Copper

Tomb robbing is never a treasure hunt, but a human sacrifice that lasts for thousands of years. Shen Yuan only understood this when he was twenty-six years old. As an antique shop owner, he has been to more graves than he has eaten salt. From the pits in western Hunan to the sand tombs in the Western Regions, he has never failed. Others say that he is naturally bold, but only he knows that - he cannot feel fear at all. This lack made him an outlier on the road, and also allowed him to escape safely from the edge of life and death time and time again. Until he touched the bronze box in the ear room of an unknown tomb. The moment the copper ring was turned on, he "smelled" the scent. Not patina, not rot, but something deep in his bloodline that was deliberately forgotten. Hidden in the box was a piece of burnt black fingernail, with two words engraved on it: Shen Henian - his father who had been missing for ten years. A person without fear walks into a cage designed for fearful people - this sacrifice finally comes with unexpected variables.