"Year 700" "Tang Dynasty" "Xi-yu (West) is on the far western side of the empire." "It consists of 36 Buddhist countries." "There's one road across it... the Silk Road." "In order to rule this spiritual and fortune filled road," "The Turks built a great empire... and invaded the West." "Some part of the Silk Road were cut off." "Warriors were born during the chaos." "Lai-Xi is a good friend to my father." "Emperor Tang sent him to the West to chase wanted criminals." "Since you come here to study our culture, you're always appreciated by us." "Now I have an important job for you." "Go to the West." "Do me a favour... and kill all those criminals." "This is good practice for you." "I know someday you will need to go back to your own country." "Emperor gave him a royal sword, which means he can decide who to kill." "Master Lai-Xi is here!" "He's not from the Tang Empire." "He's a Japanese emissary." " Whenever he comes to Tuojueguan," " Pass he'll leave as soon as he finishes his job." "According to my father, he asked to go back to Japan for a few times." "Instead of giving him the permission, the Emperor sent him to the West, in order to capture those wanted criminals, he's been coming on and off to this desert for ten years." "Dear mother, I've reached Tuojueguan Pass today." "I'm sent here by the China government to finish a job." "The general guarded this Pass has told me the orders from Tang Emperor." "Ever since I've sent here to study their culture," "I always miss you and the homeland so much." "The hope is in front of my eye." "Wen-Zhu, the war here has become more dangerous." "I've asked Master Lai-Xi to bring you back to Chang-An." "Finally, Master Lai-Xi can go home." "It's time." "The courier is here!" "Master Lai-Xi, please come out and receive the order!" "I've met this wanted criminal when I was young." "They called him Lieutenant Li." "He was a talented officer in my father's army." "Once he refused my father's order to kill the Turkish prisoners and had a violent mutiny." "Hey, lieutenant told us to release them." "But this is against the order." "The general's order is to kill them all before this evening!" "Why aren't they dead yet?" "They're all women and children!" "We're warriors." "We never kill unarmed people." " Open the gate." " Yes, sir!" "You dare to against the order?" "Get them!" "Kill all of them!" "Not so fast!" "Let's go!" "The emperor was furious." "Lt. Li was wanted for a few years in the West." "At first, rumours are he and his renegade soldiers have become guards for caravans." "But they're disappeared for these two years." "This is the place." "Don't follow me again." "Find a good place and settle down." "According to the government's secret order, the criminal that I've been pursuing for years has finally appeared." "I must capture him this time to thank the Tang Emperor for sending me back home." "I can't go back to you for now." "I'm sorry, mother." "The government will send someone to take my place after I leave." "Give this to him." "The appearance of Lt. Li changed Lai-Xi's journey." "It seems that I have to follow him through this pursue before I can go back to Chang-An." "The killer, Ma-Kuai!" "Excellent." "Army of Tiemenguan Pass, guard the camel caravan as usual and reach Tuojueguan Pass around 6:30 pm" "We lost 5 camels and 1 horse." "But the cargo is safe." "Army of Tuojueguan Pass receive the cargo." "We depart at 8pm towards Duozi." "Finish everything." "Let's go!" "Get ready..." "Go!" "Anybody here?" "Anybody alive?" "Anybody..." "He's still alive!" "Here you go..." "Baldy, it's me." "Go!" "Stupid beggar!" "Get out of here" "Where are you from?" "From the hills" "Do you know who rules this place?" "It's Master An." "Tell me." "Master An rules this place." "Get out of here!" "Duozi is on the east." "Why do we go northbound?" "I'd like to go east, but it's covered by Turks and bandits." "We can't go through them." "Yes." "And we have a useless monk." "He prays all day." "Pray for me too." "Give me some good luck." "We go northbound to Xigahai." "There's water and grass." "Let the people and camels take a good rest before journeying on." "We need to hire swordsmen." "Hire?" "But..." "We have to spend money then." "It's better than being killed." "Lt. Li that you're looking for used to have an officer named Chao, a.k.a. Single-eye Hawk." "He stayed in Xigahai." "He came here to sell his bull last year." "I need to go there." "Please take care of Wen-Zhu." "There are bandits around town." "I'm a bit worried." "I'll take good care of her." "It's a mess outside." "Don't leave the house." "Food will be sent to you." "I'm going to need to leave town for a few days." "Wait for me here." "Did you find him?" "He's a wanted criminal." "In order to straighten things up, he must be killed." "By just killing wanted criminals, how much bounty can you earn in a year?" "Only enough for the family." "Impossible, you're talented." "Why do you think so?" "Such a powerful stranger..." "This one..." "The white one!" "Why don't you continue?" "I've told you, you must keep an eye on the horse!" "What are you doing?" "Is there a camel caravan passing by?" "Yes." "How many people are there?" "Three." "Who are they?" "A Turk, a monk... and a soldier." "I'll go and get the weapons" "Look at the Turk carefully." "He's a Turk." "Look carefully." "Still a Turk." "Look again." "You're afraid to use two eyes to look yet you dare to use one?" "Sir!" "You're still Single-eye Hawk." "Come and eat." "Thank you." "A-mi-tuo-fo." "Madam, your men become guards for caravans... how much do they earn?" "Our men don't work for them anymore." "Sir, why... why do you bring along a soldier?" "Whose caravan is that?" "I don't know." "You shouldn't ask too." "Buddy." "He saved me." "I must help him." "Master, we're still a family." "If there's anything, tell us." "Nothing." "I just came by to visit you." "I won't stay for long." "I'll leave in the morning." "I need to hire some swordsmen for him in the stage." "The stage has been abandoned for a long time." "There are no decent swordsmen there anymore." "That's right." "It's abandoned." "I should've got rid of him if I knew." "Sympathy?" "That's right." "It's not too late to get rid of him now." "Sir..." "Hey, soldier!" "Does your caravan bring anything valuable?" "Nothing valuable." "Just a few hundred thousands of Buddhism books." "That's nothing valuable." "Why don't you exchange two wives for the camels." "Stay here with us." "You've chosen a good place." "Right." "Maybe I should settle down too." "Good!" "But I must get rid of that man first." "Bring me along this time." "Wake up!" "Are you a worker?" "Willing to do risky work?" "Yes, I take all sorts of risks." "I've lived a whole life." "I know all the rules." "What's your name?" "They call me Old Pop." "Take your horse and go." "What horse?" "Without a horse, what work can you do?" "Because I was out of work for so long, I sold the horse to get some food." "They called me four-legged snake." "Or Lizard." "I've lived a whole life, and take all sorts of risks." "I know of all the rules." "Where are your parents?" "I have no parents." "My teacher is dead." "My seniors all become soldiers..." "Look for another teacher." "Do something else." "You can try me, sir!" "Don't follow us." "You can try me, sir!" "Lieutenant Li." "Good officer." "Do you know you're against the law?" "Warriors don't overkill." "Do you know leading a mutiny is against the law?" "Warriors can't be over killed too." "Good!" "Put it down!" "It's none of your business!" "Sir..." "I'm a soldier too." "Our caravan carries important cargo." "I hired them to guard the caravan, sir." "Don't leave me here, buddy!" "Buddy..." "Did you hear that?" "You must complete your assignment." "I must finish my assignment too." "If you can beat me in five seconds, please send your government's caravan to Chang-An." "If not, you must let me first send the caravan to Chang-An." "Then we can carry on our fight." "Deal!" "Here I come!" "It's over." "I'd keep my promise." "See you in Chang-An." "Don't wander behind me." "Sir, I wonder... if I could see you defeat that government officer." "Bullshit." "You want to see how that officer defeat me, right?" "There must be someone to take care of the dead anyway." "Shut up." "Don't worry, no one knows about it." "All of you go home." "We'll separate here." "Sir, you treat us like strangers." "Not like the good old days." "Do you despise my single eye?" "I've said, we'll separate here." "Go!" "If Sir doesn't say anything, it means yes." "Let's follow the old ways." "One stays in front, one stays behind..." "I'm sorry, brothers." "I just don't want your wives become widows." "Build the house for me." "I'll come back." "Remember that." "Let's go!" "Stop!" "I took the money you gave me... and bought this donkey." "I wanted to buy a good horse... but I didn't have enough money." "The money I gave you is enough to buy five donkeys." "You've been cheated, stupid." "Go to the back." "You mean you'll let me join you?" "Go!" "Ma-Gun!" "What?" "Come here." "He kicked me again." "It must be a boy." "If I give birth to a boy," "Ma-gun won't dare to beat me anymore." "Who asked for wine?" "Take it away." "If I won't come back, take care of my wives for me." "Help me raise the kids." "There you go bullshitting again." "We're brothers, right?" "We'll go together." "No one can leave me behind." "Isn't your wife due soon?" "I think..." "My wife is none of your business." "Master An." "You're the tiger of this desert, the wolf of the mountains." "What does your Khan want from me?" "Please tell me honestly." "One caravan travelling from India, got lost in the sandstorm." "Our Khan hopes you can..." "Aren't you at war with the Tang Dynasty?" "The whole West would be ruled by the Khan." "What do you want from that small caravan?" "No, it's very important to our Khan." "If that's true, then why don't you do it yourselves?" "Our Khan promises that if Master An can do it for us, we'll give you anything you want." "We can even give you a town." "I want his daughter to be my woman." "Go back and tell your great Khan about that." "Change to a real sword!" "If you want to work here, you must put more effort in it." "Master An's swordsmanship is terrifying." "You must be the best in the West." "We're doing business here." "You don't have to flatter me." "Right..." "Once it's accomplished, our great Khan promises to let his daughter to marry you." "A daughter can't merely compare to domination of the West, right?" "Right." "Thank you." "Don't be afraid." "The story has just begun." "Get ready for the trousseau." "Old Diehard, get up on the horse!" "Follow me to the Damaying." "We need to find some helpers." "We should." "There's too much work for us." "It's exhausting." "Sir, I'll go with you." "You stay here." "In case anything happens, bring the caravan to the entrance of the Hong-Shi Canyon and wait for me there." "Don't worry." "No one knows about it." "Something is wrong here." "When is the last time you killed someone?" "A few years back." "You might need to kill today." "Shit, I haven't sharpened my sword yet." "Why are they so horrified?" "Are you scared?" "Damn, I have bad luck today." "I'm afraid your old life... might be overthrown this time." "Sorry, I already hired that man." "Are you looking for guards?" "I do have 8 or 10 swordsmen though" "You can hire them." "It's difficult to look for jobs in this chaos." "We can discuss on the charges." "I just want some horsemen, not swordsmen." "Horsemen?" "Horsemen won't wear your kind of outfits." "You can't trick me." "What do you mean?" "Nothing." "Just looking for some jobs for my buddies." "Hire my men... if you're clever enough." "If not... give me a price and sell this assignment to me." "I won't let you lose a cent." "You make your own decision." "I've already said." "I just want to hire some horsemen, not doing any business." "Follow me!" "Let's go!" "Old Diehard, come on!" "Let's go!" "Don't fight anymore!" "Who said I enjoy fighting?" "!" "Give me your hand!" "Let's go!" "Follow me." "Thank you, madam." "I can't go further anymore." "Go yourself." "Lieutenant, do you need my help?" "You came to the wrong place." "You should of waited for me in Chang-An." "I don't want you to be killed by the bandits." "I'll save you the trouble then." "Long-hair Scorpion is here!" "Horseman Baldy is here!" "Ma-Gun is here!" "Single-eye Hawk is here!" "Sir, let's go!" "Come on!" "I'm looking for guards." "You should come with me." "As soon as we reach Chang-An, we'll get on with our personal fight." "This is none of your business." "He's my criminal." "It's not your turn to kill him yet." "I have no interest in his life." "Sir, you should keep on your journey." "I don't want any vengeance with you for this small matter." "This place belongs to the Tang Dynasty." "If there's no officer here, I am the officer." "If you want to go through here, you must pass through my sword first." "Single-eye Hawk!" " Yes sir!" "Ma-Gun!" " Yes sir!" "Both of you go to the front!" " Yes sir!" "White Wolf!" " Yes sir!" "You stay in the middle!" " Yes sir!" "Long-hair Scorpion!" " Yes sir!" "Horsemen Baldy." " Yes sir!" "Both of you stay at the back!" "Yes sir!" "What about me?" "You?" "You just follow along." "From now on, this town is taken over by the army of the great Khan." "Before the prohibition is released, no one can leave the town without any permission." "Whoever goes against it will be killed!" "Sir." "They're moving towards Hong-Shi Canyon." "Around six to seven guards." "Hong-Shi Canyon?" "Let's go." "Master Lai-Xi brought back news of the camel caravan." "Now we'll leave Damaying and meet the caravan to go to the east." "Master Lai-Xi doesn't want this government's caravan to be robbed by bandits." "And he wants to keep an eye on Lt. Li." "We've fought three wars here." "Two wars." "Three wars." "Two wars." "Look, it's Big Wu's grave." "I dug the hole for him." "Don't forget to visit his grave on our way back." "Ma-Gun." "Ask our men to look out." "Yes." "Can your camels match up to the speed of our horses?" "Almost." "Run as fast as possible." "Two of you..." "We know." "Sir, let's go!" "Bandits on the left!" "Caravan moves to the right!" "Camel caravan!" "Follow up!" "Lizard, come on!" "Camel caravan!" "Follow up!" "Old Diehard!" "Camel caravan!" "Come on!" "Wait for me." "Don't let the bandits behind alive." "Don't worry, sir!" "Scorpion, Baldy, take the rope!" "Up!" "Let's go!" "Get to the camels!" "Which way should we go?" "I don't know." "Bandits!" "Old Diehard, guard the camel caravan!" "Ma-Gun, let's go!" "Chao-Jian." " Yes sir!" "We'll go first." "Bring the caravan to the canyon on the left." "Don't worry, sir." "Let's go!" "Ma-Gun, rope up!" "Let me settle it." "The camel caravan has been cut off!" "Don't stop!" "Follow me!" "Go in!" "Old Diehard, Ma-Gun, guard the entrance!" "Yes sir!" "Lizard, take the camels' rope!" "Lizard, come on!" "Old Diehard, you go first!" "Lizard, go into the canyon!" "Baldy, go into the canyon!" "Scorpion!" "Baldy!" "Let's go!" "Chase the camels out to block the road!" "The caravan goes through this narrow and deep canyon, covered by a thick forest." "Soon, Lt. Li brings the caravan into a secret underground graveyard." "He's not sure whether the bandits know about this cave too." "But we all know that this is our only choice." "He pretends he doesn't know me." "Maybe it's because I come with Lai-Xi and he thinks it's unbelievable." "Maybe he doesn't want me to stay among these men." "The cave is damp." "You should sit on something." "Sir, who is that?" "He's the officer I was talking about." "Scorpion!" "Stop it!" "We still have a long way to go." "Sir, take a rest near the fire." "Where can they hide themselves?" "Wherever it is, they need to get water." "The east side is the Gobi desert." "There's no water there." "The South is the Bindaban, owned by the Tibets." "There are anthropophagi on the hill." "Northbound is the 18-mile Duozi..." "Send someone to demolish the well." "Yes sir." "Tell the Turks, to set road blocks on all the roads going towards the 18-mile Duozi." "Sir." "Don't you think the way the Bandits robbed us was different from before?" "It's strange." "They cut off the caravan in the middle." "If they were only coming for the money, they already got half of the caravan." "They couldn't be coming for the Buddhism books." "They're trying to separate the last four of us with the group." "While we were in Damaying, that Master An wanted sir to hire his swordsmen." "And he offered a good price to buy our caravan." "Looks like they know what are we carrying." "Right!" "The caravan must be carrying something valuable." "But we don't know." "Couldn't be this pagoda, right?" "I didn't fall asleep." "I'm still listening." "Tell us the truth." "What else do we carry besides the books?" "I've told you... everything." "If you don't tell us the truth, we'll all go home at once." "Buddies..." "Buddies..." "Tell us the truth!" "I've told you... everything." "Just some money." "I didn't lie to you." "Of course they're not just coming for some money!" "Buddies..." "Buddies..." "You see?" "You see!" "Our buddy has died!" "Buddies..." "Tell us!" "Monk..." "I'm sent by the Tang Emperor." "Can you believe me?" "This is what everybody is going after." "The sacred relics of Sakyamuni." "The West is a holy place full of Buddhists." "With this relics, one can rule all the Buddhism countries." "The Turks must be supporting An." "Lizard." "This is what you deserved." "You'll be a good warrior when you grow up." "Listen to me, go home." "Sirs, please accept my bow of gratitude to you." "Zi-Mo." " Yes sir!" "Bring 10 camels and rush to the Ku-Shui well." "Use all your tricks." "Let them think that we couldn't get any water from the well, and we're forced to go on the 18-mile Duozi." "Poison 2 camels near the well." "Yes sir." "Where's... the poison?" "Master An has already prepared it in the well for you." "I'll see you at our old place." "Yes sir!" "What about us?" "Yeah." "Now we only have 2 choices." "Northbound or Eastbound." "Northbound is the 18-mile Duozi." "Through that direction, there may be an army waiting for us there." "Also, during the five day trip, the Turks and bandits will try to kill us all." "And they'll be able to get the sacred relics." "Running Eastbound across the Gobi desert, we reach a town, "Xiaogu."" "It's a ten day long trip." "But the water remaining..." "isn't enough for ten days." "Eh..wait..." "I know there's a secret river in the Gobi desert." "I found it 11 years ago." "What a bullshit liar!" "I've seen it before!" "It saved all of us!" "He might not be lying." "Have you ever drank water from there before?" "Of course, I drank from it before!" "And you are sure you can find it again, right?" "If all of you believe me," "I'm willing to bet on it." "All right!" "Master Lai-Xi, if we can't find that river, you know that not everybody can walk out of the desert, alive." "I won't let you die before we reach Chang-an." "It's not your call after we go into Gobi desert." "Not necessary." "Monk, in case we can't get out of the desert, this pagoda..." "I can see Chang-an." "I can see the cloister." "The pagoda will be placed on a lotus seat." "Please ask Buddha to shine on us." "Do you understand my words?" "Yes sir!" "Sir, they went to Ku-Shui well." "How far is the distance?" "Around 4 hours." "Let's go, buddies." "Are you a criminal?" "What do you think?" "What is your crime?" "Killing?" "Sometimes killing is not a crime." "Not killing is a crime." "A killer has to be cut 180 times." "This is the government's rule." "Don't discharge the camels yet." "We going to continue to go southbound for another 4 hours." "Ma-Gun, lit a fire." "Yes sir." "You've met him before huh?" "Do you want to kill him?" "It is my assignment." "I didn't know that not killing is a crime." "Take a rest." "We have a long day tomorrow." "Take a drink." "Take it..." "Men can only take ten mouthfuls of water a day." "He has drunk his share." "Let him die of thirst!" "Shouldn't be far from the secret river, right?" "It's somewhere in the front." "You go with him." "Ma-Gun." "Sir, take a drink." "Save it." "Sir." "Somebody is coming." "It's okay." "It's Zhao Zi-Mo." "This should be the secret river you were talking about." "I remember... there's a small hill near the secret river." "Not this sear tree." "Where's that damn secret river?" "They couldn't of gotten any further." "Give me some water." "I won't give you a piss!" "I didn't drink two mouthfuls yesterday." "You said I could save it all for today." "Wasn't that what you said?" "I can't remember." "Damn you!" "You don't keep your promise!" "What?" "Your gonna bite off my balls now?" "I will kill you!" "You wanna kill me?" "Just do it!" "Buddy..." "Don't stop him!" "Take the sword, kill me!" "I don't have water." "But you can drink my blood!" "Get up!" "Don't play soft with me." "Come on!" "Buddy..." "Get up!" "Killing your own buddy for some water." "How much water do we have left?" "We barely have enough to last till tomorrow" "If they still don't come back by this time tomorrow, kill the camels." "But sir, the camels' blood is way too hot for drinking." "If they can't find the secret river," "We must let the monk, Wen-Zhu... and Ma-Gun leave." "Keep some water for them." "Yes sir." "I must let the newborn baby see his dad." "The bandits have been following us for two days." "You think you are so smart huh?" "I can smell the scent of the local tobacco through the wind." "Sir." "Look, there's smoke over there." "Someone must have lit a fire." "Downwind, 80 miles." "Wake up our men." "From your accent..." "I wondered where you came from." "The officer you killed during the mutiny, he was my junior." "We took up our swords at the same time." "His swordsmanship is not bad." "Why did you win then?" "I used a shorter sword." "Never heard of it?" "A shorter sword is faster than a long one." "However, a short sword gets taken out faster." "You're right." "My master said..." "With long and short weapons, one can attack and defend at the same time." "Sir." "They are back." "Old Diehard..." "Take a seat." "Old Diehard, hold on!" "Can you find the secret river?" "Old Diehard..." "Sir, Old Diehard..." "Buddies, it's time to work." "Come on!" "Sir, behind you!" "Take the sword!" "I owe you one." "I won't let you die before we reach Chang-an." "I hope you won't regret it then." "Wu, close the opening!" "Yes sir!" "Is everybody all right?" "Yes!" "Wen-Zhu!" " Yes!" "I'm hurt..." "Damn it, draw it out!" "Bite this." "Hold on!" "Hold on." "Damn!" "Buddies, take the bodies out." "Wait a few more hours." "By then, they can't even carry their swords." "She's hot like a fireball." "Even the camel's urine might be good for her." "Ma-Gun, come back here!" "Not all our men are dead yet." "You shouldn't be doing this kind of thing." "Respectable." "Don't go!" "Damn it!" "Old Diehard!" "Old Diehard is right." "He proved the existence of the secret river by death." "The will of God." "This is the will of God." "Buddies!" "Kill all the bandits!" "By witnessing this miracle," "Master An and the bandits retreated." "Maybe they thought that God was helping us." "Though we got rid of the bandits and reached Xiaogu Town, we didn't become optimistic." "It's like an empty town." "There're only a few Tang soldiers looking after the arsenal." "The bandits and the Turks would come here anytime." "Although everybody was exhausted," "Lt. Li didn't let us take a rest." "Rockets!" "Take it!" "Give me the axe!" "What can I do to help?" "Come!" "Please ask Buddha to bless us." "Please pray for us." "Miss Wen-Zhu, this could be a bad war." "We might not be able to look after you." "Please be careful yourself." "I'm a general's daughter." "I'm not afraid of war." "Her father died in a war at Tuojueguan Pass." "We'll all get out of here alive, right?" "Take care." "In case the Turks come... wear this armor." "Wait." "You are a good man." "I still don't understand." "Where is your homeland?" "You asked me before." "I didn't want to answer." "I'm not from the Tang Dynasty." "I'm Japanese." "Japanese?" "Where is Japan?" "On the east." "From your east coast, the voyage on ship would take many days." "It's an island country." "You came all the way here just to catch me?" "I'm an emissary." "Have you heard of it before?" "I was sent here to study." "I came here by boat when I was 13." "I studied swordsmanship at first, then tactics of infantry, cavalry and marine." "13 years old?" "That's such a long time ago." "I miss my mother." "I must go home." "Yeah, it's time for you to go back." "I can go home after I kill you." "The Turks are here!" "We keep the town with our lives!" "Let's go!" "Push the oil tanks!" "Throw the fire!" "Wen-Zhu, the jackstone machine!" "Wen-Zhu, lit the rockets, seal the gate!" "Retreat!" "Retreat!" "Fallback to the town!" "Fallback to the town!" "Come on!" "Ma-Gun, go!" "Zi-Mo, come on!" "Sir, wait for me!" "Wait for me!" "Cavalry, pray for these warriors and emblaze them!" "The will of God..." "This is the will of God." "We don't need Master An here anymore." "You can go." "You don't need me anymore right?" "I won't go anywhere." "I want to kill him." "It's your own business." "It has nothing to do with us!" "Get up!" "Get up!" "No!" "Mother..." "I'm back." "You..." "Where are you going?" "Going back." "I'll go with you." "Ever since the light of wisdom radiated from the palace, the great Tang Dynasty began."