Jon Fenton, a martial arts student in 1978, vanishes. He's taken off with a million dollars from New York City's most perilous street gang, the Flying Dragons. He didn t care about the money. He had intended to make the drop and complete his final errand for Sifu until he learned of their plan to eliminate him. But none of this deters him from chasing his dream to learn from the world s greatest kung fu masters. Things quickly spiral out of control. The danger seeps into his family's life. The story unfolds from 1978 to 1997, spanning from Michigan to New York, Sweden to China, Hong Kong to California.