Original subtitles

My respects, General

It isn't a formal meeting

Please stand up and talk

Thank you, sir

Did the men from Xiongshan Shaolin come?

Yes

We're waiting for your order

Should they wait at the practicing hall...

or come to see you now?

I've arranged some gimmicks for them at the hall

Ask them to come here

Yes

Ask the 3 masters of North Shaolin to come

Yes

Captain Hua, how do you compare them

...to the 3 masters from South Shaolin here?

I don't know whose fighting skill is better

But it seems that they're more humble

South Shaolin

... is rather discontent

Since they've fought the battle for the state

The monks did exert their best

But royal court still worries about their martial power

It could be a threat to the nation

So the court banned civilians practicing martial art

Shaolin should have been no exception

The court didn't uphold it seriously

Shaolin was asked to select the best disciples

...to teach Manchu soldiers martial skills

But Shaolin just delivered randomly

...the secular disciples from Guangzhou

It's really ridiculous

So I requested the court to ask...

North Shaolin to select the disciples again

My move has a deeper meaning

The masters from North Shaolin are here

Please

Yes

They're the masters from Xiongshan Shaolin

This is our master

I'm Bao Shanxiong

Xu Fang

Yang Zhongfei

My respects, general

Thanks for coming here

Please have a seat

Thank you

You're selected by the Shaolin

You must be good at martial arts

I hope you will give our soldiers

...good lessons

We'll try our best

I hope you understand

Shaolin practising martial arts is actually an offence

But the court is generous

The Ming dynasty military department's ex-chief...

had an agreement with Qing on surrender

It stated that the women, the dead

and the monks won't be subjugated

Even though it's true for monks

...however you 3 aren't monks, right?

We used to have 3 masters here

They're from the south Shaolin

Soon we will go to the practise hall

...to meet them

Before that,

I need to ask a small favor

No problem

Please...

I've been admiring the skills of Shaolin

Can you show me your skills

...with these wooden men?

Bravo

The masters from South Shaolin

...must be waiting for us

Let's join them

They're from north Shaolin

They serve in the army as well

North & South Shaolin lead the martial art world

But which division is the best?

Today it'd be sort of an eye-opener

Would you have a duel?

All kinds of skills have the same origin

There's no better or worse

I think there is no need to fight

It's strange then

There're always the better and worse

Why is there no need to fight?

Is north Shaolin too weak to fight?

That's not what brother Xu meant

That really puts me in a tough spot

We need 3 chiefs and 3 assistants in the army

The winners will be the Chiefs

If you refuse to fight,

the rank cannot be decided

I don't know what other people do

When we're invited,

we're told that we'll be the Chiefs

Then it's better to have a duel

Right

Who'd come first?

Me

Wait

It doesn't really have to be a fatal fight

It can be done in a subtle way

Right

I'm Yang Zhongfei

I practise body lifting skills and 2 sectioned staff

Body lifting?

It's only useful when you've to run

Right. You chase after me

If you can catch up with me, I'll lose

Come on

Come on

You won't make it this way

Breathing is an important aspect of martial arts

In anger one loses the rhythm of breathing

You tend to lose in the beginning

Don't you know this theory?

The north Shaolin didn't obey the emperor's order

We need the best fighters

How could they send us some lousy ones?

This offence...

Be careful. I'm fighting back

Captain Hua

Yes

Prepare rooms for the masters from north Shaolin

Yes

You are...

Maybe we didn't learn well enough

There's nothing wrong with south Shaolin skills

We have to leave now

There'll be someone to replace us

If there're good fighters in south Shaolin,

they will take revenge for you

You are provoking

Right

Putian south Shaolin, Xiongshan north Shaolin

They're the big threats to the court

I just played a small trick

You...

Captain Hua

Send the bodies...

to their master Mai Qi tomorrow

You know what you should say

Saying that they agreed not to have a fatal fight

But the masters from north Shaolin

...fought seriously and hit them

Then they suffered internal injuries

No one noticed it

After a few hours,

...they died!

Dad...

Master

The masters died in the duel

The general felt very sorry

He'll come to offer his respects

I really don't know what to say!

Dad, don't worry

They'll not die for nothing

The south and north Shaolin are of one family

One family? Why were they killed then?

The general also thought that they're too ruthless

The general also said...

if you send other 3 masters and defeat them;

The Chief posts still belong to south Shaolin

No need

I wish the abbot of Putian Shaolin

hadn't ordered me;

The court particularly requested our students

...to teach the soldiers!

Otherwise I wouldn't have sent them out

Now since the matter has ended up like this...

we won't take the post anymore

But we must take revenge on them

Right. A revenge is a must

I should leave now

Thanks for coming here

Ah Feng, walk the captain out

Yes

Please

Goodbye

Dad, I'll take revenge for them

I'll go with him

Me too

We will go too

Dad, I'll go with brother too

Okay

I guess only Yuan, Di Li and Nu Qiang

...these three should suffice

It's about the reputation of the school

Take on them one to one

Dad, I...

Just in case your brothers, Nu Qiang and Di Li

...are no match for them;

What can you do?

It's decided. Prepare yourself now

Prepare the coffins

Yuan, Di and Nu...

invite them for a fight

The former 3 masters used to live here

If you don't like it,

...I'll find another place

The place is nice

...but it's a bit strange here!

We didn't hit them hard yesterday

Why then did they die suddenly?

Right. I feel strange too

There're always unexpected circumstances

A person could've unexpected good or bad fortune

Our lives are destined

Who can guarantee the life of a person?

Boxers don't have this kind of taboo

We will live here

Then I'm leaving now

Please tell me what you need

Brother Bao, I feel something wrong

It's indeed a coincidence!

What do you think?

Us Shaolin students truly dislike any Manchu task

But the court threatened the school

We're sent unwillingly

...to teach the Manchu soldiers

We did it for the safety of our school

We've no choice

Guess it'd be just the same for south Shaolin

Maybe there's a conspiracy

We've no way to find out now

Let's just stay on...

and try to find out the truth

Right

South and north Shaolin are one family

At tomorrow's funeral we'll offer our respects

Apart from this,

we actually could also try to find out...

why they died suddenly!

Yes. We'll go to pay respects to south Shaolin Master

...in order to avoid misunderstanding

I'll prepare the offering

Sorry

It's okay

You're the new masters

The general asked me to serve you

Are you outside all the time?

No, I just came in

Don't worry. He looks fierce

But he's a nice person

I'm Xiu Yin

Let me know what you want

Thanks

This is presumably Grand Master Mai!

Oh, I really don't deserve to be addressed so

or that you've come for the funeral

Perhaps my 3 students weren't good enough

Their death is well-deserved

I'll send other 3 students tomorrow

...to have a duel with you

Master, there is no inside information

If we fight again, it'll ruin our relationship

Whatever it is, we three...

don't wish to be the masters

No one wants to be the master of Manchu

We want to take revenge

Master Mai

Fine, it's enough

If you still stay here anymore,

I'm afraid my students will start the fight

I may not be able to stop them

Please leave first

See you tomorrow at the fight

But...

Okay

Tomorrow three of us

will meet you at the general's house

How is it? Should we start now?

Okay

Wait

We come for revenge, not for a duel

If you refuse to fight, I'll start it

Let's do it subtly

Whatever you like

Masters from south Shaolin lost last time

We have to find out who is the best this time

The general will be the judge today

You may start

Both Shaolins are from the same origin

Please control yourself

Okay

Who will fight with me?

Within ten moves,

one who steps backward will lose

Me first

This guy is no match for brother Bao

If he holds on, he'll be seriously hurt

Let's part them

Okay

What are you doing?

Trying to outnumber us?

Pal...

Don't you see your man can't hold any longer?

We're with good intention, don't mistake us for bad

Bullshit

Hold it!

You fight with me in a long gown;

Are you looking down on me?

Let me try your skills

Stop when we should stop

Chest bones all cracked. He'll be surely dead

Our hate is deepened

Master Mai, let's stop here

Brother Nu, excuse me

Looks like the north Shaolin...

is stronger than the south

I'm sorry

Get up

You tried your best

I won't blame you

It's Spinning Kicks

This is lron Palms

The one fought with me is called Yang Zhongfei

He uses a 2 sectioned staff

...and is good at body-lifting skills

He broke my elbow

...with his staff

This is Butterfly Stick

It's to be used alongside good body lifting skills

Spinning Kicks, lron Palms...

all of them are the invincible skills of Shaolin

Dad, we...

Listen carefully

From now on, I'll close our school

Everyone go home and see no guest

Whoever makes trouble outside...

will be expelled from the school

He'll no longer be taken as a Shaolin pupil

- Dad - Master...

Enough

If you consider me as your master,

...just do as what I said

Okay. You may leave

Nu Qiang

Dad, it's the blood letter of Nu

3 of them went, but only 1 survived

Dad, do you want to take revenge?

Yes, I definitely will

But we lost the battle twice

The skills you guys have now

...are no match for them

It's meaningless to risk lives now

It'll only weaken the reputation of south Shaolin

So I asked them to go home

...to avoid further trouble,

and bloodshed

Dad, are you...

Shaolin's martial art is excellent and complicated

The north & south both excel...

at different kinds of skills

I hurt myself in a training years ago

I couldn't gather my breath properly now

...nor can I condense my real strength

This is the reason I couldn't teach you the best

So your skill is only superficial

Lucky that there's a few south Shaolin Grand masters

They live as recluse to avoid the threat of Qing court

It may be assumed their skills would now be refined

What do you want me do?

I've thought about it

One who killed your brother is good at kicking

You must practise to attack his weakness

He's good at longer distance. You aim for shorter

You need to soften his strong kick

Among the skills of south Shaolin,

Yongchun principle uses softness to tackle strength

It's also good for a close-distance attack

There used to be a master named Liang

Nicknamed "the Gardener"

I want you to learn from him

Yes

I'll write a letter tomorrow

...and you'll go to see him

At the same time,

ask He Yingwu and Zhu Zhangcheng

...to come & meet me

Masters, you did a good job

Tea for you

Look at you...

What?

Why only him?

Forget it, brother Bao

You're dull

You're not brother Xu

What's the difference?

Okay

Why don't we get changed

...and take a walk

Have some wine

Fresh fruit

What?

You ate my fruit

Yes, I did

I didn't deny it

Don't take it for granted

Pay for it

Do I have to?

Then why they didn't pay?

The Manchu soldiers are unreasonable

I take it as feeding dogs

I know. You're scared of them

Hey, come here

Master Yang and master Bao

What's the matter?

Look, you're scared of them. They're scared of me

They don't have to pay

Of course I don't have to

So you're same kind of shit after all

Go

Yes, yes

I'm a good human not some commodity

Paying doesn't mean you're a good man

What? What are you saying?

It doesn't need that much

Here's the change

If I don't take the change

...and let you keep it;

Would that make me a good man?

No

Why?

You're the chief instructor of Manchu soldiers

You're the same kind of man

How can you be a good man?

I see

Didn't expect a little girl like you...

to have the dignity of Hans

Brother Bao

Tell them our background

They will know who we are

Tell them?

I hardly expect him to talk

I took him for a deaf & dumb

No, he's only...

You monopolized the talk

Tell them?

Take it easy

They thought we're not good men

I think these two girls aren't bad

Isn't it a tea house here?

Let's have some tea

...and talk about it

What's about our veggies & fruits then?

I've an idea

You go to have tea with my brother Bao

Let me mind your stall here

It's nice

Xio Lin, let's have some tea

Okay

Go on

Come on... buy some

It's fresh

Nice and delicious

What is it again?

Worrying

If I take your stuff away,

my brother is still inside

You may ask him to pay you back

I'm not worrying

I'm afraid you'd be bored; came to keep you company

Don't you think they teach our soldiers...

in quite a serious way?

It looks like that

They teach them seriously

Right

My plan goes well

Do you get it?

I got it

The hatred between south and north Shaolin deepens

The court will benefit from it

Right. A few students of south Shaolin died

Not to mention even Master Mai's son

Mai won't let it end like this

I'm looking forward to seeing the show

How clever of you, general!

Everything is under your control

- Pears... - Vegetables...

- Big and nice... - Come on

Very cheap

Excuse me

It's very sweet

Excuse me

Pears...

Excuse me

Excuse me

Pears...

Are you a fruit seller?

Yes. They're sweet

Want a try

You ain't a fruit vendor

Who says so?

Right. Sweet and nice

Don't you want your bag?

If I were to sell fruit the way you do...

I'll probably starve to death

Ying Wu

Master

Have you met with Feng?

Yes

So you know it

2nd brother told me already

When I see the coffins,

I can't help feeling...

Do you know why I'm asking you back?

Training and taking revenge

Right. No need to feel sad

Just remember to practice hard and take revenge

Yes

When did you last see Feng?

3 days ago

Well, then...

Not only he finds Zhu,

but also the Gardener

Excuse me, are you the Gardener?

Mr. Liang?

Go back...

Sir

It's my father's command...

that I meet you, grand master

What do you mean 'grand master'?

Don't you see I'm busy?

Yes, yes

Sir, I've a letter from my father

He requested me to hand it to you

Hurry back home

Indeed you are Master Liang

You're Mai's son?

Yes

Why didn't he teach you himself?

Why do you want to learn Yongchun from me?

My father has been keeping poorly for years

I didn't learn much from him

My personal enemy who killed my brother

...is very strong at kicking

My father said the Yongchun skill of Master Liang

...can deal with his powerful kicks

And then I can take revenge for my brother

Mai is a lazy man

...passing over his son to me

You might perhaps know;

Yongchun looks simple,

but it's very tough to learn it well

I'm determined to learn it

Okay. Let's see

These vegetables can't be eaten raw

But the girls are not bad

It's called feasting one's eyes on a beauty, right?

You didn't pay for it. What do you want?

Don't run away

Let me go

Are you asking for trouble, kid?

Come on

What's the matter?

That Manchu officer took advantage of me

This man tried to help me

Hey, don't take it wrong

My brother stopped you

...because he doesn't want you to suffer

He's not helping them

This lady is my brother's friend

...and a sweetheart

How could he help them?

Off you go now

The Manchu soldiers will soon be here

Then you can't run away

They will outnumber you

You want to take on thousands of Guangzhou soldiers?

There'll be no one to avenge your death, you know!

He's a very good fighter

A hero

Why are you so happy?

Of course. I mean, since I've met a hero

He didn't ask my name

You didn't either

Master

Come in with me

Did you see it?

I did

These are the 6 tablets of your colleagues

I think Feng has told you

...what happened here

I want you to practice your skills hard

...and then take revenge for them

Master, I'll try my best

Good. Ying Wu will practice with me

I've asked Feng to learn Yongchun

He'll use softness to overcome strength

Do you know...

what is the most powerful Shaolin skill?

Please tell me

The most powerful one...

is the lron Palms in the north;

Of the south... it's the Mantis style

Your physique is good for powerful style

Among those three opponents...

one of them uses Iron Palms

You need to learn Mantis style to against him

A well-known Mantis boxer of south Shaolin

...is Zhu who takes reclusion for years

He called himself "Woodcutter of South Mountain"

I want you to learn from him

But he's a person of very strange character

You may have to take some hard time

The revenge is important

I need to learn no matter how hard it is

Good then

I've written a letter

You leave today for the Woodcutter

...and learn from him

Come on

Put off your clothes

Pants off

Pardon?

Your physique isn't bad

Learning Mantis style isn't easy though

A mantis is small but very powerful

Its arms may lift

...100 times its weight

Ah, you think your arms are strong enough?

It's far from it

A mantis blocking a carriage' is a proverb though

When the founder of Mantis style, Wang Long

...studied at Shaolin,

he's doing the wood cutting work

He came across a mantis using its arms

...to resist a bird which tried to eat it

Then he invented the Mantis style

This style is the most powerful of all skills

You may acquire it only by hard work

So you need to practice very very hard

Yes

This style is called "Rock Breaking"

It lays emphasis on the power of arms and fingers

When you practice well, you could

...break rocks with your fingers

Practice as I've told you

Do it again

Fried egg... not bad

Like the daytime

You'll have this kind of fried egg

I like fried eggs

You're lucky then

Only men can be successors of South Shaolin

My school being an exception; Yongchun,

its founder, Miss Yen Yongchun was a woman

Since my ancestor Mr. Liang learned from his wife,

the school was inherited by a man

Nonetheless emphasis is on the power of gentleness,

not on strong physical strength

We don't fight with big actions

We win within close distance

Now you start by standing on a pole,

training the steadiness of your lower body

Go on to the pole

The little trick I taught you earlier,

Let's see you work on it

Yes

First, stand properly

Horse Feet position

Open your fist

Go on to the pole

Remember;

If you can't stand still on the pole...

or if you fall,

...you've to do gardening as a punishment

Mr. Zhu,

do you still want fried eggs tonight?

Practice again

Don't you like fried eggs?

This is my dish

Use three fingers

Use two fingers

Use one finger

What? One finger?

Yes, one

I've eaten fried eggs for two months

Can we eat something else?

I can offer you eggs only

Because you've broken these many eggs,

you have to finish them

What can I do with a broken egg?

The contenders use short sticks

it's flexible to use short staff

You have to get the short stick in the air,

None of them should fall on the floor

Then, you can say you've got it

We are not having fried eggs tonight?

This is my dish

You just broke two eggs today

We really aren't having any fried eggs?

No

Tomorrow, we should practice Mo Pan pole array

This is the Mo Pan pole array?

Right

We practice hip stacking style on it,

a style learned by the mantis

In the North, this is called Resistance Drill

Firstly, learn to be hit before striking

You've to train your muscles as hard as rocks

So the Jing Gang Palm will not hurt you

Good. Practice like this

Ok. Come down now

Follow me

Yes

This is Ping Zi pole array

Show me the variation I taught you

Be careful. If you step on the flowers,

you have to...

Got it

Strange. It's been a few months

Why isn't there any aggression in Shaolin?

Mai Qi won't let go that easily

That's right

I have to find out what's going on

Make sure you don't leave any trace,

try to be a rather more discreet

As regards the 3 masters in the house,

pay attention to what they do

Yes

Brother Xu,

You are busy lately

You're always going out

I'm investigating as to...

how the 3 masters of Shaolin died

Weren't they killed by us?

Second Brother

Calm down

Alright

So what did you find?

It's useless even if I've found something

You killed Mai Yuan

I killed Di Li too

I've the feeling;

From the time we went to the general's house,

...we've been set up

We're being controlled...

and kept falling deeper into the trap

I found out how the 3 guys died

All of them got serious internal injuries

The day when we fought...

we didn't make any lethal hit

You're saying...

In the general's house,

certainly there must've been a good fighter

He could've killed the 3 guys quietly

...thereby shifting the blame on us

What a cruel plan!

I want to find Mai Qi

...and tell him what's going on here

Don't go

You've killed his son

He won't forgive you no matter what

If that person really exists,

you only need to pay more attention

You can find him out

I've been observing the guards and soldiers here

Their martial art skill is not good enough to do it

Unless it's one of those two

Which two?

Mr. Hua or the general himself

Are you sure about those two?

We didn't do anything wrong

We don't have to be afraid

Let's go

Where to?

There are two persons

...urging us to take you to them

They want to see you

Who are they?

You'll know when you get there

Your staff skill is getting better

You've been working hard for a few days

Let's take a day off today

You may continue tomorrow

Yes, master

This is Brother Xu

These two are the ones I spoke to you about

Miss Chen

Xiaoling

These 2 girls are here...

in order to meet you

So they took a day off

Please be seated

Are you a master too?

See, what a gentleman he is

Unlike both of you!

Xiaoling,

we should find a nice girl

...for master Xu

Don't bother to do that

Master Xu got someone in mind

Really?

You?

You?

You're not really selling fruits

Even a fruit seller can have a day off

...and close for business

You don't look like it

It's not easy to sell fruits

Look at you! You can't even pretend well

A master who sells fruits, can't really fool people

Master? Master from where?

The general's house

You killed the 3 guys from north Shaolin?

That's right. We did it

My guess is right

You're not fruits sellers

Then who are you?

I followed Master Mai in Shaolin

The other day when I met you...

I had just came back from the Master

May I have your name?

Excuse me, you're He Yingwu

My name is Xu Fang

South and North Shaolin used to be one

Mr. He, have a seat

Let's have some tea

My master asked me to come here

...not for tea

Among the three,

who's the one skilled in stick moves?

Oh! That's me

I use staff, too

I want to see your Butterfly style

Too bad I didn't bring my 2-sectioned staff

It seens like you also didn't bring yours!

Forget it

We both don't have the right weapons

That makes us even

Do you really have to fight?

It's the deep hatred between our masters...

Since we met each other;

Even though I do understand

when 3 of you fight together,

no one can beat you

You're kidding

It won't take 3 of us to beat you

Brother Yang, teach him a lesson

We will not fight against you together

I'd say,

You and Brother Yang don't need to fight

This is only a misunderstanding

Would you fight?

You think I'm scared of you?

Ok. Stop now

Mr. He, please wait

I have something to say

You've come back?

Yes

What's up?

What happened?

Didn't you have a fight with someone?

I fought with one fellow

I believe that guy is the 2-sectioned staff user

You were no match for him, huh?

Yes

Our staff-skill seems almost equal

But, his body-lifting is better than mine

Only if he hadn't gone easy on me;

I think I couldn't have made it back today

His butterfly style...

and body-lifting must have been in total accord

Tomorrow onwards...

I'll teach you body-lifting

Yes

Cross your arms

Flip your body

Monkey Move

Good

Since your opponent is strong,

I made these poles for you to practice

Yes

Flip, Turn, Duck

Open, Step forward

Roll, Hidden fist

Fist, Fingers...

Excellent

Put these metal rings on your feet

Nine-step thrust

Good

You must have heard of the saying:

Principle of a single breath passing 3 vital points

Yes, the constant circulation of air within the body

Not bad

Now we practiced with these stones

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Push hand

Good. Let's practise Thrusting Fingers in that pavilion

Master

If you want to come out,

you got to fight your way out

You've learned the 3 steps move

Now you need to change the training method

Mantis Fist is a skill of strength

...that squeezes out all your power

It is like a mantis lifting things...

100 times of its own body weight

So the style is just superficial

Whether you can defeat the enemy...

depends on how much power you generate

Now, for various fist sets,

which you've already understood

So, you need to start from 3 steps move

...to increase your strength

Put these on your feet

One step

Two steps

Three steps

One more time

Finished?

To the pavilion

Do I have to go in?

A weak attack is hard to win

Yongchun is good for short distance attack

At a close range you've to try and hurt the opponent

Particularly if your foe is good in using legs,

only long distance will favor him

So you've to attack closely with vigour

...in order to defeat them

You think this will work?

Master

Master

If you practise like this, your body will...

Leave me alone

Put your mind into practise

No...

Go back. Continue your practice

Master

Brother Xu

Brother Xu...

What's up?

There are two ladies

Why are you here today?

You tell him yourselves

Okay. No problem

I'll say it myself

We're here to see...

To meet me?

We're here to see your...

They're here to see Xiu Yin

To see Xiu Yin?

They said she'll be the future sister-in-law

She has to meet her future sisters

Who said I'll...

What? What is it?

Sister-in-law

Ask her to help him?

Okay, I'll help you. Sit down

Sit

Where's Xiu Yin?

She was just here

I'll go and look for her

Xiu Yin...

Oh, you're hiding in Master Xu's room!

Nonsense

I just came from that direction

Come, come

You...

Coming. Coming

What's up?

Someone wants to see you

Miss Xiu Yin is here

Here she is

Who wants to have a look? Please...

From head to toe. Have a good look

Stop fooling around

The two ladies are here

Shouldn't Master Yang have introduced them to us?

This is Miss Cui Ying

She will be your sister-in-law

This is Xiaoling

She'll be your sister

Man, you sure are witty!

Congratulations! Master Bao and MasterYang

...and ladies

However,

Xiu Yin isn't good enough for him

What are you saying?

A beauty like Xiu Yin...

should be a good match for Xu

When will we be going...

to their wedding?

Who is it?

It's me, Master Xu

Oh, it's the Mr Hua. Sorry

No problem

Don't forget to invite me

...to your wedding with Xiu Yin

It's a happy occassion for the house

I need to inform the General

He'll be very pleased about it

General

You asked me to stay in the house

...to watch over the 3 masters

I've heard one thing today

Really?

You sent Xiu Yin, the maid in the house,

to serve the 3 guys, right?

Now she's in love with Xu

They're talking about getting married

Such daring!

General, from my opinion,

you shouldn't be angry about this

You should be happy

Why?

Think about this, among the 3,

Bao Shanxiong is a jerk

Yang Zhongfei is like a kid

The hardest one to deal with is Xu Fang

If he marries the maid in the house,

...he'll be loyal

He'll even listen to whatever you say, right?

That's right

General, at that time even if...

the South Shaolin people don't come,

you just need to ask those 3 guys ;

They'll flare up a fight with South Shaolin

It's the same, right?

Yes

By doing this,

the hatred between them will be deepened

So without consulting you,

...I've already told them

I said you'll gladly consent to their marriage

You've done the right thing

If it's like this,

I'll give Xu enough respect,

I'll take Xiu Yin as my goddaughter

I'll be the host of their wedding

Good idea, General

There's no better way to do it

Try again

You can go back to see your father

Mr Hua has told me that...

the General is happy about the wedding

He'll first take Xiu Yin as his goddaughter

Then as a godfather,

he'll host the wedding

What should we do?

Brother Xu

I know you saw Hua Shun the other day

...and you wanted to test his fighting skills

Am I right?

Yes, that's right

But, did you test him out?

He's not the one

No

His martial arts is just ordinary

Hadn't he fought back the other day...

it'd have been hard to judge him

But, he fought back once

It's hard to fake it

So, I suggest

...we do what the General said

Yang

Our objective was to fight against Qing Dynasty

The Manchus use masters' safety as a threat

That's why we're here playing a master

But by doing this,

Xu will become the son-in-law of a Manchu

I agree with you

If Hua Shun's skill is ordinary,

that killer in the dark...

may be the General himself!

But, he is the boss of the house

How can we find out how good he fights?

This is the only chance to get close to him

...to find out the truth

I think Xu must have the same thought

My opinion is the same too

I'm afraid it'll be tough on Xiu Yin

In this case,

...there's nothing much we can do

We shouldn't let the trivialities hold us back

So we'll have to hurt Xiu Yin

Xu, let's do it

The Zhu family will have successors

You've been practicing Mantis Style

I must say you've improved a lot in a short time

With your talent,

you'll become very skillful in it

Zhu's Mantis Fist will get passed on

You've been here for quite some time

You can go back to see Master Mai

Father

Master

You guys finally came back

Feng, help me up

Father. You're not feeling well

You should rest more

Help me up

Go over and count

How many coffins are there?

We all know the number

Just count

1,2,3,5,5,6

Six coffins

Feng

Zhangcheng

Have you all counted and seen clearly?

Yes

You must remember...

They're all your brothers

They died for us

They were all young

Yuan was the oldest among them;

He was only 27

I haven't buried them yet

...because I want you to kill the 3 enemies

I wish to have a ceremony here

Then I'll bury the six coffins

I'm afraid I won't be here to see that

Now,

I want you to make a oath for them

Father

We'll take revenge

Kneel down

You two will make a vow

You won't give up till our enemy is killed

Feng

I won't give up till our enemy is killed

Zhangcheng

I won't give up till the enemy is killed

Yingwu,

I won't give up till the enemy is killed

you have to make a promise,

to uphold the spirit of Shaolin,

never follow the Qing,

uphold the spirit of Shaolin,

never follow the Qing

- Father... - Master...

General, Mai Qi died

What?

It was just this afternoon

I heard he's been sick for a long time

He still taught the students to take revenge

That's why his sickness got serious

That's why they didn't take any action

Now, Mai Qi is dead

His students will be eager about revenge

I think I'll go tomorrow

...to attend the funeral

Let's see if I can add some oil to the fire

The big massacre will happen in no time

Good

Then I'll go tomorrow

Also let them know you'll be a godfather

...and have a banquet the day after tomorrow

It should also be clarified that after being a godfather

...you'll arrange Xu's wedding

The South Shaolin people are sure to get angry

From their point of view,

they'll think the North Shaolin has taken...

enemies for their benefactor

They'll be very angry

I am sure the day after tomorrow,

they'll come for revenge

Good

When the South Shaolin people come,

...we'll have the troops ready

First let them kill each others!

And then...

we'll get them all

I never expected...

Master Mai died so suddenly

The General was thinking of coming himself

What an honor!

But it's busy in the house these days

Tomorrow, he'll celebrate for his goddaughter

Then he has to arrange her wedding

...with Master Xu

Master Xu?

Yes, one of the 3 masters of North Shaolin

He'll marry General's goddaughter

Excuse me, I'm busy

I'll have to leave first

Please...

This bastard!

Brother He

Didn't you say those 3 men...

were not the bad ones?

They are Shaolin disciples

Even if the Qing Court has forced them to come here

...but why would he marry a Manchu girl?

Does it mean that they yield to the Qing?

Brother, apart from this

I think something is wrong there

But we've taken an oath

...and we won't let the master down

We have to kill those 3 men

Yes, we should go tomorrow

Before the general gets a goddaughter,

...we need to get even with them

My respects, godfather

Good. Get up, get up

This is a small gift,

the first gift from your godfather

Thank you. Godfather

Please be seated

Please sit

It's just a small family party,

just for welcoming my new daughter

At the time of her wedding,

...we'll have a big party then

Cheers, General

Good

A toast for Master Xu and the lady

Cheers. Godfather

Master Xu should drink too

Yes

Cheers, General

My son-in-law, don't call me General anymore

Who is it?

He Yingwu from South Shaolin

Zhu Zhangcheng

Mai Feng, we come for revenge

How dare you?

I mean, it's a happy occassion for you all;

3 of us, the uninvited,

...to spoil the fun

It's you?

You?

For what you've done,

don't call yourself one of Shaolin disciples

We're not here for revenge only

We come to rid Shaolin of the scoundrels

You must be Master Mai Feng

I think this is a big misunderstanding

Also, it's somebody's trick

If we can't calm down

and find out the truth,

...only we'll suffer from this

And the enemies will be happy to see this

Master Xu

We met once before

There're lots of mysteries in my mind too

But 3 of us have made a vow

...in front of my master's grave

We can't disobey our master

The fight today can't be avoided

You don't have to say any more

Hopefully the truth will be out one day

Everything will be cleared up

I think he's right

Brother Xu, discussion is useless now

We're going to fight no matter what

I've met you last time,

...but I haven't asked your name

After we've met last time,

I've always wanted to drink with you

We have wine here today, just as I wished

Good

I'm Bao Shanxiong

I studied in Xiongshan Shaolin

...and Jing Gong Palm is my specialty

My last name is Zhu, successor of the Ming royal family

Mantis Fist is what I learn

Pleasure to meet you

You're the successor of Zhu Ming

Nice to meet you

Please

He's Xu who practises Spinning Kicks

I came for avenging my brother

No need to explain

Please start

Godfather, they are...

This is a matter between men

It's none of a woman's concern

They're so unreasonable

I guess it's our turn

Give me my staff

Yes

You've brought your staff today

That's right

We both have the right weapons

It's the right time to learn from you

...but I've to let you know first

At this very serious situation,

I will fight with my best

Please don't hold back

Don't go and look at them

You can't help anyway

You will only distract them,

...perhaps making it worse

Body Turning Fist

Your staff skill has improved a lot

I couldn't beat you with the bare hands

...which sell fruit

I've told you already

You don't need to hold back

Don't treat me as a fruit vendor

You've killed him for your brother

I've made a promise

I know it'll be like this today

I'm badly injured now and will die soon

I have to tell you the truth

After the fight with your brother,

I bent and picked up my clothes

...he attacked me from behind

I defended myself quickly with a kick

It was too forceful and he got killed

Maybe me and my dad...

we're wrong about this

I'll go and stop them

My last name is Zhu, Successor of the Ming

Why didn't you kill me back there?

There's no hatred between us

Why should I kill you?

But I thought you would kill you

So... I...

I know

That's why I only hit your stick, but not your body

Wrong. We're all wrong

Be careful

That's him. That's the style

It's the General...

who killed 3 Shaolin brothers

Right. This is what he used

Brother Zhu and Brother Mai,

Listen carefully

I'm badly injured

You guys have to leave here

Tell others about the dirty tricks of the Qing

Please work together to pass on the Shaolin skills

Move out

Let me tackle this bastard

Run now

There'll be no chance to escape later

You...

Why are you guys still here?

My brothers died for all of you

If you don't leave now,

the Manchus will succeed

Run quickly

You always joke about everything

...and actually you're quite a hero

Hero

You may ask this fruits vendor...

how much does a tael of a hero cost?