Legend of the Demigods (Sau Sun Cheun / 搜神傳)

Episode 01

Good morning, Uncle Kau

Good morning, Lucky Girl You're in a very good mood today?

Yes, one's luck is in if one's always cheerful

By the way, where're Doctor Kai and Madam Kai?

They're collecting medicinal herbs in the hills

OK, I'll go back to work

Are you OK? You're not feeling well? It hurts...

It seems you can't get up by yourself. Let me help you

To Sam...

Lucky Girl, you enjoy scavenging on the street?

I’ll thank you to keep a civil tongue in your head!

Madam Kai... I've told you not to quarrel in the morning

What's up?

Mom, he tripped over and fell down on the street

Help him sit down first

Ask your mentor to come out

I've got a patient already? Madam Kai, here comes mentor

Mentor, how're you? Are you all right? I'm fine

Dad, I've told you to mind the steps You trip over and fall down thrice a day

Lucky Girl, shall we greet mentor as Doctor Tumble Kai in future?

To Sam... Sorry, Madam Kai Sun...

You have deficiency of vital energy and stagnation of liver' Qi

You're too hungry and you haven't had enough sleep. You don't have to worry

Brew the herbs with 4 bowls of water until you get 1 bowl of decoction

I've brought you something. Please take them

Blacksmith Chow, I've told you you don't have to give me anything

You'd brought me so many leeches last time that I couldn't finish them off

I was lucky my wife used them to make wine eventually

Sorry... He's Fisherman Bro Big Cat

Dad, the one who brought you leeches was Fruit King Cheung

Blacksmith Chow gave you a cleaver Right, right, I remember it

Fruit King Cheung, you don't have to give me the pears.

Sorry. Mentor is forgetful but he never makes any mistakes in his prescription

I know. I was lucky Doctor Kai had cured my hand so I can work as a fisherman again

You must take these pearls Well...

Sun... You should appreciate his sincerity

OK, you and Lucky girl can use them to make a pearl hairpin for each of you

I don't want any pearl hairpin

I'd like to grind the pearls into powder so Siu-sin can put the powder on her face

Are you sure it'll work?

Dad says pears help whiten the skin Cow milk preserves one's youthful look

The medicinal herbs eliminate wetness and clear away heat and toxic materials

I'm sure it'll be effective

How's it?

Improved! Your skin is radiant with translucent redness

How about my mouth? Has it become smaller?

Has the mole become lighter in color? Yeah

You lied to me. I don't want to talk to you

Don't be cross with us. We just tried to be a little more encouraging

Right

Actually, you aren't ugly. I really mean it

I know you're nice

You said it because you don't want to hurt me

But to be honest, sometimes I want to vomit when I see my face in the mirror

I don't care. I really want to become beautiful

Don't worry. I’ll help you

I want to look for the immortals in the Misty Cave. What if you go with me?

I've heard it said that the immortals will help a poor person become rich

A moron will become the Number One Scholar too

I’ll ask the immortals to help me become beautiful

Don't be so naive. I've also heard it said that the place isn't too accessible

But you're Lucky Girl. If you go with me

your luck will help me find the immortals so I’ll become beautiful

Go with me, please. I want to become beautiful

I’ll ask the immortals to help me become beautiful. Go with me, please

OK Really? Thank you, Lucky Girl

People say the Misty Cave is located beside the lake

We've been searching for it in vain from morning to night

Where on earth is it?

I suspect we've lost our way

I left this mark 2 hours ago We've been going round in circles

What can we do now? I must go to the Misty Cave. Lucky girl, help me

Ghost fire?

"A green lake appears in the woods. The

boat will carry guys whose fate is sealed"

Get on the boat if you two want to go to the Misty Cave

Let's go

Here we are. I'll become beautiful soon

Where's the hunchbacked boatman?

We've arrived already. We shouldn't be concerned for it. Let's get out of the boat

How come we can't open it?

How can you open it without a key?

You come and go like a shadow Tell us how we can get the key?

You must get the key from the fire if you want to see the Misty fairy maiden

You said we'll get it from the fire with our bare hands?

Our hands will get burnt before seeing the fairy maiden

You won't get burnt if you're sincere enough

I'm very scared Lucky Girl, will you help me?

The one who wants to see the fairy maiden must get the key by herself

What should I do? I'm very scared

Don't worry. I’ll do it with you Whatever it is, we’ll share

We've got it

It works

Hey! He's gone again

Stop wasting time here. Let's go

This is a beautiful place

Hey! It's gone

Where've you been?

You're the Misty fairy maiden?

What do you want?

I want to become beautiful. I hate my sausage lips and the mole

I want to become very, very beautiful

There's no such thing as a free lunch You must be prepared to pay a price for it

You must barter something you cherish most for beauty

I don't need any wealth

What you may use to barter with me can be a relationship, wisdom or health

The rule is weird

I'm ready to pay a price. But I'm neither clever nor charming. I'm not healthy either

What I cherish most is my friendship with Lucky girl

You're ready to sacrifice your friendship with each other?

Siu-sin, an immortal won't ask you to do that

She's very weird. Let's leave

I won't force you to be compliant but I'm sure I can make your wish come true

But you two won't be friends anymore in future

Do you want to be beautiful?

I can discard this friend. Fairy maiden you must help me become beautiful, please

I've really become beautiful...

You're beautiful Yeah

Ask your friend to drink the wine and you’ll never become ugly again

Are you an immortal? You're demonic

You must be an evil spirit

Siu-sin, don't trust her

Help me one more time. Drink it, please

Siu-sin, wake up! She's cast a spell on you

You want her to become ugly again? Is it because you're jealous of her?

Drink it. I don't want to be ugly. Drink it

Siu-sin, I'm Lucky girl. Wake up

I don't want to be ugly again

Siu-sin, what're you doing? Drink it

Demon, you've cast a spell on her

I don't want to be ugly again I really want to be beautiful

No, no, Siu-sin...

I was really ugly in the past

I didn't expect you'd do this to me

You would do the same if you looked as ugly as me

Lucky Girl, if you want to be pretty again

barter something you cherish most for it

Will you give away your family or your truthfulness and sincerity?

Wicked! You want to make people become utterly savage

I won't let you harm others again

Little girl, don't be scared

I can recognize you You're Granny Headboard

When I was a kid, I fell out of the bed if I had a dream during my sleep

But you always popped out and held me tight when it happened

Witch, you've gone too far!

You cast spells on others You're wily and heinous

Earth God, Day Goddess, don't waste time talking to her. Let's do something now

Lady, come over here She's a devilish monster

Misty fairy maiden isn't a monster

All of you are monsters

Look at her carefully

Awesome?

Go away! Go away! Go away!

Siu-sin...

Siu-sin, are you all right?

I was very scared You're OK now

Lucky Girl, grab the 7-Star Bomb and throw it at her

Granny Headboard...

Granny Headboard, you can count on me

I won't admit defeat so easily!

Granny Headboard, are you all right?

Thank you, sweetie. It seems you aren't scared at all. You even look very cheerful

It's because I think that one's luck is in when one's cheerful

Granny Headboard, you're all right? Yes

Oh dear! It's daybreak soon

I'd better leave first. I don't want to run into that wicked guy. See you later

We're flying in the sky? Can we fly faster?

Don't do it

Earth God, you look pale?

I'm not used to flying

We had really a close shave too

We're lucky Granny Headboard had an awesome 7-Star Bomb

We're lucky I didn't miss that Chicken Monster when I threw the bomb at her

You're always optimistic and cheerful

It's because one's luck is in if one's always cheerful

Granny Headboard, have you got other tricks inside your bag?

I'd like to have a look

No way!

She's bold and outspoken Certainly she's too bold

But we mustn't let her remember this incident and find out who we are

Of course. We were no match for that monster at first

If it hadn't been Lucky Girl, I wonder what would've happened to us in the end

Right, you mustn't be ungrateful

Now I know about everything so taking me to the Heavenly Court is no big deal?

OK, I promise you I won't tell others the humiliating incident that you'd encountered

I won't even tell dad and mom about it

In that case...

She's eaten a big-head shrimp

She won't remember anything that happened in the Misty Cave

We don't have to worry anymore

To be fair, Lucky Girl has done us a big favor

We should do something to return the favor

It's a piece of cake. A kindhearted person must be beautiful. Have a look

Done

Tseung Sin has a deplorable character She'd even tried to go away by herself

What if we teach her a lesson by giving her a pair of thick lips and a big mole?

We're immortals. We must make sure what we do is good

Since she's Lucky Girl's friend we should let her off this time

Lucky Girl, Lucky Girl...