The story takes place during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. During the drought years, the people were suffering from hunger and cold. The county magistrate imposed excessive taxes and levies. Qian Da killed the officers and soldiers, and fled to the primeval forest of Shennongjia with his long-term worker, Juanzi, and daughter Qian Xiaoxiao. He accidentally broke into the primeval forest of Shennongjia, which was still the Tangjiaying of the Tang Dynasty society, and lived with tigers, leopards, wolves, and jackals. Overcome all difficulties and dangers, escape the pursuit of the government, integrate with nature, and become a veritable savage.
This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.