Midnight... The Minister of Justice's carriage is heading toward the mansion. Suddenly, they're being attached by some masked guys.

Minister: What is going on? Lee Man! Ye Chu! (shouting at his bodyguards) Lee Man: My Lord, we are being attacked! We are outnumbered, run and save yourself! Ye Chu: My Lord, go! We can't hold them back for too long!

Minister: No! Only a coward runs! I'm the Minister of Justice, I can't run like a coward and leave my men behind! Lee Man: But my Lord, it's already a lost fight! Save yourself! Ye Chu: Think about your daughter and madam Fei!

Minister: Too late! (someone frontally attacks him, he draws the sword and defend himself)

Lee Man: My Lord, behind you! Ye Chu jumps in and blocks the enemy's sword with his back.

Minister: Ye Chu, Ye Chu...say something! Unfortunately, the cut was too deadly and he falls on the ground. Lee Man: Ye Chu, my Lord!

An arrow pierces Lee Man's chest... Lee Man: My Lord, run away! Save....your...life!

Minister: Lee Man, Lee Man... The Minister rushes to slash the person behind Lee Man but it's too late. Another arrow pierces the Minister's heart and the body stops moving. His eyes were still looking at the starry sky, while his lips were murmuring a name.... Bing Bin, my child!

The next morning, the authorities have discovered three bodies covered in blood on a street near the Minister's residence. He was immediately identified and sent to his family. Some maids from the mansion: Good Lord, the master is dead! Who could have done this?

Another group of people: Who knows! I suppose that many hight positioned people hated him! The fair people always die young! He's just 47 years old! His daughter turns 20 this summer!

The steward: Madam Fei will be devastated! It's such a big tragedy! Did you see his body full of blood? Another group: No I haven't, I don't even want to see it! I will have nightmares tonight!

The steward: I heard that the authorities are suspecting a group of assassins, the Red Lampions! Lately, many influential people have been killed in the capital but who knows!

In the mourning room...

The funerals took place in three days... Madam Fei became very sick after this incident.

In a Sunday morning, an imperial edict just arrived at the mansion... Imperial note: "The new Minister of Justice will move into the mansion next week. You have to leave the mansion!"

Eunuch: Miss, this is the imperial order! Are you against it?

The next day...

Fei Bing Bin takes her ill mother to a nearby Taoist temple for treatment. Now she has only one wish in her soul, to find out the truth behind her father's death and who wanted his position that much.

In an early summer morning...

After many weeks of searchings, she accidentally found the traces of the Red Lampions. They were a group of street opera performers who were moving from place to place but recently they were active in the capital.

Inside the tavern...

Voices: A: Mr. Zang, have you heard the latest news? B: What news? A: It seems that the "Red Lampions" are a group of street performers that have moved into the capital last year! B: How do you know that? You can't accuse every innocent soul of being a murderer! A: I have heard the conversation between an imperial inspector and some soldiers, saying that they must check every group of street performers from the capital. B: Really? A: Yes! They usually kill greedy and merciless influential figures. Think about it, all the victims are officials who became rich by oppressing the poor population. B: What about the last murder, the Minister of Justice? I heard that he was a good man. A: That must be a mistake, maybe it's not their doing! B: Who knows!

Fei Bing Bin decided to get close to them by becoming a regular customer....

It's was a beautiful afternoon, the sun was bright and the sky as clear as the water. Our young heroine steps out of her hideout to visit the local market, hoping that she can encounter the street performers.

Getting close to the market...

The sounds of thousands of bells are enchanting the market and the crowd is becoming more agitated.

Voices: Good! Good! One more time!

It seems that there is a street performance in the market today.

Bing Bin walks toward the crowd and approaches a woman...

Woman: Oh..oh...it's an opera performance! They're so talented!

Woman: Yes, they're becoming quite popular among the local people, even some high officials invited them to perform at their banquets! They're called the "summer lampions"!

Woman: Good! Good!

She walks further into the crowd until she reaches the first row.

At the ending of the performance someone starts to collect the payment from the public. Bing Bin throws a gold sycee in the collector's urn.

The little man rises his head and looks at her...

The performers are retreating..