In the last years of Daliang, the princes were separatist and people died of hunger. The small-town scholar Lu Buzheng, the down-and-out noblewoman Su Zhishuang, the desperate soldier Han Sanjin, the shady strategist Li Xiaochuan and the young thief Yu Gu all travel together in the world due to the tricks of fate. They set out from a small town that was plundered by war, fled, went into seclusion, and joined forces to resist. They laughed at themselves and stumbled through the troubled times, living a unique style. The three volumes outline the journey from passive escape and survival through cracks, to active pursuit and rescue, and finally to finding one's inner destination amidst the baptism of smoke in troubled times. Although the story is compact, humor is interspersed throughout it, making you laugh at the wind and smoke. Everyone has grown into a more complete version of themselves in troubled times, and that warmth and determination still illuminate the path of life.
