Modern-day overworked office worker Xia Taoyao unexpectedly travels into a martial arts world and finds herself at Bishui Martial Arts Academy, governed by her biological father, Xia Wuchi. When she refuses to hand over the ancestral medicinal cuisine recipes left behind by her mother, she completely breaks with her biased father and her jealous junior sister, Xia Qinghe. She escapes the academy alone and sets out to explore the jianghu. Along the way, she meets the impoverished young man An Huaiyu, as well as Qin Qingfeng, Shen Shi, and others. With her skill in preparing affordable medicinal cuisine, she finds a place for herself at Tianyi Martial Arts Academy. Driven by jealousy, Xia Qinghe repeatedly plots against her in secret, from destroying medicinal ingredients and spreading rumors to colluding with outsiders to cause trouble. Xia Taoyao consistently adheres to the rules and joins forces with wealthy merchant Li Linglong and others, relying on official regulations and her own intelligence to overcome each crisis.