本片以苏东坡晚年第二次赴任杭州，与老友佛印（一心想将苏东坡渡入佛门）、辽国女粉丝耶律云（原型为高丽使者之子金富轼与金富辙合二为一，女扮男装、化名萧子云，千里迢迢赶赴杭州，试图将苏东坡请回辽国）、仇家吕子厚（原型为吕惠卿，吕升卿兄弟及章惇），儿子苏过等人的互动，通过回忆，倒叙与正常时间线交织的手法，描述苏东坡充满传奇的人生。

Once betrayed and killed at the peak of his power, Ye Yunfei is reborn into his younger self—the moment his martial veins were first destroyed. With all the memories of his past life, he seizes this second chance to protect his loved ones, outmaneuver rival clans and sects, and rebuild his strength.