▁and ▁published ▁by ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁series ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁install ment ▁of ▁The ▁Seven ▁Mir ror s ' ▁St ories ▁collection , ▁followed ▁by ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁Bla ze . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁L ing - ling ▁M aus ole um ▁( ), ▁an ▁un touch ed ▁T ʻ ang ▁dynast y ▁( 7 th ▁century ) ▁tomb ▁is ▁discovered ▁by ▁Robert , ▁an ▁American ▁journalist ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Wei ▁Y ung - ch ʻ ien ' s ▁father , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁Taiwan ese - American ▁arch ae ologist ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁Jo ined ▁by ▁another ▁friend , ▁the ▁four ▁travel ▁to ▁main land ▁China ▁to ▁inspect ▁the ▁ma us ole um . ▁The ▁occup ant ▁is ▁a ▁myster ious ▁prin cess ▁whose ▁name ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁any ▁historical ▁documents , ▁and ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁Y ung - ch ʻ ien ' s ▁rec urr ing ▁dream s . ▁The ▁res urre ction ▁of ▁the ▁prin cess ▁leads ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁other ▁start ling ▁revel ations ▁which ▁put ▁Y ung - ch ʻ ien ▁in ▁un predict able ▁danger . ▁ ▁Main ▁characters ▁ ▁H ua ▁Ch ʻ ê ng ▁() ▁God dess ▁of ▁Water , ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁Shang ▁H s ü an . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁female ▁among ▁the ▁seven ▁gods . ▁▁ ▁Li ▁Y ing ▁() ▁H ua ▁Ch ê ng ' s ▁first ▁re inc arn ation ▁in ▁the ▁Tang