ThestoryissetduringtheJin-SongWars.Twowomenescapedwhilepregnantwhentheirhusbandswerekilled.Theirsonsgrewupseparately.GuoJingishonest,loyalandrighteous,butslow-witted.YangKangisclever,butschemingandtreacherous.Theyeventuallymeeteachotherandtheirrespectivelovers,HuangRongandMuNianci.ThemainplotfollowsGuoJingandHuangRong’sadventuresandtheirencounterswiththeFiveGreats.

One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.