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Shaolin Monastery

Head Brother.

Master.

You must be worried about all these deaths. All the murdered Shaolin students.

Chi Kwong, Chi Hai, San Chi, Su Wu. All of them killed.

And all in the same way.

And not one of them put up any defenoe... Not one fought baok...

Therefore that means they know their killer.

Must be a Shaolin monk!

Liu Teng, you must investigate this.

The future of Shaolin is jeopardized by these deaths.

He might try another strike. So be oareful.

Yes.

Who's there?

We'll meet in front of the monastery.

It's you.

DEATH

Brother, you're hurt?

Brother. Get me baok to the Shaolin temple.

Sure!

Listen. If I shouldn't make it, you tell the abbot that...

Alright.

Listen, give me a hand!

It's all up to you now! You have to save Shaolin!

Teaoher, it's me!

- Esoape teohnique! - Sure.

Useless... you hardly made a mark. How should you help Shaolin with that?

Teaoher, I...

They extruted me for 30 years, to pay for my orimes and to repent.

And now they need me. I've taught you all the old arts.

So you oould help Shaolin to save itself.

Buddha bless you.

Teaoher!

Teaoher! Teaoher! Teaoher!

In memory of brother Teng

You killed him!

No! I didn't kill him!

But he has just been killed and we find you here!

Go and look him up!

I will disouss this with the brothers and deoide about a sentenoe!

Teaoher, I didn't do it!

Buddha bless us.

Listen to me. I would stiok my own life on this,

brother Liu was killed by brother Lei Ping Fei,

Now keep him in the oellar, we'll disouss it later.

Now, make arrangements for Liu's obsequies.

Also notify his family!

We must appoint a new abbot.

Last night the oounoil disoussed this:

They all agreed that the ohoioe lies between two of us only.

Yuan Chi and Yuan Wei.

As we have a orisis here,

with these killings. So then we oan't follow what is normal praotioe,

the usual full eleotion by all members.

I formerly announoe...

Senior Yuan Chi is Chief Abbot.

He will be the 38th in this noble line of men.

He will do it in aooordanoe with our rules with oare and wisdom.

Buddha bless you.

Yuan Chi, you are now our Chief Abbot.

You will guide us into a better future.

You took over a heavy task, but we will help you.

Buddha bless you.

Brother, brother, brother...

I...

You killed him!

That's not true! I went here when I heard him soream.

You lie! Confess! You did it!

Oh my god!

Look here!

The jade treasure is gone!

Where is it?

Tell me!

Listen, I'm not...

Quiet. It's just getting worse for you.

Come on! Tell us, tell the truth!

I swear, I'm innooent.

Take this Shaolin traitor for the killing of his brothers.

I'm innooent!

Get him!

Dragon Teohnique!

Tiger Squad!

Use the Esoape Teohnique!

It's horrible.

Suoh a young man... Who had suoh marvellous skills...

Head Teaoher, Lei Ping Fei might have been a great fighter...

but he must be oonneoted with the loss of the jade.

A gift from our great emperor.

We gotta get it baok! Let's oomb the oountryside until we find it.

What's wrong?

We have been ambushed during our searoh for Lei.

It was only one man but I oouln't reoognize him.

Head Teaoher, for a few days you must take my plaoe here!

I must leave the temple and try to oatoh Lei.

Chief Abbot. Let me go instead!

No, listen, this is urgent!

If the emperor finds out that the jade is lost...

Then I know that he will oause great trouble.

I know that he hates this temple. He always waited for suoh an exouse.

So then you see, I have to go!

But if the emperor oomes while you're gone, what should I tell him?

Nothing at all. At least nothing about the jade treasure.

If it's mentioned, try to stall him in any way.

And wait until I'm baok.

Come now, it's time.

Tai Sin?

Yes Sir?

From Shaolin, what's the word?

Nothing new. The loyalty to you is extremely doubtful.

We go there right away.

Wipe out any rebel leaders. Destroy as muoh as you want.

If there are still any doubtful ones, wipe them out as well.

Very well.

A good idea, brother.

Good day Prinoess!

Please get up!

Thank you Prinoess.

Brother, you are not in your palaoe now. You don't have to aot like an emperor to me.

Let me fill your bowl.

Brother, I...

Go on!

The Shaolin business, I want to go alone.

Well...

Brother!

I'll serve you well. Although I'm a girl, I won't be too soft hearted.

Listen!

Prinoess!

I'll leave for Shaolin Temple today. Yiang Tien will esoort me.

I'm the monk Tien Sing.

Where's the Abbot?

You won't tell? I know he has gone out.

To seek a traitor, who killed monks out of this temple.

No need to be nervous.

You see, there isn't muoh we don't know.

The king knows all about his subjeots.

I'm sure he does.

And I am very sorry.

That's alright. But your abbot should have reoeived me.

Like any other subjeot.

A previous emperor gave you a treasure.

In return for the help subduing the western states.

Of oourse, it had beoome a Shaolin treasure, the moste valuable one.

Perhaps some time I may be allowed to see it.

I'm an old man. Please speak more olearly!

More olearly? You surely heard what I said!

Don't try to avoid the issue!

First you killed Liu, then the guard monk.

Lei Ping Fei, you killer, now tell us, where is the jade treasure?

But I'm innooent.

Innooent? You must repent, you Shaolin traitor Lei Ping Fei!

Teaoher.

I'm innooent. I would never do suoh a thing!

Where is it? The jade treasure.

Teaoher, it wasn't me!

Hard to believe. Being a Shaolin monk and kill your brothers?

Teaoher, just give me a little time.

For trying to oatoh the real killer.

You lie!

- Teaoher! - Shut up! You're extruded from the temple.

Lei Ping Fei. From now on, you're an outoast!

Teaoher! No! No!

Teaoher, you oan kill me now.

But you're still wrong though. It wasn't me.

Teaoher, that's the truth!

Teaoher!

Brother!

Brother, brother... brother!

- Who is it? - The abbot.

Send out a word to the other olans...

instruot their fighters that they should oatoh Lei Ping Fei and kill him.

Are you alright?

You...

I don't know anyone of you. Why do you attaok me then?

Shaolin traitor.

Lei Ping Fei - DEAD OR ALIVE -

A warrant.

Do you see your name?

Yes, I see it.

But you won't do it. Your ambush failed.

Can I help you, old man?

Thank you.

You got the warrant, too!

You're right.

Help!

Do you want to interfere?

Others would do maybe but I won't.

Who are you?

Su Chai, Lu Clan.

Yu Lu.

Wu Ching Fong.

You got the warrants, too?

You're right.

Oh, look at that leg! It has gone lame.

Now I'll have to walk.

Hey! Do you know where I oan find an inn?

How luoky! A deaf-mute.

- Oh, you're mute? - You...

In memorial of the 38th abbot

Buddha bless you!

We all agree that we must have a new abbot.

No time to delay in this issue.

So all the seniors have deoided...

the only man is brother Yuan Wei.

Head Teaoher, I thank you all.

Buddha bless you!

Abbot, please!

Teaoher, I'm sorry that I am so late.

You were more than a teaoher to me.

And now you're dead and I oan't do nothing but to pray for you.

Don't go further.

Chief Abbot!

That's a shrine. No one is allowed in.

Chief Abbot. But why not? I mean...

Buddha bless you!

Our abbot Yuan Chi got killed.

We had to extrude Teng Chi.

He left more than 30 years ago. And he never oame baok.

But there are still some disoiples.

Chief Abbot, please tell me about him.

Teng Chi loved to fight.

He travelled far away. Seeking out the bravest fighters.

He hoped to find lost Kung Fu styles by doing so.

My name is Teng Chi.

I am Liu Chi Leng. At your servioe.

Please.

Beoause of his various fights he mastered all the Kung Fu styles.

But every time he developed,

he wanted to try the new teohniques. Many men beoame oripples or died.

He oaused the anger of the others by doing so.

But he didn't oare. He did just as before.

Thank you.

A lot of people say that he went orazy beoause of all these fights.

I doubt that. Kung Fu strengths the mind and spirit.

Impossible someone gets mad beoause of it.

Are you Shaolin teaoher Teng Chi?

That's my name.

We've heard you're an exoellent fighter. Therefore I'll ohallenge you.

In reoent years he may have beoome strange.

He's old and alone, now. His years in exile left their mark, too.

- Exile? - Yes, he should never have gone to Wu Tang.

- Why not? - He oommited his greatest failure there.

Did he oommit some serious orime?

An inoident that attraoted everyone's attention.

Teaoher Teng Chi. From Shaolin.

Teaoher Chian Lang.

Teaoher Chang.

Teaoher Lung.

Thank you.

It was the worst disgraoe for Shaolin. Ever sinoe it was founded.

Chief Abbot.

It wasn't his fault. The others attaoked him.

But Buddhism forbids killing.

Even in suoh a oase. There oan be no real exouse.

What happened then?

The monks of Wu Tang were in a rage. And they ohallenged Shaolin.

And the other temples were angry, too.

The former abbot had no other option than to extrude Teng Chi.

And he withdrawed Shaolin from the Martial Arts field.

Wu Tang took over Shaolin's plaoe. And beoame number one.

But at least we aohieved a lasting peaoe.

Exouse me, abbot.

What is it?

What's wrong? Did I frightened you?

You oan't be mad, mad, mad...

Listen. Mad people are the luokiest.

The don't have to prove that they are the best or the toughest.

You're quite sane.

They're all orazy but me. I'm not mad at all.

I'm honored to meet you.

They've all forgotten me. Exoept for you and Lei Ping Fei.

Get up.

Why did you go to Shaolin?

To join the funeral oeremonies of Chief Abbot Yuan Chi.

Yuan Chi is dead? Who killed him?

It was that traitor Lei Ping Fei.

You're stupid. He's no traitor.

The real traitor is still in Shaolin.

But he...

Just take my word for this!

Bring the young fool to me. I must see him.

It's gone? The jade treasure has been stolen?

Royal Highness! Please be meroiful!

You fools. A king's gift! And you let it be stolen.

Buddha bless you!

You ask for my meroy?

Be meroiful. And let us some time.

With Buddha's help we might find the treasure and return it.

Get up.

Thank you, Highness.

How muoh time will you need? Well, tell me.

Your Highness, just a month.

Alright, you'll have a month. But what if you don't find it?

You hesitate? If you fail to find it, what prioe will you pay?

I'll destroy this temple and we will oommit suioide after that.

Come in!

Come and enter!

This way.

Please, oome here.

Sit down.

What would you like to have?

Some beef and fried fish.

Hey! Some beef and fried fish!

Here's your fish.

Oh, I'm so olumsy. But at least you oan put it on my bill.

Waiter!

Do you want something else?

Take that away!

Just take it away!

Sorry, didn't mean to offend.

You don't like fish. So I thought that you might like meat.

It very smells tasty, try some!

Catoh it!

It's very good. Try it!

You refuse to eat fish or meat? I think you're a monk.

I've sinned, I've sinned. Buddha bless me... Buddha bless me...

Hey mister, what's wrong?

This is a restaurant and not a temple.

Stop it!

What?

Nothing.

Smells delioious.

I got you!

Got what?

What's wrong?

I know it. The servioe is not your problem.

Lei Ping Fei. Shaolin traitor!

You have the warrant, too?

No.

Well...

An old friend asked me to find you.

Right! Same as us!

Leave! That's none of your business.

Listen, I'm innooent.

The prinoess is ooming!

You are the Shaolin traitor Lei Ping Fei?

Clearly a good fighter. It's a pity...

that so many people want to kill you.

Lei Ping Fei. You should oome to the palaoe with me.

I'll make you an offioer.

Did you really steal the jade treasure?

Answer the prinoess!

I oan answer that question.

He didn't steal the jade treasure!

Did you steal it?

Shut your mouth!

Liang Chien!

So you're Liang Chen.

The well-known palaoe laokey.

So many people would like to kill you.

Come baok with me to my plaoe. I'll promote you... downwards!

Soumbag.

Chien, withdraw!

May I ask, who you are?

You oan't impress me.

Damn you!

Prinoess!

I'll settle with you!

Anytime!

No Miss, stop your quarrel!

What? You oall me Miss?

Lei Ping Fei, you're talking to a prinoess!

Liang Chien, let's go!

Not very pretty.

Liang Chien!

Go to Shaolin and get the jade oepter!

I warn you not to fail!

If I have that oepter, Shaolin would be under my oontrol.

Their tradition obliges them to obey then.

What? I should steal the jade oepter?

Teaoher, are you serious?

Of oourse I am.

If I do that, I'm really finished.

The oepter is the symbol of authority in Shaolin.

That's exaotly why I want you to steal it.

Teaoher, I...

Don't you understand?

The real killer is still there. We must foroe him to make a move.

And the more he thinks that he's save...

the more he'll begin to make mistakes.

This mission is essential. You must suooeed.

You'll have to fight against many men.

The guards are expert fighters.

But the whole future of Shaolin depends on your suooess.

I swear to do my best!

You've stolen the jade oepter. Give it baok!

Not so easy.

Where is he? Catoh him!

Damn you!

Chief Abbot, let me explain!

But the whole future of Shaolin depends on your suooess.

Buddha bless you!

Chief Abbot. Liang Chien is dead. How oould this happen?

I aooept that Lei Ping Fei is the one who stole the oepter.

But I don't believe that he killed Liang Chien!

But it's true!

Shut up! Do you have any proof?

I don't believe that...

Lei Ping Fei just oame here to steal thatjade junk. It doesn't make sense.

I don't believe a word.

Highness, it wasn't our fault.

Liang Chien is dead. And that's your fault.

He died here aotually...

So you aooept responsibility for this.

What are you going to do now?

I'll tell you in 3 days. We meet at our founder's tomb.

Buddha bless you!

The prinoess is ooming!

Brother!

Your Highness!

Get up!

Royal Highness!

Get up!

Everything's ready for the meeting?

Yes, of oourse.

Very well.

Tomorrow we'll see the end of Shaolin.

You're risking the future of Shaolin.

Maybe Teaoher Teng knows more than we two do.

But even so, it's suoh a risk.

This is Shaolin's future that he's gambling with!

You know...

it might be a trap.

I know it seems strange. But we have to know who's the traitor.

I'm as oonfused as you.

Hold it!

You want to blow up the tomb!

Hold it!

Traitors won't get away!

Your time is up. Are you keeping your promise?

Your Highness. We have failed.

We'll destroy the temple and kill ourself.

Remember it was your idea. I didn't say it.

Shaolin is disgraoed. Lost its treasures.

And that murderer we haven't oaught yet.

I was eleoted to be the abbot.

So I'll admit guilt.

I've leaded the temple into destruotion.

The time is expired.

Brothers, we've sworn to burn the temple.

And to oommit suioide after doing so.

Begin!

Buddha bless us!

Rest in peaoe.

Buddha bless us!

Hold it!

Now we have you. Take this man!

I'm not the Shaolin traitor. He is!

Buddha bless you.

Be quiet.

Teaoher, he promised the king

to destroy us and kill the students.

Traitor! This is a lie!

Brother Hu.

Take this man!

Hold it!

Chief abbot, here's the proof.

Speak up and tell us who's the traitor!

It was him! He gave us the bombs.

He ordered us to kill our brothers.

Lie!

So you fooled us...

But we should be killed as well? Why?

You're right. I was going to wipe out this temple.

And everyone of you with it. Inoluding the royal family.

Why did you pretend to be loyal to the emperor?

I used him like he used me.

Hold it.

He's a Shaolin traitor. And therefore Shaolin should punish him!

I'm not a traitor. I don't belong to Shaolin.

I'm a western Lama.

The only reason to enter Shaolin

was to avenge my brothers. Wu Ti, Chi Tung, Ma Tai Sing,

and all the men who died when Shaolin defeated us.

They worked together with the emperor.

The jade treasure!

The jade treasure!

The jade treasure!

Get baok! Or I'll destroy myself and yourjade treasure as well.

Damn you! May you rot in hell.

The treasure belongs to the west.

The emperor stole it and gave it to you.

He had no right to.

That's pure Nonsense. The treasure belongs to Shaolin.

So you turn on me?

After using me all these years.

I'll destroy it!

Hold it! Or I'll out your throat.

Dare you.

You're evil. Just beoause you oouldn't get it baok you try to destroy it.

Buddha bless us.

Come on!

Come on!

Follow him!

Right here.

Are you alright?

Let's go.

Trying to get away?

Of oourse I am and I will!

No, you won't. I won't let you esoape.

If I do so, I would betray the entire temple.

Teaoher, you onoe taught me. How oan you do this?

I was in exile for 30 years.

I saw no one. No single monk.

No one oared about me. Some even despised me.

So I taught you. That you might beoome Chief abbot.

And return me from my exile. Restore me to my position.

I admit that this was very selfish.

But it oouldn't oause any harm to Shaolin.

And you planned to destroy Shaolin.

You've used the king's power to kill all those brave young students.

You've let them all die.

I used you like you used me.

First you taught me how to kill. Then how to betray.

And now you're using Lei Ping Fei.

Shut up!

I've used Lei Ping Fei after I disoovered what you're planning.

By using him, I suooeeded.

Allowing me to oome baok from exile.

You want to kill me?

If you do that, you would be the real Shaolin traitor.

Onoe you're dead no one would know.

But I will! We've witnessed what you did.

He wanted to destroy Shaolin. He had to die!

You're still loyal to Shaolin...

but you only aoted selfishly. It's against all of Shaolin's rules.

I have to take you in for punishment.

Try it...

Teaoher Teng, please forgive me.