Dark Tales Season 1, Episode 8: Episode 8

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Episode 1

CHEUNG YU TANG always tries his best to stop LO KAM CHOI from hunting deer as he believes that deer are sacred animals. However CHOI needs deer blood to cure her father. TANG is a doctor. When he knows that MING and CHING's mother FUNG needs treatment, he goes to visit her and cures her without asking her to pay. CHOI hunts a strong deer. TANG saves it. Later Prince GOLD ARMOUR appears and thanks him. He also asks TANG to convince CHOI to stop hunting. CHOI ignores his advice and at last she dies in an accident. GOLD ARMOUR refuses to let CHOI be buried in his sphere of influence. TANG explains for her. When GOLD ARMOUR realises that CHOI needs deer blood to cure her father, he is touched. He gives Golden Lotus to cure CHOI.

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Episode 2

CHOI’s mother and many others see CHOI in their dream. They see her carrying a bow and riding a horse. They think that CHOI wants to inspire them. CHOI’s mother is impressed as TANG prays for CHOI. CHOI’s maid TSUI visits TANG but she is stopped by FUNG. As it is MING's birthday, TANG visits them. FUNG is discontented as CHOI tries to spoil the banquet. CHOI warns FUNG that the Fung Shui of her house is so bad that she and her family should move out as soon as possible. TANG begs CHOI's mother to let him marry CHQI. FUNG is unhappy. LAU teaches TANG magic which allows CHOI to appear in front of him. FUNG places a Buddhist statue to spoil the plan. When FUNG knows that CHOI has saved her, she changes her attitude and suggests TANG to use the magic in the garden. CHOI appears and tells them that she is going to be given birth and leads a new life.

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Episode 3

CHOI’s mother wants to give a house to TANG but FUNG disagrees. Instead she wants to save sufficient money to buy a new one. She sells bean curbs and TANG sells herbal medicine. At last after six months, they have enough money to purchase a new house and TANG marries FUNG. TANG begs his master to teach him to make sacred medicine which makes one to get old. He spends five years on collecting herbs and FUNG continues her business of selling bean curbs. After ten years, TANG still cannot produce the medicine. Knowing that he has only eight years left, TANG changes his plan. He decides to go to Shaolin Temple to learn "Yik Kang Scroll”.

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Episode 4

TANG's attempts are in vain. His face is spoiled. Thus he tries to steal another scroll. His behaviour is discovered and he is driven away. He refuses to go home with FUNG. After eighteen years, TANG meets GOLD ARMOUR. GOLD ARMOUR leads him to Youth Spring. The water turns him into a young man again. When he goes home, no one can recognise him. When FUNG knows that TANG still loves CHOI, she is angry. She opens CHOI’s coffin and sets fire to it. She also jumps into the fire to kill herself.

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Episode 5

CHOI gets her life again and she is called La HAM CHU. She likes playing swing but one day, she falls down from it and is hurt. When she wakes up, CHOI’s memory occupies her mind. In fact CHU has died and her spirit belongs to CHOI. TANG comes to find CHOI but is stopped by CHU's father. TANG breaks into the house. CHOI cannot recognise him as he is so young. When she realises that he is TANG, she is confused. Being frustrated, CHOI wants to kill herself. TANG is taken to the yamen where he is trounced. Suddenly he becomes old again ...

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Episode 6

MU SHING YAU goes hunting with his servants. They are attacked by a tiger. Luckily they are saved by TIN CHAT LONG. YAU is happy as his sister-in-law SO YUET pays him a visit. YAU invites LONG to visit him when he knows that LONG has saved him. In the banquet, YAU introduces HAU YIM, the son of a senior officer SANG, to LONG. HAU and LONG have a bet on talents. HAU uses arrows to shoot LONG but LONG manages to get rid of them. Meanwhile an assassinate attacks HAU. HAU is not hurt but he has been frightened. LONG refuses to take YAU's money as a gift. YAU goes to visit LONG? and his mother. LONG is touched. He accepts the gift and promises to go hunting with YAU.

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Episode 7

The assassinate is LAU MUK LIN. She wants to kill HAU as his father has killed her family. LIN and LONG meet in a herbal medicine shop. They have strange feelings against each other. LIN lurks SANG again but she is trapped. LONG saves her. The senior officer holds a banquet. YAU and his wife as well as YUET are his guests. LIN impersonates YUET's maid. Her attempt to kill SANG is in vain as he has worn "Golden Armour". LIN is hurt. She holds LIN as the hostage and runs away. LONG's mother and his wife SO SO find LIN and take her home. SO SO tries to suck poison out of LIN's wound. Unluckily she is killed. YAU and YUET love each other but they cannot further develop it as they are brother and sister-in-law.

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Episode 8

SANG sends his subordinates to catch YUET. YUET is so clever that she uses "Seven-Dragon Ball" to trick him, claiming that the emperor treats her good. SANG is threatened. LONG thanks YAU who buries SO SO and looks after LIN. LIN finds that LONG leaves a sword beside SO SO. She is curious and examines it. She is shocked to see that it was used by HONG YU. LIN prepares food and drinks for LONG before his trip. She shoulders the work originally done by SO SO. One of YAU's henchmen LI YING is discontented as YAU treats LONG so good. He leaves YAU. Some soldiers come to LONG's house to find LIN. LONG's mother keeps her in a secret cell.

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Episode 9

The soldiers are led by LAM YI who was YAU's subordinate. YING wants to save LONG's mother and LIN but is killed by YI. LONG kills a tiger and takes its skin to the yamen. He is arrested and YAU uses money to set him free. YI sends LO TUNG YEE to kill LONG's mother. LIN catches him. LONG returns. Knowing what has happens, he takes YEE to YAU. SANG catches YUET. YUET uses tricks to escape with NG. YI kills NG and asks YAU to pay for YUET's freedom. YAU knows his tricks but is kidnapped by YI. LIN gives birth to a boy for LONG.

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Episode 10

YAU is enslaved by YI. LIN pretends to be a worker transporting wine so as to approach YUET on the day of marriage between SANG and YUET. She tries to take YUET away. LIN uses LONG's sacred sword to thrust through SANG's "Golden Armour". He is killed. YAU, YUET and YEE take refuge in LONG's house but they are driven away by LONG. YAU is discontented with LONG's attitude. On the other hand, LONG finds LIN and tries to send her to a safe place. However HAU is trying to catch her. Can the two pairs of lovers stay with each other at last? Do stay in front of the television set to find the answers yourselves.

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Episode 11

KAM SANG SIK, who is the secretary of the provincial judge. He is invited to be the adjudicator of the duel between members of Chung Mu Escort Group and Man On Escort Group for Siu To Hung of Man Fa Lau. SIU MAN is a dumb girl. She sets HUNG free and her act makes the owner of the brothel angry. She is trounced. SIK has mercy on her and thus he uses money to buy her. SIK is a justice and chivalrous man. The two escort groups are competing for the control of the pier. CHUNG MU's daughter MUK is SIK's wife. TUNG KWAI of Man On Escort Group gives money to SIK, hoping SIK can help him. SIK refuses but MUK takes the money and uses it to buy jewels. KWAI invites MUK to have a banquet in Man Fa Lau. It is seen by MAN.

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Episode 12

The brothel owner drives MAN away. Knowing that she was humiliated, SIK teaches MAN writing. A filthy relationship starts between MUK and KWAI. SIK discovers that the pier belongs to the provincial government. There is a map stating the ownership. LUNG MA, who is the landlord, wants to bribe SIK but is refused. MUK asks KWAI to trap SIK so that SIK will be put behind bars. When SIK is in the prison, MUK asks KWAI to visit her in her house. KWAI brings some poisonous tea so as to kill SIK. MAN sees their work.

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Episode 13

LUNG MA bribes the provincial judge so as to get more profits. MUK's father begs the provincial judge to release SIK and for SIK, he is willing to stop competing with KWAI. SIK is released and he goes home. He cannot find MUK. MAN tells him with body language that MUK is at Man Fa Lau. They go there and there is a mass fight between the two escort groups. In chaos, KWAI sends MUK away. SIK drinks the tea and is sick. His father-in-law visits him. SIK tells him that the pier is owned by the provincial government and asks him to get the map. MUK tells KWAI the secret and KWAI rushes to the pier. SIK is aware that the tea has been poisoned. He asks WONG to investigate the case.

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Episode 14

As the map has been stolen, both escort groups cannot get it. SIK's father-in-law is angry as he knows that MUK has betrayed him and her husband. WONG questions MUK as he knows that the tea is prepared by her. SIK's cousin KWONG comes from Sheung Yang and asks SIK to work with him. Knowing that he will die soon, he asks SIK to invite Taoist Master YUK KI to help him. SIK requests YUK KI to transfer his spirit to the sword so that he can go to kill KWAI and MUK. However he is killed in the fight. MAN follows YUK KI's instruction and at last SIK forces KWAI to jump out of the window. KWAI is killed. MAN goes to Sheung Yang to find KWONG but KWONG has set off to find SIK. When KWONG knows that SIK has died, he asks the provincial judge to open SIK's coffin so that he can check SIK's corpse.

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Episode 15

The provincial judge does not want KWONG to spoil his plan, thus he sends WONG to kill him. Meanwhile MAN returns, being escorted by officials of Sheung Yang. TUNG NG poisons the officials and they lose their consciousness. MAN runs away. The provincial judge learns the case and comes to save MAN. After KWAI's death, the provincial judge wants to marry MUK. Her father is angry as he is discontented with her behavior. As KWONG, MAN and WONG have died, MUK and the provincial judge have no one to accuse them. Will justice and chivalry work so that SIK's death can be avenged? If you want to know the answers, don't miss the final episode of this tale!

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Episode 16

WONG TAl SHEUNG finds a wife for his son FUNG, who is an idiot. Before the marriage a white fox goes into FUNG's room and plays with him. KAN is SHEUNG's keen competitor, thus he sends his son YING to spoil FUNG's wedding banquet. By mistake FUNG catches SIU CHUI, thinking that she is his wife. SIU CHUI is a hawker selling fans in the market. YING and HAU come again and they are impressed by CHUI's CHOI m. They want to trick FUNG and CHUI with bees. Unexpectedly the bees attack them only and they fall into the river. KAN is discontented as his son is hurt. He goes to question SHEUNG. Before he leaves SHEUNG's house, his nose is hurt by a football kicked by CHUI.

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Episode 17

YING and FUNG have a bet. They are going to have a football match and if YING loses the game, he will work as FUNG's slave. However CHUI will be given to YING if FUNG is defeated. CHUI uses magic to help FUNG and thus YING loses the game. He has to keep his words. On SHEUNG's birthday, CHUI wants to celebrate by performing a drama. She asks FUNG to act as HONG YU and YING is to be his horse. When CHUI knows that the Prime Minister has arrives, she uses magic to make FUNG clever. FUNG is appreciated by the Prime Minister but it cannot last long. The magic ends when FUNG drinks some wine. He is scolded by the Prime Minister. SHEUNG wants to take FUNG to make apology to the Prime Minister. CHUI is willing to go for FUNG. YING discloses his love in front of CHUI and he entangles her. They are seen by FUNG's sister YUK CHI.

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Episode 18

YING and CHI have fallen in love with each other. When they meet, they are seen by FUNG. SHEUNG plans to send CHI to be the Prime Minister's daughter-in-law to flatter him. KAN grasps the chance to make SHEUNG donate more money. CHUI impersonates the Prime Minister and her act frightens KAN. However her trick is discovered and FUNG is arrested by the Prime Minister. SHEUNG is angry with CHUI. CHUI goes to seek help from her mother who lives in Tsui Yuet Shan. Her mother is also a white fox and she asks CHUI to help FUNG cultivate his talents. The Emperor goes hunting in Tsui Yuet Shan. He is assassinated and falls down the cliff. CHUI's mother impersonates the Emperor to trick the assassins and CHUI goes to help him.

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Episode 19

As the Emperor does not know who has sent the assassins# he dares not to return to the palace. In fact the assassins were sent by the Prime Minister and KI. As the same time, FUNG grasps an opportunity to escape. He is chased by the Prime Minister's henchmen - Left General and Right General. FUNG comes across his servant HEI. HEI leads him to Tsui Yuet Shan where they meet CHUI and the Emperor. As FUNG is CHUI's husband, the Emperor allows him to join the group. CHI urges YING to marry her. YING requests CHI to give him a lot of gifts. CHI worries. With her mother's instruction sent by wind, CHUI leads FUNG and the Emperor to Heaven Pool. They jump into the water and their wounds recover very soon.

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Episode 20

FUNG is hurt by an arrow shot by an assassin. The assassin is caught by CHUI and the Emperor and they know who the black hands are. CHUI pushes FUNG in to the pool and with the help of the sacred water, FUNG's mind is cleared and he becomes clever. The Emperor sends FUNG to seek help from SHEUNG. SHEUNG becomes a clever man and he does not disappoint the Emperor. He and his father work and General YUEN and other loyal officials manage to arrest the Prime Minister and KI. CHUI's mother suggests CHUI to leave FUNG. CHUI helps FUNG marry YUET MAY who looks like CHUI. Unfortunately YING discovers that CHUI is a white fox and he hurts CHUI. Can CHUI run away from YING's palm? Will the shock turn FUNG into an idiot again? All these questions will be answered in the final episode!

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Episode 21

SHEK TAl POK is the student of Master WONG who is a Taoist. However his progress is even faster than WONG. As WONG is unable to driven away the filthy demon FA FA who has haunted KO KWAI CHI, CHI's family urge WONG to return the money. WONG asks POK to have a duel with FA FA. With the assistance of WONG's other students, POK manages to defeat FA FA and they save CHI's virginity. Meanwhile YUNG comes and asks WONG to cure his second daughter HUNG TING. As he witnesses the duel between FA FA and POK, he knows POK's talent and he invites POK to help him. WONG knows that POK has become mightier than him, thus he asks POK to go home. POK does not want to accept YUNG's invitation but he has to go. It is because CHI urges him to marry her as he had seen her body when he tried to save her from FA FA.

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Episode 22

HUNG was raped by FA FA. POK has to fight FA FA as he is attracted by the reward. FA FA takes a faster step and manages to defeat POK. However FA FA is frightened away by POK who attempts to burn the portrait of CHU KOT. YUNG eats his words and keeps the money. CHEUNG is discontented with his behavior and secretly gives POK the reward. SHEK's family is very poor. POK's brother and sister are so poor that they are imprisoned and they attempt suicide. POK lies that he has lost his money on the way home. They go to find the money and they get it. In fact the money is sent by FA FA. FA FA tells POK that the YUNGs are foxes.

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Episode 23

CBEUNG is not satisfied with MAN who has intended to trick POK. FA FA misses HUNG and he suggests that he and POK can go to the YUNGs together so that he can get HUNG while POK can get the money. POK promises to help CHEUNG when she brings him money. Moreover he is attracted by her. He uses the money to save his sister. He asks YUNG to allow him to marry CHEUNG. YUNG pretends that he accepts his request as he is afraid that. FA FA will come again. At the night of their marriage, POK is informed that his‧ house is on fire. He goes home and is angry to discover that the fire was set by YUNG. He swears to avenge. YUNG locks CHEUNG up in a cell and asks the Gold Armour Knight of the Emperor of foxes to guard her. POK seeks assistance from FA FA and at last they release CHEUNG. POK marries CHEUNG.

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Episode 24

CHEUNG sells her jewels so as to get the capital to run an inn. The business is quite good as all the employees devote to their work. The Emperor of foxes gives order to take CHEUNG as his concubine and to arrest FA FA. YUNG comes and asks CHEUNG to go with him. CHEUNG refuses to leave and POK drives him away. Before he leaves, YUNG reminds them that their inn may be on fire. YUNG sends SIU YIN to seduce KWAI. WONG is aware that POK's inn and his people are haunted by foxes. He wants to catch YIN but he is stopped by POK. KWAI becomes sick. POK wants to find FA FA but he has been caught by YUNG. CHEUNG decides to go home to get the medicine. YUNG forces CHEUNG to marry the Emperor of foxes but CHBUNG tells him that she is bearing a baby. YUNG is so angry that he kicks CHEUNG. CHEUNG has a miscarriage.

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Episode 25

KWAI's condition worsens and CHEUNG has not returned. POK goes to find her and he is angry to know that his baby has been killed. His attention is diverted when he sees CHEUNG, YUNG grasps the chance to chop him and pushes him down the cliff. WONG saves POK and teaches him the method to defeat YUNG and reminds him to exchange position with FA FA in the .duel. Thinking that POK has died, CHEUNG wants to kill herself. She is saved by SIU YIN who suggests replacing her. However their plan is discovered and YUNG kills SIU YIN. CHEUNG is sent to the Emperor of foxes. Can POK and CHEUNG reunite again? Do remember to sit in front of the television set and find the answer yourself.

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Episode 26

WONG TING is arrested when he is transporting the corpse of a girl to his village. He claims that the girl will come back to earth in two days and begs the provincial judge to let them go. However the provincial judge insists on hearing his story first. TING's elder brother LAI is a famous fortune-teller. He knows that marriage is harmful to TING and does not allow him to get married. One day PAT CHAU YU comes that tells TING that his sister YUEN is bearing TING's baby. LAI still opposes to his marrying YU's sister. However TING insists on shouldering the responsibility. LAI bets with TING. He claims that he will agree with TING if no one falls down and breaks bowls in their house in the coming three days. However a mysterious girl comes at the last moment and destroys TING's hope.

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Episode 27

In fact YUEN's baby is not TING's. TING is angry when he knows the fact. TING meets the mysterious girl one night. The girl is called CHAU YUET. YUET tells TING that there will be drastic change in his fate. She instructs him to go to Chenjiang and the method to summon her or God of dish. At home TING summons YUET but she does not come. Instead her father NG YUEN arrives. The next day TING tells LAI that he has been sent by NG YUEN to Chenjiang. LAI is shocked and does not object to his plan as he respects NG YUEN, who is a famous fortune-teller. That night TING summons YUET again.

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Episode 28

TING arrives at NG YUEN's Chau Yik School. SUEN TAU is a hawker selling snacks outside the school and he does not allow TING to enter as it is a haunted house. TING does not listen to him and gets into the house. At night NG YUEN comes and orders him to learn Yi Scroll in three months. He feels being tricked. YUET accompanies TING and TING is not so bored. LAI sends SIU CHU CHI to serve TING. SUEN leads TING to YUET's tomb and tells him that she died thirty years ago. NG YUEN keeps her spirit in Pat Kwa Cavern and waits for the suitable moment to arrange the marriage between TING and her.

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Episode 29

LAI comes and requests the provincial judge to send the corpse away. TING is sad as he misses her. TO LO YI takes the corpse to an exhibition and displays her. TING begs YUET to take him to the hell. In the tour, they are discovered and they take refuge in NG YUEN's house. NG YUEN drives them back to earth. On the other hand subordinates of the provincial judge comes to drive TING away from the school. They cannot wake TING up as his spirit has left his body. They trounce him. SIU CHU CHI is hurt as he wants to protect TING. YUET returns and cures him with magic. TING sends SIU CHU CHI home to prepare for YUET's arrival. After SIU CHU CHI has left, TING changes his mind and he digs out YUET's body earlier.

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Episode 30

LAI meets NG YUEN on his way home. He is warned that he may meet an accident when there is snowfall in May. NG YUEN teaches him how to protect himself. Knowing that he has made a mistake, LAI takes TING and YUET home. TO is discontented and he hires TEN-FACE NUN to use magic to curse them. She instructs TO to hide a powder doll with six needles under YUET's bed. TING tries to give a new life to YUET but his method is spoiled by TEN-FACE NUN's magic. Luckily TING finds the doll at the last moment and he manages to use his blood to cure YUET. The others are shocked.

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Episode 31

The provincial judge is surprised as his honest subordinate LO WU LO decides to quit his j ob and wants to want to be a Buddhist become a monk. YUET uses LAU's jade accessory lost by CHUN FA. She even brings poor children to the river to have a bath and gives them new clothes. She is accepted and welcome. One day YUET reminds the other to store food as there will be snowfall though it is June. Her advice is not taken. She comes across TEN-FACE NUN and is caught. It is witnessed by TUNG MUI. MUI asks her husband LO to save YUET. Unfortunately he is killed by TEN-FACE NUN.

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Episode 32

In the hell, BIG HEAD and THREE EYES threaten NG YUEN with TING and YUET's visit of the hell. However NG YUEN is not frightened. TING saves YUET but they are accused by TO who claims that they show no respect to God. As June is approaching, LAI orders TING and YUET to leave but they insist on staying and helping him. BIG HEAD, THREE EYE and La are sent to arrest TING. La knows that TING is a good man, thus he helps TING to run away. He reminds TING to destroy the tomb stone having the message of TING and YUET's marriage. YUET is involved in the case of children being kidnapped. TEN-FACE NUN suggests killing her with fire.

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Episode 33

TING breaks the tomb stone and buys the sacred sword which was used by LORD CHAU from SUEN. When he returns, he cannot find YUET and thus he goes to Ta's place. When TEN-FACE NUN wants to kill YUET, La and the two ghosts come to take her to the hell. TING uses magic to find the murderer. He finds that YU is the criminal but he cannot go to find YU as there is snowfall. He rushes to find LAI. LORD PANG of the hell impersonates an insignificant ghost but he cannot find important information in NG YUEN and YUET's conversation.

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Episode 34

La brings TING to see the two ghosts. They worry as TING's record book has been lost. TING tells them that NG YUEN has told him that the sacred cavern in at Ko Yau. They are happy and let TING meet YUET. TING requests YUET to give him some hair. TING uses her hair to repair LORD CHAU's sacred sword He makes the hell in chaos and saves LAI and YUET. They return to Pat Kwa Cavern. YUET urges them to go to earth quickly as the provincial judge thinks that they have died. YUET marries TING that night. Before TING wakes up, YUET leaves.

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Episode 35

Emperor of the hell catches YUET who breaks into the hell again. After trial, she is condemned of being deep fried and should have no chance to rebirth. MASTER NG MING keeps TING's body in Kwong Yuen Temple. The two ghosts come to arrest him as TEN-FACE NUN has promised to help them get the sacred cavern. Everyone, including men and ghosts fight for the sacred cavern. Who will be the winner and get the sacred cavern and what will be the fate of NG YUEN, YUET and TING? If you want to know the answers, don't miss the final episode of Dark Tales!

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