Annie Yi

In 198 BC, Cao Cao (Chow Yun Fat), Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, ventured to the east and defeated China’s greatest warrior Lu Bu, terrifying every ambitious warlord across the country. Several years later, after taking the Han Emperor under his wing, Cao crowned himself King of Wei. He built a magnificent Bronze Sparrow Island to symbolize his power, and rumors spread that he would replace the Emperor. 

Meanwhile, young lovers Mu Shun (Tamaki Hiroshi) and Ling Ju (Liu Yi Fei) are taken from a prison camp to a hidden tomb, where they spend five cruel years together, training as assassins