The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (碧血劍)

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Before the 1911 Revolution,

Yuan Chong Huan from Dongguan was the first

to care about the country's future and welfare.

During the Ming dynasty,

Yuan Chong Huan, as a governor,

defeated the Qing invaders many times.

Unfortunately, Yuan Chong Huan eventually fell into a trap

and was cut into pieces in public by the emperor.

His soldiers were unable to rescue him because they were trapped in Liaodong.

Finally, he died a wrongful death.

Out of rage, many of his generals and followers

turned to serve the Qing government.

Those who remained in the Ming government were promoted.

This is called "scaling."

One wouldn't expect the loyal Governor Yuan

to end up like this.

Torture like this meant a thousand cuts.

His family is also wanted.

One of his loyal servants saved his youngest son, Yuan Cheng Zhi,

and sought refuge at Mount Hua.

CHAO KUO, CHAN SHEN, KUAN FENG,

YU TAI-PING, CHU TIET WO, LAN YU, CHANG LIEN-HUI

CHU KE

CHAN HUNG, LIANG YAO WEN, WEI TIEN-TSAI, YIN HSIANG LIN, WANG HUA,

LIN CHIH TAI, WU HAN-SHENG, CHIANG HAN, LAI MING, WANG CHING HO, LEE SAU KEE

JIN YONG

CHEN FEN, GUAN YING QUAN HSU PING-KUANG

PENG YEN-LIEN, PROPS: LI WO

LIU JI-CHENG, WU HSU-CHING LIU J1I YOU

CHIANG SHENG, LU YUAN-MING

CHEN LIEH LIU QING PENG

The chief of the Mount Hua Sect, Mu Ren Qing,

was the best swordsman around.

This is the son of Governor Yuan.

Governor Yuan has died for his country.

And I have not taken in a pupil for years.

But for his father's sake,

I'll accept him as my pupil.

You can live here.

So his name is Yuan Cheng Zhi.

KUO CHUI

Uncle Mu San, you'll lose if you don't move your chess pieces quickly.

Cheng Zhi, I'm no match for you now.

I have to teach you one technique for every game I lose.

For swordsmanship, I'm no match for your teacher.

For the lighting technique, you've learned all from me.

Thank you for the guidance.

But I haven't learned half of what you know.

Enough already. Let's finish this game of chess.

I should go with your master.

I have nothing much to teach you.

My master has to go too?

There are natural disasters in Shanxi,

and thousands are starved to death.

Your master and I have gathered a group of friends

to help raise funds for the disaster.

The meeting is coming up. We ought to move on.

Your master is asking for you.

Cheng Zh..

Master, Uncle Mu San said you will be setting off

to provide relief for victims.

That's right. You've been here for 17 years,

and I haven't been away since.

It's about time for me to go and meet my friends.

The meeting date is coming up and cannot be delayed,

but your Hunyuan Kung Fu is almost completed.

Maybe in ten days' time I NGNS

you can master it at will.

There is no better place in the worid to practice kung fu than here.

So I'd rather you stay here to complete your kung fu

-and look for me then. =-Yes.

Come with me.

WeYe @

This is the founder of the Mount Hua Sect,

Great Master Fang.

Bow to him.

TWELVE COMMANDMENTS

Our sect has 12 commandments,

which every one of us in the sect must follow strictly.

They're compassion, self-enrichment, chastity, preserving the innocent,

respecting elders,

knowing right from wrong, associating with righteousness,

and so on.

It's all written here, read it.

You're a clever and upright person.

I'm sure that you won't violate the rules.

But sometimes it's difficult

to tell right from wrong.

A good person may be a bad one

Or vice versa.

I've only recruited three pupils in my whole life.

Your eldest senior, Iron Abacus Huang Zhen,

is smart and active.

Your second senior, Invincible Fist Gui Xin Shu,

has a good foundation and a simple-hearted deep manner.

Both of them started training

years before you.

Their pupils are of the same age as you,

but you haven't met them.

Brother Mu, we have to set off.

You needn’'t worry about this pupil of yours

who is good at kung fu as well as in character.

Cheng Zhi, come.

The checkerboard serves as my weapon,

and the chess pieces serve as my secret gizmo.

When you played chess with me, you used the white one.

Now I'm giving you the white one as a souvenir.

Thank you, Uncle.

Anybody here?

This treasure and the manual

are for the chosen.

Enter at your own risk.

Xia Xue Yi, the Golden Snake.

Don't blame anyone if something bad happens.

Sir, you must be someone extraordinary.

I have run into this corpse of yours by chance,

and I'm going to bury you.

Please rest in peace.

The one who gets this box should open this letter.

Whoever gets this box gets the treasure inside it.

But you must bury me first before you open it.

I bury you not because of the treasure.

If you would bury me,

please dig deeper into the pit before burying me.

That way, I can stay deep down in the ground, free from worms.

All right. I'll do as instructed.

You're really weird.

I wonder what's inside the box.

You're a righteous person because you followed my instructions to bury me.

So you will be highly rewarded.

When you open the box, poisonous arrows will shoot out.

The map inside the box is a fake one and is poisonous.

It's to punish crooks.

The genuine map is in this small iron box.

There's something strange about this cave.

It looks like it was set on fire not long ago.

That's precisely what Uncle said.

For 18 years,

we have been unable to locate this villain.

Maybe he's back at his old hideout.

So we should take a look at Mount Hua here and see what the situation is at the cave.

I think Uncle was right.

So, do we report back to our master and get more people to help us?

No. The two of us will go in to grab this villain and get the glory.

Maybe we can get the treasure map too.

But, Uncle...

What's to be afraid of? That villain, the Golden Snake,

has had the veins and sinews of his arms and legs cut.

He is as good as a cripple. We will easily succeed.

Yes, you're right.

I think they're the enemies of the Golden Snake.

They look like villains to me. Let's follow them.

XIA XUE YI, THE GOLDEN SNAKE

This is interesting. The treasure map may be inside.

This clay figure looks like it's been moved.

Let's dig it up.

Here.

This is ingenious.

There is a secret mechanism on the side of the iron box.

Use both hands to grab it, and the box will open.

Let's follow the instructions.

Wei, you're dumb.

Don't blame me for your death.

That villain, the Golden Snake,

is treacherous.

THE GOLDEN SNAKE MANUAL

His kung fu manual and the treasure map are here.

THE GOLDEN SNAKE MANUAL

The Golden Snake Manual?

Poison! There's poison!

They deserve their death.

They look villainous.

But this elderly is quite cunning and manipulative.

The kung fu in the manual seems incomplete.

This is right.

But why has he left it all so mysterious

and written inside the fold?

This is the treasure map they mentioned.

He wanted people to explore the mystery of the manual

before finding the treasure map.

Whoever gets this treasure, go to Shiliang Sect at Zhejiang.

Find a lady nhamed Wen Yi and give her 100,000 taels of gold.

This sounds exaggerated.

TO MASTER

I've written a letter to Master

and have explained everything in it.

If Master returns or sends someone here,

please give this letter to him.

I've practiced the Golden Snake Kung Fu.

I don't want the treasure, but I'll follow his instructions

and look for Wen Yi from Shiliang Sect.

I'll also hand over the treasure map to her.

Whether I should use this Golden Snake Sword and Awl,

I've already asked Master in the letter. If he allows me,

please deliver them to Shiliang Sect.

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Sir, please come in.

Please.