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China, year 1457. The Minister of Defense is executed, and his children are sentenced to exile by order of the tyrannical Tsao. Fearful of future revenge from the young people, Tsao sends cruel soldiers to murder them, but a brave group of swordsmen can change the course of the battle at the Dragon Inn.

A band of ruthless soldiers hunts fleeing exiles toward a remote roadside tavern. Once the siege begins, lightning-fast swordplay and clever tactical maneuvers turn the inn into a frantic battlefield.

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