A story of love, passion, and hate during the 1930s that follows three brothers who take different paths that turn them into enemies. He Dong Ming, the young master of the He Family, Shen Jia Liang, a commander of the Kuomintang army and Wang Zhao Lan, a leader of bandits find their paths crossing due to anti-Japanese occupational efforts. On the brink of death, the three choose to become blood brothers sworn to each other in life and vowing to reunite in death. To their surprise, each of them survives the ordeal and make it out alive. They join different camps to become a Communist, a Kuomintang and a member of the Collaborationist Chinese Army.