"That's quite the thing to be concerned over. Isn't it said that evil in Lanling will be over when pigs learn to climb?" Xue Yang himself, obviously, did not seem overly concerned. "I don't have any loved ones, so I haven't missed their bodies yet."

Shame about that. He tilted his head to the side as he considered. "It may be that I may have, gongzi, but how do I know? How do I recognise a grave digger or dark magic? I'm not educated like you. Do you think they'd be ugly? Or handsome, like me?"

Might as well fish for a compliment while things went unspoken.