Wang Feng, a poor boy from a mountain village in Lunan, accidentally met members of a northern cultural relic theft gang when his grandfather was seriously ill and had no money for medical treatment and his life was in dire straits. In order to survive and save his family, he embarked on this dark and dangerous road. In the following decades, he followed the gang to the north and south, from ancient tombs in the barren mountains to the black market in the prosperous city. He saw all living beings from the three religions and nine streams, and experienced the test of life and death and the struggle of human nature. From an ignorant boy to a vicissitudes of middle age, he had dirt on his hands and a conscience in his heart. In the end, he saw through the darkness of the industry and longed for self-salvation and chose to wash his hands in a golden basin. He used his accumulated wealth to give back to impoverished mountainous areas like his hometown. In the process of helping others, he found his original intention and dignity that had been lost for many years.
