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- Lu-come-ting,

you're here on time.

That's good.

- What else could I do,

once I got your challenge?

- Hmm.

- But still, can you delay

our contest for three months?

And then I promise you

I'll fight you.

- But why?

- That's my business.

I want to.

And that's why.

- Well, I refuse.

- Open up, open up.

- Who are you?

- My name's Chao.

Chao-say-uh.

Your husband once saved my life.

- You're Mr. Chow?

- The eight masters are coming here

to seek revenge.

I came to save the child.

- You're kind, Sir,

and I thank you.

My husband thanks you too.

From his place in heaven.

- Hold it, hold it!

You can't escape.

Get the child.

- Right.

- Teacher!

Teacher!

Teacher!

Teacher!

- Uncle.

Uncle.

- You'll be all right, boy.

We're safe now.

We're in Shaolin Temple.

- Uncle.

Uncle.

Uncle.

- Quickly, take him in.

- Come on, come on.

- No, no.

No need.

- Hurry.

- Uncle!

Uncle, Uncle.

- Please listen.

- Uncle.

- Uncle.

- I'm dying man.

So please, the boy, take him in here.

He's, he's...

His, his father.

He is Chu yin-ho.

His name's Chu...

Chu Shiao Chieh.

- Don't try to talk.

You're much too badly injured.

- You take the boy.

Then I could rest.

- Uncle.

Uncle.

- Shiao Chieh, repay.

Help others.

Truth, peace.

Let those two things be your...

- Uncle, I know, I know.

I know that.

- You're a good boy.

- Uncle!

Uncle!

- Grey horse.

Super horse.

Bamboo.

Adjust.

That's enough for today.

- Thank you.

- Shiao Chieh, tell me.

Do you remember

how you came here to Shaolin?

- I remember.

Uncle Chow gave his life to bring me here to Shaolin.

- And later?

When you leave here,

what must you do?

- Well, uh...

This, repay.

- Good.

Chow-see-ur saved your life.

He knew the eight masters would have killed you.

So then, that debt you must repay.

- Yes, I remember everything he said.

- Well, tell me.

- He didn't want revenge,

but said when I leave here,

I should find my Ma

and his young daughter too.

- Hmm, that's very good.

You remember well.

All right, let's go back.

- Hold it.

Just stay here.

I'll test him out.

- Right right.

- Uncle.

Uncle, forgive me.

- Shiao Chieh, you're Kung-Fu is getting quite good.

- Thank you, Uncle.

- Shiao Chieh, go get him.

- Yes, think of him as an enemy.

- But that's wrong.

- Get back.

Buddha bless you.

Well now, my friend,

where are you men from,

and who do you come

as assassins to this temple?

- Go to hell.

- Talk!

Tell me who sent you here.

Talk, talk!

- Enough.

Let the man go.

- Right.

Shiao Chieh.

- Mm-hmm.

- You come over here

and practice some more.

- Yes.

Teacher.

- That's good.

True Kung-Fu never stand still.

One progresses or regresses.

Shiao Chieh, all these years

you've been improving day by day.

Today, I would like to see how light

you are on your feet.

- Sir.

- Now get it.

- Sir.

Teacher.

Thanks for all your help.

- Good.

That's good.

I've had many students come to this temple.

The best was your father, Chew-yin-ho.

Regrettably, the eight masters hated him,

and used poison to kill him.

His death was a great loss to us.

- Teacher, I prefer to stay here with you.

And not leave.

I'd like to become a monk.

And so why won't you receive me into the order?

- Patience, patience.

You have worldly duties

not yet fulfilled.

So then, it is not yet time

for you to become a monk.

- Teacher, the outside world is mean,

and dangerous.

Men are evil and cruel as well.

I'm begging you to ordain me.

Without delay.

- You know quite well,

you have things to do yet.

There's debts to repay.

You forgotten?

So how can you hope to stay in this haven

with your benefactor's wishes unfulfilled?

- Teacher.

Teacher.

- Brother.

Brother, Brother Chu.

- Student Chu Shiao Chieh,

native of You-wah county.

It's now my turn to take the test.

- Now pay attention to me.

You will now demonstrate

the muscular control of your lungs,

and you must blow out all the candles

that you see here.

Good.

And now you must take these four knives unarmed,

then you may pass through.

Good.

Pass through.

- Thank you, teacher.

- You may pass.

Don't pay any attention to me.

This next encounter tests the speed of your reaction.

You will be required to counter four hidden weapons,

then you may pass.

- Sir.

- Good.

You may pass.

- Thank you, teacher.

- Good.

You may pass.

- Thank you, teacher.

- Good.

You may pass.

- Thank you, teacher.

Student Chu Shiao Chieh

bids his farewell to you.

- Good.

Get up now.

- Thank you, teacher.

- Do you know

by what purpose you're leaving here?

- I know.

To repay my debts.

- Good.

And now then,

just remember these three maxims.

- Please instruct me, Sir.

- Keep the peace.

- Keep the peace.

- Have patience.

- Have patience.

- Forgive offence.

- Forgive offence.

- Good.

Go now.

- Thank you, teacher.

Thank you.

- Buddha bless you.

- I'll get your food right away.

Have some tea first.

It's hot.

- Waiter!

- Ah, coming!

- Come on, get down there.

- Leave my daughter go.

- Get 'em out of here.

- Let go.

- No, no.

- Have patience, forgive offence.

Keep the peace, have patience, forgive offence.

- Please, Sir.

Please let her go.

- I'll show you.

- Please.

Please, let her go, Sir.

- Stop it.

Now look.

He's had enough.

- Damn you.

Go to hell.

- Hey.

Stop, right there.

- Dada, are you all right?

- Young man want something?

- A Shaolin dragon!

- A Shaolin dragon.

- Get out of here!

Get out of here!

- Thank you, Mister.

- Thank you, Sir.

Thank you.

- That's all right.

- Hey, may I ask you

what your name is?

- My name is Chu.

Chu Shiao Chieh.

- Oh.

Well now, Mr. Chu,

where'd you come from?

Where are you going?

- Well, that's simple.

I'm a student

of Shaolin Temple.

And I'm going home

to visit my mother.

- Oh.

- Oh, so you come from Shaolin.

So that's why you fight so well.

- All right.

Yes sir?

- Tell me,

is this the Chu residence?

- Yes.

Who do you want?

- I'm looking for Mrs. Chu.

- And who would you be, Sir?

- My name's Chu.

Chu Shiao Chieh.

Mrs. Chu's my mother.

- Who?

You're her son?

- Yes.

- Master Chu's come back home?

- Hey Miss, hey Miss.

Master Chu,

he's come back to us.

- Ming Chu.

- Yes.

- Ming Chu, who is it?

- Mistress, your son has come back home.

- Oh, it's Shiao Chieh.

Shiao Chieh.

- Ma!

Yes, it's me.

- My son, I've missed you so much.

- Ma, are you well?

- My son.

- Ma, what's wrong with your eyes?

- Ah, such a surprise.

Just like that, you turn up at your home.

And I suppose you haven't forgotten

the debt that you owe.

- Sure.

No.

- Mr. Chow's daughter,

she's a nice girl.

When she came here

she was just three.

I searched for her everywhere.

Then I found her in Tomb-sen county.

Since then, we've become very good friends.

I must say, she's been a comfort to us.

- Ma, I'll look after you now.

- All these years

I've hoped for this.

For you to come home again here to me,

and to get married to Ming Chu.

And settle down.

Look after us,

so your dear father can rest in peace.

- Now then.

Julien-ho's son,

Chu Shiao Chieh,

has just come out of Shaolin.

Now he's back home.

And so I've asked you all to come here

to ask you what should be done.

- Well, I think we follow the old rules.

Challenge him to a duel.

- Uncle.

- We've waited all these years

for him to come back.

Watch him carefully.

- Uncle, when will all this stop?

To kill...

- Quiet!

Listen, when it's time to kill,

I'll let you know.

- Yes, Uncle.

- What'll we do?

- Ma, let's leave this place.

Move to the hills.

- Shiao Chieh, why do you want this big piece of wood?

- You'll soon find out.

- You...

Shiao Chieh...

- It's all right.

- What is it?

What's wrong?

- It's nothing.

Nothing.

- Uncle.

- Listen, your main job

is to talk to that young man,

and get him to accept the challenge.

- I don't think that he's the sort

who really likes to fight.

He just doesn't wanna take the challenge.

That's why he came here.

- Persuade him!

And soon.

- Uncle.

Uncle.

- Go on!

Knock it down.

Hurry!

- Ma!

- Ming Chu.

- They're here again.

- Ma, we'll leave the back way.

Ming Chu, quick.

- I swear that I'm gonna fix him today.

- Oh, you okay?

You all right?

- Find him, quick!

- Hey, look.

- Right, yeah.

- Get him!

This way!

He's here.

Come on.

Hold it, you.

- Oh no, oh no you don't.

You can't escape.

- Why?

Why do you fight him?

- Accept.

- I won't.

- You won't?

You have to.

Accept.

- I won't.

- No don't.

No don't.

- Accept it now.

- I won't take it.

- I'll give you three days.

We'll be waiting.

- Miss Liu.

- I'm Lu-lu Sang of the Fing house.

- Miss Lu.

- I'm afraid that I'm late.

I hope that you'll forgive me.

- Of course, Miss Lu.

We've just got here.

Please, sit down.

- Thanks.

Thank you.

- Please.

- We agree then.

The Eight Masters insist on the contest

no matter what he says.

He's his father's son,

and he must repay that debt.

The next thing

is to find out where Chu Shiao Chieh is hiding.

- Don't worry!

That problem is solved.

- Well, now, do come in.

- Sorry.

- That man is particularly anxious

to kill Chu Shiao Chieh himself.

- Ma, we're in a cave.

It's not big, but it's enough.

- Ah, that's good.

That's good.

- Seems like it's been lived in before.

- All I want is a peaceful life.

Where I am doesn't matter.

- Sure, right.

- You're too bad.

Just look what you did.

- Take it.

- Just you wait.

- Hey, that's not bad.

You look just like a bride.

- You're bad.

I hate you.

I'll get even.

- Well, it's your own fault.

Hey.

- I hate you.

You're really bad.

Listen, where's the fish?

- There.

- But you didn't catch any fish.

That's too bad.

Your mother's waiting.

She wanted fish soup.

- All right.

Don't go on now.

- Why not?

If she waits for you, then she'll starve,

and that's for sure.

- Oh yeah.

- Take it.

- It's you.

Now we got you eh.

- Come on, let's go.

- Hold it.

- Get back.

- Listen.

What's wrong?

What is all this?

After all, I'm living here, peaceful,

causing no harm.

I'm not meddling with your affairs.

And all I'm asking

is for you to do the same.

- And if we don't,

you got some way of making us?

- No, but I ask you,

please let us go,

or my poor mother will be worrying.

So if you don't mind.

- Come back!

- Shiao Chieh!

Shiao Chieh!

Let me go.

- Show us the Shaolin style now, eh.

- Shiao Chieh!

- Ming Chu!

- Let's go.

- Let me down!

Get me down, get me down!

- Ma.

Ma.

- Ma.

- Ma.

Ma!

- Ma.

Ma.

- Where is she?

- Oh, Shiao Chieh,

look over there.

- I beg you to forget the past.

- Debts must be paid.

No escaping that.

Understand?

- I'm begging you.

Please, let me see my mother.

- All right, you.

This time you'll fight.

- Please, come inside.

Please.

- Throw him out!

- Right, come on.

- Shiao Chieh.

Shiao Chieh.

Please drink some soup.

- Put it there.

- Shiao Chieh.

- Ming Chu.

- Shiao Chieh, I'm scared.

Uncle.

- Why are you hiding up here?

And haven't told me?

Well now?

- Uncle, Chu Shiao Chieh is a decent young man.

Why are you determined to harm him?

- I've waited ten years.

You know why.

You forgotten?

- I know, but still,

I know that he will never accept the challenge.

- You know what to do then.

Huh?

- No, no.

I can't kill him.

- Why not?

- I can't do it.

- You...

Oh, you've fallen in love with him, huh?

- Uncle, please forgive me.

- Well, then I'll kill him.

- No.

Uncle!

Uncle, I beg you.

I beg you.

Uncle, Uncle.

Don't do it.

Uncle!

Stop it!

Uncle, I beg you not to.

Uncle, Uncle.

Please don't kill him.

Uncle, I'm begging you not to kill him.

Uncle.

Uncle.

Uncle, Uncle.

You can kill me instead.

Uncle, listen to me.

You mustn't kill him, I beg you.

Uncle, please.

- Be quiet!

- Don't you remember though

what you once said to me?

That you'd never kill an unarmed man.

But now you're gonna do that.

And he's injured.

Uncle!

Oh please let him go.

- What is it?

- The Eight Masters association,

they ordered this coffin.

- Oh.

- If you open the back gate

I'll bring it around there.

- All right.

- Hold it there!

What's this?

Stay right there.

- All right, this coffin,

who's it for then?

Well, tell us.

- Are you dumb then?

- Damnit.

Why, you're that Chu Shiao Chieh.

- Yeah, that's him.

- It is.

- All right then.

That's all very convenient.

I mean, you've even brought your own coffin along.

Hey.

- What's goin' on?

- We got him.

That fella,

the one that you challenged.

- Oh, it's him.

- Mr. Liu, I want my mother back.

Please don't stop me.

- You can get your mother back

after you fight.

I thought I made that quite clear.

- I beg you.

Give her back.

- I'll give you something.

Tie him up!

- Right!

- Mr. Liu, I beg you.

Mr. Liu, I'm begging you.

Give her back.

Mr. Liu.

I'm begging you.

- Now beat him up a bit.

- Mr. Liu.

I beg you.

Please let her go.

I'll do whatever you want me to.

- Please let my son go.

I beg you, Sir.

I shall pay the debt.

Let me die.

- Oh no, it's the son who must pay.

That's the old custom.

He can't escape it.

- Oh dear God.

Please save my son for me.

- Ma, Ma!

Please leave here quick, Ma.

Don't you worry about me.

Ma!

Ma!

- Oh please, dear God.

I beg you to save my son for me.

- Ma!

Ma, Ma!

Don't!

Ma!

Don't!

Stop it!

Ma!

Oh my God.

Oh ma.

No.

Oh God.

Ma, you can't die.

- My son.

Quick.

Quick.

Go.

- No, no.

- Quick.

Quick.

Go.

- No.

No!

Ma!

Ming Chu.

Go back to the hills.

Wait three days.

If I'm not back,

you'll know I'm dead.

- Shiao Chieh, but...

- It's what the gods intended.

You must accept that.

I am Chu Shiao Chieh.

I've come for the contest.

Please tell your master to come out.

- Now, not until you've tasted my spear first.

- Quiet.

He comes out here, or I go in.

- Hold it.

- Who are you?

- I'm the man you want.

Martial art master Woo Wei.

- I'm Chu Shiao Chieh.

I've accepted your challenge.

Are you ready?

- That's good.

I feel you, son.

Let's start.

- I'm ready.

- Keep the peace, have patience,

forgive offence.

Keep the peace, have patience, forgive offence.

- Hold it.

- I'm Chu Shiao Chieh.

I wish to see your master.

- Well, he's been waiting for you a long time.

- Oh.

- Hold it.

Not so fast.

You'll have to beat us first.

- Hold it.

You can try our swords first.

- Hold it.

Are you Chu Shiao Chieh?

- Yes, I am.

And I've come here today

to repay my father's debt

by accepting your challenge.

- That's good.

- Sir.

- Keep the peace, have patience,

forgive offence.

- Mr. Ming.

- Chu Shiao Chieh,

it's been a long wait.

- Well, let's start.

- Please.

- Keep the peace, have patience,

forgive offence.

- Shaolin men are experts, I respect them.

I hope you can teach me something.

- I'll try.

- Please.

Right.

- Keep the peace, have patience,

forgive offence.

- Hold it!

Are you Chu Shiao Chieh?

- Yes, I am.

- It's high time you paid your debts.

- Keep the peace, have patience,

forgive offence.

- Listen, his Kung Fu is good.

Extremely good.

You must be very careful.

I think that Tin and I should fight him.

- It's my destiny.

It's my father's debt, not yours,

so I must collect the payment.

- Ah, listen.

- Are you Chu Shiao Chieh?

- Yes, I am.

Now where's the head of the house?

- Oh no.

We're martial arts masters.

And a challenge is a challenge.

- Now look, I must find someone.

I'll see you.

- Hold it.

- For whatever my father did, I'm sorry.

And beg your family's pardon.

- That won't do.

Please.

Sword.

- Hey Miss, somebody will get killed.

Stop it.

- Thank you, Sir.

You're right.

I hope that Ms. Liu agrees.

- Oh no, I must fight,

or I'll bring disgrace on my father's name.

- Listen, it's best to forget the old hatreds.

- Goodbye then.

- Well now, you have the nerve to come here.

- Listen, where can I find To Lung?

Tell me.

- He comes and he goes.

I have no idea.

- You're in charge of this place.

You must know, so where is he now?

- Hold it.

- Well now, seven of them

have been beaten.

- You lie.

- Oh no, I don't.

Find To Lung.

Tell him, release the girl.

If he does, he'll be spared,

but if he should refuse to,

I shall find him and kill him.

- Damn you!

Well, I'm here.

- Well now, so you're To Lung?

- Hmm.

You're quite smart.

- To Lung,

you, you bastard!

- Shut up!

Come on.

You either fight or die.

You gonna fight?

Not so fast.

- My God, it's you.

- Right.

- Where is she?

The eight diagrams.

To Lung, come on out.

You haven't answered me.

To Lung, where's the girl?

To Lung!

To Lung, come on out.

Where's that girl now?

Where have you hidden her?

Have you got any guts?

Then come on out.

- I'll have your guts all right.

Now listen.

If you can beat this next little monster,

I'll tell you where the girl is.

- Right.

And see you do.

To Lung.

- I admit, you're a real gutsy fella.

But still, let's see who's gonna die.

Right?

- I just wanna test your skill.

- It's my pleasure.

Come on!

- Come on.

Where's Chow's daughter?

- You know,

you're really pretty dumb.

Just this morning,

you had a fight with her.

- Huh?

It's her.

Thanks.

- Hold it!

I said, one of us must die.

- And I said, it was simply a test.

To Lung, let's call it quits.

- I'll kill you.

Damn it, I'll kill you.

- If the girls safe,

I don't care.

- Keep the peace, have patience, forgive offence.

- Now tell me, just who is Ming Chu?

Who's daughter is she?

- Can't you guess?

- So she's your daughter?

- And she wouldn't obey me.

I disown her.

- Master To.

- Get back.

- Goodbye.

- Who is it?

What do you want?

- Tell Ms. Chu to come out.

I'm Chu Shiao Chieh.

I wanna talk to her.

- What's wrong?

- Hey, is that poison darts?

- Listen.

I must tell you a secret.

- What secret?

- You, you're not

Yo-come-ting's daughter.

- What'd you say?

- You're Chow-see-eer's daughter.

When you were three years old,

that To Lung took you to Liu's house.

Finally that blood debt will be paid.

Sorry.

But I tried.

- Master, Master.

It's bad.

Once the poison takes hold,

he'll have about two hours left.

Then he'll die.

- What will we do?

- We can't just let him die.

- Shiao Chieh.

Shiao Chieh.

- I owe you

so very much.

I'm very grateful.

I hope I can repay you.

If not now, in the next life.

- Shiao Chieh, I...

- I must go now.

May God keep you both.

- Shiao Chieh.

Shiao Chieh.

Shiao Chieh!

- Ming Chu.

- Shiao Chieh!

Oh Shiao Chieh.

Shiao Chieh.

Shiao Chieh.

- Ming Chu, I'll take care of you.

Come.

Let's go home.

- Shiao Chieh.