Original subtitles

[The Legend Of Heroes]

[Hot Blooded] [Adapted from The Legend of the Condor Heroes]

[Episode 23]

Brothers of Beggars' Gang, our gang has stood strong in the world,

but today we've been humiliated on our own turf.

He is here with the intention to destroy our Song Empire.

His surname isn't Yang.

It's Wanyan.

He's the son of King Zhao of Jin.

Young lady, you're making up lies to save yourself.

Do you have any proof?

If you don't, then you're slandering our new chief, we won't let you off.

Since you won't believe the truth, I'll just have to lie.

Everyone, look at this!

I just took this from this Jin man.

This is the Iron Palm Sect's token.

Why does he have this?

That's not mine.

You treacherous girl, you're framing me!

If you can claim the chief's position with the Dog Beating Staff,

why won't you acknowledge this token in your possession?

Why won't you admit it?

Yes, why won't he admit it?

Just admit that the token is yours!

Our Beggars' Gang has upheld justice in the north for hundreds of years.

Why would Yang Kang order you all to retreat

to the south as soon as he took over?

That's because he's a Jin spy.

If you weren't guilty, why would you resort to such dirty tricks to harm me?

A despicable scoundrel like you

actually thought you could lead

the greatest gang of our Song Empire.

Everyone, will you allow this?

No! No! No!

Guys!

Guys, please calm down!

If she could frame our chief with just a token,

doesn't that make us easily manipulated by an outsider?

We will investigate this thoroughly

and give everyone a proper explanation.

Let me ask you this,

when the old chief of Beggars' Gang passes on his position to the new chief,

isn't he supposed to teach the entire

Dog Beating Staff Technique to his successor?

That's right. It's a tradition that's been upheld for hundreds of years.

Good.

Wanyan Kang,

you claim Qi Gong couldn't teach you the entire technique,

but he should have at least shown you a move or two, right?

Can you demonstrate any of it?

And how can you prove

that what you're using is the Dog Beating Staff Technique?

Then, I shall teach you a lesson with this Dog Beating Staff, you treacherous dog!!

That's the Dog Beating Staff Technique!

That's the authentic Dog Beating Staff Technique!

Before Qi Gong passed away,

he didn't have the chance to teach Chief Yang the technique.

Given the circumstances, it's understandable.

As for you, young lady,

how do we know if what you're using is the real Dog Beating Staff Technique?

How do you want me to prove it?

Young lady,

how about this?

If you can defeat the three of us

using the Dog Beating Staff Technique,

we will acknowledge you as our chief.

It's a deal.

Come on then.

That's the Dog Beating Staff Technique.

Greetings, Chief Huang!

Greetings, Chief Huang!

Greetings, Chief Huang!

Chief Huang, I apologise for my earlier behaviour.

I was deceived by that scoundrel, Yang Kang.

He had a few things he wanted me to tell you.

Go ahead.

Chief Peng!

Are you hurt, Rong'er?

I'm fine.

Chief Huang, please ascend to Xuanyuan Platform.

Chief Huang! Chief Huang! Chief Huang!

Thank you, everyone.

I'm only standing in for Qi Gong as the chief for now.

I hope I can count on your support.

Chief Huang, you have taken on the mantle of our former chief

with great wisdom and bravery. We dare not disobey your commands.

Elders Jian and Liang,

please lead the disciples with eight bags and below

to head east to Lin'an to pick up Chief Hong.

Yes, Chief!

Elder Lu,

make sure Yu Zhao Xing and Li Sheng are properly buried.

You have sustained serious injuries for our gang.

You should rest well and recuperate.

While I'm away,

Elder Lu will be in charge of all matters in the gang.

Where is Wanyan Kang?

He must have escaped during the chaos.

From now on,

we must not let that traitor go unpunished.

As you command, Chief!

Everyone,

though we part ways now,

we'll Met again.

Farewell, Chief!

That old fraud and Yang Kang really are a perfect match.

Why is this old fraud here alone?

Where is Yang Kang, that little fraud?

Awesome!

Rong'er, when I fought him on Xuanyuan Platform,

I noticed his martial arts have improved quite a lot.

Jing, don't let him fool you again.

I've beaten that old fraud many times.

I know his true abilities.

Right now, all he can do is perform tricks

like pushing iron cups with magnets.

Rong'er, you shouldn't underestimate him.

Awesome!

This is

the essence of the Iron Palm Sect's inner power.

For those who aren't destined to learn it, I wouldn't teach it for a fortune.

For those who are,

it's 100 taels

of silver, no bargaining.

- 100 taels! - Listen to him, he's bluffing again.

Don't go!

The moment that old fraud saw us, he ran off.

Jing, let's go after him.

Rong'er.

Stop right there!

After parting in Lin'an,

I didn't expect we'd Met again here.

Fate works in mysterious ways.

How have you youngsters been?

How have we been?

Parting in Lin'an?

Old fraud, you think you can just brush off

what you did at the Beggars' Convention?

Trying to weasel your way out?

It's not going to be that easy.

Look over there.

No, no.

Ouch! Ouch!

Wait!

Say what you want to say. Stop playing games.

Why is this happening?

Suddenly, I feel unbearable stomach pain.

I think I need to relieve myself.

Not this again.

Again?

What do you mean again?

I mean,

how can I fight if I'm holding it in?

I am a grand master after all.

If anything goes wrong,

the consequences could be disastrous.

Not only would it be disgraceful,

but even if you won, it wouldn't be a fair victory.

Why do you always need to relieve yourself?

I forbid you to go!

Young lady, isn't this a little unreasonable?

People have the need to release gas,

it's only natural.

Those who release it feel relieved,

and those who smell it feel uncomfortable.

Young lady,

if you keep being unreasonable,

I will really get upset.

Fine.

I'd like to see what new trick you have up your sleeve.

I've travelled the martial world for decades,

and the one thing I value is honesty and integrity.

I can't believe after all I've said,

you still don't trust me.

So,

to prove my innocence...

- What are you doing? - I'm going to relieve myself right here!

Stop!

Why? Why?

Why do you

always come to mess with me when I'm not feeling well?

Why can't you wait

until I'm in good shape for a fair fight?

Do you only have confidence when taking advantage of others?

So, you're afraid to fight me, huh?

Put your pants back on.

Why would I be afraid?

Good!

Then let's Met

at Mount Iron Palm seven days later.

Mount Iron Palm?

Sure. How do we get to Mount Iron Palm?

Head west from here,

through Changde Prefecture and Chen Prefecture,

then follow Yuan River upstream.

Between Luxi County and Chenxi County,

you'll find a tall mountain shaped like five fingers pointing upwards.

That's Mount Iron Palm.

Scared now, huh?

It's better to admit defeat now

than to humiliate yourself then.

Fine, old fraud.

It's a deal.

See you at Mount Iron Palm seven days later.

Courageous!

I hope you show up as promised.

Now I really must relieve myself.

Rong'er, are we just going to let him go like that?

The Mount Iron Palm he said should be the same one in the painting.

Oh, that's right.

The painting clearly stated

that the Book of Wumu

is in the second section of the Middle Finger Peak.

Could there be some hidden meanings?

Now that Ling Feng's painting has been taken by Yang Kang,

they've probably seen the writing too.

We need to get there before they do.

Let's go to Mount Iron Palm.

Father, I have failed you.

I messed up the mission.

I'm just glad you made it back safely.

Please punish me.

Although you couldn't make the Beggars' Gang to move south,

it wasn't a complete failure.

You found out the location of the Book of Wumu.

That's the most important thing right now.

You promised me you would avenge Ke'er.

Why didn't you kill Guo Jing and Huang Rong when you had the chance?

Maybe those two were just lucky this time.

Master, don't worry.

I will kill them one day.

Mr Ouyang, please don't blame him.

Kang'er intended to kill them on Xuanyuan Platform,

but things didn't go as planned. It's truly a pity.

I thought that after you joined the Beggars' Gang,

you were going to turn over a new leaf and walk the right path.

That's why I followed you to Yuezhou.

But I never expected

that not only did you lie to me,

but you also used me.

You've completely shattered my trust.

I've even let down the Beggars' Gang.

You've made me the biggest fool alive.

Kang'er, I've told you before,

keeping this woman around would only lead to trouble.

Now, she is your problem,

so you deal with it.

Father,

Nian Ci and I have been through so much together.

We have been through life and death.

She's given me everything and has always been loyal.

Please spare her life, Father.

With your softness and hesitation,

how can you achieve great things?

Besides you and my mother,

Nian Ci is the one who loves me the most in the world.

I can't bring myself to kill her!

Fine.

For your sake and your mother's,

I'll spare her this time.

Thank you, Father.

Nian Ci, go back first.

I'll come find you.

Stop it.

Wanyan Kang,

I, Mu Nian Ci,

cut my hair to sever all ties with you today.

We no longer have anything to do with each other.

Don't come any closer.

I know I can't kill you and your father today,

but if you take another step,

I have no choice but to kill myself.

Kang'er,

how can you be so obsessed with this woman?

Have you forgotten your responsibilities?

A man like you will never lack for women.

When our Jin Empire rises again,

you'll have any women you want.

Yes,

Father.

Here are your plain noodles.

Enjoy!

Excuse me, how far is it from here to Mount Iron Palm?

Where?

Mount Iron Palm

You don't need to pay for the noodles. No charge, no charge.

Sir,

judging by your nervous reaction,

you must know a lot about Mount Iron Palm.

Young lady,

keep your voice down.

The Iron Palm Sect controls this area for miles around.

We mustn't talk about it.

If you tell us more about Mount Iron Palm,

this silver ingot is yours.

All right, I'll tell you.

Word of advice,

don't go there.

Mount Iron Palm is home to a band of vicious men.

They rob, kill,

and commit all sorts of atrocities.

Anyone who gets close to the Iron Palm Peaks

never comes back alive.

Is it true that Mount Iron Palm really looks like a hand,

with five peaks?

Yes,

those five peaks look very strange.

How are they strange?

The five peaks are arranged just like the five fingers of a hand,

with the middle one being the tallest

and the ones on either side gradually shorter.

But that's not the strangest part.

Each peak is divided into three sections,

like the joints of a finger.

Isn't that peculiar?

[Mount Iron Palm] Is your sect

named after Mount Iron Palm?

That's right.

Chief Qiu, are you a local from Mount Iron Palm?

No.

I'm originally from the Jiangnan region.

How did you come to be

the chief of the Iron Palm Sect then?

It all started with General Han Shi Zhong.

Han Shi Zhong?

The same Han Shi Zhong

who fought against our Jin Empire alongside Yue Fei?

That's right.

General Han was a brave and skilled warrior, renowned like Yue Fei.

Just because he refused to support Chancellor Qin Hui

and opposed peace negotiations with the Jin,

the court stripped him of his military power.

I see.

What's the connection between General Han Shi Zhong and your sect?

General Han had a great warrior under his command

named Shangguan Jian Nan.

He was my mentor.

Originally from the Iron Palm Sect,

he later returned to Mount Iron Palm with his old comrades

and became the thirteenth chief.

So,

your sect hasn't always been friendly

with our Jin Empire.

My mentor and his men were staunch anti-Jin fighters,

loyal

and willing to die for their cause.

Unfortunately,

the corrupt officials are in power now,

all the loyal and righteous have been driven away.

Hearing those words,

you know our court is corrupt

and cannot distinguish loyalty from betrayal.

So,

why should I save

such a court?

If even loyal men like Yue Fei

and Han Shi Zhong

couldn't be tolerated,

would they care for the common people?

Filial piety and loyalty,

it's all meaningless.

Chief Qiu, there's no need to dwell on the past.

Wise men choose their allegiance wisely.

The old heroes saw no hope in the Song Empire.

That's why they placed their hopes in our Jin Empire

to unify the land and bring prosperity to the people.

That's beyond me.

Whether the people prosper or not is their own fate.

I only want to protect our sect

and bring welfare to our disciples.

Your Highness,

do you agree?

Rong'er, what should we do about these men?

We can't force our way in.

Maybe we should come back at night.

Don't worry.

We'll walk in openly.

They won't stop us.

Stop!

Who are you? How dare you trespass on our sect's territory?

[Qiu]

You all keep a close watch on the entrance.

Don't let your guard down.

Yes, Madam.

Come on.

Rong'er,

it's just like what you said.

They figured out the secret of the painting and came here too.

They're in league with that old fraud,

so they have more freedom here than we do.

We need to find a way

to get to the Middle Finger Peak and find the Book of Wumu.

Let's go.

Father, this Mount Iron Palm is so graphic.

Look,

each peak has several straight paths,

just like the joints on our fingers.

Indeed.

The painting means these joints.

The second joint of the Middle Finger Peak

is where the Book of Wumu is hidden.

This is what we'll do, Kang'er,

you will go and scout the area first.

This is the Iron Palm Sect's territory after all,

If we start searching openly right away,

it wouldn't be wise.

But haven't you already brought the Iron Palm Sect under our control?

The Iron Palm Sect may seem like

they've pledged loyalty to our Jin Empire,

but these Han people are very cunning.

They're just after money and not truly loyal.

Otherwise, why didn't he do his best to help you

become the chief of Beggars' Gang yesterday?

You think everything through so well, Father.

If Chief Qiu changes his mind,

we'll be trapped here in Mount Iron Palm with no way to escape.

If we alert them now, it will be hard to return again.

In that case, I'll go scout the area first.

Stop.

Beyond this point is forbidden ground of our sect.

[Forbidden Ground] No one is allowed to enter.

I noticed this mountain is beautiful, with lots of birds.

Just now, a rare paradise flycatcher,

incredibly beautiful,

seemed to fly this way.

- I want to take a look. - No one,

for any reason,

is allowed to go up the mountain from here.

Not even our sect chief

I am an honoured guest of your chief,

the prince of the Sixth King of Jin.

I just want to see that bird,

aren't you being too...

Even if you were the emperor of Jin,

you couldn't take this path.

Look.

It's that old fraud.

He's putting on a show again.

I've made it clear that no one is allowed near when I'm practising.

Who's talking there?

It's me.

Rong'er.

It's you two.

Yes, old fraud.

Don't act so surprised to see us.

Didn't you invite us here last time?

When have I ever lied to you?

When did I invite you here?

Trying to back out again?

We're here for our seven-day appointment, right on time.

Seven-day appointment?

What seven-day appointment?

I have no idea what you're talking about.

You're quite the actor.

Did you forget everything you said after you relieved yourself last time?

I let you off at the Beggars' Convention

not because I feared you.

Today, you've trespassed on Mount Iron Palm.

If you can't give me a good reason,

you won't leave here alive.

Good!

I love it when you put on a tough act.

Come on, don't hold back.

Rong'er!

Rong'er, are you all right?

Intruders!

This girl provoked me to hit her.

Could those be poisonous thorns?

Intruders!

Stop!

- This way! - Yes, sir!

Here, Rong'er.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Luckily, I'm wearing the Spiked Soft Armour.

I'll take you down the mountain to get you treated right now. Come on.

They must've blocked

the path down the mountain now.

Then I'll fight our way out of here.

Let's go up the mountain first

and find an inconspicuous place to hide.

All right, all right.

I'll get you to a safe place first.

Then, we'll figure out how to get you down the mountain.

Stop!

[Mount Iron Palm Forbidden Ground]

Rong'er,

why did they stop chasing us?

We must've entered some forbidden area,

and they don't dare to come here.

This is the second joint

of the Middle Finger Peak

described in the painting.

Yes!

Don't talk for now.

Up ahead,

I see a cave.

Let's go there to treat your injuries.

Rong'er, are you all right?

Are you all right?

Who is there?

What are you doing here?

You really had the guts to come for our seven-day appointment.

As they say, the young are fearless.

All I can say is that I'm impressed.

Truly impressed.

Are you some kind of split personality?

You keep changing your tune.

The subtleties of this

are beyond your understanding.

Hang on!

This is a forbidden ground of Iron Palm Sect.

Trespassers face certain death.

Looks like you really have a death wish.

Take my advice,

leave the mountain quickly,

or you'll lose your lives.

Old man,

if this is a forbidden ground,

why are you here?

I'm an exception

because I made that rule.

Don't ask any more questions.

Met me at the foot of Mount Iron Palm four hours later.

I have important matters to attend to,

so I'll be off.

What's wrong with you?

My stomach's still not better,

and now my manhood is acting up.

It's like misfortunes never come singly.

Jing,

check his hand to see

if there are any puncture wounds from my Spiked Soft Armour.

This is odd.

What's going on? Tell us!

Isn't it obvious?

The one we met down there was the real Qiu Qian Ren.

This one is an impostor using disguise techniques.

Impostor?

Who's an impostor?

I'm the real one!

Actually, we're both real

because we're twin brothers.

Old fraud, what's your name then?

My name has never changed.

I'm the one and only,

the famous Iron Palm Water Skimmer, Qiu Qian Ren.

Jing, hit his laughing acupoint.

Don't you dare...

You hit my laughing acupoint? That's low!

For a fraud like you, I have even worse tricks.

- Now, are you going to talk or not? - I'd rather die than be humiliated.

Ask your questions now.

- Women are the most vicious. - What's your name?

My father gave me a name.

My surname is Qiu, and my name is Qiu Qian...

Qiu Qian

Zhang.

It's not that I don't want to say it, it's just that it's been so long

that I almost forgot.

So, your name is Qiu Qian Zhang.

That's right, Qian Zhang is me.

As the saying goes, 'Ten feet make a zhang,

and seven feet make a ren.'

A thousand zhang is three thousand feet more than a thousand ren.

Who is better than whom

is clear at a glance.

You might as well rename yourself Qian Li or Qian Fen.

Forget about comparing yourself to Qiu Qian Ren,

you're just a useless loser.

Young lady,

you can call me anything,

but please don't call me a loser.

Do you know why?

Because I'm not!

I have my skills,

but he just had better luck.

When my brother and I were little,

we happened to save the life

of the Iron Palm Sect's former chief, Shangguan Jian Nan.

To repay us,

he decided to teach us martial arts.

Looking back,

that was a rare happy time for me.

Luck, however,

is beyond control.

I was weak

and sickly back then,

so the skills were passed on to Qian Ren.

I'm so jealous.

If I had been

the one

to learn martial arts,

maybe I could have achieved great things too.

Then why didn't you ask your brother to teach you?

How could I?

That would've undermined the foundation of the sect.

You wouldn't understand.

Why are you hiding here then?

Making a plan to get rid of your brother?

It's because you two

planned to come find trouble with me in seven days.

I was hoping to find

some special arm our or secret techniques

for self-defence,

to avoid being beaten up by you.

Why is the second joint of Middle Finger Peak

called a forbidden ground?

Looks like you don't know.

This is where the past leaders of our sect passed away.

It's filled with rare treasures.

So, did you find any treasures?

Show us.

You've got the wrong idea about me.

Even though I'm not well-regarded

in the sect,

I live and die as a member of it.

I would never stoop to such betrayal.

Jing.

Just make sure you return it after looking.

[Keys To Repel The Jin]

Intruders, if you don't come down,

we'll find your families and wipe out your entire clans!

Are those intruders Guo Jing and Huang Rong?

Guys!

Guys,

let's go in and capture these thieves to rid your sect of this menace.

No one is allowed into this forbidden ground,

not even our chief.

Even the chief can't...

Where is Qiu Qian Ren?

Kang'er, go find Qiu Qian Ren.

The rules of our sect cannot be broken,

whether it's for the Song or Jin,

humans or spirits.

There's no place that I, Ouyang Feng, cannot enter.

Master, Chief Qiu, we mustn't fight against each other.

I have a plan to solve this dilemma.

Let's set the mountain on fire.

The smoke will force them down.

Chief Qiu, what do you think of this plan?