鬼太监桂德海将楚王及王妃杀死，更追杀世子朱锦，朱锦得青竹叟相救才幸免于难。桂当年与哑巴月仙诞下一女燕燕，桂恐此事外泄，竟派人去杀月仙母女。燕燕得青竹婆相救，带她住见青竹叟及朱锦。朱锦与燕燕相处日久，感情渐深；桂竟利用父女之情，假借燕燕之手杀朱锦......

After the Ming Emperor is overthrown and his infant son put in the care of the Black Dragon Society, a traitorous martial arts clan attacks the society and forces two inexperienced swordsmen to flee with the infant and begin a dangerous journey in search of allies.

After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying (Cheng Pei-pei) is banished to the Dragon Swamp for 20 years. Now, 20 years later, the sword has been stolen again, and the members of Lingshan Clan are sent out to find the culprit. Among those is Qing-Erh (Cheng Pei-pei again), who meets a wandering swordsman (Yueh Hua) searching for the long lost Fan Ying. Together they decide to enlist the help of the Dragon Swamp Master in their respective searches.