On the first day the ancient Zombie King became human, her biological father was celebrating with gongs and drums as he married a princess as his second wife, while her lovesick mother hid in her room, weeping.
On the night of Minister Jiang's wedding, his legitimate son died suddenly.
The next day, a concubine died.
Seven members of the household died in seven days, and Jiang Yao dragged every one of them to the mass grave under cover of night.
While burying bodies at night, she kept running into Xie Yun, the capital's sharp-tongued playboy and heir to the Prince of Nanyang.
She was busy burying bodies, and, as luck would have it, so was he.
Jiang Yao had barely been human for a few days when her fiance's family came to break off the engagement.
Xie Yun was delighted when he heard. He showed up at her door with gongs and drums to ask for her hand.
She beat up her father, took on the princess, fought her stepmother, and killed them one by one.
Xie Yun stayed by her side throughout, with one conviction: his wife should get to do as she pleased.
What happened to anyone else was none of his damn business.
He understood everything she wanted to do.
The couple loved being inhuman. Etiquette, morality, whatever, to hell with it all.
Jiang Yao munched on snacks and smiled. "Being human is pretty great. I've got an obedient husband and a grandmother who dotes on me."
