The film kicks off with some great action as ninjas battle a husband and wife in a forest. With the help of a martial artist named Chow Hau-yien, their daughter Sakura (Leila Tong) escapes with a letter that the ninjas are after. This plot gets shelved for the next hour as the young duo settle into a small town where Chow ends up being suckered into joining one side of a fight between two competing martial arts clubs. He's forced to duel with club champion Tung Lo and chooses to lose which turns most of the betting townsfolk against him. Luckily, he finds a friend and kung fu master in Shen (Chin Kar-lok), a vagabond who leads a small troupe of adolescent street performers.