Chapter 144 - Li Ming's Future Duties

"Are you cursing me?" Li Ming shouted at the banshee at the top of her lungs.

She was on the brink of throwing the woman into some black hole and to get rid of her forever.

"Of course not, my darling! Cursing is the favorite time pass of you witches and fortunately, I don't belong to the clan of witches. I'm just telling you about your future duties. There's no need for you to misinterpret my words." The Banshee replied sarcastically.

"I'm not a witch either." Li Ming said with gritted teeth and glaring eyes which were aimed at the banshee.

"You know what? It's seriously confusing to differentiate between witches, mages, and sometimes even wizards. You guys have made everything so complicated." The Banshee said while rolling her eyes.

Li Ming just shook her head at the words of the banshee and completely ignored her. She was in no mood of explaining the differences between witches and mages to a mixture of a ghost, a seer, and a banshee.

Please note the sarcasm!

The only advice that Li Ming wanted to pass to others was that they should remember not to confuse witches, wizards, and mages as a single supernatural race, it won't be a beautiful experience for sure.

Because the supernaturals didn't take it lightly when they were wrongly put into a different race, even if it was done by that person without any wrong intentions.

"So, in short, you are telling me that I'll be responsible for his future mate?" Li Ming asked as she pointed at the little boy.

She was desperately praying for the banshee to answer negatively. To tell her that she (Li Ming) misunderstood everything and all her assumptions were wrong, but of course, nothing like that happened.

"You are right. First, you will be responsible for the egg and will need to keep it safe as its guardian. Second, remember that this one is just a prediction, I'm not completely sure about this one..."

When Li Ming half-heartedly nodded her head, the banshee continued.

"So, the second responsibility could be helping the mate of this little kid when she would finally make her appearance in this world. And as far as I can predict, she or he will be the owner of that purple egg. In short, your second duty will begin the day your first duty will end."

What an irony! A woman who was a descendant of a powerful seer and currently talking about the future was trying to say that she's not sure about her predictions.

Of course, there were many loopholes in her predictions and many things could be changed since it wasn't a prophecy but there's still eighty percent chances that when the right time would come, Li Ming would be bound to perform her duties.

"And that's not happening anytime soon, right?" Li Ming asked with her eyes filled with hope and excitement.

"No...!"

"Probably not for the next ten thousand years or so, right?" Li Ming again asked after she got a positive reply to her first question.

"Probably..."

The banshee was quite unsure about what Li Ming was planning in her evil but a smart mind.

"Alright! Since everything is clear now and I have already completed my job here, what is next? Should we return to the real world?" Li Ming asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Well, I think that's the only thing we can do." The Banshee replied while nodding her head comically.

"And what about him?" Li Ming asked as she signaled at the unconscious boy with her eyes.

"Since he is not supposed to stay in this world for too long, just let him go. His fate will take him back to his world and his destiny." The Banshee said with a little shrug of her shoulders.

"Wait! Just like that? I mean how can we let him wander around the streets stealing money from people? Will he be safe?" Li Ming asked. Her eyes looked at the boy a little worriedly.

"Win, how can you be so unsure of your plans? On one hand, you are sad and angry about taking care of that egg and its future master, while on the other hand, you are worried about letting this boy go." The woman reprimanded the young girl.

"I..., well I just can't handle leaving a little kid, with no home, no money, and no food, on the streets of a city which is completely new for him." Li Ming replied with a huff as she folded her hands around her middle in a defensive pose.

"Who said that you need to leave him with no money or no food? You can always feed her and leave him some money, but at the end of the day, you need to keep this in your mind that this kid is not your responsibility." 

Though the words sounded comforting and helpful the tone was completely commanding and strict. 

After all, the banshee was well aware that little helpless children were a weakness of Li Ming. The mage queen had always tried her best to help poor and homeless children and she could go against any rule or restrictions when it comes to saving an innocent life.

Li Ming was completely silent for the next few seconds. Her heart was not liking the part of leaving the boy behind in an unknown city. Who knew for how long he had been stuck there and for how long he would be stuck there?

But her mind had registered the deep meaning and warning behind the words of the banshee. After a long war between her heart and her mind, she finally let out a deep sigh and nodded her head, her fingers returning to comb the hair of the little kid.

The Banshee straightened the clothes of the boy and clicked her fingers.

When Li Ming opened her eyes again, which had closed on their own at the bright light that had engulfed them a few seconds ago, she was again met with the breathtaking sight of the beautiful eyes of the little boy who was looking directly into her eyes.

Li Ming was completely taken back by the innocence and a slight glimpse of fear, which he was trying his best to hide, in his gleaming eyes.

She once again felt her heart clenching at the thought of that little boy suffering through various trials just because destiny had chosen him for a better cause, to bring a change in his world.

The sound of a person clearing their throat broke her out of her stupor. She slightly shook her head to get rid of her depressing thoughts.

She took hold of both hands of the little boy and looked at his tightly clenched fists. The pouches which he was holding in his tight grip were peaking out through the gaps between his fingers.

Li Ming kept channeling her calming energy into the little boy as she slowly tried to loosen his tight grip on the pouches.

"Why are you stealing money like this? Is it for food? Or do you want to buy new clothes?" Li Ming asked in a soothing tone,

But to her disappointment, the boy kept completely quiet, though his eyes were observing her every move very keenly.

"You can tell me. I won't hurt you." Li Ming said as she succeeded in opening one of his fingers but he immediately closed it again.

"Do you know that it is a bad thing to steal money or any other things from other people? Good children should not be doing such things. Please, return this pouch to that Young Master and apologize. In return, you can keep my money." Li Ming said softly.

The boy was still observing her keenly. For a moment it almost appeared like he was trying to understand what Li Ming was saying.

Looking at his slightly confused expressions, another thought popped up into Li Ming's mind.

What if the kid didn't understand their language? After all, he was from a different world, probably a different era too. 

Just when she was about to speak again, the same sweet voice disturbed her.

"Miss, what exactly are you trying to do? You are wasting both of our time. Kids like these who only knows how to steal and beg, won't understand your caring words. And even if they understood, they don't care about it. So, don't waste your time on such people."

How could someone speak such words while coating them in honey and sugar?

Li Ming let a little more of her powers resurface and with the single tug of her hand, the pouch of the crown Prince came out of the tight grip of the boy.

She stood up from her crouched position and turned towards the Crown Prince.

The very next second, the pouch of money of the Crown Prince left Li Ming's hand and landed directly on the face of the Crown Prince.

The air was suddenly filled with loud gasps and panicked shouts, while Li Ming felt a pair of hands tightly clutching her sleeves tightly. 

"Of course not, my darling! Cursing is the favorite time pass of you witches and fortunately, I don't belong to the clan of witches. I'm just telling you about your future duties. There's no need for you to misinterpret my words." The Banshee replied sarcastically.