The Promise

An orphaned girl (Cecilia Cheung), driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens - 'Snow falling in spring' and 'The dead coming back to life'. Now she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy. In love again with a man behind a red armor and a golden mask who rescues her from death, she is tormented by their inevitable parting. Meanwhile, the slave (Dong-Kun Jang) is searching for the lost of his family's memories. Soon these two intertwine will meet and thus pulling themselves into this web of fate. Are their fates already sealed by a higher power, or can they still choose a life they want?.