Li Tang, now in a privileged position, is trying to force Wan Xiaoning, the daughter of Song Hao's victim, out of her nail house.
Meanwhile, Song Hao's childhood schoolmate, Pan Xiaoshuang, pursues him romantically and the two marry.
Yu praised the acting and the romantic portions as well as the "striking cinematography", while he criticized the "dissonance" that resulted from a conflict between the "rough-edged execution" and the "self-serious attitude".
[3] Wendy Ide of Screen Daily wrote that the film had a "striking visual impact".
[2] Richard Kuipers of Variety wrote that the work is "technically excellent" and "Well paced and moodily shot".