The son of a slave worker escapes to a Shaolin temple and trains in kung fu after the Tang emperor is betrayed by a general during the Sui-Tang transition. He seeks vengeance against the traitorous general.

Based on Shaolin folklore and set during the transition period between the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. When the Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, the son of one of his slave workers escapes to the temple, trains in kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor.—Annonymous