Dir. Lu Yang. 2017, 120 mins. In Mandarin with English subtitles. With Chang Chen, Yang Mi, Zhang Yi. During China's Ming Dynasty, an imperial guardsman named Shen Lian (Chang Chen) searches for the truth behind a conspiracy that framed him and his partners. The proof of his innocence lies with a wanted woman named Bei Zhai (Yang Mi)—but will she reveal what she knows? In this intense prequel to Lu Yang's Brotherhood of Blades, the only thing Shen Lian can truly trust is his sword.

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