After five years in hiding, bearing humiliation and hardship, Shen Zhixing, the favored son of the prestigious Shen family of Huadu, was framed by his half-brother. Poisoned with a skill-destroying powder that ruined his cultivation, he was forced to flee to Xiuzhou, where he married into the Yue family and became a useless son-in-law mocked by everyone.
His mother-in-law, Hu Qinglian, made life difficult for him at every turn. His wife, Yue Qing, was kindhearted, but still kept her distance from him. No one in the Yue family thought much of him. Then his master, Ouyang Canguang, suddenly appeared and helped him force out the deadly poison. His long-sealed mastery of medicine and martial arts finally awakened.
From then on, the once-spineless son-in-law was transformed. His peerless acupuncture could save the dying heirs of wealthy families and cure bizarre poisons. His unrivaled martial arts could sweep aside hired thugs and stand up to experts from the Martial Artists' Alliance. He practiced medicine at Yunhai Clinic, and by chance met the alluring and fiery Mu Wanqing. As he navigated the world of the great families, he kept the Juhong Group as a hidden trump card, quietly laying his plans and waiting for the chance to return to Huadu and exact his revenge.
But while his marriage remained a tangled mess, ancient martial arts factions were stirring beneath the surface. Once his exceptional talents could no longer be concealed, conflicts within the Yue family and attacks from his enemies came one after another. Just as Shen Zhixing was carefully advancing his plans, a secret letter from Huadu suddenly arrived. The shocking conspiracy it revealed had dragged Yue Qing into mortal danger as well. How would he turn the tables?
