The story takes place in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and interprets a legendary experience of Dong Chongxiang, the fourth generation descendant of Qiyan Mountain. The full text has thirty-six chapters and more than 400,000 words. It has a clear theme, compact structure, conciseness, and humor. It has been added and deleted five times and lasted two years.
Dong Chongxiang experienced family troubles when he was young, and fled north to southern Liaoning with his godfather. After more than ten years of hard life, he finally returned to Qiyan Mountain. When she is still young, she is accompanied by her godfather, looking for a wife everywhere, not looking for beauty and wealth, but for being virtuous and kind.
In these troubled times, the Rong, Di, and traitors colluded with each other in an attempt to destroy China. He successively helped Huang Tianguang, a famous martial artist, Yu Qian, a loyal minister, and others to deal with the enemy. Xiao Wukui pretended to be a eunuch and sneaked into Prince Xin's palace. He disguised himself as a woman and risked his life to deliver the token. He rescued the widow of the hero Zhu Feng and escaped from the tiger's den. Due to a moment of frivolity, he also developed a deep hatred for the beauty Liang Zhao. When he was enjoying great glory, he was falsely accused of killing his biological father, and he was not a descendant of Qiyan Mountain, so he was immediately imprisoned. Four years of confinement made him strong and mature. With the support of his father's old subordinates, he was able to take charge and gradually revive the decadent Qiyan Mountain.
He is said to be a gentleman, but he also has ulterior motives and misbehaves, earning him a lot of infamy; he is said to be a libertine, but he also knows how to be loyal and good, and is worthy of his reputation throughout his life; he laughs and curses, refutes the ugly things in the world, and is depressed and hesitant, but also has too much helplessness. After going through the ups and downs of the sea, we finally know the true meaning of the world.
The article not only contains two magnificent martial arts contests that have never been seen in a century, but also intersperses four bizarre love stories, which can be found in history or spread among the people.