Director: Han Xiaojun

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

First aired: 2014

Plot Summary:

At the end of the Qing dynasty and the beginning of the Republic, amid a chaotic political climate, Master Dai, the chief head of the Taiyu Escort Agency in Shanxi, relied on his mastery of Xingyi boxing. He struck a blow that shattered the golden reputation of the Zhiyuan Escort Agency. The chief disciple who had been trained in the inner chamber… Liu Anshun Steady and level-headed in his dealings, and upright and loyal in character, he won the deep admiration of Elder Dai, who not only passed on the post of chief escort to him but also arranged for his beloved daughter, Dai Rong, to marry him. Yet Liu Anshun, bound by his strict adherence to the code, drove the errant escort master Ma Kui to his death; later, a collusion between bandits led by Mountain Cat and a traitor once again doomed the escort mission. To win the respect of his peers—and to uphold the “rules”—Liu Anshun ventured alone to the capital, where his formidable martial skills enabled him to establish himself firmly within the city’s escort bureaus and blaze a new path for the trade. Faced with betrayal from both 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 set aside worldly constraints and pledge their lives to one another, Lu Yaoting sacrificed herself to save Liu Anshun, falling into the abyss of death. His dearest mother and his mentor, Dai Haichen, too, perished one after another at the hands of war and treachery. National grievances and familial vengeance intertwined, giving rise to a legendary saga—and a mournful elegy—of the escort‑master lineage.