Set in 1916, local warlord Lei Danju (Ching Wan Lau) enlists the help of a magician named Zhang Xian to gain the affections of his 7th concubine Liu Yin was once the fiance of magician Zhang Xian (Tony Leung Chiu Wai), before he left her to study overseas. Now, magician Zhang Xian attempts to pull off his greatest trick yet...