In troubled times, the down-and-out scholar Li Si constantly fights against his destiny in the flames of war, gathering a group of partners with different personalities, fighting with each other, but sharing the joys and sorrows. Along the way from the market to the court and then to the arena, they experienced intrigues, emotional collisions and betrayals. In the years when humor and hardship coexisted, they faced the absurdity of the great era with their cleverness and optimism. Li Si and Xu Yan gradually fell in love amidst the intertwining of business wars and power struggles. They worked together to find a way in troubled times, and finally completed self-salvation and growth in the storm, witnessing the end and rebirth of troubled times.
