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If we talk

about the most sinister

and evil thing in this world,

it must be those wandering souls

in the world.

Especially in this ancient temple,

there are lots of unburied bodies

of those who died tragically.

At night,

the ancient temple howls.

Some people say that it's mountain wind,

while the elders in the village say

that it's those who died unjustly coming back to life.

That eerie atmosphere is simply indescribable.

Until the night of the Ghost Festival,

a corpse snatcher

[Mao Bansan, corpse snatcher] arrives at the ancient temple.

The qi is sinister with foul odors, reeking of a rotten and fishy smell.

It's an uncommon qi of corpse.

Oh, no.

You will all be saved. Reincarnate immediately.

This is bad.

I don't believe there are zombies.

Those are just body snatchers

disguised as corpses to steal bodies from the ancient temple.

How could it possibly be body snatchers?

I heard

that after Mao Bansan was bitten to death,

he actually came back to life

and turned into a zombie.

If he wasn't bitten by a zombie,

how could he be infected with the corpse poison?

Later, even Mr. Jiu was alarmed by this.

He had to attend to the matter personally,

performing rituals at the ancient temple

to rid those bodies of the corpse poison.

By the supreme decree, your lonely souls shall be granted deliverance.

All ghosts and spirits, receive the divine grace.

Wen Sheng, light the incense.

You should have heard of Mr. Jiu.

He's that famous wandering Taoist priest.

When he went to the ancient temple,

he found

it wasn't easy to cast those corpse poisons out.

By the rules of nature, impurities shall be dispersed.

Through divination among the Five Sacred Mountains,

the wisdom from the Eight Seas shall be revealed.

You will all be saved. Reincarnate immediately.

Rise!

Three souls and seven spirits,

regain consciousness and revert to infancy.

Three souls reside on the left, seven spirits on the right,

and quietly listen to the divine command.

Qing Shan, I'm not criticizing you,

but you should work harder

to improve your skill of script writing.

Hu,

the path to the ancient temple is really sinister.

Don't worry, with me here,

you can rest assured and keep your mind at ease.

Okay.

If you want to make money from smuggling opium,

then keep your mouth shut.

What's going on?

I don't know what's going on either.

The horse got spooked.

Hu.

Hu.

Hu, run!

[The Zombies]

Joseph, a British,

acting on behalf of Britain

to pressure the court to suppress the pro-war faction.

Liu Dashan,

when will the cargo arrive in Guangzhou?

The cargo was loaded at the port last night.

It will definitely arrive today.

Good job.

It's been a pleasure working with you.

Mr. Joseph,

you can rest assured.

Entrusting me with this task will be absolutely fine.

I guarantee to handle it well for you.

Well done.

Pleasure working with you, Mr. Joseph.

Attention!

Let's go!

Roberts,

I want them all dead!

Suppress them with fire!

Kill them all!

Run!

Go!

Go!

[Directed by Tao Yuan]

Sanjia!

Go!

Joseph.

Take him away!

Despite the opium delivery going wrong, he still dares to come back.

How many times has it been?

Niulangang

is the only road from the port to the city,

I've sent people to investigate it multiple times,

and deployed a large number of soldiers to guard it.

I never expected zombies to appear.

This matter is very tricky.

Mr. Joseph,

you have to give me some time.

Time?

Time?

Is this the first time?

How much time have I given you already?

Yet, problems keep arising.

It's not just opium.

Even I have encountered an assassination.

I reckon you must be tired of serving as the grand coordinator.

Mr. Joseph, rest assured.

I will promptly send someone to investigate

and give you an explanation.

You better not disappoint me again.

Of course.

Okay.

For the sake of the Lord,

I hope

our cooperation

can continue.

For sure.

Roberts,

go and find out who the assassin is.

Yes, sir.

I don't want to hear

a single word of nonsense.

You can either talk

or die.

You've got guts.

Good.

The more defiant you are,

the more interesting it is to torture you.

Even if you kill me,

it doesn't matter.

There will be more people standing out.

- Our birthdays need not align, - Our birthdays need not align,

[The memorial tablet of Wang Zhizhuang] but our death days should.

- Our birthdays need not align, - Our birthdays need not align,

[The memorial tablet of Lei Shanze] but our death days should.

[The memorial tablet of Jiang Qiushan] Our birthdays need not align,

[The memorial tablet of Xie Sanshi] but our death days should.

- Our birthdays need not align... - Our birthdays need not align...

Back then, we seven brothers were full of ambition,

ready to serve the imperial court.

Even amidst the raging wars,

we stood shoulder to shoulder in life and death,

unafraid of foreign powers,

and remained unwavering until death.

Now, you've passed away,

I shall forever remember the oath we made together

amidst the bloodshed of those days.

Daquan!

Can you kill them all

on your own?

Do you think

I can just stand by and watch them die in vain?

Do you think I want to do that?

Daquan.

I don't want to see another memorial tablet of my brother

on there.

Do you understand?

Yuan Shicheng.

Shicheng,

it's been a while.

Official Wang,

I hope you are well.

I'll get straight to the point.

Now you know,

there's another zombie outbreak in the city.

Some foreigners died

and their goods were burned.

Then last night,

there was an assassination.

If you don't help me this time,

I might really be screwed.

There's something you can't handle?

I don't believe it.

In the past, all the matters

were handled by you.

Others may not know about it, but I know.

I'm just trying to earn a meager salary.

Official Wang,

you are an official.

What's the use of being an official?

Matters involving foreigners

are all dealt with based on the rules set by the higher-ups.

It's totally out of my control.

Official Wang,

please leave.

Shicheng,

I can roughly guess who was responsible for the assassination

of the foreigners last night.

Do you know that old man Sun living in Fushou Alley?

Are you talking about that old man Sun

who has tuberculosis yet still smoking opium?

That's him. He's dead.

The way I see it,

he deserved to die.

Keep your voice down.

The thing is,

on the night of his burial,

people ran into zombies.

It's a burial for the deceased. The living shall make way and avoid it.

It's a burial for the deceased. The living shall make way and avoid it.

It's a burial for the deceased. The living shall make way and avoid it.

There have been zombies in the city lately.

You all need to be careful.

Thank you, sir.

I also heard that last night,

the opium den on the east side of the city had a zombie outbreak.

I heard

that those zombies looked hideous with green faces and fangs.

Those opium addicts almost lost their lives.

Help!

Zombies!

Run!

Zombies!

Spirit returns to the heavens. Essence returns to the earth.

Oh, Mr. Jiu,

thanks to you.

Otherwise, my opium den would've been done for.

You value money more than life.

This opium den is a cash cow.

This place is not clean.

Never engage in this business again.

Thanks to Mr. Jiu.

Otherwise, those opium addicts would've been dead.

Let's finish eating quickly and leave.

It would be disastrous

if we happen to encounter them.

Let's go. Go.

Shicheng,

it seems Wang Pingzhi wasn't lying to us.

I'm thinking

whether we should go and take a look.

The deceased are marching.

The living shall make way and avoid it.

The deceased are marching.

The living shall make way and avoid it.

The deceased are marching.

The living shall make way and avoid it.

This is the only way to get from the port to the city.

Do you think

Wang Pingzhi really knows

about what happened last night?

Several incidents have occurred consecutively.

He couldn't explain all these things to the foreigners,

so he came to us.

He's more afraid of losing his life

than his official position.

However,

this zombie incident

perhaps

is our opportunity.

Opportunity?

What opportunity?

What's this smell?

It should be

opium.

Awesome!

It's great that it was burnt.

Opium has destroyed

countless lives.

There are graves on both sides.

I heard that in the past,

if there wasn't enough money for burial,

they would leave the bodies

in the ancient temple up ahead

and pray for the deceased.

I also heard that the place is very ominous.

Over the past couple of years,

fewer and fewer people have been going there.

I actually want to meet these zombies.

Tell Mr. Joseph,

the behavior of the two Chinese

at the convoy remains was quite suspicious.

They must have come back to investigate.

Daquan,

be careful.

This place is somewhat sinister.

By the supreme decree, your lonely souls shall be granted deliverance.

All spirits shall be informed.

Um...

What is it again?

Be careful.

Shicheng,

I'm not criticizing you,

but you're always so careful about everything you do.

There's nothing to worry about here.

Run!

The deceased are marching.

The living shall make way and avoid it.

Master.

It's terrible if people meet unexpected misfortune.

It's also terrible if the incense is burnt too short or left too long.

It's the qi of corpses.

Quickly withdraw from here.

This place is dangerous.

Leave now!

Go.

Guys,

drink a bowl of talismanic water to dispel evil spirits.

Don't come near Qingyun Temple again in the future.

Thank you for saving us, sir.

I've heard before

that Qingyun Temple is a place for storing corpses.

I wonder if the zombies are related to this place.

Zombies are born from accumulated resentment.

Nowadays, the world

is overflowing with resentment.

You still haven't made it clear.

Are the zombies

actually reanimated corpses?

Now,

the world is not what it used to be.

Does it matter if they're reanimated corpses

or something else?

Sir,

we found the two killers who attacked you that night.

And the two Chinese enter the temple.

One of the two guys has a scar on his cheek.

It seems that they have something to do with the ghosts.

Daquan.

Roberts,

have you found anything

about that assassin?

He didn't say even one word until he died.

Darn it.

Liu Dashan,

you go and find this guy for me.

I want to see his dead body

before the next batch of cargo arrives at the port.

Mr. Joseph,

please don't act rashly.

You can't make mistakes at this time.

You are responsible

for losing the opium.

Even if we find the culprit,

can it absolve you of your responsibility?

No.

The most important thing now

is the opium.

If you can't ensure its delivery,

you can't keep

your power, wealth and status?

Someone will soon replace you.

In my opinion,

the priority now

is to find someone skilled to control the zombies

and ensure the operation of the opium trade.

As for the assassin,

hmph,

he just failed his mission.

In the short term,

he definitely won't dare to make another move.

Alright,

where can we find such a master?

There's one right here in Guangzhou.

Shicheng,

I feel like

we shouldn't have taken on this job.

We both know what kind of person

Wang Pingzhi is.

Wu and Hei

have been labeled as rebels.

If we want to clear their names,

we can only rely on the yamen [*governmental office]

to speak for us.

But those zombies,

they're invulnerable to weapons.

What can we do?

Where did you go last night?

Just cut to the chase.

Are you working for the imperial court again?

Who I'm working for is none of your business.

Since you're once again the watchdog for the imperial court,

why bother with the pretense

of resigning righteously in the first place?

I can do whatever I want.

Daquan, let's go.

Move aside.

Joseph is already keeping an eye on you.

Please, this way.

Mr. Joseph,

this is the expert in Guangzhou

that I told you about,

Mr. Jiu.

Good!

I have a profitable deal for you.

I can offer you money,

but if you can't solve the problem...

You know what this is, right?

Mr. Joseph,

you can count on me.

Having Mr. Jiu help us,

it will be handled properly for sure.

Then I'll wait for your good news.

Master,

so we...

Sir, shall we trust this Taoist priest?

People die in pursuit of wealth; birds die in pursuit of food.

No one

can disobey us

on this land.

Well.

If he cannot kill the zombies,

I'll kill him then.

It's time. Wen Sheng.

Wen Sheng, use glutinous rice and yellow talisman.

Stop him!

Fire!

Don't shoot. It will only provoke him.

Hold your fire!

I can only subdue

the zombies here temporarily.

If you want to pass through, you need to do it quickly.

Mr. Joseph,

your documents are ready for review.

Miss Yuan,

do Chinese people

still stubbornly believe

that they are still strong even until today?

Sir, what do you mean by that?

Just like that stubborn assassin.

He thinks he can kill me,

and he thinks he can stop the opium from entering the city.

Yet with a small trick, I can control him effortlessly.

Sir, I wonder

why you are saying this to me?

The fish is already hooked.

He will regret it.

He will regret being so stubborn

and making enemies with us.

Instead,

he should serve us,

just like you do.

This opium

makes me feel so good.

Ever since that incident at the opium den last time,

there has been no place to enjoy this.

Luckily,

Mr. Jiu managed to subdue the zombies at Qingyun Temple.

I heard that tomorrow night,

the foreign official himself will be transporting the opium.

This time, we won't be short of opium.

What good news!

Absolutely!

The opium delivery schedule is a top secret for the foreigners.

Why did they deliberately disclose the information this time?

And why is Joseph supervising the transportation himself?

The foreigners are suspicious.

Even if the zombies are subdued,

it may not dispel their doubts.

There's also a possibility

that it's a trap.

I have to be flexible and act as circumstances dictate.

Shi Cheng, you are here.

Tonight, at the hour of the Chou,

Joseph will personally supervise the delivery.

Great!

This is like a gift delivered to our doorstep.

I was just worried they wouldn't show up.

This time,

we not only need to kill the foreigners

to avenge our brothers,

but I also want to seize the opium.

Seize the opium?

Kill them and seize the opium?

Are you scared?

I'm your brother.

Why would I be scared?

Killing the foreigners and seizing the opium

is exhilarating.

But

even if we manage to kill the foreigners this time

and avenge our brothers,

it won't be enough.

More foreigners will appear.

That Taoist priest was right.

Opium

is the root of the problem.

Now,

what we need to avenge

isn't just our brothers' deaths.

Shicheng,

I'll do

whatever you ask me to do.

We two alone won't be able to finish the task.

Daquan,

go and recruit a few brave men willing to risk it all

and acquire some weapons.

Mm.

This time, we mustn't fail.

He's fake.

We've been tricked.

Everyone, retreat!

Retreat!

Shicheng!

Shicheng.

I'll cover you. Hurry and go!

Daquan!

Sir,

at this moment, the zombie problem is already solved.

Now,

we have nothing to worry about.

Have you heard an old Chinese saying called

"Nothing is too deceitful in war"?

Let's use the Chinese way to solve

both the Chinese and the zombies.

Yuan Shicheng,

you finally show up!

Shicheng, go!

You darn foreigners.

It's me.

Hurry up!

Separate and search!

There's a reward for the capture of Yuan Shicheng.

There will be generous rewards

for the one who provides clues.

Those who harbor him

[Notice] will face the same punishment.

Those who harbor him will face the same punishment.

[Three days later]

Cheers.

After searching for so many days,

Guangzhou Prefecture

has mobilized all its forces

and turned the city upside down.

The search has been conducted.

And they've posted wanted notices everywhere.

If they still can't find that person,

there's only one possibility:

he's dead.

And there have been no more zombies

near the temple in the past few days.

Very good.

The assassin is dead,

and the zombies have disappeared.

We, Chinese people, call this

"killing two birds with one stone".

From now on,

the route from the port to the city

for opium transportation will be clear.

Mr. Joseph,

you can rest easy from now on.

Thank God.

Finally,

the big problem is solved.

It's time to celebrate!

May I?

Master,

I've acquired all the medicine.

Where are the gold bars?

Oh,

rest assured.

Following your orders,

I've exchanged all those gold bars

for silver ingots

and distributed them among the poor people.

You brat.

Master,

why don't we keep

some of the silver ingots for ourselves?

The money belongs to the people in the first place.

Master,

how is he doing?

He should have woken up.

What on your mind is just avenging your brothers!

I dare you to say that again!

Back in the Sanyuanli incident,

how many common people died fighting against the foreigners?

You have your brothers.

But don't they also have siblings?

They wielded hoes,

all eager to kick the foreigners out of China.

But what about you?

You wield weapons, only thinking about

avenging your brothers!

Wen Sheng,

go brew the medicine.

Okay.

I'll get you some more ointments

and prepare some herbal remedies.

With your constitution,

you'll be well soon.

If my brothers hadn't followed me

in the beginning,

they would

probably be living well now.

They wanted to use their blades

to kick the foreigners out

and awaken this slumbering nation.

Life and death no longer mattered to them.

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time, there was a girl...

Roberts,

is everything ready for the next shipment?

In general, sir, everything is settling down.

Good, schedule it.

Once the ship arrives at the port,

I will arrange for transportation.

Good job.

Make sure this time

everything goes as our plan.

Certainly, sir.

Nowadays, with the opium brought by the foreigners,

China has been ravaged and weakened.

To plunder and enslave us,

they even signed unequal treaties

that humiliated our nation.

She lurks among the foreigners,

biding her time.

Miss Yuan,

do Chinese people

still stubbornly believe

that they are still strong even until today?

Despite the danger,

she remains fearless.

Lingyu.

Lingyu,

you're in danger now.

They might be suspicious of you.

If you've got the opportunity,

just leave.

Tell Mr. Jiu not to worry.

The current dangers and difficulties

are nothing.

Lingyu.

Are you referring to Lingyu?

Though you've been consumed by personal vendettas,

Lingyu says in her heart,

you're always

a great hero.

Hero?

Good day, sir.

Good day.

Tonight is a special night, Darling.

Tonight, we'll celebrate.

Take a look, sir.

It's gorgeous.

Sir,

we discovered an ancient Chinese tomb.

There are treasures in the tomb.

This Buddha is just one piece of those.

Go and send them a telegram now.

Have it transported to the ship bound for England as soon as possible.

This should be a gift to our royal family.

Yes, sir.

Roberts,

this is a secret mission.

The fewer people know, the better.

[Virtue and faith are valued]

Brothers,

I will never forget you.

I'll settle both the national and personal grudge against them.

If I am not dead,

I will carry your will

and kick the foreigners out of China.

If I die,

let us brothers reunite

in the underworld.

We'll have a tournament

and have a drink.

Sir, Miss Catherine is waiting for you.

Catherine.

Catherine.

Catherine.

So you...

You are the real spy by my side,

aren't you?

No, Joseph,

listen to me.

No.

No!

No.

No.

It's Lingyu Yuan.

Go seize her!

Now!

Yes, sir.

The secret of Buddha cannot be exposed!

Yes, sir.

Catherine.

Brothers,

although the foreigners suffered losses previously,

they will never

give up easily.

Even if we will die,

we must defend our dignity.

Tonight,

the foreigners will take away

a very precious national treasure.

We cannot stand by and watch them

do as they please

on this land.

I believe that everyone

who comes here

is filled with patriotic passion.

Brothers,

let's pick up our weapons

and engage them

in a real showdown tonight!

Okay.

- A real showdown! - A real showdown!

Shicheng.

Mr. Jiu,

you don't need to go with us.

Sanyuanli still needs you.

Be extra careful.

Watch out.

Yes, sir.

Don't come any closer,

or I'll kill you.

I'll give you one chance.

Put the thing down.

- The foreigners are defeated! - The foreigners are defeated!

- The foreigners are defeated! - The foreigners are defeated!

- The foreigners are defeated! - The foreigners are defeated!

- The foreigners are defeated! - The foreigners are defeated!

- The foreigners are defeated! - The foreigners are defeated!

Those who invade China

shall be killed without mercy!

- Those who invade China - Those who invade China

- shall be killed without mercy! - shall be killed without mercy!

- Those who invade China - Those who invade China

- shall be killed without mercy! - shall be killed without mercy!

- Those who invade China - Those who invade China

- shall be killed without mercy! - shall be killed without mercy!

- Those who invade China - Those who invade China

- shall be killed without mercy! - shall be killed without mercy!

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

Please understand.

It won't happen again.

Come on.

Let's drink.

That's how much I love you.

Liu Dashan.

Cheers.

Mr. Joseph,

the zombies are not there

and robbed the Buddha.

How?

Who can tell me how?

How do they know?

Don't worry,

Roberts will solve this.

Or they are

real zombies.

Stop!

As long as every Chinese person are awaken,

this great land will be awaken.

I believe you will definitely spread the message.

Fire away.

"The sound of one village's gong prompts responses from all villages"

became the signal to break free from the opium scourge.

The spirit of "If the flag enters, the people enter,

and they will fight to the death without complaint"

demonstrates the resolve of the Chinese people

to expel the foreign invaders.

More and more benevolent and righteous individuals

like Yuan Shicheng and Mr. Jiu

are starting to lead the people to resist.

Also, more and more dormant Chinese people,

like Liu Dashan, are beginning to get awakened.

One patriotic movement after another unfolds,

and China, with its five thousand years of history,

is going to be awakened.