Modern forensic pathologist Shen Du wakes up to find himself in the Great Yan dynasty, reincarnated as the lowest-ranking coroner at the Court of Judicial Review. Before he can get used to his frail new body, a “corpse” is brought into the morgue: the empress’s only sister, the Grand Princess of the realm.
The entire court is kneeling outside, waiting to die. Shen Du makes an incision with his scalpel and feels a faint pulse.
She’s alive.
After saving her, he discovers that he can see the final scene from a dead person’s life. Every corpse is a witness, and every supernatural creature is a murderer. From that moment on, an insignificant coroner everyone looks down on begins turning the Great Yan court upside down, hunting supernatural beings, and taking charge of the Office of Demon Suppression.
The empress summons him late at night and asks, “You can see through the dead. Can you see through Me, too?”
He is silent for a moment. “Your Majesty, your heart is beating twelve times faster than usual.”
