Lin Suqing's sudden exclamation left Xi Ye stunned. He rigidly pointed at the monster in front of him, and, turning his head, hesitatingly stammered a question to Lin Suqing, "Your... mother?"
The monster was nothing but skin and bones, its body extremely emaciated, with disheveled hair partially concealing a wrinkled face. It wore a large red robe embroidered with what seemed like feathers, without any inner garments or long shirts, just draped in this red robe, loosely tied at the waist with a wide belt.
The neckline revealed a half-exposed chest, the bones prominently thin. The forearms that peeked out from the wide sleeves were even dryer than kindling... The total flesh on her body was probably far less than that of the child she held in her arms.
If not for that thin layer of skin, she would be a skeleton.
"You... you can recognize her?!" Xi Ye exclaimed incredulously.
