Five Shaolin Masters (5 Masters of Death / Shao Lin wu zu)

The Qing Court sent martial art masters...

to burn down the Shaolin Temple.

It was an ambush.

The Shaolin disciples were caught off guard...

and most of them were killed.

Only a few survived.

Among them, Hong Xiguan fled to Guangdong

where he joined forces with Fang Shiyu.

5 other disciples...

escaped to Central China.

They're known as the 5 Masters. And they are...

Okay, I am not your match. I surrender.

Don't fight.

You are General Chen, right?

I am not your match.

Take him.

Yes.

Brother Cai, wait for me.

There are only 5 of us?

The enemy knew the Temple so well...

and launched a sudden attack.

There must be a spy amongst us.

We got to be careful.

Let's go.

Lord Ma.

Thanks to your detailed report about the Temple.

We wiped the Temple out in no time.

The Emperor will be happy to hear this.

You deserve the Imperial Gown.

It's no big deal.

Ma Fuyi, it's you...

You are the spy.

Good.

How many have escaped?

I was told Hong Xiguan escaped.

And General Che is chasing after him.

We must stop the escapees from joining forces...

with other traitors in Central China.

Don't worry, they are not our match.

We can use them to lead us...

to the traitors' whereabouts.

Well?

Where is Ma Chaoxing?

You almost kicked my head.

You...

I have checked around...

and didn't meet any of our people.

Let us fight back.

There are only 5 of us.

They outnumber us.

Let's move north as planned...

to join forces with our comrades.

I visited Central China last year

and got to know some of them.

We've a set of secret codes and gestures.

Do you still remember them?

Yes, like three and half bundles of joss stick.

3, 1, 9.

The last Emperor of the Ming Dynasty

died on the 19th of March.

Brother Ma, you mustn't forget them.

Okay.

Let's part here.

I will let you know when and where to meet.

Watch out for the enemy.

They wiped out our Temple so smoothly...

There must be a spy among us.

We must be careful.

Brother Wu.

I don't think there'd be any spies.

Brother Li, you don't know

what other people think.

I visited Central China twice...

and heard that...

the Qing Emperor sent someone to Fujian.

He had to bring an Imperial Gown...

and give it to...

a Shaolin disciple.

I had investigated it secretly,

but to no avail.

Brother Ma, you go with me.

That's not fair.

Why can't you trust me to take care of myself?

You can't even remember the joss stick gesture.

I don't think you can remember...

the other codes.

You'll get into trouble.

Bullshit.

I remember all the signs and gestures.

See this?

Let's not argue.

Brother Ma, you don't have to go with me,

but you must be careful.

I will.

No matter how long it takes.

May it be a thousand years.

We swear we will revenge on this.

3 and half bundles of joss stick. Right.

Also the Heaven, Earth and Human gestures.

Heaven.

Earth.

Human.

I have checked around.

Anything?

There is a forked road ahead.

We don't know which way they went.

Found anything?

What do you find out?

I figure there are 4 or 5 escapees.

Four or five persons...

will not cause any harm.

But if one of them is Hu Dedi,

then it's trouble!

Who is this Hu Dedi?

He was highly respected by the traitors.

He has visited Central China thrice,

and got to know many traitors.

What should we do then?

I will do my best to repay the Emperor.

There are 5 of us.

Let's split up and find them.

We'll make contact later.

Come here.

Brothers.

The Shaolin Temple was burnt down...

by the Qing army.

And only a few of them escaped.

If they were that good,

why was the Temple burnt down?

They were beaten by the Qing army.

How can they lead us?

We lead by two words,

loyalty and righteousness.

Not by martial arts, but...

just these 2 words can we defeat the Qing court?

If all Han people bear these two qualities,

the Manchus can't beat us.

Let's not argue.

The Qing army is chasing after us...

and our companions are waiting ahead.

We better hurry.

It seems they were waiting for someone here.

Let's go meet them.

Our men should be waiting for us here.

I am afraid Manchus were here before us.

Yes, he was killed by Bao Yulong's Flying Axe.

Bao Yulong?

You know... his Flying Axe is invincible.

Let's run.

It's too late.

You go first. I'll come later.

You...

Run now.

Run.

You know my power.

Run now. Don't risk your life.

Let's go.

Catch them.

You are right.

My skills are not good enough.

All I could do was to hold onto Bao Yulong.

Nothing else.

Brother Cai.

Brother Cai was willing to sacrifice for us.

His act is justified as loyalty and righteousness.

Did you see anyone suspicious on the road?

All of you are here.

Shaolin disciple Li Shikai will be here soon.

Brother Li, any good news?

Zhang Jinqiu and his men

are putting up in the town ahead.

Zhang Jinqiu has ruined...

our plan so many times.

We will take care of him first...

when all our people reach.

I think we have enough men now.

Right.

You mean we should take care of him now?

Yes.

Didn't you say...

you five escaped from Shaolin Temple?

Should we launch attack only when you all arrive?

I did. But it is too good an opportunity...

to miss!

But Zhang Jinqiu wouldn't be that easy to beat.

I think we better stick to our plan.

Let's not stir up any trouble.

We may suffer losses.

Anyone who doesn't wish to go may remain.

The others may come along.

Brother Li...

Those 5 Shaolin escapees.

They won't be able to make away this time.

All our men are back.

We lost 5 brothers.

How about the enemy?

They lost at least 10 men.

Brother Li, it's worth it then.

It's worth it even if we lost...

as many people as they did.