The story borrows on the fact that Xiamen is affectionately called Egret Island, and features an egret goddess and a scholar named Wan Shi who do good things for ordinary people. The egret goddess uses a magic feather to do her good deeds, while the scholar uses a Chinese lute.
故事以廈門有鷺島美稱為根本，描寫白鷺女神以其七彩翎與書生萬石的琴音造福百姓，同時結為夫妻。