19 Hidden Potentials

In the thick of the forest in the middle of the night, a river flows quietly. A very peaceful scene despite the chaos that exists not far away where the brightness of the fire is still present.

"Any news about the commander, has he managed to get out of the tunnel?" The higher-ranking officer asks with concern.

A soldier who was the last to leave approaches limping and very tired, after catching his breath he speaks "Sir. There was a collapse in the tunnel near the entrance to the hacienda and I was the last to leave, the commander did not leave, he has not managed to leave" The soldier's mouth locks as he pronounces the last words.

The officer, like everyone present, represses tears, but some are already beginning to cry.

Everyone has lost many things, relatives, houses, and thousands of memories.

Everything was destroyed.

The officer knows that it is very likely that the commander's entire family perished in the flames.

"We have lost everything, home, family members, why is this happening to us? We are not military camps" A farmer rebukes being supported by some survivors.

"Please calm down, we have all lost many valuable things. Besides, we can't stay here." The officer wipes away his tears. "We must quickly go to the nearest village; the enemy may still be lying in wait."

The remaining soldiers as well as relatively healthy people help the people to begin the exodus.

"Even if we lose our homes, we are still alive and we can build them again. Save your energies for the march that we must carry out"

All the survivors encourage each other to continue with the long walk that awaits them.

The officer glances up at the radiant light ('Don't worry Commander, we'll find new land and rebuild').

While down the main road on a rocky trail.

Several horses and many of them without riders gallop quickly carrying wounded and frightened men.

A soldier approaches the man at the head.

"Mr. Officer, I have watched for several minutes and there are no enemies following us, the other sentinels have also reported the same"

The officer meditates for a moment and says "Further on there is a small lake, in that place we can set up a camp to rest. We must leave early tomorrow. Let others know."

"Yes Sir" The soldier leaves.

In a part of the forest, Long Xian Yu moved quickly until he stopped to rest. She puts the still unconscious Ye Qi aside as she accommodates the little baby in her arms.

Despite all the chaos, she still slept peacefully even when she was bitten.

Long Xian Yu followed the advice of that inner voice and managed to turn a baby into a true vampire even when the success rate is very low and even when he gave her blood essence.

But the strangest thing was the information described by her.

Name: None (NICKNAME Ya Ya)

Race: Human (Costume) ???

Physique: Unknown

Attributes: ?????????

Crop: None

Status: True Vampire

Vital Virgin Yin

"Strange, why can't I see my status, unlike my two familiars?" Long Xian Yu wonders.

"Long Yao Yu and Long Xian possess special attributes, but low talent and Physique none. Instead, she possesses characteristics that are currently unknown. You must become stronger to know what they are."

The inner voice speaks.

There are many Physique bodies, natural and acquired, which allow the body to be strengthened to support the heavy burden of cultivation, effectively handle Earth Qi, and also enhance both martial skills and the use of Earth QI in combat.

Long Xian Yu still can't recognize Physique body due to not being a martial artist in a certain realm.

As for the attributes, it is an unknown feature or perhaps a variation of the standard elements. As for the attributes that Long Xian and Long Yao Yu possess, space and time; are rare, though not unknown.

The blood reading ability is very useful but it is still in its infancy and it can only wait until you can max out this ability.

"It doesn't matter, she belongs to me now and I'll find out later"

Long Xian Yu lies lazily in a tree tired of the events, when she tries to sleep a distant noise awakens her senses.

Her red eyes are sharpened in a certain direction.

"The surviving soldiers and their auras are very strong; it is very likely that they are the surviving enemies of the Ghouls." Long Xian Yu deduces, that she is too exhausted due to the previous event and to turn the sleeping little child.

"As I would like to leave this lump here, but I promised the old man to get her out of here" Long Xian Yu picks her up and places her on her back with some difficulty.

But when he cradles Ya Ya, she begins to cry loudly.

"WAAA!!!!!!!"

"What's going on? This brat just cries." Long Xian Yu is upset by this unbelievable mishap.

After checking if Ya Ya has gotten dirty or any discomfort or injury, a somewhat funny noise sounds in the belly.

"Hungry? Just hungry." Long Xian Yu searches a bag for some food, but she remembers that Ya Ya is now a vampire.

Ya Ya's cries become louder manifesting very sharp canine toddlers.

Meanwhile at a nearby lake.

A group of soldiers is camping near a small stream. Some are near the campfire, others resting and others standing guard

While some men wash their bodies, one of them, who was resting leaning against a tree, wakes up looking in one direction, narrowing his eyes.

A soldier who was next to him says "Officer, what's wrong?"

"Do you hear that?" The officer gets up and walks concentrating his senses in a specific direction.

Those who are one step away from being martial artists have highly developed senses.

The soldier also focuses his senses and says "A kind of scream, it looks like a scream of a woman"

"Yes, it's a scream, warn the soldiers. Have a couple of guards camp, the rest follow me." Several men dress and quickly grab their weapons.

"Officer, will they be straggler villagers?"

"First let's check, if they're stragglers we'll have fun torturing them." The officer smiles unpleasantly and speeds up.

The other soldiers also laugh as they struggle to follow in his footsteps.

In the meantime.

Long Xian Yu's first action is for Ya Ya to drink her blood, but he realizes that she is weakened and is close to recovery. She quickly drags Ye Qi away while baring her arm.

"Very well you will help me. I don't know what will happen, but I will convert you if something unexpected happens, you will still be alive and I'm still keeping my promise "

Long Xian Yu makes a small cut on his skin, forming a drop of blood. The baby opens her eyes showing beautiful crimson eyes; like two small, but bewitching rubies.

Long Xian Yu places her arm in the smallmouth, Ya Ya instinctively bites down absorbing the red nectar of life.

Ye Qi starts to warm up slightly, but she is still unconscious.

Long Xian Yu monitors any inconvenience until he detects strong killing intent.

"Oh no, I've been careless" Long Xian Yu panicked, she still hasn't recovered and even with all her strength she still doesn't have the confidence to defeat them, not head-on.

She does not lack the desire to abandon Ye Qi.

('Don't abandon her, I detect something unusual in her')