Original subtitles

Come on, we've to get going

Relax, man. l'm coming

''Singde Gate''

You've come from afar,

you must have seen a lot on your trips.

Khan, everyone's talking about you,

they are all really impressed.

We won't have much time to chat during the day,

there's a banquet tonight,

you shall accompany me.

Thank you, Khan.

Let's have a display of martial arts for entertainment

Khan.

Dulidan, warrior from Labu,

challenges Wen Guer, warrior from Wengubu.

Wen Guer's bone is broken.

Warrior Abulahua from Zhadelanbu,

challenges Huerchi, warrior from Mierqibu.

Khan.

Our warrior Chilegutai, from Chadaerbu, would like to

challenge Mongolia's number one warrior.

Chilegutai.

Go on.

Caidalu, you see,

you've a challenger.

Khan.

Dulidan would like to challenge Chilegutai too.

Alright.

Wait.

What's your name?

Dulidan.

Back off, Dulidan.

Yes, Khan.

Caidalu,

have a 2nd round with the one who uses double blades.

Yes, Khan.

Stop.

What's your name?

Abulahua.

Dulidan,

Abulahua,

you two, along with Caidalu,

are Mongolia's Best Three Warriors,

you'll be rewarded & you'll stand guard by my side.

Yes, Khan.

Marco Polo.

l order you to tour around, study

different areas of my Empire in 3 years time.

l'll give you other important tasks afterwards.

That was a long report.

lt took me a month to read it.

lt's my work for the last three years.

Khan.

There are assassins in the palace,

please be careful.

There're over 10 checkpoints even for me to go through,

how did they come in?

You, go back to Yangzhou,

and come up with another plan.

What? He knows the ''Bell Cover''?

Caidalu, Dulidan, Abulahua,

back off you three.

Chase...

Chase...

l heard that when they've mastered the ''Bell Cover'',

they are unscathed from all weapons,

how could you hurt him?

l guess that

lt could be Caidalu's ''Great Palm''

has already injured him internally,

or that he hasn't really mastered it

for 100%.

Do you know

why l let him go?

l don't know.

He mentioned Yangzhou before he died,

they must be based in Yangzhou.

You plan to uproot them, Khan.

Listen for lmperial order, Marco Polo.

You're now the Royal lnspector,

got to watch what the Hans are doing in Yangzhou,

do your best to suppress them.

Yes, Khan.

-Eldest brother... -Jian...

Eldest brother

Brother Jian

Don't cry, dear.

l don't think l can make it.

Kid brother, from now on,

you're the only man in the family,

take care of your sister-in-law.

Can you walk?

l have five sworn brothers,

you've only met Brother Jin,

he died in the mission.

There are four others,

they are all martial arts experts.

You...

Protect my wife, hurry!

No...

Let's go, sister-in-law.

Hurry...

Don't worry, l'll protect you.

Jian.

Kid brother.

Don't touch her, stop.

Jian.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Wait.

Come on.

Where are you transporting the salt to?

Yangzhou.

Are you robbers?

We are officials from Yangzhou,

and are about to bring this woman there.

Could you give her a lift?

Faster.

l didn't start it, officer.

He was trying to chop me up.

lt's not that l can't give up the salt,

but this is an one-wheeled cart, it will top over,

how can l push it?

Selling the salt to Tiandao Mansion one could earn lot.

Please.

Strange woman, she wouldn't eat.

Even though being captured by tartars she isn't scared

l peed in their soup

just earlier,

my secret recipe.

The woman sat in the cart for a whole day,

she said we should send the salt to Tiandao Mansion

for selling at a good price.

What do you think, Brother Zhou?

l guess she could be Brother Zu's wife.

Brother Zhou, the five of us are sworn brothers,

we swore to fight the tartars.

lf she really is Brother Zu's wife.

She indeed is.

Can't be wrong.

Only Brother Zu is married,

he told us that his wife

is the daughter of the Chief of Tiandao Mansion.

No matter if she is or not,

we must try to save her.

Right.

Your husband tried to assassinate the Khan, not you

as long as you tell us about his accomplices.

Your husband was a brave man,

and you two were a good match.

Retreat.

Accomplices indeed !

Go.

Stop ! lt may be a trick,

they're trying to ''lure the tiger out of the mountain''.

They want to lure us away here.

We'll go with the flow.

We should turn the trick back on the woman.

Master.

The Khan has ordered you.

Are you Brother Zu's wife?

You are Jianmin's...

We're his sworn brothers.

Right.

He mentioned you before he died.

Wait.

lf they are after us,

why would they leave her here?

lntentionally?

They might want to find a lead from her.

That's not much use.

My father is a well-known figure here.

The Yangzhou officials are already keeping a close eye.

Let's go to my home first.

Brother Zu was...

Killed by the tartars.

Two brothers died on the same day.

''Tiandao Mansion''

What are you doing?

We're yet to master kung fu skills. Please teach us,

so we can fight the tartars and revenge for Brother Zu.

Stop joking.

Martial arts practice is prohibited for civilians

l'm old now,

even l was fond of boxing and kicking in the past,

but l've forgotten most of it.

lf you're not...

Stand up, please.

But l could use some help around here.

lf you want to stay,

will you let me to assign your work?

Yes.

Alright, you go to the garden to carry the fertilizer.

You work on the stone field at the back of the mansion.

Cut up the bamboo branches in the east.

Yes.

Master, please take care of me.

Turn the grindstone in the mill.

Father.

Stay out of this.

Take some rest now,

you will be led to your work place tomorrow.

Faster...over there...

l'm Chief of Yangzhou, welcome, Mr. Marco Polo.

So you're the new grindstone donkey?

Call me whatever you please, l'm lucked out.

You must fry the beans first before you grind them,

understand?

Whatever.

Build a fire first.

We aren't allowed to keep knives,

break up these bamboo branches,

fifty a day.

Did the chief send you, young man?

Yes, you are...

Your supervisor.

Make sure you won't slack.

And check whether you've got strength.

That's the one thing l do have.

You...

So?

Did the chief feed you?

Or you're just too weak?

What?

You should use your strength to fight the tartars,

not at an old man like me.

Hurry!

Move the stones around.

l love watching stones moving houses.

Strength...you will have 'qi' before you have strength.

Qi is inner strength, then you've your outer strength.

Without inner strength,

then you won't be much good,

you might just look more muscular than the others.

Where's the fertilizer pool?

So it's not fertilizer.

Careful.

lf you drop in,

l'm too lazy to get up,

no one will pull you out.

Don't worry,

it's not a problem even if it's deeper.

Whoever climbs up is an asshole.

lt counts still,

a word is a word.

Whoever climbs up is an asshole.

What are you looking for?

Looking for a shovel

lt's made with iron, and shaped like a knife,

it's not allowed, you know?

Fine, then what should l use?

What do you have from your shoulders down?

That's easy.

Hands.

Lucky that you've learnt ''lron Palm'' for a few years,

or you'll have a problem.

ltchy.

What kind of beans are these? Poisonous?

You've learnt this for a while,

don't you know by now?

Fry.

Fry.

Come back later if you haven't had enough.

l live in the hut by the tea garden.

Master.

Still the same words.

Whoever climbs up is an asshole.

Hero Wan, you're my master

l'm an asshole.

lf he is,

then l am...

Oh, no!

He made fun of me.

Go.

Brother Zhou, you have no idea,

that old...man is so mean.

Look.

That old...man told me to go later.

But l won't.

lf he said so,

you must go.

Brother Zhou is right.

Looks like you didn't

learn your inner strength during the day,

if you go tonight...

The old man isn't kind,

he put poison in the beans,

if the itch wouldn't stop,

l can forget about sleeping tonight.

l got it, Brother Zhou.

What happened to you?

Oh, don't talk about it.

Looks like he had suffered too.

Brother Zhou, you're the best among us,

you're the one who's practised ''Bell Cover''.

l thought you're too lazy to show up.

Master, please teach me.

Shut up, start grinding.

Mrs. Zu.

Sit.

My father said today is the first day,

it must be hard for you to bear.

You will need this ointment,

it's my father's secret prescription,

rub this on three times tonight.

My father said it's a tough way to learn

Bell Cover,

but the training could speed up.

Your foundation is good,

with three months of training,

your body will be strong as the stones.

Thank you, Chief Wang.

Master.

Any movements around Tiandao Mansion in the last week?

You're sure no one left the place?

No one.

The Chief of Tiandao Mansion minds his own business,

he obeys all our orders,

they don't have any weapons, not even a shovel.

But then you don't really need a knife to kill.

Right...

l must go there.

You're the highest official around here,

l'm really honoured to receive you as my guest.

You have a famous place here,

it's my duty to visit, as a local official.

Please.

lt's a big mansion,

why such a small entrance?

That's because we've been ordered several

times not to take in any strangers,

we don't want others to come in that easily,

that's why we only use the small door.

Please.

What can l do for you?

Chief Wang.

Seven days ago,

l was tracking the accomplices of the Khan's assassins,

and l saw four males and a female enter your mansion.

l've ordered my soldiers to be on guard around here,

and no one's left during these days.

These four males and one female must be still here.

ls that so?

l guess you must be mistaken,

there are many people here,

but they are all law abiding residents,

they would never try to assassinate the Khan.

We don't have suspects here.

Really?

lf you don't believe me, you can search here.

That's not necessary.

But l'd like to take a look around.

Be my guest.

Chief, you're a martial arts expert,

well known for your ''Bell Cover'' skill.

l was hoping that l could have the chance to see it.

Master Polo.

l was into boxing and kicking when l was young,

as for ''Bell Cover'',

that's just a rumour, you needn't believe that.

But l've seen the assassin,

that he's unscathed in the fight.

That's out of the ordinary.

Please.

Master Polo.

Chief Wang, you really don't know ''Bell Cover'',

please show me around.

Of course.

Please.

There's a bamboo forest outside,

a young man is cutting up the bamboo branches.

And someone's working at the stones field,

you want to go there?

lt's alright.

There's really not much to see there, right?

Very wise, Master Polo.

l've been walking around, but no sight of any woman.

Han women don't show their faces in front of strangers,

& men won't walk into women's rooms just like that,

we're bound by Confucianism,

unlike in your society.

l must head back to my office,

and l'll visit again.

l'm very honoured, you're a high official,

you're always welcome.

He's gone?

Yes.

He's a smart man,

l'm sure he'll come back secretly.

We must be on guard.

Chief Wang is very smart and capable,

and a very sharp character,

we must investigate in the dark,

We'll only attack when we've got the proof,

so that the residents will be on our side.

You'll...

...Go back in two months' time?

They will be on guard now.

After a while,

when they assume l won't be going,

l'll sneak in and catch them off guard,

then l could see the real condition.

Caidalu,

order the guards around Tiandao Mansion

to leave.

Yes.

They must still be inside.

Must be.

Master.

l've only found out the real essence

of the lron Palm in this month.

But l still don't know

your name, master.

l guessed it,

but l dare not to say.

Why not?

l guess that fellow is No.1 in lron Palm,

but as a person, he's...

l dare not to say.

You brat.

What about the person?

l didn't say who that is?

His alias is King of lron Palm,

he's not a bad man,

but he loves to...spit around.

Not bad, kid.

Start grinding.

Until the surface is leveled,

then l'll start to teach you the real ''lron Palm''

What are you so happy about? Three more to go.

You've learnt fast.

For ''Bell Cover'', the training gets worse.

ln the end, there will be one or two inches

of area which isn't covered.

lf you keep that area as small as possible,

you've achieved a lot.

Right.

Your waist, four inches around it.

You must work on it.

You've improved a lot.

Except we don't have much time, you could be better.

We could keep on practising.

But l fear that the tartars won't let you.

And besides, that Marco Polo

has his doubts about us.

l think that Marco Polo guy

actually pities us,

he's different from the Mongolian.

Even so, he's working for them,

he doesn't have a choice.

We'll take one day at a time,

let's hope that they'll take action later.

And l hope you can master the skills.

then we can prepare for it.

But...

Send a royal decree to Marco Polo.

Tell him to take care of the case regarding

the assassination attempt as soon as possible.

Yes, Khan.

l've been ordered by the Khan

to take care of Tiandao Mansion as soon as possible.

l've told you the plan,

you all understand?

Master Polo,

you said you'll go alone tonight,

and we'll lead the troops in tomorrow.

Correct.

lt's been three months

since my last visit,

they wouldn't expect me to sneak in tonight.

l think l'll uncover their secrets this round.

All in one go!

l'm sure you're right, Master Polo.

That's not something an ordinary person could do,

one's will determines one's strength.

Ready.

Chief, again.

Jian, it's been a hundred days since your death.

l wanted to follow you, but

l just wanted to serve my father for a few more days.

Here l come, Jian.

Stop.

l'm joining my husband.

l can tell you that,

you're a good man.

Put her down.

You...were standing right outside?

You knew she's going to commit suicide,

she's your daughter, why didn't you stop her?

Her husband's dead from the assassination attempt.

Killing herself to join her late husband

is a loyal, virtuous thing to do,

why should l stop her?

l don't understand,

why do you insist in

something impossible?

Where are you from?

Venice, ltaly.

The Mongolian Empire covers Asia and Europe,

and Venice is not that far away.

lf your country is being invaded by the Mongolians,

and they run your country tyrannically,

will you surrender or resist?

Resist, of course.

That's what we're doing.

But you won't succeed.

lf we don't,

our next generation will continue.

Should they fail,

our future generations will continue

our legacy.

We will succeed someday.

lf you choose to be a slave because you might fail,

then you will fail forever.

Take your time, Master Polo.

What time is it?

Just past 3 am.

Chief Wang, you should leave.

The Mongolian troops

will attack at dawn.

Are you sure about staying?

Our job here...

is to get even for Brother Zu and Brother Jin. We've to

let the tartar king know that we're not to be bullied.

You're all warriors,

just like those two.

Tell us,

how did they die?

Caidalu's ''Big Palm'',

l think you can counter that with

your ''lron Palm''.

For Dulidan's skills,

you with your jumping skills.

Qinggong.

That's right.

l think

your ''Bell Cover''

can take care of Abulahua's Double Blades.

But beware,

there will be more than those three,

they will bring troops.

Just let me get out of here,

maybe l could stop them in time.

No.

Brother Huang will be defending the entrance.

His force could destroy the whole place,

and he wouldn't let the troops in.

We'll let Chief Wang and the others leave first,

and we'll stay behind

for them.

Khan.

l won't go back to him,

l'll leave China.

Sorry about this, Master Polo.

l suggested

their attack plan.

lt doesn't seem right, Dulidan.

Stay here,

we'll go in.

Master Polo.

Shoot.

You wouldn't dare to hurt the lmperial lnspector.

As long as you won't involve the troops,

just one on one,

then l'll let the foreigner go.

Deal.

Back off everyone.

The Mongolians won't take pride in winning by numbers.

We outnumber them. Charge!

Charge...

Shoot.

Go...!

Go...!

Go...!

One against so many!

That was fun!