Dead?

He scowled and looked at the child when he heard the reply.

"Your Excellency!"

Morticia immediately kowtowed and apologized. "At that time, I was pursued by those soldiers and generals from the Godly Region. It was not my intention; it was just a coincidence.

"But I've had the child, and it's only one life anyway. The blood of the fiends is also flowing in his body. I implore you to spare the child for the sake of my years of loyalty to the fiends.

"Please, Your Excellency."

Morticia