The Long Chase (1971)

The Long Chase 1971 / 夏石挂 1971 / Xia Shi Hang

Yueh Hua stars as an assassin who flees after killing a hated prime minister, with Lo Lieh as the relentless imperial guard who pursues him to a remote village being terrorized by bandits. When Yueh takes over the identity of a county officer newly assigned to the village, his ruse is assisted by a pretty innkeeper’s daughter, who insists to Lieh that Yueh is indeed the county officer and also happens to be the cousin who was betrothed to her as a child. The confused innkeeper is persuaded by his daughter to support the ruse, thus delaying Lieh’s efforts to arrest the wanted man. (Source: Letterboxd)