In the play, Chu Qiao is sold to Zhan's family. Zhan is a high-ranking person in the Jianghu and keeps a secret. Zhan is the fourth son of the famous Zhan family and the actual ruler of the Zhan family.
Chu Qiao met on the way to escape, offended the slave owner, Boss Mu, and was sold to Zhan's house as a slave after being injured. As the ruler of Zhan's family, Zhan had a dead wife, but fell in love with Chu Qiao.
Zhan is a tragic figure, ambitious and famous in the Jianghu. He wanted to assassinate Prince Nanliang, and then Emperor Xiao Ce of Nanliang.