"Calm down. I'm not here to hurt you."

Li Ming almost didn't recognize his voice. She was used to hearing him talk in his usual rough, deep, dangerous, and dark tone that had suddenly turned soft and smooth.

She looked up at the Demon Prince and came across the worried expression in his beautiful eyes.

A small twitch appeared on her lips as she asked, "I thought you hated me. Why the sudden concern?"

In return, she watched his eyes taking in a darker shade as he replied, "That's because there is only one person who can hurt you and that is me. This Prince won't allow someone or something else to take my happiness away from me."

Both of them kept staring into each other's eyes for quite some time. No one wanting to back down first.

Out of nowhere, Li Ming suddenly winked with a soft smile on her face. She had taken off her veil when she reached the top of the stairs to make her breathing easy.

Therefore, Hei Long watched as her soft rosy lips spread into a beautiful smile, making his heart flutter inside his chest.

He lost his calm the second she winked at him. The girl really was weird and unique. She had no boundaries when it came to boldness.

Unknowingly, he shifted a few steps back at her sudden actions.

A soft chuckle left her lips as she said, "You talk about making me suffer but in reality, you can't even handle me for a few minutes. Are you forgetting my Prince that I can make your skin burn with a single touch?"

Her tone was filled with mockery as her laughing eyes tried to hide her exhaustion from her mate.

Hei Long took in a deep breath as he kept staring at the girl. He almost wanted to take out his flute and finish the girl off for mocking him.

But of course, his hands didn't even move from their places. Instead, he found himself checking her for some sign of discomfort or pain.

Something in his heart was telling him that she was hiding something behind her facade.

He almost asked her about what was wrong with her but then caught himself at the very last moment.

Knowing her personality he was sure that rather than telling him the truth she would only use his question as a reason to taunt him.

Therefore, he went towards the table that was placed in the very center of the room and sat down.

Li Ming watched as the Demon Prince sat down with that carefree expression on his face like he was in his own room and not in hers.

She was patiently trying to wait for him to leave her alone but the man was hell-bent on sticking with her.

What an irony!

Till a few hours ago, she was the one who wanted to be close with him and he was the one trying to get rid of her and now, he was the one sticking to her and she was praying for him to disappear immediately.

"What are you doing?" Li Ming asked as she watched the Prince taking out a wine bottle from his space.

Hei Long replied as he didn't even look up at her, "Can't you see? I'm enjoying my free time here."

If not for her spinning head, she would definitely have rolled her eyes at him.

"If you want to enjoy your free time then please do it in your own room. You should leave immediately." She said in a calm but strict tone.

Though, her words did nothing to make the Demon Prince leave the room.

Rather he turned to look at her and said, "I like this room. So, I'll be staying here. If you want you can find another room or maybe another Inn according to your comfort."

Li Ming wanted to argue with the Immortal but then thought better of it. She didn't give enough energy to waste it on the Demon Prince.

She was barely able to keep her eyes open and it was clear that Hei Long was trying to irritate her, probably taking his revenge for their previous encounter.

She just let out a sigh and turned around to leave the room. She wanted to get to a bed as soon as possible.

She was barely a few inches away from the door when it suddenly closed right on her face, making her stop immediately in her tracks.

"What the -"

Li Ming tried to pull the door open but suddenly she wasn't able to even open a door.

She turned around to look at the Prince who was pretending to be busy playing with his beautiful flute.

"Open the door!" This time there was no softness in her tone, rather it carried a hint of anger in it.

Hei Long looked at the girl and replied with a scoff, "What do you mean? I'm not your servant. Why would I open the door for you? Open it on your own."

Li Ming once again felt another heavy wave of dizziness passing through her and it made her blink her eyes rapidly a few times to not fell asleep there and then.

"Listen, we can continue this argument some other day. For now, please open the door. I need to leave." Li Ming said as she placed one of her hands on the door behind her for support.

If not for her drained state she would never have begged the hot-tempered Demon Prince but her current situation left her completely helpless.

When she got no reply from the Demon Prince it made her lose her mind.

Couldn't he find some other time to continue with his animosity? Why did she have to end up with him in such a state?

She stepped forward to let out her frustration on the Demon Prince but once again she hit by a sudden wave of dizziness.

This time she didn't get the chance to pull herself together as her world started spinning around and blackness appeared in front of her eyes.

Just as she thought that the darkness would engulf her in its depth, her world suddenly filled with sparkling red dust that surrounded her from all around.

Giving her drained body an energy boost. The coldness that had started seeping into her body was slowly leaving her as it got replaced with warmth.

Slowly she opened her eyes and looked directly into two dark orbs that were surrounded by glowing red rings.

Her hands itched to touch those beauties but just as the fog of darkness disappeared from her mind, she realized that it was Hei Long who was carrying her in his arms. Once again!

"What are you doing? Let me go!" She said as she tried to wriggle out of his arms that were clutching her tightly.

"Cut the crap. You are the last person who would be feeling uncomfortable in my arms. So just stay silent and let me see what's wrong with you." Hei Long said in a dark tone.

She didn't even realize it but she was half lying in his lap and half on the carpet that was spread on the floor.

She again tried to get herself away from the Demon Prince but didn't succeed.

"If you don't calm down, I'll put a binding seal on you that will leave your body unable to move for a few hours. If you want me to do that then you can continue with your stupid dance." Hei Long threatened as he looked directly into her eyes.

Somehow, Li Ming knew that he was not bluffing. But she also couldn't stay close to him as she could feel that weird thing trying to pull on his powers.

"Listen. I'll take care of myself. You don't need to worry about me. Just leave me alone for now." She once again tried to get her words in his thick mind.

However, the Demon Prince pretended like he didn't hear a single word that she said.

He put his palm over her forehead and was about to channel his qi inside her when Li Ming caught his hand in a tight grip.

"Wait!"

The Demon Prince was actually getting angry because of her childish behavior. He was trying to help her but she was not listening to him.

"What now?" He sure sounded irritated.

Li Ming had no more choices left, therefore, she decided to go with the truth.

"Something is suddenly sucking out all my energy. If you mixed your energy with mine, it can also affect you. So, don't. Don't waste your energy on me. Just leave me on my own. I'll find a way to get myself out of this situation." Her voice came out hoarse and tired.

Hei Long stared at the girl in shock. Was she worried about him?

"Just let me take a look. Maybe I can..."

"No! I said don't." Li Ming immediately cut him off as she clutched on his hand tightly.

"You are freezing. We can't leave you like this. At least let me warm you up. I won't do anything else." Hei Long promised after the silence of a few minutes.

"H-how? How can you help me get warm without using your qi?" Li Ming asked with confusion.

She got her answer as she watched with wide eyes as the outer robes of the second Demon Prince came undone.