"In the 36-year period before the New Era 2 devastating wars took place in the Martial World" "The first, in Dimcheong Mt 30,000 were killed Hungry condors filled the skies" "The second was in the bottom of Wudong Mt" "It lasted 14 days and caused 100,000 casualties" "From that onwards, most masters in the martial world were all dead" "Thus the martial world entered the Quiet Period lasting over 30 years" "On the surface, it was a stage of truce" "In fact there were undercurrents of unrest" "Then emerged 72 new forces termed the 72 Trails of Smoke heralding the dawn of the New Era" "In these warring years a traveling scholar untrained in martial arts recorded the important events of the era and sold them for a living" "His name is Fong and I am the one" "To this martial world, I was an observer" "But inevitably I become totally involved" "Returning from Tibet in the 24th of the New Era" "I met Tien Fung, leader of the Ten Flags in an intriguing encounter" "Smoke arises, blood is in the air" "Life or death, I must face it" "Trying to escape" "Yet you are already trapped" "Suspicious arise" "Confidence shattered" "One whiff, and I am down forever" "Who is to grieve?" "Who is to be glad?" "The powerful Tien Fung leads his Ten Flags of men" "Those're spread all over the land and are known the Tien Clan" "It happened in the 24th of the New Era on the 6th day of the sixth month" "In Bar Bridge Paper Mill founded for over 80 years an unusual incident happened" "Boss, somebody is asking for you" "Have some tea Okay" "It's good tea" "What can I do for you, Mr. Tsui?" "Go right ahead" "I have a proposition to make" "Say" "Can you print 5000 copies of this in 10 days?" "And have your book store underwritten its sales?" "I have to see what sort of book first" "Of course, I came across it by accident the yet published Fong's Memoirs" "My beloved came riding" "On what?" "Bamboo horse" "My beloved came riding on a bamboo horse" "He frolicked with me" "Although there are only 8 pages but they are all genuine" "All the unusual events in the past 10 years have been recorded by Fong That's why his memoirs are widely-read in the martial world" "It will be a big business for you!" "This, I know" "Have you ever seen Fong's handwriting?" "Yes, in these 8 pages" "I'm sorry to tell you" "What's wrong?" "These 8 pages aren't authentic" "Boss!" "Bar Bridge was the territory of the Tien Clan's White Flag" "Three days afterwards" "Poisonous Wasp you killed the Paper Mill's boss" "May I ask who you are?" "No.3 of the Tien Clan's White Flag!" "Tien Clan?" "Right, I have to know what goes on around here" "Why did you kill him?" "In the 6th of the New Era drought struck" "Bandits abounded." "Living was difficult" "Starvation caused cannibalism within members of families" "Those still strong enough were busy digging up graves 13 royal tombs in Weiying were dug up in one night" "General Pingnam's tomb in Butterfly Valley was rumoured to be full of treasures" "What is it?" "It seems we're being watched" "It's only the wind" "Found it!" "No.3!" "No.10, is the boss here yet?" "Not yet!" "I heard you've really fixed up the Iron Gang, haven't you?" "No big deal!" "Seems you Red Flags are getting all the attention" "No.3, are you jealous?" "Dare I?" "Why has the boss asked us to come?" "God knows!" "But he's been very strange ever since having acquired the 12 districts" "Why do you say that?" "Since the Yellow Flags ran down the Pangs the Tien Clan is the 3rd most powerful of the 72" "Since then, the boss has quietened!" "What's your opinion?" "He is trying to bring back truce to gain repute" "That's his own will only" "The vendetta amongst the 72 is too deep-rooted and cannot be solved" "Boss!" "3 days ago Shum Castle sent me a secret letter" "The Master of Shum Castle and I met only once 5 years ago" "Yet, he's asking for my help!" "Your help?" "An unusual event occurred at the Castle recently" "What event?" "Butterflies!" "Butterflies?" "They found butterflies which kill in the Castle" "No.3, set up your men around the castle in 2 days and monitor all activities at the castle!" "No.10, set up checkpoints at all important paths at the foot of the Shum Castle Mount" "Check everybody who goes through" "I'll be there in 3 days' time" "Big-eyed, you sneak in Shum Castle and find out what happened!" "Come out you've been following me for 2 days" "Green Shadow?" "I couldn't imagine why the Tien Clan's No.1 man would get so interested in butterflies" "You haven't changed a bit!" "Why have you been following me?" "I've always been interested in others' secrets" "And now you're coming after mine?" "Many amongst the 72 are coming for you!" "But they'll all end up the same!" "I'm not amongst the 72 so I should be the exception!" "And I'm really here to help!" "Like how?" "Depends on what you'll let me into" "You think it's a deal?" "I'll go on my own then" "Go to where?" "The Shum Castle" "How did you find out?" "That's my secret" "What else do you know?" "Bar Bridge murder and 8 pages of Fong's Memoirs" "What else?" "The killer butterflies mentioned in the memoirs" "You believe in the Fong's Memoirs?" "No harm done." "Fong knows a lot" "It's easy for scholars to talk" "But there's a great difference between writing and fighting" "On the other hand he's gained fame in these few short years his motives are questionable" "At least he isn't amongst the 72" "That's why he's been able to observe and report, right?" "You've been shown for only 1 year what do you know?" "That's where experience counts, right?" "Okay, come and see what you can pick up" "Shum Castle?" "!" "No.3" "Boss" "Nobody's been through ever since we arrived" "It's all quiet at the Castle not a light, no smoke, nothing" "And Big-eyed?" "No news at all" "Go in now" "We've found Big-eyed" "A butterfly?" "Take this place apart" "What are you looking for?" "The inhabitants of Shum Castle" "Don't bother" "Why?" "There's already someone on your left!" "Why are you in Shum Castle?" "What are you doing here?" "Are you dumb?" "Maybe she's really dumb Why you get so mad?" "Why can't you fool see her?" "Maybe she's got supernatural powers" "That's why she's come in unnoticed!" "Why are you using a lantern in daytime?" "She's come from underground, that's why" "How do you know?" "Entrance to the underground!" "Who's there?" "Master Shum?" "Boss Tien?" "So you've arrived" "What happened?" "And this is?" "I'm..." "She's Green Shadow!" "So, you're Green Shadow" "You've also heard of me?" "Master Shum, what happened?" "This isn't a suitable place to talk." "Follow me" "Chee, notify madam that our guests are here" "This was my first encounter with Tien Fung in this entire incident" "Boss Tien, it's a small world" "But this renowned leader of the Ten Flags seemed displeased at seeing a scholar like me" "What's Fong's business here?" "Like you, I was invited here" "Although your memoirs have some repute a scholar like you can only get in the way and make things worse" "And I've always resented interference in my own affairs" "Boss Tien, my intentions are simple to record the incident entirely to serve as a warning to others" "Satisfied now?" "Leave a little room for others" "Master Shum, what really happened?" "It terrifies me every time I think of it" "This year on the 5th day of the fifth month the day to commemorate my ancestors' death" "We all felt it was very odd 3 days later, my wife" "Since then my servants felt the Castle is cursed and left one after another" "The day after" "Lau" "How come there're so many butterflies?" "I think we'd better get away from here" "Master, quick, go into the underground" "Master, save me!" "Mr. Fong, how long have you been here?" "2 days" "All the time underground?" "Right" "No wonder the White Flags couldn't find you" "Master Shum, one more question" "Please, go ahead!" "Have you noticed anything above ground these 2 days?" "None" "That's strange." "With Big Eyes' kung fu he can't be dead so suddenly!" "This is my wife" "This wine is to thank you all for coming Okay" "I've prepared your rooms" "I'm sorry you'll have to stay underground" "Please don't be too hospitable" "She is called Chee" "Nobody knows her name or where she came from" "How did she get here then?" "I found her on her own and being a deaf and mute" "I took pity on her and brought her back to become my personal maid" "This was many years ago" "The only reason she stays here is because she has nowhere to go" "This is where I meditate" "Why you brought me here?" "Do you believe in ghosts?" "They're there if you believe otherwise no" "The 5th day of the fifth month is the memorial day of the death of my father" "He's killed by butterflies 10 years ago" "Big Eyes' wounds are made up of numerous tiny holes his skin's swollen a lot" "All symptoms of poison" "Are there really killer butterflies?" "My father didn't believe in ghosts and went to dig up treasures of General of Pinnan" "He lived peacefully for 10 years after that, but one day" "It's a nightmare to recall my father's death!" "Don't worry over it Let's work out together" "Chee will take you to your room" "Thank you You'd better get some rest too" "Good night" "Boss, he died the same way as Big-eyed" "Boss" "If the doors were shut the butterflies must have got in through here" "I'll seal up the Castle with nets!" "Madam, not a single butterfly in this entire 20 mile radius" "Where can they hide themselves?" "Miss Green Shadow!" "Oh, it's you!" "What are you looking for?" "You were supposed to be clever" "You're looking for the Castle's secret entrance?" "Why should I tell you?" "You were here first you should know more" "The Shum Castle underground is a labyrinth" "It may take 2 weeks to know your way around" "There must be something behind all this" "I've knocked on most of the walls!" "If there is a secret door it must be very thick and can only be moved by mechanics" "If so it'd certainly make a loud noise" "A loud noise?" "Seems I should take you somewhere" "What's this?" "A secret room for making specimen butterflies" "How did you find it?" "Somebody took me here" "Master Shum?" "No, the dumb maid" "Don't you find her suspicious?" "How?" "I followed her last night Suddenly, she disappeared!" "When was that?" "Just before the White Flag man died" "Where?" "Where I was looking just now" "What's wrong?" "That's odd Chee was with me at that time too" "Where?" "On the way back to my room" "Strange." "How could she be present at 2 places at the same time?" "Do the butterflies appear regularly?" "I'm not sure yet, but it coincides with what is mentioned in the Fong Memoirs" "Right, when we received the Shum Castle's invitation and the Bar Bridge Murder due to the Memoirs both are related to killer butterflies" "Boss, something's wrong" "It's locked on the inside" "Blast it open" "Take her away!" "Watch out, the explosives!" "Up there!" "The air shaft was like a labyrinth" "No one knew where the butterflies would strike again" "Could the butterfly wings give us clues?" "I'm not sure" "But all those invited to Shum Castle didn't know what to say" "Especially Tien Fung" "But it's more complicated than just killer butterflies when Shum who lived under the threat of butterflies left an unusual will" "My dear wife, I have a wish left let out the message-carrying pigeon and in 3 days' time Shuen, Kwok and Li will arrive" "I have a letter to be read to them" "Remember, read it in all 3's presence!" "Remember!" "It is rumoured that 10 years ago a very knowledgable hermit lived" "Not only was he an excellent martial artist he was also learned in the human sciences" "He had 4 students, the Thunders" "Expect for Yu who is now dead the other 3 all made their name" "They're the 3 mentioned in the will" "What's so extraordinary about their martial art?" "Li is best at small hand weapons called Thousand Hands!" "His attacks are totally unexpected" "His expertise is regarded as second to none" "But Kwok, alias Magic Fire has the most killing power" "The famous dynamite sect of Fireball was wiped out by him overnight" "So for Shuen who is known of Flying Cloud nobody knows what he looks like" "He once went through the Forbidden Palace" "The Thunders are a secret society" "We're not sure of their power but 3 of the Thunders will soon be here" "Don't directly confront them" "I never suspected you're" "Everyone here thinks you're deaf" "But I know you're not" "You've been in the castle for so long you know a lot of secrets here" "I've been wondering why you don't seem to be afraid of the killer butterflies?" "Why?" "Does the Butterfly Specimen room belong to Shum?" "Another strange thing why are there 2 Chees?" "Don't that right?" "If so who is the other one?" "Why are you such frightened?" "You forgot your lantern" "So, you really know a lot!" "What are you doing?" "Let her go!" "She's quite frightened, don't scare her" "Otherwise, she won't come to us again" "What is this place?" "In older days, See Miu mixed nitrates, sulphur and charcoal to make Fire-powder" "In Sung Dynasty a weapon called Fire Gun and was able to shoot fire" "Fire-powder put into bamboo arrows could missile the arrows to attack" "It seems that this is an arsenal room" "Just look at the equipment here the owner must be making the similar kind of weapons" "Do you think Shum Castle is related to The 72?" "It could be We know too little of this place" "It's been 3 days will they come on time?" "Li Kim, the Thousand Hands!" "Kwok Lik, the Magic Fire!" "Shum summoned us here such early there must be something unusual" "Kwok you've been acting peculiar recently" "Could you be planning against us?" "Li, don't imagine things It's important that we're together" "Then, the world will one day turn up side down" "Shuen used to be the first to come but why hasn't come yet?" "But someone has already come" "It's a lassie" "Shum Castle is getting more crowded" "There's a secret road-block on the way" "Now there're strangers even in our meeting place" "Are you from the Thunders?" "Who are you?" "A friend of Master Shum" "Friend?" "How do you know we will be here?" "Because my husband is dead!" "Madam Shum!" "You are?" "I'm Tien Fung!" "Leader of the Ten Flags?" "And you?" "This is Kwok Lik, the Magic Fire Li Kim, the Thousand Hands" "Madam Shum, why are so crowded here?" "Li Kim..." "A disaster of the killer butterflies had occurred no one remained!" "Except the Shum couple" "They asked for our help" "Although we had no conflict before 2 tigers can't exist at the same time" "Since you are the guests of Shum Castle the Tien Clan will surely not have any interference" "Madam Shum!" "Madam Shum, let's wait for Shuen first" "Well, take a rest first then and we'll read the letter as soon as Shuen arrives" "No.3!" "Boss!" "Wait for Shuen and call me immediately" "No attack as you meet" "Do killer butterflies really exist?" "If not where are the Shum's people then?" "It's indeed a kind of unnoticed but quick killer" "Even us, the Thunders can't get anything beforehand" "It's odd that even Shum was dead" "And that particular thing..." "We can look for it though the castle is large" "How do deal with the people here?" "There're two kinds of people only one is our men" "and the other is our enemies" "Since the people here aren't ours they should be the second one" "Then we mustn't let anyone leave here alive" "Oh, it's you?" "Don't you fear the killer butterflies?" "And how about you?" "I know this!" "See that!" "It seems odd according to Li's saying" "Since Shum knows the Three quite well why didn't he ask for their help?" "Also they can go and come freely which shows that they're quite familiar with it" "What's their relation with the Shum?" "I don't know but do you remember the arsenal room?" "Since the Shum Castle has lots of secrets they may all relate with the Thunders" "And including the killer butterflies?" "Possible!" "The Bar Bridge Murder was caused by it too" "Those 8 pages aren't written by me" "I haven't written such 8 pages among my work" "What on earth is happening?" "There must be someone using my name to spread the rumour of killer butterflies" "But killer butterflies did occur!" "If so, those butterflies are controlled by someone" "Armoured Man?" "Get him!" "You see!" "It's Shuen's Flying Cloud" "Why did he do that?" "It may be a trap" "If so, we'll take action tonight" "Maybe the armoured man was spying on us" "He seems quite familiar with the Shum Castle" "He should have been here before" "Who's he then?" "It's probably Shuen Kwong" "If so, what's for?" "Maybe he hopes to get the letter earlier" "Madam Shum how about if we read out first!" "Where's she!" "Shuen!" "Shuen!" "You shouldn't be here" "You are?" "You're not so lucky this time Madam Shum" "If we haven't met 2 Chees at the same time we probably don't know someone tries to disguise herself" "The smell left behind whenever the butterflies come derives from the butterfly-controlling medicine" "The Art of Controlling butterflies has reappeared and I'm glad to have come across it" "It's only a threat" "Madam Shum died doubtfully" "Probably she left with many unsolved question" "Maybe you should be more cruel so that I wouldn't suspect your death and now everything is clear" "Master Shum!" "Fong, I've underestimated you" "Well, a common man in the martial world is usually looked down by the others" "But one thing you're wrong" "The Thunders planned out a secret 6 years ago to create certain kinds of powerful weapon so that working place had been moved to the Yu's and even announced Yu was dead" "Actually Yu hadn't died because Yu is Shum" "You're out of my expectation" "You're also out of the 3's expectation" "You use the Art of controlling butterflies to create a threat" "You kill all the spies in the Castle first then used killer butterflies to make confusion" "And ordered Wasp to use false Fong's Memoirs rumoured the killer butterflies" "But it's uncovered by the papermill owner so Wasp had to kill him" "Later you cheated Tien Fung to come here and pretended to be dead" "Everyone believed you were killed by the butterflies and left them to fight with each other" "Since the Shum Castle appeared for only 6 years the 10-year-ago butterfly disaster should be a fake as well" "And the letter is only to make Li and Kwok stay there and fight with the Tien Clan" "Your disguising in Shuen is to divert our attention" "Besides, Shuen hadn't arrived after several days and his unique weapon is at you it seems that he must be killed by you" "Actually, Chee's dumb is made by you" "You not only made her serve you but also as a disguising tool" "In order to avoid trouble poor Chee is acting as a dumb mute and fool" "You're no use to me anymore!" "There's no use for a man knows too much" "You should know that I'm not the only one who knows" "Could be!" "But I'll kill them one by one" "Help!" "Green Shadow" "Fong" "Boss" "The Martial World is paved by blood and the 72 followed the Survival to the Fittest" "I'm coming up to say goodbye" "You really go?" "The affair here has become the conflict between the Tien and the Thunder" "so I'm an outsider now" "Goodbye, Fong" "Hoping that you'll win" "Definitely!" "The fight between Tien and the Thunder is unavoidable" "I left Shum Castle at dawn and I don't know what's happening after that" "No.1" "He's Yu, not No.1" "How's it possible?" "Well, just a revolt among yourself!" "Was No.1 killed by you?" "Why did you kill him?" "Four among us is to many!" "You may never find yourself in such chaos" "Don't move, or you'll be buried" "The mud here is too soft" "It'll collapse when dynamiting" "Since we trust you and moved our plan here and asked you to protect the incomplete gun" "Trust me?" "How about the spies then!" "No, they came to protect you to let you concentrate on your work" "If it's revealed the whole Castle will be vanished" "But you'll destroy here too" "I won't have any share in the Thunders you're just taking my advantage and kill me after completion" "Then you three will fight among yourself but unfortunately I'm cleverer than you guys" "It's clear that who's the winner now" "It's the end of you!" "No more Thunders in the 72" "And no more Tien Clan too" "The Magic Fire Crow?" "!" "Don't touch it!" "Goodbye" "Hoping that you'll win!"