Judge Archer (箭士柳白猿)

Miss, think this through carefully.

To drop the spear, is to challenge us.

Let's duel up close.

Stay away! Stay away!

He didn't lose his mind.

It's pure anger. He hates himself.

He needs to be born again.

Let him become a monk in name only.

Listen closely. Write his name on a paper doll.

It will take over his identity as a monk.

Then he will vanish from the world.

When you jump over the wall,

the words spoken by the first person you meet will be your new name.

Brother, you will start a new life with that name.

Come back when you have one!

Judge Archer!

You! Who are you?

- Judge Archer. - You?

Yes!

Come here.

Let me take a look at you.

Judge Archer is my name as well.

From now on, you and I will share the same name.

You have taken a cursed name.

It has been used for six generations.

Nobody with this name has met a good end.

People who carry this name have a duty to deliver justice.

Han Si, what are you doing?

No more waiting.

Why not? Doesn't Judge Archer mean anything to you?

He disappeared three years ago.

You said he'll come today.

How can I trust you?

Master Zhao, you have your broadsword with you.

Don't let a stranger step in. We'll solve it ourselves.

It's Judge Archer's signature.

I don't know you.

This is all you need to know.

It's my fault.

I'm sorry I bothered you.

Good. And now settle it over a cup of tea.

- Let's forget what happened. - It's over.

Do not hold back now.

With a single gold bar, you can buy a whole house.

I was afraid they wouldn't sell.

Why'd he shoot four arrows in a row?

It's a tradition, symbolizing justice.

It's not easy to cluster four arrows together.

He can persuade others with his precision alone.

Just by pulling a bowstring,

he can stop fights between the schools?

But you must remember

that what they teach is all trickery.

That's how they keep their students.

After you've mastered archery,

there is no secret in martial arts.

These two ligaments here are essential in the art of archery.

Always keep your chest out and your waist in.

And you can feel them stretch when you pull the bow.

He shows his strength by pulling on the bow.

You and I are working together and it ends there.

Hmm.

He drank seven bottles in four hours.

Judge Archer is respected by everyone.

If he wants to get drunk, why does he have to disguise himself?

Oh, you have many enemies.

For to deliver justice is to make enemies.

You cannot handle wine.

You just want... to get drunk.

The last Judge, your predecessor, lasted seven years.

How long can you last?

Let's see if I survive tonight.

I challenge you... up close.

Get out of the way. I'm crazy when I'm drunk.

Stay away!

What are you doing?

It's my habit.

I know this is a trap. What do you want?

I shouldn't have lied... I'm sorry.

I wanted to ask if you could help me.

I am Judge Archer. I am concerned with martial arts... nothing more.

I thought that if there was an injustice, you would step forward.

To be Judge Archer is my destiny.

It's the only purpose of my life.

I cannot afford to make mistakes.

I see that I was wrong.

Leave... when you're finished.

I want to ask one thing.

Nothing happened...

last night, right?

Nothing.

No one can bully me.

We won't make a trade.

But I can... help.

My father was a member of the Tongmenghui Revolutionary Alliance.

Most of its early members

were forced into exile overseas,

and many had foreign lovers abroad.

He died in a conflict two years ago.

The man who killed my father is no longer in power.

These days, he only leaves his home twice a week,

to go teach music class at the village middle school.

Perhaps he has repented his actions.

Repentance cannot change the past.

My father will never breathe again.

Where is Kong?

He sold me the store and left.

We had a deal, he gives me a pear every morning,

and I pay every month.

The smell of a pear in the morning is very refreshing.

You're not young anymore, don't run.

What if you'd tripped?

To smell is to practice breathing.

His gait is clumsy, but gentle. He must be a great master.

I have shot at the target ten times. Should I continue?

And so what if you have?

The energy of the tree continues to overwhelm and overpower you.

You are not brave enough to face it.

You think I'm scared of a tree?

That's not what I said.

An experienced archer will always aim with his left foot forward,

but look at your left foot, it's shying away.

Give me an apple.

Just one apple?

The essence of archery is not concerned with the target,

but with being at peace with oneself.

For the apple.

But wait, it's too much.

It's your tip.

I can't accept it, here's your change.

Keep it.

Guests are coming tonight. Bring me a box of fruit.

Yes, sir.

She is really flirtatious.

She must be a mistress.

Or she will become one sooner or later.

Some rich man will surely take her.

The way she sings opera is very seductive.

We'll pay you later.

What happened?

You don't remember?

I remember it suddenly went dark.

You passed out.

It's singing opera, it's making me feel so weak.

Will you eat it?

Don't you have a smaller knife?

Don't look at me like that.

Every female opera singer carries a knife with her.

The character in the opera is so gentle and loving.

Where is he in real life?

He ripped my dress last night

and left first thing this morning.

I walked back wearing his coat

but he got very angry and told me I had to return it immediately.

He treated me like a thief.

What's wrong?

I'll leave you the knife.

Come and watch my performance tonight. No charge.

This job... is not for me.

You're being decent enough by coming in person.

Thank you.

Can't you do better?

That's the blunt edge.

I'm a martial artist.

I can choose... to step in...

or to stay out.

Why did you do that?

Master!

Thank you.

This is my room.

I only reserved one.

Book another.