Chapter 132 - Moon

This was her second time at Moon and the first time when she got to enjoy the scenery from the outside of the Moon manor.

Of course, there was no moon in the night sky, rather it was filled with countless stars. Some of which were shining too brightly to be real.

Her eyes landed on the small pavilions that were built in the huge garden, decorated with lanterns. She could see many spiritual gathering stones jammed in the roof and pillars of those pavilions.

Another thing that she noticed was the dense presence of the spiritual qi in the air but if she wasn't wrong then there was something different in the qi, something special.

Many flowers were growing along the path which gleamed in the starlight. She had a feeling that she wouldn't be able to find these flowers in the Mortal realm.

Her eyes landed on a particular flower. It was pure white in color with five leaf-shaped petals but what caught her attention was the small golden pearl that was growing in its center.

Her hands automatically reached out to caress the flowers.

"It will wither if you touch it!"

The warning of Lord Yueliang came a little too late as her hands had already grazed the soft petals of the flower.

Though Li Ming immediately snatched her hand away in panic but the deed was done.

All three of them stood there in silence as they watched the flower closely.

However, a miracle happened as rather than withering the flower gleamed in a soft golden light and the next second a bunch of new flowers blossomed. 

Where initially there was only one flower blooming in the entire plant, now around twenty more flowers were blooming, each carrying that same golden pearl in their center.

"Aaah? Didn't you say that it will wither?" Li Ming asked as she looked at the Moon deity with confused eyes.

She noticed that softly the shocked expressions of both the Immortals transformed into that of happiness and...pride?

The Moon Deity walked closer to her and replied with a soft smile, "They do wither at the touch, but looks like they liked yours. I have never seen this many flowers blooming in this plant ever before."

Li Ming smiled as she looked at the flowers and then gave that soft smile to the Deity too.

Lord Yueliang softly patted her head before he looked at Ruoshan who was standing behind her.

"You seriously have stopped listening to my words, haven't you?" His voice carried a hint of disappointment but no anger.

Sometimes, Li Ming even thought that he wasn't able to get angry no matter what.

"Stop acting. We both know that I've done the right thing. Moreover, it's a debt on you." 

She heard Ruoshan replying as he started walking closer to them.

On the other hand, the Moon Deity only shook his head in exasperation.

"I'll be waiting in the study. Don't forget about me." Ruoshan muttered softly as he kissed her on her temple and left the two of them there.

Li Ming's heart almost came out of her chest as she tried to control her fast-beating heart.

She didn't realize it before but the three Immortals (Zhang Yong, Ruoshan, and Lord Yueliang) always had been intimate with her in front of each other.

Though they were limited to hugs, head pats, and forehead or temple kisses, but it was still not a normal sight in this ancient-looking world.

The most suspicious part was that none of them reacted in a bad way when the other was being close to her.

Did they know about the bond? And what's with Zhang Yong and the way he always reacted around her? She didn't even find it repulsive when he touched her. 

It's common for a person to be repulsive towards body contact with other people who were not their mate or mates. Of course, it didn't apply on family members and close friends.

But if she remembered it correctly, she was never against him being too close to her even though they barely knew each other in the starting.

Moreover, the vibes that she received from Zhang Yong were always of those like a best friend, one who cared about her and loved her dearly but not in a romantic way. 

Her mind was swarmed with questions after questions and finally, she decided to ask them away. To finally put an end to all the secrets.

If they wanted to accept her, they would accept her with all her faults and if they were going to reject her, well she didn't need others in her life to stay happy and strong.

Just like Alvina said, if they dared to reject her, she would make them regret their decision for the rest of their lives. Make them realize that they had lost the most precious part of their happiness.

"Do you..."

"You are aware right?" 

Lord Yueliang's question stopped her from asking her own question. His cerulean eyes were looking at her, trying to find the answer through her eyes.

Li Ming didn't need her ability of mind-reading to know about what he was asking. 

She just softly nodded her head, not sure what to say or how to respond. For a second she even felt guilty for hiding the truth about their bond but then all her guilt flew away when she realized that they also had done the same.

Just like always, she was surprised when rather than questioning her, the Moon Deity immediately pulled her in a warm hug.

She felt the softness of his lips on her forehead and when she looked up at his face she found him looking at her with soft eyes.

Once again she thought that those deep cerulean eyes were capable of drowning her completely in them.

"All this time we were confused about how we will tell you about this? How will we explain that you will be bound to five of us? We have thousands of years to accept it but you are completely new to this. We were worried that it will not work out? But looks like we don't need to worry about that any longer." 

Li Ming chuckled softly at Lord Yueliang's words. She realized that they were worried about the same things as her.

The two of them were silent for a few minutes as they both observed the white golden pearl flowers.

Her head resting on the solid shoulder of the Moon Deity as he kept her closed in his embrace.

"What's wrong with him?" 

Li Ming wasn't sure how she ended up asking that question but she didn't need to elaborate for Lord Yueliang to understand her.

The worst part was that no matter how much she tried to control herself and be strong, that one question made her realize that she cared too much about Hei Long and his unexpected reaction than she was showing.

If it had been someone else, she probably would have felt ashamed of herself for being so sensitive and vulnerable, but she was happy that she showed this side of her to her Mr. Beauty.

Lord Yueliang softly patted her head as he replied, "He's not a bad person Little One. To tell you the truth, he was the most excited one when we first learned about the bond. Everything was so new and sudden for us but he was so happy to know that he will have someone special in his and our lives who will be the one to keep all of us brothers bound to each other for eternity."

Li Ming keenly listened to his every single word. Not giving up on the chance to learn more about her mates and their opinion about the soulmate bond that they were sharing with her.

"But as centuries after centuries passed, there was no hint of your arrival. We have been told that our path will collide when the right time will come, so we waited. After thousands of years, most of us have almost started thinking that the Deities were playing with us and everything was a lie, but that little devil was still so confident that you will come." 

To be honest, it was a little bit hurtful that her mates were not really excited about their bond and that they even thought of it as a lie.

But then Li Ming reminded herself that unlike her, they didn't grow up listening to the beautiful stories of soulmates.

That unlike her, they were not part of a society or a world where soulbond and multiple mates were a normal but also sacred aspect.

The fact that even after being so new to this soulmate thing, they still accepted her, was already too much to be asked from them.

Though she had only found three of her mates and the rest two were still lost somewhere.

Her soul swayed in joy at the imagination of all her mates with her. 

"Why? Why was he so sure that I'll appear?" She found herself asking.