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Yimin, the son of a carriage driver of Xinjiang ethnicity, is in love with Malihan. Malihan's father despises Yimin for his lowly background and forces his daughter to marry Bulate. Min then leaves town for development for 5 years and comes back as an army officer. However, Han has been forced to engage with Te. With Han defying the arrangement, Te challenges Min to a duel. Min catches the bullet meant for Te and wins him and Han's father to his side. But when war beckons, he sacrifices love to join the army. After the war, Min goes back to his hometown but everything has changed. Han and her whole family have gone without a trace. Min can only recall the past alone.

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Top billed cast

Wong SamYimin
Jeanette Lin TsuiMalihan
Ting YingHasha
Wei Ping-aoBu La-Te
Fang MianShayuti
Lee HsingMalihan's father
Chui Siu-PingMalihan's mother
Ku ChunGardener Ai Han
Li SuWu Bin
Ai AnBu La-Te's father

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