"What do you want from me?"

Li Ming asked the Banshee who was sitting near the fountain in the front garden of the magical mansion.

"Are you angry at me because I disturbed your sexy moments with your devil boy?" The Banshee asked curiously.

Li Ming sighed as she lightly shook her head and settled on the other end of the bench where the Banshee was also sitting.

The night air was a little chilly, reminding her that the winter would be knocking on their doors soon.

The huge rolls of fabric that she had wrapped around herself did nothing to keep her warm, making her immediately change her outfit.

One second she was wearing the long purple dress, with perfect hair and makeup looking like a beautiful princess in the moonlight. And the next second, she changed into a pair of warm pajamas with her long hair tied in a loose bun.

Her feet were covered in fluffy Pikachu slippers, making both the ladies giggle.

"You are such a baby sometimes, Win!" The Banshee said with a softness in her tone.

Li Ming didn't reply but let the woman continue with whatever was making cramps form in her stomach.

"I'm here to stop you from visiting the Snow Fields the coming morning." The Ghost woman said after the comfortable silence of a few minutes.

Li Ming turned to look at the woman with a frown on her face as she asked, "Why?"

The Banshee let out a sigh before replying, "The pull that you were feeling belongs to a very powerful object. Your current cultivation level isn't enough to control that thing. I'm suggesting you to raise your cultivation level first to a certain limit before visiting the Snow Fields."

Li Ming calmly listened to the Banshee's explanation before asking, "What is that object?"

"You know that I can't tell you everything, right?" The woman asked with a light laugh.

Of course, Li Ming knew that. She was just trying her luck. Unfortunately, in all these years she still hadn't succeeded in tricking the banshee even once. Sad life!

"How long before I can finally visit the Snow Fields then?" She asked after a few moments.

"Let me put it like this. I can't tell you why but when you will finally visit the Snow Fields, you won't be able to return immediately. It can take weeks and probably months." The Banshee said.

"You have a lot of important works to finish currently. I will suggest you to return to the Han Empire and continue with your plans for now. I'll let you know when you can finally visit the Snow Fields. But there is one very important thing that you need to keep in your mind." The Banshee continued to explain.

At the last sentence, Li Ming looked at the woman with a questioning gaze.

"Your cultivation level is not going to increase on its own. So, please start paying more attention to it. In your plans of spreading your business, you are completely forgetting about keeping up with the cultivation." The Banshee told the girl, more like reprimanded her.

"Oh, okay." Li Ming nodded her head as she replied with a barely audible tone.

"What okay? You need to remember that the body in which you are currently residing is not as powerful as your mage body. That's why whenever you get in contact with a more powerful object or energy, you end up half-dead."

This time Li Ming was sure that the banshee was angry at her.

It was not like she did not want to increase her cultivation level but in all the chores she always ended up forgetting about keeping up with her cultivation.

"Fine. I promise to dedicate five out of seven nights of a week to either cultivation or alchemy." Li Ming promised in a serious tone.

"Why five? What are you planning to do on the other two remaining nights?" The Banshee asked with raised eyebrows.

"I have a lot of business-related works to handle during the day time and the nights will be taken away by the cultivation practice. In the middle of all these, I have to make sure to stay in contact with my mates and there is also the issue of the Demon Realm and Hei Long. I can't neglect them either." Li Ming explained with a little pout.

It was like she was explaining her actions to an elder so that she would not be punished or wronged.

And in some way, it was actually true. Though the Banshee was not her elder but she was someone who was very important in Li Ming's life.

No matter how much she didn't like the presence of the Banshee, but it was also a fact that the woman had always been there to support and lead Li Ming during her difficult times.

Her, Li Ming's, mother even used to joke about how they thought that the Banshee was some kind of guardian angel who was assigned to look after Li Ming.

"Look at you. Already thinking too much about saving the Demon Realm and the Demon Prince when you are not even able to handle one percent of that black mist." The Banshee scoffed at Li Ming's stupid explanation.

The girl needed to pay attention to herself but rather than doing that, she was busy saving lives here and there.

It was like the teachings of her father, that as the leader of a group she needed to look after all their requirements and make sure that they all were living a comfortable and happy life, were deeply engraved in Li Ming's mind.

The world had changed, the lives had changed, the body had changed, the people around her also changed, but the Mage Queen was still the same.

However, looked like the young girl had forgotten one of her father's teachings, that a leader needed to be strong and powerful to keep his/her group protected and collected.

After hearing Banshee's taunt Li Ming passed her one of her disgusted looks.

"By the way, can't you tell me something more about that black mist?" Li Ming asked after a few seconds.

Her tone suddenly turned soft as she looked at the older woman with her doe-like eyes.

In return to her question, the Banshee only passed a smirk and flicked her hair as she adjusted her overcoat.

Li Ming almost wanted to kick the woman and get rid of her, but somehow she remained still, not giving in to her urges.

One thing was for sure, her self control had surpassed the highest point after coming to this Immortal world.

She had almost mastered the skill of controlling herself from punching people or even firing her words at them.

She should get an award for her self control, right?

"Well, though I can't tell you much about the black mist. I'll suggest you to master the Angel Protection Shield before entering into the Demon Realm again." The Banshee said as she looked seriously at Li Ming.

The Angel Protection Shield was an array-like protection charm that was designed by the very first head of the Supernatural Council back on the Earth.

Since the shield was created by an angel, it contained the power of protecting its creator from all the dark powers.

The level of power of the Protection Shield depended on the level of the power of its creator.

"You are becoming better in merging technology, magic, and spiritual qi together to build even more powerful objects. I'm sure you will come up with something similar for the Angel Protection Shield." The Banshee continued to explain.

Li Ming softly nodded her head in understanding.

"The last help that I'm going to provide you tonight..." The Banshee said as she stood up from the bench.

She was carrying something in her right hand which was currently hidden inside her coat pocket.

Li Ming silently waited for the woman to continue.

"...after tonight, the next time you will get to see me will be the day when you will finally be prepared to visit the Snow Fields. Until then, keep working on your plans. You are doing far too good in such a new place than expected."

Li Ming again had a sudden urge to roll her eyes but just like usual, she suppressed it.

The Banshee took out her hand from her pocket and Li Ming's gaze landed on the cell phone in her hand.

The banshee passed the phone to Li Ming as she started to drift away into the air.

"Check the gallery. Also, stop calling yourself a fourteen-year-old child, you will be turning fifteen in two months."

And with these departing words, the silhouette of the banshee completely disappeared from the front lawn of the magical mansion, leaving a surprised Li Ming behind who was staring at the screen of the Cell phone in her hand.

She wasn't expecting to receive such a huge help from the Banshee.

Though she was happy to know that the Banshee had solved a big problem of hers, but as she looked at the screen she felt like someone had stabbed her heart with a sharp knife as it throbbed in pain.