Introduction of the series "The Layman Hero" with episode summaries and final conclusion:
"The Layman Hero" tells the story of love, hatred, and vengeance among several pairs of heroes and heroines in the midst of martial arts world disputes. According to the rules of the江湖 (jianghu - martial arts community), every five years, both the white path and black path must send five experts to participate in the Golden Seal Battle, and whichever side wins will govern the jianghu for five years. As the battle is about to take place, the experts of the white path are being secretly killed one after another. Li Buyi (played by Lam Man-Lung), who is proficient in physiognomy, has extraordinary martial arts skills, and upholds justice, takes on the responsibility of finding new experts; emotionally, Li Buyi is torn between Mi Xian, who is already a wife, and Ye Mengse (played by Yang Yi), the daughter of a black path adversary, unable to extricate himself. Lai Yaor (played by Raymond Lam) has been plagued by the "premature aging syndrome" that has been passed down through generations of his family. On the surface, he appears to be carefree, but in reality, it is a form of avoidance and self-abandonment. By chance, Lai Yaor meets his true love, Yan Yelai (played by Cecilia Lee), which makes him feel that his消极 (negative) life has hope again. However, as a member of the black path, Lai Yaor's mission is to obstruct Li Buyi from finding experts...