Yiying Chen

Bandit chief Chu Luixiang is the main character of eight wuxia novels written by late legend Gu Long. Many cult films rom Hongkong have been based on the history of his adventures (Clans of Intrigue, Legend of the Bat, Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman, Legend of the Liquid Sword etc) In Wei Dong’s movie we will learn about the early years of the newcomer Chu who aspires to become a "thief" and inadvertently befriends Mu Qianyu, the new master of the Divine Water Palace, who is dressed as a man.

Based on mysterious legend of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In the first year of the reign of the empress Wu, she and all her officials went on a night tour of the Grand Canal, and thousands of people in Luoyang rushed to the Dragon Gate just to see the holy face.

It tells the story of the rebirth of Qin Chen, a man who experiences the betrayal of both his best friend and lover and sets off on the road of hegemony once more. Qin Chen was once a legendary being in the Wu Continent, but he has fallen due to the painful betrayal of his friend and former lover. Three hundred years later, he has reincarnated into the body of an illegitimate son of the royal family. Relying on his previous attainments, he then hones his skills to go up against the sky.