Dong Qiuwen, a doctoral student at a medical university in Beijing, dreams that her brother Dong Qiuhua is killed. When she returns to her hometown in the mountain village to look for her brother, not only does the attitude of the highly respected Cui Maoshan and the villagers towards Dong Qiuwen change, but even her mother begins to blame her daughter for being too reckless. But Dong Qiuwen remains unmoved and eventually discovers the truth...