During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty, the Red Flower Society, whose aim is to overthrow the Qing Government and revive the Ming Government, becomes a powerful organization. The fourth leader, Wen Tailai, is arrested by Zhang Zhaozhong, a lackey of the court. To rescue Wen Tailai, Chen Jialuo, the chief of the Red Flower Society, with the other heroes follows the trail of Zhang Zhaozhong, and accidentally discovered that the Emperor Qianlong is actually a Han Chinese. After several setbacks, the heroes managed to rescue Wen Tailai and devastated Zhang Zhaozhong. They kidnap Qianlong and hold him hostage in the Liu he Pagoda, where try to persuade him to rebel Man and revive Han.
Chen Jialuo travels to the Islamic territory to help the Islamic tribe. He encounters the beautiful Princess Fragrance. They fall in love with each other and fight together with Zhang Zhaozhong. Chen Jialuo, incidentally, learned some fantastic Kung Fu and defeats Zhang Zhaozhong, throwing him in to the wolves. Soon afterwards the Islamic tribe is annihilated by the Qing army and Princess Fragrance is captured and brought back to the Qing capital. Qianlong is attracted to Princess Fragrance’s beauty and tries to make Chen Jialuo persuade her to marry the emperor. Princess Fragrance agrees with tears. Later, she discovers that the emperor has no intention to revive the Han people, so she commits suicide to warn Chen Jialuo. Heart-broken, Chen Jialuo and the other heroes break into the palace and start a fierce battle.
During the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of Qing dynasty, a good number of heroes gathers at the Red Flower Society, a Jiangnan martial arts organization aiming to overthrow the Qing Government. Chen Jialuo, their chief, discovers that the emperor Qianlong is actually his elder brother. Qianlong comes to Jiangnan and meets his brother. Chen Jialuo tries his best to persuade Qianlong to revive the Han people and Qianlong reluctantly agrees and swears an oath of alliance with the heroes. However, the emperor breaks his promise and is secretly planning to lure the Red Flower Society into a trap and destroy them. The Red Flower Society and the Qing court are finally in combat and fight a bloody battle.
In the late Southern Song dynasty, Yang Guo, the son of Yang Kang, is sent to Quanzhen Sect to learn martial arts by Guo Jing. Yang Guo is unable to bear with the ill treatment and bullies there and flees from Quanzhen Sect. He ventures into the nearby ancient tomb and becomes an apprentice of Xiaolongnü. They live together in the ancient tomb for many years. During this time they develop a romance. Then, Xiaolongnü’s senior Li Mochou breaks into the ancient tomb. The couple has to leave the ancient tomb. Xiaolongnü mistakes Yang Guo for being unfaithful and walks out angrily. Yang Guo searches for her everywhere. On the top of Mount Hua, he meets master Hong Qigong and Ouyang Feng, who are fighting on the summit and finally perished together.
In the Zhongyuan Wulin General Assembly, Jinlun Fawang, the Imperial Advisor of the Mongol Empire, wants to seize the position as the chief. Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü defeats Jinlun Fawang and the others by shock tactics. However, their romance is viewed as taboo. They are expeled by the other martial artists. To protect Yang Guo, Xiaolongnü leaves him sadly. Yang Guo finds Xiaolongnü in the Passionless Valley. They clear the air and make up, yet Yang Guo is pricked by the poisonous love flowers.
Yang Guo initially suspects that Guo Jing and Huang Rong are responsible for his father’s death. Therefore, he goes to Xiangyang so as to kill Guo Jing. However, he is moved by Guo Jing’s chivalrous behaviors for country and people. He devotes himself to saving Guo Jing from the hordes of troops and horses. Yang Guo is poisoned when he tries to rescue the Wu brothers. Guo Fu, Guo Jing’s elder daughter, is spoilt and slices off Yang Guo’s right arm with a sword due to some misunderstandings. Xiaolongnü accidentally realizes that she was raped by Zhen Zhibing and chases after him to Chongyang Palace.
To get the antidote, Yang Guo and Xiaolongnü go to Passionless Valley after they get married and meet with Huang Rong and the others. They finally get the Passionless Pellet. Xiaolongnü leaves Yang Guo again, owing to her belief she cannot recover from a fatal poison, and promises to meet him again 16 years later. Yang Guo is wandering alone during that 16 years. When he arrives in the Passionless Valley at the agreed time, Yang Guo finds nobody there. Heart-broken, he jumps off the cliff. It’s just the time when the Mongol Emperor commands troops to Xiangyang personally. Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and other heroes are having a life-and-death fight with the enemy. At that critical moment, the giant eagle and its companions appear.
In the late Southern Song dynasty, Yang Guo, the son of Yang Kang is sent to Quanzhen Sect to learn martial arts by Guo Jing. Because he is often bullied by his fellow students, Yang Guo flees from Quanzhen and ventures unknowingly into the nearby ancient tomb, where he develops a forbidden love with his master Xiaolongnü. Yang Guo intends to kill Guo Jing to avenge his father’s death. However, he is so impressed with Guo Jing’s loyalty and strong sense of chivalry after witnessing Guo’s heroic deeds of defending Xiangyang from Mogol invaders. Yang Guo has a rough and difficult life, losing one of his arms and being poisoned by Love Flower. However, he is never afraid of hardships and dangers and keeps pursuing his true love. After being separated from Xiaolongnü for sixteen years, Yang Guo finally is reunited with Xiaolongnü.
