Going viral across the entire internet

The patrol officer who had accompanied them also stepped forward and said politely, "We'll need to record the three of you's personal details. We'll apply for a cultural relic protection reward on your behalf."

Chen Siyao nodded hastily, excitement in her voice. "Officer, Professor, we just happened to discover this while traveling here. We haven't damaged any of the relics!"

Yang Wanqing quickly chimed in, "That's right! We streamed the whole thing. Everyone can vouch for us!"

The old professor looked at the comments still scrolling across the livestream, then at the perfectly preserved relics in the burial chamber, and nodded repeatedly. "I saw it! You livestreamed everything, didn't disturb a thing, and reported it yourselves. You're a true force for good!"

"And these poems are an astonishing discovery, enough to rewrite the entire military and literary history of the Tang dynasty!"

Sunlight filtered through the tomb passage into the burial chamber that had lain silent for a thousand years, illuminating the dust-covered relics and verses, as well as Chen Siyao's relieved smile.

Before the ironclad truth, all those vicious slanders shattered into nothing, while a forgotten legend of blood and valor slowly revealed its breathtaking story to the world through the livestream.

The experts surveyed the site for nearly half an hour. The elderly professor leading them was so excited that his voice trembled as he told the police officers solemnly, "Based on the structure of the tomb passage, the age of the masonry, and geographical records of the surrounding area, this is very likely the tomb of the renowned Tang general Feng Changqing! It qualifies as a nationally significant cultural heritage site!"

"Thank you to this young lady for reporting it promptly and preventing damage to the ancient tomb!"

Only then did Chen Siyao breathe a sigh of relief.

As those words went out over the livestream, the chat fell dead silent for three seconds. Then comments flooded the screen at an explosive pace!

[Academic Disaster]: Holy crap! It really is Feng Changqing's tomb?! A streamer discovered a thousand-year-old tomb missing from the historical records?!

[Voice of Reason]: Proven wrong! Completely proven wrong! I was wrong to insult you earlier! I'm sorry!

[Keyboard Warrior Himself]: This... how is this possible? Wasn't it scripted?

[Professional Siyao Hater]: I'm screwed! I was so nasty earlier. Is it too late to apologize now?

[Milk Tea Without Sugar]: Yaoyao, I'm sorry! We misjudged you! You're amazing!

[Literary Affairs]: Respect! You livestreamed everything and reported it without touching a single relic. Now that's a streamer who's a real force for good!

The Cultural Relics Bureau immediately reported the discovery to its superiors, and before long, a team arrived to secure the site.

Once Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing had finished registering their details, Chen Hao took them back to the hotel.

Early the next morning, at the Red Star Hotel.

The Cultural Relics Bureau had already posted the news on its official public account and Weibo: "Suspected tomb of renowned Tang general Feng Changqing discovered in the northern frontier; livestreamer discovers site and promptly reports it."

In just ten minutes, the news shot straight into Weibo's top ten trending topics. The hashtags #StreamerDiscoversThousandYearOldTomb# and #TombOfTangGeneralFengChangqingRevealed# went viral across the internet!

Major media outlets scrambled to repost the story, and even Huaxing News followed up with a report. Suddenly, the entire internet was looking for the streamer whose responsible actions had led to the tomb's discovery.

Meanwhile, Chen Siyao remained completely unaware. After washing up, she gazed at the blue sky and white clouds outside her window. The visual impact was like being suddenly shoved through the screen into a scene she had only seen on an HD television, and her spirits lifted.

The unhappiness from her livestreams over the past few days vanished. How could she not share such beautiful scenery with her viewers? She decided to wake Qingqing up and start streaming.

Seeing Qingqing sleeping like a log, she felt helpless. The saying really was true: only when you traveled with friends did you realize just how much they could sleep.

"Hey, hahaha! Yaoyao, stop it! I haven't had enough sleep yet!" Yang Wanqing pulled away the hand that had reached under her covers to tickle her.

"Get up and look at the mountains glowing gold in the sunlight! Wait any longer and you'll miss this gorgeous view!"

After waking Yang Wanqing, she left her to it and took out her phone to start the livestream.

She watched the viewer count surge from a few thousand, shooting through tens, hundreds, thousands—ten thousand! Gifts kept flooding the screen, and her follower count skyrocketed by hundreds every second!

[Little Strawberry Isn't Sour]: Yaoyao! You're trending!

[Protect Siyao]: You're famous! Our Siyao is finally famous! Everyone online is praising you!

Chen Siyao stared blankly at the soaring viewer count and the screen full of apologies and praise. She stood frozen, unable to process it for a long moment.

What's going on? Why are there suddenly so many people? Trending? Huaxing covered it?

She hurriedly took out her own phone and opened Weibo. The pinned trending topic caught her eye immediately. When she tapped it, she found her livestream account name clearly listed in the official news report, alongside footage from her stream inside the ancient tomb.

"I... I'm trending?" Chen Siyao's voice trembled as she held her phone. She hurried into her brother's room, her eyes brimming with delight and disbelief. "Hao! The authorities announced our discovery of the tomb! Everyone online knows!"

Watching his sister's delighted expression, a faint smile touched Chen Hao's eyes, full of tenderness.

Yang Wanqing also ran over excitedly, hugging Chen Siyao and squealing, "Yaoyao! You're famous! Really famous! All those haters have been proven wrong!"

In the livestream chat, the people who had once insulted Chen Siyao flooded the screen with apologies.

[Here for the Drama]: I'm sorry, Siyao! I apologize for what I said before! You're a force for good!

[All Talk 666]: I was wrong! The mansion was real, and the ancient tomb was real!

[Internet Apology Brigade]: We're sorry! We judged a decent person by our own petty standards!

Countless new fans poured in, filling the screen with comments like "Protect Siyao," "A streamer who's a force for good," and "Her incredible brother is amazing."

As Chen Siyao took it all in, her eyes grew hot. This time, it wasn't hurt but excitement and relief.

She looked at Chen Hao standing calmly beside her, her heart full of gratitude.

Hao, thank you. If it weren't for you, I'd still be under malicious attack, still lost and helpless. It's so good to have you here.

Chen Hao raised a hand and gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. His voice was warm yet firm. "All right, it's all behind you now. Next, let's show the world the literary talent Little Changzi kept hidden for a thousand years."

Little Changzi? Chen Siyao was puzzled. Hao isn't oblivious, so why does he sometimes say things that sound a little crazy? Did training in the mountains make him stronger and give him a taste for playing out fantasies too...?

Chen Siyao shook her head and stopped worrying about it. He was still her brother, after all. Taking Yang Wanqing by the hand, she followed him.

Sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves in the mountains, falling over the three of them and the ancient tomb that had lain silent for a thousand years.

A long-buried piece of history and a forgotten warrior-poet were about to astound all of China through the livestream.

Because Chen Hao's group had discovered the tomb, they were granted special permission to enter the excavation site. The archaeological team also hoped to use the livestream to publicize the history and literary talent of the renowned general Feng Changqing and promote the culture of the northern frontier.

Behind the police cordon, the tomb passage was carefully opened with preservation measures in place. Chen Siyao aimed her livestream camera into it, recording the entire scene without touching any relics.

At the end of the passage lay a small burial chamber. There were no lavish offerings of gold or silver, only densely packed inscriptions on the stone walls and a simple wooden box in one corner, resting quietly through a thousand years.

The elderly professor leading the team leaned toward the stone wall and examined the writing by lamplight. His body suddenly shuddered, and he nearly lost his footing.

"They're... they're in Tang-dynasty small regular script! These are frontier poems!" His voice was hoarse, and his whole body trembled with excitement. "Every one of these poems is absent from the historical records! This... this is an earth-shattering archaeological discovery!"