"Journalist Lin Qing, are you okay?"

The receptionist from the archaeological institute noticed my abnormality and looked at me with confusion.

After I came to my senses, I nodded silently to reassure him that I was fine.

Then, he started to introduce to me the latest research findings of their institute on the female corpse:

"Based on bone analysis, we estimate that this female corpse died at the age of 27.

"Her age at death matches perfectly with the historical record of Cheng Yangli's death."

Died at the age of 27? I unconsciously furrowed my brows.

Because when Lin Jun disappeared, she was also 27 years old.

"There are three minor cracks in the bones throughout her body.

"The first one is on the left knee, indicating a previous fracture during childhood.

"Fortunately, timely treatment resulted in complete healing with almost no sequelae.

"There is indeed a historical record of Cheng Yangli fracturing her leg during her childhood in the wild stories."

A leg fracture during childhood leading to a cracked left knee? I couldn't help but take a deep breath.

When Lin Jun was eleven years old, the lively her climbed a four-meter-high mulberry tree.

While in the tree, she grinned with her small white teeth and said to me,

"Sister, look at all the mulberries I picked for you!"

Before she could finish her sentence, she lost her balance and fell from the tree.

Ironically, she also fractured her leg and cracked her left knee.

Various coincidences, too eerie.

It made me suspicious of the true identity of this female corpse.

But the receptionist from the archaeological institute continued:

"Based on bone analysis and the scale of unearthed accompanying artifacts,

"We believe that the identity of this female corpse is highly likely to be the ancient female emperor Cheng Yangli."

I couldn't help but ask him:

"Have you used Carbon-14 dating to confirm the era of her death?"

I have covered several reports on ancient tombs before.

I know of a method to determine the era of a biological entity.

Upon hearing my question, he was slightly surprised but patiently replied,

"Carbon-14 dating would cause a certain level of damage to the female corpse.

"Based on protection principles, our director decided to only test the porcelain burial objects accompanying the corpse.

"The dating report of the porcelain indicates a time period from the Liang Dynasty."

The Liang Dynasty, a millennium ago, was the era Cheng Yangli ruled.

In addition to this information, the receptionist from the archaeological institute also informed me.

Aside from her left knee, there were cracks on her frontal bone and left rib on her chest.

Based on the shape and size of the cracks, professionals deduced reasonably.

Her head had suffered a severe impact before death.

However, this wasn't her fatal injury.

According to the crack on her left rib bone:

A sharp tool entered from the back, pierced straight through her heart, causing her death.

"Cheng Yangli's cause of death has always been a mystery.

"These cracks might be able to unveil the mystery of the death of this female emperor from a thousand years ago."

After finishing the interview and leaving the archaeological institute, my mind was in chaos.

In this world, coincidences often exist.

But looking at that face identical to Lin Jun's.

I couldn't convince myself that this was just a series of coincidences.

She was my only dear sister.

I must understand the truth behind all of this.

So, the next day, under the guise of an interview, I went back to the archaeological institute to find out more.

Little did I know, it was on that day that I discovered a shocking secret.