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Shaolin was not only a temple, but the

home of Chinese kung fu, and as

such, revered throughout the nation.

When the temple was originally founded,It

was located in Henan Province. It was

moved during the early part of the Qing

dynasty and became the focal point for

the anti-Manchu movement. Young

men, angered by the repressive and

corrupt government of the Qings, came to

Shaolin to study and to learn the

complex kung fu methods which were taught

there. Their training was rigorous and

founded on the Buddhist precept of

subordination of the flesh to the spirit.

The central figure in the temple was the

abbot, himself a master kung fu expert

and the repository of the martial arts

secrets handed down from one generation

to the next. Then came the Qing Emperor

Yong Chen. He persecuted the Shaolin

disciples and killed them whenever he

could, until his name became a byword for

murder or suppression. The Emperor became

obsessed with the idea that the Shaolin

rebels would one day overturn the Qing

government. His army was continuously on

the alert for any signs of rebellion.

which they crushed with brutalefficiency.

Your Royal Highness, your loyal General

Fung respectfully craves your attention.

Oh?We hear the Shaolin rebels are

planning a revolution. It's expected to

start soon. We think they're in

league with the Liu family. If this is

the case, then it could be dangerous.

Talin scum, is there no end to the damned

importunents?Your Royal

Highness, we've had some reports that in

recent weeks,A great many

strangers have arrived here in town,

and from all accounts, must be spies.

They're salmoners. Most of them are

tattooed with the emblem of a striking

dragon. This is the sign of the Shaolin

rebels. Levi! My lord! You shall take

out an odd party, a hundred and

twenty soldiers, and your orders

are to wipe out the Louis Clan!

Who's there?

An assassin, go and get him. Sir, hold

it! Oh, you then.

Highness, I bring apologies

from the Liu's. Sister, are you crazy?

If I was really your sister, then my

family wouldn't be in danger now.

Highness, you're too ruthless.

Sister, very complicated matter.

Extremely. You must accept

that. I think it's best for

all of us if I lay pay here in camp

to discuss this thing. Then...

All of us sit down here and maybe

work out something. No good. Pei and

Cam wouldn't listen to you. Just what do

you want here?

I don't want to kill you, so you keep out

of this. Sister...

I don't want you dead. That's what you

say. And maybe you don't. But my family,

you want them dead. But that isn't true!

Stop denying it. Everyone knows. You

ordered my whole family be killed. To be

wiped out without a trace. You.

You're a butcher! You?I came here with

one purpose. That's to tell you something

straight. From now on, we're no longer

classmates. We're mortal enemies now.

Go get 'em!

Child. There's

nothing we can do now. You

are only a girl. And how can one single

girl hope to fight the Emperor?Ma.

But something must be done. He is

determined to kill us. So

what I must do is kill him first.

You're all that I've got left now. And

if you were to be caught, what would I do?

Ma.

Ma, maybe I won't try it then.

Highness, since you want to forget

that we were once classmates, from now

on, it'll be a fight to the death.

Say you're still here.

I suppose. You're here to arrest me. Or

just you try it. Better come

quietly. We have our orders from the

Emperor. You better obey.

Or else. Or else, I might

kill the whole lot of you. Right.

Tell me, why die for the man's

shoes?That little cut is

a taste. Just a touch.

The next step is to remove your head.

You bitch Well, all right.

decapitation coming up. Huh

You! I'm very sorry. Stupid

fool! Please forgive me. Just get out

of my sight now! Yes, my lord.

My lord, now you shouldn't get so mad.

Come, and I'll sing for you now.

Pull it. Phew. You're still

after my family in spite of what you

said, so I have to kill you.

Get back! I'll kill you! I don't want

you. I came for the emperor. You've

broken into the palace, so you'll die.

All right. Stand back. Sorry. Sir!

Well now, sister. You think that you

fight so good, then?Well, let's see. All

right, then. Hut! Hut!

All

right. So you've escaped me, but I'll get

you. You're just wasting your time.

Your sword is never going to touch me.

You're wrong. For the next time, I shall

kill you.

Hey!

The king is ruthless. And clever

as well. I'll grant him that.

Mr. Liu, your sword will never be a match

for that man. You may as well give up.

Chief Abbott, that man's my enemy.

I swear that one day, I shall

kill him. Even if I die. But the king is

a first-class fighter, and that's for

certain. I ought to

know. I helped train him.

He trained right here at Shaolin Temple.

He enrolled with a false name, and

no one suspected that he was a royal

prince in line for the throne.

I've always said that that

mistake was my greatest.

Chief Abbot,You mustn't blame yourself.

Right now, all your skill is needed

to help us organize things. Someone has

to plan things. Throw out those man

shoes. Well, I have sworn an oath to God.

And when I mean to keep, as soon as we

get rid of this emperor, I'll hang up my

sword forever. Well, he said to wear a

special coat, and it's sword-proof.

So then, whatever we

plan will have to be good. Do you have

anything in mind?I do. Distract

the man. You use a sword,

but in addition, you carry a small

dagger. A small

dagger?Right. You get in

close and cut his throat.

I came here when I was just four.

I've been here for 32 years. I've

never been outside once. Hey,

brother, they all say you've long been

good enough to graduate, so why don't you?

And where

would I go to?I've no family.

Ah Hey, Brother Chen,

tell me, why'd you come here?Me?

Some bandits killed my parents, and

so I was brought here. Hey,

why didn't they kill you?Me?

I see. You already knew how to fight.

Now, don't kid him. What about you?Why

are you here?Me?All

my family were patriots. HuhAnd

what does that mean?EhMy granddad?

Well, he was a well-known general. And my

dad was a brave and famous officer.

Me?Go on.

HuhDon't worry. One day,I'll be

the most famous of all.

You'll be the most famous bragger. All

right now. Hey, where did you come?

I just turned 15. Was nearly too old.

Only just made it. Almost turned

me down. No, that wasn't his

age. There were other reasons. Ohh

What reasons?Well, when he came

here,He liked meat and liked wine.

He even was married and had a baby.

No wonder they didn't want him. You! Hey,

listen. Now you'd better watch that

tongue of yours. All right, that's

enough. Now, Chan, it's your turn now.

Hey, come on. How did you come to Shaolin?

Me?You see, my

grandma brought me. The Manchus were

after us. I was only three.

And she kept going. I don't know whether

she's alive or dead. It's the same

with me. That's just how I came here.

And one day, I'm going to get my revenge

on that General Jim.

Well, any day now, the Manchus will come

here after us. What?Never

fight! Right!

General Yim pays his respects, sir. Long

live, long live, long live the king.

General?Yes, my lord. They say

Shaolin School supports the eight

swordsmen. And what's more, they're

intensifying their exercises.

So, what you going to do?There's

something else. That woman, Miss Liu,

she's been to Shaolin for help, I know.

We cannot let Shaolin exist. It's time we

moved. I think that we must wipe them all

out. I await your orders, my lord.

Well, take a thousand troops up there.

Take the cannon also.

Manchus.

Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry,

move it.

Master, master, master, trouble.

What's the matter?It's the Manchus. There

must be a thousand of them. HuhWhat's

more, they've got cannon, too. Are you

quite sure?I saw them from the lookouts.

They're here, a whole army!

Fire! Fire!

Fire!

What's going

on here?You know. You must

be the man too, huhWhat do we do?Where

are you going?

So it's come. The Manchus have

finally attacked. They've come

in strength to their cannon.

They've not just come here to kill us,

but to wipe us all out. Abbott,

we'll have to decide what to do. Please

advise us. What are our

choices?

If so wish, I will advise,

but you must make up your own minds.

I will not decide alone. You have

three choices, it seems to me.

Advise us.

Firstly, you can run.

Take the bronze men and use the side

exit. Those bronze men were built by our

founders. They're almost sacred.

They couldn't be dismantled quickly,

either. That would take quite a while.

Besides, we'd never make it. The Manchus

are found to be watching Van Dukai to get

it through. It would just be committing

suicide. Second,

there is the tunnel that comes out a mile

away. It is narrow.

But I'm sure the Manchus don't know that

it exists. I think we ought to go down

there now and quickly. That's no use.

Because the tunnel was long ago blocked

with a rock. It was meant to stop

deserters. And it does that.

Our rules say it can't be used, and the

rule cannot be lightly broken.

Besides, it's narrow, just wide enough

for one man. The rock there is very

heavy. No one could lift that,

except me. Any other person

couldn't even budget, and I certainly

haven't any intention of moving that rock

now. Well now,

that's that.

All we can do is pray for Buddha's help.

If he's merciful, he may help,

because if he doesn't help us, we shall

all be dead.

Father-in-chief, shall we start the

firing again?It's been an hour now.

Your honor, sir. Start firing, sir.

All students. I've decided.

In view of our situation, you're all

allowed to fight the bronze men. It's up

to you.

Now listen. Jung's a tyrant. He must

die. What's happened here has to be

avenged. Staying here will do no good.

So let's all fight the bronze men and

then get out. Well, all right. Who's

coming?I am! I am I am I

amMaster, we will.

We'll go. We want to fight the bronze

men. If we get out, we'll make for

Peking and try to kill Jung. Right. Try

it. Remember, those bronze

men are quite merciless, so be

careful. Sir! Sir! Sir!

Brothers, come on, let's go! Sir!

Right!

We want to go in.

All right. In you go. Brothers, one at a

time. Listen, get him started. Right,

come on. Come on, quick, move. Hurry.

Hurry. Come on, get him, guys. Quick,

hurry.

Watch both sides. Right.

Master! Master! The library!Oh,

my God. What about the library?It's on

fire, sir. No hope of saving it.

We sold some books, as many as we could.

A-about 20,000.

Abbott! Chief Abbott, the

main hall's been hit. About 1000 men were

in their prey. They were burned to death.

Open your eyes. See what's happening.

How many have died here, simply because

you couldn't bring yourself to break the

rules. Because you wouldn't lift that

rock, the one that's blocking the tunnel.

Doesn't it bother your conscience just a

little to see these young men die?I

tell you, you may think you're a patriot,

but you're not though. The harm that

you've caused makes you a traitor.

You have betrayed your own people. You've

misinterpreted the rules.

The rules are good, but you've

misused them.

I know you're right.

I've been a fool.

Gather all the remaining students. Ta!

Brother.

Come on. Hurry. Come on. Let's go. Come

on.

Hurry. Hey, where y'all going?We're going

with the Albert. Come on.

Elder Monk. Elder Monk.

Hurry up. You must go now.

What?Go.

I shall die here in Shaolin.

You should survive, and they'd get

revenge. I mean,

why must you sacrifice yourself?Go on.

Leave me now and help the injured escape.

Shaolin's future depends on them.

Go on. Hurry up!

But sir... Go on now! God

bless you.

Go on and help the engine. Go on, hurry.

It's on. I told you, Sir.

Come on. Give

me one. Yeah.

Get in, sir. Come on.

It's even narrower than I thought. It's

still blocked. I'd better start. It

won't be easy.

When I've lifted it up,

you tell the men to crawl between my

legs. Sir.

Chief Abbott, think you can lift it

by yourself?I

will soon see.

Hold them in. Get them moving. Come on.

Quickly. Hurry up. Hurry up now.

Come on. Come onOkay, come on. Wait.

Move. Follow me. Hurry up now. Okay,

we're moving. Come on.

Wait.

Right in the rocks moving.

Tell them to get through as quick as they

can. Quick.

Sir. Master, uh-- Hurry!

One, two, three,

four... Five,

six, seven... Yeah.

Come on.

You may pass. Thank you, man.

34,

35, 36,

47, 38, 39,

40, 41,

42, 43,

44. Down!

You may pass. Thank you, sir.

Brother, I'll get out so he. Right. Okay!

Let's

go! Come with me. Fight the bronze

banner. All right, come on.

Let me. I'll go. Right.

Hold it. You two men are both injured,

so even if you pass this one, what about

the next test?Better go back.

Huh

Listen, he's right.

Better go back. Brother, we... Go on

back. All right.

Good.

66, 65,

66.

Teacher.

Hurry up. Yes, teacher. Quick. Yes,

sir.

Seven, 68.

Chief Abbott, who now has the

18 lessons of the Great Lord Border?

It's important they're preserved.

I must go. Would

bless you.

Chief Abbott, that was the last.

They've all got through.

Tell me, how many escaped?

98.

I'll wait a while.

In case there's still more

left. Ohh Chief

Abbott! There's

still more left! Chief Abbott, that's the

lot!

You may pass. Thank you, Master.

Brother! What is it?

Where's Master?Hello.

He's down in the tunnel. HuhHe lifted the

rock?Killed

himself. Huh

Master! Master!

Hey, wait!

I... I..

I..

Stalia... Groves, I'll enjoy the

others. Master,

you know how much I've always believed in

Shaolin?If you won't leave,

then grant my request. Don't make

me go. Please, let me stay here with

you, master. Be quiet. I

still have use for you in my

right sleeve. Take it.

Sir.

HuhMaster, huhWhat is it?

Listen. The secret you shall

learn. 18 lessons,

my Lord Buddha. Huh

The Lord Buddha's lessons?

You must use them. Go

now. Find the other men.

And then combine your skills.

We built Shaolin Temple.

Master, but the manuscript?You

must read it and memorize

it all well. You

see, it's important.

Many, many people

would want it, be ready to

steal it, so you must tell no

one.

Because if it were to become known that

you had the manuscript, well

then, it would be one

long bloody fight to try to keep

it. Yes, I'll remember.

All right. When you've memorized

it, you must destroy it at once,

and then go on to seek

revenge. Take some good

men,Kill

that you sir now then

when the temple is rebuilt

You make a new manuscript

And place the new manuscript in the

temple shrine So

that it'll live on

That's how it's always been since

Shaolin began sir,

I'll do that goodHey,

go now.

Master!

Master! Master!

Master! Master!

Let's finish off the Shaolin, Rebels.

Ready?Judge!

Hurry up!

These rebels, they don't care about their

lives. Come!

Quick, take a look inside. Come on,

come onHurry. Right. Come on. OK,

we're coming. Oh, my God.

My lord, come this side.

Your Highness! General Yin to see you!

Your Highness, do you wish to receive

General Yin, sir?Yes. Sir!

Call General Yin to attend upon His

Royal Highness now!

Please!

General Yim reporting. Your servant.

Get up. Thank you, sir.

Your Royal Highness, your men have

successfully invaded Shaolin Temple.

It's destroyed. Nothing remains, as per

orders. Did anyone escape?

Your Highness,I counted all the

corpses. I think a few may have escaped.

How was that?Through a tunnel underground

and no one knew about it. And at a

rough estimate, about 70 may have

escaped. General, Sir,

now you hear this. I want those rebels

caught. And if they're not caught,

then your head will roll.

Sir.

Now listen to me. We shall stay here

for a few days. I hope that it's not for

too long. We will post

guards, two at a time. We'll take

turns, and nobody at all

may leave the camp here

unless they ask for permission.

And they have a good reason. Now do you

all understand that clearly?Sir!Brothers!

Brothers! Brothers! What is it?

It's trouble. A Ching Patrol is on its

way. Where now?How many?Quite a lot.

What is it?Brother, the Chings are here.

What, the Chings?What's the matter?What

is it?The Chings, the Chings. Brother,

the Chings are coming here. Get all your

things. We're leaving now. Right, sir.

Hurry up. Yes, we'll hold them back.

Right. RightNow hold it. Don't go.

We're wasting time. Come on, hurry up.

Hurry up. Quick, okay, sir. Come on.

Quick! All right, hurry.

Quick, quick!

Quick, search! Search!

Quick, quick!

We found that tract. Seems to be heading

towards the south. Right, go!

All

right. You want to die?General,

you're the one who'll die. Yeah?You men,

get 'em!

Teacher, this is it.

Ahsoi. Yes, sir?How did you come to

find this place here?I found it when I

was gathering some wood once. As far as

you know. Anyone else use this place?

No, I don't think so. Well, at least,

sir, I've never seen anyone near the

place. Good. In that case,

we'll stay here for a few days.

Hey! Hey

I hear the Emperor is visiting here here

at Hang Chow. Seems to me

it's a good chance.

Maybe it is, if it's the truth. But how

do you know?I... It was some

soldiers. I heard them talking. It sounds

good. What do you think?Well, that's

easy. So let's all go to Hang Chow. You

may die, but then... Listen,

does it really matter?

I mean, the way things are, I'll

go. Anyone coming with me?

Brother, I'll go.

Brother, I'll go.

Brother, I'll go. Good. Listen,

I'm not scared. Even so,

we're going to need a really good plan,

or we shall all die.

Shaolin still needs us. Let's not waste

our lives. We're just 22 men,

and we're not all experts. Only about six

are really any good. Our lives are

unimportant. But Shaolin

must go on, so it must be rebuilt.

Listen, I agree with what you say,

but the king must die. So then, make for

Hangchao. Maybe with some luck, we'll

make it. All right,

then we'll go to Hangchao. Good. That

proves you're real Shaolin men, and I'll

pray hard for your success. Thank you,

Gigi! Hey,

hey look, so pretty.

Ohh My lord, just look at those fish.

That swine really enjoys life. Just wait

till I get him.

Brother, I've just seen the king. He's

at the Mold Terrace. Huh

But he's there, though, by the lake. Huh

My lord, just look over here. My

lord, are the flowers as pretty as we are?

We were split up, attacking four groups.

Right. All right, we want to take his

head.

Your Highness, it appears there are about

ten of them here, and our planters work

perfectly.

This time, we'll get them all.

Ohh Johannes, I move my man up. That's a

hundred armored guards.

Hey, you swine?I'm gonna kill you.

I think you should retire.

Listen! The

King's moment to ourselves! Let's go get

him!

ah

We can't do it!

What is all this?What the hell's going on

here?

So you came here to kill the Emperor?

Well, then, isn't that why you came?

Who's the real one?Everyone is real,

though. Except the fake one. My

God, I just don't believe this. The king.

Which one is he?Not to you. You can take

your thing. We've got five kings here. Huh

You silly man...

You... You love me rather than killing

you...

Uh, yeah man! I saved Ranvik! Ahh! Trump!

Devil I knew Ranvik!

Put up your swords. I came here to talk.

Who are you?You don't know me, General.

But my father was a soldier. A general,

too, of the Chings. Oh. Secretly, he

had me enrolled at Shaolin School ten

years ago to spy on all the rebel

fighters there. Oh.

Well, what news are you now?

After your men burned down the temple,

about 40 fighters escaped. Right now.

They're hiding in a secret cave. Oh,

where?Here. It's

a cave! A cave! A

cave! Teacher! Teacher!

A cave! A cave!

It was all a trap. They were waiting

there. We had no chance. Ah

So what happened?Brother Chan, he killed

an imposter. And the other brothers?

Brother Long, Brother Ying, they had bad

wounds. And Brother Fung...

I just don't know. I think they must have

got him. I should never

have let you men go there. But

Vulture, we'd have made it. We

nearly did. But then

they had these armored men.

Even so, our men fought

very bravely.

Listen, us out here wasn't the

best, but still, the others were wounded

or killed. Only he got back here.

Teacher, doesn't it seem a bit strange?

I agree. It's very suspicious.

Hmm

All right.

You'd better talk now. If you don't and

we beat you some more, you'll be dead.

Tell me. You're one of the damn chings,

aren't you?Teacher, I'm not a ching.

I swear it. HuhSo you're still laying,

huh

Enough. Listen, teacher, I was

brought up here. You ought to know that.

I mean, you helped to bring me up. I

am aware of that. When the abbot was

about to die, he said to me,

You have a mission to rebuild

Shaolin. And after that,

kill the king. Those were his last words.

So how could I... So how could I

betray him?Teacher, believe me.

I'll do it. I shall kill that

monstrous tyrant. Well, that's what you

may say. You had better repent your

sins.

Amen gets her sleep. Sir!

Ah

Teacher. Brother, you're back.

Teacher, I didn't make it. Didn't kill

him. Those armored gods. It's all right.

Come, you lie down.

What's been happening?What did he

do?

Well,I think he's a chief

spy.

What's

wrong?Uh, chief,

you're back. Yeah,

we failed. We...

we're beaten.

Right.

get up. What's wrong?Great. Come on.

Yeah. Hurry. Come on. Hurry.

Come on.

Teacher. What's the matter now?That

Fongi's a Qing spy. How do you know?We

secretly followed him. We all saw him

talking to a Qing official, so he's

definitely a spy. That traitor.

He was in Shaolin for 10 years. Right.

Better move out. Not safe here now.

Sir! Quick, come on. Turn our skew down.

Right, yes, sir, sir.

Here we are. This is the

city gate. And that one's going to

be our first obstacle. And this is the

royal quarter. Getting in will be tough,

too. It's always guarded and heavily,

so we'll just have to fight our way in

here. I expect that

at this point,We may well lose some of

our men, but that can't be helped. That's

how it is. And then we make to the

palace. And in there, there'll be some of

those units. They're tough. I know

that. We all do. It's going to be real

hard, but we must try, or else we shall

never kill that tyrant and avenge our

brothers. Listen, three of us ought to

stay back here. I mean, after all, we

have to protect Teacher. Of course we

will. I forgot.

He'll be needed. to help all the

survivors. Don't you agree?Sure. Uh,

where is he?I don't know. He was here

just now. HmmMaybe he took a

walk. Let's go see. Right.

Teacher! Teacher!

Teacher! Teacher!

Teacher!

Teacher! Teacher! Teacher! Teacher!

Teacher! Teacher!

Teacher! Teacher! Teacher!

Teacher! Teacher!

Teacher! Teacher!

Teacher!

Teacher! Teacher!

He's dead.

Killed himself. But why did he do it

though?Deezer!

Deezer!

Strange. No guards tonight.

Usually a lot here. I

like it. Be careful. Ride it.

Hold it! All right, you've got

me. So kill me. Brother,

it's me, Afong. Huh

You traitor, you spy.

Brother. Now, don't you brother me.

Brother. Listen,I'm tricking them.

Tricking?Right. And this way, I'll

get near the king. Otherwise, we

shall never get to him. Hmm

Well, we've got this far, though. I know

that. But still, you'll never

kill him. And why won't we?

He's too damn cunning. He'll trap you,

and that's for sure.

It's all right. I'll finish off this

traitor. No, listen, it's just a trick.

I'm faking. And I'm supposed to believe

that traitor. Brother, now

look, you have to trust me.

I tell you, I'm with you. I always have

been. I'm just waiting for a

chance to kill the king.

Brother, I lived

life as a Shaolin fighter. And now

I'll die like one. I beg you.

Trust me. It is true. Why haven't you

killed the king?Had no chance. Can't get

near him. He's too well guarded. But I'm

going to get him. Shall

we?And all dead brothers.

I shall avenge their death.

I know. I'll never rest. I'll

get him. I promise you.

Brother, I want revenge. Don't

deny me. Brother, don't trust him.

Wafong?Brother, I'll trust you.

I'll give you one more chance. And now we

want that tyrant. Where is he now?

At this hour. I think. In the tower.

Brother. Don't. Right.

Lead us. Right.

Come on. Shh.

Where is he?

Assassin! What the hell are you doing?

Assassin! You lousy, treacherous bastard

All right. Let's see you escape this

time! Damn you! Brother,

wait! You

stinking bastard I'm telling you,

I'm gonna kill you! Don't think so.

Because you're finished!

Now, the Shaolin men are all in the nets.

Brothers, right!

The

tyrant. Today, you'll die!

You're the one who's gonna die today!

Yikes!

With my sword-proof past, you've nochance!

Go on. Just try and get the king. Go on

that, right?

I have to admit that he's really learned

those lessons! Ohh

Now then, we'll see who dies! You...

You filthy tree dead! You're going to

die. The blade I used was poisoned.

And I've got my revenge.

Escape doesn't worry me. Brother,

you've done well.

Brother!

Buddha, I said our prayers.

We got revenge.

We really did it. We did it.

Brother.

Sorry. Sorry

I misjudged you. Brother, I

was wrong. I'm so sorry.

It was the only way that I knew.

or else would fail. I was sure.

Too many guards. That's why I...

You're a real Shaolin fighter.

Master, we succeeded. He...

He managed to get your revenge. When our

men died, I couldn't stand it.

My brothers just butchered like cattle.

I... I pretended to be a

spy to get a chance.

to get near that monster. But all my

friends who are killed now, what could

they have thought of me?I...

I'm sorry. My fault that they

died. Brother,

I'm sure they wouldn't blame you. I was

long. As you forgive me,

then I don't mind.

Brother! Brother!

Thank

you. Thank you. Brother! Brother!

Brother.

Now, you taught me what bravery

can mean.

You... you're a real Shaolin

fighter. You're a hero.