“THE LAST DUEL”

( Synopsis )

　　I Chun was an outstanding swordsman who went into the service of Eunuch Ho, the commander of Imperial Guards. He carried out the orders of Ho and assassinated many loyal ministers of the court. Even though I Chun's lover, Hsiu Hsiu, persuaded him not to help the evil eunuch, I Chun insisted that he had to repay Ho for having saved his life once.

　　When I Chun was making an attempt to kill Councillor Wen, he encountered a young knight Wang Yuan who was also instructed by I Chun's teacher, the Purple Bamboo Elder. Wang took I Chun to his father's grave and showed him a letter written in blood. He revealed to I Chun that Ho was his father's murderer. I Chun confronted Ho with the letter, but was made to believe that the evidence was faked.

　　That night, Hsiu Hsiu begged I Chun to take her away. I Chun refused, and before he left for his mission, he drank the wine presented to him by Hsiu Hsiu. The wine was drugged, and I Chun was captured while trying to assassinate Councillor Wen.

　　Councillor Wen invited Eunuch Ho to attend the trial of I Chun. Ho was afraid that I Chun might expose him so he sent his guards to silence I Chun.

　　Hsiu Hsiu and her brother Ta Cheng escorted I Chun to the capital for trial. They were intercepted by Eunuch Ho's guards. Ta Cheng was killed in the ambush and before he died he asked I Chun to forgive Hsiu Hsiu who drugged him at her brother's orders. Hsiu Hsiu was stabbed while trying to shield I Chun from the killers. I Chun's chains were unlocked and he fought against the killers, vanquishing them all. Prom one of the killers he discovered that Ho was his father's murderer.

　　I Chun finally avenged his father's death and killed the traitrous Eunuch Ho. Though he had killed Wang Yuan's brother, Wang forgave him. In the meantime, Councillor Wen had obtained for I Chun a free pardon, so that I Chun could lead a new life.