Zhu Lou Meng: Five Surnames and Seven Hopes

"A Dream of Zhulou" uses the "Qiwang Stone", a stone left behind by Emperor Wa, as a clue to tell the story of the rise and fall of the five surnames Qiwang (Cui, Lu, Li, Zheng, and Wang) in the Sui and Tang Dynasties over three hundred years. The spiritual stone came down to earth and was entrusted to be Cui Xuandu, the son of Boling Cui family, holding the Seven Hope Stone in his mouth. He was childhood sweethearts with Li Hengjun of Longxi and Wang Wanzhen of Taiyuan. Wanzhen lives under someone else's roof and has a secret love for Xuandu, but she is forced to marry Xuandu's brother because of her family status? Actual plot: Xuandu and Hengjun were engaged according to the order of the family. Wanzhen tearfully carved "I hope you are like a rock, and my concubine's wishes are like cattails" on the Qiwang Stone. Zheng Ziyan was jealous and framed Wanzhen, and colluded with the evil Taoist Chen Zhilue to seal her with the "Spirit Sealing Technique". Hengjun and Xuandu rescued Wanzhen, and the emotional entanglement between the three lasted throughout their lives. The Anshi Rebellion broke out and the seven surnames were overthrown. Hengjun burned his spirit and blood to protect the village and died. Xuandu bouldered and sacrificed to heaven and was martyred. On his deathbed, he made a promise to Wanzhen in the next life. Wanzhen's life was extended by the Soul-Sustaining Grass for twenty years, and she later became the Sihua Fairy of Yaochi. The Qiwang Stone sank into the earth's veins and wandered around. Descendants of the Cui and Lin surnames guarded the sea of ​​flowers and spirit stones for generations, through the Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, and the Republic of China, until modern times. Finally in the 21st century, the Seven Hope Stones were donated to the Forbidden City, the Soul-Sustaining Grass was listed as a national protected plant, and the sea of ​​colorful flowers reappeared in the world. The souls of Cui Xuandu, Li Hengjun, and Wang Wanzhen were reunited in the illusion of Taixu, and the Qiwang Stone returned to Yaochi. With the purpose of "culture immortality", the story interprets a period of protection and inheritance that spans thousands of years.