Knowing that Shen Ye was interested in the tomb, and that he had donated ten million to the archaeological team that was excavating it, Professor Wang, the leader of the team, brought him good news that very night.
The general's tomb has been completely excavated. Shen Ye rushed to the tomb site that very night. Fortunately, it wasn't far away; it was in a neighboring city.
As soon as it was light, Chen Ye followed Professor Wang to the cemetery.
When we arrived, the archaeologists had already started working. As soon as Professor Wang arrived, a man wearing glasses walked over to him.
"Professor, the content on the Xuan paper has been restored and translated."
"Really? Take me to see it quickly!" Professor Wang said excitedly.
This person looked to be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with fair and clean features, not at all like someone who has been doing archaeology for a long time.
He saw Shen Ye, nodded slightly as a greeting, and then led the professor into the tent.
On the table lay a piece of Xuan paper, badly damaged, and each character written in cursive script. The script flowed smoothly, the strokes were connected, the characters were vigorous and powerful, and the brushwork was unrestrained, yet still beautiful amidst the chaos, comparable to the calligraphy of a master. However, Chen Ye didn't recognize a single character, so he couldn't understand it even after looking at it for a long time.
Professor Wang, however, kept praising the person who wrote the letter of apology for their excellent handwriting, saying that even with such severe damage, it still had considerable collectible value.
Seemingly sensing Shen Ye's thoughts, the bespectacled man, Xiao Zhang, explained, "This is a letter of apology, unearthed from a tomb."
Shen Ye wanted to know everything about the tomb; he didn't want to miss anything related to Jiang Chen.
"What does it say?"
"This is ancient vernacular Chinese, and it took me a lot of time to translate it. It says: 'The sinner Taishi Linbei sincerely repents. First, I shouldn't have made a lifelong promise to you; second, I shouldn't have fallen in love with you; and third, I shouldn't have left you alone in the cold underground. These three mistakes are unforgivable. The sinner Taishi Linbei is willing to accept Jiang Chen's punishment. If there is an afterlife, I will repay you for what I owe you in this life by being your ox or horse.'"
It turns out that the general Jiang Chen was talking about was the owner of this tomb.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't heartbroken. The thought of Jiang Chen loving someone so madly made Shen Ye insanely jealous.
If Jiang Chen could give half of his love for this person to him, the mission wouldn't be so difficult.
"Is there anything else written? For example, does it mention where Jiang Chen was buried?" In her anxiety, her voice involuntarily rose.
Xiao Zhang shook his head and said that this was all written on it, nothing else.
At this point, Professor Wang, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up: "According to unofficial historical records, this general was gay at the time. He had a lover who was the eldest son of a famous yin-yang master and a handsome man. However, this handsome man's entire family was wiped out overnight."
"And then what?"
"There is no record of what happened after that," Professor Wang said, shaking his head and frowning.
The confession letter offered no further clues, so Shen Ye turned his attention to the tomb.
At this critical moment, we must find Jiang Chen's body.
According to Jiang Chen, after Tai Shi Linbei killed him, he put his body in a water vat and buried it underground.
He initially deduced that Jiang Chen's body might be beneath this tomb.
However, this is only a deduction, and a judgment can only be made after seeing Taishi Linbei's coffin.
We followed Professor Wang into the tomb chamber. The mechanisms inside had already been triggered by tomb raiders, so it was safe now.
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