:09:00
Once you see it tainted with blood,
its beauty is hard to admire.
:09:05
It's 400 years old.
:09:08
Exquisite!
:09:10
You said it belongs to...
:09:13
My friend Li Mu Bai.
He's given it to Sir Te as a gift.
:09:17
Li Mu Bai!
:09:18
The famous warrior?
:09:22
Why would he give his sword
to Sir Te?
:09:25
You're too young to understand.
:09:28
You're a sword fighter too?
:09:30
Yes, I am.
:09:31
But I prefer the machete.
:09:33
Certain moves, however,
call for a sword.
:09:38
Really?
:09:42
It must be exciting to be
a fighter, to be totally free!
:09:45
Fighters have rules too:
Friendship, trust,
:09:49
integrity... Without rules,
:09:51
we wouldn't survive for long.
:09:54
I've read
all about people like you.
:09:56
Roaming wild, beating up anyone
who gets in your way!
:09:59
Writers wouldn't sell many books
if they told how it really is.
:10:02
But you're just like
the characters in the stories.
:10:05
Sure. No place to bathe for days,
sleeping in flea-infested beds...
:10:09
They tell you all about that
in those books?
:10:11
You know what I mean.
:10:14
I'm getting married soon, but
I haven't lived the life I want.
:10:19
So I heard.
Congratulations.
:10:25
It's the most important step
in a woman's life, isn't it?
:10:31
You're not married, are you?
:10:33
What do you think?
:10:34
No! You couldn't roam around
freely if you were.
:10:38
You're probably right.