明朝天启年间，奸臣当道，百姓陷于水深火热之中。东林党人意欲铲除宦孽，惨遭灭门之灾，危急时刻忠仆马沙基携幼主顾仁愿逃离危险之地。未曾想，二人却由于顾仁愿身上携带的惊天秘密而陷入更大的危机当中。一路行来，苦难重重，幸得忠良之后的武林中人杨冬晴、花姨等人相助，躲过步步杀机。追捕主仆二人的神机营杀手叶红影长期受奸臣蒙蔽，愚忠朝廷，不明正邪，妄杀无辜。在追杀过程中，叶红影与马尙飞、顾仁愿、杨冬晴等人由相恶到相识，最终为真情感悟，共同走向正义之路，完成忠臣遗愿，铲除了宦孽……

What can a group of idealists do to stop rampant political corruption during the Ming Dynasty? When an evil minister comes into power, he sends Ye Hongying (En-Chun Chiao), a trained killer, to go after Gu Renyuan (Zhiwen Yang) and her family for being active in a movement to end government corruption. Yang Dongqin (Fang Qi) is a dancer who also is politically active.