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This book is very

valuable. When we have peace

again, I will give the order

to the government to make

another printingof this priceless work.

Oh, you mean?Pardon?My son, you can

take the book back now to my library.

See, it's kept, sir.

Please be seated. We've much to discuss.

Gentlemen, I'm afraid it would

appear that we've arrived

too late to save the

town from looting. The

Japanese have got here first.

Evacuate any people left alive. That's

all for the moment, but I want you to

remind your men to stay

alert.

Father, the Japanese have already left.

Why don't we station troops here, still

undefended?Oh, Yingmin.

It's part of my strategy.

Let them come again. And while

they're here, we'll move against

them from the south and cut them off.

Not a single bandit will remain

alive.

Young Lord, mark his words well. The

general's a fountain of knowledge.

Tell the forward troops to move out.

Let's see for ourselves.

During the Ming Dynasty,

Japanese pirates raided the Chinese

coast. From

Changchi to Fukien, old

towns were laid waste. Little

General Chi Chi Pong put a stop

to their marauding, and beasts

returned to the coast.

Mommy!

Mommy!

Mommy! Mommy!

Mommy! Mommy!

Mommy! Mom!

Oh, my mommy! Ohh

PK! Mama Duckle, let's get out!

General Young. Yes, sir?You have any idea

who they were?They released acid. They

didn't want us to see who they were. But

from the manner in which they fought, I

don't think they're Chinese. Also, why

should they want to assassinate you, sir?

Who gains from your death?

Japanese?They must be

Japanese. It's just the

kind of trick they'd use. Very cunning,

very vicious. They have developed

assassination techniques to a refined

art. They are known as ninja, these

assassins. The Japanese

bandits may burn our

villages, but they're no much for you.

They recognize you can defeat them in the

field. So they have resorted to the ninja

to kill you. Umm I

suspect you are correct. They're skilled

assassins. Do you have any

suggestion as to how to deal with them?I

do have one. I hear not too far from

here, there lives an old man. In

his youth, he used to be a pirate chief.

He has lived in Japan. And he is

well-versed in the ways of the ninja.

But he left the sea many years ago now.

Maybe... He is too old to help.

Oh.

I'd like to meet this old man in person.

Sounds interesting. People say he's

perfected three kinds of kung fu,

so they call him Master of the Three

Arts. If he's still prepared to help,

maybe he'll know how to stop the ninja.

Umm I'll leave you

in charge while I'm away. In the morning,

I'll see if I can meet this old man.

Whatever you say, sir. But

you are our commander. Should you be

taking the risk, just suppose the

ninjaSet an ambush for you somewhere in

the woods.

Father, let me see the old man on your

behalf.

Quickly, Beninja! Are

you called the Master of the Three Arts?

Master Chi. Huh

How did you know I was Master Chi?They

were Ninja. They'd only be waiting for

the general. But you're too young

to be the general. And I heard the

general has a son serving in the army.

It's reasonable to suppose he'd

send his son. He's

quickly coming.

This is a catalog of ninja

skills.

The Japanese ninja

use eight main skills:

breathing, nimbleness,

the sword, the lance, the

dart, gunpowder,

swiftness, and suppleness.

Besides this, they've

perfected the art of escaping.

They can break free from tight

bombs.

They're also expert in the art of stealth

and of ambush.

They are like the wind and are

very hard to catch. I'm afraid

that's all I can tell you. I obtained

this book while I was in Japan. I

used it to teach my three best students.

And now I'll give it to you. Thank you

very much. I'll

use it well. I know my nickname's

Master of the Three Arts.

It's true, I had three students. To each,

I taught one art. The eldest, Mao

Jin Myung, is an expert at

running, climbing, jumping. The

second, Tung yen, is an expert at

making weapons and at combat.

My third student, Joe Yu, is an expert

in hand-to-hand and unarmed

combat and use of stealth.

The three of them never met each other,

but I taught them a sign. By

showing them this sign, they will do

whatever you ask to help you.

Come on, then. Let's play. Come on.

I don't know where you fit. Everybody's

welcome. Just try your luck. Come on,

then.

I tell you what, I'll bet you 200 that

you can't beat me. Here we go, yes?

Anybody welcome to try. If you

can beat me, then put your money where

your mouth is. Wait a minute, it's my

throat. Wait a minute, I throat first.

Have you put your money down?You can't

play unless you put your money down. Come

on now, everybody put your money down.

I'm getting ready to throw down. Alright,

they're problem. Here they are.

Here they are. Have you got enough money?

Of course I have. Ohh Let's have a look.

Now watch this then. This

doesn't look real to me. Here, this looks

like a face. Hey, is this for real?Of

course it is.

Here, this is a porn ticket. And it's

mine. It's mine. No, it's not. Ah, you

cheat, you. Here, where's

my voice?Here, you've got my voice!

What's going on?He's a pig! Oh, yeah!

What's going

on?Ow!

Ow! It

hit him! Oh! That's my fault! Sorry,

sorry

No! Where's my money?

Like what, you?Give me my money!

We'd better be going.

No! Who's got my money?Oh,

right.

You know the master of the three arts?

The three arts. Is he tall or small?Fat

or thin?Master, let's get away. All

right. Is he

square or is he round?

Oh, get out here. Get out here. Go on. He

made my money.

oh Sorry, I must have drunk too much.

I got the wrong room.

Mr. Chu.

I'm sorry we couldn't talk on the street.

And what's your name?Your master promised

you would help me. I'm the son of General

Chee. Oh, Mr. Chee.

My master told you you had three

students. But we've never met.

Taught us all different skills at

different times. All we know about each

other. It's our names,

but nothing else.

I have an idea. Well, what is it?

Mr. Chu. HmmI'll put out a notice

saying they're wanted men. And there's a

reward for their arrest. Hmm

Good idea.

Ohh

Come on.

50 tails a go for their arrest,

100 for two. know What I

wouldn't get if I could lay my hands on

those two fellas. If we can

find them, we'll all be rich. Hey, my

friend, I don't think so. If it's easy,

they wouldn't offer so much. To start

with, where do we find them?We won't get

rich without some effort. He's right, you

know. So Tom Gems, an

expert armourer. Why

didn't I find him myself?

Not that fellow. Hmm

Come on.

What do you want?Can I help you?

Go to hell. Why don't you know, huhWhat

do you want?

You're gonna make me a rich man. I'm sure

it's Tong Jian. Worth his weight in gold.

Right, lads?Hey, hey What do you do?

Hey, hey, hey, hey Pop me

down! Pop me

down! Pop me down! Pop me down!

Get

him!

Come

here. Is he the one after?

Hey. Ohh

What's going on?Hey, don't let him go.

That fella's not possible to luxury. Ohh

Sure about that?I'll find out.

That's it. Nothing for a bite, too?Yeah.

Right. Hey! Hey

Hey

Ohh

I got it!

Come on, come onOhh

Let

me go. I'm not Tung Jae, like people say.

You must spare my life. Of course, but

first you must cut my shoes. Come on,

come on

He must be the one. Come on, let's get

him.

He's the one. Grab him.

Ohh

What the hell do you want?Uh, nothing,

sir. Grab him.

I don't reckon it can be him.

Mr. Cheek?Hmm Hey!

Hey Oh,

no!

No, you're taking me!

oh

You are my brother. Brother?

Then I assume you're Chow Jun. Ah, right.

Brother, allow me to introduce you. Oh,

my friend, Mr. Chee. Mr. Chee. Mr. Tony.

After you. Right.

I'm at my master's service. And since

you're the general's son, I'm happy to

obey. As for Big Brother...

Well, the notice found you for us.

Let's hope we will find Big Brother too.

I'm sure we'll meet up with him very

soon. Umm Right.

Hey, Master said Mao was very smart.

We will have guessed from the notice what

this is about. Hmm

In that case, let's rest up for the night

now. We'll look tomorrow. Right.

Hey, hold on. We need to decide where to

go. Master said you weren't

so dumb either. Decide tomorrow.

But now let's sleep.

How many?50

How many?50

tails of gold.

That's three of them. How

much?What's going on?

Manager, the bill please.

Okay.

Doctor, leaving so soon?Yes, I'm leaving.

You can put the bell over there for me.

Right, what's a big hurry though?I get

cold out at all hours. Oh, I see. Well,

goodbye, goodbye. Come again soon.

I'm out. I'm out. It's time

you were going. I'm out, wake up now.

Now wake up. Ohh I'm out. It's getting

very late. Now wake up.

Wine. You better be going back now. Wine.

Don't drink

anymore. Wine. You should wake

up now. No more

drink, I'm out. Now go on, get up and go

home. Manager, dinner. Go on.

Yes, gentlemen?Manager, we're good

friends of ours now. We'll see he gets

home, all right?Oh, yes.

Manager, will that be enough?Oh, yes,

certainly, certainly. Thank you. Thank

you.

I want

a drink. Bye. I

want a drink. All

right, you do. Now you better get some

sleep.

Hey.

Come on.

Come on, we'll get you to bed. Ohh

Come on. Master. Ohh

Master. Our Mau

got very drunk at the restaurant, so we

brought him back.

That fellow he's drunk the whole time.

Trouble is, we can't get young men 'cause

of those Japanese bandits. Too many have

been killed or forced to be soldiers. We

so view servants. He's the only one who

knows horses. Otherwise, I'd have sacked

him long ago. Really?I can look after

horses, sir. Oh,

then you're most welcome. My name is

Wong. I'm the housekeeper here. You're

hard. You can look after the horses.

Thank you, Mr. Mother. Thank you. Even

the cook is talking of quitting. His

mother wants him at home.

Hey, what a headache. Oh,

Mr. Wong, what a coincidence.

We're from the same town, and we're

running from the Japanese. Ohh They seem

to be everywhere, but we need a job.

He's expert with horses, and I'm a

cook. I've been looking for a job

everywhere. Do you think we could come

and work for you, Mr. Wong?Do you think

we could help you?Sure, sureYou can start

work tomorrow. All right. Thank you, Mr.

Wong. Thank you very much, Mr. Wong.

Seems that Mal's not feeling too good.

We'll take him home with us and be back

tomorrow. Go here. You can start work.

Ohh Thank you, thank you. Come on.

Come on, now. Now,

how you is talking of quitting, too.

Hit it.

Gary Yates. One of us.

Hey, you look great today. Why not?

What about last night?Hey,

you ready to pick me up then, ehCome on,

can you help me out?

No problem. I'll take you there myself,

okay?Get on. Yeah, right. Okay.

Hey, what are you guys talking about?Uh,

nothing to do with you.

Lady?Lady?

Where are you going in such a hurry?Lady,

I'm a servant of General T. I've just

been given leave to visit my mother. I'm

on my way back to work. It's nice to meet

someone so loyal. I'm going in your

direction as well. Oh, it's you!

You're back at last. How's your mother?

Mr. Liu, thank you. My mother's much

better. Oh, I'll be off then.

Mr. Liu, goodbye. Uh, bye.

Bye. Sorry,

I must be going.

Lady?

Quick, get that old man. Right.

Oh

Thank you, doctor.

Tell me, madam, what are you doing out

here on your own?I trust you.

My parents recently died. I'm all

alone. I hear General Cheese

got work. for servants.

But I don't know anyone. Ah, you've met

the right man. I know the housekeeper

very well. I can tell him that you're my

cousin. After you're hired, I can

come back and visit you there. I'm

most grateful. Uh, good.

Oh.

Yes, master. Say, mister,

you shouldn't be working so hard at your

age. Young man, what do you

know?I thought I had two sons to help.

One's a soldier, and only God knows where

he's been marched off to now. The other

one was

killed by the Japanese.

yeah So I'm all alone now. I'll

collect the firewood for General Chief's

household. It isn't much. It's all I can

do. Hmm

Hey, mister, let me give you a hand here.

Oh, all right. You're so tired. That's no

problem. Thank you. I'm

sorry to bother you. Thank you very much.

Oh, thank you very much. You're too kind.

Hey, mister, what'd you say your name was?

Oh, my name's Lou. You can call me older

if you want. Oh.

Hey, Mr. Lou, you really have to take

that firewood such a long way?Oh, yes, I

do. I live in the next village, and I

have to take the firewood there every

day. Come on,

then. Mister,

what should I call you?Call me Japanese.

Housekeeper, what is it?Dr. Cheng,

did you hear the man?Yes sir. Carry

in.

Housekeeper.

Housekeeper.

Housekeeper. Housekeeper.

What can I do for you, Doctor?This

is my cousin, Shaoling. She's looking

for a job. Can you use her as a servant

here?Oh, yes, of

course. Always looking for servants.

You've brought her just at the right

time, too.

Shaoling, say thank you to Mr. Wong.

Thank you, sir. If I don't know

something, will you tell me?

What a sweet way you have with

you. Then I'll leave it with you.

Don't be shy.

Listen to me. You'll find I'm a kind

boss.

Master, I... My

cousin... Can you visit me here?

Cousin?Ohh You mean, can the doctor

come?

Because... I got a disease, you see.

It needs constant treatment.

Disease?

What kind of disease?

Not a nice one. I--

All right. I'll go and see your quarters

are arranged for.

Careful. Thank you very much. I'm

sorry.

Big brother.

ohh Brother, Brother Chau, how are you?

Big Brother, let me introduce a friend of

mine. This is Mr. Chee. Oh, you're Mr.

Chee. Mr. Mao.

What's this notice?You behind it?Oh, Big

Brother, I'll tell you all the details

later.

Gentlemen, we've a lot ahead of us. Can I

suggest we now work out our strategy

together?

Once the cooking is finished, make sure

the kitchen's nice and clean. Ohh Yes,

Mr. Wong. Mr. Wong?Young man, why didn't

old Lou come here himself?It's getting

far too late. Without firewood, we can't

cook dinner tonight. Mr. Wong, Mr. Lou

couldn't come because he's sick. He asked

me to help. I told him I'd do what I

cook, but I had to finish my own work

before I could bring it over. Ah, all

right, all right, all rightYou can rest

here before going back. Why don't you

join the kitchen staff for some supper?

Now, look after this fellow, you, will ya?

Yeah, yes, Mr. Bo. Thank you.

Hey, come on, come on, let me down, come

on. Thank you, thank you.

Quickly. Come on, Andy. Quickly.

Come on, here he

is,

Tommy. Come on. Get him. Look out.

What?Where'd he go?And

just over here. Hey. Hey, General.

It's all my fault, sir. Oh.

They're too enterprising. If

you hadn't insisted on me sleeping in

another room, I would have been

assassinated. I'll see you're rewarded.

Oh, thank you, sir. One more thing.

That man died to save me.

Take good care of his family. I

will, sir.

What happened?We're sorry,

Master.

What do you have to say?We

failed you. I beg you, Master.

Let us try one more time.

Now go. Don't

return till you've killed the General.

You stay. Yes, sir.

Now go! Yes, sir.

Mr. Mao, we'll arrive soon. In about an

hour's time, I reckon we should reach the

house. But we can't just go in dressed

like this. Huh

And why not?All right, all rightLet's get

going.

Mr. Mao, just what were you suggesting?

I reckon they'll already be ninja at the

house. We're no one up the nervous us.

Mr. Mao's got a point. If they see us,

we don't see them. We'll be at a

disadvantage. Right. The two should be on

the other, but we must disguise

ourselves. Go separately. And what

precisely do you have in mind we should

do?You can arrange that we get taken on

as servants. They won't be expecting

that. Well, we're brothers, not to worry.

That's not our plan.

Thank you, thank you.

ohh

That smells great.

Hey, you stupid puzzle. You leave the

food alone. It's not yours.

HuhHey!

Hey, I said leave it alone.

What are you doing?

Hey. Go bring in some firewood for the

oven. Yeah, right away.

Hey, and clean up all this mess.

uh Hey! What's taking you so long?Where's

the firewood?Hurry

up! Come on, hurry up!

We can walk anywhere we want to in

daytime, but at night it's well guarded.

Mr. Wong?Uh, Shaolin,

this is our new houseSo do what he

says. He'll be giving you your orders

now. Yes.

Housekeeper. Shaolin,

get on with your work. Yes.

Now, check these accounts when you find

you have the time. I'm just going out now

to buy a few things we need. Mr. Wong,

how long Shaolin been here?Ohh Just a few

days.

But don't you get there if I were you.

Father. Oh

How is everything going?Father,

I'm afraid to say I couldn't find the

master of three arts. Please forgive me.

Oh?Hmm

Jingmin, when did you start

lying to me?

Father, the Master sent his three

students, but they insisted

on disguises. I've hired them as servants

so they can guard you secretly. Hmm

I'm sorry. Am I gonna burn your hand?Let

me take it in for you.

Stupid fool. Why don't you look where

you're going?Uh-huh

Boss! Boss!

You put your hands back. Let me take it

inside. There's no need. Out of the

way... Hey, hey,

hey, Boss, Boss, go...

Soldiers, soldiers, that's it!

My friend, that's far enough. We don't

want a big crowd. Get out the way!

What do you think you're doing?You can

fool the others, but you can't fool me.

Huh

Hmm

Get him out!

Hmm

Come on!

General Yang. Yes, sir?The assassin has

proved to be no match for our child.

We're safe now. Go outside and calm

down the men. Danger's over. Yes, sir?

Come in. Let's find out how good

Chu really is, the Kung Fu.

umm Mr. Chow, you were

fantastic. Thank you.

Mister, I brought you some tea.

It's very late. Thank you for the kind

thought. Most considerate.

Master, I'm here to serve you as an

honored guest. You must be feeling tired

after all the fuss. I'm only a servant

girl. I do know how to look after a man.

Let me help you. Please drink your tea.

Xiaoling, tell me how old you are.

Why, I'm 19. Oh, are

you married yet?

Master, your tea is getting quite cold.

I'd like to have a talk with you.

After I've had the tea, what will we

talk about?

Come, sir. You're naughty.

Drink your tea while it's hot.

Come on.

Here, you have a sip. No, you drink.

It's okay. No.

What a waste of tea.

I'll clean it up. Hey,

Charlene, I've got a present for you. Oh?

Do you like this little box?

For me, Master, I shouldn't have set

presents. However, but if you really

insist... Shaolin, if you do

what I tell you, take

it. Thank you, Master.

How is it?Do you like it?

Hey, come on, come onAll right. Here

he is. Come. Hey, come on.

Throw him in jail. Great gung-fu.

Master! Don't worry.

Go back and tell them.

I will be waiting for them in Shu's

garden. Yes.

Stay left. Yes, sir, it's it.

Who are

you?Get in!

ohh

Look out! Come on!

General, they kidnapped your son. What do

you think they're gonna do?

The general wants to destroy them all.

The ninja know that well. They want the

general to stop. I have

my duty. I am the general.

Son, oh no, son, I can't change. You have

your duty, general. Leave the rest to us.

Let the three of us go and bring back

your son. OhhI don't

want you gentlemen to die. The ninja are

too dangerous. Brother,

the ninja must have left a note. They

must demand a ransom.

You're right. Why don't we interrogate

the prisoner?Right. How

about the door?Is it?

I'm tired. Yes, sir?

If you tell us the truth, we'll let you

live.

Tell us who your master is. Sher Ping

Wei. Where is he now?Shoe's

Garden.

Will you take us there?Uh-huhSher Ping

Wei has demanded a book in exchange for

the arts of ninja. Go back in jail. Sir!

Big brother, this band will be trapped.

Of course it will. And did you notice how

his bonds were tied?It was tied

differently from before. He'd already

escaped. He must have met his master and

then he was told to come back here.

What do you think it means?That is our

message. They kidnap the young master to

hold him as ransom for the Ninja Book.

But the real reason is to get us away

from the General. Sharping Way knows he

can't get near to the General while we

have his bodyguards. But if we're not

there, his job will be easy. Well, that's

what he thinks. We'll have to go to Shu's

garden. We have no choice. We must

stop him.

Are we here?Yeah.

The Golden Man!

Oh

We must move forward. They'll have traps

everywhere. I'll go first, second brother

next, younger brother next, and stay

together. Right.

Chirping, wait. You send an invitation.

So here we are. Why don't you show

yourself?Or are you afraid?

Which one of you is Sha Pingwei?

Neither of them. If

you're able to get past the both of us,

then Sha Pingwei will agree to fight

himself. Huh

Underground.

Run for it!

Mr. Xi, I'm gonna help!

So you are sharp in weight. Right.

Did you bring the book with you?Police

Mr. Shi first. Only then will I hand over

the book to you. Not until I have the

general's head on a spear in my hand.

Brother, rescue is the key. Right!

Put down your weapon.