Who is Chen in Xiangxi and why is he blind? What is the reason for his blindness?

Xiangxi TV series "The Wrath of Ghost Blowing Lights" was officially announced recently. This drama has made many fans of the Ghost Blowing Lamp series look forward to it. A character named Chen appeared in the play. It is reported that Chen will be played by Pan Yueming this time, and everyone is still concerned about this role. So who is Chen? Why are you blind? What is the reason why the blind Chen is blind?

Who is Chen in Xiangxi and why is he blind?

Blind Chen, a character in the novel "Ghost Blows the Lamp", whose real name is Chen and the word Jintang. Born into a family of three generations of grave robbers, he is the helmsman of unloading ridge thieves. He became unparalleled in man and machine, and his eyesight was excellent before he went blind. He can "see mud marks, recognize grass colors and look for treasures" in the underground palace of the ancient tomb, and he can see things around him without lighting the handle.

And this drama should be the story before Chen went blind.

What is the reason for Chen's blindness in Xiangxi?

Later, when he stole the king's tomb in Yunnan, he was blinded by the poisonous fog protecting the tomb. Since then, he has lived a very poor life by fortune telling.

Visually, Chen should not be blind in this play, because in this play they just entered the Pingshan ancient tomb.