In a remote town in the southwest, a master and his disciple live like a pair of beggars. They have taken over a dilapidated temple halfway up a barren mountain, living in isolation from the world. No one knows where they came from, who they are, or what they intend to do. Chen, the master's only disciple, is just as puzzled.
Day after day, Chen lets his life go to waste at his master's side, while deep down he yearns for the world beyond. At last, after a sudden upheaval, he gets the chance to leave the town. All he has to go with is a battered, rusty saber his master left behind...
