On the way to the capital, WEN TUNG is robbed by the bandits and is forced to spend the night at the tavern, only to find that all the rooms are occupied.

The keeper's daughter, FUNG, is attracted to WEN TUNG, insists that he takes lodge in one of the rooms and serves him well, much to his embarrassment.

The tenant, KONG SHAN, returns to find that he has to share the room with WEN TUNG and both gets frustrated.

The next day, WEN TUNG and KONG SHAN go out together and are stopped by a group of bandits trying to rob them. WEN TUNG outwits them and runs away with KONG SHAN. The two compromise with each other and become good friends. Before long, KONG SHAN bide WEN TUNG farewell for the reason of returning home.

At the tavern, WEN TUNG comes across a poor scholar who lacks travelling expenses to go enroll in the civil examination……