The main plot of the novel is the story between Fu Chang, a member of the Di tribe, and his junior brother, Wang Di, a Han nationality. Fu Chang and Wang Di have been practicing martial arts hard at Qijiapu in Fangtou since they were young. The two have a deep love for each other, but they have no choice but to face the dangers of the rivers and lakes, and Wang Di moves south with his family to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After many ups and downs and hardships, Fu Chang became a hero respected by everyone in the north. At the same time, Wang Di also became a leading general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south. As the former Qin gradually unified the north, the two had to make a choice between brotherhood and national calamity.
