Lin Shen was separated from his family as a child. After they reunited, his family despised him at every turn. During a family trip to an island, they were attacked by crocodiles. To save their own lives, his adoptive younger brother Lin Hao and his parents pushed Lin Shen toward the crocodiles, and he ultimately died in their jaws. Reborn into a new life, Lin Shen resolutely cuts ties with his family and lives for himself. Teaming up with Shen Nian, he eventually escapes Crocodile Island, while Lin Hao and the others pay a terrible price.