Nan Shao Lin yu bei Shao Lin (1978) - full transcript

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. They'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

Ask the 3 masters
of North Shaolin to come

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

They're the masters
from Xiongshan Shaolin

I'm Pao Sen Tsao



Su Fong.
- Yang Chung Fei

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 practicing 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 practice 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 and 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 Su 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 Chung Fei. I practice 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!

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, prepare rooms for the masters
from north Shaolin

You are...

Maybe we didn't learn well enough

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 Fong, 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 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 if you need something

Brother Pao, 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

Sorry.
- It's okay

You're the new masters.
The general asked me to serve you

Were 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 if you want something

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...

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

Who will fight with me?

Within ten moves,
one who steps backward will lose

Me first

This guy is no match for brother Pao.
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 Iron Palms

The one fought with me
is called Yang Chung Fei

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, Iron 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 our reputation

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 and 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

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?

One who killed your brother is good at kicking.
You must practice 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

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 Ho Ying Wu and
Chu Zhangcheng to come and meet me

Masters, you did a good job.
Tea for you

Look at you...

What? Why only him?

Forget it, brother Pao. You're dull.
You're not brother Su

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 Pao,
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

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 Pao, tell them our background.
They will know who we are

Tell them? - I hardly expect him to talk.
He's probably unable to talk...

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 and fruits then?
- I've an idea

You go to have tea with my brother Pao.
Let me mind your stall here

That's nice.
Xiu Lin, let's have some tea

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 afraid you'd be bored;
I 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...
- Very cheap

Excuse me

It's very sweet

Excuse me

Pears...
- Excuse me

Excuse me.
- Pears...

Are you a fruit seller?
- Yes. They're sweet, want a try?

You aren'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 Fong?
- 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

When did you last see Fong?
- 3 days ago

Well, then... Not only he finds Chu,
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?

Sir, I've a letter from my father.
He requested me to hand it to you

Indeed you are Master Liang

You're Mai's son?
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 Fong 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 Fong to learn Yongchun.
He'll use softness to overcome strength

Do you know what is
the most powerful Shaolin skill?

The most powerful one
is the Iron 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 came across a mantis using its arms
to resist a bird which tried to eat it

Then he invented the Mantis style,
the most powerful of all skills

You may acquire it only by hard work.
So you need to practice very very hard

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;

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

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?

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 being 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.
- 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

Brother Su, you are busy lately

I'm investigating as to
how the 3 masters of Shaolin died

Weren't they killed by us?
- Second Brother, calm down

So what did you find? It's useless
even if you'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

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

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 Su. 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 Su

Don't bother to do that, Master Su
got someone in mind. - Really?

You?
- You?

You're not really selling fruits.
- Even a fruit seller can have a day off

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 Ho Ying Wu.
- My name is Su Fong

South and North Shaolin used to be one

Mr. Ho, have a seat. Let's have some tea

My master didn't asked me to come here 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 seems 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...

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. Ho, please wait,
I have something to say

You've come back? 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

Cross your arms

Flip your body

Monkey Move

Good

Since your opponent is strong,
I made these poles for you to practice

Flip, Turn, Duck, Open, Step forward

Roll, Hidden fist, Fist, Fingers...

Excellent. Put these metal rings
on your feet

Nine-step thrust

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 practice with these stones

First stage

Second stage

Third stage

Good. Let's practice 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 vigor
in order to defeat them

You think this will work?

Master! Master!

If you practice like this, your body will...
- Put your mind into practice

Go back. Continue your practice

Master!

Brother Su? Brother Su?
- 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 your...
We'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

Where's Xiu Yin?
- She was just here, I'll go and look for her

Xiu Yin...

Oh, you're hiding in Master Su's room!
- Nonsense. I just came from that direction

Come, come.

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 Pao and Master Yang 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 Su

When will we be going to their wedding?

Who is it?

It's me, Master Su.
- 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 occasion 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 Su.
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, -

Pao Sen Tsao is a jerk, Yang Chung Fei -

is like a kid,
the hardest one to deal with is Su Fong

If he marries the maid in the house, he'll be loyal.
He'll even listen to whatever you say, 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?

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 Su enough respect

I'll take Xiu Yin as my goddaughter
and 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 Su, 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.
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, Su 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 and to find out the truth

I think Su 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

Su, 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.
Fong, 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, 4, 5, 6.
Six coffins

Fong... Zhangcheng...
Have you all counted and seen clearly?

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

Fong...
- I won't give up till our enemy is killed

Zhangcheng...
- I won't give up till the enemy is killed

Ying Wu...
- 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

Let's see if I can add some oil to the fire.
The big massacre will happen in no time

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 Su'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 die so suddenly

The General was thinking of coming himself.
But it's busy in the house these days

He has to arrange his goddaughter's
wedding with Master Su

Master Su? - 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

That bastard!

Brother Ho, 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?
- 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

A toast for Master Su and the lady

Cheers. Godfather.
- Master Su should drink too

Cheers, General. - My son-in-law,
don't call me General anymore

Who is it?
- Ho Ying Wu from South Shaolin

Chu Zhangcheng and Mai Fong.
We came for revenge

How dare you?

I mean, it's a happy occasion 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 came to get rid of Shaolin scoundrels

You must be Master Mai Fong.
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 Su, 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

I think he's right.
Brother Su, 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 Pao Sen Tsao.
I studied in Xiongshan Shaolin -

and Jing Gong Palm is my specialty

My last name is Chu, 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

You're Su who practices Spinning Kicks.
I came to -

avenge 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 our 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're killing me for your brother

I've made a promise

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 -

and 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 Chu,
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 me

So... I...
- I know

That's why I only hit your stick
and not your body

Wrong. We're all wrong

Look out!

That's him. That's the style

It's the General
who killed 3 Shaolin brothers

Right. This is what he used

Brother Chu 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 handle this bastard

Run now.
There'll be no chance to escape later

You...

Why are you guys still here?
My brothers died for 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 hero cost?