Longjiu’s fingertips lightly and carefully patted the small figure shivering and crying under the sheets, her voice soft and full of regret.
“Father, it’s my fault…”
The sobbing under the sheets paused for a moment, then became even more intense.
A muffled, aggrieved voice erupted from within.
“Vile daughter, stay away from me! I don’t have a daughter like you!”
“Father…”
Longjiu’s voice dropped, sounding helpless.
“Long… go out first. Let me be alone for a while, okay?”
Bai Li’s voice was wrapped in the sheets, muffled and hoarse.
“…Alright.”
Longjiu knew all too well that since her daughter had done something so rebellious, Lü Erlu’s emotions were likely completely shattered right now.
He truly needed space to process things.
She stepped lightly toward the door, glancing back at the bundle in the corner of the bed before softly closing the door behind her.
With a soft *click*, the door shut.
Under the covers, Bai Li held his breath and stealthily lifted a corner of the sheet to peek.
After confirming that Longjiu had actually left, he let out a sigh of relief and poked his head out.
‘This is so humiliating; I’m literally going to explode from shame!’
Thinking about how his three daughters had turned him into this state made him feel both pained and angry.
He was even more frustrated by his own failure as a parent!
Whose daughter would be so bold as to kiss their own father?
What kind of daughter would be so ridiculous as to turn their own father into a girl and swap roles to mess with them?
Bai Li knew in his heart that this was the result of him spoiling them to high heaven in the past.
Now, he was stuck in a situation where there was no turning back, and he had no idea how to end this.
He wiped away his tears and tried to stabilize his emotions, grumbling to himself.
‘It must be this broken body’s fault. Why am I so emotional now? I cry at the drop of a hat, and my temper flares up instantly. This is nothing like I used to be.’
He shuffled to the bathroom and looked up into the mirror.
He was stunned on the spot.
The Succubus’s small horns and tail were there, along with the Vampire’s pointed ears and two small fangs hidden in the corners of his mouth.
A few shimmering dragon scales were stuck to his arms, and his eyes had become clear dragon pupils…
“What am I? A Demon Race hodgepodge?!”
Bai Li pointed at himself in the mirror, wanting to cry but having no tears left.
It was true that the Demon Dragon King had entrusted Longjiu to him, but when did those two little girls, the white-haired and purple-haired ones, gain Royal Bloodlines?
Wait!
A flash of inspiration struck Bai Li as he recalled the story Longjiu told him before she regained her memories.
‘Oh no! Longjiu wasn’t just some dragon hatchling needing care; she’s the actual Demon Dragon King! Thinking about it that way, all this ridiculous stuff makes sense!’
So it wasn’t that he was a bad teacher—she was just full of bad intentions from the start!
Bai Li patted his chest, about to breathe a sigh of relief, but then he immediately froze.
‘Like hell it’s okay! It turns out I’ve been caught in this Demon Dragon King’s trap from the very beginning! She took advantage of my desire to raise a child so I would willingly care for her new dragon body. It was all just for her to be reborn!’
“This is bad! It’s over for me! I’ve become a sinner of the Human Empire for all eternity!”
Bai Li plopped down onto the floor, his head throbbing.
But then he reconsidered…
Longjiu had said in her story that the Demon Dragon King had developed genuine feelings for her human father, so that must be true.
Otherwise, he would have long since become a stepping stone for her rebirth and been left to rot in the ground.
He wouldn’t be here overthinking things.
‘Sigh, how did I end up in such a dilemma?’
Should he really accept Longjiu’s confession, keep this Demon Race appearance, and live his life with his “daughter”?
No, no! Absolutely not!
If he agreed to that, where would he put his face?
Besides, he had just been crying his heart out.
If he nodded immediately, wouldn’t it make his previous breakdown look like a joke?
That would be too embarrassing!
Bai Li screamed inwardly in desperation.
‘Ziya, Baining, if you two really have Royal Bloodlines, come and save your father! At the very least, you two were raised by my own hands. That has to be better than staying with this scheming Dragon King…’
Even if those two had a hand in this as well, compared to Longjiu, they were at least his homegrown children.
It should be a little better, right?
Thinking of this, Bai Li’s nose wrinkled, and tears began to fall again.
He started sobbing and wiping his face.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry, Father. Ziya will save you right now~”
A soft voice suddenly echoed in his mind, instantly startling Bai Li out of his sorrow.
‘Zi… Ziya? Where… where are you?!’
Bai Li was surprised and overjoyed.
He quickly responded in his mind, fearing he might be overheard if he spoke aloud.
‘Shh, don’t make a sound~’
‘I’m talking to you through a Magic Dream. I’m hiding in a bathroom used by one of the maids in the palace. I heard your conversation with Sister Longjiu just now!’
‘Then… then how are you going to get me out?’
A sliver of hope ignited in Bai Li’s heart as he asked urgently.
‘In a moment, I’ll send a signal to Sister Baining. When things start getting loud outside, I’ll take advantage of the chaos to kidnap you! I guarantee no one will be the wiser~’
Ziya’s tone was full of confidence, carrying a hint of smugness.
‘Okay!’
Bai Li quickly agreed, but he couldn’t help asking one more question.
‘By the way, Ziya, you two little girls wouldn’t happen to be hiding anything from Father, would you? Like, were you also a Demon Queen or something in the past, just like Longjiu?!’
‘I swear, I, Ziya, definitely am not!’
Ziya’s voice was firm.
‘Father, you can rest 100% easy~’
“Phew, that’s good.”
Bai Li let out a long sigh of relief, the weight on his heart mostly lifting.
“What should I do next?”
‘Father just needs to wait in the room for the good news~’
Ziya’s voice gradually faded.
‘I’m going to go prepare. See you in a bit!’
Ziya wasn’t lying to Bai Li—after all, she only said she wasn’t one; she never mentioned whether Sister Baining was.
‘Okay!’
Bai Li nodded heavily, finally feeling some ground beneath his feet.
Then, Ziya quietly released a faint trace of magic as a signal to notify Baining in the distance.
A farce centered around “saving Father and escaping” was about to quietly unfold in this Dragon Royal Court…
(Vote for the next plot point by leaving a comment on the right.)
1. Long Li Route (Escape fails, Longjiu changes her strategy and forces herself on him.)
2. Ziya Route (More submissive to Bai Li, a sweet father-daughter life.)
3. Bai Li Route (Tsundere Vampire Queen training her daughter.)