Chapter 608: Chapter 608

If it weren’t for hearing Ye Lingxuan say that the person she saw back then wasn’t the Sect Master, Mu Zhian would have even thought that his entire life had been meticulously arranged by Sect Master Sister.

Earlier, when Ye Lingxuan mentioned that she reincarnated because someone reminded her, the first person who came to Mu Zhian’s mind was still the Sect Master.

He heard a different answer.

He suddenly felt really sorry for Sect Master Sister. Now, no matter what happened, his first thought was that the Sect Master was behind it…

Although, that had always been the case.

“Actually, on the day I first inherited the Forbidden Zone’s rules, I also thought it was the Sect Master’s doing.”

Ye Lingxuan slowly released her arms from around Mu Zhian and gracefully walked into the bedroom.

Then, she took out a scroll from her storage ring.

This scroll was clearly some kind of secret treasure, able to clearly present a person from the owner’s mind in this way.

However, before Mu Zhian could get a clear look at the woman’s appearance, he was surprised to find that the woman, who was almost perfectly rendered in the scroll, vanished in an instant.

The entire scroll became blank again.

“Surprising, isn’t it?”

Ye Lingxuan pursed her lips and smiled, saying faintly, “In the Nine Provinces, everything related to this woman has been shielded. So no matter what, you can’t see her clearly. Even this secret treasure can’t present her true appearance.”

So even if Sister Lingxuan knows what she looks like in her mind, she can’t let me see her…?

While Mu Zhian was still lost in thought, Ye Lingxuan spoke again, “But it’s not entirely impossible.”

She deliberately kept him in suspense, and under Mu Zhian’s gaze, she continued, “I still have a way to let Brother Mu see what the woman in my mind looks like.”

“But I have a condition.”

“I agree,” Mu Zhian said immediately.

Ye Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, then silently glanced at the young man and said, “Isn’t Brother Mu afraid that I’ll make some particularly outrageous request afterward?”

“What, are you going to eat me?” Mu Zhian couldn’t help but chuckle. He had always been at ease with this elegant and pure girl.

“Of course not, I would never do such an outrageous thing to Brother Mu.”

Ye Lingxuan blinked her beautiful eyes and said with a beaming smile, “But occasionally I do want to give a little punishment… After all, seeing Brother Mu being intimate with other women, I still get a little jealous.”

After saying that, she raised her hand and summoned the Desolate Time Lock from her sleeve.

“Brother Mu, close your eyes. I’ll take you somewhere.”

Although he didn’t know what Ye Lingxuan was planning, Mu Zhian still closed his eyes.

As his vision went dark, he faintly felt the Desolate Time Lock silently wrapping around him, then with a gentle tug.

His whole world seemed to spin. When Mu Zhian abruptly opened his eyes, he was no longer in the previous room, but in a study filled with the aroma of tea and ink.

Looking out the elegant and clean window, he saw a vast, starry sky. A single candle emitted a soft glow.

“This is where I’ve been handling the trivial matters of the Forbidden Zone recently.”

Ye Lingxuan sat on the chair by the windowsill, then glanced at the Reincarnated Empress, who was handling some matters in her place, and said sincerely, “Thank you for your hard work.”

The Reincarnated Empress gently shook her head: “We are one and the same. Your matters are naturally my matters. There’s no such thing as hard work.”

After speaking, she glanced at Mu Zhian, “But when Miss said she had a way to trick him into coming to the Forbidden Zone… I didn’t expect her to actually succeed.”

Mu Zhian looked at the demurely seated young woman in the purple dress with suspicion. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs novel★fire.net

Ye Lingxuan’s elegant, oval face flushed slightly under the candlelight. She shifted uncomfortably, coughed lightly, and said seriously, “It’s not trickery. It’s just that only in the Forbidden Zone can Brother Mu see what that woman looks like.”

The Reincarnated Empress simply said, “Oh,” and fell silent.

Not long after Mu Zhian left the Forbidden Zone, Ye Lingxuan, with the help of several elders, began to manage the affairs of the zone. However, it seemed that for a period of time, perhaps due to witnessing Mu Zhian’s various experiences through the Desolate Time Lock, the young lady had to take a bath almost every night.

Of course, it wasn’t just a simple bath; she would watch Mu Zhian’s situation while bathing.

And often after that, the Reincarnated Empress could clearly feel that the young lady had lost a bit of her Spiritual Energy.

It could only be said that even the emotionless Reincarnated Empress knew what this revered young lady was up to.

“A-anyway, you can go back and rest for today. You can leave the rest to me,” Ye Lingxuan suddenly said.

Puppets don’t get tired, especially not Dao Integration Realm ones… The Reincarnated Empress silently glanced at the young lady, her gaze lingering on her cherry lips for a moment.

The originally vibrant and alluring rouge clearly showed signs of being nibbled on by someone.

“Then I’ll leave it to you, Miss.”

After saying this, and stealing a few more glances at Mu Zhian, a meaningful expression appeared on the Reincarnated Empress’s face. She stood up, her figure turning ethereal, and vanished from the study.

The atmosphere returned to silence.

Now that the troublesome one was gone, Ye Lingxuan rallied, a faint smile on her face. “Brother Mu, don’t listen to her nonsense. I didn’t plan on luring you to the Forbidden Zone.”

“Yes, I know… but saying you lured someone older than you, doesn’t that sound a bit strange?” Mu Zhian couldn’t help but retort.

Ye Lingxuan smiled, then took out the previous scroll from her storage ring and gently tossed it.

The scroll emitted a soft white light, slowly floating into the air.

As the scroll unrolled, the figure of a woman gradually appeared on the blank paper.

At first, it was a bit blurry, as if some force was trying to erase her image.

However, this time, the woman’s image couldn’t be erased.

“The Forbidden Zone’s rules?”

Mu Zhian’s eyes flickered, as if he understood something.

He understood why Ye Lingxuan had brought him to the Forbidden Zone.

The current Forbidden Zone was completely different from the rest of the Nine Provinces; it was a true sanctuary.

Because the rules here were completely free from the Heavenly Dao’s control.

Therefore, even if destiny was shielded in the outside world, the Forbidden Zone would not be affected.

In that case, if I bring Sect Master Sister to the Forbidden Zone, would I be able to see her true appearance…? Mu Zhian suddenly wondered.

He still couldn’t remember what Shang Yanfei looked like. His impression was that she was incredibly beautiful, her figure almost perfect… But what she actually looked like, Mu Zhian still couldn’t recall.

“That woman’s appearance is now completely imprinted on this scroll.”

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

He looked closely and couldn’t help but be stunned.

He had never seen the woman in the scroll before.

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

As if he had seen her somewhere before.

Ye Lingxuan just watched him quietly from the side, took a piece of rouge from the table, took a small bite, and her cherry lips were once again stained with an alluring red luster.

Mu Zhian stared at the woman in the scroll for a long time, then suddenly said, “Sister Lingxuan, you’ve seen the Sect Master before, right?”

Ye Lingxuan nodded gently: “I have seen the Sect Master… but I don’t remember what she looks like.”

“Brother Mu, do you think my memory is playing tricks on me, and this woman in the scroll is actually the Sect Master?”

She gently shook her head and continued, “Impossible. Although I don’t remember what the Sect Master looks like, I still vaguely remember her eyes and temperament… They’re different from the woman in the scroll.”

Shielding destiny didn’t mean completely forgetting a person. At least sometimes, there would still be a sense of déjà vu.

And in Ye Lingxuan’s memory, the Sect Master’s temperament was different from this woman’s.

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

The woman in the scroll had long, flowing hair, her raven-black skirt revealing a pair of voluptuous, snow-white legs, a black leg ring on her left thigh leaving a thin indent, her fair and dazzling skin having an icy texture.

Undoubtedly, he had never seen this woman before.

But where did this sense of déjà vu come from?

Could it be that in a past life, during a reboot, he had interacted with her?

Mu Zhian frowned, deep in thought. Then, as if sensing something, his gaze suddenly fell on a ring on the woman’s right hand.

It was a rather simple and ancient-looking ring. Although through the scroll, Mu Zhian still felt an inexplicable familiarity.

He looked down at the ring on his own hand.

The ring left by the First Demon Emperor, the ‘key’ to the Heavenly Court.

This woman was related to the Heavenly Court!

The ring worn by the woman in the scroll was the same Heavenly Court ring he was wearing now.

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

But why did this ring later fall into the hands of the First Demon Emperor?

Or rather… did she deliberately let the later First Demon Emperor obtain this ring?

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

Thinking of this, Mu Zhian’s train of thought was suddenly interrupted.

“I remember Yao Meng telling me before that the Sect Master’s body is incomplete, and her consciousness is often in a state of chaos… Does that mean the body currently in the Two Polarities Sect isn’t her true body?” Mu Zhian suddenly murmured softly.

Ye Lingxuan was stunned, looking at Mu Zhian’s handsome side profile, and said, “Brother Mu, are you suspecting… that the woman in the scroll might be the Sect Master’s true body?”

Mu Zhian didn’t say anything.

He wasn’t sure about this bold guess either.

There were too many mysteries surrounding Shang Yanfei. A Dao Integration Realm expert could live for tens of thousands of years without dying, repeatedly suppressing the Nine Forbidden Lands, even combining the rules of the various Forbidden Lands to form the Two Polarities Sect’s own rules.

Plus, she seemed to be able to deduce destiny and predict the future…

And you’re telling me this is just Dao Integration Realm?

Mu Zhian couldn’t believe it.

If the Sect Master were a Transcendence Realm Human Emperor, Mu Zhian might have believed it.

If he asked the Sect Master directly, she definitely wouldn’t answer… so he had to start from somewhere else.

“What happens here won’t be spied on by anyone, right?” Mu Zhian suddenly asked.

He was already a bit paranoid about being ‘broadcasted’.

Ye Lingxuan hummed softly in agreement and said with a faint smile, “Of course, the Forbidden Zone’s rules are under my control. As long as I don’t change the rules, even the Heavenly Dao can’t spy on what we’re doing.”

“Brother Mu wants to find out this woman’s identity?” Ye Lingxuan asked.

Mu Zhian nodded gently.

Ye Lingxuan reincarnated nine times because of the suggestion from the woman in the scroll.

This meant that this woman knew what would happen in the future, which was why she had Ye Lingxuan wait for his ‘birth’.

In other words, as long as he found the woman in the scroll, he would be incredibly close to the truth.

But where was this woman now…?

Mu Zhian thought to himself.

Since the woman in the scroll was wearing the Heavenly Court ring at the time, her true body might not be in the Nine Provinces.

Perhaps… in the Heavenly Court?

After pondering for a while, Mu Zhian quickly shook his head, temporarily dismissing those messy thoughts.

“Forget it, I’ll take it one step at a time.”

“Compared to these things, what I need to do now is to replenish the Spiritual Energy in my Innate Celestial Furnace as soon as possible… and also ask Yuanluo if she has any clues.”

He had expended too much for Sister Mengrou’s realm advancement these past two days, plus he had just suppressed three Transcendence Realm experts, and also accepted Miss Heavenly Dao’s Spiritual Energy purification ceremony… Mu Zhian’s Innate Celestial Furnace was practically a dry well now.

After barely collecting his thoughts, Mu Zhian turned to look at the young woman in the purple dress and asked, “Why are you putting on rouge?”

“Someone ate all my rouge earlier, I can’t just go back , right? I’ll be noticed by Ancestor and Qian’er,” Ye Lingxuan said resentfully.

Mu Zhian was stunned, “But if you put on rouge now, won’t you have to reapply it later?”

Ye Lingxuan was stunned for a moment. Noticing the young man’s burning gaze, she finally reacted, her eyelids drooping slightly, and she whispered, “This place isn’t very safe… Elders often come here for consultation, and my mother also comes to see me often.”

“Are you worried about being discovered?” Mu Zhian asked.

Ye Lingxuan couldn’t help but roll her eyes at him. Then, seeing his look, as if he was about to make a move, she couldn’t help but purse her lips and smile mischievously.

She took the initiative to approach Mu Zhian, raised her moist, beautiful eyes, and asked softly, “Brother Mu, have you also done something bad to Ancestor?”

This question made Mu Zhian stunned.

He thought he had been very discreet about his affair with Ye Qingxin, that no one had noticed, and he had never been caught by Ye Lingxuan, but now…

“You don’t have to hide it,” Ye Lingxuan said faintly. “Ancestor thought her affair with you wasn’t noticed, but I actually found out long ago… because every time I talk to her about Brother Mu, she deliberately avoids the subject.”

“Actually, I don’t mind… After all, in my eyes, Ancestor is like a kind elder. She treats me the same as she treats the other descendants of the Ye Clan, she always cares about me.”

Mu Zhian was silent for a moment, “You asked Sister Ye?”

“Because you’re worried she won’t know how to face you in the future?” Mu Zhian asked.

Ye Lingxuan gently shook her head, a faint smile on her face, “Because it’s interesting to see her look so guilty towards her own descendants.”

He didn’t expect Sister Lingxuan to be so black-bellied.

If Ye Qingxin knew one day that this descendant of the Ye Clan already knew everything, he didn’t know how she would react…

Just then, Ye Lingxuan suddenly stood on tiptoes, her cherry lips close to his ear, her voice carrying a hint of charm, “Brother Mu, how about we invite Ancestor along next time we’re with Qian’er~?”

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

“You’re not blaming me?”

Ye Lingxuan gently shook her head, a very considerate and good girl image, “Of course not. Ancestor is such a beautiful woman, even I would be moved, let alone Brother Mu.”

In the past, Ye Lingxuan would probably have gone yandere… But now she could talk about this kind of topic with him. In a sense, she had indeed matured a lot.

Mu Zhian couldn’t help but smile with relief.

Just then, Ye Lingxuan casually continued, “If I’m not mistaken, your Innate Celestial Furnace’s Spiritual Energy is almost depleted, right?”

“It must be because of your time with other women.”

Seeing Mu Zhian’s hesitant look, Ye Lingxuan smiled faintly, “Don’t worry, since the Innate Celestial Furnace is temporarily depleted, Lingxuan won’t do anything to trouble Brother Mu.”

The young woman’s consideration made Mu Zhian feel slightly moved. Looking at her icy, beautiful face, he felt a twinge of guilt.

Just then, Ye Lingxuan casually held Mu Zhian’s hand, the cool and soft touch of her small hand making his heart flutter.

“Speaking of which, Brother Mu, do you know the extent of the forbidden rules?”

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

“It can turn decay into magic, but of course… it can’t create something from nothing. But the forbidden rules can do many, many things.”

“For example… if I change the forbidden rules now to ‘Mu Zhian will be completely captivated by me, pleasing me until he falls asleep’.”

After a slight pause, the young woman said softly again, “Even such an unreasonable rule can be realized immediately.”

Mu Zhian’s smile gradually froze, “Sister Lingxuan, wait—”

Before he could finish, the forbidden rules had already been quietly rewritten.

Gradually, an indescribable feeling arose in Mu Zhian’s heart. He felt that this girl before him was so holy and captivating that his gaze was involuntarily fixed on her.

An urge to willingly submit at her feet, to please her, to make her happy, echoed in his mind, refusing to leave.

“It’s amazing, isn’t it? The forbidden rules can do many things, even to this extent.”

Ye Lingxuan said casually, then glanced at the young man beside her, a seductive glint in her beautiful eyes.

“Now, please follow the requirements of the forbidden rules and please me, Brother Mu~”