Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Kao, heir to a great warrior, prepares for his wedding at an opulent hillside estate. He confesses to his men that his bride is a prostitute he bought for 1000 tang. The men mutter that Kao has focused more on study and seduction than martial virtue, hinting that his scholarship has skewed toward the bedroom.

Pak and his men strike to reclaim the estate. The bride reveals that Pak paid her 2000 tang to betray Kao, turning the melee in his favor. Kao is forced to flee the chaos with his last servant, leaving the estate under Pak's control.

Kao swears revenge, but realizes he cannot do it alone. His servant urges him to seek powerful help to even the odds. This marks the turning point from personal loss to a calculated plan for retribution.

Kao seeks a magic sword from a grandmaster to aid his vengeance. The grandmaster refuses, citing Kao's poor character as a moral impediment. The rejection signals that raw power will not be enough without virtue.

Kao tracks down Chang, a fighter who has mostly stopped fighting to care for his sister and ailing mother. Kao persuades him by buying expensive medicines for his mother and later paying for his sister's funeral expenses. Chang is moved and begins to consider returning to battle.

Kao succeeds in convincing Chang to join his cause. The alliance is forged through mercy and mutual need rather than honor. Together they begin to plan their confrontation with Pak.

Chang climbs the wall of a courtyard to enjoy Sau Sau's music. There he meets Tsing, a drunken wandering mercenary who is in a one-sided relationship with the courtesan. The two men quickly form a bond of brotherhood and resolve to work together.

Chang and Tsing team up with Kao’s cause, agreeing to help defeat Pak and reclaim the estate. They scout Pak's estate to identify the most dangerous henchmen and plan a strike. Their partnership deepens as they prepare for a high-stakes confrontation.

The trio defeats Pak's henchmen in sequence and presses toward Pak. They win a hard-fought battle that ends with Pak's defeat and Kao's estate reclaimed, though at a price. The victory confirms Kao's dangerous road to vengeance.

After the victory, Tsing confronts Chang and reveals that Kao had offered 500 tang to kill him. The admission seeds mistrust and frays their fragile alliance. The revelation hints at deeper betrayals to come.

Later, Kao's family servant discovers Chang's lifeless body. The death deepens the rift between Kao and his allies and shows the human cost of their pursuit. It signals the price of vengeance visiting those who helped Kao.

Kao ransacks the grandmaster's home and finds the magic sword hidden behind a mirror. He kills the grandmaster and lies to his servant that the death was suicide. This act marks Kao's moral decline as he seizes power through fear.

A family servant confronts Kao about his character, challenging his choices. Kao kills the servant to silence him and preserve his ambitions. The act reinforces Kao's descent into tyranny.

Tsing comes to collect payment from Kao, who offers a bag as settlement. Tsing suspects a trap and discards the bag, which is filled with venomous snakes. The snakes slither into the confrontation, adding a lethal hazard to the final fight.

Chang arrives to join the final battle as Kao and Tsing clash. The magic sword lets Kao fly into the sky and strike from above, unleashing a devastating fall. On the third attempt, Tsing pushes Chang aside and raises his own sword toward the heavens, and Kao and Tsing impale each other, leaving Chang as the sole survivor.