“Bai Ning, you’re not joking, are you?”
Bai Li stared at her with a serious expression.
“Pops, to put it bluntly, your body really can’t change back,” Bai Ning replied, her tone leaving no room for negotiation.
“Why not just accept your fate and live your life well? It’s just a role reversal — no big deal~”
“No, Bai Ning. I still can’t understand. Why did you have to do this? Did I not raise you well?”
Bai Li’s voice was filled with a mix of laughter and frustrated defeat.
“That’s not it! It’s precisely because we could never repay your kindness in raising us that I gave you the Vampires’ once-in-a-lifetime First Embrace!”
Bai Ning’s tone was sincere, her eyes filled with gravity.
“Yes, yes! Father, my Secret Method is also something a Royal Dream Demon can only use once in a lifetime! And didn’t you want to hold a grandchild? Well, here one is~”
Ziya chimed in from the side, looking like she was fishing for a compliment.
“This?! I wanted to hold a grandchild, not become a grandchild myself, Ziya! You girl, have you completely missed the point?!”
Bai Li suddenly became emotional, his voice rising.
Ziya’s attempt at comfort was like pouring gasoline on a fire.
“Ugh… I’m sorry, Father. I said the wrong thing…”
Ziya hung her head, apologizing with a piteous look.
“Pops, since you’ve already changed, why not enjoy it? How great is it to be our daughter? You can have eternal life, and you’ll stay young forever. Others would beg for this~”
Bai Ning tried to coax him, attempting to put his mind at ease.
“Couldn’t you have asked for my opinion as your father before you did any of this? Did I give you permission? Did you even think about how I would feel?”
Bai Li stood with his hands on his hips, looking furious.
But with the body of a little girl, he looked like a child pretending to be an adult, making for a comical sight.
Ziya and Bai Ning were both holding back laughter.
“Hold it in! No laughing! At least respect my dignity as a father!”
Bai Li saw through the two girls’ thoughts and immediately scolded them with a stern face.
“But Father, if you don’t come back with us, you’ll really be homeless…”
Ziya whispered, her tone full of worry.
“And whose fault is that? *Sigh*…”
Bai Li let out a long sigh, looking helpless.
“Fine. For now, I’ll have to listen to you. But you must find a way to change me back, do you hear me? No slacking off!”
“Yes, yes! No problem!”
Bai Ning and Ziya were overjoyed.
They nodded their heads in agreement, knowing full well that their pops was half-heartedly compromising.
They thought that as time went by and they nurtured their relationship, he would surely accept his identity as their daughter.
As for a way to change back… only their pops still held onto that hope.
For now, they would just go along with it to keep him happy.
“By the way, Pops, you haven’t said it yet. Do you want to go with me or with Ziya?”
Bai Ning changed the subject, a hint of expectation in her eyes.
“Isn’t it the same regardless of who I go with? Can’t the three of us live together? Why do we have to be split up?”
Bai Li looked puzzled, his face full of confusion.
“Father, of course we’ve thought about that. But what would it look like for a Dream Demon to live in the Vampire Palace? And the same goes for the other way around. It wouldn’t be proper for word to get out~”
Ziya explained with a troubled expression.
“That’s right, Pops. It would be inappropriate for our subordinates to see. We also have to handle the affairs of our respective races, so we can’t stay elsewhere for long. In the past, we could use work as an excuse to fool you, but in this situation, that won’t work anymore,” Bai Ning added.
“You three little rascals! So you were hiding the fact that you were restoring your kingdoms while you were working for me? Tell me! How many other things have you not confessed to me?”
Bai Li realized the truth, feeling a sense of helpless amusement.
“Uh… there are still some small things. You’ll know when the time is right~”
Ziya stuck out her tongue and playfully laughed it off.
“Sigh, I’m not choosing. I don’t want you to think I’m playing favorites.”
Bai Li waved his hand, looking annoyed.
“You two discuss it and decide. I’m going to the cave entrance to get some fresh air.”
“That works~ Pops, take this.”
Bai Ning pulled a ruby necklace from her robe and handed it to him solemnly.
“This is the Vampire’s Sun-avoidance Necklace. If you wear it, you won’t be afraid of the sun. If you don’t, you’ll get sunburned easily.”
“Sigh, what on earth did you turn me into… I have to drink blood, and I’m afraid of the sun…”
Bai Li grumbled as he took the necklace and put it around his neck, slowly walking out of the cave.
“Father still has quite a lot of resentment…”
Ziya whispered as she watched Bai Li’s retreating back.
“It’s fine. She’ll adapt sooner or later~”
Bai Ning didn’t seem to care as she turned to Ziya.
“Let’s talk business, Ziya. Let me take Pops for a while, then I’ll give her to you later. How about it?”
“It’s fine to let you have her first, since you were so badly injured before. But what do you mean by ‘later’? If the chance never comes, won’t I never get to take care of Father?”
Ziya looked wary, afraid of being cheated.
“Oh, would your big sister lie to you?”
Bai Ning patted her chest as a guarantee.
“I would have believed you before, but after Sister Longjiu made off with Father, I’m a bit afraid to trust anyone now…”
Ziya was skeptical, her eyes filled with caution.
“Longjiu is Longjiu, and I am me! Besides, you’re not at an age where you can take care of people yet. You haven’t even fully matured yourself~”
Bai Ning said righteously.
“Letting a Vampire Queen like me, who has lived for hundreds of years, take care of her will surely be better than you.”
“Fine, then. But promise me, as soon as there’s a chance, you’ll let me take care of Father!”
Ziya finally relented, giving her instructions with a worried face.
“It’s a deal~”
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