Li Miao and Chen Lingran were kidnapped by a mysterious stranger. After a disaster, the two finally escaped from the devil's cave, only to find out that the mysterious forces came for the ancient paintings. Li Miao's father then began to tell the past and present life of the ancient paintings. Li Miao's grandfather Li Jichao and his friend Yu Qingzhuang launched a life-and-death struggle with the Japanese forces and the royal family forces in the turbulent antique world to seize the ancient paintings and figure out the secrets behind the ancient paintings. . . . . .