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[A tribute]

[to producers of jiangshi horror films]

[popular in Hong Kong, China
in the 1980s]

[and to]

[fans of Fat Chung, Ching-ying Lam,
Wu Ma, and Anthony Chan.]

Give me the match.

My love,

things will be better

once we're there.

Once our lives are comfortable,

we bring our friends over.

What are you staring at?

Don't look outside the window.

It's so late now.

I saw men without legs.

You're giving me a fright.

The elderly often says

that when you sleep at night,

the bed shouldn't face mirrors

or windows.

There are rules to follow.

Shuan!

Shuan!

What's the matter,

Shuan?

Shuan!

What's wrong?

Shuan!

Shuan!

Mother, I'm scared!

Shuan!

A vicious visage,

a powerful paw.

A howl to shake the world,

a howl to scare all evil.

Hearken to me!

Shuan!

All mirrors have Yin and Yang sides,

and they reflect humans every day.

They are thus the bridge for spirits
to travel to our world.

Kids are fragile.
Their eyes see everything clearly.

It's only normal

that she was haunted by evil spirits.

How come you know that?

Are you a medium?

A medium?

He's a "Master".

Quick.

Look at this.

What is that?

Halt!

Brothers!

Meat vouchers, money, valuables

and beautiful women,

let's get them all!

Bandits! Run!

Bandits!

In the early years of Republic of China,

banditry plagued the world.

It was believed

that the "iron dragon"
may deliver people to safety.

And thus,

all the people left their homes

and boarded trains

to escape to the border of Northwest,

hoping to start anew.

Alas,

the world may be treacherous,

so is fate.

[Master Qianhe]

[Chapter 1: Village]

Burial sands.

Fire pots.

Burning papers.

Someone must have died.

Qingyun.

Year 22 of Jiaqing's Reign,
fifth day of the fifth month.

♪ The bones ♪

♪ Are piling up ♪

♪ The poor candles burn every night ♪

♪ The old place ♪

♪ Has become a tomb ♪

♪ My longing gathers like the dust ♪

♪ I call out ♪

♪ When will you come back, my love? ♪

♪ Sleeping on hay with sadness ♪

♪ Wax and snow ♪

♪ The world is vast ♪

♪ Who do I give my love to? ♪

You're awake.

You were asleep for three days,

and I thought you'd never wake up.

Where am I?

Qingla Hamlet.

How far is it from Wulan?

Ten days of traveling.

How may I address you, miss?

You can call me Xian.

Miss Xian.

You saved me,

and I shall never forget my debt to you.

All right now.

Go back inside.

I can tell from your gunshot
that you were waylaid by bandits.

It is unsafe out there.

There are soldiers and bandits.

They say

the living subsists on ambition,

the dead subsists on wax.

Is this the husband-recalling ritual?

You're an expert?

I know a thing or two.

My betrothed left

earlier this year.

He asked me to wait for him,

but he has never returned.

I turned to a Master

who told me to perform
the husband-recalling ritual.

By writing down his birth date

and lighting half an incense
at dawn and dusk,

he will return to me.

Miss Xian,

I have to be in Wulan within seven days.

I will help you

find your husband once I'm back.

It's been so long.
I wonder if he can ever be found.

Just go.

I'm already glad
that you offered to help.

You had this letter with you
when I found you.

[To Qianhe]

You can afford to rest a night here

to heal up.

Why don't you depart tomorrow morning?

Take care.

You're awake.

[Qingla Hamlet]

[Huangmiao Village]

Why am I back here again?

What are you looking at?

What is happening?

I forgot to tell you.

Those who visit Qingla Hamlet

may never leave.

You're awake.

I believe

that I met them yesterday.

This is an odd village.

Everyone does the same thing every day.

It's peaceful

and safe, though.

Miss.

You never think of leaving?

It's so dangerous out there.
Where else can I go?

You don't want to find your betrothed?

He'll come back.

He told me to wait for him.

Miss Xian.

There's a story
behind the husband-recalling ritual.

Oh?

Regale me.

It is an ancient ritual.

Originally, it was used for the living

to commemorate dead soldiers.

Then, its nature became twisted.

Not only could it hasten
the return of the living,

but also bring back

the dead from the afterlife,

no matter how far they were.

If only that was true.

I wouldn't have needed
to wait this long.

Alas, it's just a myth.

Come with me.

The auspicious hour is upon us.

Let's not waste time.

Where are you going?

Someone cast an illusory spell
on this village.

The Yin and Yang are reversed,

so are the day and night.

You're the only living person here.

How do you know that?

You're a Master?

This kind of spell dreads Yang.

It is at its weakest during the day.

Now's the time to run.

But it's night now.

The mastermind is very cunning

by reversing day and night

so that people think it's dark now.

But it should be noon.

I think we're safe now.

You're awreke.

Rooster breaks the dawn,

and all evil will vanish.

Rise!

I was right.

The one who cast the spell

is an immortal.

This spell is averse to the sunlight

and, above all, the rooster.

Why did he do this, then?

This spell is powerful.

I can dispel this spell,

but not manipulator's true form.

Aren't you a Master?

You don't have talismans
or relics with you?

My relic was robbed by the bandits

on the train.

However,

Miss Xian,

do you know

what talisman I drew

with my blood moments ago?

A Rooster's Crow of my sect.

The rooster crows

and dawn will break.

Only immortal demons will be affected.

Mortals will not hear a thing.

What do you mean?

Miss Xian.

You are the immortal

who put up the illusion.

[Qingla Hamlet]

Your kind used to be called Taoists.

Now, you're called Masters.

You mortals

do get more and more intriguing.

I am Long San,

also known as Master Qianhe.

If you saved me,

why trap me in this realm?

It's not personal.

Those who visit Qingla Hamlet

may never leave.

Never.

His name is Qingyun.

He is a mortal,

but he stole my heart.

He promised to come back for me.

But he didn't.

I wait all day long.

Immortals and mortals
can never be together.

It can never last.

I know.

That's why he ventured out
in search of enlightenment.

He promised to become an immortal
and spend a millennium with me.

I am but an immortal demon.

I couldn't accompany him
in his adventure.

So I waited for him here.

It has been a century.

The husband-recalling ritual
is an evil spell.

The war is over.

A century has passed.

Qingyun is dead long ago.

Quit obsessing with him.

I knew you have special talents
when I saved you.

I had hoped

that you were sent by him

to deliver a missive to me.

But fate had another plan for me.

You recognized the ritual,

but you don't recognize me.

Life and death are a cycle.

We all are bound by fate.

Why defy destiny

and hurt the innocent in the process?

I did not hurt anyone.

But I hate your kind.

I hate the short-lived mortals,

who live less than a century.

I hate your mortal pursuits,

which took away Qingyun from me.

I also hate demon hunters like you.

If your kind wasn't omnipresent,

I'd have been able
to journey with Qingyun.

We could have traveled far

and lived together.

You're the one who refused to move on

and stayed in this illusion.

For centuries,

you trap yourself here.

Since you're here already,

you'll wait with me.

Taiji and Beidou,

return all constellations.

Defenders and vanguards,

hearken to me!

Have you forgotten?

You owe your life to me.

How could this be?

I have full control of this realm,

including its time.

I can save you,

just like I can revert
to the time you were injured.

Don't worry.

I'll build you a perfect vessel.

To Creator of Heaven and Earth,

to Almighty Taishang,

bring me General Zhongkui.

A blood portal?

My sect specializes

in blood talismans.

This is my relic.

Charge!

Mortals live for a century.

Demons live for a millennium.

All creatures in this world

cannot escape their destinies.

Why didn't you dodge it?

You...

So they are just scarecrows.

I have misunderstood you.

I might be a Taoist,

but I only hunt down evil demons.

I trained for a millennium,

but I've never hurt a soul.

This village

was my love's hometown.

They made a living
by dying clothes with wax.

I left for Mount Qilian
to fulfill a ten-year promise.

When I returned,
the village was raided by soldiers.

♪ Since we don't need a reason to leave ♪

♪ I forgot to give an excuse ♪

♪ Tenderness slowly became coldness ♪

♪ Anticipation turned into waiting ♪

♪ Hands that are no longer warm ♪

♪ Cease longing for anything ♪

♪ If sentiments will eventually die out ♪

♪ When will that happen? ♪

♪ I thought having each other was enough ♪

♪ I never doubted it ♪

♪ But it seems like I never understood ♪

I had nowhere else to go,

so I rebuilt the village with my power.

I wanted to restore everything

with these wax statues,

in case

the love of my life
couldn't find his way home.

They say it takes a century
of passing by

before two persons can get married.

While you and he did love each other,

a century has passed

and that love must meet its end.

Perhaps you're right, Master.

I am the one who refused to move on.

I know he'll never return.

So please, end my life.

Free me from the cage of forlornness.

Past or now,

love is always a source of misery.

You are a demon,

but you're not evil.

I can only hope
that you will dispel this illusion soon.

Let it go

and free yourself.

But...

Sentiments have no roots.

You trapped yourself in this love

without knowing
that this love has already died out.

Just like this village,

when you wake up, you'll realize
that it's just a dream.

The passing of a dear one
is just the same.

[To Qianhe]

My friend,

how do I get to Wulan?

[Wulan]

[Chapter 2: City]

Come.

Come visit us.

Xiaohun Pleasure House.

Mister,

you sure are quite virile

for your age.

You're in the best place

in town.

Come with me.

I just want some water

and a bed.

That's all.

Everyone says the same thing.

This place used to be an outpost.

It was dangerous outside
so it was abandoned.

I took over

and built this to entertain

travelers.

No one would want
to sleep on the street after all.

Welcome.

Take a seat.

If you want to stay here alone,

the accommodation fee will be doubled.

If you want a company,

the accommodation fee will be waived.

Can I put it on a tab?

Put it on a tab? Sure.

But

looking at you right now,

do you even have anything to pledge?

I have a talisman.

What is it?

Demon-subduing talisman.

Sir.

It's cold outside.

Why don't you warm yourself
with some liquor?

Let me fill your cup.

I can do it myself.

Do as we do.

It's shame to

take the honor.

Never mind it, sir.

What a fine liquor.

That's some good Young Bamboo.

Unfortunately,

the liquor you brew

could use a millennium of aging.

Mercy, Master.

Mercy.

I forced you to drink

because I wanted to give you a warning.

But you...

I'll be frank.

My luggage was taken from the train

by the bandits.

Sit down, please.

If you're not harming anyone here,

I will not meddle in your business.

My sisters and I had no choice

but to hide here.

No choice?

It's okay.

Just rest for now.

I will make myself scarce.

Miss, is there
a black market within the city?

About that...

There is a pawnshop on the outskirts.

You can try your luck there.

Thank you.

Don't just linger here.

Leave now!

Sir.

I'd like to buy something.

We're a pawnshop.

Do you have something good?

Do you want something fresh

or something old?

Fresh.

Here.

Hu.

[Hai]

Over here.

These are fresh pawns.

Anything tickles your fancy?

You like this kind of trinket?

We have plenty of them.

They're cheap too.

Where

did you get this from?

Where are you from?

Never ask a broker
how he got his goods.

Never be picky
when you're in a pawnshop.

Do you even know how this works?

You see,

It belongs to me.

Old man.

You want to scam me?

Do you have a death wish?

Take a look.

San.

The hour of Shen has passed.

Pick up your pace
if you don't want to die!

Stop pulling any of your tricks here.

You can't just claim that it's yours.

Why don't you ask it

if it's yours?

For a serene world,

merge sun and moon.

You... You're a Master?

Please come in.

Take a seat.

Chief has arrived!

Nice to meet you, Master.

Greetings, Chief.

Greetings.

How may I address you?

Long San.

Where are you from?

Guangzhou.

And you're here...

To help a friend.

Understood.

I am Tang Hai.

All 18 pawnshops

in Wulan

are my business.

Friends often call my enterprise

the Hai Gang.

Master.

I am ashamed to admit this,

but I am a businessman at heart.

My men

often accidentally seize

things from the martial arts world.

It's an honest mistake.

I am glad that you came today,

so I can finally return them
to their owners.

You run a business,

so I shall trade with you fairly.

How lucky am I
to have made your acquaintance!

If I may be frank,

I have a favor to ask.

Why are their faces covered?

Take a look for yourself.

Are there any other symptoms?

No.

Do any other female members
suffer from similar symptoms?

No.

Taoism cannot be passed down
without a care.

Rituals cannot be performed
without a price.

No Master
brings home their clients,

and no doctor comes to their patients.

I'm terribly sorry, Master.

Ever since my daughters
fell into a slumber,

they wet their bed every night.

We don't even have the time
to change the sheet.

You could have told me that earlier.

Your residence houses a place
that gathers spirits,

where no light penetrates.

If you want your daughters back,

you'll need to bring me there.

Come.

Hurry.

What is it like lately?

It's worse.

Especially after
those new goods arrived.

Hush.

This is your vault?

Yes.

We store whatever things

our clients pawned.

Above this space
is your daughters' chamber?

My residence is built on top of it.

Give me the lantern.

Move!

Look. It's levitating.

You see,

there are a lot of conflicts
beyond the boundary.

Many goods come from unknown origin.

Everything here
is associated with a life.

Chief.

You sure run a successful business.

But, keeping these blood-soaked items

underground,

is creating a tomb.

After a long time,

the accumulated foul energy

will attract foul creatures.

What do we do?

I need a Thousand Crane Robe,

a pair of Taoist shoes,

a Goldcrest Cap,

a paper, a brush, ink, a blade,
and a sword.

Keep them away from blood.

Thirty-six Heavenly Guards.

Seventy-two Hellish Soldiers.

Beidou.

Nanjing.

Tiger.

Crane.

Serpent.

Ghost.

Willow.

My talisman commands thee.

Obey my wish.

The five grains make the bridge,

appear at once.

Hearken to me!

The living and the dead,

we go our ways.

Rise.

Master.

Is it done?

Ask your men to take them away now.

The spirits attached to those items

have been delivered
to the Demonic Realm.

Right.

Thank you, Master.

Hurry up.

Don't just put them
in the eastern chamber.

Put some in the western chamber too.

Master,

Young Lady has awoken.

Really?

Shahu.

Do what

you're supposed to do.

Yes,

Hai.

The dream

was so long.

I thought I could never see you again.

My dear sister,

it's just a dream.

We will all wake up eventually.

My daughters,

you're awake.

- Father.
- Father.

Come.

This is...

I know him.

I heard everything,

but I couldn't wake up.

He is Long San,

a Master.

You saved us.

Please accept our kowtow.

No need.

I'm glad you regained consciousness.

Come.

Take a seat, Master.

This stupid thing

doesn't work at all.

It's all thanks to your powerful spell,
Master Long San.

You flatter me.

When foul energy is found,

we either suppress it or send it away.

I sent

those foul spirits away,

while your previous helper tried
to suppress them.

Judging by your residence's
auspicious location

and abundance of wealth,

your previous helper was
much more powerful than me.

Is that so?

Master.

These three silver coins
are your remuneration.

And this gold watch is a gift.

I hope you won't mind it.

I appreciate your offer.

But my school has a rule.

After we save a life,

we can only take three qian.

Thank you, Madam.

This is for the accommodation fee.

I can't take that.

It's too much.

Not at all.

Master,

my sisters and I will depart at once.

Why did you help me?

Master.

Women often suffer during strife.

I'd rather find a way
to survive than kill.

And this place kills people.

Take care, Master.

We will leave now.

Martial Brother,

Wulan by the northern frontier
is terrorized by an unknown foul spirit.

I am not strong enough,

and I might soon lose my life to it.

I pray that you can come quickly
to eliminate the evil.

My friend,

I am looking for someone.

No idea. Don't bother me.

Hi, do you know this person?

No.

No?

You're Long San?

Come with us.

Stay there!

Come with us!

[Chapter 3: Abode]

[Commander Yan's Abode]

Adjutant Leng.

He's here.

Bring him in.

Stop gawking.

Go inside.

Commander Yan wants to see you.

Focus now.

In Wulan,

Commander Yan

is second to none.

Sir.

He's here.

Take a seat.

The tea was freshly brewed.

You are Master Qianhe?

Yes.

I am Yan.

I own this place.

It isn't easy to protect a city

during this warring period, you know?

You're a Master.

Needless to say, I brought you here
for your expertise.

Wulan has been haunted
by fox demons for a while now.

They only target young maidens,

and are bolder at night.

We tried to chase them off,

but we were ridiculed.

If it was just a band of bandits,

guns could easily take care of them.

But since it concerns fox demons,

we need an expert like you.

Can you help us, Master?

I hope you are powerful enough

to get rid of them as soon as possible.

You'll be handsomely rewarded

for your service.

Eliminate those fox demons,

and you'll be rich and popular.

That old man?

He won't last.

Right?

It's here. Let's go.

That's all you got?

What makes you think you can defeat me?

Deities of Three Mansion, heed my call.

Strike fear in all that is evil,
appear with thy golden light.

Pfft. A useless trick.

Master, let's talk this through!

Come clean now.
Why did you hunt young women?

I eat chickens. I don't eat humans.

Spare me, Master.

Return!

Curse it.

You're so strong.

You're not a fox demon.

Fox demon?

In this day and age?

They are extinct because
you hunted them down for their fur.

I am a weasel demon.

No one fancies my fur.

That's how I manage
to survive until now.

If you can spare me,

I'll let you in on a big secret.

Speak!

Someone paid me to pretend
to be a fox demon.

I just have to come out
and haunt others once in a while,

and each month,
I'll receive ten silver coins,

plus as much roasted chicken as I want.

Who paid you?

Well, who paid you?

Taoists like you

are so dumb.

So you

are not the one
who abducted young maidens?

Your client did?

Run.

Or you'll end up
like those who came before you.

Adjutant Leng.

Master Long San
was unable to kill the demon

and lost his life to it.

My comrades!

Let's fire a round to commemorate him!

You used the haunting of fox demons

to kidnap young maidens.

Then, you killed those who came
to hunt those demons down.

That's right.

Farewell, Master Long San.

Miss, you're...

Master Long San.

I am Yumei.

We're here to save you.

It's you.

Master Long San,

now you

owe your life to me.

But how many lives have you taken?

I owe my life to Chief, that's all.

Hu.

Stop it.

We're here to rescue someone.

Rescue someone?

Miss.

Do you know
where the missing young women

were taken to?

It's a complicated story.

Master Long San,

come with me.

Careful!

Keep up!

There's a war outside the city.

That's right.

Commander Ge from the west
is besieging this city.

He's Commander Yan's nemesis.

Tonight's the only time
we can rescue those women.

Over there

is Commander Yan's Abode,
located by Mount Qilian.

Miss,

you're wearing plain burlap clothes.

Did your father...

You are truly a nuisance.

I have guns.

I'll rain bullets on that stupid Taoist.

Do you take me for a fool?

You brought the Taoist here

so that one day,

you can get rid of me.

I put my life

on the line to serve you.

I killed. I smuggled.

In Wulan, without me,

you wouldn't have been this successful.

Don't flatter yourself.

Many more in Wulan

would sacrifice their lives

to lick my boot.

I never thought that you'll betray me

because of a darned Taoist.

To think that
a fresh-faced demon like you

gets to boss me around...

I'm sick of cowering.

I want to voice up for once.

May he rest in peace.

My condolences, Miss Yumei.

Yumei.

No more shedding tears.

As long as I still live,

I will avenge Chief
and Young Lady Jinmei.

But he is protected by his demonic aura.

I heard that no weapon can harm him.

Master Long San, can you help me?

[Commander Yan's Abode]

Guys,

hurry up!

Defend the city gate!

Quick!

Keep up!

Hurry!

Sir.

How did you come in here?

I see a Taoist array here.

This alchemy furnace
belongs to that demon.

For years, he lined his pockets
with the money

he extorted from my father

and enjoyed a successful career.

All young women from nearby towns

were kidnapped by him
to concoct his pill.

His immortality pill.

My father told me

that there was
an underground dungeon here.

Come.

Drink my blood,

and you'll be mine.

Heaven, Earth, and Human
form the Three Pillars.

Up above is Heaven.

Down below is Earth.

Humans occupy the middle.

Three Pillars must form a line

before a body is sacrificed
to refine a pill.

If I'm not mistaken,
the underground dungeon

should be under the alchemy furnace.

No.

No.

Free them.

Yes, Young Lady.

Martial Sister.

Martial Brother,

it's you.

Forgive me, Martial Brother.

I only wish to die now.

I only have my incompetence to blame.

I tried to rescue them
but I paid with my mutilated body.

After I received your missive,
I traveled day and night.

It seems like I'm still too late.

I never wrote to you.

Be careful, Martial Brother.

That man was protected
by demonic essence.

For the humiliation I was subjected to,

please... please...

Martial Sister!

Martial Sister!

Martial Sister.

♪ I have to walk past hastily ♪

♪ Who understands
the vicissitudes of life? ♪

♪ Right or wrong, it no longer matters ♪

♪ The unfamiliar tears are glimmering ♪

Brother.

Fatty.

Take the girls to the rear entrance.

Noted.

♪ Leaving the most beautiful legacy ♪

My master.

You now own me.

Good girl.

Let me smell it.

Fire!

Help!

Fire!

Help!

You...

Master Long San.

Hold up.

You set fire to my abode,

and you think you can get away with it?

Quick, set up the altar.

His demonic energy is very strong.

Without my order,

no one can step forward.

Okay.

You want to fight me here?

I have

the same altar.

I know

the same spells.

No!

Young Lady!

Young Lady!

Foolishness runs in your family.

Charge!

Long San, you think you can defeat me?

How arrogant.

Wind the Third, Cloud the Fourth,

Torrent the Fifth, Lighting the Sixth,

Thunder the Seventh.

Listen to this,
spirits from the Underworld.

Wind, Torrent, Lightning, Thunder,

your great general is here.

Heed my command, Divine Soldiers.

Rise!

Sun and Moon, ride the cloud.

Tear the ground asunder,
the Nine Heavens shall answer.

Master of Thousand Cranes,
recite the mantra endlessly.

Light is within me.

See all evil, hear all evil.

Divine guards,
the twelve deities of yin and yang,

all four Heavenly Kings,

strike fear into all that is evil.

The egg calls the thunder.

The rice calls the rain.

The hair calls the lightning.

Almighty Taishang, lend me your aid.

Send all four Gods to my altar.

Rise!

You are indeed quite strong.

Master Long San,

like I said earlier,

I know

the same spells.

General Tianpeng, come with your bell.

Three Gods of Suxiao,
King of Divine Claymore.

Kill all evil.

Lawless and formless,

only I shall govern.

O, the pure Heaven and Earth,

drum thrice

and eradicate all evil.

You think you can outmaneuver me?

I offer this incense.

Heed my call,

the powerful Erlang Shen.

Rise!

Others think you're an immortal.

But in my eyes,

you're just a brute.

You're an immortal,

yet you don't behave like one.

Your relic can only hurt demons,

not mortals.

It will never harm me.

Impossible.

You're surrounded by demonic essence.

You can't possibly be a mortal.

I just am not strong enough

to discern your true form.

Of course, you can't.

Because I'm a living, breathing human.

As for my demonic essence...

I gave him my demonic essence.

Who are you?

Qingyun.

I finally found you.

Miss Xian?

Why are you here?

It's been so long.

I thought you were dead.

I see you changed your name

and hide here.

The husband-recalling ritual?

When you left to seek enlightenment,

I gave you three shards
of demonic essence to protect you.

Although you pretend
not to recognize me now,

there's no doubt
that that's my demonic essence.

Yet, you used your power
to consume human souls

to preserve your youth.

You look just like how I remember,

but your voice...

Miss Xian.

There is a misunderstanding.

I am Long San.

Let's swap back.

I don't like

your wrinkly skin.

Miss Xian.

I am Long San.

He is the man you seek,

Qingyun.

You're here.

Xian.

Your beauty never fades at all.

I did leave

on a quest for immortality.

When I achieved that,

I realized

that this world

has so much fun,

so much money for me to enjoy.

Why should I be tied down
by a female demon?

You sure feel good

about betraying me.

I waited for you for a century.

Without Master Long San,

I would still have been stuck
in Qingla Hamlet for you.

Xian, you're really naive.

I changed my name and identity.

And I dispatched my soldiers
to raze the hamlet to the ground.

All this so that
you can never find me again.

You destroyed Qingla Hamlet

while I came to you
for our ten-year promise?

You are cold-blooded.

Enough of your idiocy,

Xian!

Once Qingla Hamlet is gone,

no one

will know Qingyun ever existed.

No one will question my age.

Since then, I consumed souls of yin

to preserve my youth.

As for you,

you're just a demon.

No one will believe you.

They were your relatives and kin!

They were nothing
but a bunch of pathetic losers!

Who cares about love and emotions

when I can have all the fame and glory?

Back then, I couldn't kill you.

But today, you came to me yourself.

I don't mind having
another demonic slave.

I gave you my demonic essence,

and you're using it to hurt me.

You're heartless.

You handed it away for free.
That's on you.

Master Long San.

Your bottle gourd.

You're still alive, darned Taoist.

It's just a bottle gourd.

What can it possibly do?

Oh, the enormous bottle gourd,

devour all evil.

Ice and cold, cold and ice.

Water and fire, fire and water.

Hearken to me!

You refined pills

for your own selfish goal.

This mystical bottle gourd
houses all my power,

and I only use it to subdue demons.

Have you not heard of this saying?

The universe might be vast,

but it pales before the bottle gourd.

No!

I'll use it to contain you today!

Miss Xian,

his yang energy has been weakened.

Retrieve your demonic essence now!

Heaven and Earth, lend your protection.

Twelve Zodiacs, lend your protection.

Lord of Bottle Gourd,
lend your protection!

My demonic essence.

My demonic essence.

Xian.

Xian.

Xian.

Give me your demonic essence.

Xian.

Save me.

Save me.

Save me.

Save me.

Save me.

Xian.

It's been a century.

Your mortality is no more.

How can I save you?

Give me another chance.

Please.

Give me your demonic essence.

We promised...

We promised
to spend a millennium together.

♪ I miss you a lot ♪

I have trained for a millennium.

To hear this from your lips,

I waited for a century.

♪ Why should I wait any longer? ♪

♪ I hated you ♪

I have missed you.

♪ You are so cruel ♪

♪ I can't let go of you ♪

♪ I keep falling for you ♪

♪ I want you ♪

♪ Even though you betrayed me ♪

♪ If only ♪

A life of cultivation

♪ We were destined to love each other ♪

has made me understand
the past, present, and future.

I command you, Three Pure Ones.

Give me my demonic essence.

Eliminate the evil present.

Die!

Hearken to me at once!

♪ You won't even lie to me ♪

♪ My soul is burned out ♪

♪ I am dependent on you ♪

Why?

♪ If our story
can continue in the next life ♪

Why?

Is demonic essence all you want?

Have it, then.

♪ The one who has changed? ♪

Xian.

I am lost.

Why is it that our reunion

is also the final departure?

We are both sinners.

Although I did not kill those women,

they died because of me.

Let's

end everything here.

Miss Xian!

Good and evil
are found in all creatures.

If human hearts are led astray,
they can be more evil than demons.

Yin and Yang follow the natural order.

Karma will be paid, be it good or bad.

Miss.

Let's part way here.

The city is the safest.

Why don't you stay, Master Long San?

My duty calls.

I must go.

Huangmiao Village.

They say

it's easier to subdue demons

than conquer the inner demons
in our hearts.

Mortals

live to pursue wealth.

Mortals

die for wealth.

The grandest of all vices

is nothing but avarice.

If you want to know what happens next,

stay tuned for
'The Bedside Demon of Huangmiao Village'.

♪ I have no time
to lament this confusion ♪

♪ Burn, look at the universe ♪

♪ It's so vast ♪

♪ I can no longer remain silent ♪

♪ Shout, I pass by with my steed ♪

♪ To let go or not ♪

♪ Do I have a choice? ♪

[Friendly Reminder:
There's a Post-Credit Scene.]

♪ The battle song scatters the clouds ♪

♪ I'll miss the glow of sunset ♪

♪ It's too murky
to distinguish the colors ♪

♪ Who can rule the world? ♪

♪ The sun rises, the sun sets,
time passes in the blink of an eye ♪

♪ I have no time
to lament this confusion ♪

♪ Burn, look at the universe ♪

♪ It's so vast ♪

♪ I can no longer remain silent ♪

♪ Shout, I pass by with my steed ♪

♪ To let go or not ♪

♪ Do I have a choice? ♪

♪ The sun rises, the sun sets,
time passes in the blink of an eye ♪

♪ I have no time
to lament this confusion ♪

♪ Burn, look at the universe ♪

♪ It's so vast ♪

♪ I can no longer remain silent ♪

♪ Shout, I pass by with my steed ♪

♪ To let go or not ♪

♪ Do I have a choice? ♪

[Fat Chung, an actor for five decades.]

[He starred in more than 160 films, ]

[including Encounters of the Spooky Kind
and various jiangshi horror films.]

[This film is made to pay tributes]

[to the pioneer of jiangshi horror films,
Mr. Ching-Ying Lam.]

[And happy 70th birthday to
Mr. Fat Chung, Master Qianhe.]

♪ Burn, look at the universe ♪

♪ It's so vast ♪

♪ I can no longer remain silent ♪

♪ Shout, I pass by with my steed ♪

♪ To let go or not ♪

♪ Do I have a choice? ♪

♪ The rain splatters against the time ♪

♪ I finally understand ♪

♪ What it means to lose oneself ♪

♪ The flame engulfs the desert ♪

♪ Warm tears in my eyes ♪

♪ When will I receive my answer? ♪

Is anyone here?

And

who are you?

I am Long San.

Sir, do you know from whence
this missive came?

You are here!

Come.

Take a seat.

Daughter-in-law,
serve the hero here some tea.

I impersonated a Taoist nun
and wrote this plea of help to you.

I can't believe you came!

Sir.

Thank you for saving my life.

No need.

As a Taoist,

helping the needy
is part of my training.

I don't know how else

to repay the favor you did us.

Master Long San,

I hope you don't mind...

After I save a life,

I can only accept three qian.

Immortal demons!

You dare impersonal mortals

and fool me?

The Permanence of Heaven and Earth,
the Harmony of Yin and Yang,

the Power of Nine Heaven,
the Destruction of Five Elements.

All constellations, return to positions,
suppress all evil.

Mount Maoshan, the origin of Tao.

Fight all evil and save all lives.

In this vast universe,
all shall become one.

Sir, you saved our lives.

Let us serve you.

Regardless,

we will never forget

the kindness you showed us.