My respects, General
It isn't a formal meeting
Please stand up and talk
Thank you, sir
Did the men from Xiongshan Shaolin come?
Yes
We're waiting for your order
Should they wait at the practicing hall...
or come to see you now?
I've arranged some gimmicks for them at the hall
Ask them to come here
Yes
Ask the 3 masters of North Shaolin to come
Yes
Captain Hua, how do you compare them
...to the 3 masters from South Shaolin here?
I don't know whose fighting skill is better
But it seems that they're more humble
South Shaolin
... is rather discontent
Since they've fought the battle for the state
The monks did exert their best
But royal court still worries about their martial power
It could be a threat to the nation
So the court banned civilians practicing martial art
Shaolin should have been no exception
The court didn't uphold it seriously
Shaolin was asked to select the best disciples
...to teach Manchu soldiers martial skills
But Shaolin just delivered randomly
...the secular disciples from Guangzhou
It's really ridiculous
So I requested the court to ask...
North Shaolin to select the disciples again
My move has a deeper meaning
The masters from North Shaolin are here
Please
Yes
They're the masters from Xiongshan Shaolin
This is our master
I'm Bao Shanxiong
Xu Fang
Yang Zhongfei
My respects, general
Thanks for coming here
Please have a seat
Thank you
You're selected by the Shaolin
You must be good at martial arts
I hope you will give our soldiers
...good lessons
We'll try our best
I hope you understand
Shaolin practising martial arts is actually an offence
But the court is generous
The Ming dynasty military department's ex-chief...
had an agreement with Qing on surrender
It stated that the women, the dead
and the monks won't be subjugated
Even though it's true for monks
...however you 3 aren't monks, right?
We used to have 3 masters here
They're from the south Shaolin
Soon we will go to the practise hall
...to meet them
Before that,
I need to ask a small favor
No problem
Please...
I've been admiring the skills of Shaolin
Can you show me your skills
...with these wooden men?
Bravo
The masters from South Shaolin
...must be waiting for us
Let's join them
They're from north Shaolin
They serve in the army as well
North & South Shaolin lead the martial art world
But which division is the best?
Today it'd be sort of an eye-opener
Would you have a duel?
All kinds of skills have the same origin
There's no better or worse
I think there is no need to fight
It's strange then
There're always the better and worse
Why is there no need to fight?
Is north Shaolin too weak to fight?
That's not what brother Xu meant
That really puts me in a tough spot
We need 3 chiefs and 3 assistants in the army
The winners will be the Chiefs
If you refuse to fight,
the rank cannot be decided
I don't know what other people do
When we're invited,
we're told that we'll be the Chiefs
Then it's better to have a duel
Right
Who'd come first?
Me
Wait
It doesn't really have to be a fatal fight
It can be done in a subtle way
Right
I'm Yang Zhongfei
I practise body lifting skills and 2 sectioned staff
Body lifting?
It's only useful when you've to run
Right. You chase after me
If you can catch up with me, I'll lose
Come on
You won't make it this way
Breathing is an important aspect of martial arts
In anger one loses the rhythm of breathing
You tend to lose in the beginning
Don't you know this theory?
The north Shaolin didn't obey the emperor's order
We need the best fighters
How could they send us some lousy ones?
This offence...
Be careful. I'm fighting back
Captain Hua
Yes
Prepare rooms for the masters from north Shaolin
Yes
You are...
Maybe we didn't learn well enough
There's nothing wrong with south Shaolin skills
We have to leave now
There'll be someone to replace us
If there're good fighters in south Shaolin,
they will take revenge for you
You are provoking
Right
Putian south Shaolin, Xiongshan north Shaolin
They're the big threats to the court
I just played a small trick
You...
Captain Hua
Send the bodies...
to their master Mai Qi tomorrow
You know what you should say
Saying that they agreed not to have a fatal fight
But the masters from north Shaolin
...fought seriously and hit them
Then they suffered internal injuries
No one noticed it
After a few hours,
...they died!
Dad...
Master
The masters died in the duel
The general felt very sorry
He'll come to offer his respects
I really don't know what to say!
Dad, don't worry
They'll not die for nothing
The south and north Shaolin are of one family
One family? Why were they killed then?
The general also thought that they're too ruthless
The general also said...
if you send other 3 masters and defeat them;
The Chief posts still belong to south Shaolin
No need
I wish the abbot of Putian Shaolin
hadn't ordered me;
The court particularly requested our students
...to teach the soldiers!
Otherwise I wouldn't have sent them out
Now since the matter has ended up like this...
we won't take the post anymore
But we must take revenge on them
Right. A revenge is a must
I should leave now
Thanks for coming here
Ah Feng, walk the captain out
Yes
Please
Goodbye
Dad, I'll take revenge for them
I'll go with him
Me too
We will go too
Dad, I'll go with brother too
Okay
I guess only Yuan, Di Li and Nu Qiang
...these three should suffice
It's about the reputation of the school
Take on them one to one
Dad, I...
Just in case your brothers, Nu Qiang and Di Li
...are no match for them;
What can you do?
It's decided. Prepare yourself now
Prepare the coffins
Yuan, Di and Nu...
invite them for a fight
The former 3 masters used to live here
If you don't like it,
...I'll find another place
The place is nice
...but it's a bit strange here!
We didn't hit them hard yesterday
Why then did they die suddenly?
Right. I feel strange too
There're always unexpected circumstances
A person could've unexpected good or bad fortune
Our lives are destined
Who can guarantee the life of a person?
Boxers don't have this kind of taboo
We will live here
Then I'm leaving now
Please tell me what you need
Brother Bao, I feel something wrong
It's indeed a coincidence!
What do you think?
Us Shaolin students truly dislike any Manchu task
But the court threatened the school
We're sent unwillingly
...to teach the Manchu soldiers
We did it for the safety of our school
We've no choice
Guess it'd be just the same for south Shaolin
Maybe there's a conspiracy
We've no way to find out now
Let's just stay on...
and try to find out the truth
Right
South and north Shaolin are one family
At tomorrow's funeral we'll offer our respects
Apart from this,
we actually could also try to find out...
why they died suddenly!
Yes. We'll go to pay respects to south Shaolin Master
...in order to avoid misunderstanding
I'll prepare the offering
Sorry
It's okay
You're the new masters
The general asked me to serve you
Are you outside all the time?
No, I just came in
Don't worry. He looks fierce
But he's a nice person
I'm Xiu Yin
Let me know what you want
Thanks
This is presumably Grand Master Mai!
Oh, I really don't deserve to be addressed so
or that you've come for the funeral
Perhaps my 3 students weren't good enough
Their death is well-deserved
I'll send other 3 students tomorrow
...to have a duel with you
Master, there is no inside information
If we fight again, it'll ruin our relationship
Whatever it is, we three...
don't wish to be the masters
No one wants to be the master of Manchu
We want to take revenge
Master Mai
Fine, it's enough
If you still stay here anymore,
I'm afraid my students will start the fight
I may not be able to stop them
Please leave first
See you tomorrow at the fight
But...
Okay
Tomorrow three of us
will meet you at the general's house
How is it? Should we start now?
Okay
Wait
We come for revenge, not for a duel
If you refuse to fight, I'll start it
Let's do it subtly
Whatever you like
Masters from south Shaolin lost last time
We have to find out who is the best this time
The general will be the judge today
You may start
Both Shaolins are from the same origin
Please control yourself
Okay
Who will fight with me?
Within ten moves,
one who steps backward will lose
Me first
This guy is no match for brother Bao
If he holds on, he'll be seriously hurt
Let's part them
Okay
What are you doing?
Trying to outnumber us?
Pal...
Don't you see your man can't hold any longer?
We're with good intention, don't mistake us for bad
Bullshit
Hold it!
You fight with me in a long gown;
Are you looking down on me?
Let me try your skills
Stop when we should stop
Chest bones all cracked. He'll be surely dead
Our hate is deepened
Master Mai, let's stop here
Brother Nu, excuse me
Looks like the north Shaolin...
is stronger than the south
I'm sorry
Get up
You tried your best
I won't blame you
It's Spinning Kicks
This is lron Palms
The one fought with me is called Yang Zhongfei
He uses a 2 sectioned staff
...and is good at body-lifting skills
He broke my elbow
...with his staff
This is Butterfly Stick
It's to be used alongside good body lifting skills
Spinning Kicks, lron Palms...
all of them are the invincible skills of Shaolin
Dad, we...
Listen carefully
From now on, I'll close our school
Everyone go home and see no guest
Whoever makes trouble outside...
will be expelled from the school
He'll no longer be taken as a Shaolin pupil
- Dad - Master...
Enough
If you consider me as your master,
...just do as what I said
Okay. You may leave
Nu Qiang
Dad, it's the blood letter of Nu
3 of them went, but only 1 survived
Dad, do you want to take revenge?
Yes, I definitely will
But we lost the battle twice
The skills you guys have now
...are no match for them
It's meaningless to risk lives now
It'll only weaken the reputation of south Shaolin
So I asked them to go home
...to avoid further trouble,
and bloodshed
Dad, are you...
Shaolin's martial art is excellent and complicated
The north & south both excel...
at different kinds of skills
I hurt myself in a training years ago
I couldn't gather my breath properly now
...nor can I condense my real strength
This is the reason I couldn't teach you the best
So your skill is only superficial
Lucky that there's a few south Shaolin Grand masters
They live as recluse to avoid the threat of Qing court
It may be assumed their skills would now be refined
What do you want me do?
I've thought about it
One who killed your brother is good at kicking
You must practise to attack his weakness
He's good at longer distance. You aim for shorter
You need to soften his strong kick
Among the skills of south Shaolin,
Yongchun principle uses softness to tackle strength
It's also good for a close-distance attack
There used to be a master named Liang
Nicknamed "the Gardener"
I want you to learn from him
Yes
I'll write a letter tomorrow
...and you'll go to see him
At the same time,
ask He Yingwu and Zhu Zhangcheng
...to come & meet me
Masters, you did a good job
Tea for you
Look at you...
What?
Why only him?
Forget it, brother Bao
You're dull
You're not brother Xu
What's the difference?
Okay
Why don't we get changed
...and take a walk
Have some wine
Fresh fruit
What?
You ate my fruit
Yes, I did
I didn't deny it
Don't take it for granted
Pay for it
Do I have to?
Then why they didn't pay?
The Manchu soldiers are unreasonable
I take it as feeding dogs
I know. You're scared of them
Hey, come here
Master Yang and master Bao
What's the matter?
Look, you're scared of them. They're scared of me
They don't have to pay
Of course I don't have to
So you're same kind of shit after all
Go
Yes, yes
I'm a good human not some commodity
Paying doesn't mean you're a good man
What? What are you saying?
It doesn't need that much
Here's the change
If I don't take the change
...and let you keep it;
Would that make me a good man?
No
Why?
You're the chief instructor of Manchu soldiers
You're the same kind of man
How can you be a good man?
I see
Didn't expect a little girl like you...
to have the dignity of Hans
Brother Bao
Tell them our background
They will know who we are
Tell them?
I hardly expect him to talk
I took him for a deaf & dumb
No, he's only...
You monopolized the talk
Tell them?
Take it easy
They thought we're not good men
I think these two girls aren't bad
Isn't it a tea house here?
Let's have some tea
...and talk about it
What's about our veggies & fruits then?
I've an idea
You go to have tea with my brother Bao
Let me mind your stall here
It's nice
Xio Lin, let's have some tea
Okay
Go on
Come on... buy some
It's fresh
Nice and delicious
What is it again?
Worrying
If I take your stuff away,
my brother is still inside
You may ask him to pay you back
I'm not worrying
I'm afraid you'd be bored; came to keep you company
Don't you think they teach our soldiers...
in quite a serious way?
It looks like that
They teach them seriously
Right
My plan goes well
Do you get it?
I got it
The hatred between south and north Shaolin deepens
The court will benefit from it
Right. A few students of south Shaolin died
Not to mention even Master Mai's son
Mai won't let it end like this
I'm looking forward to seeing the show
How clever of you, general!
Everything is under your control
- Pears... - Vegetables...
- Big and nice... - Come on
Very cheap
Excuse me
It's very sweet
Excuse me
Pears...
Excuse me
Pears...
Are you a fruit seller?
Yes. They're sweet
Want a try
You ain't a fruit vendor
Who says so?
Right. Sweet and nice
Don't you want your bag?
If I were to sell fruit the way you do...
I'll probably starve to death
Ying Wu
Master
Have you met with Feng?
Yes
So you know it
2nd brother told me already
When I see the coffins,
I can't help feeling...
Do you know why I'm asking you back?
Training and taking revenge
Right. No need to feel sad
Just remember to practice hard and take revenge
Yes
When did you last see Feng?
3 days ago
Well, then...
Not only he finds Zhu,
but also the Gardener
Excuse me, are you the Gardener?
Mr. Liang?
Go back...
Sir
It's my father's command...
that I meet you, grand master
What do you mean 'grand master'?
Don't you see I'm busy?
Yes, yes
Sir, I've a letter from my father
He requested me to hand it to you
Hurry back home
Indeed you are Master Liang
You're Mai's son?
Yes
Why didn't he teach you himself?
Why do you want to learn Yongchun from me?
My father has been keeping poorly for years
I didn't learn much from him
My personal enemy who killed my brother
...is very strong at kicking
My father said the Yongchun skill of Master Liang
...can deal with his powerful kicks
And then I can take revenge for my brother
Mai is a lazy man
...passing over his son to me
You might perhaps know;
Yongchun looks simple,
but it's very tough to learn it well
I'm determined to learn it
Okay. Let's see
These vegetables can't be eaten raw
But the girls are not bad
It's called feasting one's eyes on a beauty, right?
You didn't pay for it. What do you want?
Don't run away
Let me go
Are you asking for trouble, kid?
Come on
What's the matter?
That Manchu officer took advantage of me
This man tried to help me
Hey, don't take it wrong
My brother stopped you
...because he doesn't want you to suffer
He's not helping them
This lady is my brother's friend
...and a sweetheart
How could he help them?
Off you go now
The Manchu soldiers will soon be here
Then you can't run away
They will outnumber you
You want to take on thousands of Guangzhou soldiers?
There'll be no one to avenge your death, you know!
He's a very good fighter
A hero
Why are you so happy?
Of course. I mean, since I've met a hero
He didn't ask my name
You didn't either
Master
Come in with me
Did you see it?
I did
These are the 6 tablets of your colleagues
I think Feng has told you
...what happened here
I want you to practice your skills hard
...and then take revenge for them
Master, I'll try my best
Good. Ying Wu will practice with me
I've asked Feng to learn Yongchun
He'll use softness to overcome strength
Do you know...
what is the most powerful Shaolin skill?
Please tell me
The most powerful one...
is the lron Palms in the north;
Of the south... it's the Mantis style
Your physique is good for powerful style
Among those three opponents...
one of them uses Iron Palms
You need to learn Mantis style to against him
A well-known Mantis boxer of south Shaolin
...is Zhu who takes reclusion for years
He called himself "Woodcutter of South Mountain"
I want you to learn from him
But he's a person of very strange character
You may have to take some hard time
The revenge is important
I need to learn no matter how hard it is
Good then
I've written a letter
You leave today for the Woodcutter
...and learn from him
Come on
Put off your clothes
Pants off
Pardon?
Your physique isn't bad
Learning Mantis style isn't easy though
A mantis is small but very powerful
Its arms may lift
...100 times its weight
Ah, you think your arms are strong enough?
It's far from it
A mantis blocking a carriage' is a proverb though
When the founder of Mantis style, Wang Long
...studied at Shaolin,
he's doing the wood cutting work
He came across a mantis using its arms
...to resist a bird which tried to eat it
Then he invented the Mantis style
This style is the most powerful of all skills
You may acquire it only by hard work
So you need to practice very very hard
Yes
This style is called "Rock Breaking"
It lays emphasis on the power of arms and fingers
When you practice well, you could
...break rocks with your fingers
Practice as I've told you
Do it again
Fried egg... not bad
Like the daytime
You'll have this kind of fried egg
I like fried eggs
You're lucky then
Only men can be successors of South Shaolin
My school being an exception; Yongchun,
its founder, Miss Yen Yongchun was a woman
Since my ancestor Mr. Liang learned from his wife,
the school was inherited by a man
Nonetheless emphasis is on the power of gentleness,
not on strong physical strength
We don't fight with big actions
We win within close distance
Now you start by standing on a pole,
training the steadiness of your lower body
Go on to the pole
The little trick I taught you earlier,
Let's see you work on it
Yes
First, stand properly
Horse Feet position
Open your fist
Go on to the pole
Remember;
If you can't stand still on the pole...
or if you fall,
...you've to do gardening as a punishment
Mr. Zhu,
do you still want fried eggs tonight?
Practice again
Don't you like fried eggs?
This is my dish
Use three fingers
Use two fingers
Use one finger
What? One finger?
Yes, one
I've eaten fried eggs for two months
Can we eat something else?
I can offer you eggs only
Because you've broken these many eggs,
you have to finish them
What can I do with a broken egg?
The contenders use short sticks
it's flexible to use short staff
You have to get the short stick in the air,
None of them should fall on the floor
Then, you can say you've got it
We are not having fried eggs tonight?
This is my dish
You just broke two eggs today
We really aren't having any fried eggs?
No
Tomorrow, we should practice Mo Pan pole array
This is the Mo Pan pole array?
Right
We practice hip stacking style on it,
a style learned by the mantis
In the North, this is called Resistance Drill
Firstly, learn to be hit before striking
You've to train your muscles as hard as rocks
So the Jing Gang Palm will not hurt you
Good. Practice like this
Ok. Come down now
Follow me
Yes
This is Ping Zi pole array
Show me the variation I taught you
Be careful. If you step on the flowers,
you have to...
Got it
Strange. It's been a few months
Why isn't there any aggression in Shaolin?
Mai Qi won't let go that easily
That's right
I have to find out what's going on
Make sure you don't leave any trace,
try to be a rather more discreet
As regards the 3 masters in the house,
pay attention to what they do
Yes
Brother Xu,
You are busy lately
You're always going out
I'm investigating as to...
how the 3 masters of Shaolin died
Weren't they killed by us?
Second Brother
Calm down
Alright
So what did you find?
It's useless even if I've found something
You killed Mai Yuan
I killed Di Li too
I've the feeling;
From the time we went to the general's house,
...we've been set up
We're being controlled...
and kept falling deeper into the trap
I found out how the 3 guys died
All of them got serious internal injuries
The day when we fought...
we didn't make any lethal hit
You're saying...
In the general's house,
certainly there must've been a good fighter
He could've killed the 3 guys quietly
...thereby shifting the blame on us
What a cruel plan!
I want to find Mai Qi
...and tell him what's going on here
Don't go
You've killed his son
He won't forgive you no matter what
If that person really exists,
you only need to pay more attention
You can find him out
I've been observing the guards and soldiers here
Their martial art skill is not good enough to do it
Unless it's one of those two
Which two?
Mr. Hua or the general himself
Are you sure about those two?
We didn't do anything wrong
We don't have to be afraid
Let's go
Where to?
There are two persons
...urging us to take you to them
They want to see you
Who are they?
You'll know when you get there
Your staff skill is getting better
You've been working hard for a few days
Let's take a day off today
You may continue tomorrow
Yes, master
This is Brother Xu
These two are the ones I spoke to you about
Miss Chen
Xiaoling
These 2 girls are here...
in order to meet you
So they took a day off
Please be seated
Are you a master too?
See, what a gentleman he is
Unlike both of you!
Xiaoling,
we should find a nice girl
...for master Xu
Don't bother to do that
Master Xu got someone in mind
Really?
You?
You're not really selling fruits
Even a fruit seller can have a day off
...and close for business
You don't look like it
It's not easy to sell fruits
Look at you! You can't even pretend well
A master who sells fruits, can't really fool people
Master? Master from where?
The general's house
You killed the 3 guys from north Shaolin?
That's right. We did it
My guess is right
You're not fruits sellers
Then who are you?
I followed Master Mai in Shaolin
The other day when I met you...
I had just came back from the Master
May I have your name?
Excuse me, you're He Yingwu
My name is Xu Fang
South and North Shaolin used to be one
Mr. He, have a seat
Let's have some tea
My master asked me to come here
...not for tea
Among the three,
who's the one skilled in stick moves?
Oh! That's me
I use staff, too
I want to see your Butterfly style
Too bad I didn't bring my 2-sectioned staff
It seens like you also didn't bring yours!
Forget it
We both don't have the right weapons
That makes us even
Do you really have to fight?
It's the deep hatred between our masters...
Since we met each other;
Even though I do understand
when 3 of you fight together,
no one can beat you
You're kidding
It won't take 3 of us to beat you
Brother Yang, teach him a lesson
We will not fight against you together
I'd say,
You and Brother Yang don't need to fight
This is only a misunderstanding
Would you fight?
You think I'm scared of you?
Ok. Stop now
Mr. He, please wait
I have something to say
You've come back?
Yes
What's up?
What happened?
Didn't you have a fight with someone?
I fought with one fellow
I believe that guy is the 2-sectioned staff user
You were no match for him, huh?
Yes
Our staff-skill seems almost equal
But, his body-lifting is better than mine
Only if he hadn't gone easy on me;
I think I couldn't have made it back today
His butterfly style...
and body-lifting must have been in total accord
Tomorrow onwards...
I'll teach you body-lifting
Yes
Cross your arms
Flip your body
Monkey Move
Good
Since your opponent is strong,
I made these poles for you to practice
Yes
Flip, Turn, Duck
Open, Step forward
Roll, Hidden fist
Fist, Fingers...
Excellent
Put these metal rings on your feet
Nine-step thrust
Good
You must have heard of the saying:
Principle of a single breath passing 3 vital points
Yes, the constant circulation of air within the body
Not bad
Now we practiced with these stones
First stage
Second stage
Third stage
Push hand
Good. Let's practise Thrusting Fingers in that pavilion
Master
If you want to come out,
you got to fight your way out
You've learned the 3 steps move
Now you need to change the training method
Mantis Fist is a skill of strength
...that squeezes out all your power
It is like a mantis lifting things...
100 times of its own body weight
So the style is just superficial
Whether you can defeat the enemy...
depends on how much power you generate
Now, for various fist sets,
which you've already understood
So, you need to start from 3 steps move
...to increase your strength
Put these on your feet
One step
Two steps
Three steps
One more time
Finished?
To the pavilion
Do I have to go in?
A weak attack is hard to win
Yongchun is good for short distance attack
At a close range you've to try and hurt the opponent
Particularly if your foe is good in using legs,
only long distance will favor him
So you've to attack closely with vigour
...in order to defeat them
You think this will work?
Master
If you practise like this, your body will...
Leave me alone
Put your mind into practise
No...
Go back. Continue your practice
Master
Brother Xu
Brother Xu...
What's up?
There are two ladies
Why are you here today?
You tell him yourselves
Okay. No problem
I'll say it myself
We're here to see...
To meet me?
We're here to see your...
They're here to see Xiu Yin
To see Xiu Yin?
They said she'll be the future sister-in-law
She has to meet her future sisters
Who said I'll...
What? What is it?
Sister-in-law
Ask her to help him?
Okay, I'll help you. Sit down
Sit
Where's Xiu Yin?
She was just here
I'll go and look for her
Xiu Yin...
Oh, you're hiding in Master Xu's room!
Nonsense
I just came from that direction
Come, come
You...
Coming. Coming
What's up?
Someone wants to see you
Miss Xiu Yin is here
Here she is
Who wants to have a look? Please...
From head to toe. Have a good look
Stop fooling around
The two ladies are here
Shouldn't Master Yang have introduced them to us?
This is Miss Cui Ying
She will be your sister-in-law
This is Xiaoling
She'll be your sister
Man, you sure are witty!
Congratulations! Master Bao and MasterYang
...and ladies
However,
Xiu Yin isn't good enough for him
What are you saying?
A beauty like Xiu Yin...
should be a good match for Xu
When will we be going...
to their wedding?
Who is it?
It's me, Master Xu
Oh, it's the Mr Hua. Sorry
No problem
Don't forget to invite me
...to your wedding with Xiu Yin
It's a happy occassion for the house
I need to inform the General
He'll be very pleased about it
General
You asked me to stay in the house
...to watch over the 3 masters
I've heard one thing today
Really?
You sent Xiu Yin, the maid in the house,
to serve the 3 guys, right?
Now she's in love with Xu
They're talking about getting married
Such daring!
General, from my opinion,
you shouldn't be angry about this
You should be happy
Why?
Think about this, among the 3,
Bao Shanxiong is a jerk
Yang Zhongfei is like a kid
The hardest one to deal with is Xu Fang
If he marries the maid in the house,
...he'll be loyal
He'll even listen to whatever you say, right?
That's right
General, at that time even if...
the South Shaolin people don't come,
you just need to ask those 3 guys ;
They'll flare up a fight with South Shaolin
It's the same, right?
Yes
By doing this,
the hatred between them will be deepened
So without consulting you,
...I've already told them
I said you'll gladly consent to their marriage
You've done the right thing
If it's like this,
I'll give Xu enough respect,
I'll take Xiu Yin as my goddaughter
I'll be the host of their wedding
Good idea, General
There's no better way to do it
Try again
You can go back to see your father
Mr Hua has told me that...
the General is happy about the wedding
He'll first take Xiu Yin as his goddaughter
Then as a godfather,
he'll host the wedding
What should we do?
Brother Xu
I know you saw Hua Shun the other day
...and you wanted to test his fighting skills
Am I right?
Yes, that's right
But, did you test him out?
He's not the one
No
His martial arts is just ordinary
Hadn't he fought back the other day...
it'd have been hard to judge him
But, he fought back once
It's hard to fake it
So, I suggest
...we do what the General said
Yang
Our objective was to fight against Qing Dynasty
The Manchus use masters' safety as a threat
That's why we're here playing a master
But by doing this,
Xu will become the son-in-law of a Manchu
I agree with you
If Hua Shun's skill is ordinary,
that killer in the dark...
may be the General himself!
But, he is the boss of the house
How can we find out how good he fights?
This is the only chance to get close to him
...to find out the truth
I think Xu must have the same thought
My opinion is the same too
I'm afraid it'll be tough on Xiu Yin
In this case,
...there's nothing much we can do
We shouldn't let the trivialities hold us back
So we'll have to hurt Xiu Yin
Xu, let's do it
The Zhu family will have successors
You've been practicing Mantis Style
I must say you've improved a lot in a short time
With your talent,
you'll become very skillful in it
Zhu's Mantis Fist will get passed on
You've been here for quite some time
You can go back to see Master Mai
Father
Master
You guys finally came back
Feng, help me up
Father. You're not feeling well
You should rest more
Help me up
Go over and count
How many coffins are there?
We all know the number
Just count
1,2,3,5,5,6
Six coffins
Feng
Zhangcheng
Have you all counted and seen clearly?
Yes
You must remember...
They're all your brothers
They died for us
They were all young
Yuan was the oldest among them;
He was only 27
I haven't buried them yet
...because I want you to kill the 3 enemies
I wish to have a ceremony here
Then I'll bury the six coffins
I'm afraid I won't be here to see that
Now,
I want you to make a oath for them
Father
We'll take revenge
Kneel down
You two will make a vow
You won't give up till our enemy is killed
Feng
I won't give up till our enemy is killed
Zhangcheng
I won't give up till the enemy is killed
Yingwu,
I won't give up till the enemy is killed
you have to make a promise,
to uphold the spirit of Shaolin,
never follow the Qing,
uphold the spirit of Shaolin,
never follow the Qing
- Father... - Master...
General, Mai Qi died
What?
It was just this afternoon
I heard he's been sick for a long time
He still taught the students to take revenge
That's why his sickness got serious
That's why they didn't take any action
Now, Mai Qi is dead
His students will be eager about revenge
I think I'll go tomorrow
...to attend the funeral
Let's see if I can add some oil to the fire
The big massacre will happen in no time
Good
Then I'll go tomorrow
Also let them know you'll be a godfather
...and have a banquet the day after tomorrow
It should also be clarified that after being a godfather
...you'll arrange Xu's wedding
The South Shaolin people are sure to get angry
From their point of view,
they'll think the North Shaolin has taken...
enemies for their benefactor
They'll be very angry
I am sure the day after tomorrow,
they'll come for revenge
Good
When the South Shaolin people come,
...we'll have the troops ready
First let them kill each others!
And then...
we'll get them all
I never expected...
Master Mai died so suddenly
The General was thinking of coming himself
What an honor!
But it's busy in the house these days
Tomorrow, he'll celebrate for his goddaughter
Then he has to arrange her wedding
...with Master Xu
Master Xu?
Yes, one of the 3 masters of North Shaolin
He'll marry General's goddaughter
Excuse me, I'm busy
I'll have to leave first
Please...
This bastard!
Brother He
Didn't you say those 3 men...
were not the bad ones?
They are Shaolin disciples
Even if the Qing Court has forced them to come here
...but why would he marry a Manchu girl?
Does it mean that they yield to the Qing?
Brother, apart from this
I think something is wrong there
But we've taken an oath
...and we won't let the master down
We have to kill those 3 men
Yes, we should go tomorrow
Before the general gets a goddaughter,
...we need to get even with them
My respects, godfather
Good. Get up, get up
This is a small gift,
the first gift from your godfather
Thank you. Godfather
Please be seated
Please sit
It's just a small family party,
just for welcoming my new daughter
At the time of her wedding,
...we'll have a big party then
Cheers, General
Good
A toast for Master Xu and the lady
Cheers. Godfather
Master Xu should drink too
Yes
Cheers, General
My son-in-law, don't call me General anymore
Who is it?
He Yingwu from South Shaolin
Zhu Zhangcheng
Mai Feng, we come for revenge
How dare you?
I mean, it's a happy occassion for you all;
3 of us, the uninvited,
...to spoil the fun
It's you?
You?
For what you've done,
don't call yourself one of Shaolin disciples
We're not here for revenge only
We come to rid Shaolin of the scoundrels
You must be Master Mai Feng
I think this is a big misunderstanding
Also, it's somebody's trick
If we can't calm down
and find out the truth,
...only we'll suffer from this
And the enemies will be happy to see this
Master Xu
We met once before
There're lots of mysteries in my mind too
But 3 of us have made a vow
...in front of my master's grave
We can't disobey our master
The fight today can't be avoided
You don't have to say any more
Hopefully the truth will be out one day
Everything will be cleared up
I think he's right
Brother Xu, discussion is useless now
We're going to fight no matter what
I've met you last time,
...but I haven't asked your name
After we've met last time,
I've always wanted to drink with you
We have wine here today, just as I wished
Good
I'm Bao Shanxiong
I studied in Xiongshan Shaolin
...and Jing Gong Palm is my specialty
My last name is Zhu, successor of the Ming royal family
Mantis Fist is what I learn
Pleasure to meet you
You're the successor of Zhu Ming
Nice to meet you
Please
He's Xu who practises Spinning Kicks
I came for avenging my brother
No need to explain
Please start
Godfather, they are...
This is a matter between men
It's none of a woman's concern
They're so unreasonable
I guess it's our turn
Give me my staff
Yes
You've brought your staff today
That's right
We both have the right weapons
It's the right time to learn from you
...but I've to let you know first
At this very serious situation,
I will fight with my best
Please don't hold back
Don't go and look at them
You can't help anyway
You will only distract them,
...perhaps making it worse
Body Turning Fist
Your staff skill has improved a lot
I couldn't beat you with the bare hands
...which sell fruit
I've told you already
You don't need to hold back
Don't treat me as a fruit vendor
You've killed him for your brother
I've made a promise
I know it'll be like this today
I'm badly injured now and will die soon
I have to tell you the truth
After the fight with your brother,
I bent and picked up my clothes
...he attacked me from behind
I defended myself quickly with a kick
It was too forceful and he got killed
Maybe me and my dad...
we're wrong about this
I'll go and stop them
My last name is Zhu, Successor of the Ming
Why didn't you kill me back there?
There's no hatred between us
Why should I kill you?
But I thought you would kill you
So... I...
I know
That's why I only hit your stick, but not your body
Wrong. We're all wrong
Be careful
That's him. That's the style
It's the General...
who killed 3 Shaolin brothers
Right. This is what he used
Brother Zhu and Brother Mai,
Listen carefully
I'm badly injured
You guys have to leave here
Tell others about the dirty tricks of the Qing
Please work together to pass on the Shaolin skills
Move out
Let me tackle this bastard
Run now
There'll be no chance to escape later
You...
Why are you guys still here?
My brothers died for all of you
If you don't leave now,
the Manchus will succeed
Run quickly
You always joke about everything
...and actually you're quite a hero
Hero
You may ask this fruits vendor...
how much does a tael of a hero cost?