▁died ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁child . ▁He ▁leads ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁ro aming ▁street ▁ur chin ▁with ▁his ▁two ▁best ▁friends , ▁Z ha o ▁Ch uan ▁and ▁Z hang ▁Z hen . ▁ ▁Li ▁Hu ai ▁eventually ▁meets ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁town , ▁but ▁their ▁re union ▁is ▁an ▁unh appy ▁one . ▁Li ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁properly ▁educated ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁child ▁so ▁he ▁behav es ▁in ▁a ▁rough ▁and ▁un c outh ▁manner . ▁His ▁step bro ther ▁and ▁ste pm other , ▁who ▁already ▁desp ise ▁him ▁for ▁his ▁background , ▁find ▁his ▁behaviour ▁dis gra ce ful ▁to ▁their ▁family . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁constant ▁pre jud ice ▁and ▁bul lying ▁from ▁his ▁step bro ther ▁and ▁ste pm other , ▁Li ▁has ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁fle e ▁from ▁home . ▁Before ▁he ▁leaves , ▁his ▁father ▁passes ▁him ▁the ▁manual ▁of ▁the ▁" L ittle ▁Li ▁F lying ▁D agger " ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁pract ise ▁the ▁skill ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁His ▁mother ▁left ▁him ▁with ▁an ▁emb roid ered ▁pur se ▁containing ▁a ▁tre asure ▁map ▁before ▁she ▁died . ▁Li ▁finds ▁the ▁tre asure ▁and ▁ro ams ▁the ▁ji ang hu ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁poor ▁with ▁his ▁wealth ▁and ▁use ▁his ▁newly ▁master ed ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁to ▁u ph old ▁justice . ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁advent ures , ▁Li ▁gets ▁ent ang led ▁in ▁rom antic ▁relationships ▁with ▁two ▁ma id ens .