Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Without exception, all corpse demons are people who died violent deaths. Unlike suicide, corpse demons are all killed by villains, but they are unaware that they are dead and continue to possess their own bodies.

However, since the body has stopped breathing and has no metabolic cycle, it will gradually decompose.

Only then will the corpse demon realize that it is dead, and begin to drink large amounts of blood to keep the corpse fresh.

Once it drinks fresh blood, the corpse demon's appearance becomes virtually indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person, and its yin energy rarely leaks out.

Most corpse demons feed on human blood, which is why they are targeted and eliminated by demon hunters.

However, the corpse demon in front of us did not have a strong aura of ferocity, which must have meant that it had been feeding on animal blood before.

So at first, Shen Qingyao still had some compassion and only wanted to subdue her and help her pass on.

But it seems she's completely obstinate, so why waste her energy trying to help her pass on? It would be simpler to just beat her soul to pieces.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingyao's movements became even more fierce, each move aimed at the corpse demon's vital points.

The corpse demon gradually became outmatched and began to retreat. Finally, it feinted and suddenly retreated more than ten meters away.

"I only drink the blood of evil people; they all deserve to die. Why are you meddling in my business?"

The corpse demon looked at Shen Qingyao with resentment. All of Shen Qingyao's fingernails had been cut off, and some of her fingers were still bleeding.

"Evil people will face their own karmic retribution, and that is no excuse for you to drink human blood. You should know that once you drink human blood, you will have no chance of being reincarnated."

Shen Qingyao stared coldly at the corpse demon, slightly raising the copper coin sword in her hand, intending to kill the corpse demon with a single blow.

"Stop! No!"

Just as Shen Qingyao was about to make a move, a figure rushed out and raised his hand to stop her.

"Mrs. Lu? Move aside!"

A look of surprise flashed across Shen Qingyao's face, but she quickly regained her coldness, her brows furrowed and her tone fierce.

"Miss Shen, I beg you to release Lian'er! I promise I will restrain her from now on and prevent her from sucking human blood again."

Shen Qingyao looked at Mrs. Lu with icy eyes, clearly knowing from the beginning that Lu Lian'er had become a corpse demon.

"She has already drunk human blood, so there is no possibility of her being reincarnated. If this continues for too long, she will inevitably develop treacherous intentions. If we do not get rid of her today, she will surely become a disaster in the future!"

Shen Qingyao walked around Mrs. Lu towards the corpse demon, but unexpectedly Mrs. Lu ran up and blocked Shen Qingyao's way again.

"No! I promise I won't let her kill anyone again, Miss Shen, I beg you, please let Lian'er go."

To Shen Qingyao's and Lu Lian'er's surprise, Mrs. Lu knelt down in front of Shen Qingyao and clung tightly to her legs.

"Aunt..."

Lu Lian'er looked at Mrs. Lu in shock, her eyes brimming with tears.

Shen Qingyao glanced at Lu Lian'er with some surprise, feeling quite shocked.

The corpse of the corpse demon had lost its metabolic function, its heart was cold, not to mention its tear glands, yet Lu Lian'er still had tears.

"Aunt, don't kneel before her. Let her kill me. I'm already in this state of being neither human nor ghost anyway."

"No! Lian'er, no!"

As soon as Lu Lian'er finished speaking, Mrs. Lu resolutely refused, her tone leaving no room for negotiation.

"Why...why are you so good to me..."

"She should be your mother, not your aunt."

Shen Qingyao sighed, her tone resolute, and looked at Mrs. Lu with a calm gaze.

Mrs. Lu stiffened, lowered her head with a furtive look in her eyes, and dared not turn around to look at Lu Lian'er.

"What? Really? Aunt, you...you really are...my mother?"

Lu Lian'er looked at Mrs. Lu in disbelief, trying to get an answer from her.

Mrs. Lu dared not turn around or answer Lu Lian'er's question, but her reaction said it all.

"Why? You are my mother, so why have you become my aunt?"

Lu Lian'er looked puzzled, but her shock made her ignore her fear of Shen Qingyao and slowly walk towards Mrs. Lu.

“You must have been adopted into the second branch of the family. This is not uncommon in large families. If one branch of the family cannot have children, they will adopt a child from one of the other branches or from the same clan.”

"Am I right, Mrs. Lu?"

Shen Qingyao spoke slowly, not taking advantage of the moment when the mother and daughter recognized each other to harm Lu Lian'er.

"Yes Yes!"

Mrs. Lu nodded, her voice trembling with sobs.

“Lian’er, you are my daughter. You were originally my daughter, a child of our eldest son’s family. But your second son’s family, that is, your father… or rather your second uncle, was in poor health and had no children. So the clan made a decision to adopt you, who was just born, into the second son’s family.”

“My mother refused and struggled, but it was no use. It was a decision made by the tribe, and my mother had no choice.”

"Mom thinks that at least I can still see you all the time, watch you grow up, watch you get married and have children. Even if I can't be your mother in name, at least I can watch over you and be with you."

"Lian'er, I'm sorry! It's all my fault. I haven't dared to tell you the truth all these years, and I've been watching you like this all this time. I'm so sorry!"

Mrs. Lu cried uncontrollably, holding Lu Lian'er tightly with both hands, as if she wanted to hold onto the little baby she once was, not wanting anyone to take her away.

"No wonder...no wonder you've always been so good to me, no wonder you kept it a secret even after you knew I'd become a corpse demon, and kept finding animal blood for me every day, so that's how it is..."

Tears streamed down Lu Lian'er's face, and her fingernails gradually returned to normal, though blood was still flowing from her fingertips.

Her gloomy face regained its previous tranquil and gentle appearance.

"It's okay...it's okay! I know you had no choice."

"Mom, it's okay. At least you've been by my side all these years, treating me well and loving me. So it's okay. Even if you didn't tell me the truth, at least I know you love me. You love me more than anyone else. I know all that. Don't blame yourself."

From the moment the first tear fell, Lu Lian'er's tears fell one after another, like pearls.

Mrs. Lu and Lu Lian'er embraced tightly, sharing their innermost thoughts with each other.

Shen Qingyao, standing to the side, looked shocked, her mind filled with doubt and confusion.

My master never taught me this. The book also says that corpse demons are similar to zombies in some ways and cannot shed tears.

Just as Shen Qingyao was hesitating and unsure, a figure appeared behind her like a ghost, but she didn't notice it at all.

"Are you wondering why your teacher hasn't told you these things?"

A ghostly voice suddenly rang out behind Shen Qingyao, startling her so much that she almost raised her copper coin sword and stabbed backward.

Fortunately, she realized it was her master's voice halfway through, so she quickly put it down and turned around excitedly.