At the beginning of the 20th century, a flood came rushing in. Wen Alu was separated from his mother forever in the flood, leaving only sorrow behind. Three years later, one night in Guangzhou Prefecture, under a moonless and windy night, a gunfight occurred at the "Hua Qing" bathhouse. The leaders of the "Ju Yuan Society" and "Yi Shuič½© Xuan" gangs were both killed in the crossfire. By chance, a small tailor, Wen Alu, witnessed this scene and inadvertently got himself into mortal danger. Yu Yilong, the third leader of Ju Yuan Society who had come to rescue the leader but accidentally killed him instead, wanted to silence Wen Alu on the spot. Wen Alu fled in panic, with no way out. Fortunately, he was rescued by Song Fanghua, a female student from the "Lingnan" Western school, escaping danger. Song Fanghua had just finished a public performance of "Hamlet" and hadn't taken off her makeup yet. In the darkness, she was mistakenly regarded as a handsome young man by Wen Alu. Wen Alu returned to the tailor shop and told Wan Xinlian, the master's daughter who had grown up with him, about this strange encounter. Wan Xinlian, who had long pledged her heart to Wen Alu, felt grateful to Song Fanghua and urged Wen Alu to go and thank her for saving his life.