313 - It Turns Out, They Are the Protagonists

**Web Novel Translation: Chapter 313 of "Turns Out, They Are the Main Characters"** **Author: ccc** These days, Bai Ruoxi was no stranger to the name "Primordial Witch." Wei Mengrou gently shook her head. "It's not just about the Primordial Witch." "These are my own feelings." Bai Ruoxi's eyes flickered softly as she whispered, "Even if it's you, Mengrou, I won't give him up." "I'm not planning to fight you for him," Wei Mengrou replied, a rare faint smile playing on her lips. "I've always been just a servant girl and that won't change." Bai Ruoxi blinked and tilted her head slightly. "Is that why you helped him just now?" Wei Mengrou: "..." It seemed that recalling certain embarrassing situations made Wei Mengrou want to cover her face out of shame. Trying to maintain her cool demeanor, she said, "The Qi of the Heavenly Dao that I possess has been forcibly suppressed within his spiritual furnace. I need to first consume part of the spiritual energy there to release the Heavenly Dao Qi from the furnace." "If I don't do this soon, it may result in punishment from the Heavenly Dao." Bai Ruoxi chuckled softly. "I understand, Mengrou. It's not your fault; Muling is the one captivated by beauty." Extending a slender hand from the cuffs of her snowy sleeves, Bai Ruoxi gently wiped the moisture from the rim of her teacup, her eyes tender as she said, "It seems I was too soft on him in the past." Wei Mengrou silently observed Bai Ruoxi's seemingly delicate demeanor, yet she sensed a dangerous undercurrent beneath her gentleness. "By the way, could you not tell him I was in the room just now?" Bai Ruoxi suddenly asked. "Why not?" Wei Mengrou inquired. "I've tested him several times with the Heart Lock, but his answers have always been genuine. To be honest, I'm a bit puzzled." There was a faint sound of chains from Bai Ruoxi's sleeve as a black chain peeked out from her white wrist. Turning slightly to Wei Mengrou, she said softly, "This time, I want to use the Heart Lock to question him again." "That way, I'll know if he will truly give me an honest answer." ... Muling slowly opened his eyes, feeling a sudden chill. He paused his internal spirit flow. "Why do I suddenly have a bad feeling..." he murmured to himself. Then, he glanced at his hand enveloped in ominous black light. This light originated from the suppressed Heavenly Dao Qi within his spiritual furnace. Despite having struggled desperately before to refine Wei Mengrou’s Heavenly Dao Qi, now that he has forcibly held the black Heavenly Dao Qi in his innate furnace, it stubbornly refuses to leave... No matter how much Muling tried to expel it with spiritual energy, it wouldn't budge. "If this drags on, the Heavenly Dao might soon notice the 'misfortune' of this Heavenly Dao Qi and issue heavenly punishment against me." Muling felt tremendous pressure. He marveled once more at Wei Mengrou's resilience. Being able to cultivate to her current state with a body burdened by misfortune despite heavenly reprimand was truly extraordinary. It's no wonder she is hailed as the Primordial Witch. Unable to expel the Heavenly Dao Qi himself, he thought there might be a method since Mengrou owned the Qi... Looking around the room, he called, "Mengrou—" He was startled to find the room empty. A pink aura lingered, and the air was scented with the distinctive fragrance of Wei Mengrou mixed with something else. At that moment, the door suddenly opened, and Wei Mengrou walked back in. "Mengrou, where did you go just now?" he asked, puzzled. She gazed quietly at him. "...Just went out for a breather." Apologies... But this time, I can’t assist you. Already feeling guilty for coming between Bai Ruoxi and Muling, she couldn't bring herself to reveal Bai Ruoxi's involvement. Thus, she could only whisper her apology to her young master. Muling sensed that she was hiding something but had no time to dwell on it. "How should I guide the Heavenly Dao Qi out of the furnace?" Wei Mengrou's eyes settled on Muling's body. After a moment, she said, "It feels a connection to me. Perhaps I could guide it out using my spiritual energy..." This is why she had asked Muling to release some spiritual energy from his furnace earlier—only when it was not saturated, her spiritual energy could enter. Muling was stunned. "How would your spiritual energy enter my furnace...?" Glancing towards Wei Mengrou's alluring lips, his gaze, which had been without desire, gradually shifted again. Seeing her silence, everything became clear without words. Muling, emboldened, took her small hand in his. "Mengrou, this is for the sake of the Heavenly Dao Qi, there's no other way." ... Elsewhere. After preparing a medicinal bath, Ye Qian made her way towards Wei Mengrou's room, speaking softly to herself, "Brother Mu should be in this room, right...?" She had checked Muling's room earlier but didn't find him, so she assumed he was either with the Spirit Dragon or guiding the Heavenly Dao Qi out in Mengrou's room. If they were indeed preparing to guide the Heavenly Dao Qi at this time, she dared not interrupt. Thus, she concealed her presence, lightly tiptoeing on her pale boots toward the courtyard window to peek inside. Inside, Muling was holding Wei Mengrou's slender waist, intimately attuned to her warmth. Wei Mengrou's eyes were softly closed, fluttering lashes betraying no resistance to his touch. Ye Qian blinked, momentarily stunned. Then, as if unable to believe her eyes, she closed them briefly before looking again. The scene hadn't changed. What she perceived clearly was the intermingling spiritual energies of Wei Mengrou and Muling. For Ye Qian, who had always seen Mengrou as disdainful toward Muling, witnessing them like this was shattering. Her stupefied gaze held not just shock but also a strange exhilaration. Then, she noticed Muling's eyelid twitch slightly as if he might wake. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly left the area. Yet, the images lingered in her mind, stubbornly refusing to dissipate. The previously disdainful Mengrou... actually kissing Brother Mu. Such a shocking sight, impossible to forget for Ye Qian. As she hurried away, she was unaware that Muling had already opened his eyes at some point, gazing helplessly toward the window where Ye Qian had just made her escape. Looks like I've got my work cut out after this, he thought with a sigh. Fortunately, it was Qian, he mused. Had it been younger sister Lingxuan, it would be far harder to explain. “Start meditating. I'll help guide the Heavenly Dao Qi out of you,” Wei Mengrou's voice broke through his reverie, bringing him back to reality. Suppressing his thoughts, Muling closed his eyes and entered into a meditative state. ... The night passed quietly. The following noon, a dusky light emerged silently from within Muling. Along with it emerged a spherical black halo suspended in the air, exuding an aura of misfortune. Black Heavenly Dao Qi! He focused on the mysterious energy emitting a dark halo before him. This was a new type of Heavenly Dao Qi, representing misfortune and unlike any other. Refining it would lead to heavenly punishment. But why? Despite being a Heavenly Dao Qi, why would this one invite downfall? “Mengrou, do you plan to refine it?” Muling asked, glancing at Wei Mengrou dabbing at her lips. Seeing her icy stare, he chuckled, "What's wrong? You seem unhappy." Wei Mengrou replied in a cold voice, "I mentioned that your furnace needed my spiritual energy to guide the Heavenly Dao Qi, not for you to act all over the place..." He should have focused on guiding the Qi, but since last night, Muling had been incessantly 'teasing' Wei Mengrou during their kiss... causing her Dao heart to waver, disrupting her spiritual flow. "You didn't say anything before, how was I supposed to know?" Muling protested innocently. Wei Mengrou scoffed. "Would you dare swear you didn't know?" Her young master was notorious; who else would seize every chance to touch and flirt even when dealing with the Heavenly Dao Qi? **Chapter 313: Turns Out, They Are the Main Characters** **Author: ccc** "That's also because Sister Mengrou is too tempting," Muling didn't deny. High EQ: "Sister Mengrou is too alluring." Low EQ: "Sister Mengrou is beautiful, delightful to behold, and I crave your charm." Bearing Wei Mengrou's disdainful gaze with a thick-skinned demeanor, Muling coughed lightly, shifting the conversation, "By the way, for safety's sake, we should set up another array in the courtyard." Previously, in the Martial Realm, Wei Mengrou had merely refined her Heavenly Dao Qi, which attracted heavenly punishment and exposed the misfortune of her body. Although Muling later reset the timeline to change things, Wei Mengrou's misfortunate aura still invited the Heavenly Dao's punishment due to her near-step into the Transcendent Void. Without refining the Heavenly Dao Qi, this was bad enough. Should it be refined, who knows what greater troubles might arise. "Unfortunately, I can't pass on the Southern Wastelands' secret techniques to you, Mengrou. Otherwise, they might have concealed your presence from the Heavenly Dao," Muling said. Wei Mengrou shook her head. "The bronze fragment I wear and the Southern Wastelands' techniques are likely similar in nature. Even if I learned them, they probably wouldn't help, especially with the concealment technique from my near-step into the Transcendent Void." "Was that supposed to comfort me?" Muling asked. Wei Mengrou glanced at him. "You're not that easily upset, right? I'm just stating the facts." Muling fell silent. It seems he'll need to connect with the people from the Southern Wastelands to uncover the origins of these techniques. A bronze fragment from East Continent containing a secretive technique that conceals fate, almost identical to those Southern Wastelands' arts... It's intriguing. "You should leave. I need to refine the Heavenly Dao Qi," Wei Mengrou said. "If anything happens, call for me," Muling nodded. He was about to leave when he paused at the door, turning back, "By the way, does what you said last night still stand, Mengrou?" Naturally, he referred to Wei Mengrou's confession from the previous day. Wei Mengrou froze slightly, a bit unsettled. "Didn't you hear me yesterday?" "I want to hear it from you again," Muling insisted. Wei Mengrou ignored him, silently closing her eyes. Muling felt helpless, unable to press further. He turned, ready to close the door. Suddenly, a cold voice broke the silence behind him. "My words always stand." Muling instinctively turned back, seeing Wei Mengrou's eyes open, a faintly seductive smile on her lips. "I said, even if you're weak and just a heart-fluttering bug, I still like you." Muling smiled, "Then I'm relieved. If you went back on your word, I'd have no chance of getting married." Wei Mengrou: "..." Is he treating himself like the 'female main character'? Muling quickly toned down the teasing and continued, "I might leave Tianhe Courtyard for a while, but I'll be back before you finish refining the Heavenly Dao Qi." "Where to?" Wei Mengrou's eyebrows arched slightly, a hint of concern in her eyes. His departure at this moment caught her attention. "To find someone," Muling replied with a smile. "I think she might know something about the Misfortune Aura." "After all, she did lend us a hand yesterday in the Martial Realm."