The Executioner (Chinese: 刀下留人; literally "Spare From The Blade") is a 2015-2016 Hong Kong historical fiction television drama produced by TVB.

[1] It premiered on 7 December 2015, on Hong Kong's broadcast network TVB Jade and Malaysia's cable television channel, Astro On Demand.

After finding out a concubine named Ji is pregnant, Empress Wu protects her and the unborn child by entrusting them in the care of the gate keeper, but Consort Wan's finds out and seeks to murder the gate keeper, Concubine Ji and her child.

Midwife Fa Yui-hung and executioner Yip Sheung-luk come together when they must protect a new life who is wanted dead by the Imperial government.

One night a mysterious man Yip Sheung-luk shows up at her door step claiming to be the savior of her father-in-law who is away on a journey.

After saving the life of the local warden from an escaped fugitive, Sheung-luk is offered the position as the towns executioner.

Walking through the woods one night Sheung-luk and Yui-hung finds a ditch with a pregnant woman left for dead.