DuringtheRepublicofChinaperiod,theyoungfemaletalent,LinHangjing'sfatherwasframedandimprisoned,forcinghertoseekhelpfromherfather'sgoodfriend,MarshalXiao.Althoughshelivedunderastranger'sroof,shewasneithersubmissivenorconceited.HerstrongwillandindependenceattractedtheoverbearingthirdyoungmasteroftheXiaofamily,XiaoBeichen.Totrainhisson,MarshalXiaosentXiaoBeichentoamilitaryacademy.MarshalXiao'sseventhwifepromisedBeichenthatshewouldmatchhimwithHangjingafterhisgraduation.Afterfiveyearsofgruelingtraining,XiaoBeichenmaturedintoasteadfastsoldier.Whilehelpinghisfatherstraightenupthearmy,hepreparedtoproposetoLinHangjing.However,hequicklylearnedthatshehadalreadyfalleninlovewithahot-bloodedyoungmannamedMuZizheng.AsLin'sfatherfellintoacrisis,XiaoBeichenandLinHangjingdecidedtoenterintoacontractmarriagetosavehim.Afterthemarriage,theywentthroughallkindsofchallenges,andtheirheartsslowlygrewcloserovertime.Duetoamisunderstanding,Hangjingwentmissinginafire.Aftersevenyearsofseparation,duringthewarofresistanceagainsttheJapanesearmybrokeout,LinHangjing,whohadjoinedapatrioticresistanceorganization,returnedtoBeixinCity.ShetriedtopersuadeXiaoBeichentojoinhandsinfendingofftheJapaneseinvaders.Becauseofhismother'sillness,MuZizhengbecamealapdogoftheJapanese.HerepeatedlyputXiaoBeichenindangerandtriedtokillhim.HangjingvowedwithherlifetostandbyXiaoBeichentotheend.Eventually,thetwomanagedtoresolvethemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theirloveblossomedduringthewarandtheysworetoprotecttheirhomelandtogether.