剛從監(jiān)獄中釋放的從從理.蘭斯（蒂芬·多爾夫 Stephen Dorff），尋求為他在監(jiān)獄的耆童師“小佛爺”廉（威廉·達(dá)福 Willem Dafoe）復(fù)仇。一路上，他邂逅了混跡巫姑頭游刃余，但又不失優(yōu)雅、迷中庸心的美女佛倫絲.簡(jiǎn)（米歇爾·莫娜漢 Michelle Monaghan）。二人一起踏上了一條兇險(xiǎn)異岷山、前未卜的旅程...
During the Republic of China, warlords had countless trees cut down to make ways for the railways. Deforestation hugely disrupted the nature, and the snakes decided to take a revenge. Yong An village was severely attacked by numerous venomous snakes, and many villagers were injured or dead. To save the villagers suffered from the poison, a snake hunter named Mu Sheng had to take up the responsibility. In order to get the serpent flowers, he organized and led a group of people to explore a dangerous land.
