武为争天下第一剑的名衔，毅然放弃与秀姑之感情专心练剑，因而种下日后秀姑报复之心。数年后，龙与苏君结为夫妇，并对剑归隐于田园，其弟方云因好胜欲争夺天下第一剑而重出江湖，秀姑得知龙武下落，设计陷害，使龙因杀弟而判处死刑，行刑前，狱中有一囚犯告知，若斩首时以伞盖尸，魂得以保留，经一千年后情必得以平就反，时光飞逝，辗转轮回，恶梦再度重现……

民国时期富商义子封霄（程宇峰 饰）与军阀义女林婉绣（刘美旗 饰）虽为夫妻，却在乱世之下各为其主，二人即深爱着对方却又不得不在对方面前隐瞒自己刺客的身份。随着富商与军阀间的矛盾不断加深，二人被迫要面对夫妻相爱相杀你死我活的局面，但对彼此的爱最终化解了误会，让二人重归于好并联手粉碎了一起倒卖国宝的惊天阴谋，成了一对令恶人闻风丧胆的刺客侠侣。

An alluringly low-key and enigmatic portrayal of the alienation, disillusionment and loss of direction that have become widespread among young people in contemporary China. Filmed in elegant and absorbing long takes, the film interweaves the lives of several rootless people who become linked with one another by chance, by their sexual obsessions, and by the loss of a mobile pho...