Chapter 162 - Planning Murder

When Li Ming woke up the next morning, she was alone in the room. There was no trace of the Second Demon Prince anywhere.

However, she didn't waste her time in worrying about his whereabouts.

After nearly eight hours of sleep, her body was feeling refreshed and ready to start a new day. 

Rather than immediately returning to Dongji village, she teleported inside Xiao Tiantang where she cultivated her qi for the next two hours.

She didn't make any breakthrough but nearly eighty percent of her power energy returned after that.

"You are looking pretty, My Lady." Snowy whistled as Li Ming came out from the magical mansion after taking a shower.

She was wearing a plain light green dress with sky blue printed flowers near the hem of the dress.

A token, which belonged to the Black Jade Inn and represented her status as the Master by the little golden carving in the very middle of the jade, was tied at her waist in her belt.

Her long hair was loosely falling on her back, only a single light green color jade hairpin was tucked into it.

A veil was covering half of her face, leaving only her eyes and a little bit of forehead visible.

Li Ming had put on mascara to give a little highlight to her eyes and once again she was wearing a pair of two inches heels, though the long dress covered her feet and hid the heels from the prying eyes of others.

"You are such a flirt, Snowy." Li Ming said as both of them started walking towards the Maple Tree which would lead them inside the Xiao Tiantang.

She was already a little late for the morning cultivation classes, by little she meant five minutes.

That's why she decided to take care of a few important matters before returning to the Dongji village.

"If not you then whom am I gonna flirt with?" Snowy asked with a cute pouty face.

Li Ming laughed lightly at his words before replying, "Don't say that. You can always have Mallow to flirt with. I'm sure you both will look good together."

"What nonsense! She's a fox, not my race." Snowy immediately replied.

"Oh come on! I'm sure it will be alright. Just imagine how cute your babies will be. They may probably look like you but with nine foxtails. Or maybe their eyes would be golden just like Mallow. Try it Snowy. After all, cross-breeding is possible." Li Ming said excitedly as she even stopped in her tracks to give Snowy her full attention.

"Pervert! Pervert! Pervert! What kind of thoughts are filled in your mind? You are such a perv, Li!" 

And after hurling these words at her, the little Snowball ran away from here, leaving a laughing Li Ming behind.

It took her a few minutes to stop laughing. The image of Snowy, as he listened to her crossbreeding talk, was hilarious.

She had laughed so hard that she even felt her stomach hurting. Her eyes had also turned moist.

As she entered into Xiao Tiantang, she was greeted by the group of pixies and Mallow.

"Let's head to the fields." Li Ming told them and they all headed towards the fields.

As they entered into the clearing at the other end of the small forest, Li Ming was attacked by the tens of fragrances that were mixed in the air.

The barren fields that they had come across a few weeks ago were now covered in greenery and colorful flowers.

At one side of the fields were standing three stalls where a line of small jars filled with various kinds of herbs.

On another end of the fields, Li Ming saw a group of three pixies preparing the soil so that the next batch of herbs could be grown.

Li Ming walked towards the stalls and picked up a jar. She opened it and took a deep breath of its fragrance.

"I'm so proud of you guys. You have produced nearly a hundred jars of these herbs just in a period of two-three weeks. Really amazing!" Li Ming praised the pixies for their hard work.

The little fairies were delighted after hearing their Miss Li praising them.

"Miss Li, do you wanna change the next batch of the herbs and spices that we are going to plant soon?" Alvina asked as they helped Li Ming pack all the jars.

"Oh! I almost forget." Li Ming lightly palmed her forehead as she hurriedly pulled out a bag full of little black round seeds.

"The nymph gifted me this bag back that night before we left the Magik Enchanted Forest. Try to plant them. Maybe try a smaller portion first. If it will be a success you can use the entire bag." Li Ming explained as she passed the bag to Alvina.

It took her barely ten minutes before all the jars were safely placed inside the new storage of the magical mansion.

She had specially prepared this new storage to store all the spices and herbs that they were planting in the Xiao Tiantang.

Li Ming finished her work in Xiao Tiantang and headed towards the Dongji Village. It was time for her to continue with her business plans.

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While in the Black Jade Inn...

A man with dark black robes and a silver mask that covered almost his entire face, only leaving his thin lips visible was sitting in the far corner of the sitting room.

The hoodie of the cloak that he was wearing hid his face in shadows.

Even though he had a strong and powerful air surrounding him but still no one noticed him. It was like he was completely invisible to them.

One of the maids served him hot freshly brewed coffee and a plate full of snacks.

"How can you enjoy all this alone? You should have invited me too." 

Another person draped in a dark red cloak appeared beside him and without asking for permission, settled down at the opposite end of the table.

"Why are you here?" The man asked with a sigh.

It was clear from his tone that he was not happy about his company.

"Aww, don't be like that. You guys are so mean. All of you react to my presence like I'm some evil enigma whom you want to kick out of your lives." The red cloak person complained with a pout.

Only if that person knew how correct they were!

The black-robed man didn't reply. He just silently sipped the delicious coffee. After hearing the praises of the Black Jade Inn for a long time, he finally got the chance to confirm the rumors.

The Inn was indeed different and unique from the other inns. It was an Inn in the black market but it carried a soft and almost pure environment inside it.

The decorations, the food, and refreshments, and even the service that was provided by the Inn were of high quality and extremely good.

The manager and the staff were respectful and humble. They treated everyone equally neglecting the background of the customers.

For the staff of Black Jade Inn, all the customers were just customers. Nothing more and nothing less.

"When are you going to start your task? I have been waiting for quite some time to hear from you, but unfortunately, you haven't made a single move in these past few weeks. What are you waiting for exactly?" The person in the red cloak asked the man.

The black-robed man kept quiet as he continued to sip his coffee. After a few minutes of silence, he finally replied, "Since I've taken over the task, you don't need to worry about it. I know what I'm doing."

The red-cloaked person scoffed at the black robed man's words as they said, "Are you kidding me! You know what you are doing? Rubbish! You aren't doing anything at all." 

However, a single dark glance from the black robed man left the red-cloaked person in silence.

"Like I said, you don't have to worry about that task anymore. I know what I'm doing. You just wait silently and patiently for the result. And don't come to meet me unnecessarily. I don't like to waste my time on unimportant things and people." 

And with these words, his silhouette disappeared from the table.

The red-cloaked person kept sitting there with folded hands. They barely get angry at others but at that moment, that person had a strong urge to strangle the black robed man. Unfortunately, he disappeared before the calamity could strike him.

The urge to strangle the black robed man changed into slaughtering him when a servant approached the red-cloaked person with a bill of seventeen thousand silver taels.

"What the-? How can it be seventeen thousand?" The red-cloaked person asked, more like squealed in shock.

"Umm...! Well, he said that he will be treating all the customers today, and just before leaving he told us to collect the money from you..." The maid replied smoothly.

The red-cloaked person had a new mission of their own now. How to kill the black robed man?

Let's plan a brilliant murder scheme!