An old body-burning case is reopened, and Officer Chen Jianghe is urgently called back to his small town. Upon returning, he’s swept into chaos—schemers, a lying killer, and revenge-driven victims, all closing in like a raging sandstorm. Yet, Chen believes every storm ends, and justice will prevail once the dust settles.

During a turbulent time from 1915 to 1921, Chen Du Xiu and Li Da Zhao, along with other like-minded individuals, founded the Magazine La Jeunesse that started the New Culture Movement. The magazine promoted science and democracy and revolutionized the thinking of the masses and encouraged them to fight against imperialism that has been ingrained in everyone. The series follows a colorful cast with various well-known authors, politicians, and revolutionists as they all try in their own way to save their country.

In the dark times of the martial arts world amidst turbulent mountains and rivers, Zuo Qing Ci is a young man who comes out of seclusion in search of a lost treasure of the imperial courts. Along the way, he encounters the bandit Fei Kou Er who wears a disguise.

Zuo Qing Ci is the son of a marquis who hides his noble roots to travel in Jianghu as a physician. He is searching for the missing scroll of the mountain river painting, a precious treasure that belongs to the imperial courts. He meets a bandit who goes by the name Fek Kou Er. Her background is a mystery and she wears a disguise as she goes on a mission to save her master. When it is revealed that she is actually Sun Yunluo, the young miss of the Zhengyang palace, she becomes a target of attacks. Zuo Qing Ci does not hesitate to save her even if it means being caught in the chaos.