Original subtitles

Hurry up. It's going to be too late.

Here, take it.

Northwest.

Let's split up and find it.

Did you find it?

Rotten Monster?

Found it!

Watch out!

Look.

Firework Jellyfish.

Amazing.

These things

can be sold for 800 qian in Qingtan Town,

which is ten miles away.

Changsheng, Li.

Ma Yan.

Let's go.

[Nine Colors Deer King]

Save my child.

Changsheng,

you need to remember next time,

that Firework Jellyfish

has a rigid temperament.

You have to put it in the water as soon as possible

after you catch it,

otherwise it will explode itself

and die with the enemy.

I see.

Smiling Buds

can only temporarily inhibit the toxicity,

but cannot solve the fundamental disease.

We have to find another way.

Then there are other medicines.

Elder Xi!

Elder Xi!

Cen San!

What happened to you, Cen San?

Cen San!

What happened to you, Cen San?

Elder Xi.

How is he?

Just carry him out

and cremate him.

Elder.

He's still alive.

Elder.

Please take a look at him.

Elder!

Cen San!

If this continues,

I'm afraid there won't even be a single survivor left in the village.

Elder Xi,

I've collected a lot of clues

in order to find the Deer King.

Let me go.

Although some people say that the Deer King can cure all diseases,

it's just a rumor without factual basis.

Don't believe it.

Well...

That's better than

we all die here.

You are a mountain keeper,

so you can't go out.

This is a rule handed down from ancient times.

I can't decide

this matter.

Unless...

Unless?

Dear treasure hunters,

[Storyteller: Chen Erguai]

please listen to me.

As the saying goes,

the koi in the water

are the fairy monsters in the mountains.

You have to be lucky

if you want to find them.

And this luck

happened to be met by Zhang Xuanping from Wuling.

It is said that

Zhang Xuanping has been a mute since he was a child.

When he was eight years old,

his left hand was taken away by a tiger in the mountains.

One day,

Zhang Xuanping accidentally fell into a mysterious cave

while chopping wood

in the mountain.

Then he disappeared.

Zhang Xuanping's wife had been waiting for him at home at that time.

But he didn't come home in the middle of the night.

So she asked people from the same village to help her find him.

-But the strange thing is... -Zhang Xuanping!

Those people searched for him for more than ten days

and could not find him.

However,

it was unexpected that

he came back suddenly

one night.

After his wife saw him.

Honey.

-Zhang Xuanping... -Xuanping!

-was not only safe and sound... -Xuanping!

but also

became able to speak.

What's even stranger is that...

-his broken left arm was also turned out to be intact. -You got your arm back?

What happened

afterward?

Tell us.

What happened then?

Tell us.

Then

rumors began to spread in the village that

he

met a fairy monster in the mountain.

And this fairy monster

is

the Nine Colors Deer King.

Great!

What a wonderful story!

Ziyi native bank collects treasures at high prices.

Please let us know if you have found any treasure.

Do you have a treasure?

Ziyi native bank collects treasures at high prices.

Please let us know if you have found any treasure.

We can pay you cash right away.

And we keep our promises.

Is this a treasure?

Are you blind?

It's a stone.

Throw it away.

Keep digging.

Drunk Hu. Drunk Hu.

This seems to be

a Ruby Gourd.

We...

We're going to be rich.

We're going to be rich.

Nice!

Chai.

My legs...

I can't move my legs.

Are you serious?

Don’t act like you’ve never seen a rare thing before.

Hurry up.

Hurry up.

Keep digging.

There are more.

Help me!

Drunk Hu!

Drunk Hu!

This is mine!

It's the Subterranean King Vine Grass! Run!

Run!

Hurry up!

Run!

Hurry up!

Run!

Boss.

The entrance is opened.

Let's go.

What is this place?

It's a place for felons,

a purgatory for death row inmates,

the secluded dungeon.

Dungeon?

Are you okay?

Thank you.

Damn! It's a Human-eating Lizard!

Run!

Run!

Open the door!

-Hurry! -Find it.

Hurry up.

Boss,

what should we do with them?

They're just kids.

Keep an eye on them.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Black Tortoise Beast.

Could it be...

the mythical beast that suppresses the Nine Colors Deer King?

This is an ancient mythical beast,

The sixth son of the dragon's nine sons.

It looks like a tortoise.

It is Baxia Beast who tends to struggle forward

with burden.

But you call it Black Tortoise Beast.

Ridiculous.

You...

Young man,

it looks like you know stuff.

Tell me.

What's written on the stone tablet?

He's trying to get something out of you.

Don't worry.

Baxia Beast once helped Dayu control the flood.

It looks like

the Dayu Script

during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Although the handwriting is blurred,

it should be an ancient legend.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Don't make a fuss.

Baxia Beast likes to bear weight.

When I stand on its back,

it will be happy.

I knew it.

I'm right.

What's on it?

Give me a sword.

Boss!

Boss!

Boss!

Boss!

Boss!

Boss.

Go!

Take the mirror and go.

Go!

Go!

Oriole.

Oriole.

Retreat!

Kill him and take the bronze mirror back.

As long as I get the deer horn of the Deer King,

I will have enough power

to absorb more spiritual energy

and establish an immortal army.

Because tonight,

Demon Empress will send demons to hunt us down.

Demons have a very sensitive sense of smell.

The stable outside

can cover our smell.

Demon Empress?

Yes.

The demons in the Ghost Fire Forest tonight

were controlled by her.

But

we have nothing against her.

Why would she want to kill us?

At first,

she only wanted to kill me.

But if you are with me now,

she won't let you go.

My name is Changsheng.

I'm Yanyi.

Yanyi.

Changsheng.

It must be very dangerous

on the way to find the Deer King.

Why don't we

go together?

Sure.

I want to find someone to relieve my boredom.

Changsheng,

Come and help.

Alright, Li.

Stop it.

You got me.

Why don't you let me fool him a little longer?

If you do,

he'll have to take a bath with Magic Wound Medicine tonight.

You guys are

so immature.

See?

You made him angry.

Besides,

when you're out,

you should not mess around when you did at home.

You ran away from home first.

We've been looking for you.

We?

Who else?

Shanqiu.

Come in.

Dude,

I'm really sorry.

Li has been naughty

since she was a child.

She asked me to play along with her

to fool you.

I'm really sorry.

Please forgive me.

Never mind.

Changsheng,

let's get down to business.

You're from Country Moon?

Yes.

Country Moon was peaceful

and prosperous before.

But half a month ago,

Demon Empress suddenly broke in

and controlled the whole palace.

She used the witchcraft to refine pottery

to control the officials.

Then,

my father and I were both imprisoned by her.

In order to avoid the misery of the people,

my father had to find a chance to send me out of the palace

to look for the Deer King

and ask for its deer horn.

Deer horn?

Yes.

It is said that the deer horn of the Deer King

could be made into a Xuanni Cane

which could kill Demon Empress.

So,

you are the prince of Country Moon?

Yes.

I fooled you before.

Will you...

Look.

Be careful!

Come after me!

Why are you running so fast?

You can't catch me.

Stop! Stop!

I'm the boss here.

Welcome

to the Hidden World.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please come in with me.

Come on.

Welcome.

Please come in.

You are lucky to be here

at night.

I won't serve you during the day.

Look.

The second floor

is the Delicacies Corner.

There are countless delicacies on it.

You could taste all kinds of delicacies there.

This is our Play Corner.

They're playing the pitch-pot game and drinking games.

They are having so much fun.

Here.

Look.

This is our Beauty Corner.

We have beauties from Yangzhou,

the Western,

and Jiangling.

Isn't it beautiful

to spend a night with them?

Look.

So many treasure hunters

won't leave

when they get here.

But

don't go in

the cellar in the distance.

Remember.

Don't go in there.

Have fun.

The clue of the Deer King

must be hidden in that cellar.

I think he said it on purpose

to lure us into the trap.

Nothing ventured,

nothing gained.

I didn't see it.

I knew there were diamond, emerald

and jade.

Jade?

Yes.

These are all precious stuff.

Where did you find them?

Mount Luo God eight miles away.

Why do you think the Deer King

suddenly disappeared?

It is said that

it saved a drowning man,

but that man betrayed it

and sold it out.

So it disappeared.

Demons.

Changsheng,

since your friends don't want to be with you,

come with us.

I knew you wouldn't come.

But when I mention the forbidden area, you will come to get killed.

Hold that thought.

We don't know who will die now.

When you're dead,

you'll know you shouldn't be so stubborn now.

Let's go.

Are you okay?

Let's go.

Hurry up. Come on.

What took them so long?

Are they in danger?

Let's go.

Let's take a look.

Okay.

The voice transmission technique?

Your Highness.

Shouldn't you pay for

your father's debt?

What do you want?

We can discuss about it.

Let him go.

Don't hurt innocent people.

If you say that they are innocent,

I will be the most innocent one.

The person whom you lured here

is innocent too, right?

What should we do?

Aren't you looking for the Deer King?

I'll take you there.

Get out of the way!

Yanyi!

Changsheng!

Shanqiu!

Another bunch of fearless men came!

It's getting interesting!

Watch out for his claws!

Li!

Changsheng,

are you okay?

What should we do?

Hurry up.

Your Majesty,

let's go.

Hurry up.

In that case,

you forced me to take it seriously.

You go first.

I'll be there soon.

Okay.

Let's go.

Hurry up.

Li, hurry up.

Hurry up!

Let's go!

[Sorrow Manor]

I didn't expect that

the whole manor would be made of rats and bones.

It seems that

those who came to look for Nine Colors Deer King

were killed because they were bewitched by these rats.

Tell me.

What does Demon Empress mean?

Are you hiding something from us?

Say it.

Shanqiu,

what happened?

Demon Empress said he lied to us.

It's none of your business.

Really?

We've been through this together.

You should let us know

what happened between you and Demon Empress.

Yanyi,

we're good friends now, right?

Is there anything you can't tell us?

Fine.

But it concerns the survival of Country Moon.

Remember,

don't leak it.

It's a bit embarrassing.

But we have to start from Demon Empress's childhood.

At that time, Demon Empress was still young.

Her name was Guaili.

She was smart

and cute.

She followed her father around at an early age.

She dreamed of becoming a puppet entertainer

like her father.

No more puppet show.

Hey, you...

What are you doing?

Get lost!

Dad!

You...

Dismiss.

What are you doing?

This is mine.

Get lost!

Dad!

Dad!

Dad, you can't die!

Dad!

Then Guaili changed her temper

and took revenge.

And all of this

was because of my father's personal preference.

Because he didn't like puppet show,

he ordered to stop the show

and arrest all puppet entertainers.

She wanted to take revenge.

She lost control of herself because of that.

Later, she learned the enchantment

and became an enchanter.

Then she became Demon Empress.

My father destroyed Guaili's puppet show dream.

Guaili swore

to destroy my father's dream of peaceful state.

Then

she took in more evil spirit

and turned more and more people

into zombies or demons.

But...

why does Demon Empress want to find the Nine Colors Deer King?

Because the power of the antler of the deer

can help her absorb more spiritual energy.

In that way,

she can control more demons

and establish an immortal army.

Then she can do whatever she wants

in Country Moon.

Did you hear that?

It is all

his father's fault.

Although my father made a mistake first,

he...

He has been punished.

And all of this

was done by Demon Empress.

So,

Huanyi Fortress and Country Moon

are the same, right?

It seems that

we have to find Deer King

before those people and Demon Empress.

Otherwise,

Deer King might be in danger.

Well...

you go with him.

I won't go with him anyway.

Where are you going?

I'm going back to the village.

Don't go.

You...

[Mount Luoshen]

Mount Luoshen?

You are not going back to the village.

You're going to go to Mount Luoshen to look for treasures.

Yes.

What's the matter?

You guys

sit here and dream about

the nine colors deer king.

Why don't you follow me and hunt for the treasure?

It's none of your business.

I can do whatever I want.

Don't be sad.

This kind of man isn't worth it.

I won't talk to him anymore.

Now,

we have no clue.

We have some clues.

We have the Terminator Bell.

You are discerning.

It was recorded that this bell rang

when it was in danger.

If it strikes once,

it will become bigger instantly.

If it strikes three times,

it will warn people.

Look.

There seems to be something in front.

What's locked here?

Watch out! It's Sand Beast!

Yanyi!

Let's go.

These Buddha statues are ordinary.

There seem to be no traps.

Same here.

There should be a bigger statue on the stage.

Was it stolen?

Judging from the dust on the stage,

I think it shouldn't be stolen.

I got it.

Look!

Heaven has its own way.

Which god should we be loyal to?

Heaven has its own way.

Which god should we be...

Which god deserves our loyalty?

What are you doing?

Come down.

There is no god here to help me,

I can only bet on myself.

Li,

try again.

Changsheng!

Changsheng!

Changsheng!

Changsheng!

Changsheng!

Changsheng!

Come down!

Be careful.

Look!

Flying Fairy.

She is the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan.

Jingwei trying to fill up the sea with pebbles.

I know this painting.

Then tell us.

This old man is Su Wu.

It's about Su Wu choosing death before disgrace.

He would rather tend sheep

than surrender to Huns.

Ji Bu's promise.

Su Wu tend sheep.

Feed parents doe's milk.

Night reading under the light of a bag of fireflies.

Qu Yuan carries rice. Breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats.

Jingwei tries to fill up the sea with pebbles.

Liu Bei crosses the river with the people.

And Jubo treasures friendship.

Jingwei tries to fill up the sea with pebbles.

This implies tenacity.

Night reading under the light of a bag of fireflies.

This means diligence.

That's right.

The nine paintings

indicates diligence, tenacity,

loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, loyalty, courage, kindness and honesty.

It's said that only people with nine virtues can meet the Deer King.

These are the nine virtues.

Look.

There's another Nine-legged Cauldron here.

This is Nine-virtue Cauldron.

They represent these nine murals

and the nine colors of the Deer King.

If you want to wake up the Cauldron,

you need to sacrifice the blood of your heart.

Li,

lend me your mandarin duck axe.

No.

You can't sacrifice your life

to find the Deer King.

Stop arguing.

Come on.

Little Cauldron.

How dare you run after sucking blood?

I can run as I want.

What can you do to me?

Cauldron,

we just want to ask

about the nine colors Deer King.

We mean no harm.

Nine Colors Deer King?

Yes.

No, no, no.

Deer King doesn't want

people to know its whereabouts.

What if someone harms it?

Who dares?

Take us to him.

You'll know.

Let me think about it.

Nine-virtue cauldron,

you have nine virtues.

If you purposely conceal it,

and cause the death of the Deer King,

then your kindness and loyalty are gone.

I can only call you the seven-virtue cauldron from now on.

Fine.

I'll tell you where it is.

You go first.

I'll take the back.

Okay.

Let's go.

Are you okay?

Come out.

Let's go.

How did you find me?

Kid,

have you heard of horse scent?

I put a little in your bag,

my horse followed you after smelling it.

Lead the way.

Let's go.

Go.

Hurry up.

Go!

Stop!

Are you playing tricks?

There's no Deer King here.

Don't move.

Wuda!

Demon Empress.

Your Highness.

I left Sorrow Manor in a hurry last time.

I wanted to invite you to watch a play,

but I didn't have time.

Be careful.

Boss,

she has been following us.

Don't worry.

Let them fight first.

Find a chance to kill the Demon Empress.

They are easy to deal with.

Today,

I'll make all of you

die in the sea of sand.

Father.

Li.

When life and death are at stake,

a hero will break his arm.

He is no longer your father.

Wuda!

Wuda!

Wuda!

Wuda!

Wuda!

Wuda!

Father.

Demon Empress.

Guaili.

Your view of the important

was overshadowed by the trivial.

You were blinded by hatred

and forgot your true intention.

If you let go of your hatred

and return to your true intention,

your late father

will be happy.

The King of Country Moon has been punished.

Changsheng,

you can continue

with your childhood dream.

It's not too late.

Guaili,

let me teach you.

Come.

Raise this side higher.

Like this.

[Tomb of my wife Liu]

Father.

I don't want you to die.

Silly girl.

Even if

I go meet your mother one day,

you must live a happy life.

Deer King, thank you for pulling me out of the lost abyss.

I will reform

and live a new life.

Life-taking Condor,

what you're looking for

is nothing but a false reputation.

So what if you catch me first?

Do other tribes really care?

If you‘re insightful,

you don't have to care about the silly talk of the people around you.

If your heart is as firm as a rock,

cultivate yourself and do good deeds,

you'll be prestigious.

You are right.

For false reputation,

Wuda and many brothers were dead because of me.

Their death made me wake up to reality.

Deer King,

I'm Changsheng, a villager of Huanyi Fortress.

My fellow villagers had a strange disease.

So,

I'm here to ask for the medicine.

Good people prosper.

Those who accumulate evil will die.

Changsheng, Yanyi and Li,

you have nine virtues,

and you will have good fortune.

There are many mediocre people in the world,

but few brave people.

You are willing to die

for the villagers and the people of Huanyi Fortress.

You should be rewarded.

Not only will I give you the medicine,

but also a treasured object for each one of you.

Thank you, Deer King.

The new king has ordered that

puppet shows are no longer banned.

The new king has ordered that

puppet shows are no longer banned.

You can't catch me.

Brother, wait for me!

Isn't Shanqiu of our village

with them?

I heard he went to find gold and treasure halfway.

I don't know why

his hands were cut off.

That's too bad.

Rumor has it that

the prince of Country Moon ascended the throne

and he made Changsheng the Nation-guarding General.

But he refused.

Is that true?

That sounds like something that idiot would do.

You're right.

You two...

Do you know

why our villagers moved south

and live in seclusion here fifty years ago?

What is this?