Original subtitles

SHAW BROTHERS (HK) LTD. A SHAW STUDIOS PRODUCTION

LEGEND HAS IT THAT THE DEMONS AND GHOSTS OF THE UNDERWORLD

WANTED TO CELEBRATE THE 100,000TH BIRTHDAY

OF THE FIRST DIVINE DEMON,

SO THEY USED THEIR DEMONIC BLOOD TO CREATE A BIRD

KNOWN AS THE BLOODY PARROT.

ANYONE WHO SEES IT 1S GRANTED THREE WISHES.

IT CAN FULFILL ANY DEMAND PUT TO IT.

One year,

13 chests of jewelry prepared as a tribute to the emperor

by the Prince of Dian's manor

went missing overnight.

The prince was very anxious upon hearing this news.

He ordered the chief steward, Guo Fan, to search all night for them.

You have seen me,

so you will receive three wishes.

As long as you live,

your wishes will come true.

If that is true, then help me find

the 13 chests of jewelry that were stolen from the prince's manor.

Sure enough, the Bloody Parrot

found the 13 stolen chests of jewelry,

fulfilling Mr. Guo's first wish.

Has all the stolen jewelry been recovered?

We bring bad news! The chief steward's son fell from his horse and died!

Son! My son!

Give me my son back.

Give me my son back!

COFFIN OF GUO CONG

Do you really believe such a thing?

Do you really believe a parrot can resurrect your son?

I bear the greatest responsibility for the theft.

I'm also the top suspect.

Now the stolen jewelry has been recovered,

whether my son can be resurrected is no longer important.

I believe in your loyalty.

You wish for your son to be resurrected.

But. ..

Don't let him out!

- He's already dead! He's a ghost! - Go away!

You must not do this!

My son has come back to life!

You have lost your mind!

- The jewelry is missing! - The jewelry is missing!

After the jewelry vanished from the Prince of Dian's manor,

the martial arts world, which had been peaceful for years,

was thrown into pandemonium.

For the sake of these priceless jewels,

every sect sought to learn the truth about the Bloody Parrot.

Their mistrust of each other led to carnage.

Carnage led to hatred.

And hatred led to more carnage.

But the secret of the Bloody Parrot and the jewelry's whereabouts

remained a mystery.

Who are you? Why do you want to kill me? Speak!

The Prince of Dian's jewelry...

Everyone in the martial arts world is saying that you...

DIAN BORDER

DIAN SQUARE

Are you a ghost or a man?

I'm a man who is near death. I'm not a ghost yet.

- Who did this to you? - It was you. You!

Youl

What did I do to you? I know nothing of this.

What did you see earlier?

A red light shining over here.

Do you know what it is?

No.

Of course you don't know.

Because once that red light appears,

soon the Bloody Parrot does too.

That's just a legend.

No, someone has seen it before.

- Who has? - Guo Fan.

The chief steward from the manor where the jewelry vanished?

Yes.

So where did the jewelry go?

Leave quickly. The Bloody Parrot...

Where did the jewelry go?

The Bloody Parrot...

The Bloody Parrot?

- Who are you? - Tie Hen.

The famous merciless constable from the Central Plains?

- The same. - Who do you seek?

- Guo Jian. - Why?

He is Guo Fan's brother and the last of the Guo family.

Only he can tell me the whereabouts of the missing jewelry.

Unfortunately, you are too late.

What?

Have you found the cause of death?

He was poisoned.

I am Ye Tingfeng. Do I look like I would poison people?

I believe you wouldn't do it.

He had yet to reveal where the jewelry was.

Do you think I would have poisoned him if he had revealed it?

That's hard to say.

What else did he say before he died?

Why should I tell you?

Because only I can prove that you didn't poison him.

- He said three words. - What were they?

"The Bloody Parrot."

"The Bloody Parrot"?

I don't believe in the Bloody Parrot.

I only believe that nothing can escape the long arm of the law.

Cut it open.

You are a learned man. You should be able to identify this.

A poison-repelling pearl. It keeps the Five Poisons out.

It's also one of the missing jewels.

If he had such a pearl, how could he have died from poison?

Some poisons travel through the bloodstream

while others target the organs.

There are many different kinds.

This was done by someone else.

He was silenced.

Who could the culprit be?

As a matter of fact, you need only find one thing in order to solve this case.

Find what?

A parrot. The Bloody Parrot.

The Bloody Parrot?

This thing certainly is fast. What rotten luck!

It's hard to say whether catching up to it would be a good thing.

Fortune and fate are not for us to decide.

I know how you feel.

Ever since you became a government official,

you've killed at least 70 or 80 people.

I've never killed a person unjustly.

But those were living people you killed all the same.

Your hands are covered in blood.

They can no longer be washed clean.

I really don't understand.

What exactly are you trying to say?

The Bloody Parrot.

If you still consider me a friend,

Mr. Ye...

then please

bring my body back to Ping‘'an Town.

IMPERIAL GUARD

COFFIN OF CHIEF CONSTABLE TIE HEN

How did Chief Constable Tie die?

- Poison. - What kind of poison?

I don't know.

Not even you know, old sir?

If this were a human's work,

I would be able to find out how it was done.

Was the killer not human?

Absolutely not.

- Sir, this way, please. - Right.

Hey, look.

Is this an inn or a coffin shop?

I only sell wine, not coffins.

Then why is there a coffin?

That customer brought it.

He insisted on putting it there.

It's my turn to drink. Cheers.

Hey. What's in there?

I'm talking to you!

My friend is inside it.

A dead friend or a living friend?

Dead or alive, a friend is a friend.

Can a dead person drink wine?

Now it's your turn. I'll drink for you.

He's a lunatic. What do you want to do?

Kick him out!

My friend loved to kick people when he was alive. Nobody ever kicked him.

He wouldn't like to be kicked now, even if he is dead.

If I press just a little harder, your hand will become useless.

The Bloody...

The Bloody Parrot.

Little Demon God!

Little Demon God is dead! Dead!

- The parrot is named Little Demon God? -Yes.

Did you name it that?

No, it already had that name when a girl gave it to me.

Who?

I lived my whole life properly,

but I indulged myself just one time.

That one time cost me my entire life's savings,

but the satisfaction and excitement that she gave me

were beyond anyone's wildest dreams!

Where is she?

It was just a brothel.

- Which brothel? - Parrot House.

- What is her name? - Blood Slave.

Blood Slave?

- Come on. - Why did you grope me?

Does that coffin contain a corpse or riches?

Be it a corpse or riches, he must be a madman.

- Yes. Who brings a coffin to a brothel? - That's right.

He went to Blood Slave's room.

Blood Slave wouldn't like a madman.

Yes, he cannot compare to Mr. Yan.

Hey, Ms. Ruby.

Strange.

Who are you?

Don't mind who I am.

Let me ask you.

Which girl's company do you seek?

Blood Slave.

Such an odd fellow.

You keep your money in a coffin.

There isn't a penny in this coffin.

Then is it a dead person?

I only know that he is my friend.

Whether he is dead or alive isn't important.

- There is one thing you should know. -Whatis it?

Will it be the deceased spending the night here, or you?

What's the difference?

If it's the living, you have to pay.

If it's the dead, I don't charge.

I suppose only he will be staying.

I'll leave.

Why are you in such a hurry?

If I don't leave,

then there's one thing on me that will have to go.

What is it?

Look.

A luminous pearl?

Now you can stay.

Why do you have such a horrific painting on the wall?

I like scaring people.

Fear is also a kind of excitement.

It can often drive men crazy.

What are these monsters doing?

Celebrating the Demon King's birthday.

- Is this the Demon King? -Yes.

But tonight, you are my Demon King.

Why is the parrot red?

It is created from demon blood.

The 13 monsters surrounding it are its servants, the Blood Slaves.

So you named yourself Blood Slave because you wanted to be its slave?

Tonight, I only want to be your slave.

Was all the demon blood used up

to create this Bloody Parrot and its 13 Blood Slaves?

No, another 13 drops of blood were turned into stones

that can steal one's soul in an instant.

They are known as Blood Stones.

Like this one?

A Blood Stone!

Now I'll be able to see the Demon King!

This woman is mine!

Away from here, vermin!

Begone!

Who are you, demon? Speak!

Bastard! You stole my woman!

I'm going to kill youl

You shall not escape!

How do you feel? Are you alright?

I'm fine. You're so kind.

- Who's there? - I'm fine. You can go.

Who is she?

She's my nanny.

I realize now that the stone you gave me was an aphrodisiac.

Why did you say it was a demonic stone?

I'm obsessed with the story of the Demon King and the Bloody Parrot.

I don't like this story.

Nor do I like the painting. Who painted it?

I don't know. I heard it was mounted by the Han Studio.

I'm going to buy white powder to paint over it.

The owner of the Han Studio died three years ago.

The shop hasn't been open since then.

Didn't you want some limestone powder?

You can buy it while I'm still awake.

Who are you?

How did you know I wanted to buy that?

Everyone calls me Old Parasite.

No wonder you know what I'm thinking.

Just like a parasite inside me.

Yes. You want to paint the walls and stay here.

It's too bad that you won't be able to stay for long.

Perhaps you'll even die before the paint has dried.

Sir, do you have any wine?

Sorry, sorry.

Who ordered you to kill me?

It was me.

You want me dead?

Blood Slave must work.

A working girl cannot support a pretty boy.

Who are you to say that?

Blood Slave grew up drinking my milk.

She ought to obey me.

Fortunately, I'm past the age of drinking milk.

Be more open-minded, old woman. Don't get so angry.

Here is the limestone powder you wanted.

Do you want to kill me too?

Yes.

Is it also for Blood Slave?

That's what I originally intended.

It seems you're quite skilled.

You might be able to survive my first three moves.

But I must warn you.

Blood Slave is mine.

If she wants a pretty boy, it will have to be me.

Am I inferior to you in any way?

Only in one.

Your nose is too flat.

Now you are quite pretty indeed.

Oh, no! Oh, no...

No, it's not over yet.

If I make one more move, you won't ever get to be a kept man.

Scram!

Spirits of heaven and earth, hear me!

Supreme Venerable Sovereign, hear me!

Spirits of heaven and earth, hear me!

Supreme Venerable Sovereign, hear me!

Cut his nose! Gouge his eyes!

Dig out his organs and heart!

Spirits, hear me!

Supreme Venerable Sovereign, hear me!

Cut his nose! Gouge his eyes!

Dig out his organs!

Feed his heart to the dogs!

The woman's a witch.

The people here all fear her

because her curses have always proven effective.

But she isn't the one who truly wants you dead.

- Then who is it? - Mrs. Li.

Why does Mrs. Li want me dead?

I just Kill.

I never ask why.

Are you Gao Huan, the Long Sword?

Why aren't you making your move?

I don't want anything else to happen here.

Please leave Ping'an Town as soon as possible.

Who are you?

Why are you dissolving the body?

My name is An Zihao. I am the town mayor.

A chief constable who is ranked far higher than I

and is far more famous than Tie Hen will be coming here.

- Who? - Official Chang Xiao.

Chang Xiao, the Poisoned Sword.

If you're a wise man, you'll leave quickly.

Thank you for the warning.

But there is one thing I don't understand.

What's that?

Who is Mrs. Li? And why does she want to kill me?

She is Blood Slave's mother.

Blood Slave's mother?

Why does she want to kill me?

Mrs. Li?

Gao Huan is dead.

Spread the word.

If Ye Tingfeng continues to live, you will know my wrath.

Has your nanny come by?

No. I fell asleep as soon as you left.

Have you seen her?

She wants to kill me.

I've only been here for half a day, and everyone wants my head.

Are they all hiding a terrible secret?

Can you take me to someone?

Who?

I want to see Mrs. Li.

Do you really want to see her?

What are you trying to do?

I'll gouge out your eyes SO you can't see her!

- Why won't you let me see her? - She's a seductress.

Once you see her, you won't have eyes for me.

I don't want you to leave me.

- Did anyone touch the coffin? - No.

Tie Hen, I will bring you home and bury you.

Stop scaring people.

Who are you talking to?

Were you talking just now?

Yes, I was.

Open the coffin.

There's a dead person in it. What is there to see?

Who's to say that's true?

It could be hiding a fugitive, a bandit, illicit items, or pilfered goods.

- Yes, but... - But what?

Should anything happen when I open the coffin...

Like what?

This man was very vicious in life.

In death, he became a malicious ghost.

Malicious ghosts do evil things. He could do anything.

A likely story! Search the coffin.

Yes, sir.

Is he dead or alive?

Feel him for yourself.

Wake up, Blood Slave. Blood Slave?

Did you see my friend in the coffin?

Your friend in the coffin? Why?

He's missing.

Look! Footprints!

There's blood!

PING'AN INN

Although the two of them weren't as experienced as you,

they were still experts in this field.

No matter what you find, you had best not hide it from me.

And don't report that they were like Tie Hen.

Get out! I have a business to run here!

- Get out of here! - What are you doing?

I won't allow you to do this!

Get out of here!

You have no business to run anymore.

I won't forgive you even when I am a ghost.

If there truly were vengeful ghosts,

I would've died at least 1000 times by now.

I wouldn't be alive today!

Have you found the cause of death yet?

He was poisoned.

- In his food or a sneak attack? - I don't know yet.

Have you opened the heart yet?

Does it need to be examined?

- Yes. It most certainly does. - Of course.

It doesn't look like you've found anything either, Mr. Xiao.

There are several tiny needles under the knee.

Mr. Xiao.

This was made by the Ten Hearts Sect.

It's a Seven-star Fatal Needle,

laced with Thousand-chances Poison.

You have sharp eyes, sir.

The mark left by the stone is the same as the marks left by the needles.

It seems that the red stone held the needles.

- Yes. - Sir.

- I found a needle in his heart. - Bring it here.

Yes, sir.

You're a shrewd one.

Only when I ordered the heart to be opened and the needles were found

were you willing to mention the needle marks.

Unfortunately for you, you're not cunning enough.

Otherwise you would've known that I was testing your abilities!

How did Tie Hen die?

- Poison. - Of what kind?

I'm not sure.

I've read your autopsy report.

I know.

I wonder if you know this.

I had another autopsy performed on Guo Jian's body.

His cause of death was the same as theirs.

So why couldn't you find the Seven-star Fatal Needles

in Guo Jian's body?

Did Tie Hen die?

What are you and he trying to hide?

Are you two the parrot? The Bloody Parrot?

Tell mel

You should know that all of my men are experts in torture.

And you should know

that a man of my age doesn't have that many years left.

I'm afraid it won't be that easy for you to die.

You don't yet have the power to control a person's fate.

If I don't want you to die, then die you shall not!

Where is Tie Hen's coffin?

Well, it's at Parrot House.

But I heard Tie Hen turned into a zombie and went missing last night.

Missing?

Zhang Tie, Lin Ping.

You two stay here.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Lead the way to Parrot House.

Are you Blood Slave?

Why don't you move that coffin outside?

It's not mine.

Does Ye Tingfeng refuse to move it?

I didn't ask. I haven't seen him today.

He said that he's going to find his friend who turned into a zombie.

Maybe he's being strangled by the zombie at this very moment

and won't ever come back.

COFFIN OF TIE HEN

- Wan Zhong. - Sir?

- Examine the coffin. - Yes, sir.

- Mr. Tang. - Yes, sir?

You and An Zihao will examine the two officials' bodies. Report back quickly.

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Sir, the coffin has been opened twice.

It wasn't resealed the second time.

- Open it. - Yes, sir.

- Are you Ye Tingfeng? - The very same.

Are you aware that coffins are meant for the dead?

I am.

Then why were you sleeping in one?

Because I don't wish to be dead anytime soon.

- Does someone seek to kill you? -Yes.

Everyone here seeks to kill me.

Sleeping in a coffin isn't necessarily safe.

You could be sealed inside.

A zombie came out of this coffin, so nobody dares get close.

- A zombie? - Sirl

A Seven-star Fatal Needle was found in the dead official's severed arm.

A Seven-star Fatal Needle?

Are you sure Tie Hen is dead?

I can tell whether someone is dead or alive.

Can a dead man murder people with poison needles?

Why not ask the dead man himself?

Ghostly eyes sometimes appear in this demonic painting.

Is that why you painted over it?

Yes.

Who lives next door?

Mrs. Song does. She's a witch.

A witch?

A zombie?

A demonic painting?

And ghostly eyes?

Let us find this witch.

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Idiots!

Who are you?

She's our peeper, alright.

Look, she worships the Five Poisons Ghost Buddha.

She must be an expert in using poison.

No wonder the stench of this filth is so foul that it makes one dizzy.

Hurry up.

Put it here.

Put it down there.

Make sure your men are careful with the things in here.

There may be poison around.

Don't open that!

Mr. Tang, the antidote!

Stop! Stop fighting!

Have you lost your mind?

Madman!

Zom... Zombie...

Lin Ping! Lin Ping!

IMPERIAL GUARD

Have they all arrived?

They're all here, Master San.

Here are 1000 taels.

Master San, what do you want me and my brothers to do?

I want you to capture someone.

Who?

Blood Slave.

That'll be easy. Don't worry, Master San.

- Let's go. - Wait.

Blood Slave has a personal maid.

Her name is Ruby.

She's deadly with her embroidery needles.

You must be careful if you see her.

It's best to avoid her.

- Understood. - Now go.

- Come on. - Right.

We were fooled!

Attack!

Take her away!

Be careful.

The faces of the seven of you are just enough for me to make a skirt.

Attack!

You must be Ruby!

Attack!

Take formation!

Too bad your formation is vulnerable at the bottom

and at the back.

When did you learn to sew people blind?

30 years ago.

So you're Ruby, the one known as the Baby-faced Lethal Embroiderer.

Give me Blood Slave.

She'll be much safer with me.

What are you doing at Parrot House?

She was sent by my mother to protect me.

Take the corpse away.

You should know that this woman belongs to me.

I know.

Why are you taking her away?

I just want to prove one thing.

What?

A scandal in the Prince of Dian's manor.

What does that have to do with Blood Slave?

Blood Slave isn't Mrs. Li's daughter,

but the bastard child of the prince's consort

and the last of the prince's family.

What proof do you have?

I worked in the prince's manor as a painter 20 years ago.

Though my rank was low,

I was able to enter the manor and get close to the prince.

One day, I was summoned to the manor.

Mr. Guo, I've finished the painting. Please take a look.

One moment. Please come with me.

Red bats are native to Longzhou.

Their red, petal-like wings are an aphrodisiac.

This Blood Stone was created by refining the blood of 100,000 red bats.

Upon eating it, not only will it keep you eternally young,

it will also boost your libido and strengthen your essence.

I had heard that the prince was a sadist.

But he had another disgusting sexual fetish

that I didn't understand.

This is what I've never been able to get to the bottom of.

One year later, the prince's consort gave birth to a baby.

Nobody knew if it was a boy or a girl

because it was taken away from the palace

on the day it was born.

Before they parted, the consort gave a piece of jade to the baby.

From that moment on,

nobody in the palace ever mentioned the baby again.

What's curious is that Blood Slave's jade

is the same one that was given by the consort.

You shouldn't have told me this.

Yes, perhaps I shouldn't have told you here.

-You? - You've said too much!

Why did you Kill her?

Not even dogs would want to eat her filthy corpse.

She's not worth pitying.

But we've lost a lead now.

You're being quite rude for our first time meeting.

Well, it wasn't easy to see you.

What do you want?

You must be very familiar with this.

That's Blood Slave's jade.

It's also the keepsake that the prince's consort gave her child.

What do you mean?

I want to know who you really are.

Even if you did know, then what?

I also want to marry you.

You've killed so many.

Was it all for this?

There's one thing you don't know.

In my eyes, you are quite alluring,

but compared with the jewelry from the Prince of Dian's manor,

you are rather plain.

There's one thing you don't know either.

I know nothing about any jewelry.

And I don't have anything to do with the prince's manor.

Don't be so quick to turn me down.

I still have your daughter.

Do you want the jewelry

or your daughter?

This poison dart kills within three hours.

That hostage won't help you.

What a vicious woman you are!

Blood Slave?

I can't believe my mother could be so cruel.

Jewelry!

Isn't that the stolen jewelry?

Let's go.

There's a passageway over there.

Blood Slave!

Blood Slave!

o

So the Bloody Parrot that has been causing all this trouble

is you, Old Parasite!

As a matter of fact, there is no Bloody Parrot.

It is a mere glowing lamp.

What are you up to?

I doubt you'll find that out even if you pay with your life.

A good death is better than a lousy life.

And you just chose to die here.

You...

When I entered the martial arts world, I was already prepared to die.

But I don't understand how Blood Slave is connected to you.

What is the Bloody Parrot?

There aren't many who do not fear death.

I'll let you die knowing the truth today.

-You're... - The Prince of Dian's consort.

He is Guo Fan, the chief steward of the prince's manor.

So you two are still alive.

We never died.

We merely used the legend of the Bloody Parrot

and fabricated a story about the manor's missing jewelry.

In truth, nobody ever saw the Bloody Parrot.

The two of us made everything up.

This sword is spring-loaded. It couldn't kill anyone.

So you did this

to embezzle the jewelry meant as a tribute to the emperor.

Call it embezzlement or a transgression against the court,

I just love the jewelry too much.

Unfortunately, you took the prince's life for nothing.

Everyone must die sooner or later.

Besides, he was just a licentious and incompetent old man.

It's true that nothing is as venomous as a woman's heart.

And a great man wouldn't refuse to do vicious things.

Do you think you can enjoy this jewelry in peace now?

The two top constables, Chang Xiao and Tie Hen, are dead.

What do I have to worry about?

The merciless Tie Hen isn't dead.

You ought to know that he became a zombie.

Do you think a zombie scares me?

Zombies aren't scary.

What should scare you is that you didn't kill me.

This so-called soul-stealing Blood Stone

is just a weapon with concealed poison needles.

It will work on me no longer.

When the zombie appeared at Parrot House,

I should have known that you had pretended to be dead!

It's a shame you were never sharp enough.

Release my friend and come peacefully,

and I might just spare your lives.

Thank me. Thank me.

Thank me.

Did you save me?

It's just a parrot.

Blood Slave! It's you!