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Huh

My lord, the task is done. Good.

They must be the late Mr. Yell's wife and

their only son. Yes, my lord, you're

right. Huh

The world's greatest sword.

My lord, you can!This is my husband's

sword in life, and we'll go with him in

death. Please don't take it away.

Mom!

Mom!

Son, damn bastard

yeah

That boy has got a gentle heart.

High priest!

High priest!

High priest! Let me be your

new one. High priest!

High priest!

My priest, let me

be your pupil.

My priest. My

priest. My

priest.

I'll kneel here until you accept me.

My son.

There are rules that you must follow if

you join us. You will avoid

women. You will not cause death.

But the real reason you came here was not

to seek peace of mind. What you are

seeking is to avenge your father and

mother, for you are high born of

the ruling class. You serve the

Tartars. I will not teach you our

kung fu, just to help you get revenge,

and moreover, only Shaolin priests are

allowed to learn.

But I'm prepared to be a priest, to

renounce my past life, so that I can

follow you. Umm

Amitabha Buddha.

Pardon me, there's a government man

outside who says he wants to see you.

Here's my master.

Ah, Abbot. I'm sorry to have to trouble

you with this, but I believe General

Yao's son is here, trying to seek refuge.

Mr. Chin, please sit down first.

Mm-hmmKompa! Sir, please ask

Mr. Yao to join us. Yes.

I'm not sure what he wants, but I hope

it's not to be a monk.

Mr. Chin, you must be psychic

to know that he wanted to be a monk. He's

very upset. Has been ever since his

parents were killed. I was afraid that he

would go and do something rash. Mr. Chin,

you're just in time. Mr. Yao has just

now asked me to accept him, but

I have not said yes yet. Ah, thank

God for that. You see, my daughter

is engaged to be married to Mr. Yao. Our

families have always been very close. If

Yao becomes a monk, it'll no doubt break

my little daughter's heart. Hello, Uncle

Chin. Ah

Well now. It's very

nice to see you again. I was very worried

about you. Now don't forget, you must

thank the Abbot for saving you. And

now let's go home. Uncle Chin. I've

decided to stay and be a monk. You'd

better leave.

All right, but how?What about your

engagement?I'm sure that your

parents would have wished that you'd go

through with this. They'll understand

why I did it.

Please free me from my promise, and tell

your daughter I'm sorry. Goodbye, and

please take care.

Yao. Yao.

Yao!

Have it. This is all you're doing. You

should have stopped him then. I'm holding

you responsible. Don't blame me if I have

to use force.

Sir, all I wish is that you

realize

whomsoever Buddha has chosen,

there is nothing that I can do.

Before you join us, you must reflect

for 49 days. Then you

decide either to join

us or to leave forever.

Teacher, 49

days to think and time to meditate.

Brother Guangfa here will assist you.

He will reinforce your resolve.

To join you must pass the test, or

leave. Teacher,

I know I won't change.

Only time will tell. Only

time will tell. Teacher?

Yes, what is it?What is evil?Ohh

Hey, what does a woman look like?

I've never seen one before.

But then, he was telling me a woman

has three nipplesThat's a nipple

Have you ever seen one?

Oh, a big brother.

Oh

A woman's skin. Is it as soft as flour?

What do you feel when you touch it?

Brother Father. Please. I

was an orphan. The

abbot took me in. You ever seen

a woman?Yes, I have. The

village girls. From as close as

ten feet away. You ever left this

place?Teacher thinks I shouldn't leave.

Why not?I'm his top

pupil. I look after new monks.

Qin Shi Wo comes to see you every day.

Qin Shi Wo.

She comes every day, starting from the

third day of your seclusion,

always hoping that you would give up.

And today it's?The 49th day.

When the bell strikes five, your

meditation is over. Has

it been 49 days?Hmm

Do you want to leave here?No, I don't.

I heard you call for Shu Wo in your

sleep. I'd like to

thank you for your guidance.

Does losing her make you feel suchanguish?

What does it feel like to suffer anguish?

Hmm

Anguish is having to forget.

A loved one. Forget?

How do you, when you've never loved?

Brother Father. Huh

The time is up.

You've made it.

I'm sure you'll want to see your fiancee.

Today is your very last chance. Miss Woe,

if you don't get him to change his mind,

then I fear that you have lost him for

good. Hmm,

he's not even a man. To think that he'd

rather live as a monk than having our

mistress here to be his wife. Amitaba.

Amitaba.

Yahau. Yahau.

Yahau.

Yahau.

I...

You really want to end it?

Mr. Yao?She wants to speak to

you.

what's gotten into you?

Please go back and tell your Lord Eagle

that Mr. Yao has already

made-up his mind to follow in the path of

the righteous. Please leave him

alone.

Go.

That woman works for Lord Eagle.

But I'm sure you knew this, so why did

you allow her to come?You see, when Lord

Eagle heard I was coming to see Mr. Yao,

he especially suggested that she come

here with me.

He also asked me to say to Mr. Yao,

he was very sorry and hoped that he'd

forgive him. Mr. Yao, I

beg you.

Please forgive me, but I think you should

forget about me.

Let's go.

Pay attention. This form you are

now looking at is the Low

Hand Formation.

It is used as a defense and an

attack. And it is to be

studied by all pupils.

Even experts coming here to learn,

before they can be accepted, must

break through that formation.

And any of our pupils who wish to leave

the monastery must do the same thing.

Teacher, unless you told me that I was

good enough, I would never attempt it.

At the moment, Gong Fa is by far

the best student from out of all

our monk. You should

learn from him.

Confuse your enemy, and to catch him off

his guard, you must change position.

Constantly. I

want you to remember that.

Now, come here.

Calm heart, calm mind, strong will and

strength with faith and hope. Then

one can overcome. When you cross and the

beads don't move at all, only

then shall you

Come on, you better rest.

Yes, Yes teacher.

Teacher, I didn't hear you come in.

To think no thoughts, to make no

sound. Only

then can the mind perceive all.

I want you to thread these beads here.

I will be back later.

Brother Farr.

Teacher.

Ein. Ein.

Ganga, he practices hard. He

still wants to avenge his parents.

I have tried hard, but after 49 days of

meditation, I still haven't been able to

stop evil thoughts. You are an

honest man. Because

every minute ruled by Tartars is

unbearable. My father died to rid

the country of them, and so will I.

I'm here on behalf of Lord Eagle, with

his letter for the head of Shaolin. Fine.

But my teacher's gone away. I daren't act

on his behalf. OhhHow long has he been

away?It's six months now.

When's he due back?I really don't

know. I have no right to ask. Ah

Now don't worry about it. Two years

ago, with a stroke of real good fortune,

my lord came across this sword. Have you

heard of the world's greatest sword, the

Kwan Lung Sword?Of course, whoever's

heard of it would give anything just to

possess it. Therefore, my lord's arranged

to have the country's best kung fu

experts. meeting contest, the winner of

which gets to keep the Kwanlong sword for

himself. This indeed would be a great

occasion, but as my teacher's gone

away, I could not send anyone.

Yes, but as acting abbot, you have the

right to select someone. Shaolin

Kung Fu is one of the best, and the

Kwanlong sword is known the whole world

over. The winner of which takes

Kunlong sword for himself.

Kwang Hoi, we are forbidden to

carry any weapons, and so to

protect ourselves, we

practice the martial arts.

You must practice, or else you will

fail me.

Kwang Hoi, as I told you,

The ten styles of Shaolin kung fu

are seldom ever passed on. Show

no one what you've learned.

Now don't forget, on the third day

of the fifth month, we will have the

contest. We meet at

Chuyongshan. The winner gets

the world's greatest sword.

High priest, can you make up your mind?

Tater!

So it's you again. Hey, come on in. Don't

stand out here.

Hey, come on. Please come inside. You'll

like it here. You

see, my lord, I said it, come here. Umm

My lord, you remember this monk, the one

that I told you about?Well, this is the

same monk who kept staring away at Lady

Chin. Hey, don't tell me you

came here looking for her. Hey, Lin Ye,

now hold your tongue. The priest has come

here especially to meet with our lord. I,

uh..

I've come to compare our martial arts.

Yeah.

From what I've heard, chowling kung fu's

the best. I'd like to find out.

Oh, be careful.

You hurt me.

Polly, you knocked her out. You better

revive her.

Oh

come on, it's a joke. Let

me go.

Now come on, relax.

My lord.

High priest. My Lord really admires your

skill. Here, let's drink to it.

Oh, I'm not allowed to drink.

Hey, this isn't wine. This is just plain

tea. Here.

Little monk, hold me tighter. Isn't it

nice?Mm-hmmYou poor

fool. You've never had a woman in your

life, is that right?But now

you know what it's like to have one.

Enough, enough. Stop your nonsense. You

better take care. You'll wake up soon.

Hey, what are you worried about?

Little monkey awake?

How did I wake up in bed?

You remember lying back to me?You did

much more than sleep.

And look at you.

Hey, don't worry.

Chin! Sir,

your wish is my command. This

dirty munk has abused my hospitality. He

seduced one of the ladies of my court. I

want him punished.

->Well then, my lord, I appeal to your

kindness. Please forgive him.

He's right. The government needs

more people with his talents. If I'm not

wrong, this fellow here could be the next

head of Shaolin monastery. And if he were

to become your man, he could be of great

use to us, to help us in our cause.

My lord, I wish you'd make up your mind.

Last time you told me, you wanted to make

friends with him. If that's the case,

then why are you getting so angry?My

little monk here has just had his first

taste. My lord, please don't be so

harsh with him. You know I've always been

easy-going. And I never

harm anyone, unless I'm harmed.

If people find out that he came here and

had my women, I'd never be able to live

it down. My lord, it would be far more

shameful for him if people were to find

out. Don't worry, he'll never tell a

soul. In fact, he's broken the most

sacred rule of Shaolin. Hey priest, am I

right or not?You better speak up.

Or do you want everyone to find out what

you did?

I, Quang Fa, I'm sorry for what I've

done. All

right. I won't spread it around.

So long as you work for me, you're going

to be very rich and very powerful.

Head of Shaolin, chief of all

schools, these will all be yours by then.

You better thank His Highness. That won't

be necessary, as long as he's loyal.

My lord, there is one thing he can do. He

can help us to get your house.

Dragon style, huh

Serpent style. ohh

Brother, tell me when did you learn the

ten styles?

Big brother, before teacher went on his

trip, he taught me five styles.

Teacher, it seems the

teacher likes you very much. I only

hope that my brother likes me as well.

Then I would be truly grateful. The man

who was here two days ago spoke about the

famous Cunlun sword. That sword was my

father's and it was stolen. So you and

Lord Eagle are mortal enemies?I'm

sworn to avenge his killing my parents.

In that case, you're the best person to

go in for the tournament. You could win

back the sword and also have yourrevenge.

Teacher's not here. I can't go without

permission. I'm the senior monk here.

I'm allowing you to go. I thank you,

brother.

But I don't think my kung fu will break

the Loban formation. I will

let you pass through.

Huang Gui, the gate of hell.

I

won't let

Shaolin down.

May you never come back.

Habit of Kunlim, head of Kuntung, I'm

Wu Tang's chief. You three are all on

time, and I welcome you here. But I

believe the Habit of Shaolin is on a trip

and won't be coming. I'm sorry to hear

that. This is a martial arts contest.

The lucky man that wins this sword will

head all the schools. My name's Chongting

Kong, and I've come here hoping to win

this sword from you. Hold it. You

more?Sir?Tell him.

This special stage is ringed all around

by sharp wooden spikes. Don't forget,

once you get on the stage, the only way

off is death. They can choose your own

fate now. If you should feel

that your kung fu is not quite good

enough, then I suggest you don't try, but

leave.

oh

If he's not good enough, then he's just

wasting your time and my time. My

name is Li Pang. I'll try.

Somehow. I don't think it's a

tournament that Lord Eagle is looking

for. What he's after is to kill all the

martial arts experts.

And that is why he had this tournament?So

he could kill us off one by one, then the

people will dead revolt. My dear guest.

I doubt whether any of my other guests

are my match. How's one of you would like

to come up and try?Come on, which one of

you would like to come up first?

I'd like to give it a try.

I'm the Abadacunlu. I wouldn't

mind an exchange with you. Ohh

Abbott. Abbott.

And I heard so much about his kung fu.

Anyone wishing to die?Come on up here.

Ada. Just don't go

too far. New Year's my

name,

little monk. Are you from Shaolin

Monastery?That's right.

What is this priest he unto you?He's my

teacher. You must be brave to come here.

Take off your hat. Let's see you.

Ah So it's you.

My name's Gwen Hoey. Little

monk, come at last.

Save your breath. Come on.

Cheers, sir. No one's allowed to go near

the stage. Now clear off. Beat it. Yes.

There's no doubt he's using Shaolin's ten

styles. I know. But he's only learned

five styles.

Let him

get away!

You know, you don't have to thank me.

Now the score is even.

You better go.

Thank you.

Come on!

God damn it! God damn it!

Tie this end of the tree. Yes.

It's tight.

Ah

You know how?You know how?

Kwanghe, are you mad at me?No,

I'm not mad at you. In fact,

it's only fair that I'm punished.

And please don't tell the Abbot just who

it was that allowed you to go down the

mountain, or else

I would be punished as well. Brother

Flower, don't you worry. I must thank you

for your help. I won't tell the Abbot.

I'll tell you the truth. Teacher

will be choosing someoneto succeed him

when he passes on. I'm the

most likely choice. But he might not

choose me, if he were to find out what I

did. You needn't worry. I would never

tell. And when I'm

the abbot, I won't forget you.

Become monks so as to learn Kung Fu.

I'm sure you know, we here at Chaolin

don't just practice the martial arts,

it's to achieve mental control. A

man of unfure heart would not achieve

much, as he would harm himself

as well as harm other men.

I understand. And please forgive me for

my sins. You will have to be punished.

You will stay in this room and meditate.

Kwanghoi, did you know that our

founder, Bodhidharma,

When he was still young, although

he was a superb fighter,

had a hot temper, but he

could never beat the Lady in White.

He chased after her, but never did

catch her, until he followed

her straight into a cave.

He was just a few feet behind her

as she went in. For

days he'd been chasing her, but she

just kept a few feet in front of

him.

Now do you hear me?I've come here to be

your pupil. I agree that your kung

fu is stronger. I see.

So you've come to me as my pupil.

You're very presumptuous to think I would

agree. If you say no,

then I shall kneel right here and not

rise. The day I accept you,

a carrying pole would flower. The

snow would be red. The pole to flower.

The snow turned red. All right,

I'll wait here for it. Bodhidharma knelt

there, and in ten years he learned to

control himself.

The seasons changed. The years went

by and the snow fell, but the color

was still white.

Old man, why are you kneeling out here in

the snow?

Teacher, I waited till the pole has

flowered. But the snow has not turned to

red yet.

Hey, why you got my axe?

Teacher, please come out and see this.

My God. And it is because he

only has one arm. That's why all of our

gowns from that time on have only one

sleeve. I'm grateful you told me.

You're quite a bright fellow with a kind

heart. This is what our founder has left

to us. How much you will learn from it

depends entirely on you.

Thank you, Teacher. No one

else is permitted to see this scroll.

Unless I permit it, don't you ever

forget. I'll never

forget.

The very best of Shaolin Kung Fu is the

Ten Styles.

Dragon,

Snake,

Tiger,

Panther, Crane,

Lion, Elephant,

Horse, Ape,

Jaguar.

And what are you looking at?

It's something the teacher lent me. Let

me see it. Teacher told me not to

let you read this scroll. Why can't I see

it?Teacher's on a trip. I

just want to have a peep at it.

Teacher's not here, which means I'm in

charge, so you can give it to me.

This is a sacred script. When did he give

you this?A year ago.

Ohh So in fact the teacher wasn't

punishing you, but instead

he let you study the sacred script, the

Ten Styles Scroll. Then I'm

sure the teacher told you that only the

Abbot himself can allow the study of the

Ten Styles as detailed in that script.

Then you must have been chosen to be a

successor as well.

And I've been waiting for this position

for years. He must have gone center.

That lousy old fool. It's so unfair.

Brother Farr, please leave that script

behind.

So you've managed to learn something

already. Brother Fa, please don't do

this. You know it's wrong. Now please

leave the script behind. Don't preach!

You dare follow me! You're confined to

the room.

Brother Fa. Brother Fa! Please

forgive him.

Hey priest, from now on you're head of

all martial arts, and anything that you

desire,Be it clothing, money,

women. All you have to do is

ask, and it will all be laid on. Your

wish is our command.

You have your founder's sacred scripts,

and I have the greatest sword in the

world. And now that we have

teamed up together, then we'll

control this land. In that

case, the chings will then rule the whole

kingdom. Hey, ready for your thoughts.

I know what you want, my dear priest. My

Lord, I'll go and arrange it. The

Lady Chin has been abducted. Doesn't

that make you feel anything?But I'm a

monk now. Yes, but. Master, please don't

forget that Miss Chin is still your

fiancee, and the one who did it was the

Lord Eagle's henchman, Chow. Have you

told Uncle Chin about this?When I went

and told him what happened, he fainted

right away. And that's why I came here.

I wish I could help. But I'm being

punished. I dare not leave here. Punished?

You're not a man. She's in trouble

because of you. And you can sit there and

tell me you dare not leave the room.

Gong Hoi.

Teacher. You

may come out now. AyeI can leave

Ami Taba and remember never to

kill

from the first moment I saw you I have

felt a strong feeling towards you I

sincerely hope that you have the same

feelings for me Brother Va but you're a

priest how can you say these things

Miss Jin you've made me lose my

head

please tell me is Mr. Yao all right

I thought you knew. That man's no good.

He's a scoundrel. For the sake of

revenge, he even rejected your love.

He badly wanted to be the next Abbot. And

that was why I was forced to leave.

He really wants to be the next Abbot?

Has he really changed so much?

Has he gone?

Yes, he has. and

banished me. Both of us

have suffered because of him. That one of

these days, if I ever meet up with him

again, you can be sure that I'll make--

Brother Fa! Did you kidnap me, just to

get even with Mr. Yao?No.

Miss Wo, if you would be willing to

become my wife, then I would leave the

order right away.

Joel.

Joel.

Brother Farr, do you know what you've

done?Because you've had everything in

life. And I've had nothing!

Huh

Hug!

You bastard If

he can't finish you off,

then I would really love to do it for

him. Amitabha.

The teachings of our Holy Buddha

prohibit the taking of human life.

I have no wish to fight with you,

so please just let me take her with me.

Little Monk, the reason you entered the

Shaolin Monastery was because you

wanted revenge. You've had your chance!

You're right, yes, that was the reason

then. But I've changed now. I don't want

revenge, so let's just forget it.

Now why don't you put down your sword

and change your ways?

And so, when it comes down to it... I

see. You're just scared you'll get

yourself slaughtered. Well, that's too

bad. Because now you're gonna die!

I'm pulling around.

Yeah. My

lord, you're an honorable man. If you

kill an unarmed man, think of your

reputation. I beg

you, Highness, please let him go.

All right. For your sake, I'll spare him.

Kwanghua, you may lead.

Uh

I've taken a human life. That man

had to be killed. It was the only way to

stop him.

Brother.

Brother Fah. Kwong Hui.

This belongs to you. Please take

it.

Om Ni Ratnam.

Kwang Hoi has had everything,

but Kwang Fa has had nothing.

Now Kwang Fa has had everything,

and yet he still has nothing.