Zhu Xiaoqian and Liang Xiaojun are abducted and sold at the same time. Because Zhu Xiaoqian drinks the mute potion in Liang Xiaojun's place, their fates take different paths from that moment on. The Liang family abuses its power and bullies others. In an era dominated by feudal superstition, they regard Zhu Xiaoqian's life as worthless. They deliberately make things difficult for her and resort to every possible cruelty, nearly torturing her to death and driving her into utter despair, leaving her life hanging precariously in the storm.