In the last years of Southern Song Dynasty, Yang Guo, who loses his parents in his childhood, is sent to Quanzhen Sect to learn martial arts by Guo Jing, a famous hero and the sworn brother of his father. Yang Guo, born to be rebellious, suffers a lot in Quanzhen Sect with those strict rules, and finally runs away from there. He is then taken in by Little Dragon Maiden living in a tomb as her apprentice. They develop a sincere feeling for each other while growing up there and learning martial arts together. However, the marriage between the master and the apprentice goes against the feudal ethical code of that time, and the love between them goes beyond the tolerance of worldly people, which makes them suffer a lot while being forced to part with each other. At the same time, Yang Guo learns about the truth of his fathers death, but he finally learns more while balancing his personal hatred and the hatred of the county. Their love suffers twists and turns one after another and they live without each other for 16 years before finally getting together

