Long Yun's mother, Shen Qingyao, endures one misfortune after another. Once the daughter of the richest family, she falls into ruin overnight and becomes a courtesan. She gives birth out of wedlock and raises her child alone.
Long Yun's father, Long Kui, is devoted to her. He remains unmarried for years, then is forced to become a bandit in the chaos of war. When they meet again, he does not dare acknowledge her.
By chance, Long Yun learns powerful martial arts. He rescues his mother from a life of misery and his father from prison, and at last the family is reunited.
Father and son join forces to make their way in a war-torn world, fighting with their fists to carve out a place for themselves. At last, they win a realm of their own.
They follow the tide of the times, defend their homeland, and become heroes of their age.
