After Gwanghae gun was dismissed, the strongest swordsman, Tae Lyul (by Jang Hyuk), of Chosun Dynasty retreated into the shadows. It was during the changing time of Ming and Qing dynasties. Also Chosun got involved in the war. The royal family of Qing also raised a lot of claims to Chosun. Tae Lyul’s daughter (by Kim Hyeon-soo) was captured to be tribute girl. In order to save his daughter, Tae Lyul came out again with great anger....

Detective Han Do-kyung's (Jung Woo-sung) wife has cancer. For his wife's medical expenses, he deals with various criminal activities by mayor Park Sung-bae (Hwang Jung-min) and receives kickbacks. And the detective team also launches an investigation into him. Do-kyung finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between two forces. Several men fight each other for survival....