Folklore Strange Smell Of The Strange Troupe

The people were like frightened birds, struggling to survive.

In the first year of Republic of China, Longevity Town was plagued by war and famine,

Since the night of July 15th,

the Longevity Town has been in turmoil.

People in the town said

it was the Ghost Festival that night.

Those dirty things

crawled out

in these turbulent days.

Let's talk about Xu Tianyou from our village first.

That poor boy

was going to beg for food that night.

Mother.

Why are you coming out?

I'll be back very soon.

Look at you.

You have nothing to eat these days, right?

Remember to eat.

Hey.

Son,

today is the Ghost Festival.

Don’t fool around outside.

Come back early. -OK. You need to go inside.

Hey.

Performing operas in the middle of the night?

Are they crazy?

It must be my illusion because of starvation.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Rock.

Scissors.

Paper.

Rock, paper, scissors.

What are you guys doing?

The winner will take him.

Paper.

Scissors.

I don't think you can have a winner soon.

Why don't you count me in?

Can you afford to lose?

Why not?

I have nothing to lose but my life.

What can you do with my life?

Come on.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Xu Tianyou was so poor that he almost needed to pawn his pants.

There was nothing he couldn't afford to lose.

He had no worries about it.

So he played with them.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Bro.

I won.

You should admit defeat.

Bro,

we played for fun.

You can't take it seriously.

I'm leaving.

You should admit defeat.

You should admit defeat.

You should admit defeat.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother.

Folklore Strange Smell of the Strange Troupe

Later, Xu Tianyou thought

his mother

died for him.

Isn't it strange?

On the 7th night of his mother's death…

Hey.

Who are you?

Hungry.

I'm hungry.

Mother.

Why are you...

What is this?

I stole it from the underground.

Take it.

Don't starve yourself.

Run quickly.

Run

as far as possible.

Ghosts are roaming around the streets.

The living must not go out.

The King of Hell shows himself.

Longevity Town will be flooded by blood!

Mother.

Since that incident,

there have been more and more strange things in the town.

Three servants died in the Town Chief's house.

Even his wife

couldn't escape.

The whole town was in panic.

Until one day,

Detective Han came to the town.

Zhang’s Mansion

Detective Han,

as the Town Chief,

I should have safeguarded peace.

But now,

I can't even protect my family.

Town Chief,

how did your wife

die?

A few days ago...

Darling,

there have been many weird things in the town lately.

Fortune-telling

I invited Mr. Diao here

to see if there's any solution.

Please have a look, Mr. Diao.

Please.

Five-Demon Ghost.

This is what the Five-Demon Ghost did.

The demons are trying to slaughter the town.

Is there any solution to suppressing the ghost?

There is one.

Please go ahead.

I wonder whether Madam would mind.

Me?

My wife was sensible.

She allowed Diao Iron-Mouth

to find a lady

with a sign of auspicity in her zoodiac

as my concubine

to get rid of evil spirits with this marriage.

In order to reassure people in the town,

that wedding

had to be grand and lively.

Great! Great!

Bravo! Bravo!

Fill it up. Fill it up.

Okay. Okay.

Come on.

Mr. Diao.

Fill it up.

Enjoy your meal,

and drink well.

Let's get drunk today.

Okay.

Butler.

Take good care of everyone.

Make sure everyone eats and drinks well.

OK.

I'll go to the bridal chamber.

Please.

Wait.

Why isn't Mr. Yue, the leader of the troupe, here today?

Butler?

I don't know.

Go.

OK.

I'm back.

I'm back.

This dish is very delicate.

Come and try it.

Give it a go.

Eat up.

Blue tail,

but white fish head.

The end of the mortal world,

and the way to the underworld.

You can't eat it.

The fish has been cursed.

You can't eat it.

You can't eat it.

You can't eat the fish.

This...

You can't eat it.

This...

Where are they?

They are all gone.

I need to eat more.

I'll be hungry on the way.

Madam.

Town Chief.

I'm here, honey.

Ghost!

The ghost is here.

Ghost!

Ghost!

Ghost!

Ghost!

Town Chief.

Bad news!

What happened?

Ghost!

Ghost actors!

What?

A group of ghost actors!

Ghost!

Ghost!

Darling.

Where is Diao Iron-Mouth now?

He is useless.

How dare I use him again?

I've driven him away.

Town Chief,