At the beginning of 20th century, in the vibrant city of Shanghai, a country girl named Xiao Yuegui won the affection of the Hongmen leader Chang Lixiong and went from a brothel servant to the woman of the Shanghai Lord. Chang Lixiong
was later assassinated during his meeting with Huang Peiyu, the representative of T’ung-meng Hui. The widowed Xiao Yuegui gave birth to a baby girl and returned to the countryside. After several years of struggle, she established an opera house in Shanghai. With the help of the succeeding Shanghai Lord, Huang Peiyu, she became a reputed performer of Shanghai Opera. She then discovered that the death of Chang Lixiong was attributable to Huang Peiyu. She later cooperated withYu Qiyang, the follower of two Shanghai Lords, to kill Huang Peiyu and helped Yu Qiyang to become the new head of Hongmen.
