At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when Mongolia ruled over all the Chinese Continent, the Mongols, the Hans, and Koryo (ancient Korea) migrants were engaged in racial conflict. The son of a Koryo migrant, Jin Ha, and the daughter of a Mongol general, Seol Li, become friends and eventually fall in love. However, when Seol Li's mother dies of a chronic disease, her merciless father Taruga takes her to So Heung with him. She promises to wait for Jin Ha at a pagoda in So Heung on the day of every full moon. But against their will, they become swept up in the current of these tragic times...