A poor but brilliant rural student, Tang Xiaolin, gains admission to a prestigious university. His disabled father sells their only donkey to fund Xiaolin’s education. Upon arriving in the city, Xiaolin is scammed out of his tuition and beaten while searching for the fraudsters. Fate connects him with a wealthy businessman’s son. Meanwhile, unaware of his struggles, Xiaolin’s worried parents, despite their disabilities, set out to find him when they learn he hasn’t attended school.

During the period of the Republic of China, the Song family troupe suddenly broke into a wounded female revolutionary, Bai Rouge. Bai Rouge was chased and killed all the way by external warlord forces. Song Xiaodong, the second son of the Song family, saved Bai Rouge righteously in order to protect the life of his comrade. Song Xiaodong led the brothers to escort Bai Rouge out of the city to start a unique battle of wits and courage with the enemy, and staged a thrilling battle of life and death.