Movie Story : Years after watching a monstrous water creature, known as the "water monkey," kill his father, Shui Sheng returns to find the beast has struck again, claiming the lives of Xiang Lan's younger brother and father. Determined to protect her, he confronts the creature and the superstitions that keep the villagers from facing it. His fight to expose the myths and hunt down the monster becomes a dangerous struggle against both the supernatural and deeply rooted tradition.