He eventually seizes an opportunity to seek revenge against the man who killed his family, choosing to infiltrate his enemy's birthday celebration.

Set during the Qing dynasty of China, a young monk, Lin Zhi-Ming, trains to be one of the Northern Shaolin school's best fighters, whose skills impresses his elders and classmates.

Zhi-Ming is revealed to have been orphaned at a young age and was raised by the temple, with a silver ankle bracelet being the only reminder of his past life.

Although being a devout student of Shaolin, Zhi-ming has the tendency to break many of the monastery's rules, such as sneaking in meat to temple grounds or teaching the school's secrets to outsiders.

The trio eventually bypass checkpoints set up by He Suo's men, but after spending a night to rest from the journey, Si-ma Yan reveals to Zhi-Ming a silver ankle band similar to his.

After narrowly escaping Master Shi Ren again, who arrived for an escort mission from the Abbot, Zhi-Ming and Chao Wei make way for the main road, only to eventually discover Fa Ren mortally wounded and informing the pair that Si-ma Yan was captured by He Suo and taken by boat.

Meanwhile, He Suo reveals to Si-ma Yan that plans to lure both Zhi-ming and Chao Wei so that he can personally kill all three by his hands.

With their mission complete, Zhi-ming now returns to Northern Shaolin, but not without giving Chao Wei the ankle bracelet.