Wu Fei (Leon Lai) and his uncle Ping travel together as brick salesmen.
Other members of his poisoner's sect now want the medical manual for themselves, this results in an absurd assassination attempt on Ling, featuring a lot of slapstick comedy.
Fei retreats from the scene but vows revenge for the murder of his uncle, after this Fei meets Purple Yuen who aims to stop the martial arts leaders from being distracted and return them back to their task of restoring the Ming Dynasty through a government-backed martial arts contest.
Fei and Yuen then travel together, developing a romantic relationship with several elements of comedy.
However Yuen is poisoned by Fung (causing her bottom to inflate), Fei then takes her to Ling to be cured.