Zhong Kui: Kill Demon Legend (Zhong Kui Zhu Yao Zhuan / 钟馗诛妖传)

In the golden era of Tang dynasty, countless demons loomed in Chang'an.

The heavenly masters worked together to kill the demon king Mu Feng.

Their leader, Wu Chenzi,

sealed the demon spirit in his own body

in hope that Mu Feng will be tamed.

In a bid to retrieve the demon spirit, the demon queen Feng Siniang

inflicted bloodshed on the Residence of Heavenly Masters out of angst

and butchered Wu Chenzi. Before Wu Chenzi breathed his last,

he arranged for the demon spirit to enter the body of a baby.

The demon king Mu Feng is left with just a soul-less body.

ZHONG KUI KILL DEMON LEGEND

Hey, gentleman, are you the heavenly master Zhong Kui?

You pursued me all the way.

Are you having a crush on me?

You demon! How dare you kill people at the Sima Residence!

Do you really think you can get away?

Come on, Brother Zhong Kui,

how am I a demon?

You've got to be joking!

The moment I saw you,

for some reason, my heart

started beating like crazy.

A demon doesn't have a heartbeat. If you don't believe it,

touch me.

Touch me and see if I have a heartbeat.

I'm not touching you.

I agree to it. I'll touch it!

I'm glad that you agree to it. Your fingerprint.

What is this?

You owe me 500 taels of silver. This is the proof.

Sir San, isn't this cheating?

So what?

Liars cheat liars. That's how things work. Let's go.

Hey, I only owed you five taels.

I only took a short nap

and ended up owing you 500 taels?

- You... - Brother, they are gone.

How am I going to raise 500 taels?

Brother, did you dream of becoming a heavenly master

and pursuing a demon again?

Don't hit me... I've got an idea.

What is it?

It's known there're demons in The Sima Residence.

They are offering a huge reward to anyone who catches the demons.

I recommended you for the job.

Zhong...

Kui.

And then?

Master Sima agreed to it.

I'm asking how much we are earning for the job?

The earnings.

A thousand taels? A hundred taels?

One tael?

Brother...

Isn't our objective

to create a cheater market in Chang'an?

Fine.

We don't know how to catch demons. What shall we catch?

What shall we catch?

Get out!

Master asked you to catch demons.

You ended up catching a cat?

Gentlemen, which one of you is Master Zhong Kui?

Zhong Kui?

I've heard of him but have never met him.

We are just passing by.

Till we meet again.

Take care. Let's shake hands.

Stop!

Thank you, gentlemen.

Thank you, guys.

You don't have to see us off.

Cursed the bullies!

Who're you scolding?

- Not you. - Take your things away.

Get lost.

They'll be eaten by demons sooner or later.

What did you say?

They'll be eaten by demons sooner or later.

- Demons? - Demons.

Oh, no!

Help! Demons are here! There are demons!

Hey, you demon!

You got caught in the same place twice. How foolish!

Do you think I don't recognize you

in your new outfit?

That's so dumb.

Do you know that...

That you're not a demon, right?

- I... - What?

That's enough. You are going to call me Brother, aren't you?

And strip off to seduce me, right?

I seduce you?

Am I right?

And are you going to tell me that when you look at me,

your heart beats like crazy?

And that a demon doesn't have a heartbeat.

A demon has no heartbeat indeed.

Really?

So you have a heartbeat.

You should've told me you're one of us.

I'm Duan Yiyi, a disciple from the Residence of Heavenly Masters.

I've done a check.

The victims dried out with yang qi dissipated.

This demon has been active.

I pursued it all the way here.

Unfortunately I was stopped by him and the demon got away.

I see. Thank you, Miss Duan.

Here's a little token for you. Please accept it.

Thank you for the gesture, Master.

Catching demon is my duty.

That's great.

Miss, when will you be able to catch this demon?

The victims had something in common.

They had full beards and strong yang qi.

Rest assured, Master Sima.

Both of them have agreed to assist me

and with my demon subduing wind-bell,

I shall capture it by tomorrow night.

Miss, we've prepared a room for you.

What a load of nonsense!

Siniang, Zhong Kui has checked in Demon-free Inn.

Mu Feng,

for you, I've been taking in yang qi

and hunting for 100 years.

This is the moment I've been waiting for.

Darn it! What's wrong with Duan Yiyi?

She claimed one who has strong yang qi has a full beard

and vice versa.

Worse still, she wants to use us as baits.

Brother, what should we do about it?

I don't know either.

What matters most to a human is credibility.

Since we've agreed to it,

we have to do it at all costs.

Unfortunately my beard is gone. So you have to do it.

You've a point.

How impressive!

Oh, no, I wonder how Duan Yiyi is going to subdue the demon.

She still has the demon subduing wind-bell.

Demon subduing wind-bell...

I'll help you steal it.

Brother, don't fool around. I'm blowing hallucination smoke.

Hallucination smoke?

What hallucination smoke?

I'm smoking.

Oh! Good evening.

Miss Yiyi.

Are you here to blow hallucination smoke too?

Hallucination smoke? What's that about?

Actually, Miss Yiyi,

I came to invite you

to admire the moon with me.

Admire the moon? What for?

It happens to be the 15th day of the month today.

Look, the moon is huge and round, isn't it?

Looking at such a view,

I'm reminded of something that has long been on my mind.

I think it's time to tell you, Miss Yiyi.

What is it?

I love three things in this world. The sun, the moon and you.

Sun for morning, moon for night, and you forever.

And?

That's all.

At this moment...

Miss Yiyi, will you consider giving me a kiss?

Get Laid Powder?

The ingredients are...

the penises of sheep, deer, bull and tiger, chives and kidney.

Once you kiss her,

let alone the wind-bell,

you can steal whatever you want.

You want to kiss me? Fat hope!

Miss Yiyi.

Where are you going?

Will you believe it if we say we're going to the latrine?

Miss Yiyi,

we don't have beards

so we can't help you.

You can't use us

- as baits. - Stop moving.

No one leaves until I get a bait.

I've got an idea actually.

Brother, what idea do you have?

He can glue on a fake beard.

See, that will do, right?

Good idea.

I'm counting on you.

Brother, are we really going to do her bidding?

Is there no other way?

Let me think about it.

This idea is not bad.

That's not necessary!

Right, I'll make sure to steal Duan Yiyi's demon-subduing wind-bell.

A demon's nearby.

Didn't you claim to be a heavenly master?

Why are you scared of a little demon?

Forget it. I should knock you out.

There's a demon!

A demon?