In the troubled times of the Republic of China, warlords were separatist, and the Mo family was overthrown. Mo Qingci was in a desperate situation and was placed under house arrest within a high wall by Lu Yanchen, who he had interacted with in the past. He used the cage as a barrier to protect her from the pursuit of her enemies, but he also trapped her for half her life.
Across the sea of blood and old grudges and the gap in attitude, the two spend time together day and night testing, stalemate, and love-hate entanglement. The current situation is in constant turmoil, with traitors causing chaos and enemies surrounding them. In the Shengping Theater and the streets and alleys, a group of old friends appear one after another, struggling to survive in the wind and rain.
The flames of war burn away the dust, and grudges will never be resolved. When the war broke out in 1921, all their companions died, and the two were finally separated by mountains and rivers. As time passed by for the next thirty years, she stayed alone in the old house to reminisce about the rest of her life, while he traveled all over the mountains and rivers without a trace. The cold night is long, the edge is gone, and we meet in a troubled world, leaving only regrets and old dreams.
Intent: In troubled times, personal love cannot withstand the torrent of the times, and obsession and protection become regrets. People in the quagmire either fight, endure, or pursue their ideals, but in the end they are coerced by the current situation and lead to a fate that they cannot control.