To feed her children, Chuntao went into the mountain to pick ginseng, but she was robbed and brutally beaten by the village bully Hu Laosan, dying of severe injuries. Her two young children were driven out of the house by their uncle and aunt, who hastily carried her remains up the mountain. Qingzhi, a century-old sophora tree sprite, remembering her old friend, came to her aid and brought Chuntao back to life. Unfamiliar with the mortal world, Qingzhi became a mother to the children, summoning birds and beasts in the mountain to forage, using the spiritual energy of plants and trees to nourish the fields, and even helping the oppressed women in the village break free from their suffering, slowly bringing vitality back to the barren village.