Meng Xiangliang

Dedicated police detective Ma Zhe is tasked with solving a series of brutal murders in a rural Chinese town. As pressure mounts from his superiors, a hasty arrest is made, but while his colleagues celebrate, several clues push Ma Zhe deeper into a desperate investigation of his own.

In the late Tang Dynasty, General Qian Liu and his troops encounter a fearsome two-headed beast while battling river pirates. As the creature escapes to the Qiantang River, it unleashes destruction, threatening the lives of all in its path.