The mute apprentice of Shaolin (played by Jackie Chan) learns martial arts to avenge his father's death. He starts from carrying water and chopping wood, and works hard to build up his internal strength. The scene of him getting out of the wooden man lane and learning martial arts often appears in his dreams. The tragic situation of his father's murder and the comfort of Wu Mei, who lives in Shaolin, make him grit his teeth and persevere when he is tired. The mute apprentice found the locked old weirdo Fa Yu in the forbidden area of Shaolin. Fa Yu is not like a Shaolin monk, but because of the care of the mute apprentice, Fa Yu teaches the mute apprentice who is not qualified to learn Shaolin martial arts. During this period, the mute apprentice broke into the wooden man lane but returned empty-handed due to his lack of strength. Wu Mei saw that the mute apprentice who was reviewing martial arts alone had a fierce move, so she taught him the eight steps of the snake wing to regulate his mind. After being trained by Fa Yu, the mute apprentice successfully got out of the wooden man lane and was able to go down the mountain after learning. Fa Yu asked him to carry a token to contact the gangs in the rivers and lakes, which triggered a fight in the rivers and lakes, and the mute apprentice discovered Fa Yu's true identity...