Zombie Chickadee (2022) Movie Script
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[In 492, Official Tao Hongjing
founded Maoshan Sect.]
- [In 492, Official Tao Hongjing founded Maoshan Sect.]
- [Having performed many funeral rites, he became famous for subduing ghosts and demons.]
- [Having performed many funeral rites, he became famous for subduing ghosts and demons.]
- [During the Republican period, Old Master Meng of Phoenix Island died in an accident.]
[The Meng family invited Hao, a disciple of
Maoshan to expiate the sins of the dead.]
- [During the Republican period, Old Master Meng of Phoenix Island died in an accident.]
- [The Meng family invited Hao, a disciple of Maoshan to expiate the sins of the dead.]
[Hao found the cause of Old Master Meng's death suspicious.
So he pretended to perform a rite to find out the truth.]
[Tao] [Wonderful law] [Taoist meditation]
A boy leads the way.
Cross the bridge in peace.
Rise the tribute.
[Tao]
The dead is crossing the bridge.
No outsiders.
Open the way.
It thunders on the seventh day.
The dead takes shelter from the rain.
Stone.
It's done with the seven rituals.
The dead has rested peacefully.
Hurry up.
Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?
My waist is almost broken.
Shut up!
If it weren't for you,
I wouldn't have wasted time.
Listen.
If you miss the funeral,
I'll divorce you immediately.
Second Master,
don't be angry.
After passing through the Yanhui Forest,
we'll reach the town.
Hurry up. Hurry up.
Hurry up. Hurry up.
Hurry up.
Thank goodness.
Old Master is finally at rest.
Thanks to you.
It's my pleasure.
Master.
I'll arrange the servants...
Don't touch that.
[Tao]
Life has its way,
and death also does.
If you don't want to leave,
I'll give you a ride.
[Loyalty]
No!
Don't hurt my father.
[Loyalty]
Filial and respectful.
Kind and righteous.
Master.
It's almost done.
The thunder is falling.
The Eight Trigrams!
What a big bird!
[Filiality]
[ZOMBIE CHICKADEE]
Didn't you say it was perfectly safe?
Now it ran away,
but also killed Old Master Meng.
If people know about this,
the Phoenix Festival will be ruined.
Don't worry.
I'll catch it back.
Master,
has my skill of controlling Muppets
improved a lot?
Today, I cooperated with you to
make the paper man cross the bridge.
When the umbrella hung in the air,
I made no mistake.
Yes. You did well.
-Come on.
Have a try.
Is the water temperature appropriate?
Master,
I have to
say something about today.
Don't you always say
there are no ghosts in the world?
But why did Old Master Meng
rise from the dead?
Given the way that
he jumped from the coffin,
he was obviously
a zombie that people always say.
Okay.
Be gentle. Be gentle.
Don't get so worked up.
Old Master Meng suddenly died.
This matter
itself is suspicious.
I agreed to perform the rite
because I want to find the cause.
I suspect that the corpse coming to life
is related to his cause of death.
We'll pick up your Sister Qingya tomorrow.
Let's go to the Meng family again
to see if there are any other clues.
Master,
I saw
there was a fatal wound
on the back of Old Master Meng's head.
Do you think
that he was killed by someone?
That's why Master Meng is in
such a hurry to hold the funeral.
After all, in order to get the property,
rich people can do anything.
Don't talk nonsense.
Humans are not as evil as you think.
Master Meng has always
been benevolent and kind.
He won't do such evil things.
I was just saying.
Meng Qian was always picking on us.
I couldn't help complaining.
Master.
I said it.
[Tao]
I told you there was a wound on
the back of Old Master's head.
Hao.
Thank you.
It's just a small gift
to show my respect to you.
Dad.
Dad.
Has my uncle arrived?
I have been waiting for him at the
town entrance all night. -Butler.
Can you tell me the details
about Old Master Meng's death?
Mao Shanhao.
What are you doing here?
Who asked you
to do these spooky things
here?
Old Master Meng has risen
from the dead for two days.
Stop talking nonsense.
Young Master.
Young Master. Young Master.
It's true.
Last night...
Old Master even jumped up last night.
If it weren't for my master,
your grandpa
would have become a zombie now.
Who are you calling a zombie?
If you keep talking nonsense,
I'll teach you a lesson.
Meng Qian,
Stop!
Dad.
-Master.
I have told you many times
that the sudden movement of a corpse
is resulted from static.
After people die,
a lot of anions will be
produced in their corpses.
No matter how many times you have said it,
I can't understand it.
What are you talking about?
Now,
the most important thing
is to let your grandpa rest in peace.
If you keep messing around,
don't enter the door of the Meng's house.
Dad.
You'd rather believe him
than your own son?
Meng Qian.
Enough.
Mistake a good man for a bad one.
Stone.
Stop talking.
Hurry up to pack up.
It's time to pick up your Sister Qingya.
Oh.
[Tao]
[Baicao Medical Centre]
Wait for me.
Let's go to see the birds.
Look at that.
How much is this?
[Sanyang Department Store]
Look over there.
Take a look.
Take a look.
The best cloth.
[Sanyang Department Store]
Look at this bird.
I caught it yesterday.
[Sanyang Department Store]
Let me tell you.
You can't see it in this way.
Master.
We just want to figure out
why Old Master Meng died so unrestfully.
We didn't gain any words of praise,
but also were scolded by Meng Qian.
Isn't it unfair?
Stop complaining.
I feel wronged.
Master.
What we
usually do
is either to practice geomancy
or to conduct funerals.
It's all dirty work.
It's fine that we earn little,
but we were even despised by others.
They said we were tricksters
and deliberately mystifying.
As geomancers,
we should give top priority to
letting the living feel at ease
[Zhou Yu's Pancake]
And the dead rest in peace.
We are doing good deeds.
No matter what others say,
the most important thing
is that we have a clear conscience.
[Phoenix Festival]
[Best Prize]
[500 silver dollars]
500?
Master.
[Ju Xian Tavern]
In my opinion,
let's get our old job back.
The Phoenix Festival is coming.
[Shengli Theater]
[The imperial physician can
treat gastrointestinal diseases]
Back then, your trick Hundreds
Of Birds Worshipping The Phoenix
was so amazing.
Let's do it again.
Let it prove that
you're still the best bird trainer.
Master.
I know you can't forget your wife.
But it's been 20 years.
Why can't you let it go?
Lady.
Don't put it in front of me.
It looks bad.
Uncle.
I've already told you.
This is artificial.
Qingya.
Dad!
Dad!
Qingya.
I miss you so much.
-Come.
Leave it to me.
Come.
Come on.
Come, Qingya.
Dad.
Dad.
Did Stone
make you angry again?
It's rare for us to reunite.
Let him be quiet.
Qingya.
How long
are you going to stay?
[Porridge]
This time...
This time...
I won't leave this time.
Really?
Really?
My application for returning to
Phoenix Island has been approved.
Really?
That's great.
The three of us
can finally reunite.
But I have to say something.
You're so mean.
I've been jumping for so long.
Let's go.
You've lost weight again.
No.
How have you been?
Fine.
That's good.
[Maochang Pawnshop]
[The breeze is peaceful]
What happened ahead?
Take a look.
Sir.
It's Second Master Meng.
This corpse looks familiar.
He must've been dead for a long time.
Isn't this Second Master Meng?
The Meng family is really unlucky.
Their Old Master just died.
Now Second Master Meng
was killed by someone
before he could go back for the funeral.
Stop!
I'm a forensic doctor.
[Transfer Order]
[Phoenix Town Security Bureau]
[This is to certify that our
bureau's forensic doctor Qian Qingya]
Qian Qingya
is transferred from the provincial capital.
The victim's wounds are very strange.
The middle is thick and
both sides are thin.
Points of fall are deep
and tails are shallow.
Like the scratches made by a wild animal.
But they are not fatal.
The wound on the back of his head
is wide outside and narrow inside.
His brain was severely injured.
His fatal injury is on
the back of his head.
There is a legend from old people.
Phoenix Island.
Zombie Bird.
Night Specter.
It eats beasts' brains.
But I've never heard about
it eating human brains.
This looks similar to
Old Master Meng's wound.
Are they both killed by that big bird?
Nonsense.
There's no big bird that can kill people.
There really is a big bird.
Mao Shanhao.
It's you two again.
A bird killed these people?
Why aren't you saying it's
the water ghost this time?
I warn you.
You don't have to talk like that.
Ms. Qingya.
This man
is a famous geomancer on the island.
He likes to play tricks
and con people.
Just ignore them.
But I think
what they said makes sense.
If the murderer
is a bird,
the wounds would be perfectly matched.
So why are you accusing my father
of spreading rumors
and scaring people?
Mao Shanhao is your father?
A forensic doctor's participation in the evidence
collection and investigation of the case
has nothing to do with whose daughter I am.
Dad.
Don't wait for me.
Go back first.
I need to give them an autopsy report.
I'll go back after I finish my work.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- [Transfer Order]
- [Phoenix Town Security Bureau]
[This is to certify that our bureau's forensic doctor Qian Qingya
now is transferred to Phoenix Town Security Bureau for work.]
In the victim's respiratory tract,
there is no obvious drowning fluid.
It means that before
he fell into the water,
he had already died.
From the residual horn
substances in the scratches,
it proves that my father's analysis
is of a high reference value.
Based on my initial judgment,
he was attacked
by some kind of giant bird of prey.
I'll submit an autopsy
report as soon as possible.
Also,
about the evidence collection...
Next.
-I...
Our security team will handle it.
Don't bother.
Please.
[Memorial Tablet of My Wife Qin Yunxi]
Dad,
how did you offend Meng Qian?
After knowing that I'm your daughter,
he didn't want me
to continue the investigation at all.
Sister,
do you remember the captain
of the security team
who disturbed our
sacrifice to the Sea King?
That was him.
It was him.
It
Has been so long.
We act according to our conscience.
It's fine that we have a clear conscience.
With his recklessness,
he won't be able to solve the case.
Dad.
According to what you said today,
there is really a bird
that can kill people?
There was a kind of
chickadees on Mount Bainiao,
they only feed on animals' brains.
But that kind of small
birds can't hurt people.
I just think
the wound is similar.
It's Uncle Tie.
Uncle Tie.
Uncle Tie.
I'm here.
Thanks to Uncle Tie.
All these years,
it still remembers you liked eating
chicken most since you were a kid.
[Office]
What should we do now?
In the town, rumor has it that
a big bird killed people.
Calm down.
It was an accident.
How can I calm down?
Not only Old Master Meng died.
Now, even Second Master Meng also died.
If the Meng family finds it out,
we'll be in trouble.
The situation is still under my control.
Anyway,
before the Phoenix Festival,
I will give that bird to you.
You said you could help
me develop a big bird
and win the champion of
the Phoenix Festival.
Then I can get promoted and make a fortune.
It seems that we still need to
turn to Mao Shanhao for help.
You foreigners are unreliable.
Let's go.
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
That foreigner.
He's obviously trying to fool me.
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
I'm so mad!
I'm so mad!
Mayor,
what should we do now?
Go to Mao Shanhao.
Ask him to perform a
rite to confuse people,
lest rumors get more and more mysterious
and really involve me.
Yes.
Drive.
Sir.
Why are you sure
this is the crime scene?
According to
the speed of water in the river way
and the terrain of Phoenix Island,
we can tell
Yanhui Forest
is where my uncle was most possibly killed.
Such a big feather.
Is it really, as Mao Shanhao said,
a big bird that killed people?
Although I don't like Mao Shanhao,
but this time,
he might be right.
Captain.
Look!
Dad.
You promised the mayor
to perform the rite so fast.
Shouldn't we discuss it
with the Meng family?
What should we discuss?
The mayor has given the order.
Who dares not to follow it?
Normally,
after people die,
it is impossible for phenomenon like a
corpse coming back to life to happen.
I have checked Old Master Meng's wounds.
They are the same as those of
Second Master Meng and others.
They seem to have be bitten
by some kind of bird.
I'm worried that this situation
will also happen to the corpses
of Second Master Meng and others.
So even if the mayor
doesn't give the order,
I also must conduct this rite.
First, I can take the chance to find out
the real cause of their death.
Second,
it can prevent people
from thinking too much
and feeling afraid.
These animals' brains
were also pecked.
Just like my uncle and others.
Brothers.
Watch out!
Stay away!
Stay away!
Let's go back to the town
and see what's going on.
Okay.
Once the bell rings,
the dead will set on their way.
When the bell rings for the second time,
the strangers should leave.
When the bell rings for the third time,
throw money to open the way.
When the bell rings for the fourth time,
ask someone to lead the way.
After three cups of wine,
travel to the Netherworld.
Leave no obsession.
- In the mortal world...
- Burn some yellow paper.
Let's burn some money
for Second Master Meng.
Okay.
There can't be a fire in the room.
Who asked you to light the fire?
Master, help me!
Stone.
-Help!
Master!
Stone.
Master.
After three cups of wine,
travel to the Netherworld.
Leave no obsession in the mortal world.
The first stroke draws
mountains and rivers.
The second stroke shows
well-done calligraphy.
The third stroke divides Yin from Yang.
The fourth stroke forms the amulet.
Quickly cross the Naihe
Bridge and forget three lives.
[Psychic Talisman]
[Maochang Pawnshop]
Captain.
What's wrong, Bai?
While you were away,
the mayor invited Mao Shanhao
to perform a rite for Second Master.
What?
Let's go.
Go!
Mao Shanhao!
Master, help me!
Zombies!
Master!
Oh no.
They are poisoned.
Master!
Help me, Master!
Dad!
Dad!
Are you alright?
Mayor!
Master.
You didn't turn into a zombie?
You almost bit me to death just now.
You've made a big mistake.
Grandmaster said
no light fire is allowed for
corpses floating in the water.
These corpses have come to life!
Dad.
Those are not corpses coming to life.
It's an illusion.
Illusion?
What...
What kind of illusion?
The decomposition of microbes in corpses
can produce ammonium nitrate.
These corpses have been
soaked in the river.
Once they're in a closed environment
and encounter high temperatures,
poisonous gas will be produced.
The gas can affect people's nerve centres.
No wonder.
Mao Shanhao.
You have brought troubles
to our Meng family
again and again.
Do you really think I dare not arrest you?
Listen to me.
Help!
Murder!
Monster!
Run!
Mayor! Mayor!
Are you alright?
Help!
The mayor fell into the water!
Help!
Help! My baby!
Help!
Mayor!
Master.
What kind of bird is this?
Never mind that now.
Qingya.
Stone.
Save him first.
Okay.
According to its look...
Are you okay?
Is it really the Zombie Chickadee?
But
the Zombie Chickadee can't be this big.
Take a look.
This is the test report of the injured
in the attack by the big bird.
I don't understand what that means.
It's written clearly in the report.
Those people who were
bitten by the big bird
were affected by an unknown virus.
Their stem cells that were supposed to die
are still accelerating and expanding,
creating new cells.
And this
is like the rabies virus.
What?
Can a person bitten by the big bird
bite others like dogs?
Old Master Meng might also
have died of this virus.
Once it starts to spread to other organs,
it will easily cause cardiac disorder
and make people die suddenly.
So a person will die anytime?
Yes.
It hurt me too.
Am I going to die like this?
The only solution
is to catch that big bird
and collect the pathogens from it,
so that we can develop special medicines.
Catch it back.
Meng Qian! Meng Qian!
Come in!
In three days,
lead your team to catch the big bird back.
I've sent someone there
and found some related clues.
We are investigating them one by one.
But because of the range of suspects...
Who wants to listen to your nonsense?
I just want the result.
What are you waiting for?
Take some people to catch the bird!
Mayor, I...
Get out!
Didn't you promise me
that everything was under your control?
This is called under control?
I didn't expect
its atavism
could evolve so fast.
It's completely out of my expectation.
[File]
I'm warning you, Charles.
If the virus you mentioned
can really kill me,
you won't live a good life.
[File]
If they know
it is you who asked me to do it,
do you think they will let you go?
Dad!
[No noise in the hospital]
Dad!
Is everything okay?
I hope you can consider
my suggestion seriously.
I don't think
if a geomancer who can only play tricks
joins the search team,
he can really help us.
Meng Qian,
I know you have prejudice
against my father.
But I hope you can put aside your prejudice
and let us work together
to catch that bird.
I have no prejudice against him.
I just stated the truth objectively.
You always think my father is a trickster.
But have you ever thought
why everyone is willing to believe him?
Look at the people around us.
Even five-year-old kids
can fly sky lanterns.
Although they don't know
why lanterns can fly to the sky,
it doesn't stop us making
wishes and praying together.
Look at the sky.
It's beautiful.
I admit
the spread of knowledge
should be done step by step.
I shouldn't be anxious for success.
But this is not an excuse.
For now,
everything my father did
is like the sky lantern.
He wants people in the town
to get mental comfort
and live a better life.
Is he wrong?
He...
Do you know that?
Because of his feudal
superstition and foolishness,
I saw him
perform a rite to kill an innocent girl.
Actually,
what you see
may not be the truth.
Dad,
where do you think the big bird will go?
Sister.
You don't know that.
According to the habits of birds,
once they were attacked
in their fixed activity area,
they will conduct a large-scale migration
out of vigilance.
Migration?
Master.
Where do you think
it will migrate to?
According to the terrain of Phoenix Island,
Mount Bainiao is untrodden.
The place with the highest possibility
is the deserted Nirvana Hall there.
It conforms best to
birds' habit of choosing their nests.
If you want to catch it...
Wait, Master.
According to your words,
you're going to be nosy again.
Didn't you hear what Qingya said?
If we can't catch that big bird,
the injured people will die at any time.
That's the security team's business.
They even can't handle it.
What should we worry about?
Besides,
Meng Qian...
Whether he is willing or not is up to him.
Whether I will do it or not
is my own business.
As a man,
I have no reason not to
save others from ruin.
Dad.
Then...
Can you catch it?
Yes.
But,
I need your Uncle Tie's help.
[Dui] [Qian] [Xun]
[Clear heart like water]
Uncle Hao.
Master.
Since the big bird is in Nirvana Hall,
we just need to
take our weapons
and lead a troop of people
to catch it.
Why are you still here?
The Nirvana Hall is broad.
Once the bird is frightened,
it will fly away.
Then we can't stop it.
If we want to catch it alive,
we have to make it unable to fly first.
Dad,
do you think Uncle Tie
can really lure it here?
Don't worry.
Every kind of birds
has their own airspace.
As long as Uncle Tie flies in,
it'll definitely attract
the bird's attention.
Let's go.
Be careful.
Stone.
Master.
Qingya.
Qingya.
Master.
I can't hold on any longer.
Hold it tight.
[Ward Two]
I'm sorry.
If it weren't for me,
Qingya wouldn't have gotten hurt.
What were you doing earlier?
What's the point of saying this now?
Never mind.
It
Is not Meng Qian's fault.
Master.
Have you forgotten
how he treated us before?
Even now,
you're still defending him.
I admit
without your help,
I couldn't have caught that big bird.
I'm grateful to you too.
But I always
separate professional
matters from personal ones.
It is nothing personal against you.
If you hadn't killed Xiang,
I wouldn't have been
against you in many things.
You saw
my master kill Xiang?
Forget it.
The matter has passed.
I don't want to mention it.
Master.
We did a good deed.
Why should we be wronged by him?
Meng, let me tell you.
Back then, many fishermen died
in a storm.
The mayor
insisted that it was
because Sea King was angry
and wanted to sacrifice Xiang to Sea King.
My master
went to save her.
If I didn't perform a rite
to save Xiang secretly,
I think the villagers
also wouldn't let Xiang go.
Before the rite,
I put wormwood in the wine
to make everyone hallucinate
and see the Sea King
and the yaksha.
But you came in halfway,
and thus you weren't
affected by the illusion.
So when you saw Xiang missing,
you thought I killed her.
But why didn't you tell me?
What's the point of telling you?
The mayor can do anything.
If he knows Xiang is still alive,
maybe
[Ward One]
He will catch her back and
take her as a sacrifice again.
I know you have ambitions and ideals.
But on many occasions,
courage
and justice
are not enough.
Nothing
can't be changed
overnight.
Why don't you try to trust others?
The more people on the same path,
the easier your journey will be.
[Ward One]
Master.
How is Qingya?
It's just a minor concussion
caused by a hit.
I'll prescribe some medicine for her.
She just needs to remain
hospitalized for a few days.
Come with me to get the medicine.
Can you give me a confirmed reply?
How many days do you need
to develop that special drug?
The development of a drug
is a very complicated process.
I can't give you a guaranteed time.
I will hurry up.
I can't wait.
Don't worry.
You're still in the incubation period.
You won't die so soon.
What do you mean?
Listen.
If anything happens to me,
I won't let you go.
If you don't want to die,
you'd better go back and wait for my news.
Don't disturb my research.
Why did you stop?
It looks nice.
Hello.
I'm Qian Qingya.
What's your name?
I'm Paul.
Can you show me your painting?
You like this bird a lot, don't you?
Xiao Hui is my friend.
Nice to meet you.
We'll be friends from now on.
Okay.
Sister.
Are you my dad's patient?
I'm not sick.
I got injured
when trying to catch a big bird.
What did it do wrong?
Why did you try to catch it?
How should I put it?
You also hate it, don't you?
Not really.
It's because
it hurt many people.
But it's really pitiful.
Paul.
It's time to take medicine.
Don't disturb the lady.
[Waiting Area]
Ms. Qian.
Are you feeling better?
Much better.
Paul is so cute.
Say goodbye.
You should nap after taking the medicine.
I don't want to take medicine.
There's no one to speak
and I don't want to sleep alone.
You must listen to dad.
Take your medicine on time,
and rest well.
Then you will get better.
[Waiting Area]
What's wrong with Paul?
He's sick.
[Operating Room]
He doesn't have a happy childhood.
And he has to face the pain.
[Office]
But there's nothing I can do.
Paul.
[Operating Room]
From now on,
we are good friends.
I'll be here every day
to talk with you, Okay?
Okay.
[Office]
[Memorial Tablet of My Wife Qin Yunxi]
When I was young,
I liked to push myself forward.
Birds-fighting for the day,
and birds-training at night.
But it led me nowhere.
When I got
the champion of the Phoenix Festival,
Qingya's mother died from a dystocia.
I didn't even hear her last words.
Forget it.
It's all in the past.
Deliver the food to Qingya.
Uncle Hao,
I'm off.
Why is Meng so active?
He endeavors to deliver the food every day.
[Porridge]
[Return]
What took you so long?
What do you want?
[Travel with you]
[Vaccination]
Thanks to Charles.
He developed the special
medicine in such a short time.
Otherwise, it's hard to
imagine the consequences.
[Ward Two]
What's on your mind?
You seem distracted.
Nothing.
I just find it weird.
Do you think it's possible to
develop a specific medicine
in such a short time?
Normally,
it's a very long process
to develop a specific medine.
- [Pay attention to hygiene]
- [Stay away from disease]
But
[Happy and sick]
[Everyone is healthy]
It did not take him long to find the cure.
It's also a good thing
to be able to help people.
Boss.
We've got an issue.
Did Bai tell you
whom he came here to meet?
He left in a rush.
[Linggong Temple]
He only said he came here to meet someone.
Including Bai,
five people have gone missing in a row.
I've checked their background.
[Linggong Temple]
Bai had no connection
with the others.
It looks like that the suspect
picked the target randomly.
In a serial case,
the victims
must have something in common
according to the suspect.
That's why they were
picked as the subjects.
Look at the cigarette butts.
It means Bai had waited here
for a while.
Maybe they knew each other.
Dig carefully.
See if there's anything else.
Yes, Sir.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
Ever since we came to Phoenix Island,
dad's been very busy.
He has no time to spend time with me.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
Xiao Hui was the only one around.
I didn't expect that
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
It would be gone, too.
Paul.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from diseases]
I know you miss Xiao Hui a lot.
But have you ever thought that
birds were born free.
Flying in the sky
is the life that is really meant for it.
Xiao Hui must have been missing the sky.
As Xiao Hui's best friends,
we should be happy for it.
But
I really want to see it again.
Can you show me?
Paul.
I promise.
As long as Xiao Hui is
still on Phoenix Island,
I will make sure
you meet each other again.
You don't understand.
Even if we met,
it won't be the same Xiao Hui.
Uncle Hao.
It's all sorted out?
All the injured who were
attacked by the Big Bird
are on the list.
I was right.
You mean
the connection between
those missing persons
is that they were all
attacked by the Big Bird.
That's right.
Normally,
birds don't carry
the kinda toxin that can cause
human mutation.
So,
I have been suspecting that this toxin
is very likely contrived.
You suspect that they went missing
because someone is trying
to conceal the truth?
That's right.
In other words,
the suspect will do it again.
As long as we keep an eye on
the injured,
we can catch the suspect.
Let's follow the plan.
When I
promised to help you,
you didn't say there would be killing.
I didn't want to.
How would I know
people who were attacked by it
could produce the antibodies I need
due to different constitutions.
But Meng Qian
will find out the truth sooner or later.
You are an expat.
Of course you don't have
to be afraid of him.
But I still have to
live on Phoenix Island.
Once you become the mayor,
there's no need to be afraid
of a Chief of security team.
Charles!
Charles!
What the hell?
Why did you kidnap behind my back?
Why are you here?
Working for me, of course.
Charles.
You.
What on earth are you after?
I forgot to tell you
you're also a specimen on my list.
You.
It's time someone else
took the position of the
mayor of Phoenix Island.
Why are you here?
It's you?
Catch her!
Catch her!
Catch her!
Catch her!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
[The breeze is peaceful]
Stop!
[Xiangmanyuan Restaurant]
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
Stop!
[Treat the patient like family.
Use love to cast the spell.]
Let's split up.
Okay.
- [Humanity and Love]
- [Dedication and Selflessness]
Mr. Charles.
Why are you here?
I was exposed.
Please help me.
But you can't be here.
I work for you.
Now that something happened,
whom else should I can go to?
Once they found it out,
all my efforts will be in vain.
Master.
Did you find anything over there?
No.
Go upstairs and take a look.
Have you found anything?
Keep searching.
Go. Get out.
Get out!
Go.
If they found out about me,
they would find about you.
Meng Qian.
Qingya.
It was Ms. Yang.
[The Tao of Sage]
[Use kindness to deal with problems]
Go back to your room.
She hit me
and escaped through the window.
She's gone.
We didn't catch her.
Uncle Hao.
How is it?
Nothing.
I waited until dawn
but the mayor didn't come back.
I sent people to look for him,
but no one found him.
Why are we still searching?
He was the one
who instigated Ms. Yang.
Now that they are exposed,
they might have already run away.
Then why did the mayor do this?
Master,
I almost forgot.
Sister Qingya asked me to give you this.
How did she get this painting?
It seems to be painted by that foreign boy.
It's said that he wants you to help
to find a bird like this for him.
Paul.
How could he know the Zombie Chickadee?
The Zombie Chickadee?
The scientific name of this kind of bird
is White Cheek Long Tail Chickadee.
They are small
but have tough feathers and beaks.
They love eating the
brains of small animals.
That's why they've got this name.
Eating brains?
Last time when the town
was attacked by the Big Bird,
it was people's heads
that were pecked open.
When the Big Bird attacked the town,
I noticed
it looked like the Zombie Chickadee.
This painting
shows exactly how the Zombie
Chickadee should look like.
Then why
did it become so big?
I told you.
It took the Energy Pills.
Energy Pills?
Could it be
the stimulation of some chemicals
that caused a mutation?
Charles.
In Phoenix Town,
he's the only one who knows
about western medicine.
Yes.
Last night, Ms. Yang
went straight to the hospital.
You're right.
People are like birds.
Whenever they are in danger,
they go to places where
they believe are safe.
And
when Ms. Yang attacked me last night,
she was holding a needle tube.
She must have got it from Charles.
Then why did Ms. Yang
shoot Charles with a gun?
What are you doing?
You can be angry,
but don't take it too
hard by killing yourself.
Only close-range attacks
can cause such a large area
of a perforated wound.
Charles must have
shot himself.
Go to the hospital.
Master.
Wait for me!
Wait for me, Master.
Come in.
[No smoking, be quiet]
Ms. Qingya.
Congratulations on your discharge.
Please sign here.
Okay.
[Be patient and meticulous]
[Get well soon]
Thank you.
Please ask Dr. Charles
for detailed procedures.
Okay, I see.
Bye.
Bye.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
Paul.
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
Xiao Hui.
I'll save you.
Paul!
Paul!
Paul!
Watch out!
Xiao Hui.
She won't hurt you.
Sister.
We have to save it.
You once said
it has to fly in the sky
to have its own freedom.
Paul.
Don't go there.
If we don't save it,
dad will kill it.
Dad!
What are you doing?
You're awake.
Charles.
What are you doing?
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Don't be afraid.
As long as my experiment succeeds,
you all will be fine.
Charles!
What on earth do you want?
Paul!
Paul!
What exactly are you after?
Charles.
What did you do to me?
Charles!
Charles!
Charles, you.
- [Effect]
- [Fever]
[Coughing]
Paul's cardiopulmonary function
is failing fast.
I have no time to waste.
I have to experiment on living people.
You know
the Zombie Chickadee is a direct
descendant of the Dinosaur.
It took me five years
to figure out
how to bring out the atavism.
If I can use
the dinosaur genes hidden inside it,
I can relieve Paul
from the pain.
It only cost a few people's lives.
What's the big deal?
Only a few people's lives?
Charles, are you crazy?
If my experiment succeeds,
not only can I cure Paul,
but also I can cure thousands of
sick and weak children.
You may think I'm a devil,
but I think
I am God.
Master.
Have you found Charles?
Not to mention Charles,
I can't even find his son.
Qingya is missing, too.
What?
Hurry!
Keep searching.
Okay.
-Let's go.
No. They are not here.
No one's here.
They must have hidden
Qingya somewhere else.
We got here right after the gunshot.
It didn't take us long.
How could Charles
hide Ms. Yang in such a short time?
There must be a back room here.
My trial remedy to cure the infected
has failed.
Or else,
I wouldn't want to hurt you.
I hope you can understand
I have to save my son.
Dad!
Please let her go.
I'd rather die
than have you hurt other people.
Dad!
If you kill her,
I will never forgive you.
Even if you never forgive me,
I need you alive.
Hurry!
Be careful.
Paul!
Paul!
Watch out!
You can't run away.
Turn yourself in.
- [Responsible and Conscientious]
- [Get well soon]
Paul.
Are you okay?
Paul!
Ms. Qingya.
Please save Paul.
Didn't you see what happened to the mayor?
If you do this,
you'll get him killed.
But
this is the last chance.
Let me,
let me try again.
Watch out!
Dad!
It's okay.
No.
No.
- [Responsible and Conscientious]
- [Get well soon]
No!
Be careful.
- [Truth and Love]
- [Dedication and Selflessness]
Watch out!
Master.
Oh no!
Paul!
Paul!
Ms. Qian!
Save Paul.
Please.
Please save Paul.
I just want to save Paul.
I never meant to hurt anyone.
Please save Paul!
Dad!
I want to ask you for a favor.
Say no more.
I understand.
No matter how evil Charles is,
his child is innocent.
I'll go get some men.
Paul!
Paul!
Let's go.
Stone.
Protect them!
Go!
Prepare the Five-Element Matrix.
Earth generates gold.
One true gold can cut the arch of sky.
Master.
Gold generates water.
Two drops of sweet dew can save people.
Water generates wood.
Three trees can make a
forest to breed the universe.
Master.
Wood generates fire.
Four sparks of fire can burn the prairie.
Fire generates earth.
Dust of the five elements
dissolves everything.
Hai!
Hai!
Qingya.
Master!
Master!
-Dad!
Uncle Hao!
Damn you bird!
Come to papa!
Oh shit.
Stone.
I promise.
From now on,
I won't fight for fame anymore.
I'll raise our child with all my heart,
protect her
and keep her safe.
Master's Hundreds Of Birds
Worshipping The Phoenix.
Be careful.
I can't believe Xiao Hui
would die to save Paul.
That was really kind.
Yes.
That's why people in
Phoenix Town keep birds
and tame them.
They treat birds
as best friends.
But dad,
have you ever thought that
people should get along with nature?
Here's the thing.
In fact, the sky is
what the birds truely yearn for.
They shouldn't have been
confined in the cage.
Changing their nature
is to destroy the ecological balance.
Only by living in harmony
can we avoid
similar incident.
Paul.
Sister.
[Ward Two]
Qingya.
Uncle Hao.
Let's go home.
Brother-in-law.
You still call him Uncle Hao?
[Ward Two]
Look at this kite.
[In 492, Official Tao Hongjing
founded Maoshan Sect.]
- [In 492, Official Tao Hongjing founded Maoshan Sect.]
- [Having performed many funeral rites, he became famous for subduing ghosts and demons.]
- [Having performed many funeral rites, he became famous for subduing ghosts and demons.]
- [During the Republican period, Old Master Meng of Phoenix Island died in an accident.]
[The Meng family invited Hao, a disciple of
Maoshan to expiate the sins of the dead.]
- [During the Republican period, Old Master Meng of Phoenix Island died in an accident.]
- [The Meng family invited Hao, a disciple of Maoshan to expiate the sins of the dead.]
[Hao found the cause of Old Master Meng's death suspicious.
So he pretended to perform a rite to find out the truth.]
[Tao] [Wonderful law] [Taoist meditation]
A boy leads the way.
Cross the bridge in peace.
Rise the tribute.
[Tao]
The dead is crossing the bridge.
No outsiders.
Open the way.
It thunders on the seventh day.
The dead takes shelter from the rain.
Stone.
It's done with the seven rituals.
The dead has rested peacefully.
Hurry up.
Are you in a hurry to reincarnate?
My waist is almost broken.
Shut up!
If it weren't for you,
I wouldn't have wasted time.
Listen.
If you miss the funeral,
I'll divorce you immediately.
Second Master,
don't be angry.
After passing through the Yanhui Forest,
we'll reach the town.
Hurry up. Hurry up.
Hurry up. Hurry up.
Hurry up.
Thank goodness.
Old Master is finally at rest.
Thanks to you.
It's my pleasure.
Master.
I'll arrange the servants...
Don't touch that.
[Tao]
Life has its way,
and death also does.
If you don't want to leave,
I'll give you a ride.
[Loyalty]
No!
Don't hurt my father.
[Loyalty]
Filial and respectful.
Kind and righteous.
Master.
It's almost done.
The thunder is falling.
The Eight Trigrams!
What a big bird!
[Filiality]
[ZOMBIE CHICKADEE]
Didn't you say it was perfectly safe?
Now it ran away,
but also killed Old Master Meng.
If people know about this,
the Phoenix Festival will be ruined.
Don't worry.
I'll catch it back.
Master,
has my skill of controlling Muppets
improved a lot?
Today, I cooperated with you to
make the paper man cross the bridge.
When the umbrella hung in the air,
I made no mistake.
Yes. You did well.
-Come on.
Have a try.
Is the water temperature appropriate?
Master,
I have to
say something about today.
Don't you always say
there are no ghosts in the world?
But why did Old Master Meng
rise from the dead?
Given the way that
he jumped from the coffin,
he was obviously
a zombie that people always say.
Okay.
Be gentle. Be gentle.
Don't get so worked up.
Old Master Meng suddenly died.
This matter
itself is suspicious.
I agreed to perform the rite
because I want to find the cause.
I suspect that the corpse coming to life
is related to his cause of death.
We'll pick up your Sister Qingya tomorrow.
Let's go to the Meng family again
to see if there are any other clues.
Master,
I saw
there was a fatal wound
on the back of Old Master Meng's head.
Do you think
that he was killed by someone?
That's why Master Meng is in
such a hurry to hold the funeral.
After all, in order to get the property,
rich people can do anything.
Don't talk nonsense.
Humans are not as evil as you think.
Master Meng has always
been benevolent and kind.
He won't do such evil things.
I was just saying.
Meng Qian was always picking on us.
I couldn't help complaining.
Master.
I said it.
[Tao]
I told you there was a wound on
the back of Old Master's head.
Hao.
Thank you.
It's just a small gift
to show my respect to you.
Dad.
Dad.
Has my uncle arrived?
I have been waiting for him at the
town entrance all night. -Butler.
Can you tell me the details
about Old Master Meng's death?
Mao Shanhao.
What are you doing here?
Who asked you
to do these spooky things
here?
Old Master Meng has risen
from the dead for two days.
Stop talking nonsense.
Young Master.
Young Master. Young Master.
It's true.
Last night...
Old Master even jumped up last night.
If it weren't for my master,
your grandpa
would have become a zombie now.
Who are you calling a zombie?
If you keep talking nonsense,
I'll teach you a lesson.
Meng Qian,
Stop!
Dad.
-Master.
I have told you many times
that the sudden movement of a corpse
is resulted from static.
After people die,
a lot of anions will be
produced in their corpses.
No matter how many times you have said it,
I can't understand it.
What are you talking about?
Now,
the most important thing
is to let your grandpa rest in peace.
If you keep messing around,
don't enter the door of the Meng's house.
Dad.
You'd rather believe him
than your own son?
Meng Qian.
Enough.
Mistake a good man for a bad one.
Stone.
Stop talking.
Hurry up to pack up.
It's time to pick up your Sister Qingya.
Oh.
[Tao]
[Baicao Medical Centre]
Wait for me.
Let's go to see the birds.
Look at that.
How much is this?
[Sanyang Department Store]
Look over there.
Take a look.
Take a look.
The best cloth.
[Sanyang Department Store]
Look at this bird.
I caught it yesterday.
[Sanyang Department Store]
Let me tell you.
You can't see it in this way.
Master.
We just want to figure out
why Old Master Meng died so unrestfully.
We didn't gain any words of praise,
but also were scolded by Meng Qian.
Isn't it unfair?
Stop complaining.
I feel wronged.
Master.
What we
usually do
is either to practice geomancy
or to conduct funerals.
It's all dirty work.
It's fine that we earn little,
but we were even despised by others.
They said we were tricksters
and deliberately mystifying.
As geomancers,
we should give top priority to
letting the living feel at ease
[Zhou Yu's Pancake]
And the dead rest in peace.
We are doing good deeds.
No matter what others say,
the most important thing
is that we have a clear conscience.
[Phoenix Festival]
[Best Prize]
[500 silver dollars]
500?
Master.
[Ju Xian Tavern]
In my opinion,
let's get our old job back.
The Phoenix Festival is coming.
[Shengli Theater]
[The imperial physician can
treat gastrointestinal diseases]
Back then, your trick Hundreds
Of Birds Worshipping The Phoenix
was so amazing.
Let's do it again.
Let it prove that
you're still the best bird trainer.
Master.
I know you can't forget your wife.
But it's been 20 years.
Why can't you let it go?
Lady.
Don't put it in front of me.
It looks bad.
Uncle.
I've already told you.
This is artificial.
Qingya.
Dad!
Dad!
Qingya.
I miss you so much.
-Come.
Leave it to me.
Come.
Come on.
Come, Qingya.
Dad.
Dad.
Did Stone
make you angry again?
It's rare for us to reunite.
Let him be quiet.
Qingya.
How long
are you going to stay?
[Porridge]
This time...
This time...
I won't leave this time.
Really?
Really?
My application for returning to
Phoenix Island has been approved.
Really?
That's great.
The three of us
can finally reunite.
But I have to say something.
You're so mean.
I've been jumping for so long.
Let's go.
You've lost weight again.
No.
How have you been?
Fine.
That's good.
[Maochang Pawnshop]
[The breeze is peaceful]
What happened ahead?
Take a look.
Sir.
It's Second Master Meng.
This corpse looks familiar.
He must've been dead for a long time.
Isn't this Second Master Meng?
The Meng family is really unlucky.
Their Old Master just died.
Now Second Master Meng
was killed by someone
before he could go back for the funeral.
Stop!
I'm a forensic doctor.
[Transfer Order]
[Phoenix Town Security Bureau]
[This is to certify that our
bureau's forensic doctor Qian Qingya]
Qian Qingya
is transferred from the provincial capital.
The victim's wounds are very strange.
The middle is thick and
both sides are thin.
Points of fall are deep
and tails are shallow.
Like the scratches made by a wild animal.
But they are not fatal.
The wound on the back of his head
is wide outside and narrow inside.
His brain was severely injured.
His fatal injury is on
the back of his head.
There is a legend from old people.
Phoenix Island.
Zombie Bird.
Night Specter.
It eats beasts' brains.
But I've never heard about
it eating human brains.
This looks similar to
Old Master Meng's wound.
Are they both killed by that big bird?
Nonsense.
There's no big bird that can kill people.
There really is a big bird.
Mao Shanhao.
It's you two again.
A bird killed these people?
Why aren't you saying it's
the water ghost this time?
I warn you.
You don't have to talk like that.
Ms. Qingya.
This man
is a famous geomancer on the island.
He likes to play tricks
and con people.
Just ignore them.
But I think
what they said makes sense.
If the murderer
is a bird,
the wounds would be perfectly matched.
So why are you accusing my father
of spreading rumors
and scaring people?
Mao Shanhao is your father?
A forensic doctor's participation in the evidence
collection and investigation of the case
has nothing to do with whose daughter I am.
Dad.
Don't wait for me.
Go back first.
I need to give them an autopsy report.
I'll go back after I finish my work.
Thank you.
Thank you.
- [Transfer Order]
- [Phoenix Town Security Bureau]
[This is to certify that our bureau's forensic doctor Qian Qingya
now is transferred to Phoenix Town Security Bureau for work.]
In the victim's respiratory tract,
there is no obvious drowning fluid.
It means that before
he fell into the water,
he had already died.
From the residual horn
substances in the scratches,
it proves that my father's analysis
is of a high reference value.
Based on my initial judgment,
he was attacked
by some kind of giant bird of prey.
I'll submit an autopsy
report as soon as possible.
Also,
about the evidence collection...
Next.
-I...
Our security team will handle it.
Don't bother.
Please.
[Memorial Tablet of My Wife Qin Yunxi]
Dad,
how did you offend Meng Qian?
After knowing that I'm your daughter,
he didn't want me
to continue the investigation at all.
Sister,
do you remember the captain
of the security team
who disturbed our
sacrifice to the Sea King?
That was him.
It was him.
It
Has been so long.
We act according to our conscience.
It's fine that we have a clear conscience.
With his recklessness,
he won't be able to solve the case.
Dad.
According to what you said today,
there is really a bird
that can kill people?
There was a kind of
chickadees on Mount Bainiao,
they only feed on animals' brains.
But that kind of small
birds can't hurt people.
I just think
the wound is similar.
It's Uncle Tie.
Uncle Tie.
Uncle Tie.
I'm here.
Thanks to Uncle Tie.
All these years,
it still remembers you liked eating
chicken most since you were a kid.
[Office]
What should we do now?
In the town, rumor has it that
a big bird killed people.
Calm down.
It was an accident.
How can I calm down?
Not only Old Master Meng died.
Now, even Second Master Meng also died.
If the Meng family finds it out,
we'll be in trouble.
The situation is still under my control.
Anyway,
before the Phoenix Festival,
I will give that bird to you.
You said you could help
me develop a big bird
and win the champion of
the Phoenix Festival.
Then I can get promoted and make a fortune.
It seems that we still need to
turn to Mao Shanhao for help.
You foreigners are unreliable.
Let's go.
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
That foreigner.
He's obviously trying to fool me.
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
I'm so mad!
I'm so mad!
Mayor,
what should we do now?
Go to Mao Shanhao.
Ask him to perform a
rite to confuse people,
lest rumors get more and more mysterious
and really involve me.
Yes.
Drive.
Sir.
Why are you sure
this is the crime scene?
According to
the speed of water in the river way
and the terrain of Phoenix Island,
we can tell
Yanhui Forest
is where my uncle was most possibly killed.
Such a big feather.
Is it really, as Mao Shanhao said,
a big bird that killed people?
Although I don't like Mao Shanhao,
but this time,
he might be right.
Captain.
Look!
Dad.
You promised the mayor
to perform the rite so fast.
Shouldn't we discuss it
with the Meng family?
What should we discuss?
The mayor has given the order.
Who dares not to follow it?
Normally,
after people die,
it is impossible for phenomenon like a
corpse coming back to life to happen.
I have checked Old Master Meng's wounds.
They are the same as those of
Second Master Meng and others.
They seem to have be bitten
by some kind of bird.
I'm worried that this situation
will also happen to the corpses
of Second Master Meng and others.
So even if the mayor
doesn't give the order,
I also must conduct this rite.
First, I can take the chance to find out
the real cause of their death.
Second,
it can prevent people
from thinking too much
and feeling afraid.
These animals' brains
were also pecked.
Just like my uncle and others.
Brothers.
Watch out!
Stay away!
Stay away!
Let's go back to the town
and see what's going on.
Okay.
Once the bell rings,
the dead will set on their way.
When the bell rings for the second time,
the strangers should leave.
When the bell rings for the third time,
throw money to open the way.
When the bell rings for the fourth time,
ask someone to lead the way.
After three cups of wine,
travel to the Netherworld.
Leave no obsession.
- In the mortal world...
- Burn some yellow paper.
Let's burn some money
for Second Master Meng.
Okay.
There can't be a fire in the room.
Who asked you to light the fire?
Master, help me!
Stone.
-Help!
Master!
Stone.
Master.
After three cups of wine,
travel to the Netherworld.
Leave no obsession in the mortal world.
The first stroke draws
mountains and rivers.
The second stroke shows
well-done calligraphy.
The third stroke divides Yin from Yang.
The fourth stroke forms the amulet.
Quickly cross the Naihe
Bridge and forget three lives.
[Psychic Talisman]
[Maochang Pawnshop]
Captain.
What's wrong, Bai?
While you were away,
the mayor invited Mao Shanhao
to perform a rite for Second Master.
What?
Let's go.
Go!
Mao Shanhao!
Master, help me!
Zombies!
Master!
Oh no.
They are poisoned.
Master!
Help me, Master!
Dad!
Dad!
Are you alright?
Mayor!
Master.
You didn't turn into a zombie?
You almost bit me to death just now.
You've made a big mistake.
Grandmaster said
no light fire is allowed for
corpses floating in the water.
These corpses have come to life!
Dad.
Those are not corpses coming to life.
It's an illusion.
Illusion?
What...
What kind of illusion?
The decomposition of microbes in corpses
can produce ammonium nitrate.
These corpses have been
soaked in the river.
Once they're in a closed environment
and encounter high temperatures,
poisonous gas will be produced.
The gas can affect people's nerve centres.
No wonder.
Mao Shanhao.
You have brought troubles
to our Meng family
again and again.
Do you really think I dare not arrest you?
Listen to me.
Help!
Murder!
Monster!
Run!
Mayor! Mayor!
Are you alright?
Help!
The mayor fell into the water!
Help!
Help! My baby!
Help!
Mayor!
Master.
What kind of bird is this?
Never mind that now.
Qingya.
Stone.
Save him first.
Okay.
According to its look...
Are you okay?
Is it really the Zombie Chickadee?
But
the Zombie Chickadee can't be this big.
Take a look.
This is the test report of the injured
in the attack by the big bird.
I don't understand what that means.
It's written clearly in the report.
Those people who were
bitten by the big bird
were affected by an unknown virus.
Their stem cells that were supposed to die
are still accelerating and expanding,
creating new cells.
And this
is like the rabies virus.
What?
Can a person bitten by the big bird
bite others like dogs?
Old Master Meng might also
have died of this virus.
Once it starts to spread to other organs,
it will easily cause cardiac disorder
and make people die suddenly.
So a person will die anytime?
Yes.
It hurt me too.
Am I going to die like this?
The only solution
is to catch that big bird
and collect the pathogens from it,
so that we can develop special medicines.
Catch it back.
Meng Qian! Meng Qian!
Come in!
In three days,
lead your team to catch the big bird back.
I've sent someone there
and found some related clues.
We are investigating them one by one.
But because of the range of suspects...
Who wants to listen to your nonsense?
I just want the result.
What are you waiting for?
Take some people to catch the bird!
Mayor, I...
Get out!
Didn't you promise me
that everything was under your control?
This is called under control?
I didn't expect
its atavism
could evolve so fast.
It's completely out of my expectation.
[File]
I'm warning you, Charles.
If the virus you mentioned
can really kill me,
you won't live a good life.
[File]
If they know
it is you who asked me to do it,
do you think they will let you go?
Dad!
[No noise in the hospital]
Dad!
Is everything okay?
I hope you can consider
my suggestion seriously.
I don't think
if a geomancer who can only play tricks
joins the search team,
he can really help us.
Meng Qian,
I know you have prejudice
against my father.
But I hope you can put aside your prejudice
and let us work together
to catch that bird.
I have no prejudice against him.
I just stated the truth objectively.
You always think my father is a trickster.
But have you ever thought
why everyone is willing to believe him?
Look at the people around us.
Even five-year-old kids
can fly sky lanterns.
Although they don't know
why lanterns can fly to the sky,
it doesn't stop us making
wishes and praying together.
Look at the sky.
It's beautiful.
I admit
the spread of knowledge
should be done step by step.
I shouldn't be anxious for success.
But this is not an excuse.
For now,
everything my father did
is like the sky lantern.
He wants people in the town
to get mental comfort
and live a better life.
Is he wrong?
He...
Do you know that?
Because of his feudal
superstition and foolishness,
I saw him
perform a rite to kill an innocent girl.
Actually,
what you see
may not be the truth.
Dad,
where do you think the big bird will go?
Sister.
You don't know that.
According to the habits of birds,
once they were attacked
in their fixed activity area,
they will conduct a large-scale migration
out of vigilance.
Migration?
Master.
Where do you think
it will migrate to?
According to the terrain of Phoenix Island,
Mount Bainiao is untrodden.
The place with the highest possibility
is the deserted Nirvana Hall there.
It conforms best to
birds' habit of choosing their nests.
If you want to catch it...
Wait, Master.
According to your words,
you're going to be nosy again.
Didn't you hear what Qingya said?
If we can't catch that big bird,
the injured people will die at any time.
That's the security team's business.
They even can't handle it.
What should we worry about?
Besides,
Meng Qian...
Whether he is willing or not is up to him.
Whether I will do it or not
is my own business.
As a man,
I have no reason not to
save others from ruin.
Dad.
Then...
Can you catch it?
Yes.
But,
I need your Uncle Tie's help.
[Dui] [Qian] [Xun]
[Clear heart like water]
Uncle Hao.
Master.
Since the big bird is in Nirvana Hall,
we just need to
take our weapons
and lead a troop of people
to catch it.
Why are you still here?
The Nirvana Hall is broad.
Once the bird is frightened,
it will fly away.
Then we can't stop it.
If we want to catch it alive,
we have to make it unable to fly first.
Dad,
do you think Uncle Tie
can really lure it here?
Don't worry.
Every kind of birds
has their own airspace.
As long as Uncle Tie flies in,
it'll definitely attract
the bird's attention.
Let's go.
Be careful.
Stone.
Master.
Qingya.
Qingya.
Master.
I can't hold on any longer.
Hold it tight.
[Ward Two]
I'm sorry.
If it weren't for me,
Qingya wouldn't have gotten hurt.
What were you doing earlier?
What's the point of saying this now?
Never mind.
It
Is not Meng Qian's fault.
Master.
Have you forgotten
how he treated us before?
Even now,
you're still defending him.
I admit
without your help,
I couldn't have caught that big bird.
I'm grateful to you too.
But I always
separate professional
matters from personal ones.
It is nothing personal against you.
If you hadn't killed Xiang,
I wouldn't have been
against you in many things.
You saw
my master kill Xiang?
Forget it.
The matter has passed.
I don't want to mention it.
Master.
We did a good deed.
Why should we be wronged by him?
Meng, let me tell you.
Back then, many fishermen died
in a storm.
The mayor
insisted that it was
because Sea King was angry
and wanted to sacrifice Xiang to Sea King.
My master
went to save her.
If I didn't perform a rite
to save Xiang secretly,
I think the villagers
also wouldn't let Xiang go.
Before the rite,
I put wormwood in the wine
to make everyone hallucinate
and see the Sea King
and the yaksha.
But you came in halfway,
and thus you weren't
affected by the illusion.
So when you saw Xiang missing,
you thought I killed her.
But why didn't you tell me?
What's the point of telling you?
The mayor can do anything.
If he knows Xiang is still alive,
maybe
[Ward One]
He will catch her back and
take her as a sacrifice again.
I know you have ambitions and ideals.
But on many occasions,
courage
and justice
are not enough.
Nothing
can't be changed
overnight.
Why don't you try to trust others?
The more people on the same path,
the easier your journey will be.
[Ward One]
Master.
How is Qingya?
It's just a minor concussion
caused by a hit.
I'll prescribe some medicine for her.
She just needs to remain
hospitalized for a few days.
Come with me to get the medicine.
Can you give me a confirmed reply?
How many days do you need
to develop that special drug?
The development of a drug
is a very complicated process.
I can't give you a guaranteed time.
I will hurry up.
I can't wait.
Don't worry.
You're still in the incubation period.
You won't die so soon.
What do you mean?
Listen.
If anything happens to me,
I won't let you go.
If you don't want to die,
you'd better go back and wait for my news.
Don't disturb my research.
Why did you stop?
It looks nice.
Hello.
I'm Qian Qingya.
What's your name?
I'm Paul.
Can you show me your painting?
You like this bird a lot, don't you?
Xiao Hui is my friend.
Nice to meet you.
We'll be friends from now on.
Okay.
Sister.
Are you my dad's patient?
I'm not sick.
I got injured
when trying to catch a big bird.
What did it do wrong?
Why did you try to catch it?
How should I put it?
You also hate it, don't you?
Not really.
It's because
it hurt many people.
But it's really pitiful.
Paul.
It's time to take medicine.
Don't disturb the lady.
[Waiting Area]
Ms. Qian.
Are you feeling better?
Much better.
Paul is so cute.
Say goodbye.
You should nap after taking the medicine.
I don't want to take medicine.
There's no one to speak
and I don't want to sleep alone.
You must listen to dad.
Take your medicine on time,
and rest well.
Then you will get better.
[Waiting Area]
What's wrong with Paul?
He's sick.
[Operating Room]
He doesn't have a happy childhood.
And he has to face the pain.
[Office]
But there's nothing I can do.
Paul.
[Operating Room]
From now on,
we are good friends.
I'll be here every day
to talk with you, Okay?
Okay.
[Office]
[Memorial Tablet of My Wife Qin Yunxi]
When I was young,
I liked to push myself forward.
Birds-fighting for the day,
and birds-training at night.
But it led me nowhere.
When I got
the champion of the Phoenix Festival,
Qingya's mother died from a dystocia.
I didn't even hear her last words.
Forget it.
It's all in the past.
Deliver the food to Qingya.
Uncle Hao,
I'm off.
Why is Meng so active?
He endeavors to deliver the food every day.
[Porridge]
[Return]
What took you so long?
What do you want?
[Travel with you]
[Vaccination]
Thanks to Charles.
He developed the special
medicine in such a short time.
Otherwise, it's hard to
imagine the consequences.
[Ward Two]
What's on your mind?
You seem distracted.
Nothing.
I just find it weird.
Do you think it's possible to
develop a specific medicine
in such a short time?
Normally,
it's a very long process
to develop a specific medine.
- [Pay attention to hygiene]
- [Stay away from disease]
But
[Happy and sick]
[Everyone is healthy]
It did not take him long to find the cure.
It's also a good thing
to be able to help people.
Boss.
We've got an issue.
Did Bai tell you
whom he came here to meet?
He left in a rush.
[Linggong Temple]
He only said he came here to meet someone.
Including Bai,
five people have gone missing in a row.
I've checked their background.
[Linggong Temple]
Bai had no connection
with the others.
It looks like that the suspect
picked the target randomly.
In a serial case,
the victims
must have something in common
according to the suspect.
That's why they were
picked as the subjects.
Look at the cigarette butts.
It means Bai had waited here
for a while.
Maybe they knew each other.
Dig carefully.
See if there's anything else.
Yes, Sir.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
Ever since we came to Phoenix Island,
dad's been very busy.
He has no time to spend time with me.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
Xiao Hui was the only one around.
I didn't expect that
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
It would be gone, too.
Paul.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from diseases]
I know you miss Xiao Hui a lot.
But have you ever thought that
birds were born free.
Flying in the sky
is the life that is really meant for it.
Xiao Hui must have been missing the sky.
As Xiao Hui's best friends,
we should be happy for it.
But
I really want to see it again.
Can you show me?
Paul.
I promise.
As long as Xiao Hui is
still on Phoenix Island,
I will make sure
you meet each other again.
You don't understand.
Even if we met,
it won't be the same Xiao Hui.
Uncle Hao.
It's all sorted out?
All the injured who were
attacked by the Big Bird
are on the list.
I was right.
You mean
the connection between
those missing persons
is that they were all
attacked by the Big Bird.
That's right.
Normally,
birds don't carry
the kinda toxin that can cause
human mutation.
So,
I have been suspecting that this toxin
is very likely contrived.
You suspect that they went missing
because someone is trying
to conceal the truth?
That's right.
In other words,
the suspect will do it again.
As long as we keep an eye on
the injured,
we can catch the suspect.
Let's follow the plan.
When I
promised to help you,
you didn't say there would be killing.
I didn't want to.
How would I know
people who were attacked by it
could produce the antibodies I need
due to different constitutions.
But Meng Qian
will find out the truth sooner or later.
You are an expat.
Of course you don't have
to be afraid of him.
But I still have to
live on Phoenix Island.
Once you become the mayor,
there's no need to be afraid
of a Chief of security team.
Charles!
Charles!
What the hell?
Why did you kidnap behind my back?
Why are you here?
Working for me, of course.
Charles.
You.
What on earth are you after?
I forgot to tell you
you're also a specimen on my list.
You.
It's time someone else
took the position of the
mayor of Phoenix Island.
Why are you here?
It's you?
Catch her!
Catch her!
Catch her!
Catch her!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
[The breeze is peaceful]
Stop!
[Xiangmanyuan Restaurant]
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
Stop!
[Treat the patient like family.
Use love to cast the spell.]
Let's split up.
Okay.
- [Humanity and Love]
- [Dedication and Selflessness]
Mr. Charles.
Why are you here?
I was exposed.
Please help me.
But you can't be here.
I work for you.
Now that something happened,
whom else should I can go to?
Once they found it out,
all my efforts will be in vain.
Master.
Did you find anything over there?
No.
Go upstairs and take a look.
Have you found anything?
Keep searching.
Go. Get out.
Get out!
Go.
If they found out about me,
they would find about you.
Meng Qian.
Qingya.
It was Ms. Yang.
[The Tao of Sage]
[Use kindness to deal with problems]
Go back to your room.
She hit me
and escaped through the window.
She's gone.
We didn't catch her.
Uncle Hao.
How is it?
Nothing.
I waited until dawn
but the mayor didn't come back.
I sent people to look for him,
but no one found him.
Why are we still searching?
He was the one
who instigated Ms. Yang.
Now that they are exposed,
they might have already run away.
Then why did the mayor do this?
Master,
I almost forgot.
Sister Qingya asked me to give you this.
How did she get this painting?
It seems to be painted by that foreign boy.
It's said that he wants you to help
to find a bird like this for him.
Paul.
How could he know the Zombie Chickadee?
The Zombie Chickadee?
The scientific name of this kind of bird
is White Cheek Long Tail Chickadee.
They are small
but have tough feathers and beaks.
They love eating the
brains of small animals.
That's why they've got this name.
Eating brains?
Last time when the town
was attacked by the Big Bird,
it was people's heads
that were pecked open.
When the Big Bird attacked the town,
I noticed
it looked like the Zombie Chickadee.
This painting
shows exactly how the Zombie
Chickadee should look like.
Then why
did it become so big?
I told you.
It took the Energy Pills.
Energy Pills?
Could it be
the stimulation of some chemicals
that caused a mutation?
Charles.
In Phoenix Town,
he's the only one who knows
about western medicine.
Yes.
Last night, Ms. Yang
went straight to the hospital.
You're right.
People are like birds.
Whenever they are in danger,
they go to places where
they believe are safe.
And
when Ms. Yang attacked me last night,
she was holding a needle tube.
She must have got it from Charles.
Then why did Ms. Yang
shoot Charles with a gun?
What are you doing?
You can be angry,
but don't take it too
hard by killing yourself.
Only close-range attacks
can cause such a large area
of a perforated wound.
Charles must have
shot himself.
Go to the hospital.
Master.
Wait for me!
Wait for me, Master.
Come in.
[No smoking, be quiet]
Ms. Qingya.
Congratulations on your discharge.
Please sign here.
Okay.
[Be patient and meticulous]
[Get well soon]
Thank you.
Please ask Dr. Charles
for detailed procedures.
Okay, I see.
Bye.
Bye.
[Pay attention to hygiene]
[Stay away from disease]
Paul.
[St. Mary Renji Hospital]
Xiao Hui.
I'll save you.
Paul!
Paul!
Paul!
Watch out!
Xiao Hui.
She won't hurt you.
Sister.
We have to save it.
You once said
it has to fly in the sky
to have its own freedom.
Paul.
Don't go there.
If we don't save it,
dad will kill it.
Dad!
What are you doing?
You're awake.
Charles.
What are you doing?
Let go of me!
Let go of me!
Don't be afraid.
As long as my experiment succeeds,
you all will be fine.
Charles!
What on earth do you want?
Paul!
Paul!
What exactly are you after?
Charles.
What did you do to me?
Charles!
Charles!
Charles, you.
- [Effect]
- [Fever]
[Coughing]
Paul's cardiopulmonary function
is failing fast.
I have no time to waste.
I have to experiment on living people.
You know
the Zombie Chickadee is a direct
descendant of the Dinosaur.
It took me five years
to figure out
how to bring out the atavism.
If I can use
the dinosaur genes hidden inside it,
I can relieve Paul
from the pain.
It only cost a few people's lives.
What's the big deal?
Only a few people's lives?
Charles, are you crazy?
If my experiment succeeds,
not only can I cure Paul,
but also I can cure thousands of
sick and weak children.
You may think I'm a devil,
but I think
I am God.
Master.
Have you found Charles?
Not to mention Charles,
I can't even find his son.
Qingya is missing, too.
What?
Hurry!
Keep searching.
Okay.
-Let's go.
No. They are not here.
No one's here.
They must have hidden
Qingya somewhere else.
We got here right after the gunshot.
It didn't take us long.
How could Charles
hide Ms. Yang in such a short time?
There must be a back room here.
My trial remedy to cure the infected
has failed.
Or else,
I wouldn't want to hurt you.
I hope you can understand
I have to save my son.
Dad!
Please let her go.
I'd rather die
than have you hurt other people.
Dad!
If you kill her,
I will never forgive you.
Even if you never forgive me,
I need you alive.
Hurry!
Be careful.
Paul!
Paul!
Watch out!
You can't run away.
Turn yourself in.
- [Responsible and Conscientious]
- [Get well soon]
Paul.
Are you okay?
Paul!
Ms. Qingya.
Please save Paul.
Didn't you see what happened to the mayor?
If you do this,
you'll get him killed.
But
this is the last chance.
Let me,
let me try again.
Watch out!
Dad!
It's okay.
No.
No.
- [Responsible and Conscientious]
- [Get well soon]
No!
Be careful.
- [Truth and Love]
- [Dedication and Selflessness]
Watch out!
Master.
Oh no!
Paul!
Paul!
Ms. Qian!
Save Paul.
Please.
Please save Paul.
I just want to save Paul.
I never meant to hurt anyone.
Please save Paul!
Dad!
I want to ask you for a favor.
Say no more.
I understand.
No matter how evil Charles is,
his child is innocent.
I'll go get some men.
Paul!
Paul!
Let's go.
Stone.
Protect them!
Go!
Prepare the Five-Element Matrix.
Earth generates gold.
One true gold can cut the arch of sky.
Master.
Gold generates water.
Two drops of sweet dew can save people.
Water generates wood.
Three trees can make a
forest to breed the universe.
Master.
Wood generates fire.
Four sparks of fire can burn the prairie.
Fire generates earth.
Dust of the five elements
dissolves everything.
Hai!
Hai!
Qingya.
Master!
Master!
-Dad!
Uncle Hao!
Damn you bird!
Come to papa!
Oh shit.
Stone.
I promise.
From now on,
I won't fight for fame anymore.
I'll raise our child with all my heart,
protect her
and keep her safe.
Master's Hundreds Of Birds
Worshipping The Phoenix.
Be careful.
I can't believe Xiao Hui
would die to save Paul.
That was really kind.
Yes.
That's why people in
Phoenix Town keep birds
and tame them.
They treat birds
as best friends.
But dad,
have you ever thought that
people should get along with nature?
Here's the thing.
In fact, the sky is
what the birds truely yearn for.
They shouldn't have been
confined in the cage.
Changing their nature
is to destroy the ecological balance.
Only by living in harmony
can we avoid
similar incident.
Paul.
Sister.
[Ward Two]
Qingya.
Uncle Hao.
Let's go home.
Brother-in-law.
You still call him Uncle Hao?
[Ward Two]
Look at this kite.