DuringthereignofTianzheng,theone-eyedswordsmanWoLaiye(starredbyZhuZiqi)gotinvolvedinthefiercecontestforpower.ThemantowhomWoLaiyewasmuchgratefulhadbeenmurderedbythemostpowerfulmilitaryofficerintheimperialcourt.Asaresult,WoLaiyewasforcedtorunawayandhadtoundergocountlessrisksbrushingpastdeaththroughhunting,killingandvengeance.ThefrequentlydisplacedWoLaiyecametotheCrosstownandlivedinaninnwhereheenjoyedatemporarilyquietlifewiththeownerMr.HuangandhisdaughterHuangXuerong(starredbyLinQianlu).Thequietlifedidnotlastlong,however,thesecludedWoLaiyewasdraggedintothestrifebetweentwolocaltyrants:theYansandtheZhaos.WoLaiyehadtocounterplotandengageintheovertandcovertstruggleofthelocaldespotstoprotectthetownandtheinn.