Go over there. There's a bucket over there.
Don't just go anywhere
Don't you have any shame?
Episode 18
Quick
Go
Wu Xie, you are still alive
You can't go. Return
Return? Are you crazy? They're like snakes. They're hibernating but are waking up because the temperature's rising
Later we won't be able to escape
What's going on?
Master Zhang, this is a core sample from the shrine We found some snake skin and scales within the sample
The shrine is likely filled with snakes
Mine!
Something's not right with that thing. Let's go
Stop staring. Let's go!
Hurry go!
You were staying down there?
There's an empty room under here
I found some clues
The map on your back will finally be useful
I'll go down first
Let's rest and then go
It was tiring to deal with those snake people
What were those strange things?
Black flying things
They look like the snakes
Do you still remember the black snake with hair?
It's called Black Haired Snake
They'll lodge inside someone's body and send out poison
that affects a person's nerves and muscles
That's why they have such weird postures
Once they find a better host,
they'll start attacking and try to enter that new body
That's why they started attacking us
Like the idea of parasites
according to biology
Remembering this?
Too scary
Wu Xie
Once you reached Gutong City, what did you discover?
Wang Meng and I came in here
to avoid the snake tree
We followed the administrative office on the top floor
until we came across the back of this passage
Finally discovering the secret of Gutong City
So this is the real Gutong City?
That's right
Since you already found it, then can I go back?
They're back again
Let's go, I'll take you to see something interesting
Boss Xie, no one told me you had come It was inconsiderate of me
You're too polite
This opera house was handed down to you from your forefathers
For how many years now?
How should I say this...
When it got to my generation, I couldn't operate it well Nowadays, there's very few people like you who enjoy listening to opera
Oh by the way,
This performance is the last one
Why?
Next month, I will sell this place
I've thoroughly thought about this
My daughter is coming home from Germany soon
From now on, I'll focus on raising my daughter
I'll buy this place
Boss Xie, it isn't worth it Young people today don't want to come here
You won't make much money out of it
I am not doing this for money
What about this:
Name a price and I will send someone tomorrow
Good thing you're willing to buy this broken building
otherwise I don't know how I would've been able to pay their wages
Boss Xie, what do you plan on doing with it after you buy it?
I just like old things.
Can't stand watching them suffer
This is the place
It's already 11
So late
It's late
Sorry, I will let you rest
That's not what I meant
I wanted to say
being with you
time passes quickly
Today,
I just kept talking about myself
I haven't had time
to listen to your story
My story is a bit complicated
and super long
then talk about it a few more times
How about this
I won't work overtime next week. Let's have some coffee together
if we both have the time
then listen to your story
I don't like to drink coffee
Oh
Let's change the place
Okay
Then I will wait for your phone call next weekend
Let me send you upstairs
No need to
Free additional services like this
are better saved for the next time
I've checked everything possible about her, but couldn't find any problems
Maybe her having the tattoo is just some coincidence
I don't really believe
that she is not connected to Wang's family in any way
Then why keep her around if you know there's something wrong?
Eh, what is that?
A big abacus?
That's Qiong Qi. Not some big abacus
It IS a giant abacus
Shhhhh. Quiet
[literal translation] Accupuncture eight directions from the sky
Number one from the beginning
Referring to the south
Boss Wu is too good at the abacus
How is he good at everything?
The movement of the this Eight Trigram abacus
has to be done in a very specific way
You can't be a stroke short or extra
At the very end, you'll get a Eight Trigram
This is something only the Zhangs can breakthrough
Zhang Family?
Isn't his last name Wu?
Vertically
This room is empty
Interesting.
Li Cu
Get up there
You three
Light them up simutaneously
1 2 3
Boss Wu, have you figured something out? Don't bother him, you'll interrupt his thoughts
Take off your clothes
Don't talk back. Strip.
Is it good enough? I stripped and you've seen it.
Can I put on my clothes on? Not so fast.
You've worked out huh?
Li Cu
Didn't you want to know the secret on your back?
Come here
Look
These glyphs
are the same as those on your back
These are Gutong City letters Once we figure out the pattern, this door will open
You're telling me
the picture on my back
and everything I've gone through up to now
was just to get to this door?
Master Zhang was a master of strategy
This is definitely one of his clues
Okay
Then what. Let's start
Open this gate. After you go in,
I can leave
Except these glyphs
have to be pressed in a certain order
for the door to open
But what the order is,
I'm still not clear
Let's just try then
Don't touch
If you press the wrong one
everyone will die
The poses are so weird, there must be a hidden meaning
You're probably thinking the same as me
What are you looking at me for?
Come here
Are you finished yet? I want to put on my clothes. If you don't use your brain,
then just move your body
Who says I'm not using my brain?
I just can't see my own back
Tell me. What do you want me to do?
Learn this.
This stance in the picture
Whoever designed this statue- what were they thinking?
what kind of hobby is this?
Stop talking nonsense. Quick.
Reach your hand higher
Turn around a little
Turn a bit
Make that hand higher
What's the matter?
Is this stance that difficult?
No no no
A part of my back really hurts
Wang Meng, come and look
Look
Write this glyph down
Okay, next one
This one doesn't hurt
Your pose is mirrored, of course it won't hurt
Got it
Okay, next one
Hurry. It hurts.
Hang in there. Four more and you're done
It's right it's right, hurry it hurts
Hurry and write it
Why so dumb
If you can, you do it
Dumb
stupid
Hurry. Next one
What's happening?
The first two had no problems. The third one
Quick
Is this right? Does it hurt?
Doesn't hurt. How come it doesn't hurt it? How do I know? Look, stand taller.
The arms are not correct. Hurting?
Aren't you in pain?
Why would I be in pain? Look at your leg!
Does it hurt?
It's starting to hurt. Look.
How is it?
Go
Wang Meng, wrote it wrong - you left out two dots
Help me hold this
I'm fine. Keep going
Quick quick
Open
Hurry!
Is this the place we kept looking for?
It's just a temple.
Nothing special.
Nothing special?
So many people came to this desert
and so many people died
We should be thanking the heavens
just for being able to live long enough to see this
What you said is right
Without my picture,
who knows we would have died. It's a pity to die
Kiddo
When you see such a grand shrine, aren't you in awe and full of curiosity?
What's up Boss Wu?
Discover anything?
There are burn marks all around the base of this snake tree statue
This was used for worship
There must have been a group of people who used to worship in this hall
You don't need to know all this
There's scaffolding at the top of this shrine
Other than worshipers, it looks like people from years later have already come in here
That is to say, we are not the first people to discover this place
But they came from up there down here
Looks like the back door isn't the same
They didn't come through the entrance
I'm guessing
they blew up a path at the top
At least 70 years must have past since then
so the passage made from that explosion should already be blocked
From 70 years ago?
Their equipment weren't as developed as what we have now
How did they do it?
At that time,
engineers all used bamboo scaffolding
and there's metal rods throughout it
Back then, this would have required extreme skill and man-power
This must have been a huge engineering project from abroad
What was it used for?
What does it do? I still do not know.
But there's something I know.
The people who entered here later, wanted to explore, develop, use, and protect this place
Right
Explore. Develop. Use. Protect this place
That's right
They wanted to explore, develop, use, and protect this place
Explore. Develop. Use. Protect this place
What's going on?
Stuck.
They wanted to explore, develop, use, pr-
When my old tape recorder got stuck, hitting it would fix it
Who knew it'd also work on people
How is he fixed?
He obviously crashed
They wanted to explore, develop, use, and protect this place
Wake up
Wu Xie. Wake up wake up
Let's go home!
Wu Xie
Wu Xie. I'm fine.
How did Wu Xie return back to normal?
Quick. Come here. There's still one more.
Pushing won't work. You have to slap him
You slapped Wu Xie earlier?
You sure are harsh
I want to try too.
That was too manly, too rough
You're over exaggerating
You should let me go first when there's such great opportunities
What kind of poison made them this crazy?
There's layers and layers of traps here
It's hard to tell what happened
It can't be. We came in together
Only two of them were affected but we two are fine.
Could it be from that
time when we were fighting the snakes
Look at your leg!
Why did Wu Xie climb up there again?
I must bring him down.
Wu Xie
You have to calm down
Wu Xie, you promised me
you would bring me back
Too late
Poisoned
It's not too late
Wu Xie, listen to me
You promised me
You must commit to your words
Too late
Poisoned
Too late
Hei Ye Help!
I can't hold on anymore! Catch Him!
What is this hole?
Mine hole
Black
Haired
Snake