At the end of the Ming Dynasty, after the Manchus enter the Pass, they carry out a massacre in Yangzhou. General Yang Jing, also known as Ming Jiu, defends the city, but after its fall, he is executed by lingchi. His posthumous son, Yang Hongyi, is saved by the physician Wang. Thus begins Yang Hongyi's path to sainthood. Carrying the hatred of a nation and the blood feud of his family, he ultimately lets go of his hatred and devotes himself to saving the world.
