The Romantic Swordsman - Season 1

First aired: 6/5/1978 13 episodes

Episodes

1. Episode 1

Aired: 6/5/1978

LEE CRAM FLEN has been a hermit for many years. However he misses his former lover so much that he decides to return. He takes accommodation in an inn where he comes across a young man FEI. LEE is rather impressed by FEI's indifferent attitude. From time to time, LEE casts a wooden sculpture but he never finishes one. It is the sculpture of his former lover YUM. In the inn, there is an armed escort team and they fight with HAK and PAK. FEI wants to help the team but in return he is attacked by them. Luckily he is saved by LEE. LEE and FEI continue their journey and they are surprised to see HAK being killed while the golden armour has been taken away. In fact the killers are CHA MANG, YU YI and KICK LOK TUNG CHU's apprentices. They surround LEE, forcing him to give them the golden armour. Though LEE agrees to hand it in, a harsh duel is inevitable……

2. Episode 2

Aired: 6/6/1978

TIT CHUN KAP worries and he cannot find his master. At last he finds LEE lying on the ground. Being unconscious, LEE still grasps the wooden sculpture in his hand. Later they find a dead man - FA FUNG. They search his body but they are disappointed as they cannot find the medicine. Therefore they continue their way In despair. They come across MUI YI in an inn. YI claims that he is able to cure LEE and this astonishes them. CHIN comes with BA PING and WAN to invite YI to heal his master's son. YI refuses and this arouses WAN's anger. He declares that he will kill LEE so as to force YI to go with them. In return he is hurt by LEE and loses his martial strength. CHIN goes to question LEE and discovers that he is the best friend of WAN's father. All the others are shocked. YUM argues with LEE who has hurt her son but LEE shows no response as he feels guilty……

3. Episode 3

Aired: 6/7/1978

LUNG knows that LEE wants to meet LAM SIN YI who is regarded as the most beautiful girl. He tells LEE that she always accompanies YUM. LEE goes to see YI as he wants to know more about YUM. He finds that everything looks like that of twenty years ago. This recalls his sweet memory deep in his heart. One day twenty years ago, LEE was lurked by many enemies. He should have been killed if LUNG had not come to help him. LUNG admired LEE's cousin YUM. Although LEE and YUM were engaged, LEE decided to resign for the sake of friendship. He left without explanation. When LEE is thinking, YI suddenly appears and LEE is also attracted by her charm. LEE suspects that YI has seduced many other swordsmen but she does not admit. She declares that she wants to have MUI dead and the golden armour. When they are trying to find the real thought of the other, YAU LUNG SANG comes to tell them something is happening.

4. Episode 4

Aired: 6/8/1978

In the garden, TIT is fighting with CHIN HAU YI. They fight as CHIN blames MUI who has not given his son treatment. MUI escapes with TIT's help. As CHIU CHING ALL knows the real identity of TIT, he has to leave LEE. In the market, TIT finds a woman who has lost one of her eyes. She is YUNG and she wants to kill MUI.TIT wants to "buy" MUI and YUNG requests him to go home with her. In her house, TIT is surrounded by YUNG TIN KIT's brothers. They are angry with TIT as he has betrayed KIT. TIT makes no self-defense but for justice, one of them PIN HO invites some outsiders to make judgement for them. The invited ones are CHIU CHING ALL who is famous for his justice, SUNG who is the owner of Tai Kwung Restaurant and FEI. Both ALL and SUNG think that TIT is guilty but FEI has the opposite idea. He states that KIT was betrayed by ALL and ALL wants to shirk the accuse to TIT. The others are shocked to hear this...

5. Episode 5

Aired: 6/9/1978

WAN begs LEE to forgive him. He requests LEE to teach him martial arts so that he can protect himself in the future. YUM tells LEE YI's unpleasant experience but LEE is not touched as he is not attracted by YI. LEE is accused to be MUI. Although LUNG tries to prove that he is not guilty, the others do not take his words. TIN CHAT attacks LEE at the back and LEE is caught and tortured. ALL wants to kill LEE but FEI stops him. FEI saves YI and brings MUI who has been killed. The others are surprised to see this.

6. Episode 6

Aired: 6/12/1978

No one believes that the person killed by FEI is MUI. FEI wants to save LEE but he is surrounded. YI begs LUNG to give a helping hand but LUNG's strength is suppressed and can do nothing. As FEI becomes angry, he nearly cannot control himself and kills ALL. Luckily Master SAM MEI stops him. Master SAM MEI comes to cure CHIN but it is too late. LEE is put behinds bars. WAN sends him some wine as he wants to know the relationship between LEE and YUM. LEE declares that there is no filthy relationship between them. WAN does not believe. He humiliates LEE and threatens to kill him with his own sword...

7. Episode 7

Aired: 6/13/1978

As WAN is going to cut LEE's throat, YUM arrives. WAN claims that he comes to send LEE some wine and YUM is taken in by him. FEI is depressed as he cannot set LEE free. YI tells him that LEE will be sent to Siu Lam Temple. She also tells him that TIT TAT is going to arrive. FEI goes to release LEE but LEE has been taken away. YAU LUNG SANG impersonates LEE and Waits for him there. FEI is nearly caught but he manages to escape at last. When everyone is angry to see FEI running away, they are surprised to hear FEI's scream. However they do not know what has happened.

8. Episode 8

Aired: 6/14/1978

In order to catch FEI, Master SAM MEI lays the "Law Hong Maze". FEI is trapped and is hurt by Master SAM MEI and after hard struggle, he runs away again. On his way, FEI comes across TIT TAT and his leg is hurt by him. As he cannot defeat TIT TAT, he escapes. On the other hand, LEE's strength has been suppressed. LUNG claims to be good to him and says that he will release him. LEE is touched and begs LUNG to help FEI. LUNG agrees to do as LEE says. TIT TAT comes to kill LEE but YUM entangles him and knocks him down. YUM tells LEE that LUNG has betrayed him but LEE does not believe. YUM worries and does not know how to convince him. Suddenly LUNG comes and YUM is frightened and faints.

9. Episode 9

Aired: 6/15/1978

When YUM wakes up, she finds that LUNG is still in the cell. LEE tells LUNG that he knows everything and LUNG is ashamed. He tells LEE that he does everything for YUM as he loves her so much. At last it is time for LEE to starts off the journey to Siu Lam Temple, escorted by Master SAM MEI and TIN CHAT. FEI is hurt and is saved by YI who provides with him refuge and good care. When LEE and the others arrive at a forest, CHING MOR SAU attacks them with poisonous smoke. Luckily LEE drives him away. In a restaurant, Master SAM MEI is stopped by LEE who tells them that the food has been polluted. After careful examination, they know that the food is poisoned by KICK LOK TUNG CHU who is following them secretly. They continue their way and TIN CHAT ignores LEE's advice. He buys noodles to eat and is killed. Master SAM MEI is also poisoned. Luckily LEE kills KICK LOK TUNG CHU and saves him

10. Episode 10

Aired: 6/16/1978

YUM misses LEE and sends her maid to collect information but in vain. When LEE arrives at Siu Lam Temple, Master SAM WU is playing chess with PAK HIU SAN. They are surprised to see LEE carrying Master SAM MEI on his shoulders. They do not believe that SAM MEI has been poisoned by KICK LOK TUNG CHU as they have some misunderstanding with LEE. No matter how hard LEE tries to give explanation, they ignore his words. At last Master SAM MEI dies and the others want to kill LEE as he is believed to be the killer. To protect himself, LEE catches Master SAM SHU and keeps him as the hostage. After a period of rest, FEI recovers partially and he rushes to save LEE. YI requests to follow him and FEI agrees.

11. Episode 11

Aired: 6/19/1978

Before they leave, YI goes to tell YUM. In an inn, YI takes out the golden armour and gives it to FEI but FEI asks her to keep it. They become more intimate than before. As YI is alone in her room, CHING MOR SAU gets into it and wants to rape her. He questions who FEI is and he is jealous to hear that YI admires FEI. He goes to find FEI. Meanwhile as FEI knows that YI has been humiliated by CHING MOR SAU, he is in terrible anger. They have a duel and FEI kills CHING MOR SAU. FEI returns to the inn to tell YI that he has killed CHING MOR SAU. There he finds an old man SUNG with his granddaughter SIU HUNG. They are telUng the others about tales of swordsmen. After hearing these, FEI decides to impersonate MUIso as to prove that LEE is not guilty.

12. Episode 12

Aired: 6/20/1978

FEI goes to act as MUI and the news is sent to Siu Lam Temple quickly. However they only believe that MUI is LEE's colleague. As LEE is not released, FEI pretends to be MUI and robs SUN LU SAM. Unexpectedly he is trapped in SAM's house and is caught. After being tortured, FEI is sent to Siu Lam Temple. LEE is threatened to surrender or FEI will be killed. LEE is shocked and wants to give up. However Master SAM SHU stops him. Master SAM SHU tells LEE that many scrolls of martial arts have been stolen and he believes that it is done by monks of the temple. He also believes that Master SAM MEI is killed for he knows who the thief is. He invites LEE to help him so as to catch SAM KAM whom he suspects. SAM KAM's trick is disclosed and in order to get away, he tells the others that PAK HIU SAN is the real boss. Although PAK HIU SAN wants to take a faster action, LEE kills him and SAM KAM runs away.

13. Episode 13

Aired: 6/21/1978

SAM KAM runs away with the scrolls he has stolen. On his way, he meets FEI and is killed by him. As LEE is proved innocent, he is set free and he goes away with FEI. However they still have no idea about MUI. FEI goes to question YI who has betrayed him and made him trapped. As he sees that YI has the scroll of martial arts of Siu Lam Temple, he is shocked. Feeing being deceived, FEI is angry and wants to kill YI but at last he cannot harden his heart to do it. LEE arrive and have a duel with YI, Yi is defeated. FEI now cannot control his feeling and begs LEE to let her go. LEE agrees and leaves in despair. LEE goes to the restaurant again and meets SUNG. Besides him there are SIU HUNG, SHEUNG KUNG KAM HUNG of Kam Chin Sect, Sheung KUNG FEI and KING MU MINK. As the people of Kam Chin Sect ill-treats SUNG, LEE helps him. When all people have left the restaurant, LEE foresees that something abnormal is going to happen...