The protagonist is Gu Xiao. His father is the second son of the Dragon Kingdom's leading family, a man of exceptional talent, while his mother is an ordinary person who is secretly from a reclusive clan. Neither knows the other's identity. Their marriage is opposed by both families, and the eldest branch seizes the chance to drive his father out. His mother is also taken back by her family. To keep her family from being dragged into it, she treats his father with cold resolve. Heartbroken, his father gives up on himself. The once brilliant prodigy becomes a slovenly middle-aged man. The protagonist also has a twin sister, and the two of them have been exceptionally talented since childhood. Later, the male lead is attacked, his cultivation is crippled, and when his powers awaken, he is regarded by everyone at school as a good-for-nothing. His girlfriend awakens a double-S ability but does not abandon him, and his sister stands up for him too.