The Prince will take the tonsure and become a Buddhist.
Bravo...give me...
Step aside! Lee Gong Gong is coming...
What is it?
Make way!
What's going on?
Make way!
How dare you!
I'm sorry. Please forgive me!
People are starving because of the flood,
the Prince is taking the tonsure to pray for the people.
How dare you bully the peasants?
Help the boy pick up every grain!
Yes, Lee Gong Gong!
Thank you, Gong Gong!
Don't miss the auspicious hour! Let's go!
Bravo!
I'm senior eunuch of the 5th Rank,
of service to the Prince personally,
Lee Fook-shau.
Greetings, Lee Gong Gong!
The tonsure is related to the fate of the nation.
The world is going to the dogs and evildoers are in charge.
You'll die if any harm befalls on the Prince.
Regardless of the rank and wealth, search everyone thoroughly.
I understand.
His Highness is here!
Greetings, Your Highness!
Your Highness!
May Heaven watch out for Song, Amitabha!
Have everyone drink the holy water!
Yes!
Your Highness...
Please!
To believe in Buddha means true wisdom.
To be your true self means embracing real truth.
To spread the teachings of Buddha is the best thing to do.
I pray for peace and order and no more rain and flooding.
Please spare the people, Amitabha!
Amitabha!
Go to Hell!
No one is allowed to leave! All here are suspicious!
The fox finally shows its tail.
How dare you bandit pose as the Abbot to assassinate the Prince?
Too bad you can't fool the Phecda Bureau.
The bloody Emperor wiped out Black Wood Cliff and killed my men,
the Black Devil must get even!
You're a bunch of looting bandits who killed innocent people.
Hands down for your arrest!
By you?
And me, Field Officer Ma Chuen-kung.
The Phecda Bureau is nothing!
Go to Hell!
I'm Field Officer Ngau Tai-lik!
The Bureau again?
We all work for the Bureau.
Kill them, my fellow brothers of Black Wood Cliff!
You have breathed in the 100 steps sleeping incense.
The toxin should have reached your organs by now. Go to Hell!
The ceremony is in progress! You can't go in!
The Phecda Bureau received intelligence
about rebels disrupting the tonsure ceremony.
Not even a fly can get past our deployment.
We, the Phecda Bureau...
...report directly to His Majesty!
No official within or outside the Palace can interfere with our work.
This is the golden tablet from His Majesty...
I've put the antidote into the holy water.
How blind you can get!
I'm the expert on poisons!
Brothers, charge!
He's mine!
That's enough!
I'll take care of the baldy!
You take care of the rebels!
I'll take care of the baldy!
Freeze! You have nowhere to go!
Drop your weapons, hands on your head and squat down!
I'll take the Black Devil!
Are you trying to kill me, old timer?
Excellent archery!
Perfect aim!
Take them back to the Bureau!
Yes, Sir!
What if you shot me by mistake?
Would my family get compensation in case I got killed?
Relax! Master Fung is an excellent archer.
He can't miss!
Your order was to set a trap for the rebels.
Speed is the key to all deployments,
but you fought with each other instead!
If you'd let them get away, who should have been held responsible?
I'm new. You told me to do my best.
According to the plan, I was supposed to apprehend the Black Devil,
but Ma Chuen-kung deviated from the plan.
Yeung Mau was reckless and violent.
I was afraid she might kill the rebels.
I know when to kill and when not to.
All your moves were meant to kill. You almost killed him!
What are you doing?
Don't you pick your nose?
How dirty!
You don't do that either?
Behave yourself, Ngau Tai-lik,
unless you want to leave the Bureau.
Fine! Whatever you say!
What nonsense!
Just do your job!
Yes, Sir!
We really have to move the inmates?
The levee may cave any minute.
All the inmates will drown in the flood.
Sou Fu, come out!
Master Fung...
Pak-nin!
Master Fung...
How's the investigation by the Moon Section?
All the prison guards are dead!
The saber hit them between the eyebrows.
Sou Fu's saber is fast, accurate and relentless.
He predicted the heaviest rain in 10 years.
And he also knew the inmates would be moved to avoid the flood.
I have alerted all the outposts to intercept him.
Anything unusual about Sou Fu?
He has always abided by the rules,
and submitted to all provocations.
I suspect he's afraid of offending anyone,
because he didn't want his mother to get hurt.
But his mother passed away recently.
The prison guard said he behaved strangely when they brought him the news.
Sou Fu, your mother is dead.
She is?
Don't worry. She has been buried.
Good...Good that she's dead!
He had no more qualms after his mother died.
He could do whatever he wanted.
Such precise deduction!
No one around here can compare to you.
Chuen-kung has the potential!
Not quite!
But the Sun Section needs a commander.
I'm happy with you in charge of the Moon Section.
But no one in the Sun Section can rise to the occasion.
Move...
Pass it to me, Yeung Mau!
We should aim for the same goal!
You dropped your bellyband.
Shoot!
What's wrong?
Creep!
That's cheating and not fair! That doesn't count!
Relax! It's just a game!
Don't say or do anything improper!
I'm ashamed to be associated with a rogue like you.
The bellyband is really yours.
Do you want it back?
Chuen-kung, here are your boxers.
How shameful!
You're a pig, Ngau Tai-lik!
They're like a sheet of loose sand.
An uncut gem does not sparkle.
Late bloomers will only waste my time.
You hand-picked them all.
They must be outstanding in their own way.
Don't forget haste makes waste.
Don't lecture me!
Thank goodness I had you these past 10 years or so,
or we'd have let His Majesty down.
We're like family. I know your good intentions.
I thought the Moon Section was working on this case.
Answer me! Where will Sou Fu go?
What will he do next?
Sou Fu and Woo Yan, Kung Ngau and Lau Ma are known as the 4 Bandits.
His Tiger Saber is invincible.
His plan to rob the treasury 10 years ago was almost seamless,
but he screwed up and was arrested.
We don't need you to tell us. We can read.
I can't answer unless I read the file.
Don't beat around the bush.
Just tell me where he will go.
He should be in Wuzhou looking for his enemy.
Who is his enemy?
Mad Dragon.
They used to be close partners in crime across the country.
The odd thing was, he disappeared as soon as Sou Fu was arrested.
The Bureau did not pursue him.
We don't even have a drawing of him on file.
I bet he made a deal with the Bureau,
a deal whereby he betrayed his pal.
Yes, Mad Dragon was our informer.
That's how we managed to arrest Sou Fu.
He hung his pal out to dry,
while he wined and dined.
His pal rot in jail eating hogwash,
and had no way to vent his frustrations.
Sou Fu deserved what he got.
It's only fair that he's paying his debt.
Fair? You're so naive.
Sou Fu broke out of jail and murdered the guards.
Go to Wuzhou and arrest him.
We'll find Sou Fu if we find Mad Dragon.
It's just your wild guess. Are you sure?
Allow me to brag, I'm never wrong.
Master Fung, we just got word,
Sou Fu wounded 10 people when we crashed the outpost.
He's heading towards Wuzhou.
Your pulse is flighty and tight.
Your throat is dry and your mouth tastes bitter.
Your stomach is full and you're panting.
You're feverish and sweating.
Your body is heavy, but you feel weak.
Ingenius!
You know all that just by taking my pulse?
Of course! I learnt from the descendent of Bian Que
and I'm clairvoyant.
I can see through your flesh and skin and read your organs.
You have eaten bamboo shoots with chili.
Occasionally.
I'll be away for a while.
You must take your medication on time.
Sou Fu's martial arts is unfathomable.
You must be careful.
Allow me to brag. I have a unique way of hitting the acupuncture points.
I'm confident I can apprehend him.
Your father would have been proud if he was still alive.
Too bad I am ashamed of him.
Let it go, kid.
As much as I try to forget, memories tend to sneak up on me.
I came from a family of generals,
but the family has dwindled.
I only hope to restore the reputation of the family
and repay His Majesty's kindness.
Don't look for shortcuts!
The Sun Section is made up of amateurs.
They won't amount to anything.
What about Yeung Mau and Ngau Tai-lik?
They're neither here nor there.
Go easy on Ngau Tai-lik. He has his virtues.
There's no fish when the water is clear.
One is invincible if he's despicable.
Ngau Tai-lik is nothing but a scoundrel,
while Yeung Mau thinks she's invincible.
Scoundrels and women should be avoided.
I'd rather rely on myself than ask them for help.
You're quite a bragger!
No one knows me better than you.
Be careful! Watch out for an ambush!
Oh, I'm farting from the sweet potato.
That's foul!
You ate that again? The noise will give you away!
Our love is like farting,
it's earth shaking when it happens
and the smell can be suffocating!
I married a fart. That's truly foul!
I'll cover for you!
Oh, no! Ambushed!
Good luck!
Good fortune!
May you get your wish...
Have many babies...
Baby is good!
Best wishes!
Stop it! The latest reward notice...
Let me see...
Something Fu for 5,000 taels!
What's this word?
5,000 taels! That's a lot of money!
A fugitive is coming to Wuzhou from the capital.
He killed 7 people.
There's a 5,000 taels reward...
...for Sou Fu's arrest.
To play safe, let's take turns to patrol the neighbourhood.
Stay indoors. Keep windows and doors closed.
How can anyone kill 7 people?
He must be a lunatic!
He'll kill more if he gets here.
That's good!
We can't possibly tackle him with a water gun.
We can...
Look at you! Your coat is shabby.
The stove at home is chipped.
The roof is leaking.
Even your mule is dead!
You can buy a lot with 5,000 taels.
You're thinking too much!
We'll never have 5,000 taels in 50 years.
We'll outnumber him if everyone helps out.
Our village is old and weak.
He knows kung fu and we only eat and fart.
He can kill you in a punch!
That's true!
Stop dreaming!
Is kung fu hard to learn?
I'm so useless...
I'm not particularly talented or eloquent.
I'm broke and my face is swollen.
And you're stupid too!
Look what I've found! This is perfect for making pickled cabbage!
There are more at the Peach Blossom Grove.
But this one is not broken!
You're right! This is a good one!
Let's take it home!
One on each side... Come on!
You're not pulling your weight!
Watch it!
1, 2, 3...7, 76 minus 29 is...
47.
Chu Chung-ching, you're brilliant!
You didn't count with your fingers.
You don't even know if I'm right.
You're always right!
Stop what you're doing. Let's eat.
We can eat leftovers.
Of course not! And the soup is good for your health.
Again? You'll be wasting your time.
All these years, I can't even lay an egg.
We're still young. There's no rush.
Hubby, if we have 5,000 taels...
That again?
A man should have aspirations.
I want to open a shop for you in the market.
Then you won't be cooped up in here.
You're so brilliant. You can calculate without using your fingers.
You're meant for something bigger.
Let's go somewhere far away.
How far?
Away from Wuzhou.
Don't you like it here?
What about the Peach Blossoms Grove?
What about the furniture?
What about our godson?
What about the jars of pickled cabbage in the back yard?
Relax! I'm just saying it. Let's eat.
You scared me!
I was just kidding!
There's no place like home.
Let me check on the soup in the kitchen.
Chu Chung-ching!
What is it? Spit it out!
I've found rats!
Help me catch them so that I can make wine with them.
Rats? I'm really scared!
Call me when you see a tiger.
Look!
What is it?
Hurry! There are many...
You're kidding!
Don't touch me after you've touched the rats!
You really want to go back to the capital and be a night watchman?
You like being a night watchman?
You work at night and sleep in the day.
You'll be in danger when you see a thief.
Don't underestimate a night watchman.
They're very helpful.
Relax! I won't leave unless I have to.
Remember we found tiny mushrooms last time?
That's right!
Let's go pick them. They should be big by now.
Alright!
I'll race you! 1...3
That's cheating! Wait for me...
Help...
Someone is crying for help!
Sounds like Auntie Gan!
That's foul! You suppose Sou Fu is here?
He's not that resourceful!
Oh no...
I split up with Kau to pick mushrooms.
I turned around and he disappeared.
He's missing?
Maybe Sou Fu caught him!
What should we do?
He's dead for sure!
Let's look for Kau!
Don't worry. Auntie Gan!
We'll help you look for him.
Thank you for your help!
Let's stick together!
Hurry...
Kau...
Kau...where are you?
Where's Chu Chung-ching?
Your husband is gone too?
Kau!
Honey, where are you? Don't scare me!
Tao Fa, your husband is over there!
Kau...
Honey!
Kau tripped and passed out.
He almost drowned.
Does anyone have any ointment?
Here...
Give some to him!
Honey, you're a genius! You saved a life!
You scared me to death!
I thought Sou Fu was here!
I was so scared I broke into a cold sweat!
I'd kill him if anything should happen to you.
Don't! If anything should happen to me,
you should run as fast as you can.
Bite your tongue!
You need help?
Sou Fu?
Tao Fa!
What is it?
I had a nightmare!
You dreamt of my father asking you for a dowry?
No, Sou Fu was trying to kill you.
That's not reasonable.
I get 5,000 taels by killing Sou Fu,
but he gets nothing for killing me.
It's best we leave this place.
Let's go pack!
Since Sou Fu arrived in Wuzhou,
he has injured and killed many with poison.
Now it's this street's turn to suffer.
Doctor...
Even thieves have a code of honour
of sparing the family, the innocent and the old and weak.
Sou Fu is a real creep!
Poison with 7 worms and 7 flowers.
That's his special poison.
If we don't find an antidote in 7 days,
when the blisters spread to the back,
the patient will die from multiple organs failure.
You're the medical expert,
it should be easy for you to cure them.
I can, but 7 days are not enough for me to come up with the antidote.
Even Hua Tuo can't help them now.
We must find Sou Fu.
But why did Sou Fu poison these people?
He meant to stir up trouble where there's a crowd.
He wants everyone to know he's here,
and force Mad Dragon to come forward.
But...
Do not challenge my assumptions,
I have never been wrong.
I think...
Sou Fu uses his poison once a day.
It's time for him to act again.
Which place is the most crowded?
The market place.
Look! He's taking off by himself again!
Oil, salt, sauce, vinegar...
and medicated oil and pork for Auntie Gan.
Anything else?
No!
Watch out!
Godfather! Godmother!
Help...
Don't move, kid!
You broke the law. Come here!
Help, Godmother! I didn't pee in my pants!
Enough! He'll die from laughing too hard.
Have your own kid!
That's right!
The grass is greener on the other side.
Why have a kid when we can play with someone else's?
Go sell fish if you like to butt in.
Sell fish! Sell fish!
You win!
You bet!
Gat, don't bother Auntie Tao Fa and Uncle Chung-ching!
I know!
Gat, your mother is calling you!
I made this water gun. You can have it.
Thank you! It's awesome!
Someone is giving out wine!
Let's go take a look!
Sure!
It's stupid to pass!
Gat, go back to your mother!
Make way...
Don't push!
Back off or I'll scream for help!
It's too crowded. Let's go!
Wait here!
Stop pushing...
Next! Next...
You think Sou Fu will be here?
The surrounding has nothing unusual.
Sit down!
I've told Tai-lik to check the wells for any poison.
Well? What have you discovered?
Honey, I got it...
It's too crowded. Drink that at home.
Let me drink this, cheers!
Look! There's something wrong with it!
Darn! It's poisoned! Don't drink it!
Spit it out!
Let's go!
Don't forget the cart!
No, leave it!
After him!
Who?
Come back!
My stomach...
You drank the rice wine?
We're working. How can you drink?
You didn't say we're working, so I went for a drink! It's coming...
See if he's going to die!
Like the others in the ancestral hall, he's poisoned.
Let me check for blisters...
No need. I threw up! It's gone!
Are you sure? Poison with 7 worms and 7 flowers is deadly.
You should palpitate, feel hot and cold and your mouth should feel itchy.
You're right!
Get yourself a coffin!
What? Don't scare me!
Officer Ma!
Who beat you up?
Sou Fu! He has a letter for you.
Sou Fu wants to make a deal.
To save the poisoned peasants,
we must give him Mad Dragon before sunset,
or everyone has to die.
Where can we find Mad Dragon?
I know where he is.
How did you know?
He got away because of you!
I...
Come with me if you don't want to die!
How did you know? Answer me!
He always acts on his own!
What's so important we had to leave the cart?
Go pack! We'll run!
What about Gat?
You promised to put him through school.
You've been acting weird the last 2 days.
Did you piss off someone?
Actually...
So this is where you've been hiding!
Hold this, Honey! Long time no see, buddy!
How did you find me?
This is my wife Tao Fa!
This is my wife, Mau-mau!
Hello!
You have gained and lost weight, pal!
You have become taller and shorter!
Prettier and uglier!
We came looking for you!
That's right!
You're night watchmen from the capital too?
That's right!
Even night watchmen from the capital have such heroic spirits.
They must be hungry from their long trip.
Right! I'll fix up something!
Thank you!
My wife is a really good cook!
Please! Please!
Sit!
What would you like to drink? Tieguanyin? Oolong?
Tieguanyin... Oolong...
How about Pu'er?
Great! Whatever!
You creep...
Let me...Your wife doesn't know you're the bandit Mad Dragon?
You must keep this secret for me.
Not unless you work with us.
Regardless of your crime, we'll spare your wife.
The Bureau sent you after Sou Fu.
What do you want me to do?
Sou Fu has promised to spare everyone if we hand you over.
I'm not quite that stupid!
You have a kind heart.
You won't want to see innocent people dead.
Let me tell him...
Mad Dragon, you creep...
You were Sou Fu's partner in crime in looting.
There's no reason innocent people should suffer because of you.
Don't make us fight you!
No one can tell me what to do,
or stop me from doing what I want.
It's time I settled the score with Sou Fu.
I'm not afraid to die,
but you must guarantee my wife's safety.
Why didn't you say so? You wasted our time.
I must send my wife away.
Not a problem!
Where are we meeting him?
At the Cold Mountain Temple at the foot of White Cloud Mountain.
You have a deal.
We will monitor your every move!
Don't toy with us!
Let's go!
Your tea...Ieaving already?
They have work to do!
They're still the guests!
I just killed the chicken.
You must have tea even if you won't stay for dinner.
Let's not waste her effort!
We'll drink it...
Nice tea! Let's go!
Let's go!
Watch your step!
This is where you've been keeping it!
It's made of iron!
How did you know where I hid it?
I put crotons in their tea.
They'll soil their pants in half an hour.
They won't be able to keep us under watch.
You were eavesdropping?
How big do you think our house is?
It's not really a grove!
I have seen that ugly guy at the market.
He even fought me for the rice wine.
I knew he's up to no good!
Follow me!
You're strong!
A couple should be honest with each other.
You lied to me for 10 years!
It's alright you were a bandit, as long as you turn over a new leaf.
Nobody is perfect, right?
My father found me in a dump site,
I wouldn't look down on you.
We can't run off like this.
You were the one who wanted to leave!
When I finally agreed to go, you refused.
What gives, Mad Dragon?
I really can't skip town.
We need to find you a safe place.
No, we must stick together!
Crotons have no impact on you? Who are you?
Such underhanded tactics won't hurt us.
The sun is setting. Let's go.
Stay back...
No one is taking my husband away!
You useless things!
It's not our fault you can't catch Sou Fu.
How can you use my husband in exchange for the antidote?
I thought the Phecda Bureau is good at catching criminals.
Don't count on this thief to help you.
He's a petty thief. He can't help you.
Your husband is not a thief.
He is. Arrest him. Send him to jail.
Calm down, Honey! Listen to me...
My real name is Chu Cheung-sing, not Chu Chung-ching.
I'm not a bandit,
and I'm not a night watchman.
10 years ago, I was the Commander of the Sun Section of the Bureau.
I report directly to His Majesty.
I may look plain, but I'm a kung fu expert.
If you ask me, I'd rather be an ordinary man
Are you alright, Honey?
Mrs Chu, the Bureau's mission is to save people from evil.
You should be proud of your husband
and should not try to stop him.
Big deal about the Bureau!
You're using him to exchange for the antidote.
What's the difference?
People die all the time,
how many we you save?
We're not related to them.
I know that's not what you really think.
Trust me, I'm very capable!
How? You're scared of rats!
If you kill yourself, so will I.
Come on...where is Sou Fu? Let's go!
You can't. If you want me to be safe,
you must do as I say.
You knew Mad Dragon was working for the Bureau?
What else are you not telling us?
You don't need to know.
If you're so smart, why don't you go after Sou Fu yourself?
No problem! Just say so, Mau and I can go sightseeing instead.
What do you take us for?
Tai-lik, let's deal with the matter on hand.
We'll get even with him later.
What a freaking creep!
There's a limit to my tolerance of your vulgarity.
Settle your personal vendetta later.
Stand aside and get out of my way!
Let's see how capable you are!
He's just another jerk.
Sou Fu, Mad Dragon is here.
I hope you'll keep your word.
Fine! I came to claim your head!
I was just working undercover for the Bureau
I was just doing my job. I had no choice.
Besides, you deserved what you got!
It's time to turn yourself in!
Impressive!
He's just letting him win, but not for long!
We'll play by ear!
Give me the antidote. Don't kill any more innocent people.
You have done enough damage.
Not until I kill you first.
Over 100 people are dying because of you!
We'll honour them as martyrs.
Kill this freaking creep and see how he can poison more people!
No, no one will die!
What an incompetent bungler!
Kill me! I want you to kill me!
Go ahead! What are you waiting for?
What's the point?
You betrayed me and I lost my family.
It's your fault I have nothing left.
That's not true!
My mother is dead. My wife left me.
There's no future for me!
You still have a son.
Nonsense!
Trust me! Your wife was pregnant when she left you.
I'll never trust you again!
The Phecda Bureau? Loyalty and morality? My foot!
Your life can save many other lives.
Kill yourself if you're man enough.
Very well!
Hold on...Any last words?
The Bureau will jot down everything.
You want to be buried or cremated?
I'll throw in a coffin from Liuzhou!
Tell my wife to marry someone else.
I won't blame her and...
No more games!
Shut up and kill yourself!
Why won't you believe me?
You have a son called Gat. He's 9 years old.
Impossible!
Father!
Fu!
Father!
Wan?
Father!
Thank goodness my Honey is still alive!
Fu, stop before it's too late!
Don't kill godfather! He's a good man!
Sou Fu, you were not executed, thanks to Mad Dragon.
And he gets no thanks.
We took care of your mother for 10 years
and carried her to the doctor on our back.
When she died, we spent the money we saved for fixing our roof,
and gave her a Liuzhou coffin and a proper burial.
We've also paid for your son's education,
while you bit the hand that fed you.
Fu, we can never repay their kindness.
I didn't tell Gat about you
because I didn't want him to know his father was a bandit.
A cold-blooded man like me doesn't deserve a son.
It's never too late to make amends.
Sou Fu, do this for your son.
I'm sorry! I was wrong! Don't blame me!
Mad Dragon, I'm sorry! I owe you!
I lied and sent you to jail.
But you must believe me,
you were like a brother to me
...a real brother!