两个月前，刀客陆天君（刘松仁 饰）于路偶遇劫匪贺彪三兄弟行劫当朝红人魏公公的三万两黄金，担负押送任务的尤亦儒自杀身亡，贺彪等人邀请故交陆天君上山一坐，岂料陆天君被人在山上打晕，贺彪等被杀，黄金不翼而飞，陆天君被赶来的锦衣卫当做劫匪投入大牢，受尽拷打。在同牢犯人的暴动中，陆天君侥幸逃狱，于是他返回事发的坪石镇试图洗刷罪名，并在路上遇见向其寻仇的尤亦儒之女尤佩佩（钟楚红 饰），陆天君以诚挚打动后者，使尤佩佩一起调查事件真相。陆天君脱狱引起锦衣卫和垂涎黄金的中国江湖人士的追索，层层包围中，路、尤二人在走访中得知贺彪尚在人世，劫走黄金的真凶究竟是谁？陆天君渐渐揭开了真相……An imprisoned swordsman is accused of killing three men. He probably would have already been executed for his crimes but is kept alive because he knows the whereabouts of hidden gold.
