83 The two men are now headed once again across the forest path . Shui is dragging Lord Yun along on a makeshift stretcher comprised of two lengths of wood tied together by part of his outer garments . NARRATOR(v/o) That one duel was the basis for the myth of the Cloud - Water Sword Style, which the myth accorded to a series of duels between the two men, a series of exchanges of skill, through which they grew in power and passed that on to their children … DISSOLVE TO: EXT . CLINIC DAY At a small roadside clinic we see as the doctor bandages the now - profusely bleeding Lord Yun, and casts his eyes at Shui, who doesn’t seem to care one bit . NARRATOR (v/o cont . ) But that was the only formal duel the two of them ever had . And the only thing that had grew from the time they first met, they realized now, was their powerful sense of respect for each other . They would not be friends, but their bond ran deeper than most friendships . DISSOLVE TO: EXT . FOREST DAY Lord Yun and Shui continue to ride along a forest path, laughing as they talk to each other . LORD YUN Do you think I would turn you in to the Imperial Court? SHUI No, not at all, or so I hope . NARRATOR (Cont . ) But at the same time, another set of bonds was woven between their children . EXT . YUN ESTATE COURTYARD DAY CAPTION: THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE DUEL This is a training session between Yun Xing Tong and Shui Liu Can, both young men are holding their practice staffs and engaged in a round of intense combat . Shui, in Phantom Face Mask, is watching over them . From the side we see that Hua Zhong Ai herself is watching the two of them fight . There is a hint of a smile on her face .