"Are you sure that you are okay?"

Li Ming almost banged her head on the cabinet filled with dishes as she once again heard Ruoshan asking the same question for the umpteenth time within the past two hours.

Currently, she was in the kitchen, about to prepare breakfast.

She had taken a long hot shower to get rid of the imagery dirt and that black glue-like thing.

Imagery? Yeah, because when she checked her body after shooing Ruoshan out of her bedroom, she found that there was nothing on her skin. No dirt, no scratches, her feet were also completely dirt free.

For a moment she almost thought that it was only a dream, probably a part of those dreams that were haunting her for weeks now.

But then the coldness that had seeped into her bones and was still freezing her, didn't make any sense.

As she scrubbed her skin and hair under the burning water, her mind was busy to understand if whatever happened was only a dream or a reality.

It took her around forty minutes before she finally felt that her body was not freezing anymore.

By the time she turned off the shower her skin had turned bright red due to the scorching water.

It was a miracle that she wasn't crying her eyes out because of the pain.

A hiss left her lips as she finally registered the pain of her burnt skin while drying herself. Looking at her body in the full-length mirror, she found herself looking at a living and walking tomato.

With a huff, she let her healing powers do their work, and within a few minutes, her skin was back to normal.

She put on a lemon yellow colored dress, accompanied by her favorite pair of white sneakers.

After blow-drying her hair she pulled them up in a high ponytail and gave them the final touch by inserting a few clips designed in flower shapes, a few loose strands falling around, giving her a cute look.

After applying lip balm on her lips to keep them moisturized she grabbed her veil to put it on later and left the bedroom.

She was in for a surprise when she came downstairs and entered the kitchen. Not only Ruoshan but the Fourth Prince was there too and God knew what he was doing as he stared at the open fridge.

At least he opened it without breaking anything.

"What are looking for?" She had asked Zhang Yong as she opened one of the cabinets to get a cup.

"What's that thing?" Zhang Yong had asked as he pointed at something inside the fridge.

When she moved next to him to look at whatever he was pointing, she realized that he was asking about a tray filled with fresh sweet potatoes.

She turned around and stared at the Fourth Prince who was actually waiting for an answer.

"You don't know what that is?" She had asked the Prince who immediately shook his head in negative.

She took a deep breath before asking, "Are you sure that you don't know what that is?"

"Xingan, we really don't know what that thing is." This time it was Ruoshan who answered her question and supported Zhang Yong.

"Seriously? Are you guys kidding me? You can't recognize sweet potatoes. Can you even tell apart a potato and tomato?" Her tone was mocking as she glared at both of the Immortals.

"Of course, we can differentiate between a potato or a tomato. Still, what's that sweet potato is?" Zhang Yong asked after reprimanding her for her stupid question.

"Yeah, I can see your knowledge about fruits and vegetables. Where did you two study? And please don't tell me that you have got your degree from Guixian Land." Li Ming said while making a not so cute face.

The two immortals were completely clueless about what was going on.

Was she trying to say that they couldn't recognize vegetables and fruits? And what that degree thing meant? And why did they couldn't take it from Guixian Land?

When none of them spoke for several minutes, Li Ming shrugged off the topic and

made both of them sit on the chairs that were placed around the kitchen isle and then started making herself a cup of dark coffee.

She was taking out utensils to start preparing the breakfast when Ruoshan asked that question.

She closed the cabinet door with a bang and turned around to glare at the silver hair Immortal.

"Will you please stop! Do I look like I'm not okay? Is there something wrong with me?" Her tone came out a little angry but mostly irritated.

She didn't want to lash out at him but his questions were constantly reminding her of the dream which she was trying to lock in the furthest corner of her mind for the time being.

She still needed to spend the morning hours with the children of Dongji village for their cultivation classes and for that she needed her mind clear of any kind of distractions.

Zhang Yong slipped out of his seat and cane around the isle to pull her softly in his arms.

For a moment she wanted to pull away but the warmth and care that seeped into her body at his soft touch made her change her mind.

But she still passed him a heated glare which made the Shadow Lord gulp down his saliva.

"Ming'er don't be so angry at us. We are just worried about you. First, we suddenly lost contact with you yesterday and we can't find your location. Neither we were able to pinpoint the location of Xiao Tiantang. Then later in the night, we suddenly felt the discomfort..."

Zhang Yong stopped at the coughing sound of Ruoshan who was glaring at him. His eyes were clearly warning to shut up which didn't make any sense until the moment he looked back at the girl in his arms who was looking at him with a frown on her face.

"What are you trying to say?" Li Ming asked as her eyes were plastered on the fourth Prince to take in every single change in his expressions.

If it had been Ruoshan saying these words, she could have understood the reason for why he was feeling those things because it would have been the bond that alerted him and probably the others.

But since it was Zhang Yong who said it, Li Ming was a bit confused. Was he talking about Ruoshan and the others? Maybe they felt the changes and told him about them?

Zhang Yong looked surprised and out if words as he continued to stare at her, opening and closing his mouth repeatedly.

"What he meant to say is that we wanted to meet you yesterday but couldn't find your or Xiao Tiantang's location. And when we finally connected back with Xiao Tiantang after midnight, it was passing a hint of negative energy which just gave us even worse feelings. So, both of us just rushed here to make sure that you are okay. We didn't mean to make you uncomfortable Xingan."

Ruoshan spoke softly from behind her as he gave her a back hug.

Did she already tell you guys that back hugs were one of her weaknesses?

Her anger and suspicion immediately melted under his touch and seeing that Li Ming was buying Ruoshan's half-truth, Zhang Yong immediately nodded his head in confirmation.

"Alright! But don't worry, I'm okay. And most importantly, I'll get late for the morning classes. Now, let me work." Li Ming said after a few minutes of silence as she finally pulled away from the comforting embrace of the two Immortals.

She pulled out three packets of ramyeon from the storage and started preparing breakfast.

"Can I join you?"

"Can I accompany you today?"

Both Ruoshan and Zhang Yong asked at the same time as they tried to help Li Ming set the table but were met with her glare which set them quietly sitting on their chairs.

"Nope."

Li Ming bluntly refused as she placed the bowls filled with hot spicy ramyeon along with hot steaming tea for the immortals and her cup of dark coffee.

She completely ignored the pouty face that Zhang Yong was making at her.

"It's too spicy..."

"...and hot..."

"...but tasty..."

"...yes, definitely tasty..."

The two Immortals said as they gulped down the ramyeon which was making them turn red due to its hotness and spice.

Li Ming only chuckled at their words as she finished her breakfast and then cleaned the dishes before putting them back in the cabinets.

If not for her fear that the two would end up breaking her precious dishes, she would have left the two of them to clean up the kitchen but unfortunately, she didn't trust them when it came to her mansion.

She could see the wariness in their eyes as they departed after their breakfast. Them returning to only God knew where and she headed to the foot of the Thundering Peaks.

She knew that both of them wanted to know about what happened the previous day but she was happy to see that neither of them pressured her to tell them the truth.

Moreover, she didn't think that she was obliged to share every single personal detail with them even though Ruoshan was her mate.

The reason was clear, her mates had their secrets and pasts while she had hers.

Of course, all of them would need to come clear at some point with each other about all those secrets but that day had still to arrive.