The Xue family, Kyoto's most powerful clan, is wiped out overnight. At the old master's request, the family steward escapes Kyoto with fifteen-year-old young master Xue Zheng. After enduring countless hardships together, young Xue Zheng gradually comes of age through adversity. In the end, he finds the enemy responsible, avenges his family's blood feud, and builds a new powerful clan.