Sword E

The story happened on a night with ghost fire and squealing foxes.

Outside the thatch house, the wind was raw and chilly.

Apart from occasional dog barks,

all is silent, dark and grim,

with a subtle noise of rustling leaves.

As if in a trance,

a man saw a shadow

trying to devour everything.

I'm losing control of myself!

Cheater, I'll make you pay

twice as much as you owe me!

Cheater!

Son, why don't you open the door for Mom?

A few days ago,

a local constable named Leng Lin suddenly died at home.

His dead body was all dried up when it was found.

There was no trace of any blood in him.

Drought demons?

There's no such thing as a drought demon.

I don't believe drought demons exist!

You've gotta believe it!

Haven't you heard?

There have been several deaths lately!

What a bunch of downers!

- Let's go! - Go!

To hell with those drought demons!

Even if drought demons truly exist,

I won't be afraid!

Brother!

Listen, women's voices!

Pretty women?

Gorgeous, what are you doing here?

Beautiful lady.

Don't you fear drought demons?

Drought demons?

Don't worry. I'll protect you.

Are you referring to creatures

like him?

Help! Help!

Help!

Help!

Sir, help me!

What happened?

Sir!

Sir, there's a monster!

It...

Sir, I'm scared.

You're scared?

I...

Don't go!

Miss,

are you okay?

Miss, this place is too dangerous.

You should go home now.

Don't you have better things to do?

What's wrong, nerd?

Did you have a nightmare again?

Listen up,

don't call me a nerd. Get off the table now.

What are you drawing?

Put it down!

Look at you, studying such stuff all day long.

It's no wonder that you'd have nightmares!

Let me tell you something.

I just saw Mr. Zhuge go out.

While he's away,

why don't I take you out for fun?

No need.

You're too obsessed with drawing these things!

It's said that Chunxiao House

has recruited some beauties from the south of the country.

One of them is reputed as the prettiest woman in the south.

Isn't watching beautiful girls better than looking at portraits of monsters?

Let's go!

Wait. Aren't you tired?

What do you know?

Dating one girl at a time

is the prelude of failure.

Dating multiple girls at a time

is the proof of allure.

Let's go!

Let's go.

Sure.

I'm taking you to a lovely place

where you'll see everything!

Come here!

Mr. Cui, there you are!

It's been a long time since you last came here.

Lead the way.

This is gonna be a delightful visit!

You may go now.

Have fun!

Busboy, bring tea to Mr. Cui!

Got it!

Leave troubling issues for tomorrow.

Tonight there's no room for sorrow.

You're being too rigid and dull.

Sir, you've finally come.

I missed you so much during the few days we were apart.

So beautiful!

Gorgeous!

Why is it turning towards you?

Don't be shy. Come on.

Help!

Run!

Sir,

thank you.

It's you.

Don't move!

Thank you for saving me again.

I promise I'll repay you in the future.

Nerd, we have a lot to do in a short time.

You've got a girl to flirt with while I need to make a fortune.

Now tell me how you felt.

I mean when that demon...

Lord!

You're useless!

Who are you?

You obstructed our investigation,

and let the murderer escape.

Do you know how you'll be punished?

We were just trying to help,

but we didn't know that monster was so formidable.

Here comes the Magistrate!

Greetings, Magistrate.

A drought demon appeared.

There's one more death.

Who are you?

Magistrate,

they are students of Linglan Academy.

I'm Cui Hongsen from Linglan Academy.

Cui?

Then the owner of Shunhao Company Mr. Cui is...

He is my father.

And this is?

He is Leng Luofeng.

Nice to meet you, Magistrate.

As I heard, you two fought the demon.

Well, Magistrate,

we were just trying to help.

Magistrate, I recklessly

fought the drought demon on impulse at the sight of its appearance.

However, I was unable to defeat the demon,

so it managed to escape.

I'll accept any punishment.

Forgo the formalities.

Students of Linglan Academy like you are so impressive.

You're both young heroes.

Magistrate, you do have a good eye,

unlike Officer Zhao

who said we obstructed their investigation.

How dare you! Don't you be so smug!

Officer Zhao,

working on the case is your top priority now.

It's getting late.

You should go back to the academy.

- Thank you, Magistrate. - Thank you, Magistrate.

It's bold of you to use the puppet sorcery on me!

I might tell the Master about it.

Shouldn't you be leaving now?

You've done a good job today.

I'll take care of the rest.

I'm sure this guy will come find me.

Dry weather!

Use fire with caution!

Dry weather!

Use fire with caution!

Dry weather!

My son Jinyu,

the deadline is approaching.

All is settled. Make sure the ending will be perfect.

Help! I need help!

Who is there?

Lord!

Why is it you again?

I'm just a student named Leng Luofeng.

Greetings, Officer Zhao.

As a student of Linglan Academy,

you should know that it's the government's job to make arrests and investigate cases.

Officer,

I heard about the killings done by drought demons long ago.

Just now,

I happened to meet a drought demon.

Thinking that I'd be a constable in the future,

and that it'd be my duty to protect the citizens,

I decided to...

I beg for your forgiveness.

Let's go.

Yes!

Miss Tong?

It's me!

Miss Tong, you...

I'm fine.

You guys go back to sleep!

Yes.