The Qing Dynasty crumbles and the Confucian order fades. Bai Lang, denied a scholar's path, finds solace in tales of righteous outlaws who fight for the people. He joins Sun Yat-sen's Republican revolution, but destiny leads him to become the White Wolf, a formidable bandit in lawless North China. Chasing a dream of a lost golden age, he clashes with the birth of modern China.