Emperor MAN LIK of Ming Dynasty is enjoying an acrobatic performance when the commander of the Pacification Bureau YUEMAN FUNG leads his team of Brocade Guards and warns the emperor of an assassination attempt. No sooner, the assassin strikes. Grand Mentor CHEUNG KUI CHING urges the emperor to forsake his indulgence lifestyle but the emperor simply ignores his advice. Eunuch FUNG PO knows that he is the real target of the assassination and frankly tells CHING that he will not entrusts important tasks to FUNG. PO bestows FUNG a courtesan LAU SIN LEUNG, but FUNG remains aloof to her. WONG HOP, escort-in-chief of the Zhenjiang Escort Carrier, escorts an assignment to Qi Province though he has yet to recover from an illness. YEUNG FU, grand master of the Flying Dragon Citadel, intercepts the assignment and causes troubles. He is tactfully sent away by Wong’s wife TONG PIK……