The series followed the love story between Ye Ningzhi (Hongshan He), a traveling artist, and General Wei Guang (Jeremy Xu Zheng Xi) during the Great Liang in ancient China.

Set in the fictional Eastern Liang dynasty, circus performer Ye Ningzhi’s troupe enters the palace and stages a performance to celebrate the empress dowager’s birthday. The ambitious grand princess (emperor’s sister) decides to cause mischief by framing her for treason, though the heroine is saved by strategist Wei Guang, and falls in love at first sight with him.

After fleeing her arranged marriage, illegitimate daughter Mu Zhuohua defies tradition to pursue a post as a female official, crossing paths with Liu Yan, a once-defeated “god of war” seeking to right old wrongs. What begins as mutual exploitation turns into shared purpose as they join forces to rebuild the nation and open the court’s doors to women.

The story centers around the Beggar Leader Qiao Feng, the Dali Prince Duan Yu and the Shaolin Monk Xu Zhu.

Abandoned in the countryside, Hanyan returns to her family, catching ill deputy minister Yunxi's eye. As they fall in love, she rebuilds family bonds and helps expose her corrupt father's hidden misdeeds.