DEMI-GODS AND SEMI-DEVILS II (1982) ~ HOI JUK SIN JI
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BACKGROUND Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils II", is another TVB adaptation of Jin Yong's famous kung fu novels. This series was produced in 1982 and consisted of two parts, "Lok Mut Sun Kim", and "Hoi Juk Sin Ji". Wong Yat Wah did not make an appearance until, "Hoi Juk Sin Ji", as Hoi Juk. The cast includes, Tong Chun Yip as Din Yee, Chan Yuk Lin as Wong Yee Yin, Leung Ku Yan was Kiu Fung, Sak Sau was Mo Yung Fok, Wong Hung Sau was Ah Chu and Jong Ming, Chan Fuk Sung is Ah Chi and Tse Yin was Din Jing Sit. Leung Chiu Wai made a cameo appearance as a Shaolin monk in this Serial. Eddie Cheung Siu Fai also made a brief cameo appearance at the beginning of the Serial. "Lok Mut Sun Kim", covers the journey of Dai Li Prince, Din Yee, who escaped from the palace to travel through China. He runs into trouble more than once during his travels, because he is a kind-hearted man. He meets Jong Ming, and Mok Yin Ching. Both girls fall in love with Din Yee. But Din Yee loves Mok Yin Ching only, and they decide to get married only to discover that they are half brothers and sisters of each other. Din Yee would later find a new love in Wong Yee Yin, Mok Yung Fok's cousin. Wong Yee Yin loves Mok Yung Fok, and treats Din Yee as a friend only. Din Yee would later meet and become sworn brothers of Coy Bong leader Kiu Fung. Kiu Fung's world fell apart when, he was kicked out of Coy Bong because he was of Sit Dan origin, and his foster parents and master gets murdered. He would be framed for their murders. Eager to prove his innocence Kiu Fung sets out to uncover the identity of the person responsible for the deaths. This would lead Kiu Fung into more trouble as the person behind the murders is very tricky. Kiu Fung would later fall in love with the witty servant of Mo Yung Fok, Ah Chu. Together they set out to prove Kiu Fung's innocence. Kiu Fung then mistaken Ding Jing Sit to be the murderer and sets out to kill him. Ah Chu discovers that Ding Jing Sit is her farther and attempts to prevent Kiu Fung from killing him. Kiu Fung would accidentally kill Ah Chu, who had dressed up as Ding Jing Sit. After tragically killing his true love Kiu Fong decided to head back to Sit Dan, where he meets, saves and becomes the sworn brother of the King. The King would bestow Kiu Fung as a lord in Sit Dan. Part II "Hoi Juk Sin Ji", focuses on the journey of the Shaolin monk Hoi Juk. SERIES REVIEW SUMMARY The 4 Big Bad Guys charge into the Dai Li palace murdering a number of innocent people. Inside the palace the King, is playing chess with his nephew Din Yee, as Ding Jing Sit watches. Din Yee makes a move but his chess skills aren't as good as the King. A soldier rushes in to inform the King of the intrusion. At once the King and Ding Jing Sit, rushes out to deal with the 4 Big Bad Guys leaving Din Yee alone. The 2nd Big Bad Guy captures Din Yee, whilst the King and Ding Jing Sit where battling with the other 3 Big Bad Guys. Upon being informed that Din Yee had been captured the 3 Big Bad Guys leave. The King and Ding Jing Sit later discovered that they had fallen into the "Tiger Mountain" trick and decide to send troops to save Din Yee. To evade the soldiers the 2nd Big Bad Guy would take Din Yee to an old temple. A young monk comes across the temple and asks permission from the 2nd Big Bad Guy to stay. The 2nd Bad Guy refuses at first but the monk is too persistent. The 2nd Big Bad Guy would then ask the monk where he was from. The monk responded that he was from Shaolin. The 2nd Bad Guy become a bit worried that the monk's kung fu might be good. Din Yee was all tide up on the floor and he attempted to warn the young monk of the danger however he couldn't talk. The monk takes one look at Din Yee and enquires why he looks in such pain. The 2nd Big Bad Guy responds by stating that Din Yee is sick and is being taken to see a doctor. The monk believes her and continues to clean a spot for himself to sleep. The 2nd Big Bad Guy would test the monk's kung fu by kicking the chair that the monk was standing on. The monk falls from it and picks himself up in a clumsy manner, and starts scratching his head. Upon realizing that the monk was so foolish, the 2nd Big Bad Guy wanted to kill him for dinner. Luckily for the monk some soldiers would pass by the temple and distracted the 2nd Big Bad Guy who rushed out to deal with them. Din Yee would then pretend to be really hurt to convince the monk to take him to the doctor immediately. The monk calls to the 2nd Big Bad Guy for help but she was too busy fighting with the soldiers. He therefore decides to take Din Yee away from the temple. They would run into Coy Bong along the way and new Coy Bong leader Master To would release Din Yee's pressure points. Din Yee then thanked the monk, Hoi Juk, for saving his life. The four Dai Li guards would then take Din Yee away. Suddenly two men approach the group handing both Din Yee and Master To an invitation to a Chess forum. Master To declines because his chess skills are poor and Din Yee is persuaded by the guards to leave. Hoi Juk decided to leave as well but came across the dead bodies of the two men who had sent the invitations. Hoi Juk yells for help and Master To arrives immediately. Suddenly an old man, Ding Chun Chow, and his followers approach Master To, to offer a challenge to Kiu Fung. However Kiu Fung was no longer with Coy Bong, and Master To did not know where he had gone. Ding Chun Chow then challenges Master To to a fight and boasted that he would win the contest using only one hand. But he used his feet to defeat Master To, and Hoi Juk stated that Ding Chun Chow cheated. In order to prevent Hoi Juk from telling people that he cheated, Ding Chun Chow sent four men to kill him. Hoi Juk was approached by the four men, but managed to escape with a lot of luck. He finally found his Shaolin elders to help and they defeated the four men easily. Ding Chun Chow would arrive and kill the four men for not accomplishing their mission. He then attempted to kill Hoi Juk himself, but the elder monks stepped in. The two monks where then poisoned by Ding Chun Chow's kung fu, but managed to fight him off. Hoi Juk and the monks then went to seek the help of Doctor Sit, but they were informed that he had gone to the Chess Forum. The monks then proceeded to the Chess Forum. At the Chess Forum, Master Song, begins telling the guests his life story. It took 30 years for Master Song's, Master to come up with this chess puzzle that he invited all his guests to solve. Hoi Juk arrived and pushes through the crowd asking them which one is Doctor Sit. A man would responded in the affirmative and promised to cure the monks after the Chess Forum. Din Yee was the first one to attempt to solve the puzzle but after a few moves he began to get dizzy and quit. The chess puzzle had some mystical power. Suddenly Ding Chun Chow and his men arrived to challenge Master Song to a fight to sort out past problems. Master Song accepted the challenge but requested Ding Chun Chow to wait until the Chess Forum was over. Doctor Sit then attempted to solve the puzzle but he was seriously injured and passed out. Hoi Juk ran to over to Doctor Sit, requesting that he wake and save the monks. Din Yee came to calm his friend down. Mo Yung Fok, the arrived to solve the puzzle. Mo Yung Fok was very good however he too felt dizzy but proceeded on. Suddenly he started to see the chess pieces moving. Ding Chun Chow would start getting on his nerves by talking behind his back. Finally Mo Yung Fok gave up and quit. Ding Chun Chow and Master Song then prepared to fight one another. Hoi Juk rushed in to prevent the fight, and offered to solve the puzzle. He didn’t know how to play chess and made many false moves. By some twist of luck he managed to solve the puzzle. Master Song would invite Hoi Juk to go into the house. Ding Chun Chow and Master Song immediately fought each other once Hoi Juk had gone inside. Ding Chun Chow used innocent people as shields to block Master Song's attacks. All the guests ran for their lives. Din Yee made a request to Mo Yung Fok to prevent the fight but he refused on the grounds that it was not his business. Mo Yung Fok would then send a servant to take Wong Yee Yin away, but he stayed to watch the fight. Din Yee would follow Wong Yee Yin closely behind and hid in the bush to observe her beauty. Wong Yee Yin saw him hiding, and Din Yee attempted to approach her, but Mo Yung Fok arrived. Din Yee reacted by jumping back in the bush, but Mo Yung Fok spotted him. His servants told Din Yee not to follow them as Wong Yee Yin and Mo Yung Fok left together. Inside the house Hoi Juk stumbles into an old master who gave him 30 years of inner power. The old master requested that Hoi Juk called him "master" as his last wish. Hoi Juk refused because he is a Shaolin student, but seeing that the old man was near death he agreed and called the old man "master". The old master smiled, and gave him a picture and an insignia. He told Hoi Juk to find the person in the drawing to teach him kung fu, and requested him to kill Ding Chun Chow before dying. Hoi Juk agreed, and immediately rushed out to help Master Song. Ding Chun Chow fled upon discovering that Hoi Juk had become powerful. Master Song and the monks died because they had been poisoned by Ding Chun Chow. Once again Hoi Juk was left to wander alone. Along the way he meets a little girl who looks injured. Hoi Juk offered to help her but she pushed him aside and continued running. Hoi Juk scratched his head and thought the girl was dumb incapable of speaking. He arrived at a roadside restaurant and stopped for tea. He saw the little girl sitting alone and approached her, and asked what she was eating. Hoi Juk then made an acknowledgment that she was incapable of speaking. The little girl was insulted and slammed the table. She decided to create some trouble for Hoi Juk, and began pouring her chicken soup into his bowl. She also flicked a piece of chicken into the bowl. Hoi Juk was too busy scratching his head, before deciding to eat. The girl started to laugh and asked Hoi Juk if the chicken tasted good. Hoi Juk attempted to spit the chicken back out but it was too late. Having broken the Shaolin rule of eating, Hoi Juk, attempted to drag to little girl up to Shaolin to explain. Three men approached them and captured the little girl who was taken up to the mountain at a Kung Fu Forum. Meanwhile Mo Yung Fok collaborates with Ding Chun Chow. Mo Yung Fok would then run into the group holding the Kung Fu Forum. They battle and Mo Yung Fok's group was trapped. Wong Yee Yin was captured, but saved by Din Yee who had been following them. Din Yee took Wong Yee Yin away from the mountain, but she requested that Din Yee return to save Mo Yung Fok. Din Yee promised and they returned. Ding Chun Chow then arrived to prevent the fight stating that their motives are the same. In return Mo Yung Fok apologized to the men, who in turn requested Mo Yung Fok to join them in dealing with the cult group Ling Chow Kung. Mok Yung Fok wanted to use the group help him reestablish the Yin Dynasty and agreed to help. They brought out the little girl for questioning. Hoi Juk would rush out and save the little girl, and took off down the mountain. The group gave chase. Hoi Juk ran all night without stopping, and inside the bag the little girl told him to stop. Upon realizing that his inner kung fu was good the little girl taught Hoi Juk how to fly, and they managed to out run the group, giving chase. The little girl later revealed that she was Tong Lo, the leader of the cult group, Ling Chow Kung. Hoi Juk did not believe her because according to stories Tong Lo is supposed to be about 80 years of age. Tong Lo then discovered that Hoi Juk had the golden insignia and asked how he got it. She became distressed after hearing of the old master's death. Tong Lo then informs Hoi Juk that he is the new leader of Siu Yiu Pai. Hoi Juk refused because he is a monk from Shaolin. The girl then kept the insignia, and instructed Hoi Juk to capture a rabbit so she could kill it and drink it's blood. Hoi Juk refused because he did not want to break the Shaolin rule of killing. While they were arguing the men chasing had caught up with them. Tong Lo then instructs Hoi Juk to pick up some pine comes and use his inner strength. Hoi Juk throws the pinecones at the men, and kills all of the men except one. Tong Lo then drinks blood from the dead bodies. Hoi Juk then realized that he had been tricked into killing all of the men. Tong Lo was in a dangerous period in which she has lost her inner power and requests Hoi Juk to remain and protect her. Hoi Juk was told that after a number of days Tong Lo would complete her kung fu and regain her inner power. Her junior classmate Lee Chow Siu, would later come across them. Tong Lo and Lee Chow Siu had been bitter rivals for many years fighting for the love of the old master. Tong Lo scratched Lee Chow Siu's face and in return Lee Chow Sau distracted Tong Lo whilst she was learning kung fu, turning her into a little girl. Both sought revenge. On this occasion Tong Lo, was able to injure Lee Chow Siu, and get away. She would take Hoi Juk to the Sai Ha palace. They stayed in an ice room beneath the palace. Tong Lo wanted Hoi Juk to break all of the Shaolin rules so that he could become the Siu Yiu Pai leader. Hoi Juk was starved for many days because Tong Lo, would only steal meat from the palace kitchen. Hoi Juk resisted the temptation to eat meat and sat on the floor and prayed. Tong Long would later give Hoi Juk a bowl of vegetable noodles, which she placed pieces of pork in it. Having been starved for days Hoi Juk ate the noodles hurriedly and was then told that he had eaten pork. He became disgusted and sat back on the floor and prayed because in his heart he had not yet broken any rules. Tong Lo would then capture the Sai Ha Princess and placed her with Hoi Juk, who slept with her that night. Hoi Juk was in love with the mysterious girl, and finally he had willingly broken the Shaolin rule of sex and love. For many consecutive nights Hoi Juk and the Princess would be brought together. The Princess thought it was a dream only and they referred to each other as Mo Long, and Mo Ku. Tong Lo would force Hoi Juk to learn kung fu but he refused. Tong Lo then placed poisoned needles into his body, which would come out after he had learnt Siu Yiu Pai kung fu. Left with no choice he began learning. Lee Chow Siu soon found them and began fighting with Tong Lo. Hoi Juk attempted to prevent the from fighting but to no avail. The picture fell from Hoi Juk's body and both women where eager to learn who the old master had loved all those years. Lee Chow Siu then fakes death, and Tong Lo passes the leadership of Ling Chow Kung to Hoi Juk, who accepts the responsibility to save the lives of Tong Lo's four female swordsman. Tong Lo then looks at the picture cries and laughs at the same time and then dies. Lee Chow Siu then gets up and looks at the picture and laughs and cries as well. It was her sister that the old master loved and not them. She instructs Hoi Juk to send her daughter Misses Wong a message and then dies. Both women where put on a raft and placed in the ocean together. Meanwhile Mo Yung Fok and Ding Chun Chow takes the group to eliminate Ling Chow Kung. They easily win the battle, and torture many of the people. Din Yee finds Wong Yee Yin again and together they go to Ling Chow Kung. Hoi Juk was heading back with the four female swordsmen. Thy run into an injured woman along they way who informed that Ling Chow King was under an attack. Hoi Juk battles with Ding Chun Chow upon arriving. Upon discovering that Hoi Juk had mastered Siu Yiu Pai kung fu, Ding Chun Chow ran away. As Hoi Juk approached the room, Mo Yung Fok, took up the battle and fought with him. They fought to a stand still, before Din Yee entered the room and used his Lok Mut Sun Kim to separate them. The picture fell from Hoi Juk's body again. As he picked up the picture, everyone realized the drawing look like Wong Yee Yin. One man then captured Wong Yee Yin, who was then saved by Din Yee and Hoi Juk. Din Yee suffered a flesh wound. Hoi Juk then promised to cure everyone and the group of men accepted Hoi Juk as their new leader. Mo Yung Fok left realizing that he no longer has control over the group. Hoi Juk requested to speak with Wong Yee Yin as she was leaving. Mo Yung Fok and Din Yee thought that Hoi Juk was also in love with her. Mo Yung Fok became disgusted and left. Hoi Juk passed on Lee Chow Siu's message to Wong Yee Yin and she chased after Mo Yung Fok, leaving Din Yee depressed. Ding Chun Chow was allowed to leave also. Din Yee and Hoi Juk became sworn brothers and Hoi Juk broke another Shaolin rule drinking the night away. Both men where depressed Hoi Juk was thinking of Mo Ku and Din Yee was thinking of Wong Yee Yin. After many months at Ling Chow Kung, Hoi Juk decided to pass the leadership to the four female swordsman and headed back to Shaolin. Upon arriving Hoi Juk was attacked by his classmates, who where injured by Hoi Juk's inner power. By doing this Hoi Juk broke the final rule, using non-Shaolin kung fu to hurt his classmates. The Shaolin high monk had no choice but to kick Hoi Juk out of Shaolin. Hoi Juk refused to leave and spent many days kneeling infront of the temple. The high monk then decided to give Hoi Juk another chance and sent him to do hard labor in the vegetable fields. His elder classmate their would make life difficult for him until he was beaten up by the four female swordsman that where hiding in Shaolin. Meanwhile Din Jing Sit discovered that Mo Yung Fok's old man Mo Yung Bok was still alive. Mo Yung Fok collaborated with Ding Chun Chow once more to get rid of Din Jing Sit. In Sit Dan, Kiu Fung, had just returned from hunting when he discovers that Ah Chi was still learning poison kung fu. Kiu Fung was disappointed because he wished Ah Chi would be more like Ah Chu who would never do evil things. Sit Dan forces then capture a number of village people. Kiu Fung steps in an orders the release of the villagers. One of the villagers attempt to ambush Kiu Fung who easily defeats him. The villager reveals that he is Yau Tan Ji, and Kiu Fung had killed his parents at Doctor Sit's place many years ago. Kiu Fung remembered that event but Yau Tan Ji's parents committed suicide. Kiu Fung ordered the men to let Yau Tan Ji go and instructed Ah Chi not to hurt him. Yau Tan Ji had fallen in love with Ah Chi, and willingly became her servant when captured. Ah Chi was very cruel though and placed an iron masked on his head. She used him to complete learning her poison kung fu and then ditched him into the river. Yau Tan Chi had learned kung fu from Shaolin's Gum Kong Ji and managed to survive. Ah Chi then stole the only thing that belonged to Ah Chu that was in Kiu Fung's possession and burnt it. Kiu Fung was disgusted and slapped her in the face. Ah Chi refused to admit to doing any wrong and headed back to China alone. Yau Tan Ji spotted her and followed closely behind. Upon entering China, Ah Chi, was captured by Ding Chun Chow. Word got out to Din Jing Sit who set out to save his daughter. During the battle, Ding Chun Chow, flings poison powder at Ah Chi who becomes blind but is saved by Yau Tan Ji. Mo Yung Fok stumbles across Yau Tan Ji and Ah Ji and offers to help Yau Tan Ji remove the iron masked. Yau Tan Ji changed his name to Jong Ju Ming and promised to do anything Mo Yung Fok wanted. Mo Yung Fok would use Jong Ju Ming to help Master To kill all of the Coy Bong beggars who opposed his leadership. Mo Yung Fok then used Jong Ju Ming's name to send an invitation to all of the kung fu schools to a Kung Fu Forum held at Shaolin. He wanted to set a trap to kill Kiu Fung and Din Jing Sit and use Shaolin's power to do so. Meanwhile decision time had approach for the high monk of Shaolin. Hoi Juk wanted to stay at Shaolin and offered to have his Siu Yiu Pai kung fu drained away. As the elder Shaolin monks approached Hoi Juk the four female swordsman jumped in to protect him. The high monk then gave up and told Hoi Juk he had no choice but to kick him out of Shaolin. Before Hoi Juk could leave a Tibetan monk, Kau Mor Ji, arrived and created trouble. He defeated all of the monks and requested to see the kung fu book room at Shaolin. Hoi Juk fought with Kau Mor Ji exposing his trick. Having failed Kau Mor Ji leaves but laughs at the fact that Shaolin needs to rely on other schools kung fu to get out of trouble. Din Jing Sit arrived at Shaolin to inform the high monk about the Kung Fu Forum. The monk knew nothing about it but soon all of the kung fu schools arrived. Kiu Fung, Mo Yung Fok, 4 Big Bad Guys, and Ding Chun Chow arrived later. Kiu Fung saw Ah Chi, and discovered that she had been blinded by Ding Chun Chow. Kiu Fung wanted to get revenge for Ah Chi but, Din Jing Sit, told him to wait until after the Kung Fu Forum was over. Before the forum could get started Master To, convinced everyone that they needed to kill Kiu Fung because he was a traitor and killed many people of Han origin, including Jong Ju Ming's farther. Jong Ju Ming immediately battled with Kiu Fung who easily defeated him. Mo Yung Fok was then encouraged by many to step in to fight Kiu Fung. Mo Yung Fok wanted Kiu Fung dead anyway and accepted the challenge. Kiu Fung and Mo Yung Fok's kung fu skills where really good but Mo Yung Fok could not defeat him. Ding Chun Chow, Jong Ju Ming and Mo Yung Fok then joined forces and rushed at Kiu Fung. Hoi Juk decided to lend Kiu Fung a hand and stepped in to battle Ding Chun Chow. They fought to a standstill but Hoi Juk was poisoned by Ding Chun Chow. The four female swordsman then stepped in to protect Hoi Juk while he attempted to heal himself. After he recovered, Hoi Juk, used water and turned it into an ice sword to heavily injure Ding Chun Chow. Having lost Ding Chun Chow was allowed to leave by the Shaolin high monk. Meanwhile Kiu Fung was still battling with Jong Ju Ming and Mo Yung Fok. Din Yee decided to step in to battle with Mo Yung Fok, who then hid behind Wong Yee Yin after evading many attack's by Din Yee's Lok Mut Sun Kim. Kiu Fung then heavily injured Jong Ju Ming who was taken inside to recover from his injuries. Din Jing Sit then revealed to the crowd that Mo Yung Bok was still alive. Mo Yung Fok attempted to charge at Din Jing Sit but Kiu Fung stepped in, and they resumed fighting. Suddenly a masked man comes in to help Mo Yung Fok battle with Kiu Fung. Another masked man joins in to battle with the other masked man. Having fought to a standstill both masked men stopped fighting. The elder’s of Shaolin then enquired why both masked man had been hiding in Shaolin. One of the masked men pointed at the high monk and said to expose him. The masked man pointed out that Hoi Juk needs to be punished because he is a Shaolin monk who uses Siu Yiu Pai kung fu. Left with no choice the high monk instructs the elder monks to hit Hoi Juk 100 times. The 2nd Big Bad Guy, Misses Yip, recognized markings on Hoi Juk's back and realized that he was her long lost son. She then pleaded with the high monk to stop hitting Hoi Juk. The high monk then realized that Hoi Juk was his son. The masked man laughed and revealed himself, as Siu Yin San, Kiu Fung's real farther. Siu Yin San also revealed that he was the one who killed Kiu Fung's master and foster parents because they hid Kiu Fung's identity from him. Eager to get revenge for his wife, Siu Yin San, pointed out that the high monk was responsible for her death. The high monk then asked the other masked man, Mo Yung Bok, while he lied to him leading to Siu Yin San's wife death. Mo Yung Bok explained that he would do anything to restore the Yin Dynasty. The high monk was then punished for breaking Shaolin rules, and Hoi Juk offered to take punishment with his farther who was hit 230 times, and died from the injuries. Following the high monk's death, Misses Yip, would instruct Hoi Juk to look after himself and commit suicide, leaving Hoi Juk lonely once again. Mo Yung Bok and Siu Yin San then challenged each other to a duel to sort out past events. Many days later the two would meet and duel, but Mo Yung Fok, was hiding and attempted ambush Siu Yin San. Kiu Fung, Din Yee and Hoi Juk came to deal with Mo Yung Fok as the two old men continued fighting. Eventually the sweeper monk came in to prevent the fight. He cured both men and persuaded them to become monks and they accepted. Kiu Fung, Hoi Juk and Din Yee was summoned to the Sai Ha Palace. The King was choosing a husband for her daughter. Mo Yung Fok would attend also because he wanted to gain military strength from Sai Ha. He attempted to hide this from Wong Yee Yin would found out later. Mo Yung Fok explained to Wong Yee Yin that he would do anything to restore the Yin Dynasty. Wong Yee Yin was heartbroken and attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the cliff but she was saved by Mok Yin Ching who was passing by. Din Yee would then promise to marry the Sai Ha Princess so that Wong Yee Yin can marry Mo Yung Fok. It happens that Mo Yung Fok overheard the conversation and became very unhappy, and sought to deal with Din Yee. He lured Din Yee out of the palace and pushed him into a well. Wong Yee Yin followed them and saw Mo Yung Fok pushing Din Yee down the well. Wong Yee Yin then asked Mo Yung Fok to make a choice between her and the Yin Dynasty. Mo Yung Fok laughed and said nothing was more important than the Yin Dynasty. Upon hearing this Wong Yee Yin jumped down the well to be with Din Yee. Kau Mor Ji appeared from behind the bushes and started clapping and congratulating Mo Yung Fok for being such a gentleman. Kau Mor Ji wanted to eliminate Mo Yung Fok so that his Prince could marry the Princess. The two fought over the well, and eventually after a long battle Mo Yung Fok was kicked down the well. Below Din Yee and Wong Yee Yin had made a pledge to be lovers and where in the process of kissing when Mo Yung Fok joined them. Mo Yung Fok immediately battled with Din Yee who managed to push his pressure points. Mo Yung Fok then made one last attempt at Wong Yee Yin begging her to come back to him. Wong Yee Yin fell for it until, Shaolin's Yip Gun King, in Kau Mor Ji's possession fell into the well. Mo Yung Fok demanded Din Yee to hand over the manual immediately. Upon hearing this Wong Yee Yin finally gave up on Mo Yung Fok. In the morning Din Yee managed to figure out a way to escape from the well. The Sai Ha Princess wanted every to answer three questions before they could marry her. Din Yee, Mo Yung Fok, and all the guests answered the questions wrongly. When asked the place that he was most happy, Hoi Juk, replied in a place where they store ice. He was then asked the name of the person who he loved the most, Hoi Juk, answered that he was uncertain as to her name. The guests in the room started to laugh upon hearing this. Hoi Juk was then asked what the person looked like, and in which he replied he could not see her face. The Sai Ha Princess then invited him into her room, where Hoi Juk, was finally able to see her face. She was Mo Ku, the girl Tong Lo, captured for him every night. Hoi Juk was then honored as the King's son in-law the next day. Unhappy with having lost all he had Mo Yung Fok attempted to capture the King and forcing him to hand over his throne. He used the "Mountain Tiger", trick to get capture the King who was saved by Jong Ming. Kiu Fung, Din Yee and Hoi Juk arrived back in time to fight off Mo Yung Fok, who fled the palace. Kiu Fung was then fell in love with Jong Ming who looked very similar to Ah Chu. Kiu Fung would later prevent Jong Ming from committing suicide after discovering that Din Yee was her half brother. Meanwhile Din Jing Sit had been lured up to Man Chong San Jong by the poetry of Misses Wong. He drank some tea and then discovered that he had been poisoned, the 1st Big Bad Guy, Din Jing Hing, walked out from behind. Din Jing Hing wanted Din Jing Sit to hand over the throne of Dai Li. Din Jing Sit refused and Ding Jing Hing thought of a plan that would make hand over the throne. Din Yee and Wong Yee Yin was lured back to Man Chong San. The 4th Big Bad Guy would talk Din Yee into marrying Wong Yee Yin without their parents permission so that no one could separate them. Din Jing Hing used this to blackmail Din Jing Sit to had over the throne. Mok Yin Ching would save Din Jing Sit to prevent the marriage. Din Yee and Wong Yee Yin was then informed that they where half brothers and sisters of each other. Din Yee was shocked as Wong Yee Yin ran off to become a priestess. Mo Yung Fok would then collaborate with Din Jing Hing to capture, Din Jing Sit, and lured all of his lovers up to Man Chong San. Mok Yin Ching then informed Din Yee that his parents had been captured, and he rushed up to save them. Din Yee was captured by Din Jing Hing who used him to blackmail Din Jing Sit. The Queen would then reveal to Din Jing Hing that Din Yee was his son. Din Jing Hing become very happy and was in the process of freeing Din Yee, when Mo Yung Fok walked into the room poisoning everyone. Mo Yung Fok then requested Din Jing Hing to accept his as a foster son. Left with no choice Din Jing Hing agreed. Mo Yung Fok then proceeded to kill all of Din Jing Sit's lovers including his Auntie Misses Wong, in an attempt to blackmail him into handling over the throne to Din Jing Hing. Din Jing Sit refused, and finally the Queen was killed. Din Yee then broke loose and fought off Mo Yung Fok with the help of Din Jing Hing. Saddened by the death of all of his lovers Din Jing Sit left to become a monk. Din Jing Hing left after Din Yee refused to call him farther, but he was still happy because his family bloodline had regained the throne. Din Yee was sadden, until he discovered that he could marry Wong Yee yin because he was no longer her half brother. Meanwhile Mo Yung Bok, continues to learn Shaolin kung fu. The sweeper had thought it was Siu Yin San who was still learning kung fu, but kicked him into an escape passage, before Mo Yung Bok killed him. Mo Yung Bok then captured the Shaolin elder's and stole the jade stick, to gain total control of Shaolin. He made Hoi Juk's elder classmate the high monk and left to deal with Coy Bong. Kau Mor Ji decides to collaborate with Mo Yung Bok also. Meanwhile Hoi Juk takes his newly wedded wife to visit Shaolin, where he would uncover Mo Yung Bok's plans and release the elders of Shaolin. He would run into Mo Yung Bok, Mo Yung Fok, and Kau Mor Ji at Coy Bong. Hoi Juk could not defeat all three men and was therefore captured, but Mo Yung Bok would release him, not wanting to create trouble with King of Sai Ha. Mo Yung Bok had gained total control of Coy Bong after killing Master To, and gaining possession of the Jade Hitting Dog Stick. Having gained control of Shaolin and Coy Bong, Mo Yung Bok went to Sit Dan to lend forces from the King. Kiu Fung refused to help the King fight against the Song Dynasty. During this time Jong Ju Ming gave his own eyes to heal Ah Chi, who immediately left him and returned to Sit Dan. Jong Ju Ming would follow her and would be personally killed by Ah Chi, much to Kiu Fung's disgust. Mo Yung Bok had arrived and the Sit Dan King offered to help Mo Yung Bok. The King summoned for Kiu Fung and ordered him to attack Sai Ha. Kiu Fung refused and challenged Mo Yung Bok to a fight to retain the Jade Dog Hitting Stick for Coy Bong. They fought but Mo Yung Bok's kung fu was too good, and the King prevented the fight from going further. Realizing that the King would eventually attack the Song Dynasty, Kiu Fung planned to leave. Ah Chi poisoned Kiu Fung's drink and he was captured and locked in the dungeon. Meanwhile Din Yee and Wong Yee Yin went back to the palace to inform the Dai Li King of the planned marriage. Mok Yin Ching was waiting at the palace because Din Yee promised to marry her first. Wong Yee Yin refused to allow Din Yee to marry another girl. The King attempted to sort out the difficulty by handing Din Yee the family jewelry. Whoever got the jewelry was going to become the Queen. Jong Ming and Ah Chi arrived in time to inform Din Yee that Kiu Fung had been captured. Din Yee decided to take the group to Sai Ha to seek Hoi Juk's help. Kau Mor Ji arrived in Sai Ha to cause trouble, and started a fight with Hoi Juk. Din Yee arrived in time to assist Hoi Juk to fight Kau Mor Ji. Din Yee then decided to teach Kau Mor Ji, Lok Mut Sun Kim. Kau Mor Ji was too eager and became crazy but was saved by Hoi Juk. Having lost all of his kung fu, Kau Mor Ji, decided to leave and become and ordinary monk. Hoi Juk, Din Yee, along with the others managed to figure out a plan to rescue Kiu Fung. Once Kiu Fung was saved, Ah Chi and Jong Ming began fighting over the love of Kiu Fung. Ah Chi even killed one of Jong Ming's pet snakes, making Kiu Fung angry. Mo Yung Fok seized upon the opportunity to split the group and kill Din Yee. Kiu Fung was lured to help Coy Bong and Hoi Juk was lured to help Shaolin. Mo Yung Fok then captured Wong Yee Yin, and set traps for Din Yee who attempted to rescue her alone. Luckily for Din Yee, Mok Yin Ching, had been following him. Realizing that Din Yee loved Wong Yee Yin only Mok Yin Ching sacrificed her life to save Din Yee by battling with Mo Yung Fok. Mok Yin Ching pushed Mo Yung Fok into the trapped and they both died. Mo Yung Fok released a message before dying. It was later discovered that the message led to the location of the Shaolin Jade Stick and the Jade Hitting Stick. Din Yee buried Mok Yin Ching with the family jewelry announcing her the Queen. Wong Yee Yin was now very happy even though Mok Yin Ching got the family jewelry because, she now had Din Yee all to herself. The group travel and stayed at a hotel which had one room booked out. Jong Ming was poisoned and Ah Chi had been accused and ran off. It was later discovered that the room next door was poisoned, and the Jade Shaolin Stick and the Hitting Dog Stick was hidden in the room. Having recovered both items, Kiu Fung, wanted to use them to prevent the Sit Dan King from attacking the Sung Dynasty. Ah Chi would return and steal both items replacing them with sticks, making Kiu Fung look like a fool infront of the Sit Dan King. Mo Yung Bok was then informed that Mo Yung Fok had been killed and set out to deal with the group. His kung fu was so high that Kiu Fung, Hoi Juk, and Din Yee where no match for him, and they where kicked down a mountain and trapped in a cave. Luckily for the group, swordsman Duk Ku Kau Pai, had visited the cave before and left instructions behind as to how to leave the cave. Ah Chi would later use the Jade Shaolin Stick and the Hitting Dog Stick to blackmail Kiu Fung into marrying her. Left with no other alternatives to prevent the war Kiu Fung promised. Ah Chi had hidden the items at a very far place however leaving them with no time to recover the items. Kiu Fung rushed to meet with the Sit Dan King, who refused to delay his attack on the Song Dynasty. Kiu Fung then committed suicide in an attempt to prevent the war. But his sacrifice did not prevent the Sit Dan King from taking his troops to war. Ah Chi arrived with the two items too little too late. Her evils ways have finally caused the death of Kiu Fung, the only person she has ever loved. Ah Chi then committed suicide by jumping off the cliff. Mo Yung Bok was less then happy when the Sit Dan King decided not to attack the Song Dynasty. Hoi Juk and Din Yee protected the Sit Dan King and Mo Yung Bok left. Hoi Juk and Din Yee then decided to deal with Mo Yung Bok, who was always one step ahead of them. Not only was his kung fu the best but he could read Hoi Juk and Din Yee's minds. Mo Yung Bok killed many people from Ling Chow Kung before Hoi Juk could seek their help. Luckily for Hoi Juk he was saved by the four female swordsman, and taken up to Ling chow Kung to recover from his injuries. Three of the female swordsman had died protecting his safe passage. Din Yee sought the help of his farther Din Jing Hing, but he too was killed hours before Din Yee arrived. All of the Big Bad guys were killed by Mo Yung Bok as well. Finally when all hope was lost, Siu Yin San, arrived and offered to help. Knowing that they couldn't defeat Mok Yung Bok, Hoi Juk thought of a plan, which required the sacrifice of one life in order to be successful. They drew straws to see which one would be sacrificed. Hoi Juk came up with the shortest straw, but Siu yin San, would sacrifice his own life upon discovering that Hoi Juk had a wife. A few nights later the three men met and dueled with Mo Yung Bok. Siu Yan San, sacrificed his life so Hoi Juk and Din Yee can combine their inner strength to kill Mo Yung Bok. That night Siu Yin San would be buried next to Kiu Fung. Hoi Juk and Din Yee were left standing besides their wives looking sad in the rain. RATING (7) "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils II", was a well produced series. The actors chosen played their parts to near perfection. Tong Chun Yip was superb in his performance as Din Yee, who is portrayed to be a boring, simple character. Chan Yuk Ling's physical appearance really suited this role and performed well despite not getting much screen time. Sak Sau was very convincing at looking evil and powerful. Tse Yin acted very well as Ding Jing Sit. Wong Hung Sau played Jong Ming well. Wong Yat Wah was very outstanding as Hoi Juk. The acting is therefore top notch. The plot however leaves a little to be desired. There was far too many senseless killings in this series. Mok Yin Ching never died in the novel however TVB felt it necessary that she sacrifice her life for Din Yee. A trick repeated about 100, 000, 000, 000 times in other TVB ancient series. Din Jing Hing was also murdered, the sweeper monk was murdered. Mo Yung Bok causing all that trouble by leaving Shaolin, never happened in the novel. Mo Yung Fok also gets killed in this series, however in the novel it mentions that he becomes crazy. All these moves make the plot resemble the typical ancient series plots. Evil dude is real powerful, a number of sacrifices prevents the heroes from getting killed. In the end duel between good and evil, good triumphs while evil is vanquished. The sound track for this series was superb. The theme song is very energetic and heroic, fitting for the series. Tunes used during the series brought of the drama, and emotions of the characters very well. Costumes chosen were fitting as always. Din Yee actually looks like a Prince in this series. The Sit Dan costume where fitting also. With limited special affects during the 1980's the fighting is as good as it gets. At least in this series the actors need to demonstrate that they can at least imitate kung fu kicks and strikes, even if they don't know kung fu. Nowadays the kung fu is shocking, with explosions left right and center. All this combined means the series gets a 7 out of 10, the great acting and theme music compensating for the deviated plot at the end. WONG YAT WAH AS HOI JUK This was one of Wong Yat Wah's earlier series. Playing the role early in his career helped Wong Yat Wah because he was very convincing as the naive monk Hoi Juk. He was simply just outstanding at the beginning of the series, where Hoi Juk had just met the 2nd Big Bad Guy until he meet Mo Ku. He was very convincing through this part of the series with his scratching off the head, body movements. Wong Yat Wah was unable to display any realistic emotion that he needed when he was reunited with Mo Ku, during that scene. Apart from a few slip ups in the middle of the series, Wong Yat Wah, began to act well again towards the end. His fighting in this series was okay. The scenes in which he fought he looked very fluent and constant. Except at the beginning where he looked clumsy, but that was supposed to happen, because he had not mastered the kung fu taught to him yet. Wong Yat Wah also had his head saved to look the total part for this series.
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