Take the Lead

In the late 1990s, in Chengjia Village on Turtle Mountain, young Cheng Sheng took a brick to the son of the local police station chief to protect his friends. Five years in prison suddenly loomed over him. Behind high walls, he witnessed the rise and fall of human kindness, while blades and fists concealed a struggle for survival. By chance, he learned the family's three secret styles of boxing. From Old Chen, a longtime inmate, he uncovered the past buried by time: the Cheng family had descended from Qin Wangshan, a swordsman from beyond the passes who had fled to Turtle Mountain with a blood feud on his shoulders. He buried his blade, changed his name, and sought nothing more than a peaceful life.

After serving three years, Cheng Sheng returned to his hometown, weathered by hardship. But peace never came as promised. The Chang family, old enemies from the past, dominated the area, using their power to seize land on Turtle Mountain, setting homes ablaze and tightening the noose. A family feud from half a century ago became inextricably tangled with the troubles of the present. A rusted scabbard in his arms, a yellowed land deed from the Republic of China era, and an old ledger filled with sins became blades hanging over everyone's heads.