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Jianghu.

I don't even know what this "martial arts world" is.

I only know that Papa kept us on the move during my childhood.

We were moving nonstop from one place to another.

But he never explained why.

My memory is full of many dialects.

So I ended up learning many dialects as well.

But I no longer remember where I learned them from.

Papa told me many stories.

All those stories had to do with buying and selling.

He told me that everything we do is a transaction.

If you want something, you need to buy it and pay the price.

But sometimes, the person selling it will have to pay the price too.

All that talk about buying and selling and paying the price...

I couldn't tell the difference.

Papa always said...

Righteousness is just a kind of sympathy.

It's not how you differentiate right and wrong.

Today, you see things that are not right, and you want to do something.

By tomorrow, you'll realize you're probably the one who's wrong.

By then, it'll be too late.

No one will take pity on you.

What he said seemed to have nothing to do with me.

I never knew what Papa did.

Until one day, when I saw beautiful rays of light shining into my window.

Sometimes they're there, but sometimes they disappear.

Like an immortal descending to the mortal world

to take me to a beautiful wonderland.

Only later did I find out where these lights came from.

And my world of fairies and paradise disappeared.

And I finally realized what business Papa was in.

Another saber is called the "Hand Blade."

It's 2.5 feet long.

It's forged by merging three thin blades.

- Its weight... - Someone's here to buy again!

The boss will tell them tales forever!

Actually, I have my jianghu too.

It consists of two men.

The first man is Iron Head. He's been at the forge for four years.

I've noticed his gaze ever since the first day he came here.

The other man is Ding On,

an orphan that Papa brought back.

The scar on his face was cut by me.

I was five, and he was seven.

He never said a word about it,

but I know I owe him something.

And the thing I owe him for is on his face forever.

A TSUI HARK FILM

THE BLADE

Executive Producer: Raymond Chow

Produced and directed by Tsui Hark

I always have a very bad thought.

I really want the two men in my mind to fight.

So I can see who will win.

And whoever wins will be mine.

I've even decided on the time and place.

The war that I've wanted is about to begin.

I've made soup in the kitchen. Come and have some.

I've made soup in the kitchen. Come and have some.

The war that I've wanted has begun.

How can two big men share a bowl of soup?

But I hadn't realized

that the war wasn't between them.

It was between them and me.

Let's see who'll get to drink it.

I told you! How can two men share soup?

They're still not here!

It's cold now. You might as well just drink it.

Where are Ding On and Iron Head?

Where the hell did you two go?

This soup was the first buying and selling between me and them.

I never expected the price I'd have to pay later would be so great.

This brass pot here? It's great.

It's so beautiful.

This one here is even prettier.

It's a good one!

Is this a small sword?

This is from the West.

Don't know who he is. Seems to be some kind of a savior.

He has saved a lot of people.

Savior? What savior?

What exactly is it?

If it's saved many, it must be an amulet.

How much?

Got money? Master has kept our pocket money for the month.

I've saved up a little.

Time to kill the pig!

Keep an eye on Melon!

Is he in heat again?

Give him some money later.

Go and find him a girl.

Hey fatso! Hurry up!

I don't know these people!

Help me!

Who do you think you are, you pig?

Let me go! Let me go!

Let's go!

I'll slaughter you, pig!

Still fighting him? Let's get outta here!

Sixteen dollars? Are you for real?

For just a few dishes? Count it again!

Not expensive at all. Four dishes at $3,

and with the wine, that's $16.

$16 for this kind of food? I'm not paying!

- Trying to settle a bill. - What? They're not paying again?

Here. All five ox-cutting sabers are now sharpened.

- Let me! - Let me!

You darn monk.

"Never wear a big hat if you don't have a big head."

By the way...

Do you do wheels too?

My wheels are broken. Can you fix them?

- The money's on the table! - Thank you!

Make sure you count it, boss!

- Shoemaker! - What is it?

- That monk is fighting again! - Again?

This time he's outnumbered.

He couldn't fight back. It's almost over.

Get back! Get back!

Out of the way!

It's the hunters!

- Reverend! - Reverend!

Let's go. Hurry!

- Iron Head! - Go!

- Iron Head! Iron Head! - Where are those hunters? Talk!

- Have you gone mad? He's not one of them! - He was the first one I saw!

- Tell them to come out! Come out here! - Don't sink to their level!

Are you crazy? Huh?

- I have to avenge the monk! - Avenge?

We still have goods to deliver!

Iron Head!

Where are those hunters? Where are they hiding?

- We're from Refined Blade! - Iron Head!

All of our brothers will slash you!

Come see us tonight, you sons of bitches!

We'll wait at the wood barn!

We will slice you up!

Don't get us into trouble!

If you don't show up tonight, I'll kill all of you when we meet!

- The wood barn! Remember! - Say no more!

What are you looking at?

We are blacksmiths.

How others use their sabers is none of our business!

Do not use our Refined Blade name to cause trouble!

Both Ding On and Iron Head have changed.

They haven't spoken to me Since they came back.

Iron Head's always looking at that vine ball.

While Ding On won't take his eyes off the roof beam.

I've never seen them like this before.

The battle I wanted between them has begun.

I don't know if it's over me.

But I don't care.

I just hope the outcome will be the same.

That I will be the victor.

I've had enough of those hunters anyway!

Iron Head, let's chop them!

That's right!

They'll be fearless if we let them get away!

What's this?

We have deliveries today?

What's with all the sabers? Are we at war?

A group of hunters is causing trouble in town.

- Everyone is scared. - So what?

Are you going to kill them all?

- Chase them out of town! - Chase them out of town?

Did you come to Refined Blade to learn how to forge or how to fight?

So you think you can fight?

Why are you staring at, Ding On?

- Louder! - Good hit!

- Louder! - Good hit!

- Louder! - Good hit!

Say it. Say it!

- Good hit! - Louder!

Good hit! Good hit!

Say it!

If you won't stand up to them, then I will!

I'm not weak like you, master!

- Stand up to them? - Master! They're just trying to help!

What's this? You want to fight me too?

On your knees! Now!

He was a monk!

He died a brutal death! How can we not care?

Master, you're a Buddhist too!

Did Buddha tell you to fight?

No one has ever spoken ill of my brand in over ten years.

You bastards have ruined my reputation now!

Get a ladder and take down my sign board!

- Talk! Did you hear me? - Master!

- That monk died a gruesome death! - Shut up!

You didn't cause trouble. Stay on your knees!

Speak up! Talk!

Our annual Sacrificial Blade ceremony was two days later.

I didn't expect it would make such a huge change in my life.

That was the day I knew I'd stepped into the jianghu they always talked about.

Because blood was shed on that day.

Don't be upset.

We'll go pick flowers and catch butterflies together.

And we'll buy a beautiful vase to hold them.

All of you still treat me like a kid.

I am all grown up now!

I've decided that, if I am capable, I'll kill them both!

But I know I am not.

Today is our forge's annual Sacrificial Blade ceremony.

This broken blade has brought us peace for more than 20 years.

That's because the master of this blade

used it to remind us that we must live in contentment.

I am old now, and forging sabers is a matter for the young.

So I want one of you to take over Refined Blade.

And that person is Ding On.

He's been by my side ever since I started Refined Blade.

That's why I will hand the forge over to him.

- Master! - Master!

Master! The factory is too big! I can't manage!

You've been with me for so long. If you can't, then who can?

It's my wish to leave it to you. And I've made up my mind!

His words will represent my words.

From now on, you must all obey his will!

Anyone else got something to say?

Don't say anything if you want to follow us.

There's no future here. Why should we stay here and be nobodies?

Or you can do what Ding On did, pretending to be loyal to Master.

Well, he made it! Refined Blade... I can't stay here anymore.

They can kick me out for all I care!

We won't be staying either if that two-headed snake becomes Master!

Let's see how he's gonna run the factory. He always breaks the blades.

And he's gonna run Refined Blade? Phew!

Then there's that Siu Ling!

One of us will get her laid!

He wants to be young master?

And screw her on her wedding night? We'll do that before he does!

Hey! What's this, a mutiny?

We'll be in trouble if Master hears us!

Thirty-Three, why aren't you wearing your armor? Are you invincible?

Master will beat me to death for sure! I can't take it anymore.

How can you make it big if you're such a wimp?

Wear your armor! Or I'll break your teeth!

So many people in the factory, and it's only passed on to him.

They will hate him to death!

Master must've thought it over.

Why did he still do it?

Even if he owes Ding On's father, he can't really repay it.

It will only burden him even more.

Right. I've heard Papa talk about it.

His father died a horrid death.

He...

He was skinned and hanged in public!

It was so horrible. So horrible!

Master wouldn't let us speak of it all these years!

- I shouldn't have! - Amah!

Amah, don't be like this! I'm fine!

A man shadowed in black came in.

But I knew it was Ding On.

And I could clearly see his emotions.

That night, the nightmare that everyone had forgotten

appeared in front of us all of a sudden.

I tried to run, but he kept gazing at me.

I'd never seen him like that before.

- I don't know anything! Don't ask me! - What's my father's name?

- I don't know! - Talk!

Papa told me a long time ago, but I can't remember!

I don't know!

My last name is not Man.

What is my father's last name? Say it!

He... I think it's Lai.

Something about... some blade in Jiang Nan.

And... his saber weighed 100 catties!

Did he die horribly?

Papa didn't want you to take revenge, so he didn't tell you.

- How did he die? - He...

He was killed by someone really powerful!

That guy was so horrible. I've heard he can fly.

And he has tattoos all over his body.

They said that, a long time ago, when Papa was living somewhere else,

a group of bandits came to rob the city.

Papa and his family escaped.

But your family was all killed.

Your dad was carrying you on his back

while he went out to fight those bandits.

That broken blade at the Sacrificial Blade altar...

I think it belongs to your dad.

Master! My dad's murderer is here!

Is it Fei--?

You're too slow! Faster!

Brother Fung!

His name starts with Fei?

"Flying" what?

Can he fly?

He has tattoos all over his body, right?

Tell me.

Who was it?

Master!

Tell me! Was my dad's name Lai?

Who told you?

Who killed him? What is his name?

I won't tell you.

I swore in front of your dad

that I wouldn't tell you the name of his killer as long as I live.

Fine! So you don't want to tell me my dad's name.

That's fine! But I need to know what kind of person he was!

Was his death worth it?

Take my son away!

Was his death worth it?

No.

Then, was he a good man?

Yes!

Master, you raised me for so many years.

I don't have much to repay you.

This is an amulet from the West.

It can protect you.

Please accept it.

REFINED BLADE

Hurry!

- Where is he? - Coming!

You carry the flag, you have to be faster! Go on, quickly!

Ding On!

Ding On!

What is it? What's going on?

Ding On!

Ding On!

Where are you?

Look! A little bird fell into a pond!

Ding On!

Siu Ling!

There's also a pig!

Did you abduct a girl?

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

Ding On!

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

You'll be fine. You'll be fine!

Come. Let's go home.

It's all right, it's all right.

Ding On! Are you all right?

Let's get out of here!

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

Siu Ling!

Lend me your shoulder!

My hand! My hand!

What is that?

That's my dad's saber!

- Over here! - Give it back to me!

Over here!

Give it back!

Give me back my saber!

Your bag is right here!

Give it back!

Here!

Give it back to me!

Over there!

Ding On seems to have fallen!

- You go down and take a look! - But it's so steep!

Here!

Over there!

Iron Head! Iron Head!

I'm over here!

Ding On is over there!

Go and save him. Hurry!

Don't worry about me. You go and save Ding On!

- Dau! Dau! - Didn't you hear me? Don't mind me!

Go and save Ding On! Hurry!

Ding On is over there!

There were too many trees below the slope.

They had to wait till dawn to look for Ding On.

We searched for two days, but we couldn't find his corpse.

Some said that a wolf devoured him, others said he was still alive.

In the end, we placed his severed hand next to his father's spiritual altar.

Is Ding On back?

Ding On!

I'd often see him opening the door and coming in.

But they said it was only his ghost that came back.

The sutras... Let's all recite the sutras!

Let's all recite the sutras!

Ding On.

It means living a life of peace and stability.

But for Refined Blade,

those days seem further and further away.

My arm! My arm!

My arm!

My arm...

My arm!

My arm!

Dad, with the way I am now, I won't be able to avenge you.

May your heavenly spirit bless me as I settle down here.

I'm sorry.

This saber... I now return it to you.

Hey, cripple!

Cripple! Hurry up!

They're calling you!

You have to work harder!

Over here!

You have to take these too!

No slacking off! You've gotta work!

Get outta here!

Brother Flying Dragon!

Flying Dragon?

Is he the one that people in jianghu say can fly?

Who are you? How dare you touch me?

That stupid pig!

He kept biting on that piece of wood.

I chopped off his head and dragged it halfway up the mountain.

It's still biting.

What's the use? It's all the same!

He had no idea how to make a living.

Working hard is just the start of it.

Whether you will make it depends on luck.

Even when you get a chance, you have to act fast.

Act fast? You'll make it. Act slow?

You won't even find dog shit to eat! And you wanna talk about working hard?

Right?

Cripple! What are you doing here?

Boss wants you to wash the dishes! Let's go!

Why are you holding that log?

Don't like it?

What's the matter?

I'll chop off his head and sit on it!

I'm leaving!

Siu Ling! Get up!

Get up!

You stand right there!

Look at you! Is this how you're gonna wait for Ding On to come back?

Looking like a ghost?

Come with me and meet other people!

You said Ding On is still alive, right? Then let's go find him!

If we can't find him, then I'll give up!

How awful you look!

Pack your clothes and come with me!

Hey, Pig Head!

Have some papaya. It's ripe. I almost got dragged away by a pig today!

- Why are you still using that rusted iron? - I use it everyday! You're asking me now?

You had that broken saber, but you didn't use it. You buried it.

I can't afford to buy one!

Your questions are really weird!

You got your wages?

This is good stuff! Knives from Refined Blade!

Refined Blade?

Yup, genuine too! Let me show you.

Refined Blade makes cooking knives now?

See? It's even got a stamp.

"Refined Blade". It's quality stuff!

Which Refined Blade?

The one and only! They're most famous for their cooking knives!

Don't you know?

That's enough.

You don't know quality if you're not buying Refined Blade knives.

They're pretty, they're heavy, and they come in all sizes.

They're quality steel and they never rust.

You could even slice people with them! Some even use them as weapons!

I saw many things when I was small.

But seeing them again now, it all seems different.

Jianghu, oh jianghu...

So this is the jianghu they've always talked about.

At that moment, I finally understood.

The war between Iron Head and Ding On in my heart

actually wasn't fought on my battlefield.

That woman frightens me.

I've never met her,

but she looks at me like she knows me.

This jianghu thing... I just don't understand.

There are many things that shouldn't make you happy.

But they all act like they're very happy.

I don't know if they really are happy...

Or maybe...

They really know how to make themselves happy.

Why are you staring at me like that?

Get out! Get out!

Take this saber.

It may be useful.

You can rest here. I won't stay.

I'll be guarding the door for you.

When you wake up, we'll go eat something.

We have a long trip tomorrow.

Everyone has a saber.

Finally, I have one too.

I hate everyone.

I hate Iron Head. I even hate Ding On.

Actually, I hate myself for knowing that I was nothing.

I'm all by myself.

But I've suddenly realized that I've lost myself.

It's as if I've become one of them.

Playing games with them together.

Games that are played among beasts.

Where did you go?

Drink!

Out of my way!

You splashed me with wine? I dare you to do it again!

Lick me dry! And not a single drop left!

You're not from here.

I said, you're not from here.

First time here.

Looks like they're talking.

What can it be?

How about I buy you a drink?

No need! Long trip tomorrow.

What do you mean, no need? You're not giving me face.

Are you not giving me face?

Drink by yourself if you want!

Here, hold this.

Let me!

Showtime! Let's do it!

He's up there!

Run!

Over there!

- What did you do back there? - Let's go!

What have you done? Why are they chasing us?

Stay here! I'll go find another inn.

Behave or I'll abandon you!

That's the famous bounty hunter from the western region!

And look how he meets his end!

This guy here on his knees

is some chivalrous swordsman who's stopping us from getting rich!

Just be happy and hand over all the valuables.

Otherwise...

You're so silly!

No!

Let me go see if there's any food left.

There was some rice here from yesterday.

Come out...

Ding On! Look! I found a book!

Quick! Look and see if it has my name

or my family, whether I have any siblings.

Maybe it even has the names of my parents!

You can read. Read it for me please. Hurry!

Are they my parents?

It's a saber manual!

But half of it is burned.

Read it again carefully!

It's a Kung Fu manual!

- Nothing about you. - How could that be?

I found it at my home! My mom left it for me!

There must be something about me! This is the only thing I have left!

- Read it again! - There's nothing!

Give it back! I'll read it myself!

You had a mother and father to name you Ding On.

- But I have nothing! - My name is not Ding On.

I'm just like you. I don't know who my parents were either.

Give it back. Give it back!

I've only been with pigs all my life and even they had names!

They're called One and Two! Why don't I have a name?

I just want to know where I came from! I have parents too!

I need this manual! I can't give it to you!

Go away! Only you call me Black Head!

How much for this saber?

That's not cheap!

Lots of robbers buying sabers lately. Prices have gone up.

At least 200 taels each. Can you afford it?

No. Will you trade it for my medicinal herbs?

You have no money? Scram, you cripple!

Trying to stir up trouble? Leave!

Leave, I said!

You've got no money and no arm! What do you need a saber for? To rob?

Go away! What're you looking at?

Don't get in the way of my business!

This broken blade has brought us peace for over 20 years.

The master of this blade used it to remind us

that we must live in contentment.

Why is there only half? Where's the rest?

You might as well not give it to me!

Now that you have a saber, you don't need to farm anymore!

If they come, we can just hide! Why must we fight them?

It will never stop!

You see a cat catch a mouse and you pity the mouse.

But when a man steps on an ant, you have to kill him?

Do you even know what you're doing this for? You can't help them!

Those dogs will kill you! You're no match for them!

You will die for sure!

You can't beat them!

Iron Head! You... What did you do?

I saved her! And she still doesn't know it.

She's still in shock.

You saved her? Then why did you tie her up?

- Untie her! Untie her! - I can't!

Don't mind her. Lots of people want to catch her.

I can protect her here.

She'll be safe here.

She's just not used to it. She will be.

She's safe now.

Clean her up. She's got blood all over her.

My saber! Where is my saber?

You saved her for this?

It's no use.

Don't you know?

That's how men are.

One day, he'll do the same to you.

I won't! I won't treat you like that!

Then why are you treating her like this?

I like her.

You like her?

You like her?

All men say that.

Let's leave here together.

I can't! I have to find someone with him!

Find who? So what if you find him?

Even if you find him, he'll treat you the same way.

He won't! He won't!

Ding On won't treat me like this! He won't!

He won't!

Let me go! I'll find Ding On on my own!

Don't you touch me!

I don't want you! Go away!

I'm going out. You two stay here. I'll go find Ding On for you.

All my life, I thought what mattered most was to think about what I want.

Turns out others have already made the choice for me.

Black Head. Hide now!

He's standing there! Let me go take a look!

You damn cripple!

Slaughter him!

Boss, let me!

Where are you? Don't run away! I can see you!

I'll slash you!

Don't you run away!

Let me! Get out of my way!

He is possessed! We'll kill his whole family!

Die, cripple boy!

Burn down his house!

Burn it to the ground!

You devil! I'll burn you down!

I'll kill you! How dare you burn my house and steal my stuff?

How dare you? I'll kill you!

Flying Dragon? For real?

You're the one they say can fly?

Just cut the bullshit.

Which pigs to kill? How many?

Refined Blade store is west of the city.

Some reclusive supreme fighter lives there.

He has as many followers as we do. I want you to...

Wipe them out for me.

Supreme fighter?

Reclusive?

Rare of you to not do this alone.

You knew there was no benefit in involving me.

When it comes to sharing, I've never been fair.

Besides, my brothers are desperate for money.

I'm afraid these two cases might not be enough for them.

Then what?

You wanna see who's faster? Huh?

Uh... There's also a one-armed man.

Does it include the one-armed pig?

I'm afraid I can't afford to have you do so many things.

Listen! Don't play tricks if you wanna make a living!

If you can't handle it, don't sit at this table!

What are you looking at?

Flying Dragon, I am working with you now.

But when I get a chance, I will kill you!

We've brought you lambs!

We've brought you lambs!

Knight in the mountain, his blade is razor sharp

Terminating the demons for the masses

Killing them with one hand and his great martial arts

Full of righteousness and oh so majestic!

Knight in the mountain, his blade is razor sharp

Terminating the demons for the masses

Killing them with one hand and his great martial arts

Full of righteousness and oh so majestic!

Master! Master!

I was born here.

What kind of an inn is this?

It's pitch dark! I can't see a thing!

That's what you get for the price.

Darkness is better than being bothered at home.

But it's really dark!

And we even have to sleep with a pig!

Brother pig! Since you're so fat,

having an extra night of sleep is a blessing.

Not long now.

Hey! There's light!

I stole a candle! We've got light now.

Why are you holding the chain?

I'm thinking.

Hey. Have you ever loved someone?

They're all the same.

The good ones, the bad ones.

Once he's gone, you'll miss him.

There's always something that reminds you of him.

Even good men have their bad times, and bad men have their good times.

Really?

There's no difference.

Will I be like you someday?

The man you're looking for... Do you love him?

Before, I just wanted to find love.

But now, what's love and what's hate... I can't even tell.

I knew I put it in here!

It's gone!

Where did it go? I knew I put it in here!

Where is it? It's gotta be here.

Why isn't it here?

Now it's dark again!

I barely got a look at this place!

I'll steal another one!

Never trust men!

How did you untie yourself?

Never trust women either.

Wait for me.

Why is it so noisy down there?

You asshole!

Let's go!

Ling, hurry.

Black Head! Stay back!

A saber?

Die!

- A woman? - Who are you?

She's not a horse thief!

Why did you attack us?

It's you?

I recognize you... You're not a horse thief.

No.

Why were you here?

There's another girl upstairs...

Go and save her...

- I'll go take a look! - Black Head!

Why are you out here? Quick! Get back inside!

Are you that one-armed man?

Are you Ding On?

- You are! You are Ding On! - Shut up! Shut up!

- Ding On! - Shut up!

Ding On!

Are you Ding On? Are you Ding On?

I know it's you! Ding On! Ding On!

I know it's you!

Ding On!

- It's me! - I know you're Ding On!

Why didn't you answer her?

Who is she? Why did you knock her out?

Siu Ling!

Hold her!

Black Head! Give her back to him!

Catch!

You saved them! Why are you so afraid of them?

So you are here? I've been looking for you!

- Master! - Ding On!

- Ding On was here? - He's still alive!

I saw him!

Ding On!

They're waiting for you.

Ding On!

You really don't want to see them?

Heaven will punish those who do bad deeds.

That's why even Bodhisattva carries a sword.

If there's a sword, there will come a time to use it.

In times of peace, everything is fine.

Now that the horse thieves are in town,

the apprentices at Refined Blade no longer believe what Papa always says.

Boss! Open the gates, boss!

Boss! Please open the gates!

Who's yelling outside?

Boss! Open the gates!

It's Uncle Wah!

The horse thieves are chasing us all over town!

We have no place to hide!

Please, open the gates!

There's no one behind him.

- Let me in! - Dau!

- Open the gate! - Master!

See if they're carrying any weapons!

REFINED BLADE

Open the gates!

What is it, Uncle Wah?

You don't look too good!

Our boss is seriously hurt.

Yes... he's seriously hurt.

Don't move!

Never seen these people before.

No weapons. Open the gates!

Open the gates!

Not yet! Don't open the gates just yet!

It's all right, master! No weapons.

- Help them out! - Yes! Help them out!

Don't worry, master. We outnumber them!

It's all right. It's all right!

Hey! Open the gates!

- Open the gates! - Open the gates!

Iron Head! Keep an eye on them.

- I'll take a look. - Yes, Master!

Quick! Hurry!

Go get them medicine!

Hey! Uncle Wah!

- Where is he going? - Why did he leave?

Shit! Horse thieves! It's the horse thieves!

Horse thieves! Close the gates!

Close them! Hurry!

Thirty-Three!

- Take Miss away through the back door! - Okay!

Come here!

Master asked me to take you away from here!

Let's go!

Hurry! There's danger out there!

Look out!

Watch over there!

Iron Head! Don't go anywhere.

Watch the gate. Go!

Flying Dragon...

I've killed so many pigs.

Never guessed there were still some live ones at Refined Blade.

No wonder Skull is so afraid of the folks here.

Don't be scared!

This is someone I've defeated before.

Killing him will be all too easy.

Are you gonna stay and watch or are you going back to your cave?

Why are you talking so much? Kill him!

I slaughter pigs for money. And today...

You are a pig!

No! Don't!

Get back!

Iron Head! He's too powerful.

- Don't waste your life! - We're gonna die anyway!

- Might as well fight to the death! - It's none of your business!

Shut up!

They have nothing to do with this! I alone am responsible.

Let them go!

Sure! I can let them go.

But chop off your right arm first.

Chop it off, then we'll talk.

I paid you so much, and all you want is his right arm?

I want you to kill them all!

Chop it off! What are you waiting for?

Chop it off!

You scared?

- Master! - Master! No!

Master!

- Iron Head! - No!

Faster! Faster! Use your saber!

You're too slow! Faster! Come on!

Where are you going? Faster! Faster!

Faster!

You bastard!

Fei Tien, kill him for me!

Master! Here!

Jump, Master!

Out of my way!

Siu Ling?

Dad! Dad! Are you all right?

Why did you come back?

Amah and Thirty-Three are already in hiding.

- Then what are you doing here? - I...

Who's this?

Ding On!

Let's go! Go!

Are you the one they call Flying Dragon?

And was it you who killed my dad?

Our generation's matters have nothing to do with you!

It's not your concern. Go away now!

There's no difference! It's my concern once they're here.

I've been hiding all along! I don't even know where I came from.

My dad's last name was Lai. What was his full name?

He's known as the 100 Catties Blade of Jiang Nan.

Your last name is Lai...

So the corpse that I skinned and hanged

was your father?

And he didn't dare to tell you?

Fine! I'll tell you!

His name was No-Regrets Lai.

No-Regrets? Good!

I will avenge my father with no regrets!

- Ding On! Ding On! - Hide! Stay back!

Faster! Faster! You're too slow, Flying Dragon!

Not fast enough! Faster!

All of a sudden, I finally understood.

Any profits you made in Jianghu were only temporary.

One day, they'll come back and take back what they've lost.

And if they can't, their descendants will.

If I was the only one who escaped,

I would've come back for revenge, just like Ding On.

You damn cripple!

One day your luck will run out!

And today is that day!

You are too slow.

How can you make a living?

I'll kill all you pigs!

Papa!

Papa! Papa!

- Papa! - Ling...

Ding On and Iron Head came back by my side at last.

We seemed to finally understand why Papa had to live under aliases

and move from one place to another.

Because someone started this game of buying and selling a long time ago.

And it passed from one generation to the next.

No one can stop it.

Ding On left.

And Iron Head left too.

Why did they come? Why did they leave?

Why do we exist?

Why?

I didn't search for them.

But from time to time...

One of them would come back to see me.

Ding On!

Ding On!

It is you two!

It's like that every year. They haven't changed.

They always make me miss their smiles.

Such radiant smiles.

This time, they didn't stay long.

But it doesn't matter.

I will keep on waiting.

I'll wait for their next visit.

And I hope they will stay longer.

I still don't understand what jianghu is.

But I don't care.

I'm just waiting everyday for the one I love most to return.

Produced by: Tsui Hark, Lee Jook-on

Starring: Vincent Zhao, Xiong Xinxin, Song Lei

Austin Wai Tin-chi, Moses Chan Ho, Chung Bik-ha, Michael Tse Tin-wah,

Jason Chu Wing-tong, Dickens Chan Wing-chung

Special appearances: Valerie Chow Kar-ling, Ngai Sing

Special cameo appearance: Suet Nei

Planning: To Wan

Screenplay: Tsui Hark, Koan Hui On, So Man-sing

Art Direction: William Chang Suk-ping, Bill Lui Cho-hung, Alfred Yau Wai-ming

Martial Arts Directors: Yuen Bun, Meng Hoi, Stephen Tung Wai

Cinematography: Venus Keung Kwok-man Lighting: Michael Tsui Siu-kong

Editing: Tsui Hark, Kam Ma

Music: William Wu Wai-lap, Raymond Wong Ying-wah

Theme Song "Shang Tong" (Sorrow and Heartache).

Music and lyrics by: Sam Muk Sung by: Sally Yeh

Co-starring: Sze-ma Wah-lung, William Ho Ka-kui, Yuen Bun

Production Manager: Shiu Ching-yee, Danny Wong Hing-fun

Assistant Directors: Koan Hui On, Sherman Ting Hin-pun

Costume: To Siu-lan, Tai Lai-fung

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