region of South China. They send Chinmi to investigate. During the journey, Chinmi meets Pu Shin, an eccentric, clumsy and wannabe swordsman. They arrive at the border of Ka Nan, but are refused entry into the region. Suspecting that Chinmi will try to sneak back into Ka Nan, the border guards attempt to kill them. Chinmi and Pu Shin barely escapes a group of border guards and the Ka Nan commander, General Boru, and falls into the river. They are rescued by fishermen Bolo and Kiri, and learn that two years ago, cruel businessman Jirai usurped the throne and killed the royal family. They smuggled Chinmi and Pu Shin into the region, but were later arrested for being an accessory. Chinmi and Pu Shin arrive at Kourin Temple to find it sealed, ruined, and deserted. More soldiers came, and Chinmi swiftly dispatches them. Two Kourin Temple disciples, Ga-Shin and Sho-Tan, appears and explains the situation. After Jirai became leader, a grassroots movement of discontent towards the authorities started at the temple. Fearing rebellion, Jirai ordered the temple closed, banned freedom of assembly, weapons, or martial arts in Ka Nan. Refusing to submit to tyranny, Kourin Temple made a stand against the Ka Nan military.. only to be utterly defeated and their head monk killed. A rebel scout reported seeing Bolo and Kiri in chains. Chinmi quickly head off to the rescue, and defeated a squad of soldiers alone by knocking them off a bridge with his Tsuuhaiken. Intrigued, Soubi, the cruel captain of the guards, vows to hunt down Chinmi. He orders his soldiers to arrest every men and boys around Kourin Temple in order to goad Chinmi out of hiding. Ga Shin and Sho Tan was arrested, but Chinmi, Pu Shin, Bolo and Kiri managed to evade capture and regroup. Chinmi joined a rebellion led by Ho Jun, the former princess and sole survivor of the previous royal family. They discovered that Jirai runs a secret cannon factory using the Ka Nan people as slave labor. They plan to capture Jirai on the day of the cannon transportation where security is low. As they infiltrate the palace, Soubi appears and duels Chinmi alone, while Ho Jun and the others fight their way into Jirai's suite. After a grueling fight, Chinmi manages to knock out Soubi. The others surround Jirai in his private suite but he managed to escape. They