The Hunter's Prey

--------- FUNG YIK FAI was born in a hunter's family in the village. Ten years ago, his father and brother YIK LOK were attacked by the leopards. His father got killed by the leopards and his brother was so incited by the disaster that he turned into blindness. Since then, YIK FAI is forced to take up full responsibilities of the family. He supports their living by collecting and selling herbs. Seeing the attacks to his father and brother by leopards, YIK FAI swears that he will learn to become the best hunter when he grows up. He will try his utmost to get rid of all the leopards as revenge. Moreover, he will protect the villagers from leopards. One day, when YIK FAI is collecting herbs in the mountain, his best friend AH GUA rushes there to tell him that his mother has been bitten by a leopard. , All the villagers are scared at this news.… ...

TAIFOO tries to challenge YIK FAI. Fortunately, YONG PIP LI namely "FIRST SWORD" is there to save him. Since there are already old disagreements between them, YIK TIN suggests to have a fight with PIP LI to find out who is the winner. Knowing that YIK TIN has killed many people in the west side, he intends to scarify himself in order to get rid of this fierce man. Actually, YIK TIN is highly ranked as "THE UNATTACKABLE POPE" and is controlling the whole west side. It seems he is only acting as private protector for CHU SING PAK but in fact, there is special agreement between them that when SING PAK gets control of the whole world, YIK TIN will become the protector of his kingdom which is top of all protectors.… ...

YIK FAI hates YIK TIN so much that he decides to learn very first class Kung Fu in order to get rid of YIK TIN and to take revenge for PIP LI. One night, the fence of a house has been damaged and the villagers think the leopards are out to attack them again. The villagers are so nervous that they get together to build an alter to pray for help. YIK FAI has carelessly eaten some wild fruits and drunken some strong wine and is feeling very sick. Under this situation, MAO LUNG tries to teach him some special methods to smooth his breath and YIK FAI is able to achieve it finally. YIK LOK is in love with CHING ZEE. However, due to his blindness, he is feeling inferior to her and doesn't dare to express his love to her. CHUNG DAI stops and inquires YIK FAI. He asks for the where about of TIT YAN but YIK FAI pretends as if he doesn't know anything. Thus, CHUNG DAI secretly sends someone to keep track on him..… ...

At the beginning, YUK LIN is afraid of CHUNG MAO's rough appearance. However, she is gradually attracted and touched by his sincerity. They even become lovers later on. CHUNG DAN gets hold of TIT YAN and tries to convince him to work for SING PAK. Unfortunately, TIT YAN prefers righteousness to wealth and tries hard to reject him. To please KIM YEE, CHUNG MAO helps her to make out a plan to foul YIK FAI. However, by doing such, KIM YEE discovers YIK FAI is a kind and sincere person. She secretly falls in love with him. AH GUA unintended discovers the smuggling business of DUNG WING. He is afraid of being killed so he tries to hide away and this makes his family very worried. YIK TIN tries to catch TIT YAN with force and lock him up at the WANG's family. They press him to reveal the special techniques of using the "BLACK GOLD SWORD".… ...

As a matter of fact, MAO LUNG and CHEUNG JUNG were good friends when they were both young. They have cooperated to invent some special technique called "MIX OF THE SOFT & STRONG" but have become enemies for more than ten years because both of them fall in love with the same girl SIU SIN. Though CHEUNG JUNG treats MAO LUNG like enemies, there is very deep friendship between them. Since CHEUNG JUNG fears MAO LUNG might get into trouble by going to the WANG's family alone, he promises to accompany him. When CHEUNG JUNG and MAO LUNG are in the WANG's family to look for TIT YAN's where about, they meet YIK TIN and they fall into a big fight. MAO LUNG and CHEUNG JUNG use their special technique "MIX OF THE SOFT & STRONG" and are thus able to escape but MAO LUNG is wounded by YIK TIN.… ...

CHUNG MAO is very doubtful about AH GUA's death. Though very late at night, he rushes to inspect the dead body. However, the guards there seize him and accuse him of destroying the corpse. He is now kept in the prison. CHUNG MAO thinks AH GUA's death is done by the guys at the salt manufactory so he tries to slip away from the prison and to cooperate with YIK FAI to find out the truth. YIK FAI and CHUNG MAO slip into the salt manufactory for investigation. However, they are discovered and are beaten up by the guards. Both of them run away for their lives and YIK FAI is wounded on his way. CHUNG MAO urgently calls forth MAO LUNG and CHEUNG JUNG to rescue YIK FAI and they unintended discover there is a special air inside his body of which he can make good use. CHUNG DAN tries to explain everything to TIT YAN and to convince him to stand on PAK SING's side but TIT YAN refuses to help this fierce man.… ...

CHUNG MAO asks KIM YEE to get large quantities of Chinese precious herbs for YIK FAI. KIM YEE feels happy about it as she can have the chance to get close to YIK FAI. Seeing that CHING ZEE is looking after YIK FAI nicely, KIM YEE thinks they are lovers and is very jealous. Thus, she walks away without any word. KWAN YUE is thinking of CHING ZEE day and night. As he finds out that she adores music, painting, reading, etc., he tries to put aside his high rank and to express his love to her with invaluable gifts of same. However, CHING ZEE is not touched by what he does. In fact, SING PAK is trying hard to push the marriage between KWAN YUE and KIM YEE because by accomplishing such, he can get the TONG's financial support and this will be most helpful in his plan to control the world. Since KWAN YUE thinks business comes first of all, he doesn't object to SING PAK.… ...

SING PAK tries to use DUNG WING to threaten the villagers to sell their land and to move away. However, most of the villagers do not want to be forced to abandon their homeland and they swear they will not leave. This is making SING PAK very furious. KIM YEE is still in love with YIK FAI and in order to make things clear, she tries to ask for YIK FAI's explanation about his relationship with CHING ZEE. However, YIK FAI declares that CHING ZEE is a very best friend of his as they have known each other since they were very small and this releases KIM YEE from doubts. CHUNG DAN appreciates very much the relationship with TIT YAN. He doesn't want to see him being killed by SING PAK so he secretly informs YIK FAI of where TIT YAN is kept and arranges the rescue of him. AH HAI pretends to be a guard and slips into the WANG's family.… ...

SING PAK rushes to the prison to fight with TIN CHUNG MAO. A flash comes to the mind of MAO LUNG who immediately strikes TIT YAN with a gold pin to make him lie as unconscious as a corpse. SING PAK believes TIT YAN is dead and in addition, CHUNG DAN begs SING PAK for the permission of keeping TIT YAN's body and luckily, he is allowed to do so. After TIT YAN is back to consciousness, he describes how he has been pressed by SING PAK. As CHEUNG JUNG thinks safety is most important, he arranges TIT YAN to hide away in the wild fields and to continue the making of black gold swords. YIK LOK finally gathers all his courage to inquire about CHING ZEE's feelings towards him. CHING ZEE expresses that as long as she loves that person, she won't mind whether he is disabled or not. This strengthens the confidence of YIK LOK and he can now devote all his emotions on CHING ZEE.… ...

Seeing that most of the villagers refuse to leave the village, SING PAK sends his followers to do damages in the village and they even kill some villagers. They then spread the rumour that all is done by the leopards. The villagers are worried as they know they are in big dangers. YIK FAI and AH HAI swear to protect the villagers and they try to search for the leopards at the mountains. YIK LOK is feeling quilt as he is blind and cannot join YIK FAI to kill the leopards. KIM YEE gets known of YIK FAI's searching for leopards in dangerous areas. She is so worried about his safety that she decides to go up the mountains to help YIK FAI. seeing that KIM YEE, though just a girl, joins to help as well, YIK LOK is feeling much more quilt. He secretly climbs up to the mountains to search for the leopards too.… ...

YIK FAI is wearing the armour made by TIT YAN. He leads all the strong young men to fight against the leopards. However, they find that the leopard is only pretended by TAI FOO so they seize him and take him to the WANG's for explanation. CHUNG MAO think it inappropriate to push things too hard so he tries to persuade the people to stay cool for the time being take TAI FOO as the witness and try to make him reveal SING PAK's guilt. However, the villagers have such ill feelings that they neglect any persuasion. When the villagers take TAI FOO to the WANG's, SING PAK pretends as nothing happens. SING PAK tries to slash TAI FOO on the face as punishment but in fact, he tries to kill him for good. YIK FAI suddenly come to understand SING PAR's intentions and regrets for not listening to CHUNGMAO.… ...

YIK LOK feels his emotion with CHING ZEE has come to a very mature stage and so they should propose marriage to their parents. Their parents are very happy and start choosing a good date for their marriage. YIK TIN hides away to practise wording and he finally invents the method of “UNBEATABLE BREATHING". He prides himself as the winner. Later, he discovers TIT YAN is still alive. He is angry and sends someone to look for TIT YAN and the "BLACK GOLD SWORD". KWAN YUEN doesn't want to see CHING ZEE to marry YIK LOK. On the day of their marriage, KWAN YUE sends someone to take CHING ZEE back to the WANG's family secretly. KWAN YUEN intends to convince CHING ZEE and to change her with his sincerity but she tends to hate him much more. SING‧ PAK knows KWAN YUE is going to ruin the reputation of the WANG/s family because of what he has done to CHING ZEE.… ...

CHING ZEE thinks it impossible to return to YIK LOR and she wants to commit suicide. Fortunately, KWAN YUE stops her in time but he himself gets wounded. CHING ZEE feels guilty about it and is touched by his sincerity_ CHEUNG JUNG meets CHING ZEE in the WANG'S family and they have a good chat with each other. CHING ZEE is the adopted daughter of his wife. Before his wife passed away; she sent CHING ZEE to MAO LUNG who treated ZEE as his own daughter. CHEUNG JUNG feels regret to MAO LUNG because he mistakenly thinks LUNG and his wife had been married before. CHING ZEE disguised to be friendly with KWAN YUEN so that she can rescue CHEUNG JUNG. However , KWUN YUE gets known of this . Being jealous and angry, he violates CHING ZEE and then releases her. CHING ZEE is excited and becomes doltish. YIK LOK is very angry. He wants to burst his anger by punchi.ng KWAN YUE , but YIR FAI stops him.… ...