In the chaotic times of the Great Liang, Eldest Princess Yuan Yu took her younger brother to seek refuge with her fiancé, but got separated on the way and was sold to a gambling den, where she encountered the water bandit Liang Xun. Liang Xun infatuatedly pursued his wife, the heroine found her young brother again, yet Yuan Yu followed the Prince of Yan back. To win back his beloved, Liang Xun led a volunteer army to snatch the bride, forcing her to write a letter of renunciation in blood and carrying her away. The rustic fierce bandit and the pampered princess gradually developed true feelings amidst their tug-of-war.