At the beginning of the 21st century, Chen Gou Sheng, a poor boy from a northeastern mountain village, wanted to get ahead and joined a northern tomb robbing gang. From the white mountains and black waters to the hinterland of the Central Plains, he relied on his intuition of treasure appraisal to break into ancient tombs, meet strange people, and solve puzzles. When he was drunk, he laughed and talked about all kinds of things in the world. After he sobered up, he faced the crisis of life and death. Half his life was wasted. On the tip of the knife of robbing tombs and appraising treasures, there are unknown secrets and struggles.