Reign of Assassins

Nearly 800 years ago...

Monk Bodhi came to China from India.

He stayed in the royal palace for 3 years.

He then remained in the Jinhua mountains...

mastering the art of kung fu.

After he died he was buried at Mt Xionger,...

but later his remains were stolen...

and split into two halves.

Later a rumour arose whomever possessed his remains...

could master kung fu and rule the martial arts universe.

Since then many battles have been fought...

in a quest to obtain the remains.

Now the Dark Stone, a secret guild of assassins,...

has entered the violent battle.

Recently, there has been a rumor that 1/2 of the remains...

are in the hands of Minister Zhang Haiduan.

Zhang Haiduan's residence

Zhang Haiduan

Drizzle:
Dark Stone Assassin

Lei Bin:
Dark Stone Assassin

Zhang Renfeng:
Minister's son

The Magician:
Dark Stone Assassin

The Wheel King:
Dark Stone Clan Leader

The Dark Stone assassins...

have raided the ministers residence

and killed him and his son Renfeng.

Amidst the chaos, Drizzle makes off with Bodhi's remains

and disappears without a trace.

Some years later....

The Capital

Are you Mrs Cai?

I've heard you have a house for rent.

This was Dr Huang's house.

He returned to the village last year.

The house has been empty since then.

The house is very big.

Will you be living here alone?

Yes.

The monthly rent is 3.2 taels of gold,

but if you take it now I reduce it to 3 taels.

I will take it. Here is three months deposit.

Wonderful! I will bring the contract tomorrow.

Oh, I still haven't asked you your name.

Zeng Jing.

As soon as you deliver the head of Drizzle

to the bank in Luoyang City

you will be rewarded by Dark Stone

with 50,000 taels of gold

as well as the 85,000 taels of silver

that Drizzle is carrying with her.

Please put the new bricks here

and take out the old bricks.

Wait!

Who gets to keep the remains of Bodhi from Drizzle?

According to the rules of the martials arts universe,

it is finders, keepers.

We are not afraid

of the Dark Stone.

If we capture the remains of Bodhi,

then they are ours to keep.

Be careful.

Slowly.

Put the four cabinets against the wall

and put the washstand inside.

Drizzle has left Shanxi Province.

She is heading south

and will be near Huizhou

in a few days.

Give me one!

I am willing to turn into a stone bridge

and endure 500 years of wind and rain.

The Dark Stone is the hidden power at court.

It is said that they hold the lives

of all the officials and mandarins in their hands.

I've heard that Bodhi's remains

are now in Drizzle's hands.

Drizzle's 41 stroke Water-Shedding Sword maneuver

is incredibly fast.

It showers the victim with a barrage slashes

so they look as if they've been cut by drizzling rain.

We must work together to kill her

and divide the silver equally amongst ourselves.

Sister

Do you think your kung fu is good enough?

Once you enter the martials arts world there is no getting out.

We will be waiting for you in hell.

For performing this surgery to change your face,

I have one other condition.

I need to know why are you doing this.

That night

I carried the remains with me to the bridge

and just as I was leaving the city...

You killed my father.

There was the Minister's son Zhang Renfeng.

Amazingly he was still alive.

I'm late again.

Lift isn't necessarily happy.

Death isn't necessarily painful.

That was the first time I saw wisdom.

So you are Drizzle.

Four strokes of your sword are incomplete

So what?

I worry that one day

you meet the real master and be cut to pieces.

Turn around.

Look at me.

I can't look at you again.

In a few more days

I will become a monk.

You are only telling me now?!

Then why have you been with me for 3 months?

After we part today,

I will recite to prayers for you day and night,

and ask Buddha to forgive you

and make you awaken and let go.

Let go of all the paths to dharma.

Let go of all the suffering in the world.

And sail across the bitter sea

until you reach nirvana.

Let go!

Can you let go?

I will kill everyone in the temple you are joining.

The old and young will all die!

Wait!

Today,

I shall sever this karmic bond

and sever my ties with you.

Hide weakness in deftness.

Use both darkness and light.

Reveal clarity in obscurity.

In surrender become strong.

Those 4 moves can beat your water shedding sword.

You will be killed.

Strike!

The window of opportunity arrived.

If you can put down the sword in your hand

and leave this path

I am happy to be

the last person you kill.

Pack up Bodhi's remains

and take them to the Yunhe Temple in Nanjing.

Give them to the monk named Delusion

The secret of the remains is...

Doctor,

I want a face that will blend in

so that I can live in the city

and lead a normal life.

Think it through.

After you drink this medicine,

you will be a different person.

I don't want to ever see this face again.

First I will take some poisonous insects

and place them in your hand.

This medicine will lead them to your cheek bones

where they will eat part of the bone.

Then I will slice open your face, take out the bugs

and use gold thread to sew up your face.

Zeng Jing's tombstone

Miss, you have come.

I am Delusion.

When wisdom was 6 he listened to me read mantras.

When he was 10 he went to shaolin

and studied martials arts.

That was 27 years ago.

All of the monks in the temple

said he was their number one master

in both buddist and martials arts.

Master

Before he died he said

the window of opportunity has arrived.

Buddha can only help those seeking enlightenment.

When the window passes, the chance is lost.

And if the window has not yet arrived,

then the effort is wasted.

What does "I would turn

into a bridge for 500 years

and endure the wind and rain"

mean?

Before one of the Buddha's disciples became a monk

he met a beautiful girl

and fell in love with her.

Buddha asked him: "How much do you love her?"

And he answered

he would turn into a stone bridge

and endure 500 years of wind

and 500 years of rain.

He only asked that the girl would walk over the bridge.

He was good to you.

Live your life well.

When you feel unsettled

just come and visit me.

Letter and parcel courier

One taels of gold for cross-country delivery.

Jiang Ah-Sheng, quickly take this ginseng to the Liu residence.

His mother is dying. This will give her a little more time.

OK. No problem.

Quickly!

Give it to me!

Auntie

There you are. Here is this month's rent.

How about a cup of tea?

Sure.

This is the perfect weather for tea.

Here.

The rain is getting heavier. Let's go home.

The wind is to strong.

Your fabric is falling down.

Let me help you.

Pack up! Pack up!

Many thanks.

You are welcome.

That's Jiang Ah-Sheng.

He just moved here last month.

He is a courier.

He is single, just like you.

But that will all change soon.

I have already arranged everything for tonight.

Wait a minute!

I already said, I am not going.

If you don't go, there will be trouble.

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