In a 16th-century Buddhist temple, the aging abbot (Su Han) convened various outside advisors, including a wealthy patron (Yueh Sun) and the local military commander (Feng Tien), to help select a successor. The corrupt consultants, however, each had designs on a priceless scroll within the temple library-but their stooges would have to contend with the atoning thief (Lin Tung) safeguarding the artifact. King Hu's wuxia-as-caper flick co-stars Feng Hsu, Chun Shih. 120 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Mandarin DTS HD stereo Master Audio; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurette. In Mandarin with English subtitles.