Female coroner of Dail Temple

In the Great Yin Dynasty, bizarre murder cases erupted one after another across Chang'an City, accompanied by undercurrents of imperial power intrigue. Fifteen years prior, the entire Shen Clan was massacred in a bloody extermination. Only young Shen Qingci escaped the slaughter by sheer luck.

She lived incognito, devoting herself to mastering autopsy and skeletal identification skills. Disguised as a man, she entered the Court of Judicial Review and made history as the dynasty's first female coroner. With her delicate hands dissecting corpses and examining bones, she let the dead speak for the wrongs they endured; with her sharp, detached eyes, she saw through human nature, unmasking supernatural fallacies and the hypocrisy of powerful nobles.

Xiao Linghan, Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, also bore a blood feud for his slain family. Having uncovered Shen Qingci's hidden identity, he guarded her in silence. The pair evolved from wary rivals into lifelong soulmates, forming an elite crime-solving alliance.

A wedding coffin for ghostly marriage, a vengeful spirit haunting a portrait, a corpse sunk along the river embankment, witchcraft conspiracies deep within the imperial palace… Twelve uncanny, interconnected mysteries all trace back to the Shadow Pavilion's treasonous plot. Shen Qingci bears witness through the testimony of the deceased, while Xiao Linghan wields the sword of imperial law. Together they unveil a earth-shattering conspiracy, forge an everlasting Chang'an legend, and strive hand in hand to safeguard enduring peace for the realm.