My Lord
Please enquire on my behalf
We've been waiting outside for a long time
Her Majesty is grooming her hair right now
If My Lord cannot wait any further...
Don't worry
We dare not delay
your Excellency's business
Is Empress Dowager in a good mood today?
I don't know
Xiao Li
We'll eat at the Sau Fong Room
and listen to the opera at the same time
Yes
Empress Dowager is in a good mood
My Lord
Empress Dowager is in a good mood
Xiao Li
You read my mind
By your grace
I've served you long
such that I've picked up some of your aura
Your Majesty
Prince Duen and Lord Kong are still waiting
What more do they have to say?
Always talking about the foreigners
as if the king is a foreigner
Your Majesty
You haven't forgotten, have you?
Lord Kong has just returned from Cho Chau
According to my observation...
he has something to report
...on the Boxers
Ask them to wait outside the Sau Fong room
Yes
My Lord
The empress has asked you to wait...
outside the Sau Fong Room
Please
Empress Dowager is departing
Yes
Empress Dowager is departing
Empress Dowager is departing...
Ask them to play "Lin Ying Camp"
Yes
Empress, you really know the opera
Empress has decreed...
they should serve their best
Yes
Your Majesty
Sit and listen to the opera
Thank you
Empress
This is brandy from France
It's supposed to be brewed by the French Emperor
...during his expedition in Russia
It's been stored for 50 years
Empress, try it
Xiao Li,
send a few dishes
to reward Chao Shu Chiao and the others
Yes
Thank you, Your Majesty
The play has begun
How long do we have to wait?
The Empress arrives
Your servant Kong at your service
What do the foreigners want this time?
No. My men have...
seen the Boxers
What about it?
The Boxers comprise over tens of thousands
...of loyal servants who exterminate foreigners
Exterminate foreigners?
Can they withstand the foreigners' guns?
They are invulnerable to weapons
Then our kingdom has hope
Is it reliable?
Yes
We have to see to believe
Sure. When the Boxers come to the capital
...we'll go and have a look
Stop being like a monkey
Stop for a moment, will you?
You're getting on my nerves
2nd Brother
Big Brother can't withstand it any longer
He doesn't look capable enough
You want to get into trouble?
I can't sit still. Let's go
Go...
That Chang Chun Jiang you mentioned
...just now
What's wrong with you?
Chang's "Iron Skin Technique" is famous
in the boxer world
Chang's family has a history
of training which makes them
...invulnerable to weapons
Don't you believe it?
Of course I do
But to believe that they're invulnerable
to weapons, I...
We have been
...saying this all along
The Boxers conduct all sorts of rituals
so they could withstand all weapons
Why do we still need to fear the foreigners?
2nd Brother
We both possess good martial arts skills
If we could be invulnerable
that would enable us
...to serve our country when the time comes
Let's see how it goes
Even if it's not true...
and the morale of the people is high
They can still beat them
It's not fake. You can count on me
What is this?
Get lost...
You rebels
Get lost...
Quiet, the magistrate is coming
Please
This must be treated seriously
Sir, this foreigner has occupied people's land
and injured people
You can't let him go
You can't let him go...
Get lost...
You lousy bastards
What's the big deal if a few of you die?
Damn you
If I'm a bastard, what are you?
You're a devil with yellow hair and green eyes
Sir, please handle this for us
Sir please help us...
Sir, you haven't helped the people yet
Yes, don't go yet
Sir...
What are they doing?
They are going to see the magistrate
Please
Go away
Go away...
Get lost, go away
What did he say?
He said he's only a low ranking
official and can't make a decision
Even your emperor can't make a decision
Please
Son...
I think you won't be able to hold your post
Please
Is there no one to stand up for us
even though the foreigners bully us?
There is
Who?
The Boxers
The Boxers?
What's that?
How should I know?
I haven't heard of it
They have set up an altar outside the capital city
and they practice magic
Their members are taught invulnerability to weapons
Who needs to fear the foreigners anymore?
That's right
If even swords can't pierce them
why should we still fear the foreigners, right?
Yes
I can't hold on any longer
If you don't want to die like him...
Follow me
Right...
Let's go...
Go back...
You have occupied our farm land
You should go to the officials with us
What are you doing here?
We belong to the church
and wish to seek justice from foreigner master
What about it?
Why would you want foreigners' intervention
in Chinese people's affairs?
How dare you strike others?
I strike you for your impudent words
Even the emperor has to listen to foreigners
Who the hell are you?
Why are you beating the people?
What if I hit you too?
What can you do about it?
What are you quarreling about?
Please help us. We need your help
It's like this
They are fighting with me over the right of the land
I have a small token for you
Please accept it
They need your help on their land problem
I don't give it a damn!
What did master say?
He said...
this is really your own affair
and not his business
We both belong to the church
They say they belong to the church
Sir...
Okay
Take this
Master says church members should be protected
Take this name card to Yamen
and no one will bully you
That's great
Thank you, sir...
Go away...
Foreign master's name card
What happened?
Bastard, get him...
It's bad luck for foreigners
to bump into a monkey like you
That was real close for me too
Brother, I don't think you would dare
Shit, if it was me...
I would not have let them go back alive
What? You haven't even seen the Boxers
and you're invulnerable already?
I do not fear death
If all Chinese were not afraid of death...
we would not fear the foreigners anymore
Big Brother is right
I hope the Boxers have members
...who are not afraid of death
There must be
"Boxers' East City Altar"
Opening rites by the master
Listen
There will be an inauguration of new members
The master will invoke
the spirits to protect us all
and be invulnerable against foreign weapons
Green dragon on the left, white lion on the right
Invoke the
...heavenly gods
...to descend upon us
Unharmed by any weapon
That's great...
Unharmed by any weapon
"Deity Altar"
No more fear of foreigners
We have come to the right place
Don't move
We depend on various spirits for protection
how dare you disrespect them?
Stop trying to scare me
Just now Mister Chang
used his own powers
to withstand the sword
and it was not because of your spell
You monkey, talk less
What do you know?
Mr. Chang is invulnerable
because of his training
But to have tens of thousands of our men
believe they are invulnerable
then my spell is needed
3rd Brother
Brother Li is right
They can stir up faith in people
Brother Shuai, you are the one who does great things
Brother Li
The three of them are highly skilled in martial arts
and will win much good faith for us
Chen Chang, Shuai Fang Yun, Tsang Hin Hon
Receive your nominations
I nominate you as the second in command
...to train our men in the martial arts
and wipe out the foreigners
Yes
Thank you, Master
Second brother, it must be a good book
How can you tell?
Why else would you be so engrossed!
Is this the book? I've read it
You have?
What is it about?
I know of course
Revive China Society is established by Suen Man;
It's about the regeneration of China
Second brother, there's one thing I don't understand
Can spells really help one
...withstand weapons?
No
Then why don't you alert them?
If we fight with the foreigners...
it will mean committing suicide?
3rd Brother, I have thought about this for a while
In the recent past
we have been to gatherings with...
tens of thousands of people believing in the spells
Under such circumstances
if we could use such a belief...
it might be for the good of the country
I still don't understand
Everyone believes he can fight the foreigners
If we train hard...
and have a good strategy
We might just win
Of course, this is the only hope
According to me...
Our real hope is here!
"Revive China Society"
Big Brother has announced we'll attack the foreigners
You gather the men
and await orders
Yes...
Let's co-ordinate our plans with big brother
Come
The Empress has decreed that members of...
Boxers who kill foreigners will be rewarded
Whoever kills most will become an official
We are slightly behind;
Other sects have been rewarded
But we'll make up for it
Not far from here there's a Yang village
with over 2,000 Japanese soldiers
Let's go to cut off all their heads
...and get our reward
Big brother
Have you found out how the Japanese soldiers
...are stationed?
Why do you ask?
To fight we must be aware of the layout of the land
...and the enemy's strength
Bull shit, we have over 50,000 men
The mere size of our troops
can crush the few thousand
Japanese soldiers to death
Big brother
can we get rifles too?
I know how to use them
and can pull together an attack force
Shuai Fang Yun
If you mention rifles again I'll have you killed
Big brother, I have told the men to get ready
...and await orders
Good. I'll give them holy water
...to drink before dawn
Yes
Big brother, how many are you prepared to sacrifice
...for your own future?
Many must suffer for the worthier one
I fear even if more men sacrifice, you won't succeed
Exterminate the foreigners
Kill the foreigners
Mr. Chang, why do you paint your faces?
It's your big brother's idea
He thinks this could scare the foreigners
If only he could stop being so self-centered
...he has great potential
At dawn we'll attack the Japanese at Yang village
You three stay
I don't have confidence in this battle
I have no way out
You three stay
for more important business
Mr. Chang
The Iron Skin Technique of your family
...is famous in boxer world
And you are invulnerable against sword
But can you really withstand the firepower
...of foreigners' rifles?
No
Then...
My second brother's skills are better than mine
and once he fought for justice
against a foreigner
The foreigner fired a shot
I want to avenge my brother
and joined the Boxers
There's no other way
but...
there's no need to try and change my mind
Chang will never skulk from the enemy
I've gone this far
so I'll go on
You three must take care
Mr. Chang, take care of your self as well
Damn this Li Jung Ching!
There are so many young kids
and they have to die
Kill...
Where are you hiding?
2nd Brother said we will lose if we fight like this
Even if we win...
it will only increase big brother's ambition
Then we...
Big brother
Mr. Chang is a hero
It was he who told us three not to go
...this morning
Then he died for nothing?
Mr. Chang went with the first batch
...and must be fighting the Japanese now
Come, let's take a look
Where's big brother?
Have you seen Mr. Chang?
No...
Where's Mr. Chang?
Mr. Chang
I don't know what rifles those are
Men went up, got shot and fell
That's a machine gun
If we could grab it...
we could fight our way through
Mr. Chang. No!
Wounded and slaughtered soldiers are everywhere
I have lost count
I don't know where big brother is
Let's retreat
No
We're here, we must do our best
I'll go with Mr. Chang
Mr. Chang
Retreat
Quick
Ready, fire
Quick
No. That's impossible
3rd Brother, stop
More Japanese will come
Mr. Chang is a real hero
The Japanese camp still stands
It's pity that all those who have died
...believed they were invulnerable
Mr. Chang is a hero
It's big brother
Big brother...
Look
Good...
If you lack faith, it won't work
You only need faith, and to recite the spell
...you'll be successful
I killed all those Japanese
Spread the word
I guarantee you'll transcend mortality
Good...
Let's go to the capital and kill the foreigners
Let's kill the Japanese
Go quickly
Something big happened yesterday
Do you know what happened?
What?
Speak up...
Brother Li...
killed 90 Japanese soldiers on his own
He really did it
Didn't you know that?
No...
I heard Brother Li merely pointed with his finger
...and all the 90 Japanese soldiers died
Let's join him
Are you coming?
Really?
Okay, let's go
Can these people really drive away the foreigners?
Could you shut up please?
These few days, at least tens of thousands
of the Boxers have entered the capital
They all belong to Li's sect
Li is blessed and at one go...
killed 900...
Japanese soldiers
900?
You don't believe it?
This is a fact
Is there really such a thing?
Thanks
Second brother...
Your highness
What is it?
I've got news and am here for a reward
Monkey, you're smart
What is it?
Prince Duen wants to report
Your servants Joi Yi and Kong Ngai at your service
Report quickly
Head of the Boxers Li Jung Ching
...killed 9000 Japanese soldiers
He also killed a ranking Japanese
and a German officer
Many Boxers' members have entered the capital
The public sentiment is turbulent
they want to kill all foreigners and traitors
Your Highness, please direct us
Do you still need to ask my advice?
The Boxers request an official title
In my humble opinion, let it be the Tiger Camp
There's a saying that a hungry tiger seizes the sheep
That's exactly what happens to these foreigners!
Right
You will lead the tiger camp
and attack the foreign Legation
Joi Yi, Kong Ngai
You will both provide support at the Military Section
Thank you, Your Majesty
When the public is stirred...
there will be confusion in the city
The more confusion the better
Yes
Kong Ngai, affairs of the capital are in your hands
Yes
Joi Yi
Bring over a few of the Boxers
...into the palace tomorrow
I want to see how good they are
Yes
Your Majesty
These two kids are young
...yet their skills are good
Yes
They are invulnerable to weapons and bullets
Don't mess things up
...or else his sacrifice would be in vain
These Boxers lack etiquette
...but they are loyal
That's good
There's a new play tonight
Your Majesty, would you like to watch it?
Yes