The heroine Li Haolan, in an attempt to avenge the death of her mother, forms and alliance with unlikely partners and they fight to take power during the Warring States period. Volume 1: At the end of the Warring States period, the family of Li Haolan of Handan in the Kingdom of Zhao is destroyed because Haolan's stepmother is framed. Merchant Lu Buwei pays her master for her ownership and presents her to Sun Qin, the king of Qin who is being held hostage at the Zhao Palace.