In troubled times, Su Mobai meets Xiao Yuqing, a wandering doctor, Tang Zian, a second-generation official, Li Sanniang, a heroine, and Guan Qingyun, an unlucky poet. By chance, the five people stepped into the struggle between major forces. They plotted to restore the country and also played tricks on survival. They not only redeem each other in the ups and downs, but also often quarrel with each other and laugh at themselves. The three volumes start from exile, to the ups and downs of home and country, and then to seclusion in troubled times, with humor and warmth in the ups and downs. In the end, when the troubled times come to an end, everyone has gained the choice of growth and life, leaving behind their own dream of a floating world.
