To Kill With Intrigue (Jian hua yan yu Jiang Nan / 劍花煙雨江南)

"JI-FENG VILLA"

The two masters of the Tai Hu 18th fortress have arrived.

We bring to the lords of the great Lai palace...

greetings from all our men at our fortress...

today on your 60th birthday.

Thank you. Very kind. Very kind.

We hope you enjoy prosperity and a long life.

LO WEI

HSU LI-HWA

HSU FENG | JACKIE CHAN

YU LING-LUNG | SIN IL-RYONG

WANG CHUEH

TUNG LINN | MA CHI

CHIANG CHING-HSIA CHEN HUI-LOU | LEE MAN-TAI

CHEN HSIN-I | WENG HSIAO-HU

TSANG MING-CHEONG | LO WAI-KEUNG CHEUNG CHIU KEI | LAM CHUNG

MATIN WONG KWOK-FAI | KO TAI BOU

LEE SIU-CHEUNG CHU SHIH-MEI

CHEN HSIN-I | CHEN MAN LUNG

CHEN CHUNGYUEN

CINEMATOGRAPHER ASSISTANTS: CHAN SIU-ON | WONG TSANG-CHEUNG

LO GAM-LUNG

LI CHIA-CHIH CHAN CHI-YEUNG

HU LIEN-PI

LEE HIN-YUEN ZHANG SHAO-CHIEH

FRANKIE CHAN WONG PING

CHOW GAN CHEUNG WAH

CHOW TSE-LEUNG KWOK TING-HUNG

CHIU LO-KONG | CHU HSUEH-LIANG

KU LONG

LO WEI

The palace maidens will pay their respects.

"LONG LIFE"

Respects to Master. May you have a long life.

Thank you. Thank you. All enjoy yourselves.

Thank you.

Hey, I managed to get some wine from the kitchen.

Let's have a drink. Plenty here.

All right! Come on.

Chin-Chin!

Where are you going to? Stay for a drink.

She's a strange girl.

So what? Let her go.

She always thinks she's too good for us.

So just forget her and have a drink.

Let's drink ourselves, come on. This is yours. Here.

Sau Lai!

Nobody knows where the young master has gone...

except me.

I knew he was waiting for me.

Why so quiet? What's the matter?

What are you looking at?

Get lost!

Out of my sight!

Are you angry because I'm late?

Who cares?

I'm sorry.

Don't be angry.

What's this blood?

Have you been fighting?

I've had bloodstains before.

There was some of your blood on there one time.

You've been with another girl?

Well, what's it to you then?

You're only a maid.

I can take you when I feel like, without asking.

But you do know, though, I'm pregnant, and it's your child.

Who says that it's mine? You do.

You any proof? Go on.

Yes, I shall go now.

You beast, you.

My lord Lai, you're a righteous man.

Everyone here has the greatest respect for the Lai family.

Not at all.

Oh, look, your son's here.

Lai Shao-Feng, where have you been?

It is your father's birthday. Have you forgotten?

What? You still here?

How many gifts did you give in return for drink?

Shao-Feng, are you mad?

I'm not mad.

I'm just fed up with parasites.

Disgraceful!

It's all right. Don't get angry.

It's late. We'll go now. Listen.

It's late now and it's time that we went.

Our host needs his rest.

Yes, that's right. Let's all get off to our homes now, shall we? All right.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye.

And what are you waiting for? Just get out.

How dare you.

Disgracing me.

Get out!

You should go, not me.

You're my only son.

But I'd rather have none than one like you.

Out! Out of this house!

Everyone should get out of this house...

except for me.

And why?

Because if they don't, they'll all die.

And why die with you, except in my case?

And why will they die if they stay?

Because someone is coming here.

Who?

Fifteen years.

It's exactly fifteen years.

Now they've come.

Those Killer Bees are a deadly bunch.

Where they go, no one survives.

I got the word yesterday.

You didn't tell me?

I told Mother.

We decided you should enjoy your 60th birthday feast.

And I was certain that they'd wait until tonight.

That's right.

Fifteen years.

It was on this very same date, that was when I destroyed them.

I just regret I didn't wipe the lot out.

And now I shall have to pay for that mistake.

You have to leave. You can't stay. They will kill you.

I'll stay.

Dad, listen. I am your son.

That's why you must go. We can't let them wipe out the Lai family name.

Don't you worry about that.

I've already taken steps to preserve it.

- Who's that? - It's Chin-Chin.

Chin-Chin? Where is she?

She's left here.

But bearing your child, she wouldn't leave.

But I didn't give her any choice, though.

My child...

You thought of everything, including the family name.

I hurt her terribly, though.

But I'd no choice.

But how will she take care of herself?

I've already asked Jin-chuan to take care of her.

I know you regard Jin-chuan as a good friend but you haven't known him long.

But real friendship doesn't just depend on time.

- It depends on trust. - Right.

And I believe Jin-chuan is a real trustworthy friend.

And I'm proud... that our only child is so filial, such a good son.

Mother.

I should have known. You should have told me.

Let's get ready.

Lai Shao-Feng and I are not going to leave you.

You're willing to die?

You remember...

what we said at our wedding altar...

thirty years ago?

I do.

We swore by the gods...

that we would stay together till death do us part.

And we now have to fulfill our promise.

But even in the next life we'll still be joined.

Good!

With such a wife and a son as I have here...

I am proud to die.

Tell everyone, gather their things. Leave immediately.

My lord, we realize something bad is coming...

or you wouldn't ask us to leave.

You've always been most kind to us...

so we don't want to leave you when you're in trouble.

That would be wrong.

You're right. There is trouble, and it will happen soon.

But it's not your problem.

My lord, what is this? We're all your good friends.

We'll help in any way that we can.

Now, look, the people coming here are a bunch of determined killers...

and none of you would have a chance.

Right.

Listen to me. I'm grateful to you for offering. Please go now.

My lord, please allow us, your friends, to help you.

My lord, it'll be a great honor.

- Please, my lord. - Get up. Get up. Get up.

Right.

If a man does have to die, and with such friends, it's an honor.

Why have they come back?

Dad, look.

- They're here. - My lord, who are they?

They're the Killer Bee Gang.

- Return my hand! - Dad...

Return my hand!

Return my hand!

Return my hand.

Return my hand!

Take it!

It's mine.

Dad, look.

"RETURN OUR LIVES"

Return our lives!

Return our lives!

Hold it.

We've got to keep calm.

Ignore all the tricks.

I never believed in witchcraft.

Lai Tifone, a debt you've owed fifteen years.

Tonight we'll be paid off.

Dad!

Shao-Feng!