In the dragon palace, within the grandest Queen’s bedroom, Bai Li’s eyebrows twitched slightly after a night of heavy drinking.
“Ugh… my head hurts… that red wine last night was too strong!”
He struggled to sit up, his mind foggy.
Before he was even fully awake, he started muttering to himself.
“I still have to get up and make breakfast for the three little ones… Hmm? Holy crap! Where is this?”
Startling awake, Bai Li looked around in shock.
Beneath him was a magnificent gold-patterned bed covered in velvet, with gem-encrusted decorations scattered nearby.
The murals on the walls depicted grand scenes of dragons soaring through the sea of clouds, a luxury so dazzling it made his head spin.
“Am I dreaming?”
Bai Li reached out and pinched his cheek.
“So smooth! So painful! This isn’t a dream!”
His eyes widened, and a shiver ran through his heart.
‘When did my skin become so smooth?’
‘My hands… how did they become so small and delicate? And why is this hair so long?’
‘This is ridiculous. Did I reincarnate again?’
‘But this time, I didn’t even need the truck; I just transformed right on the spot?’
For a moment, Bai Li’s brain couldn’t process the situation.
He could only complain wildly in his mind, feeling completely stunned.
He instinctively reached toward his lower body.
The moment his fingertips touched a sensitive spot, he jerked his hand back as if he had been electrocuted, and an uncontrollable cry escaped his throat.
“Ah~”
‘Oh no… the little brother that used to be there is now a little sister… What am I supposed to do now…?’
***
The door was pushed open softly.
Long Jiu walked in carrying some exquisite dragon-style meat desserts.
A gentle yet possessive smile hung on her lips, and her eyes were filled with a motherly, soft light.
“My little baby, you’re awake?”
“Long… Long Jiu? Little baby?”
Seeing a familiar face, Bai Li felt as if he had caught a lifeline, and his eyes instantly lit up.
However, he was quickly baffled by the strange address and his current situation.
“What’s going on? Why am I in the dragon palace? And what happened to my body? I was clearly drinking red wine with you guys before I blacked out last night. Why did I shrink when I woke up? And what do you mean by ‘little baby’?”
“Shh — be good. Mother will tell you everything.”
Long Jiu walked to the bed and sat down.
She gently pulled Bai Li into her arms and stroked his back, her fingertips brushing past the dragon-shaped mark that had just condensed over his heart.
“Sister Bai Ning secretly gave you a blood embrace to inject you with the vampire lineage, and Sister Ziya has been eyeing you for a long time. They both wanted to turn you into their own exclusive possession, so naturally, I couldn’t fall behind.”
Bai Li listened with a look of confusion, struggling to break free.
But as soon as he exerted force, he tripped over his silk nightgown.
He tumbled forward, but fortunately, Long Jiu was quick enough to catch him by the waist.
That touch was the final straw.
Bai Li felt the slenderness of his own waist and caught a glimpse of his delicate collarbone peeking through the neckline of the nightgown.
He froze on the spot, his face turning bright red in an instant.
“You, you, you — this is rebellion! It’s absolute rebellion! You’re a pack of rebellious daughters!”
His voice cracked in panic as he pointed at Long Jiu, unable to form a complete sentence for a long time.
“Yesterday, I was still the iron-blooded old father of you three! You actually had the same idea as those girls Bai Ning and Ziya? You even turned me into this neither-man-nor-woman state? This is preposterous!”
“Father belonged to all of us sisters in the first place; you weren’t their exclusive property.”
A hint of cunning flashed in Long Jiu’s eyes.
“Since Sister Bai Ning could use a blood embrace, I could naturally use dragon secret arts.”
“I didn’t just inject you with the purest dragon blood, giving you an immortal body and world-destroying power — I also turned you into my biological daughter.”
“This way, you will always be my most precious trophy. You can only stay by my side and be loved by me.”
“Ah…? No way! No way!”
In utter despair, Bai Li covered his face with both hands.
His voice carried a hint of crying but also a sense of absurd humor.
“Was I drinking red wine yesterday, or was it a gender-bending potion? Is the author playing such a big game this time? Turning from a father into a daughter? And the daughter of my own daughter? This family hierarchy is a total mess! You’ve gone too far!”
Suppressing a laugh, Long Jiu held the fragrant meat dessert to his lips and spoke softly, as if coaxing a child.
“Good daughter, eat something to settle your stomach first. With your original memories, you’ll never truly be able to accept this identity or enjoy the feeling of being pampered by your mother.”
“Wait, wait, wait!”
Bai Li ducked his head in fear, covering his forehead with his hands like a startled rabbit.
He backed away, only for his back to hit the bedpost firmly.
He let out a hiss of pain, tears nearly welling up.
“Don’t! What are you doing? Suppressing my memories? Then won’t I forget who I am? What if I really think I’m a dragon princess and call my former daughter ‘Mother’? That would be so embarrassing! How could I ever hold my head up again?”
“It’s just to experience it for a while. After some time, I’ll help you restore your memories.”
Long Jiu gently pressed down on his struggling shoulders, her tone carrying a tenderness and authority that brooked no refusal.
“Just be my little baby and stop worrying about anything.”
“Mother will make you the most delicious dragon desserts, play with you, and protect you. Won’t it be nice to enjoy true family happiness?”
Before the words could fully leave her mouth, Long Jiu’s eyes suddenly glowed.
Two golden beams of magic shot out like meteors, steadily pouring into Bai Li’s forehead.
Bai Li felt a burst of warmth in his forehead, and the chaotic thoughts in his mind felt as if they were being tightly wrapped in cotton.
Those memories of being a “father,” the “three little ones,” and “Earth” blurred at a rapid pace.
The strength in his body seemed to drain away, and his struggling gradually ceased.
His panicked eyes slowly became innocent and clear.
He leaned softly against Long Jiu’s chest like a docile kitten.
Long Jiu watched the change in the person in her arms, her lips curling into a satisfied smile.
She leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss on his smooth forehead, her voice tender enough to drown someone.
“Be good. From now on, just be Mother’s most beloved little princess.”