Alone in the woods, eleven-year-old Malao the "monkey" walks into a battle between a band of bandits, including one Malao finds familiar, and a monkey army, whose leader seems to know Malao.
With the temple and Grandmaster now gone, twelve-year-old Seh, a snake-style master, joins a bandit gang and meets a mysterious woman whose name means Cobra, while trying to stay ahead of the vengeful Ying.
