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Your Highness, I didn't steal anything.

I haven't done anything to betray you.

We'll set off once we get the imperial edict

Man-ho won't accomplish much, but he's capable of spoiling things.

My son is dead! Ha Sim killed him!

Don't look back!

No one can touch you once you're inside the Palace.

Ha Sim, do you know which noble consort you're serving?

You'll be putting Lady Shun on the spot.

If you think she can protect you,

don't you think I can do the same?

Lady Yim!

I really didn't kill Admiral Fok's son.

I only know I'm your master.

I decide whether you live or die.

Get over here!

Milady...

Get up!

Uncle, she's all yours!

Tramp! Lady Yim...

Come with me! I'll blow your head off!

Fok Yee-tai, take it easy!

Lady Yim, do me a favour, let Ha Sim go.

Are you begging me?

Back when you were a Palace maid, I was good to you.

Back then? I'm no longer a maid.

I'm His Majesty's favourite consort.

Everyone in the harem shows me consideration

Why should I give in to a consort losing her charm with age, who has no clout,

whom His Majesty wouldn't care to look at?

Originally I meant to pardon Ha Sim, but since you tried to intercede...

Uncle, what are you waiting for?

A man who doesn't avenge his son is not much of a man.

Tramp!

Lady Yim...

Come here, let me blow your head off!

Come out, tramp!

Your Highness!

3 days...you've just been here 3 days! How much more trouble will you bring me?

Your Highness, Lady Yim agreed to let me deal with this tramp.

You also promised me you'll find her, dead or alive.

Are you going back on your word?

Your Highness, I saw Ha Sim push Fook-cheung down the rockwork.

No...

Yes, when I found Fook-cheung's body,

I found a hand print on his back.

No...

We have evidence and witnesses.

Is the strict and impartial Prince Man-ho bending the law now?

What have I said or done to bend the law?

Ha Sim is only hired help in my residence.

Why would I offend His Majesty's favourite consort because of her?

Ha Sim, they said you killed someone.

Say something!

Your Highness, I didn't kill anyone.

Fook-cheung really...

Lady Yim, Ha Sim said she didn't kill anyone

That means Fook-cheung fell down on his own.

I have the final say and the matter is settled.

Why are you still standing there?

Go to the kitchen and make me stewed pork. I'm hungry.

Hold on!

With just one word, you've ruled that this tramp hasn't killed anyone??

Just because she said she didn't? This is not child's play.

Why not?

Your son is dead and you accuse Ha Sim of killing him.

And that's based on what? On these minions' mere words?

Admiral Fok's son is dead. It's about a life.

So this is reasonable, Prince Man-ho?

Why should I be reasonable?

Look at the lot of you... One is unruly and spoiled;

one is too arrogant;

others bully people, riding on one in power

None of you is being reasonable. Why should I? What a joke!

You're refusing to be reasonable?

Reason is something you use to help people.

But when evildoers use it to bully the good, reason becomes nonsense.

You have chosen to cross me?

You frame and kill the innocent. You have chosen to cross me, Lady Yim!

I always keep my promise.

But this time I will go back on my word.

I would never bend the law, but today, I will bully someone.

How dare you!

A man who doesn't avenge his son is not much of a man.

What are you doing?

You think you can do as you please because you have a gun?

I dare you to shoot me!

If you want to kill Ha Sim, you must shoot me first! Come on...

Admiral!

Fook-cheung died in vain!

I don't care who you are!

An imperial edict from His Majesty!

Great news, Your Highness!

His Majesty has finally agreed to give you the Imperial yellow jacket.

His Majesty's kindness is boundless, with this Imperial yellow jacket,

you'll be pardoned for the worst crime.

No one can hurt you from now on.

Admiral!

Exterminate the pirates, support His Highness!

Exterminate the pirates, support His Highness!

We did it, Your Highness!

A courageous southern expedition!

Behold my waist saber of Yanling make,

leaving every pirate dead in its wake.

Leaving every pirate dead in its wake.

By order of His Majesty the Emperor,

Prince Man-ho will command the southern expedition on my behalf.

He is hereby awarded the Imperial yellow jacket

and must triumph in this expedition.

Or else he would be charged with deceiving His Majesty

and never pardoned for the shame brought to the ancestors.

(In order not to part with you)

(I'd rather forget my country)

(We'll meet again in the next century)

(I'll wait till Heaven grows old)

(We'll create our own legend or simply set sail again)

(My only regret is we cannot go on with this wonderful...)

Wong Yi is becoming too cocky!

He started a bet as the banker

and bet on Father losing the Tournament.

About the Nine Dragons Pearl...

That doesn't work, I almost died.

Even if it can make Father stronger, we still shouldn't take the chance.

Fine! Let's fight Wong Yi.

Your Father is a hero, even if he dies at the Tournament...

Don't say anything unlucky.

Actually I already have a plan.

Wong Yi took care of Cheung Ng and Law Sei in secret,

so they can't fight him at the Tournament.

You want to let him taste his own medicine?

Yes! Before the Tournament, I plan to go after Wong Yi.

Father won't need to fight him but can remain as Commander of the Seven Seas.

Of course! That's the best way to save face.

You do love your Father, Po-tsai!

Don't say something so sickening! "Love"?

I bet you don't love him as much as you love that Western girl.

Sis Kiu!

You're a grown up now that you have kissed a girl.

Want to kiss her again?

What do you mean?

Last time, she was trying to save me...

Listen, when you've kissed a girl and tasted her saliva,

you must forever listen to her.

Is that so?

Have I tasted her saliva?

You're toying with me!

Why not? You're a grown man!

Of course I am!

Then I'll keep toying with you!

You're in love with Wong Tai-mui...

I give up. Don't force it out of me.

I have work to do.

You're not a kid anymore.

Why behave like one when it comes to a girl?

Romance is a happy thing.

Is that a sky lantern?

Kiu committed adultery. Beware!

It's written in English!

English?

Must be that Western girl! How nosy!

Though I missed my chance that night

there must be more than one waterspout.

Fighting!

Waterspout...Here it is!

Waterspout hit the Nine Dragons Temple in Chek Chu (Stanley) on March 4, 1810!

I still have a chance to go back to Hong Kong in a few months.

What's this?

It's my piece of paper!

You're too nosy!

Are you human or a spirit?

Those who know too many secrets must die!

Secret? Sis Kiu? You want to silence me?

You're too nosy!

Those who know too many secrets must die!

Sing? You're her lover?

Scholar Suen! Ho! We have trouble! Kiu...

You too?

You're too nosy!

Those who know too many secrets must die!

Help...No...

No...

Chief! You...

Look what you have done to me!

No...

Where am I?

What are they doing to me?

There are so many snakes.

Wong Tai-mui?

What's with the snakes?

Shoo...

Why did they tie you up?

Kiu wanted to kill me for exposing her adultery.

Adultery? What are you talking about?

Don't ask! Just untie me. Hurry!

What is it?

I was bitten by a snake.

Where? Let me see...Is it poisonous?

What are you doing?

I'm trying to suck out the toxin or you'd be dead!

Sis Kiu, so this is why you wanted us to scare Wong Tai-mui?

What about the adultery?

Quiet! Keep watching...

Are you alright?

Don't suck so hard!

Quit complaining! I'm risking my life...

What is it? Hey...

I was bitten too!

Really? What now?

A life for a life! Suck out the toxin for me

Me?

Hurry UP!

They go through thick and thin together!

Like us, Wong Tai-mui doesn't hide her feelings either.

So? Better?

Better!

This sucking for each other may mean trouble

Why didn't the snake bite her in the bosom?

Why not bite Po-tsai down there, right?

That would definitely be trouble!

Who is it?

Father? Sis Kiu? What's going on?

You let out those poisonous snakes to silence me!

If they were poisonous, you wouldn't be talking at all.

We had the sacs removed already.

Chief? Didn't Kiu poison you? You were bleeding just now!

Don't tell me you're all in on this to bully me!

Of course!

If I hadn't picked up that sky lantern in the cave,

everyone in the water stockade would have read the nonsense you wrote

and thought I was really an adulterer.

If anyone should hear about this misunderstanding

how could I ever show my face again?

It's no misunderstanding, I saw it myself!

She had a rendezvous with a man in the attic of the Nine Dragons Temple.

Nine Dragons Temple?

Attic?

Rendezvous?

It's time for me to show my true colours!

Lawyer Suen Sai-kit?

Yes, before I became a pirate, I was once a lawyer.

My specialty is in scandalous lawsuits.

Are you kidding me?

Let's look at the evidence and find out

if Shek Kiu has committed adultery,

or if Wong Tai-mui is making a slanderous accusation.

We'll soon find out!

Court...

Court my foot! Just spit it out!

Wong Tai-mui, on the night of October 14,

what did you see and hear inside Nine Dragons Temple?

Nothing but the truth.

I was checking out the Temple when I heard a woman's voice...

Hand me the clothes.

A woman's voice?

I thought women were not allowed in here!

Don't let anyone know about this.

You should leave now.

I was scared, so I hid myself.

When I looked again,

I saw Shek Kiu coming down from the attic.

Is this Shek Kiu present?

Yes, right here!

Is this Shek Kiu present?

Yes, right here!

Sis Kiu, you...

Cross examining the witness is the lawyer's job.

I'm not done yet, you...wait for your turn!

Did you see her lover's face?

I only saw his back.

Just answer me, yes or no.

No!

That means your accusation against Shek Kiu is only based on your speculation.

Objection!

It's English. It means she disagrees.

I'm not speculating.

Though I didn't see her lover's face,

I found an important piece of evidence in the attic.

What's this? Never mind...

This is a strongman pill, probably left behind by her lover.

This is the best proof.

Is this how you should pronounce... "strongman pill"?

Yes!

I have something to say!

Go ahead!

I remember! Sing showed us this pill! He said it could make one powerful.

You...

So you're the lover?

I told you, it's the lawyer's job to cross examine the witness. Don't butt in.

Get back to your seat...

Sing, it's quite obvious you're her lover. What say you?

I admit it's my pill.

But I was never in the attic and definitely did not...with Kiu!

Sing didn't leave the pill in the attic.

I knew it!

I'm only doing this to make you talk!

Tell us, who's your lover?

Tell us!

Why did you commit adultery?

Tell us!

Why did you betray the Chief?

Speak up!

Will...

Speak up!

Say something or they'll think I'm an adulterer.

The strongman pill...I took it to the attic.

How can you be so generous?

They made you a cuckold and you gave the adulterer the pill?

Stop that! There was no adulterer!

Wait! I saw a strong and muscular man with Kiu that night.

I was that strong and muscular man!

What?

Don't let anyone know about this. You should leave now.

As the Chief, I came here with you against the rule. Of course no one should know.

Father!

I told you not to do this.

You think I wanted to?

You know I could barely raise the Dragon Head saber lately.

Hold it! What about the saber?

What does that have to do with the pill and the rendezvous?

Don't ask!

Tell me!

He can't raise it.

What?

That's enough! Don't ask or the Chief can’t show his face!

Now we know what happened.

Based on everyone's testimony,

the Chief wanted to use the power of the Pearl

to make him strong again.

That's why they didn't go to their room.

He snuck into the attic with Shek Kiu

and did...something that made us... get the wrong idea.

Is that right? Sis Kiu? Chief!

There's no such thing as adultery.

Kiu has not betrayed me.

The two of us...

That's enough!

Alright...don't bring it up again.

Though we have a rather puzzling case,

at least we have solid proof that Shek Kiu is not an adulterer,

and Wong Tai-mui did not make slanderous accusations.

It's nothing but a laughable misunderstanding

Court is adjourned.

I told you! Sis Kiu wouldn't do such a thing!

Your brain is full of dirty ideas.

Dirty? It's hard not to get the wrong idea.

First of all, how would I know they'd be so superstitious?

Secondly, the idea of getting stronger is absurd.

What you're doing is funny!

Thirdly, this Pearl is just a wooden ball whichever way you look at it.

So what if it's shiny and has engravings.

I'd never believe that it has any magical power!

Shut up!

The Pearl is sacred to the Heroes' Den. How dare you insult it?

I'm just telling the truth.

What I'm about to say is also the truth.

30 years ago, me and 6 other pirate chiefs were encircled by the Qing dogs,

On Lung Kwu Tan...the setting sun was red but not as red as our blood.

Wong Yi and the others have killed many Qing soldiers,

but they have fallen down one by one.

I was the only one still standing.

Suddenly the sky became dark

and a gust of wind blew over my head...

It was an apparition of the Pearl.

I would have been dead if it hadn't been for the Pearl.

I'd never have become Commander of the Seven Seas.

How dare you shoot off your mouth and insult the Pearl!

That was over 30 years ago. Sure you remember correctly, Uncle?

Don't call me that!

But that's what you are!

We're adults and we should have analytical power. Think about it.

She wants you to think.

When the Pearl fell down, even if it was spinning and made a noise,

it couldn't have cut open anyone's neck.

It's too smooth...

Thank you!

I would have bounced it back!

You're challenging the Chief?

Are you sure about this?

Of course! It's about life or death!

This Pearl is obviously a wooden ball. It's not possible!

I didn’t say the wooden ball was the Pearl.

It's just the case.

What?

I hired carpenters to build a case around it.

What? It's a fake? I thought this was the Pearl!

You think I'm stupid?

You won't believe me until you see the real thing.

It's an engine!

The Pearl is the engine of a modern speed boat.

Awesome!

I have never seen anything like this.

No wonder you have such faith in the Pearl!

It's extraordinary!

Impressive!

How else could it have killed the Imperial assassins?

Why do you call it the Nine Dragons Pearl?

Get up and see what's written on it!

Kowloon Motor Factory!

I don't know what "motor" means.

But it's made of metal,

I believe it's a weapon from Heaven.

So I called it the Nine Dragons Pearl.

That's ingenious, Chief!

Only a name like this is worthy of this incredible weapon.

You bet!

Are you convinced now?

Don't doubt the magical power of the Pearl anymore.

Of course not!

I'm counting on it to take me back to modern day Hong Kong.

Your Highness, we just arrived.

Why inspect the troops instead of getting some rest?

I'm here to fight pirates, not sightseeing.

You can go back to camp if you need rest.

Set lofty goals!

Be united and move the mountains!

With determination, we'll wipe out the pirates!

Your Highness, you personally trained the Jing Camp.

No doubt it's an elite squad to defeat the pirates.

Set lofty goals!

Be united and move the mountains!

With determination, we'll wipe out pirates!

The Jing Camp is an elite squad,

but if it can’t work with the Zhe Camp and Chao Camp,

we still can't beat the pirates.

The key thing is training.

To be away from your weapon is the biggest mistake in the army.

It won't happen next time!

There is no next time in the battlefield.

In my camp, lack of discipline means death.

Commander, he's an expert archer.

Yes, let me show you!

When was the last time you shot an arrow?

What's so funny?

The Chao Camp broke the bow,

what about the Zhe Camp?

Show me your weapons!

Yes!

Soldiers! Attention!

What an eye-opener!

All these years, the Guangdong Navy had their teeth kicked in by a motley crowd.

Now I finally know why.

Because you're not even a motley crowd.

You're trash, dog dung!

The famous Ming Dynasty Commander Qi Ji-guang set up the Zhe Camp.

His troops had the Japanese wokou running scared.

But today, the pirates had the Zhe Camp running scared.

How can you face your ancestors?

The Chao Camp?

The pirates raged through Chaozhou,

but losers like yourselves failed to defend your hometown.

You allowed the pirates to kill your parent and brothers,

and rape and kidnap your womenfolk.

It's your duty to defend your family! You've let your hometown down.

Though your performance was pathetic,

it's not really your fault.

Your lack of discipline and repeated defeats,

should be attributed to the ineptness of your commanding officer.

The former Admiral of the Guangdong Navy Fok Yee-tai

is a coward and embezzler.

He allowed the pirates to prosper for his own personal gains.

You have said enough!

I have yet to get even with you over my son's death.

Because I arrived in Guangdong one day late,

you criticised me in front of my troops.

You may be the Commander, but I'm not to be trifled with.

I didn’t train my troops just so a loser could scold them.

Things are easier said than done and talk is cheap!

Dismissed!

Whoever leaves the drill ground will be subject to disciplinary action.

Disciplinary action?

The troops are human.

You want to punish them because they refuse to hear your bragging?

You can get someone killed under this scorching sun!

Dismissed! All of you...

Stand straight! Attention!

Have you no heart?

Look! They can barely stand!

Someone is bound to get hurt!

What is the key of being the Commander?

He must have solicitude for his men.

Share their joy and pain and set a good example.

Set a good example?

It's now 7 o'clock!

I'll stand here with you until dark.

His Highness couldn't sleep last night because of you hateful mosquitoes!

How can you suck a good man's blood?

I don't understand why the Commander

chose to sleep in the camp rather than the Admiral's Residence.

I think he wants to be with his troops.

Patch up all the holes.

Don't let the mosquitoes in again

or His Highness won't be able to sleep.

This is only the duty room,

no one is supposed to sleep here.

That's why it's rather run down.

I'll patch up the holes for you!

True. This room is too small for 3 people.

Siu-fu slept on the floor last night.

Is that room empty?

Tin Hau, I didn't mean to disturb you.

Please let me stay here.

I'll burn joss sticks for you every day.

You want to sleep in here?

This is close to His Highness.

It'll be convenient for me to wait on him.

Besides, I'm used to living in a nunnery.

Your Highness!

Take him away!

I thought I could bluff him, but he's insane

I brought this upon myself!

Stand closer so I can lean on you!

The new Commander is heartless.

He want to kill us in the scorching sun!

The scary thing is he's standing there with us.

Don't worry, he won't last very long.

Under the scorching sun?

He didn't sleep well last night, how can he stand that?

I'd better...

He wants to tough it out with his troops.

He would never agree...

Tin Hau, you can summon the wind and rain.

Please ask the sun to set soon

or give us some rain.

His Highness can’t take this much longer.