Shen Yan, a laid-back commoner, only wants to survive the chaos of a troubled era. But an unexpected turn of events draws him into a wrongful case in the martial world and political schemes at court. Together with Su Lingshuang, an orphaned daughter of a military family, and Zhou Gouzi, a brother from the streets, he relies on ordinary people's wisdom to navigate the military officials of the Liang Kingdom and sinister martial arts factions. Amid the cracks of a chaotic age, he remains true to his principles and protects the people, witnessing the turmoil and sorrow of the early Five Dynasties period. Though these little people have no grand ambitions to conquer the world, their faint light stands against the overwhelming darkness of a troubled age.