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[The Legend Of Heroes]

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

[Episode 25]

Madam, please stay.

You want to save Duan Zhi Xing?

Reverend Yi Deng helped Rong'er and I.

How can we just stand by and let him be killed?

You remember that he helped you

but you forgot that I saved you first.

I would never forget your kindness.

But

you shouldn't have used us to harm him.

If simply becoming a monk and chanting Amitabha could erase all sins,

what would be the point of justice?

Today, it's either you kill me, or I kill him.

Duan Zhi Xing.

Madam, no!

Reverend, why are you doing this?

Jing'er, I appreciate your gesture.

But for years, I've feared I wouldn't live long enough

for Aunt Ying to come and resolve our grudge.

I've waited a long time for this moment.

It's time

to put an end to it.

Your Majesty,

I've been waiting for you.

Why did you take so long to come?

Yes, I've been in seclusion these past few days,

focusing on my martial arts practice. I've neglected you, my beloved.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Why would a woman like you suddenly want to learn martial arts?

I just wanted to understand what makes martial arts so fascinating to you.

It's him.

Qiu Qian Ren?

So it was you,

you killed my son.

I could never forget that laugh, not even in death.

Prepare to die!

I've never done anything to you, why did you kill my child?

Why?

I didn't want to kill him.

Back then, I left the child barely alive because I thought Emperor Duan would save him

for the sake of your past relationship.

That way,

I'd have one less opponent at the Duel on Mount Hua.

Who would have thought that Yi Deng back then

didn't have the compassionate heart he has now?

It was just bad luck for the child.

What a pity.

You monster, I'm going to kill you!

I'm going to kill you!

I should thank you.

You tricked Huang Rong into coming here for treatment.

Not only did he get poisoned,

but his internal energy was also drained.

You've spent years trying to kill him, yet you ended up as a mantis.

You didn't realise I was the oriole behind.

Chief Qiu,

there are two condors

right behind the oriole.

Young lady,

do you realise if you take another palm strike from me tonight,

there won't be

a second Yi Deng to heal you?

If she dies,

Old Heretic Huang will go insane.

And then...

At the Duel on Mount Hua...

How wonderful.

Young lady,

you must die tonight.

At such a young age, you already have impressive skills.

Given more time to train,

you'll become another rival for the title of the world's greatest.

So,

you must die too.

27, 28, 29...

Brat, why are you counting while fighting me?

- Rong'er. - Jing,

Scoundrel Qiu has powerful internal strength and his moves are vicious.

You can hold your own against him for the first hundred moves,

but after that, you won't be able to withstand him.

Even so, I won't let him have it easy.

Maybe

we can trick him.

45, 46...

49, 50...

51, 52...

Still counting?

There's got to be a trick.

This brat must have planned with that girl

to attack me from behind after a certain number of moves.

How long are you going to keep counting?

81, 82...

Oh no, he's trying to trick me.

95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100!

This move is called Hitting the Dog's Head.

Well played.

Amitabha.

Chief Qiu, all the karma and troubles

of these past years started because of me.

But now, I'm just a worn-out, powerless man.

Why waste your energy to completely wipe us out?

Reverend, you are right.

I came tonight

because I heard you depleted your energy healing someone,

so I came to offer my help.

Seeing you

in good health,

I can rest easy.

Old fraud, stop right there!

- Madam! - Madam!

I don't need your pity.

Then show some pity for me

and put an end to our long-standing feud.

Since Emperor Duan is dead,

our feud is over.

If you have a heart,

please pray for the soul

of my unfortunate child every night.

Madam, where are you going?

What now?

Are you going to stop me from getting revenge on Scoundrel Qiu too?

I just know that grudges are complicated

and hard to resolve.

My father hated Old Imp so much

that he imprisoned him on Peach Blossom Island for 15 years,

but in the end, he still let him go.

Zhou Bo Tong is off the island?

Where is he?

Why hasn't he come to find me?

With his carefree nature,

who knows where he is?

You should keep yourself alive and find him.

Once you do,

you can get your revenge on Scoundrel Qiu together. How about that?

Yes, yes.

I'll go find him.

He should avenge our son with me.

Reverend!

Sirequexu, Hahuwenbenying.

Why are you staring at him?

The words this Indian master just said

sound a lot like the strange text in the last chapter of the Nine Yin True Sutra.

Sirequexu, Hahuwenbenying, Alasi...

Those aren't strange words, they're Sanskrit.

Jing'er,

how do you know the text of the Nine Yin True Sutra?

Well, it's like this.

When Zhou and I... I mean, when Zhou Bo Tong

and I were trapped on Peach Blossom Island,

without knowing it, I memorised the strange text from the last chapter

of the Nine Yin True Sutra.

The words the master just said

sound a lot like that text.

After Huang Chang wrote the Nine Yin True Sutra,

he was worried that it would fall into the wrong hands,

so he rewrote it in Sanskrit.

After that,

only those who know both languages can understand it.

It's quite a rare and fortunate coincidence

that you memorised it without knowing Sanskrit.

Earlier, my master was attacked and poisoned by Ouyang Feng.

He lost all his martial arts skills.

He managed to recover from his internal injuries by deciphering

bits and pieces of the Sutra.

I didn't know

Qi went through such an ordeal.

Unfortunately,

Master only recovered from his internal injuries.

His martial arts didn't recover.

Reverend, since you know Sanskrit,

you can heal yourself by practising the technique in there.

Amitabha.

Reverend, I'll write it down for you right now.

Translating this Sutra will take some time.

Why don't you both rest on the mountain for a few days?

Once I've studied it, I'll teach it to you.

- All right. Thank you, Reverend. - Thank you, Uncle.

You keep losing ground,

yet you come here to rush me?

Go back and tell His Majesty

that once I find the Book of Wumu,

I'll return to accept my punishment.

Father, why are you so angry?

Yue Fei received 12 imperial summons to return back then.

And I've just received six secret decrees

urging me to return.

I actually could understand how he felt now.

Kang'er,

the front lines are in dire straits,

and all the pressure has shifted to us.

If we don't secure the Book of Wumu to turn the tide,

His Majesty's wrath will fall on both of us,

and we'll be in serious trouble.

The 15th of the eighth month is approaching.

All the martial arts experts will gather at

Zuixian Tavern in Jiaxing for the Gathering of Grandmasters then.

As a disciple of the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan,

Guo Jing will definitely be there.

This is our chance to retrieve the Book of Wumu.

This is our only chance to turn things around.

Don't worry, Father.

I already have a plan.

Master.

If you want to learn martial arts from me,

then focus entirely on your training.

If you're still distracted by romantic affairs,

you can leave now.

Master, rest assured.

Right now, I just want to focus on my training with you.

Good.

Today, I'll teach you the Spirit Snake Fist.

Watch closely.

I'll only demonstrate it once.

Thank you, Master.

Master!

When Ke'er first practised the Snake Snake Fist,

he was about your age.

Keep practising.

Yes, Master.

Zhen E,

why do we have to be the mediators

between Old Heretic Huang and Quanzhen Sect?

Given Old Heretic Huang's temper,

he might just think we're being nosy.

And those stubborn Quanzhen masters might refuse to believe

Huang Yao Shi didn't kill their martial uncle,

no matter what we say.

Do you think Huang Yao Shi might take it out on us because Jing'er didn't marry

his daughter last time?

Enough.

If you don't want to go,

just let me off when we reach the shore.

I'll mediate between them myself.

We, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan,

have always stood for justice.

If we back down just because we're afraid,

how can we call ourselves heroes?

Besides, we're the only ones who know about

the misunderstanding between Quanzhen Sect and Old Heretic Huang.

If we just stand by and let a bloody fight erupt between them,

we'll be the real sinners.

We're sorry, Zhen E.

If you say we should do it, then we'll do it.

Yes, yes, we'll do as you say.

We'll have to visit Peach Blossom Island for the wedding eventually anyway.

We might as well familiarise ourselves with the place now.

Zhen E, we're here.

We are the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, here to see Mr Huang.

Zhu Cong, what does that mean?

Mr Huang knows we're here

but he doesn't want to see us.

You see,

Zhen E, I told you Mr Huang wouldn't appreciate our visit.

Now we're just making fools of ourselves.

Old Heretic Huang is eccentric.

We can't go along with what he wants this time.

If someone from Quanzhen Sect arrives,

it'll be too late.

We must act quickly.

We must see him,

even if it means we have to force our way in. Let's go.

- Zhen E. - Zhen E.

I'm tired. I have to rest.

Look,

what's the point of tying this here?

The Eastern Heretic's strange formations

truly live up to their reputation.

Zhen E,

let's not waste any more energy trying to find a way out.

What a futile effort.

Mr Huang,

we, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan request an audience!

Mr Huang,

we, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan request an audience!

Bao Ju, stop wasting your energy.

Zhu Cong, you're the smartest.

Figure something out.

If I were as smart as you think,

we wouldn't be trapped in this formation.

Old Heretic Huang

trap us with this formation,

but at least

he's treating us with some manners.

Zhen E, I say let's fill our stomachs first.

Right, guys?

I have an idea.

I need a brush and a paper.

What is this?

It's the character 'qu'.

You mean this is...

If your father knew how silly you are,

he would roll in his grave.

I am Silly Aunt, after all.

Is my writing pretty?

Your writing is not bad,

but don't write anymore.

All right, all right.

I won't write anymore.

[To Huang Yao Shi]

What does the letter say?

I don't know, but the writing is really pretty.

Child, I won't make you practice writing anymore.

Thank you, Grandfather.

Run an errand for me.

All right.

I haven't told you what to do yet.

That mute servant has been gone for so long.

Why haven't we heard anything?

Zhu Cong,

did you make everything clear in your letter?

I told him

not to escalate the misunderstanding.

If he doesn't want to explain things to Quanzhen Sect himself,

then we, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan,

will do it for him.

If he still ignores us after reading the letter,

then he's truly stubborn.

I also emphasized

that he might sabotage Guo Jing and Huang Rong's relationship

because of his pride.

Huang Yao Shi loves his daughter dearly.

He wouldn't act recklessly.

Zhen E, be patient.

There are countless traps on this island.

Besides, it takes time for the servant to go back and forth.

Let's wait a little longer.

Who's there?

Grandfather asked me to take you to him.

This is the translation of the Nine Yin True Sutra's general outline.

Its contents are profound and intricate.

Although I can't fully comprehend it yet,

following its healing techniques,

what would normally take five years to recover

can now be achieved in less than a month.

That's wonderful news.

This way,

you can still make it to the Duel on Mount Hua.

When you get to Mount Hua,

Qiu Qian Ren, that scoundrel,

will be in for a tough time.

Since I've devoted myself to Buddhism,

I won't involve myself in martial affairs anymore.

You, on the other hand,

should take this Sutra back to your master as soon as you can.

Tell him that following these techniques

will unblock his meridians,

and his martial arts will be restored.

All right, we'll deliver it to Master right away.

All right then, I won't keep you any longer.

Have a safe journey.

Uncle, we'll visit you again soon.

Bo Tong.

Bo Tong.

Old Imp!

Old Imp! Old Imp! Old Imp!

All you do all day is call my name!

You won't even let me sleep. You're driving me crazy.

You're being difficult.

Old Imp, Old Imp.

You...

Old Beggar,

if I had left you in the palace,

would you still call me Old Imp?

You're the strange one.

You said you couldn't stand staying in the palace,

and now you say you're fed up outside.

Who's the difficult one here?

I... Between the two of us...

You talk circles around me

with that silver tongue of yours.

I'm going to find Rong'er.

She can take care of you and give me my freedom back.

Then I'll tell Rong'er you left me here to fend for myself.

Oh, I'm so pitiful.

I've been taking good care of you.

Don't tell Rong'er that.

She won't bring me any fun things if you do.

I'm out of wine.

Try to run more steadily.

Wine shouldn't be shaken.

Also, it's best to drink within an hour

after pouring it out from the jar.

But since the journey is long, you don't have to force yourself.

If you can make it back within two hours,

I'll say your lightness skill is impressive.

Old Beggar, you're doubting my lightness skill?

A stick of incense's time. Just wait and see if I can't get back in that time.

Follow this road east for 20 miles, and we'll reach Jiaxing.

Let's pick up the pace. His Highness is waiting for us.

All right.

Why the rush? We've got plenty of time before the 15th of the eighth month.

I think you're just scared to go to Zuixian Tavern.

I'm scared?

Of course I'm scared.

It's not like you aren't scared.

What fun is happening at Zuixian Tavern that day?

- Didn't I already tell you? - I forgot. Tell me again.

- Zhou Bo Tong! - Yes, it's me!

Why are you running?

Why do you always run away?

You should just become my errand boys.

I stole this from Old Heretic Huang on Peach Blossom Island.

No, I retrieved it.

Eat.

What you just ate was a poison

that would take effect 49 days later.

No one in the world can cure it except me.

So, you'd better listen to me.

We'll do whatever you say!

Good, good. This is fun, so much fun!

Bo Tong,

your idea is brilliant.

I'm tired of you ordering me around.

From now on, let them buy the wine and meat for you.

Don't boss me around anymore.

Got it? You're the fastest runner.

Got it, got it.

Please stop hitting me. I can hear you.

What did you do to make these four be obedient to you?

Old Beggar, why don't you take a guess?

If you guess right, I'll keep running errands for you.

If you guess wrong,

you let me go and it won't count as breaking our agreement. How about that?

Do you think I'm stupid?

I'm riding a sedan chair.

I'm not guessing anything.

Old Beggar, you're no fun.

Boring, boring, boring.

I've been tricked, tricked!

Old Beggar, I've been tricked!

The world is so big,

how will Rong'er and Jing'er find us?

If they can't find me, I'll be stuck

serving you for the rest of my life.

I've been tricked!

Don't worry.

Don't be so narrow-minded.

I left Beggars' Gang marks along the way.

Sooner or later, they'll find us.

That's good, that's good. Well done.

What kind of marks? They sound fun. Teach me, teach me.

I'm hungry.

I can't teach you now.

You four, start running.

Run, run, run!

Qi Gong is hungry.

You're so cruel.

Cruel? Run!

You four, start running!

I don't want to drink anymore.

I don't want to eat and drink anymore!

Old Beggar, aren't you full yet?

All we do is eat and drink,

drink and eat in Jiaxing.

It's boring! Not fun at all.

You four,

do you know any fun things to do in Jiaxing?

Tell me, tell me.

I've heard Jiaxing is full of beautiful women

with skin as smooth as silk.

Why don't you check it out?

Check it out your foot!

Women aren't as fun as martial arts.

Your skills are weak because of women, understand? Understand?

Master Zhou, please stop hitting me.

- I've got another bump on my head. - Bumps! Bumps! Bumps!

You know what, why don't the four of you hit me together?

No, no, no.

Sir,

I have an idea for a fun challenge.

- Want to try it? - Let's hear it.

Let's test our endurance.

Whoever can hold out the longest wins.

That sounds fun.

We'll play this.

But let's set the terms first, if we win,

you give us the antidote and let us go.

He's tricking you.

Competing in meditation? How can you beat a monk at that?

Well, I'm a Taoist, and I meditate too.

But you're not a real Taoist. You're bound to lose.

We'll compete in meditation and endurance.

The more you say that,

the more determined I am to take this bet.

- Let's get started. - All right!

You heartless fiend!

So heartless!

So heartless!

Bo Tong.

Bo Tong.

Sir? Sir?

The Jiaxing dishes at Zuixian Tavern are famous,

but what's most renowned is their Nu Er Hong wine.

It leaves a lingering fragrance and a lasting aftertaste.

Many people from the martial world come here to taste the wine and compete.

Master must be here.

It was here that my seven masters and Master Qiu

set the challenge for Yang Kang and me

to fight 18 years later.

[Zuixian Tavern]

Coming back now,

so much has changed.

It's all right, Jing.

Once we finish our business,

we can come back here and drink with your six masters.

How does that sound?

All right.

They have been sitting here for over two hours.

They're not dead, are they?

No, no way.

What are you doing?

Bo Tong, are they bullying you? Are you all right?

Old Imp is having an endurance contest.

Oh, that's what's happening.

I'm glad you're all right.

What exactly happened? Tell me the truth.

Another fight broke out.

Looks like Zuixian Tavern will need repairs again. Let's go.

Well, Master Zhou made a bet with that monk,

saying whoever moves first loses.

- It's got nothing to do with us. - Yes.

Where is Qi Gong?

He was here drinking earlier, but then he suddenly went downstairs for something

and hasn't come back since.

He left in a hurry.

- You missed him. - Where did he go?

Which direction? How long ago?

We really don't know.

Old Imp,

where is Qi Gong?

You two could sit here for hours

without a winner.

How boring.

You know what, I'll press your laughing acupoints.

Whoever laughs first loses.

She... She...

Rong'er, little brother,

you're bad. You made me lose.

He lost!

Monk, you won! You won!

He won!

Bo Tong, you just love playing games.

I'm thirsty. Get me water!

- All right. - Good boy.

I admit defeat.

Master Zhou, what about our antidote?

- Yes, the antidote. - Antidote?

How much do you need? I'll rub some for you.

Sir, you might as well give us some of your booger.

I have plenty of that too. Want some?

You cannot do this to us!

It's been an honour.

We're just having fun.

- Good boys. - Sir, if there's nothing else,

- we'll leave now. - All right, go, go.

I had a lot of fun with you guys.

- So fun. - Stupid monk, why are you still here?

Want a beating?

Could he have blocked his acupoints with internal strength,

but because his skills are lacking, he's dead?

Old Imp, you've been fooled.

Why?

Don't blame me.

It was their idea!

You cheated. Let's start over.

Old Imp, I asked you to take care of my master. Where is he?

Yes, Bo Tong,

where is Master?

Old Beggar was just over there, and I was here.

- Where is he? - Jing, let's go find Master.

All right. Bo Tong, play by yourself.

We'll find Qi Gong and bring him back.

Old Beggar, they've left.

You won the hide-and-seek.

Come out now.

Come out, Old Beggar.

Come out.

You won. Come out, come out, come out.