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He has no special skills, but he mastered kung fu. The martial arts master, Duan Yun, came to a city, and then beat up rich people and punishes gangsters. He also gives his affection to a high quality girl, a hot feisty cop, and a cold business woman...

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  • Agent Peacock: With his red lipstick and fancy purple suit, Yang Chen looks like a blond version of The Joker, and is deranged but very skilled martial artist.
  • Always Save the Girl: Duan Yun has a tendency to show up right on time to defend a damsel from some scumbags.
  • Attempted Rape: Duan Yun first meets Li Shu when a bunch of thugs are trying to have their way with her.
  • Axe-Crazy: Yang Chen is a deranged bastard obsessed with making other people suffer.
  • Berserk Button: Never threaten the elderly in front of Sister Ying.
  • Bishie Sparkle: Xiao Tian Tian, one of the two police sidekicks, has such shining chest muscles, they glow in the dark.
  • Bitch Slap: Duan Yun slaps a thug until he's begging for mercy, forcing him to apologize to Li and pay her for the trouble he and his gang caused.
  • Butt-Monkey: Jiang Ning tends to get the short end of the stick when hanging out with Duan Yun.
  • Chekhov's Gunman: Xiao Cui, the teenage girl who happened to be witness of the murder of Yun's teacher, happens to save him when his injuries leave him unconscious at a park.
  • Chivalrous Pervert: Duan Yun loves the ladies, but he would never take advantage of them if they weren't willing.
  • Curb-Stomp Battle: Duan Yun versus at least 50 thugs. By the time the police arrives, all thugs are unconscious.
  • Crime of Self-Defense: Sister Ying takes Duan Yun under custody for fighting back against a gang that picked a fight with him, and for embarrassing her.
  • Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Jiang Ning may not have the martial art's skill of Yun, but he's certainly a skilled pool player.
  • Defeat Means Friendship: After being beaten by Duan Yun, Wang Bo turns a new leaf and becomes his submissive sidekick.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Duan Yun embarrasses Ying on the street by blocking her unprovoked kick and disarmed her, so she arrests him and tries to make her sidekicks beat Yun while on interrogation
  • Establishing Character Moment: Duan Yun is introduced having escaped a prison island, run all the way to the mainland, and the first thing he does there is save Li Shu from some thugs, then he asks for a meal.
  • Fair Cop: Qiu Shui Ying is a beautiful, if fiery, police officer that ends up crossing paths with Duan Yun.
  • Forgotten First Meeting: Wei Wei, Duan Yun's other teacher, doesn't seem to remember him.
  • Fountain of Youth: After using the Deus Ex Machina technique, Duan Yun's body regresses to his young teenage self. It's not until he finally gets his chi under control that he returns to his own age.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Ying might be a Rabid Cop with a tendency to not think things through, but she certainly willing to let Yun off the hook after he saves her from Scar Face.
  • Kick Chick: Shui Ying usually uses her long toned legs to kick her opponents.
  • Male Gaze: There is a lot of focus on the chests, legs and posteriors of the ladies.
  • Neck Lift: Despite his lean physique, Duan Yun is perfectly capable of doing this to a full grown man.
  • Overshadowed by Awesome: Is not that Ying is weak, it's just that Yun is a much better fighter.
  • Rabid Cop: Sister Ying is prone to angry outbursts and arguing she's the law, but in the end she really wants to enforce the law.
  • Sex Sells: Duan Yun saves Li Shu's business by hiring attractive girls in maid and playboy bunny outfits, which is a resounding success, to Li Shu's initial dismay.
  • She Cleans Up Nicely: While she certainly doesn't look bad in uniform, when dolled up to work undercover at a high class party, Sister Ying is drop dead gorgeous.
  • Shipper on Deck: Yue e is quite happy with the idea that Duan Yun could become her brother in-law.
  • Slipknot Ponytail: When truly serious, Duan Yun's ponytail becomes undone.
  • Sneeze Cut: When Duan Yun mentions he's going to have a talk with Wan Bo concerning their lack of customers, Bo sneezes and has a bad feeling about it.
  • Strong Family Resemblance: Li Shu and her sister Li Yue'e look very similar to each other, the biggest difference being that Shu has purple eyes while Yue'e has green eyes.
  • Those Two Guys: The two police officers who are basically the sidekicks of Sister Ying.
  • With Friends Like These...: Three of Yue'e's classmates lost a million Yuan at pool, then tried to sell her to the mafia in their place.
  • World of Buxom: Most of the girls on this series have amazing racks. Even Li's younger sister has some bust despite her age.
  • World of Technicolor Hair: Li has blue hair, Ying has pale red hair, Yun Qian has pink hair, Hu Zun has Mystical White Hair and so on.

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