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[Episode 41]

No.

Master instructed me to do this.

I have to make sure He Ma Li is safe.

Mister, one serving to go.

Sure, right away.

Extra vinegar, by the way.

My friend is drunk.

He needs the soup to sober up.

No problem.

[Vermicelli with duck blood]

Please make way.

[Li Feng Warehouse]

Let go of me!

Let go!

Help!

Help!

Let me go!

What do you want?

Let go!

Let go!

Let go!

[Authorised Personnel Only]

Let go! What do you want?

What do you think we want?

I'm bankrupt because of your article!

You turned the boxing ring into a gambling den...

and put my people's lives at stake. You deserved it!

Watch your mouth!

Boss, let me kill her.

Wait!

It has been hard enough for us to get her.

I don't want to waste all this.

Chinese women are really my favourite.

I'm going to take my time to introduce you to western culture.

Come on!

Let go of me!

Let go.

Liu Zhen Sheng.

Don't shoot.

Trying to escape? Let me kill them.

Brother Zhen Sheng, Master said to not to kill or cause trouble.

-These are bad guys. -It doesn't matter.

Chen Zhen is right.

If you fire at them, the police will come.

So what?

Let the police come.

These scumbags abducted a lady. They broke the law.

This is the concession area.

The police won't do us any good.

How are you? Are you injured?

I'm fine.

This is not your business. Why are you here?

I'm here to protect He Ma Li.

She doesn't need your protection.

Listen, she's mine.

You want to take her away, too?

Well, you can't.

Because we slept in the same bed last night.

Liu Zhen Sheng, what are you talking about?

What?

I'm just telling the truth.

Who sent you here?

Brother Zhen Sheng, Master sent me to protect her.

It was supposed to be your job.

But you stayed out all night.

I couldn't find you.

So,

you spent your first night together yesterday?

Ms. He.

I mean, Mrs. Liu.

Brother Zhen Sheng, I'll tell Master the good news right away.

What's wrong with him? What's the good news?

You know what you said.

I'll take the responsibility.

You have to marry me now.

I was terrified just now.

Those westerners were menacing.

I was thinking...

I'd rather die if they had their way with me.

I wish I had...

given myself to you completely when you were drunk last night.

We... didn't do it?

So...

Liu Zhen Sheng, are you trying to wash your hands of me?

No, no.

He Ma Li, what happened last night?

How did I end up at your house?

You were drunk.

And you wouldn't go back to Elite Martial Arts no matter what.

Of course I had to take you home.

I couldn't just leave you on the street.

So this is how I ended up there.

Then...

why did you take off my clothes?

Don't remind me

You puked all over your clothes on the way home.

How could I sleep with the stench if I don't wash it for you?

Well, you're right.

Where did you sleep?

-I didn't. -You stayed up all night?

You were snoring loudly. How could I sleep?

I had to stay up and watch you sleep.

By the way,

do you snore even when you aren't drunk?

If you snore just as loudly,

I should rethink if I want to marry you.

Yes, of course.

You must marry me.

You are nice to me,

and you are pretty.

Why wouldn't I marry you?

Chen Zhen will surely spread the news,

and everyone will know about it.

You must marry me now.

I have no idea whether I snore or not.

But if I do, I'll stay up all night...

and watch you sleep.

Ma Li,

let's go and see my master.

Good.

Zhen Sheng,

your marriage with Ms. He Ma Li...

is great news to Elite Martial Arts.

Mrs. Huo, you're their master's wife.

By right, you should make the arrangement.

Sure.

Ms. He is a chief editor of a news agency.

She's a modern woman.

I don't think we need to follow...

the old and complicated way.

We can just choose an auspicious day and have the wedding.

I don't think that's necessary.

Today is just fine.

What did you say?

I said,

today is fine.

Today?

Brother Zhen Sheng can't wait.

They have spent their first night together.

Chen Zhen, don't spout lies.

-Zhen Sheng... -Mr. Nong, I was drunk.

My wife said nothing happened.

It's not what you think.

Master Huo, Mrs. Huo,

Mr. Nong, Master Jin.

Zhen Sheng said to do it today.

I agree.

There's no time like the present.

Moreover, choosing an auspicious day...

is also customary.

You're a modern woman, Ms. He.

You put love above all else...

and do things the new way. How admirable.

But we don't have enough time to prepare for a wedding today.

Zhen Sheng has served Yuan Jia for years,

and is the eldest disciple...

as well as his right-hand man.

The wedding won't be perfect if we do it hastily.

And if I neglect anything,

as his master's wife,

I'll be blamed for the rest of my life.

Please give me a few more days.

Madam,

a wedding is about having fun together.

Haishang Newspaper made Elite Martial Arts well-known in Shanghai.

Though that article has brought me trouble,

it has also brought me...

and the man of my dreams together.

That's all that matters.

Today is perfect.

Sister, why are you crying?

I'm happy for Brother Zhen Sheng.

There isn't a lady in the world...

that wouldn't admire Ms. He's way of thinking.

Brother Zhen Sheng, how lucky you are.

Okay. Let's do it today.

Let's do it the new way.

It fits in with our new motto. Out with the old, in with the new.

Yun Ying, keep everything simple.

No way, Yuan Jia.

No matter how simple the wedding is,

they still need wedding clothes.

We don't have that.

Madam.

I...

I do.

Xiao Lian and I have had our wedding clothes made...

many years ago.

We can lend it to them first.

Are you serious?

Did you ask Xiao Lian's opinion?

I...

Xiao Lian,

don't be silly.

We can't get married until Brother Zhen Sheng gets a wife.

Let them wear the clothes first.

We're doing ourselves a favour.

Da You, don't tease her.

You're right.

I'm a late bloomer.

I've delayed your marriage.

Da You, how about we get married on the same day?

Yes, of course!

But, then again, you have no wedding clothes.

It's okay.

We have agreed on our way here...

that I will marry her in this outfit.

She washed it with her own hands last night.

I feel comfortable...

wearing it.

Okay.

Very well.

Only an open-minded master...

can produce such enlightened students.

Elite Martial Arts has a bright future, no doubt.

Zhen Sheng, Da You,

this will be the best double marriage yet.

Yuan Jia, Mrs. Huo,

it's settled, then.

Okay.

I have some red silk fabric...

that I plan to use for Mother's birthday.

But I can make a red flower for the newly weds with it.

Brilliant!

We need more food. I'll go get groceries.

A wedding banquet is a must.

Don't worry, Mrs. Huo.

Since I can't be of any help,

I'll throw a banquet with 10 tables.

I'll go to Lao Zheng Xing now...

and ask them to send us the dishes as well as wine.

Okay.

What are you trying to find out?

Listen.

Elite Martial Arts is hosting a wedding today.

A great celebration.

Clean up every corner...

and get ready to attend the banquet!

-Nice! -Nice!

[Vigour and Valour]

[Strictness]

Thank you, Madam.

No need to thank me. We're family.

I was worried if this wedding is too modest for you.

Not at all.

I feel very warm in my heart.

Zhen Sheng,

take good care of Ms. He.

Don't worry, Master.

I will treat her the same way you treat your wife.

Great!

Master, the wedding room is ready.

I made a huge red flower with the leftover fabric.

We can hang this outside...

and make Elite Martial Arts look more joyous.

Good idea.

Hang it on the plaque.

Sure.

Who will do it?

-Sister, we'll do it. -Sister, we'll do it.

Here you go.

Is this all right?

Move it this way.

To the left?

Yes, to the left.

Move it there. There.

Who did that?

Guys! Guys!

-What is it? -What's wrong?

We have troublemakers.

-Grab your weapons! -Hurry.

Grab your weapons.

Let's go.

Master, that's them.

They cut off the ladder out of the blue.

They're up to no good.

May I help you, misters?

We're here to beat the hell out of you Chinese people.

We welcome guests with hospitality.

As for you troublemakers, provoke us at your own risk.

He can understand us.

We're here to challenge you.

Huo Yuan Jia, Liu Zhen Sheng, Chen Zhen.

Come out and fight.

Elite Martial Arts doesn't take challenges.

Send them off.

Bring me my sword.

Zhen Sheng.

Master, they mentioned my name.

So, you understand Chinese.

Greetings.

You're Huo Yuan Jia?

I will take you on.

Did I offend the three of you?

Why do you want to fight?

The newspaper says that you're good.

But no one can be better than the Japanese samurai.

That's why we must fight.

Mr. Nong has made it clear...

that we don't take challenges.

Isn't this a martial arts school?

This is a place to train and strengthen the body.

So a martial arts school.

So, you must accept our challenge.

This is the rule.

I have no interest in where the rule comes from.

But this is China.

In the land of Chinese people,

there is no such rule.

When there is a samurai,

he gets to set the rules.

If you won't accept our challenge,

take your men and get out of here...

as dictated by the rules.

This is quite a nice place.

We will have a good time drinking and having fun here.

By the way,

you must also remove your plaque...

and bring it to me,

so I can break it in two.

That's also the rule.

Misters, we're hosting a wedding today.

If you're up for it,

you may stay and have fun with us.

As for the fight,

we'll talk about it later, okay?

No!

Accept our challenge...

or pay the price of a loser.

This is the rule!

The rule.

The rule!

Yuan Jia, come.

The Japanese are really rude.

These are Ronins.

What is a Ronin?

A wandering rogue.

Zhen Sheng, Da You,

you're the bridegrooms. Don't fight.

Chen Zhen.

Your name was called.

I'm Chen Zhen of Elite Martial Arts.

Who's first?

Yuan Jia, we've been insulted.

We can't take it sitting down.

Makes sense.

Sha Yan.

Go to the back. Don't let my mother know about this.

Yes, Master.

Nice!

-Nice! -Nice!

Mr. Nong says you're getting married today.

You can't fight.

-Nice! -Nice!

They are definitely rogues.

They have no skills at all.

Chen Zhen.

A light contact will do. Don't hurt them.

Attacking in numbers, ambushing the opponent.

Are these your rules, too?

You're messing with the wrong people.

Leave now...

while you still can.

Get me my mace.

It's time to whack some dogs.

None of them shall escape.

Master Jin.

Forgiveness is our virtue.

Moreover, today is a happy day for Elite Martial Arts.

Let them off.

Hopefully they've learned their lesson.

Get lost!

Let's go.

-Get lost! -Get lost!

-Get lost! -Get lost!

Nice!

-Nice! -Nice!

-Nice!

Grandma,

please accept a kowtow from my wife and me.

Okay.

Good.

Master,

I'm finally getting married today.

Thank you.

Please accept a kowtow from my wife and me.

Come on.

You may bow to each other.

Grandma, please accept a kowtow from Xiao Lian and me.

Master, Madam,

Xiao Lian and I finally...

Thank you, Master.

-Great! -Nice!

Nice!

Young couple, you may bow to each other, too.

Good!

[Vigour and Valour]

Why are you still up in the middle of the night?

Master.

You're up, too?

At the wedding,

I drank quite a lot.

I went to bed early and had a nice sleep.

That's why I woke up early.

Master, isn't this too early?

Chen Zhen, you weren't focusing on your training just now,

like you're regretting something. Why is that?

Master, you're brilliant.

I feel so inadequate.

I couldn't even beat those Japanese rogues.

If you hadn't stepped in,

I'd have been a goner.

I made the same mistake last time in the concession area.

I'm so useless.

Beating an opponent is easy.

Winning their respect is hard.

Practising martial arts isn't only about the moves.

More importantly, it's about the cultivation of your mind.

Before you gain mastery over your opponent,

even the smallest lapse...

could bring about your defeat.

Martial arts was born in the battlefield.

The slightest mistake will cost you your life.

Keep this in mind.

Yes, Master.

Who are we going to fight next?

What do you mean?

Your thirst for fighting has not diminished one bit.

You should leave Elite Martial Arts...

and go your own way.

Wait, Master. I've put my foot in my mouth.

I'll change. I'll focus on training...

and forget about fighting with others.

When we were rescuing He Ma Li at the warehouse,

Brother Zhen Sheng went off the rails and wanted to shoot the westerners.

Fortunately, I stopped him.

Or they would be dead by now.

It's true, Master.

Master!

[Abe Dojo]

What happened?

Mr. Abe, we told him your name,

but Huo Yuan Jia didn't care,

saying that he alone can wreck the entire Abe Dojo.

Please avenge us, Mr. Abe.

Bring Elite Martial Arts to its knees...

and restore honour to Japanese samurai.

Don't call yourself a samurai.

You got drunk and made a ruckus at Elite Martial Arts.

Bear the consequences yourselves.

You guys have nothing to do with Abe Dojo anymore.

Stop coming here.

Looks like we got bullied for nothing.

No.

Master Abe will teach Huo Yuan Jia a lesson.

How do you know that?

I know.

Did Mr. Fujiwara tell you something...

when I was in the bathroom?

Yeah.

Look at this.

And this.

Tell me now.

What's Mr. Fujiwara's plan?

[Uphold Justice]

-How is he? -Dead.

-How can it be? -We have a witness.

She said the Japanese killed him and declared their names.

Where's the witness?

She's Madam He, our neighbour.

She is too scared to come over.

Master Jin is staying with her.

Those despicable Japanese.

They pointed knives at the old lady.

She's terrified.

Madam,

did you see the murderers?

Yes, I did.

They said...

[Keep quiet!]

[We're from Abe Dojo of Hongkou.]

[Our enemy is Elite Martial Arts.]

[We won't kill the innocent.]

[Let's go.]

Master, look.

The murderer left this behind.

It says "Abe Dojo".

[Abe Dojo]

This is a very famous dojo.

The owner, Kumazo Abe is a notable martial artist.

I've heard about him when I was studying in Japan.

Let's avenge our brother.

Otherwise, no one would dare to join Elite Martial Arts anymore.

Master, Chen Zhen is right this time.

The Japanese are already at our doorstep.

Not fighting back...

is not only a disgrace to Elite Martial Arts,

but a disgrace to Chinese martial arts.

The Japanese didn't come for a challenge.

They came for blood.

There's law in this country.

We can't simply take our revenge.

Zhen Sheng, contact the family of the deceased.

Have them report this incident to the court with us.

[Shanghai County]

Mr. Nong, how did it go?

The court won't accept the case.

What? Someone's been killed. Why won't they accept it?

Let's talk at home.

That government dog gave us the stink eye...

and told us not to cause trouble.

When did we ever cause trouble?

When your victory over Mariron made the headlines,

it made him look bad in front of his western superiors.

He said...

if we didn't take the westerners to court last time,

why should the Japanese be any different?

Are we trying to ruin Abe Dojo out of jealousy?

Ridiculous.

Huo Yuan Jia,

you can't count on the government.

The officials fear the westerners.

They don't care about the people.

Master, what should we do?

Jin Sun, please write a letter on my behalf.

Ask Kumazo Abe to hand over the culprits.

-I'll send the letter. -No, I'll go by myself.

Don't follow me.

[From Huo Yuan Jia of Elite Martial Arts]

Who wrote to me?

Huo Yuan Jia.

Did he come?

Yes.

How many men did he bring?

He came alone.

He came alone?

He's being arrogant because he's skilled in fighting.

This is outrageous.

Tell him...

that I'm not feeling well.

I'm not receiving visitors.

[Abe Dojo]

The murderer is not here.

Please leave.

I wish to see Master Abe.

Master Abe said...

that if you, Huo Yuan Jia, want to see him,

you should challenge him...

and meet him at the duel arena.

Huo Yuan Jia said that he'll resort to violence since courtesy didn't work.

What does that mean?

He said that if you want to see him again,

challenge him...

and meet him at the duel arena.

What?

[Elite Martial Arts]

[Martial Arts]

Close Elite Martial Arts.

We won't be accepting new disciples for now.

And remind all disciples...

to train and study indoors, and to avoid going out.

Jin Sun.

Zhen Sheng.

Come with me to pay respect to the deceased...

and apologise to his parents.

But Master...

Zhen Sheng, you're the eldest disciple.

Set an example for your juniors.

But I...

See to the funeral. Money's in the accounting room.

[Empowerment through Martial Arts]

I don't get it.

This is our land.

How can a foreigners' martial arts school be so arrogant?

They think this is their territory.

What? Their territory?

You didn't pay attention in Mr. Nong's class, did you?

60 odd years ago,

following our defeat in the Opium Wars,

the imperial government signed a treaty to establish the Five Treaty Ports.

Since then,

the concession area has belong to the westerners.

After the Sino-Japanese War,

there are more and more Japanese in Hongkou.

Although it's not a concession area,

it has become their territory.

I don't care.

I'm going to challenge them...

and ferret out the murderers.

But Master forbids it.

Master has a family.

And Madam is expecting.

Master can't afford to take risks.

But I'm all alone.

I may not be a match for Abe,

but I can avenge my junior by killing a Japanese.

If I kill two, that's more than enough for me.

Are you serious about it?

I must go!

I remember what Mr. Nong taught us.

If all the Chinese people had the guts...

to step up and revolt,

we wouldn't have lost the Opium War...

or the Sino-Japanese War.

You've learned nothing the class.

It's not that simple.

I don't care.

If I don't have my revenge,

all my training would be for naught.

Chen Zhen.

Don't stop me. You can clean up my dead body.

I'm not trying to stop you.

I'm coming with you.

[Abe Dojo]

What are you three doing here?

We'll tear Abe Dojo down and have our revenge!

Good.

See Jin Yan?

I'm not the only one who's angry.

Chen Zhen, what now?

We've been calling all day but no one answered.

Who's there?

Chen Zhen of Elite Martial Arts.

What are you doing here?

Tell Abe to hand over the murderer.

Or we'll tear down your dojo.