It turns out, they are the protagonists 71

Chapter 71: Activate Rapid Attack Magic: Enemy Manipulation Device! 

After returning to the Mu Manor, Mu Zhi’an got off the carriage and reached out to help Wei Mengrou, but the maid only glanced at him and got off the carriage by herself.

Mu Zhi’an didn’t mind. Looking at the maid’s plump and alluring figure, like a water peach, he smiled and said, “Sister Mengrou, I really owe you one this time.”

After all, it was already quite remarkable for Wei Mengrou to help out in that kind of situation.

Her main job was to protect Mu Zhi’an’s life, not to help him out of a bind.

Wei Mengrou looked at this quite handsome youth with eyes like she was looking at a bug, and said indifferently, “Don’t let there be a next time.”

She paused, then continued, “Just now, their eyes already held some hostility when they looked at me.”

Even a Spirit Refinement realm cultivator would have a hard time withstanding that kind of gaze.

Fortunately, the one who spoke up was Wei Mengrou. She had always given people the impression of being a dutiful “maid,” so even if they had doubts about what she said, they would more or less believe some of it in their hearts, which is why they didn’t make things difficult.

“It’s fine. If they really have any hostility towards you, I’ll be there to protect you,” Mu Zhi’an said with a smile.

Wei Mengrou glanced at Mu Zhi’an.

“I’m afraid before you can protect me, you’ll be tied up and thrown into a small dark room first.”

Mu Zhi’an laughed, “It won’t come to that. Neither Ruoxi nor Senior Sister are that kind of person. As for the Ye sisters… even less likely.”

To be honest, if Wei Mengrou hadn’t shown up just now, he would have had to rely on that idiot Ye Yu outside to save himself… but that was the last resort of last resorts.

“Are you planning to go out again?” Wei Mengrou suddenly noticed that Mu Zhi’an had no intention of returning to the manor and couldn’t help but ask.

“If Ruoxi stays at the Bai Manor, it will affect her cultivation. If she doesn’t return after the time it takes an incense stick to burn, I’ll make a trip to the Bai Manor,” Mu Zhi’an said.

Wei Mengrou said coldly, “If she locks you up in the Bai Manor, I won’t come to save you.”

“Don’t worry, I’m very clear about Ruoxi’s personality.”

Mu Zhi’an said, reaching out to hold the maid’s slender hand, but she avoided him even faster, looking at him with disdainful eyes, “Don’t touch me.”

If in the future, the maid who had no ability to fight back said these words, and then had a look of disgust and teary eyes, hmm… just imagining that scene made one unable to not look forward to it.

Mu Zhi’an lightly shook his head, temporarily dispelling the bold thoughts in his mind, and looked up with a smile, “Sister Mengrou, you can go back to the manor first. I’ll be back soon.”

Actually, if we have to say it, this crisis wasn’t entirely a bad thing.

At least it planted a foreshadowing in the hearts of the girls. They had now all deepened their understanding of the fact that Mu Zhi’an was a “scumbag.” In other words, if a situation like today’s accidentally happened again in the future, it wouldn’t be completely uncontrollable.
… This was the only way he could console himself.

Mu Zhi’an sighed, got on the carriage, waited for a while, confirmed that Bai Ruoxi had indeed not returned to the Mu Manor, waved his hand, and had the coachman head to the Bai Manor.

…

Dusk.

Bai Ruoxi sat alone in her boudoir, looking at the desolate courtyard outside the window, her face showing a hint of a young girl’s resentment. Dressed in a small white dress that matched her inherently weak temperament, one couldn’t help but want to hold her in their arms and dote on her, or tease her a bit and watch this cold beauty’s face flush with shyness, which had a unique charm.

She was lying on the desk, her dress lifted to reveal two snow-white, slender, beautiful legs, one of which had a black silk ribbon tied around the ankle.

According to Bai Ruoxi, this silk ribbon seemed to have been obtained by Father Bai from some secret realm and had the effect of “protection.”

Noticing Mu Zhi’an’s gaze, Bai Ruoxi lightly bit her lip, her eyes slightly lowered, her cold temperament revealing a hint of shyness and annoyance.

When she returned to the Bai Manor, she was still very angry, and she was even more furious when she saw Mu Zhi’an.

But when she truly saw Mu Zhi’an sighing and about to leave, Bai Ruoxi’s heart finally softened… and she even let him in.

Bai Ruoxi held her robe with one hand, covering her graceful figure, and walked to Mu Zhi’an’s side.

Mu Zhi’an poured her a glass of water and said, “Drink some water. After cultivating, you need to drink some water to replenish fluids.”

Just now, Mu Zhi’an had intimately communicated with Bai Ruoxi in the room for a while and took the opportunity to explain why he was with the Ye sisters at the auction house today. Bai Ruoxi was no longer as angry as she was at the beginning.

Bai Ruoxi nodded reservedly, covering her collar with one hand to conceal her graceful figure, and took the glass of water with the other hand. After taking a small sip, she suddenly sighed worriedly and looked at him, saying,

“Young Master Mu, will you blame me for being so aggressive today and calling you that way in front of other women?”

“Now Senior Sister and the Ye sisters are probably all angry at you. What should we do if Senior Sister remembers us because of this during the sect assessment?”

“Senior Sister is so scary.”

Mu Zhi’an gently placed his warm palm on Bai Ruoxi’s slender hand, gazing into her eyes, and said softly, “Today’s matter was purely a misunderstanding. I’ll go talk to Senior Sister in a couple of days when I have time. She’ll understand.”

“As for Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian… I just told you, I only see them as my own sisters.”

Bai Ruoxi’s eyes flashed, filled with apology.

She raised her eyes, her small mouth slightly open, and said, “I’m sorry, I…”

Before she could finish, Mu Zhi’an hugged Bai Ruoxi’s waist, holding her in his arms, lowered his head to gaze at the beauty in his arms, and said,

“Don’t say anymore. Let’s just let this matter pass.”

In the dim light, the beauty’s cherry lips slightly pursed, her thick eyelashes trembling, her eyes moist.

Their gazes met, and Mu Zhi’an raised his hand to gently place it on her cheek, softly saying, “Come back to the Mu Manor with me later, Ruoxi.”

Bai Ruoxi lowered her eyes as if shy, and lightly “Mm”-ed.

The last bit of resentment towards Mu Zhi’an in her heart also vanished without a trace.

“But why later…?” Bai Ruoxi suddenly felt that something was off about Mu Zhi’an’s words.

“It’s rare to have a change of environment. It’s nice to stay a bit longer,” Mu Zhi’an said.

Seeing that Bai Ruoxi didn’t understand, Mu Zhi’an leaned close to her ear and softly said something again.

Bai Ruoxi’s pretty face flushed red. She pretended to be angry and gave Mu Zhi’an a glare, lightly “Mm”-ing.

Mu Zhi’an’s brows relaxed. He got up, blew out the candle, and went to bed.

…

The next morning, Mu Zhi’an woke up feeling refreshed. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Bai Ruoxi.

The two looked at each other and then smiled in tacit understanding.

“I’ll wait for you outside,” Mu Zhi’an said softly, then lifted the covers and left the room.

Before long, Bai Ruoxi, who had changed into a white dress and applied light makeup, pushed open the door and walked out of the room.

She looked at Mu Zhi’an, who was standing in front of the courtyard with an upright posture, took graceful steps forward, held his arm, and said with a sweet smile, “Young Master Mu, let’s go.”

After last night, she had figured it out.

It didn’t matter whether Mu Zhi’an was actually thinking about other people or not.

Among the Ye sisters, Ye Lingxuan had top-notch looks but not a large chest, while Ye Qian had a large chest but slightly inferior looks compared to her sister, although Ye Qian’s pure and cute personality was quite attractive.

As for Senior Sister…

After last night, with Mu Zhi’an’s help, Bai Ruoxi already felt that she was very close to the peak of Qi Condensation.

At this rate, she would definitely be able to advance to the Spirit Refinement realm before the sect assessment.

At that time, even if she couldn’t defeat Senior Sister, she could take away Young Master Mu… and then, keep him by her side.

Mu Zhi’an had always thought that Bai Ruoxi was just a little white rabbit, but unexpectedly, this little white rabbit was gradually evolving into a big white rabbit in both body and mind.

After bringing Bai Ruoxi back to the Mu Manor, he took a stroll with her in the courtyard for a while, then sent her back to her room.

Afterward, he went straight to the study, pulled open a drawer, took out a paper crane, and wrote a letter to be given to Lan Mulian.

Some things were not very appropriate to say at the auction house before because there were too many people there. No matter who Mu Zhi’an favored, it would make the others explode.

But in private, even if he spoke flowery words, there was no problem.

After finishing the paper crane, Mu Zhi’an didn’t stop there. He took out another piece of stationery and wrote an invitation, which he handed to a secret agent.

“Deliver this letter to the Ye residence and make sure to hand it to Ye Lingxuan,” Mu Zhi’an said as he handed the envelope to the secret agent.

The secret agent bowed his head in response and quietly left the study.

He wasn’t worried that the Ye sisters wouldn’t read the letter. Yesterday, he had left in a hurry. No matter what Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian were thinking in their minds, subconsciously, they would still want to hear Mu Zhi’an’s explanation.

Even without this reason, with Ye Lingxuan’s personality, she would inevitably want to return the two thousand spirit stones to Mu Zhi’an.

All in all, it was thanks to Ye Yu… Mu Zhi’an looked up at the scenery outside the window and sighed in his heart.

If Ye Yu hadn’t asked Ye Lingxuan to borrow those two thousand spirit stones, it might not have been possible to invite Ye Lingxuan out today.

At the same time, in the courtyard of the Ye residence.

Ye Lingxuan had been sitting in the Ye family’s pavilion since early morning, resting her chin on her hand as she stared at the letter in her hand, lost in thought.

This letter was sent by the young master of the Mu family just now.

To be honest, she didn’t dislike Mu Zhi’an. Even when she heard yesterday that Bai Ruoxi had dual cultivated with him, she was only surprised, thinking, “The number one beauty of Tianxuan City was actually taken by this Mu Zhi’an,” and things like that.

But as for being angry, she wasn’t really angry.

After all, he had rejected the invitations of Bai Ruoxi and Senior Sister Lan to come see them. How could Ye Lingxuan possibly be angry?

“Should I accept it or not…?”

When Ye Lingxuan thought of this, she raised her head to look at Ye Qian, who had been sitting beside her in silence, and asked in a crisp and pleasant voice, “Qian’er, Young Master Mu invited us to have tea at the teahouse near the martial arts arena today. Do you want to go?”

Ye Qian snapped out of her previous thoughts, looked up at her sister, and asked absentmindedly, “What about Sister?”

Ye Lingxuan’s brows furrowed slightly as she said softly, “I need to return the two thousand spirit stones I owe him from yesterday, so I should still go.”

Ye Qian secretly glanced at the elegant Ye Lingxuan and said in a small voice, “Sister can just have a servant send the spirit stones to him.”

Ye Lingxuan shook her head, “These are two separate matters. I want to thank him in person.”

“If you don’t want to go, just wait for me at home today. I’ll be back soon,” Ye Lingxuan continued.

Ye Qian’s pure and pretty face showed a trace of hesitation. In her mind, she couldn’t help but recall the warmth of that palm yesterday. She lightly clenched her skirt with her small hand and finally seemed to make up her mind, saying,

“I’ll go and see too…”

After this time, she would never see him again.

Ye Qian silently made up her mind.

After the two discussed it, they put away the letter Mu Zhi’an had written and set off to leave the Ye residence.

“Strange… Why are Lingxuan and the others leaving so early today?”

Not far behind, Ye Yu looked at the backs of the two sisters leaving, his brows tightly furrowed, his heart inexplicably uneasy, and he followed closely.