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I was orphaned at an early age

I had no name, so people called me Nameless

Being a nobody, I studied swordsmanship

After 10 years of practice

I acquired a unique skill.

The King of Qin has summoned me.

My deeds have astonished the Kingdom.

By order of his Majesty

we have brought the mighty warrior.

Sky, Flying Snow and Broken Sword,

the three assassins from Zhao

have sought his Majesty's life. For 10 years

his Majesty has known no peace.

To the astonishment of all

a mighty warrior of Qin has smashed them.

His Majesty can finally sleep at night!

We rejoice for our King!

This warrior sent from heaven

has exterminated the assassins.

Summon the warrior!

Remain 100 paces from his Majesty.

Or you will be executed. Never forget that.

No one is allowed within 100 paces of me.

Do you know why?

To guard against assassins.

Yes. That's why I am confined in this armor.

You have removed a great peril for me.

How should I reward you?

My service was for Qin, not for a reward.

Achievements must be rewarded.

Sky's silver spear...

wounded many of my brave warriors.

Announce my edict!

By order of his Majesty,

he who kills Sky will receive gold and land

and be allowed to drink

within 20 paces of his Majesty.

I am informed you're a citizen of Qin.

I am a Prefect from Leng Meng County.

A County Prefect over 10 square miles!

Surely the lowest-ranking official in Qin

how did you defeat such opponents?

I took them on one by one.

Tell me the details.

Does Your Majesty know

Flying Snow and Broken Sword were lovers?

Yes, I do.

And that they hadn't spoken for three years?

For three years? Why?

Flying Snow had an affair with Sky.

Broken Sword never forgave her.

Why haven't I heard this before?

I went to great lengths to uncover it.

To divide Flying Snow and Broken Sword

I first needed to eliminate Sky.

I have an idea of what you planned.

Your Majesty is wise.

What did you use to defeat Sky?

The sword.

I must arrest criminals in my county.

On the fifth day of the sixth month.

Sky attended a chess house.

I had learnt he enjoyed playing chess

and listening to music there.

So, the seven masters of Qin Palace.

We are here to arrest you!

Identify yourself by showing your spear.

Halt!

What can a minor official do?

This is my territory.

So?

You are on the King's most wanted list.

I am placing you under arrest.

Old man, please play one more tune.

Martial arts and music are different

but they share the same principle.

Both stress attaining a supreme state

Sky and I faced each other for a long time.

Neither of us moved.

We fought the battle in our minds.

How swift thy sword!

I thought I knew everything about my Kingdom.

I didn't know that Leng Meng County

held a talent like yours.

Broken Sword

Flying Snow

By order of his Majesty!

Flying Snow and Broken Sword

have teamed up for assassination

he who kills either of them

will receive gold and land

and be allowed to drink

within 10 paces of his Majesty.

Three years ago, Flying Snow

stormed the palace with Broken Sword.

3000 elite troops couldn't stop them.

I've since emptied the palace

so assassins cannot hide.

Was your sword swifter than theirs combined?

No.

How did you do it, then?

Disguised as a citizen of Zhao.

I sought them in the Kingdom of Zhao.

I learned they were hiding.

In a calligraphy school

Under the names Highcliff and Springbrook.

Rumor had it

the Qin army would attack that day.

Most of the townspeople had fled

Only the school's students remained

Why have you come at such a time?

Who are you?

I'm from Yi County in the Kingdom of Zhao

My father's dying wish

was for one of your scrolls

I fear this may be our school's last day

Which calligrapher do you seek?

I respectfully request Master highcliff

highcliff was Broken Sword

Legend said his skill as a swordsman

was rooted in his calligraphy

So I had my concerns

I needed to find out if it was true

What do you want written?

"Sword."

You are fond of the sword?

It was my father's dying wish

What size scroll?

Eight feet

For that size I will need red ink

My master has asked me

to borrow some red ink

My master wants to borrow some red ink

Did you hear me, Master Springbrook?

Master highcliff wants to borrow red ink

Tell him to come himself

Could I have some red ink?

The character "sword" was still being written

when Your Majesty's troops

arrived at the city gates

Draw!

Your Majesty's army is invincible

not only because it is brave

but also because of its archery

with a greater range than any other army

The Qin archers are like artillery

intimidating the enemy

Hail! hail! hail!

Please remember

their arrows might destroy our town

and topple our Kingdom

but they can never obliterate our culture

Today

you will learn the essence of our culture

Hail! hail! hail!

Those Zhao people didn't flee?

They drew strength from their calligraphy

What was so difficult about "sword"?

There are 19 different ways to write it

I asked Broken Sword

for a 20th way

Both calligraphy and swordplay

rely on one's strength and spirit

The 20th style would reveal

the essence of his swordsmanship

How odd to write it in 19 ways

It makes the written language

impossible to comprehend

Once I've conquered the six Kingdoms

and all the northern tribes

I will eradicate this problem

by mandating one style of writing

Wouldn't that be ideal?

Your Majesty won't stop at the six Kingdoms?

The six Kingdoms are nothing!

I will lead my army to conquer vast lands

and establish a great empire

Hail! hail! hail!

Master Springbrook

Why are you going outside?

To fend off the arrows

You aren't needed. Stay inside

The Qin archers are powerful

You alone may not stop them

Hail! hail! hail!

You are good

You are even better

You didn't come here for calligraphy

Who are you?

I've travelled here to deliver an item

Please meet me in the library at midnight

Great calligraphy

Great swordplay

You didn't even see my swordplay

I couldn't have written without it

At midnight

meet me in the library.

Several hundred thousand Qin troops

were readying for the next onslaught

I studied the character all night

trying to unlock the secret of his skills

It would reveal his swordsmanship?

But it's just an ordinary word

Calligraphy and swordplay are similar

One must comprehend their true essence

Did you discover it?

It eluded me

So how did you challenge them?

Although they hadn't spoken in three years They spied on each other

At midnight

Broken Sword would peek into Flying Snow's room

At 2 o'clock in the morning

she would spy on Broken Sword

What strange behaviour

I was surprised too

So I used Sky's silver spear to get to them

Sky died by your sword?

Yes

Who are you? Why are you here?

I'm from the Kingdom of Qin

I have a message from Sky

Go on

he said he had lived a life

without responsibilities or commitments

he cared for only one person

Who?

Flying Snow

Sky was certain she'd avenge his death

To fight, meet me at the Qin camp

You can leave now

Go!

I know you saw us!

Let me tell you

we've been together for three years

I let you see us on purpose!

I no longer care about you at all!

We were both very foolish

I just wanted you to care about me

I'm not going to fight you

Go away!

I will kill you in honor of my master!

You ask to die. I will help you.

Why do you laugh?

What you did last night was stupid

My plan proved successful

When Flying Snow was fighting me

she was disturbed and disoriented

I defeated her easily

I never imagined supreme warriors

Iike Broken Sword and Flying Snow

allowing their emotions to be a liability

It sounds as if you did divide them

Yes

In that case, they must have been

petty and narrow-minded

True

Your story sounds logical

But

you have underestimated one person.

Who?

Me

Would you like my impression of them?

Three years ago they stormed the palace

I was impressed

by their valor and dignity

Their character could not be petty

So Flying Snow's affair with Sky is a lie

Their betrayal of one another is a lie

The story you just told is a lie!

Except for one thing

Sky did know one of you

Who?

You

I surmise you two were old friends

And Sky's defeat has only one explanation

What's that?

He permitted it

To kill me, the two of you formed a pact

using my men as witnesses

That was not hard to arrange

The hardest part was to persuade Sky

to put his life in your hands

You were not fast enough to defeat Sky

he died willingly under your sword

Such devotion deserves true respect

He was the first to sacrifice himself

for your mission.

Sky was proud

he saw himself as an unrivalled fighter

What convinced him you could succeed

where he had failed?

You have trained, perhaps for 10 years

with one goal, my assassination

You have a great skill that few can counter

Killing Sky got you within 20 paces of me

So why seek out Broken Sword and Flying Snow?

I surmise that your skill

requires you to come within 10 paces

You needed a second sacrifice

to claim another reward

to bring you within 10 paces

Although Broken Sword and Flying Snow

had never met Sky

they instantly understood

the reason for his defeat.

How far am I from the bookshelves?

About 10 paces

10 paces is fine

I need one of you to help me

Please decide between yourselves

Meet me at the Qin camp tomorrow morning

How swift thy sword!

True

Sky was a superior warrior

he willingly gave his life to this man

he can kill the King

We must proceed

That means we will die

Then we die together

You were one step ahead of me

Did I hurt you too much?

I should be the one who fights him

I want you to live

If you died, how could I live?

You will live on, promise me

Say it!

All right

Moon is on her way

I had better go

I am Nameless, Prefect of Leng Meng County

Please allow me to fight this assassin

She is on his Majesty's most wanted list

Now she's here, I will arrest her

The assassin and I have an agreement

to fight one on one

Should I be unable to defeat her

please apprehend her

Your permission is sought

Draw your sword!

Hail! hail! hail!

Make your move!

Hail! hail! hail!

I die willingly

Make your move

Hail! hail! hail!

Hail! hail! hail!

Hail! hail! hail!

Hail! hail! hail!

How swift thy sword!

What are you here for?

For what you once said.

"l will fight the one who harms Flying Snow"

Please draw your sword

Thank you

I believe you and Broken Sword also fought

but rather it was

A fight to honor Flying Snow.

My master wishes you to have his sword

Why?

he and she are bound in life and death

They will never part, nor will their swords

It is his dying wish

that you take his sword for your mission

Sky, Flying Snow and Broken Sword

sacrificed themselves

so you can be within 10 paces of me

All three gave you their lives

The best of friends could not give more

Therefore you are

the most dangerous assassin of all

How did you uncover my plan?

The flames of these candles

are disturbed by your murderous intent

All of you

are willing to die for a cause

I'm ashamed to say I am not that committed

Your Majesty has seen through our plan

If I had realised this sooner

I wouldn't have allowed you so close

A citizen of Qin would not do this

Who are you?

A man of Zhao

Your Qin soldiers killed my family

I wandered into Qin

and was adopted

I discovered my real identity 10 years ago

and set my heart on this plan

You've come to avenge Zhao

I see

I would like to know

if your special skill has a name

As Your Majesty guessed

there is only one crucial move

What is that?

"Death within 10 Paces."

"Death within 10 Paces." A good name!

All my guards are 100 paces away

outside the palace

You are within 10 paces

It would seem

that today I am doomed

But I sense your hesitation

Your Majesty is perceptive

However

You too have underestimated someone.

Who?

Broken Sword

I needed to prove to them

that my sword was fast and accurate

Within 10 paces

my sword strikes with surgical precision

If it enters at precise pressure points

it will not cause any fatal injury

If one of you would take a blow

before witnesses, we can fool the King

Such a blow is hardly child's play

How is Sky now?

Fully recovered

his trust in your sword was extraordinary

The King's security is impenetrable

There was no other way

his lmperial Guards were useless

he should have died three years ago.

What went wrong?

I abandoned the plan

The King must not be killed

he said that?

Yes

Why?

I also asked him

What did he say?

he would not explain that day

Broken Sword is the strongest of the three

he and I are probably equal in skills

What he told me later

greatly unsettled me

While I'm alive

I'll stop you assassinating the King

I will help you

he let the opportunity go by

This time, we must succeed

See you tomorrow at the Qin camp

Please do me a favor

Help me fight Broken Sword!

Master!

What are you waiting for?

Although I had agreed to help her

attack from behind is dishonorable

so I couldn't draw my sword

But we both knew

if we did not stop Broken Sword

we would never succeed.

Moon, don't!

You're no match for him. Stop

I knew this would happen

You can't stop me now

Even wounded, I will still stop you

Then I will kill you!

Did I hurt him too much?

Your special medicine

should heal his wounds in a day

have you delivered it?

I tended to the wound myself

After the battle, take my sword

and follow Nameless to see the King

Yes

They won't treat a servant harshly

If the assassination succeeds

wave a red flag on your return

If it fails, a yellow one

If something happens to you

any message will be useless

I will smile from heaven

if I see a red flag.

How is Flying Snow?

She is resting

She doesn't know I've come

You said you'd stop me

Please abandon the mission

You know I am a man of Zhao

So am l

Doesn't Qin want to conquer Zhao?

Yes

Isn't the King the enemy of Zhao?

Yes

Who are you trying to defend?

You call yourself a man of Zhao?

Flying Snow has asked me that too

When we first met

I was living a carefree life

I fell in love with her after our first fight

She's the daughter of a Zhao general

who died in battle against Qin

She inherited his sword

I knew she would avenge her father

I promised to help her

Calligraphy and swordplay

share the same principles

We did calligraphy to inspire our swordplay

and to heighten our powers

She knew I'd drifted since childhood

calling no place home

Once we'd killed the King, she said

she would take me to her home

There'd be no more swordsmen

only a man

and a woman

The essence of calligraphy is from the soul

Swordsmanship is the same

Both aspire to truth and simplicity

Gradually I recognised a greater cause

Three years ago we perfected our skills

Flying Snow insisted on going ahead

Together, we stormed the palace

She asked why I had abandoned the mission

I told her the King must not be killed

That is what calligraphy taught me

I didn't kill the King

After that she refused to talk to me

Please abandon your plan

No

Was your sword forged in hatred?

Yes

For 10 years, it has never tired

I can't stop now

How can I dissuade you?

Only by killing me

Are you that determined?

Yes

Allow me to convey my conviction

in three words

These words express my mind

Please consider

Moon, give my sword to Master Nameless

Flying Snow and I will never part

nor will our swords

Master Nameless

although I am just a humble servant

allow me to say a few words

I've been with my master since I was eight

he taught me martial arts

and how to be a decent person

Whatever my master does

is for a good reason

The words he has given you

carry a deep meaning

This will be the last thing I can do for my master

Master Nameless, please take his advice

Why did you want to do that?

I wanted to follow the example of my master

and to persuade you with my life

You're still young Life is precious

If you must die you should die for a greater cause

Be on your way

I will remember what should be remembered

What were the words he wrote?

"All under heaven."

All under heaven...

Broken Sword said

"The people have suffered years of warfare

"Only the King of Qin can stop the chaos

"by uniting all under heaven."

He asked me to abandon the assassination

for the greater good of all.

He said, one person's suffering is nothing

compared to the suffering of many

The rivalry of Zhao and Qin is trivial

compared to the greater cause

The person who really understands me

is my most feared enemy

Alone, I have endured so much criticism

So many attempts on my life

No one understands my intentions

Even my court officials

see me as a tyrant

But I never imagined

that Broken Sword, my arch-enemy

would truly understand

and appreciate my real motives

I would like to know

how you mean to kill me without your sword?

By capturing yours!

This sword has protected me

through all my battles

Having found a true confidant in Broken Sword

if I die, I am content with my life

Let "All under heaven"

guide your decision

It's just dawned on me!

This scroll of Broken Sword's

isn't about sword technique

but about swordsmanship's ultimate ideal

Swordsmanship's first achievement

is the unity of man and sword

Once this unity is attained

even a blade of grass can be a weapon

The second achievement is when

the sword exists in one's heart

when absent from one's hand One can strike an enemy at 100 paces

even with bare hands

Swordsmanship's ultimate achievement

is the absence of the sword in both hand and heart

The swordsman is at peace

with the rest of the world

he vows not to kill

and to bring peace to mankind

Your Majesty, your visions have convinced me

that you are committed to the highest ideal

of ultimate swordsmanship

Therefore I cannot kill you

Remember those who gave their lives

for the highest ideal: peace.

No more killing Nameless went within 10 paces of the King

he could not have missed

There is only one explanation

he must have abandoned the mission

What did you say to him?

I wrote three words

What words?

"All under heaven."

That is all you care about!

And you

I don't believe you

How can I convince you?

Draw your sword

You've misled Nameless

You've ruined Sky and the Kingdom of Zhao

Draw!

When we first met...

I had to prove myself to convince you

What can I do this time?

Just draw your sword!

Why didn't you fend off my sword?

So that you'd believe me

I always wanted to go home with you

Sadly, it won't happen now

Take good care of yourself

Why didn't you defend yourself?

Why didn't you defend yourself?

Why didn't you?

No more drifting, no more roaming

I'm taking you home now

Our home

Your Majesty, permission to execute?

Permission to execute?

Your Majesty, permission to execute?

Permission to execute?

He conspired to assassinate Your Majesty

Show no mercy!

This is the law of Qin!

To conquer all under heaven

the law must be enforced

Set an example for the world!

Execute him! Execute him!

Execute him!

Execute him! Execute him!

Execute him!

Execute him!

Hail! hail! hail!

Hail! hail! hail!