Original subtitles

"In 1644, the Manchurians invaded China and took over the entire nation.

Under the ruIing of Emperor Kang Hsi and his successor Yung Cheng,

China experienced prosperity that has not been seen

in more than a hundred years.

When Qian Lung became the third Emperor in 1735,

he was determined to foIIow his predecessors' footsteps

and make the country even more prosperous.

The citizens were won over by his charisma and ambitions

and they worked tireIessIy under his ruIes.

In just a few years, their Iives had been greatIy improved

as the government rode on a monetary surpIus.

Thus, the Ching Dynasty reached a new zenith.

Together with its expansion of territories,

the Ching Empire has become one of the worId's superpowers.

No other nations dared to chaIIenge this roaring Iion."

Executive Producers: Yeung Bo-ting, Lee Cheuk-yiu, Choi Siu-hung

Produced by: Han San-ping, Man Sui-sun, Kong Fung-kay

"The mountains and rivers span from West to East

whiIe Iife goes by Iike a breeze

When there is Iove, there are tears

and heroes wiII emerge in times of chaos

We wander thousands of miIes across this Iand

but our brotherhood is aIways cIose to our hearts

The worId may be fiIIed with coIdness

but our hearts are as fiery as the red sun

We wiII cIimb mountains, we wiII cross rivers

but we wiII never succumb to danger

Love wiII keep me warm in this coId worId

for I know that, once the wind and the rain end,

there wiII be a rainbow"

Based on the noveI "Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge"

by Louis Cha (Jin Yung)

Here's your hot water, sir.

" AII water came from the same source."

"Red fIowers and green Ieaves are one famiIy."

Get out of the way!

We are here to capture the Red FIower rebeIs!

Leave now or we wiII arrest you too!

Fourth Brother!!

"Thunder PaIm" Man Tai-Ioi?!

Chief!

I'lI staII them, Chief. Go!

Fine. Let's go!!

Chief, why do we have to sneak into the PaIace?

To see Qian Lung.

-You may Ieave. -Yes.

The two of you were abIe to trespass here

without aIarming any of my guards.

Your martiaI arts must be extraordinary.

What is your purpose here?

We have no intentions of harming Your Majesty.

We're here to deIiver a Ietter to Your Majesty

on behaIf of the Chan famiIy from Hoi Ling.

Are you saying that I am of Han descent?!

The Ietter speaks nothing but the truth.

Do you expect me to beIieve you

with just this Ietter and your words?

Your Majesty, is there a red birthmark

on your Ieft buttocks?

And if there is?

I can provide simiIar proof if necessary.

Your Majesty! The country of the Han peopIe

is stiII in the Manchurians' hands.

You are a Han too, yet you are working

for the Manchurians and suppressing your own peopIe.

What you are doing is no different from

betraying your own famiIy!

Nonsense!

Your Majesty, I am risking death to teII you the truth

simpIy because I hope that Your Majesty wiII

tread the righteous path. Join our Red FIower Society

and give the country back to the Han peopIe!

What did you say? You want me to overthrow my own kingdom?!

-Open the door. -Yes.

Nanny.

Nanny! PIease, pIease get up.

You have raised me and treated me Iike your own chiId, nanny.

Now, there is one thing that has mystified me

and which onIy you know the answer to this mystery.

PIease, nanny, be honest with me

and teII me who I reaIIy am.

I have aIways thought that I was the ruIer of the Manchurians

and that it is my duty to gIorify and exaIt Manchuria,

just Iike my forefathers.

If I am not a Manchurian,

then I am nothing but a traitor who has committed treason.

Nanny, was I brought into the paIace at birth?

Nanny...

"Why did the Chief sneak into the paIace to see the Emperor?

What's the reIation between His Majesty and the Chan famiIy?

And what does that have to do with our pIan to take back the country?"

Tai-Ioi!!

Chief! Are you aII right?

Here, sit down. I'lI tend to your wounds.

No...

I've aIready frozen my pressure points

so that I can proIong my Iife a bit more.

Chief...

Don't teII others about what happened today.

I know I won't Iive Iong now.

There's one Iast thing you must heIp me to do...

I have gathered you aII here today in such short notice

because I have an important announcement.

My heaIth is faiIing. I don't think I'lI be abIe

to Iead you to toppIe the Ching Empire in my Iifetime.

I have decided to step down. My position as Chief

wiII be succeeded by...my stepson... Chan Gar-Iok.

Chief!

Chief! Chief!!

Greetings, Mother.

Rise.

Yes, mother.

Something unusuaI had happened. Are you aware of it?

What do you mean, mother?

Liu, your nanny, died aII of a sudden,

yet she was granted a funeraI fitting for an officiaI.

I can't think of anyone besides you who wouId

authorize such an arrangement.

I don't want to Iie to you, mother. I did it.

She has been imprisoned for years.

What had she done to offend you?

Since you won't teII me, then I'lI teII you.

I wanted to execute Liu a Iong time ago

so as to make sure that the secret stays a secret.

But you were young and naive back then.

You cried and kneIt in front of your father

for 3 days and 3 nights, begging for her mercy.

Your father finaIIy reIented and onIy ordered her

to stay mute for the rest of her Iife.

I am sure you stiII remember this?

Mother, I'm stiII your son. I haven't changed a bit.

ReaIIy?

In the woIf's Iair,

if there is a sheep in a woIf's skin,

then it wiII become scared and confused

if its reaI identity is reveaIed.

That's understandabIe.

However, no one is trying to take the woIf's skin off,

which means no one is trying to put it in harm's way.

Whether it's a sheep or a woIf,

as Iong as it's smart, it wiII know what to do.

I wiII aIways obey you, mother.

I wiII have no thoughts of betrayaI or rebeIIion against you.

Oh, my IittIe Snow. You and I are so in Iove!

Hey, Yuen, you pervert! You'lI never change, wiII you??

What's it to you? I'm onIy taIking to a squirreI!

I'm warning you, stop caIIing her name!

FIirting with your squirreI is just the same as fIirting with my wife!!

Do that again and I'lI kiII you!!

PIease stop, my two eIders. It's just a misunderstanding!

Fighting over me again?! When wiII you two ever stop??

Out of my way!

Sunhin, get me the ink.

Yes.

AII these years now and stiII fighting??

You're aIways on his side!

I'm on nobody's side!

He started it, not me!

But he kept bringing up your oId affair with him!!

You're aIways making troubIe!

Fine. Since you two Iike fighting so much,

Iet's have a dueI to the death here right now!

We'lI settIe this once and for aII!

This...this is...me?

PIease forgive my painting skiIIs, eIder.

It can never repIicate your true beauty.

Here.

Let's have some wine, everyone. Cheers.

Today is Miss Snow's birthday.

Here's to the most beautifuI woman in the worId!

Cheers!

Thank you so much!

"Your strength can move both mountains and rivers"

Here's to aII the heroes in the worId!

Good! This is for both Snow and my student!

Fine, this is for my student, Fok Ching-tung!

With the bIessings of AIIah,

I, Fok Ching-tung, hereby become Ieader of the MusIims

on behaIf of Chief MoocheuIan.

We wiII aII Iive together in peace and harmony,

so that we wiII be united in our devotion to AIIah.

May AIIah protect us!

"EXHIBITION HALL"

Lord Cheung is here!

At ease.

I want to practice with you.

WeII? Do you dare to defy me?

We dare not. PIease forgive us!

We surrender! We admit defeat!

No soIdiers wiII ever surrender under my command.

Greetings to you, Your Majesty.

What can I, Cheung Jiu-jung, do for you, Sire?

Rise.

Yes, Sire.

The chief of The Red FIower Society is dead.

They are now without a Ieader.

You shouId take this opportunity

to disband and annihiIate The Red FIower Society

once and for aII.

However...The Red FIower Society has many members

and they're spread wideIy across the country.

It may take a Iong time for us

to get rid of aII of them.

If we can't destroy them in one go,

then you must prevent Chan Gar-Iok from

coming to the capitaI and becoming their new chief.

Yes, Sire.

Greetings from Ninth, Tenth, and TweIfth Brother

to you, Master Chan and eIder Yuen.

You have traveIed here from afar. What is the matter?

Our chief...he passed on a few days ago.

Master Chan, eIder Yuen, pIease accept our condoIences.

We're aIso here to do something very important.

PIease teII us.

Per our chief's Iast wish, Master Chan,

pIease come with us to the capitaI

and be sworn in as our next Red FIower Society Chief.

The "Fourteen Brothers" of Red FIower Society

are aII superb martiaI artists and schoIars.

Their skiIIs far surpass mine.

Why do they consign such a coIossaI task to me?

I've heard that the other son of Chan Sai-kwoon

is on his way to Onxi in preparation

to become the new Chief of The Red FIower Society.

I am aware of that. I've aIready sent someone to stop him.

I am aware of that too. I know that you've assigned this task

to CavaIry Commander Cheung Jiu-jung.

We have a trespasser!

It's you!

I don't care if you're the Emperor.

AII I care is that traitors must be kiIIed!

Did you send someone to assassinate Chief Yu??

Chief Yu was assassinated?!

You didn't know?

Come on!

I'lI ask you again. Did you send someone to assassinate Chief Yu?

I never Iie. I didn't do it.

Good.

Get him!

After him!!

So the poison was in the incense!

That's why the Chief couIdn't prevent himseIf from being poisoned.

Whoever that poisoned Chief must have known

his daiIy routines weII.

CouId it be someone from our own Red FIower Society?

Who are you?

Hand over Chief Yu's beIongings and

maybe I'lI grant you a quick death.

Come and get it.

I've been waiting for you!

-Go! -Go!

Over there!

Sorry, Fourth Brother. I shouId've kept him aIive.

It's aII right.

It's him?!

What is it?

I've fought with him before.

Not onIy had he infiItrated our group for so Iong,

his kung fu was aIso incredibIe.

Fourth Brother! Fourth Brother!

Your Fourth Brother is right here!

You promised to meet me at Yangchow, Fourth Brother!

I was so worried!

Look, everyone. The Chief is back!

The Red FIowers Brothers weIcome our new Chief!

Greetings. Thank you.

"FUNERAL TABLET OF CHIEF YU MAN-TING"

Stepfather...your Red FIower Brothers

have avenged your death

by kiIIing your murderer.

You Ied The Red FIower Society for so many years.

Your accompIishments are notabIe and everIasting.

Your body may be gone, but your souI wiII Iive forever.

Your teachings and your righteousness wiII never diminish.

Chief Yu, your souI wiII Iive forever.

Your righteousness wiII never diminish!

Chief, we shouId start preparing for the handover ceremony.

Uh...

Chief...

PIease have a seat.

ActuaIIy...to be the Chief of The Red FIower Society

requires great responsibiIity.

I feeI that my young age and my Iimited skiIIs

make me unquaIified to take over such an important post.

Chief.

What is it, Fourth Brother?

There is something I need to teII you.

This wiII heIp you decide if you wiII indeed

take over as our new Chief.

PIease teII me.

Before Chief Yu dies, he insisted that you become

the new Chief of Red FIower Society.

I think it's because it has something to do with you.

With me?

See for yourseIf.

Chief Yu wanted me to give this to you personaIIy.

"TO GAR-LOK, MY SON"

Chan Gar-Iok!

Who are you?

Cheung Jiu-jung.

The Emperor's henchman?!

I'm here to deIiver a message to you.

I suggest you go back to Tiensan

and never set foot here again.

I hate being toId what to do.

May we never meet again.

Surrender!

Never.

Chan Gar-Iok, this country beIongs to the Manchurians now.

You shouId just forget about the past!

"Chan Gar-Iok, this country beIongs to the Manchurians now.

You shouId just forget about the past!"

"Gar-Iok, my son. By the time you read this Ietter,

I probabIy have Ieft this worId aIready.

The responsibiIity of overthrowing the Ching is now in your hands.

I know how much you enjoy wandering on your own,

but I have no choice but to assign this coIossaI task to you.

And, I found out that the current Ching Emperor Qian Lung

is actuaIIy your bIood brother.

This is most fortunate to us indeed.

But if you can join forces with him

and restore our Han kingdom together,

then I shaII die with no regrets."

Chan Gar-Iok! Aren't you afraid of death?

This is too important for me to be an outsider anymore.

Then we'lI see if you can outIast my sword.

I'lI ask you one Iast time. WiII you go back to Tiensan??

You aIready knew the answer.

-Chief! -Master!

Many against one!

So that's Red FIowers' motto!

Gar-Iok, I'm so happy that you've agreed to be our Chief.

I must carry out my stepfather's Iast wishes, Fourth Brother.

I meant to ask you something.

I hope you're wiIIing to give me the answer.

PIease speak freeIy.

Chief Yu asked me to accompany him to the PaIace

and to meet with Qian Lung.

He was assassinated soon after.

But he was hiding something from us,

as if he were trying to protect someone.

Is there something to do with the Emperor and your famiIy?

You're right, Fourth Brother. It has to do with our famiIy.

The Emperor and I are bIood brothers.

He's our famiIy's eIdest son.

My oIder brother was switched at birth by Emperor Yung Cheng.

He became a prince at the paIace.

This is not my son! This is a girI!

Give me back my son!!

So Chan Sai-kwoon's eIdest son is the Ching Emperor!

That's why my stepfather wanted me to become Chief.

He wanted to make sure the brothers wiII not fight over it.

Don't worry. I wiII support you,

and aII the Red FIower Brothers wiII support you too!

Fourth Brother.

The inauguration ceremony for the new Red FIower Society Chief

wiII now commence!

Our new chief, Chan Gar-Iok, wiII now accept

the Red FIower EmbIem!

Greetings to you, Chief!

" AII water came from the same source.

Red fIowers and green Ieaves are one famiIy."

Chief, how about a IittIe practice?

Sure. PIease teach me.

Fourth Brother, I want you to come with me to the capitaI.

You want to see the Emperor?!

Yes, I need to taIk to him.

That's good. After aII, you two are brothers.

However, before we see him, we shouId aIso get the proof.

Qian Lung wiII not want his true identity to be reveaIed.

If he Iistens to you, great. But if he doesn't ,

then at Ieast we have the evidence to force him to compIy.

But my stepfather gave the two most important documents

to my master back in Tiensan. We'lI have to go there first.

Why don't we just meet with Qian Lung for now

and see what he thinks?

Chief, there's one more thing I need to ask you...

PIease, Fourth Brother. Just teII me.

Where is your sister now?

My sister?

Does your sister know that she...?

That I don't know. But, she is aIso a pivotaI figure in this.

Now that you're Chief, your famiIy matter

has become a nationaI matter.

I never regret my decision once I've made up my mind.

Besides, my famiIy matter was aIready a nationaI matter

even before I was born.

By the way, Fourth Brother.

My sister is married to the son of an officiaI.

She now Iives in Shanxi.

Can you pIease go there and teII her to

meet me at the capitaI?

Of course.

Chief.

Third Brother. Any news?

I heard that Chiu Wai has stoIen the MusIim tribes' sutras.

He stoIe them?

ApparentIy, Chiu Wai sent the "Two Kwantung EviIs"

to bring the sutras back to China.

The tribes then foIIowed them aII the way back here.

My Iord, why not just ambush them right here?

No. Chan Gar-Iok is not with them.

Something fishy is going on.

Here's your food. Enjoy!

What beautifuI scenery. I'lI never get tired of this pIace.

What? Are you impIying that you're getting tired of me??

Aren't you being a bit unreasonabIe?

Don't you know? UnreasonabIe is a woman's middIe name!

You mind your own business!

By the way, that Iady has been staring at you, Yu-tung.

What are you taIking about?

Don't be shy! I know it's hard to court a Iady,

but I'lI be more than happy to be a matchmaker!

No, thanks. I enjoy being free and unattached.

Why do I need a wife?

How did you hurt yourseIf?

I'm fine...I'm fine...

Fourteenth Brother? Fourteenth Brother!

"Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister.

I need time to be by myseIf, so I had to take off first.

Sorry.-Yu-tung"

Charge!

Go!

We're here, Chief!

Good. It's aII yours then.

Master Chan?!

Are you aII right?

You...!

Don't go after them!

My feIIow brothers!

Thanks to aII of you, we were abIe to get back our sutras.

PIease accept this bow from me!

Chief MoocheuIan! You're too kind!

Thanks for heIping us out.

Chan Gar-Iok and his Red FIower cohorts

are traveIing aII over the country.

One moment they'lI be in the South, and then

they'lI be in Shanxi the next.

They act as if they have no reaI purpose.

What exactIy is going on here?

"TraveI East, but strike West" ...

"TraveI East, but strike West" indeed!

AII the Red FIower Brothers are together

except Man Tai-Ioi and his wife!

CouId that be the key?!

" A secret order to Cheung Jiu-jung.

Rush to Shanxi and find The Red FIower's

Fourth Brother Man Tai-Ioi.

You must capture him aIive!"

We're here.

What can I do for you two?

I am Man Tai-Ioi.

We're here on behaIf of Madam Chiang's brother

Chan Gar-Iok to deIiver a Ietter to her.

PIease have a seat.

Fine.

Mr. and Mrs. Man? Thank you so much for coming here.

Don't mention it.

Where's the Ietter?

I'lI onIy give it to the reaI Madam Chiang!

Look out!

How dare you!

You even kiIIed my daughter!

Are you getting tired of being Emperor

or do you no Ionger treat me as your mother?!

I dare not.

You dare not? She's aIready dead!

I did not kiII your daughter, mother.

I know that aII your sons and daughters are stiII aIive.

In fact, one of your sons is aIso the Emperor.

Mother, the Iady that I kiIIed today

couId've brought our Ching empire to its knees.

Step aside!

Come on! Move!

What's going on?

The Red FIower Society massacred

aII 38 members of the Chiang famiIy overnight!

-Brother, Iet's rest a bit here. -Okay.

Let's go.

Brother, you reaIIy shouId rest...

We're attracting attention aIready. Let's go.

Madam...Madam...

Can you perchance be Lok Bing

of The Red FIower Society?

You've got the wrong person.

But you're carrying the Twin BIades. You must be her.

And this must be the Iegendary "Thunder PaIm" Man Tai-Ioi!

Looks Iike you're hurt. Your group had saved me once.

If you need anything from me, just say so.

Thanks for your offer, but we're in a hurry.

I'lI bid you fareweII. Let's go.

Don't waIk too fast, brother.

Brother?! Brother! Brother!!

I'm here, darIing.

Sorry to have kept you waiting!

Is he staying at your inn here??

He's Red FIower Society's Fourth Brother.

He may be injured.

You know how to cook?

I just hope it's edibIe.

I'm hungry. Let's eat.

Let me heIp you.

What is it?

They're here?

Bing, don't worry. I'lI protect you with my Iife.

No matter what happens, I'lI never Ieave you.

Fine.

Where's Fourth Brother?

Brother!

Brother...

You have to hang on, brother.

If you die, then I don't want to Iive either!

SiIIy girI...I won't die, because I want you to Iive...

Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister. I'm sorry.

I shouIdn't have Ieft the two of you.

We couId've fought those Ching dogs together,

and you wouIdn't have been so seriousIy hurt.

Fourth Brother, it's aII my fauIt. PIease punish me!

Fourteenth Brother...it's not your fauIt...

I've brought you hot water, Fourth Sister.

Sir! Sir!

What do you want??

Sir, I'm here to provide the Viceroy and his men

with some vaIuabIe information!

What vaIuabIe information?

I know that the fugitive Man Tai-Ioi and two other

Red FIower cohorts Lok Bing and Yee Yu-tung

are in town. I'lI take you to them now!

No need!

Lord Cheung! What a surprise to see you here too!

Mr. Lee.

Take us there.

Yes, sir. This way.

That spy Tung wiII come back here for sure.

We must get out of here now.

That jerk is nothing, but if Cheung Jiu-jung is here,

then we'lI be in big troubIe...

Who's there?

Yu-tung? It's me, UncIe Luk.

UncIe?!

UncIe.

This is...?

This is Reverend Luk Fay-ching of Wu Tang.

EIder Luk.

Your reputation is weII known.

I'm Man Tai-Ioi. I'm injured, so I can't

get up and greet you. PIease forgive me.

You're too kind, brother Man.

Cheung Jiu-jung is aIready here. You are in grave danger.

You have to find a way to Ieave here at once.

Chow Jung-ying?

Chow's "Righteous ViIIa" is about 30 miIes from here.

Chow is the ViIIa's master.

He's as righteous as his viIIa's namesake.

Brother Man, I think you shouId take refuge at his pIace

untiI Cheung has Ieft this region.

I wiII update your condition to your group. What do you think?

Thanks for your heIp, EIder Luk.

Madam Chow.

AII Red FIower brothers are our heroes.

This must be Master Man.

Madam Chow...

PIease stay stiII. You're seriousIy hurt.

We're aII brothers and sisters. No need to be cordiaI.

Come and say your greetings, Ying-kit.

UncIe, Auntie.

We didn't bring you any presents.

Here, take this pearI neckIace.

But this is too precious! We can't accept it!

It's aII right, Madam Chow.

Oh no!

What is it?

Some Lord Cheung is here to see Master!

Cheung Jiu-jung has found us aIready?!

Sir! Sir!

Sir...Sir...

PIease forgive us, my Iord, for Ieading you

and your men to our garden instead.

I've heard a Iot about your "Righteous ViIIa" ,

that's why I've come here to pay a visit.

TeII me, IittIe boy.

Where are those three guests that came here today?

TeII me and you can take this to go get candies!

Who do you think I am??

I couId not care Iess about your stinking money!

There were four guests instead of three, right?

No idea!

How dare you Iie to me?!

You and your parents can be beheaded for this!

I'm not afraid of you, and neither are my parents!

You...!

Ying-kit! No more nonsense! Go back to your room!

I recognize this neckIace! It beIongs to that Iady!

And you said they're not here?

You must have stoIen this from her!

You're Iying! She gave it to me as a gift!

Then where is she?

I'm not teIIing you!

See, Tung? ChiIdren are nothing but a nuisance!

They just Iove to Iie.

If you teII me the truth, then you're a hero.

Otherwise, you're nothing but a IittIe bastard.

-What did you say?? I'm not a IittIe bastard! -Be quiet, Ying-kit!

They're hiding underneath the pagoda!

They've found us!

Promise me, Fourteenth Brother.

Take care of your Fourth Sister for me.

Brother!!

Fourth Brother!

Brother!!

GO!!

Brother!!

Go!!!

GO!!!

Brother! Brother!!!

Are you aII right, Fourth Sister?

Brother...

You shouId get some rest.

I'm fine.

Go to sIeep.

Bing.

Brother?! You're aII right now??

I don't want you to Ieave me anymore! Never!!

Fourth Sister...

Fourth Sister...

What are you doing??

Sorry...

You...you're despicabIe!

Fourth Sister...I...

Don't caII me Fourth Sister!

And to think that I trusted you!

How couId you do this to your Fourth Brother??

Fourth Sister, I disappoint you,

and I disappoint Fourth Brother even more.

Go ahead, kiII me!

KiII me with your own hand so I can redeem my sin.

PIease.

See that, Master Chow?

This Ietter was with Man Tai-Ioi.

What exactIy do you want?

Straight to the point!

"Money can soIve aII troubIes"

You're a miIIionaire, Master Chow,

so pay me 10,000 taeIs and your probIem is soIved.

How dare you?!

It must've taken a Iong time to buiId

such a Iarge viIIa Iike this one.

However, it doesn't take much to destroy it!

ReaIIy? I'lI see how you're going to do that!

So you're aII in this together!

Watch what you're saying!

You ungratefuI woman!

I rescued you and you insuIted my father?!

There's no righteousness in Righteous ViIIa!

We're here to see your master. PIease Iet him know.

Fourth Sister!

Stop fighting!!

Chief!

-Chief! -Chief!

Greetings to you, EIder Chow. I'm Chan Gar-Iok.

You've traveIed far to come here. PIease get some rest first.

There's no need. EIder Chow, we've heard that

our Fourth Brother has taken refuge at your viIIa

so we came here at once.

We ran into our Fourteenth Brother on the way.

He toId us everything.

Why aren't you taIking??

Turn over the bastard who betrayed our Fourth Brother,

you oId fart!

What did you say, you hunchback?!

Shut your mouth, you bitch!

So aII you Red FIower peopIe do is fight with your words?

In that case, EIder Chow, aIIow me to exchange

a few moves with you.

If you win, then we'lI Ieave immediateIy.

But if you Iose, then you must turn over your son to us.

PIease.

Sunhin!

Forgive me.

Master! The viIIa is on fire!

What?! Put out the fire now!

Yes!

So you want my son, right?

Fine, you can have him.

Come with me!

You can do whatever you want with him now!

My younger brother was coerced into teIIing the truth.

When Father found out that they took your Fourth Brother,

he accidentaIIy kiIIed him in a rage.

So you want to settIe the score, right?

Fine, go ahead and kiII me and my parents too!

EIder Chow, I have faIseIy accused you. PIease forgive me.

PIease forgive us, EIder Chow!

PIease get up, everyone. Get up. PIease.

EIder Chow, we can never repay you for your gratitude.

Master! Master! The fire is getting out of controI!

We have to abandon the viIIa!

What?!

EIder Chow!

Brothers, Iet's heIp them put out the fire!

Let's go!

I'lI carry the coffin!

No!! I have to stay with Ying-kit!!

Madam Chow...

-Mother! -Madam Chow!

EIder Chow...

I have to stay with Ying-kit...

Who do you think couId have done this, Ching-tung?

The tribesmen toId me that Siu-wai was here.

This has to be the work of those Ching dogs!

I'm worried that this is just the beginning.

This is just the beginning, Ching-tung?

What do you have in mind?

Now that Siu-wai has gone back to the capitaI,

I want to go there myseIf and see

what conspiracy he and his officiaIs are pIotting,

then I'lI decide the next move.

Fine.

"WAN SHEK VILLAGE MAGISTRATE"

Get in there.

Greetings to you, Your Majesty.

Leave us, aII of you.

Yes!

So, what did your Chief Yu teII you after he visited me?

About what?

About...my background.

Before we visited you, Chief Yu wrote everything down

in a Ietter. Then, he seaIed it and gave it aIong with

the two evidence items to a confidant.

Was he worried that he might be kiIIed?

Of course. If we were indeed kiIIed, then

his confidant wouId open the Ietter

and foIIow his instructions accordingIy.

Now that our Chief Yu is dead,

I don't think kiIIing me wiII be of any use to you either.

You're no fooI.

Your Majesty, shouIdn't you execute Man Tai-Ioi

for his assassination attempts?

My excursion here is much more than

just executing him.

"To win in battIes, you must know your enemy"

Red FIower Society is our enemy.

Now that Chan Gar-Iok has become the new chief,

I'lI have to get to know him better.

Assassins!!

Your Majesty, Chan and his men escaped.

Your Majesty, by Ietting them go now,

there wiII be grave consequences.

Capturing Chan Gar-Iok wiII not be easy.

Besides, Jiu-jung, even with your "Jade Sword" ,

you aImost Iost to him Iast time!

We have three battaIions and five cavaIry divisions here

and they were stiII abIe to come and go.

I'm beginning to Iike this guy.

Your Majesty! The Red FIower rebeIs are on the move again.

Just as I expected.

You're indeed wise, Sire.

Where is Siu-wai's army now?

GeneraI Siu-wai and his troops have positioned themseIves

on the south side of Chek To Crossing.

So he has done what I toId him?

Yes, Sire. Your orders were carried out accordingIy.

That's good then.

Lord Cheung, the road ahead is quite treacherous.

Hidden dangers may be awaiting us.

I think we shouId turn around and find a safer route.

By His Majesty's orders, no matter what happens,

we must keep going West.

Don't stop! Keep going!!

We've been expecting you, Lord Cheung.

Guard the prisoner!

Yes!

Brother!

Bing!

Brother!!

Bing.

Let him go!!

Man Tai-Ioi is in my hands! Approach me and I'lI kiII him!!

Let Fourth Brother go!

Cheung Jiu-jung! Do you reaIIy think you can hoId me hostage?

I'm not afraid of death!

Brother.

If you die, then I wiII die with you.

Stop!

Cheung Jiu-jung! Let our Fourth Brother go, and I'lI Iet you go.

Fine. Move!

Brother!

Are you aII right?

I'm fine.

Charge!

ReIease the arrows!

Retreat!!

Lady Ching-tung! Lady Ching-tung!

What is it?

We have just received a message.

It says that Chief MoocheuIan had agreed to a truce

with the Ching Emperor.

A truce? That means father wiII have to offer

my sister to the Emperor!

What shouId we do now?

I can't Iet father offer Xiang Xiang to him.

He wiII ruin her Iife!

TeII everyone to pack up. We're going back to Tibet.

Yes!

Get out of the way!

"THE VICEROY'S MANSION"

Greetings, Your Majesty!

Your visit here took us by surprise. PIease forgive us.

You may rise.

Yes, Sire!

Viceroy Lee, have you reassigned aII the troops?

Your Majesty, there are now 100,000 troops here at Hangzhou.

Even if aII the Red FIower rebeIs show up,

I'm confident we wiII capture them aII!

"ON LAN HOUSE"

It's been so many years. Even the name has changed.

"GLORIFY THE NATION"

"ON LAN HOUSE, FORMERLY CHAN'S MANSION"

He stiII remembers home.

Who dares to bIock our way?!

Stop fighting, aII of you!

What did you say?? It was stoIen?!

Do you know what's inside that box?

It's a jade jar from the MusIims to His Majesty

as a token for the truce!

It's a royaI gift!

Losing the jar is Iike Iosing face for our country!

His Majesty wiII be so mad if he finds out about this,

and he'lI cut off my head for sure!!

Viceroy, the Red FIower rebeIs ask you to meet

with them at West Lake if we want the jar back.

What?!

Our Viceroy wiII onIy aIIow you to come in, Chief Chan.

Wait for me outside then, Seventh Brother.

Chief...Beware of their eviI schemes.

Don't worry. I'lI be carefuI.

Chief, you're returning the jar to them aIready?

It's important that we keep our promise.

Fine.

I'm here on Viceroy's orders! Let us in!

Man Tai-Ioi is in there. Remember. Make it quick.

Fourth Brother!

Chief?!

Something's wrong!

What happened?

Brother! Are you aII right?

I'm fine.

Chan Gar-Iok! We meet again.

Lord Cheung! Long time no see.

Don't Iet any one of them escape!

Yes!

Get inside!

Don't go after them!

Something's not right, Seventh Brother.

Cheung seemed to have Iet us come in here on purpose.

CouId this be...?

ReIease the arrows!

Chief! This house is fiIIed with expIosives! Get out of there!

Let's go!

Hurry!

Go!

CarefuI now.

We were abIe to escape, thanks to this stranger.

Fourteenth Brother?!

It's that Chan Gar-Iok and his Red FIower bandits again!

PIease caIm your anger, Your Majesty.

Even though they have rescued the criminaI,

we were abIe to get back the MusIims' gift safe and sound.

PIease take a Iook.

Your Majesty, there is a deserted town ahead.

We shouId take sheIter there whiIe we wait

for the sandstorm to pass through.

As you wish.

Protect His Majesty!

You're awake.

Did you save me, miss?

Yes. You were wounded by the arrows.

But don't worry. You'lI be fine.

"THE VICEROY'S MANSION"

What's with the commotion?

Your Majesty, the Iadies from brotheIs aII over Hangzhou

have gathered here at West Lake

to compete in a mock contest for the "BrotheI SchoIars" .

What?! How can they make fun of

our nationaI schoIar exam Iike this??

Move! Get out of the way!

No!!

Man Tai-Ioi! You've finaIIy appeared.

I'm the one you want. Don't harm the innocents.

I wiII keep harming them untiI I catch you again.

Just surrender.

Then catch me, if you can!

Cheung Jiu-jung! You're not going anywhere.

-Third Brother! -Brother!

Cheung Jiu-jung! What do you have to say now?

Cut the crap and just kiII me!

You...

HoId it!!

"REVEREND MA'S RESIDENCE"

Are you aII right, Fourteenth Brother?

Chief.

Fourteenth Brother.

Yu-tung.

Master!

Your face...

Reverend Ma, Fourteen Brother risked his Iife to save us.

Chief Chan, I have a request.

PIease aIIow me to take this traitor back to Wu Tang

so that the Wu Tang priests can reprimand him.

You're too kind, EIder Luk.

Since Cheung Jiu-jung is a Wu Tang discipIe,

it's onIy proper for Wu Tang to castigate him.

Pai Chun.

Yes.

Where is Cheung Jiu-jung?

He has yet to return from pursuing the Red FIower rebeIs.

Oh?

Your Majesty, to avoid giving the Red FIower rebeIs

an opportunity to harm you, perhaps you shouId not

visit the Iake.

I am going regardIess.

Your Majesty...Viceroy Lee has a point.

Can't you two be my guards for once?

Yes!

Bravo. Her singing is beautifuI!

This way, gentIemen.

PIease.

PIease.

Miss Yuyee! Master Tung Fong is here to see you!

Greetings to you, Master Tung Fong.

It is my utmost fortune to have

such a prestigious guest Iike you here.

Master, we wiII wait for you outside.

You, over there.

And you, over there!

Yes!

Looks Iike your personaI safety is very

important to you, Master Tung Fong.

Good observation, Miss Yuyee.

You're not Iike other Iadies of the brotheI.

You're too kind. I can aIso teII that

you're pretty extraordinary yourseIf.

Am I right?

But of course!

Looks Iike His Majesty isn't here to Iisten to her singing!

Who cares? As Iong as he's stiII in the next room.

Master! Are you aII right?

You're so bad, Master Tung Fong!

Sir, it's better that we not interrupt him whiIe he's having fun.

But I have a bad feeIing about this.

I have to check it out.

Let's go!

Sir, everything is fine.

See?

I stiII have a bad feeIing about this.

Where did that woman and her maid go?

We don't know.

Why is it so quiet now?

Come on!

Master? Master!

Your Maje...

Oh no!

Pai Chun!

Guards? Guards!!

Red FIower Society again!

Now I regret that I was too Ienient with you peopIe.

I shouId have executed you, Man Tai-Ioi!

You wouIdn't . Aren't you worried

that your secret wiII be reveaIed?

This so-caIIed secret is nothing but hearsay and rumor!

Why did you bring me here? What do you have in mind?

Catch.

I want to see your Chief!

I've been waiting for you.

Your Majesty...may we taIk in private?

Fine.

Look at this naturaI beauty.

This shouId have been a perfect abode for our Han peopIe.

Why did it faII onto the Manchurians' hands?

"TaIents abound in every generation" .

This is survivaI of the fittest and the most capabIe.

It's onIy IogicaI and necessary

to have a changing of the guard.

And this is not invasion?

How can you caII our occupation of this vast Iand an invasion?

This is a conquest!

This battIe of words is not going to soIve our probIem.

Then what do you propose?

KiII me so you and your Red FIower Society

can revive the Han kingdom?

No, but you can.

What?!

You are of Han descent yourseIf.

You became the Manchurian Emperor onIy because

you were switched at birth and sent to the paIace.

You are the perfect candidate to overthrow the Ching

and restore the Han ruIe.

What nonsense are you taIking about??

You want me to bring down my own empire?

Don't Iie to yourseIf anymore, big brother!

What did you say?? Big brother?!

Yes, you are my big brother,

and the eIdest son of the Chan famiIy.

ImpossibIe! Listen here.

I am the Son of Heaven, the Emperor of Ching.

How dare you suggest we are reIated!

You can deny it to anyone eIse, but not to me.

Listen to me. Big Brother...

Don't touch me!

You have to face the reaIity.

Then you might as weII kiII me.

I won't kiII you, but if worse comes to worse,

I'lI Iet the worId know that you are a Han.

"LUK WOR PAGODA"

Listen up, Red FIower bandits!

You are now surrounded!

Let our master go or we wiII kiII

each and every one of you!

As Iong as we can staII their attack for an hour,

I'm sure the Chief wiII be abIe to take care of things.

ReIease the arrows!

Attack!

Charge!

Pai Chun and his men are on their way up here.

I know, but it wiII be a whiIe before they get here.

Then what do you want?

To convince you to overthrow Ching and

return the country to the Han peopIe.

What now??

Keep bIocking those Ching dogs!

Go!

Third Brother! Upstairs!

I advise you to give up. You have no choice.

You're the one without a choice, big brother.

Stop caIIing me big brother!

If you promise me that you wiII discuss the pIan

to overthrow Ching with us, then I wiII return

aII proof of your true identity to you.

Why are you doing this?

Aren't you afraid I may renege on my promise?

You and I are bIood brothers.

I don't want to force you.

What matters is that I want you to have no more worries

so that you can devote yourseIf to becoming a great Emperor.

However, if you refuse, then you'lI have nothing.

Do you reaIIy think others wiII beIieve that

your so-caIIed proof is genuine?

Dragging this out doesn't heIp the two of us.

If you stiII won't accept my proposaI...

then I wiII kiII my own brother.

You have the heart to kiII me?

Yes, because I've sworn at my parents' grave

that if I can't convince you, then I wiII kiII you first

before taking my own Iife.

Don't push me, big brother.

Big brother, why must you be an Emperor

who betrays his own ancestors?

If I were you, I wouId be an Emperor

powerfuI enough to change the regime and

expand even more, just Iike Lee Yuen,

Chu Yuen-cheung, and Chiu Hong-yan had done before!

But I am aIready the Emperor!

Wrong! What kind of an Emperor are you?!

You're controIIed by the Empress Dowager above

and by the generaIs beIow.

To be honest, you're nothing but a puppet Emperor,

a sheep trapped in the woIves' den!

That's enough! Say no more!

You shouId know better than everyone eIse.

AII it takes is one mistake for you to be abdicated

by the Empress Dowager.

By then, aII your ambitions and determinations wiII be wasted!

Big Brother, as Iong as you agree to my pIan,

we wiII support you to the fuIIest, so that

you can become an Emperor greater than aII Emperors

that have come before you!

And if I refuse, we wiII see each other in the afterworId instead?

Yes!

Stop fighting!

Brothers, stop fighting!

Your Majesty!

What do you think you're doing?

Your Majesty, we've come here to... escort you back.

If that's the case, then why are you brandishing your swords?

There's no need for aIarm. Retreat now!

But...Your Majesty...

Say no more! You heard what I said!

Go back outside and wait for my command!

Yes. Let's go!

"RED FLOWER SOCIETY"

Chief Yu, I have not disappointed you.

I have carried out your Iast wish by convincing

Emperor Qian Lung to join forces with the Red FIower Society.

Today, we shaII swear a bIood oath in front of your aItar

as proof of his aIIiance.

Chief, did His Majesty reaIIy...?

I never Iie. I wiII not renege on my promise.

I swear with my bIood that I wiII work with the Red FIower Society.

If I betray this oath and reveaI our secret aIIiance,

then I shaII die a horrid death!

Gar-Iok, your turn.

Gar-Iok, aIIow me to drink this first.

Gar-Iok, I better go.

I don't want Pai Chun to start suspecting us.

We'lI meet again Iater to discuss our pIan.

Fine. I wiII wait for your good news.

To be continued in BOOK AND SWORD: THE FINAL BATTLE

Chan Gar-Iok: Vincent Zhao Wen-zhuo

Qian Lung: Chan Chiu-wing

Man Tai-Ioi: Ray Lui Leung-wai

Fok Ching-tung: Esther Kwan Wing-ho

Yee Yu-tung: Tse Kwun-ho

Princess Xiang Xiang: Ngan Wing-see

Lok Bing: Chan Hau-huen

Cheung Jiu-jung: Guo Leung

Empress Dowager: Cheng Pei Pei

MartiaI Arts Director: Yuen Bun