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SHAW BROTHERS (HK) LTD. A SHAW STUDIOS PRODUCTION

This is the Hongfa Temple beyond the pass.

It is a cold winter night.

The top 28 martial artists in the Central Plains are determined

to eliminate a big villain of the martial arts world.

They are initiating a duel that will shock heaven and earth alike.

No one knows the name of this villain,

nor has anyone seen his true face.

He's in the habit of painting his face black and white.

His nickname is the Bat Without Wings.

It's said that he is very lecherous

and has raped and killed numerous maidens.

That's why the righteous martial artists have banded together

and chased him to Hongfa Temple beyond the pass

to fight him to the death.

Unfortunately, only two people have survived this duel.

Twenty-six people died by his sword.

Luckily, it's said that the Bat Without Wings finally died

by the Iron Palm of Sima Zhongyuan, the Warrior With Iron Courage.

OUYANG PEISHAN

TEA, FENGLIN DOCK

Listen up. There's a teahouse up ahead.

Let's stop and eat there before we go any further.

Listen up! Ms. Lei has ordered us to rest here.

Eat before you go any further!

- Alright! - Alright!

- Let's rest for a bit. - Over here.

Keep watch.

- Over there. - Alright.

- Sir. - GU FENG

Miss, what can I do for you?

Sir, we want some food.

Alright, I'll bring some tea first.

Are you from the Zhenyuan Escort Agency?

Yes.

Is there anyone by the name of Ms. Lei Feng?

That's me. What's the matter?

There's a letter for you.

Who left this?

A man whose surname is Xiao.

Whose surname is Xiao?

Could it be Xiao Qi?

My lady,

is it the world's most handsome man, the Heartbreaker Swordsman, Xiao Qi?

That's right.

With a fine steed, a violet silk bridle...

- DEREK TUNG-SING YEE - ...a jeweled sword, and white garments.

Why don't you open the letter?

"Tian|ong Temple outside the woods. We have to ta|k."

My lady, I'll go with you right now.

Why would you go?

- Mr. Chen. - What is it, my lady?

I'm meeting a friend at Tianlong Temple. You all should wait here.

Tianlong Temple?

It's in ruins now. There aren't even any monks there.

I'm not going there to see monks.

My lady.

- What's wrong? - What happened?

The tea is poisoned.

- Poisoned? - Poisoned?

Those who have seen me...

...ca|| me the Bat.

- The Bat? - The Bat?

That's right.

There is only one bat in the martial arts world.

I am the Bat Without Wings.

LIAO LILING

TIANLONG TEMPLE

Mr. Xiao?

Mr. Xiao?

I HAD TO LEAVE ON URGENT BUSINESS. PLEASE ENJOY THE TEA. XIAO QI.

I see.

It smells pretty good.

What are you doing here?

I live here.

What about your shop?

The shop was never mine.

I merely killed the shop owner...

...and borrowed it for one day.

For one day?

For what purpose?

To kill people.

Who exactly are you?

Did you use Xiao Qi's name to lure me here on purpose?

You're very smart.

That's right.

I lured you here

because I want you to remain here at Tianlong Temple forever.

Not so fast!

The escort agency staff know I'm here.

- They will come looking for me. - Them?

I'm afraid they won't come looking for you.

Unless...

...you go looking for them.

Why?

Because there's no way back from the underworld.

If you want to see them,

you'll have to go to the underworld, too.

Your swordsmanship is quite amazing.

What is this cursed place?

Is there anyone here?

Come out!

TANG JING

Who are you?

I seem to be the master of this place.

Right.

I'm also their master.

But I've killed them all.

These are Long Yu's breasts.

This is Li Fang.

Yes, these are Cuiyu's breasts.

I stripped off all their clothes

and sculpted their likeness.

But these aren't as beautiful as them.

Bat Without Wings?

What did you say?

I said you're the Bat Without Wings.

So, you're not dead.

That rumor five years ago wasn't true!

Bat Without Wings?

That name sounds so familiar.

Who are you?

Why do you know the name Bat Without Wings?

I remember now.

- I know you! - Don't come any closer!

So, who is she?

Speak.

Who is she?

Who's there?

Come out at once!

Stop fighting!

You again?

Of course it's me.

I deliberately tricked you into coming here.

How do you feel?

You feel a little dizzy, don't you?

How...

How do you know?

Because when you arrived, you drank drugged tea.

I don't know you.

There is no enmity between us.

Why did you trick me into coming here?

Correct.

There is indeed no enmity between us.

But unfortunately, you look so much like someone.

I'm going to use you to make him give me someone's name.

Come here! Come!

Take a good look.

What's her name? Say it!

I know her.

Who is it?

It's her.

Do I have to strip her for you to remember?

No!

I don't think I've ever stripped her of her clothes.

- I remember now. - Who is it?

I remember now.

Yes... I remember now.

I especially liked her.

I told her to stand here.

I sculpted a huge statue for her.

That's her in the yellow outfit.

What's her name?

Think!

Think about it!

I remember her name now.

- Who is it? - Her name is very beautiful.

Her name is Ximen Luoyan.

Open the door!

Open up! Quickly!

- CHIH-CHING YANG - Qiu Ju, what's the matter?

- WANG YONG - Where is the master?

- What is it? - Master, it's bad!

It's bad!

The escort agency staff all died at Fenglin Dock!

KUAN-CHUNG KU

- All dead? - What?

- What did you say? - Mr. Han!

Everyone at the escort agency is dead!

- Where is Ms. Lei? Tell me! Tell me now! - Han Sheng!

Han Sheng, Feng'er is your fiancée, but you can't be so impatient.

Talk calmly.

Qiu Ju, where is Feng'er?

My lady received a letter from Xiao Qi

and went to the Tianlong Temple outside the woods.

She hasn't returned.

Xiao Qi?

How does Lei Feng know Xiao Qi?

Did Xiao Qi kill them?

No.

The one who killed them

was a terrifying person named Bat Without Wings.

What? Bat Without Wings?

Are you sure?

He died five years ago. How could he kill anyone?

He called himself that.

I saw it. He killed them!

Why are you still talking? Bring the swords.

Hurry to Tianlong Temple. Hurry! Go!

Master,

Xiao Qi isn't at Tianlong Temple.

- How do you know? - I heard it this morning.

He went to Taibai Pavilion to wait for a friend.

- Taibai Pavilion? - Calm down!

I~\ \ \ I\\ !

Our restaurant is fully booked today.

Coming through!

- Take a look around. - Yes.

- MIAO CHING - Mr. Xiao, you're finally here.

Shangguan Wangsun, the richest man in Jiangnan.

Why did you summon me here so urgently?

Mr. Xiao, please take a look.

DOUBLE NINTH, FIRST WATCH

This is a death decree

by the Ghost King of Hell's Gate, the top gang.

It means you'll die on the first watch on the Double Ninth Festival.

Today is the Double Ninth Festival.

It's now the first watch.

Quick, place them here. Hurry.

These are gold, silver, gems, and jade.

Please accept them, Mr. Xiao.

SHEN LAO

Hell's Gate!

ZHAN SEN

So, you're hiding here.

- Attack! - Yes!

I didn't expect there to be an additional four villains on Taibai Pavilion's menu.

And I didn't expect there to be more than just Shangguan Wangsun on my hit list today!

Who are you?

A jeweled sword? White garments?

Xiao Qi?

Shangguan Wangsun has done you no wrong, and he has a good reputation.

Why must you kill him?

Hell's Gate makes a living by killing people.

Mr. Xiao, you had better not get involved.

Sure. You had better leave at once, then.

Do you mean that if we leave right away,

you won't come between us and Shangguan Wangsun?

Mr. Xiao, you...

I accepted your money to keep you safe in Taibai Pavilion only.

Outside of here isn't my concern.

- Then... - Excellent.

- I'll leave right away. - Wait.

- You didn't let me finish. - What?

I meant that you can leave without your lives!

- Thank you for saving my life. - Don't mention it.

Mr. Shangguan, could you do something for me?

Certainly. I'll do it.

I heard that there was a big flood in Jiangnan recently.

Please use this gold and these jewels for disaster relief. What do you say?

But these jewels are yours.

I saved you because you are a good person, not because you are rich.

Please.

Thank you.

- Take these away. - Yes, sir.

- Take care. - Alright.

Fflend,

you've been upstairs for nearly two hours.

Why don't you come out?

Who are you?

JING LI

I was the one who hired the Ghost King to assassinate Shangguan Wangsun.

There is something very important that I need your help with,

but this person is a highly-skilled martial artist.

So you used the Ghost King to test me.

That's right.

Because if you can't kill the Ghost King, then you can't kill the Bat Without Wings.

Is the Bat Without Wings alive?

You know about the bloody battle at Hongfa Temple

in the Wudang Mountains five years ago.

It was said that the Bat Without Wings died that day.

That was the rumor.

But recently, my father went beyond the pass with the Bat Sword

and never returned.

Who wants revenge on my father?

Only the Bat Without Wings.

Who is your father?

My father is Sima Zhongyuan.

Oh! So you are Sima Dongcheng,

who many people talked about a few years ago.

I came here today to ask you to find my father's whereabouts.

In other words, I want to know

whether the Bat Without Wings really is dead.

Taibai Pavilion sure is popular today.

Did you two come for me?

- WAH YUEN - You guessed wrong this time.

We are here for Ms. Sima.

I don't know you two. Who are you?

- BUN YUEN - Poisonous Wuxie and the Soul Poacher.

I am the Poison Doctor, Wang Wuxie.

The Cold-faced Soul Snatcher, Xu Fang.

Another pair of top assassins.

Did someone pay you to kill me?

No.

This is about a big secret in the martial arts world.

Of the two Bat Swords, one is supposedly in your hands.

That's why someone hired us to steal it.

Didn't you hear me earlier?

My father and the sword have gone missing beyond the pass.

Who would believe you?

I do.

Ms. Sima, I'll do as you asked.

You may leave first.

- Really? - Preposterous!

Ms. Sima, I said you can leave, so you can leave.

No one will dare to stop you.

I'm counting on you for my father.

Xiao Qi, why must you meddle?

I was born to meddle.

You must have a death wish!

I think you two had better leave.

Or else, you'll be the ones with a death wish!

- See you, Xiao Qi! - See you, Xiao Qi!

- Is Xiao Qi here? - He's upstairs.

Sir!

It sure is lively here today.

Sir! Sir!

- You must be Xiao Qi. - Correct.

Did you tell my daughter, Lei Feng, to go to Tianlong Temple?

Your daughter?

Sir, I haven't even met you before. I don't know who your daughter is.

I am Lei Xun of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

He is Han Sheng, my daughter's fiancé.

Have you seen the Bat Without Wings?

- What? The Bat Without Wings again? - Yes.

Dozens of my escorts were killed at Fenglin Dock

by someone named the Bat Without Wings.

But before killing them, he gave my daughter a letter from you

asking to meet at Tianlong Temple.

TIANLONG TEMPLE

- Lei Feng! - Lei Feng!

- Lei Feng! - Lei Feng!

This is the first time I've been here.

I didn't ask your daughter to come here.

Look!

"Tian|ong Temple outside the woods. We have to talk. Signed, Xiao Qi."

This is not my handwriting.

I wrote this banknote. Compare them.

The signatures are different.

The Bat Without Wings must have tricked Lei Feng into coming here.

LeiFeng!

- Lei Feng! - How strange.

I thought the Bat Without Wings had been dead for five years.

Why has he suddenly turned up again?

Moreover, he has gotten me involved.

How did it go? Have you seen Lei Feng?

No. There's nothing but woods.

Mr. Lei, no matter what happened,

Ms. Lei Feng won't be here.

I say we should return to your house.

Perhaps Ms. Lei has safely returned to the escort agency.

ZHENYUAN ESCORT AGENCY

Cai?

Cai?

Cai?

Cai?

Who is it?

It's me.

Who are you?

Mr. Hong, don't you recognize me?

Ms. Lei?

Yes, it's me.

That's great! The master has been looking for you!

I know.

I know my father is looking for me.

That's why I brought my head back to him.

This is my head.

Give it to my father.

Is there anyone inside?

- Someone, come quickly! - Mr. Hong!

- What happened? - What's wrong?

- Ms. Lei. - Ms. Le|?

- Where? - She's over there.

- Ms. Lei! - Ms. Lei!

- Ms. Lei! - Ms. Lei!

- Ms. Lei! - Ms. Lei!

- Where is she? - I don't see her.

Look! She's over there!

Look!

- That's her! - Let's go!

- Ms. Lei! - Ms. Lei!

No!

Where is Ms. Lei's left arm?

- Mr. Hong! - Mr. Hong!

Feng'er, where have you gone?

Mr. Lei, I remember that Mrs. Zhang lives on the hillside nearby.

Lei Feng and I used to play at her house.

Could Lei Feng have gone to her house?

Alright, let's go there, and quick!

- Mr. Xiao, we'll be right back. - Alright.

- Who are you, Miss? - I'm lost.

Which way is west?

- Are you going to Tianlong Temple? - No.

I'm going somewhere very far away.

Just walk in that direction.

Thank you.

Miss.

It's so late. Where did you come from?

I came from the Black Lake right by Fenglin Dock.

Good bye.

" Fender! — Lei Feng!

" Fender! — Lei Feng!

" Fender! — Lei Feng!

_ Lei Feng! Lei Feng! " Feflg'er!

LeiFeng!

- Mr. Xiao, where did Feng'er go? - Feng'er?

That was Lei Feng.

That can't be. The woman I saw was very old.

- Isn't your daughter only 16 years old? - What?

- Was she that old? - Yes. I'm sure I saw correctly.

And your home is in the southeast.

She said she was heading far west.

West?

The Western Land of Bliss?

Mr. Lei, this doesn't seem right.

We should hurry back to Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

Sir!

Thank you.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

Blind people often trip and fall.

My goodness.

Do you find my hand beautiful?

Yes. It's so beautiful that it looks like a woman's.

Since you find it beautiful, I'll give it to you.

That is Lei Feng's arm.

You're not blind!

Of course I'm not.

Where is my daughter?

Your daughter?

Apart from that arm just now,

I've sent the rest of her back to the escort agency.

Who are you?

Me?

Those who know me call me the Bat Without Wings.

Didn't you die five years ago?

Do I look dead to you?

Heartbreaker Swordsman, Xiao Qi,

you do live up to your reputation.

Dawn is coming. I must go.

See you later.

The Bat?

Is he the Bat Without Wings?

I don't know either because only few people have seen him.

ZHENYUAN ESCORT AGENCY

LeiFeng!

" Fender! — Lei Feng!

- Feng'er! - Don't go over there!

- Why? - Because she has been chopped to pieces.

- Even her head has been severed. - What?

LeiFeng!LeiFeng!

- Help the master. - Master!

- Bring medicinal oil! - Quick! Bring medicinal oil!

When she returned, was her left arm missing?

How did you know?

We met the Bat Without Wings at Fenglin Dock.

What?

Sir! Where are you going?

I'm going to get revenge on the Bat!

- Do you know where he is? - No.

It's said that 26 people died by the Bat's sword in that duel years ago.

The only survivors were Sima Zhongyuan, the Warrior With Iron Courage,

and Leng Qiuhun, the Thousand-faced Scholar.

And Sima Zhongyuan recently disappeared beyond the pass.

The only one left

is the Thousand-faced Scholar, Leng Qiuhun.

Then let's find Mr. Leng at once!

That's odd. Why are there so many people here today?

Wait. They aren't people.

- They are dead people. - What?

They really are dead people.

The Bat must have known we would pass through here to reach the Scholar,

so he left a warning for us here.

Look! Wang Wuxie and Xu Fang.

These two are top assassins.

There aren't many who could kill them.

That's right. You are absolutely correct.

Who's there?

Who is speaking while they're hiding?

- Come out! - Come out at once!

There is nobody talking here.

The speaker is right here.

Alright, who is actually dead and who is pretending to be dead

is all clear now.

How do you know they were the ones talking?

There are many people who have the skill of ventriloquism.

They can speak without moving their lips.

There is a good reason that Xiao Qi dominates the martial arts world.

It's a pity that you meddle too much!

Do you want to see us walk on duckweeds?

They lured us into the pond on purpose.

That's right. My nickname is Poisonous Wuxie.

I've already poisoned the water

with the Tang Sect's deadliest poison.

Heartbreaker Red.

Once your skin touches the water,

it will turn red and swollen, then you will die.

The pond doesn't even have any lotus leaves now.

You could say that there is no place for you to stand or be buried in!

It seems that others know that we're looking for the Scholar.

Let's hurry to the Leng Manor.

LENG MANOR

- Look! - SPIRIT TABLET OF LENG QIUHUN

How come he is dead, too?

They got here first.

- We were late again. - That's right.

AI FEI

You did indeed come late.

Our master unfortunately died from a sudden illness three days ago.

Anyway, it's strange.

He didn't have any friends when he was alive,

but the minute he dies...

...so many people come to visit.

It seems that there is more than one dead person here!

Why are there so many dead people here?

How do you know that they are dead?

Don't move!

Please stop!

Are you perhaps the Heartbreaker Swordsman, Xiao Qi?

Yes, I am Xiao Qi.

I suppose you aren't the Bat Without Wings' men.

We came here to find him.

Why?

Because his daughter was killed by the Bat Without Wings.

So, he seeks revenge on the Bat.

Unfortunately, we came too late.

I can't believe Mr. Leng is dead.

The people here are very odd.

Just like them,

those who are already dead are not really dead.

Do you want to see Leng Qiuhun? Come with me.

Sir, you said you were taking us to see Mr. Leng.

Where is he?

Leng Qiuhun is right here.

In fact, I never died.

In order to guard against the Bat Without Wings,

I faked my death.

Do you also believe that it is the Bat?

Yes.

Because the Bat Without Wings never died.

He was merely struck in the head by Mr. Sima's Iron Sand Palm

and lost consciousness.

When he woke up later,

he was a deranged idiot

who didn't know anything.

In order to calm everyone's nerves,

we came back and said he was dead,

when, in fact, we had imprisoned him on Qingzhu Island.

- Qingzhu Island? - Yes.

That's because it is an isolated island

that is very close to Sima Villa.

Sima Zhongyuan was well-versed in Qimen Bagua tactics,

so he set up many booby traps there.

Even a highly-skilled martial artist

couldn't reach that place easily.

But I don't understand.

He's a lunatic.

How did he get out?

How do you know it was him who escaped?

If not him,

who could have killed Sima Zhongyuan?

Who stole Sima Dongcheng's Bat Sword?

Is Sima Dongcheng's missing sword a Bat Sword?

Yes.

I believe it is that Bat Sword.

Legend says that there are two Bat Swords.

The Bat Without Wings kept them close.

They are part of the treasure sought after by many people.

How did it end up with Sima Dongcheng?

It's a long story.

As you probably know,

the Bat Without Wings used to kidnap many beautiful ladies.

He always raped them before killing them.

Out of these hundreds of girls,

there were only two exceptions.

It's said that these two girls

were so beautiful that he couldn't bear to kill them.

Not only did he release them,

he even gave each of them a Bat Sword as a memento.

Of these two girls,

one of them is Sima Dongcheng.

Who's the other one?

- Lei Feng! - This isn't Lei Feng.

She is my fiancée.

Nobody ever knew about this.

I fought the Bat to the death because of her.

That's strange.

How come she looks exactly like my daughter?

Perhaps that is the reason

that the Bat abducted your daughter.

So where is she now?

I'm sorry, please forgive me.

For her safety, I cannot tell you.

- Why? - Because it's said

that the two Bat Swords hold an enormous secret.

Sima Dongcheng's sword is already missing.

I'm afraid someone is after hers.

Very well.

After all, we're only looking for the Bat.

It's better that you don't tell us

to avoid future misunderstandings.

Alright, we won't keep you.

Thank you for giving us so much precious information.

Good bye.

May we meet again. Just keep going in that direction.

Qingzhu Island is just past Lingding Island.

The path was clear earlier.

- Why are there bamboos in the way now? - Yes.

I also feel like the forest has been moving along with our boat.

Yes, the forest has indeed been moving.

- What? - What?

Have you heard of Qimen Dunjia?

I heard of it long ago.

But there aren't many experts who know how to use Qimen Dunjia.

Sima Zhongyuan might be one of them.

What is Qimen Dunjia?

It is a very clever kind of stratagem.

Using the Liuhe technique, combined with spring mechanisms,

it can amorphously turn into many arrays to trap people.

For example, we seem to be very close to that terrace,

but no matter how we try,

we can't get the boat closer.

It's because the Liuhe Array in the water and the rows of bamboos

will automatically block our way.

No wonder Sima Zhongyuan was able to trap the Bat here.

Look!

The Bat Without Wings!

Sima Zhongyuan was amazing indeed.

He even considered that people might jump on duckweeds.

If someone came to try to save the Bat, they would surely die here.

What should we do?

Let's reach the shore first.

How do we do that?

The art of Qimen Dunjia is inscrutable.

It seems to know everything.

There is only one way to defeat it,

which is to do the opposite of what we want.

To reach the terrace,

we'll go this way.

Come up here.

There really are traps everywhere here.

Is he the Bat Without Wings?

Judging from his chains, he must be the Bat.

No, he doesn't look like the one we saw at Fenglin Dock.

Let's go take a look.

The water is poisoned.

Many people must have died here.

"Those who enter rashly will die"?

It's made of iron.

It looks like we'll have to climb up the bamboo like before.

I suppose so.

We're surrounded again.

Of course. The Liuhe Array in the water is moving again.

Who are you?

Who am I? Don't you know?

I am the Bat Without Wings!

Why did you kill my daughter?

Where did they go?

I clearly saw someone attack us.

But there are no other exits.

That's weird. Where did they go?

This house is beautiful.

I wonder who it belongs to.

LIU HUILING

Where are you warriors from?

You barged into Sima Villa without advance notice.

Is there an important matter?

- Sima Villa? - Correct.

Sima Villa is my humble abode.

Mr. Xiao Qi and Mr. Lei...

...how come you entered from there?

We were chasing the Bat Without Wings on Qingzhu Island.

To our surprise, he escaped through a tunnel in a hut.

We gave chase in the tunnel and arrived here.

Is this true?

What? ls the Bat not dead?

Yes, the Bat Without Wings isn't dead.

Qingzhu Island's booby traps were set up by Master Sima

to imprison the Bat Without Wings.

Perhaps he built that tunnel so he could keep an eye on the lunatic.

In any case,

since you have arrived at my humble abode,

I will prepare some tea to welcome you.

Cheers.

- Cheers. - Cheers.

By the way,

how did Mr. Lei know that the Bat Without Wings is at Qingzhu Island?

It was Leng Qiuhun who told us.

If my guess is correct,

the Bat escaped the island long ago

because the person we saw was someone else.

Is that so?

It seems that my father's murder beyond the pass

may have something to do with him.

In any case, it is late now.

Please stay the night. You can leave tomorrow.

One must go to sleep late to enjoy the moon

and get up early to enjoy the flowers.

Ms. Sima, are you still awake so late at night

in order to view the moon?

No.

Sima Villa has long been deserted.

Ever since my father departed,

no one has come here.

So, on every night of the full moon,

I have the habit of coming here to reminisce about the past.

Do you still miss Mr. Linghu?

Do you also know about me and Linghu?

The whole martial arts world knew that you and Mr. Linghu were a match made in heaven.

Unfortunately, the Bat Without Wings kidnapped you.

For this, Mr. Linghu went to exact revenge on him

and unfortunately died at the hands of that madman.

Linghu Tian went with my father.

It certainly wasn't for my sake

because he believed that the Bat Without Wings didn't harm me.

PAI PIAO

I'm going with your father this time

only because he said

that the Bat Without Wings has two copies of the Nine Yin Manual.

If I fail to acquire and destroy them,

the future of the martial arts world will be bleak.

But seven people are already going.

Why do you have to go?

Dongcheng, a real man should put the world first

before his own happiness.

How can I ask others to go if I don't go myself?

But you must come back.

I will definitely come back.

He said he would come back.

Unfortunately, he never did.

He said he was going to find the Nine Yin Manual,

but I couldn't fulfill his Wish.

There are many people who vie for fame and fortune.

There are far too few like Mr. Linghu.

No wonder you think of him on nights of the full moon.

Well, the night is cold and dewy.

I've said too much.

I reckon it must be midnight now.

You should rest soon.

I'll see you off tomorrow morning.

- Please. - Please.

Mr. Lei!

Do you remember a pair of stone sika deer in the Qingzhu Island hut?

There was also a pair in Tianlong Temple.

Do you think those two pairs are the same?

Now that you mention it, yes.

Are you saying that the deer in Tianlong Temple

have the same mechanism?

TIANLONG TEMPLE

Who's there?

Please show yourself.

It seems that someone specially invited the three of us here.

Look!

These are huge statues.

Didn't we see this portrait at Mr. Leng's residence?

Could these statues be of Ms. Sima

and the mystery woman that Mr. Leng spoke of?

They might be.

This must have been the Bat Without Wings' home.

Who is this mystery woman in yellow?

If we can find her,

we might be able to find the Bat and his secret.

If this really was the Bat's home,

then he must've brought all the girls back here.

- Let's look around. We might find some clues. - Right.

Come and look!

Wasn't this what Lei Feng wore that day?

Yes, her mother embroidered this silver lace hem.

Feng'er must've been tied down here when she died.

Look.

This is Lei Feng's handwriting!

She must've written this before she died.

"Ximen"?

Ximen what?

Could it be... Ximen Luoyan?

"Ximen Luoyan."

Mr. Lei, how did you know?

Sima Dongcheng is one of the two famous beauties.

The other is Ximen Luoyan.

The Ximen family is a prominent family.

They have strict rules, so nobody has ever seen her.

Do you know where she lives now?

The Ximen family has been in decline, fallen to ruin,

and lost their former glory.

I heard that Ms. Ximen lives alone

at Xiaoxiang Villa outside of Hangzhou.

XIAOXIANG VILLA

Thank you, Miss.

Xi'er...

...aside from you, nobody has talked to me in the past few years.

Not necessarily.

- Who is it? - It's me.

You?

It has been five years.

I can't believe you are just as beautiful as before.

- Why are you here? - I'm here for the Bat Sword you've hidden.

Why did you kill them?

To silence them!

I guessed correctly.

You aren't the Bat Without Wings.

People say that Ximen Luoyan is sharp as a tack.

They are right.

If you don't want to die, hand over the Bat Sword.

If you kill me, you won't get the Bat Sword.

How do you know I won't get the Bat Sword?

Master!

I got the Bat Sword!

Ms. Ximen, did you really think I came to ask you for the sword?

It was just to lure you away.

My subordinate has already gotten it!

That one earlier was fake.

I just had my subordinate say that line.

I can't believe you fell for it and brought out the Bat Sword.

YOuI

Upon a closer look,

you are indeed quite beautiful.

No wonder that lunatic fell in love with you.

Don't come any closer.

Or else I'll kill myself.

Really?

I don't believe you.

Ms. Ximen!

- Ms. Ximen! - Let's go!

Ms. Ximen!

Ms. Ximen!

Over here! Ms. Ximen, how are you?

Don't touch me.

I won't make it.

If you are here for the Bat Sword, you are too late.

Who was here?

The Bat Without Wings.

He already took the Bat Sword.

But this Bat is an imposter.

What?

Then who is he?

It was him?

Ms. Ximen! Ms. Ximen!

Xiao Qi, I didn't expect you to get here ahead of us.

Hand over the Bat Sword!

It's no longer here.

We have to go. Search on your own.

Don't leave!

Mr. Lei, leave them.

- Hurry to Sima Villa! - Alright!

Chase them!

Please come out.

Our plan has finally succeeded.

Good thing you came quickly, or else Xiao Qi would've noticed

that I was pretending to be dead.

Alright, now we wait for them to kill each other.

We can sit back.

Father, you're back.

Here is the sword.

Is this the Ximen family's Bat Sword?

Speaking of which, it's strange.

Xiao Qi's group also found their way to the Ximen family.

They met Leng Qiuhun.

Could Leng Qiuhun have told them?

Speaking of Leng Qiuhun,

I keep thinking that he is very mysterious.

Ever since he returned from beyond the pass,

he has stayed hidden.

By the way,

would Xiao Qi find out your identity from Ximen Luoyan?

No.

When they arrived, Ximen Luoyan had already killed himself.

- Killed himself? - Enough of this.

Bring out the other sword that you've kept hidden.

Father, the two swords are here now.

See where the lunatic carved the secret.

"Long, temple,

"Tian, ancient."

Tianlong Ancient Temple!

Yes, I knew it must've been buried beneath Tianlong Temple.

But I've searched everywhere and couldn't find anything.

"Tian|ong Ancient Temple" is carved on here.

It must be there.

Why don't you bring the lunatic to help you find it?

Yes, that's a good idea. Guards!

Father.

If you find the Nine Yin Manual,

promise me that you will destroy it, so I can fulfill Linghu's wish.

Rest assured. I went to great lengths to find the swords.

I did it all for you.

Come on, get him out.

" Go! " Go!

" Go! " Go!

Master, here are your clothes.

" Go! " Go!

Where is the master?

He just took the lunatic out the back door. Why?

Xiao Qi and the others came.

- What? - Ms. Sima!

Ms. Sima!

Mr. Xiao, why have you come so late at night?

We are here for someone.

Who?

We are here for the Bat Without Wings.

Tell Sima Zhongyuan to come out.

Just before Ms. Ximen died,

she told us everything.

Only she knows who the real Bat Without Wings is.

Sima Dongcheng, your father will pay for my daughter's life!

Sima Dongcheng, you are from a prominent family.

- Why did you do this? - It seems like...

...the time for discussion is over!

Run!

Don't move.

When you came here,

you probably discovered how formidable the Liuhe Array is.

Now you're trapped in a Liuhe Landmine Array.

The bamboos all around are explosives.

And the triggers are connected to the strings of my zither,

leading directly to the Liuhe Array in the ground.

If I just sever a string,

you will all die where you stand.

Now do you regret meddling?

Ms. Sima, you seem like a gentle lady.

Why would you help your father do such a heinous thing?

Who says my father is heinous?

My father painstakingly found the two Bat Swords

just to help me fulfill Linghu's final wish.

- It's to destroy the Nine Yin Manual. - What?

Does your father just want to find the manual in Mr. Linghu's place?

Of course.

Why did you think he was doing this?

Don't you have any idea that the secret on the two Bat Swords

leads to the greatest treasure?

Your father did this for money.

Who told you that?

It was Ms. Ximen who told me this just before she died.

She lied!

Don't think about escaping.

This Liuhe Landmine Array is where you will die!

Enough!

Don't kill them.

- Why not? - Because they're telling the truth.

What?

Your father did track down the swords for the riches.

At Fenglin Dock, he kidnapped Ms. Lei Feng,

who looks just like Ms. Ximen,

in order to stimulate the Bat Without Wings' memory.

In order to use Xiao Qi and Mr. Lei to find Leng Qiuhun,

he made me pretend to be a ghost and take Lei Feng's head

to Zhenyuan Escort Agency.

Now I reckon they are at Tianlong Temple

and using the Bat Swords to force the Bat to find the treasure.

Well? Did you find anything?

- No. - No.

Old geezer, think about it again.

There are white ones in strands like this.

There are yellow and green ones, too.

- Those are in pieces. - Strands?

- Yellow. - Pieces?

- Yellow? Green? - Anything?

No.

- No? - No.

Yes.

Where? Tell me.

Those are my two favorite women.

The one in yellow

is Ximen Luoyan.

The one in green is Sima Dongcheng.

Recall it quickly, or I'll destroy your two favorite women!

Don't destroy them!

They are my two favorite women!

There is a lot of money beneath their skirts!

You can't harm them!

- What did you just say? - I'll tell you in secret.

- You must not tell anyone else. - Alright.

I put all the gold, silver, and jewelry

in the skirts of my two favorite women.

In the skirts.

Under the skirts? Come! Hurry up!

Get up there!

The belts! It's in the belts!

- Get the belts! - Not the belts.

It's in the yellow dress.

Get down!

There are so many jewels.

It's actually a gold mine.

My efforts in the past few years haven't been in vain!

Father!

Didn't you come to find the Nine Yin Manual?

Why did you come here?

The maid told me everything. I didn't believe her.

I truly thought you sought the swords to find the Nine Yin Manual.

- But you... - Silly child.

Don't listen to other people's lies.

Anyway, we've already found the treasure.

From now on, the Sima family will have the most prestige and wealth

in the martial arts world.

Unfortunately, your wealth is ill-gotten!

Who brought you here?

- It was me. - You...

I didn't believe my father was such a person.

I wanted them to see that you came to find the Nine Yin Manual

and eliminate evil for the martial arts world.

I wanted them to see that my father is a true hero!

A hero?

A hero?

How much is a hero worth?

When you are old and weak,

you will learn how much the heroes of the martial arts world are worth.

I'll be honest with you.

In truth, ten years ago, I deliberately let the Bat Without Wings capture you.

The purpose was to acquire this Bat Sword

and find this treasure.

Father.

Fortunately...

...| got what I wanted.

Stay there!

I only pressed her shoulder numbing point to keep her here for a few hours,

so she doesn't get in my way of killing the three of you!

They're all useless!

The three of you shouldn't be so pleased.

Soon enough, you'll be lying on the ground like them!

How can you be so sure?

Because I'm holding the Bat Swords!

As the saying goes, "The Bat Swords can slice through hair that falls on it."

How come this sword...

This jeweled sword is a magic weapon. Why would I fear your Bat Swords?

Poisonous Wuxie and the Soul Poacher?

She isn't dead!

Of course I'm not dead.

If I were dead,

our efforts these past few years would've been in vain.

Did you also come here for the treasure?

Yes, just like you,

I'm a famous righteous hero in the martial arts world.

But the two of us use unscrupulous means

to swindle gold and jewelry from so-called villains.

Unfortunately, our plan has only been half successful.

Each of us got only one Bat Sword.

Later, I realized that you were messing with Ximen Luoyan's head.

So, I leaned into that and let you have the sword,

so you could find the treasure for me.

Now I'm going to take the treasure with me.

You despicable, vile bastard...

Don't say that.

Prior to today, the two of us were the most famous righteous men.

After today,

with all of you dead,

no one will know what happened here.

I will still be as before,

the most famous righteous man.

How are you so sure that we will die here today?

Because the smoke and light attack that we launched here earlier

contained Mass Mania, a poison created by Poisonous Wuxie.

All of you have inhaled it already.

Soon, it will take effect.

You will turn maniacal and hysterical.

You will laugh until you die!

Your poison?

The more he moves, the faster it will work!

Your Mass Mania is truly incredible.

- Go and get the treasure. - Alright.

- Listen up. Let's go. - Alright.

Stop!

'YOul _ Me?

I'm not under Mass Mama's influence

because when you attacked,

I was suspicious of the smoke.

So I held my breath and covered my nose and mouth.

Only when I saw you remove the red cloth did I dare to breathe.

Otherwise, I would surely die here, as you said.

Hand over the antidote!

Don't give it to him!

- I... - You won't hand it over? Alright.

I'll give it to you.

You...

Where is the antidote?

- Kill those maniacs first! - Alright!

- What happened? - You were poisoned with Mass Mania.

Let's give Sima Zhongyuan the antidote at once.

Don't come any closer!

What do you want to do?

I'm giving you the antidote to save you.

Don't come any closer!

Look at my bottle.

What?

Yes, swallow it!

What?

Swallow it?

Swallow it!

They want to trick me.

They want to kill me.

But I won't fall for it.

Buddy, do you know who I am?

- Who? - I am the Bat Without Wings.

Really?

I can even fly.

Look, I'm flying into the sky!

I can fly!

- Release Ms. Sima's acupressure point. - Alright.

Come upstairs with me quickly.

Hurry!

Look, I am the Bat Without Wings.

- I can fly, fly, fly... - Father!

- Do not jump! - What?

Did you say I can't fly?

Alright, I'll show you!

I'll f|y...!

Father...!

Father!

Father!

Father! Father!

Father!