The Medicine of Resurrection was indeed worthy of its reputation. This name was not given blindly. As more and more of the medicine was sprinkled, the corpse gradually recovered. Before long, the corpse had returned to its original state. Aside from a slightly greenish complexion, it was no different from a sleeping person. Those who didn't know better might actually think that Empress Xue had come back from the dead.
Everyone was stunned by the effects of the medicine. Even Long Fei Ye was secretly shocked. There were many things that couldn't be accomplished by martial arts, but medicine could create miracles.
Cao Tong's brows furrowed as he watched the corpse slowly recover. He had seen the secret hidden in the corpse at a glance. This case could be said to be half solved. He shook his head in disbelief. At this time, everyone was still shocked by the effects of the medicine and didn't notice his reaction.
"The Medicine of Resurrection will only last for four hours. After that, the corpse will turn into a pool of blood and not a single bone will be left. Girl, what do you want to examine? Hurry up. "
The King Of Medicine only had eyes for Han Yunxi. If not for Han Yunxi, he wouldn't have let this group of people into the medicine hut so casually.
"Great Coroner Cao, hurry up."
Han Yunxi was calm and didn't look like a suspect. Duanmu Yao had been observing her all this time. Although she didn't want to believe it, the more she looked at Han Yunxi, the more she felt that Han Yunxi didn't look like the murderer.
Duanmu Yao was irritated and stopped looking at her. Cold, she said, "Great Coroner Cao, the cost of restoring the corpse is not small. You must be careful. If there's any mistake, you should know the consequences!"
"Princess Duan, there's something this one must tell you first." Cao Tong said seriously.
"Is it more important than the autopsy? You only have four hours and you want to waste it? "Duanmu Yao was angry.
Unexpectedly, Cao Tong said, "This matter is as important as the autopsy. Princess Duan, you must know. Please come over here."
Duanmu Yao stood at the head of the coffin while Cao Tong stood at the bottom. Why did he want her to come over?
Duanmu Yao walked over suspiciously. "What are you trying to say? Can't you be more direct? Four hours isn't … "
Before she could finish, Duanmu Yao abruptly shut her mouth. She followed Cao Tong's finger and saw that the wound on her mother's foot had disappeared!
This …
The wound on Empress Xue's foot was caused by a golden needle. It wasn't obvious at first, but due to the poison, it had turned bluish-purple. When the coroner had removed the needle, it had caused a second injury, so the wound had become obvious.
Now, how could it disappear?
"How …" Duanmu Yao couldn't believe it. She moved closer to take a closer look, but she still couldn't see a wound. The bottom of Empress Xue's foot was smooth and white. There wasn't the slightest trace of injury!
"Impossible! I don't believe it! "
Duanmu Yao turned to look at Han Yunxi again. This time, Han Yunxi was looking back at her, her eyes clear and bright.
Even if she knew who the real culprit was, there was nothing to feel guilty about!
What did Long Fei Ye's murder have to do with her?
She just didn't understand why Chu Qingge and Ning Cheng wanted to make things difficult for her. If they couldn't find the cause of death, they could have faked a sword wound to pin it on Long Fei Ye!
"Princess Yao, this is precisely what I wanted to tell you. The Rising Dead drug will restore a corpse to its original state. After death, any traces of the body will be erased. Thus … "
Duanmu Yao had figured this out before the drug was administered. She seemed to have lost all strength as she muttered to herself, "So my imperial mother didn't die from a poison needle?"
"That's right!"
Cao Tong was very certain. "Princess Yao, this needle was stabbed into Esteemed Empress's foot after she died. The person who used the needle was extremely skilled. If it wasn't for the Rising Dead drug, this one would have had a hard time proving that the wound on Esteemed Empress's foot was caused after she died … "
"You suspected it long ago?" Duanmu Yao demanded.
"Yes," Cao Tong was very frank.
"Then why didn't you say anything?! Why didn't you explain? Why? " Duanmu Yao was about to cry. "Why didn't you say anything earlier? If you did, my mother wouldn't have been reduced to ashes! Why?! "
"Princess Yao, this one only suspected. If I wanted proof, it would only be in theory. I don't think you'd believe me anyway. Now that you've seen it with your own eyes, this one won't explain any further, "Cao Tong replied honestly.
Duanmu Yao was so angry that she almost drew her sword and killed him. But she had to admit that he was right. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed anyone's excuse for Han Yunxi's crimes!
Han Yunxi had been framed, and the needle had been added? So all the evidence in her hands was fake?
Who else could have killed her imperial mother besides Chu Qingge's group?
What a Chu Qingge! She actually dared to play me like this! She wanted to use me against Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi? No way!
Hatred turned into strength as Duanmu Yao's eyes turned red. "Cao Tong, why aren't you inspecting the corpse yet? Just how did my imperial mother die? You have to give me an answer! "
The corpse had already begun to change, showing signs of hardening like other corpses.
Cao Tong quickly took out a pile of small tools and put on a pair of gloves to examine it. Although time was limited, Cao Tong still carefully examined the corpse from head to toe, not missing a single detail.
Silence fell upon the courtyard as everyone's attention rested on Cao Tong's hands. Han Yunxi was still a little nervous right now. If Cao Tong really did find out something, she and Long Fei Ye would really be smashing their own feet with a rock.
As time trickled by, livor mortis began to appear on the corpse. Cao Tong knitted his brows as his eyes focused. He seemed to have discovered something as he lifted his head to glance at Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye.
Everyone waited, expecting him to speak, but he didn't. Instead, he lowered his head again.
"Just how is it?" Duanmu Yao couldn't wait any longer.
Cao Tong glanced at the time before revealing an awkward expression. "Princess, this one still hasn't figured out the cause of death. There's still time, so this one will do his best."
More than two hours had passed, but they still didn't know how she died. How were they supposed to find other evidence?
Duanmu Yao grew angry. Cao Tong, what are you saying? How can you not figure out the cause of death? What kind of world's number one coroner are you?! "
"Princess Duan, take a look for yourself. There's no sign of any injury on the empress' body," Cao Tong explained.
"If it was so easy to figure out, why would I need you?" Duanmu Yao retorted.
Cao Tong had no choice but to shut his mouth. This wasn't the first time he'd encountered a situation like this, but it was the first time he was so pressed for time. He had to seize the moment.
Han Yunxi was also sizing up the corpse, her heart filled with bewilderment. She'd already eliminated the possibility of external injuries, and there was no sign of poisoning. Could it be that she died of illness?
Some deaths due to illness couldn't be found in a short period of time, let alone ancient autopsy techniques. Even modern medicine couldn't figure it out.
"Princess Duan, this one is certain that esteemed wangfei didn't die from external injuries or poisoning. There's only one possibility, which is that she died of illness. May I know if esteemed wangfei had any previous illnesses? "Cao Tong asked seriously.
"My imperial mother's health has always been good. She would occasionally catch a cold, but there's no way she'd die of illness! Someone must have killed her! "Duanmu Yao was agitated.
Although she'd been away from her imperial mother for a long time, they'd still exchanged letters. She was very familiar with her mother's condition.
"Princess Duan, this one can't rule out the possibility of someone using esteemed empress's illness to murder her. If we want to figure out the cause of death, I'm afraid we'll have to … "
Cao Tong hesitated, but didn't finish his sentence.
After all, he was facing the corpse of Western Zhou's empress. After all, Emperor Kang Cheng had been negotiating with the Chu Clan troops and Tianning's prince regent to return the empress's corpse and hand over the true culprit.
Although the empress was dead, she was more important than alive!
"Afraid of what? Tell me! "Duanmu Yao asked anxiously.
Cao Tong was still hesitating when Han Yunxi spoke up. "I'm afraid we'll have to dissect the corpse."
From what Han Yunxi knew, ancient coroners only did superficial examinations. It was surprising that Cao Tong dared to dissect the corpse to find out the cause of the illness.
"Impossible!"
Duanmu Yao refused without hesitation. She could accept the bones dissolving into a puddle of blood, but she couldn't accept dissecting the corpse! She would never allow her imperial mother to suffer such humiliation after her death!
"Princess Duan, if we don't dissect the corpse, I'm afraid we won't be able to find out the true cause of death," Cao Tong said helplessly.
"Are you sure you'll find out if we dissect the corpse?" Duanmu Yao retorted coldly.
Cao Tong admitted honestly, "I can't be certain."
Duanmu Yao glared at him, but had no strength to argue. She knelt by Empress Xue's corpse as tears streamed down her cheeks.
She regretted it!
He was thoroughly regretting it!
She didn't dare to believe Chu Qingge's lies. She shouldn't have caused such a ruckus!
Imperial mother's corpse was about to disappear. How was she supposed to explain things to imperial father? She was hoping to borrow the strength of Celestial Mountain to force the Chu Clan and the Duke of Ning to investigate the cause of her imperial mother's death. Then she could bring her body back to Western Zhou.
How would she have the face to go back now?
All of this was Chu Qingge's fault!
Cao Tong didn't give up just because he couldn't figure out the cause of death. His attitude was as earnest as ever. "Princess Duan, although we can't confirm esteemed empress's cause of death, we can at least prove that Qin Wangfei wasn't the one who killed her. The Chu Clan's motives for accusing Qin Wangfei of murder are worth considering. "
"Who else could it be but them? Chu Qingge, Ning Cheng! This princess can't exist under the same sky as you! "Duanmu Yao gritted her teeth. She imagined that Chu Qingge must be laughing at her right now.
Cao Tong didn't give any conclusions, while Han Yunxi didn't speak up to explain herself. Just like that, Duanmu Yao was convinced that the Chu Clan was behind the murder.
She wished that none of this had happened at all, that she could be smart enough to see through Chu Qingge's schemes. Unfortunately, the truth was right before her eyes.
Abruptly, a strange sound came from the corpse. In a flash, Empress Xue's corpse dissolved into a puddle of blood and water. Not even her bones remained.
"Imperial mother! Yao Yao has let you down! Let you down! "
Duanmu Yao wailed as tears streamed down her face.
Although Han Yunxi knew the truth, she still couldn't sympathize with Duanmu Yao. It's good that Empress Xue's gone like this, she thought.
The real culprit was standing right by Han Yunxi's side.
He stood there with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes as cold as ice the entire time. He seemed like a heartless bystander standing outside the scene.
Han Yunxi took his hand and murmured …
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