Benny Chan co-writes and directs this Hong Kong action feature starring Sean Lau, Louis Koo and Eddie Peng. Set in 1914, following the demise of China's Qing dynasty, the village of Pucheng is attacked by a young murderer. When the villagers discover he's Cao Shaolin (Koo), the son of an evil warlord, they are torn between fighting back and setting him free. Their protector, Yang Kenan (Lau), however, decides he must be executed for his heinous crimes, making Cao's father swear revenge for his death.