Whether you like to eat it or not, you've already taken it.
Brother Duan, I can't take it anymore.
We can't do this.
Younger Sis Wan, we can't do this.
Hug me.
Brother.
It would be better if you wait for us here.
That's right My Emperor
Please do not go in.
Stop giving me advice,
the most important thing now is to save Yu Er.
Let's all go in now.
The Duan brothers of Dali
request an audience with Master Chong.
Who are you?
Oh, it's the Duan fellow.
If you want to see Master Chong,
why did you destroy the gate to the hill?
The Emperor is of a high status.
Would you have him crawl through a hole?
I don't care about this.
Whoever wishes to enter
must obey the rules.
Don't be rude.
Chong Wan Chou
Where is my son?
Give him back to me right now.
Too bad,
you're much too late.
We've already cut up his body.
He's probably become
food for the dogs by now.
I was asking Master Chong.
Why would anyone ask a bitch like you?
Dao Bai Fung,
you whore
it's time for you to die!
Stop!
Fung Huang, no more fighting.
You Duan bastard, feel my sword!
King, allow me to challenge him.
You...
If you're looking to die
I will kill you first
before I killed the Duan bastard.
Younger Sis Wan I...
Kill me now
If not...
Brother Duan, I want you...
Miss Mu
I've done what I promised you I would do.
Are you happy now?
If you don't have sexual intercourse
after taking that aphrodisiac,
you will die.
You wouldn't be able to resist
even if you were a goddess.
Who are you, really?
'Er Guan Man Ying'
Brother Duan...
Younger Sis Wan...
Are you alright?
Hurry up and hit me.
Knock me out.
Younger Sis Mu Hurry up and knock me out.
Hurry up
Knock me out.
Sister Mu Brother Duan
Why are the two of you imprisoned here?
Is that you, Chong Ling?
Yes, Sister Mu.
I heard you talking to that creepy guy just now.
I will try my best to save
you and Brother Duan.
That's great!
Quickly, go and get the antidote.
I have paralysed my nerves
with my inner-force.
The aphrodisiac
is overwhelming me again You have to hurry.
What is the name of this aphrodisiac?
Sister...
It's called "Yin Yang Powder"!
Hurry up and save us!
Alright.
Sister, you wait here for a while,
and I'll be back as quick as I can.
Fung Huang Don't overdo it.
Are you still taking her side?
I'll kill you
if you dare to hurt him.
Brother Duan Are you alright?
Are you trying to kick me to death?
Brother Duan Does it hurt?
Are you alright?
Brother Duan Are you still alright?
Is it painful?
Are you alright?
Duan bastard,
you're the manly one with beard,
yet you still need a woman to look out for you when you are fighting.
That's just embarrassing.
Just look at that.
I'll come and help you as well.
Who is the stupid fool
who dares interrupt my sleep?
Do you want to die?
Aren't you the stupid fool?
You're calling me a stupid fool?
You're just asking to die aren't you?
Yu Er,
where are you?
Yu Er!
Who are you?
Have you come to save Brother Duan?
Yes.
Do you know where he might be?
I'm his uncle and
I've come to save him.
He's being imprisoned in a house of stone.
Where is this house?
Can you bring me there?
We can go and save him together.
I can't If I bring you there,
my father will most likely kill me.
Who is your father?
My surname is Chong.
My father is the owner of this place.
So he's your father.
But if it's to save Brother Duan,
then I'll bring you there anyway.
But I don't know if you'll be able to
defeat that ugly guy or not.
Who is this ugly guy?
I'll bring you there and you can see for yourself.
You'll know when you see him Come on!
That's him.
He's the one who brought Brother Duan here
and locked him up in that house.
Yu Er is inside that house,
is he?
Sir,
will you let me pass?
If not,
then I may have to be impolite with you.
The "Single-Finger stance".
Are you...
Duan Zheng Ming or Duan Zheng Chun?
I am Duan Zheng Ming.
You're the Emperor of Dali?
Yes.
Between us,
who do you think has the greater martial arts?
You.
But if we should fight,
I just might be able to defeat you.
True.
That's because I'm crippled.
Who'd have known that even after becoming Emperor,
you didn't ignore your martial arts.
Brother Duan...
Younger Sis Wan...
Yu Er Are you alright?
I've come to save you.
Brother Duan...
This boy's resistance is great.
He can still control himself
even after ingesting the "Yin Yang Powder".
What sort of poison is this?
It's not a poison, it's an aphrodisiac.
What is your purpose for doing this?
I want to give him my blessings.
There is a girl in the house with him.
She's his sister, in fact.
Sister?
That's right Duan Zheng Chun's
daughter with another woman.
Why won't you fight?
I'd be happier
if I were killed by you.
Then you would have more sins
on your conscience.
Who are you?
I am Prince Yan Qing,
rightfully your cousin brother.
I don't believe you.
Do you believe me now?
I, Zheng Ming Pay my respects to my Senior.
I'm just your cousin brother
Not your Senior
Except that you refuse to recognise me
or believe me.
I, Zheng Ming, am a leader of a country
therefore it is only right for me to be respectful.
I have no children.
Therefore my nephew, Duan Yu,
must bear the responsibility of leading my country in the future.
Please let him go, sir.
What if I wanted to throw the Duan family
into chaos
and lose their only heir?
I will not allow you to do that.
This is regrettable.
You are not a rebel
who has betrayed the country,
yet you have usurped my throne.
Go and lead your armies
against me.
Even though I don't wield as much power as you do,
using the power I do wield to kill Duan Yu
would be much too easy.
What must I do to make you release them?
Go to the Tian Long (Heavenly Dragon) temple, and become a monk.
Then relinquish your throne to me.
Only then will I set them free.
How can I simply relinquish a responsibility
that has been passed down by my ancestors, to a stranger?
If not Then ask Duan Yu to challenge me in battle
using the Single-Finger stance.
If he defeats me,
then he'll be able to set himself free.
Duan Yu doesn't know any martial arts,
and he's definitely not learned the Single-Finger martial arts.
An heir to the throne that knows no martial arts,
and doesn't know the Single-Finger stance.
I don't believe you.
Duan Yu has been reading the Buddhist scriptures ever since he was young
He is full of mercy
and refused to learn any martial arts.
In short, a pretender.
Rather than have someone like him ascend the throne
wouldn't it better to kill him now?
Uncle Come in quickly.
Kill me!
Yu Er,
have you done anything to dishonour our family's good name?
No Not yet.
But I won't be able to
last much longer.
If this is fate, so be it.
I'll leave it to God's will then.
Miss, thank you for bringing me here.
I will repay your kindness later.
Stop right there!
Duan bastard,
how fortunate for you that
you did not see my wife today.
I have no cause to trouble you any further.
After all, my wife has sworn
that she will never see you again,
so just give up those feelings of yours.
But still, that's not to be trusted.
If she sees her old lover,
she may cry and soften her heart,
so you better leave now.
Get lost,
and don't come back here ever again.
His skill with the Single-Finger stance
is greater than yours?
Could he be of the Duan family as well?
Do you remember
the great upheaval that happened 10 years ago?
During that time, Emperor Shang De
was murdered by the villain Yang Yi Ching.
Then, with the help of
the monks of Tian Long Temple,
Emperor Shang Ming helped quell the rebellion.
Emperor Shang Ming became a monk of the Tian Ming Temple
after ascending the throne for a year.
Which means that nine years ago
he relinquished the throne to me.
Elder Brother,
do you mean...
Do you recall that
Emperor Shang De had a son
named Prince Yan Qing?
When Yang Yi Ching revolted,
the whole country was thrown into chaos
and Prince Yan Qing disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
It was rumoured that he had been killed
by Yang Yi Ching
That's right.
But what if he was still alive?
That's impossible.
Impossible.
Someone must be pretending
to be Prince Yang Qing.
It's easy to take the name of a prince
but there's no way anyone can pretend
to know our ancestral martial arts.
If he really is Prince Yan Qing,
then he is part of the Duan family.
Why would he want to dishonour the Duan family name?
He's a cripple now.
Maybe that has changed him.
Furthermore, I have taken his place as Emperor.
Elder Brother,
for as long as you've been on the throne,
the kingdom has been peaceful and prosperous,
and you are beloved by your people.
You wouldn't abdicate your throne
even if Emperor Shang De came back to life,
so would you really do it for this Prince Yang Qing?
The Emperor's throne
belongs to Prince Yang Qing.
Emperor Shang Ming ascended the throne
because the prince was nowhere to be found.
Now that Prince Yang Qing is back,
I should return
the throne to him.
Elder Brother,
in the past, if the Emperor encountered any difficulties,
his ministers would gladly sacrifice themselves to aid him.
Elder Brother,
although you love Yu Er,
you cannot sacrifice yourself for his sake.
If you do,
then even if Yu Er is returned to us safely,
he will be considered an offender.
Hear the Emperor's decree
My title is now relinquished to
my younger brother, Zheng Chun
who will hereby be the heir designate.
Brother Emperor
You're still in good health
and have served the country well.
You will be blessed by the gods.
Don't be so hasty
in making this decision.
We are brothers.
This kingdom belongs to us.
I have no children to call my own.
I now make you my heir designate.
I will announce this to all our people
in order to discourage Prince Yan Qing
from wanting to become Emperor.
Younger Martial Brother,
you didn't come to see me
just to play a round of chinese chess, did you?
My nephew Duan Yu has,
since the age of seven,
been brought to you to study the Buddhist scriptures.
He is very talented.
He's one in a thousand
He has accepted the teachings of Buddha,
and possesses a merciful, kind heart.
He refuses to learn martial arts
because he does not want to kill.
One who does not know martial arts can still kill.
One who does know martial arts
may still not kill.
You are right.
Elder Martial Brother,
do you still remember
Prince Yan Qing?
Brother Duan,
Younger Sis Wan...
They are both children of the Duan family.
That's sinful
Now
I have no idea what to do.
You are the Emperor of a country.
It would not be advisable to fight with him.
If you send in your armies
to save them
it would also not be very good.
Please enlighten me on what to do, Elder Martial Brother.
The martial skills of the monks of Tian Long Temple
are quite powerful.
But they are all from the Duan family.
It would not be appropriate for them to intervene.
That's right.
Five years ago
you proposed that I remove the tax
on salt.
But at that time,
the country's finances were inadequate.
I wanted to wait till I relinquished my throne to Zheng Chun
So that he can do this
after he ascends the throne
he will have the support of the people.
But now I've decided
to accept your proposal.
Tomorrow I shall issue a decree
to lift the tax on salt.
I thank the Emperor
for putting the welfare of the people above all else.
I will aid you
in saving the prince.
Walk 600 paces to the north.
That's where the prince is being held.
We have to act fast.
Start digging quickly.
Alright.
Let's go.
Come on Dig here.
Hurry.
Master,
the owner of this place is quite fearsome.
I'm worried...
Don't be afraid.
See for yourself,
I'm not part of the Duan family.
Come on.
Your power
has defeated many people.
Would you be interested
in having a chat with me?
Amitabha
Your"Jing Gang Finger" stance
is impressive.
You're willing to demonstrate your skill.
That's good
Your martial arts are great.
Your skill at chinese chess
may be even greater.
I
would like to request that you let me move four steps first.
You don't have to be humble.
If you really want to find out who's better, it must be a fair game.
Then let me move three steps first.
This also would be unfair for the both of us.
Well it looks like you're not very skilled
at playing chinese chess.
Alright, then I'll let you move three steps first.
There's no need for that.
I want to challenge you fair and square.
This person is patient and not hot-tempered.
Truly a remarkable man.
Fine
you're the master and I'm the guest
so I'll go first.
No
you're skilled
I will go first.
Alright then, let me ask you a riddle.
You try and guess
what my age is this year,
whether it's an odd or even number.
If you're right, then you go first.
If not, then I'll go first.
Even if I guess it right,
you'll still say I guessed wrong.
Fine,
then let's change the question.
Now you try and guess this;
when I was 70 years old
did I have an odd or even
number of toes?
My guess is that you have an even number.
I'm afraid you're wrong.
The answer is that I have an odd number.
I'm aged 69 this year.
Next year, when I'm 70,
my number of toes
will be odd.
Fine, you go first.
Thank you.
I sense danger lurking
on the right.
If I make this move now,
I may lose this game.
Make some other move
leave this one be.
I, too, have that same opinion.
Except that I couldn't make up my mind.
Thank you for reminding me.
Anyone who interferes is not an honourable person.
You should make your own decisions.
I wouldn't call the person who poisoned me
an honourable person.
Disgraceful.
I'm not an honourable person,
I'm just a monk.
Don't stop digging,
I think we'll be there soon.
We have to work faster
or the prince will be in worse trouble.
Master Duan,
which move should I make now?
There are 7 moves,
but if I tell you now,
the enemy will know.
With your skills,
you have yet to reach the level
where you would dare attempt this move.
Play chess is a game that tests your mental prowess.
If you can already judge
my skill,
then wouldn't it be pointless
for me to make the next move?
You, stay away from your master.
You haven't moved for a long time
for this move
Do you wish to give up?
You're skilled
and yet you attack my disciple.
Don't you think that's a bit shameless?
This should be it.
Look... there's an underground cellar here.
Where's that antidote?
Don't scream...
we're here to save the prince.
No.
We're in the wrong place The prince is there!
Bao Bao, it seems you haven't ended your relationship
with Duan Zheng Chun.
If not, why did you stop me
from dishonouring his family?
What do you mean I haven't ended the relationship?
I have nothing but hate for him now.
Good, that's good.
But
Miss Mu is the daughter of my Elder Martial Sister
It's just not right
involving her in this mess.
Your elder martial sister was going to set Duan Yu fee
but she was discovered by Yap Er Liang
Now your elder martial sister is our enemy.
Why don't you care about her daughter?
Darling
all the guests I have invited today
are all heroes in the martial world.
Why did you ignore them
and just leave like that?
You're not giving me any face at all!
What do you mean I'm not giving you face?
Why did you have to invite guest like that?
They don't even have a good relationship with us.
And besides, would they be brave enough
to incur the wrath of the Emperor of Dali?
The reason I invited them
was to come and have a drink
and allow them to be
my witnesses.
In a while,
when that stone door opens,
I will let them see
two of Duan Zheng Chun's children
engaged in an incestuous act.
When that happens, Duan Zheng Chun's
heroism will be fade,
his dignity destroyed
his reputation dragged through the mud.
Wouldn't that be grand?
Darling.
Disgraceful, disgraceful, utterly disgraceful.
Disgraceful? Who are you calling disgraceful?
Whoever does disgraceful deeds
is disgraceful.
There's no need for me to mention who.
Wonderful!
Duan Zheng Chun likes to have illicit affairs
who would have ever imagined
that his son would be in an incestuous relationship.
Bao Bao,
aren't you being mad at Duan Zheng Chun?
I'm being mad at you.
You're no match for the Duan family.
So you hide in this valley.
That should be more than enough.
Instead you have to resort to underhanded tactics
in order to disgrace his son.
If the heroes in the martial world were to make fun of anyone
it wouldn't be him,
it would be you.
Chong Wan Chou the disgrace.
Are you calling me, Chong Wan Chou,
a disgrace?
Yes I am.
It's my choice to call you whatever I want.
I will hit you
if you dare to insult me again.
Hit me?
You dare hit me?
You just try it.
Why was I so unfortunate
to have married you?
I must have been blind!
Don't you ever touch me again.
Please don't cry anymore.
Bao Bao, don't cry.
I'll get down on my knees for you,
alright?
I'll be honest with you,
This wasn't my idea.
Nan Hai Er Shen (Divine Croc) was the one who captured Duan Yu and brought him here.
And Yap Er Liang
kidnapped Miss Mu and brought her here.
That vile aphrodisiac they used
the "Yin Yang powder'?
They gave it to me.
If not where would I have gotten it?
I'm a disgrace.
I'm a disgrace, alright?
If you admit that you've been disgraceful,
that's good.
Wan Chou,
if you've never approved of this idea,
then let's just let
Miss Mu go.
Let Miss Mu go?
No, I can't do that.
If not
my guests won't see what will happen.
See?
You actually want this to happen?
Yes.
Fine,
then I'll go and do something
that you can see.
What are you going to do?
What do you think?
Are you going to look for Duan Zheng Chun
and do something
to wrong me?
That's right.
I will have an affair with Duan Zheng Chun
just like you said.
I didn't say it.
I didn't say it, darling.
I never said it!
Get up!
I said something wrong.
I was talking nonsense.
I was talking nonsense, alright?
My wife
is a pure person.
It's good that you know.
Where's our daughter?
Look!
Our daughter is really naughty.
She asked me for an aphrodisiac.
She's so young.
I have no idea
where she learned all this.
And she's not even ashamed!
Stop talking nonsense
Why did you bring our daughter out to the living room
to meet the guests?
Darling,
our daughter is
so beautiful
of course I must let them
appreciate her loveliness.
Is that right?
Listen to me,
have you noticed Yun Zhong He?
He can't take his eyes off of our daughter.
You have to be careful,
understand?
I only need to be careful with my wife,
that's more than enough.
I have such a lovely wife,
anyone would dream of having you.
Where has elder martial brother gone?
Why isn't he back yet?
What if he is no match
for Prince Yan Qing?
Elder brother,
what should we do now?
Come on, let's go to the Thousand Calamities Valley again.
Emperor,
why don't we send in our armies
and destroy them once and for all?
We will only do that as a last resort.
We have to do this according to the code of the martial world.
This is
the Duan family doctrine passed down from our ancestors.
The head of the Duan family, Duan Zheng Ming has arrived.
I was wondering who it was.
Oh, it's just the Emperor.
Welcome.
I apologise
for not
personally coming to greet you.
Please have a seat.
No need to be polite,
I, Chong Wan Chou,
am honoured
that you have come to my humble abode.
My nephew
has incurred the wrath of Master Chong.
The reason I'm here today
is beg forgiveness.
Would Master Chong please
forgive my nephew
as a courtesy to me?
You have my deepest appreciation.
Sweet words indeed.
I've heard that the Emperor of Dali
treats others with respect according to the code of the martial world.
It's true then.
This is Dali territory.
With just a handful of soldiers,
he could easily rescue his prince.
Instead, he's come here himself
to plead his case humbly.
Master Chong.
Whether you let him go or not
is your decision.
Let him go,
of course I'll let him go!
Why would I want to keep
your son here?
Master Chong,
now that you've promised me,
please release my son
so that I may see his face again.
Sure, sure, why not?
Duan Zheng Chun,
you have a beautiful wife
and a pious son,
yet you're still not satisfied.
Today, I will ruin
your dignity and reputation here.
Master Chong
if you have consciously ill-treated people
then I have ways
to make you regret it for the rest of your life.
If that were to happen,
even if my entire family
were to face a great upheaval
or be mercilessly killed
I would still oppose you.
Didn't you want your son back?
Then follow me!