When Ming Ye was a child, the Patriarch of the Ye clan sacrificed his father for money. The Patriarch's son tried to rape his mother so she killed herself before he could do it. As a teenager he was a genius and the Patriarch's second son was jealous so he crippled him. His fiancee at the time, Hanyu Wu, decided she does not want to marry a cripple and decided she instead wants to marry the Patriarch's second son, Wansheng Ye.
Ming Ye meets an old man who tells him to meet him at midnight and that he can help him, Since Ming Ye has no other options he decides to meet the old man, but soon discovers that it is a trap as he wants Ming Ye's body to replace his dying body. The old man takes over Ming Ye's body, put on the golden cloak, and makes a blood sacrifice to the cloak. The cloak has the spirit of Bei Ming in it and is only loyal to whose blood it makes a pact with and proceeds to destroy the soul of the old man. Bei Ming informs Ming Ye who she is and that he is now her master.
Bei Ming cures his broken meridians and teaches him martial art skills from a diverse amount of skills. Ming Ye leaves the family compound to go into the wild and train with Bei Ming. When he comes back, he participates in the Qin family tournament, wins, and is selected to go to the Red Sun Sect.
