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Li Hongyuan, a talented man from the Ministry of Rites (today's Ministry of Foreign Affairs), announced his retirement and returned to his hometown of Dali. Unexpectedly, his martial arts teacher suddenly passed away. He had no choice but to abandon Wen and Wu and became the head of the Jianghu sect's Shenjing Sect. However, he used the Thirteen Shenjing Swords to the fullest and earned the title of the best swordsman in Jiangnan. For travelers who carry out the emperor's decree and cross the sea to make announcements in foreign countries, they must be prepared to say goodbye to their families every time. Li Hongyuan, who had always been alone in his family, enjoyed it when he was an official. After returning to his hometown, he found opportunities and continued to travel overseas. He said to his disciples that he was enriching his disciples' knowledge. However, due to the old age of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty at this time, Xingrensi's overseas trips to declare his will to foreign countries had been stopped for several years. Li Hongyuan, who was not fond of accepting apprentices by nature, was taken advantage of by his enemies during a trip to Fujian. During an assassin's attack, he was inadvertently involved in the succession struggle of Japan's Adachi Shogunate. He unexpectedly accepted Li Jian and Zeng Shouxian, a pair of restaurant boys, as his apprentices. When he returned to Nanjing again, he was summoned by Emperor Hongwu and received the secret decree bag and the Emperor's Sword. Because Bi Jin, an old friend of the DPRK and China, was ordered to go to Chenla Kingdom to investigate and mediate the invasion of Siam, he was entrusted to go to Chenla Kingdom with his disciples. The eldest disciple Ma He also left in the same boat due to fate. Because the Fengzhou could not be built in time, Bi Jin temporarily borrowed a warship with 400 materials to go there. They went on a scenic tour, which also opened their eyes to Li Jian and Zeng Shouxian...