During the years of Guangxu's rule, the Zhangku Avenue of the Northern Silk Road managed by the Zhang family enjoyed great prosperity, nd extended to the trading route of the Russians. However it all changed one day... Lu Junjie, son of the Zhang family, undergoes a huge family change and was forced to wander it the grasslands. He wanted to start anew, but the Zhai family who stole his family's property never stopped trying to harm him. For their own interests, they allied with bandits and tied to kill him. Lu Junjie's closest ones fought to death to protect the Zhuangku Avenue. Gradually, more people chose to stand by Lu Junjie's side, helping him to repair the railways, build commercial radio; contributing greatly to the country's trade.

Yun Zhong Ge also known as Song in the Clouds is a sequel to Ballad of the Desert. During the Western Han Dynasty, an eight-year-old Emperor Zhao of Han meets a girl Huo Yunge (daughter of Huo Qubing and Jin Yu from Ballad of the Desert), who rescued him from the cold of the desert. Ten years later, Huo is now a beautiful young woman, who could not forget the boy she saved. However, she mistook another Liu Bing Yi as Emperor Liu Fu Ling. Yunge helplessly watched him marry Xu Pingjun. The heartbroken Huo later meets a handsome Meng Jue, only later to find herself embroiled in a power struggles within the imperial palace.

Environmental degradation has led to natural catastrophes and the original world order has fallen into chaos. As a result, He Jiang followed her father He Changfeng to drive a truck for a living in New Saco City when she was a child. The Dongbang exiles were struggling to survive under the oppression of the Youren terrorist organization, and when she could bear it no longer, she decides to lead Qiao Qi, Liu Zhan, and other brothers of the Dongbang people to fight back together.

Muyun Sheng, born from a spirit mother, is the unfavoured sixth son of the reigning Emperor Ming of Duan. Discovering an ancient painting by chance, he is captivated by the spirit locked inside (Panxi), and together, they promise to search for the most beautiful places on Earth. Muru Hanjiang, friend of Muyun Sheng, is the son of General Muru Shuo, famous for conquering the Eight Tribes of Han Province.

Many years later, the descendant of the Eight Tribes Shuofeng Heye sows discord between the Muyun and Muru families. Only when the friendship and loyalty between these two families is rebuilt will the Duan Dynasty be safe from invasion by the Eight Tribes. This drama tells of the loyalty, friendship, enmity and romance between the young descendants during the twilight years of the Duan Dynasty.

Liu Yi Yi working hard to write a drama on the theme of ancient costumes, but because the director is very dissatisfied with the development of the plot, Liu Yi Yi, who is very angry and vowed to prove her ability, accidentally gets stuck in her own script and transforms into Yun Luo Xi. The fate of Yun Luo Xi, who would have been executed, was gradually reversed by Liu Yi Yi.