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[Candle In The Tomb]
[Episode 2]
Thank you.
Use the toilet now. There are fewer people using it.
Hurry up. Are you seriously reading that?
Do the job, love the job.
Love the job, get skilled at the job.
Gentlemen, are you on an archaeology team?
Yes.
Through the sea of trees!
Across the plain of snow!
After such a long train ride aren't you tired?
Not at all! A new life is about to begin!
With dauntless...
spirit!
That truck driver has not taste.
Exactly!
If it weren't for that truck I could have sang that highest note!
It's put on a damper on me!
Stop scolding them!
They might hop off the truck to hit you.
Our donkey cart couldn't outrun them.
She used to stay at our heels and address us as her older brothers.
She's now chiding her brothers?
She's looking all prim and proper.
What do you mean by that?
I am an accountant now!
Awesome.
- Kai Xuan! - Auntie Ge!
- Ba Yi! - Auntie Yan Zi!
I've brought them home!
- I've missed you dearly! - Auntie Ge!
We also miss you!
- Have you been well? - Yes!
Brother Ba Yi! Brother Fatso!
- Yan Zi! - Yan Zi!
I've missed you both so much!
Bring their things in quickly.
It's been years and you haven't been back to visit!
- Aren't we here now? - We're back!
These are your children?
Yes! Address them as uncle.
- Hello, Uncle! - Hello, Uncle!
Hello!
Here, have some candies!
Catch it.
- I want some! - I also want some!
- Thank the uncles. - Take them.
- Thank you, Uncle! - Thank you.
You're welcome. Here, I still have more.
- Thank you, Uncle. - Have some candies!
- Hu! - Old Secretary!
- Old Secretary!
Chairman Mao's children are back here again?
Yes, we're back.
Is Chairman Mao still doing well?
Yes! The old gentleman is doing very well!
Yes! He's been lying there in the memorial hall all day!
Whoever misses him could visit anytime.
- Yes, yes... - Old Secretary.
Here's what.
Comrade Deng Xiao Ping now leads the reform and opening.
Leads the what?
Reform and opening!
In 1973 when the mine was opened
the sound of the explosion damaged his ears.
He's a bit hard of hearing so he's a bit confused now.
Come into the house. Come on.
Go into the house.
- Let's go. - Yan Zi.
Where is your husband?
Where are all the young men in this village?
The archaeology team has recruited all of them.
Archaeology team?
What archaeology team?
It's the government's archaeology team.
We were in the earthquake zone for the 1976 Great Tang Shan Earthquake.
During the earthquake Niuxin Mountain split apart.
They found a huge tomb as large as a palace.
There were so many good stuff in it!
The government learned about this
and soon after, the archaeology team was sent here.
All the able-bodied adults in the surrounding villages were recruited.
They cover all the meals and even pay three yuan a day.
Brother Ba Yi, the truck that stopped Brother Fatso from hitting the high note
is from the archaeology team.
Stop standing here.
- Get inside the house now. Go on. - Sure!
Lunch will be ready soon!
Why are you still standing here? Come in!
- Here. - What is this?
Fatso, give me a hand.
Here, let me do it.
Slowly...
What is this thing?
This is a television.
This is a television?
What vision?
- Yes, people appear on it. - Television!
- Television? - Old Secretary.
People will show up in here.
It can talk and chat with you.
You can also get news from the government.
What? But we don't have electricity here.
It's good that you're here to visit.
Why would you bring gifts?
Old Secretary.
We haven't been here for years.
It's only right that we bring you something nice.
Here, sit on the heated brick bed.
Sit on the heated bed.
All right now, go out and play.
Let's go out to play!
Get on the heated bed!
Would little people really appear on the television?
I don't know. I've never seen one.
The cold dishes are here.
Start eating.
The hot dishes will be ready soon.
Sure!
Why are you both visiting now?
You even brought gifts.
It seems that you made quite a fortune?
No, we just think that we do lead a much better life now
but we can't enjoy it on our own.
We thought that our villagers should get wealthy as well.
- Exactly! - All right...
Old Secretary.
I remember that you had quite a few urns at the back?
Why are you asking me about that?
Didn't I just tell you that our country is now reforming and opening up?
There are all sorts of people in Beijing now.
We happen to know a friend in Beijing
who is happy to collect old things and items.
What use are those urns of mine?
You just use them to preserve pickles.
But the others see them as works of art.
Look, Old Secretary.
For an old item of this size, how much do you think it's worth in Beijing?
How much is it?
Several hundred yuan!
What?
How many more urns could we buy with that?
That's what brings us here today.
I'm thinking about selling our old urns and bowls in Beijing.
Then we'll split the profits between us and the villagers.
Really?
We... This is...
You should know us best!
The both of you came too late.
When the archaeology team came last month
they distributed food stamps to every household.
They said that all of our old stuff must be handed over to the country.
Everyone from around here has already done so.
Everyone?
Old Secretary is well aware of the regulations and handed it all in.
What did you say?
I said that you're well aware of regulations and great!
Here comes the hot dishes!
Poussin stew with mushrooms.
What are you still waiting for?
- Start eating! - Eat!
- Dig in! - What are you waiting for?
Dig in now while it's hot.
Here.
- I'd like to get some wine... - Wine?
Here, have some wine first.
- Here. - Old Secretary.
Hu...
Hu!
What are you doing here early in the morning instead of sleeping?
The work of the Revolution is not yet done.
Our comrades must renew their efforts.
How could you try to kill yourself out of disappointment?
Damn you. Who can drown in such shallow waters?
I came here to think about what we should do next.
What else can we do?
We're totally at a loss now.
All the areas around here are swept clean by the archaeology team!
Listen.
We don't even have the money to travel back to Beijing.
Fatso.
Do you still remember that the elderly in the village told us
about the fort of the Japanese Kwantung Army?
I do.
Didn't we ask to look at that place?
But then you left for the army so we didn't get to check out the fort.
Why would you bring that up?
I think that the Japanese must have left some good stuff behind.
I just checked with Old Secretary.
The archaeology team still doesn't know about the fort.
Even if they do, that area isn't under their control?
Hu, what do you mean by that?
No one has ever found the site.
We're already in this predicament.
Should we not take a chance?
Yes! I got it!
Hu, I heard that in the early days some villagers went looking for this fort.
But none returned after entering Savage Valley.
Of course, I'm not saying it will happen to us, but just in case...
Just in case?
Quit joking around. Get serious.
A savage in Savage Valley is that pretty?
Get serious.
How can this be some savage?
Young Lady, is something the matter?
Brother Hu! Brother Fatso!
I'm Ying Zi, an Oroqen (ethnic minority in Northern China).
Old Secretary is worried about you, so he sent me to protect you.
Protect us?
Just you? A young girl?
What's wrong with being a girl?
You won't get out of the woods alone.
Moreover, you can't get a male guide even if you wanted.
Is Old Secretary senile?
He got her to protect us?
Won't she be a burden?
Enough nonsense. You're already on the wrong track. This way!
Hu, I remember her now.
When we were still educated urban youth
she was just up to our thighs and now she's all grown up?
Mister Two's daughter?
Hurry up!
Brother Fatso, bring a bucket of water back.
Hurry up.
Go now.
Well done.
Start a fire. Don't just stand around.
This way.
Tie the horses over there. Be sure to tie them well.
Go.
As a former Company Commander why do I feel like a soldier?
Big men like us have been ordered around by a young girl for the past few days.
But I have to say... That young lass is quite something.
We owe it to her that we made it safely to Savage Valley.
As if.
Perhaps Savage Valley isn't that scary.
Moreover, who knows if the Japanese fortress is around here?
It could have just been a rumor among the villagers.
You and your foul mouth.
Let's go.
Hold this for me. I need to pee.
- Be careful. - Don't worry.
The horses are all tied to the trees?
All done.
Get more firewood.
Sure!
What is it?
Hu! Help!
Quickly, Ying Zi!
Help!
Hu! Save me!
Well done...
Are you embarrassed now?
Buckle up your belt.
The dagger.
- Bowl. - Coming.
Don't burn your tongue. Slow down.
It's so good.
You can have it first. Mine's ready soon.
Ying Zi, this is so good.
Here.
Savage Valley is huge. Where should we go looking for the Japanese fort?
I don't know about that.
You wanted to come here.
I'm just following Old Secretary's orders.
Why is this place called Savage Valley?
Are there really savages out here?
It used to be known as Moon-carrying Valley.
It used to serve as the cemetery of Great Jin (1115-1234).
Then the Mongolians defeated Jin at Heifengkou (Jilin Province).
The corpses of Jin soldiers were thrown into this valley.
It was called Valley of the Dead then.
Then some time later, savages appeared.
That was why it's now known as Savage Valley.
Have you met the savages?
No, I only heard stories from my dad.
The elderly who met the savages have passed away.
Take your time.
I'll get more firewood.
Lady, I'll go with you. I'll protect you!
You're not as useful as the dogs.
Keep turning the meat.
Did you hear what she said?
Keep turning the meat.
I make a friendly gesture, but she still scolded me.
The chili pepper is even hotter than a garlic, what a girl!
Hu, what is on your mind?
Fatso, do you know why this used to be called Moon-carrying Valley?
I don't know.
What does it mean?
It was named that because when the moon rises to the peak of the valley
the peripheral vision misleads people into seeing something.
Look up.
The highest peak of both mountains on the sides.
They look as if they were huge arms.
They are reaching up to carry the moon.
Why did those nobles of the Great Jin choose this as their burial place?
It's to take in the celestial spirit of the sun and moon.
With such good Feng Shui there's bound to be a huge tomb.
Hu, is it written in that half of a book passed down in your family?
Look at this terrain.
It's steady, firm, and majestic.
It's the pastures on the west.
Greater Khingan Mountains at its north.
Let me explain it this way.
The pastures of Outer Mongolia is like the wide ocean
and Moon-carrying Valley is just like a great river converged.
With this Feng Shui, even if it's not good enough for an emperor
it's more than enough for a general or prince.
Hu!
That sounds bad. Ying Zi is in trouble. Quickly!
- Ying Zi! - You fired the shot?
- What happened? - Brother Hu.
I was so scared.
I saw a makeshift hut ahead in a nook on the road
so I went in to take a look.
It was packed with dead people. All black and rotten!
At first glance, I thought they were savages so I fired a shot.
I didn't get a good look to see what those corpses are.
Don't be scared. We'll take a look.
Sure.
You're actually afraid of dead people?
I'm not.
Ying Zi, I thought it was a big deal.
These are just some white bones.
- Are you all right, Brother Fatso? - I'm fine!
I'm all right!
Who is it? How dare you offend Mr. Fatso even when you're dead?
Fatso, give me the dagger.
Hu, get the light on it.
Japanese military swords.
Hu...
Why do I think that the corpses here in the hut
and those outside were not a team?
They weren't a team.
The ones in here were Japanese.
Those outside are tomb raiders.
It's all written in here.
You could even read Japanese?
Of course.
All Japanese are the descendants of the Chinese.
They still use our characters.
I can read some and then guess the rest. Can't go wrong about it.
Keep bluffing! Go on. Tell me what is written in it.
Look.
It's written in this notepad
that the Japanese were here to search for the fort.
Look, it says, "The fort."
They wished to meet up with Kwantung Army in there.
But then their guide died.
These dumbasses then lingered around this area.
They wandered and roamed the woods for years.
Then came a group of tomb raiders. Look.
Those back there were surely tomb raiders.
The tomb raiders told them...
"You lost the war and surrendered."
This group of Japanese soldiers got mad and killed them all.
Here in the end, it said, "Broken jade."
"Broken jade" should mean suicide by disembowelment.
Does this mean the savages in the woods were actually these Japanese?
It's very possible.
Look, it says here.
Showa era, year 33 (1959).
They were here in the woods for so long.
Why didn't they leave?
He probably wanted to but the woods are huge. Could he get out?
We should leave.
It's too frightening in here.
Let's go.
It's even written in the notepad that these ones out here were tomb raiders?
If my judgment was right this must be the burial spot.
Here?
Where could it be?
Fatso.
Here's a shovel.
Luoyang shovel.
There must be a hole dug up by the tomb raiders.
Ying Zi, hand me the flashlight.
- Let's just leave. - Give it to me.
Fatso, slow down.
- What is it? - I don't know.
All right, don't touch it.
Come up here now and I'll take a look.
Help me down there.
Here.
Slowly.
What is the matter?
Here. Slowly.
What is the matter?
Those tomb raiders got to the Dragon Spitter's Glaze.
What is a Dragon Spitter's Glaze?
It's a kind of trap laid for tomb raiders in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Their burial chambers were all hollowed out
and they stacked a layer of glazed tiles at the very top.
Then they stacked piles of inflammable Dragon Spitter's Oil from Western Regions
with a layer of glazed tiles on top.
Then they sealed off the tomb with dirt.
As the tiles were extremely thin should there be any forced entry
the top of the tiles would break right away.
Dragon Spitter's Oil of Western Regions burns in contact with air.
All the corpses and the burial items would then be burned to ashes.
Take the raiders down with them?
Fortunately, you were treading lightly.
If you had probed any harder we'd both be in flames now.
My goodness...
I think those tomb raiders must have dug another hole on the side around here.
Where is Ying Zi?
She was just here.
Brother Hu!
Ying Zi!
Brother Hu!
Brother Fatso! Brother Hu!
Ying Zi!
Ying Zi, are you down there?
Brother Hu, I'm down here!
Are you all right?
I'm fine! I only sprained my foot.
I can't climb out.
Fatso.
Could this be the side hole that they dug up?
Go and bring the tools here.
- Don't leave the ropes out. - Sure!
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