"Li, what are you working on?" Snowy asked as he strolled into the Library of Alchemy where Li Ming and Mallow had closed themselves for hours by now.

After having her lunch, she returned to the Xiao Tiantang and started preparing a new batch of pills with the help of Mallow.

This time she had chosen to refine healing pills. Just like the Body Cleansing Pills, she also combined the selected potion and pills ingredients together to get a better result.

It's already past six in the evening which meant that they had been refining pills for nearly six hours.

When Snowy entered the library, Li Ming was lining the jars filled with pills on the coffee table.

There were a total of four jars, each containing a hundred pills inside them.

Two jars were stocked with Body Cleansing Pills, one with First rank low-grade pills and another with the third rank middle grade pills.

The highest rank of pills that she could refine at the moment was the second rank middle grade pills but she was only able to refine about ten to twenty such pills.

Therefore, she decided to not sell those pills until she could break through to the next level.

Similarly, the other two jars were carrying Healing Pills. Just like the Body Cleansing Pills, one jar was filled with the First rank low grade Healing Pills and the second with third rank middle grade Pills.

"I'm finding ways to earn more money so that I can keep up with your demands." Li Ming answered Snowy.

The little furball gave Li Ming a disgusted look as he said with a huff, "Don't put your greed on my head."

Li Ming picked up the little Pomeranian in her hands and started walking out of the library, Mallow following behind them.

"Don't be so rude." Li Ming told Snowy with a pout.

"So dramatic," Snowy said while shaking his head from left to right, emphasizing his point.

"By the way, do you think that these pills will earn you enough money? I mean if I remember correctly they aren't really of high grades." Snowy asked as he turned his head to look at her devilish face.

"Well, you are right about the pills being of lower grades. If I will try to auction a low-grade pill, I would probably be kicked out and laughed off. But can you imagine hundreds of low-grade pills being available to a rich audience? Most importantly these pills are much better than the normal pills of this world because of the mixup of the ingredients. Maybe I won't make millions out of it but that's not a problem. Right now, my aim for this auction is a little bit different." Li Ming answered Snowy's question.

"What is the plan, Li?" Mallow asked her.

"You both will know it tomorrow. Have some patience," Li Ming said and didn't speak after that, leaving the two furballs confused.

Li Ming left both Snowy and Mallow with the pixies. All of them had grown closer to each other and both Snowy & Mallow mostly ate with the pixies.

She had no problem with that because this had taken off a lot of her worries.

She had always felt bad for not giving Snowy enough of her time back on Earth as she was always busy with her work as the head of the mage clan.

After coming to this new world, she got busy with the businesses and other problems, once again not spending enough time with her familiar.

When Mallow became her spirit beast and she got busied with her daily life just like usual, her guilt only increased.

She was really thankful to the fairies for the love and care that they were showing to both Snowy and Mallow.

Her mother always used to tell her that a familiar, or the same could also be said about a spirit beast, was one of the most important bonds of a witchmage.

Their bonds also needed the care and attention that a soul bond needed, if not more than definitely not less. Especially when the bond was newly formed, it was very weak and vulnerable, at that time the master needed to spend as much time as possible with their familiars.

She tried her best to give Mallow the same attention and care that she had given to Snowy back when their bond was first formed.

But she made sure to make Snowy a part of it. She didn't want her little furball to feel left out.

She bathed the two every night, blow-dried them, and combed their soft silky furs. She even let the two sleep in her bed. Made their favorite dishes and made sure to not lose her cool at any of them, though Snowy made it impossible.

The two of them had been dining with the pixies for the last three or four days. Maybe they were giving her time to rest properly. One thing that she could say proudly was that both of her little furballs were as intelligent as they were cute.

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She returned to the magical mansion and entered into the dark living room which immediately lit up at her arrival.

Her immediate stop was the washroom where she took a short shower and then changed into a pair of black yoga pants and a white tank top with a grey cardigan just to be safe.

She was almost scared of wearing shorts at this point.

She fixed her hair in a bun and left her bedroom to prepare a quick dinner.

She ended up making mouth-watering creamy mac and cheese pasta with a glass of hot chocolate to give herself a boost.

The fact that she liked...sorry, loved, both dark coffee and hot chocolate was beyond believable.

After finishing her dinner and washing the dishes, she decided to start her cultivation.

After the auction, her next mission was to build the new shops and the plan that she had prepared for the Dongji Village.

For these new missions, she would need a lot of cultivation energy.

If everything went with the flow, then all the three missions would be completed within a month.

"Are you free now?"

Li Ming almost got a heart attack at the sudden question when she was about to step onto the Divine Lotus.

She looked at the man who was lying comfortably in the Divine Lotus, in her Divine Lotus.

She was so busy planning her next few days that she almost didn't notice him.

She entered into the enormous lotus and stood a few feet away from the black and red-robed man.

"What are you doing here?" Her voice came out irritated as she didn't try to hide her feelings.

The Demon Prince only smirked at her as he turned on his back and put both his hands beneath his head, looking up at the night sky as he replied, "I'm still curious to know exactly what method did you use to get your hands on this Godly Maple Tree. Mind to share?"

He completely ignored her question and looked at her, waiting for a reply.

Li Ming scoffed at his words and when she noticed him scanning her from head to toe, probably because of her otherworldly clothes, her irritation level only increased.

"None of your business dude. Now, get lost from here. I don't entertain strangers."

Her tone was deep and full of authority, clearly stating that she was the owner of the flower where he was currently relaxing.

The Demon Prince gave her one of his cold glare which did nothing to scare her and this only made him angrier.

Before Li Ming could even blink her eyes properly, a cold gust of wind disturbed her balance and the next second, the Demon Prince was standing a few inches away in front of her.

"You sure are a stupid little girl. But you can't fool me like you had fooled my brothers. Maybe you are under their protection for now, but not for long. I'll make you regret your existence." His voice came out cold and huskier as he warned her.

If she was not distracted by the strong scent of the Prince, she sure would have given him a perfect reply for his delusions.

But the musky scent of Hei Long with a little touch of citrusy fragrance in it made her head swoon.

They were so close, barely a few inches away from each other and it was like her soul was trying to grab the handsome male in front of her.

When the Demon Prince didn't receive any response from the girl who was looking a little shaken as her eyes turned a little dreamy, he didn't know what to do.

At a point, Li Ming even swayed a little, and his hands immediately reached out to balance her.

The cold-hearted Prince who was rumored to dislike the very mention of the word woman, first time touched a lady and immediately regretted.

On the other hand, the warm and happy feeling that took over Li Ming as two hands, Hei Long's hands, touched her shoulders immediately informed her about what was going on.

As Hei Long tried to jerk his hand away, somehow his hand slightly touched the bare skin of her wrist, eliciting a sharp gasp from Li Ming and a curse from his mouth.

What a contrast!