Chapter 202 - The Dinner Party (Part Three)

"Wow!" 

Li Ming sighed as another voice of amazement belonging to one of her mates entered her ears.

What was so beautiful about the cave that they could not even move their eyes away from it? 

She should be the center of their attention, but who knew that she would be defeated by a dark and cold cave.

Who would have thought that she would be jealous of walls and ceilings made of stones?

"Welcome!" 

A chorus filled the silence as all the supernaturals appeared out of nowhere and welcomed Li Ming and the group.

"You guys sure are something? In all the time that I have known you guys, I never got to know that you all are skilled in interior designing too. Brilliant!" 

The bitterness and annoyance were clearly visible in Li Ming's tone as she stared at the group of supernaturals standing around the opening where the dinner party was going to take place.

"Aww, come on Win. Don't be jealous. We have done all this so that we can please your mates. Should not you praise their hard work?" A voice suddenly spoke.

Everyone turned to look at the person who had spoken out of nowhere.

The banshee walked out from behind pink drapes that were hanging on the far left corner.

Li Ming wanted to roll her eyes and that was exactly what she did.

"What are you doing here? Who invited you?" She asked the banshee who came floating towards them in her pink floral gown.

"You." The banshee replied with a soft shrug.

"Me? When did I invite you?" Li Ming asked as she stared at the woman who was looking at her with her puppy eyes.

"Win, your exact words were 'everyone who is a part of your big supernatural family is invited to the dinner party' and as far as I know I'm one of them. So, here I am." The banshee replied with a twinkle in her eyes.

Li Ming scoffed at the woman. She was about to open her mouth but then a pair of arms snaked around her neck and shoulders from behind and a sweet voice whispered in her ear.

"Don't waste your energy, Sweet Mate. Let's start the party." 

Li Ming immediately relaxed and nodded her head lightly, signaling the head nymph to start the party.

Of course, she made sure to warn the banshee. "Just because I'm letting you stay here today does not mean that we are on the same page. Absolutely not! I still think that you bring too much bad news for me." 

The banshee passed her a sweet smile and flew away towards a table full of sweets and candies after passing a fly kiss towards Li Ming.

"Goodness!" 

They all took their seats and within a few minutes, their tables were covered with various snacks, sweets, and wine.

A group of sirens walked to the center of the hall with their musical instruments and after a few moments, a beautiful melody started filling the air.

One after other, different groups of supernaturals kept performing and showing off their skills.

As the evening finally turned into a beautiful night, the dinner was served and Li Ming could tell that the sups had made the best dishes that they could and it tasted absolutely amazing.

She was afraid that after eating these delicious dishes, all her mates would no longer enjoy her cooking. However, she could do nothing about that.

Little did she knew that all this time, the Immortals had enjoyed only one thing and that was her.

From the moment she appeared in front of them dressed like a Goddess, they had been unable to move their eyes away from her.

Every single change in her expressions, the way her eyes twinkled at certain points, the way her long lashes formed shadows, the way she smiled softly with warmth at the people around her, they noticed everything.

And many people noticed the way in which the Immortals were looking at their Ming. How their eyes were trained on her as they observed her, how smiles bloomed on their lips as they watched their mate smiling, how their eyes filled with fire whenever Li Ming moaned after eating something delicious.

They were completely in love with her and there was no doubt about it. 

"I'm happy that she found her happiness," Snowy said with twinkle in his eyes as he admired the image in front of his eyes.

"She has found her happiness but not achieved it." 

Both Snowy and Mallow turned to look at the banshee who just spoke up from behind them.

"What do you mean?" Mallow asked the woman as she looked at the banshee with a suspicious gaze.

"Don't worry Mallow, Kara is not a bad person," Snowy told the little fox spirit.

"But master treats her like one," Mallow said in a cute voice as she looked at the Pomeranian with questioning eyes.

Snowy stopped chewing on his chicken leg as he turned his head towards the fox spirit as he said, "Well, she treats me like one too."

This made the little fox spirit shit up. After the silence of a few minutes, she finally said, "Alright! I got it, this Kara woman is not bad. Go on, tell us what you mean by your words." 

The banshee let out a deep sigh as she put down her wine glass before saying, "Even though now she has her mates with her, but there are still many problems that she will need to solve in her relationships. Also, the biggest trial of her life still has to make its appearance. She will not leave a happy life until the trial is over."

Both the furballs quietly listened to the Banshee's words.

"It was her destiny to come to this world and share a bond with these Immortals. Then why does she have to go through a trial?" Snowy asked the woman.

"It is indeed her destiny, but someone tried to ruin it. The trial is the punishment for that interference." The banshee told them.

"But why she had to go through this trial? She was not the one who interfered in it and what about the person who is the real culprit?" Mallow asked with worry covering her cute little eyes.

"Of course that other person will be punished too. And Win is being punished because it is her destiny that's been interfered with." The banshee replied.

"But it's not fair! Why would master be punished for something she had no control over?" Mallow was definitely not happy with the banshee's answer.

"Nothing is fair in this world, my love. You need to pay with your tears to enjoy the happiness of a few moments. Nothing is as simple as it seems. Everything in this world is full of mysteries and carries a past. At least our Win has so many people to guide and help her." The banshee said softly as she looked towards Li Ming who was talking with a mermaid as they examined a box full of pearl jewelry.

"You are so knowledgeable, Miss Kara," Mallow said with admiration in her voice.

The banshee chuckled softly as she once again picked up her wine glass as she said, "Let's not dwell on this matter anymore. You two should start paying more attention to your training sessions with the Shadow Lord. I'm sure your Master will be happy to see you both in your human forms. For now, let's enjoy the party."

The banshee walked away towards a group of met and who was telling some kind of story.

On the other hand, the dinner was almost over and everyone was either busy talking in groups or enjoying the wine and the sweet melody that the sirens and mermaids were playing.    

Li Ming stood up from her seat and went towards the person who was sitting next to her.

The Heaven Emperor straightened up in his seat as he watched his little mate walking towards him. He could feel his heartbeats rising.

He could not help himself and immediately stood up from his seat as his mate stopped right in front of him.

"May I dance with you?" Li Ming asked with a soft smile playing on her lips as she stretched her hand towards her mate.

"I...., dance?" 

The Heaven Emperor was left speechless as he stood there completely confused.

A chuckle left Li Ming's lips as she shook her head lightly before replying, "My Lord, don't tell me that you are too ashamed of dancing with your mate."

"Of course not. It's just.....I don't know.....how?" The Heaven Emperor could feel the red color taking over his cheeks and the tip of his ears as he looked away in embarrassment.

Li Ming put her fingers under his chin and made him look at her as she said in a soft voice, "Don't worry, I'll teach you. Just follow my lead, okay?" 

The Heaven Emperor slowly nodded his head as he put his hand in the awaiting hand of his mate.

The focus of the entire hall was turned towards them as they all heard the conversation between the two.

Now everyone was anticipating what was coming next.