The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. It goes that the Manchurian emperor Qianlong of China (circa 18th Century) was actually the son of a Han Chinese, the subject ethnicity. His brother of blood, Chen Jialuo just happened to be the chief of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Manchu secret society. Chen, a learned scholar, thought he could get his brother turn his back on the Manchu and restore the Han Chinese reign. But the story was ended by brutal clearence of the society members. It reflects one of the dark pages in Chinese culture, that ethics and humanity always become impotent when countered with power.

Sheng follows his master Yuan Gong in his training, but he never forgets his beloved fox demon Meier. At the same time, the strange scenes in his dream make him even more uneasy and many doubts are solved one by one along with his journey to find the "dream". The fox demon Meier represents the group that Sheng is fighting against, and the love relationship makes Sheng even more in a dilemma.

Romance of a Boot and a Dancing Slipper