Chapter 200 - The Dinner Party (Part One)

The next few weeks passed as Li Ming once again started working on the nursery and this time her mates were also there for her.

By the end of the second month of her stay in the Snow Fields, her nursery was filled with small plants of various kinds of flowers, fruits, vegetables, and spices.

The monsoon had arrived in the outside world. However, inside the Snow Fields, there was only snow as far as one could see.

The nursery initially consisted of two different sections but later, Li Ming decided to divide it into five sections. 

This also led her to increase the size of the nursery. But since her mates were there with her this time, she received a lot of help from them.

The Immortals mostly helped in building the nursery, plowing the soil after removing the thick layer of snow, making beds, and then finally mixing manure and potions in the soil to increase its efficiency.  

While the men were busy in the nursery, Li Ming was taking care of the research department.

What amazed her that even though they barely had any free time left in the past few weeks, Wen Guiying never forgot about her training sessions.

And she was thankful for that. If not for him she would totally have forgotten about giving time to her cultivation and physical training.

"And these are....?" The old man asked as he pointed at the small plants that were covering the first two beds of the second section of the nursery.

The first section of the nursery was filled with vegetable plants and the second one was for the fruits.

"This is strawberry and the next one is cherry. The one next to it is plum, peach and then there's apricot." Li Ming explained with a soft smile.

All the men present there were looking completely clueless about half of the fruits and vegetables that she had told them about so far.

The old man turned to look at the Immortals who just replied with shrugs. 

"Well...., these are edible at least, right?" The old man could not help but ask the question that was running across his mind from the moment the girl started reciting vegetable and fruit names that he never heard in his Immortal life.

A sigh left Li Ming's lips as she rolled her eyes at the old man's reaction.

"Don't worry. They are qualified to be in the category of edible fruits." She scoffed at the old man as she started walking towards the flower section.

They all took a tour through the last three sections of the nursery as Li Ming explained about the different species on which she had experimented.

The last section of the nursery was filled with various spiritual herbs. There were many species that she failed to grow before in Xiao Tiantang because the herbs needed a colder environment to survive.

The roof of the nursery was covered with hundreds of crystals with small pink and purple colored seedlings in them.

The seedlings were a magical spell that absorbed the essence of the sunlight and transferred it inside the nursery. 

On the other hand, the crystal balls were covered in runes which absorbed the essence of the snow and converted it into the water which entered the nursery through the small pipes that were hanging all around the nursery.

"Hmm. I must say that you are halfway towards your goal. However, there is going to be no rewards before results. Let's wait and see if your hard work is going to pay off or not." The old man said as they all stood in a circle in front of the nursery.

"Fine. I'll invite you to visit my nursery again by mid of the next month. I'm hoping that you will be prepared." Li Ming replied with a sweet tone, even though there was nothing sweet about her words.

"One and a half months will be enough for you to get ready to accept your defeat, right Master?" Zhang Yong asked mischievously and soon was awarded by a sharp glare from the so-called master.

"I'm leaving now. I have a lot of work to do." The old man muttered as he immediately disappeared from there.

As soon as the silhouette of the old man disappeared, Li Ming was immediately attacked by Ruoshan who pulled her into his arms.

She had slowly come to realize that all of her mates loved to keep her in their arms as much as they could.

Not like she was complaining. She enjoyed these warm and comfortable moments just as much as they did.

"Xingan, since we finally got some free time today let's spend the rest of the day together." Ruoshan offered as he placed a soft peck on her cheek.

Li Ming looked at her other mates and saw the yearning in their eyes too. They didn't want alone moments with her, rather they just wanted to enjoy some relaxing time with her as a group.

In the past month, they barely got any time to relax properly. She decided to complete their request as she had something in her mind.

"Alright! Let me bring you all to a beautiful place. I'm sure that you guys will love it there because that place is so pure. There are some people whom I want to introduce to you guys. All I want is for you all to trust me. Okay?" Li Ming asked as she looked at her mates.

The Immortals didn't waste any time as they all agreed quickly, making a sweet smile appeared on her face.

"We trust you and always will. We are also excited to meet these friends of yours and to see this new place. After all, you never fail to surprise us." Hei Long said as he brushed his fingers lightly on her cheek.

Li Ming felt her eyes going towards his shoulder but she soon stopped herself. She knew that he didn't like it whenever she brought up the topic of his soul mark.

She wanted to see how it was. If there was any change in it or not, but Hei Long always refused to let her see it.

She still didn't know what to do about that matter. She had found absolutely nothing so far about the curse and even though the Second Demon Prince never failed to assure her that he was not in pain, but her soul was not believing his words.

The sudden nip on the right side of her neck brought her out of her thoughts. She felt Ruoshan leaving soft kisses on the exact so it where he had bitten her just a few seconds ago.

"What are you thinking about, Little One?" Lord Yueliang asked her in his warm tender voice.

Li Ming shook her head lightly as she replied, "Nothing much. It's just that since it is your first time meeting my friends, therefore, you guys should put extra effort into getting ready today." 

The Immortals started looking at their clothes and adjusting their hairs which made Li Ming burst out into giggles.

"Goodness, you guys are just too adorable sometimes. Come on, I'll help you guys get ready today." She said and brought the six immortals inside the magical mansion.

After making the Immortals sit in the living room, she sent a message to Snowy through their mind link.

Li Ming waved her hand and six boxes appeared on the coffee table.

She looked at her mates as she asked in a small voice.

"I have a special request...." 

As she didn't say anything else next, the Heaven Emperor finally divided to speak.

"Don't worry. You should never hesitate to tell us about something or even asking for anything. Just say it." 

Li Ming nodded her head lightly as she took in a deep breath and then opened her eyes with confidence filled in them.

"I want you guys to try on some clothes that I have prepared for you all. It's just a request which means that you can decline it if you are not comfortable with these clothes." She explained as she passed on the boxes to their respective owner.

The Immortals opened their boxes with brand new suits in them. The Heaven Emperor got a suit in crimson color with a white shirt accompanied by a black tie and black shoes.

The Moon Immortal got a deep blue-colored suit that matched the color of his eyes. The suit was accompanied by a white shirt, a black printed tie, and white shoes.

The Supreme Immortal got a green suit, white shirt, black tie, and black shoes. While Ruoshan got a purple suit.

Hei Long was gifted with a black suit and Zhang Yong got a complete white one.

Li Ming waited patiently to see their response. After a few seconds, Hei Long was the first one to break the silence.

"I want to try it but don't know how." The Second Demon Prince looked at Li Ming with his cute eyes.

The others also agreed with Hei Long as they all had no idea how to deal with their new clothes.

Li Ming clicked her fingers and the next second, there were six sexy and hot male CEOs standing in her living room. 

"Now, let's deal with your hair." Li Ming said as she started working on her mates' hair one by one.

She let the Heaven Emperor, Lord Yueliang, and Wen Guiying's hair fall freely on their back after giving soft touches of styles at the front.

While she styled the hair of Ruoshan, Hei Long, and Zhang Yong in a high ponytail.

To say that she was left shocked by their new appearance would be an understatement.

Now it was time when she would leave them speechless with her looks.