Li Ming felt Wen Guiying lifting her body in bridal style and soon enough the feeling of passing through a void took over her hazy mind.

A minute later, she found herself being lowered to something soft by the Supreme Immortal.

The sudden qi that surrounded her immediately told her that she was laying down on the Divine Lotus.

"Can you hear me, Ming?" The Supreme Immortal asked in a worried tone as he shifted her in his lap. Her face resting on his shoulder.

He watched as she slowly blinked her eyes. Her hands were freezing and he immediately held her small hands in his own to warm them.

"I'm just tired. Y-you can leave me here. I'll be back to my normal self by t-tom...orrow." Li Ming replied as she looked at her worried mate.

Her heartbeat had calmed down and her breathing was slowly returning to normal.

She didn't realize when it happened but she was now wearing a new type of dress. It was baby pink and white in color. The outer robe was made of chiffon and both of her entire arms and belly were visible through it.

Her long hair was falling down on her back in curls and her feet were bare, but her pink painted toenails were visible.

"What happened to you?"

The Supreme Immortal's question brought her out of the shock that had taken over her after seeing the change in her appearance.

"Huh? Oh! It's nothing. I probably overworked myself in the past few days." Li Ming replied softly.

She tried to stand up from his lap but with a single jerk of his hand, she was again plastered to Supreme Immortal's chest.

"Don't you dare move! Now tell me exactly why you are in this state."

His cold and deep voice made Li Ming's temper rise. If he really wanted to know the reason behind her current state then she would happily let him know.

"Because of you and Heaven Emperor." She replied with a huff.

"Why me and the Heaven Emperor? What did we do?" The Supreme Immortal was surprised.

"My soul is imbalanced because of the closeness of both of you. You two stay close to me but never touch me and I have already told you all that until our bonds are complete, I'll need physical contact from you guys to keep my soul in balance." Li Ming told him in a soft voice.

The Immortals only shared one bond with her therefore their souls only felt the absence of one part.

On the other hand, Li Ming was sharing five bonds and because of this, her soul was feeling the absence of five of its parts.

In short, she was suffering five times more than her mates. Also, the exhaustion of her morning training sessions and the constant use of a lot of her powers in the nursery were not helping much to her health.

The Supreme Immortal silently listened as Li Ming told him everything.

After the silence of a few seconds, he finally asked, "So, you already know that he's also your mate?"

It was clear that he was talking about the Heaven Emperor.

"How will I not know when every time he's around me, my soul wants to jump in his arms and never let him go?"

Wen Guiying was not expecting to hear such a reply from her. He looked down at his young mate who was toying with his collar.

Her small soft hand was so close to the bare skin of his collarbone and suddenly he noticed that his heartbeat had increased.

It only took him a second to return to his indifferent tone which confused Li Ming who was wondering if she had imagined his fast heartbeat.

"Did you two have confronted each other yet?" The Supreme Immortal asked.

In reply to his question Li Ming only shook her head lightly.

A sigh left his lips which made her look at him with raised eyebrows.

"Fine. Just rest for now and I don't want to see you like this ever again, okay?" Wen Guiying asked in a strict tone.

"Why are you guys so demanding? It's not like I have tired myself out on purpose." Li Ming scoffed.

"No one is demanding here, Ming. We are all just worried about our little mate. You will understand when you will find one of us in your situation."

Wen Guiying's words shut her up immediately. How could she contradict this because she was aware of how it felt to see one's mate in pain.

"Also, I'm letting you go this easily only because you didn't do this on purpose, but let me warn you if I somehow find out that you are purposely ignoring your health. I'll make sure that you will regret it."

She could clearly hear the threat in his voice. It was a warning which she needed to keep in mind.

However, what scared her was the thought of him finding out about what she had done. Was he already aware of the truth? The sudden thought left Li Ming horrified.

"I asked you something, Ming. Did you understand?" Wen Guiying asked her when he saw her lost in her thoughts.

Li Ming lightly nodded her head once but didn't dare to look up.

She felt Wen Guiying's fingers on her chin which made her lift her face up to look at her mate.

"I want you to look right into my eyes when answering, Ming. Now, is there something you want to tell me? Remember I won't give you another chance no matter how much you will ask for it. So?"

Wen Guiying's eyes were penetrating directly into her soul. It was like he was reading her clearly without her even being aware of it.

Her brain was shouting at her to tell him the truth about what she had done, but her heart and soul were liking the dangerous aura of the Supreme Immortal which promised punishment.

Her brain wanted her to be sensible and her soul wished to play with her mate. She didn't even realize that her soul had won until she found the words spilling out of her mouth.

"No, there's nothing like that."

Li Ming wanted to hit her head on a wall for her stupidity. She already knew that she was going to regret lying to her mate.

Wen Guiying looked at the girl in his arms as he asked softly, "Are you sure, Ming? There is really nothing?"

When someone kept asking you again and again if you are hiding something from them or if you want to confess something, it could mean only two things.

One, that person was doubting you and wanted you to confess by pressuring you. Second, they had already found out the truth and were giving you the last chance to confess your guilt.

There was a ninety percent chance that Li Ming was currently facing the second one.

However, she still somehow succeeded in assuring herself that the Supreme Immortal was only playing with her.

Therefore, she ended up once again shaking her head in denial in response to Wen Guiying's question.

She wasn't prepared for the sudden move by which she found her back plastered to the Supreme Immortal's firm chest and his arms placed around her belly in a tight grip.

"Guiying...!"

Li Ming let out a sharp gasp but immediately quieted down when the Supreme Immortal pressed his index finger on her lips.

The sun was about to rise at any moment, but Li Ming watched as the petals of Divine Lotus started closing, shutting them inside.

"Since your answer is no, I want you to tell me what this is."

With these words, the Supreme Immortal flicked his sleeve and a screen appeared in front of them.

To Li Ming's horror, the screen was playing the conversation that she had with the banshee in the nursery.

"Why did you do that?"

Li Ming heard Wen Guiying whisper the question in her ear but she was too shocked to answer.

She should have known better. How could she not see that he already was aware of everything?

"Did you endanger your life only because you wanted my attention? Because you could not stand the distance that I have placed between the two of us?"

Wen Guiying's questions made Li Ming even more embarrassed but she knew that he was waiting for her reply, therefore, with a heavy heart she nodded her head.

"I promise that from now on I'll give as much of my attention to you as you want. I'll no longer stay away from you. I'll not make you suffer by staying away from you. But before that little mate, you needed to be punished for lying and playing with your health."

Li Ming watched as Wen Guiying took hold of both of her hands. His words had increased her heartbeat and she felt her breathing accelerating too.

But what made her gasp in surprise was the moment when she felt her outer robe slipping from her shoulders and her almost bare back hit a naked chest.