Name: Diao Men

Producer: Zhou Jingxiang

Director: Han Xiaojun

Starring: Wallace Huo, Jia Qing, Li Jian, Liu Yihan, Ni Dahong, Wang Qingxiang, Dang Haoyu, Kang Kai

Release Date: December 20, 2014

Broadcast platforms: Shenzhen TV, Guizhou TV, Southeast TV, Shaanxi TV, Tencent Video, PP Video, and Fengxing.com.

Plot Summary:

In the waning years of the Qing dynasty and the early Republican era, amid chaotic times, Master Dai, the chief head of the Taiyu Escort Agency in Shanxi, forged the illustrious reputation of the Zhiyuan Escort Bureau through his mastery of Xingyi Quan. His prized disciple, Liu Anshun, was known for his steady judgment and righteous character, earning Master Dai’s deep favor; not only did he pass on the position of chief head to him, but he also arranged a marriage between his beloved daughter, Dai Rong, and Liu Anshun. Yet Liu Anshun, bound by his strict adherence to the code, drove Ma Kui, an escort who had suffered a disastrous failure, to his death—and later, because bandits led by “Mountain Cat” colluded with traitors, another escort mission ended in ruin. To uphold both public trust and the sacred “rules,” Liu Anshun ventured alone to the capital, where his formidable martial skills enabled him to establish himself firmly within the city’s escort circles and blaze a new trail. Faced with betrayal from his fiancée and his junior brother, he bore it with unyielding resolve; yet the love that the female bandit Lu Yaoting felt for him proved too heavy for him to bear. Just as they finally managed to cast aside worldly constraints and pledge their lives to one another, Lu Yaoting sacrificed herself to save Liu Anshun, meeting her end in the netherworld. Even his dearest mother and his mentor, Dai Haichen, perished one after another at the hands of war and treacherous villains. National grievances and familial vengeance intertwined, giving rise to a saga of the escort world—a tale both legendary and mournful.