The story revolves around the protagonist, Yang Guo, and his lover and martial arts master, Xiaolongnü, in their adventures in the jianghu (also called the wulin, the community of martial artists), where love between master and apprentice is seen as taboo.

The story revolves around the protagonist, Yang Guo, and his lover and martial arts master, Xiaolongnü, in their adventures in the jianghu (also called the wulin, the community of martial artists), where love between master and apprentice is seen as taboo.

The story revolves around the protagonist, Yang Guo, and his lover and martial arts master, Xiaolongnü, in their adventures in the jianghu (also called the wulin, the community of martial artists), where love between master and apprentice is seen as taboo.

The story revolves around the protagonist, Yang Guo, and his lover and martial arts master, Xiaolongnü, in their adventures in the jianghu (also called the wulin, the community of martial artists), where love between master and apprentice is seen as taboo.

The story revolves around the protagonist, Yang Guo, and his lover and martial arts master, Xiaolongnü, in their adventures in the jianghu (also called the wulin, the community of martial artists), where love between master and apprentice is seen as taboo.

남송 말, 몽고군은 남송을 침략하고자 끊임없이 계획하고, 이에 백성들은 몽고군의 억압을 받으며 고통스러운 생활을 하고 있다. 한편, 종남산 고묘파의 대제자 이막수는 세속의 정을 끊고 살라는 사부의 명을 받아, 철저히 보호된 공간에서 생활한다. 어느 날, 더 이상 호기심을 견딜 수 없었던 이막수는 세상 밖으로 나가고, 육전원이라는 남자와 사랑에 빠진다.