Ten years after the events of 'Treasure Island,' an adult Jim Hawkins once again encounters his old adversary Long John Silver and the pirate Joseph Savage.
At the birthday party of an old King closer to the end of his life than the beginning, a mysterious witch interrupts the festivities and kidnaps several children, including the young princess of the Kingdom. Despite his advanced age, his tired bones and his apparent weakness, the King decides to take up arms one last time, to go and rescue the children. This is how he embarks on what will be his very last adventure, accompanied by his old comrades, also crumbling, but more than ever motivated to shine once again.
This is a story about duplicity, deception and the search for ambiguous truth. This is a multi-layered tale about justice --- or how it is understood by a maze of people whose lives are intertwined with one another whether consciously or unconsciously because of their unspoken if not unconscious affiliations.
It tells a story based on the worldview of the ancient Chinese strange book Shan Hai Jing, showing the bond that transcends time between the two male protagonists, Xiaoyu and his master Tianyi.