Original subtitles

Master,

we've been searching in this mountain for so long,

but we found nothing abnormal.

Maybe the folktale

is fake?

Yue,

beneath the surface

usually lies treacherous truth.

Twenty miles to the west,

there is a village called Dulong.

Maybe we'll find some clues there.

Okay.

Have...

Have you heard about

the folktale

that people are talking about?

Are we so unfortunate

to encounter that?

Look at you two losers.

You should believe it.

That folktale

is really scary.

We have this.

No need to be scared.

I thought you two used to be

brave.

Don't blame me for despising you.

Stop it. Meng Ga.

This place

is too creepy.

Let's get out of here first.

Is it

a...

a fish?

What kind of fish can shake our boat like this?

What the hell is this?

Get out here!

Meng Ga, come back!

Come back!

I'll kill you!

Come out!

Meng Ga, come back.

Come out!

Come out now!

Are you a human or a ghost?

I'm Meng Tian. I'm an upright man.

Why do you do this to me?

Are you a human or a ghost?

Over there!

Stop it!

Stop chasing!

Master,

maybe the tale is referring

to this?

All die!

All die!

All die!

All die!

All die!

All die!

[Strangle Tales of Mountain Travelers]

All die!

All die!

All die!

All die!

All die!

Thank you for saving me.

Otherwise,

I would be like them now.

You're welcome, Mr. Meng.

We are

investigating the strange tales in the mountain.

And we happened to meet you.

Constable Wang, you're finally here.

Chief Meng,

you sent someone

to our place

and said something terrible happened.

We didn't even have time

to put on our uniforms.

What happened?

Exactly.

What is so terrible?

Your Honors,

I went to the provincial capital to purchase goods.

But on my way back,

I saw a ghost.

Luckily, Mr. Lin, a mountain traveler,

saved me in time.

That's how I survived.

A mountain traveler?

That's me.

[Mountain Traveler Lin Qingyang]

Yo.

Mr. Lin is

quite a figure.

I just try to deliver my promise at the Tianxiang Pavilion

to travel across mountains and rivers

to explore the terrain

and then map them out,

and also to clear up some strange things in the forest.

Strange things?

Chief Meng,

look,

if you committed murder or arson, or lost something,

you can come to me.

But you met a ghost,

which is within his responsibility.

Mr. Lin, the mountain traveler,

is right here.

He is the person you are looking for.

You don't need us.

Liu, let's go.

What if

someone died?

It looks like he was poisoned to death.

Not necessarily.

Liu.

Such a layman.

Go away.

I knew it.

Before they died,

they were extremely scared.

This body

is bleeding through facial organs.

He must be dragged into the deep water

by something horrible.

The water pressure caused his organs

to rupture.

She's here.

She's here.

She's here.

All die!

She's coming. She's here.

Hey, who's here?

Why does everyone have to die?

She's coming.

All die.

He's already out of his mind.

What can you get from him?

They are either dead or mad.

How can we investigate this case?

Mr. Lin,

you are a mountain traveler of the Tianxiang Pavilion of Wanli dynasty.

You must've seen so many odd things.

Perhaps,

you can help me analyze it?

Mr. Lin,

I've been through

something terrible.

Sir,

come here.

You can tell me.

Ten years ago,

I often went to the mountain to get some firewood.

I was so scared that I fell sick heavily.

Did you see clearly

what that was?

No.

I was too scared.

Has anything strange happened recently?

We haven't lived a peaceful life

since the old chief of our village died.

What happened to

the old chief?

Excuse me.

Your Honors,

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

My subordinates failed to keep an eye on Meng Ga.

So Meng Ga escaped.

Sorry for the trouble.

Sorry.

Be more careful.

Yes. Yes.

By the way,

the High Priest in our village,

Granny Feishan, said

the soul of Meng Ga

was siphoned out by a female ghost.

She wants to perform a ritual

to summon the soul for Meng Ga.

Really?

We'd like to see that.

[Dulong Village]

The ghost is wandering

on this world.

Three souls descended.

Five ghost beasts arrived.

Cunning fairy leaves and

Meng Ga comes back!

All die!

Sir, can she really summon the soul?

She's fooling everyone.

All die!

Cunning fairy leaves

and Meng Ga comes back.

All die!

All die!

He is sinful.

Cunning fairy won't forgive him.

The disaster is coming.

Please bless us.

Bless us!

Bless us!

Please bless us.

Please bless us.

Please bless us.

Get up.

What are you doing?

A living person

was burned to death.

Come on.

Get up.

Come on.

Listen,

our Dulong Village

is considered to be the blessed land

among the nearby eighteen villages.

Usually,

we all live and work in peace.

But recently,

there have been too many strange things.

As the head of Dulong Village,

I failed to protect you.

I am terribly sorry.

But fortunately,

we have a professional mountain traveler here.

This is Mr. Lin.

He will give us a peaceful life.

Let's extend our gratitude to Mr. Lin.

Thank you, Mr. Lin.

Thank you, Mr. Lin.

Thank you, Mr. Lin.

Thank you, Mr. Lin.

It's my duty.

I'll do my best.

By the way,

this is

the famous Constable Wang,

who is here for us.

Thank you, Constable Wang.

Thank you, Constable Wang.

Thank you, Constable Wang.

It's our duty

to protect the people.

No need to bow.

Yes.

No need to bow.

Mr. Lin,

I have another request.

Go ahead, Mr. Meng.

The Mystery Temple of Dulong Village

has been disturbed by snakes recently.

Some people were killed by snakes.

We are in panic.

We really need you

to help us

remove

those snakes.

Chief Meng,

the safety of the people is at stake.

There's no time to lose.

We'll depart immediately to solve it.

It's getting late.

Why don't you

take a rest here?

How about tomorrow?

We can go early and get it done fast.

Go back and get prepared.

We'll leave in a minute.

You can't go to the Mystery Temple.

Disasters are coming.

[Dulong Village]

Why can't we go to the Mystery Temple?

What's wrong with playing around with a widow?

How dare you hit me?

Murder, arson,

I've done everything.

Don't fall into my hands.

If you do,

I'll teach you a lesson.

Da.

Da, I'm here.

I sprained my ankle.

I can't walk.

Can you carry me home?

You old woman...

If you carry me home,

I'll give you a gold bead.

I'll carry you.

Granny, where do you live?

It's behind the Mystery Temple.

Mystery temple?

It's too scary.

I'm not going.

My granddaughter is as beautiful as an angel.

When I get home,

I'll ask her to drink with you.

OK.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Granny,

why are you so light?

Really?

Here's some food.

Wait here.

I'll ask my granddaughter to dress up

and wait for you.

The crayfish overturns the mountain.

The snake swallows the elephant.

The ghost has been wandering around for a decade.

A sea of blood rose to the sky.

Dulong Village

has experienced many strange things.

Master,

do you think the female ghost in the forest

has anything to do

with the snakes in the Mystery Temple?

People in panic often see scary things.

Even if we see it with our own eyes,

we can't tell whether it's true.

Not to mention,

it's just hearsay.

I've been looking for you everywhere.

Where did you go?

We're leaving soon.

Stop wasting time.

Let's go.

Granny Feishan has an accent.

She doesn't sound like a native villager.

A long time ago,

Granny Feishan's hometown was in trouble.

She fled to our place

and ran into bandits.

She was saved by the old chief.

Since then,

she has lived with us.

The old chief was so kind.

I heard from villagers that

something happened to him.

That was

nineteen years ago.

Back then,

I was the butler of the old chief.

Bandits are coming!

Go wake everyone up.

OK.

By the time I arrived with the villagers...

Hurry up.

The chief and his entire family

had been slaughtered.

Chief.

Later, the villagers elected me

as the new chief.

Chief Meng, your respect for the former chief

proves you're a man of integrity.

You're being too kind.

Let's go.

Sir, my stomach hurts.

You just have to drag your feet, huh?

Just go.

Make it quick.

Yes, sir.

Liu.

Come on.

What's all the fuss?

Did you do something wrong?

What are you trying to say? What did you see?

All right.

Stop now.

All right.

Take a breath.

Take your time.

What did you see?

What is it?

Bear.

Help!

It's Chief Meng.

Mr. Lin.

Look.

We've got a bear

and snakes.

This is what you guys have to deal with.

So we'll take our leave now.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Come on!

Stay away!

After it.

Chief.

Good thing we left in time,

or things might not end well for us.

Yes, you always make the right call, sir.

Liu,

do you remember the way back?

I don't.

Sir, you know

I have a poor sense of direction.

Liu.

Get me down!

What are you doing up there, sir?

What do you think?

I walked into a trap!

Quit talking.

Just get me down!

Oh, no. We're screwed.

Liu.

Pretend to be dead. Hold your breath.

Mr. Lin.

Mr. Lin, please get me down.

The bear is going that way.

Let's go!

This hurts.

Sir,

should we go back?

Do you know the way back?

No.

It's better to follow them, then.

Master, look.

This bear...

Looks like it's heading to the Mystery Temple.

Chief Meng.

We've been walking forever.

Why aren't we there yet?

I know, right?

We've been heading this way for a while.

We should be there by now.

Are you sure this is the right way?

Of course.

The whole village

knows the way to the Mystery Temple.

There is no way I got it wrong.

This way.

This way.

Ruyue,

blaze our trail on a tree.

Master.

We're back to the same place.

Are we caught in some kind of ghost maze?

Ghost maze?

Don't worry,

it's probably just a trick from a civet cat.

The scent it secretes

mixes with the fog,

and when we breathe it in,

it messes with our senses.

That's why we're walking in circles.

What should we do, then?

Maybe

we should take a break here

and leave

when the mist clears.

Sir, look,

snakeskin.

It's normal to see snakes in the mountains.

Don't make a fuss.

Master,

this sound

doesn't seem like it's from a small snake.

Mr. Lin.

Snake!

Stay still.

Interesting.

Sir,

why don't we stay behind?

What if there really is a scary snake spirit?

What should we do?

Yeah, what should we do?

I'll just eat you.

Come on, it's okay.

Let's go.

Didn't you say there is a snake spirit in the temple

and no one dares to come here?

But how come there are offerings here?

Rumor has it

that the snake spirit only shows up at night,

so some people

come to worship the cave deity during the day.

It seems this cave deity is good at making people's wishes come true.

The elders say

that in the past, when disasters struck,

some villages

would pick young girls

to throw into the cave

as a sacrifice to the cave deity,

hoping it would protect them

and ward off misfortune.

These girls were called

"cave girls."

That's just ridiculous!

Go get some firewood

so the officials can warm up.

Yes, sir.

Sir.

Have a bite.

Chief Meng.

What happened?

Ghost!

Ghost!

There is a ghost!

Mr. Lin.

Constable Wang.

Where are they?

I don't know.

Master, where are they?

Ruyue.

Did you see anything just now?

I don't know.

I shouldn't have asked you.

Let's go.

Mr. Lin.

It's me.

Where are the other two?

Constable Wang.

Over there...

Gosh.

What was that?

It was floating around.

It scared the heck out of me.

We should get out of here now.

Wait for me.

What exactly was it?

It was floating around.

It gave me quite a scare.

Constable Wang,

take care of Chief Meng.

Ruyue.

Let's go.

You stay here.

You take care of yourself.

Wait for me.

Sir.

We can't let these evil things keep hurting people.

Come on.

Let's go around from the back.

Let's take a break.

It's a cave.

Cave Deity's Mansion.

Sir.

It's so creepy here.

Yeah.

How did a scaredy-cat like you become a constable?

Of course I'm not as capable as mountain travelers.

What's wrong?

There's a mouse trap.

Watch out!

I almost got killed!

Let's go. Come on.

Sir.

Watch your steps.

Follow me.

Calm down. It's all right.

Why is there a bed

and so many household essentials?

Mr. Lin,

is this the place

where the cave deity and the cave girls live?

And he likes cured pork belly.

He has pretty similar tastes to mine.

Imperially Bestowed to Dulong.

Is this something

bestowed upon Dulong Village by the Emperor?

But why is it here?

Mr...

Mr. Lin.

That creepy thing is here again.

That's a lot of different entrances.

Come on, let's go.

I know you're Granny Feishan.

Why did you kill Meng Ga?

Holding a candle to the devil.

Master.

Mr. Lin, where is that female ghost?

Have you caught her?

Let's go.

Let's go back first.

Constable Wang.

Did you see anything unusual

on our way here?

There's something I just can't wrap my head around it.

See.

When Liu and I ran into that bear,

it didn't attack us.

And that female ghost in red

is just way too creepy.

Well...

Is it possible we're really dealing with

some kind of supernatural creatures?

That bear came to the lake

with a torch,

and it even knew how to row a boat.

I've been having

a weird feeling

ever since we first saw that bear.

It barely had any smell,

and the footprints it left

didn't fit its build or weight.

Do you remember that snake?

Of course.

We all saw it, right?

It's more accurate to say

we only saw part of the snake's body.

Besides,

I checked its trail.

I noticed it too.

The traces are too faint

and too narrow

to be from a real snake.

What...

Are you saying it's a fake snake?

All it takes is

someone tugging the snakeskin,

making it look like a snake in the mist,

and the hallucinogenic secretions

from the civet cat will do the rest

and cause us to see things.

The closer

we get to the Mystery Temple,

the more obstacles we face.

Clearly,

someone is trying to keep us away.

Who could it be, then?

When Granny Feishan was calling Meng Ga's spirit back,

I think

she whispered something to him

and untied the ropes.

The Mystery Temple is not a place for you.

So...

Granny Feishan is behind all this?

Not really.

Remember the offerings

in the temple?

Yes, why?

When we left,

they were all gone.

I didn't even notice.

So,

all Granny Feishan wanted

was to keep us away from the Mystery Temple.

Maybe

she just wants to

protect someone.

Then who is she trying to protect?

I guess it's you.

Who are you to Granny Feishan?

What should we do next?

Find Granny Feishan as soon as possible

and get answers from her.

Granny Feishan.

You keep them here,

and the rest of you

go get Granny Feishan.

Yes, sir.

Let's move.

Sir.

That bear is on our side.

Thank you, Bear.

Master.

Granny Feishan is in danger.

Tell me, who is the cave girl?

Where is she?

Speak now.

Take her to Boss.

Who is the cave girl?

Back then,

did you save her?

I should have known

you hid her.

Tell me where she is.

And you can have this antidote.

You will die horribly.

- Take him away! - Okay.

Chief.

We can't find them anywhere.

My dear people,

the cave girl killed

Long Erduo and Meng Ga.

She commands the demons

and causing endless mysteries here.

It freaks out many of us.

Constable Wang and Mr. Lin are here to help us.

We must work together

to help them capture the cave girl.

Spread out.

Keep searching.

Chief Meng.

Mr. Lin and Mr. Wang.

We're after the cave girl.

We've found

where she is hiding.

Okay, I'll send my people there.

Let's go now.

Okay.

You two

gather everyone.

Got it.

Let's go.

Mr. Lin.

Mr. Lin.

This...

If this cave girl

is hiding here,

I don't think we can get her

under control with just the three of us.

How about...

Mr. Wang goes

to pick up the villagers?

Good idea.

I'll bring them here.

Wait for me.

Let's go.

This way.

Okay.

It's gotten spooky all of a sudden?

Why is there fog?

Mr. Lin,

did you hear anything?

No.

Nothing.

Chief Meng,

are you hearing things?

No.

I died miserably.

I died miserably.

Mr. Lin! Mr. Lin!

Someone is there.

There is someone.

It's just a fog ahead.

There's nothing.

No, no.

I died miserably.

I died miserably.

I died miserably.

I died miserably.

Old chief.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Impossible.

Mr. Lin.

Meng Tian!

Please spare my life, Chief!

You are so vicious!

Please spare my life, Chief!

Spare my life!

Chief, spare my life!

Meng Tian!

Please spare me, Chief.

You are so vicious!

Chief, let me go!

You are so vicious!

Please forgive me.

You're so vicious.

Spare me.

Spare me!

Spare my, Chief!

Meng Tian!

Spare me.

You're so vicious.

You're so vicious.

Hey, how did I do?

Did I sound like a ghost?

Yes, you nailed it.

Stop talking nonsense.

Let's get down to business.

Chief Meng.

What's wrong?

Mr. Lin,

I just...

I was hallucinating just now.

Maybe

I've encountered too many weird things recently.

I'm exhausted.

Just now in the fog,

I vaguely heard you crying to

the old chief,

asking him to spare you.

No, I didn't.

I mean

I feel sorry to the old chief.

Because all this time,

the death of the old chief

keeps coming back

to me.

Back then,

if the villagers and I could arrive in time,

their family

wouldn't have killed by bandits.

As far as I know,

the old chief had

a six-year-old daughter

escaped from them.

Yes, yes.

I have also looked for her.

But I couldn't find her.

I think

she's taken by the bandits.

Really?

Why are you so nervous?

No, no.

It's mainly because

I feel guilty

about his death.

Yes.

Is that so?

What I heard

is different from

what you said.

Meng Tian,

you colluded with the bandits

and killed my family.

My child.

My child.

Listen to me.

No matter what you hear

or see,

stay silence.

Don't come out.

Got it?

Okay.

Chief.

Meng Tian.

I treated you well.

I let you be my butler

and gave you all my money.

You colluded with bandits

and killed people for money.

Chief.

I didn't.

Look carefully.

These bandits

are my men.

Chief.

Money is nothing.

All us brothers want

is a place to stay.

As long as you give me the seal,

I can keep your body intact.

Dulong Village

was a place given by His Majesty.

It's passed down from my ancestors.

How can I leave it to a bandit like you?

Fine.

Do it!

Stop!

Fine.

Enough.

Let my family go first.

I'll give you the seal.

Today,

I'll make you pay with your blood.

It's too easy for him.

Mr. Lin,

do you believe her too?

Justice

is in people's hearts.

Chief Meng.

I didn't expect

you and those men in black

in the forest are a team.

Mr. Lin,

you can't say that

without any evidence.

Am I right?

Find some firewood to make fire.

Got it.

What else do you want to say?

Mr. Lin,

this can't prove

I colluded with the bandits

and killed the old chief's family.

Thank you Mr. Lin

for saving my life.

Granny!

Granny!

Granny.

How is she?

She must be poisoned.

Granny.

Granny!

This is the blood letter from the old chief

before he was caught.

It has his handwriting.

Meng Tian

colluded with bandits

and killed my people.

Well, well,

let me tell you the truth.

It was

me who killed

all your family members.

Now that you know,

what can you do to me?

I'll kill you all now.

Until there's no one left

to know my secret.

By then,

I'll explain to the villagers

that you

you broke into Cave Diety's Mansion,

offended the cave deity

and was killed by him.

Mr. Lin,

do you like my story?

Chief Meng's story

is good.

Meng Tian,

Come with me to the office

and we can have a nice talk.

Meng Tian,

ever since you became the chief,

you've brought Meng Ga,

Long Erduo,

and the guards from outside.

You bullied the villagers

and the people.

They dare not show their anger.

Moreover, you

murdered the chief's family

for your own gain

and made a six-year-old girl

lost her parents at a young age.

How could you have done

such evil things.

Good always

prevails over evil.

Today,

I will enforce justice on behalf of Heaven.

Set those people who are oppressed by you

free and help them to carry on with their lives.

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Go to hell to your family!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Granny!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Granny!

Granny!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Granny!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Granny!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Evil deeds will bring

their own punishment.

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

Kill him!

We welcome our new chief!

Thank you for your help.

You're welcome.

Xiu,

learn from the elders.

You'll be a good leader.

Master,

I didn't expect Meng Tian

to be such a heinous person.

Sometimes,

we are often deceived

by people's covers

without knowing their evil intentions

are actually scarier than

than beasts and bandits.

However,

as long as we stick to honesty and kindness,

lies

will eventually be uncovered.

Indeed.