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SHAW BROTHERS (HK) LTD. A SHAW STUDIOS PRODUCTION

STARRING: PAI PIAO, CHIN SIU-HO, KARA HUI

CHIANG KAM, YUEN TAK, LUNG TIEN-HSIANG, PHILIP KWOK

KEI KONG-HUNG, HAU BING-YING

WONG CHI-MING, LEE FAT-YUEN, TO WAI-WO, LEE HOI-SANG, WONG LIK, KWAN FUNG

SCREENPLAY BY LUNG YI-SHENG ORIGINAL STORY BY KUANG NI

CINEMATOGRAPHY BY WONG CHIT

DEMON OF THE LUTE

A WUXIA FILM DEDICATED TO KIDS

Come on, spin, spin, spin!

Incredible! Bravo!

Come on, a round of applause!

- Awesome! - Great!

Come and buy some dolls! Pick one!

- How cute. - I want this one.

THIEF This one's so cute.

Right, let's begin!

- You're Tweedledum! - I'm Tweedledee!

DING-DONG I'm not scared of you!

DING-DONG'S PUPPET SHOW

- Ding-Dong, work hard, alright? - Yes!

Buy a colorful doll while watching Ding-Dong's Puppet Show.

- Admit defeat! - I won't ever admit defeat!

I admit defeat.

- I want one. - Who said that? Alright.

One by one, now. Wait, you first.

Little White Dragon, watch the house.

No, I want to go with you!

- Don't block the view. - Hey, why are you hitting me?

- Mister, I want one, too. - Alright.

Buy a doll! Buy a doll! Come on, buy one!

What's going on?

You're not watching the show anymore?

- Dead bodies? - What's going on?

- They've bled from their cavities. - How tragic.

They were all martial arts experts.

Needless to say, they were killed by the lute sounds.

- How can lute sounds kill? - Don't you know?

A martial arts scumbag kills using a magical lute to rule the martial arts world.

That's why people call him Demon of the Lute.

His lute has six strings. It's called the Six-Stringed Demon Lute.

The Six-Stringed Demon Lute?

WEST GATE

- Let's go! - Come on!

We're doomed!

No! Don't step on my dolls!

Never mind the dolls. Come on!

Are they the Demons of the Lute?

They're just his minions.

They're all wearing the mark of the golden spider.

His minions are fierce, so the Demon of the Lute must be amazing.

Of course. No one has ever seen the Demon of the Lute.

- They've gone. - I'm going, too.

I hate them! They've ruined all my dolls!

HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN

ANCIENT IMMORTAL

This is bad.

A bad omen, the Demon Lute is back in the martial arts world.

And someone will use it to do evil.

Go and summon Fung Ling.

FUNG LING

Snowy, come here.

Good girl. Don't fight. Be good.

There's a good girl, Snowy.

A homing pigeon?

Is Master summoning me on an urgent matter?

Little Fung Ling!

For you.

- You're so good. - Thank you! Thank you!

Greetings from Fung Ling, Master.

Fung Ling, come here.

Master, is there an urgent matter?

Get a firepan.

SIX-STRINGED DEMON LUTE, FIRE BOW, FIRE ARROW

Now, this is the Six-Stringed Demon Lute, the Fire Bow, and the Fire Arrow,

the three treasures of the martial arts world.

Twenty years ago, they caused great commotion in the martial arts world.

The major sects fought amongst each other,

and these three treasures went missing.

Based on my divination,

a series of ominous signs that have appeared recently

indicate that the Demon Lute has returned,

and someone is using it to do evil.

This is a crisis for the martial arts world.

Six-Stringed Demon Lute!

What's so incredible about the Lute?

The Demon Lute's six strings

were crafted from the back muscles of six prehistoric monsters.

And the lute itself is made from refined black iron.

It's indestructible.

Only someone with great martial arts skills can control it.

This lute has great magical power.

Aside from attacking humans,

it can create different evil musical movements.

When the death musical movement is played, no one can resist it.

Even martial arts experts will bleed from their cavities.

- Is there no way to restrain it? - There is.

When the Fire Arrow is shot from the Fire Bow,

it can destroy the Demon Lute.

You must descend the mountain and find who holds the Demon Lute.

At the same time, ask a martial arts expert to deal with it.

I believe he would know where to find the Fire Bow and Fire Arrow.

I think the one who has the Demon Lute would do everything

to get the Fire Bow and Fire Arrow to feel safe.

We must get the Fire Bow and Fire Arrow before he does.

Fire Bow! Fire Arrow!

- Quiet. - Quiet!

Who is this martial arts expert?

He is the Woodcutter.

To accomplish a great deed long ago,

he sought the help of forty-nine martial arts experts.

Afterwards, he lived in seclusion.

To pay back their kindness, he gave out forty-nine Favor Coins.

You can use the coin to do anything.

With his martial arts skills, he'll be able to deal with the one using the Demon Lute.

Favor Coin! Favor Coin!

He recognizes only the coin, not the person.

With this coin, I'm sure you can force him to handle this matter.

The Woodcutter's residence is well hidden.

Here, take this coin,

and go to the Red Cliff House, then to the Green Water Village,

and get the jade seals from those places.

Only by placing them together

can you find out where the Woodcutter lives.

Yes.

It's a shame that I have trouble moving.

I can only entrust this important matter to you.

Take this Rainbow Sword to protect yourself.

After obtaining the jade seals, go to your co-disciple, Old Urchin,

and find the Woodcutter together.

By the way, tell your co-disciple not to drink too much.

Even if he loves having a good time, he knows what to do in important matters.

- Old Urchin! Old Urchin! - Nosy bird.

Nosy bird! Nosy bird!

RED CLIFF HOUSE

Hey, stop posing. I can't hang on anymore.

Hey, move!

Hurry, hurry!

Hurry, the drug's effect is wearing off.

Come on, hurry up.

You're so stupid.

FORTUNE

Hold this.

What's going on?

Someone's coming. Hide the bag first.

Come up.

Who is it?

Search the place!

Master said we must find the Fire Bow and Fire Arrow, no matter what!

Kill anyone who gets in our way!

Yes!

Keep searchng!

- It's not here. - Keep searching!

- Is it here? - Keep searching!

Search in there!

A spy!

Die!

- Get after them! - Yes!

Ding-Dong, jump down.

It's so high up.

Dragonfly Wings!

Come on.

It's all your fault.

All you stole was a useless doll, and we almost died because of it.

- I'm sorry, Father. - Throw it away.

I couldn't bear to.

I learned hypnosis.

I thought we'd succeed this time, but those idiots ruined it.

Halt!

Kid, what were you doing in that house?

- What were you doing in that house? - Hey, Shorty!

- You must have a death wish. Tell us! - Stop!

I'm Tathagata Buddha's grand disciple. I know the Buddha's Palm.

Get him!

Do I really know the Buddha's Palm?

You're all acting so suspiciously, and bullying a kid, too.

You witch! Get her!

You lot are ruthless.

So, she used concealed weapons to save me.

Try my colorful fireball!

One, two...

Five, six...

- Eight. You're amazing, Miss! - Here I come!

This is bad. It's Cyclops again.

You men are useless! I'll deal with her!

We're so unlucky today. Good thing I'm clever enough.

Ding-Dong? Eh?

Ding-Dong! Ding-Dong!

Ding-Dong!

This is bad. Did those masked men catch him?

Rainbow Sword!

Spin!

Down!

Up!

Spin!

Go! Go!

Go!

Lower your head!

Rainbow Sword Continuous Spin!

Rainbow Sword Power!

Back!

Cyclops! Are you alright?

Let's go!

Die!

Go away!

Miss, you're incredible!

Your martial arts and magical skills are great.

I still have a lot of magic tricks. I'll show you when I have the time.

- What's your name? - I'm Ding-Dong!

Ah, yes, you do have two bells.

Miss, I'm amazing!

The bells won't make a sound when I'm stealing!

- You're amazing! - Ding-Dong?

- Ding-Dong! Ding-Dong! - I'm here!

Are you alright?

Those masked men and Cyclops came after me, and she saved me.

Thank you for saving Ding-Dong.

He's my father, he calls himself the Mystical Thief.

- Good boy. - We rob the rich and help the poor.

I'm Fung Ling. Tell me, why were the masked men after you?

- We robbed the Red Cliff House. - The Red Cliff House?

We saw them kill everyone, then search the place.

This is bad. I was heading there on an important matter.

Are you the master of the Red Cliff House?

I brought a Favor Coin. Where's the half jade seal?

- Can you hear me? - Miss Fung Ling, what's the matter?

I came here to find the owner of the Red Cliff House,

and use this Favor Coin to get the half jade seal.

But I arrived too late. That jade seal is very important to me.

- Why don't we help you look for it? - That'd be good.

It's not here.

Did you find it?

Ah! There's another bag!

Did you find it?

Mystical Thief, do you know who the masked men were?

They're the minions of Demon of the Lute.

How do you know?

People say the minions of Demon of the Lute

wear a golden spider as their mark.

They ruined my dolls, too!

What exactly is their motive?

I remember when the leader searched the place,

he ordered the masked men to search for a Fire Bow and Fire Arrow.

Master was right.

The Demon of the Lute desperately wants these two treasures.

Who is the Demon of Lute?

They say no one has ever seen the Demon of the Lute.

This won't do. I must find the bow and arrow as soon as possible.

They can't fall into the hands of the Demon of the Lute.

- I'll go to the Green Water Village. - Miss Fung Ling, wait!

Miss Fung Ling, my doll is amazing. Look.

That's really incredible.

Miss Fung Ling, pick one. Treat it as my gift to you.

Ah! These dolls are your treasures. Can you bear giving one to her?

Let me choose one first. Let me see...

This one looks smart like you! Can I have this one?

If you need us in the future,

just throw this doll into the sky and there will be fireworks.

- We'll come at once when we see it. - Thank you.

Goodbye, Miss Fung Ling! Goodbye, Miss Fung Ling!

Goodbye, Ding-Dong!

- Goodbye. - Goodbye, Miss Fung Ling!

- Goodbye! - Goodbye, Miss Fung Ling!

YUEN FEI

Play elsewhere, rats.

Almost ready.

Where are those lute sounds coming from?

This won't do. I must go out and see.

Why has the sound of the lute disappeared?

Why are there so many martial artists dead here?

They died so strangely. Could they have died from the lute sounds?

Why is there no one here?

A six-stringed lute. Was this the source of the sounds earlier?

A golden spider?

What does the golden spider signify? Never mind. I'll just head home.

Get him!

He's just some mountain kid, not a martial artist. Let him go.

Yes!

They attacked me because they thought I was a martial artist?

Why did they kill so many martial artists?

And who was the one who gave the orders?

Could he be...?

Excuse me, how do I get to the Green Water Village?

Just go past Skeleton Valley, and you'll reach it.

Thanks.

Why is she going to the Green Water Village alone so late at night?

GREEN WATER VILLAGE

Is anyone here?

May I ask if you're the owners of the Green Water Village?

The owners? Yes, we are.

- I brought a Favor Coin. - What Favor Coin?

A golden spider!

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry. - You...

Sorry, sorry...

So, you're minions of the Demon of the Lute?

Rainbow Sword!

Spin!

AN DROGYNE

HORNED MONSTER

Nice Rainbow Sword. Now, go to hell!

Who sent you? Why are you here?

- Let me down! - I'll burn the rope if you don't tell us.

Let the girl go!

Who are you? This is none of your business.

Kill him!

KILL

LEAVE

How ridiculous!

Madam! Madam!

Madam! Madam!

We are the owners here.

Madam, I brought a Favor Coin to get the Woodcutter's halfjade seal.

Madam, look.

The Demon of the Lute's minions are looking for information

about the Fire Bow and Fire Arrow.

They want...

Madam, do you know who the Demon of the Lute is? Madam!

With just half a seal, how will I know the Woodcutter's address?

Sir? Didn't I ask for directions from you?

Why are you here?

I passed by while hunting some days ago, and saw some strange people.

As you're alone, I secretly followed you.

Hey! Hey!

How are you? Thanks for saving me. Can we be friends?

- Don't you despise my ugly looks? - No!

I'm Fung Ling. What's your name?

I grew up in a cave since I was little. I don't know my name.

Since I'm as agile as an ape, the mountain folk call me Yuen Fei.

- So, you grew up in a cave? - My cave is unique. It's just nearby.

- Why don't I take you there? - Yes.

- This cave is quite concealed. - It's not easily discovered by people.

- Is that so? - Hmm.

Tiger, come here!

- Tiger. - So cute.

- How are you, Tiger? - Tiger, lead the way.

- I drank this stone milk growing up. - Oh.

It's the essence of thousand-year-old stones.

You'll become very agile after drinking it.

- Let's go up. - Sure.

- Try some. - Sure.

It's fresh and sweet.

I learned martial arts based on these murals.

- These pictures of dolls are your teachers? - Yes.

- Why is there a skeleton here? - It's accompanied me since I was little.

I don't know if he was my relative, so I didn't move it.

I've always wanted to know my family background.

I didn't expect your background to be so mysterious.

What's that ray of light?

I always wanted to take it out and see, but it's in too deep.

- My martial arts skill isn't enough. - I'll help you.

Alright!

- Are you alright? - It's a bow. I think I've seen it before.

FIRE BOW

- "Fire Bow"? It's the Fire Bow! - What's the Fire Bow?

One of the three treasures of the martial arts world.

I came down the mountain to find the Fire Bow and Fire Arrow,

to fight the Demon of the Lute's Six-Stringed Demon Lute.

I didn't expect to find one of them here!

Six-Stringed Demon Lute?

I heard intense lute sounds last night.

After leaving the cave, I saw many dead martial artists below in the valley.

I saw a lute in an empty carriage.

Then, a bunch of monsters and masked men attacked me.

Later, someone wearing black armor gave the order to stop.

- Could he be the Demon of the Lute? - What did he look like?

He was gone in the blink of an eye.

- Eh? There's a wrap of animal skin. - Let's take it off and see.

"Happy Mountain, Hermit."

It's a name of a place and a person.

Based on the bow's location,

this skeleton must have been a martial arts expert.

Before he died, he used his Inner Qi to embed the arrow into the wall.

He may have written this on the skin.

If we go there to find the Hermit, maybe he'd know your family background.

Then, let's go to Happy Mountain now.

- Have you found the Fire Arrow? - I have to find the Woodcutter first.

He might know where the Fire Arrow is.

But I don't know his address because the Demon's minions destroyed the clues.

I must talk with my co-disciple first.

What if we split up and meet here after we're done?

I'll bring the Fire Bow and find the Woodcutter with you.

- Sure, it's a deal. - Take care, then.

Here, this is a Snow Pearl.

If there are traces of blood on it, that means I'm in danger, so come help me.

HAPPY MOUNTAIN

Hey, Miss!

HAIRIE

- Miss, are you alright? - Don't move.

Who are you?

What brings you here to Happy Mountain?

I'm Yuen Fei. I'm here to find the Hermit.

Why didn't you say so? The Hermit's my adoptive father.

You attacked me, I had no chance to say anything.

I'm Hairie. I'll take you to him.

- Why did you suddenly get a headache? - It happens all the time. I'm used to it.

- Hairie, you're back. - Father, someone's here for you.

HERMIT

Father...

This is Yuen Fei.

Sir, I came here, hoping to find out about my family background.

Please be seated.

How did you get this animal skin?

It was wrapped around the Fire Bow, hidden in the cave where I live.

- Who else lives in this cave? - Besides me, just a skeleton.

Sir, your name is written on the animal skin.

I believe you may know about my family background.

Maybe its author thought I'd know lots of tales of the martial arts world,

and directed you toward me.

So, you really do know?

I know a tale about the Fire Bow.

Twenty years ago,

there was a pair of martial arts experts who were blood brothers.

By chance,

they discovered two treasures at the same time.

They were the Six-Stringed Demon Lute and the Fire Bow.

The elder brother wanted the two treasures for himself,

so he massacred the whole family of the younger brother.

The younger brother fought with all his might,

and both of them were seriously injured.

The younger brother disappeared with the Fire Bow and his baby son.

No one ever saw them again.

I heard that the elder brother recuperated for 20 years,

before he fully recovered his martial arts skills.

Now he controls the Six-Stringed Demon Lute.

He is the Demon of the Lute who now rules the martial arts world.

Sir, could this person with the Fire Bow be my father? Was that baby me?

Sir, please tell me who my father is, and who the Demon of the Lute is.

What a shame. I've only recently heard this story.

Even I don't know who the people in the stories are.

Besides, no one has ever laid eyes on the Demon of the Lute.

- Father... - Hairie, entertain him well.

I'm going out on an urgent matter. Please excuse me.

Sir...

Do I really have no family?

Don't feel sad. I'm also an orphan.

Father adopted me when I was little. I'm just a bit luckier than you.

Even if we have no family, we have friends.

Thank you for your encouragement, Hairie.

You're right. I have a friend.

I'll return to help Fung Ling. We must find the Demon.

Farewell.

Goodbye, Yuen Fei!

Listen to me!

I found out that the Fire Bow is with a young man named Yuen Fei.

Steal the Fire Bow from him.

If necessary, destroy the Fire Bow and the one holding it.

- It mustn't fall into another's hands! - Yes!

RED-HAIRED DEMON

Yuen Fei, where's the Fire Bow? Hand it over!

That's strange. How did the Demon's minions know I had the Fire Bow'?

Take me to the Fire Bow now!

I will never give it to you!

Thunderbolt Wheel!

Ever-changing Axe!

HAWK MAN

I didn't die. That's strange.

This huge nest must've saved me.

What is this place?

Is anyone here? Anyone home?

I'm starving. Forget who this belongs to, I'll eat first!

SKINNY ELF

How ridiculous!

Hey, how dare you ruin my bed?

- Oh! And you're stealing my food, too! - I'm sorry, sir.

I was pushed down the cliff, and your bed saved my life.

- And I was starving, so I ate a little. - I don't care.

You're so ugly, you must be a bad person.

- You will work for me as punishment. - Get down first.

Get down? Not so fast.

Well, if you pull out the Spirit King Sword from the stone fish, I'll let you go.

- That's easy. - Easy?

Well, now...

You want to pull out the Spirit King Sword with your martial arts skill? That's hard.

- I can't do it because I'm injured. - Is that so?

- Then I'll come down when you recover. - That's ridiculous.

If you won't come down, I won't play nice anymore.

- I'm leaving. - You want to leave?

I turn and turn, round and round

And Mother saw me spinning

- Why did you hit me? - How dare you hit a skinny fellow like me?

I won't hit you, but I'll get you down!

- I'm fine. - You're fine?

- This is so much fun. - Fun? Alright...

I can't take it anymore.

Why's it wet?

Hey! Hey! What are you doing?

Sorry, I peed. I'll wipe you dry.

Hey, that hurts!

That hurts!

The mark on your face is gone.

I don't know what this monster's up to, but I must find a way to leave.

I wonder how Fung Ling is doing now. Has she found her co-disciple?

OLD URCHIN

Old Urchin's drunk again, riding his horse backwards.

He's so naughty, his name really suits him.

What? Haven't you had enough? I'll give you more, then.

Drink up, drink up!

I like drinking so much, and you like drinking so much,

we're the best of partners!

That horse is just like his owner.

Let me prank you first.

MY geese!

No, don't go! Don't go!

Don't go, come back! Come back! Stop!

Don't go!

You can't leave now.

Don't mess with me!

This is ridiculous. These annoying silk threads! Snip-snip!

Here I come!

I got you now. I'm going to make roasted geese on skewers!

Leaving already? Not so fast.

What's going on?

See how you like my silver-thread cocoon.

How strange. I'm not a silkworm. What am I doing in here?

Ah! Someone must be pranking me.

I'll Cut it to bits!

Snip-snip, snip-snip, snip-snip!

How dare you prank me!

Come down right now! I'll cut your silk threads to bits!

I'll cut them, snip-snip, snip-snip!

Eh? Fung Ling?

Old Urchin!

Old Urchin!

Are you alright? Old Urchin! Are you alright?

- Why would I not be fine? - So, you were just pretending!

- How naughty, you're so bad! - Hey!

Master taught you a new move, and you used it to prank me!

How can you say that?

You cut all the silk threads I worked so hard to collect!

But you chased all my geese away!

Not fair. I can't have roasted geese on skewers now.

I'll let you have some drunken fruit.

That smells so good.

- What's that? - Just sweet wine.

Let me try it!

That's tasty.

I should go.

FAT ELF

- You're not drunk? - Of course I am.

Hey, Skinny Elf, I was only away for a few days.

Where did this wild kid come from?

He fell down here from above.

Fat Elf, you can have him if you want.

Good idea! I'm quite lonely here, anyway.

It's good to have someone to play with.

The skinny one's hard enough to handle. Now there's a fat one. I'd better go.

Don't let him get away. I want to teach him a lesson!

Come on, come on!

Roll!

Skinny Elf, over to you!

Bash, bash, bash, bash...

Bash the back, the front, the feet, the head!

Roll! Roll again!

Bash again! He won't let me bash him.

Roll again!

Bash, bash, bash, bash...

All done!

Throw to the left... and to the right.

Why do I feel so good?

Young man, you happened to fall into the nest bed and didn't die.

Therefore we're fated to meet.

I've opened up all your energy meridians.

We healed your injury, too, and increased your Inner Qi.

You can pull out the Spirit King Sword now.

Is that true?

- Huh? This is the sword? - Pour your Inner Qi into the sword first.

You may have this sword now.

And this cloak.

It can be used as a weapon when necessary. Catch!

- Have a drink. Here, drink up. - Sure, sure.

Thank you, sirs.

Hmm! That's so delicious!

Is Fung Ling in danger?

- Fung Ling, are you alright? - I'm fine. Don't let them in the cave.

Master is right. The Fire Bow is in Yuen Fei's cave.

- Let's charge in! - Not so fast.

- Get past my Golden Scissors first! - Charge!

Snip-snip!

Snip!

Martial Arts World's Top Sword. Thunderbolt Gold Scissors.

Auyeung Ghost Palm. Buddha's Palm.

Red Finger Divine Fist. Demon of the Lute. I win!

Martial Arts World's Top Sword. Thunderbolt Gold Scissors.

Auyeung Ghost Palm. Buddha's Palm.

Red Finger Divine Fist. Demon of the Lute. I win!

I win!

What a big bite!

- That's my doll's fireworks. - Miss Fung Ling must be in danger.

Ding-Dong, let's go and help.

Dragonfly Wings!

Dragonfly Wings!

- Don't you dare bully Miss Fung Ling! - Miss Fung Ling, we're here to help you!

Thank you. But be careful, Ding-Dong!

Ding-Dong, let's lure those masked men over here.

Father, fight on this side. I'll fight on that side.

Ding-Dong is here!

- Nice hand gesture. - Three hands?

Dragonfly Wings!

I'll keep hold of that.

It's that kid again.

You ruined my dolls, and you're bullying Miss Fung Ling.

You're the bad guys, I'm the good guy! Come on!

You're just bluffing, kid.

But don't let it be said that we're bullying a kid! Step forward!

See what I can do!

Die! Snip-snip!

Fung Ling, your friends are good!

- Don't let him escape! - I'll show you what my dolls can do!

Now it's smoky, I'll teach them a lesson for Miss Fung Ling!

- Father, you dropped your hand. - Ah, what a clever boy.

Charge!

Flying Kick!

Our clothes are all cut up. How embarrassing!

My Golden Scissors are rather good.

Now you die!

Charge into the cave now, I'll deal with them.

Spirit King Sword!

- Who are you? - I'm Yuen Fei. Leave this to me.

- Go in and protect the Fire Bow! - Right!

- I didn't expect to see you alive. - I don't die that easily.

Watch what the Spirit King Sword can do!

LONG-LIMBED MONSTER

Don't be so pleased with yourself yet. The Long-Limbed Monster is here. Get him!

This is ridiculous. Let's see what my Thunderbolt Scepters can do!

And I thought the Spirit King Sword was incredible.

That was close. Hawk Man, attack him from above, I'll attack from below!

My extendable hand!

That Spirit King Sword is quite incredible!

- Yes. We'd better go. - Let's go!

Yuen Fei, good thing you came in time. Take the Fire Bow.

I saw traces of blood on the Snow Pearl, so I came at once.

Fung Ling is lucky! She'd be fine!

Hey, you defeated them so swiftly. You're incredible!

This is my co-disciple, Old Urchin.

The Demon's minions came for the Fire Bow, so we protected the cave.

But how did they find the cave?

Yuen Fei, I almost didn't recognize you. What happened to your face?

Oh, it's a long story. The Hawk Man pushed me down the mountain.

Luckily, two recluses saved me and removed my mole.

Miss Fung Ling!

Miss Fung Ling! I've cleaned up inside.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

Eh? Where's Ding-Dong?

Ding-Dong? Oh, right. Ding-Dong!

- Ding-Dong! - Ding-Dong!

- Ding-Dong! - Ding-Dong!

This is bad. I'm such a careless father.

- Ding-Dong! - Ding-Dong, are you alright?

- Ding-Dong! - Don't scare me like that!

- Miss Fung Ling! I'm alive? - Yes!

Why were you sleeping here?

I was fighting the masked men. Their axe chopped me, so I lay down.

- Are you hurt? - Are you alright?

Oh, turns out his doll saved him.

- It's the half jade seal! Look! - Right.

Where did you get this doll?

Ding-Dong took it from the Red Cliff House that night.

So, the Red Cliff House's half jade seal was in here.

Now we'll know the Woodcutter's address. Put them together and check.

The Disputeless Valley.

We searched high and low, only to find it when we least expected.

I didn't expect that doll to be so important. Ding-Dong is so clever!

These adults only care about the jade seal. No one cares about me getting chopped.

The Demon of the Lute already knows we have the Fire Bow. He won't let us go.

- Let's find the Woodcutter now. - Right.

- Why is Ding-Dong crying? - Ding-Dong, stop crying!

Come here! There's a good boy.

Ding-Dong, don't cry!

Look, those masked men are back!

Fung Ling fooled you!

Are you done playing, Birdie? We have to go back.

You said Yuen Fei was a pushover.

Who knew he'd get an incredible Spirit King Sword?

- Lucky I'm clever and grabbed my hand. - My wings are broken, I can't fly.

Let's head back and report to Master.

They were talking about Yuen Fei. I'll follow them and learn more.

- Master! - Master!

Master, our mission failed. Yuen Fei still has the Fire Bow.

They've almost reached the Flying Dragon Road.

What? You men are useless!

I'll deal with them myself, and eliminate them completely!

This is bad. I must inform Yuen Fei at once.

I can't take it anymore. I must find a place to deal with this.

I really can't stand it when I'm craving some wine.

Don't move!

- These are nice. - Hey, you scared me to death.

Eh? Weren't you in front?

1,2; 3141

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,

14,15,16,17,18,19...

Why can't I finish counting them?

You're very cunning for a kid!

- How many cowlicks on your head? - My father said I have three.

I have three, too.

You'll become as incredible and smart as me.

One cowlick, human. Two cowlicks, ghost. Three cowlicks, monkey.

That means that I'm a monkey.

If I become as crazy as him, I'm doomed.

What are you muttering about, kid?

I don't believe you have three cowlicks!

What are you doing to my head?

So, you really do have three cowlicks!

- Nice! - Get down!

Nice! Nice! Nice! Nice!

I saw them, so you're really an old monkey.

- Nice! - You're calling me old?

Who said I'm old? I just have naturally white hair.

I'm even younger than your father. I'm like your brother.

- My brother? - Exactly.

- Kids should be more polite. - Is being polite all that good?

You're making me furious! I don't want to talk to you anymore!

I made a false promise to Fung Ling. I'll just have a few sips.

- Old Urchin, what are you drinking? - Sweet soup.

I'm thirsty, too!

Kids can't drink this.

I'm really thirsty!

Fine! Just a sip.

You mustn't drink too much!

I feel so hot, hot, hot...

It's all gone. Not a drop left. What are you doing?

- Are you alright? - I'm fine.

They're already far ahead, let's catch up to them.

Alright!

This doesn't seem right.

This is the Flying Dragon Road. We can reach the Disputeless Valley.

- There are two Flying Dragons guarding it. - The stones on either side are strange.

- Hey, where's Ding-Dong and Old Urchin? - Right...

That kid! He must be having fun with Old Urchin.

We just walked faster.

- Let's take a break and wait for them. - Yuen Fei!

- Yuen Fei! - Hairie, it's you.

- You... - He's Yuen Fei.

This is bad. I accidentally saw the Demon of the Lute.

- He's going to deal with you. - Thanks for telling us.

- Ding-Dong and Old Urchin aren't here yet. - That kid infuriates me!

It's that carriage again.

- That's him! - The Demon of the Lute?

It's no easy task going against me.

- Yuen Fei, hand me the Fire Bow now! - You want the Fire Bow again?

I still haven't resolved what happened 20 years ago with you!

I have the Demon Lute.

The Fire Bow and Fire Arrow that can restrain it must cease to exist!

Demon, you kill the innocent to rule the martial arts world.

- That's unacceptable! - Let's fight him.

- Right! - Hey. We can't take him on.

Mystical Thief, protect the Fire Bow.

Fung Ling, you hold onto the Favor Coin. This is important.

I'll stall him with the Spirit King Sword. Escape if you get the chance.

You must find the Woodcutter.

Hairie, take care of yourself.

Yuen Fei!

- Yuen Fei! - Hey! Don't be reckless.

Don't you realize that the Demon Lute is indestructible?

- Old Urchin! - Good thing I'm smart, or I'd be dead!

Father!

Move aside!

- Hermit? - That's right.

It's me.

No wonder men kept attacking me after I left Happy Mountain.

The storyteller is actually the story's main character!

Enough of your nonsense! You fell into the trap yourself.

If you want revenge, bring it on!

- Yuen Fei! - Stop!

Hi, how are you? I'm Ding-Dong.

' Ding~Dongl - Stop!

Who are you?

Wow, amazing!

Oh, I know that golden spider.

You're that bad guy, Demon of the Lute.

Give me back my dolls!

- What happened to Ding-Dong? - He drank my wine.

- You... - Ding-Dong!

I will show my power!

Ding-Dong!

- It's too dangerous! - Flying Kick!

- Ding-Dong! - Flying Kick!

Ding-Dong!

- Is he alright? - Shh! He's sleeping.

Even children are against me?

I'll let you slowly experience all the musical movements of the Demon Lute!

Father, they're my friends. Don't harm them.

Out of my way, or I'll kill you, too!

My Demon Lute!

Give it back to me!

How dare you take it from me! You help others instead of me?

Father, I just don't want you to kill using the Demon Lute.

No one can stop me from doing what I want.

I want the martial arts world to submit to me.

Those who obey me shall live, those who don't shall die!

Father, you weren't like this before.

I don't believe you're the Demon of the Lute!

Before this? That was all fake. This is who I really am!

No, you're the Hermit. You won't do evil things.

Father, let's return to Happy Mountain.

Happy Mountain?

I hid in Happy Mountain for 20 years,

just to recuperate and control the Demon Lute...

...in order to rule the martial arts world.

I've already waited far too long. Far too long!

Father, calm down!

Get away from me! Hairie, you're too naive.

I'll be honest with you.

I adopted you so you could serve me while I recuperated.

Father, you wouldn't treat me this way. I know you've always loved me.

I am not your father!

Now that I've recovered my power, I can control the Demon Lute.

You're nothing to me now!

Father!

I served you for many years. Please return to Happy Mountain with me.

I'll serve you all my life.

- Please say yes! - Forget about that!

Keeping you around will only spoil my plans.

Master, Yuen Fei's group has escaped on their way to the Disputeless Valley.

That's unacceptable.

I shall level the Disputeless Valley,

and show them how powerful the Demon Lute truly is!

DISPUTELESS VALLEY

- It's the Favor Coin! - Yes! Right! Nice one!

- We finally made it! - Great!

Amazing!

Hairie?

Hairie!

- Hairie? - Hairie, why are you here?

Father threw me down the mountain.

Luckily, this man saved me and is healing me.

Hairie, pull yourself together.

You encouraged me, saying even if we didn't have family, we have friends!

- That's right, you still have us! - Yes!

You lured the Demon of the Lute away and saved us.

- We're very grateful to you. - Me, too!

- You're here, too? - Yes, Hairie!

Quiet! Quiet! Give me the Favor Coin!

So, you're the Woodcutter.

WOODCUTTER

That's right, and I've waited over ten years for this day to come.

Where's the Favor Coin? Give it to me now.

- Here it is. - It's finally back. It's finally back!

The last Favor Coin is finally back!

All forty-nine, the set is complete. I don't need to wait any longer!

Sir?

Don't go. Let's be friends!

Sir, you accepted the coin, but you haven't done us a favor.

Right, then.

These youngsters won't have big issues to worry about, surely.

What do you want me to do?

My Master requests that you deal with the Demon of the Lute.

Prevent him from doing evil with the Demon Lute.

I didn't expect the favor to be so difficult.

This is a tricky matter for the martial arts world.

No. I'll give you the coin back.

- Come out! Drop back out! - Sir, let me ask you.

- Why did you give out the coins? - To return favors.

You recognize only the coin, not the person?

That's right. I perform a task based on the coin.

If you didn't have all forty-nine coins, what would you do?

- I wouldn't leave the valley! - Very well, give me back my coin.

Oh, no! You want me to remain in the Disputeless Valley all my life?

- No way, I won't give it back! - Then, you've agreed. Thank you!

- Alright, I agree. - Great!

Sir, the Demon of the Lute is the Hermit. He'll be here soon.

Huh? The Hermit?

So, it's my old rival.

I can handle him, but not the Demon Lute.

Unless I have the Fire Bow and the Fire Arrow.

The Fire Bow is here.

Sir, do you know where the Fire Arrow is?

The Fire Arrow is in the Heilung Cave.

- We stand a chance this time! - Let's not delay. I have a map here.

Retrieve the Fire Arrow from the Heilung Cave immediately.

I'll find a way to stall the Demon so he can't use the lute.

Come back quickly, I won't be able to handle him for long.

- Yes. - Yes.

Yuen Fei, where's the Snow Pearl?

Here you go.

This is the essence of thousand-year-old snow.

It has experienced countless quakes, so it can lessen vibrations from the lute.

Ding-Dong, you're the least powerful one.

- I'll give this to you for protection. - Thank you.

Sir, we must get going.

Hey, come here!

What shall I do, then?

You?

I'll give you this Golden Axe.

Great!

Be seated.

Nice disguise, I must say. No wonder no one recognized you.

So, you're still alive, Woodcutter?

And you're still alive. How could I bear to leave this world?

We meet again, old rival.

Enough! Hand over Yuen Fei and his group now!

- Or I'll level the Disputeless Valley! - Hermit, why are you so angry?

These youngsters are so lovely. Don't give them such a hard time.

Don't flaunt your seniority over me! I must rule the martial arts world.

I will kill those who go against me with my Demon Lute!

So, after hiding all these years, you have to rely on the Demon Lute.

What do you mean by that?

All past three fights ended in a draw, a winner wasn't determined.

Without the Demon Lute, you might not be able to fight me now.

How arrogant of you to say that! You'll die by my Demon Lute soon.

I'll defeat you, and force you to admit your arrogance!

- Very well, come on! - Leave and stand guard outside!

He's so angry now, it'll be very hard to stall him.

I'll try to handle him first. You two act accordingly.

Wow, this is intense!

- Let's watch from over there. - Hey!

Ten Thousand Buddhas!

Ten Thousand Buddhas!

Invincible Axe!

Seasoned Flying Dragon!

Wow, their fight is intense!

Hey, you keep watch here. I'll check if Fung Ling and Yuen Fei are back.

Wow, incredible!

Ding-Dong, it's very dangerous. Let's go up there and wait.

- This is bad. There's no sign of them yet. - It's making me anxious.

Let me go out and see.

- He used the Demon Lute! - You...

You want to stall me, but I won't fall for your tricks.

- What do we do? - They're not back yet.

This is bad.

You want to stall me? Fine. I'll show you the real Demon of the Lute.

One, two, three, four, five, six... He has six fingers.

My father is using the Demon Lute. Let's hide.

- The Six-Fingered Demon of the Lute? - The Six-Fingered Demon...

That's right.

No one who sees the Six-Fingered Demon of the Lute ever lives to tell the tale.

I want you to experience the Demon Lute now!

Let's fight him together!

Hand over Yuen Fei and the Fire Bow, or you'll die if I continue playing.

The Fire Bow is here!

So you have both the Fire Bow and the Fire Arrow.

Rise!

You didn't expect this, did you?

With the Demon Lute in my hand, you can't easily shoot it!

There are only three Fire Arrows in this world,

and you are holding the very last one.

Keep calm. Wait for a chance to shoot the arrow.

Now you're all here,

I shall use the Demon Lute's death musical movement!

My Demon Lute!

My Demon Lute!

My Demon Lute! My Demon Lute!

He's coming!

Dragonfly Wings!

- Shoot! Shoot! - Shoot!

Shoot! Shoot!

Come on!

- It's destroyed! - Great!

My Demon Lute is ruined. My Demon Lute...

We did it!

The Demon of the Lute's dream is destroyed. The world is now at peace.

How funny!

Wait for me!

This is Wang, this is Ling-Lung. They're my best friends.

BYE- bye, everyone!

Good bye!