Retribution

Xue Yang carried the embarrassed Li Qing in his arms and brought her into the room her parents were resting in.

They were currently undergoing a vampiric transformation, but the two would be unconscious for a while due to the severity of the damage they took.

Xue Yang brought her near the bed and let her down.

A wide smile formed on her face as tears of joy fell at the sight of her sleeping parents.

"Happy?"

She nodded her head frantically.

"Yes!"

"Let's let them rest for now. You can see them again later when they wake up."

She agreed, and the two left the room.

They returned to the room Li Qing had slept in earlier and sat on the bed.

Xue Yang became serious.

"There are some things I need to tell you…"

He proceeded to tell Li Qing everything that happened.

He explained what he found when he returned to the village and what he did when he found out about her family's fate.

He explained what he truly was and the origin of the ghouls.

Then he told her about the night raid on the town and the atrocities he committed while driven by anger and grief.

And finally, he revealed what happened to her parents, what Li Bao did to them when he found them and what Xue Yang had done to save their lives.

While saying all this, he avoided looking at her, fearing what he might see.

But to his surprise, Li Qing reacted differently than he expected.

She grabbed Xue Yang's head and hugged him firmly, resting his head on her chest.

It was now her turn to comfort Xue Yang, just as he had comforted her.

"It's okay. I won't blame you for what you did. I can't say I would do things differently if I found myself in your shoes."

She had no intention of blaming Xue Yang for the massacre he had committed.

In her eyes, the folk who empowered such trash and refused to stand up to them were at fault.

While she understood their side too, she couldn't help but resent them.

The villagers were like family, but when she and her family needed them the most, they turned a blind eye to their plight.

But Xue Yang, someone she barely knew, became enraged by her situation and was ready to wage war for the injustice committed against her and her family.

If she hadn't fallen for him before, thanks to his outstanding looks, she definitely fell for him now, thanks to his actions.

"Truth is, if you didn't show up here, I might have done something stupid."

"What do you mean?" He asked her, looking into her blue eyes.

"I was planning on assassinating Li Bao. I believed my parents were gone, so I planned to take his life and mine. But like a hero, you came and saved me and my family,"

"So thank you, Xue Yang." She smiled.

Smiling back, Xue Yang separated himself from her and made her an offer.

"If you'd like, then you can still kill him."

Her eyes grew in shock.

"He is still alive. I had planned on giving him as a gift to your parents if you weren't found. But I think it is only right that you deal with him."

"Really?"

Xue Yang nodded. "Yes. I can also help you like I've helped your parents. Nobody will be able to look down on you ever again…"

He extended his hand with his palm facing upwards, "All you need to do is take my hand."

She scoffs and smiles happily.

"After everything we've been through, do you even have to ask me, dummy?"

She hooks her arms around the back of Xue Yang's neck, ignoring his hand and kissing him.

The two share a long and passionate kiss before breaking it up and remaining nose to nose.

"That was my first kiss, just so you know…" She says meekly.

Xue Yang wanted to continue, but there was an order to things, so he would need to control himself for now.

He forced his blood out of his wrist and allowed Li Qing to drink his blood, which he gratefully accepted.

-

Half a day had passed since Xue Yang had turned Li Qing into a vampire, and she woke up having completed her transformation.

Thanks to her age and lack of injuries, her transformation was much swifter than her parents.

Her beauty evolved even further. 

She became taller, and her figure became more refined and perfect.

If she was a fairy before, then now she was a goddess.

She had a perfect hourglass figure, her breasts became slightly more prominent, and her skin became flawless, losing any blemishes or imperfections that might have been there in the past.

Perhaps the most noticeable difference were her new red eyes.

She wore a yellow and blue robe that Xue Yang found that complimented her medium-length azure blue hair and showed off her new impressive figure.

"Should we go?"

She nodded, and Xue Yang brought her down to the city lord's dungeons, where a gift awaited her.

Once in the dungeons, he opened the door to a room, revealing its contents.

Inside was Li Bao, who looked even more pathetic than before.

He was filthy and shivering on the ground.

The smell of shit and urine radiated off him and assaulted their senses.

As soon as he saw Xue Yang, he became terrified, cowering behind his arms in an attempt to hide from him.

He failed to notice or perhaps to recognise Li Qing and started to beg Xue Yang.

"Mercy… Please have mercy."

Xue Yang laughed it off and spoke gently.

"It's not me that you should be begging."

Looking up from behind his arms, Li Bao finally noticed Li Qing and started to beg her, too.

"Please, my lady, please spare my life."

She looked at him, not with hatred or anger but with contempt.

"Do you even know who I am?" She asked him.

Li Bao gave her a confused look, racking his brain to figure out who this beautiful woman might be, but nothing came to mind.

"Wow, I can't believe you've forgotten me after everything you put my family through."

She goes to strike him, but before she can swing at him, Xue Yang, who is directly behind her, gently grabs her wrist.

He moved his head close to her ear and whispered.

"There is no need for you to waste your energy and waste your pretty hands-on trash like that."

Li Bao felt relief but only momentarily.

He kisses the back of her hand and places Li Bao's whip in it.

"Use this, it's his favourite toy." He said, shooting Li Bao an evil grin.

She turned her head slightly and kissed Xue Yang's cheek.

"Thank you, Xue Yang, I'll use it well."

"Good, I'll let you have your fun then. I'll be waiting outside for you."

With that, he left the room.

As he closed the door, a whip cracking could be heard, followed by Li Bao's pig-like scream.