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The young Dee Renjie (Mark Chao) arrives in the Imperial Capital; intent to become an officer of the law. Empress Wu (Carina Lau); who is at the start of her reign; has sent the fiery-haired Detective Yuchi (Feng Shaofeng) to investigate a sea monster that stalks the city at night. By chance; both Dee and Yuchi fight off the creature when it attacks a ceremonial procession carrying the beautiful courtesan Yin (Angelababy) to be sacrificed at a temple to appease the Gods. Suspicious of the stranger; Yuchi has Dee imprisoned. Dee escapes with the help of visiting doctor Shatuo (Lin Gengxin) and together they discover that the upper reaches of society; including the Emperor himself; are addicted to a poisonous tea produced by Yuan's (Kim Bum) famous teahouse. Yuan; who was romantically attached to Yin; has been missing for months. Dee shadows the courtesan; who is under Yuchun's protection; until the sea monster reappears. Just as the two men are about to kill it; Yin reveals that the monster is her lover; Yuan. Yuan has been poisoned by a foreign Prince whose kingdom was overthrown by the Emperor. As the Prince's army readies itself on a nearby island to attack the capital; a real sea dragon rises from the deep. Starring: Mark Chao, Feng Shaofeng, Angelababy, Kim Bum, Lin Gengxin. 133 min. English subtitled.
