In 1910s China, nineteen year old Xie Xiang follows in her deceased brother's footsteps and enrolls in military school disguised as a man. She befriends her fellow cadets and and earns the respect of her instructors during the intense training. However, when the unfortunate arrival of the Imperial Japanese troops creates a web of distressing conspiracies, the batch and their allies are forced to prove their courage and resilience.

In the middle of Ming Dynasty, a tribute ink case broke the long-standing pattern of Huizhou ink industry, and Li Mo, a century-old family of ink making, fell to the altar. Li Mo's vitality was greatly damaged, and the ink industry of the Luo family rose, and the scenery was no two after Li Mo. Finally, due to the involvement of the government, the family was also destroyed. As time goes by, Li Zhen (Yang Zi is acted the role of), the eighth female of the Li clan, resolutely embarked on the road of making ink to solve the livelihood, and became the dark horse of Huizhou ink industry with talent and efforts. Luo Wenqian, the second son of the Locke family (Han Dongjun is acted the role of) to restore the layout of the family business, to stir up the pattern of Huizhou ink industry. They two people and ink industry upstart field ink family battle of wits and courage, Li Mo back to the top. In the face of the challenges of overseas ink industry, Li Zhen collected the essence of Huizhou ink industry, produced top ink products, and won the reputation of "the first ink in the world" for Huizhou ink. Li Zhen and Luo Wenqian finally got married and worked together to promote the passing down of Huizhou ink to the world.