Legend of Iron Monkey: Crisis of Flower Shadow

This film (drama)Also known as铁猴子传奇之花影危机，is aMainland ChinaProducerwomen sex，At2014Released in year 。The dialogue language isMandarin Chinese，Current Douban rating4.7(For reference only)。

In the seventeenth year of the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty, the Bai Caotang Clinic finally opened in Panyu County, Guangzhou. Because Yang Tianchun helped the poor, there was a steady stream of patients seeking medical help. At this time, Ruolan had become a good assistant to Yang Tianchun, easily handling medical treatment and prescriptions, and had become quite skilled in the 36 styles of Monkey Fist. Since arriving in Panyu County, Yang Tianchun had witnessed the harm of opium. He never expected this poison had infiltrated the bones of the common people; for the first time, he was helpless in the face of numerous "poisonous insects." Lin Wande, a once-wealthy landowner, had been reduced to a grotesque figure by opium, losing all his wealth; his wife had become a madwoman without a glimmer of sanity, leaving only his beautiful and obedient daughter Lin Caiyun to care for her father and seek treatment. Yang Tianchun felt deeply guilty that Lin Wande died without being cured! That night, he was tormented by nightmares, haunted by a blurry ancient ape, its terrifying roar, and a claw reaching for him! Yang Tianchun woke up with his forehead injury tearing open again! Infuriated, Yang Tianchun went into a rage, and Ruolan used the Monkey Fist to stop him, but she was no match for him. To protect herself, Ruolan hid in a secret room, listening to Yang Tianchun's howls outside. The little informant monkey covered its eyes and trembled in fear. The next day, when Ruolan and the little monkey emerged from the secret room, the clinic was in disarray. While cleaning up, Ruolan couldn't help but wonder about Yang Tianchun's origins, the source of his scar, and why his memory began at the age of thirteen... Yang Tianchun's braid came undone, and Ruolan combed his hair while he reflected on his heritage. Yang Tianchun had grown up in a Taoist temple of the Emei Sect in Sichuan since childhood, with the master being "Iron Eagle" Yang Xinan, the leader of the "Three Sons of Qingyin" at the Qingyin Temple. According to his master, Yang Tianchun gradually learned that he had been found deep in the mountains and was brought back to the Emei Sect. The sect leader, Taoist Yu Hao, discovered through bone-reading that this child was about thirteen years old, but with a peculiarly different bone structure, unable to speak human language, only able to screech! Most of the brothers in the Emei Sect deemed him a beast demon, insisting he must be eliminated to prevent future troubles. Only Master Yang Xinan risked his life to protect him, swearing to teach this wild child human values; if he failed, he would be willing to kill him himself and never set foot in Emei again! Thus, Yang Xinan named the wild child Yang Tianchun and took great care to raise him to become a man. Yang Xinan roamed far and wide, bringing Tianchun to meet various masters, especially Master Guo Bingyao, a Monkey Fist expert from Yunnan. Master Guo was astonished to find Yang Tianchun mastering Monkey Fist beautifully, even surpassing his deep understanding of the art. Gradually, Yang Tianchun learned to speak, although he was still unskilled, resulting in a stutter. However, Yang Tianchun's mischievous nature often got him into trouble, even indulging in drunken antics, causing havoc in the temple, and persistently refusing to reform. Taoist Yu Hao determined that Yang Tianchun was difficult to tame and ordered all disciples to eliminate him! That night, Yang Xinan sacrificed his own life in an attempt to awaken Tianchun’s humanity. Seeing his master killed, Yang Tianchun, initially furious and ready for a massacre, knelt beside his master's corpse and did not rise for three days and nights. Moved by Yang Tianchun's filial piety, Taoist Yu Hao allowed him to descend the mountain. After coming down, Yang Tianchun intended to abandon his martial arts to focus on medicine. However, when he witnessed injustice on the road, he drew his sword to help and saved the weak. Yang Tianchun lamented the unfairness of the world and decided to use his skills to uphold justice. Thus, the heroic Iron Monkey emerged in the martial world. Ruolan was astonished by Yang Tianchun's extraordinary experiences and questioned his life and origins before Yang Xinan found him. Yang Tianchun mused that it was indeed a mystery. Just then, Lin Caiyun's mad mother burst into the clinic, looking for her husband Lin Wande, claiming her daughter had been kidnapped! While Ruolan attempted to calm the madwoman, Yang Tianchun rushed to the Panyu County government office. Upon arrival, he found seven families reporting to the authorities, each with young girls reported missing, rich or poor. To his dismay, the county magistrate Yu Baochun was absent! Seeing the distraught families, he recalled Lin Caiyun's grief at her father's death from opium, igniting Yang Tianchun’s fury. That night, Iron Monkey transformed and infiltrated the magistrate's inner office but found it empty. Why hadn’t Yu Baochun appeared for a day and night? Iron Monkey was shocked to discover that the county guards were also absent. He then played a trick on the night guard, demanding to know where the officers had gone. At Huangpu Port under Panyu County, crates of opium were being unloaded by workers. British opium dealer James Matheson himself was supervising the unloading with bodyguards! At that moment, Yu Baochun led his officers out, having received orders from Governor Deng Tingzhen to strictly prohibit opium ships from unloading, lying in wait for three days and nights, and now he had caught them in the act! A gunfight broke out, and Yu Baochun was shot and dragged away by a rope, narrowly escaping death. Iron Monkey revealed himself! Instantly, all the British bodyguards’ guns were ensnared in an iron net and thrown into the dark sea! Iron Monkey quickly incapacitated all the bodyguards and was about to take Matheson’s life when Yu Baochun shouted a halt; if Matheson died, England would likely use the opportunity to invade! Iron Monkey scattered countless star darts, pinning them to the boxes of opium, which were all set ablaze. Matheson was furious, but everyone could attest that it was the black-clad bandit who destroyed the opium, having nothing to do with the Panyu County magistrate. Matheson, feeling guilty for having shot, could only temporarily retreat. Iron Monkey returned to the clinic's secret room, just getting changed when the officials asked for a doctor. Yang Tianchun and Ruolan went to the county office and extracted the bullet from Yu Baochun. Yu Baochun thanked Yang Tianchun, praising the renowned healer who had come to Panyu County to save lives. Yang Tianchun lamented the poison of opium harming the people. Yu Baochun recognized the wealthy businessman Lin Wande and lamented his fate. However, hearing that his daughter Lin Caiyun had been kidnapped shocked him! Only then did Yang Tianchun mention the flower thief in Panyu County! Yu Baochun sighed about the decline of morals and the emergence of bandits, noting that his focus on anti-opium efforts had delayed protection for the citizens. Nonetheless, the "Monkey Hero" appearing at Huangpu Port had saved his life by destroying Matheson's supervised opium—what a relief! Yang Tianchun feigned surprise over the "Monkey Hero's" characteristics, pretending to be amazed, claiming to have heard of this Iron Monkey from Laizhou, Sichuan! He was a wanted criminal by the emperor, warning Yu that Iron Monkey specifically targeted corrupt officials. Yu Baochun, confident in his integrity, bid farewell to Yang Tianchun. Yang Tianchun sighed at having encountered a good official who strongly advocates anti-opium efforts, hoping that this Yu would remain righteous and not stray from the path. Yang Tianchun began nightly stakeouts with Ruolan and the little informant monkey, vowing to capture the flower thief! Iron Monkey first wreaked havoc on all the famous brothels in the Two Guang provinces, rescuing several women sold against their will, but he never found the missing girls from Panyu County, especially not Lin Caiyun. Finally, the flower thief was caught by Iron Monkey in Panyu County while moving people in the dead of night. Following the trail, he discovered that the leader of the flower thief was the notorious “Bee Sting Hand” Mu Xiaodong! Mu Xiaodong had always trafficked innocent girls, either selling them to remote frontiers or into brothels in other provinces. This batch of girls was destined for the docks, waiting for 100 blooming maidens to be taken away by British merchant ships, plunging them into an abyss of no return—this was Matheson's scheme! Iron Monkey defeated "Bee Sting Hand" and rescued most of the blossoming maidens. But he learned that three "exquisite beauties" had already been transported to Matheson's dock that very night! One of them was Lin Caiyun! Matheson, upon seeing Iron Monkey, desperately wished to skin him alive! Western firearms, Western boxers, and Western swordsmen all attacked, but none were a match for Iron Monkey. Just as Iron Monkey was about to kill Matheson, Yu Baochun and his officers arrived, persuading Iron Monkey not to kill him, fearing it would provoke trouble. Ultimately, Iron Monkey relented and took three girls away. Lin Caiyun returned home to reunite with her mother. Iron Monkey returned home only to find Ruolan missing! Only the mark of Bee Sting Hand remained. Furious, Iron Monkey vigorously pursued Bee Sting Hand! In the end, he caught up in the dense forest, only to find it was a trap. Bee Sting Hand had gathered the four great lechers of the martial world to deal with Iron Monkey. After a fierce battle, Iron Monkey killed the four lecherous thieves and rescued Ruolan.