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[Episode 29]

I have arrived as promised.

I wonder what's your decision on my suggestion yesterday.

What is it about?

About you coming out of retirement...

and teach martial arts at Elite Martial Arts.

Not again.

You're asking for a beating.

Amazing.

Why are you staring at me?

What? Can't I stare at you?

You insulted my master in the newspaper.

I even feel like beating you.

Bring it on.

I'm not afraid of you.

[When I fight with Huo Yuan Jia,]

[you wait at the hillside.]

[He has a disciple with him, hasn't he?]

[That idiot you hung up yesterday.]

[I got it, Master.]

[If you'll leave him to me,]

[I can break his arm.]

[Knock it off. Who wants you to fight him?]

[I mean, when I am competing with Huo Yuan Jia,]

[you and his disciple...]

[They came from afar to visit me,]

[and they even brought gifts.]

[So, they're our guests.]

[You need to show hospitality.]

[Treat him nicely.]

[Treat him?]

[No fighting?]

[Don't you dare.]

[Sun Wu Ji's disciple, Chen Zhen...]

[He needs a spanking.]

[Master, he's not a match for me.]

[His master attacked me in the dark last time,]

[or I would've beaten him up.]

[I'm not a good fighter,]

[but, today,]

[I will redeem our reputation.]

[I'm not asking you to fight Chen Zhen.]

-[Then...] -[The reason why we came here...]

[is to ask Sun Wu Ji to come out of retirement.]

[In the future,]

[Chen Zhen and his master will come to Elite Martial Arts.]

[You must get along.]

[This is a golden opportunity.]

[Talk with him.]

[Befriend him.]

Nice.

This is your father's Arcane Fist Technique.

While this is Deceptive Fist you created.

Right?

Both techniques...

are ordinary when used alone.

But you have combined and mastered them.

Interesting, indeed.

Thanks for you compliment.

Senior,

are you all right?

You...

Don't forget...

that all's fair in war and fight.

I've just deceived you.

Continue.

Hey, Liu.

Did you call for more men last night?

You, Chen.

There's no need for more men when dealing with you and your master.

My master and I are upright people.

Did you call for more men?

There are only the two of us in the No Shadow Sect.

We don't have other men.

Stop telling lies.

You're from Eagle Claw Sect.

Why won't you admit it?

Don't you have men and strength?

Come at us all at once.

We're not afraid of you.

Eagle Claw Sect?

I only learnt that my master was from Eagle Claw Sect two days ago.

I've been travelling with him for two years.

People came to visit him one after another.

But I only just found out...

that he's a skilled fighter from Eagle Claw Sect.

Do you know this?

All of them begged my master...

to return and be the sect leader.

But my master refused them,

and chased them off.

Why am I telling you this?

Although there are only the two of us,

the Elite Martial Arts won't be on par with us...

even if all of you are here.

In fact, there's no need for my master.

My punches and kicks are enough.

Your punches and kicks aren't really impressive.

But you sure are boastful.

Stop boasting.

Show me what you've got first. Come on.

Fine. Let's do it.

Put that down.

And I should do as you say?

My master said to hold it.

[Zhen Sheng,]

[I'm having a friendly fight with Mr. Sun today.]

[You keep the medicine.]

[It's very expensive.]

[No matter what happens,]

[never put it down, got it?]

[Okay.]

So, you can only use one arm.

I won't take advantage on you.

Senior.

I lost.

I concede defeat.

You let me win, didn't you?

There's nothing like that.

But you haven't gone all out on me.

You're indeed a youngster with a bright future.

Such a smart lad.

The combination of Arcane Fist and your Deceptive Fist...

is...

only a tiny bit less impressive...

than my Eagle Claw Method.

By defeating you today,

I have done justice for my sect.

But fighting is indeed something for the youngsters.

I have aged.

Senior,

if I may hazard a guess again,

you have a long-term internal injury.

It's true.

My father suffered the same illness as well.

It was caused by his impatience during training when he was young.

I wonder if...

Me, as well.

Mr. Fan, a famous doctor in Jinmen...

wrote a prescription for my father,

which he found very useful.

Fortunately, I remember the prescription.

I bought three packets of medicine for you at the pharmacy.

Do you want to try it?

Hey, brat,

you present others with gifts,

not medicine.

Are you trying to curse me?

I'm sorry,

I had a slip of the tongue.

My gift is not medicine,

it is soup to go with your wine.

Now that's better.

But some herbs at the local pharmacy...

aren't good enough.

I'm unsure if it will work as expected.

How about this? When you come to Shanghai,

I will get you the finest herbs...

at the biggest pharmacy...

to cure your injury.

When did I say I'm going to Shanghai?

I ranked first among the Nine Men of Eagle Claw Sect.

I'm not even interested in becoming the leader of my own sect.

Do you think I'll be a coach at your place?

But...

If you're inviting me for a drink...

and a long stay after that,

I will consider about it.

That's great!

Senior,

I'll be waiting for you...

with the finest wine in Shanghai.

I still have many other things to attend to.

If...

I go at once, it's quite embarrassing.

It's your call.

Regarding the soup that goes with wine,

where is it?

Zhen Sheng,

come up here.

Master, I'm coming.

-Master, are you all right? -Master.

Did you win?

Stupid.

Did I ever lose?

I knew Huo Yuan Jia couldn't beat you.

Huo Yuan Jia, listen.

My name was used on the newspaper in Shanghai.

But the person...

who punched Huo Yuan Jia and kicked Elite Martial Arts...

was my master.

Knock it off.

I'm now friends with Huo Yuan Jia.

Let bygones be bygones.

But, Master...

Senior, please take this.

Stop staring. Take it.

Let's go, Zhen Sheng.

Master.

Master.

Master, are you all right?

Don't let them hear you.

Keep your voice low.

Master Huo.

[Elite Martial Arts]

Master, Brother Zhen Sheng, you're back.

-Master. Brother Zhen Sheng. -Master. Brother Zhen Sheng.

Good. Keep up your hard work.

I saw someone drooling.

Guess what dumpling are these?

They're pork dumplings.

Master bought pork dumplings for us.

Everyone has a share.

-Thank you, Master and Brother Zhen Sheng. -Thank you, Master and Brother Zhen Sheng.

Keep it up. Work hard.

Continue.

Ready.

One.

Mother, this is for you.

Please take a look.

I don't wear bright colours.

Give it to your wife.

No, Mother.

Your birthday is in two months.

I will hire a tailor to make you new clothes for your birthday.

It should be bright and cheerful.

No way.

Yuan Jia's right.

This is such a fine fabric.

It's perfect for your birthday celebration.

Won't others laugh at me?

Not at all.

People in Shanghai are more westernised.

And you're not that old.

The fabric is just right for you.

Take it.

Okay, I'll take it.

Thank you, son.

Mother, seriously?

Don't thank me for showing love and care to you.

Mother, listen,

-you'll look great in this. -Sister.

This is yours.

-Mine? -Yeah.

Thank you.

And this is Dong Yuan's.

-Dong Yuan. -This is Dong Fang's.

Dong Fang.

But Yuan Jia,

this is not a festive season.

Why did you buy presents for each of us?

Since we came to Shanghai,

I rarely go on a trip.

Jiangnan is indeed a land of milk and honey.

I only went to the countryside,

but there are plenty of good stuff.

Thanks, Yuan Jia.

The kids will be overjoyed when they see these...

after they get back from school.

Look how happy Dong Jue is.

Come.

Come.

This is for our daughter.

She's coming half a year later.

Be wise with your money.

You're pampering your child too much.

Well, of course I have to dote on my daughter.

Now I'm worried if this would be a son.

No. It is a girl, for sure.

It definitely is.

This,

is for you.

This too expensive, I don't want it.

You sold all your jewellery a few years back so we could survive.

I feel guilty about that.

When I was passing Songjiang Harbour,

I saw a huge jewellery shop.

The jewellery are good quality,

and of fine craftsmanship.

So, I bought some for you.

Yuan Jia, the Elite Martial Arts is still new.

It needs money.

Yun Ying,

you came from a rich family,

but you have suffered a lot after marrying me.

Consider it...

my making it up to you,

so that I can be at ease.

Fine, I'll take it.

Great.

Look,

it's pretty.

You look very happy today.

What's the good news?

Well,

in a few days,

Mr. Sun will be visiting the Elite Martial Arts.

So,

you have buried the hatchet?

Yes.

That's great.

Mr. Sun has forgiven you.

This means we're all square with Eagle Claw Sect.

I guess so.

Yuan Jia, how did you do that?

I heard that people call him Old Weird Sun.

He's not friendly, is he?

It's all thanks to your good idea.

Mr. Sun forgave me for the sake of the martial world.

My husband is broad-minded and tolerant.

Otherwise, nothing would've worked.

This is a good news...

worth celebrating.

Yeah.

There's one more thing we need to discuss.

Mr. Sun has aged,

and he has a long-term injury.

But we don't even have a decent room...

-for guests. -We'll move.

We'll let Mr. Sun have this room.

I have married a great wife.

How lucky I am.

Chen Zhen,

how is the soup doing?

Master, look.

There is even ginseng in the medicine.

Huo Yuan Jia's really rich.

Silly boy.

That's not medicine.

It's soup to go with my wine,

gifted by Huo Yuan Jia.

Lower the heat.

It's burnt.

By the way, my disciple,

let's go to Shanghai in a few days.

Yes, Master.

What business do we have in Shanghai this time?

It's not business.

We're going to have wine at Huo Yuan Jia's house,

probably for some time.

It could be two or three months, or maybe even half a year.

Who are you? Why didn't you knock?

Brother Wu Ji, how are you doing?

Who's there?

I'm Xiao Jiu Zi, the one always following you around.

Don't you recognise me?

Yeah, it's you.

You came all the way here to see me?

I chased you out of our sect back then.

Don't you hate me for that?

I made a mistake.

I deserved to be kicked out.

I dare not hate you.

Brother Wu Ji, you've always treated me nicely.

You punished me so that I could become a better person.

It doesn't seem like you really mean it.

Brother Ying Si was kicked out too, wasn't he?

But it didn't matter, right?

He even became the sect leader before he died.

And for the sake of our brotherhood,

you searched every nook and cranny...

and finally found our enemy, Huo Yuan Jia, didn't you?

When I read the news,

I respect and admire you even more.

This newspaper writes nonsense.

Don't believe a word on it.

Without this nonsense,

you would've killed Huo Yuan Jia, wouldn't you?

But it was written like this.

How will you be able to do it now?

A wise man foresees and mitigates risks.

I understand that.

The matter about Huo Yuan Jia is in the past.

I have sent out the messenger eagles...

to inform the entire Eagle Claw Sect...

that Huo Yuan Jia is no longer our enemy.

Brother Wu Ji, what...

What is this about?

It's a long story.

I'm all ears.

Chen Zhen.

Master.

Xiao Jiu Zi's here to visit me.

We must entertain him nicely.

Bring all the nice foods in the town home.

Have a seat. I'll explain.

[Hall of Virtue]

Master, here are the foods.

You're the eldest brother,

while I'm the youngest.

The Nine Men of Eagle Claw are brothers forever.

Since you're the oldest,

I'll just listen to you.

Really?

Yes.

I made you angry after a long separation.

How inappropriate.

I have come around.

Forget what I said just now.

As for Huo Yuan Jia...

You have sent out the messenger eagle.

I have no choice but to obey.

That's more like it.

Chen Zhen,

Serve the food now.

I want to have a hearty drink with Xiao Jiu Zi.

Okay, Master.

-Chen Zhen. -Master.

I'm happy today.

Here, you get to drink half a bowl of wine.

Master, I can't drink.

Just drink.

Come on.

Xiao Jiu Zi, bottoms up.

Sure. Cheers.

Hang on.

Brother Wu Ji, is that...

soup to go with wine?

Yeah.

Do you want to take it...

before or after drinking wine?

I forgot about it.

Logically, I can't drink it and wine at the same time.

But I must drink wine every time I eat.

Since it's soup to go with wine,

I'll drink it first.

Chen Zhen, bring me the soup.

Chen Zhen, keep the residue,

we can cook it for another two rounds.

Okay, Master.

Master, drink slowly.

Never mind.

I want to finish it quickly so I can have my wine.

It's bitter.

Brother Wu Ji, eat a piece of meat.

You have one too. Here you go.

Thank you, Master.

I'm feeling much better.

Let's have our wine.

Sure.

Here we go.

Finish it.

Brother Wu Ji, I have low tolerance for alcohol.

I can never keep up with your fighting skills in this life.

And when it comes to alcohol tolerance, I can't even keep up even in the next life.

I like that.

Chen Zhen, finish it too.

Okay.

Master, the wine's too spicy.

Silly boy, it's spicy because it's fine wine.

Pour more for me.

Xiao Jiu Zi,

I remember when you joined us, you were...

Five and a half years old.

Yeah. You were only five and a half years old.

I did not expect...

master to take in such a young disciple.

You were two years younger than your second brother's son.

You always slacked off,

and wet the bed every night.

There was once...

-Brother Wu Ji. -Master.

Brother Wu Ji, what happened?

You...

Xiao Jiu Zi...

-Brother Wu Ji. -Master, what's wrong?

Brother Wu Ji, what do you want to say?

Are you poisoned?

Could there be poison in the medicine?

Darn you, Huo Yuan Jia!

Brother Wu Ji!

Master.

Brother Wu Ji!

You...

Master!

Brother Wu Ji!

-Master! -Brother Wu Ji!

Master, what happened?

Chen... Chen Zhen.

Yes, Master.

Find Huo...

Yuan Jia.

Master.

Master!

Master!

Brother Wu Ji, don't worry!

I will avenge you!

Master!

How dare he poisoned the medicine.

What a wicked man Huo Yuan Jia is.

He murdered Brother Wu Ji treacherously!

Master!

Master!

Master!

Master!

-Master! -Chen Zhen!

Your master has passed on.

Kowtow to him now!

Chen Zhen,

do you remember your master's last words?

He told you to go to Huo Yuan Jia...

and avenge him.

Master,

I'll avenge you right away!

Hang on!

Can you beat Huo Yuan Jia with those skills?

I... I...

Even I, an Eagle Claw Sect disciple who learnt from the founding master himself...

may not be able to defeat him, let alone you.

What should I do?

Huo Yuan Jia is a murderer.

Take this to the court.

Let the court avenge your master.

Take it to the court?

Yes.

Bring his body...

and sue Huo Yuan Jia for poisoning and killing your master.

Okay.

[The Nine Men of Eagle Claw Sect go way back.]

[You just met Huo Yuan Jia.]

[How did you know that he's a man of honour...]

[and Brother Ying Si...]

[is a heinous degenerate of the martial world?]

[It is known to all...]

[in the martial world...]

[that Ying Si is the degenerate.]

[Huo Yuan Jia gave me this.]

[Read it yourself.]

[Memorial Tablet of late Lu Ying Si]

Brother Ying Si,

I was the one who told you about the method of training using virgins.

Little did I know...

that this became the excuse...

to let Huo Yuan Jia kill you and get away with it.

He even had evidence.

You and I are great people.

What are the women compared to your life?

That old man Sun Wu Ji is really despicable!

I should have killed him when he kicked me out back then.

But I couldn't get a chance to do so.

Now, I gave him a chance,

and let him avenge you.

However,

he sided with the outsider,

and kept defending Huo Yuan Jia!

[Mind you,]

[my injury has gotten worse these few years.]

[If Huo Yuan Jia wanted to take my life,]

[he could have gone all out when we were fighting,]

[and took it.]

[But he did not do that.]

[He sincerely wanted to resolve the enmity with Eagle Claw Sect.]

[Moreover, Ying Si deserved to die.]

[In the martial world,]

[it is acceptable to eliminate the evil member of other sects.]

[This is an old rule.]

Ridiculous!

What kind of brother is he?

How unlucky I was.

Not only did he not avenge his younger brother,

he even sent messages to everyone in Eagle Claw Sect...

and forbid them to hold grudges against Huo Yuan Jia.

I am angry and disappointed.

Twenty years ago...

I should've poisoned him to death 20 years ago!

Brother Ying Si,

when I was kicked out of the sect,

only you were nice to me.

You gave me money,

and when I got into trouble in Luoyang,

it was you who saved me from the death row.

If I don't avenge you,

I must have lost my conscience.

Our master died young.

I didn't manage...

to master the essence of his fighting techniques.

I can never win Huo Yuan Jia in a fight.

I don't even want to fight him.

Nowadays,

it doesn't take martial arts to kill someone.

It takes guns and wisdom.

Brother Ying Si,

I'm smart.

It only takes a simple plan...

to make Huo Yuan Jia a dead man.

[Memorial Tablet of late Lu Ying Si]

Ever since you saved me from the death row,

I swore...

that you're my only brother among the Nine Men of Eagle Claw Sect.

You're like my real brother.

Sun Wu Ji's disciple is an idiot.

I already told him to sue Huo Yuan Jia at Songjiang Office.

This is killing with a borrowed knife.

With the help of the government,

I can properly avenge you.

You just wait and see.

Stay there. What are you doing here?

To sue someone.

In the middle of the night?

I'm going to sue Huo Yuan Jia of Elite Martial Arts in Shanghai...

for poisoning my master, Sun Wu Ji to death.

[Elite Martial Arts]

It's been three days.

There hasn't been any stories about Huo Yuan Jia.

Our sales has declined sharply.

Mr. photographer.

I don't care how you do it,

but get me Huo Yuan Jia's photo today.

You.

You.

Make up a story or whatsoever.

As long as it's a Huo Yuan Jia-related news.

Or our office will have to close down.

Okay?

Okay.

My daughter-in-law, where's Dong Jue?

He's still in bed.

We've adapted to the local customs.

Mother.

Xiao Lian's making...

Shanghai style porridge now.

I learnt from Madam Zhang who was a part-time servant here.

It doesn't taste good.

Granny, please make do with it.

Not bad.

The aroma of the rice mixes with the fragrance of the dishes.

It's nice.

Xiao Lian, Old Madam has just praised you.

How lucky Xu Da You is.

Exactly.

Xiao Lian,

you have been engaged with Da You for a few years, haven't you?

Mother, why not marry the both of them...

after your birthday celebration?

Good idea.

It was all my fault.

I talked bad about them.

Or they would have married in Tianjin already.

It's not your problem.

Da You said that...

we have to wait.

We'll wait until after Brother Zhen Sheng has a wife.

Yeah, although they...

have been engaged for years,

they are still young.

But Liu Zhen Sheng is different.

He's only a year younger than me.

Yet, he's been single most of his life.

The daughter of Tailor Zhang in Ping'an Village.

She's a good catch.

Fair and plump...

and capable.

I can matchmake for Zhen Sheng.

Then you'll have to walk up and down the street.

That's a lot of work.

It is, Mother.

I have always kept Zhen Sheng's marriage on my mind.

He's not a Huo,

but after all these years,

we've lived like a family.

Now that's pleasant to my ear.

Zhen Sheng is loyal to us.

He's always been a family.

I'll thank you on his behalf then, Sister.

No need.

Thank me when I get it done.

Okay.

Getting a good wife for Zhen Sheng...

matters a lot in our family.

If Sister succeeds,

I'll drink to you...

during the wedding.

It's decided then.

Count on me.

Xiao Lian, ask Zhen Sheng and Da You to come and eat with us.

Sure.

Step aside!

-Move. -Did you see that?

-Stop eating. -Hurry up.

Stop eating.

It's worth our wait. Here comes our news. Hurry.

-Move away. -Step aside.

Move!

Move!

Hurry up.

-That's a lot of soldiers. -What happened?

This is bad!

Soldiers are here to capture Young Master Huo.

What?

Brother Zhen Sheng and Da You are arguing with them.

Why did they want him?

They said...

They said that he killed someone.

-I killed someone? -Not directly,

but you poisoned him to death.

Ridiculous.

There are two things that I hate most in my life.

First, using hidden weapon.

Second, using poison.

Mother, they must be mistaken.

I'll take a look.

My master poisoned someone to death?

That's impossible.

Please check the details again.

Who are you?

Be gone.

Call Huo Yuan Jia out!

-Master. -Master.

What's going on?

So, you're Huo Yuan Jia?

Yes, I am.

Did you go to Zhujia Alley two days ago?

I did.

Did you see Sun Wu Ji?

I did.

You fought him for two consecutive days,

-is that true? -Yes, it is.

Who won?

Mr. Sun was better.

I was defeated.

Yeah, so you poisoned him.

You've poisoned Sun Wu Ji to death.

His disciple reported you to Songjiang court. Come with us...

-and face the music! -What?

Mr. Sun is...

Don't give me that.

-Cuff him. -Yes, sir.

Hang on.

Guys,

I used to work for the government.

I know the rules of an arrest.

You need evidence to arrest him.

I went to Zhujia Alley with my master.

It's true that they fought,

but there's nothing such as poisoning.

Whether Sun Wu Ji is dead or alive,

how can you prove my master poisoned him?

Baseless arrest is against the law.

Where did you work before?

The capital. What of it?

We're the police of Songjiang Office.

Songjiang Office has its own rules.

-Cuff him. -Yes, sir.

Don't you dare!

What now? Attack!

Zhen Sheng, Da You.

Mr. Sun had old injury,

but his body was very healthy.

Furthermore, he travelled often,

and was a skilled fighter.

He wouldn't get poisoned easily.

There must be a misunderstanding.

I'll follow them to Songjiang Office.

I'll be back after I make things clear.

My friend,

I will go with you.

Cuff him.

-Don't you dare! -Da You.

They are doing their jobs.

Getting cuffed isn't a big deal.

Come on.