All language subtitles for Legend.of.the.Bat.1978.DUAL.1080p.BluRay.FLAC.x264-ZiGZAG-ENG.AUDIO

The Bat Island sale will commence.

Please, everyone, put out the lights.

Please, Master Bat.

The Bat Island sale will now commence.

What bids do we have?

The first one here comes from Japan.

He's the tallest monk
in number two room.

What do you wanna buy?

I want the head of Chu Liu-Hsiang.

The water castle was a long way out.

Taken us three days to get back.

It's foggy, too.

Where are we?

I don't know.

There's a house ahead. We'll ask them.

Well it looks like to me
they had a big party.

Guests?

Shaolin men, Beggar Clan men,

Zhongnan Clan, and other clans, too.

These men all belong to the top clans,

but someone killed them all.

Look at the strange priest. Who was he?

He has a weird outfit on.

Just one leg. Only one arm.

Yeah.

Look.

Hey.

Who are you?

No. You tell me first who I am.

You don't know who you are?

Don't remember.

I don't know who I am or why I'm here.

It's strange.

Who on Earth am I?

And why did I come here?

Oh, right. I think I remember now.

I was going to Bat Island.

Very strange.
That fellow mentioned Bat Island.

I think I've heard of it.

Bat Island. Have you heard of it?

Bat Island?

Well, I think I've heard it mentioned.

When we were in that house,

wasn't one of those bodies there
a crippled priest?

Sure.

Hey, but he's dead, though.

Ah, sit down.

Tell me, did you ever die?

Why do you ask?

Because I thought I'd seen your body.

Oh?

What's wrong?

You tell me where I died. Who killed me?

What is this?

If somebody killed you,
you oughta know who it was.

The fact is he had a twin brother.

He looked just the same
and he wore the same clothes,

but one was missing his left arm.

The other one was missing the right.

That's how you could tell.

His brother was recently killed.

He's hunting the killer.

We did see your brother,
but we didn't kill him.

Or so you say. Who are you?

Who I am makes no difference,
but my friend here

is the well-known swordsman
Chu Liu-Hsiang.

Oh? Chu Liu-Hsiang?

So you're Chu. I'm honored.

You are?

I'm Li Yu-Han. My wife Wu-Min.

This business was a misunderstanding.

Hey, husband, look.

Sorry, I have to leave. See you.

Hey, look.

- Who's she?
- Priestess Kumei.

- Are you sure?
- Quite sure.

Well let's get after them.

She was supposed to be in seclusion.

Why is she here?

Hey, I think that must be
her boat over there.

Boatman, take us over there.

Well it seems we we're too late.

What happened here?

All these happenings. It's very strange.

12 dead men in that house,

then there was that swordsman
who didn't know who he was,

and now a woman, three head one.

On top of that,

we have a priestess
who suddenly disappears.

The whole business is very peculiar.

I agree.

Help me!

Woman, you all right?

Oh, I cared so much.

Waiter, bring some wine.

Oh, sure.

What is it? What's wrong?

Nothing. My wife is pretty sick.

It's chronic. She gets attacks.

So then she needs some wine quickly.

Here, sir. Here's your wine.

Thank you. Excuse me.

Here you are. Food's ready.

Yeah.

That's odd. They're staying here, too.

What's odd?

So we've met men in red,
black, and white.

Then we meet one in green. So what?

Right. Let's drink.

Wait. You used your right hand to pour.

Sure. I am right-handed.

Well, when you poured it
before it faced the other way,

but now it's facing this way.

How did that happen?

That means somebody
must have moved it then

while we were away just now.

Right.

Don't drink.

Already have.

Chu!

Who are you?

You fight pretty good.

Up to now you've matched me and few can.

But still, seems to me
that you aren't trying to kill me.

You're stalling for time.

Appears to me that what you want

is to keep me away from Chu.

Hmm, up to now you've been smart,

but now I'm afraid it's the end.

So you're not dead.

You see,
I didn't drink any of that wine.

I poured some,
but then I tipped it into my sleeve.

Huh?

Why'd you kill him?

I saw he attacked you
so I tried to help.

Well, that's very helpful,

but I wanted to question him, though.

What's wrong?

Someone tried to kill Chu,
so I killed him.

What? He tried to kill Mr. Chu?

Must be mad.

Listen, that sword.

Isn't that the famous Hun Yun sword?

It's been lost for years.
How come you've got it?

Hmm, well, now you ever heard
of the Yung Chu palace?

Of course I have.

That's the place
where the famous swordsman Li Quan-Yu

kept all his precious swords.

Li Quan-Yu was my father.

If you two are interested in the swords,

come to our house
and I'll show you them all.

I'd like that.

Old swords have always interested me.

And you. You coming?

I have no interest in old swords.

Besides, I have things to do.

Excuse me.

This is the point
where the Yung Chu Palace estates begin.

Ah. It's pretty.

Perhaps you'd like to take a walk,

look around the grounds.

We'll go ahead and order the dinner.

Oh fine.

The palace is ahead.

Please.

Well now. You got here.

It's very impressive.

This was my father's training hall.

He loved swords so they say.

He must have been a top swordsman.

Swords were his obsession.

He lived for them.

He thought of nothing else
except swords.

Pity that his one wish
was never fulfilled.

Oh? And what was that?

You see, he studied fencing,
every technique that existed,

but he never found one that
was invincible, though.

Finally, he devised his own,
the five row sword array.

But still, he could never prove

that it really was invincible.

Why not?

Because it was never tested.

At least not with a top swordsman.

So then,
it remains a theory until the time

a top class swordsman tries it.

And the only one
who fits that is right here.

Oh, so you asked me
to come along here to try it out.

Here's your sword.

Well, it doesn't seem I have any choice.

You're right. Start.

Seems to me you brought me along here

not to test my skill, but to kill me.

Why is that?

If this technique has no weak spots,
then I'll surely die.

Even if it has,
when attacked by five experts,

then I'll still die.

When I was at the inn,
I thought it very strange

that you should kill that man.

Tell me, do we have any quarrel?

Nevermind.

All that counts is that you'll die.

The technique's terrific. Very good.

It seems to me even you
are no match for it.

Hey!

Hold it!

Since I was a child,
men have told me of your skill.

They were right. You're very good.

So I'm honored to meet you,
Teacher Lung.

Huh?

How'd you know?

Any sword fighter who's accustomed

to using the double sword technique

invariably clenches his other hand

when he's only using one sword.

When I pushed the other sword at you,

you reached automatically.

Then I was sure it was you.

So you see, the technique is good,

but still it's not invincible.

Chu Liu-Hsiang,
you're all they said you were.

Teacher San, Teacher Chu.

And Teacher Sao.

You're all leading sword fighters

in the martial arts world.

No wonder you're masked.

Hey, tell me, though,
what harm did I ever do you?

Why do you wanna kill me?

We are returning a favor
that we owe to the Lis.

His wife is pregnant

and the baby will be his first child.

But she has a disease, though,

which can only be cured
by the Tien-Chu poppy.

But the seller doesn't want money
or anything else.

He will only accept your head.

So then.

Stop! Stop!

Stop!

Stop. Listen.

Master Chu
smashed your father's technique

and spared your life.

To return good with evil
is the greatest injury

that a man can do.

To be childless is even worse.

The Lis must have a son.

So please, stand aside now.

Ha!

He must die
or the Li family is finished!

If I let you do this,
you will have no honor!

In which case, it's better...

...that your family name does die!

You owe the Lis a favor. Remember?

All right.

- Brother!
- Brother!

Chu Liu-Hsiang, as you can see now,
my sword arm's gone.

I can't help you.

Well, you've proved to me
there are still honorable men.

I'm grateful.

Why are you waiting?

I'm sorry. I have no choice.

Oh!

Wu-Min, Wu-Min. What are you doing?

Husband, forget it.

What the priest said then was right.

The Li family
must do nothing dishonorable.

If I don't, you'll die.

And if I do die, that doesn't matter.

My life is nothing compared with his.

You remarry when I die
and have children.

Listen, forgive him.

What he did was for my sake.

So then, please forgive him.

I'll repay you in my next life.

Madam, you saved my life then.

For my part,
I won't let you die if I can help.

Tell me,
where can I get hold of those poppies?

Bat Island.

Bat Island is the home
of a new underworld society.

They say if you've money
that you could buy anything

in the world there, including men.

Who runs it?

Well, they call him
the Bat and he fights well,

but still no one knows who he is.

Why not?

Because when they have the sales,
there's no lights.

So then, nobody
can get a chance to see his face.

Can you tell me how I can get there?

I've no idea.

Huh. Nobody asks me, though.

Well, do you know?

Ask us first.

Ah.

Well, Miss Su and Miss Li,
I'm asking you,

how can I get to this Bat Island?

Well,
recently the queen lost some pearls.

They say a professional thief
did the job.

There's only one place to sell them.

That's Bat Island.

So the thief must go there to sell them.

Ah, so to find where the place is,

I'm gonna have to find
this pearl thief first.

Hey, right!

But still,
anybody going there must have a code.

Oh, well now. Li Yu-Han gave me one.

So then,
all I have to do now is find a way

of getting to the island.

Hey, I know.

The thief who stole the pearls

has already reached the river.

Oh? What's he look like?

Oh, well that's obvious.

He looks like a pearl...

Oh, good day, sir. This way, please.

Sit down, sir.

Mm.

Well, that's obvious.
He looks like a pearl thief.

Hey there, over here.

- Come in, sir.
- Come on in.

Hurry.

Listen, don't fight.
I just wanna ask something.

Cho-Pu, let's get going.

Strange,
this hut is floating down the river.

Well now,
what's that big place over there?

What's more, why am I moving towards it?

What is this place?

You don't need to know. Hey!

But tell me, why kill me?

For the simple reason
that I don't know you.

Hey!

Before I die, please tell me,

why did the hut
drift towards this place?

Because there was a very long rope

between the hut and this place.

Ah, I see.

And this place here, who owns it?

The master of Bat Island.

Oh.

So then his customers,
they all come here?

Nevermind.

You must tell me who you are

because if anyone should ask me,

at least I'll know who I killed.

Your master, for instance.

Hmm. A humorist.

I'm Hsiang Fei-Tien.

I'm in charge
of the island's transportation.

And nobody at all gets to
Bat Island except through me.

How's that?

Only clients get on the boat.

The others, I kill them.

How do you know I'm not a client?

I never seen you before.

But still, you have met my master.

Who is he?

The Li Clan leader, Li Yu-Han.

Oh?

Li has a code. What is it?

Yu-ho.

Buying what?

Tien-Chu poppies.

The code?

Well, it seems that you are a client.

The client from the plantation's here!

Tell me, what is your code?

It's Earth.

Mr. Kung-Sun?

That is who I am.

The client from the fifth station!

Mr. Leung-Chin!

His registration code is here.
It's in order.

Mr. Leung.
Well, you brought two servants.

Yes.
I've had those two since I was a child.

And where I go, they go.

Hmm. But still, they will cost you.

There's my gold.

All right, let's go down now.

Please.

All right. Please.

- Please.
- Please.

- Ah.
- Eh? What you doing?

Helping you.

Oh, thank you.

This way.

Please.

Please, please.

Please?

Please.

Captain Chin!

Everyone here?

All here.

Well, take them down below

and show them to their rooms.

Please.

Please.

This way.

Please.

Miss Chin? Please.

Well, all right.
What are you doing on this boat?

Well,
I accepted a contract to kill a man.

After I left you,
I got a message offering me

a hundred thousand in gold
to kill somebody.

Then I was sent here for instructions.

The fellow who put me on the boat

told me the man I'm to kill
will be on Bat Island.

What? Somebody on the island?

But who?

Don't know.

I just know he's carrying
something special.

It's all in order.

All the boats have sailed now. 24.

And that means that all together,
there's 300 clients.

Mm.

I hope that you've checked out
all the ones on this boat.

Well sure I have.

Now the client in number three
is a girl,

and the reason she's come here
is to ransom her father.

Her father is an architect.

He's a prisoner on the island.

The man, he's a mute.
He's a personal assistant.

The client in room two,
he's a rich swordsman.

And the reason he's going to the island

is to buy things, rare antiques.

The man in room four,
he looks like a wealthy man,

but he's not, though.

In fact,
I believe that he's a royal guard

come here to investigate
the theft recently

of the queen's pearl necklace.

And the one in room five?

Well, that one I'm not too sure of.

He says very little.

But he gave me 10 enormous pearls

and said he'd like to stay
on the island for a few years.

I imagine that he's the one

who actually stole that pearl necklace.

Captain, carrier pigeon came.

Oh?

Huh? That's bad.

They say there's spies on the boat.

Master says that we must kill them.

That's no problem.

We'll use the old method

to find out who they are
and put them in the coffins.

We'll start tomorrow.

- Yes?
- It's me.

You?

Why have you come here so secretly?

Come with me.

Now listen,
I heard the captain giving orders.

I think they're going to kill us all.

Who are you?

I'm Chin Lien-Chu
and my father is an architect.

Five years ago,
someone asked him to build a house

and then he disappeared.

Now he's a prisoner held on Bat Island.

So then I'm traveling there

and I've only got
my mute servant to help me.

I must save him! I must!

I don't care what it costs.

And I don't wanna be killed
on my way there!

Shh. Quiet, quiet.

Look, first, they may not kill you.

Second,
you don't know when they'll do it.

I do know. They said they'd do it today.

Perhaps they've already started!

Seems he was the first.

Oh, our friend the escort.

Why were you eavesdropping?

Hmm. Just wanted to know
who was sneaking around.

The captain died during the night.

I don't know what killed him,

but I'm sure whatever it was,
it wasn't sickness.

Well, whoever it was he must be good.

Sure he was. The captain was real tough.

And I'm pretty sure
that killer is still around.

Come here quick!

Hurry! Come here!

Well, who did it?

I don't know.

When I came to bring food,
I found him like this.

These two were standing there.

You see, we heard strange noises,
so we came.

Oh.

Well, did you see anyone else around?

No.

What are you doing?

Killing you.

You're the only one
that knows I killed the guard.

You're wrong.

Up to now I was only suspicious of you,
that was all.

But now I know that you were the killer!

Hey. Hey.

What is this?

He tried to kill me!

- Why?
- You ask him.

Hey, what's wrong?

He's a killer.

Huh, strange.

Who could have killed him like that,
and so quickly?

Oh, I see.

Try to kill him to protect yourself.

Why should I do that?

That's simple.

He was the only one
who knew you killed the guard.

What's more,

he was going to arrest you
and take you back.

The one who stole the pearls,
that was you.

Huh?

Huh? Another corpse?

Well, there's still another man.
Where is he?

Another one? Who?

It's the one
who murdered the man in white

and later killed the old man as well.

What's more, his kung fu is good.

Where is he?

Hey, look here.

Like I said, his kung fu is good.

He kills men, but he never gets touched.

What, the captain's still alive?

Sure he is.
He killed those men, that's for sure.

Right.

We faked his death,
caught you all off guard.

It worked because
you never thought of him.

Why do you want us dead?

We had word
that there was a spy on the boat,

a royal guard who was sent by the palace

to capture Master Bat.

He had to be captured at any cost.

And what's more,
we also suspected Chu Liu-Hsiang.

He's up to something.

So then, it was much simpler
to kill everybody on board here.

Where's your captain now?

He's not on the boat now.

You see,
he's transferred to another boat.

Damn you!

Now listen, you're a fool.
You'll never kill us.

Don't be too sure of that.

My master never makes mistakes.

You see that candle?

I see it.

When that candle burns out,
this boat's gonna explode,

and you men will go out with it.

Damn it.

Of course, it must be under the candle.

Quick! Get the coffins out!

Quick!

Get in. Quick.

Well, who'd have thought
that I'd be sailing in a coffin?

Well, it's more fun than on a boat.

Well what now? We must be out at sea.

We can't see land. We're finished!

Well, we do have our coffins ready.

Ah, evening breeze. That feels good.

Hey, there's a boat up ahead there!

- Hey, look there.
- Look at those people

in coffins.

Master, there's five people
in coffins drifting ahead.

Well then, you rescue them at once.

Let the ladder down. Come on.

- Please.
- Please.

Please.

I welcome you.

I'm very sorry that I didn't meet you.

Not at all.
We're most grateful for your help.

You've saved our lives.

If you hadn't picked us up,
we'd have drifted out to sea.

Not at all.

I'm extremely honored
to be able to entertain you,

and please make yourselves at home.

Master, the food is ready.

Good. Please sit down.

- Sit down. Sit down.
- Sit down. Sit down.

As you see,
our master is completely blind,

has been since birth,

but he's quite capable in spite of that.

Now then, we have some good wine.

You'll enjoy it.

Right. A toast to you.

Cheers.

They tell me you're a good drinker,
Chu Liu-Hsiang.

What's your opinion of this wine?

It's quite old.

How did you know he's Chu Liu-Hsiang?

Well, they announced five people,

but I only heard four people move.

The only man who makes no noise
when he moves

around is Chu Liu-Hsiang.

As for you, Yi Tien-Hung,
good to meet you.

So then, here's to you.

How do you know he's Yi Tien-Hung?

Everyone knows that you two men
always move together.

And so when one of you is around,

the other one can't be far.

Cheers.

Well, you may be blind,
but you see more than most men,

that's for sure.

Well thank you. And your friends?

I'm Chin Lien-Chu.

And I'm Kou Chu-Cheng.

Ah. Mr. Kou, Miss Chin, cheers.

Cheers.

Oh, right.

Tell me, how come
you were drifting in those coffins?

It's a long story.

We had an accident, that's all.

Right, I forgot.
I meant to ask you, what's your name?

My name's Yuan. Yuan Shui-Yun.

Yuan's not a common name.

Tell me, where are you from?

From Qianjiang.

It seems to me
I've heard of your family.

The Yuan clan
has a very big palace there.

Are you any relation
of the chief of the Yuans?

Was my father.

The Yuan chief was very rich
and famous as well.

Was said to be a top fighter,

much respected by martial artists.

It was said that he was never beaten.

And even when old, there was no one

who had the skill to challenge him.

His kung fu was that good?

But still, he died three years ago.

Right, even as a child,
he was a prodigy then

in both civil and martial arts,

in fact, an absolute genius.

People say the Priestess Kumei
quit the convent

and gave up everything to live with him.

What's more, she had children by him.

Right.

Priestess Kumei
had two sons by Lord Yuan.

She brought up the eldest
and left the other behind.

But why did they break up?

No woman is ever consistent.

Come in.

Our master invites you
to come upstairs to have some tea.

- Thank you.
- Please.

Please.

Your food, madam.

Thank you.

Priestess.

Strange.

I was sure that she died
on the burning boat.

Seems not.

That boat business was a bit strange.

Let's go eat.

My guests are real strange.

I mean, they eat all the time.

Mine don't eat except for painkillers.

Yeah, and those Tien-Chu poppies
are expensive.

- They cost a lot.
- Yeah.

Here, sir. The herbs.

Thank you.

Hey, let's go and eat.

Yeah, I'm hungry.

Hey, wasn't he the man
who lost his memory there?

Strange. What's he doing here?

Hold it. Be quiet.

So it's you.

Just now. You see it?

Mm, I did. Come with me.

There's Mr. Li, Priestess Kumei,

man in white, all on this boat.

What do you think's going on?

You ever thought that all of "em

may be on their way to Bat Island?

You mean that this boat is going there?
It can't be.

I mean to say,
the Yuan clan is an honorable clan.

They wouldn't go to Bat Island.

Maybe they've no choice.

Maybe they've been forced to go there.

Well, seems to me
that's where we're heading for.

We're not.

We're on a course for Chin Island now.

Strange. Who are you?

You always seem to know everything
that's going on here.

Just a man
who's traveling to Bat Island.

It seems that after all
I'm gonna make it there.

When we get there,
many questions will be answered.

But still,
we have to go to Chin Island first.

Master, we've got some golden carp here.

Well, put more nets out, then.

Right.

The golden carp can only be caught here
and nowhere else.

That's why I'm here,
especially to catch them.

- Fish!
- Fish!

- We got 'em!
- Lift them.

- Heave them.
- Get 'em up.

Heave it in.

- Huh?
- And again.

Huh?

Master our nets
have just picked up four naked women.

Alive or dead?

Don't seem to be breathing,
but the pulse is still strong.

Maybe they've just fainted.

So hurry and take them to Mrs. Lei.

She'll look after them.

Sir. Come on.

- Come on.
- Right. Come on.

It's very strange.

What were they doing out here?

Hurry, hurry. Take them in.

Mrs. Lei,
these girls seem to have fainted.

Our master asks you to treat them.

Oh, leave them.

Get out. Out, out, out.

Ah, what's wrong with them, huh?

Mistress. Mistress.

Mistress?

Master, Master, trouble.

Those girls we picked up
have killed Mrs. Lei.

What?

- Unharmed?
- Right.

Before the mistress died,
she killed them.

But who were the girls?

I don't know.

But you. You know?

I don't know.

But there's one thing I do know, though.

They were real good.

So then, their master, he's good, too.

Bat Island.

We better disembark.

Well tonight, better not sleep.

Hit the pressure points.

Stop it. I'm here to help.

Who told you to?

Your Ma, Priestess Kumei.

So you know I'm Priestess Kumei's son.

Well, I'm her pupil, Gao Yanan.

We've a boat. Come along.

Listen, trouble. We've run aground.

Let's go.

We're in some cave. Go and look.

Not yet. Let's wait.

See what happens.

No need. There's nobody there.

The Lis aren't there.

Their rooms are empty.

The priestess's body is gone.

And Mr. Yuan?

Hey, hey!

Hold it, don't fight.

Hey, Li, we looked for you.

How come you're here?

The owner of the boat, Mr. Yuan,

invited us to see the carp.

But my wife's been sick
since we boarded the boat

and that's why we never left our room.

Did you know we were on board?

Well, we knew
there were other people on board,

but not who they were.

Well, where's Mr. Yuan now?

I don't know.

After the boat had run aground,
he disappeared.

Could the man in red have taken him?

I feel lousy.

Some type of drug.

You smell it?

What's this place?

We were put here while we were drugged.

Well, these bars here
are made of a special metal.

Getting out of this cage
won't be so damned easy.

Look.

Seems to me that door

is the only way outta this place.

We've gotta get out of this cage first.

Hey.

I have a dagger.

It's extremely sharp, a special blade.

Maybe it could cut through these bars.

All right, jump in the water and swim.

Wait.

Our captors wouldn't only rely

on a simple metal cage like this

to hold two fighters like Chu and Yi.

They'd have something else.

And when you look down at that water,

it doesn't look really right to me.

I think it's some sort of acid.

It is acid.

How do we get over there?

It doesn't look too good.

Even if we could jump it,
Miss Chin couldn't make it.

All right, we have no choice.

We're gonna have to use that wire there.

Well, that might support food,
but not men, for sure.

I have a special silk rope,
strongest in the world.

I'll tie it to that dagger
and then throw it.

With luck it'll just hold us.

I think I know that rope.

Isn't that the rope used by Chin-Hua
in his exhibitions

to tie up swords?

You know that?

I also know the rope
has a new owner now,

the senior captain in the royal guards.

So, you're not Kou Chi-Cheng.

You're the senior royal bodyguard,
Captain Ou Yung-Chan.

Why does that interest you?

Because I have a contract to kill a man.

They told me
he'd carry a silk rope just like that.

And you're a man
who'd do anything for money.

Yes, I am. And I always will be.

Maybe not today,
but one day I shall have to kill you.

All right?

Oh sure.

Hey,
is that rope really so strong, then?

Sure it is.

But I'm worried that the sword
may not hold.

Listen, if this shouldn't work,
keep trying.

Hey, now look, let me.

No. It's my rope.

Start coming over.

All right, go on. Quick.

Wu-Min.

Miss Chin, please.

No, I'm scared.

Hey, trying that way,
it's too much for one man.

Let me help.

Listen, you check outside.

Right.

All right, just hang on.

Hey, Li, catch her.

Ready.

One, two, three!

Careful. Easy.

It's all right. Careful.

- Right.
- Go slowly.

Maybe not today,
but one day I shall have to kill you.

All right, we made it.

Get the silk rope back. Let's go.

Talk, you. Where are the cells?

These the cells?

Yeah.

Let's go.

Nothing here.

Think the guard lied?

No, my father told me
once that the cells

were carefully hidden
and not easy to find.

And he also said there were many traps.

The life gate.

Dad? Dad!

You here?

Lien-Chu.

Dad!

Mr. Ding,
there's something wrong in the cells.

Are all the gates locked?

Everything is secure.

Well leave it now.

We'll check into it
when the auction's over.

Right.

Don't run around.

Don't run around! It's too dangerous.

You'll fall into the abyss!

Well, how will we get out, though?

Look. Through that cave there.

It's the only way out.

It'll lead you to the river.

You'll be safe then.

Okay, let's go!

But be careful not to fall down!

Daughter, let's go.

Wait.

Now listen, to get inside the palace,
how do I go?

Why do you want to get in there?

Because I must catch the Bat.

And I want to attend the auction,
buy hers.

And I was never trapped before.

I have to see what the Bat looks like.

And you?

Well, my family has a motto.

It concerns friend.

We go through fire with them
if we have to.

That path's dangerous.

How's that?

Well, I built most of this place.

That includes the lakes,
and the lakes are traps.

When the alarm's given,
then they release the oil, you see?

And the lakes become filled up
with burning oil,

and when that happens,
there's no way of moving.

So then.

So we'd all be killed
or at least trapped?

Mm.

All right, show me the path.

I'll go alone.

- No.
- You go?

We'll all go.

All right.

I owe you all my life, so I'll take you.

Come on.

Follow me.

It seems that they started the fires.

What is that stuff?

It's just tar oil.

They release it in here.

A very effective barrier.

Won't it go out eventually?

It will never go out
as long as the oil keeps flowing in.

No other way out?

Oh no. And I should know, I designed it.

Now, you see that red rock over there?

I put that there.

And if you want
to get into the main palace,

you have to get to the rock and move it.

You can't jump. It's too far.

Anyway, there's no place to stand.

Even if there was,
we couldn't stand there.

It's too hot.

All right, what's the answer?

The answer is to stop the oil.

It's coming in through a hole
and one man could block it.

But who, though?

There's no doubt
the Bat must be stopped.

And since I built the place,
I should stop the oil.

But if I die,

well then there would be
no one to guide you.

Lien-Chu can't go. She's too weak.

She'd never make it there.

So then,
I'm afraid I shall have to ask you.

No!

It's all right. Let somebody else do it.

I will go.

I'm his servant
and he designed the place.

So it's my duty to go.

Oh no!

This may not work.

I pray the heavens help you.

What's your name?

Tell me and the king will honor you.
I promise.

My friend,
you're the bravest man among us.

Aba! Aba!

Lien-Chu!

It seems once again we're stuck.

Why?

You see there,
those two enormous walls of ice?

Five years ago,
I tried to blow those walls up

to make an escape route there.

But still,
before I could place the charges,

the guards caught me.

Too bad.

I thought some other prisoners
might have broken through,

but it seems they didn't do it.

All right,
any other path that we could use?

Except through those walls
there's no other way.

Listen, did you have explosives?

Huh?

It's here. It's here.

We're lucky. They missed it!

The fuse is gone.

We could use strips
of clothing for fuses.

Sorry, in this cold that wouldn't work.

At these low temperatures,
ordinary cloth wouldn't burn.

What do we do?

There's only one way.

They must be ignited by hand.

It will need two men
because there's two weak spots

that will have to be broken through
at the same time.

They're at the base
of the ice walls over there.

Only using two charges blown up together

will that wall come down.

But when they explode, those men...

Mr. Chu, do you think you could help me

and my daughter to the ice wall base?

First,
getting up there would need skill.

Second,
the business here concerns us five.

It's not your affair.

I have five twigs,
two long, three short.

It's the long twigs who will go.

Me first.

Yours is short, mine's long.

I'll go.

But why?

'Cause I'm a royal guard.

It's my job to do this.

And so I shall go as my duty.

But still, after I'm dead,
please do one thing for me.

You use this silk rope to tie up the Bat

and take him to the king.

Why me? You know I'm just a mercenary.

Well, that's just the reason.

I chose you to show you
in this world there are things,

many worth more than money.

It's the only thing I'll ever ask.

Life's strange.

I came here just to kill you.

Well, that's life.

It changes quickly. And people do, too.

But still, promise me,
use my rope to tie the Bat.

Who comes with me?

Yuan, you can't go on.

We needn't go on.

Let's go back. Let's go back!

Wu-Min, you remember our motto.

For the sake of our friends,
we would go through fire.

But still,
you're the last one of all your clan.

If you die, the clan will die.

That's something we'll have to accept.

That's just fate.

Stay there.

This is none of your business.

Wu-Min, I'm not gonna let you do this.

Yuan,
remember when I developed this disease,

you promised me whatever I did,
you wouldn't stop me.

Yes.

Well, I want to light the charges.

Listen, when we've blown up the wall,

tap the base of their spine firmly.

Do it several times,
then they can move again.

Yes, all right.

Madam, you anything else to say to him?

No.

Madam, please.

I'm ready.

I count on you to get the Bat.
It's your duty.

I'm going.

Come with me.

Come on.

We want Wei Sing-Wu's hand,
the inspector general's head,

and the Wuhan Martial Arts manual.

Are they ready now?

Ready.

These are Chu Liu-Hsiang's weapons.

I hear there's something wrong
in the prison.

Mm.

- Better be careful.
- Mm.

Before you go,
remember to put the lights out.

Right.

Put their uniforms on and go in.

Wei Sing-Wu's hand,

the inspector general's head,

and the Wuhan Martial Arts manual.

And I would ask all the bidders,
have your gold ready.

Mr. Chin.

Guards? Whoa!

Who are you?

My name's Li Yu-Han.

Yi Tien-Hung.

And Chu Liu-Hsiang.

We've only come here for the Bat.

The rest of you, you better leave.

I can't believe that you escaped.

Better had because we're here
to take your head.

Hey!

Stop!
You're not worthy to fight these men.

Anyway,
some of our guests are still here.

Let's find out who they are.

Priestess Kumei.

Who are you?

I am Wuhua's brother from Japan.

My name's Wukan.

The man who bid for your head was me!

Chu Liu-Hsiang,
you're as good as they say.

Even better.

Well now,
I think it's time I intervened.

Priestess.
So you didn't die on the boat.

No, I pretended because I knew
someone wanted to kill me.

So then I obliged him.

Shui-Yun, you know who it was.

Shui-Yun?

You knew it was me?

Well,
I ought to because I'm your mother.

You're my son.

- Huh?
- What?

20 years ago I left your brother
with your father

and left you in the care
of a good teacher

and I went into a convent.

Then 20 years later
I heard about Bat Island

and all the evil things done here.

I never dreamt
that you were in charge of it

until your brother told me it was you

who was masterminding it.

I told your brother
to get a group of good men

and try and think of a way
of putting a stop to you.

But first of all,
your brother was injured in an attack.

And later on while I was on the boat,
I was attacked, too.

Shui-Yun, all of that was your work.

Ma!

How can you Say that? I'm your son.

How could I try and kill you?

Ma, all right?

All right.

Leave this monster to me!

Swine. What do you have to say?

You've not only ruined
our family's reputation,

but that of the Yuans as well.

Brother, listen, please. Brother, I...

Shut up. Go.

Kneel to her.

Hold it.

Now why?

Why do you and my brother harass me,
pursue me?

I mean, you've not seen me for 20 years.

You never supported me.
I don't know you.

You really want to know
why I created this place here?

It's because
I come from a well-known family.

So no matter how good my kung fu,
how well I fight,

people would say
I just inherited it from you

and from my father.

No one would believe that it was only

because of my own efforts.

But here I can stand out
in my own right.

I'm respected, a blind man
who nobody's ever beaten yet.

Like this I can look

into the face of heaven and spit!

Why should you spit at heaven?

Why was I a bastard?

Why was I born blind?

Tell me that!

Who are you?

Do you wanna die? Do you?

My name's Yi Tien-Hung.

Guards! Put out the lights!

Guards! Close the doors!

I suppose you realize by now
a blind swordsman

has the advantage in the darkness

because you can't see where I am.

But still, I can sense where you are.

You can't see anything, can you?

Well, the next thing you're gonna see

will be the gates and flames of hell.

Mr. Yuan.

Well now, I should imagine

that you're very much
regretting coming here.

All right,
I won't play with you anymore.

I'm getting bored.

I'll kill you one after the other.

Let me think now,
who shall I kill first?

I should think

it should be that nosy Chu Liu-Hsiang.

Hey, Mr. Bat,
why don't you kill me first, huh?

You scared of me?

What? Me scared of you?

All right,
if that's what you really want,

you can be the first.

Hey, your techniques are real poor.

Well, is Li dead now?

Afraid not. Just a slight cut on my arm.

Anyway, even with one arm,
I can easily handle you.

That so?
But you can't see where I am, though.

No matter how good you fight,
it won't help.

Just wait to die.

Well, getting a bit worried now,
are you?

I tell you, when you fight with me,
better bring candles.

But still,
you won't get another chance, though.

Strange. How can they see where I am?

Perhaps they can hear
the noise of my clothes.

Well now,
you've got the famous Luminous Pearl

that at one time
belonged to the Yuan clan.

Well, unfortunately,
there's only one of them.

Well, now your next move
will be a step down into hell!

Mr. Lif Mr. Li!

Mr. Chu, if you get the chance,

then take my corpse back to the ice wall

and I'll be with Wu-Min for eternity.

Well,
now that's a special trick of mine,

killing a man with his own weapon.

And now I shall take your swords
and kill you!

Suifeng!

Suifeng! Are you all right?

The only one left now is Chu Liu-Hsiang.

Shui-Yun. My son.

What's he doing?

He promised a good friend
he'd use the rope

to take the body of Master Bat
to the king.