Biao Ren plot
Hired fighters, known as escorts, protect targets—criminals for whom the government has issued arrest warrants. On the eve of civil unrest in the final years of the Sui Dynasty, a government of fear and terror takes hold in China, fueling feelings of hatred and hostility among some. A bounty hunter named Dao Ma travels with his three-year-old son, Xiao Qi. One day, he accepts a mission that leads him to the city of Chang'an. As Dao Ma travels through the western desert, he accepts a simple mission that transforms into a critical, dangerous undertaking.