此乃亚洲影后凌波于1972年主演的武侠片。凌以其擅长的女扮男装，演侠士甘素凡，为替师父报仇，与浪侠(凌云)连手对付仗恃“童子功”绝招横行江湖之武林恶魔(鲁平)。导演郭南宏通过惊险，紧张的场面，充分暴露败类的野心及狰狞嘴脸，并颂扬两位青年侠士不畏强暴的精神，让全片充满慑人心魄的魅力。

The famed Ivy Ling Po (Temple Of The Red Lotus) stars as a mysterious swordswoman dedicated to keeping the five volume "Five Generations Fighting Methods" kung-fu manual out of evil-doers' hands. She joins Ling Yun, star of The Iron Buddha, who plays a hero known only as the Roving Knight to fight, train, then fight again -- facing such characters as The Six-Armed Giant and The 1000-Cut in this action-packed adventure.

Depois de assistir a morte de seu pai e sua irmã por bandidos que procuram um manual, a pequena Xiao Zhu se torna uma poderosa espadachim que vai e vem sem se identificar, mas durante suas incursões ela se encontra com o outro espadachim de nome Heung que vive da mesma forma que ela e parece ter o mesmo objetivo. A medida que o tempo passa ela vai observando e aprendendo sobre os movimentos do seu inimigo, já que pretende vingar sua família e a acabar com o livro conhecido no mundo marcial como "Manual do Poder" que se encontra nas mãos da mesmas quadrilha matou seu pai. Sua tarefa deve ser de extrema dificuldade, pois o líder dos bandidos já domina três dos cinco movimentos ensinados no manual e se ele conseguir dominar os outros dois movimentos que faltam, sua missão será impossível.

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