"Mirror of the Yin and Shang Dynasties" Part 2: "Blood of Bronze"

"Mirror of the Yin and Shang Dynasties" Part 2: Blood of Bronze Story summary (600 words) In 2024, Chen Ye, a Ph. D. In materials science, slipped into an exploration shaft while inspecting the Tonglushan ancient mine site. When he woke up, he found that he had become a Shang Dynasty mining slave and was taken into the dark depths of the mine. The underground tunnels are supported by rotten wood and may collapse at any time. Chen Ye met a strange old mine slave named Pi Xin - he was missing two fingers on his left hand and had been working in the mine for thirty years. Pi Xin discovered that Chen Ye knew about casting and secretly took him to see an old sealed alleyway. Thirty-three bones are buried there, and the walls are covered with last words - Thirty years ago, someone discovered a tin mine, and Zhenren Mansion killed people and silenced them. One of the bone plates is engraved with the word "Gui", which was left by Qing Tu's missing uncle Qing Gui. Chen Ye found a piece of pottery engraved with the word "Mu" among the bones - that was the mark left by Lin Mu. He realized that he was not the first time traveler to come here. Xin taught Chen Ye how to identify minerals, recognize fire, make molds, and cast. The two secretly experimented in an abandoned workshop and successfully cast high-quality copper ingots without pores. The news reached the ears of the general manager, and Pi Xin was suspected and fell ill in bed. Before he died, he entrusted his brother Yi Jia's bone plate and Qing Gui's tortoise shell to Chen Ye: "Go to Chaoge and find a good general." Chen Ye fled the mining area overnight and was forced off the cliff by his pursuers and drifted down the river. He met a young man - Qing Tu in an abandoned village. The two recognized each other and headed north together. In Chaoge City, they took the black bird jade pendant left by Lin Mu to ask for a favor. Chen Ye presented all the evidence, and Fu Hao took them into the palace to meet Wu Ding. Above the court, the remnants of the Zhenren Mansion counterattacked. Chen Ye used the last words of the mine as evidence and refuted it on the spot. Wu Ding was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. Chen Ye stayed in the army to teach craftsmen how to cast, and Qingtu followed him to learn the art. Three years later, Chen Ye returned to modern times and woke up at the ancient mining site of Tonglushan. He had a pottery piece in his hand with the words engraved in green clay: "I remember." Intention Metal flows and people's hearts freeze - the same thing happened three thousand years ago. One sentence recommendation This time, what he forged was not a sword, but a life. Protagonist Chen Ye: 32 years old, Ph. D. In materials science, specializing in ancient metallurgical technology. Rational, calm and focused, with the rigor and persistence of modern scientists. He is not good at words and does not understand tactics, but he understands metal. In the mines, he exchanged knowledge for his life; in the court, he used evidence to speak for himself. He is the second time traveler and the successor of Lin Mu. Supporting role Pi Xin: 60 years old, old mining slave, worked in Tonglu Mountain for thirty years. Two fingers are missing from his left hand, his face is full of wrinkles, and his eyes are cloudy but there is light hidden in them. His brother Yi Jia was the leader of the group of slaves who were killed thirty years ago. He waited for thirty years until someone finally revealed the truth. He taught Chen Ye what he had learned throughout his life, entrusted him with his brother's bone plate, and then died peacefully. He was the most common mining slave and the greatest master of that era. Qing Tu: 16 years old, a boy who escaped from Panlong City. After Lin Mu left, he stayed at Fuhao Military Camp for three years, growing from a skinny boy to a young warrior who could shoot a two-stone bow. He inherited Lin Mu's simplified symbols, inherited Qinggui's jade, and inherited Achu's short sword. When he met Chen Ye, he only said one sentence: "Like my brother, you come from a far away place." He is the "seed" left by all those who have traveled through time. Hao Fu: 33 years old, the first female general in the Shang Dynasty and the wife of Wu Ding. She took Qingtu in, trusted Chen Ye, and testified for them in court. She knew these "people from far away" would leave, but she still chose to help them. She said: "You people come one by one and leave one by one. But what you leave behind will stay." Wu Ding: 60 years old, King of Shang. Old and tired, but his eyes are still sharp. He had met Lin Mu and Chen Ye, and knew that they were not from this world. He doesn't ask questions and just believes in the evidence. He ordered a thorough investigation of the remaining members of the Zhenren Mansion to seek justice for the thirty-three mining slaves. Yalu: 35 years old, a good woman and a lieutenant general. Steady, loyal and taciturn. He was responsible for escorting Chen Ye and Qing Tu and witnessed everything. Concept: metal flows and people's hearts freeze - the same thing happened three thousand years ago.