FIVE HUNDRED YEARS LATER...

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"Your Majesty, please walk slowly. It's not good for the baby if you keep running around like this. Aah!"

Only Madam Fu knew how hard it was to take care of the Heaven Empress during her pregnancy period. She never listened to their advice and would keep giving them anxiety.

"Aunt Fu, there's no need for you to be so worried. After all, this is not the first time I'm carrying a hot potato in my belly. Look at those two little monsters. They are the proof that I'm good with kids and can take care of myself during this period." Li Ming said in a lazy tone as she signaled towards the two five-year-old twins who were playing with a bunch of pixies.

They were a pair of brother and sister, the boy carried the spirit power of Ruoshan while the girl carried the spirit power of Hei Long.

Madam Fu sighed as she shook her head at Li Ming's choice of words.

"Mommy!" The little boy shouted happily as he pulled a Pixie by her hair and shook it in front of his mother.

"Baby, don't be like your father. You can't hold pixies with such aggressiveness. Be gentle." Li Ming told her baby boy as she made him gently drop the poor little creature who was on the verge of losing its beautiful Auburn hair.

"What do you mean by - don't be like your father? What are you trying to say and which father are you mentioning here? It's not me, right? I'm not aggressive at all." Wen Guiying defended as he came to stand next to his seven months pregnant wife.

Madam Fu took the cue and left the garden along with the two little Prince and Princes so that the pair of husband and wife could spend some time together.

"Of course, my dear hubby is gentle and thoughtful. What are you going here, by the way? You should be at the Academy." Li Ming reprimanded him even though there was a soft smile visible on her lips.

Wen Guiying immediately wrapped his arms around his wife before planting a soft kiss on the corner of her lips as he replied, "I missed you and my babies. So I'm here. I'll gonna spend the rest of the day with my dear wifey and my three precious little stars."

"What a coincidence, Brother Wen! I also have a similar plan." The Heaven Emperor said as he appeared in the garden, wearing a normal golden and white robe with his hair left to lose - something that happened very rarely. But Li Ming loved it when he left his hair loose like this.

"And I'm sure the other three will be coming here soon enough. You all just can't seem to stay away from me, can you?" She asked before she received a full kiss on her lips from her Heaven Emperor.

"We just love you so much to stay away from you and we love our babies too. Don't want to miss these wonderful moments." Wen Guiying said as he crouched down on the ground to plant a kiss on her belly that was carrying their unborn child.

A smile appeared on her lips, making her eyes twinkle with love and warmth for her mates and her children.

"Let's go and have a walk around the lake." Heaven Emperor suggested and the three of them set off towards the back garden of Yiling Palace where a lake and a waterfall were located.

They were halfway towards the waterfall when suddenly, something small jumped out of the lake and landed right in front of Li Ming and her mates who immediately moved to protect their mate and child.

A bright light shone and just when Wen Guiying was about to shot his spiritual energy towards the mysterious light, it disappeared.

Instead of the light, they all found a young man standing in front of them while looking at them with awestruck eyes.

"Y-your Majesty! Your Majesty, please forgive me. I did not mean to frighten Her Majesty. It was my first time testing my power to transform into the human form. I just completed five hundred years of cultivation to reach the Divine Rank and got the chance to transform into a human. This little water elf is stupid. I did not notice that Her Majesty....."

All the words got stuck in his throat when he found a sharp blade positioned directly against his neck.

His eyes moved up to look at the owner of the sword, only to find the Supreme Immortal glaring at him with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Wen....."

It was Her Majesty who spoke in a soft voice, as she kept her eyes trained on him. He got confused when he found her looking at him with amazement and a lot of emotions filled in her beautiful eyes and as he watched a single tear rolling down her eyes, he felt something moving in his heart. He did not want to see her sad.

"Your Majesty, you can punish me if you want. I'll even accept a death sentence but can you please not cry? It's making me sad too." He didn't even realize that he was speaking until he felt the Heaven Emperor and the Supreme Immortal chuckling.

He was slightly taken aback by his words but he knew that he meant them. No matter whatever weird emotions had taken over him, but he could tell that he really cared about the Heaven Empress like she was his closest kin, a close friend. Maybe it was because, for the past five hundred years, she was the only person whom he got to see every day as she walked past the river in the evening.

Li Ming shook her head slightly to get rid of the emotions that were piling up inside her. Seeing the familiar face of her bondmate, she sure was not prepared.

Her eyes moved towards her mates who were also looking at her with smiling faces.

"See! He completed his promise," Heaven Emperor said as he wiped away her tears.

Li Ming nodded her head before she returned her attention to the water elf who looked just like her Zhang Yong.

"Alright! I won't cry anymore. Come, I have a perfect punishment for you in my mind." She said with a smile on her lips as she stretched her hand out towards the man.

Though he was completely clueless about what was happening, he did not waste much time in thinking. He just knew that he needed to accept her hand. He was born to be by her side and he would stay by her side.

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THE END

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It's been a long journey and we are finally at the end. I'm really thankful to every single one of you who followed me throughout this story. Thank you so much for your love, support, and encouragement.

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