Nan Gong Wenya is framed by his uncle, Nan Gong Xiong, and his cousin, Nan Gong Wentian. His parents die, and his family fortune is seized. Thrown out into a torrential downpour with nothing left, he is forced to seek refuge at the Happy Farm, a piece of abandoned land deep in the mountains of Sichuan and Shu, with only one last deed to his name. Just when he has nowhere left to turn, Wenya gives his final half of a steamed bun to an old beggar, unexpectedly activating the Animal Thoughts Listening System. From then on, he begins an extraordinary life in which he turns his fate around against all odds.