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[Candle in the Tomb]
[Episode 14]
Just because you would do that doesn't mean that others will.
You can say whatever you want.
We're only safe if he doesn't run away.
That's more important than anything else.
All right. The old man has his shortcomings.
But his reputation as a live map of the desert is not undeserved.
You saw it for yourself this time.
We really can't survive in the desert without him.
You must be more polite to him.
All right, I know.
Let's talk business.
You heard what those experts said.
No matter what we come across on this trip, we can't touch it.
Am I right?
You're absolutely right.
No... Then why did we come?
If that's the case, when they come out, tell them that we must turn back.
We'll just get the $10,000 from her.
I've been saying that we should turn back.
Were you being serious?
Of course I was.
But let me tell you something, Fatso.
I think they'll keep going forward.
Why?
Look at their attitudes right now.
They just found the Gumo prince's tomb.
It's just a vassal state of the Jingjue Kingdom.
But they're so excited.
Do you think they could possibly turn back?
It's all your fault.
Why did you have to show off?
If you discover a tomb like this in the future, don't say anything.
Remember the location, and we'll come back by ourselves.
How moral of you.
But honestly, hearing them talk about how incredible the Jingjue kingdom is
makes me want to see what secrets are hidden there.
You're not interested at all?
I'm not interested.
Didn't you hear? She's a monster.
What if it's just a witch?
And if we have to find Jingjue Kingdom
we get another $10,000.
That's true.
Then should I become interested?
Okay, let's be serious.
That American said that when the Jingjue Kingdom was buried
it was full of treasure.
She also said that you wouldn't be able to leave if you take anything.
There being treasure is a fact.
Not being able to escape is superstition.
So greedy.
Here, here, here.
Ai Guo.
You must attach it firmly.
We have to come again.
I got it, Professor.
- Professor. - Give it to me.
Here, Professor.
- Thank you, Old Gentleman. - You're welcome.
Thank you, sir.
It tastes really good.
Among Jingjue Kingdom's vassal states
the Gumo kingdom was one of the stronger ones.
It's very valuable for the study of archaeology
that we found Gumo prince's tomb today.
And we've made a breakthrough in the study of Jingjue culture
and in the research of that time in history.
Comrade Hu, it's all thanks to you
that we discovered the hall under the well
and the unfathomable tomb of the prince under it.
Professor Chen, if there's someone we need to thank
we must first thank An Li Man.
We only survived because he guided us.
Only then could we have had this unexpected reward.
That's right. Thank you, Old Buddy.
Thanks for your hard work.
We're buddies now that you've drank the horse milk wine.
You're welcome.
- We're friends! - Friends!
Leader Hu, let's strike while the iron is hot and leave early tomorrow morning.
Yes.
According to our research
Gumo Kingdom and Jingjue Kingdom aren't far from each other.
The mural we just discovered and the notebook
are the best proof of our research.
We should keep moving forward.
- Yes, that's right. - Yes, Professor.
What is it?
You guys are going to keep going ahead?
- Yes. - It's too dangerous. You could die.
It's the windy season right now.
Windy season.
Old Buddy, don't joke around like that.
After all these trials and tribulations, we're about to find the Jingjue Kingdom.
We must not give up.
- Yes, that's right. - Yes, please help us.
You guys don't have to say any more.
I really don't know about the Jingjue Kingdom you're talking about.
I've only heard people talking about it, but no one has ever seen it.
We're already in the depths of the Black Desert.
If we keep going forward, there aren't any more paths to take.
Drinking water would also be a big, big problem.
Old Gentleman is right.
We lost some of our water pouches and buckets.
If we keep going forward
we definitely can't bring as much water as we could back then.
So we must not blindly go forward.
We won't blindly go forward.
This notebook says that
the explorers went forward in the direction of the Zidu subterranean river.
They went through Zaglama Valley
and in the end, they found Jingjue Kingdom.
And before they found Jingjue Kingdom they found a lot of gravestones.
They planned to excavate it on their way back
so they drew a very detailed road map.
But we don't know if the scale of this map is accurate.
Mr. Walter was a famous explorer.
Drawing a map is a very basic skill for a explorer. It should be pretty good.
In that case, we're really close to Jingjue Kingdom.
Old Buddy, take a look.
I know.
If you follow the Zidu subterranean river, you'll reach Zaglama Valley.
But from where we are now
I can't be certain how long it'll take us to get there and how far we have to go.
Even though we don't know our precise location
we are going in the right direction.
I was right, wasn't I?
See?
You're good.
Flash your flashlight here.
We're here now.
No, we're here now. Right here.
We should go along this route.
Chu Jian.
Is the water ready?
Don't worry. I've filled everything I could.
- Good. - No problem.
Fatso.
How's the clean up going? We have to head out soon.
Everything's all set. Look.
- Hu. - Yes?
Don't go there.
Just let him pray peacefully.
This well deserves the title of "Holy Well."
It once nourished the Gumo Kingdom.
Then it saved An Li Man.
Now, it has saved us.
This might have been fate.
Professor Chen, you're a scientist. You believe that?
This isn't just superstition.
We're praying from the bottom of our hearts.
We pray that the river down there will never dry up.
We pray that it will protect this land.
We pray that it will help others like us
who seek the mysteries of the western regions.
Professor Chen, you're not just a scientist.
You're also a poet.
Old Gentleman, have you been to this part of the Black Desert before?
This is the hell of the desert.
Very few people have been here.
I've only been here once.
This time.
If it weren't for the police and my beloved white camel
I wouldn't have come here even if you killed me.
When I was serving in the army
I've learned a way to get water in the desert.
If you dig three to five meters near the roots of haloxylon
you'll find moist sand and salt water.
If you dig one meter deeper, and then put a plastic tarp there
the water from the moist sand will condense on the tarp.
After the simple evaporation process and filtering the water
you can get a small amount of water in a short amount of time.
Even though it's only a little, it can save a person's life.
I'm sure you already know about this method.
Yes.
But if you keep going forward, there aren't any haloxylon (desert shrubs).
There's nothing.
If we go to a place where there aren't even any haloxylon
we won't go forward anymore, okay?
Comrade Hu, I've already said this but God would definitely like you.
This wind has been blowing all day.
When will it stop?
It's the windy season. This is what it's like.
What's scary about the Black Desert isn't that you can fall into quicksand.
Or that there are ants that gnaw at you until there's nothing left
and definitely not that there are sandstorms.
Legend has it that there is an illusionary place in the desert.
When people go in
they'll see a lake, rivers, beautiful women, and mythical animals.
But they can never get there and die from thirst and exhaustion
because that's the devil's trap.
He lures them there to die.
He's talking about mirages.
It's easy for people with dehydration disease to get confused.
What is dehydration disease?
The human body is two-thirds water.
But if you lose five percent of the water, you'll get dehydration disease.
In short, if you don't have water in the desert, only death awaits you.
We have to do something behind the sand dune.
Hey, wait.
Take this.
They're urinating? Shouldn't they hold it in?
Your rotten mouth.
That's what the old man said! Save water.
Aren't you thirsty?
Old Gentleman!
Do you still have horse milk wine?
Give me a sip to help me with my fatigue.
There's not much left.
We're friends!
Give me a sip.
But right now that is something that can save my life.
I can't just give it to anyone to drink.
Don't even think about it.
Hey! That old man is so stingy! Such a cheapskate!
All right. Drink your saliva and get back to work.
I'm telling you, if we don't find a water source in a few days
we'll all have to decrease the amount of water we drink each day.
Then we could all get dehydration disease.
The first one to get it will be you.
Why?
Because you're fat.
Hey! Don't scare me.
I'm not trying to scare you.
Why do you think the old man won't keep going?
It's because if we keep going, there won't be any water at all.
Even if there is a subterranean river, we wouldn't be able to dig to it.
Help!
Oh no! Fatso, something happened!
- Let's go! - Someone come quickly!
- Help! - Help me! Help me!
- Help! - Don't go! Follow the footprints.
Save Xiao Ye! Hurry!
Here, let me.
- Don't let go. - Come on.
Don't be scared.
Fatso, hold me.
Xiao Ye, don't be scared.
- You're fine now. - We have to hurry and leave this place!
- Let's go! - Help her.
Come on. Hurry.
Hu, hurry!
Hurry and run!
Fatso.
You don't have to say anything. I got it.
I'll come back with a sign that says there's quicksand there
so that the people who come here in the future will know there's quicksand there.
Wow, Fatso.
I'm quite aware.
I wasn't talking about that.
What do you mean?
Think about it.
When we were saving Xiao Ye
it didn't seem like we had to use all our strength.
We didn't use all our strength?
Then did I fall on my head for fun?
Be serious. Think about it carefully.
Would real quicksand be like that?
I didn't think about that.
Everything's fine.
Xiao Ye. You two, tell me something.
What happened just now?
When we got behind the sand dune
she suddenly could step on anything and her whole body suddenly fell down.
I hurried and grabbed on to her and yelled for you guys.
Quicksand swallows people quickly with great force.
With just your individual strength, you couldn't have pulled her out.
In fact, you would've fallen in too.
Comrade Hu is right.
If that was quicksand, you wouldn't be able to stand there by its side.
That's true.
What you said makes sense.
After Xiao Ye fell down halfway, she stopped.
Stopped?
I think I stepped on a rock and then I fell.
And I kept falling down and down.
Are you sure it was a rock?
Why would there be rocks under the sand of the desert?
Miss Yang, didn't you say that
the English explorer came across a gravestone on his way?
Yes.
Let's stop staring at each other and go see.
- You stay here. - Let's hurry and go.
- We'll go take a look. - Let's go.
Hu.
Have you reached it?
Come on.
Here. Be careful.
I've found it!
This was hit with an explosive.
- Explosive? - Explosive?
It's out in the open now.
It's out in the open here too.
Here's the shovel.
Here.
This was definitely hit with an explosive.
And it was definitely by an expert.
The force from the explosion was outward.
So all the debris is outside, and nothing inside would be damaged.
It blew up in a very precise direction.
And...
And what?
It's not any ordinary explosive.
It's military TNT.
No way.
The People's Liberation Army is tomb raiding now?
Stop with your nonsense!
Professor Chen, could there be a tomb down there?
With such a big hole, if there really is a tomb, it must have been raided.
First clean up the entrance.
Let's go down and take a look.
Brother Hu, why don't you rest. I can do it.
You must be careful.
Don't get hurt from the rocks in the sand.
Hu, look!
- Professor. - I'm fine.
They're Soviet goods.
I've played with these while I was in the army.
The tomb raiders were Soviets.
Those sinners.
This is a tomb that is so valuable for research.
They've wrecked it.
Professor, we have to do recovery excavation.
- Okay. - What kind of tomb is this?
There's nothing.
If you were a tomb raider
would you leave anything for the people who come after you?
I am a tomb--
Hey! Hey!
What did you say?
I am unlucky!
I tripped.
Be careful. You always trip.
Professor Chen.
What kind of tomb is this?
Judging from the structure of the tomb
and the material and craft work of the coffin
this is a stone tomb from the Wei or Jin dynasty.
And it's a family tomb.
This should be buried deep in the desert.
Maybe the huge sandstorm from a few days ago exposed a part of the tomb.
Looks like those tomb raiders came prepared.
Otherwise they couldn't have done this so quickly.
We came too late.
From what you've said, this tomb was raided not too long ago.
Yes. It must have been.
Professor, there's still a mummy here.
This is a young woman's corpse.
These tomb raiders are so despicable.
They'll do such shameful things just to get rich.
Professor Chen, why would they take a mummy out of here?
Why else? To get filthy rich.
Besides historical relics and treasures
mummies from a tomb of the Xinjiang desert are also valuable.
And these kinds of mummies have been very popular abroad lately.
These kinds of mummies?
There are different kinds of mummies?
From a world view, there are different kinds of mummies.
There are mummies that became mummies
through desiccants like lime, charcoal, and other things.
There are mummies that became mummies after being inside a coffin.
There are mummies like those in Ancient Egypt
that became mummies through special anti-corrosion techniques.
And our Xinjiang mummies
that naturally became mummies from special high temperature environments.
This method is very ancient, so it's worth a lot.
Museums, exhibition halls, and collectors abroad pay a lot to buy them.
- Ai Guo, be careful here. - Hu.
It looks like that Englishman's notebook is reliable.
If we keep going past this tomb along the route we were on
we won't be far from Jingjue Kingdom.
Xiao Ye, do you feel better now?
Yes.
So as soon as those foreigners get home and
sell the mummies, they can live a life of luxury for the rest of their lives?
It's very likely that we'll run into them on the way.
Fatso, those tomb raiders are a complete disgrace!
Look at how they blew it up!
- Hu. - Professor.
Is something wrong?
I came to talk to you about that.
Judging from the marks they've left behind
it's likely that it's been less than 10 days since the tomb was raided.
What?
Then you mean...
The professor means that the tomb raiders
are very likely to be looking for Jingjue Kingdom too.
And they're right in front of us.
So we must hurry and keep moving forward.
If they get to Jingjue Kingdom first who knows what awful things they'll do?
I agree with Professor Chen.
We must speed up our pace.
Those foreigners have explosives.
They likely have guns too.
If we run into them, it could be a bloodbath.
We have to brave enough to fight against
the evil ones who try to destroy our cultural relics.
Fight? With just my shotgun?
He's talking about having a fighting spirit.
No matter what, the earlier we set off, the better.
What do you think, Comrade Hu?
In that case, let's have everyone hurry and sleep.
Look.
It's four hours until daybreak.
Let's set off in four hours.
Okay.
But we must be careful on our way.
I can't be held responsible if anything happens
to you all, some of the most talented people in the country.
We'll go get some rest.
These people have never even touched a gun.
They sure speak--
Keep quiet.
I think it's useless to say anymore to them.
It would be best if those tomb raiders left after getting the mummies.
Otherwise it'd be trouble if we do run into them.
Old Gentleman.
Not too long ago, you brought some foreigners into the desert, right?
I don't know what you're talking about.
They came here to look for Jingjue Kingdom, right?
The tomb from yesterday was raided by a group of foreigners.
They're a group, right?
They're all bad people.
God will punish them.
If they're bad people, you must tell us what kind of equipment they brought.
We have to prepare for it in advance.
Did they bring guns?
I've asked An Li Man.
Those foreigners have guns.
What?
We won't run into them, right?
It's possible. It'd be best if we don't run into them.
We have to be smart about this.
Xiao Ye.
What is it?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I just feel exhausted.
You're not sick, are you?
If you don't feel well, you must tell us.
I'm really fine. I think it's because I didn't get enough rest.
I'll be fine in a bit.
If you're sick, don't force it.
Come to me if you need water. I have some water.
I got it.
Don't tell the others. I don't want everyone to worry about me.
Okay, I won't tell them.
But if you get worse, I won't keep it from them.
Don't worry.
What did I tell you?
There is definitely treasure in the Jingjue Kingdom.
So many foreigners have their eyes set on it.
In the past, there were the Englishmen.
Now, there are the Soviets who even brought their guns.
That means there must be a lot of treasure.
Don't forget, there's an American up there too.
Hu, I'm talking to you! Can you take me seriously?
I am.
Hu.
- Why did we stop? - I'll go take a look.
What is it, sir?
I can't clearly see the traces of the Zidu subterranean river anymore.
If we keep going forward, there definitely won't be anymore traces.
Then I really won't be able to help you.
We're already close to the Jingjue Kingdom.
Even if there aren't any traces, we still have compasses.
There's also a map in the notebook.
We should be able to find it.
No matter what, I will still go forward.
Jingjue was such a big kingdom.
They must have had a subterranean river or some other water source.
Even if the river above ground has dried up
the water underground might not be.
There will definitely be clues.
Young lass, don't get anxious.
I'm saying that since we've been traveling for half the day
we should be able to see Zaglama Sacred Mountain now.
Sir.
All right, let's keep going forward.
Maybe we'll be able to see the Sacred Mountain.
Okay, thanks.
We've been rushing all day. Let's rest.
Old Gentleman, let's rest here for a bit.
All right.
Let's rest a bit.
Xiao Ye, how are you feeling? Better?
I'm fine. Don't worry.
If you feel sick again, tell me.
I'm going to go check on the professor.
Okay.
Hu, come here. Have a seat.
Professor Chen, how are you? Do you feel better?
I'm fine.
The sun is fierce right now. Let's rest longer.
Drink some water. We'll leave after we're well rested.
Don't worry about me.
I can endure it. If we should go, then we should go.
Based on your experience, are there a lot of foreign tomb raiders?
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