Gu Ci traveled to Dafeng Dynasty and was born into a poor farm family in Qinghe Village. In order to protect his family's food and clothing, he relied on his extensive knowledge of Chinese language and literature to write love letters to the world. Starting out as a young boy from a poor family in the countryside, he hid his edge and earned money to improve his family while studying classics and history assiduously. He made friends with a group of sincere young people, dealt with academies, squires and officials. He stood out in the county examination and amazed everyone with his literary skills. Facing the temptations of the powerful and the competition among his peers, Gu Ci sticks to his true intentions, uses his talent and learning to help the world, protects his relatives, and breaks through the shackles of his family background step by step. On the road of imperial examinations and academic studies, he writes the legend of the counterattack of a poor boy.