Back then, he was a poor young man who fell in love with Ning Wushuang, the daughter of a wealthy family. The two pledged themselves to each other, but Wushuang's parents opposed the match. He joined the army, promising to earn glory and return to marry Ning Wushuang, but he went off on a mission and was gone for seven years.
Seven years later, when the Ning family faced a crisis, he returned in force and resolved it.