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[Episode 44]

Good!

Good!

Can you see them?

I can see them.

My father is fighting the Japanese.

Who's taking the lead?

I can't see clearly.

Good! Good! Good!

Good! Good! Good!

Good! Good! Good!

That was a memorable fight.

[Why do I feel that the Japanese are unreliable?]

[This Chen Zhen is formidable.]

[Fujiwara knows Chen Zhen's tactics.]

[The Japanese will win this round.]

[What about the next round?]

[Will Abe will win Huo Yuan Jia?]

[I'll see to it.]

[We have to win.]

[Just wait and see.]

First round, a tie!

Break five!

It's a tie.

Put me down, Mother. Take some rest.

All right.

You're so obedient.

It's all my fault.

We came too late and couldn't get in.

Master.

That's not right, didn't you win that round?

You won at least two moves.

We have to obey the rules.

Listen to the referees.

Time's up!

I'd like to invite the two contestants to return to the ring for a sword fight.

You'll win, Master!

You'll win, Master!

Good luck!

Master!

Good luck!

You'll win, Master!

Mother.

I'll carry you.

Come.

Here.

Good! Good!

Good!

Good! Good!

Father got injured!

Is it bad?

I don't know.

[Abe Dojo]

Second round.

Kumazou Abe wins.

We use the same wooden sword.

Master Abe is better than me indeed.

Kind words, Master Huo.

We'll meet in the third round.

Master! Master!

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Da You! Change Master's clothes.

Thank you.

The opponent didn't actually win the previous two rounds.

According to the rules,

the results do not count.

We'll have to depend on the third round.

We still have a chance.

Blame my carelessness.

Master had to fight for me.

You'll win, Master!

You'll win, Master!

The Jing Wu Martial Arts School will win!

Master Huo!

Mr Nong.

Please spare me some time with Master Huo.

Sure.

-Please. -Thank you.

Master Huo.

Jing Wu Martial Arts School competed well.

But we're still losing.

Is Mr Rong not worried about losing the bet?

Money is not important.

Why should I be worried?

Master Huo.

Fight casually in the last round.

Even if you lose,

the people of Shanghai will not bear grudges with you.

Those Japanese are arrogant and untamed.

They don't show regards to us.

Now that we're evenly matched,

it's visible that Chinese martial arts has its potential.

Besides.

I want to make a prudent promise with you.

No matter if you win or lose,

I'll donate 5000 taels of silver to Jing Wu Martial Arts School.

I'll make your wish come true.

This...

I did nothing to deserve the favour.

You groomed so many talents for our great nation.

You deserve all the credit.

That's decided then.

Uncle Zuo!

Send the money to them afterward!

Yes, Sir.

Master Huo.

I was greatly touched by your words at Jing Wu Martial Arts School that day.

On the ring today,

the school has indeed earned our people's glory.

I'm impressed!

I've spent my whole life hearing others talk about ways to save our country.

But I've pondered myself.

What you did is most realistic.

I'm totally impressed by that.

I'll definitely join forces with you if I'm 20 years younger.

Back to the story.

The 5000 taels of silver belongs to me.

So don't you worry.

It's not related to the results of the bet.

With this money,

youngsters who want to learn from you won't have to pay fees anymore.

Then you won't be bad-mouthed by others.

Mr Rong...

Master Huo.

Never mind such trifles.

Don't alert others about it.

No way.

With your generous sponsorship,

you are the school's director now.

No, no, no!

I've done plenty of good deeds from Shanghai to entire Jiangnan.

But I also earned bad names while roaming the world.

Don't tarnish the school's name because of me.

We should stop and talk no more about this.

It's good enough for us.

I shall take my leave then.

Please wait, Mr Rong.

With such great acknowledgment from you,

I'm greatly humbled.

What kind of man will I be if I don't express my gratitude?

Why not I give you a toast?

In replacement for wine, please drink this cup of tea as my gratitude.

I'll drink it.

Time's up!

May the two contestants return to the ring!

This round we compete with long weapons!

Please wait for a while, Mr Rong.

I'll be back soon.

Please.

Can you see them?

Yes, I can.

Please sign the death contract.

[Death Contract]

[Kumazou Abe]

[Huo Yuan Jia]

The death contract has been signed.

Anything happens within the ring does not concern the opponent.

[Abe Dojo must win.]

[As we represent the Empire of Japan.]

[Of course.]

[I don't need your flattery.]

[I need your means.]

[Master Abe must win.]

[Seems like Mr Fujiwara...]

[accepts any kind of means.]

[Of course.]

[You, Mr Ying,]

[has a loud reputation in your martial arts realm.]

[I know a little about what you did.]

Thank you.

Good!

Good! Good!

-Mr Rong! -Mr Rong!

What's the matter with you, Mr Rong?

It's Mr Rong! Mr Rong! Mr Rong!

How can this be?

Mr Rong!

What happened?

Mr Rong!

Mr Rong!

The tea...

The tea is poisoned...

Stop there, Ying Jiu!

Mr Rong!

Mr Rong is poisoned!

He drank Huo Yuan Jia's tea!

Someone wants to poison my master!

What's the matter?

What happened, Dong Jue?

How's your father?

Someone was poisoned, but it's not Father.

Master Abe!

Kill Huo Yuan Jia!

Don't get distracted, Master!

This must the conspiracy of the Japanese!

-Carry Mr Rong inside! Hurry! -Yes, Sir.

The Japanese used poison!

Master Huo!

Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him!

Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!

Master!

Kill him!

Kill him!

[Well said! Well said!]

[Referees]

The last round decides our winner today.

But there's no obvious defeat.

After a discussion between the three referees,

this round is a tie.

Objection!

Objection!

Objection! Objection! Objection!

Objection!

Objection! Objection! Objection!

Objection! Objection! Objection!

The death contract has been signed.

We must fight with all our might!

Why did you do this?

The Chinese practise martial arts for one purpose.

We exchange skills with our opponent, but we'll stop when it's enough.

The referees are not fair!

Huo Yuan Jia has won this martial arts challenge!

I, Kumazou Abe, admit defeat.

Good!

Good! Good!

We won!

Jing Wu Martial Arts School won!

Jing Wu Martial Arts School won!

The Chinese won!

The school won!

The Chinese won!

Jing Wu Martial Arts School won!

Good! Good! Good!

Huo Yuan Jia!

Huo Yuan Jia!

Huo Yuan Jia!

Good!

Good!

Good!

Huo Yuan Jia! Huo Yuan Jia!

Huo Yuan Jia! Huo Yuan Jia!

Huo Yuan Jia! Huo Yuan Jia!

Huo Yuan Jia!

The Japanese lost! My father won!

Good! Good!

Huo Yuan Jia! Huo Yuan Jia!

Mother!

Are you all right, Mother?

I'm fine.

As long as your father is safe.

Let's go home.

Dong Jue.

You must remember.

Never tell your father that we came.

All right?

Let's go.

Over there!

That Mr Rong.

Why did he drink Huo Yuan Jia's tea?

Fourth Brother.

Shouldn't we let Huo Yuan Jia die?

[Abe Dojo]

What's with the poison?

To Abe Dojo,

poison is not important.

Victory matters more.

When Huo Yuan Jia got distracted,

Why didn't you cut him into pieces?

In the Jiawu Year,

if we didn't attack the Beiyang Fleet when North Korea faced its crisis,

will we earn our ultimate triumph?

In Gengzi Year,

if we didn't join the alliance during the Boxers' internal conflict,

will we earn such great benefits?

If we didn't bribe the referees and had they decided that you'd lose,

we'll embarrass the Empire of Japan.

At least you merely conceded defeat this time.

You can keep some dignity of the empire and your own.

Master Abe.

Congratulations.

Hear ye! Hear ye!

Huo Yuan Jia walks high in Shanghai!

Old Abe committed hara-kiri!

- Hear ye! Hear ye! - Hear ye! Hear ye!

Shanghai tycoon drank poisoned tea by mistake!

Japanese skilled warrior committed hara-kiri!

Newspaper for sale!

Jing Wu Martial Arts School won the fight!

Huo Yuan Jia walks high in Shanghai!

-Newspaper! -Newspaper!

Jing Wu Martial Arts School won the fight!

If Mr Rong didn't drink the tea,

Huo Yuan Jia would be dead now.

Huo Yuan Jia is lucky indeed!

Mr Rong is such a tycoon.

He died for Huo Yuan Jia!

Newspaper for sale!

Did you hear?

A lot of Chinese won big money from betting on Huo Yuan Jia!

That's happy news! He fought for us!

The Westerners who opened the bet lost badly.

Why didn't he commit hara-kiri?

Master!

You're back.

These few days,

I've searched all across Shanghai but I couldn't find Ying Jiu.

I heard.

Master.

I lost the fight because I saw Ying Jiu on the ring and got distracted.

I brought shame to the school.

I'll definitely pay attention next time on the ring.

I hope we don't have to go up the ring anymore.

Chen Zhen!

You're finally back!

You left for seven days!

Why didn't you contact us?

Do you know?

Master has been waiting for you every night for all seven days!

Sha Yan.

I have too much to think about.

So I was sitting here to think.

I'm not actually waiting for Chen Zhen.

Master.

You're worried that he'll cause trouble.

Everyone in the school knows about it.

All right.

Stop blaming him now that he's back.

Chen Zhen.

From tomorrow onwards,

you'll practise and study as usual.

Forget about Ying Jiu for now.

Justice has eyes.

This sinful scoundrel will not have a good ending.

Thank you for the guidance, Master.

I'll remember that.

Have you found Ying Jiu?

Have you found Ying Jiu?

Useless!

Useless!

I've lost so much gold!

I have to win them back!

Win them back...

Send a telegram to Europe!

We'll invite Alex the Boxing Emperor to Shanghai earlier!

The tour of conquering the world starts here.

Huo Yuan Jia.

Let me think of a nice headline to infuriate you.

Here.

Why are you all crowding here?

Mr Nong.

Master and the seniors are discussing about fighting the Westerners.

What?

Have you read the newspaper?

I heard the news and rushed back from the port immediately.

There is always a solution to a problem.

If Master doesn't fear the Japanese, he won't fear the Western Boxing Emperor.

But this Alex is a tough nut to crack.

If not, he won't have such a title.

He's the legendary emperor of boxers, do you understand?

Even if he's an emperor, he can't be so arrogant!

[Punch Jing Wu's Huo Yuan Jia, Kick All Sick Men of Asia!]

Punch Jing Wu's Huo Yuan Jia,

kick all sick men of Asia!

He's looking for his death!

That's right.

Some malicious press are planning to make stories out of it.

This letter of challenge does anger me up.

What do you think, Yuan Jia?

The martial world was elated for my victory with the Japanese.

Sun Lu Tang from the North Taiji.

Huang Fei Hong from the South Hung Fist.

All masters and leaders wrote letters to congratulate me.

People from the martial world worship the school and me as deities.

Though I don't care for fame and fortune,

but it's my pleasure to bring honour to our country.

Today,

since the Western boxing champion named me for a challenge,

why should I reject him?

Yes!

That's it!

Good!

Good!

Good!

Good! Good!

Good! Good!

So all of you are waiting for this!

It's okay to accept the challenge.

But Western boxing is relatively distant from Chinese martial arts.

Luckily I have half a month to prepare.

I want to know more about Western boxing,

May everyone show prowess and help me out.

I can help!

Huo Yuan Jia accepts the Western duel,

Jing Wu Martial Arts School swear to fight for glory!

How does this title sound?

This will be tomorrow's headline for Haishang Newspaper!

Nice!

Good! Good! Good!

Good! Good! Good!

Hold up, Ma Li.

Master, Grandmother doesn't know about it yet.

Will she stop you if she knows?

[I won in today's challenge.]

[So I came to inform you, Mother.]

[Well done!]

[I heard about it.]

[You crushed the Japanese's arrogance and brought pride to the Chinese.]

[That's a great deed!]

[Mother.]

[I'm not injured.]

[Why are you crying?]

[I thought about it when I allowed you to compete that day.]

[There will be no end to this fight once you start it.]

[How can it be?]

[Didn't I promise you earlier?]

[If the Japanese didn't show such arrogance,]

[I won't accept the challenge.]

[If you're not assured,]

[I'll post a notice in the newspaper and tell everyone I won't fight anymore.]

[It's no use.]

[You've defeated the Japanese this time.]

[What if the Westerners come next time?]

[Would they care about the notice?]

[Then...]

[I forbid you to compete before this...]

[because I'm worried that you'll make too many enemies.]

[But it's different if you're fighting the Westerners.]

[You're the leader of Shanghai martial arts masters.]

[You must do what is right when the time is right.]

[This is how Master Huo should be.]

[Mother.]

[Let's make a promise.]

[I hope you'll never challenge others to a fight forever in your life.]

[But to fight for honour of our country with the Westerners,]

[you don't have to ask for my permission.]

[I agree to it.]

You accepted the challenge?

Yes, I did.

Your disciples must be very happy.

Yes, they are.

Zhen Sheng and the others didn't know that you've given me your permission.

They didn't expect I'll accept the challenge so fast.

They're really happy.

Chen Zhen and Sha Yan jumped at my decision.

Just as I expected.

Mother.

Though you can't see,

but you began to understand with your heart.

I'm sorry to make you worry after this.

I'm worried but also happy for you.

Just from fighting Abe Dojo,

you've accomplished a lot than others in your entire life.

If you defeat the Westerners too,

you'll become the modern Yue Peng Ju!

Mother...

This is Huo Yuan Jia's dream life.

Mother.

Your last sentence...

doesn't sound like what you would say.

I didn't say it.

Your wife did.

That day when you fight the Japanese,

she secretly brought Dong Jue there with her big tummy.

She came back and told me that.

Educated women are indeed knowledgable.

Girls from the Huo family must go to school in the future.

Yes, Mother.

Your wife is giving birth soon.

You should accompany her more.

It's getting late.

Why aren't you in bed?

Take a seat.

I want to speak to you.

Is she all right?

Who?

My daughter.

She's fine.

I think I didn't scare you that day.

But from what Mother had told me just now, you frightened me.

Dong Jue is so insensible!

He must've...

No.

I wanted to have a look.

Didn't you promise me you won't go?

Being able to see you shine in the ring by myself,

my life has no regrets now after marrying you.

You...

Mr Rong's sponsorship of 5000 taels of silver can ease the school's worry.

But I'm very sorry to Mr Rong

I should've drank that cup of tea.

I'll catch that evil Ying Jiu!

He'll pay with his life!

It'll be an injustice if he didn't.

My husband is born a kind man.

He has awe-inspiring righteousness.

Do you know?

Even I as a woman can be influenced by you.

We don't create trouble,

but we don't run from trouble too.

Ying Jiu is evil.

Punishing evil fits the rule of the martial world.

I support you.

You must do what it takes even if you'll be taken to court.

Thank you for your understanding.

It's my blessing to marry you as my wife.

It's my blessing to have Huo Yuan Jia as my husband.

I don't think other women are any luckier than me.

Why do you say so?

My husband...

is not just strong and healthy,

he is a true man.

Now that you defeated the Japanese,

you've shown loyalty and obedience.

Stop it.

If not, I'll be afraid.

Why?

I'm afraid I'll forget who I am.

What if I laugh in my dreams?

So you know how to make fun of yourself.

That's rare.

That's really rare.

Actually, I'm afraid of one thing.

What is that?

I'm afraid that time will pass quickly.

I'm afraid that I'll spend lesser time with you.

I heard that you fell down during the day at the match.

You're frail.

And you're pregnant too.

What if...

My wife.

You have to promise me.

No matter what happens, don't worry about me.

Care for your own health.

Take care of yourself.

I'm a mortal.

I don't want to live alone.

But I wish to stay with you till old.

Listen to what you said.

My heart...

is as true as the moon.

Promise me then.

When you're old,

pass the school to your disciples.

You'll bring me to the countryside.

We'll look for a place with a nice view.

We'll farm under the sun and read by the rain until the end of our lives.

Sure.

This is our promise as husband and wife.

Ah, homeward bound I go!

Why not go home, seeing that my field and the gardens are overgrown?

Sometimes we explore quiet, unknown ponds,

and sometimes we climb over steep, rugged mounds.

There the trees, happy of heart, grow marvelously green,

and spring water gushes forth with a gurgling sound.