At the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Guo Rong's orphan Yin Qiu experienced the family extermination, rescued by his wet nurse, and studied arts in Shushan for thirteen years. At the age of 20, he came down the mountain to Bianjing during the Chenqiao mutiny. He lurked in the court as a counselor, secretly protecting the young master Guo Zongxun, and plotted to eradicate Zhao Kuangyin several times. However, in repeated confrontations, he witnessed Zhao Kuangyin's vision for governing the country and his achievements in calming the people in troubled times. He finally put aside his family's blood feud and his obsession with restoring the country, and found his own destination in troubled times.
