Lee Yan Ho

A young man who has been beaten, abused, humiliated and laughed at all his life finds that he has an unusual empathy with snakes. He can talk to them and they understand him, and eventually he finds that he can get them to do his bidding. He decides to use his newfound friends to take his revenge on everyone who ever did him wrong. (imdb)

A corrupt lord has a life-threatening boil on his back, An herb called "Longevity Rattan" offers the only cure. He sends Sima Jun, A mercenery, to get the herb and bring it back before it's too late. A jealous aide saddles Sima Jun with six other fighters to accompany him, i.e. steal the herb when they get the chance and race back to the capital so the aide will get the credit. Sima Jun doesn't trust the six and none of them trust each other.