Chapter 186 - Sunleaf Trees

The softness that had covered the corner of his lips disappeared too quickly for his liking. A strong desire took over the Heaven Emperor as all he wanted to do at that moment was to pull her back into his embrace, but of course, he did nothing like that.

The Heaven Emperor was left completely shooked by the sudden kiss. He was not prepared to deal with something like this.

Li Ming looked at the Heaven Emperor who was currently looking like a tomato. His cheeks already had turned bright red and the tips of his ears were also changing their color.

What surprised her was the shyness that was evident under the shock that was currently visible on the Heaven Emperor's face.

The reality behind the Immortal Lord's expressions finally dawned over Li Ming. A soft smile bloomed over her rosy lips as she observed her mate.

"Are you going to stare at that tree? I thought your main focus will be your mate who is currently sitting beside you."

Her voice was soft and it performed its magic as the Heaven Emperor immediately turned to look directly at Li Ming.

"You are...really...." The Heaven Emperor didn't complete his sentence as he gazed at the girl whom his soul was trying to pull towards it.

The attraction, the pull, the tingles, the excitement, and every other emotion that he was feeling for the past two weeks was because of none other than his...mate!

"En!" Li Ming nodded her head as she confirmed the truth of his incomplete sentence.

"I'm sorry if I overstepped. I was just too confused and...didn't know how to confront you..." 

Li Ming let out a deep sigh as she apologized for her actions. Even though he was her mate but since they both were not in any relationship at the moment, it was actually rude of her to perform such an act.

Moreover, the fact that the Heaven Emperor was completely pure in this area, she felt more guilty for her action.

Heavens! She needed to get a grip on her lusting soul before it would end up devouring her mates.

She had already lost her control over her soul once before and thanks to that she ended up harassing the Ever night Lord. Who knew what would happen if a situation like that arose again.

"Oh! It's alright. I was just not prepared for it. I should be the one asking for your forgiveness. I already had my doubts but I never dared to confront you. I hope Miss Li will forgive me." The Heaven Emperor immediately replied.

Li Ming also hurriedly shook her head to make it clear that she had no hard feelings for the ruler of the Heaven Realm.

The atmosphere was turning awkward as both of them quieted down. It had already started to get dark as the night was approaching.

Li Ming was biting her lips as they completed twenty minutes of complete silence between them.

The cold ground and the chilled air of the Snow Fields had started their mission of turning her into an ice sculpture as she kept sitting there silently.

She was taken aback when something warm covered her shoulders, immediately surrounding her in warmth and the addicting fragrance of the sunny warm days.

She turned to look at the Heaven Emperor who was back to his normal self. The only difference was the softness in his eyes that was apparent as he looked at her.

"Thank you." Li Ming said with a soft smile as she pulled the fur cloak tighter around her shoulders. 

"Let's return to the house now, otherwise you will catch a cold." 

The Heaven Emperor helped her in standing up and Li Ming happily let him, even though she was very much capable of standing up on her own.

They silently walked towards the cabin but the Heaven Emperor once again asked the same question which made Li Ming chuckle.

"You are really curious to know what I did with that tree, right?" She asked as she eyed her mate who tried to hide his embarrassment.

She was seeing the cold, indifferent, calm, confident, and collected Heaven Emperor in a new light.

He had gone from shy, shocked, surprised, embarrassed to even flustered in the past half an hour and Li Ming definitely was not expecting to see such a cute side of her powerful mate.

"Well, you will receive the answer tomorrow morning. Have a little patience." Li Ming told him as they entered the warm cabin.

"Fine. I won't ask anymore and will wait for the morning to see it on my own. By the way, what are you going to cook?" The Heaven Emperor asked.

"Hmmm...not sure. Let's see what I've in stock." 

The two went into the kitchen as Li Ming started preparing the dinner.

The two of them settled down in a comfortable conversation as the night progressed.

Unlike her other mates, the Heaven Emperor did not immediately open his arms for Li Ming but at the same time, he also did not ignore her.

It was a progress to some level and she was ready to take it slow if that was what he wanted.

The magic that she performed on the Sunleaf tree left both the Heaven Emperor and the old man amazed to their core.

When the next morning the three of them came out of their respective houses to start with the day, neither of the two Immortals were prepared to come across a view filled with freshly blooming Sunleaf trees throughout the entire Snow Fields.

Li Ming had used her powers accompanied by a powerful spell to bring the ancient Sunleaf Tree back to life.

With the help of that tree, she linked the rest of the Sunleaf trees with her spell. There were a total of five hundred and sixty-three Sunleaf Trees in the Snow Fields.

That was the main reason why she needed the help of the Heaven Emperor in completing the spell.

"This...how did you...?" The old man was out of words.

A huge smile appeared on Li Ming's lips as she flicked her hair while replying, " This is one of my presents to you and your barren Snow Fields."

"But how did you do that?" The Heaven Emperor asked with curiosity visible in his voice.

"There are a few trees in the Snow Fields which are powerful enough to survive the cold temperature of this place. All they need is just a boost of energy that can help them. I just transferred that energy into them and here is the beautiful result." Li Ming explained briefly.

The Heaven Emperor looked impressed while the old man was looking at her like she had just spoken in some foreign language.

"Are they never going to die ever again?" The old man finally came out of his trance as he asked.

"They will at some point. You will need to continue boosting them with external energy every ten years to keep them blooming like this." Li Ming replied as she took out a pair of gloves from her magical space.

"Are you planning to do this with other trees too?" The old man asked her. His eyes were brimming with curiosity as he waited for the reply.

Li Ming raised her eyebrows at the old man's question. The smirk that was playing on her lips was the clear evidence that she was moving him and his stupid question.

"Come on, old man. I just wanted to show you that the reason behind this barren Snow fields is not its lower temperature but the fact that no one ever tried to bring this place back to life." 

Li Ming took in a short break of a few seconds before she continued.

"It's not like I don't want to do my best to revive the lost beauty of this place, but what I really want is to see that what will you do now." 

The Heaven Emperor looked curious while the old man was left completely puzzled.

"What do you mean, little girl?"

Li Ming let out a soft breath as she replied, "I have already proven it that there is a possibility that the trees inside the Snow Fields can also exist in their full glory. It was not like I knew about this two weeks ago. I had no idea that something like this is even possible. But I persisted to see colors in this place and found a way to do so."

She moved a few steps closer to the old man who was made to lift his head to look at her.

Li Ming's five inches high heel leather boots gave her a perfect benefit as she appeared far more intimidating at that moment.

"Therefore, if someone like me, who is barely at the cultivation level of Master Ranks and has so little knowledge of the Snow Fields, can do this miracle then why the caretaker of this place who is far more knowledgeable and powerful than me couldn't do it?"