INT. YUAN COMPOUND - DAY
Aunt Wu finishes bandaging Yu.
AUNT WU
She's crazy. You should have killed her.
YU
I didn't have the heart.
AUNT WU
Well， Li Mu Bai can do it.
Yu senses movement at the window. Looking out， she sees Jade Fox in the distance.
INT. ABANDONED FACTORY - DAY
Jen wakes up， flushed from fever. She takes a sip from a cup of water- it's empty. She tosses the cup， gets up， and walks into the rain.
EXT. ABANDONED FACTORY - DAY
Jen walks out， raises her face into the rain， and drinks the raindrops. Thirst quenched， she turns around and finds Li standing there. Jen limps toward him while mumbling.
JEN
Is it me or the sword you want？
Jen falls into Li， who checks her pulse and looks at her eyes.
LI
You've been drugged！
Li carries her inside， kicking away the incense burner.
INT. ABANDONED FACTORY - DAY
Li lays his hands on Jen's back； she slowly comes to.
LI
Where is Jade Fox？
Jen gestures that she doesn't know. Yu and Bo enter. Yu looks at Jen.
YU
What happened？
LI
Jade Fox drugged her. How did you
get here？
YU
We followed Jade Fox.
Instantaneously， a flurry of darts flies directly in Jen's direction. Li and Yu swipe miraculously at them all， sending them flinging hither and thither.
Fox shows herself. Li attacks her. She falls back， bleeding to death.
LI
And so you die.
Li touches his neck.
FOX
And so shall you！
Li pulls a single needle from his neck.
YU
A poisoned needle！
FOX
You deserve to die， but the life I
was hoping to take…… was Jen's. Ten
years I devoted to you. But you
deceived me！ You hid the manual's true
meaning. I never improved…… but your
progress was limitless！ You know what
poison is？ An eight-year-old girl， full
of deceit. That's poison！ Jen！ My only
family…… my only enemy……
Jade Fox dies.
YU
You can't die！ Tell us what poison
you used！ You can't die！ Tell us the
antidote！ You can't let Li Mu Bai die！
JEN
She used Purple Yin…… Purple Yin
poison. It goes straight to the heart.
LI
My blood will soon reverse its flow.
It's the same poison she used to kill
my master. There is no antidote.
YU
That can't be！ Everything has an
antethesis！ Why not this？
JEN
The antidote exists. She taught it to
me. The formula is simple， but it takes
time to prepare. Trust me. As you have
helped me， let me help him.
LI
All right. Hurry. I will hold on as
long as I can.
YU
（takes the comb from her hair）
Take my horse and go to the compound.
Give this to Mrs. Wu. She'll help you.
Hurry！
JEN
Spare your energy. I'll be back！
EXT. ABANDONED FACTORY - NIGHT
Bo is burying Fox in the rain.
EXT. YUAN COMPOUND - NIGHT
The guards surround Jen. She pushes past them.
JEN
Where is Mrs. Wu？
Aunt Wu comes running out.
AUNT WU
Stop it！
Jen pulls out Yu's comb.
JEN
Shu Lien told me to show you this.
AUNT WU
Let her in.
INT. ABANDONED FACTORY - NIGHT
Yu sits across from Li， whose pose is almost meditational， eerily calm.
YU
Mu Bai， hold on. Give me some hope……
LI
Shu Lien……
YU
Save your strength.
LI
My life is departing. I've only one
breath left.
YU
Use it to meditate. Free yourself from
this world as you have been taught. Let
your soul rise to eternity with your
last breath. Do not waste it…… for me.
LI
I've already wasted my whole life. I
want to tell you with my last breath……
I have always loved you. I would rather
be a ghost， drifting by your side…… as
a condemned soul…… than enter Heaven
without you. Because of your love…… I
will never be a lonely spirit.
Yu cries.
She kisses him lightly. He closes his eyes.
EXT. PATH - DAY
As the sun rises， Jen rides speedily， clutching the medicine in her hands.
INT. ABANDONED FACTORY - DAY
Li is in Yu's arms. They're holding hands. The sun shines in. Yu slowly releases Li's stiff fingers- he is dead.
Jen is at the door.
JEN
He's gone？
Bo peeks over Jen's shoulder.
Yu rises and picks up Green Destiny. Jen kneels. Yu raises the sword， but doesn't kill her.
YU
Bo…… please take this sword back to
Sir Te.
He takes the sword from her.
YU
（to Jen）
Now you must go to Wudan Mountain. Lo
awaits you there. Promise me one thing，
whatever path you take in this life……
be true to yourself.
EXT. WUDAN TEMPLE - DAY
Jen climbs up toward the temple， finally reaching the temple gate， and sees Lo standing there.
He runs to her. She greets him.
INT. WUDAN TEMPLE - MAGIC
Jen and Lo make love.
INT. WUDAN TEMPLE - DAY
Lo wakes up to find the jade comb on the pillow beside him， Jen gone.
EXT. WUDAN MOUNTAIN - DAY
Lo catches up to Jen， who stands on a bridge. The gorges below are shrouded in clouds. She looks back at him.
JEN
Do you remember the legend of the
young man？
LO
"A faithful heart makes wishes come
true."
JEN
Make a wish， Lo.
Lo pauses.
LO
（closing his eyes）
To be back in the desert， together
again.
Jen smiles， turns， and leaps into the clouds. They seem to catch her gently before she disappears into them.
Lo remains standing， a smile on his face， tears rolling down his cheeks.
THE END
