This is a rotten tooth. It doesn't contain any poison.
That proves Master Fung is not spying for the Jins.
Tai-lik, the nicer you are to me, the worse I feel.
Fine! Then let's go our separate ways.
But we can still be pals.
I must marry Wan-ling!
We'll have the wedding banquet as planned.
I don't care if you don't show up.
Who's that creep?
Tell me and I'll make him marry you!
He is...
I've been a drifter for so long,
he's the only man who has captured my heart.
He must be someone special.
I risk my life to make a living
and will forsake justice to get what I want.
But he's different.
I feel so inferior compared to him.
He has the looks. He's tall and elegant.
He is an expert martial artist who has yet to be defeated.
He has the smarts.
He's slow water runs deep.
He's an extraordinary man who has high aspirations.
I was so attracted to him that I couldn't help myself.
I followed him to Bianjing.
Honey!
Don't go, Miss!
How dare you take liberties with the lady!
Who are you?
Chu Cheung-sing of the Phecda Bureau.
I ran into him again on the street.
Though he was drunk,
when he saw that I was in trouble,
he came forward to rescue me.
It was a chance meeting and I didn't give him my name,
but he still managed to find me.
In order to see me...
...he put his life on the line.
That night, we had a long talk and drank through the night.
You're a match made in Heaven.
Why didn't he send a matchmaker to propose?
We met too late. He can't many me.
Why not? You're carrying his child!
I don't want to put him on the spot.
He's married?
So what? It's normal for men to have more than one wife.
Unless he's a womaniser,
a creep who's only playing the field.
He's a good man but this isn't his decision to make.
You can't hide your pregnancy.
What about the baby's household register after it's born?
You want him to take your name and raise him alone?
Even if you don't mind being a single mother
people will laugh at your baby for being an illegitimate child.
He'll never be able to hold his head up high.
That's not important.
Loving someone doesn't mean I must be married to him.
My mind is made up.
Don't worry about me.
Bitter or sweet, it's my life.
Honey! Are you cold?
Why are you wearing your sister's cape?
What if your wife sees us?
You are...
My biggest shortcoming is not my selfishness
viciousness, savageness and treachery.
It's my stubbornness in loving a man who doesn't love me back.
What are you doing here?
What's wrong?
You were holding me tight just now.
Why are you here?
Can't I visit my sister?
So nice for the family to sit down for dinner.
What do you really want?
Honey, is that you?
Come to the kitchen and give me a hand.
Coming...
What are you doing, Honey?
Come here...chop them up for me!
Just the kudzu roots?
Can we eat all the food?
My sister has a huge appetite.
I know that.
Now that Wan-ling has moved out,
I intend to clean up her room and let Mei-leung move in.
No!
What?
I mean she's pampered and spoiled.
She can't live in a dump like this.
You don't understand...
I'll tell you since we know each other...
my sister is pregnant.
That's good news!
Did she say who's the father?
She wouldn't tell me.
She had nothing but nice things to say about the guy,
how he saved her
and how he risked his life just to see her.
I'm sure he's married.
He dumped her after he had had his fun.
He's such a scumbag, right?
What is she going to do about it?
She wants to raise the baby alone.
How can she marry someone if she has a child?
Why don't we wait till she gives birth,
and then tell people he's our child.
That's possible.
No...I can't do that!
Just because I can't have a baby,
trying to take her baby isn't very nice.
Not really!
I'd better try to find the baby's father.
Then I'll force him to marry my sister.
But she doesn't want to say anything,
I don't think you should force her.
Not me, you'll do the asking.
You're the ace investigator of the Bureau.
You know how to get someone to talk.
I'm sure you can convince Mei-leung to tell you.
Put down the knife!
Take the food outside.
Shrimps are not good for the baby.
I made them for Chuen-kung.
I've invited him over so that he can take Mei-leung's pulse,
and tell her things to do that are good for the baby.
You invited Chuen-kung?
Is it true?
That you're the father of my child?
No way! Tao Fa and I couldn't have a child in 10 years.
How could you have got pregnant so easily?
That means we're destined to be together.
Though I wish we had met earlier,
but better late than never.
What will it take for you to understand
you and I will never become "us".
That night, I thought you were Tao Fa.
Bearing a child is too big of a sacrifice.
It won't do you any good.
What do you really want?
It's your child. Do you not want it?
That's easy. Just hit me
or push me against the table
or down the stairs.
Kill your own child!
Don't think I won't!
Stop! We're talking about a life!
What are you all doing here?
Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure!
You're dead, Chu Cheung-sing!
She's your wife's sister, are you crazy?
Not so loud! Tao Fa is in the kitchen!
If you don't want people to know, you shouldn't have done it.
She's always lying to me,
maybe this is another lie.
I'm not lying!
Chuen-kung!
Come on!
Come here!
Pardon me!
Well?
Say something!
Is it true?
Well?
Chuen-kung, say something!
What is it?
Her pulse is quick and smooth.
She's definitely pregnant.
It's probably not mine.
The pulse cant tell me the identity of the father,
but I can tell she got pregnant at the end of last month.
You dragged me into the room to wrestle,
and we moved onto the bed.
Have you forgotten how much fun we had?
Not so loud, alright?
You don't want the baby?
I can get an abortion.
No, you mustn't kill an innocent life.
You'll get retribution.
Cheung-sing, it's your ﬂesh and blood.
None of you can make that decision.
It's my baby.
If you want it, you must divorce your wife,
and then marry me properly with the bridal palanquin.
Or neither one of us can gain anything.
In your dreams! I'll never divorce Tao Fa.
Then your son is dead!
What will it be? The baby or your wife?
Witch!
Look what you have done to Tao Fa!
I'll kill you in the name of justice, creep!
Sap-kau, no...
Cheung-sing was only worried Wan-ling would swindle you.
That's why he's against your marriage.
Brothers should not fight, alright?
Where's my sister?
Gone!
Did you piss her off from your questioning?
No, she had things to do.
What a shame! I've cooked so much food!
Luckily you eat like locusts.
Tai-lik, I've made soup with kudzu root.
It's perfect for you, you know why?
What?
You are what you eat!
Honey, what's wrong? You're not laughing!
We need wine to enjoy the food.
Cheung-sing, let's go buy wine!
Let's go!
Right! Let's go!
We have plenty of wine right here!
Stop staring or I'll poke your eyes out!
I thought you're a man of principles,
when in fact you hardly have any.
You fool around to prove a point?
I'm not going home if you can get away with this.
The rule is not to knock up anyone when you fool around.
And you tell me I'm stupid?
Why did you go to bed with someone who looks exactly like your wife?
No! She dressed up like Tao Fa,
I fell for it because she set me up.
No, you rushed outside to go see her.
Did anyone force you?
She ordered you to buy crabs and you went right away.
When another man held her in his arms,
you looked like you'd been stabbed.
What do you call that? You fell for her!
They say a wife is like clothes,
you don't feel at ease until you've changed?
It's alright to have a ﬂing,
but not when you get emotionally involved.
No wife can accept that, never!
How can I clean up this mess?
As your pal, I'm willing to do anything.
But it's none of my business when it involves a woman.
Sap-kau, you're the stick-up guy.
Of course I am.
But I'm on your wife's side, not yours.
Tai-lik, you won't watch me die, right?
But you deserve it!
If I help you, Mau will be mad at me.
I didn't mean for this to happen!
I finally understand the worst feeling in the world is
either you can’t get what you want,
or you must take what you don't want.
You're back! Didn't you buy any wine?
Where are the others?
Don't tell me they're gone!
Who'll eat all this food?
What's wrong? Did you have another fight?
Honey...
Something on your mind?
I have something to tell you. Sit down!
You have an incurable disease?
Promise me...no matter what I have done,
I didn’t mean it. You must forgive me.
You're scaring me!
You threw Leopard in the well when you were drunk?
I know who fathered your sister's child.
Really? You're so brilliant!
The ace investigator of the Bureau certainly earned his reputation.
Tell me, who's the creep who knocked her up?
What's his name?
Chu Cheung-sing!
Same as yours?
How many Chu Cheung-sings are there?
I mean this one.
What? Are you kidding?
When you were in Wuzhou,
I didn't exactly know how we ended up in bed.
Impossible!
Actually...I'm sorry. I missed you so much.
I mistook her for you!
She was helping me with a case,
and I didn't know how we...
I must be very hungry.
My head is swimming.
I'll be fine after I've had some food and sleep.
Stop this! Please hit me or scold me...
So you're the expert martial artist,
the still water that runs deep?
You risked your life just to see her?
You have already met...
and were making passes at each other behind my back!
How long have you been fooling around?
It hasn't been that long. I didn’t mean it!
She's pregnant!
I told you I didn't mean it!
Are you mad?
Did someone hold you at knife point?
When I was in Wuzhou and you stopped sending me things,
my eyes were already twitching!
You never listen to me,
but you jumped at the chance when I asked you to find another woman.
And my sister, of all people!
No, she picked me! Listen to me, Honey...
Where? Here or at the Fa Yim Lau?
Where did it happen?
In my bed? You have no shame!
Listen to me, Honey...
Don't touch me!
I'm sorry, HONEY!
You're filthy!
No, listen to me...
I don't want to hear it!
Please listen to me...
Stay back or I'll kill myself!
No...I'll stay put!
Don't follow me!
Your noodles, Miss!
Give me 2 more bowls!
This is already your fifth! Are you alright?
Did someone bully you? Can I help?
My husband was fooling around...
They're both family...What should I do?
Oh my goodness!
Don't be so upset, Tao Fa!
9 out of 10 men are whoremongers,
the last one is still considering.
What do you want, creep?
Maybe you should to talk to her!
No, I'm afraid she'll kill herself!
You're filthy! Don't touch me!
Just keep an eye on her for me!
I will, but I can't do that forever.
What are you doing to do?
I know what I'm doing.
Just watch her and don't even blink.
She hasn't said a word in days.
Then she hurried over here as soon as she woke up. What gives?
She came to pray that the adulterers will break it off.
I came to thank you forgiving Cheung-sing an heir.
I dare not ask for anything else,
except that my sister and the baby will be safe.
I'll be eternally grateful for the heir for the Chu family.
Bringing home a tramp is nothing to be grateful for.
Love is like war, you must fight for it.
You should not concede.
You're the wife. They're adulterers.
Forget it! Let's just kill off that tramp.
No, she's my sister!
Sisters would never do such a thing!
You don't see me go after your husband!
I have done nothing but crying and fighting these few days. Then what?
Someone has to pick up the pieces.
My sister really loves Cheung-sing.
She has no intention to hurt me.
She only wanted to raise the baby alone.
The gods have been nice to me,
my sister and I are twins.
I'm sure the baby will look like me.
Have you gone mad?
You'll be struck down by thunder for being so generous.
I came here to make a wish the other day.
I said if Cheung-sing had an heir,
I'd be willing to give away my fortune or even cut short my life.
Now the gods have made my wish come true through my sister,
I really can't complain.
Yan Mei-leung is not someone to triﬂe with.
She tried to stop Cheung-sing from going after you in Wuzhou.
I'm sure she tricked him into bed.
He's your husband.
Even if you don't want him,
don't let her have him.
Whether or not she tricked him,
or whether or not they're willing,
she's really carrying his child.
How can I fight for him?
Having a child isn't everything.
You should not blame my sister.
She had a sad lot.
Her life has been full of bloodshed.
The men she has met were heartbreakers.
Now that she has fallen for Cheung-sing,
it's about time she settled down.
What happened to her wasn't your fault.
I have been very lucky so far.
I have never known sadness in my life.
I've been spending each day laughing.
I've had my fair share of good fortune.
I should save some for her.
Don't be silly!
Sap-kau is right. You must fight for love.
I gave up our marriage in the first place.
I shouldn't have left Cheung-sing behind and went back to Wuzhou.
It's useless to cry over spilt water.
A man is only your husband if he stays within 10 feet.
Wan-ling, no matter what happens,
never let go of Sap-kau,
or he'll be gone from you forever.
I know!
I don't care if you think I'm silly.
One cannot be so selfish.
I must think for others.
I must have a heart and wish people well!
Even if you're willing to help your sister get what she wants,
Cheung-sing would never divorce you.
I know. I've already spoken to Secretary Cho at the yamen.
Tao Fa must have drafted up the letter.
She'll force you to sign it and divorce her.
What reason will she use to make me divorce her?
The Seven Grounds for Divorce include
failure to bear children; (2) lewdness;
disobedience to her husband's parents
(4) gossiping; (5) stealing; (6) jealousy and (7) foul disease.
Must be failure to bear children.
But not if she's under 49.
Tao Fa is not even 30.
Then she has no grounds.
Commander Chu! Officer Ma!
Magistrate Chow! Secretary Cho!
By the way...
Don't pay attention to my wife.
I'm not divorcing her.
You're mistaken, Commander Chu.
Your wife is divorcing you!
Divorcing me? Divorcing him?
This is the divorce paper she has submitted.
If you disagree, please discuss with her.
If no one objects within a month,
your divorce will be approved.
I, Tao Fa, the undersigned, was happily married...
The rest is complete garbage!
But my husband shows no forbearance.
He's talkative and likes to gossip
and has breached clause (4) of the Seven Grounds for Divorce.
She made that up!
Calm down! Since he became a Commander at the Phecda Bureau,
he has sustained injuries that are hard to heal and he has failed to look after himself
Hence in breach of clause (7)...
No doubt my job puts me in harm's way,
but that's hardly considered "foul disease".
Calm down!
Carry on!
He has committed adultery,
and his lover is now pregnant;
making him guilty of clause (2) lewdness.
Gossiping, foul disease and lewdness are grounds for divorce.
Let's skip the next few paragraphs...
This is absurd! Tao Fa can barely read and write.
Who's the creep who wrote this for her?
Cheung-sing, I can still defend you for gossiping and foul disease,
but lewdness...
You can hardly call it that!
Commander Chu, you have a pregnant girlfriend.
That's definitely lewdness.
Definitely not! Why won't you believe me?
Cheung-sing, have you found your witnesses?
Yes! Did you look up everything?
You have quite a story to tell;
otherwise, it'd be stupid of me to help you.
Allow me to brag. Let me defend you.
I guarantee we have all the proof and reasons in your favour.
I won't let Yan Mei-leung run my life!
Chuen-kung, isn't that Pak-nin?
Why is he sneaking around?
If he's ill, why would he come here instead of going to you?
This is not an ordinary clinic.
Are you in pain?
You only need one prescription from us On Chai Fong...
No prescription can be that effective!
The Phecda Bureau!
No!
We need to search the premises.
No, we're only helping those in need.
Hey, you...
Pak-nin, what is that?
It's mafen. It's a pain killer.
But it can be addictive,
and prolonged use will lead to kidney failure.
You'll die if you take this.
That's none of your business!
If I take it, I won't have to think!
Let me take it!
Cheung-sing, take him away!
Move it!
Let me take it!
Move it! Come on!
Let me take it!
Let's go!
What happened to you?
The pain from the old wound is unbearable.
Not as much as mine to see you like this.
Your old injury didn't have a relapse.
You crushed your own hand with a rock.
You would always take the lead in a fight.
How could you have cowered in front a few horse thieves,
and let them wipe out your whole team?
What happened to She Pak-nin?
It was your fault!
I never asked you to give up on yourself!
You're blaming me?
What happened to me is your doing!
You're being partial towards Chu Cheung-sing You ruined me.
I have always been fair to you.
If you were a real dragon, you'd be ﬂying in the sky.
Now I finally know how good you are to me.
It's a matter of cause and effect.
Had I not returned to the Bureau,
nothing like this would have happened to Pak-nin.
Regardless of how much time has gone by,
what you have done will not be forgotten.
You must bear the consequence in due course.
Pak-nin did it to himself.
Don't feel guilty.
You said it all!
What did you and Mau find out at Chat Sheung Kei?
The 1st and the 15th have come and gone.
Huen never showed up.
If someone wanted us to look into the Black Gold Swords,
why did he stop all of a sudden?
Maybe Mo Shun is behind this.
Who knows?
Chat Sheung Kei is still a clue.
I don't mind waiting there.
Why don't I give you a year?
Then you can spend a year with Yeung Mau.
You should be grateful.
The right people at the wrong time. What good does that make?
This came in by express delivery.
It's addressed to Ngau Tai-lik!
For me? Yes!
You have relatives? You never mentioned that.
Open it up and you'll know.
Is it related to the Black Gold Sword?
Of course not! It's very blunt!
Judging from the colour,
the blood on the dagger is from at least 2 years ago.
2 Years?
Master Fung wanted me to get something!
I almost forgot.
I'll leave you alone!
What's going on?
Whatever is to happen will happen!
What are you talking about?
Whose dagger is this?
Mine. I killed someone with it 2 years ago.
Godfather!
Hey, you on the roof!
What?
What are you doing? Come back!
Let's split up!
Yes !
Godfather!
What?
Godfather!
Kim! Hang in thee!
I can't...
Godfather!
Thief! You will pay with your blood!
I've been haunted by that horrifying scream.
I pride myself in being the master thief
who has no blood on his hands.
But I killed a good man with this dagger.
I never stole again after that
and eventually came to the Bureau.
It was his life or yours.
You had no choice!
You didn't mean to kill him.
I was a thief. It was his job to catch me.
If I had stabbed him somewhere else,
he wouldn't have died.
Looks like his partner has caught up with you.
What are you going to do?
Pay him back with my life.
There's no other way?
If someone close to you was killed,
would you want anything else but blood?
I haven't been able to forget
the pain in that guard's eyes when he died.
I really feel like I owe someone a debt.
It's only fair that I pay with my life.
Then there'll be no end...
You were right about cause and effect.
I've already had an extra 2 years.
When the dead guy's partner shows up,
don't try to help me out
and don't tell Mau about this.
I don't want her to worry.
(Chat Sheung Kei)
Thank you! Watch your step!
90 taels!
This thing is worth 50 taels tops.
You're becoming such a bragger.
Considering the company I keep.
You did very well this month!
You bet! The money is rolling in!
I have just bought new stock.
Let me show you.
Really?
Even tri-color pottery from Tang.
Pretty, isn't it? Except for a small chip.
Must be the maid!
There's also a painting!
Look!
Let me see... Here!
There's blood stain over here.
The scholar must have coughed up the blood when he painted it.
Looks like you enjoy running this business.
Quite!
Each item in stock
and each customer has their own stories.
Just like the man who just left,
he wanted to please his father-in-law,
so he went all over Bianjing to look for something suitable
for his father-in-law's birthday.
How touching!
In the future, if I can...
You should start planning for the future.
Since you like this business so much,
I've bought this house and store for you.
Now you're genuinely the lady boss.
Are you serious?
No...
I can't accept such a gift.
Why?
I won't marry you.
I won't do you that favour either.
I'm actually making plans for myself.
You know I'm such a playboy.
If I meet a tramp and lose everything,
you'd better leave the door open for me.
I'll need a roof over my head.
Don't worry. No tramp will fall for you.
You wont be out on the streets.
Meat buns?
I'm impressed!
Your nose is more sensitive than a dogs.
We also have congee.
I'm starving!
By the way...
What's "kau-kau" and "kau-sip" again?
Kau-kau is 88.
This is the sign.
Wan-ling, you look gorgeous!
No wonder they say a woman is prettiest when she gets married.
What a shame I don't have a blessed life,
I can't perform the combing rite for you.
Tao Fa...
What about me?
Yeung Mau? Yeung Mau?
You've come too for the wedding?
Of course! Tai-lik and I picked this especially for you.
Open it!
It's a century old Qizi cake tea.
It symbolises many off springs and good fortune.
I hope you two will have children soon.
Very good!
Yeung Mau, thanks for burying the hatchet!
Don't be silly! Let bygones be bygones.
What matters is you can start over.
Though not too many people are here,
the 3 of us can still have a blast!
That's great!
With sisters like you, I finally have a family.
Store owner! Yes?
Make sure the food is hot.
I want my guests to have nothing but praise.
I'm afraid no one is coming.
That's their loss.
I'm having the banquet for myself not for anyone else.
Just serve as much food as you have.
I'll check with the kitchen!
Boss!
Wai! Meng! Did Father send you?
Where is he?
We had to sneak out.
You're the Boss. We had to show our faces,
congratulate you and bring you a gift.
That's right!
Drink and eat to your heart's content.
We dare not stay.
The Chief doesn't look too well.
He's been panting lately.
We dare not provoke him further.
I see! Look after Father for me!
The bridal palanquin is here!
Go kick it down!
Boss, kick it!
Here's to marital bliss and your long-lasting love!
I'm so nervous!
Honey, watch out!
What's with the sour face?
You're afraid my Father will come after you?
I don't know what's going on.
I've already tried to dissuade her...
Sap-kau, I used to complain all the time,
not knowing Heaven has arranged everything.
All my sufferings were meant to prepare me for meeting you.
No matter how hateful, petty and vicious I could be,
you're still there by my side,
using your extraordinary patience
to uncover what little kindness I had left in me.
To be able to rely on you and spend the rest of my life with you,
would be my biggest good fortune.
But marriage involves more than the two of us.
It's crucial to have your Father's blessing.
You're a filial son and I want to be a filial daughter-in-law too.
Uncle is in poor health.
You must watch over him.
He's getting old. Don't provoke him.
He needs you to look after him.
Here's a prescription that is good for his asthma.
We're still young and have our whole life ahead of us.
But it's different for the elderly.
His objection to our marriage is making him sick.
This is not what I want.
Sap-kau, I'll be fine.
Go back to your Father.
Someday, he'll understand
and give us his blessings.
Our separation will only prepare us for our reunion.
Take care, Wan-ling.
Wan-ling, no more games!
Come out. Let's talk!
Let's play this game after we've got married
Boss, where is Wan-ling?
What happened?
Ma Wan-ling, listen to me!
I'm still having the banquet
and you'll always be my wife!
This will never change.
I'll be waiting for you right here!