In order to repay his kindness, Shen Yan, the master of Jianghu, destroyed the village. By chance, he met Shen Qingluan, the emperor's concubine who was being hunted by the powerful officials and was carrying the orthodox imperial edict. He promised to protect her back to Beijing.
Along the way, dead soldiers besieged and the master blocked the road. Shen Yan broke through countless dead situations with a solitary sword, quelled the palace rebellion and captured the traitors. Undercurrents in the court are raging, with rebellions from the old party and corrupt officials obstructing the New Deal one after another. Shen Yan is seriously poisoned but still stabilizes the country with chivalry, declining all high-ranking officials' generous salaries.
Along the way, Shen Qingluan looked down upon the shackles of imperial power, gave up the throne in public in the Golden Palace, and went with Shen Yan to northern Xinjiang to find medicine to detoxify. The two traveled across mountains and rivers, pacified the demonic rivers and lakes, guarded the border barbarians, and settled all grievances. When the world is at peace, they both return to the south of the Yangtze River, hold swords together, and enjoy the beauty of the world together.
