Monga agogo aamuna omwe adayambitsa Gulu Lachiwanda, Wei WuXian adayendayenda padziko lapansi m'njira zake zosafunikira, kudedwa ndi mamiliyoni chifukwa cha zipolowe zomwe adazipanga. Pamapeto pake, adabanjidwanso kumbuyo ndi shidi yemwe amamukonda kwambiri ndikuphedwa ndi mabanja amphamvu omwe adamuphatikizira. Amakhala mthupi la wamisala yemwe adasiyidwa ndi banja lake ndipo pambuyo pake, mosafuna, adatengedwa ndi mlimi wotchuka pakati pa mabanja - Lan WangJi, mdani wake wamkulu.
Ichi ndi chiyambi cha ulendo wosangalatsa komanso wosangalatsa woukira mizukwa, kuthetsa zinsinsi, ndikulera ana. Kuchokera pakukopana panjira, Wei WuXian amazindikira pang'onopang'ono kuti Lan WangJi, wowoneka ngati wonyada komanso wosasamala, amakhala ndi malingaliro ambiri pa Wei WuXian kuposa momwe akumvera.
