A warlock, two apprentices, and a two-headed snake walk into a collapsing dynasty—chaos ensues.
At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, wars continued, and the evil person Wang Liniang was killing people. The crazy Jianghu warlock Mao Bupo and his apprentices Bai Qi and Bai Yuan chased the evil spirits to Heling City. Bai Qi defeated Wang Liniang and the two-headed snake. Wang Liniang’s dying last words and The logo made Mao Bupo feel puzzled, thinking of the many years of massacres.
Practical Effects
Creature designs punch above their weight—two-headed snake commits.
Costume
Qing-to-Republic transition looks genuinely researched, surprisingly detailed.
Direction
Chaotic energy keeps 81 minutes from ever dragging—barely breathes.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Heling City as setting deliberately evokes 1912's power vacuum, when imperial ritual and republican chaos collided—perfect breeding ground for supernatural anxiety.
Director remains officially uncredited across all databases, fueling speculation this was a pseudonym project or collective effort—a ghost in its own machine.
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