All language subtitles for Invincible Shaolin (1978) EN

Your humble servant Hua Shun
pays his respect to the General.

This is a personal meeting

Lieutenant Hua
there is no need for formality.

You may rise and speak.

Thank you General.

The people sent by the Songshan
Shaolin Temple have arrived?

Yes.

I was about to ask General

whether to have them wait in the
Training Hall or summon them here.

I have prepared a little
something in the garden.

So summon them here.

Yes.

Summon the three kung fu
instructors from North Shaolin.

Yes.

Lieutenant Hua how do
you think these three compare

to the three kung fu
instructors here from South Shaolin?

Your humble servant
cannot tell the level of martial arts.

But they seem quite
modest and courteous.

Um.

The Southern branch
the Putian Shaolin Temple

has always been a bit unruly.

Although in the battle
against the Russians in Jaxa

Shaolin monks carried out their orders.

The imperial court always thought
their martial arts skill to be too high

which ultimately will fail to
be a blessing to the country.

That's why the imperial court prohibited
martial arts training amongst civilians.

The interdict should've
included Shaolin as well.

The imperial court decided to let it slide.

And only asked that
they send disciples over

to teach officials and soldiers of
the Eight Banners martial arts.

Who would've guessed they
didn't take the court seriously

and sent their civilian
disciples in Guangzhou.

They were simply
going through the motions.

They were truly detestable.

That is why I put forward a
request in the imperial court

to demand Songshan
Shaolin send people over.

I have my intentions...

The three kung fu instructors
from North Shaolin are here.

Please call them in.

Yes.

They are the three kung fu instructors
sent by Songshan Shaolin Temple.

This is our General.

North Shaolin's disciple
Bao Shanxiong.

Xu Fang.

Yang zhongfei.

Paying our respect to the General.

Three kung fu instructors you've
travelled a long way here must be tired.

- Please sit down.
- Thank you General.

You three have been selected
and sent here by Songshan Shaolin.

You must have extraordinary skills.

I hope that you three will attentively
teach my officials and soldiers.

Surely we must exert all efforts.

I hope the three kung fu
instructors understand

that regarding practicing martial arts

the Shaolin Temples have
violated the interdict before.

You're here because
the Court is forgiving.

In the Ming Dynasty

when vice Minister of war Jin zhijun
surrendered to the Qing Dynasty

there was an
agreement with the Court

regarding who can be employed
called "ten will serve and ten won't."

Men will serve the Court
but not women.

The living will serve
the Court but not the dead.

Civilians will serve
the Court but not monks.

Ok, "civilians will serve
the Court but not monks."

Then are you three civilians?

There were three kung fu
instructors in the army.

They were chosen and sent
by Fujian's Putian Shaolin Temple.

Later I will accompany you three
to the Training Hall to meet with them.

Before we do so
I have a small favour to ask.

Please go ahead General.

Um.

Please.

I have already long admired
the martial arts of Shaolin.

How about you three show us
a bit using these three wooden men?

Ha ha excellent excellent.

I'm afraid that the three kung fu
instructors from South Shaolin

have been waiting too long
in the Training Hall. Let's go.

These three came from
Songshan Shaolin Temple

who will also be working for the army.

North and South Shaolin have always
been the leading authorities of martial arts.

I wonder which one is the better.

Today will be a true eye-opener.

How about you fight each other?

There is no South or North in martial
arts. We came from the same root,

so it doesn't matter who's better.

I think there is no need to compete.

This is strange.

There's the saying "you can't
judge who's the better in literature,

but you can in martial arts."
Why not compete?

Or is it North Shaolin's martial arts
cannot withstand a single blow?

Brother Xu did not mean so.

Now you're giving me a hard time.

There will be three
main kung fu instructors,

and three assistant kung fu
instructors in the army.

The ones with better martial arts
skills are main kung fu instructors.

If you do not wish to
compare your martial arts skills,

it would be difficult
to assign you positions.

I don't know about others,

but when the three of us
were invited to come here,

we were told we'd be the
main kung fu instructors.

If that's the case
we better compete.

Right!

Which one of you would
condescend to teach?

Me!

Wait a second.

Even if we have to compete
demonstration alone will suffice.

We can each show what we
know and be judged on that.

He is right.

I am yang zhongfei and I practice
Qing Gong and the two-section staff.

Qing Gong? It's not useful for fighting
but indeed useful for running away.

You're right. How about I
run and you try to catch me?

If you catch me then I lose.

Come, come on, come on over.

Come, come here.

That won't work.

Before practicing martial arts,
the first thing to do is practice one's chi.

I sense anger, you're
impatient and impetuous.

You've already lost
before we even started.

How can you not even know this?

Songshan Shaolin did not
obey the order of the emperor.

The emperor has
requested to send over experts.

Why did they send over losers?
Disobeying the emperor!

Be careful, I'm striking back.

Lieutenant Hua prepare
the Central Building rooms

- for the three kung fu
instructors from North Shaolin.
- Yes.

You three!

We were not dedicated disciples,

it has nothing to do with the
martial arts of South Shaolin.

We're leaving now, three more
people will be sent here to take over.

Don't worry,

if there are highly skilled martial artists
in South Shaolin, they will avenge you.

A mutual slaughter?

Correct.

Putian in the South and
Songshan in the North.

Both Shaolin Temples
are threats to the Court.

I simply played a trick on you.

You...

Lieutenant Hua, take the bodies of these
three to their master Mai Qi tomorrow.

You know what to say.

We've all agreed to just
make a point, but unexpectedly

the three kung fu instructors
from North Shaolin decided to kill.

The three instructors had internal injuries
at the moment which no one noticed.

But not even two hours later
they spat blood and died.

Dad.

Master.

The three kung fu instructors died

due to injuries caused by
the martial arts matches.

The General also feels very sad about this,
and he will personally pay his respect.

Why did this happen?

Dad rest assured the three
brothers will not have died for nothing!

North and Sourth Shaolin
used to be one family.

One family? Then why so ruthless?

You're right! Even the General
thought they were too ruthless.

Master Mai, the General also
said if you send three more,

and defeat those three,

the positions of kung-fu instructor
will still belong to South Shaolin.

That won't be necessary.

If it wasn't for Putian Shaolin
Temple's abbot's order,

Mai Qi requesting us,
on behalf of the Court

to send over disciples to teach
officials and soldiers martial arts,

I would've never sent
them to be kung fu instructors.

With such consequences,

we do not want the positions
of kung fu instructors anymore.

But no matter what the murder
of these three must be avenged!

Yes, yes, must be avenged.

I will be going then.

Thank you for coming.
Hong, see Lieutenant Hua out.

Yes.

This way please.

Goodbye.

Dad, I'm going to
avenge the three brothers.

I would like to go with you.

Me too.

Us too!

Dad, I'm going with
older Brother as well.

Okay, okay. Yuan, Ding Li,
Lu Qiang. Three would be enough.

This matter concerns
our school's reputation,

we cannot win because
we're more in number.

- Include me too.
- If your older
brother Lu Qiang

and Ding Li can't win,
you think you can?

I've made my decision.

Everyone take on different chores;
first, prepare coffins, next, Yuan,

Ding Li and Lu Qiang set up a date
with those three to challenge them.

This is where the three late
kung fu instructors stayed.

If you are not content, feel
free to find someplace else.

The place is fine.
There is just something strange.

We did not hit very hard, why
is it that they died suddenly?

We were wondering the same thing.

I guess this is why nothing is
so certain as the unexpected.

Fate is determined by God,

who can guarantee that
everyone lives to be a hundred?

We martial artists are not
superstitious, we'll stay here.

I'll be going then.
If you need anything just ask.

Brother Bao, there is something fishy.
Why such a coincidence?

What do you think we should do?

I know that the brothers of Shaolin

don't want to work for
the Manchu government.

The Court threatened the
safety of Shaolin Temple,

demanding Shaolin to send
disciples to teach the officials

and soldiers of the
Eight Banners martial arts.

We did this for the safety of the school
and masters, we didn't have a choice.

I assume it's the same
case with South Shaolin.

It is possible that
the court played tricks.

We don't have any
other choice right now.

So let's just stay put
and keep our eyes open.

Try to figure out the truth.

This is the only way.

North and South Shaolin
used to be one family.

Tomorrow we will pay our
respect to the three deceased.

While there, maybe we will also
learn more about their cause of death.

Yes, paying a formal visit to
the master of South Shaolin

will also avoid misunderstanding.

I'm going to find someone to
prepare for the sacrificial offerings.

Sorry.

Don't worry about it.

You must be the new kung fu instructors.
The General sent me to look after you.

Were you outside the whole time?

No, I just got here.

Don't be afraid. Brother Bao only
looks scary, he's actually very nice.

I'm Xiu Yan,
if you need anything, just call me.

Thank you, thank you.

You must be Senior Master Mai.

I don't deserve such praise, nor do
the deceased deserve your mourning.

If the three bad disciples were not as
good as you, their death does not matter.

Tomorrow I will personally send

three more disciples to the
General's mansion to learn from you.

Master Mai, I think there is
something else going on with this matter.

I'm afraid that more martial arts
matches will hurt our relationship.

As a matter of fact, the
three of us never wished

to take on the kung fu instructor positions.

Who cares about the kung fu
instructor position. We want revenge!

Master Mai...

Ok, this is enough.

If you three stay any longer, it is
possible that a group fight will break out.

If that was the case,
even I can't stop it.

I think it would be better if you leave
now, we can hold a match tomorrow.

I...

Ok then. The three of us will be
waiting at the General's mansion tomorrow.

Is it time to begin now?

Okay.

Wait a second.

Today we're here
for revenge, not a match.

Even if you don't fight, we will.

Even if we have to compete,
we can do so through demonstration.

Yes, demonstration would be
fine, a match would work too.

Last time the three kung fu
instructors from South Shaolin lost,

so this time the competition continues.

The General himself is present,
so he can decide on the winner.

Um.

Go ahead!

Brother, the Shaolins came from
the same root. Restrain yourself a bit.

Okay.

Who wants to fight me?
We'll have ten bouts.

Whoever steps back one
step is considered loser.

The slow needs to start early.

He cannot compete with Brother,

if he forcefully continues, he
might injure himself severely.

Let's go separate them.

Okay.

What do you want?
To win by quantity?

Didn't you see that your
brother cannot go on anymore?

We mean well, so don't
come and bite us like dogs.

You're the dog!

Wait.

You're wearing a
long-sleeve shirt when fighting me.

This means you don't respect me!

I'd love to learn from you.
But please don't go overboard.

All his ribs are broken, he's hopeless.

One more death that
needs to be avenged!

Brother, let's stop right here.

Watch out!

Brother Lu, I'm sorry.

It seems that North Shaolin's martial
arts are better than South Shaolin's.

I feel so ashamed.

Get up. You've tried your best.
It's not your fault that you lost.

It was a spin kick.

That was Golden Steel Palm.

The person who fought me was Yang
Zhongfei. He used the two-section staff.

And he was an expert of Qing Gong.

My elbow was broken
by his two-section staff.

That was the Chuanhua Butterfly Staff.

One must be good at Qing Gong
to be able to manoeuvre it.

Furthermore, spin kick
and Golden Steel Palm

were two of the 72 arts of Shaolin.

Dad, so we...

Everyone, listen carefully.

From this day on, our school
becomes temporarily dissolved.

Everyone will be sent home, and
the school closes its door to visitors.

If anyone gets into trouble out there,

he will be kicked out forever,
and will never be a Shaolin disciple again.

- Dad!
- Master!

That's enough. If you still respect
your master, then do what I say.

Ok, you're dismissed.

Lu Qiang.

Dad, Brother Lu left
this letter written in blood.

"The three of us went
together, but one survived."

Dad, so you don't
plan to get revenge anymore?

How can I not
avenge this kind of death!

However, having lost twice,

I know that your current level of
kung fu cannot compete with them.

Dying in vain won't help the matter.

On the contrary, it will
damage South Shaolin's reputation.

That's why I dissolved the
school and sent everyone home.

So no one makes a fatal
mistake at the moment of anger.

Dad, so what do you plan on doing?

Shaolin's martial arts
is broad and profound.

Both the North and the South
branch has its own specialities.

It's not that I cannot defeat the
other, it's just that years ago

I was accidentally
injured during my training.

Ever since,
I've been weak and unable to train.

I couldn't even take
you to the next level.

You've only scratched the surface.

Good thing that South Shaolin
still has a few senior masters.

Although they were
oppressed cruelly by the Court,

and have been living as recluses,

I can only imagine that their
kung fu has improved even more.

Great, do you have any plans for me?

I've already thought about it.

The person who killed your
brother is an expert in spin kick.

If you want revenge, you need to
learn the opposite of what he knows.

The spin kick is good for attacking at longer
distances. You should learn a close-range attack.

His footwork is unyielding,

so you have to conquer the
unyielding with the yielding.

In South Shaolin's martial arts the
Yongchun school does exactly this.

It will make it easy for you
to attack what's close by.

There is a senior master
whose last name is Liang.

His nickname is Scholar Gardener.

I think you should study under him.

Yes.

Tomorrow, after I've written a
letter. You will take it to him.

At the same time, notify your
brothers He Yingwu and Zhu Zancheng,

to come see me as soon as possible.

Three kung fu instructors,
you must be tired.

Here are some freshly made teas.

Your forehead is covered with sweat.

Here.

What only he gets special
treatment? What about me?

Let it go.

Brother Bao, how can you receive
the same treatment as Brother Xu?

We're both human beings,
why are we being treated so differently?

Okay, okay.
Let's get changed and go out.

Let's go get a drink. Right here.

Some fruit?

Would you like some?

Hey!

What?

You're eating my fruit!

Yes I am. I'm not denying it.

You're eating it without paying!

You must pay for what you eat!

Oh I must pay for what I eat.

How come they didn't pay?

They're members of Manchu troops,
they have no manners like dogs.

Oh, I see, you're afraid of them.

Hey, come here.

Instructor Yang, Instructor Bao,
do you need anything?

You see, you're scared of
them and they're scared of us.

So if they don't even
have to pay, I don't either!

I see, you're just like them!

- Go.
- Yes.

See, I'm not a dog like them,
I'm a good human being.

Paying doesn't
make you a good person.

What, why?

This is too much.
This is your change.

What if I don't take the change,
and just give you two everything,

would I be a good person then?

Still no.

Still no? Why?

Manchu troops call you
instructors, you are all together.

How can you be good?

Oh, I get it. I didn't expect you
little girls to have Han's backbone.

Tell them where we came from,
then they will understand.

- Tell?
- Uh-huh.

Oh, your friend can talk!
I thought he was dumb.

He's not dumb, it's just that...

you've said everything there is to say.

Tell them?

It doesn't matter.

They don't think we're decent,
but I think they are not bad.

Okay, here is what we do.

This is a teahouse,
so let's go in have some tea,,

and we will tell you the whole story.

What about our fruits and vegetables?

You two, go in and have
tea with my brother Bao

and I'll stay here and watch the stands.

What a great idea,
Xiao Ling, let's go have tea.

Go in!

Please sit.
We have fresh and aromatic...

What is it now?

You don't trust us.

If I steal your things, my brother's
inside, have him pay for them.

It's not that I don't trust you. I don't
want you to get bored by yourself.

I want to keep you company.

Do you think these
three kung fu instructors

are teaching the officials and
soldiers martial arts seriously?

They don't seem to be hiding anything.
They seem very dedicated.

Um, that's good.
My idea worked.

Do you understand?

Yes indeed. The hatred between
North and South Shaolin is accumulating.

The Court is profiting as a third party.

Correct. South Shaolin has already lost
quite a few lives, including Mai Qi's son.

Surely they won't let it
go. Let's wait and see.

Thanks to the
General's wonderful foresight,

everything's within
the palm of your hand.

Come and buy some vegetables.

Would you like one? It's very cheap.

- Sorry.
- Sorry.

- Sorry.
- It's okay.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Hi there, a pear?

You sell fruits?

Yes, they are sweet and tasty. Try one?

You don't sell fruits, do you?

Says who?

Oh...

Not bad, sweet and tasty.

You forgot your bag.

I would've starved to death
already if I were selling fruits like you.

Yingwu.

Master.

You met with Feng?

Yes.

So you know the story?

Second Brother has told me everything.

But seeing these coffins
makes me deeply sad.

Do you know why
I summoned you back?

To train and avenge.

Yes, so don't feel sad.

Just remember to train
hard, so you can avenge.

Yes.

When did you part ways with Feng?

Three days ago.

Um, so he should have found Zhu
Zancheng and Scholar Gardener by now.

Sir, are you Scholar Gardener
Senior Master Liang?

Go back!

Sir, it is my father's order for me
to come and visit Senior Master Liang.

What senior junior?
Can't you see I'm busy?

Yes, yes.

Sir, my father told me to give
this letter to Senior Master Liang.

Go back!

Oh? Ha ha. You are Senior Master Liang.

- You're Mai Qi's son?
- Yes.

Why is it that Mai Qi,
didn't teach you himself

and sent you to learn
Yongchun from me instead?

These few years
father has been weak and sick.

I haven't learnt much in the first place,

furthermore the guy who killed
my brother is an expert in footwork.

Father said that my
only chance at winning,

is to learn the Yongchun Fist
from Senior Master Liang,

to win by conquering the
unyielding with the yielding.

Mai Qi, that old man is being lazy
and makes his son my responsibility.

Did you know that my Yongchun looks
easy but it's actually hard to master?

Not everyone can learn it.

I'm learning this consummate
skill to avenge my dead brother.

I can endure any hardship.

Good. I will see if you can.

Here.

These are bad,
you can't eat them fresh.

But the girl's not bad huh?
A feast to the eye, no?

What do you idiots want?

Don't run.

Let go.

You want to get killed?

Come on.

What's going on?

That officer was trying to
touch us. He came to defend us.

Hey, don't be stupid.

My brother caught you so you
don't get beat up by those people.

You're not helping them?

This girl's my brother's
good friend, his sweetheart.

Why would we help those guys?

Hurry, go. If you wait till
they call more Manchu troops,

it would be hard for you to get away.

A good lad cannot
beat large troops.

You want to fight the thousands
of Manchu troops in Guangzhou?

If they kill you,
nobody will pay with life.

You have good kung fu.

What a brave guy.

Look at you, so happy
like you've found gold.

Meeting a brave guy
naturally makes me happy.

Ah, he forgot to ask for my name.

You forgot to ask him as well.

Master.

Follow me.

You see this?

Yes. The memorial tablet
and coffins of the six brothers.

Feng must've told you what happened.

I want you to train hard for revenge.

Maste,r I will try my best.

Good. Yingwu is staying here to train
with me, I sent Feng to learn Yongchun,

so he can conquer the
unyielding with the yielding.

Zancheng,

do you know what's the toughest
of the Shaolin fist techniques?

Master, please enlighten me.

Shaolin's toughest fist technique in the
North branch is the Golden Steel Palm,

and in the South branch,
it is the Mantis.

Zancheng, your body is very tough,

one of the opponents from North Shaolin
is an expert in Golden Steel Palm.

I want you to learn the Mantis,
and fight fire with fire.

There is an senior master of North
Shaolin's Mantis, his last name is Zhu,

and has been living as
a recluse for many years.

He calls himself Nanshan woodsman.

I want you to go study under him.

He has a peculiar personality,
you'd have to endure that.

Revenge is my priority. For training
I'm willing to endure anything.

Good. Very well. I've prepared a letter.

You should leave today
for Nanshan woodsman.

Come here.

Take off your clothes.

- Take off your pants.
- Uh?

It seems that you have good potential.
The Mantis is not easy to learn.

Although a mantis is small,
it has abundant strength.

It can lift up weights that are a
hundred times its body weight.

So you think you have good arm strength?
You're still far from ready.

There is the ancient saying
"a mantis trying to halt a chariot."

I know it's a fable, but listen.

When the grandfather of our Mantis
school was a student at Shaolin,

one day he was sent to
the mountain to cut firewood.

It was exactly then that
he saw a small mantis,

resisting a big yellow bird
that was trying to eat it.

This inspired him to create the Mantis.

Thus, the Mantis is the most
courageous and the most unyielding.

You have to train very diligently.

Yes.

This kung fu is called the Pangolin.
It focuses on back and finger strength.

After mastering it,

one can break mountain and stone
just using back and finger strength.

You can start training by
doing what I told you earlier.

Um.

Continue.

Stir fried eggs, not bad.

If you train like the way you did today,
we'd have plenty of eggs to eat.

I do like eating eggs.

Then you're lucky.

Most of the specialities
of the different schools,

of South Shaolin were created by men.

Except Yongchun.

Yongchun was a person's name, she was
a student of Master Wumei, and a woman.

She later married Liang Bochou,
and passed Yongchun Fist to him.

This made it possible for this fist technique
to be passed on generations ahead.

Our school's kung fu focuses on
conquering the unyielding with the yielding,

it is not violent in nature.

The fine line between
winning and losing

lies in the tiny differences in strength.

Now you will begin practice
by standing on the post.

The first is to ensure the
stability of your lower body.

Go ahead and stand on the post,
do the Siu Nim Tao I told you about.

- Show me what you got.
- Yes.

Stand up straight, then do the
Character Two Adduction Stance.

Start.

Get on the post.

Remember if you lose your
balance again and fall off the post,

you'll have to plant flowers for me.

Grandpa Zhu are we
having eggs again tonight?

Continue.

I thought you liked eggs.
This is my dish.

Use three fingers.

Use two fingers.

Use one finger.

One finger?

Um, one.

I've had eggs for two months now.
Can I eat something else?

I thought you liked eating eggs.

You break so many eggs
every day, you have to eat them.

What else are we gonna do with them?

The opponent's two-section staff
is ideal for attacking up close.

When you manage
to hit all these short sticks,

without any of them touching
the ground first, then you're ready.

Today I'm not having
eggs for dinner right?

This is my dish.
You only broke two eggs today.

I really don't have
to eat eggs anymore?

Right.

Tomorrow we'll begin
work on the millstone post.

- This is the millstone post?
- Correct.

What you'll train on this
is called Dip Gwut Gung.

The kung fu of the mantis is called
"resistance enhancing kung fu" in the north.

Before learning to fight, one must
learn how to withstand punches.

To perfect Dip Gwut Gung is to have a body

where every bone and muscle
is as hard as iron and stone.

So the opponent's
Golden Steel Palm cannot harm you.

Okay, begin now.

Good, get down now.

Follow me.

Yes.

This is the Tripole form.

Show me the footwork I've taught you.

Watch out, if you step on
the flowers, you'd have to...

Oh, oh.

Strange, it's been months, why didn't
Shaolin send people to fight each other.

Mai Qi couldn't have let it go.

I thought so too.
I will look into this matter.

Um. Don't leave a trace,
just keep your eyes open.

Furthermore, keep an eye on
the three kung fu instructors here.

Yes.

Brother Xu,
you've been quite busy lately.

Yeah, right, you're the
one who goes out all the time.

I'm trying to figure out how the
previous Shaolin kung fu instructors died.

Allegedly, we killed them.

Brother Bao, don't be so emotional.

Okay, so what
have you figured out?

Even if you found out
the truth, what's the use?

You kicked Mai Yuan to death,
and I punched Ding Li to death.

I feel that ever since we've
arrived here, we've walked into a trap.

We couldn't help
walking deeper into the trap.

I've already found out the
reason of death of those three.

It was due to severe internal injuries.

But on that day, none of us went all out.

You mean...

There must be someone
inside the General's mansion,

who knows how
to cause these internal injuries.

And that person killed them on
that day and blamed their death on us.

What a cruel scheme!

I want to go see Mai Qi
and tell him all about this.

I'll go with you. You killed his son,
he's not gonna forgive you, no matter what.

If there's really such a person, if we
just pay attention, I'm sure we'll catch him.

I've been watching the guards,
officials and soldiers here.

No one seems to possess this skill.

Unless it's one of these two people.

Which two?

Lieutenant Hua, or the General himself.

Those two?

We've done nothing wrong, so we
shouldn't feel guilty about anything.

Let's go now.

Where are we going?

There are two people
we'd like you to meet.

Who?

You'll see.

Your stick skill has improved.
I see that you've been training non-stop.

Why don't you take a day
off and continue tomorrow?

Yes, Master.

Right here.

This is Brother Xu, these two
are the ones I wanted you to meet.

Miss Cui and Xiao Ling.

I thought the two of you were...

Because you were coming over,
they stopped their business for the day.

Sit, sit.

Although you're all kung fu instructors,

look at how elegant
Brother Xu is, unlike you two.

Xiao Ling we must find
someone suitable for Instructor Xu.

Don't you worry about it.
Brother Xu already has someone.

Really?!

It's you.

It's you!

I knew you weren't a fruit merchant.

Even if I were,
I can still take a day off.

I just don't think you are one.

It's not easy selling fruits,
you couldn't even try to sell them.

How can kung fu instructors sell fruits!

Kung fu instructors? Of where?

The General's mansion!

Then you must be the
three from North Shaolin.

Correct. We are.

I wasn't wrong
you're not a fruit merchant.

Okay, who are you then?

I'm a disciple of
Master Mai of South Shaolin.

When we met the other day was the first
day I came back, per order of the Master.

May I ask what this brother's name is?

I'm He Yingwu.

My name is Xu Fang North and
South Shaolin used to be one family.

Brother Xu, please come
join us and have some tea.

I came back per the Master's
order, not to chat and have tea.

Out of you three, I wonder which
one's the two-section staff expert.

What a coincidence, it's me.

Oh, I study the fishtail staff,

allow me to appreciate your
Chuanhua butterfly staff technique.

Too bad I didn't bring
my two-section staff,

and you didn't bring
your fishtail staff either.

Neither of us has the right
arms in hand, which makes us even.

You really want to fight?

There's an old grudge to be paid off
and today we just happen to meet.

Although I know that if the three
of you attack me, I won't survive.

Funny!
Why would the three of us fight just you?

Brother Yang, teach him a lesson!

We would never fight one with three.

I think it's not even necessary
for Brother Yang to fight you.

I think there's been
some misunderstanding.

Are you gonna fight?

Don't think I'm scared of you.

Okay, guess we're done.

Brother He, please wait.

I have something to say.

You're back.

Yes.

What's the matter?

Uh...

what happened?
Did you meet the opponent and fight him?

I fought one person,

I believe he's the one you
mentioned who used the two-section staff.

You lost to your opponent.

Right.

Your level of staff skill is similar,
but his Qing Gong is a lot better.

If he wasn't so merciful,
I would've been hurt severely today.

He combined the Chuanhua
butterfly staff with Qing Gong.

I plan to have you practice more
Qing Gong, starting tomorrow.

Yes.

Simen Feet and Hands.

Simen Turn Around Punch.

Monkey Footstep.

Um, good.

Because your opponent
has excellent footwork,

I especially made this
post for you to practice.

Oh.

Very good. Put these
iron rings around your feet.

Jiu bu tui.

Good. You remember me talking about
"passing three barriers using one breath"?

Yes master, I do.

Good. Now let's
practice with this stone weight.

First barrier.

Second barrier.

Third barrier.

Good, let's go to that
pavilion to practice "dart fingers."

Master!

If you want to come out,
you must do so using your fists.

You've already learned
the Three Steps Forward,

now we'll change it up a bit.

The Mantis fist is a hard technique.

It forces you to use strength 100 times
more your body weight, just like a mantis.

All the fist techniques
are on the outside,

whether or not you'll win depends
on how much strength you can exert.

Now you're quite accomplished
in the different fist techniques,

I'd like you to practice the Three
Steps Forward to train your strength.

Put those rubber bands on your feet.

One step.

Two steps.

Three steps.

Again.

Finished eating?
Go back to the pavilion.

Again?

It's easy to throw your
punches with a lot of room.

Yongchun's essence lays in
striking within a short distance.

You must exert
great power within inches.

Your future opponent's
an expert in spin kick.

Kicking is good for
attacking what's in a distance,

but less ideal for
short-distant combat.

You must master short-distance
striking to defeat your opponent.

And you thought you were ready?

Master! Master, training
like this will harm your body.

Don't worry about me.
Focus on training, go back! Continue.

Brother Xu. Brother Xu.

Brother Xu.

What is it?

Oh, the two ladies,
what brings them here today.

You say it.

Okay, no problem,
it's not like I don't have a tongue.

We're here to see...

See me?

Your lady.

They are here to see Xiu Yan.

See xiu yan?

She says that they'll
be family in the future,

so she needs to
meet the sister-in-law first.

Who said we'll be...

What, what?

Family.

Don't you help him!

Okay, I'll help you. Sit down.

Let's sit.

Where is Xiu Yan?

- She was just here.
- I'll look for her.

Xiu Yan, Xiu Yan.

Oh, you're hiding in Brother Xu's room.

Don't make things up,
I just came from over there.

Come.

- She's here!
- What is it?

There are people here to see you.

Here is Miss Xiu right here, take a look.

Please, take a good look.

Quit joking around,
why don't you introduce us all.

Oh, this is Miss Cui Ying.

She's your future sister-in-law.

Oh, this is Miss xiao Ling,
also your future sister-in-law.

Huh, what a quick comeback.

Congrats to Instructor Bao,
Instructor yang and these two ladies.

But Xiu Yan is not worthy.

What are you talking about,
you and Xu will make a perfect match.

When will Instructor Xu and
Miss Xiu's wedding take place?

Who is it?

It's me, Instructor Xu.

Oh, it's Lieutenant Hua. I'm sorry.

It's no problem.

Just don't forget to invite me
to you and Miss Xiu's wedding.

It's such good news,
I need to tell the General about it.

I'm sure he'll be
very happy for you two.

General, you ordered me to keep
an eye on the three kung fu instructors.

And I have some news today.

Oh?

Remember you appointed
Xiu Yan as their servant?

Now Xiu Yan and Xu Fang are dating.
They're even talking about a wedding.

How dare he!

General, your humble servant thinks
that you should not be angry, but happy.

Why?

General, out of the three, Bao Shanxiong
is an idiot, Yang Zhongfei is a kid.

The one that's most difficult
to deal with is Xu Fang.

If he were to marry
one of your servants

Of course he'll dedicate
himself completely to you.

You're right.

General, by then, if
South Shaolin doesn't send people over,

you can always send
people over to South Shaolin.

Wouldn't it work out just fine?

Yes, I can use him.
I bet their hatred will accumulate.

Thus, your humble
servant did something bold,

and already told them that
you'll be happy for them.

You did the right thing.
If this is the case, I'll give Xu Fang face.

I will adopt Xiu Yan as my
daughter and marry those two.

General is truly wise,
that would be the best.

Again.

You can go back to your father now.

Hua Hun told me that the General is happy
to hear the news about Xu and Xiu Yan.

He will adopt Xiu Yan as his daughter,

then host the wedding
as her adoptive father.

What do you think we should do?

Brother Xu, the other day,
I know that you knew it's Hua Shun,

so you purposely fought him
to test his martial arts skill, right?

Right.

And do you think he was the one who
killed the three people from South Shaolin?

No.

Hua Shun's kung fu is very mediocre.

If he didn't fight back at all,
I would've had a hard time assessing him.

But he fought back, so I'm sure.

Then I suggest we
do what the General said.

Yang, our goal

is to overthrow the Qing government
and restore the Ming government.

This time we came
here as kung fu instructors,

because we want to protect
our school and teachers.

But were Brother Xu to marry Xiu Yan,
he'd become a son-in-law of a Manchu!

Here is what I think. If
Hua Shun's kung fu is just mediocre,

it is very likely that the
killer is the General himself.

But he's so high up, how
can we assess his kung fu?

This is our only chance to
approach him and find out the truth.

I believe that Brother Xu
thinks the same.

I do, but I don't want to put
Xiu Yan in a difficult position.

If that's the case, then we
can't consider too many details,

especially when we're
doing something big.

We have no choice
but to sacrifice Xiu Yan.

Xu, let's do it.

Your ancestors would be proud of you.

You've only been practicing the
Mantis for a short period of time.

This shows you have great potential.
Now that you know the kung fu,

the Zhu family must carry it forward.

You've been here a while now.
You may return to see your Master Mai now.

Dad.

Master.

You're finally back.

Feng, help me up.

Dad, you're weak
right now, you should rest.

Help me up!

Go, count how many coffins are up there.

Master, we know.

Count!

One, two, three, four, five, six.
Six coffins in total.

Feng Zancheng,
look closely and remember.

These six coffins belong
to your fellow brothers.

They have all died for our school.
They were very young.

Out of these six, Yuan was
the oldest. But he was only 27.

I didn't bury them yet, because I wanted
you to kill the people who killed them first.

But I'm afraid I won't see that day.

Now I want you to make a
promise before these coffins.

Dad. We will get revenge.

Kneel down.

Promise that you will kill their killers!

Feng.

I promise to kill their killers.

Zancheng.

I promise to kill their killers.

Yingwu.

I promise to kill their killers.

You must also promise to
maintain Shaolin's integrity.

And never give in to the Qing Dynasty.

We will maintain Shaolin's integrity
and never give in to the Qing Dynasty.

- Master!
- Dad!

Master, master!

Dad!

General Mai Qi passed away.

Passed away?

He passed away this afternoon.
I heard that he's been sick a long time,

but persisted in teaching his
students, so they can get revenge.

That's why they've been so quiet.

Now that he's died, his disciples
and son must be in a hurry to get revenge.

I plan on going there tomorrow
and add some fuel to their flames.

I'll use paying my
respect to Mai Qi as a cover.

- Good.
- Tomorrow, I will also let
them know about you adopting

Xiu Yan the day after tomorrow,
and about hosting the wedding.

Telling them about
your adopted daughter,

and the wedding must anger
those in South Shaolin tremendously.

Um.

Those rebels must think that
North Shaolin has given in.

This must aggravate them.

I bet that they will come looking
for trouble the day after tomorrow.

Good.

When the people from South Shaolin come,
we'll have our armies hidden and ready.

We'll let them kill each
other first and then...

Round up the whole lot!

Ha ha...

How unexpected that Master
Mai passed away so suddenly.

The General was
planning on being here himself.

We're not worthy.

Unfortunately, he's quite busy lately.

Tomorrow, the General will hold a
banquet for his new adopted daughter.

Right after that, he will host the
wedding of this adopted daughter,

- and kung fu Instructor Xu.
- Instructor Xu?

That would be one of the kung fu instructors
from North Shaolin, his name is Xu Fang.

He's about to marry the
General's new adopted daughter.

I'm sorry. I have to attend to the matters
at the General's mansion. So long.

Go ahead.

That flunky!

Brother He, you said that
those kung fu instructors

are good people,
but as Shaolin disciples,

even if they had no choice of coming here,
why marry the General's adopted daughter?

Aren't they selling their
bodies to the Qing government?

Brother, say no more.
I feel that there's something fishy.

But we've already made our
promises in front of these coffins,

so to not let our master down,
we have to fight those three.

Yes. I suggest we go
over there tomorrow.

Before this Manchu general
adopts the girl, we'll get revenge.

Father.

Good,, good. Please get up.

This is a little something
from your adoptive father.

Thank you adoptive father.

General the banquet is ready.

Today's only a family banquet,
it's for my new adopted daughter.

When Xiu Yan and Mr. Xu get married,
we must hold an elaborate banquet.

Your humble servant
congratulates the General.

Thanks.

I would also like to congratulate
Instructor Xu and Miss Xiu.

I'd like to drink to my father.

Instructor Xu, you should do it with her.

Yes, I'd like to drink to the General.

Nah, Mr. Xu, why are
you still calling me General?

- Ah...
- Who is it?

South Shaolin's He yingwu,
Zhu Zancheng and Mai Feng.

We're here to get revenge.

How dare you!

It's your celebration day and
three uninvited guests showed up.

I'm afraid this will spoil the fun.

It's you!

It's you!

Your behaviour is not
that of Shaolin disciples.

Today, we're not only here to get revenge,
but also to clean up the Shaolin Schools.

You must be Brother Mai Feng.

There are layers upon
layers of misunderstanding here.

I think we fell into someone else's trap.

If we do not calm
down and seek the truth,

the results will hurt us,
and please the enemy.

Brother Xu, I too have some
questions since our last meeting.

However, the three of us have already
made a promise in front of the dead.

So today's fight would be necessary.

So, Brother Xu, there is no
need to say anything else.

Let's just hope that the truth will
emerge someday in the future.

He is right. Brother Xu, there is no need
for any more talk. We have to fight today.

He is right. Brother Xu, there is no need
for any more talk. We have to fight today.

Hey, we've met before,
but I don't know your name.

I've always wanted to have
a drink with you ever since we met.

We have alcohol today,
so that works out perfectly.

Great!

My name is Bao Shanxiong,
a disciple of Songshan Shaolin.

I study the Gold Steel Palm.

My last name is Zhu.
I'm Zhu Ming's son, I study the Mantis.

Oh you're Zhu Ming's son.
Sorry I was so disrespectful.

Not a problem.

Please.

You must be Instructor Xu,
the expert in spin kick.

I'm here to avenge my brother,
there's no need to say anything else.

This way please.

Father, they...

This is between men,
a woman need not get involved.

They are so unreasonable!

It's our turn now. Get my staff please.

Yes.

You have your staff with you today.

Yes today we both have our staffs,
so I can learn from you again today.

But there's something
I need to say before we begin.

I'll do my best due to the situation I'm in.

Please don't hold back.

Don't go over there.

You won't be any help, you'll
only make them lose their focus.

Simen Turn Around Punch.

Your staff technique
has indeed improved a lot.

It seems that a
fruit merchant cannot fight you.

I've already said it before,
you don't need to hold back.

Stop pretending to be a fruit merchant.

You've avenged your brother.

I've made my promise before his coffin.
This day's bound to come.

Now that I'm severely injured and
will die soon, there is no need to lie.

I need to tell you the truth.

Your brother attacked me after the match,
when I was picking up my clothes.

I was so caught off guard, that it
was fully due to my natural reflex,

that I've accidently kicked
too hard and killed him.

Maybe we were all wrong,
both me and my dad.

I'm gonna stop their fights.

Why didn't you kill me just now?

I don't have any hatred
towards you, why should I hurt you?

But it's only because
I thought you'd hurt me that I...

I know, that's why I only aim
for the staff, not the person.

Wrong! We're wrong, all of us!

Wrong! We're wrong, all of us!

Watch out!

It's him!

It's this palm technique that killed
the three disciples from South Shaolin!

You're right! It's him!

Brother zhu and Brother Mai, listen
carefully. I'm already severely injured,

I want you two to get out of
here as quickly as possible.

Go back to the school,

and tell everyone about the
Manchu government's cruel scheme.

You must exert concerted
efforts to carry on Shaolin's kung fu.

Get out of my way!

Let me teach this low life a lesson!

Go now, before it's too late!

You...

why don't you go yet? My two
brothers have already died for you.

If you don't leave now,
the Manchus will win!

You're such a joker, most of the time
I couldn't tell that you're so brave.

Brave!

Ask this fruit merchant how
much a brave man costs.