Movie Story : Lin Dawei, an assistant to the county government, is desperate for money to feed his family. His colleague Lu Qian convinces him to steal gold belonging to Jin Mantang. A decade later, after the emperor's eldest son is born and a general pardon is issued, Lin comes back to his hometown, only to find it in turmoil. Jin Mantang has allied with smugglers in a massacre that kills thousands, and when the swordsmen Lu Qian sent after Jin are wiped out, the town of Taiping faces ruin.