Shih Erh (Yuen Biao), a Taoist monk, takes in a scholar named Tsui Hung-Chuen (Lawrence Ng) after he inadvertently burned down his house after battling a demon, however, Tsui encounters a benevolent female ghost named Mo Chiu (Joey Wang), who is confined to the hands of the wicked King Ghost. As Tsui falls in love with Mo Chiu, he paints a portrait of her, which the spirit uses to conceal herself