The series started off with the Bak family being hunted down by the people of the martial arts world. They are a well-known family and consist of 5 members: the father--Bak Fung Tin, the mother, and their 3 children: Jin Man, Yuk Ying, and Jin Mo. Fung Tin was said to have murdered the leaders of 4 powerful sects, so the head of the martial arts world ordered that his whole family be killed.

《民間傳奇》adapted dozens of famous Chinese folk tales, dramas, and myth legends, such as "The Butterfly Lovers" and "Chang'e Flying to the Moon". These stories show the joys and sorrows of ancient Chinese people, and celebrate the righteous and kind while condemning evil. The endings are not always perfect, but justice eventually prevails and evil-doers get what they deserve. The show is a classic in Chinese TV history, often broadcasted during holidays, and remains unsurpassed to this day.

Inspector YUAI HUI (Lui Leung wai) and girlfriend CHU PAO WEN (Kiki sheung Tien ngor) are close to getting married, but they break due to a minor row. Hui subsequently develops an affair with Lady Senior Inspector LIN HIS YA(Cally Kwong Mei Wan), but their engagement is trouble-ridden. HUI’s sister LI HUNG, a juvenile delinquent, cherishes an unrequited love for HUI’s subordinate MA JO CHI (Wong Shi Ki). LI KUNG accidentally hurts someone and is caught red-handed by her brother. He sets her free and is exposed and gets fired as a result. HUI runs a tourist agent and PAO WEN ruins it out of vengeance, making him bankrupt. HUI then conspires with his cousin YUAN AN to rob. When AN Kills a passer-by in a car accident, HUI bears the brunt and gets jailed. Learning of this, LI HUNG often blackmails AN. AN sends someone to threaten LI HUNG, indirectly causing her death……