Northern China, 2004. When miner Zhang Baomin returns to his home, a small and isolated mining village, his wife tells him that their son has mysteriously disappeared while shepherding his small flock.

The story of Lu Fei who owes a huge amount of money to Qin Haipei in the casino, and encounters his daughter Qin Xiaoyao who is about to run away from home.

Tormented by insomnia and guilt, runaway orphan Xi'na sinks into delusion following her grandmother’s sudden passing, and falls into fatal despair.