The Brave Archer (射鵰英雄傳 / She diao ying xiong chuan)

When Emperor Ning Zong ruled the Song Dynasty,

the northern territory was occupied by the Jins.

Over at the Kang Chuen frontier

Lived two heroes.

One was Yang Tiexin,

great-grandson of Yang Zaixing who fought the Jins.

The other one was Guo Xiaotian, descendent of hero Guo Sheng.

They both excelled in their families' fighting styles.

One day, coincidentally,

a Taoist came to the village,

who was one of the famous seven Quan Zhen Taoists.

He was Qiu Chu Ji.

The three met and connected immediately.

Your Holiness, please come in.

This man is called Wang Dao Gan and was a villain and a traitor.

He conspired with the Jins last year

to invade our kingdom.

I chased him for more than 10 days and finally killed him.

The child is awake.

Dear, we have an honored guest.

Prepare some food and wine for our guest.

This should be a great dish for wine,

but your wife might be scared by it.

It'd be best to bury it.

I'll do it.

I'll also ask my wife to come here to pay her respect.

He has a loud and clear voice. He's special.

This is my son. That is the son of Brother Guo.

His child and our child are the same age.

When they grow up,

it would be great if they were also sworn brothers.

These kids do not have a name yet.

Would you kindly name them, please?

Sure!

I don't have much to give.

This set of swords is for the kids.

Guo Jing.

Yang Kang.

Brother, His Holiness wishes

the children to never forget the shame of the Jing Kang War.

I have business in Lin An and must depart now.

To become sworn brothers,

we need to exchange weapons.

Why not these swords?

His Holiness has great heroic qualities.

It's too bad we can't spend more time together.

Only the likes of him can claim to be true masters.

Let's practice a bit more.

Sure.

Don't rest in peace till we avenge Jing Kang's shame.

The prince of the Great Jin empire is here in the Song territory.

One of his followers, Master Wang Dao Jin,

was killed by an assassin.

If he is hiding here,

give him up and we'll spare your life.

Traitor!

Brother!

We're common people and know of no assassin.

Your Highness, look at this!

It looks suspicious.

Let's see what's beneath it!

Yes!

It's the head of Master Wang!

If they're not assassins, they must be accomplices!

Arrest them!

Search the house!

Go!

Brother Guo!

Don't move!

Go!

My husband...

Retreat!

It's Brother Guo!

We're too late!

Qiu saw the Jiangnan Weird Seven surround Guo's body,

misunderstood and began to fight them

and gained some advantage over them.

Stop! We're on the same side.

These are my late husband's friends, Weird Seven.

I heard that something had happened here.

So I came back.

Unfortunately, Brother Guo...

Who are you?

I'm Qiu Chu Ji.

Since you know Brother Guo,

why did you challenge us without exchanging words?

I saw you over his dead body

and acted hastily.

Although it was a misunderstanding, it still must be settled!

Both sides have agreed to a duel.

Qiu will look for the son of Yang

and take him in as a pupil.

Weird Seven will teach the son of Guo,

and the two will have a duel 18 years from now to settle the score.

Weird Seven agrees to your proposal.

You must be Scholar Zhu!

I will go and seek out the Yangs.

After saving them, I'll teach their son.

You teach Guo's son.

In 18 years,

Let's meet at Drunken Fairy Restaurant at Ka Hing,

and let the kids fight,

and see whose pupil is the better fighter.

Well, how about it?

Deal!

Great! See you in 18 years!

Mrs. Guo, you can't stay here anymore.

We've killed Jin soldiers. If the Jins don't come after us,

the corrupt Song officials will.

Where should we go then?

Let's go beyond the Great Wall!

Fu Sheng as Guo Jing

The Brave Archer story features

the five master fighters

namely Eastern Evil, Western Poison

Southern King, Northern Beggar and the Pope.

Eastern Evil, Master of Peach Island, Huang Yao Shi

is played by Ku Kuan-Chung.

His daughter is played by Tien Niu.

The pupil of Eastern Evil,

Mei Chao Feng, is played by Helen Yu.

Chen Yuan Feng is played by Wang Ching-Liang.

Lu Cheng Feng is played by Yeh Tien-Heng.

Western Poison, Master Ouyang-Feng,

is played by Wang Lung-Wei.

Ouyang Feng's pupil, Ouyang-Ke,

is played by Li Hsiu-Hsien.

Southern King, Da Li country's Emperor Duan Zhi Xing,

is played by Ti Lung.

Northern Beggar, The Nine-Fingered Beggar, Hong Qi Gong,

is played by Ku Feng.

The Pope, Wang Chong-yang, has passed away.

The Pope's brother, Zhou Bo Tong,

is played by Kuo Chui.

Wang Chong-yang's pupil, Qiu Chu Ji,

is played by Yang Ni-Zhao.

Iron Feet, Wang Chu Yi, is played by Li Shao-Hua.

Yang Kang is played by Li Yi-Min.

Guo Jing's masters, Jiangnan Weird Seven:

The Flying Bat, Ke Zhen Wu, is played by Tsai Hong.

Scholar Zhu is played by Lin Huei-Huang.

Han Bao Ju is played by Luo Kuen Lin.

Nan Xi Ren is played by Lu Jian Min.

Zhang A Sheng is played by Lu Chu Feng.

Quan Jin Fa is played by Chao Jung Hin.

Han Xiao Yin is played by Jou Jie.

The parents of Guo Jing,

Guo Xiaotian is played by Tang Yen-Tsan;

Li Ping is played by Chu Ching.

The parents and sworn sister of Yang Kang,

Yang Tiexin is played by Tu Chi-Lung.

Bao Xi Ruo is played by Liu Hui Ling.

Mu Nian Ci is played by Kara Hui.

Yang Kang's stepfather,

Wan Yan Hong Lie, is played by Yu Yung.

Prince Zhao's three grand masters:

Fan Mei Sheng stars as Liang Ze Weng, The Odd Immortal.

Chan Shen stars as The Spiritual Wisdom.

Sun Shu-Pei stars as Hell Gate Dragon King, Sha Tong Tian.

No, No, No! That's not correct!

Be patient and take it slowly!

The date of the duel is coming soon.

How can this dumb kid win?

His kung fu has not improved much these past few years.

Maybe it's our fault.

Jiangnan Weird Seven will have to admit defeat?

There is still some time.

I think

we're pushing ourselves too hard.

Each of us wants to teach him all our kung fu together at once.

He is not a natural, so it's difficult for him to absorb it all.

From today, we'll take turns teaching him.

Hopefully, he'll improve.

Jing has brute strength in line with my style.

Let me teach him first.

Jing, follow me.

Yes.

Let's take a look later.

Sure.

Master, what are these skulls?

Be careful! Looks like some masters of the dark arts

are practicing a malicious skill!

Master...

Show yourself!

I am invulnerable.

My navel is my only weak spot!

I never thought... I'd be killed by you!

Master!

Brother!

Fifth brother! Brother!

Jing, what happened?

Master brought me here to practice kung fu

and I found these three mounds of skulls!

A weird guy appeared suddenly.

He is great at kung fu but vicious!

In order to save me, Master...

Where's that fellow?

I caught him off guard and stabbed him

and he ran away with the sword in his belly.

What do those skulls look like?