The two amnesiac youths, Yue Jinzhao and Yue Qi, have been wandering the land in search of their identities and pasts, only for Yue Qi to lose all of her money to a member of the Risen Soul Cult. In the process of trying to recover the lost money, they meet up with Luo Zhouyan, the head of the "Evanescent" Luo family who is spearheading efforts in her region to destroy the cult and expose its crimes. As the Yue siblings and Luo Zhaoyan join forces with each other and members of the True Martial Alliance: Ju Shifang, Ming Xin, and her uncle Xian Qing, to root out the leaders of the cult while overcoming their personal demons and finding out about the mysterious organizations operating in the shadows.
The story is about a variety show where several strangers from all walks of life gather on Crocodile Dream Island for an adventure to compete for the ultimate prize. In such an adventure, no one knows that the real danger is lurking around them. A time of danger is also the most direct test of human nature. Some of them are attracted by the great prize, some are here for fame, and some come to regain a sense of self. However, amidst the confusion, they become victims of a gladiatorial combat, because the manipulators behind the scenes of all this have more complex and sinister motives.
Su Jiu'er, a female constable of the Qian country who is scared of cold, and Han Zheng, the warm young master of the Qi clan, meet because of a strange murder case concerning the relationship between the two clans and form a partnership of two people with a huge warmth difference. They work together to find the truth and dissolve the crisis their families are facing.
Ye Lingshuang, an ordinary maiden who grows up with the beloved youngest princess of the grasslands Qi Hairui / Zhuyan. The girls become best friends, and Ye Lingshuang swears allegiance to the princess. Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Zhao’s ambitious ruler Yu Xiuming conspires a plan to take over the grasslands, which eventually leads to Qi Hairui’s suicide. Ye Lingshuang vows to avenge the death of her princess, and enters Yu Xiuming’s palace under a new identity. The emperor develops an interest in Ye Lingshuang after realising her true motive, and the heroine becomes torn between loyalty to her homeland and love.
The Tang Dynasty is in danger, Wu Zetian is the emperor, the dynasty is in turmoil, the fox demon is out at night, rumors abound, millions of silver money is missing, the conspiracy behind is the collusion of powerful ministers, or ghosts are running rampant.
