After getting in deep trouble because of his painfully stubborn and headstrong personality, Zhong Kui is banished from the heavens to live as a human with no memories of his past. In pursuit of his real identity, he crosses paths with Yang Ren Zhi and Ling Xi who join in his travel to become faithful allies. Even without his powers, Zhong Kui as Mu Tian Ran relies on his intelligence and wit to better their odds. However, the group gets caught in the center of a conspiracy that could turn them against each other.

Jiang Yue, heir to the 3Z organization, has been raised under his father's lies to manage the family's illegal business. After meeting photographer Lu Qi, he begins questioning everything he has believed as long-hidden secrets and dangerous conspiracies surrounding his family come to light.

Merchant daughter Jiang Zhen, set upon by her concubine, blinds a powerful man in one eye to protect herself. Rescued by her aunt, the former aunt of the Duke of Zhenguo, she travels to the capital, determined to marry a powerful man to protect her own safety. Due to a misunderstanding, she avoids Gu Heng like a scorpion, but Gu Heng misunderstands her as a seductress and becomes disgusted, obstructing their relationship and eventually growing resentful of the other men around Jiang Zhen.