Original subtitles

Shaw brothers Ltd. A Shaw studios production

Hu wei security bureau

Sun chien

chief, not only has hero li offered to help us,

his fiancee, heroine leng, has also agreed.

Chief, "long axe" yin jiu and "short axe" fang shi are waiting up the road.

They're clearing the road ahead for us.

They're both fine friends.

200,000 taels of gold.

Even the government lacks the confidence to do this,

so the hu wei security bureau has been assigned the task.

The refugees will thank us for the relief when the gold reaches them safely.

Besides, this bureau's reputation will be much enhanced.

Chief, didn't they send the sheriff with a thousand faces, hai tao, to help us?

- Why isn't he here yet? - I'm expecting him.

Chief!

Chief...

Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill

the deadly valley...

Inform hero li and heroine leng,

and "long axe" yin jiu and "short axe" fang shi...

That the deadly valley has just issued a challenge to us.

They mean to steal these 200,000 taels of gold.

Yes, sir!

- Sheng-shan. Sheng-he. - Here, sir!

- Tell them to prepare for departure. - Yes, sir.

And exercise utmost caution on the road.

Though we have many great kung fu experts helping us,

one has to bear in mind the cruelty of the deadly valley.

Understood, sir!

Also, they have four master leaders.

The grand master is the golden arm kid.

Lo meng as the golden arm kid

Wang lung-wei, Yang hsiung, suen shu-pao, yu tai-ping

suen San-cheung, lu chien-ming, wu hang sheng, tu lung

tan chen-ling, liu huang-hui, chou mai-li, li yu-shing

chan hung, shia kuo-jung, chen chih-le, shiao yu-lung

the second master is called silver spear.

Lu feng as silver spear

Costumes: Liu chi-yu props: Li wo, liu bing-wei

make-up: Wu chu-ching hair: Peng yen-lien

The third master is called iron robe.

Wang lung-wei as iron robe

The fourth master is brass head.

Yang hsiung as brass head

They are ranked by their kung fu skills, not by their age.

In fact, the golden arm kid is the youngest of them.

So if we meet a young rival on the road, we should not be negligent.

Even their men, such as the seven deadly hooks,

are difficult to deal with.

Kill

chiang sheng

It's often said that problems arrive at the end.

I think there must be an ambush here.

Unfortunately, we're the scouts.

Since we've promised to escort the goods to the refugees,

we must fulfil this task, no matter what the risk.

The deadly valley's killers are more frightening than hell.

Show yourselves!

So, you're the seven deadly hooks?

They never speak during a fight. They know only how to kill.

- Talking to them is futile. - I know that.

I'm just afraid they'll die as dumb fools if they don't say something now.

Right.

We usually split the killing in half between us.

We've each killed three now. Only one remains.

To be fair, let's draw for it.

All right.

Good, that saved us time.

Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill

poon bing-seung

Heroine leng, I'm wei lin, also known as iron robe.

I am ranked third among the deadly valley.

Why didn't hu wei's chief, Yang hu-yun, come?

Did he send you here to take the lead instead?

I would never harm a beautiful lady.

Please feel free to pass through.

Nice swordsmanship.

You're too slow.

Whoever wins the day is best.

Who cares what methods one uses?

Philip kwok

my eyesight must be getting worse.

Damn it. Only threejugs of wine and I'm already this drunk?

Hu wei security bureau

Chief, long axe and short axe ran into the seven deadly hooks.

However, the seven hooks were all killed by them.

And heroine leng ran into wei lin, iron robe.

She was nearly killed by him, but a drunken man rescued her.

- Who was it? - We don't know.

He disappeared right after saving her.

Could it be him?

The famous sheriff, hai tao.

I've heard that he's drunk all the time.

He always says that wine is man's best friend.

Hang fu village

Wei pai

I ran into iron robe and almost fell into his trap.

That rat.

- Miss... - Leave us.

He's dead.

Sir, how could you kill a person like that?

See for yourself.

He's your man.

A sword and a dead man...

If the government comes to investigate, what are we to do?

You recommended him.

- You... - Sorry.

The black sand palm! Let's go.

The black sand palm struck li qin-ming. The poison quickens as one moves.

After them!

Hey, bring some wine.

Bring some wine. A whole flask!

Ah... what a waste of good wine.

Hey, you must have a hard head.

Just like brass head, the fourth master of the deadly valley.

Hai tao, your fame precedes you.

It's an honor to meet you.

Oh? Really? You're silver spear?

You have keen eyes.

Well, instead of being the second master of the deadly valley,

you choose to run a humble wine shop here?

A capable man like you shouldn't be earning a living in the government.

If you're willing to join us, you can name your terms.

Really?

- And you can make that decision? - Indeed I can.

Firstly, I must be the boss of the deadly valley.

Secondly...

The men of the deadly valley...

Must all die, no exception.

Thirdly...

Thirdly...

Oh, nothing more, just those two.

Damn you!

I know you can't make that decision. Better go back to... what's his name?

Right, your boss, the golden arm kid. Go and discuss it with him.

Oh, no, you...

I was only struck by the black sand palm. It's no matter.

It's one of the three most poisonous strikes. Victims only survive one day.

Nonsense. I learned inner kung fu power before I even started walking.

Are those twenty years of training worth nothing?

So you won't die?

I can live for at least two days.

Qin-ming, we still have two days, then. I'll prepare the horses.

We can seek medical help.

Firstly, when I promise to do something,

I never give up halfway.

Secondly, I only Grant favors. I never ask for any.

You... you...

A hero has no fear of death.

I still have two days.

It's enough time for us to clear the route to the south.

Let's go.

Always, you think only of yourself, never of others.

What do you mean?

It's for the sake of the refugees and for my friend chief Yang

that I'm laying down my life now.

- Yet you say I think only of myself? - You do!

It's for the reputation of your sword.

For the name of hero li.

For your own reputation.

You can give up your life,

but have you ever thought about how I will survive without you?

If I am important to you, then continue to live for me.

If so, follow me.

Have you found out any news of the undennorld?

200,000 taels of gold should tempt anyone, but the deadly valley wants it.

People fear the golden arm kid. Nobody dares do anything.

On the way here, we saw this fellow acting suspiciously, so we grabbed him.

Did you see li qin-ming?

What would make you tell the truth?

Maybe an axe strike here would work.

No, that would kill him. Then he can't talk anymore!

Right.

Kill me if you want. Torturing people isn't a hero's style!

Hey, torturing people isn't a hero's style.

Right, we can't let him look down on us.

Right.

Damn, the bastards have dug a tunnel!

Brass head, the deadly valley's fourth master.

Get the chests back first.

Chief Yang, whatever the deadly valley wants, we always get!

Don't waste your energy!

Hey, this is unfair. You've killed all the thieves!

Well, here's one just for you.

The third chief has sent a signal.

Let's go!

- Shall we give him some help? - Okay.

Chief...

The golden arm kid?

Looks like I came too late.

Chief, the third chief has all the gold.

- But he just sent a signal. - Very well, I'll see for myself.

Don't worry, I shall avenge you on my return.

I won't let them live for long.

Thank you, chief!

No wonder the golden arm kid is head of the deadly valley.

He even defeated us with his bare hands. If he'd had weapons...

He never uses weapons. He doesn't believe in them.

He thinks that any weapon could be lost,

whereas his arms and fists are always attached to him.

According to his kung fu, even if all three of us fought him,

he would defeat us in less than a hundred moves.

Why didn't he kill us?

That fellow said the third chief had sent a signal. It must be something urgent.

The seven chests of gold?

Hey, you sent up a signal. Why has no one responded yet?

- You again? - Right.

I spent all my money on wine.

Could I borrow some money for more wine?

My chief always instructed me

not to fight on and complicate things if I can't hit a target.

You've taken advantage of me.

Don't think I don't know who you are!

Well said, well said. Then you know who I am?

Who else could it be? Hai tao, the sheriff with a thousand faces.

Others may fear you, but not me.

Oh? It looks like there'll be a fight tonight.

Since you've been antagonizing me, I welcome a chance to fight you.

So, li qin-ming was struck by a black sand palm,

and heroine leng has been driven to distraction because of that.

Long axe, short axe, and Yang hu-yun would not be capable of doing this.

But the well-known sheriff, hai tao, is here.

The sheriff doesn't dare show himself!

At least that's a result.

In any event, I can't take seven chests of gold with me.

I'll let chief Yang watch them for me for a few more days.

Kill, kill, kill

show yourself!

I always love these chance meetings.

Since you've been struck by the black sand palm,

why don't you do me a favor?

To kill the swordsman li qin-ming is a reputable task.

Isn't it? A great opportunity.

- I'm afraid you won't be able to seize it. - We'll see...

You're the first to be able to catch my weapon.

You're also the first whose weapon I couldn't take after catching it.

That's why you'd be ranked at least third if you join the deadly valley.

Ah... I believe I've already told you my conditions for joining.

Hey, heroine leng is here, and if you don't leave,

you'll have to fight both of us.

Hey, where are you taking him?

Strange, why isn't that drunk here yet? We're all ready.

Where is he? I don't know.

- He's coming! - Here he is!

Hurry, hurry. Ten taels for each of you. If you're slow, nothing for you.

What are you doing?

Can't you see? We're burning him to ashes.

He was struck by the black sand palm, so his ashes will make the best poison.

As you have no sword, miss leng,

it will be much more difficult to pass through me.

Hey, boost the fire!

Chief, there's nothing suspicious around.

There's a small town up ahead. We can rest there tonight.

Good, let's take a rest here for a while.

It's my honor and privilege to have become friends with you.

Hero li was struck by the black sand palm yet still survives.

Such friendship really is...

Let's press on.

Wang sheng-shan. Wang shen-he.

- This... - It's the work of the deadly valley.

How could they know we were resting here?

And if they did, how...?

Nobody move!

The deadly valley has laid traps along the way.

Tie wooden planks to your feet and touch nothing along the way.

Don't lean on anything either. Let's go to the town ahead.

Hai tao, no matter where you run, I'll hunt you down.

I'm right here. You don't need to hunt for me.

Hey, it's about time. Open the door.

Money, money! Ten taels of silver each!

You saved hero li's life just now. Get the money from him.

Not ten taels, maybe a hundred!

- A hundred? - A hundred taels. Ask him.

Hero li, money, money...

Hai tao is strange. He tried to save you, but he wouldn't tell me the truth.

I nearly went mad in that one hour.

He also said he wanted to burn you to ashes to make poison.

I must seek hai tao out to avenge the insult!

What are you saying?

He used this method to purge all the poison and save you, but...

Am I a coward?

Fine. I've never met anyone who'd get angry at someone who saved his life.

Losing one's life is fine, but not bearing insults. Understand?

You're right.

If word of this spread, it would jeopardize hero li's reputation.

Why hasn't the carriage arrived yet? Why are they so late?

Poisoned needles killed two of the wang heroes and a guard.

It's also slowed their pace.

They'll have to spend the night in that town.

- We've prepared everything. - How many of them are left?

Long axe, short axe, and Yang hu-yun,

along with the eldest two wang heroes.

Plus around ten guards.

A palm strike hit li qin-ming, so he and heroine leng can't harm us.

Why didn't you kill li qin-ming?

I was about to, but hai tao and heroine leng showed up.

As I see it, hai tao is the most skillful among this lot.

It's strange that during the fight at the tavern last night,

though Yang hu-yun is known for his sword skills, he was lacking in power.

Has his fame been undeserved over the last few years?

Well, the same could be said about many fighters.

That can't be.

Last year at lake tai, Yang beat seventeen of their swordsmen.

Then, at mount taihang, he killed all eighteen of the yanyun swordsmen.

That can't be fake.

After tonight, 200,000 taels of gold will be ours.

Who cares how good or bad his kung fu skills are?

That's true.

But did you check whether others have their eyes fixed on that gold?

We did, but once they heard that the deadly valley was targeting the gold,

they all backed off.

You know, I still have someone in mind.

Five years ago, there was some rumor going around that you may have heard.

"Dual killers: Golden arm and iron foot"?

Correct.

The iron foot kid was ranked my equal, but we never met.

After I formed the deadly valley with all of you,

he disappeared all of a sudden, nobody knows where.

He must've known you formed this gang and realized he was no match.

He probably thought it best to retire and keep his fame and reputation.

Don't use the candles here. Use our own torches.

Very well.

There's nothing outside.

This is well water taken from three miles away.

We've tried it. It's not poisoned.

What's wrong?

You...

You...

Utterly vile!

Killing is the deadly valley's business.

They stop at nothing to complete their missions.

To get their hands on our gold, they drove away the townsfolk

and killed innocent villagers even three miles away.

Let's live on our dry provisions and hold our thirst.

We'll resume our journey at dawn. Take turns on watch.

Hero li and heroine leng, please rest.

I'm not tired.

Chief Yang is too cautious. There won't be poison needles the whole way.

The golden arm kid is expecting us to spend the night here.

There must be something strange about this tea house.

The deadly valley's tricks are so low.

But we've checked it inside and out. There were no issues.

The deadly valley has poisoned all the local water sources.

Luckily, I only drink wine, not water.

Hero li, heroine leng, would you like some wine, huh?

No, thank you.

Hey, isn't everyone, thirsty? Have some wine!

Hai tao, it's good you've come. Any news?

This tea house is where the deadly valley wants us to die.

Everyone knows they set up deadly traps here.

I just sense there's danger here.

But I don't know where the danger lurks.

Nonsense!

Right, I should talk less rubbish.

Let's all drink.

Hero li, hai tao is one of us.

He's in the same danger as us, so among ourselves...

That scared me half to death. Avoiding hero li's sword was lucky.

My confidence was shaken.

Soon enough, you'll know if you can handle my sword skills or not.

Who knows how many of us will be alive after this trip?

Am I right, gentlemen?

Dear gold, you save people, yet you also kill people.

Not lighting the candles?

You're afraid they might give off poisonous smoke?

- The torches are our own. - Oh...

What about the iron rings?

- Everyone out! - What is it?

Hurry! Get out!

If you're staying here, then so am I.

- Have you drunk wine today, hero li? - I'm no drunkard like you.

I see. But drunkards can be of some use.

Since this morning, I've drunk twentyjugs of good wine.

And three anti-poison tablets were dropped in each jug.

They can resist any kind of poison.

So, hero li, if you want to stay, I won't oppose it.

Damn it! Deadly enticing powder!

Those iron rings on the Poles looked odd to me.

They concealed the deadly enticing powder.

The torch burns, cracks the ring,

and releases the lethal poisonous powder!

Let's spend the night out here.

What else do you do besides drink?

Nothing.

I used to think that only wine could be a man's best friend.

And now?

Now I know that there's one kind of woman who's better than wine.

Just the way you are with li qin-ming.

Listen, the deadly valley are intent in their purpose.

The farther we venture, the more dangerous it will be.

That's true.

Our younger brothers have already died,

and the golden arm kid is so powerful.

Why don't we...?

Let's go.

Let's open the chest and grab what we can.

Then we change our names and flee as far as we can. It's better than dying.

You're right.

Hey, don't touch a thing.

There's toxic powder on the chest. One touch means death!

Are you blind? Do they look like they were poisoned?

- An enemy intruder? Beware! - How did they get in?

- They can't be invisible. - Strange...

It doesn't look like the work of the deadly valley.

Who else could it be, then?

Obviously, they tried to steal the gold and escape.

The deadly valley's men would know that the powder would kill them instantly.

So why bother doing this?

Sheriff hai, hu wei security has no unscrupulous fellows like this.

All right... I misspoke.

- But how could others enter? - How should I know?

We shouldn't stay much longer.

Tomorrow, wash the toxic powder off the chests before moving them.

- Where's sheriff hai? - He departed before dawn.

Most likely, he went somewhere to buy wine.

Without his help, we would've lost the cargo to the deadly valley.

Have a seat, sir!

- Are all the others dealt with? - Yes, sir.

How impressive and how deadly.

The killers of the deadly valley really are something.

I was ordered by the chief to discuss business with you.

If you look the other way,

the deadly valley can offer you a twenty-percent split.

Let me ask you one thing...

Last night, how did you kill two of the wang fighters?

So, you didn't kill them.

I knew it.

They were... how strange.

The chief needs your answer now.

If you don't cooperate, he shall fight you to the death.

Very well! When and where?

Noon at seven mile slope.

That's exactly where the escort will pass.

Very good.

The chief predicts he can beat you within four hours.

By that time, the cargo will have arrived.

The deadly valley's chief thinks highly of me.

So, the famous swordsman li qin-ming, heroine leng, long axe, short axe,

and chief Yang will be that easy to deal with?

The chief said they're fools.

Once you're defeated, they will be defenseless.

Hold on.

Don't think you can get away with killing innocents.

Well, we'd like see how the top sheriff plans to capture us.

I've been ordered to either capture hardened criminals alive,

or, failing that, to kill them on the spot.

Noon at seven mile slope.

What is it?

Chief, there were thirty of us when we started.

But now...

- What are you trying to say? - We've made a decision.

The deadly valley are determined, and this road leads to certain death.

We'd like to leave the mission without pay.

If they're afraid, just let them go.

- There's no reason to force them. - Thank you, hero li.

Hey, we're free to go now. Let's leave.

Fear of death is human nature.

It'll get more dangerous further up the road.

Of course they're afraid after seeing their comrades die one by one.

Oh? You thinking of running, too?

I forfeited my life to my good friends long ago.

It's not mine anymore, so why fret over it?

Chief Yang, guard the carriage with hero li and miss leng.

We'll find out what the situation is further on, and call for you.

Well, it looks like nothing's going on. Shall we call them?

I think it's rather odd.

Will the deadly valley ever launch a direct attack?

Right, we're no match for the golden arm kid.

True enough.

Chief Yang is famous for his swift sword skills, but he wasn't much help.

His power shouldn't be so weak.

Maybe he was injured, upsetting his inner power.

I felt too embarrassed to ask.

The second master, silver spear?

The deadly valley must have such high regard for our skills.

You must be long axe and short axe, yin jiu and fang shi?

Indeed. Feel free to challenge us.

The graves of yin jiu and fang shi

if only we'd come earlier.

At least they didn't die in vain.

They took the deadly valley's second chief down with them.

Now, only three of us remain.

Four of us. There's also hai tao.

The next time you want to talk romance with hai tao,

wait till I fall asleep.

How could you say that?

- Where's hero li going? - I have no idea.

Perhaps he's off to spar with the golden arm kid,

to show off his reputation of great sword skills.

Hero li, don't walk away.

Sheriff hai!

Sheriff hai, have you seen him?

What about "long axe" yin jiu and "short axe" fang shi?

They were slain together, along with silver spear.

Miss leng, it'd be better not to follow him.

I was supposed to fight the golden arm kid at seven mile slope.

I think hero li must have run into him.

You know he's no match for the golden arm kid, yet you let him go?

Yes.

Different people think differently.

He thinks he's a hero,

so he'd rather die as a hero than live as an ordinary person.

I'd rather he lived as an ordinary person.

Gold isn't the only thing in this world that destroys people.

There's also vanity.

Why didn't hai tao come?

Stabbing people in the back in anger?

You have no hope of victory, li qin-ming.

That's better.

But you're still far too rash. You are not one with your sword.

Your world-famous cold star sword is nothing.

Arm yourself.

The only reliable weapon is oneself.

Although your blade is sharp,

you're bound to die as soon as you lose its grip!

But my arms are always bound to me.

You've suddenly lost your sword.

Tell me, don't you feel insecure now?

One should die like a hero.

Qin-ming!

You are no match for me.

I shall give you three days to escape.

But don't blame me if I catch you again.

It's hai tao. Listen...

Remember what I said in town?

Withdraw now and return in two hours.

It'll be over by then, for sure.

You'll still have your chance to seek revenge.

I think this matter can be settled within two hours.

Li qin-ming is dead.

I've already asked my men to Bury him.

I also gave miss leng three days to escape from here.

Li qin-ming was a hero after all.

Even though he was arrogant and narrow-minded,

he was a strong-willed hero.

Unfortunately, your reputation as a famous sheriff won't last.

I really don't care about that.

I haven't done a thing yet.

How do you know I won't be able to arrest you?

Look how he drew his sword.

I really don't understand how he earned his reputation.

Stop talking nonsense and wasting time.

Right!

Catch this!

As I said earlier, wine is my best friend.

Sheriff hai, you did it.

The golden arm kid's kung fu is way beyond mine.

His arms are invincible.

And I wasn't sure what kind of power he possessed in other parts of his body.

However skilled one's kung fu, the eyes are difficult to protect.

Sheriff hai, our destination is less than a hundred miles.

Let's kill him and go. Then there'll be no more trouble from him.

He's been blinded, he won't cause any harm to the martial arts world.

He's a fine martial artist, we should let him live.

So that's it.

Of course.

You've finally figured out what's happening.

200,000 taels of gold would be tempting to anyone.

And it's no risk for you at all.

I should've been killed by the golden arm kid.

As long as you destroy his corpse,

it'll be assumed that he stole the money.

And, of course, chief Yang died heroically while on duty.

Chief, you...

Your plan was almost perfect, except for one little hitch.

You were inside the chest without knowing it was covered in toxic powder.

You didn't have to kill wang sheng-shan and wang sheng-he.

When you looked for stand-ins,

you cared only about their looks... And not their swordsmanship.

I don't mind telling you now.

My swordsmanship isn't that skillful either.

My expertise is in using my feet.

Have you ever heard the saying,

"dual killers: Golden arm and iron foot"?

The iron foot kid? So you're the iron foot kid?

Then killing the 17 lake tai swordsmen and the 18 yanyun swordsmen...

How was that possible?

It was nothing. First, I kicked them to death.

Then I chopped them to bits with a sword.

In any case, not one of them survived.

- Why did you do all this? - Because of him.

Five years ago, I was as famous as he was.

Then he founded the deadly valley.

I couldn't compete with him anymore,

so I changed my name and established the hu wei security bureau.

Now, with his death, the deadly valley is no more.

With 200,000 taels of gold,

I can establish an organization even bigger than the deadly valley.

The iron foot kid will become famous again.

That's why hai tao can let me go, but you can't.

Needless to say, from now on,

the "dual killers" refers only to the iron foot kid.

- Aren't you wounded? - As I explained to you before...

Wine is my best friend.

Shame on you for ruining this wine.

Golden arm and iron foot. One is blind, the other lies dead.

Sheriff hai, thank you for letting me live.

From now on, I shall live in retirement.

The dual killers will never appear again.

It is of no import... I decided to retire anyway.

This end might be better for me.

Miss leng...

Please deliver this gold to its final destination.

I'm going to get drunk for three days.