The Assassin Page #3

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You want to fight two against one?

Du Po, guard the end of the street.

Don't let this scoundrel escape.

There's no need to lend a hand.

Very well.

It was pure luck you won yesterday.

Let's see who's better tonight.

Nie Zheng.

He's playing for time, hoping for rescue.

Out of your own selfish motives,

you caused the deaths of our master

and fellows.

Do you know the taste of fear now?

There is no abiding in this place anymore.

My mother and sister have fled

to the state of Qi.

I'll catch up with them tonight.

What about you?

I'll go to a relative in the state of Han.

Then this is where we part our ways.

Take care of yourself.

You too. We shall meet again.

Master, did I do the move correctly?

Yes, but it'd be better

if you do it faster.

Father.

Official Yen.

Master Du.

Zhang's swordsmanship has improved.

Young Master is very talented.

What it took me 3 years to learn

with Master Wu,

I've totally imparted in only

the past year.

There is nothing I have left to teach.

Master Wu was the victim of

a vile student.

Among my fellows, only one, Nie Zheng,

has skills greater than my own.

In the aftemath,

he fled to the kingdom of Qi.

If we can get him to come teach

the Young Master.

Don't over-praise the child.

My wife died years ago.

I have only one son. I don't want

him spoilt.

Books and the sword are to train

his character;

I don't wish for him to become

a famed swordsman.

What pleases me though is that

through this,

I came to know a fine young man

like Master Du.

You are too kind.

In the past year or so

I have been the one to benefit

from your teaching.

From what you say,

this Mr Wu Ji is a kind-hearted man.

So many fine young men have been killed;

it is indeed a tragedy.

If the chance should arise,

I would very much like to meet

this Nie Zheng.

Nie's courage and skills are

ten times mine.

If you're so inclined,

I could go seek him in the state of Qi.

Here I am but a mere official.

His Majesty is still young

although he places his trust in me,

real power is with the Premier, Han Kui.

The Premier's audience with

His Majesty today...

did something happen?

This child has been poisoned by

Yen Chung-Tzu.

He doesn't listen to me anymore.

How so?

I told him all the peers of the realm

...must eventually be subservient to Qin,

and that we should anticipate events

...by offering tribute and the area

of Yi Yang,

to direct Qin's attention to Zhao and Yi.

What land we lose,

we'll recover from them.

Don't you think my strategy is a good one?

The Premier's strategies are

always brilliant.

But guess how the lad replied?

He said, let's ask Yen Chung-Tzu first.

In your humble servant's view,

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