This book tells the story of the ups and downs of Lin Tianle, a young man in the city, in the troubled times of the Central Plains. While laughing and cursing, he was accidentally involved in the struggle between officers and soldiers, bandits, rebels and other forces. He gradually rose from the bottom. At the same time, he met his best friend Pei Wende, the heroine Song Luoying and the mysterious second sister Hua. In the flames of war and darkness, the protagonist uses his humorous character to protect himself astutely as possible, not only avoiding becoming a victim of all parties, but also promoting the secret contest between various forces by chance. The three volumes tell the story of the growth path of small people pursuing freedom, protecting relatives and friends, and pursuing righteousness in troubled times through "Surviving - Going Against the Current - Returning to the World."