Li Chi from a poor family practices hard to become a good swordsman. After getting married with a family, he becomes even more hard put due to his wife's protracted illness. He is finally forced to rob and sinks low.
Li Chi gets notorious for a big deal and is wanted by the Court. Double-crossed by his sidekick, he is trapped and captured by a famous constable. He is tortured with"green sear" and imprisoned.
