1 00:00:42,834 --> 00:00:45,712 It says in the writings of the wise: 2 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:50,551 You should not despise the serpent because he has no horns. 3 00:00:50,551 --> 00:00:54,805 Nobody knows whether she won't one day become a dragon, 4 00:00:54,805 --> 00:00:59,768 just as a single man can become an entire army. 5 00:01:00,269 --> 00:01:04,606 1000 years ago, during the Sung Dynasty, 6 00:01:04,606 --> 00:01:07,985 There was a cruel and corrupt government in China. 7 00:01:09,277 --> 00:01:12,196 These gunmen here are outcasts 8 00:01:12,196 --> 00:01:17,076 who have taken up the fight against tyranny. 9 00:01:18,703 --> 00:01:21,789 There is a price on the heads of these heroes. 10 00:01:21,789 --> 00:01:26,294 They live in voluntary exile and operate out of Liang Shan Po, 11 00:01:26,294 --> 00:01:28,462 an Iabyrinthian river delta far south of the capital. 12 00:01:28,462 --> 00:01:31,799 Legend has it that these rebels have souls 13 00:01:31,799 --> 00:01:34,760 were reborn by freedom fighters from ancient times. 14 00:01:48,649 --> 00:01:51,736 But now there was plague and famine, 15 00:01:51,736 --> 00:01:54,614 and death reaped a bountiful harvest throughout China. 16 00:01:54,614 --> 00:01:57,700 Only for vultures and crows was it a good time. 17 00:01:57,700 --> 00:02:00,745 They got fat and spread. 18 00:02:04,248 --> 00:02:07,209 So the emperor sent his favorite Kao Chiu to the holy mountain, 19 00:02:07,209 --> 00:02:09,670 because he hoped to be able to banish the misfortune in this way. 20 00:02:09,670 --> 00:02:11,964 Kao Chiu, a devious and power-obsessed courtier, 21 00:02:11,964 --> 00:02:14,925 enjoyed traveling like a senior Mandarin. 22 00:02:24,644 --> 00:02:27,605 The holy men and priests in the temples on the holy mountain 23 00:02:27,605 --> 00:02:30,982 prayed with Kao Chiu and made offerings. 24 00:02:47,666 --> 00:02:50,293 Seat of the demons? What does that mean? 25 00:02:50,293 --> 00:02:54,130 A vault sealed for eternity by a previous emperor. 26 00:02:54,130 --> 00:02:56,883 It's the prison for the souls of nine dozen 27 00:02:56,883 --> 00:02:58,759 rebellious knights. 28 00:02:58,759 --> 00:03:02,471 They were wrongly banished there, their rebellion was just. 29 00:03:02,471 --> 00:03:03,763 Do you think? 30 00:03:03,763 --> 00:03:08,184 I think that's pure superstition. Break the seals and open the gate! 31 00:03:08,184 --> 00:03:11,270 - They are holy seals! - Silence, priest! 32 00:03:11,270 --> 00:03:15,191 - I speak for the Son of Heaven. - Don't abuse his name! 33 00:03:15,191 --> 00:03:18,736 They are the seals of his ancestor, I will not tolerate you desecrating them! 34 00:03:18,736 --> 00:03:20,571 - His curse will strike you! - Nonsense! 35 00:03:20,571 --> 00:03:23,116 Now stop defying my command. 36 00:03:23,116 --> 00:03:26,119 The Son of Heaven does not tolerate superstition, loosens the seals 37 00:03:26,119 --> 00:03:28,704 - and break open the gate! - I'm warning you! 38 00:03:46,179 --> 00:03:48,764 "Kao Chiu will one day invade here and..." 39 00:03:48,764 --> 00:03:52,435 How could they know your name so many 100 years ago? 40 00:03:52,435 --> 00:03:55,228 - Now remove the capstone! - Yes, Your Excellency. 41 00:04:15,957 --> 00:04:19,252 Souls banished inside... Foolish priestly chatter! 42 00:04:19,252 --> 00:04:21,837 An empty cellar, nothing more. 43 00:04:32,806 --> 00:04:37,519 But they were there nonetheless, the souls of nine dozen rebel knights. 44 00:04:37,519 --> 00:04:39,646 And they burst forth. 45 00:04:39,646 --> 00:04:43,150 Finally freed, the comets and shooting stars swept across China 46 00:04:43,150 --> 00:04:45,903 fiery paths through the sky and traveled into new bodies. 47 00:04:45,903 --> 00:04:50,574 Nine dozen Gentiles were born again... 48 00:04:52,534 --> 00:04:55,913 During the Sung Dynasty it was the eastern capital of the empire 49 00:04:55,913 --> 00:04:58,706 famous for her beauty. 50 00:04:58,706 --> 00:05:02,667 But all the luxury and wealth she displayed 51 00:05:02,667 --> 00:05:05,545 luxury and wealth were less. 52 00:05:05,545 --> 00:05:09,257 Away from the markets 53 00:05:09,257 --> 00:05:11,343 people were starving on the streets, 54 00:05:11,343 --> 00:05:14,930 with the full knowledge of the harsh, irresponsible government, 55 00:05:14,930 --> 00:05:18,225 who didn't care whether entire families were exterminated. 56 00:05:22,729 --> 00:05:25,898 Even the essential salt had become rare and unaffordable. 57 00:05:25,898 --> 00:05:30,319 The salt trade was a state monopoly, and the disloyal officials, 58 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:34,240 those under his command had increased the price tenfold. 59 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:37,785 In order to keep their positions, they had to pay bribes to their superiors. 60 00:05:37,785 --> 00:05:42,956 And in order to make a profit themselves, they often mixed sand with the salt. 61 00:05:42,956 --> 00:05:47,043 This fraudster, now he has mixed more sand into the salt! 62 00:05:47,043 --> 00:05:51,004 - He deserves a reminder! - Bash his skull in! 63 00:05:51,004 --> 00:05:54,173 Quiet! Sedition and mutiny will be punished! 64 00:05:54,173 --> 00:05:58,010 - Go now or you will be arrested! - Better arrest that cheater! 65 00:06:13,150 --> 00:06:16,319 Make sure you get away, otherwise you'll get something! 66 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:38,133 Get your salt! Do not be afraid! 67 00:06:38,133 --> 00:06:41,261 It's free today and it will never be this cheap again! 68 00:06:41,261 --> 00:06:42,637 And and! 69 00:06:42,637 --> 00:06:45,432 Or do you want a written invitation? 70 00:06:48,476 --> 00:06:52,939 Don't rush, you have plenty of time. There is enough for everyone! 71 00:06:52,939 --> 00:06:56,318 - Just don't step on your toes! - This is Wu Sung, the tiger hunter. 72 00:06:56,318 --> 00:07:01,823 - A folk hero! - He tortures the tigers with his bare hands! 73 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,492 Get your salt, don't be afraid! 74 00:07:04,492 --> 00:07:07,037 As long as I protect you, nobody will harm you. 75 00:07:07,037 --> 00:07:09,873 And tell everyone across town! 76 00:07:16,922 --> 00:07:20,883 What does this crowd mean here? Clear the road! 77 00:07:20,883 --> 00:07:23,052 The tiger hunter instigated them to get the salt. 78 00:07:23,052 --> 00:07:25,429 You have to return the salt! 79 00:07:29,224 --> 00:07:30,184 Halt! 80 00:07:31,143 --> 00:07:34,896 You don't touch this man. I'll arrest him myself. 81 00:08:18,063 --> 00:08:21,108 - Lin Chung is fast as a leopard. - The tiger fights with the lion. 82 00:08:24,778 --> 00:08:28,699 I'll let you throw me right now, then you flee as fast as you can! 83 00:08:30,158 --> 00:08:31,576 How come? 84 00:08:44,214 --> 00:08:46,967 - Are you submitting your farewell request? - Yes. 85 00:08:46,967 --> 00:08:50,220 I have lost my face. A simple hunter defeated me. 86 00:08:50,220 --> 00:08:52,389 Don't lie, Lin Chung! 87 00:08:53,056 --> 00:08:56,935 Are you kidding me, do you think I don't have two eyes in my head?! 88 00:08:59,021 --> 00:09:01,356 Even if your opponent was the Tiger Hunter, 89 00:09:01,356 --> 00:09:04,151 you could never have been defeated so easily! 90 00:09:04,151 --> 00:09:06,445 You were just acting! 91 00:09:06,445 --> 00:09:09,281 Maybe you did the right thing. 92 00:09:09,281 --> 00:09:11,866 But don't try to fool me any longer. 93 00:09:11,866 --> 00:09:15,119 - You let him defeat you! - Yes. 94 00:09:15,619 --> 00:09:20,041 Be glad no one else saw through you 95 00:09:20,041 --> 00:09:23,169 otherwise you would be charged with treason. 96 00:09:23,961 --> 00:09:28,090 And for an officer of the Imperial Guard 97 00:09:28,090 --> 00:09:32,636 means short process. Namely: head off! 98 00:09:32,636 --> 00:09:35,347 - I risked that. - What?! 99 00:09:35,347 --> 00:09:38,809 You risked your neck for that woodsman and a few pounds of salt?! 100 00:09:38,809 --> 00:09:41,770 The man was right! That scam with the salt 101 00:09:41,770 --> 00:09:44,689 and the other frauds that our corrupt officials perpetrate, 102 00:09:44,689 --> 00:09:47,858 must end, Excellency. 103 00:09:47,858 --> 00:09:50,235 So, do you think? 104 00:09:50,235 --> 00:09:52,111 You are a soldier. 105 00:09:52,111 --> 00:09:54,447 We are both soldiers. 106 00:09:54,447 --> 00:09:58,534 We have to do what we're told. Everything else is none of our business. 107 00:09:58,534 --> 00:10:02,121 But even as soldiers we are allowed to have an opinion on things. 108 00:10:02,121 --> 00:10:04,498 Even if you were right: 109 00:10:05,207 --> 00:10:08,877 You are not a politician, just an instrument of politics. 110 00:10:08,877 --> 00:10:10,169 I know. 111 00:10:10,169 --> 00:10:14,130 If you act politically as a soldier, you get yourself into trouble. 112 00:10:14,130 --> 00:10:17,467 - I feel the same way too. - Why, my general? 113 00:10:17,467 --> 00:10:21,054 - Well my transfer is coming up. - Are you being transferred? 114 00:10:22,180 --> 00:10:25,557 I am relieved as General of the Imperial Guard, 115 00:10:25,557 --> 00:10:29,144 - Kao Chiu takes my place. -Kao Chiu? 116 00:10:29,144 --> 00:10:31,814 Then all power is in the hands of this libertine? 117 00:10:31,814 --> 00:10:35,359 He is our emperor's favorite. Are you still enemies? 118 00:10:35,359 --> 00:10:38,070 I don't want to comment on that. 119 00:10:38,070 --> 00:10:41,907 So he will want to harm you, you have to be very careful. 120 00:10:41,907 --> 00:10:44,284 The saying goes: Where the roof is low, 121 00:10:44,284 --> 00:10:47,329 a Welser can only walk with his head bowed. 122 00:10:47,329 --> 00:10:51,082 It is unimaginable, even the Son of Heaven is not safe 123 00:10:51,082 --> 00:10:53,918 - with so much power in his hands! -Lin Chung. 124 00:10:53,918 --> 00:10:56,087 - Aren't you going too far? - No! 125 00:10:56,087 --> 00:10:59,590 I fear the worst for the future of our people 126 00:10:59,590 --> 00:11:03,261 - and the entire Middle Kingdom. - Still, you would have to obey him. 127 00:11:03,261 --> 00:11:05,763 This puts you in an unbearable situation. 128 00:11:05,763 --> 00:11:09,724 That's why I'm temporarily suspending you, my friend. 129 00:11:09,724 --> 00:11:10,684 And. 130 00:11:10,684 --> 00:11:13,853 You go home now and wait to see how things develop, 131 00:11:13,853 --> 00:11:15,563 Lin Chung. 132 00:11:15,563 --> 00:11:17,857 For your own safety! 133 00:11:17,857 --> 00:11:21,068 By command, I am bound to you forever! 134 00:11:21,068 --> 00:11:25,656 Political and military power were now in the same hands. 135 00:11:25,656 --> 00:11:29,493 Gifts and bribes for Kao Chiu arrived from all over China, 136 00:11:29,493 --> 00:11:32,246 in return for future or already performed favors. 137 00:11:32,246 --> 00:11:34,748 The governor of Sin Kian sent the ivory tusk, 138 00:11:34,748 --> 00:11:37,585 I don't know what he wants, but we already have a few of them. 139 00:11:38,294 --> 00:11:40,170 And this closet, 140 00:11:40,170 --> 00:11:43,798 Richly dressed in ivory, the governor of Hu sends. 141 00:12:01,482 --> 00:12:03,150 My name is Hu San Niang. 142 00:12:03,150 --> 00:12:07,321 I am my father's gift for the kindnesses shown. 143 00:12:07,321 --> 00:12:09,698 The provinces of Hu and Shu swear allegiance to you. 144 00:12:09,698 --> 00:12:12,993 - A nice way to say thank you. - For being a provincial, 145 00:12:12,993 --> 00:12:15,329 - he has very original ideas. - Excellence. 146 00:12:15,329 --> 00:12:18,624 The officers of the Imperial Guard stand ready to greet you. 147 00:12:18,624 --> 00:12:21,001 We'll talk later. 148 00:12:35,933 --> 00:12:37,684 I hand you over 149 00:12:37,684 --> 00:12:40,938 By express order of our Emperor and Supreme Warlord, 150 00:12:40,938 --> 00:12:42,730 the command of his guard. 151 00:12:42,730 --> 00:12:45,149 By order of the emperor and supreme warlord 152 00:12:45,149 --> 00:12:49,237 I, Kao Chiu, will take command of the guards with immediate effect. 153 00:13:04,043 --> 00:13:06,836 Kao Chiu, it is said that even the lame 154 00:13:06,836 --> 00:13:09,172 can follow in the tiger's trail. 155 00:13:09,172 --> 00:13:11,091 That's what it says, yes. 156 00:13:11,091 --> 00:13:14,135 You now command 800,000 officers and men, 157 00:13:14,135 --> 00:13:16,596 You have extraordinary powers. 158 00:13:16,596 --> 00:13:20,433 All the kingdom's hopes of peace and justice, up 159 00:13:20,433 --> 00:13:24,604 the end of arbitrariness and corruption rests on your being loyal. 160 00:13:24,604 --> 00:13:29,150 Do your best to allay the fears of the people. 161 00:13:29,150 --> 00:13:31,820 You must not abuse the power, 162 00:13:31,820 --> 00:13:34,698 and you must win the love and trust of the people. 163 00:13:34,698 --> 00:13:36,992 Thank you for the kind reminder. 164 00:13:36,992 --> 00:13:40,829 - I keep them in my heart. - I hope so! 165 00:13:55,885 --> 00:13:58,763 Officer corps ready for muster by the commander. 166 00:13:58,763 --> 00:14:02,100 Are all of the Guard officers present or is one missing? 167 00:14:02,100 --> 00:14:04,936 - The officers are complete! - No, Lin Chung is missing! 168 00:14:04,936 --> 00:14:07,605 - He's not on duty at the moment. - Oh yeah, Lin Chung? 169 00:14:07,605 --> 00:14:11,943 - Why isn't he at the handover? - He was suspended from duty. 170 00:14:11,943 --> 00:14:14,487 - By order of the commander. - What?! 171 00:14:14,487 --> 00:14:17,782 I'll have him executed for disregard for my person! 172 00:14:17,782 --> 00:14:20,035 This suspension does not apply to me! 173 00:14:21,243 --> 00:14:25,998 I think he'll probably be outside the city walls by now... 174 00:14:28,042 --> 00:14:30,336 I mean the general. 175 00:14:31,086 --> 00:14:32,046 And. 176 00:14:32,755 --> 00:14:35,340 I had so much to talk to him about. 177 00:14:36,966 --> 00:14:39,635 How can the Son of Heaven have such a deserving man 178 00:14:39,635 --> 00:14:41,721 relocate to the province 179 00:14:41,721 --> 00:14:45,350 - and trust someone like Kao Chiu? - You can't talk like that. 180 00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:46,934 And. 181 00:14:50,229 --> 00:14:52,814 He is not a human, but a wild animal. 182 00:14:52,814 --> 00:14:56,610 I can't forgive him for what he wanted to do to me back then... 183 00:15:36,733 --> 00:15:41,405 And he, he will definitely never forget this humiliation. 184 00:15:41,405 --> 00:15:43,824 I'm so afraid he'll take revenge at some point! 185 00:15:43,824 --> 00:15:46,284 Don't worry, he's a resentful person, 186 00:15:46,284 --> 00:15:49,538 but he will be an excellent commander of the Imperial Guard. 187 00:15:49,538 --> 00:15:52,457 He won't let on what happened between us. 188 00:15:52,457 --> 00:15:54,960 Lin Chung should appear before the commander immediately! 189 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,879 You have insulted your new employer by staying away. 190 00:15:57,879 --> 00:16:01,383 - I was on leave. - Don't contradict me! 191 00:16:01,383 --> 00:16:03,259 Stop the shouting. 192 00:16:03,259 --> 00:16:07,430 I hear you've been suspended. 193 00:16:07,430 --> 00:16:09,682 And for what reason? 194 00:16:11,434 --> 00:16:15,855 Lin Chung, highly decorated officer of the Imperial Guard, 195 00:16:15,855 --> 00:16:17,940 was intended to disperse a crowd. 196 00:16:17,940 --> 00:16:20,943 He gets into a scuffle with one of the ringleaders. 197 00:16:20,943 --> 00:16:24,280 It shouldn't have been difficult for him to defeat and arrest him. 198 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:28,659 But instead he is overpowered and the man flees. 199 00:16:28,659 --> 00:16:33,205 You disgraced the Guard, I await an explanation for this disgrace. 200 00:16:33,205 --> 00:16:35,790 There is nothing I can offer in my apology. 201 00:16:35,790 --> 00:16:37,333 Lin Chung, 202 00:16:37,333 --> 00:16:40,712 the best swordsman in the entire imperial guard? 203 00:16:40,712 --> 00:16:44,883 There's no way a champion like you can be defeated by a tiger hunter! 204 00:16:44,883 --> 00:16:48,011 - And yet it happened. - Don't you think so? 205 00:16:48,011 --> 00:16:51,180 that this story sounds pretty unbelievable? 206 00:16:51,180 --> 00:16:54,433 I can't prove anything to you... 207 00:16:54,433 --> 00:16:57,853 But if what I suspect were true, it would be outrageous. 208 00:16:58,937 --> 00:17:01,356 A betrayal on a scale 209 00:17:01,356 --> 00:17:04,443 that the mere thought of it would be worthy of death. 210 00:17:04,443 --> 00:17:08,864 It's true I've been beaten, but I don't regret it. 211 00:17:08,864 --> 00:17:11,992 - I'm sorry, what? - The better one of us won, him 212 00:17:11,992 --> 00:17:15,704 - fought for freedom and justice. - So what! 213 00:17:15,704 --> 00:17:19,457 - With that he has pronounced his verdict! - And I'm proud of it, 214 00:17:19,457 --> 00:17:22,042 that he defeated me first. 215 00:17:43,021 --> 00:17:46,608 Await my direction. I will judge you. 216 00:18:36,157 --> 00:18:39,910 Now hear your verdict as Kao Chiu gave it. 217 00:18:39,910 --> 00:18:42,246 For your shameful failure, Lin Chung, 218 00:18:42,246 --> 00:18:46,125 you will be dishonorably discharged from the Imperial Guard! 219 00:19:15,946 --> 00:19:20,034 I am disgusted with you! I don't want you to touch me! 220 00:19:20,034 --> 00:19:24,330 - Then why are you here? - Because I was forced to do it! 221 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:27,333 My own father and the shameful family gave me away, 222 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:30,336 as if I were one thing, but hereby I renounce her! 223 00:19:30,336 --> 00:19:33,213 You are not the man I want. 224 00:19:33,213 --> 00:19:36,008 - I don't give myself to just anyone! - You don't even know me yet. 225 00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:39,511 This won't happen, you can save yourself any further effort. 226 00:19:39,511 --> 00:19:43,140 - I don't like you, deal with it. - But I like you. What do you say now? 227 00:19:43,140 --> 00:19:45,933 - That it leaves me cold! - That can be changed, 228 00:19:45,933 --> 00:19:48,603 I would already know about that! and ways. 229 00:19:48,603 --> 00:19:51,522 - I could force you to marry. - You will not, 230 00:19:51,522 --> 00:19:54,150 a nobleman does not commit violence against a woman! 231 00:19:57,403 --> 00:19:59,947 No man will ever be able to force me to do anything! 232 00:19:59,947 --> 00:20:03,076 Call your guards, I've known how to use the sword since I was little! 233 00:20:03,076 --> 00:20:05,912 Don't forget, I'm Hu San-Niang! 234 00:20:08,623 --> 00:20:11,334 guards! Hold her tight! 235 00:20:19,884 --> 00:20:22,804 She's just a little unruly, so catch her alive for me. 236 00:20:23,846 --> 00:20:26,474 Don't hurt her, I'll take care of it myself. 237 00:20:26,474 --> 00:20:29,727 Aren't you ashamed to draw swords against a girl? 238 00:20:29,727 --> 00:20:34,148 He's not a captain anymore, he was dishonorably discharged! 239 00:20:34,148 --> 00:20:37,026 - Forward, arrest this man! - Yes indeed! 240 00:20:38,027 --> 00:20:41,072 You should arrest him, you cowards! 241 00:20:55,378 --> 00:20:57,004 Like Chiu. 242 00:20:57,004 --> 00:21:00,383 Your judgment has been rendered and I have been expelled from the Guard. 243 00:21:00,383 --> 00:21:04,344 As a good soldier, I accept the verdict and leave, but I take the woman with me. 244 00:21:05,178 --> 00:21:09,474 Either you let us both go, or you must kill me, Your Excellency. 245 00:21:09,474 --> 00:21:13,729 She has rejected you, you cannot hold her against her will. 246 00:21:22,028 --> 00:21:24,114 We'll be safe soon, just this gate. 247 00:21:24,114 --> 00:21:27,117 Thank you, but your intervention was not necessary. 248 00:21:27,659 --> 00:21:30,912 I would have defeated them alone, I can handle anyone. 249 00:21:30,912 --> 00:21:33,331 Is that true? Then I can understand Kao Chiu. 250 00:21:33,331 --> 00:21:36,500 Does that mean you too would commit violence against a woman?! 251 00:21:37,584 --> 00:21:41,004 No, that just means I can understand if he likes you. 252 00:21:41,004 --> 00:21:42,588 So yes! 253 00:21:43,464 --> 00:21:46,175 Whatever you want, you're not that pretty. 254 00:21:46,175 --> 00:21:48,051 A dangerous man. 255 00:21:48,051 --> 00:21:50,846 Dangerous for me... 256 00:21:50,846 --> 00:21:53,182 And a danger to the entire empire. 257 00:21:53,182 --> 00:21:56,769 You should think about what to do with him in good time. 258 00:21:56,769 --> 00:21:59,313 We'll think of something. 259 00:22:12,408 --> 00:22:14,702 My beloved Lord... 260 00:22:14,702 --> 00:22:18,581 If only we could be together like this forever... 261 00:22:19,749 --> 00:22:23,544 That would be too long, the memory of my actions begins to fade. 262 00:22:23,544 --> 00:22:26,756 This situation can only be endured because you stick by me 263 00:22:26,756 --> 00:22:28,925 and you are near me. 264 00:22:30,217 --> 00:22:32,719 This is a very special sword. 265 00:22:32,719 --> 00:22:35,347 It comes from ancient times. 266 00:22:35,347 --> 00:22:40,101 And it gives magical powers to whoever uses it. 267 00:22:40,101 --> 00:22:41,685 Your Grace! 268 00:22:41,685 --> 00:22:44,854 - Don't ignore your fate! - What do you want from me? 269 00:22:44,854 --> 00:22:48,733 I don't want anything from you. But this sword calls to you! 270 00:22:49,567 --> 00:22:53,571 Don't you have eyes in your head? This sword demands you! 271 00:22:53,571 --> 00:22:56,950 I already own seven good swords, leave me alone! 272 00:22:56,950 --> 00:23:01,496 But certainly not one like this, hardened in blood and centuries old. 273 00:23:01,496 --> 00:23:04,541 I can feel it longing for you. 274 00:23:14,008 --> 00:23:14,968 pulls! 275 00:23:26,980 --> 00:23:30,941 Didn't I say it? The sword wants to be yours! 276 00:23:31,900 --> 00:23:35,529 Careless fool. I almost had to kill you. 277 00:23:35,529 --> 00:23:39,490 I have to check whether you are worthy of him. And you are. 278 00:23:41,993 --> 00:23:44,996 You two belong together! Pay me what it's worth. 279 00:23:44,996 --> 00:23:47,164 I can't afford it, I'm a soldier without a position. 280 00:23:47,164 --> 00:23:51,419 - This weapon is worth a fortune. - Is the sword really that good? 281 00:23:51,419 --> 00:23:53,254 Yes. Matchless. 282 00:23:54,171 --> 00:23:57,550 - Would 500 kuan be appropriate, yes? - What did you say? 283 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:08,811 Well, Lin Chung, don't you ever get tired of staring at this sword? 284 00:24:08,811 --> 00:24:11,814 No, it's a wonderful weapon. 285 00:24:11,814 --> 00:24:15,484 - And I owe it to you. - You don't have to thank me for that. 286 00:24:15,484 --> 00:24:19,029 I'm already happy when I see how happy you are. 287 00:24:19,029 --> 00:24:22,908 I'm really very happy, but where does this wealth come from? 288 00:24:22,908 --> 00:24:25,577 Anyone who is married to a soldier 289 00:24:25,577 --> 00:24:28,538 should make sure he has some reserves. 290 00:24:29,456 --> 00:24:32,417 Excuse me, I forgot you aren't one anymore. 291 00:24:32,417 --> 00:24:34,001 It's nothing. 292 00:24:34,001 --> 00:24:37,046 It won't last forever and the day will come 293 00:24:37,046 --> 00:24:39,255 where they will need me. 294 00:24:44,886 --> 00:24:48,055 Sorry if I'm disturbing you. I bring you a message 295 00:24:48,055 --> 00:24:50,098 of Commander-in-Chief Kao Chiu. 296 00:24:50,098 --> 00:24:52,643 He heard that you bought an excellent sword. 297 00:24:52,643 --> 00:24:55,854 That you did this even though you are no longer on duty, 298 00:24:55,854 --> 00:24:59,316 he recognizes as exemplary behavior. 299 00:24:59,316 --> 00:25:03,612 I don't want to give you false hopes, 300 00:25:03,612 --> 00:25:07,199 but Kao Chiu wants to see this miracle sword for himself. 301 00:25:07,199 --> 00:25:12,370 Your Excellency is looking for an excuse to reinstate you, 302 00:25:12,370 --> 00:25:16,666 you should give him a gift. Accompany me to the palace. 303 00:25:31,847 --> 00:25:34,224 I myself am not allowed to enter this area of ​​the palace, 304 00:25:34,224 --> 00:25:37,393 but you are expected on the other side of the courtyard. 305 00:26:08,298 --> 00:26:10,675 Arrest him, he's a murderer! 306 00:26:12,135 --> 00:26:16,931 I know what he's up to! He was an officer in the Guards and was fired! 307 00:26:16,931 --> 00:26:18,891 Whoever carries weapons within these walls 308 00:26:18,891 --> 00:26:21,019 desecrate the hallowed inner precincts of the palace! 309 00:26:21,019 --> 00:26:23,396 - No, Kao Chiu... - Shut up! 310 00:26:24,856 --> 00:26:27,692 You know the laws of the palace as well as I do. 311 00:26:27,692 --> 00:26:29,318 To carry weapons here, 312 00:26:29,318 --> 00:26:32,321 To do so without service is treason and is punishable by death. 313 00:26:32,321 --> 00:26:34,657 Listen! Your master has sent for me! 314 00:26:34,657 --> 00:26:36,784 Why would he do something like that? 315 00:26:36,784 --> 00:26:39,620 What could he possibly want from such a dishonorable nobody? 316 00:26:39,620 --> 00:26:43,708 - It's a trap, he wanted to see me! - You are a liar! Arrest him! 317 00:26:48,963 --> 00:26:52,550 No, believe me! He wanted to see that sword! 318 00:27:06,022 --> 00:27:08,649 What are you waiting for? Arrest him! 319 00:27:09,859 --> 00:27:12,862 You drew your sword! You killed! 320 00:27:12,862 --> 00:27:17,909 You have defiled the holy precincts with blood and committed treason! 321 00:27:17,909 --> 00:27:20,620 No one will believe that this wasn't intentional. 322 00:27:20,620 --> 00:27:22,997 You will be executed without trial. 323 00:27:22,997 --> 00:27:25,333 Take him to the place of execution and behead him! 324 00:27:34,050 --> 00:27:36,594 Maybe any last words? 325 00:27:37,470 --> 00:27:39,305 Please tell your Lord: 326 00:27:39,305 --> 00:27:42,350 An entire people can rise up because one person is being wronged. 327 00:27:42,350 --> 00:27:45,561 If you do injustice to an entire people, it changes the world! 328 00:27:45,561 --> 00:27:47,229 Anything else? 329 00:27:47,229 --> 00:27:49,523 Tell my wife... 330 00:27:49,523 --> 00:27:52,943 - Yes, what? - No. 331 00:27:52,943 --> 00:27:55,237 Not through your mouth. 332 00:28:10,502 --> 00:28:14,172 A blessing for China that we exterminate people like you. 333 00:28:14,172 --> 00:28:16,341 Do your job, executioner. 334 00:28:18,718 --> 00:28:21,555 Stop immediately! Stop! 335 00:28:22,222 --> 00:28:25,517 - Who are you? - My name is Sung Chiang. 336 00:28:25,517 --> 00:28:28,353 - This execution is illegal! - Oh, the honest judge! 337 00:28:28,353 --> 00:28:30,814 I've heard that you like to get involved. 338 00:28:30,814 --> 00:28:33,150 It's none of your business, don't talk to me! 339 00:28:33,150 --> 00:28:35,694 - A soldier has been killed! - From that man there! 340 00:28:35,694 --> 00:28:38,279 So the soldier died by Lin Chung's sword, 341 00:28:38,279 --> 00:28:40,614 - that's why!! he lose his head? - That's the way it is! 342 00:28:40,614 --> 00:28:42,867 Under what law? According to military law? 343 00:28:42,867 --> 00:28:45,327 The accused is no longer a soldier. 344 00:28:45,327 --> 00:28:47,746 It no longer falls under military law, but under civil law! 345 00:28:47,746 --> 00:28:50,915 - Military law, because the dead man was a soldier! - Incorrect! 346 00:28:50,915 --> 00:28:55,211 Only the Emperor himself can hand him over to the military tribunal! 347 00:28:55,211 --> 00:28:56,963 Civil law applies here. 348 00:28:56,963 --> 00:29:00,550 Arrange for the accused to be placed in my custody. 349 00:29:01,842 --> 00:29:03,927 I will initiate due process against him, 350 00:29:03,927 --> 00:29:06,763 and until then he will remain in my custody! 351 00:29:09,808 --> 00:29:12,519 I told you the absolute truth, Your Honor! 352 00:29:12,519 --> 00:29:14,688 An emissary from Kao Chiu has come! 353 00:29:14,688 --> 00:29:17,566 First of all, you must beware of naming names. 354 00:29:17,566 --> 00:29:20,569 Nothing can prove what you say. 355 00:29:20,569 --> 00:29:21,445 And. 356 00:29:22,070 --> 00:29:25,073 Certainly there are some indications that from an unknown source 357 00:29:25,073 --> 00:29:27,993 a plot has been hatched against your husband. 358 00:29:27,993 --> 00:29:30,412 But this does not undo the fact that he joined the emperor 359 00:29:30,412 --> 00:29:32,372 approached armed. 360 00:29:32,372 --> 00:29:35,042 A soldier died by his sword. 361 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,088 Please don't lose your composure. 362 00:29:40,088 --> 00:29:42,716 He will get a fair trial. 363 00:29:42,716 --> 00:29:45,802 Until then, I'll do what I can for him. 364 00:29:45,802 --> 00:29:48,138 Our court system can still be trusted. 365 00:29:48,138 --> 00:29:51,350 There are still people in our country who are not corrupt. 366 00:29:54,853 --> 00:29:56,021 Lin Chung. 367 00:29:56,021 --> 00:29:58,899 It must now be proven that you are guilty. 368 00:29:58,899 --> 00:30:01,777 Nevertheless, too much in this case remains obscure. 369 00:30:01,777 --> 00:30:05,239 In view of this, I can reduce the sentence by one degree. 370 00:30:05,239 --> 00:30:08,075 You don't get the maximum sentence, you get in 371 00:30:08,075 --> 00:30:11,452 - exiled from the Sangshu penal camp. - Your Honor, I accept the verdict. 372 00:30:11,452 --> 00:30:13,746 Then put the cuffs on him now. 373 00:30:20,586 --> 00:30:23,506 An entire people can rise up because one person is being wronged. 374 00:30:23,506 --> 00:30:27,259 If you do injustice to an entire people, it changes the world. 375 00:30:27,259 --> 00:30:29,761 The road to Sangshu will be bad for you. 376 00:30:29,761 --> 00:30:33,848 The prison camp itself is even worse. But a more lenient sentence is impossible. 377 00:30:33,848 --> 00:30:37,601 You are famous throughout the land for your incorruptible justice. 378 00:30:37,601 --> 00:30:39,853 Justice where the truth could not be proven. 379 00:30:39,853 --> 00:30:43,190 These hands have killed a man and it's only fair 380 00:30:43,190 --> 00:30:47,361 if I have to pay for it now. I am and remain a soldier, 381 00:30:47,361 --> 00:30:49,738 and swore to respect the laws. 382 00:30:49,738 --> 00:30:52,449 So I accept the inevitable. 383 00:30:52,449 --> 00:30:56,161 Because without law there is no justice and no hope for the people. 384 00:30:56,161 --> 00:30:59,790 I admire your honesty; that takes a lot of courage these days. 385 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,961 For me, honesty and respect for the law are also important 386 00:31:03,961 --> 00:31:07,714 - the cornerstones of our state. - We experience the opposite every day. 387 00:31:07,714 --> 00:31:10,008 I despise and fear corruption, 388 00:31:10,008 --> 00:31:13,011 with which Kao Chiu poisons the entire empire and all of us. 389 00:31:13,011 --> 00:31:14,387 Listen. 390 00:31:14,387 --> 00:31:17,974 Wherever a tyrant holds power in this way, there are men 391 00:31:17,974 --> 00:31:22,061 - who fight for the truth. - After I met you, 392 00:31:22,061 --> 00:31:25,315 I have a little hope again that the truth will prevail. 393 00:31:25,315 --> 00:31:27,107 I wished, 394 00:31:27,107 --> 00:31:30,110 we would have met under more favorable circumstances. 395 00:31:35,824 --> 00:31:37,492 Lin Chung, get up! 396 00:31:42,956 --> 00:31:43,915 lead away! 397 00:31:55,302 --> 00:31:59,306 - Now they're taking him to the prison camp. - Who is this? 398 00:32:03,477 --> 00:32:05,520 That's my savior. 399 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,356 Shamefully tied up! 400 00:32:07,356 --> 00:32:10,859 Wu Sung, now you have to help him! 401 00:32:20,702 --> 00:32:23,580 The man with the magic sword is part of the plot. 402 00:32:23,580 --> 00:32:26,541 Now I know they won't rest until I'm dead. 403 00:32:31,922 --> 00:32:34,507 - Where are they taking you? - Hey! 404 00:32:34,507 --> 00:32:37,092 What do you want? go away 405 00:32:40,677 --> 00:32:44,264 Please! Please have a heart and let me talk to my husband! 406 00:32:44,264 --> 00:32:46,350 Ah, go away! 407 00:32:48,185 --> 00:32:50,604 Come on, world! 408 00:32:50,604 --> 00:32:52,398 do it! 409 00:32:57,027 --> 00:32:58,821 Here, take this! 410 00:33:01,115 --> 00:33:03,575 - Beloved! - Hey, you, don't take so long. 411 00:33:03,575 --> 00:33:07,371 - We have no time to lose. - Beloved, please forgive me! 412 00:33:07,371 --> 00:33:10,374 If only I hadn't bought the sword! where are they taking you 413 00:33:10,374 --> 00:33:12,459 Leave me alone. 414 00:33:13,794 --> 00:33:17,005 go now please I hereby dissolve our marriage. 415 00:33:20,217 --> 00:33:23,762 The penal camp is far away, nobody returns from there. 416 00:33:23,762 --> 00:33:26,890 You will start a new life, Hsiao Lan. 417 00:33:26,890 --> 00:33:31,103 You can do whatever you want, you are free. This is a goodbye forever. 418 00:33:31,103 --> 00:33:34,440 No, that shouldn't be the case! I will wait for you all my life. 419 00:33:34,440 --> 00:33:37,276 Whatever they do to us, I will remain your wife! 420 00:33:37,276 --> 00:33:40,653 You have to think about the future. Divorce me. 421 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:43,239 beloved! 422 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,638 But now I've had enough. Forward! 423 00:34:59,315 --> 00:35:01,776 The population is demanding Lin Chung's release. 424 00:35:01,776 --> 00:35:05,571 More petitions are submitted every day, hundreds of them. 425 00:35:06,447 --> 00:35:10,743 From all classes and the entire empire. What should I do, Your Excellency? 426 00:35:10,743 --> 00:35:12,995 Let them burn. 427 00:35:12,995 --> 00:35:16,040 Of course, the actual problem has not yet been solved. 428 00:35:16,874 --> 00:35:18,709 I'm afraid, 429 00:35:18,709 --> 00:35:21,754 As a martyr, Lin Chung becomes even more dangerous to us. 430 00:35:22,421 --> 00:35:25,424 This is the root of future evil and we cannot tolerate it. 431 00:35:25,424 --> 00:35:27,635 I have understood. 432 00:35:27,635 --> 00:35:30,513 And how about you? Did you understand me too? 433 00:35:30,513 --> 00:35:31,514 And. 434 00:35:31,514 --> 00:35:34,600 I have already taken certain measures. 435 00:35:40,398 --> 00:35:43,693 So, Lin Chung, how are your feet, do they still hurt? 436 00:35:43,693 --> 00:35:46,445 Here, this will do you good. Would you like a little foot bath? 437 00:35:46,445 --> 00:35:48,864 Had a lot to endure... 438 00:35:49,907 --> 00:35:50,866 Wait! 439 00:35:57,205 --> 00:35:59,165 Hold on tight! 440 00:36:06,172 --> 00:36:08,466 - Go ahead! - Stop it now! 441 00:36:08,466 --> 00:36:10,635 What do you want here? 442 00:36:33,491 --> 00:36:36,828 Everything OK? It's me, Wu Sung. 443 00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:40,624 You are free. I owed you that because you let me go. 444 00:36:40,624 --> 00:36:42,833 I owe you a great debt of gratitude, my brother. 445 00:36:42,833 --> 00:36:46,002 So now let's get out of here! 446 00:36:46,002 --> 00:36:50,340 - What are you up to, my friend? - I'll take you to the woods. 447 00:36:50,340 --> 00:36:53,801 China is a big country, I know areas where hardly anyone comes, 448 00:36:53,801 --> 00:36:57,055 - where we can live freely. - I am very grateful to you, tiger hunter, 449 00:36:57,055 --> 00:36:59,807 - but I can't go with you. - What? 450 00:36:59,807 --> 00:37:02,768 - Yes. - But why? 451 00:37:03,393 --> 00:37:06,938 Because I am legally convicted and have accepted the sentence. 452 00:37:06,938 --> 00:37:11,151 That was a misjudgment! You have been lured into a trap. 453 00:37:11,151 --> 00:37:14,780 - I vowed to go to Sangshu. - Who did you swear this to? 454 00:37:15,447 --> 00:37:18,325 - To me, and I keep the oath. - What? 455 00:37:19,409 --> 00:37:22,120 My honor dictates that I accept the punishment. 456 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,748 Ah, what is honor anyway? 457 00:37:24,748 --> 00:37:29,753 - Is that why you're getting yourself killed? - I'll survive, I can't die. 458 00:37:29,753 --> 00:37:32,214 After that they will not ask you in sangshu! 459 00:37:32,214 --> 00:37:36,218 - Nobody left the camp alive! - I'll survive! 460 00:37:36,218 --> 00:37:39,595 Fate has determined my punishment. 461 00:37:39,595 --> 00:37:42,223 Such a stubborn, really! 462 00:37:42,223 --> 00:37:45,685 But I have to say, I like you even more for that! 463 00:37:48,854 --> 00:37:51,107 That might suit you, huh? 464 00:37:51,107 --> 00:37:55,444 You eat your bellies and you make him fast! 465 00:37:55,444 --> 00:37:58,781 And then at home you turn his ration into money! 466 00:37:58,781 --> 00:38:02,534 He is worth ten times, a thousand times as much as you two cowards! 467 00:38:02,534 --> 00:38:04,661 And now listen, 468 00:38:04,661 --> 00:38:07,997 I'll keep a close eye on you all the way to the Sangshu camp! 469 00:38:07,997 --> 00:38:10,958 - So just treat him decently! - Yes, sure. 470 00:38:42,406 --> 00:38:44,658 Please, water... water! 471 00:38:47,369 --> 00:38:49,538 Have you heard? 472 00:38:54,293 --> 00:38:55,252 Here. 473 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:04,678 Forward! 474 00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:19,484 More quickly! 475 00:39:22,779 --> 00:39:23,863 Forward! 476 00:40:13,996 --> 00:40:16,290 Come on, take the cuffs off him. 477 00:40:25,716 --> 00:40:28,719 Do you recognize it? This is the sword. 478 00:40:29,428 --> 00:40:32,807 It thirsts for you and will bring you death! 479 00:40:32,807 --> 00:40:36,477 - Why do you want me dead? - Because I get paid for it. 480 00:40:36,477 --> 00:40:37,436 Therefore. 481 00:40:39,146 --> 00:40:40,273 Here. 482 00:40:40,273 --> 00:40:43,693 - Take this sword. - Did Kao Chiu pay you for this? 483 00:40:43,693 --> 00:40:48,406 It doesn't matter to me, I get an order and carry it out. 484 00:40:49,323 --> 00:40:52,785 I always kill at the first strike, and I am infallible. 485 00:40:54,537 --> 00:40:56,956 So, get ready to die. 486 00:40:57,999 --> 00:40:58,958 Pull! 487 00:41:08,134 --> 00:41:10,927 Now even the honest judge can no longer help you. 488 00:41:10,927 --> 00:41:13,054 I will be your executioner! 489 00:41:16,308 --> 00:41:18,310 Okay, Lin Chung. 490 00:41:18,310 --> 00:41:20,812 You know how to wield a sword! 491 00:42:55,281 --> 00:42:59,077 Don't thank me. It is thanks to you that I am standing here now. 492 00:42:59,577 --> 00:43:00,996 Also. 493 00:43:00,996 --> 00:43:04,165 You now take a horse and ride to freedom! 494 00:43:11,715 --> 00:43:14,217 Put the cuffs back on me. 495 00:43:16,511 --> 00:43:18,972 What are you doing, have you lost your mind?! 496 00:43:18,972 --> 00:43:22,767 No, my mind is the same, I'm going to Sangshu for captivity. 497 00:43:22,767 --> 00:43:24,561 I understand. 498 00:43:24,561 --> 00:43:29,024 Because of your wife. Because otherwise she and her family would be killed as hostages. 499 00:43:30,734 --> 00:43:35,030 Am I right? Because of Hsiao Lan, I could have guessed that! 500 00:43:35,030 --> 00:43:38,491 I gave her back her freedom. 501 00:43:40,744 --> 00:43:43,997 You divorced Hsiao Lan? 502 00:43:43,997 --> 00:43:46,916 Put him in chains again if he wishes! 503 00:43:51,171 --> 00:43:54,883 Then go into captivity! I don't care, we're even! 504 00:43:54,883 --> 00:43:57,427 Just die from me! Forward! 505 00:44:11,066 --> 00:44:12,317 But... 506 00:44:12,317 --> 00:44:15,570 I don't want you to die! Be strong! 507 00:44:15,570 --> 00:44:17,906 I don't want you to die! 508 00:44:23,453 --> 00:44:24,953 Forward, run! 509 00:44:36,548 --> 00:44:39,551 Diverse are the adventures that fate 510 00:44:39,551 --> 00:44:41,928 still has ready for Lin Chung, 511 00:44:41,928 --> 00:44:46,766 on his journey into exile and captivity. 512 00:44:46,766 --> 00:44:49,977 And like the silkworm must spin thousands of threads, 513 00:44:49,977 --> 00:44:56,067 until a silk cocoon is formed, the sky takes 1000 detours, 514 00:44:56,067 --> 00:45:00,279 until he's the nine dozen born-again heroes 515 00:45:00,279 --> 00:45:04,450 united in the river delta of Liang Shan Po.