Suyao is an antiquities restorer who got into trouble when he accidentally came into contact with a long-lost bronze. The curse of bronze is not a mysterious illusion, but parasitic in people's memories and desires, quietly corroding reason and morality. During the restoration process, Suyao gradually discovered that this artifact was once a tool used by powerful people in the past to control people's hearts. Its history has been concealed and tampered with, and behind it involves family secrets and dark social transactions. In order to break free from the shackles of the curse, he had to struggle between reality and himself, questioning the boundaries of human nature, truth and justice. With delicate psychological portrayal and grim realistic description, the novel shows a person's struggle between curse and redemption, and also reveals how power and memory shape an individual's destiny.
