The story takes place in the last days of an imaginary dynasty, when four countries are at war and the people are in dire straits. Scholar Xu Changan is forced to flee after witnessing the destruction of his family. On the way, he meets the chivalrous girl Lin Ruoyao, the gangster Song Fulai, the war lord Zhao Tiankuo and the mysterious medical girl Han Suxin. The five people came together for their own reasons and were involved in the power struggle between the rivers and lakes and the court. They have experienced the test of life and death in their ups and downs, supporting each other and coping with troubled times with wit and humor. After surviving catastrophes time and time again, everyone finds growth and redemption. In the end, they influenced the trend of the times in different ways and wrote their own youth and legend. The three volumes respectively describe the encounter, struggle, and final choice and ending of the five people. The style is compact and humorous, with ups and downs, and combines the sadness of troubled times with the glory of human nature.
