The series is set in China during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty. The emperor orders Nalan Degang, a Manchu bannerman, to form and lead a secret death squad to eliminate the Great Ming Society, a Yangzhou-based underground movement seeking to overthrow the Qing dynasty and restore the Ming dynasty. The death squad is named "Flying Guillotines" after the highly dreaded weapon used by its members.

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Cast

Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo

Fang Shiyu

Leanne Liu

Miao Cuihua

翁清海

纳兰德楷

Yvonne Lim

雷小涕

Chunyu Shanshan

宋铁柱

潘淑钦

傅禄格格