The background of the story is set in the early Tang Dynasty when Wu Zetian was in power, and the royalists and the Li family were fighting endlessly. The male protagonist Lu Zihao has been suffering from a chronic illness since childhood. After an unexpected experience, he returns to a fairy island in the world to practice his skills. However, he is told that his father and brother have been framed and his family is in ruins. After returning to the Central Plains in a hurry, he found that his family was involved in a bigger conspiracy. In the novel, there are young people suffering from chronic diseases, young girls with bright eyes, decisive generals and queens, struggles in rivers and lakes and temples, the mystery of ancient treasures, and the entanglements between generations of people.
There are poems and wine in the book, blood and tears, magical skills and power, greed, anger, stupidity, pride, love and separation, and the majestic atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty.