Veteran action actor and director Lu Chun-ku set his sights on a tale of Ching Dynasty royal intrigue as an excuse to hire his favorite action stars, gather three choreographers, and film one fight-filled conspiracy after another. Liu Hsueh-hua is the title character caught between battling princes. Then theres award-winning actor Ku Feng, Bastard Swordsman Hsu Shao-chiang, King of Shaw Brothers Screen Villains Wang Lung-wei, Venom Sun Chien, and even the director shows up to get his kicks in this danger-fraught adventure.