The northern borderland is in turmoil, with the court and local forces wrestling with each other. Ji Wuchou and Pei Lan are two people who bear family feuds and family secrets respectively, and are involved in the turmoil by the Pei family alliance. From suspicion to letter, the two work together to investigate the conspiracy behind the family, but they uncover the undercurrents of the factions in the DPRK and China. Taking the Golden Desert Alliance as an opportunity, they become involved in a greater road of revenge and redemption. With their emotions intertwined and beliefs colliding, they figured out their own positions in the rolling torrent of history.