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At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world collapsed. Taoist Zhang Jiao saw that people were dying of hunger all over the land and the people were exchanging their children for food, so he decided to found the Tao of Taiping and make it his mission to save the world and save people. In Fenggao City, Taishan County, he met Zhuge Gui, the upright county magistrate, and the two cherished each other. In order to save Zhang Ning, the daughter of the righteous gentry Zhang Meng who was unjustly killed, Zhuge Gui took the risk to hide the orphan, while Zhang Jiao was entrusted with taking the girl out of danger, using half of the wooden hairpin as a token. Zhang Jiao took Zhang Ning as his disciple and taught her medical and martial arts. In the past few years, Taipingdao has grown rapidly in the face of hardships, but Zhang Jiao's younger brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang have become increasingly ambitious, secretly preparing for rebellion, and even poisoning their brothers. Zhuge Gui died in depression after being ostracized. Zhang Ning killed his enemy Zhou Xuan, but when he returned, he found that his master had been placed under house arrest. She desperately rescued Zhang Jiao. Faced with the imminent outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang Jiao made a secret agreement with the imperial general Huangfu Song: to "fake his own death" in exchange for the survival of ordinary believers. The uprising failed and Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang died in battle. After Zhang Jiao confided half his life's thoughts in front of Zhuge Gui's tomb, he disappeared alone into the dusk, leaving behind an unfinished "half of peace." This is a tragic song for an idealist in troubled times, as well as a profound inquiry into revolution, friendship and betrayal.