During the Yongzheng era, Yu Xing enters the palace as a chef to reunite with her sister, Cai Feng, but faces exile after a misstep. In the countryside, she learns healing arts and helps during a pandemic. Returning to the capital, she rebuilds her life as a medical trainee and finds love with a noble general, Yue Zonglin.
When the vile Bai Yue sect threatens to bring great suffering upon the world, three great martial arts masters, Bai Di (He Zhong Hua), Xue Gu (Wang Jiu Sheng), and the “Blood Demon”, Shu Xuewei (Lu Fang Sheng), team up with the master of Listening Snow Tower to fight evil and restore peace. Sadly, even the most noble of plans can go horribly awry. With the use of a sacred bell, the head of the Bai Yue Sect, Hua Lian (Jessica Hsuan), ensnares the Blood Demon’s mind, forcing him to murder his wife before killing himself. Taking in the Blood Demon’s orphaned daughter, Shu Jingrong (Crystal Yuan), Bai Di raises her as his own. Trained alongside her master’s disciples, Jingrong, Qinglan (Han Cheng Yu), Qingyu (Zhao Dong Ze), Xiao Yiqing (Qin Jun Jie) grow into skilled masters of Wulin. Though peace may reign for a time, tragedy is never far away. When disaster strikes, Jingrong discovers she is cursed with misfortune and becomes overwhelmed by guilt.
This drama describes the life of Zhou Enlai, who serves as Premier of the People's Republic of China, from the founding of the Communist State in 1949 to 1976 until his death.