In 1935 in southern Hunan, Xiao Yongren was framed by his brother Xiao Yongyi, squire Wu Xing'an, and old friend Zhou Dechang. His family was ruined and he was thrown into death row. In a desperate situation, he encounters Mr. Chu, a reclusive master, and learns martial arts, art of war, espionage and tactics, and his mind is completely transformed. Before his death, Mr. Chu told him not to lose his true heart in revenge, and that family, country and people should be more important than personal grudges, and he left a token of the old Shonan army. After Mr. Chu was secretly transferred to prison, Xiao Yongren went into hiding to plot, and after he was released from prison, he liquidated his enemies step by step. At a time when war was raging, he put aside his narrow hatred and used his skills to protect the people of southern Hunan. From a prisoner bent on revenge, he grew into a benevolent man who protected his homeland and resisted the chaos of troubled times.
