INT.  STAR RESTAURANT - DAY

    Yu and Li are surrounded by the variously bandaged men who battled with Jen.

    FLYING MACHETE CHANG

    We politely asked for a friendly

    match， but she showed no respect， and

    attacked us. Everyone came by to teach

    her a lesson.

    MI BIAO

    Her sword was just too powerful.

    MONK JING

    I've traveled everywhere， but never

    met anyone so uncivilized.

    SHINING PHOENIX MOUNTAIN GOU

    （heavily bandaged）

    She kept accusing me of being Gou Jun

    Pei's brother. Who is this Gou， anyway？

    YU

    Her husband.

    The men all nod their heads.

    EXT.  OUTSIDE HWAI AN - DAY

    Li and Yu ride together.

    LI

    （to Yu）

    We're close to your headquarters. Go

    home and check in.

    YU

    What about you？

    LI

    I'll look around and catch up later.

    YU

    Not a bad idea. Tonight we'll get a

    good night's sleep at headquarters.

    Yu takes a fork off the road. Thunder can be heard in the darkening sky.

    EXT.  SUN COMPOUND - DAY

    A group of security men are practicing Kung Fu in the front yard of Sun Security. They stop when Yu enters.

    SECURITY MAN A

    Mistress， you're back.

    YU

    It's you！ How's everything here？

    CAPTAIN

    Fine. You've been gone a while.

    YU

    Yes， and I leave again tomorrow. Your

    wife was due？

    AH WAI

    Yeah， a baby girl.

    YU

    Good！

    AH WAI

    I'll be happy if she's half as strong

    as you.

    YU

    Mrs. Wu……

    AUNT WU

    You're back！

    YU

    How's the arm？ Still sore？

    AUNT WU

    Much better. You've been gone so long.

    YU

    Li Mu Bai is coming to stay the night.

    AUNT WU

    （excited）

    I'll go and make up his room！

    Aunt Wu hustles out. Yu goes into her own room.

    INT.  HALL OF ANCESTRAL WORSHIP

    Yu lights incense for her former fiance Meng. Hearing something， she turns to see a dishevelled Jen standing outside downstairs.

    JEN

    Sister Shu Lien……

    INT.  YU'S ROOM - DAY

    Yu eases her guard， then opens a drawer and takes out some clothes. Jen， wearing just white underclothing， sets herself on the edge of Yu's bed. Yu brings over the clothes.

    YU

    Here you must be in proper attire.

    JEN

    I'm just borrowing some clean clothes.

    I'm not staying.

    YU

    I'll give them to you.

    JEN

    I was just passing by and wondered

    how you were.

    Jen tries to hide her anxiety but finally breaks down on Yu's shoulder in tears.

    JEN

    You， sister……

    YU

    Look at the trouble you've caused.

    Now you know what Giang Hu life is

    really like. If you think of me as

    your sister， let me give you some

    sisterly advice. You can run from

    marriage， but not your parents.

    JEN

    They forced me to marry！

    YU

    Go back to them first. Then you can

    decide about Lo.

    JEN

    You know about Lo？

    YU

    He really loves you. Come back to

    Peking with me. We'll find a solution.

    JEN

    Where is he now？

    YU

    Li Mu Bai has made arrangements. He

    sent him to Wudan Mountain.

    JEN

    You're working together to set me up！

    I'm leaving！

    YU

    How dare you accuse us？ I always knew

    you had stolen the sword！ I've done

    nothing but protect you and your family.

    And you've repaid me with nothing but

    contempt. Li Mu Bai himself spared you，

    and all you do is insult him. We wanted

    some peace and you've ruined it all！

    You're no sister of mine！

    JEN

    What do I care？ You were never a real

    friend anyway. But I wonder， how long

    could you last as my enemy？

    Jen gets up to leave. Yu intercepts her.

    YU

    Put the sword down！

    Jen jumps out.

    INT.  YUAN COMPOUND - DAY

    Jen soars out to the front courtyard where the guards are still practicing. They raise their weapons at the sight of the intruder.

    YU

    （calling out）

    Jen！

    Jen greets Yu with the Green Destiny.

    YU

    Everyone out. Shut the doors.

    The men leave.

    YU

    Fine…… the friendship is over.

    Yu scoops a weapon from one of many lying around and begins her battle with Jen.

    Yu uses every weapon that's available against Jen but none are any match for the Green Destiny.

    After slicing through another set of Yu's weapons， Jen looks admiringly at the Green Destiny in her hands.

    YU

    Don't touch it！ That's Li Mu Bai's

    sword.

    JEN

    Come and get it if you can.

    YU

    Without the Green Destiny， you are

    nothing.

    JEN

    Don't be a sore loser. Go ahead. Take

    your pick. I'll wait. Go ahead.

    Yu picks up a huge broadsword and attacks. Just as the Green Destiny slices it in half， Yu holds the broken blade at Jen's neck. She pauses before hurting Jen， then pulls back.

    YU

    Give me the sword.

    Jen， taking advantage of Yu's trust， slices her arm.

    JEN

    Take it！

    Yu， her shoulder bleeding， falls back as Li Mu Bai jumps in.

    LI

    （enraged）

    Stop it！ You don't deserve the Green

    Destiny.

    JEN

    Not another lecture！ On guard！

    LI

    Let's end this here.

    JEN

    Only the sword will settle this.

    Jen soars up to the rooftop， with Li right on her tail.

    EXT.  LAKE - DAY

    Jen floats over the lake， Li close behind.

    EXT.  BAMBOO FOREST - DAY

    Jen runs into a sea of bamboo. She appears to have lost Li but is not slowing down. Her white clothes are now stained with blood and mud. The wind has picked up and every breeze sounds like an air attack by Li.

    The two leap onto the tips of the bamboo trees and begin their dances and dodges. They glance off bamboos and each other while staying afloat. Finally Jen lands on the same stick of bamboo as Li. The two hold their positions for a while as the bamboo bends.

    LI

    I only let you go because I wanted

    to see the real you.

    Jen tries to shake Li off the bamboo but Li recovers nicely.

    JEN

    What do you know about a true heart？

    Li suddenly leaps off the bamboo tree. The bamboo straightens up and throws Jen toward the ground. Jen quickly pulls herself up and charges at Li.

    Jen chases after Li， into a clearing， out of the bamboo forest.

    EXT.  RIVER - DAY

    Jen finally catches up to Li， who is standing on a rock about a few feet wide amid the rapids. Jen vaults onto the rock and scuffles with Li. Jen loses her balance.

    JEN

    What do you want？

    LI

    What I've always wanted， to teach you.

    JEN

    All right. If you can take the sword

    back in three moves， I'll go with you.

    Li takes the sword back.

    JEN

    Give it back！

    LI

    Kneel！

    JEN

    Never！

    LI

    Then you have no use for the sword.

    Li throws the sword into the rapids.

    Jen dives in to retrieve it. Li follows Jen downstream by hopping from one rock to another. Jen recovers the sword but is herself drowning. Suddenly Jade Fox swings into the rapids and fishes Jen out. Jade Fox carries the unconscious Jen away. Li gives chase， but loses them.

    INT.  ABANDONED FACTORY - DAY

    It's raining. Inside an old factory， Fox heats some medicine paste and then dips a needle in the paste. She burns the needle point， causing a blue smoke. She lights some incense and puts it in a burner near Jen， who is barely conscious.

    FOX

    Sooner or later， they'd drag you back

    to Peking. Your parents will never

    accept you again. But why go home？

    We've gone this far， we won't stop now.

    You'll always be my lady. At last，

    we'll be our own masters. We'll be

    happy. That's the most important thing.

    All we have left is each other， right？

    Lie down and rest.

    Jen is too weak to respond.

    Fox leaves Jen clutching the Green Destiny.

    EXT.  ABANDONED FACTORY - DAY

    Fox scurries ahead in the rain. Her eyes catch something， but she keeps moving.