If Mu Zhian reached the Nascent Soul realm, his charm would be even more potent, able to attract female cultivators with a single gesture.

“Do you really think you can do as you please after ascending, even intercepting the message I sent him last night?”

The Demon Empress spoke slowly.

Hearing this, Mu Zhian stared at her in shock, then glanced at the bronze mirror in his hand.

The last remaining green petal on the mirror was dissipating.

No wonder the Demon Empress was angry. No wonder she had come looking for him immediately after leaving seclusion.

He had initially wondered why the Demon Empress hadn’t used the mirror to contact him, but now he understood. Yao Meng had intercepted her message last night and even sealed the mirror!

He wondered if the Demon Empress had heard anything last night…

Mu Zhian’s expression turned complex as he realized something.

No wonder Yao Meng’s expression had been strange for a moment last night. She had been secretly disabling the Demon Empress’s message.

But the Jade Empress’s willpower was truly impressive. Even while being… dominated by him and providing him with spiritual energy, she still had the focus to do other things…

“You asked me how I knew about the secrets of the Heavenly Court, right?”

The Demon Empress’s lips curled into a smile as she walked towards Mu Zhian with sensual steps, stopping before him and looking at him at eye level.

“He gave you a seat in the Heavenly Court in this life, but in my past life, I was already the Third Seat.”

“…”

Before Mu Zhian could recover from his shock, he heard her words.

His mind short-circuited for a moment.

Yao Meng also narrowed her eyes, staring at the Demon Empress. “Past life?”

“Do you think I would believe such nonsense?”

“Whether past lives exist, whether Dao Integration experts can be reborn, you should know better than I do,” the Demon Empress said calmly.

Cultivation was defying the heavens, and Dao Integration experts were constantly struggling against the heavens. Although Dao Integration experts had lifespan limits, they could cultivate Emperor-grade herbs, each extending their lifespan by five thousand years.

In her past life, she hadn’t been a Dao Integration expert, but a mere cultivator in the Demon Realm. With Mu Zhian’s help, her demon cultivator body had gradually evolved, allowing her to reach her current state.

The Demon Empress hadn’t intended to reveal this so early, but the Jade Empress’s provocation was unbearable.

She looked at Mu Zhian. “You’ve always been wary of me, suspecting my motives, haven’t you?”

“After all, we haven’t interacted much. It’s normal for you to be suspicious.”

“But my interest in you isn’t because of any ulterior motives. It’s because I’ve awakened my past life memories.”

No wonder… No wonder the Demon Empress had been so kind to him.

At that moment, Mu Zhian finally understood.

Although he considered himself quite handsome, he wasn’t so conceited as to think he could attract the attention of someone like the Demon Empress.

It wasn’t simply because of his looks, but because, like the Primordial Witch, she was also a reincarnator!

That’s why she knew about the secrets of the Heavenly Court. No one else in this world should know about it unless he told them personally.

Since there was one reincarnator, the Primordial Witch, it wasn’t strange for there to be a second.

Even if someone told him now that the beautiful Sect Master Lin was also a reincarnator, Mu Zhian wouldn’t be surprised.

The calm smile on Yao Meng’s face finally faded.

She had thought she was the second woman to be intimate with Mu Zhian… The first being Bai Ruoxi.

But now it seemed she was the latecomer…

“All your explanations are just your side of the story,” Yao Meng said coldly.

Now holding the upper hand, the Demon Empress smiled faintly, looking at Yao Meng. “Whether you believe it or not is up to him, not you.”

“The nine runes of the Heavenly Court represent the nine seats. Resonating with the new Heavenly Dao allows one to transcend the rules of heaven and earth and reach the Transcendence Realm.”

“The Third Seat is already occupied. If you don’t believe me, you can have him confirm it after returning to the Heavenly Court.”

Now in control, the Demon Empress regained her usual haughty demeanor, her frustration from last night gone.

A long silence fell over the courtyard.

Mu Zhian looked at the silent Yao Meng, a strange feeling in his heart.

Although this celestial maiden usually disliked conflict, she had never yielded to anyone before.

But now she was silent… Could it be that she didn’t want to clash with the Demon Empress because she knew he still needed her help to go to the Fox Clan’s territory?

The Demon Empress’s gaze fell on Mu Zhian, a hint of gentleness in her alluring eyes. “I’m sorry for keeping this from you. I just didn’t know how to explain it.”

She had initially wanted to win Mu Zhian over with her charm in this life, so she hadn’t revealed the truth.

But now, she couldn’t hold back anymore.

You think I’m the latecomer?

I’m not the latecomer. I knew him in my past life.

What’s so great about ascending to the Transcendence Realm? You’re still a loser.

Why is Yao Meng being so gentle today? If it were before, she would have already summoned the World Cleansing Green Lotus… Sensing the strange silence, Mu Zhian realized something was amiss and looked up at the woman in green, enveloped in a celestial mist.

As if sensing his gaze, Yao Meng glanced over, her green eyes meeting his. A playful smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

Something’s not right… Mu Zhian’s heart skipped a beat, a strange feeling in his heart, as if alarm bells were ringing in his mind.

He had a bad premonition.

And his premonitions were always accurate—

“Sister is right. If you’re a reincarnator, you did know my husband earlier than I did.”

Yao Meng’s lips parted slightly, a strand of hair falling across her forehead, her gentle voice like a celestial melody echoing through the quiet palace.

“But did Sister marry him in your past life?”

“…”

The Demon Empress’s eyes narrowed as she stared at Yao Meng.

“What do you mean?”

“Have you ever wondered why I call him ‘husband’?” Yao Meng continued.

She casually took Mu Zhian’s hand, her eyes downcast, playing with a strand of hair.

Then, she looked up.

A condescending look flickered in her beautiful eyes.

Her gentle, elegant voice was like a thunderclap, exploding in the Demon Empress’s mind.

“I married him half a month ago at the Jade Pool Holy Land, witnessed by the entire Nine Provinces. We even sent an invitation to the Demon Realm.”

“So,”

Yao Meng’s eyes sparkled with amusement, her voice soft and seductive.

“Didn’t your subordinates tell you, Sister, that I’m already married to him?”