Riro and the furious five meets Soso.

At Qing dynasty, Foon Za Wai is seen waiting at the palace rather tensed, then as Za Ming enters, he bows until Za sits on his throne;

"Emperor Za, news from the barbarians says Shifu Wu came to rescue Riro at the borders of the barbarians,"

"And he fled to the ancient Shaolin temple!" Za burst out laughing while clapping simultaneously.

"Finally, that cunning rat comes out of his hideout to play. Everything is going as I planned."

"But Emperor Za that means Riro is the prophesied dragon Warrior, so how do we stop them?"

"Dragon warrior my foot! Now that we know our enemy, it becomes easy to avert the prophecy."

"First, send message to Emperor Ching Shin to attack Shaolin temple and burn it to the ground, leaving no survivors."

"But Emperor Za, Shaolin temple is impregnable; the monks are feared by all in China. How do we then destroy Shaolin?" Foon Za Wai inquired as he stoops to pick the royal degree.

"My friend – what sinks a ship? Water from outside or from inside?"

"Water from inside – Emperor!"

"Good," Za nodded.

"Riro and Wu would soon be on their way here, once Shaolin is destroyed, we would have Riro to contend with."

"But what of Wong Su dynasty?"

"Of course, once Shaolin is destroyed and Riro dead, then annihilation of Wong Su would be the next."

"The whole of China would soon be mine!" Za shouted as his laughter echoed in the palace courtyards.

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At the yellow river close to the Shaolin temple, was a group of monks and a sailor working on a ship;

"Hey – you! Where are you from?" the monk looked at the sailor for a while and continued adjusting the sail.

"Hey monky! Are words too expensive here? Well if you must know, I am a Blackinese from the creeks of Pechihli." As the sailor continued to talk without any monk replying, Riro and his companions walked in;

"Finally, someone wants to talk. I am Soso Yen; the captain of this ship!" Soso said as he reached for Riro's hand.

"I am Riro Shu Chin and these are my friends."

"Oh! The dragon warrior and the furious five; wait, I am seeing only four – where is the last?"

"Sailor?" lee asked.

"Oh! You don't believe me – I can see it in your eyes. I have sailed to Thailand, South and North Korea …" Soso continued blabbing.

"Oh! Another one of Donnie's brother," Egret remarked.

"Let me tell you about my voyage in Africa – Oh! Their ladies are …" as he opens his eyes from his fantasizing, he sees Riro and his companions walking away.

"Wait! I didn't tell you their names." The monks working on the boat started laughing as he chases Riro and his companions.

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At the cantonment in Wong Su, the soldiers were jubilating and making merry, with drinks, foods and music. There Kara, Woo and the other women were at their own table discussing. Then Fo walked up to the women and beckoned on Kara;

"My queen already blends in?" Fo said while receiving a glass of beer from Kara.

"I have always been a soldier." Kara said while sipping from her own glass.

"The last battle has bulk of the soldiers as women – excluding me and a handful of Generals. That is commendable."

"Thank you my queen for saving Wong Su!" Fo said while bowing to Kara.

"No; thank you for believing in your queen."

"Look!" Fo pointed at a male and female soldier taking on a drinking contest; both Fo and Kara started laughing as they look on.

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At the Shaolin temple, in the Abbot's room, Riro is seen with Shifu Wu standing close to a table with a map on it;

"So Shifu, what is the plan?"

"First, we go to make ally with the pirates at Pechihli, then we move to the capital and survey it and then send message to Wong Su and the pirates on the day to attack!" Shifu Wu said while pointing at these places on the map.

"What of Emperor Za's allies in Ching dynasty? What of if they hear about our attack and come to the aid of the emperor?"

"It will take three days from Ching to the capital; hence before any reinforcement comes to the capital, we would have won or lost. Either way we have nothing to lose."

"Ok – Shifu!" Riro said as he looked at Shifu Wu uneasily.

"Don't worry about the future. It will soon be a thing of the past. Now let me go and find out if the monks would go to war with us." Wu said tapping Riro's shoulder as he leaves.

Riro remains in the room looking at the map, while the temple bell sound goes out.

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At a spacious room in the monastery, there Shifu Wu, the five elders and other Shifu's sat;

"So, what do you say about aiding the dragon warrior for the unity of China?" Shifu asked. The room was silent for a while;

"I say we all join the dragon warrior in bringing to justice, that treacherous Emperor Za." Shi Lan Chu said with great vigour. Then each Elite monk seated murmured among them.

"Remember the virtue of Shaolin!" Shifu Wu shouted, and then the room was silent.

"Joining forces with the dragon warrior against Emperor Za, would be dangerous for Shaolin in China, it might even lead to the extinction of Kung Fu if we fail. I suggest we leave politics and focus on our primary goal as first order monks." Shi Bak Mei exhorted.

"Yes!" A random Shifu chided.

"I know as the abbot of this temple, my duty is to serve and remain loyal to this temple. But I want to join the dragon warrior to help put an end to the atrocities of the Emperor. I can't force you into coming with me. And I won't want Kung Fu to go into extinction, so I admonish you all to remain here. But I must go with the dragon warrior." Wu said as he looked at each Elite monk seated.

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In Bodhidharma bower, Riro is seen holding on his hand a blindfold, with his shoulders slouched; Shifu Wu walks into the room unnoticed by Riro,

"How is your training going?" Wu asked startling Riro.

"Fi-ne! Fine Shifu," Riro said as he turned towards Wu.

"What is the problem?"

"I don't think I would be able to master inner peace before we embark on this voyage!"

"Don't be lousy. It is important for chaotic situations – especially when confronting an extremely fast opponent. First you must be one with the four element of nature. Then ensure your mind and heart is one, you would begin to feel the sound of the wind on your finger tip. Then you and nature would be one and nothing that travels on any of the elements would be difficult for you to decipher."

"Now give it a try!" Wu instructed Riro.

Riro placed the blindfold on, calmed his nerves and exhaled; then Shifu Wu took an egg from a crate on the table and threw it at Riro, which Riro caught.

Then he threw six towards Riro and Riro caught the six eggs, lastly he threw the whole crate along with the remaining eggs at Riro and as Riro was about going for them, he attacked Riro, Riro felt his movement, blocked it with his blindfold on, and caught the crate. Then his session with Shifu Wu continued.

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At the yellow river close to the Shaolin monastery was a ship with Riro, his companions, Soso and Shifu Wu walking towards the ship, they were accompanied by a host of monks, on getting close to the ship;

"I would miss you my friend." Shi Lan Chu said while hugging Shifu Wu.

"Me too; you are now the new abbot of this monastery – my friend. I have spoken to the others about it." Wu said while pressing Shi Lan Chu's shoulder.

"You mean I am now the Abbot? What of the five elders – especially Ji Sin?"

"They have all agreed. Remember to serve this temple as you have served me these long years and you would be fine." With that Shifu Wu joined Riro, his companions and Soso on the ship as they were bid farewell by all.

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On the sixth day of the first new moon, Shaolin temple was attacked by troops from Ching dynasty with burning arrows. There various rooms in the temple caught fire, with monks running out of their rooms; meeting their death as stationed archers shot at the various entry and exit points in the monastery. There was utter chaos with the remaining surviving monks taking refuge in Dharma hall.

"Come out! Come out! There is nowhere to run to." A voice shouted. Then Ng Mui peered through a hole; she saw the speaker and Ching troops all mounted outside with ready bows.

"Traitor, Shi Lan Chu! What has the Emperor given to you to betray Shaolin?" Bak Mei inquired.

"Everything; for so long I have been in this temple with nothing to show for it!" Shi Lan Chu sneered.

"Your greed for power and wealth has corrupted your heart and has made you sin against your vows!" Ji Sin shouted.

"Enough! You don't want to die honourably, and then die in hell – arrows!" Shi Lan Chu shouted. With the roof of the Dharma hall on fire, the remaining monk came out as one and fought the troops outside in the process Shi Lan Chu was killed by Ji Sin, many of Ching troops were also killed while the host of monks died excluding the five elders.

"Commander, the five elders is nowhere to be found," an officer reported.

"You checked all the bodies?"

"Yes! Nowhere; they fled through the forest."

"Don't worry; just burn down the temple along with all the bodies. And send message to Emperor Za that it is done. Meanwhile we would send some troops to hunt down the five elders; they can't make it so far. And even if we don't get them, what can a handful do?"

"Yes commander!"

"Do that and meet me in Ching. Remember don't raise any suspicion." The officer saluted the commander and beckoned on his men who threw oil pots into the temple; with that they set the temple on fire along with heaps of dead monks – all in flames.