The Republic of China was in a turbulent time, and there were undercurrents from all sides. Man Jianghong, who appears to be a history student at Peking University, is actually an elite cultivated by the "Zongshe Party", an organization of Manchu veterans. In the adoptive father Aixinjueluo. Struggled between Qiming's restoration ideals and the new ideas of Su Xuezhu, a progressive group "Qiming Society", he embarked on a path full of contradictions and dangers.
The mysterious infatuation of Bai Sulian, the saint of the White Lotus Sect, and the fiery and forthright attitude of Long Ziyuan, the daughter of the Green Gang, made his emotional world more ups and downs. When the conspiracy of Japanese spy Jiro Yamaguchi gradually surfaced, Man Jianghong had to deal with multiple forces and use extraordinary wisdom to solve the puzzle.
From Peking to Shanghai, from secret gatherings of antiques to gang fights, a battle concerning personal destiny and the survival of the country is quietly unfolding. Can Man Jianghong find her own path in the whirlpool of love and ideals? All of this is hidden in the unknown dark sides.
