
Season 1 (1988)
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Episodes 35
Episode 1
It is believed that in the place called No Kai there hides a precious
sword and treasures of the Ching Dynasty. Streams of martial heroes
flock to hunt the treasure. Yet all boats get lost once they get
into the waters of No Kai and this mystery remains unveiled for hundreds
of years. The Yip family is among the many whose venture completely
fails through with the father Yip Moon Tin being captived by the Ching
tribe hiding in the area and the son Yip Yuen is the only survivor.
The Ching tribe is in fact waiting for the opportunity of reviving
the tribe and their leader is Ying Tin Wei. Though on the surface Wei
seems determined to dethrone the present Emperor and re-establish the
Ching Dynasty again, he in his heart is happy and contented with the
peaceful life in No Kai. Nevertheless he dares not go against the
will of his tribe. His son, Ying Dan, is the successor to the throne
and is very kind and good-natured……
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Dan is arranged to enter into marriage with To Kum who happens to hate
him for his stupidity and clumsiness. Kum often treats Dan rudely
and eventually she decides to elope with her lover but the plan fails.
To prepare for the wedding, the tribesmen go into the town and happen
to oross swords with a girl called Caw Cheong Tau who somehow is
taken back to No Kai while she is hiding herself in a chest. Dan
later discovers Caw and they become close friends. He also decides to
help Caw escape out from his land.
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The tribesmen force all captives to take a dose of drug which makes them
lose their memory. Dan saves Caw from drinking the drug on the pretext
that she is carrying his baby. Fearing that Caw will be further persecuted,
Dan makes plan to escort her out from his land.
The Yip family loses its reputation and respectable status. The
housekeeper Sheung Kau Chun is determined to help Yuen re-establish
the position of the family and unveil the mystery of Mo Kai.
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Dan and Caw are believed to have eloped and this arouses anxiety on the
part of Dan's father and mother. The former in afraid that the secrets
of No Kai will be disclosed while the latter worries about his safety.
Dan's disappearance brings delight to Kum who regains her freedom.
In fact while helping Caw escape, Dan himself also gets lost. Wandering
around, he rune into poverty and works as a servant. Because of his
good nature, he spoils the plan of a gang of robbers who later avenge
on him. Fortunately, he is saved by Bat King Mo who appreciates his
good nature and sense of justice. Dan eventually becomes Mo's disciple.
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On their way, Dan and No are deceived into believing that the Pak Family
are wicked and they decide to punish them.
Tuen pays homage to the Pak Family whose status is slowly rising and yet
he is ridiculed by the Pak brothers making him determined to re-gain the
name for his family.
Mo reveals the wicked acts of the Pak family in front of a large crowd of
bringing
martial heroes much shame to the Pak family who decide to avenge on
Mo and Dan. On finding that they are deceived by the robbers, Mo and Dan
feel much regretted and beg forgiveness from the Pak family who vow to
give them their due. Fearing that Dan will get involved in his trouble,
Mo leaves Dan who later bumps into Gaw again when she sneaks into the
house of Pak.
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Dan finds out that raw is an orphan adopted by Lo Tso who is wicked and
very skilled in martial arts. He forces her to become a thief and to
prevent her from going against him, he make her addicted to his drug..
Dan asks Gaw to return her loot to the Pak family but they happen to
witness the Pak family being attacked by a group of masked men and the
whole family perished. The masked men discover Dan and Gaw and try to
kill them also. However, they are saved by Lo Teo who later made Dan
a prisoner at his place. Gaw's love for Dan makes her attempt to free
Den from the control of Lo Teo and yet she fails. Nevertheless, Dan
gets free accidentally and Gaw helps him escape.
In order to save his father, yuen wants to learn martial arts from Mo
who only urges him to shoulder his responsibility as the. leader of the
martial heroes.
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Lo Tso is very disappointed with Caw who betrays him and refuses to take
her as his disciple anymore.
The Emperor's uncle is very dissatisfied at being unable to succeed the
throne. Later he wants to strengthen his own power and forces his
daughter Princess Was Yang to marry a foreign prince. The princess
strongly opposes that and walks out of the family. She then meets Dan
and they become friends and companions on the way. -
In order to break the relationship between Dan and Caw, Lo No cheats Dan
into believing that Caw is dead already and he takes Caw back to his place.
Dan and the Princess wander together for some time. The latter misses
the comfortable life at the palace and decides to return home. Yet
her father refuses to take her back and she leaves angrily.
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Lo Tso is very disappointed with Caw who betrays him and refuses to take
her as his disciple anymore.
The Emperor's uncle is very dissatisfied at being unable to succeed the
throne. Later he wants to strengthen his own power and forces his
daughter Princess Was Yang to marry a foreign prince. The princess
strongly opposes that and walks out of the family. She then meets Dan
and they become friends and companions on the way. -
In order to break the relationship between Dan and Caw, Lo No cheats Dan
into believing that Caw is dead already and he takes Caw back to his place.
Dan and the Princess wander together for some time. The latter misses
the comfortable life at the palace and decides to return home. Yet
her father refuses to take her back and she leaves angrily.
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Being victimized in scandals, Lung loses hope of reviving his name and
is taken to alcohol. The Princess urge. Lung to teach Dan martial arts
but Lung is disappointed at his clumsiness.
The Mistress of the Butterfly Palace, Madam Butterfly, has grown to
develop affection for the opposite sex. But she has to remain a virgin
in order to preserve her martial skills and strength. After reading a
love story, Madam Butterfly imitates the act of the characters. She
writes a poem and puts it inside a bottle which is then left drifting
in the water. By accident, Ian finds the bottle and carries it all
the time near him.
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Seeing that Dan makes little progress in his skill, Lung leaves him and
bumps into his old foe Chun Pu Lo and the two fight with each together.
In fact their enmity started years ago when Lung won Lo in a fight and
at the ewe time won her heart as well. Yet Lung refused to marry Lo
who then was determined to avenge on him.
When Dan finds the two fighting, he tries to stop them but is hurt by Lo.
While Lo is trying to cure Dan of his wound, she discovers a strong
potential inside his body and this arouses Lung's suspicion of Dan's
real identity. Lung tries to deceive Dan to reveal his identity and
tell about his family but Dan keeps his mouth sealed.
Dan thinks that he will not live long since he is seriously wounded. So
he goes to kill Lo Too and is later saved by Lung. There he meets Caw
again and he decides to take her away from Lo Tso……
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Fearing that she will bring trouble to Dan, Caw behaves heartlessly
towards Dan who thinks that Caw has really lost her love for him.
Feeling sad, Caw, leaves Dan and goes back to Lo Teo who later forces her
to become a prostitute. Luckily, she is dared by the mistress of the
brothel. On the other hand, Lo finds her unable to cure Dan of his
wound and brings him to the imperial city to seek medical help.
In order to ferret out the murderer of his family, Pak Yu joins the
Yip family and is trusted by Yuen. This arouses Chun's jealousy.
Yuen is taken captive by a mysterious man who encourages him to work
hard and establish a name for his family as well as to destroy the
Butterfly Palace. Besides, he passes his strength onto him and this
makes Yuen become more confident.
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On returning home, Yuen finds his house attacked by a gang of masked
men. Chun is seriously wounded and Yu is suspected to have betrayed
the Yip family but he is later saved by the mistress of the brothel,
who knows his real identity and is eager to make him her follower.
However, Yu refuses her offer and is determined to ferret out the real
murder of his family alone.
Yuen's strength and skill greatly increase with the help of the mysterious
man. Later he gathers a party of martial heroes and make their way to
Butterfly Palace. Dan, knowing that his days are numbered, joins the
party. During a fight with the people of the Palace, the bottle hidden
in Dan's body falls out and this makes Modem Butterfly surprised and
nervous.
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On meeting Dan, Madam Butterfly is deeply attracted to him and this
makes her strength diminish. Fearing that the people of the Palace
will harm Dan, Madam Butterfly asks her maid to set him free.
However, Dan rune into great danger as he tries to save Lung who
is also captured by the people of the Palace and suffers from great
torture. Madam Butterfly again appears just in time to rescue him.
The two go on the way together but Madam Butterfly is still doubtful
about the real identity of Dan. Dan falls sick on the way and She
takes good care of him arousing great dissatisfaction from the people
of the Palace.
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Kum feels greatly ridiculed and ashamed when she is abandoned by Dan.
She leaves Mo Kai secretly to avenge on him. Kum meets Dan and Madam
Butterfly on the way who then are lovers already. Kum wants to kill
Dan but is stopped by Madam Butterfly who later even forces her to
tell the real identity of Dan. Knowing who Dan really is sets her
at great ease.
Heung Yin Chi is brought up in a brothel and she hates being a girl.
Therefore, she likes to dress herself up like a boy. She is a very
skilled doctor and wants to change-- the brothel into a clinic. Yet
she later gives up this idea upon the request of the other prostitutes.
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Madam Butterfly is deeply impressed by the Dan's good-natured and
affection. Later when she is bitten by a poisonous snake, Dan even
risks his own life to save her. This greatly touches her and she falls
him for even more. Her love for Den makes her become weaker and weaker
but she still worries about Dan's wound. Knowing that Chi is the
only one who can cure Dan, she escorts Iran to seek help from Chi.
Despite Madam Butterfly's sincere plead, Chi refuses to help Dan.
At that time, Caw is with Chi who promises to help her free herself
from the control of Lo Tso. Chi does this as a revenge on Lo Teo who
has once taken advantage of her sister. In the end, it is Caw who
uses a trick to make Chi promises to cure Dan.
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Chi finds out that Dan's wound can only be cured when he and his lover
become physically united. It is when the two of them get so deeply in
love that the poison inside Dan's body will be removed. However, his
spouse will die after 5 days.
In order to save Dan, Caw is ready to sacrifice her own life. Hut when
she discovers that Madam Butterfly has done that before she leaves the
Palace sadly.
Dart is in grieve when he knows that Madam Butterfly has sacrifice her
-own life to save her. He wants to stay beside her till she dies but
she urges him to chase Caw and marry her. This puts Dan in a dilemma.
Days Passes and Madam Butterfly died but her corpse undergoes great
changes. Lo Tso makes use of this and deceives Dan into believing that
she is intriguing against him. Den leaves angrily with Caw. 0n their
way, they meet Lo Teo. After a fierce fight, the three fall down a
cliff.
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Dan falls down the cliff and is attacked by'. swarm of bate which
miraculously enlighten him and he becomes very intelligent. With his
wit, he saves Caw and leads her out of danger.
The Princess still thinks that Dan and Lung are in the Palace. So
she goes to seek help from the Emperor who send troupes of soldiers
to wipe cut the Butterfly Palace.
Madam Butterfly returns to the Palace but the people there are shocked
to find her increased in strength and power. In -fact, after removing
the poison from Dan's body, she herself also gains in strength instead
becoming weak. She cheats Lung, Yu and the Princess into believing
that Dan has already died and leads them out of the Palace.
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Knowing that Dan is dead, the Princess reveals her deep affection for
Dan and she is in great grieve. Yuen sympathizes with her and grows
gradually fond of her.
Chi learns that No is partly responsible for the death of the Pak family.
She promise to tell this to Yu on condition that he will become
her follower. Surely Yu concedes to that and on knowing that he is.
determined to avenge on No.
Ever since Dan is miraculously made intelligent, he has been becoming
more and more self-confident. He even volunteers to help the Emperor
in solving the riddle put forth by a foreign prince. This helps him
to win the trust of the Emperor and he becomes the Emperor's advisor.
At first, he seems reluctant to serve the Emperor for fearing that
his fellow tribesmen will be antagonized by that and later he thinks
that being a high official in the court can bring honor to his tribe.
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The Princess is delighted to see Dan again and tells him of her affection
for him. However, Ian holds no special feelings for her and this makes
the Princess very disappointed. Yuen wants to make use of this chance
to win the heart of the Princess. Yet the Princess cannot drive Len
out of her mind and Yuen feels handicapped in this.
Dan gradually grows proud of his own intelligence and appears arrogant.
Enmity develops between him and the other court officials. The
ESeneror's mother does not like Dan who intrvgues with Chi to win her
trust. In the end, the Emperor's mother hates him no more and even
arranges the Princess to marry him. However? Dan wittily refuses the
kind offer of the Emperor's mother. This brings much shame to the
Princess. At that time, the Emperor's uncle consoles his daughter
and the two grow close as before.
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The Emperor's uncle is found to be involved inn case of embezzlement.
However, he seeks help from Lo Tso who helps to prove his innocence.
This arouses his anger towards Dan who charges him of such crime.
Added to this is his jealousy which drives him to cooperate with lo
Teo. The two intrigue against Dan who eventually loses all the trust
from the Emperor who is made to believe that Ian is a traitor.
At the same time, the Emperor seems to know that Chi is a female
and tries whatever means to reveal her true identity but fails.
Gradually he grows fond of Chi and wants to make her the queen.
Yet his uncle tells his mother that Chi has been brought up in a
brothel and this arouses great opposition from the Emperor's mother.
Their dream of getting married shatters and they feel very disappointed.
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The Princess overhears the conversation between her father and Lo Tso
who are intriguing against Den. She wants to warn Dan in advance but
is stopped by her father. In the end, she asks Lung and Lo to save Dan
from danger. The news of Dan in danger causes Madam Butterfly much
worry and she leaves the Palace to look for Dan.
When Dan becomes an ordinary citizen again, he masses the comfortable
and luxurious life at the court. He finds fault with everything.
Later he listens to the advice from Lung and Lo, turning full attention
to practicing his martial arts. Gradually, he becomes humbler and this
brings great consolation to Lung and Lo.
Dan's father learns the plight of Dan and is anxious about him. Some
of them leaves Mo Kai to find his whereabouts.
Kum has been wandering for some time and runs into poverty. Eventually
she becomes a prostitute and there in the brothel she meets Yu and is
attracted by him.
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Kum is attracted by Yule appearance and character and grows very fond
of him. She tells him how she is being ill-treated by Dan. This
arouses Yu's sympathy for her.
It just happens that Dan is at one time hiding in the brothel to avoid
being caught by the Emperor's men. There he meets Kum who vents all
her angry feelings towards him.
Madam Butterfly goes to the house of the Emperor's uncle to look for
Dan but is caught and forced to marry the Emperor's uncle. Dan also
goes there to find evidence to prove his innocence. There he meets
and saves Madam Butterfly from her plight.
Because of some misunderstanding, Dan is treating Madam Butterfly coldly.
Yu acts as a go-between and the two become close again.
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Yuen is involved in the charge against Dan being a traitor. He is
made prisoner but with the help of the Princess, he is set free later.
Yuen is eager to revive his family name and practicing his martial arts
very hard with the mysterious man. Yet he gets himself wounded. Hut
for the medical help from Chi, he would have been in great danger.
The Princess pities Yuen and gradually grows fond of them. She asks
him to get a job in the court and forget about the business of reviving
his family name. Hut Yuen refuses and he ask. to become the disciple
of Lung, Lo, and Mo hoping to become the most skilled martial hero of
all. Yu meets No and tries to kill him. Mo refuses to admit responsibility
of the murder of his family and even proposes to take him as his disciple.
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Kum meets Yu again and finds that he has broken with Dan. The two find
themselves in the same boat and decides to join hands against Dan.
Dan wants to get the help of Chi's sister in his fight against In Tso.
However, she is still under control of Lo Tso and could not offer any
help. From her, Dan learns that Caw is kept prisoner at Lo Note place
and he wants to save her but is stopped by Chi.
Caw is sent by Lo Too to steal the imperial seal and she overheads the
Emperor's decision to catch Dan. She and Chi's sister both try to
prove Dan's innocence. In the end, the Emperor knows that it is only
Lo Tso and his uncle who are wicked. So he looks for Dan and wants
him to join hands in his fight against them.
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Madam Butterfly finds herself being poisoned and her days are numbered.
Even Chi can do nothing to help her. Dan wants to take her as his
wife as soon as possible and this touches her very much.
All along Dan believes that the murders of the big families have nothing
to do with Madam Butterfly and he wants to carry out . investigations
to prove her innocence.
Upon examination, Chi discovers a pin in the head of the corpses and they
think that those families are murdered by Lo Tso. However, Chun insists
that they are killed by Madam Butterfly.
The mysterious man has once suggested to Yuen that he can use some tricks
to gain much progress in his martial arts. Yet that may bring harm to
his masters. Therefore, Yuen refuses to do that even though she is
eager to become skilled in his arts.
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Lung, Lo and Mo gather in Yuen's house. Yuen hurries back home to
prevent them from being harmed. Be even tells them why he wants to
become their disciple. Mo gets crossed and wants to be punish him
but is stopped by Chun who then reveals his identity as a very skilled
martial hero. In his past, he has been doing a lot of evil. His
enemies once try to kill him and he is in great danger. Yuen's father
saves him and since then he decides to reform and works in the Yuen's
family faithfully. After Yuen's father has disappeared, Chun decides
to help Yuen revive his family name. He disguises himself as the people
of the Butterfly Palace end kills the other three renowned families.
Learning this, Yuen leaves the house angrily. Later, he meets the
Princess who is sad and disillusioned at the marriage between Dan and
Madam Butterfly. They sympathize with each other and decide to escape
from all these disputes and conflicts.
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Lo Teo kidnaps- Madam Butterfly in order to threaten Dan to surrender.
Dan goes to save his wife and finds Caw taken prisoner at Lo Teo's
place. He intends to release her and yet when she learns of his
marriage with Madam Butterfly, she refuses to see him anymore. The
Emperor's uncle is also antagonized at the marriage and decides to
kill Dan. However, at the most critical moment, Madam Butterfly
regains all her strength and defeat3 Lo Teo burying him under the
rooks.
Caw wanders alone and runs into Dan's family who then learns of Den's
adventures. Also they pities Caw and promises to look after her.
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Lo Teo is looked in the cave and he spends all his time practicing his
skills. Later, he discovers that the Emperor's uncle is all along
using him as a tool for revenge. Nevertheless, he still works for
him because of the monetary gains. -
Wei goes to Chi and asks her about Dan: However, she refuses to tell
them mistaking him as someone working for the Emperor's uncle.
The Chin tribesmen are eager to revive the Ching Dynasty. So they urge
Wei to join hands with the Emperor's uncle to dethrone the Emperor.
Chi's sister persuades Lo Tso to surrender to the Emperor and then
retire into hermitage. However, the Emperor does not trust him and
this makes Lo Teo very angry.
Both the Emperor end his mother are attacked by men sent by the
Emperor's uncle. Luckily both assassinations are averted by Madam
Butterfly and Dan who gets hurt as a result.
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Madam Butterfly is being chased and she hides herself in the house of
Yuen and the Princess. Yuen takes good care of her and cures her of
her wounds. 'this arouses the Princess' jealousy and she leaves in
anger. Gradually, Yuen grows fond of Madam Butterfly who refuses his
love for her. However, she stays behind hoping to find out more about
Yuen's secrets.
Yu forces Chun to admit his wrong deeds in public. He challenges him
in a duel but he is no match for Chun who eventually escapes.
Yu feels hopeless and disillusioned but Kum encourages him and urges
him to go to No Kai to find . the precious sword and learn the skill.
Then he will be in position to defeat Chun.
By accident, Kum discovers the hiding place of Yuen and Madam Butterfly.
The fire of revenge starts burning in her heart and she tricks them
into believing that Madam Butterfly is unfaithful to Dan……
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Madam Butterfly and Yuen go into the imperial city to look for Dan.
They meet Chun who tells them that Dan is dead already. Madam
Butterfly is so shocked that she fainted. Chun uses much of his
strength to save her in order to impress Yuen who remains untouched.
Yuen grows more and more attached to Madam Butterfly who keeps refusing
his love and the two struggle hard to get out of the tangle.
By chance, Yuen meets his father on the street but finds him
behaving strangely. He follows him and finds him sneaking into the
General's house and trying to kill the General. His father even
wants to get rid of him fearing that he will disclose his crime.
This greatly shocks Yuen.
In fact, Dan only lies to the people that he is dead, since he likes
to hide from his enemies and wait till he is fully recovered.
Madam Butterfly and Dan meet again. She feels very uneasy about
her being unfaithful to Dan and she leaves him in grieve.
Dan suspects the ……
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In fact, the Ching tribeemen, the Emperor's uncle and Lo Tso are accomplices.
They cooperate in order to dethrone the present Emperor and they start
their plan by killing the court officials. Even though Wei prefers the
peaceful life at Mo Kai, his fellow tribesme4nnsist on reviving the
Ching Dynasty. Wei cannot help but to comply, with them.
By accident, Dan meets his fellow tribesmen and he tries to convince them
that the present Emperor is a good and wise ruler. He suggests to them
not to dethrone him but go back to Mo Kai and enjoy the life there.
Nevertheless, his fellows- thin]- that he is bought by the high post at
court and monetary gains. Not only do they refuse to listen to him,
they even lock him up.
Yuen saves his father and brings him home trying whatever means to revive
his memory. Lo Tso exerts his control over his father and force him to
be his accomplice.
Madam Butterfly returns to the Palace and finds it much changed……
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Dan's mother arranges Dan to meet Caw again. Both of them feel very
embarrassed. Caw happens to learn that Lo Tso intends to assassinate
Dan and she hurries to save him. However, the two of them are no match
for Lo Tso. Dan is defeated and lose:
his
consciousness. Madam Butterfly
appears just in time to save them. To avoid Dan rekindling his passion
for her, she leaves before he regains his consciousness asking Caw
not to mention a word about her.
Yu reaches Mo Kai and discovers the precious sword as well as the book
containing the skills of martial arts. Then he turns his full attention
to make himself the best swordsman. –
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Caw feels that Dan still has special feelings for Madam Butterfly and
.he persuades her to return to Dan's side. However, Madam Butterfly
feels guilty of being unfaithful to Dan and tries her best to avoid
him. This brings grieve to both of them.
Though reluctant, Wei leads his tribesmen to assassinate the Emperor.
Hut the plot falls through and they are to be executed. Ian hurries
to implore the Emperor to forgive his father and fellow tribesmen
even offering to sacrifice his own life for them. The Emperor is
touched by his act and forgive the Ching tribesmen.
The Emperor now gets hold of evidence concerning the treacherous act
of his uncle and Yuen. He orders the two to be executed. However,
the Princess begs forgiveness for them. In the end, her father is
made an ordinary citizen and later becomes a beggar.
Yuen, feeling disappointed and disillusioned, reveals his relationship
with Madam Butterfly……
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eeling sad, Dan goes back to Mo Kai with his family. There he finds
Yu half driven crazy, since he has practiced his skills in a wrong
way. Dan and his tribesmen try to catch him but he is saved by Kum.
Kum looks after him with great care and tells him the truth that she
is carrying his baby. This makes Yu more determined as ever. He
sets off to avenge on Chun. Yu is very disappointed at finding Chun
dead. In fact, Chun kills himself as he feels guilty of his sots.
As Yuen tries to protect Chun's corpse, he and Yu have a fierce fight
and he is hurt seriously. Madam Butterfly arrives on the scene just
in time to prevent him from being killed by Yu.
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On meeting Madam Butterfly, Dan feels delighted and tells her that he
will not mind her unfaithful act. However, Madam Butterfly refuses to
join him and says that her days are numbered. She asks him to turn
his love to Caw. Nevertheless, Dan cannot drive her out of his mind
and accompanies her to seek medical help from Chi. Though under
Chi's treatment, Madam Butterfly's health seems to get weaker and
weaker. Feeling hopeless, Madam Butterfly even attempts to commit
suicide but is saved by Chi.
With Lung's help, Yuen's father revives his memory and recovers his
sense. Reunited with his father, Yuen is determined to reform himself
and strive to revive his family name. This delights the Princess
who agrees to marry him.
Lo Tso still wants to get rid of Dan and he makes use of Yu. In the
end, Dan manages to defeat them.
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