Daogong Nine Tombs

Xi'an Academy Gate, where he spent twenty years in seclusion repairing bronzes. He understands a truth: repairing copper is not about removing the rust, but negotiating with the rust - which rust can be removed, which must be left in, and which is more beautiful if it is left than if it is gone. Until Lao Zhou died in his shop, a rubbing pushed him underground. Nine tombs, nine Dao bones, a system of Heavenly Dao that has been operating for thousands of years is declining. The person who keeps it has to fill in his life and lifespan - his father filled it out, and his mother is still filling it out in the middle palace, with only two years and one month left. Grandfather chose another path: since it cost people's lives, then smash it. There are no options for retreating into seclusion. He wants to repair it.