Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Page #5

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YU:

But the sword could be in his

compound.

SIR TE:

Then someone's trying to set him up.

We should inform Li Mu Bai.

EXT. OUTSIDE GOVERNOR YU'S COMPOUND - NIGHT

Madam Yu is returning from temple. The governess is helping

her out of the carriage. Servants are peeling bills off a

wall across the street.

MADAM YU:

What is it?

MAID:

Madam Yu, someone's put up posters.

A partially torn flyer with the words "Jade Fox will not

escape justice!" is seen on the ground.

MADAM YU:

Let me see.

GOVERNESS:

Someone is after Jade Fox.

Preposterous, looking for her here!

Madam Yu nods and walks inside, as the Governess tosses the

flyer away and follows her.

A hand scoops up the flyer -- it is Yu. She studies it,

then puts it in her pocket, and moves on.

EXT. BRIDGE - DAY

Bo is searching for the Tsais. The bridge is full of

jugglers. But the two are nowhere to be found.

EXT. PEKING STREET - DAY

Bo quizzes a homeless man.

BO:

Where are they?

HOMELESS MAN:

I don't know. I haven't seen them

in two days.

Bo is about to give up when he looks up and sees May walking

quickly into an alley. Bo follows her.

EXT. IN FRONT OF TSAI'S HOUSE

May walks into a dilapidated house surrounded by a broken-

down bamboo fence. Bo inches closer and sees May and Tsai

oiling their weapons.

INT. BO'S ROOM - DAY

Jen practices calligraphy. The governess is by her side

embroidering and throwing occasional glances at Jen. The

maid enters.

MAID:

There is a Miss Shu Lien here to

see you.

Jen stops and looks up at them.

GOVERNESS:

Miss is busy right now.

MAID:

I'll tell her.

JEN:

Show her in.

The governess shoots her a look.

GOVERNESS:

This spells trouble.

JEN:

I have a guest.

The governess gets up to leave just as the maid shows Yu in.

MAID:

This way please.

The governess and Yu exchange quick glances. The governess

bows slightly and departs.

JEN:

I've missed you.

YU:

How so?

JEN:

I'm bored.

Yu sees the calligraphy.

YU:

You're doing calligraphy?

JEN:

I'll write your name. Just for fun.

Jen writes Yu's name with great confidence and swiftness.

YU:

I never realized my name looks like

"sword."

Jen freezes slightly.

YU:

You write gracefully. Calligraphy

is so similar to fencing.

JEN:

Maybe it is. I wouldn't know.

The maid enters with tea.

JEN:

Please.

YU:

Thank you for seeing me. I hear

your wedding day is near. You must

be overwhelmed by the preparations.

JEN:

I'm hardly doing a thing. The less

I think of it the better. My

parents are arranging everything.

The Gous are a very powerful family.

My marrying one will be good for my

father's career.

YU:

You are fornuate to marry into such

a noble family.

JEN:

Am I? I wish I were like the

heroes in the books I read. Like

you and Li Mu Bai. I guess I'm

happy to be marrying. But to be

free to live my own life, to choose

whom I love... That is true

happiness.

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