Ling Xiao is the son of Ling Tian, master of Xiaoyao Valley, and the beloved disciple of Elder Mozun. In the fifteen years since he was born, he has already turned Xiaoyao Valley upside down and made life unbearable for everyone. At last, his fellow disciples and master, unable to take any more, joined forces to kick him out of the valley under the pretext of sending him on a trial.
Li Anjiu is the son of Li Tianshou, magistrate of Taiyang County. He is good for nothing, and his father, an official, chases him around with a shovel every day, so infuriated that several times he has nearly gone to find his mother instead.
Ling Xiao and Li Anjiu should have nothing to do with each other. But one day, the heavens let out a burp after a good meal, and a clap of thunder and bolt of lightning brought forth a tangled feud that gave several groups of people a headache. For the details of the case, read on...