Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Page #8

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MONK JING:

Hold it! Don't you know Monk Jing?

JEN:

A monk, in a place like this? You

need a lesson!

MONK JING:

Who are you?

She smiles, and leaps again into action after unsheathing

the Green Destiny.

JEN:

Who am I? I am... I am the

Invincible Sword Goddess. Armed

with the Incredible... Green

Destiny. Be you Li or Southern

Crane... lower your head... and ask

for mercy. I am the desert dragon.

I leave no trace. Today I fly over

Eu-Mei. Tomorrow... I'll kick over

Wudan Mountain!

Jen is in a frenzy, slashing and maiming as she speaks.

INT. STAR RESTAURANT - DAY

Yu and Li are surrounded by the variously bandaged men who

battled with Jen.

FLYING MACHETE CHANG

We politely asked for a friendly

match, but she showed no respect,

and attacked us. Everyone came by

to teach her a lesson.

MI BIAO:

Her sword was just too powerful.

MONK JING:

I've traveled everywhere, but never

met anyone so uncivilized.

SHINING PHOENIX MOUNTAIN GOD

(heavily bandaged)

She kept accusing me of being Gou

Jun Pei's brother. Who is this

Gou, anyway?

YU:

Her husband.

The men all nod their heads.

EXT. OUTSIDE HWAI AN - DAY

Li and Yu ride together.

LI:

(to Yu)

We're close to your headquarters.

Go home and check in.

YU:

What about you?

LI:

I'll look around and catch up later.

YU:

Not a bad idea. Tonight we'll get

a good night's sleep at headquarters.

Yu takes a fork off the road. Thunder can be heard in the

darkening sky.

EXT. SUN COMPOUND - DAY

A group of security men are practicing Kung Fu in the front

yard of Sun Security. They stop when Yu enters.

SECURITY MAN A:

Mistress, you're back.

YU:

It's you! How's everything here?

CAPTAIN:

Fine. You've been gone a while.

YU:

Yes, and I leave again tomorrow.

Your wife was due?

AH WAI:

Yeah, a baby girl.

YU:

Good!

AH WAI:

I'll be happy if she's half as

strong as you.

YU:

Mrs. Wu...

AUNT WU:

You're back!

YU:

How's the arm? Still sore?

AUNT WU:

Much better. You've been gone so

long.

YU:

Li Mu Bai is coming to stay the

night.

AUNT WU:

(excited)

I'll go and make up his room!

Aunt Wu hustles out. Yu goes into her own room.

INT. HALL OF ANCESTRAL WORSHIP

Yu lights incense for her former fiancé Meng. Hearing

something, she turns to see a dishevelled Jen standing

outside downstairs.

JEN:

Sister Shu Lien...

INT. YU'S ROOM - DAY

Yu eases her guard, then opens a drawer, and takes out some

clothes. Jen, wearing just white underclothing, sets

herself on the edge of Yu's bed. Yu brings over the clothes.

YU:

Here you must be in proper attire.

JEN:

I'm just borrowing some clean

clothes. I'm not staying.

YU:

I'll give them to you.

JEN:

I was just passing by and wondered

how you were.

Jen tries to hide her anxiety but finally breaks down on

Yu's shoulder in tears.

JEN:

You, sister...

YU:

Look at the trouble you've caused.

Now you know what Giang Hu life is

really like. If you think of me as

your sister, let me give you some

sisterly advice. You can run from

marriage, but not your parents.

JEN:

They forced me to marry!

YU:

Go back to them first. Then you

can decide about Lo.

JEN:

You know about Lo?

YU:

He really loves you. Come back to

Peking with me. We'll find a

solution.

JEN:

Where is he now?

YU:

Li Mu Bai has made arrangements.

He sent him to Wudan Mountain.

JEN:

You're working together to set me

up! I'm leaving!

YU:

How dare you accuse us? I always

knew you had stolen the sword!

I've done nothing but protect you

and your family. And you're repaid

me with nothing but contempt. Li

Mu Bai himself spared you, and all

you do is insult him. We wanted

some peace and you've ruined it all!

You're no sister of mine!

JEN:

What do I care? You were never a

real friend anyway. But I wonder,

how long could you last as my enemy?

Jen gets up to leave. Yu intercepts her.

YU:

Put the sword down!

Jen jumps out.

INT. YUAN COURTYARD - DAY

Jen soars out to the front courtyard where the guards are

still practicing.

They raise their weapons at the sight of an intruder.

YU:

(calling out)

Jen!

Jen greets Yu with the Green Destiny.

YU:

Everyone out. Shut the doors.

The men leave.

YU:

Fine... the friendship is over.

Yu scoops up a weapon from one of many lying around and

begins her battle with Jen.

Yu uses every weapon that's available against Jen but none

are any match for the Green Destiny.

After slicing through another set of Yu's weapons, Jen looks

admiringly at the Green Destiny in her hands.

YU:

Don't touch it! That's Li Mu Bai's

sword.

JEN:

Come and get it if you can.

YU:

Without the Green Destiny, you are

nothing.

JEN:

Don't be a sore loser. Go ahead.

Take your pick. I'll wait. Go

ahead.

Yu picks up a huge broad sword and attacks. Just as the

Green Destiny slices it in half, Yu holds the broken blade

at Jen's neck. She pauses before hurting Jen, then pulls

back.

YU:

Give me the sword.

Jen, taking advantage of Yu's trust, slices her arm.

JEN:

Take it!

Yu, her shoulder bleeding, falls back as Li Mu Bai jumps in.

LI:

(enraged)

Stop it! You don't deserve the

Green Destiny.

JEN:

Not another lecture! On guard!

LI:

Let's end this here.

JEN:

Only the sword will settle this.

Jen soars up to the rooftop, with Li right on her tail.

EXT. LAKE - DAY

Jen floats over the lake, Li close behind.

EXT. BAMBOO FOREST - DAY

Jen runs into a sea of bamboo. She appears to have lost Li

but is not slowing down. Her white clothes are now stained

with blood and mud. The wind had picked up and every breeze

sounds like an air attack by Li.

The two leap onto the tips of the bamboo trees and begin

their dances and dodges. They glance off bamboos and each

other while staying afloat. Finally Jen lands on the same

stick of bamboo as Li. The two hold their positions for a

while, as the bamboo bends.

LI:

I only let you go because I wanted

to see the real you.

Jen tries to shake Li off the bamboo but Li recovers nicely.

JEN:

What do you know about a true heart?

Li suddenly leaps off the bamboo tree. The bamboo

straightens up and throws Jen toward the ground. Jen

quickly pulls herself up and charges at Li.

Jen chases after Li, into a clearing, out of the bamboo

forest.

EXT. RIVER - DAY

Jen finally catches up to Li, who is standing on a rock

about a few feet wide amid the rapids. Jen vaults onto the

rock and scuffles with Li. Jen loses her balance.

JEN:

What do you want?

LI:

What I've always wanted, to teach

you.

JEN:

All right. If you can take back

the sword in three moves, I'll go

with you.

Li takes the sword back.

JEN:

Give it back!

LI:

Kneel!

JEN:

Never!

LI:

Then you have no use for the sword.

Li throws the sword into the rapids.

Jen dives in to retrieve it. He follows Jen downstream by

hopping from one rock to another. Jen recovers the sword

but is herself drowning. Suddenly Jade Fox swings into the

rapids and fishes Jen out. Jade Fox carries the unconscious

Jen away. Li gives chase, but loses them.

INT. ABANDONED FACTORY - DAY

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