Episode 15
Hui, watch out
Let's run...
Stop...
Ma
Run, Hui
Don't Move
Come back with me
An Jianqing, let me go
Mrs An...
Take them back
l thought we could have a family reunion
But you let Hui run away
She is a girl
Aren't you worried she is out there alone?
Friends in kung fu world will take care of her
Better than staying with a wolf like you
You said you would never see me again
We are seeing each other now, aren't we?
Time has not been kind
Look
l have many wrinkles on my face
You look haggard
You wandered around the world
You suffered and our child suffered too
Tell me... why?
My life is hard but l have a clear conscience
What do you mean?
You think it's not right to stay with your husband?
You think it's right to stay with bandits?
Do you know it is treason?
My lord
Come in
Noodle with egg is ready
Put it down
You may go
Yes
Don't be angry with me
Come on, have some food
We will talk after your meal
l don't want it
We have nothing to talk about
We were a young couple then
We had short tempers
lt has been more than 1 0 years
Can't we reconcile?
l didn't remarry
l missed you
Don't you feel any affection for me?
How did my dad and brother die?
Did you forget?
They were killed by Embroidered Guards
But you can't tar me with the same brush
There are good men in Embroidered Guards
l serve the king and the court
lt is an honorable job
Boo
You may not believe me
l always missed you and Hui
l always wanted to be united with my family
Who is your family?
l told Hui her dad had died
Her dad was talented and ambitious
Too bad he died young
Why did you curse me?
Her dad was a good man
But you killed my good husband
l...itch to kill you
What do you mean? l'm your husband
Why did you say l killed him?
My husband was a good man
Don't know why he became greedy
He abandoned his wife and daughter
He wanted to be an officer, to be rich
My good husband died
l can't see him again
You are talking nonsense again
My husband, An Jianqing, was a hero
Didn't you kill him, officer An?
My husband's teacher, Chu Dadao
Master Chu was my dad
He was killed by officer An
Master Chu's wife and his son died
because of officer An
Stop it
You ruthless creature, search your heart
The authority wanted to question your father
He might not be persecuted
Why did he want to kill me with a knife?
Your mother and your brother killed themselves
Why did you blame me?
Right, Chu Dadao was blind
Why did he take a pupil as good as you?
You were hungry and cold. You were dying
He took you in. He raised you
Have you said enough?
lt's a good thing we have a reunion
Why do you keep talking about the past?
Why do you keep talking about the death?
Kill me if you like. l like to mention them
You...
Guards
What can l do for you, Your Highness?
Didn't you go to arrest them?
Officer An asked me to come back to protect you
Did you catch them?
Yes
Officer An escorted them to Longtan posthouse
He asked me to escort you to meet them
Who did you catch?
They come down from Tai Shan
l know they came down from Tai Shan
l asked you who they were
A woman and a young man
A man? What is his name?
l don't know his name. His surname is Cui
Cui?
Anything else, Your Highness?
No. You may go
Yes
We have stayed for days
Thank you for your hospitality, master Meng
We have things to do we will leave in a few days
l would like you to stay longer
l won't keep you if you have important things to do
l don't want you to go, Mr Yuan
l learnt some moves from Mr Yuan
Teacher, you won't blame me, will you?
l won't. lt's your good fortune
l know you won't blame me
Brother D, you are kind
You saved my life, Leader Yuan
l can't express how grateful l am
l'm glad that l could be of some help
Don't mention it
Report
Master, a Miss An asked to see the Leader
Bring her in
Why did An Hui come here?
Chengzhi, something bad happened
What happened?
My ma and Cui were caught by Embroidered Guards
How did it happen?
We planned to leave Star town
We met Embroidered Guards on the way
They took my ma and Cui
Do something, Chengzhi
l can send some men to help you save them
l know some high rank officials
Maybe they can help
We'll see after the investigation
l will ask you for help if we need it
They are waiting for your rescue. Set off now
Master Meng is right
Time is pressing. We will go now
Goodbye Goodbye
Take care
We found nothing, Leader
This is an empty inn
The minions didn't come back
What should we do?
Don't worry, Hui. We will think of something
Where did they take Mrs An?
Where?
Mrs An and Cui were not Embroidered Guards main targets
l think they will use Mrs An as a bait
They will catch us when we go to save her
You are right, Leader Yuan
An Jianqing may take Mrs An and Cui to different posthouses
First, their safely is ensured
The guards in the posthouse will serve them
Second, there are provisions
Officers of different places will fawn on them
to path a way in the capital for themselves
According to those points,
we can investigate the posthouses ahead
Right
You know the place well, master Cheng
How far away is the nearest posthouse?
2 days if you have a fast horse
lt shouldn't be delayed. Let's go now
The prey is your reward
Take them back and have a feast
Thank you, Your Highness
We will have delicious dishes tonight
We will have a few more drinks tonight
Let's go back
Yes
Though we caught 2 of them,
honestly, they won't be worth much if we take them to Beijing
My lord, why don't you let Mrs An stay with you?
When she knows you are loyal to the court,
maybe she will come around
They are not important but a good bait
A bait?
Hui escaped. She will report to Li Yan
They will come to save her ma
Li Zicheng's gang always boast about loyalty
lf Li Yan doesn't send people to save her,
he will contradict himself
They will walk right into the trap if they come
We can catch some big fish then
lf we catch Li Yan,
we will earn a merit
Our effort won't be wasted if we catch Li Yan
Mrs An will earn a merit if she lures them into the trap
After catching all Li Zicheng's accomplices
Her name can be excluded from the list of criminals
Hui, you are thinking of your ma again?
Don't worry. Your ma and Cui will be fine
My ma always guided me, took care of me
Now l'm all alone
l don't know what to do
l know how you feel
There was an void left by the death of my ma
My ma was my only family
Don't worry
Embroidered Guards caught them
but their lives are not in danger
They may be escorted to the capital
or used as a bait
We have time and chance to save them
l understand
But...l feel uncertain. l'm scared
You are confused because you care
l understand
Your 2 dearest ones are in danger
l disliked Cui. l argued with him
l saw him make a fool of himself
But...now he is not here with me...
Don't worry, Hui
Yuan, our fellows and l
will work together
We will defeat An Jianqing and Embroidered Guards
We will save your ma and Cui
Greeny
An Jianqing said he was my...
What did he say?
Nothing. lt might be a coincidence
Thank you
Don't mention it
We are good sisters. We suffered the same loss
We can't go on like this
Look, food is ready
Let me untie you
Don't touch me
You treat me like an enemy
Why?
Here
Look
lf you say we are not meant to be together,
why did l find the hairpin?
Let me put in on for you
Take it away
The hairpin was clean
Now it is soiled by you. l don't want it
Husband and wife should be affectionately attach to each other
But we are like sworn enemies
Don't you want to have a family reunion?
Do you feel no affection for me?
My good husband died a long time age
There is no affection between us
Okay. Let's no talk about affection
You should know colluding with traitors is a capital offence
l want you to tell me
Li Yan's whereabouts. Help me catch them
l will beg the king to pardon you
Then our family can live together happily
Boo
You can be a lackey but don't involve me
l won't be a disloyal, merciless and unjust lackey
You...
Fine...l will make your wish come true
You will be loyal, merciful and just
l want to see how your head will be chopped
Take my advice. Repent now
When King Rush captures Beijing,
the stupid king, corrupt officials and lackeys
will come to no good ends
A gang of starved people
want to attack the capital and usurp the throne?
They are a disorderly band of rebels
You don't know your days are numbered
The truth is
the king sent 1 0 cannon to Tong Gate
We will annihilate Li Zicheng's gang
Why will you stay with them?
Did you tell me the truth?
You will know when the time comes
When they fight in Tong Gate,
Li Zicheng's gang will vanish like smoke
l would rather die than do evil with you
l do evil. l will do evil
l will send you to the capital myself
l will be there when they chop off your head
What did l do this for?
l risked my life but my family is ruined
Get ready. We will set off now
We will go to Longtan posthouse today
Officer An will be waiting for you there
Longtan posthouse?
l don't want to go there
l told you yesterday
You must have forgotten
You did tell me
but l didn't say yes
Your Highness
l like hunting. We will go hunting one more day
lf l don't escort you to Longtan posthouse today,
officer An will hold me accountable
He won't dare
Your Highness...
Mount the horse now. Quick...
We will reach Longtan posthouse in half a day, Leader
We can rest and eat in an inn
At night
we can send someone to investigate the place
Okay
Are my ma and Ximin locked there?
l'm not sure
Our group are smaller, and our horses are fast
lf our direction is right,
we will meet them in Longtan posthouse
We will save Mrs An and Cui then
Let's rest in the inn. Then we will investigate
Okay
Shopkeeper
Welcome...officers
We will have our meal here
Ask the other people to leave
lt's not appropriate
What is not appropriate?
We will pay you more
You will be compensated
lt's not about money
How can we do business in future if you do this
Shut up. l'm talking to your boss
Waiter
They are arrogant. l will teach them a lesson
l asked you to get lost
l asked you to go
Officer, everyone is eating
Why do you abuse your power and bully others?
Old guy, are you tired of living?
Let me go...
or else l will lock you up
Stop it
Your... Miss Nine, they want to revolt
Shut up
Teacher...are you alright?
Nine
He is your teacher?
You may go now
Yes
Let's go
l thought you went home
l...don't want to go home
l like to live a carefree life
Don't be naughty. Go home now
lest your family worry about you
l know. Take care, teacher
l'm fine
Nine, why did you leave after killing Qing's army?
You didn't tell us
l have been thinking of you
Greeny, l...always thought about you too
Yuan, fellows
please forgive me for leaving without a word
l'm happy to see you
Miss Nine, l have worried about you since the day we parted
l...
How have you been, Miss Nine?
Maybe l shouldn't ask
Boss Cheng didn't want to tell me but l wanted to know
Why do you stay with officers?
l'm sorry. l shouldn't have asked you
What's wrong?
l should go now, Yuan
Nine...
Guard
What can l do for you, Your Highness
Pack up the things. l want to leave
You mean we will set off now?
Yes
lt's getting dark
Let's wait until tomorrow morning
lt's not safe to travel at night
lt's not too late to set off tomorrow
lt's only a half day trip to Longtan posthouse
l want to leave now
Your Highness
Relay my order, we will leave now
Yes
Master Cheng, what was wrong with your pupil?
She came and went without a trace
She left at midnight
l heard some noise. l thought there was a thief?
Don't make fun of my pupil, Guinan
l slept soundly
l found out Miss Nine had left this morning
l was tired. l slept like a log
l heard nothing
Leader
Do you know Miss Nine left last night?
l didn't notice
She is insensible
She left without a word in Tai Shan
How could she do it again?
She didn't give us a chance to say goodbye
Am l right, Hui?
l missed my ma last night
l fell asleep
Didn't you stay awake last night because something was on your mind?
You have shadows round your eyes
Ask Yuan if you don't believe me
Don't worry
We will save Mrs An and Ximin
Boss Cheng
Yes
l will go on in front and meet you later
Okay
Why did you come, Yuan?
Why are you here?
l think my horse took me here
The prey on the horse back must be yours
l... Nine
You left without a word again
l thought l wouldn't see you again
Where are you going?
Home
Since we have met, why don't you stay?
l don't want to leave...
l don't want to leave all of you
Boss Cheng wants you to stay with him
and stay with us
Teacher will forgive me
Take care
l have to go
Miss Nine
l wonder when we will meet again if you go today
Meetings and partings are accidental
Memories are better than meetings
l have made up my mind
Let's say goodbye now
You played the tune well
Can you play it again for me?
l have to go
Nine
The man was a kung fu master. The princess called him teacher
Who were there?
The others didn't make a move. l don't know who they were
But the princess knew them well
Who were they, my lord? Can we ask the princess?
Stupid. Are you asking for a snub?
Double the guard and stay alert tonight
Yes
Wanqian
Yes
Protect the princess
Remember not to let her go downstairs
l don't want anything goes wrong before we reach the capital
Yes
Leader, we have news
An Jianqing is guarding Mrs An and Cui in Longtan poothouse
They will stay there for a day and a night at the most
Just as predicted. Where is Green?
Keeping watch there
We must act tonight
We know nothing about the posthouse's situation
Should we make a move rashly?
We will check the situation when we are rescuing them
We have no time to lose
Let's do it tonight
Right
Okay
Hui, you stay at the inn and be our backup
Pack up the things
We will leave after saving Mrs An and Ximin
Come and meet us then
No, l want to save my ma
We can do the job
Wait for our good news in the inn
About the rescue operation. We will play it by ear
Get ready. Set off now
Be careful. l will be waiting for you
Don't worry
Hu and l will go in and distract them
You charge in from the main door
Be careful
Okay Okay
Let's go
Be careful
Are you alright?
Fine
Assassin...
Don't move...
Assassin...
Stop doing evil
lt's you
You walked into my trap. Catch them
My belt
How can you fight?
They have made the move. Let's go in
Arhat, you go over there
Okay
Tianguang, you go over there
Stop them...
Hurry...
Move...
l don't know you. Who are you?
Ximin, he is uncle Arhat
He is here to save us. Let's go
Let's go
Uncle Arhat, watch my Sweeping Leg
Good move
l'm dizzy
Let me help you
Ximin...
What's wrong with you? Let's go...
Run...
Yuan
Nine
Nine...
Your Highness