In the Shigu Zhai in the old alley of Jiangnan, there is a secret copper bell that has been passed down for centuries, called Guixu.
Shop owner Lin Yanben makes a living by collecting and selling old things. He has been able to sense the emotions and fragments of the past behind the antiques since he was a child, but he does not know that this sensitivity is the fate of the Lin family's blood. An encounter during the rainy season, when a white-haired old man came to return the Guixu bell, revealed the secret of why the Lin family was coveted by warlords a hundred years ago and the whole family suffered a lot - this copper bell, which can attract lost souls and reflect the past, was originally an inheritance guarded by the Lin family for generations, and it was also a scourge that spanned hundreds of years.
The silver hairpin weeps blood, the soul is encountered in the rain lane, Su Wanqing's last letter reveals the century-old bond between the Lin family and the Su family; the ancestral hall is hidden, the Xishan hermitage, "The Secret Record of Return to Ruins" unlocks the ultimate power of the copper bell, and also makes the ambitions of the descendants of the Zhao family clear. Zhao Chengyu came with the soul-suppressing nail and pressed forward step by step, hoping to seize the bell to open the Yin-Yang channel and disrupt the order of the two worlds; Lin Yan used blood as a guide and mind as a mediator to use the Ruixu Bell to seclude souls, gather souls, and build barriers to compete head-on with the Zhao family's dead soldiers in the soul-protecting array.
A copper bell brings together the grudges of three generations; half a volume of secret records reveals the mysteries of Yin and Yang. The bluestone road in the south of the Yangtze River hides a lingering obsession, and the morning mist in the Western Mountains contains the determination to protect. Lin Yan holds the returning bell in his hand, retracing his past and comforting the souls of the dead in the clear sound of the bell. While uncovering the truth about the blood feud a hundred years ago, he uses the power of the bell to fight against ambition and violence.
This is a battle between fate and inheritance, as well as a choice between protection and justice. The bell rings when returning to the ruins, luring the soul back to peace. Hundreds of years of grudges will finally be settled.
Concept: This work is based on modern Jiangnan and revolves around the century-old inheritance and family grudges of the "Guixu Bell". It uses the shell of metaphysical suspense to explore the three core concepts of reconciliation between destiny and inheritance, protection and persistence of the heart, and the balance between obsession and relief. At the same time, it uses the confrontation between good and evil spanning a century to interpret the eternal value of justice and conscience. The fireworks of the ancient Jiangnan blend with the philosophy of Eastern metaphysics, giving the story emotional thickness and spiritual core.