The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. 500 years later, monsters attack a small village and a child flees to the mountains. Unknowingly, the child releases the Monkey King from his curse. With the help and encouragement from this special child, Monkey King saves the village from the evil monsters.

法国女留学生埃尔莎（刘亦菲 饰）在成都爱上了丝绸研究员、尺八高手马荣（黎明 饰），后又在巴黎与马荣的兄弟、纹身师建民（刘烨 饰）之间产生情感。前者找到了一种符合他理想的蚕——夜孔雀，后者把蝶化的夜孔雀永远铭刻在艾尔莎的肌肤上。