Kind woodcutter Chen Amu ignores others' dissuasion and rescues the Jade Emperor who has fallen, got injured, and lost his natal jade tablet, gaining three chances to make wishes. His first two wishes are entirely used to save the villagers of the whole village who are suffering from disasters, but this attracts greedy villains Zhao Dagang and Zhao Ergou to harass them one after another, and they even collude with demons to cause chaos. Amu follows the crowd deep into the dangerous cliff bottom to retrieve the jade tablet, and after several bloody battles, the snake demon risks its life to make contributions and gets transformed into a dragon and bestowed with a title. The Jade Emperor returns to his divine position to punish the wicked, and Amu makes his final wish to cure his blind mother, goodness finally receiving a good reward.