Original subtitles

[Outside of Liang City]

Ping, I can't run anymore.

You can't stop.

Keep moving! Here we go!

Alright.

We will be safe once we reach

the hunting ground.

Did you notice that?

That tiger...

Don't make a sound.

Ping.

If you're scared,

close your eyes and count to seven.

Then, open your eyes again and you won't be afraid.

My elder brother taught me that.

You have an elder brother?

Yes.

My brother works in the capital.

By the way,

he gave me this peace amulet.

Take it. It helps.

Listen to me. Close your eyes.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

They're just bats.

I just gave you the peace amulet

and the bats are here. [♪"Bat" sounds like "blessing" in Chinese]

Run! Run!

Ouch! Ping...

Are you fine?

Ying.

We are not lucky in this life.

See you again in the next life.

One!

Two!

Three!

Four!

Five!

Six!

Seven!

[Mutant Tiger]

[Liang City] (Two years ago, )

(when the Great Eunuch, Pang Dezhong was in power, )

(the court and the opposition scrambled to follow.)

Godfather, I searched through ancient books

and finally found a secret magic.

Oh?

Tell me more about it.

According to the ancient books,

tigers are overwhelmed with yang energy.

They can be used to refine Tiger Golden Elixirs

by unusual means.

They have the effect of restoring yang energy.

Great! I will wait for your good news then.

I will live up to your expectation.

[Eastern Depot, hunting ground]

(Pang Dezhong ordered his subordinate, Jiang Huai)

(to set up a hunting ground in Liang City.)

(Liang City is located at the southwest border, )

(behind Thousand Mile Tiger Ridge.)

(It's overwhelmed with yang energy and full of wild tigers.)

(The Eastern Depot has killed countless tigers)

(in the past two years)

(just to fulfill Pang Dezhong's wish to restoring his yang energy.)

(Until a few days ago...)

[Under the order of the almighty]

Finally... Finally...

We've finally succeeded in refining the Tiger Golden Elixir this time.

Look! The color is exactly the same as it is in ancient books.

It's one in a million!

(However, they didn't expect)

(that their evil deeds would lead to serious consequences.)

(Disaster is coming.)

[The capital, Yang's Mansion]

(At the same time, )

(I'm committing the final mistake in my life)

(thousand miles away at the capital.)

Darling.

That eunuch Pang found out that I have written in to report him.

The imperial guards will be here soon.

Hurry up!

Get out of here before the curfew!

Huan'er... Where's Huan'er?

Huan'er...

(I dealt with border affairs for seven years)

(and guarded the garrison for three years.)

(I, Zhang Liucheng, still couldn't)

(escape the fate of being a servant in the end.)

What are you doing?

Kneel down!

Official, please spare my life!

Official, please... Please spare my life!

Official!

Tongshu.

Tongshu! I'm sorry to drag you in.

Official Yang.

Tell us about yourself.

Are you considered smart or silly?

Eunuch Pang can easily deceive the masses with his authority.

You offended him.

Can you still see the sun tomorrow?

But you can't hide the sun.

Search thoroughly!

See if there are any remaining members of the rebel party.

Yes!

Official, this is the traitor, Yang Ziqing's daughter,

Yang Huan.

Wait a moment.

Vice battalion Commander Zhang.

You have a valuable sword, huh?

You didn't even bother to take it out.

Or are you pitying the rebel party?

I was afraid of dirtying my hands.

Liucheng. What we, imperial guards do

are dirty jobs.

Although you have just been transferred here,

you should know the rules.

Come on! Give it a try.

Embroidered Spring Sword. I have it too. [♪Special sword of the imperial guards]

Kill her.

You killed so many people,

killing her makes no difference.

I knew you aren't some good thing.

Zhang Liucheng.

It's not enough even if you die a hundred times!

I wouldn't eat my enemy's food.

I saved your life.

Even though I'm not your saviour,

I shouldn't be your enemy.

The imperial guards killed my whole family.

They are my enemy.

You're just like them,

not a good guy.

I'm just like you now,

a fugitive of the Eastern Depot.

Where are you bringing me to?

To find my younger brother.

He's working at the border.

Let's see if we can send you out.

The border is far away.

My charges won't spread there so quickly.

This is our last chance.

Why did you save me?

I'm already regretting it.

(I don't know why I saved her.)

[Liang City] (I guess I was tired of lies.)

(Or I missed Liuping.)

(No matter what, )

(there must be a reason.)

[Eastern Depot, hunting ground]

Wait for me at the inn.

Don't run around.

Who are you?

I'm from the capital.

I'm an imperial guard.

[Battalion commander]

Third Captain.

You're from the Northern Division.

Do you know where this is?

A hunting ground at Liang City, personally led by Ceremonial Directorate's Eunuch Jiang Huai.

It's great that you know.

We have no connection with the Northern Division.

What brings you all the way here?

I'm here to find a man.

Minister of War, Yang Zi Qing has been sentenced to death for rebelling.

A man here is involved in the case.

I have to get him arrested.

What's his name?

Zhang Liuping.

Zhang Liuping? There isn't such a man here.

Eunuch, this man is a beast hunter who travels the world.

He was recruited by Eastern Depot as a hunter two years ago.

"No means no."

Go back and tell them this.

This man is a key criminal.

I must bring him back.

Please don't give me a hard time.

This hunting ground is a secret fortress.

If you see something that you shouldn't see,

be aware that I would dig your eyes out.

Get out!

(Let me go!)

(Stand there!)

(I want to see Eunuch Jiang!)

Stand there!

Move aside!

Ping...

You know Zhang Liuping?

Why is his amulet with you?

You're not Ping.

I'm his elder brother. Where is Liuping?

Let's go!

Stand there!

Stop!

Stop!

Chase after them!

(Someone broke in!)

(Come over here!)

Tell me your division and name.

I'll behead you and send your head back.

It's also to give your superiors an explanation.

If you know what you're doing, don't get in my way.

You broke into a confidential site.

Go!

Hey, what happened?

Move aside!

They are here.

Who?

The tigers.

Miss, go to Qingdaokuaima Inn

and look for a girl called Yang Huan.

Hide yourselves and don't come out.

I'll go and check it out.

Hey! Qingdaokuaima. Yang Huan.

Can you remember? Go!

Hurry up! Close the door!

Let me in!

Open the door! Open it now!

Hurry up!

Bring the arrows here!

Hurry up!

We need rocks here! Hurry up!

Hurry up!

Archers! Get ready! The remaining people, carry the rocks up!

Yes!

Hurry up!

Why are there so many tigers outside?

They don't look like tigers. They are monsters.

Get ready!

Shoot!

The tigers are coming up!

Archers! Shoot!

Here!

Rocks!

There! Shoot!

Do you want to die? Follow me!

We can't fight them! Let's go!

What's the sound?

What's wrong?

What's happening outside?

Who cares? Let's check it out!

Be careful!

Let's go!

Are you Yang Huan?

Yes... No! No!

Yes or no?

An imperial guard called Zhang asked me to look for you.

Where is he now?

Let's go!

(Help! Help!)

Run!

(Open the door! Open the door!)

(Let me in!)

(Open the door!)

(Help! Help!)

(Help!)

Sir! Everyone's dead!

Sir!

I don't want to die.

Stop talking.

Their eyes are not good,

but they have sharp ears.

I can't guarantee your safety.

I can't guarantee to keep you alive either.

Follow me if you want.

Sir! Where are we going?

Go to the inn.

Sir, is the inn safe?

I don't know. There isn't a safe place now.

Let's go!

Run! Hurry up!

Lad! Hang in there!

Move the things here.

[Qingdaokuaima]

[Qingdaokuaima]

Sir.

I used to be a medical practitioner.

My name is Wang Qian.

I'm Zhang Liucheng.

You don't look like a man from the hunting ground.

How do you know?

Because people from the hunting ground wouldn't care about other people's lives.

I'm sorry.

Don't be nervous. They're none of my business.

Zhang, is it shameful for me to be so afraid of death?

It's easy to be dead, but it's hard to survive.

The beasts are gone. I need to go and find a person.

I'll follow you.

Are you fine?

I'm fine. Not dead yet.

How did you know that the tigers are coming?

Where is my younger brother?

What happened here? Tell me!

Two years ago, Eastern Depot set up a hunting ground here.

I was recruited because my hometown is famous for snake catchers.

Ping and I were partners.

We caught many tigers for the hunting ground.

They never let us know

what they are doing with the tigers.

Until a few days ago, a tiger escaped from here accidentally.

The hunting ground sent all hunters out to look for it.

Ping and I were among them too.

After a few days of searching,

we finally found the tiger's trace.

However, we didn't expect that it is not just one, but a flock of tigers.

Nonsense! Tigers are supposed to act alone.

They wouldn't act in a flock.

I thought so too.

But that's what we saw.

What's strange is not that they're acting in a flock.

Instead, it looks like those tigers have caught some sort of plague.

Ping and I were surrounded by them.

In order to save me, Ping...

Nonsense!

If the tigers caught a plague,

why would they leave you alone?

Liuping is dead, but why are you still alive?

If I could, I would rather die for him!

The tiger that ran away must have carried the plague, causing all tigers to go mad.

So, I came back to tell everyone to prepare themselves.

Otherwise, I should have gotten out of this place.

I can't believe you.

When Ping passed me his amulet, he told me,

"Close your eyes and count to seven.

Then, open your eyes again and you won't be afraid."

Ping'er, don't be afraid.

Close your eyes and count to seven.

Then, open your eyes again and you won't be afraid.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven!

(Brother, why did you lie to me?)

(If there's someone you want to protect one day, )

(you can use this trick too.)

Let's go!

Where are we going?

It's not safe here. I'll bring you out of this town.

I'm not leaving! They saved me just now.

If you want to leave, let's leave together!

I promised your father

to keep you alive.

Why are you pretending to be good now?

You're good at fighting.

But why didn't you save my parents too?

I only promised to save you.

Looking at how I saved you back then,

please help me once more.

I'm doomed.

I can only beg you to bring Huan'er away.

I'm already helping you if I don't report you.

I remember that you weren't like this back then.

Then, what was I like back then?

The eunuchs control the government and kill the loyal people.

The world is dark. Aren't you angry?

Where is your courage back then?

Courage can't save our lives.

You bunch of dogs!

You're just like them!

Leave!

I would rather die here

than following you.

Where are you going?

To the hunting ground.

What are you trying to do?

In order to find a solution,

I must go to the source of the problem.

I'm familiar with the hunting ground.

I'll follow you.

I'll go too!

I know a shortcut.

Sister, we will go too!

Our hometown is often infested with wild beasts.

We can help you.

Zhang.

You should stay here.

Take care of her.

Alright.

Let's go to the secret room first.

There must be a clue there.

Lead the way.

[Tiger Golden Elixir]

I thought the tigers were monsters.

Instead, they are actually the monsters.

They bewitched the tigers with Heart of Mad Dogs.

How can the tigers not have distemper?

In order to not stay as a eunuch,

Pang trashed so many tigers

and harmed the people of this city.

So Official Yang knew about this.

Who is Official Yang?

Yang Huan's father. He's a loyal man.

He had written in to impeach Pang Dezhong.

I think it's because of this hunting ground.

But he and over ten people in the family were killed by Pang Dezhong.

Only Yang Huan survived.

Hey! Here!

[Tiger Golden Elixir]

So this is the Tiger Golden Elixir.

Give me the thing.

If you want it, come and get it.

Let the people go!

Let them go!

Let them go!

Do you want me to die?

Let's go! Bring me to your superior.

The Tiger Golden Elixir is with this imperial guard.

What happened?

He found it first.

I'm afraid of attracting the tigers, so I dare not speak out.

Useless...

I am sorry.

You are from Northern Division.

Stop your nonsense. The thing is with me now.

The imperial guards should know the rules well.

You're holding the tribute of Eunuch Pang now.

Give it to me and I might spare your life.

I dislike you since the beginning.

I slapped you to remind you that it's not the time

to talk about our statuses, you know?

You'll attract the tigers here if you make a move.

Do you think the tigers know who's the Seal-holding Eunuch?

Don't you infuriate me.

Otherwise, I'll destroy it.

Even if you manage to get out of here now,

do you think Pang Dezhong will let you off?

Tell me then.

What do you want?

Isn't this place a hunting ground?

There must be ways and weapons to deal with the beasts.

There are still many living people in the inn now.

I must bring them out.

Alright, go ahead.

But you must come back.

I'll wait for you here.

The golden elixir is with me now.

They don't dare to hurt you.

Wait for me here. I'll be back soon.

I finally remember who you are.

No wonder I feel like I've seen you somewhere

since the first time I saw you.

Zhang Liuping, who you're looking for

looked exactly like you.

To be honest,

your younger brother is dead.

Do the people in the inn deserve this?

The golden elixir is with you.

We will bring you out.

But why bother bringing them out?

There's a secret passage here?

Secret passage?

Our secret passage leads straight out of the city.

It's definitely...

I shall thank you, Third Captain, on behalf of the people inside.

You...

(The child is right.)

(Everyone has the right to stay alive.)

(I have the right to choose to live differently too.)

Let's go!

Zhang, how's it going?

I found the tigers' weakness.

If we prepare ourselves,

we might be able to get out of here.

My brother once caught dogs infected

with distemper for people in Qilu. [♪Shandong in ancient China]

He said, "Walking like corpse, painlessness and madness"

are their most obvious characteristics."

These characteristics are similar to the tigers here.

I found out from the warlock's secret book at the hunting ground

[Tiger Golden Elixir] that they used

Heart of Mad Dogs to refine elixirs.

It causes plague in the tigers.

And the biggest feature of the dogs is that they are scared of water.

I guess the warlock didn't dare to

tell those vicious eunuchs about these hidden consequences.

This also proves why Wu Ying survived.

Because it rained.

Is this real?

If it doesn't work, we're gambling with our lives.

Don't worry. I tried it out just now.

Outside this town is a jungle.

There's a cliff at the end of the jungle.

The bridge over the cliff is the only exit.

If we can survive till there,

we will have a chance to get out of here.

Zhang, what do you think?

Sounds good.

Alright, let's split up then.

Don't be in a hurry.

Let's talk about the position of the secret passage first.

Secret passage? Alright.

I'll exchange 500 fire gun bullets for a Tiger Golden Elixir.

This is my bottom line.

I can't negotiate?

Keep your things.

I don't need them.

It's up to your decision whether to bring us out.

But don't worry.

I wouldn't give you the elixir

before we get out of here.

Come on! Beat me up!

I guarantee that you can't get what you want.

Alright.

I'll do as you say.

Isn't it solved then?

Don't you mess around.

Are we really going with them?

These people aren't totally useless to us.

I have an idea.

Get a box of gunpowder and add water in it.

If we meet a tiger,

who do you think the tiger will bite?

(Now that I recall that morning, )

(I vaguely remember the dazzling morning sun.)

(It's bright like blood.)

(Although my memories are no longer clear, )

(I will always remember)

(that the only thought in my mind at that time)

(was to get out of that place.)

Run! Hurry up!

Hurry up!

Run!

Hurry up!

Wait!

This is closer.

Here!

If we stay together, our group is too big.

You take the main road.

See you next time.

Stop pretending. Where's the golden elixir?

You shall take the main road.

Let's go!

Be careful.

Oh, no! There's one over there too.

Kneel down!

Get into your formation!

Shoot!

Why can't this shoot out bullets?

Mine either.

Where are your swords? Get your swords out!

It is our chance

when the tigers deal with them later.

You're smart. You let them be the scapegoats.

Are you ready?

Yes!

Go!

(What's wrong?)

(Why did the tigers let them go?)

(I should ask you that instead.)

♪ No one knows where to go ♪

♪ No one knows where to go ♪

♪ Snowmen run ♪

♪ With the sun in the morning ♪

♪ The wind is howling ♪

♪ Blowing over the caged bird ♪

Kill them!

♪ No one knows where to go ♪

(I used to have dreams too.)

(But as time passes, )

(I can't remember what they look like.)

(Life is long.)

(No one knows what's ahead of us.)

(But I finally understand now.)

(No matter how far I go, )

(there's always a way back.)

♪ Chirp, chirp ♪

♪ It's that caged bird ♪

The water on us is about to dry. Run!

♪ It's that caged bird ♪

♪ It's that caged bird ♪

Run! Run!

Run!

♪ Snowmen run ♪

♪ With the sun in the morning ♪

♪ The wind is howling ♪

♪ Blowing over the caged bird ♪

♪ Kites winding ♪

Sister, I can't run anymore!

♪ Chirp, chirp ♪

♪ It's that caged bird ♪

♪ That caged bird ♪

♪ No one knows where to go ♪

♪ No one knows where to go ♪

♪ Where to go ♪

♪ Where to go ♪

Run!

♪ Where to go ♪

Run! Hurry up!

♪ Where to go ♪

Even if I die,

I should stay as a whole, right?

Qian!

Zhang, I'm sorry.

I can't protect her anymore.

- Get onto the bridge! - Let's go!

Hurry up!

What's wrong?

Why did he become like this?

It's because of the golden elixir.

(Looking at this, )

(the golden elixir is completely a heresy.)

(It seems like he became a mad beast, )

(like these tigers.)

Yang Huan.

You will have to depend on yourself in the future.

If you're afraid, close your eyes and count to seven.

Then, open your eyes and you won't be afraid.

Zhang.

Take care of her.

Mr. Zhang!

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

(Brother, what kind of person do you want to be when you grow up?)

(If I can, I want to be a hero)

(and help people in need.)

(If not, I can be a constable)

(and protect the people.)

Mr. Zhang!

(Official Yang.)

(I am ashamed.)

(I wasted half of my life)

(and ended up being killed by tigers.)

(I'm really sorry to my parents and my brother.)

(I'm even ashamed of myself.)

(Today, I will save your daughter.)

(I've finally done a right thing.)

(I hope that I'm not ashamed)

(seeing you again in the afterworld.)

[A few months later]

Godfather, these two are the new ones.

Raise your head and let me see.

Let both of them stay.

Alright.

Come. Come here.

[The next morning, ]

[Pang Dezhong, the Seal-holding Eunuch in power]

[was found dead at home.]

[The cause of his death became the mystery of the court...]

[All the animals in this film are made of CG.]

[No animals were harmed during the shoot.]

[Tigers are national protected animals. They are also rare and endangered species.]

[It's our responsibility to protect animals.]

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ He never came to live in this beautiful and fascinating world ♪

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ Passing by here ♪

♪ Because the land here is always fertile ♪

♪ As he turns over the dazzling days one after another ♪

♪ He never stops ♪

♪ Nature guides him ahead ♪

♪ He was born with a strong will ♪

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ Surviving alone ♪

♪ Kissing himself on the lips ♪

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ He doesn't have a look ♪

♪ And never gets dirtied by this world ♪

♪ He passes by the endless crowd ♪

♪ Engulfing every morning ♪

♪ The sorrow of the past shines in his eyes ♪

♪ Like light reflected from a sword ♪

♪ As he turns over the dazzling days one after another ♪

♪ He never stops ♪

♪ Nature guides him ahead ♪

♪ He was born with a strong will ♪

♪ He passes by the endless crowd ♪

♪ Engulfing every morning ♪

♪ The sorrow of the past shines in his eyes ♪

♪ Like light reflected from a sword ♪

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ There's a man ♪