During the new year of 1634 A.D.
In order to strengthen the sovereign power...
of the Qing Dynasty by the Manchurian,
the government imposed a ban...
on the study and practice of Martial Arts.
Violators were persecuted.
The soldiers of the government collected weapons from all areas.
Most of the people who practiced Martial Arts were executed.
Someone is after me!
Teacher!
Teacher! Teacher! Teacher!
Zhibang! Yuanyin!
When will you come back?
Senior Fu!
When will we reach Mount Heaven?
We'll be there very soon.
It's really amazing that the swordsmen from Mount Heaven...
can practice their martial arts here.
I really want to meet the swordsmen from Mount Heaven as soon as possible.
Yuanyin!
Is that Ke Limu?
Who is it?
Ke Limu! Is that you?
Brother Ke Limu!
May I ask how long will it take...
from here to here?
No one goes to the mountains on a stormy day.
We are here to find a friend.
In fact, he was my saviour.
He comes from the Central Plains.
Then he settled down on Mount Heaven.
And he never came back.
It has been 20 years.
Have you ever seen him?
I have.
You have?
Is he still in the mountains?
A few days ago, I took some food,
for that crazy man.
Crazy man?
He casts swords everyday.
The whole cave has a red glow.
There are a lot of swords inside.
Where is this cave?
It's right up there.
All right, let's go now.
Wait! It's stormy now.
Wait until the sun comes out.
We'll stay here for the night.
And wait until for the sun.
Yuanyin! Yuanyin!
Is... Is this Mount Heaven?
We have finally made it!
We can finally meet the swordsmen on Mount Heaven!
We're here!
Senior Fu! The weather is quite good today.
I hope you find your friend very soon.
Thank you for taking care of us.
Let's go!
Goodbye!
Who are you?
Third Brother! Don't be rude!
My name is Chu Zhaonan!
These are my brothers!
Yang Yunchong!
Xin Longzi!
Mulang!
I'm sorry, for I have offended you!
Forget about it!
No one is injured! It's all right!
May I ask...
are you the disciples of Master Shadow-glow?
I didn't catch your name!
My name is Fu Qingzhu!
I am an old friend of Master Shadow-glow!
I came here to meet him!
But my master has not seen any visitors for many years now.
Why do you need...
to see my master?
It's too important for me to disclose.
Well then...
Please wait here for a moment.
I will tell my master about this.
Thank you.
You! Are you here to take revenge?
On Mount Heaven...
no one will allow you to do such a thing!
Please wait here for a moment.
Don't move!
Third Brother!
Third Brother! What are you doing?
We cannot destroy the sword!
The heart is empty! The sword is empty! Empty means empty!
On Mount Heaven...
there are some visitors today!
There are three visitors who want to see you!
One of them said that he was an old friend!
Master Fu!
When everyone has become good,
everything can begin from it.
When everything is ready, every thought should cleanse one's heart.
Practice moral teachings on your own!
See your own model!
See the buddha in your heart!
Master Fu! He is an old friend of mine!
Zhaonan!
Bring them in!
Yes!
My master asks you in!
Thank you!
Please stay here!
Master Fu! Please!
Master Shadow-glow! Fu is here!
Master Fu! Tell me what you want!
All right! I'll be frank!
You are living peacefully...
on Mount Heaven.
but there are killings in the villages.
Men of justice...
are being executed by the government.
And there is no escape.
I am alone and helpless.
I cannot stop the massacre.
So...
I came a long way here...
to ask you for a favour.
Please allow your four disciples...
to come with me to save lives.
Zhaonan! Take them out now!
Don't shave me!
Don't shave me! Don't!
Bring some water for the general to clean his hands immediately.
The Chinese traditional opera is quite meaningless.
But the show must go on!
Go on!
Kneel down!
Shave him! Quickly!
Don't move! Don't move!
General!
There are a lot of traps in the base of the Red Spear Society!
Little King Lu could not be found!
My entire troop was annihilated...
before they could enter the Martial Village.
Only I made it back alive!
I ask for your mercy!
Wrong!
Without you, it wasn't a whole troop!
The Martial Village has been attacked three times without success!
You should be killed!
Losing a battle is a normal thing!
Remember! There are generals with amputated limbs.
He escaped out of cowardice! He should be killed!
Pass on the message!
Our whole army goes to the Martial Village!
Yes!
Teacher! What should we do?
Hwazhao! Stand back!
Teacher is the best!
Dad!
Master!
From this day onwards,
you may not leave the house!
Dad!
Dad! I know it's you!
Let me out!
Dad!
Dad! Don't leave me!
Dad! Let me out! Dad!
I told you to practice swordsmanship. Did you do it?
Dad! I...
Dad!
Master!
Yufang and the children...
have been locked up for two months!
Should we let them out?
Right! That's right! Dad!
Yuanyin is right!
Let me out, please!
Dad!
Yufang! Don't shout!
Your dad has gone!
Open the door! Open the door!
Yuanyin! Open the door!
I have practiced my swordsmanship!
Let me out quickly!
Quickly!
Open the door!
Your dad said...
that if you want to go out, you have to beat me first!
You're not using a sword!
I can win even without using a sword!
If you can beat me,
then there's another challenge.
What? Hey! Yuanyin! Hey!
Xiaohwa!
It has grown so much!
It's been a long time!
You have been locked up for two months!
That's right!
Your dad said that...
you have to kill it.
You can get out...
when there's blood on your sword!
I won't do it.
It's a mess out there!
And you don't even dare to kill a chicken?
How can I let you out?
Out there?
Yuanyin! What's happening out there?
Tell me quickly! Don't hide it from me!
Yuanyin!
Do you know that...
the Qing soldiers have killed a lot of people.
They will arrive in our village very soon.
Master didn't let you out...
to keep you and the children safe.
I want to come out! Let me out! Quickly!
Let me out! Yuanyin!
Stop shouting! I'll take care of Xiaohwa for you.
The rebels are trying to show me...
their severity.
General. There are no blocks whatsoever...
in the Martial Village.
But there is only one route into the village.
The rebels have been using this natural defence to set up traps.
That's why we've failed three times!
Natural defence!
Good!
I'll let them die in this natural defence of theirs.
There are a lot of sub-societies...
of the Red Spear Society all over the country.
But we have defeated most of them during the past few years.
This Martial Village is the only one left.
Little King Lu is the heir to the Ming Dynasty. He must be in their hands.
If the rebels use the village as their base to fight on,
and use the little king to rally people,
then the rebels will gather together again.
Then a lot of Red Spear Societies will emerge.
That's why we have to attack the Martial Village quickly.
Hwazhao! Come here!
Go and share the food with everyone! Go!
Why do we have to hide?
Teacher! I want to go to bed!
Don't speak! Don't speak!
Eat something!
Panda! You ask a lot of questions!
They're talking now!
Why do you blame everything on me?
All right! All right! I won't blame it on you!
And you don't have to ask questions either!
Let me tell you, no one can stand you!
Oh! Is it Xiaopi? How are you?
Teacher! It seems that Xiaopi is sick!
Wait here!
Come on, quickly!
Teacher! Didn't the master say that...
we shouldn't be out?
You will be infected in there!
Xiaopi! Does your head ache?
Stop messing around!
I'm going to find some water!
So that you can take a bath!
Drink some ginger soup and then go in.
Go up there first!
Xiaopi is new here!
You should treat him nicely.
We have never treated him badly.
Keep your voice down!
If the soldiers hear you,
they'll kill you!
Hwazhao! Open the door!
Don't make a sound!
Will the bad guys come today?
Why do they want to kill me?
Didn't I tell you?
They are here to find Little King Lu!
Don't think too much!
The uncles will protect us!
Teacher will protect us!
Our teacher is a woman!
We want to go out and see where the master is!
All right!
But you have to listen to me.
Don't run around!
All right!
General!
This is a map of the Martial Village.
Yes sir.
General, you are really resourceful!
You even found a map of the village!
The natural defence!
General! I think that...
we should plan an all out attack through this route.
Zhang Kui! It's just a village!
Do we need an all out attack?
The Red Spear Society!
I really want to know...
how can you fight against me!
Hwazhao! How come there's no one here?
Someone is here! Run! Quickly!
Hwazhao! Hwazhao! Come up here!
Kill them!
Go!
Master!
Good! You did well!
The Martial Village is your home!
We cannot let the soldiers come in.
Good! Get up!
Thank you, Master!
Master! The natural defence is our greatest strength.
If we defend that route well,
then no one can come into the village,
not even the soldiers of Qing Dynasty!
We have every advantage!
But we have to be careful about people!
With your leadership,
the people will be all right.
I know the soldiers of Qing Dynasty very well.
They like to use undercovers...
to steal information from others.
That's why we cannot let...
an undercover come and destroy us.
There is a traitor among us.
Don't worry!
We'll be united!
No one can harm...
the slightest thing here in Martial Village.
We'll fight with our lives!
Catch it!
Don't leave the stable.
Go back quickly!
I'll hold on to it for now!
What are you doing?
Master!
This horse was frightened!
That's why it ran off!
But don't worry Master!
I'll take this under control!
I'm only beating him...
because he left the stable...
and the food and the seed.
You...
Zhibang! What is your mission?
To protect the food and the seed.
Yuanyin! How about you?
To take care of the kids and Yufang!
Guard your own positions!
Yes Master!
Everyone defend carefully! Go!
All right!
Yufang!
Zhibang!
You are finally released!
I have been worrying about you for two months!
Master didn't let you out!
Don't blame the master for making you kill Xiaohwa!
He was just afraid that the soldiers would come.
You have always been afraid of blood.
This is no good for you!
Do you know when...
the soldiers will attack our village.
Maybe soon.
Yufang, I think...
if we can survive this battle,
I hope...
Please don't say anything for now.
The kids need to be bathed. Boil the water for me.
I'll help you.
I'll tell Hwazhao and the others to come up now.
Dad!
Zhibang! What are you doing here?
Master! I'm... here to help Yufang!
The children are sick!
I'm boiling water for them to take a bath.
Then why don't you go?
Zhibang, come here!
Zhibang, the soldiers have been surrounding the village for several days.
I guess they will attack tonight!
Do you understand?
I understand!
The food and seeds of the village...
are the most important thing to us.
I know.
When we storm out of here,
I'll shepherd the horses and take the food away.
What about the seeds?
These seeds are from the village.
They are our hopes for the future.
We cannot let them be harmed.
Oh no! Oh no! Xiaopi is missing!
I've told you!
You have to look after Xiaopi!
If something happens to Xiaopi,
I'll blame it on you!
Master!
Yufang went to find water...
because one of the children is sick.
Shut up!
You don't have to take care of anything...
except the kids and the seeds!
Go!
I understand!
Xiaosan!
Bring someone to find Xiaopi at once!
Don't come back until you find him!
Yes!
Go back to take care of the kids now!
And don't make another mistake again!
I understand! It won't happen again!
Follow me! - Go!
Teacher! Master told us not to go out!
It's none of your business! Take care of them!
General!
The front line of troops are gathered around the Martial Village.
Rumour has it that the rebels have set up traps...
along the route to the village.
Should we take the route first?
And then attack the village?
Deliver the command! We'll attack tonight!
And take the little king away with us!
Yes!
Deliver the command to attack!
Xiaopi!
Xiaopi! Xiaopi!
Xiaopi!
Xiaopi! Xiaopi!
Let's split up!
You go that way!
Xiaopi!
Kid! How do we enter the village?
Will you tell us or not?
How do we enter the village?
Tell me, or I'll kill you!
Xiaopi!
Who are you?
Miss! This child has rolled down the cliff!
He is slightly injured. It's not serious!
Teacher!
Xiaopi!
Swordsman, wait!
May I ask your name?
You have saved Xiaopi!
Miss! We met by chance!
I was just passing by! There's no need to thank me!
Swordsman! The soldiers are going to attack our village!
Be careful on your way!
Thank you miss!