Shaw Brothers Presents: Young Li Yueh (Jimmy Wang Yu) is a master swordsman from a noble Ming Dynasty family. Because his father, a famous general with a great war record, refuses to bribe Prime Minister Chao Wen-hua., he is disgraced then executed. Li Yueh sneaks into Chao's home and kills the corrupt official. With a price on his head, he had to escape and hide in a small town working as a groom under an assumed name. Even his fianc� Liu Cheng-erh (Chin Ping), does not know his whereabouts.