The film carries many of the elements of its predecessor and again shows influences from the Spaghetti westerns that were popular at the time. In a plot full of intrigue, mysterious strangers converge on 'Stone Village' in search of the precious 'Green Jade Statuette', reputedly stolen in a violent robbery which left a whole family dead a year ago. The gang responsible are expected to arrive in the village and many interested parties lie in wait; there's Chi Kwan Chun, in the 'sheriff' role, determined to repel all trouble makers from the town and Mang Fei as a hired killer who is blackmailing the brothel owner, her brother being one of the gang responsible for the killings. Also there's a strange enigmatic type who, rather dramatically, likes to leave roses on dead bodies and quote his catch phrase 'even the dead like roses', at regular intervals. Not to mention the strange hump backed, bucktoothed innkeeper. Interestingly, the motivations for each of the main players are not clear until later, creating a real sense of intrigue, and its not immediately apparent on which side of good and evil they all sit (rather like the first film).

There's seems to have been more money available for this production as sets and costumes are rather more ornate than in the previous film. More time also seems to have been taken over the fight scenes, of which there are many, and the choreography seems rather more sharp. However, without the excellent leg work of Tan Tao Liang, it would be difficult to rate this better than the first film and at times it does just seem like the repeat of a successful formula without quite all of the ingredients. It's definitely worth a watch though, if only for another interesting villain provided by Tommy Lee.