The ritual-tripod ceremony, which takes place once in twelve years and affects national fortune, is imminent, but the tripod-forging masters die mysteriously one after another. A genius detective who suffers from a blood phobia and has an unconventional mode of operation teams up with a simple-minded female assistant who is highly skilled in martial arts to explore a long-standing case of the oppression of feudal women. Beauty is not a sin—Will women who are oppressed and objectified have no choice but to bow down to their fate?
The movie tells the story of Ding Jian, the Fusi of North Town, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. While investigating the theft of firearms, his wife Su Qing was kidnapped by bandits. Ding Jian was forced to assassinate the third prince. But his wife died in vain, and he himself became a rebel. In order to take revenge and solve the mystery, he and his friend Li Jin Zhong uncovered the truth step by step, but unexpectedly he was just a pawn.
