House of Traps Page #4

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Not bad.

But if the intruder has

great jumping technique,

he could get to the second floor easily.

The second floor has

the deadly copper net trap.

Brother, I heard that today at court

Zhi Hua pretended to get caught

and stole the seal. Is that true?

Yes, indeed, Zhi Hua has great skills

and is quite a hero.

Why do you say this?

This Zhi Hua is notorious for his treachery.

He is known as the Black Fox.

If I had been here, you wouldn't have

fallen for his tricks.

You went out just because you had to.

After a day's investigation

I confirmed that the Prince

formed the Federation of the Righteous

to unite the mercenaries,

and built the House of Traps

with traps guarding stolen treasures

from the imperial court.

Obviously, Zhi Hua

has joined him and stolen your seal

to claim his credit.

I am afraid so.

You can't lose your seal.

I plan to go

to the Prince's residence tonight

and see how good

that Zhi Hua and Hua Chong are,

and how deadly the traps

in the House of Traps are.

Although the seal has been lost,

with Lord Bao's support,

it should be all right.

You shouldn't underestimate dangers.

Right, but having the seal stolen

is a grave matter.

Besides, I want to have a go

at that Zhi Hua.

The House of Traps is very dangerous.

Wang Tung of Kaifeng also died there.

We must have a detailed plan.

Don't be rash.

Brother, where are you going?

Since you wouldn't let me go,

I'm off to sleep.

That's the right thing to do.

The traps here are really deadly,

especially the copper net trap.

But if you are not here to launch it,

it's useless.

You needn't worry.

Since Brother Lan turned off

the main switch outside,

he had to launch the traps one by one.

If the main switch is turned on,

the traps go into action automatically.

I see.

You understand now?

Brother Lan.

The pearl crown could be placed inside.

Please sign to join in, too.

Sure.

ZHI HUA:

HOUSE OF TRAPS:

Master Deng guessed right.

Why let him in on purpose?

Master Deng told me privately

that this will be a great credit to me.

He said Yan Chun Min lost his seal,

so Bai Yu Tang must come tonight.

If we get rid of him,

Yan Chun Min can't do any harm.

We'll have done a great deed for the Prince.

Then set the traps in motion.

Right, once inside the House of Traps,

Bai Yu Tang is dead.

Black Fox Zhi Hua?

Though my nickname sounds

untrustworthy, I was sent by Lord Bao.

Lord Yan, you must know this.

So you are his secret emissary. Please.

I have come to return Lord Yan's seal.

Then why did you steal it during the day?

Lord Bao asked me

to sneak into the Prince's residence.

Though I stole the pearl crown,

the Prince of Xiangyang

might not have been fully convinced.

The incident of the seal

would shock the whole city,

and the Prince of Xiangyang

would have no more suspicion,

and I could accomplish my task easily.

So the seal...

Before I came here I made a fake seal

for the Prince of Xiangyang.

The fake seal is in the House of Traps.

I have the real one.

I also asked Lord Bao to notify

the imperial court secretly

that the seal had not been lost.

All that which occurred in the court room

was merely a show.

You have thought of everything.

Brother Bai was worried

about the loss of my seal

and insisted on going to retrieve it.

I stopped him.

I'll send someone to get him

to meet you now.

Good.

Brother Bai has great skills and is upright,

but he is a bit rash.

He saw me robbing the seal

and must have gotten upset.

Please explain on my behalf

when he is here.

Naturally.

Master, Master Bai is not in his room.

Oh, dear, he must have gone

to the House of Traps.

I'll go back at once.

Brother Lan, he must be dead.

Bring him down.

Bai Yu Tang is dead.

He's dead.

I was thinking.

Descendants of late emperors

vie for the throne.

Heroes get involved,

and many of them want fame.

Unlike us,

who enjoy a care-free life on this island.

You are right, Big Brother,

but Fifth Brother might think differently.

I know him well.

He is young, rash and impetuous,

but he is not after fame or riches.

He might not agree to work for Lord Bao.

That's the point. Fifth Brother is ambitious

and would easily be involved in the matter.

Once in, it's not easy to get out.

Masters!

Report for Fourth Master!

Master Bai and Inspector Yan Chun Min

became blood brothers.

He went to the Prince's residence

to get back his seal

and died in the House of Traps.

I was right.

I declined Lord Bao

despite his many invitations,

but I must avenge Fifth Brother.

You're right.

Coming...

We'll do it according to your instructions.

Master Zhi.

Mr. Xu, what are these men doing?

The Prince's birthday's is soon.

These are tile makers

here to mend the roof.

Sorry for disturbing you.

It's all right.

Check the roofs

of every part of the residence

and replace the damaged tiles

with new ones.

Yes, sir.

ZHU KE:

There are many affairs

I have to manage these days.

I am afraid I might not serve you well.

Ai Fu, come here.

YU LI:

He has worked here since he was a kid.

If you need anything, just ask him.

Serve Master Zhi well,

and don't sneak away

to practice your kung fu.

You practice kung fu, too?

It's quite a funny story.

Masters like Master Zhi, Master Shen,

Master Deng and Master Hua

are all top martial artists.

Even this kid practices kung fu...

What a joke!

Not really.

The best kung fu is accomplished

by steady practice.

No one is born a martial artist.

When I have time,

I'll show you a few moves.

Thank you, Mr. Zhi.

Mr. Zhi, Mr. Shen.

You look quite busy.

The residence must look new

for the Prince's birthday.

Go about your work.

You don't need to stay with us.

Yes, I will go.

Look at that fellow digging.

Doesn't he look familiar?

Who could a workman resemble?

Your kung fu is not bad.

I am a tile maker.

I am used to climbing.

I don't know kung fu at all.

Climbing is also a kind of kung fu.

There is a Sky Rat

who is known for scaling heights.

I don't know about him.

Do you think that those two

might be Lu Fang the Sky Rat

and Han Zhang the Ground Rat?

I have my suspicions.

Bai Yu Tang is dead,

so they should be here.

Master Zhi, Master Shen,

please have some tea.

Come in... Be careful.

Carry it into the living room.

Here.

What's the matter?

What are you doing here?

This is the Prince's residence,

don't run around.

The Prince's residence, that's great.

That's where we want to go.

Let's go.

No entry.

Let us in!

Stop arguing.

What are you doing here?

A palace should have a prince, right?

Naturally.

I hear he is going to celebrate

his birthday, isn't he?

Yes.

We are magicians

and could entertain the Prince.

Right.

What has celebrating a birthday

got to do with magicians?

Celebrating birthdays should be joyous.

And one should not have a sad face.

What are you doing? Get lost!

You drive us away, we'll cry.

Let us stay, we'll laugh.

Get lost!

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