Purge the World of Evil (2025) Movie Script
Ah!
Don't come over!
Miss.
Go away!
Miss.
Go away!
Go away!
Miss!
Don't come over!
Go away!
Go away!
Go away!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Help!
Help!
Ah!
Miss.
Ah!
Help!
Hahaha!
Ah.
Ah!
Let go of me!
Ah!
You wretched woman.
Ah!
Help!
Help!
Help!
Guys!
Kill her!
Master.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
We've been after them
for more than half a year.
At last, we've wiped out
this gang of brigands steeped in evil.
It can be counted
as justice for all those
innocent people in Hedong
who died miserably
at their hands.
Miss!
Xin, be careful!
Ah!
Xin!
Ah!
Haven't you been
looking for me all this time?
Hahaha.
A bunch of fools
who don't know death when you see it.
Today,
the two of you, master and disciple,
won't leave this place alive.
This forest right here
will be your burial ground.
Xin!
Run!
Ah!
Xin!
Xin.
Go!
Master.
Let's leave together.
There are too many of them.
If we both stay,
we'll surely die.
You go first.
No!
If we die, we die together!
When will you ever grow up?
If you stay,
you'll only distract me.
Xin.
Listen to me.
You go first.
Once I drive them back,
I'll come find you.
Do as I say.
Go.
Go!
Trying to run?
Ah!
Go!
Master!
Find him.
Bring it to me,
dead or alive.
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Grandpa,
is he a bad person?
He isn't.
Then
will he wake up?
That depends on
whether fate spares him or not.
[Purge the World of Evil]
[Three Months Later]
Mr. Zhao.
Thank you so much
for escorting us all the way.
Without you, Mr. Zhao,
returning home this time
truly would have been
quite inconvenient.
Uncle.
You're far too kind.
Seeing you off
is an honor for me.
In the future,
if you ever need anything, Uncle,
just give the word.
Haha.
Oh, right, Uncle.
I've heard
there are some small businesses back home.
Perhaps
once you're settled this time,
we could even work together
and make a fortune.
Haha.
If such an opportunity really comes,
being able to work with you,
that would naturally be wonderful.
Right?
Hahaha.
Grandpa!
You're back!
That's great!
Hua.
Why are you running so fast?
Up the mountain!
Hey, this child
I knew
you must be drinking here again.
Look!
There's a car coming!
Wow!
That lady is so pretty!
I miss my mother.
Big brother,
stop drinking.
Teach me archery.
Once I learn to shoot well,
I can wipe out those bad people
to avenge your master
and my parents.
Ma'am,
please take me as your disciple.
I want to learn martial arts from you,
to wipe out those bad people
and avenge my parents!
Alright.
I'm heading back now.
Grandpa caught a pheasant today.
Come back early for dinner, okay?
[To Xin, personally]
[To Xin, personally]
Xin.
By the time you read this letter,
I may already be gone from this world.
All these years,
I've carried deep guilt in my heart,
regretting leading you
onto this road of no return.
My path
has already come to its end.
Do not be sad.
This is my fate.
Never seek revenge for me.
Put down the blade in your hand.
Put down the hatred in your heart.
Hatred
will only drag us deeper and deeper.
Once that step is taken,
it becomes very hard to turn back.
I hope that you
will stay far away from the martial world,
this land of strife.
Find a kind-hearted girl,
and live an ordinary life.
This is also my
greatest wish in this lifetime.
Uncle,
this time,
when you return to the hometown,
how long do you plan to stay?
When will you come back?
Now, the situation is turbulent,
and the city is not peaceful.
This time, after going back,
we'll stay for a while first,
and wait until things settle down.
Right?
[Goods arrived at the dock:
Two males, two females]
[Ship in position, awaiting loading]
What's that sound?
What else could it be?
Of course it's birds calling.
It doesn't sound like birds to me.
I heard that recently,
the mountains haven't been very peaceful.
Bandits often come down to rob people.
Auntie,
don't worry.
Just a bunch of penniless wretches.
What's there to be afraid of?
He...
Is he dead?
If he got run over, he deserved it.
Who told him to jump out all of a sudden?
Hey...
Don't get out of the car.
Something feels off.
Afraid of what?
I want to see for myself
which blind bastard it is.
Hey.
Get up.
Don't play dead with me.
Get up!
Hey.
Get up!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Father!
Darling!
Darling!
Father!
Father!
Heroes!
Heroes!
I...
Ah...
I have here
three hundred taels in banknotes.
I'll give them all to you.
As drinking money for you.
I beg you, heroes,
to show mercy
and spare us our lives.
That little money
isn't enough to satisfy me.
But...
If the two of them keep me entertained,
I might consider letting you go.
You...
Haha!
Haha!
Haha!
What are you trying to do?
I...
Ah!
Father!
Ah!
What is it?
You want to go first?
You beast!
Let her go!
Ah!
Father!
Father!
Father!
You old bastard!
I'll show you today
what the hell a real beast is!
Go!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Get inside!
Let go of me!
Ah!
To be honest,
I really don't like women too young.
Too youngno feeling at all.
Ah!
I'll leave that untouched young maiden...
- Mother!
- To our master.
He likes them tender.
I still prefer someone
like you, an older woman.
Ah?
All soft and plump.
- You'll die a horrible death!
- Let go of me!
Let go!
Ah!
Let go of me!
Father!
Ah!
Ah!
You bite me?
Bite me!
Bite me!
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Mother!
You bastard!
Bastard!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Stop!
You bad people!
Let go of the lady now,
or I'll shoot!
Haha!
You little brat!
Come on...
Shoot here!
Shoot!
Shoot!
Shoot!
Stop!
Ah!
Sister!
Get her!
Brother!
Help me!
Brother!
Help me!
Brother!
Hey you! Think you can get away?
Let go of me!
Brother!
Help me!
Behave!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Brother!
Help me!
Brother!
Help me!
Let go of me!
Brother!
Help me!
Help me!
Brother!
Ah!
Brother,
they killed that sister's
parents in the car,
and now they want to kill her too.
We have to go save her!
Kid,
hand over that wild girl,
and and I'll leave your body intact.
Don't be afraid.
Turn around
and close your eyes.
Kill him.
Ah!
Do you know who I am?
If you kill me,
the whole village will...
It's okay.
Sister!
Sister!
Sister, wake up!
Sister!
Didn't Puppy come out with you today?
He's at home with his grandpa.
Who is he holding?
Who is she?
Grandpa,
how's the sister doing?
Good girl, Hua.
She
just got a little hurt
and passed out.
She should be alright.
Thank goodness.
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Mother.
Father!
Mother.
What?
Second Master!
Second Master!
Second Master!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
I remember
that year, I had just turned seven.
Mother and I
were having dinner at home.
Great.
We get to have chicken tonight!
Here, Xin.
Have some more.
Thank you, Mother.
Mother,
when will Father come back?
He has been gone for a long time.
Giddy up!
Giddy up!
Is that Father coming back?
Oh no.
It's horse bandits!
Xin,
hide, quick!
Xin,
no matter what happens,
don't make a single sound...
Do you hear me?
Yes.
Open the door!
Do you have wine?
Yes.
Go get it!
You!
Come here.
Come here!
Ah!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Let go!
Ah!
No!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Ah!
Mother.
Mother!
Mother!
Ah!
Ah!
Mother.
Mother.
All these years,
I've been roaming the world
with my master,
searching for the bandits
who killed my mother.
Did you find them?
Then...
Where is your master?
Three months ago,
she was also killed by those bandits.
I hate them.
I hate them
for taking everyone I ever loved.
Why are there
so many evil people in this world?
Where did they come from?
Master!
- Master!
- Yes.
Master.
Second Master...
What happened to my son?
He
Was killed.
What did you say?
Giddy up!
Giddy up!
Giddy up!
Hu?
My boy?
Wake up, my boy.
My boy!
Ah!
Ah!
My boy!
Ah!
[Yongning Village]
Giddy up!
[Yongning Village]
Giddy up!
[Yongning Village]
Bandits are here!
Bandits are here!
Run!
Bandits are here!
Bandits are here!
Whoa!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go.
My son loved to drink.
Who stabbed him through the throat?
Who did it?
Did you
get it wrong?
We don't even know your son.
It couldn't have...
Ah!
Dear!
Dear!
Dear!
Dear!
Dear!
Tell me
who it is.
Ah!
I don't know!
I don't know.
You don't know?
Ah!
Mother!
I'll kill you!
Ah!
Son.
My son!
If you don't hand him over before dawn,
I'll slaughter the entire village
to bury you with my son.
Third Elder,
this is what happened.
I've asked everyone...
No one saw his son,
let alone killed him.
But I just remembered something.
Yesterday you carried back
an injured girl.
Was it her?
Did you run into
that bandit's son in the mountains?
Was he the one you killed?
Say something!
Did you kill him?
Li's wife.
You heartless bastard!
Give me back my husband's life!
I...
Wang.
You killed my son and daughter-in-law
and Li.
You've brought disaster
to the entire village!
Of all people, why did you
have to kill the bandit's son?
Exactly.
This is a terrible sin.
What are we supposed to do now?
What should we do?
I killed him.
Tomorrow morning,
I will give everyone an answer.
Brother!
Brother!
This wasn't my brother's fault.
He killed those bad guys
to save me.
Folks,
the son of the bandit outside
defiled my mother
and killed my father.
If it hadn't been for Hua
and Brother Wu saving me,
I would have suffered the same fate.
Tell medidn't a beast like him
deserve death?
Brother Wu was carrying out justice
on Heaven's behalf.
What did he do wrong?
Third Master.
How about I sneak out of the village
and report to the government?
It's too late.
A round trip to the city
is over five hundred li.
Moreover,
those bandits in the mountains
bribe the officials in town
with silver dollars.
If anything really happens,
the officials will just turn a blind eye.
What's the use of you going there?
What should we do?
We can't just sit and wait to die.
Those damn bandits...
Why don't we just fight them to the death?
Yes.
Let's fight them!
Oh,
have you all forgotten
how Hua's parents died?
They fought back with everything they had,
and in the end,
weren't they still killed
by those bandits?
Those bandits have knives.
Every one of them is a ruthless killer
who wouldn't blink an eye at murder.
What do we have to fight them with?
[No.]
[If I go now, ]
[I'll put the innocent people in trouble.]
What?
What? He's the one who killed your master?
Yes.
That bandit's called Overlord Yan.
He's ruthless
and stops at nothing.
Rumor has it,
he used to be a top-notch escort guard.
One day,
after finishing a delivery
and returning home
Damn, she's really beautiful.
Unfortunately,
there are plenty of women.
Next time,
I'll find someone more exciting.
Okay.
Hahaha.
Those warlords smashed his escort agency,
and his wife was humiliated to death.
From then on,
Overlord Yan changed...
Turned into a merciless killer.
Before every killing spree,
he'd play a mournful tune on his erhu.
That haunting sound
became a death knell.
Two years ago,
he led a gang of bandits
And slaughtered dozens of villagers.
Blood flowed like a river in the village.
So miserable.
Back then,
Master and I tracked him,
hoping to bring him to justice
and give the people peace.
We didn't expect to fall into his trap.
In order to protect me,
Master was killed by him.
Then you absolutely
cannot show yourself tomorrow,
Mr. Wu.
Think about it.
Even if you admit you killed his son,
he won't let those villagers off easily.
He'll only take more vicious revenge.
Well.
Now we're trapped with no way out.
Third Grandpa,
there might still be a way.
I have a plan.
The bandits have blocked the village's
front and back exits,
but there aren't many guarding
the back mountain.
I'll get rid of those
at the back mountain.
You think of a way
to gather all the villagers
and take everyone
to hide in the mountains.
And then?
Leave
the rest to me.
No!
There are so many bandits,
but you're fighting alone
by yourself.
How can you possibly win?
You're just going to die!
If we all run away,
they'll hunt us down like mad dogs.
It's the innocent people who will suffer.
For the sake of those brutally killed,
for Master,
I must stay.
Besides,
this trouble started because of me.
I owe everyone an answer.
Let me end this.
But...
Now the situation is urgent.
We must secure
the villagers' safety first.
Third Grandpa.
Hey!
What are you doing here?
Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li.
[Tomb of Yun Qing]
Master,
please forgive me
for disobeying your wish.
[Tomb of Yun Qing]
In this evil-ridden world,
we have no way back.
May your spirit guide me
to eliminate these evil forces,
to seek justice for those
innocent people,
and to take revenge
for you.
Third Grandpa,
please hide in the back mountain.
If I fail tomorrow,
keep heading east.
There's a village
where you can settle down.
I'm sorry, everyone.
Son,
take care.
Brother,
this is for you.
Grandpa said the steamed buns
give you strength to fight the bad guys.
Good girl, Hua.
When I drive the bad guys away,
I'll buy you a sugar figurine.
Deal.
I want two.
One for Sister.
Okay.
Promise me,
you must survive.
An arrow
must be shot into darkness
to guard the light.
Aim at your target.
Release.
Why are you here?
Let me help you.
Let's go together.
Leave this place.
You know I can't leave.
This is my destiny.
Go now.
Take Third Grandpa and Hua
and live well.
Master,
our men guarding
the back mountain were killed.
Yan Batian,
I killed your son.
He bullied people,
slaughtered innocents,
committed every evil.
Such a villain
deserved to die.
It's him!
It's him!
He killed the Second Master.
Catch him alive.
I'll make him suffer.
Ah.
Ah.
Mrs. Li,
Hua
is in your care now.
Third Uncle,
what are you going to do?
Get rid of the evil.
Kill him!
Ah!
Ah!
How dare you steal my steamed buns?
Next time I see you on the street,
I'll beat you to a pulp!
Yan Batian,
you killed so many innocent people.
Today,
it's time for you to pay with your blood.
Ah!
Fellow villagers,
we are in this chaotic world
where bandits are rampant.
Our days are miserable.
They burn, kill, and loot,
shattering countless families,
slaughtering our loved ones.
But have you ever thought,
why do we let ourselves be slaughtered?
Why don't we dare to fight back?
Because we're scared.
But will fear make our lives better?
I saw it with my own eyes
that they split
my father's neck with an axe.
I saw them tear my mother's clothes,
then hack into her,
over and over again.
I stood beside her,
smelling the blood,
hearing their laughter.
But I couldn't do anything.
They killed my family yesterday.
Tomorrow, it could be us.
By then,
there might be no one
to collect our bodies!
Fellow villagers,
stop hiding.
Our lives shouldn't
be ruined by those villains.
Faced with injustice in this world,
we must fight back.
Justice
is the true way of this world.
Let us take up our weapons
and fight
for justice!
Ah!
Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu!
- Brother!
- Mr. Wu, wake up!
Brother, wake up!
- Brother.
- Wake up.
Brother.
[Yongning Village]
[Yongning Village]
[Yongning Village]
- Brother!
- Mr. Wu.
Wake up!
Brother, wake up.
Hya!
Hya!
[Screenwriter and Director
Ma Xiaoping]
Don't come over!
Miss.
Go away!
Miss.
Go away!
Go away!
Miss!
Don't come over!
Go away!
Go away!
Go away!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Help!
Help!
Ah!
Miss.
Ah!
Help!
Hahaha!
Ah.
Ah!
Let go of me!
Ah!
You wretched woman.
Ah!
Help!
Help!
Help!
Guys!
Kill her!
Master.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
We've been after them
for more than half a year.
At last, we've wiped out
this gang of brigands steeped in evil.
It can be counted
as justice for all those
innocent people in Hedong
who died miserably
at their hands.
Miss!
Xin, be careful!
Ah!
Xin!
Ah!
Haven't you been
looking for me all this time?
Hahaha.
A bunch of fools
who don't know death when you see it.
Today,
the two of you, master and disciple,
won't leave this place alive.
This forest right here
will be your burial ground.
Xin!
Run!
Ah!
Xin!
Xin.
Go!
Master.
Let's leave together.
There are too many of them.
If we both stay,
we'll surely die.
You go first.
No!
If we die, we die together!
When will you ever grow up?
If you stay,
you'll only distract me.
Xin.
Listen to me.
You go first.
Once I drive them back,
I'll come find you.
Do as I say.
Go.
Go!
Trying to run?
Ah!
Go!
Master!
Find him.
Bring it to me,
dead or alive.
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Grandpa,
is he a bad person?
He isn't.
Then
will he wake up?
That depends on
whether fate spares him or not.
[Purge the World of Evil]
[Three Months Later]
Mr. Zhao.
Thank you so much
for escorting us all the way.
Without you, Mr. Zhao,
returning home this time
truly would have been
quite inconvenient.
Uncle.
You're far too kind.
Seeing you off
is an honor for me.
In the future,
if you ever need anything, Uncle,
just give the word.
Haha.
Oh, right, Uncle.
I've heard
there are some small businesses back home.
Perhaps
once you're settled this time,
we could even work together
and make a fortune.
Haha.
If such an opportunity really comes,
being able to work with you,
that would naturally be wonderful.
Right?
Hahaha.
Grandpa!
You're back!
That's great!
Hua.
Why are you running so fast?
Up the mountain!
Hey, this child
I knew
you must be drinking here again.
Look!
There's a car coming!
Wow!
That lady is so pretty!
I miss my mother.
Big brother,
stop drinking.
Teach me archery.
Once I learn to shoot well,
I can wipe out those bad people
to avenge your master
and my parents.
Ma'am,
please take me as your disciple.
I want to learn martial arts from you,
to wipe out those bad people
and avenge my parents!
Alright.
I'm heading back now.
Grandpa caught a pheasant today.
Come back early for dinner, okay?
[To Xin, personally]
[To Xin, personally]
Xin.
By the time you read this letter,
I may already be gone from this world.
All these years,
I've carried deep guilt in my heart,
regretting leading you
onto this road of no return.
My path
has already come to its end.
Do not be sad.
This is my fate.
Never seek revenge for me.
Put down the blade in your hand.
Put down the hatred in your heart.
Hatred
will only drag us deeper and deeper.
Once that step is taken,
it becomes very hard to turn back.
I hope that you
will stay far away from the martial world,
this land of strife.
Find a kind-hearted girl,
and live an ordinary life.
This is also my
greatest wish in this lifetime.
Uncle,
this time,
when you return to the hometown,
how long do you plan to stay?
When will you come back?
Now, the situation is turbulent,
and the city is not peaceful.
This time, after going back,
we'll stay for a while first,
and wait until things settle down.
Right?
[Goods arrived at the dock:
Two males, two females]
[Ship in position, awaiting loading]
What's that sound?
What else could it be?
Of course it's birds calling.
It doesn't sound like birds to me.
I heard that recently,
the mountains haven't been very peaceful.
Bandits often come down to rob people.
Auntie,
don't worry.
Just a bunch of penniless wretches.
What's there to be afraid of?
He...
Is he dead?
If he got run over, he deserved it.
Who told him to jump out all of a sudden?
Hey...
Don't get out of the car.
Something feels off.
Afraid of what?
I want to see for myself
which blind bastard it is.
Hey.
Get up.
Don't play dead with me.
Get up!
Hey.
Get up!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Father!
Darling!
Darling!
Father!
Father!
Heroes!
Heroes!
I...
Ah...
I have here
three hundred taels in banknotes.
I'll give them all to you.
As drinking money for you.
I beg you, heroes,
to show mercy
and spare us our lives.
That little money
isn't enough to satisfy me.
But...
If the two of them keep me entertained,
I might consider letting you go.
You...
Haha!
Haha!
Haha!
What are you trying to do?
I...
Ah!
Father!
Ah!
What is it?
You want to go first?
You beast!
Let her go!
Ah!
Father!
Father!
Father!
You old bastard!
I'll show you today
what the hell a real beast is!
Go!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Get inside!
Let go of me!
Ah!
To be honest,
I really don't like women too young.
Too youngno feeling at all.
Ah!
I'll leave that untouched young maiden...
- Mother!
- To our master.
He likes them tender.
I still prefer someone
like you, an older woman.
Ah?
All soft and plump.
- You'll die a horrible death!
- Let go of me!
Let go!
Ah!
Let go of me!
Father!
Ah!
Ah!
You bite me?
Bite me!
Bite me!
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Mother!
You bastard!
Bastard!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Stop!
You bad people!
Let go of the lady now,
or I'll shoot!
Haha!
You little brat!
Come on...
Shoot here!
Shoot!
Shoot!
Shoot!
Stop!
Ah!
Sister!
Get her!
Brother!
Help me!
Brother!
Help me!
Brother!
Hey you! Think you can get away?
Let go of me!
Brother!
Help me!
Behave!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Brother!
Help me!
Brother!
Help me!
Let go of me!
Brother!
Help me!
Help me!
Brother!
Ah!
Brother,
they killed that sister's
parents in the car,
and now they want to kill her too.
We have to go save her!
Kid,
hand over that wild girl,
and and I'll leave your body intact.
Don't be afraid.
Turn around
and close your eyes.
Kill him.
Ah!
Do you know who I am?
If you kill me,
the whole village will...
It's okay.
Sister!
Sister!
Sister, wake up!
Sister!
Didn't Puppy come out with you today?
He's at home with his grandpa.
Who is he holding?
Who is she?
Grandpa,
how's the sister doing?
Good girl, Hua.
She
just got a little hurt
and passed out.
She should be alright.
Thank goodness.
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Mother.
Father!
Mother.
What?
Second Master!
Second Master!
Second Master!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
I remember
that year, I had just turned seven.
Mother and I
were having dinner at home.
Great.
We get to have chicken tonight!
Here, Xin.
Have some more.
Thank you, Mother.
Mother,
when will Father come back?
He has been gone for a long time.
Giddy up!
Giddy up!
Is that Father coming back?
Oh no.
It's horse bandits!
Xin,
hide, quick!
Xin,
no matter what happens,
don't make a single sound...
Do you hear me?
Yes.
Open the door!
Do you have wine?
Yes.
Go get it!
You!
Come here.
Come here!
Ah!
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Let go!
Ah!
No!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Mother!
Ah!
Mother.
Mother!
Mother!
Ah!
Ah!
Mother.
Mother.
All these years,
I've been roaming the world
with my master,
searching for the bandits
who killed my mother.
Did you find them?
Then...
Where is your master?
Three months ago,
she was also killed by those bandits.
I hate them.
I hate them
for taking everyone I ever loved.
Why are there
so many evil people in this world?
Where did they come from?
Master!
- Master!
- Yes.
Master.
Second Master...
What happened to my son?
He
Was killed.
What did you say?
Giddy up!
Giddy up!
Giddy up!
Hu?
My boy?
Wake up, my boy.
My boy!
Ah!
Ah!
My boy!
Ah!
[Yongning Village]
Giddy up!
[Yongning Village]
Giddy up!
[Yongning Village]
Bandits are here!
Bandits are here!
Run!
Bandits are here!
Bandits are here!
Whoa!
Go!
Go!
Go!
Go.
My son loved to drink.
Who stabbed him through the throat?
Who did it?
Did you
get it wrong?
We don't even know your son.
It couldn't have...
Ah!
Dear!
Dear!
Dear!
Dear!
Dear!
Tell me
who it is.
Ah!
I don't know!
I don't know.
You don't know?
Ah!
Mother!
I'll kill you!
Ah!
Son.
My son!
If you don't hand him over before dawn,
I'll slaughter the entire village
to bury you with my son.
Third Elder,
this is what happened.
I've asked everyone...
No one saw his son,
let alone killed him.
But I just remembered something.
Yesterday you carried back
an injured girl.
Was it her?
Did you run into
that bandit's son in the mountains?
Was he the one you killed?
Say something!
Did you kill him?
Li's wife.
You heartless bastard!
Give me back my husband's life!
I...
Wang.
You killed my son and daughter-in-law
and Li.
You've brought disaster
to the entire village!
Of all people, why did you
have to kill the bandit's son?
Exactly.
This is a terrible sin.
What are we supposed to do now?
What should we do?
I killed him.
Tomorrow morning,
I will give everyone an answer.
Brother!
Brother!
This wasn't my brother's fault.
He killed those bad guys
to save me.
Folks,
the son of the bandit outside
defiled my mother
and killed my father.
If it hadn't been for Hua
and Brother Wu saving me,
I would have suffered the same fate.
Tell medidn't a beast like him
deserve death?
Brother Wu was carrying out justice
on Heaven's behalf.
What did he do wrong?
Third Master.
How about I sneak out of the village
and report to the government?
It's too late.
A round trip to the city
is over five hundred li.
Moreover,
those bandits in the mountains
bribe the officials in town
with silver dollars.
If anything really happens,
the officials will just turn a blind eye.
What's the use of you going there?
What should we do?
We can't just sit and wait to die.
Those damn bandits...
Why don't we just fight them to the death?
Yes.
Let's fight them!
Oh,
have you all forgotten
how Hua's parents died?
They fought back with everything they had,
and in the end,
weren't they still killed
by those bandits?
Those bandits have knives.
Every one of them is a ruthless killer
who wouldn't blink an eye at murder.
What do we have to fight them with?
[No.]
[If I go now, ]
[I'll put the innocent people in trouble.]
What?
What? He's the one who killed your master?
Yes.
That bandit's called Overlord Yan.
He's ruthless
and stops at nothing.
Rumor has it,
he used to be a top-notch escort guard.
One day,
after finishing a delivery
and returning home
Damn, she's really beautiful.
Unfortunately,
there are plenty of women.
Next time,
I'll find someone more exciting.
Okay.
Hahaha.
Those warlords smashed his escort agency,
and his wife was humiliated to death.
From then on,
Overlord Yan changed...
Turned into a merciless killer.
Before every killing spree,
he'd play a mournful tune on his erhu.
That haunting sound
became a death knell.
Two years ago,
he led a gang of bandits
And slaughtered dozens of villagers.
Blood flowed like a river in the village.
So miserable.
Back then,
Master and I tracked him,
hoping to bring him to justice
and give the people peace.
We didn't expect to fall into his trap.
In order to protect me,
Master was killed by him.
Then you absolutely
cannot show yourself tomorrow,
Mr. Wu.
Think about it.
Even if you admit you killed his son,
he won't let those villagers off easily.
He'll only take more vicious revenge.
Well.
Now we're trapped with no way out.
Third Grandpa,
there might still be a way.
I have a plan.
The bandits have blocked the village's
front and back exits,
but there aren't many guarding
the back mountain.
I'll get rid of those
at the back mountain.
You think of a way
to gather all the villagers
and take everyone
to hide in the mountains.
And then?
Leave
the rest to me.
No!
There are so many bandits,
but you're fighting alone
by yourself.
How can you possibly win?
You're just going to die!
If we all run away,
they'll hunt us down like mad dogs.
It's the innocent people who will suffer.
For the sake of those brutally killed,
for Master,
I must stay.
Besides,
this trouble started because of me.
I owe everyone an answer.
Let me end this.
But...
Now the situation is urgent.
We must secure
the villagers' safety first.
Third Grandpa.
Hey!
What are you doing here?
Mrs. Li.
Mrs. Li.
[Tomb of Yun Qing]
Master,
please forgive me
for disobeying your wish.
[Tomb of Yun Qing]
In this evil-ridden world,
we have no way back.
May your spirit guide me
to eliminate these evil forces,
to seek justice for those
innocent people,
and to take revenge
for you.
Third Grandpa,
please hide in the back mountain.
If I fail tomorrow,
keep heading east.
There's a village
where you can settle down.
I'm sorry, everyone.
Son,
take care.
Brother,
this is for you.
Grandpa said the steamed buns
give you strength to fight the bad guys.
Good girl, Hua.
When I drive the bad guys away,
I'll buy you a sugar figurine.
Deal.
I want two.
One for Sister.
Okay.
Promise me,
you must survive.
An arrow
must be shot into darkness
to guard the light.
Aim at your target.
Release.
Why are you here?
Let me help you.
Let's go together.
Leave this place.
You know I can't leave.
This is my destiny.
Go now.
Take Third Grandpa and Hua
and live well.
Master,
our men guarding
the back mountain were killed.
Yan Batian,
I killed your son.
He bullied people,
slaughtered innocents,
committed every evil.
Such a villain
deserved to die.
It's him!
It's him!
He killed the Second Master.
Catch him alive.
I'll make him suffer.
Ah.
Ah.
Mrs. Li,
Hua
is in your care now.
Third Uncle,
what are you going to do?
Get rid of the evil.
Kill him!
Ah!
Ah!
How dare you steal my steamed buns?
Next time I see you on the street,
I'll beat you to a pulp!
Yan Batian,
you killed so many innocent people.
Today,
it's time for you to pay with your blood.
Ah!
Fellow villagers,
we are in this chaotic world
where bandits are rampant.
Our days are miserable.
They burn, kill, and loot,
shattering countless families,
slaughtering our loved ones.
But have you ever thought,
why do we let ourselves be slaughtered?
Why don't we dare to fight back?
Because we're scared.
But will fear make our lives better?
I saw it with my own eyes
that they split
my father's neck with an axe.
I saw them tear my mother's clothes,
then hack into her,
over and over again.
I stood beside her,
smelling the blood,
hearing their laughter.
But I couldn't do anything.
They killed my family yesterday.
Tomorrow, it could be us.
By then,
there might be no one
to collect our bodies!
Fellow villagers,
stop hiding.
Our lives shouldn't
be ruined by those villains.
Faced with injustice in this world,
we must fight back.
Justice
is the true way of this world.
Let us take up our weapons
and fight
for justice!
Ah!
Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu!
- Brother!
- Mr. Wu, wake up!
Brother, wake up!
- Brother.
- Wake up.
Brother.
[Yongning Village]
[Yongning Village]
[Yongning Village]
- Brother!
- Mr. Wu.
Wake up!
Brother, wake up.
Hya!
Hya!
[Screenwriter and Director
Ma Xiaoping]