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[Wu Xin the Monster Killer]
Episode 1
You'd all better keep up!
Whoever falls behind will be executed according to military law!
I have to get to Wen County before dawn!
I will have Ding's ass cracked! Keep up!
Gallop!
Let's go!
I... want... to eat...
Young lady...
Let go of me!
- Young lady... - Don't come any closer!
Are you a ghost or a human?
What do you want?
Do you wish to scare me to death and rob me?
Young lady, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to do that.
You say whatever you want!
- Why should I believe you? - I really didn't do it on purpose.
I was just too hungry.
When I caught the scent of that bun you were having
I couldn't hold myself back.
Even if you are hungry
why are you hiding under the leaves?
Don't people get cold easily when they are hungry?
It gets a bit warmer under the leaves.
You really seem to be starving.
Here, I only have half of it left.
Young lady, you need to get your leg bandaged.
Otherwise the bleeding won't stop.
As if I need you to tell me that. This is all your fault.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
Young lady, have you had any weird encounters?
What weird encounters?
- Disasters or calamities of some sort? - Yes.
I ran into you!
Young lady, my name is Wu Xin.
I'm really not a bad person.
Look, it's already getting late.
You can't stay out here for the night.
Why don't I walk you out of here?
I'm not a bad person.
Whatever it takes, I have to repay your kindness for this half of a bun.
All right, but let's make a deal.
I'm going to Wen County up ahead.
Once we get there, we'll go our separate ways.
Sure.
Sit tight and off we go!
[Wen County]
All right, just drop me off here.
Where do you live? I'll drop you off at your house.
That's not necessary!
My house is just... right around the corner.
Put me down now.
Floral parasols! Waxed umbrellas!
Excuse me!
- Be careful! - All right.
Thank you, please let me through.
Let's go our own ways now.
Stop following me around.
Leeks!
Good quality leeks!
Juicy leeks! Good quality leeks!
Why do you keep following me?
It's just a couple of steps.
I'll leave when I see that you get home safely.
It's just seeing you home.
This is my home.
I... I'm going to knock on the door.
You should leave now.
Who are you?
Why are you standing outside our house?
Did you elope together or are you beggars?
Why would you say that?
What should I say then?
Get lost now!
If you want some food, go to your mother for it!
We have none!
You...
- Young lady... - Stop following me!
Young lady, your leg is still hurt. You mustn't run.
This is all your fault!
What has it got to do with you whether I have a home or not?
I have a home, but I don't want to go back to it!
How is it against the law to not want to go home?
Do you have to bully me like this?
I'm sorry. I'm just really worried about you.
Why don't I get you settled in an inn first?
An inn?
Do you think that money just blows by on the wind?
I thought that I could get a job before sunset.
Who knew that I'd run into you on the way and hurt my leg?
Who will hire me now?
I'm sorry.
This is all my fault.
I don't even know if I'll have a next meal.
How am I going to pay for an inn?
I have an idea.
Just trust me this once.
Once I make some money I'll treat you to a meal
and pay for your stay at the inn.
[Gu Residence]
What are you doing?
- Earning money. - What?
Don't worry.
First, I don't steal. Second, I don't rob.
Third, I don't lie.
- Who is it? - Dharma Master!
Who are you looking for?
There's evil in your residence.
Have many died in this household lately?
Come here...
Master... you...
How could you tell that there's evil lurking in our residence?
Don't worry how I figured it out.
All I ask is whether you want this evil exorcised or not.
This...
Master, I'll be honest with you.
I don't own this manor.
I live here to run this household.
Whether we hire you to exorcise or not, I have to ask my master.
My master doesn't live too far away from here.
Why don't you wait here for me while I go and ask him?
Usually nothing goes wrong in the daytime.
But now that it's getting late...
Just wait outside for me. Be sure not to step inside.
Why?
This manor is haunted.
Even I don't dare to stay in there during the night.
I spend all night sitting out here at the door.
Wait here for me. I'll be quick!
I'll be right back! Wait for a while.
Wait for a while!
Let's sit down here.
We've traveled together for so long, but I still don't know your name.
My name is Yue Ya.
Miss Yue Ya.
Thank you for saving my life.
It was just half a bun. Stop bringing it up.
It's windy.
This weather is so bizarre.
Why is it snowing?
Who knows how long this snow will last?
If we keep waiting out here in the cold, your leg injury will get worse.
It will have a long-term effect on you.
Let's go in. Here, be careful.
Let's go over there.
Have a seat first.
What are you looking at?
I'll go and find things to bandage your wound.
- Wait here for me. Don't go anywhere. - Okay.
It's stopped snowing.
I have to get some water first to clean the wound.
Yue Ya, run!
What was that?
Was that hair?
Why is hair moving on its own?
Don't stay here. We have to leave this place immediately.
Here, sit down first.
I'll put some ointment on your wound.
What was that exactly?
- Was that a monster? - I would say that it is.
Why are you applying ointment? We should run away now!
A small monk like you really thinks you can exorcise evil spirits?
Don't worry. I can defeat it.
What?
I mean, you should just relax.
If I say that I can defeat it, then I can.
Here, sit down first. I'll attend to your wound.
It might hurt a bit.
Bear with it for a while.
It's all done.
I'm sorry. I was held up on my way here.
You... You're all right?
We had quite an encounter with that thing in your courtyard.
We just greeted each other.
You are...
Us? We're surely all right.
If I didn't have what it takes, I wouldn't undertake such a job.
You should take us to your master quickly.
Let's get going!
Yes... This way, please.
It's just right ahead.
Who is your master?
Why are there so many guards?
Our master is Commander Gu.
Who is Commander Gu?
You don't even know who Commander Gu is?
He's the warlord commander who took down Wen County.
In the past, Wen County used to belong to Brigade Major Ding.
Commander Gu came and defeated him.
Then he took over this county.
I've seen a lot of these military men the past two years.
They are all a bunch of unreasonable jerks.
Didn't you hear what he said? His master is a commander.
He is the lord of all jerks. You'd better not get involved with him.
Who cares if he's a jerk or a bastard?
I'm not even scared of monsters. Should I be scared of him?
Silly monk!
I promised to treat you to a feast.
It's best that we don't go inside.
Tianjin Wen County Command Headquarters?
This way, please.
- You're prettier on this side? - You're so naughty, sir!
- It's delicious. - Have another drink, sir.
- Good wine! - Sir.
- The Dharma Master is here. - Tell him to come in!
Please come inside.
Let me have a kiss.
The Dharma Master is here.
How should I address you?
My Dharma name is Wu Xin.
Wu Xin?
You're quite good-looking.
But look at your clothes!
Why are they so shabby?
You have layers over layers.
Look at this sleeve!
What's the matter with it?
That couldn't be... If he fell down the mountain, he'd be a pile of flesh!
What did you say?
Nothing!
What I mean is that you're so good-looking
how did you end up as a monk?
Isn't that a pity?
This is just a body.
What's to pity?
This is...
This is my sister.
So pretty!
- She's too pretty! - Master...
She's pretty and we're not?
- Exactly, are we not pretty? - You're all pretty!
You're all just pretty in different ways.
Go on. Get some rest in your rooms first.
Dharma Master, why did you bring your sister along on your adventures?
Life is difficult, so I have to make a living for my sister, right?
That means... you haven't had dinner yet?
Not yet.
If you don't mind, why don't you have a meal at mine tonight?
Why would a monk mind? Sure.
Come on, little sister!
Have a seat!
Dharma Master, have a seat.
Thank you, sir.
Help yourselves to the food. Don't stand on ceremony.
Dig in!
The commander is treating us to this meal. Go on.
Sir, we'll help ourselves to it then.
Don't stand on ceremony! Eat with all your might!
Dharma Master, aren't all monks vegetarians?
I don't mind.
Sir, these two seemed to be quite capable.
The Dharma Master said they have already greeted the thing in the manor. Look!
Both of them are all right.
Nothing happened to them?
- Dharma Master? - Yes?
You ran into that evil spirit in the courtyard already?
I did.
Why didn't you remove it?
First of all, it all happened too suddenly.
I didn't get to take a good look at it.
Secondly, it is after all still an evil spirit.
It's not that easy to get rid of it.
Moreover, that is your manor.
How would I dare to exorcise it without your permission?
Dharma Master, that's quite a coincidence.
My family stayed there for such a long time
but we didn't even get to see it.
You just got here and you've already seen it?
You're surely something!
Commander, your Yang energy is too high. You're also too aggressive.
Even evil spirits cower in your presence.
It's normal that it didn't show itself.
You really got that right.
I've killed many enemies while I stormed the lands with my weapons!
If you're telling the truth, I won't treat you badly.
If you're lying to me
I'll make sure that you pay for it.
Sir, you don't trust me?
How about this? If you don't trust me
you can come with me to your manor tomorrow.
I'll show you my abilities.
That means... not only do I have to feed you but also put you up?
Fine.
We could go right away.
I'm not scared anyway.
Tomorrow it is, then!
I have other matters to handle tonight.
All my guest rooms are full.
I'll have my servants take you to the gatehouse.
Get some rest in there.
We'll talk tomorrow.
Sit down. Dig in.
Bear this in mind. When we go in, you must follow me.
Walk when I walk, stop when I stop.
Don't be scared.
Dharma Master, why are you pacing to and fro?
Let's begin.
Don't ask me to bring you some ritual instruments.
I don't have the time!
I don't need any instruments.
Wait for me over there.
Three people died in this manor.
The first person...
died here.
The second person
died here.
Was I right?
If no one leaked such information to you
you really are quite capable.
What about the third person?
The third person
died at the back.
The third one died here!
That's right.
All three of them died quite tragically.
- They must have been tortured. - Yes.
When I first saw their corpses
I don't know what tore them into pieces. It was extremely scary.
Let's go back.
Don't worry. It's fine.
How is it?
I took a good look at it.
Let's discuss back at your place.
Dharma Master, have some tea.
Have some as well, Yue Ya.
Dharma Master, you didn't have the time to look properly yesterday
but you did quite clearly today.
You should know what it is by now.
Is it a ghost?
Is it a monster?
No... What does that humming mean?
I actually don't know either.
You don't know? Then what is that humming for?
Why are you so anxious?
Anyway, it's fine as long as I get rid of it for you?
How can you get rid of it if you don't even know what it is?
Exorcising evil spirits
is about knowing the basics, not the details.
What does that mean?
It's just like knowing that food tastes good.
Who cares if there's shit in it?
- Is that what you mean? - Correct.
Actually, in my opinion, be it a monster or a ghost
it's just a source of energy that shouldn't linger on in this world.
Since it shouldn't exist
I'll just disperse it for you.
Energy?
Dharma Master, how does a source of energy kill people?
Humans are all individual sources of energy.
We all eventually die because this energy doesn't last forever.
That's the gods' will.
If you wish to stay immortal, it's against the gods' will.
It can only be achieved by going against the gods.
That's why it keeps taking innocent lives to build up its energy.
Damn it! I've killed numerous men.
I still have some basic righteous principles!
How can this thing just kill anyone it sees?
We have to eliminate it right away!
Exactly. I plan to do it tonight.
Sure! We'll do it according to your instructions.
Dharma Master, what else do you need?
You don't need to prepare much.
I just need a huge rooster or black dog's blood.
No problem. That's not difficult at all.
But in order to draw out that evil spirit
I'll need a courageous living being.
Sir, your Yang energy is high and you're aggressive enough.
You're also born with great fortune and luck.
- It's you then. - No...
This... Dharma Master...
Aren't you a living being as well?
This evil spirit is scared to see me.
Look at my guard! He's tall and fierce!
He's handsome and dashing!
No, he won't do.
It has to be you.
No...
Could it be that... you're frightened?
I'm frightened?
What a joke!
What haven't I been through? I fear nothing!
Would I be afraid of such a trivial matter?
That's why I said you have to do it in person.
Go!
Bring me my knife!
Yes!
My family used to be butchers.
My father passed this on to me.
The knife has killed numerous pigs!
It has also taken 20 to 30 lives.
How is it?
It's extremely fierce.
I'll go with you today to capture the monster with this knife.
I'll stab whatever I see.
- I see a gang and kill a batch! - Good!
Good.
By the way, I need to borrow your study.
You want Commander Gu to play the bait to draw out the monster.
Will something go wrong?
Don't worry. I know where to draw the line.
Do you know why I want him to come along with me?
Why?
I want him to know how tough that monster is.
The tougher the monster is, the more he is willing to pay.
What are you drawing?
I don't know what it is either.
I'm just making it up to fool it.
Fool it?
Can you fool the monster? Seriously!
I only stayed here because I really had nowhere else to go last night.
All right, stop drawing. Let's hurry up and leave right away!
We're now right under Commander Gu's watchful eyes.
How can we leave?
Don't worry. Await my victorious return tonight.
I'll go with you.
Whatever this might be, it all started because of me.
If it hadn't been for that half bun of mine
you wouldn't be risking your life.
We kept running into bizarre events, so I got all muddleheaded.
I didn't hold you back, so I'm also responsible for this.
I can't let you risk your life on your own.
- But that place... - I might not be gifted
but at least I'm quite strong!
I might be able to help you with something tonight.
This is pretty good.
If you really are going to come with me
keep these two talismans with you.
Yue Ya...
you really are a good person.
It's my good fortune to have met you.
Yue Ya, hold onto that rooster.
What are you doing? Don't cause a mess.
Here.
Come over here.
Squat down.
Dog's blood can keep out evil.
Roosters have a lot of Yang energy.
Stay here in this circle. Don't go anywhere.
If you see anything foul, just pour dog's blood on it.
If dog's blood doesn't work
undo that red string on the rooster's beak.
It should help you fend off evil for a while.
Dharma Master.
What about me?
Commander Gu, it's your manor's evil spirit, so you should take charge.
If you squat in this circle who can draw the evil spirit out?
Could it be... that you're scared?
That's impossible!
Hold onto this talisman.
It might save your life.
Dharma Master! Where are you going?
I have to step aside for a while.
What if it doesn't appear when I'm around?
It's raining?
It's not.
Bitch! Do you think that I'll be scared of you with that much hair?
When I started my job, your mother wasn't even born yet!
Wu Xin, are you all right?
I'm all right! Don't worry!
Yue Ya, get back into the circle!
Yue Ya, the talisman!
Have you gone stupid? Do you want to die?
I'm fine.
How could you be fine? Let me take a look!
I already told you that I'm fine. Right?
It jumped in there?
That's her home.
She just got attacked
so she had to go home.
Should we fill up this well?
That's useless.
A few stones can't keep her in.
Why did you let it get away?
I did it on purpose.
We have to scare Commander Gu a bit more.
The more frightened he is, the easier we can earn his money.
Why does a monk have so many tricks up his sleeve?
Hair?
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