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Candle in the Tomb
Episode 18
Slowly, okay?
Hey, hey, everyone, stand back, Stand back, okay?
Okay.
Old Hu, what's going on over there?
Look! Over here, there are signs of detonation.
Over here, there are also signs of it being prised.
Do you think this has some connection with the owner of that notebook?
It's very possible.
Looking at the degree of damage and the traces left behind,
they don't look recent at all. At the very least, it's probably over many decades.
It's also possible that more than one group has been here.
Look at the stone door. It's extremely thick.
Moreover, it's located so deep underground. If I'm not wrong, I think
the tomb of Queen Jingjue inside is highly likely.
In that case, this is our final goal.
I'm just worried. The progress has been too smooth.
Since there's been more than one group who've been here, but there has been no records at all.
Why?
I understand your concern.
But, no matter what happens, I must go inside the queen's tomb to take a look.
First, don't be anxious. I'm more worried about this extremely heavy sluice door.
If it were to fall (and close), everyone will not be able to get out.
Let's do this. Let's go over and discuss with Professor Chen. What do you think?
I must go inside to take a look.
To find out what Queen Jingjue's tomb actually looks like.
Also, if it has been subjected to any theft and damage.
If I can't take a look at it, I'll not be able to die in peace.
Even if it's only for Professor Hao, I must go.
In order to help him fulfill the wish of his lifetime.
Professor.
Professor, we'll go with you.
Yes, we'll go together.
Under any circumstance, I must go.
How about we do this. I'll go in alone.
I'll go in to take a look first. If there's no problem, everyone can then go inside.
If I go inside for 4 to 5 hours and don't come back out, then everyone should not go inside.
There's also no need to wait for me, just get out of here hurriedly.
No. I'll go inside with you. That way, we can take care of one another.
It's fine for me to go alone. My life is richly blessed (very lucky)!
You stay behind. In the event of any unexpected misfortune,
you'll have to take responsibility and get everyone out of here safely.
It's enough. Don't talk so pessimistically. I'll go with you.
Please don't jest.
If I go alone, I can easily escape if there's any danger. If you go along, I really won't be able to take care of you.
Who knows who will have to take care of whom, right?
In any case, I can't let you go inside the queen's tomb alone.
Alright. Then, the two of us will go together.
Fatty, you stay behind. You must take care of everyone.
I won't allow. Why do I end up with all the tasks of aunts taking care of kindergarteners (insignificant tasks)?
Don't be picky! There's no hierarchy in the job of a revolutionist!
Chu Jian, give me the gun.
A rifle and a pistol is different. Do you know how to use it?
Of course, I know. My pistol is out of bullets.
Be careful.
Once we are inside, we have to be very careful.
In particular, we have to be careful not to activate any contraption.
Next, we must also be careful of those crowned snakes.
They move very quickly so it's difficult to duck and avoid their attack.
Forefathers and ancestry masters, please protect us.
Be careful.
Why isn't it not the end yet?
Do you think we are perhaps already on the pathway leading to the queen's tomb?
It's really hard to tell.
The tombs in the Central Plains Region don't have such long pathways leading to the tombs.
However, those people that came before us have helped us.
If there are any hidden contraptions,
there should be traces left behind.
Old Hu, I'm asking you something, and you must answer me truthfully.
Are you a tomb raider?
How can that be possible?
How can you think of me in this manner?
I'm only guessing. It came to my mind and so I just asked.
I'm thinking, since you know the long-lost 'Secret Technique of Reading the Luo Pan',
and also are no stranger to the various types of ancient tombs. In fact, they are as familiar to you as your own backyard.
You really look like someone who raids tombs.
Didn't I tell you before?
This special skill is passed down from my family's ancestors.
My grandfather was a very famous Feng Shui master in the villages back then.
He used to guide others on where to locate graves for good auspices.
My father has been a military soldier all his life. He has not learned anything.
Instead, when it came to me,
it became a hobby I love.
I see.
Don't you understand me well yet? I really love to research tediously.
I got it.
Do you know comrade Lei Feng?
- Who? - Comrade Lei Feng.
Comrade Lei Feng's spirit of doggedness has just one phrase for its basis. Tedious research.
Of course, this is just my own personal view.
Xiao Ye, do you want some more?
Xiao Ye, come, have some food, okay?
Chu Jian, come here for a while.
My God!
Brother Wang.
- Brother Wang! - Yes?
I have a question that I want to consult you.
What question is it that you need to consult?
Are we that immature?
That being with us is like aunts taking care of kindergarteners (insignificant)?
Hey! I said that purposely for Old Hu to hear. Why did you take it so seriously?
Xiao Ye, are you out of light?
I have batteries here. I'll take some for you. Go on and get busy.
Everyone, don't idle around. Hurry. Hurry.
Here you go.
- Brother Wang, thank you. - Don't mention it. Don't mention it.
Professor, Chu Jian, if there's anything, speak up, okay?
- No problem. - Okay.
Looks like there is no more path ahead. We're already at the end of it.
Hey! What are you doing? Don't walk on forward!
Don't be anxious. I just want to see how deep it is below.
Perhaps the queen's coffin is still below.
After she was buried,
the Jingjue people destroyed this area that connects to it.
That way, no one can disturb the queen's peace.
It's just right. We'll go back from here.
Miss Yang, you can also see all the treasures, right?
I see them. Don't tell me you don't see them?
I see them.
I just feel it's so surreal.
So, what are you thinking now?
What thinking (ulterior motive) do I have?
I'm just wondering if these could be Queen Jingjue's funerary objects.
If these indeed are,
then we really aren't too far from her tomb.
Let's not guess anymore. We'll know once we get down there.
Look over here.
I think this is the rope ladder left by the previous exploration team.
It looks sturdy, but we don't know how long it's been here.
We should go back and get our own rope ladder.
Hey, wait.
There is so much gold and treasures down there.
Don't you wonder why the previous explorers haven't taken them?
To put it nicely, they're explorers. To put it bluntly, they're thieves who come to steal from China.
Thieves don't leave empty-handed.
You mean there are traps
like beasts or secret contraptions down there?
That's right. Exactly what I meant.
There is no free lunch in this world.
The simpler something seems, the more complex it actually is,
just like now.
We have so many treasures underneath us. It can be easily reached,
yet I feel uneasy.
Old man Anliman once mentioned the curse
of the black dessert. Do you remember?
No matter who it is, if he dares to take these treasures,
he'll be buried in the black dessert along with these gold.
This curse was also mentioned in the "Journey to the West" during the Tang Dynasty.
That city buried by the black dessert was called Jie Luo Jia Lai.
I don't think these curses are a problem to us.
After all, Professor Chen and the others are archaeologists. They wouldn't take these.
W-What do you mean?
I'm most worried about Fatty.
What do you mean? Does my friend look like a thief?
I'm telling you, we are poor,
but we don't lack morals!
I can promise to you that if I tell Fatty Wang
not to touch these things, he'd never take them.
Moreover, in the 1960s when the Eight-Nation Alliance came to China, killing and burning our people,
they took so many things from us. Americans also took part in that.
Yet you're suspecting us? That makes me so angry.
Look at how serious you are when it comes to Fatty.
What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?
- Let's go. - Let's go.
Xiao Ye, how are you feeling now?
- I'm much better. I feel more energized after drinking water. - That's good.
Xiao Chu, Xiao Sa, you must fill up the water containers completely.
Hopefully, there won't be any more hiccups.
Xiao Wang.
What are you doing?
Hey, Professor.
Old Hu's still not back. I'm a little worried.
- I'm also worried about them. - Yes, yes.
I wonder what's behind that extremely heavy sluice door.
How about you go check on them?
There's no danger here.
Okay. I'll go check on them, then.
Okay, okay.
Professor, do you think it's possible that Queen Jingjue's treasures
are hidden under this water?
That's a possibility too.
Why? Did you find something?
How could I have found something?
I was just guessing.
I'll go check on them.
Old Hu! You're finally back.
- Why did you come here? Who allowed you to come? - I need to talk to you.
What is it?
I'm sorry. You two can chat. I'll leave now.
Be careful.
I'll be right over.
What is it? You're acting so mysterious.
Look, what's this!
Gold coin!
They don't even know I found this in the river.
A gold coin.
What's wrong?
What did you find inside?
Are there treasures?
What did I tell you? I knew that there'd be treasures here!
In the future, you must pay more attention to what I say.
Hey, is there a lot?
Yes.
That's not the point.
The point is, Shirley Yang already suspects we're tomb raiders. She already asked me inside.
Impossible. How does she know?
How is that impossible?
You've already exposed us so many times. Luckily, intellectuals like Professor are naive.
Anybody can tell and suspect us!
She's an American, but why is she here? She didn't tell us the truth, either.
You dare to promise she didn't come for these treasures?
That's the situation. Let's pack our things.
Old Hu, I think she was sent here by America
as a member of KGB.
What KGB? When did Americans and Soviets join forces?
- Then, what are American spies called? - Enough.
View her more positively.
Slowly.
Xiao Hu, I heard Queen Jingjue's tomb is right underneath?
Yes. That's just our conjecture.
- Professor. - Let's not talk anymore.
Shirley, lead the way. Xiao Sa.
Chu Jian, give me more bullets.
I have no more left.
Old Hu, do you have more bullets for smallbore rifles?
Fatty,
give Miss Yang some bullets.
Thank you.
Hey, Old Hu.
Why do I think she's looking at you strangely?
- Shirley, slowly. - Does she like you?
She's already clinging to you?
I couldn't even tell, yet you could?
- I think you're the one looking at me strange. - I--
I'm not interested in her.
Nobody wants too strong of a woman.
Plus, I can't marry an American girl. Right?
Comrade Bayi,
it's good that you can stay clear-minded.
You must fend off the attack from sugar-coated bullets.
You can't disappoint our organization's trust in you.
Xiao Ye, be careful.
Hey, Old Hu, did you bring the tomb raider seal and black donkey hoof?
Yes. When we go inside, don't touch the things.
Don't worry.
Hey, where are the treasures?
These must be Queen Jingjue's funerary objects.
Queen Jingjue's tomb is definitely here.
Is this true? That's great!
We've finally reached it, Professor.
Of course.
Let's not just stand here. Let's hurry down!
Let's leave before nightfall.
- Wait. - Professor.
Old rules still apply. I'll go down first,
- and you bring up the rear. - No, but--
Why am I in the back again?
Plus, stop telling me to bring up the rear.
The three generations of my family has resulted in me being the only son. How can you curse me?
Old Hu, that phrase is said only when a troop is retreating.
By going down there, we are charging.
See?
Really?
Maybe it's because I've never fought a loosing battle before.
I've never had to retreat.
Here, hold this.
Here.
Oh, come down.
Okay!
Aiya!
I'm just touching them. I won't take them.
I'm telling you, don't touch it. They're all watching from above.
Okay, I know.
Slowly.
Oh, my god.
- Xiao Hu. - Yes?
All of these treasures are priceless.
You must instruct everyone to be very careful.
They have to pay particular attention and watch their steps. Be careful, be very careful.
Don't worry. I will instruct them.
Okay.
Hey, slowly, Xiao Sa.
Here, Xiao Sa.
- Wow. - Come here.
- Help me take a picture. - Brother Wang,
my task is to take photographs of materials. It has been ruled.
- I can't take it. - Just take one.
Xiao Sa, it's okay to take one photograph for Xiao Wang.
We've been on this life-and-death expedition, what's the problem with taking one photograph?
Take it. I've made the decision.
Thank you , Professor.
Xiao Hu, the artifacts here
are varied. I've also only seen it for the first time.
Hey, how about this. Take another closer photograph for me. Come here.
What's the problem? Take another photograph for me, okay?
Xiao Wang, what are you doing?!
What? Why is this in my hand?
No. I didn't think of taking it. This... what's this?
Shut up!
Jerk! Did you take my instructions in vain? I've told you not to touch these things so many times!
Yes. I didn't think of touching them. But, why are these in my hands?
Xiao Wang, everything here
are artifacts. They all belong to the country. Put them back.
Alright. I'll put... put them back.
I've put it back!
Do you have any in your pockets?
No more!
Take it out.
No. This...
This isn't. I... this...
This... this isn't from here-
Put it down! Put it down immediately!
Okay. I'll put... put it down.
I've put it down.
Xiao Hu.
When I first started archaelogy,
when I saw these precious things, I was also tempted.
It's fine.
This is human nature. Once you've seen a lot of these, you'll have the power of resistance.
The incident today, let's put an end to it.
When we return, no one is allowed to mention it again.
Thank you, Professor. Thank you, everyone.
There's some light ahead.
Go. Everyone, let's hurry and walk on forward.
Chu Jian, give it to me.
Okay. Let's go, Fatty.
Let's go!
Fatty, you cover the back.
Okay.
Take this.
Could this be the Ghost Cave mentioned in legends?
This must be the sacred place of Jingjue country.
The term of Ghost Cave Tribe must have likely originated from here.
What... what Ghost Cave? What are you saying?
According to legends, Jingjue country was mainly consisted of the Ghost Cave Tribe.
The reason why it was called the Ghost Cave Tribe,
was because they were guarding a seemingly bottomless cave.
But, underneath this Ghost Cave, where does it actually lead to?
Don't move forward any further!
I've researched over half of my lifetime,
I've always thought that the legends of Jingjue were merely legends.
But, very unexpectedly, I actually get to see it today!
What a gigantic cave!
Professor, don't get too excited.
How can I not be excited?
This is what the Ghost Cave Tribe legends have talked about repeatedly, the existence of a netherworld!
Netherworld?
- Netherworld? - It's the imaginary dimension!
That means, if one were to fall down below,
one would not fall to one's death, but rather, one will disappear?
It's having arrived in an unknown world, never able to return again.
This is very likely an entity that enables one to connect with the imaginary dimension.
It's also possible that it is a connection to hell.
I can't... looking at it, I become weak-kneed.
It's fine. Fatty has vertigo. It's been like this since his childhood.
It's so deep here, and you are all saying such frightening things, aren't you even a little bit afraid?
I think it would be good to make a safety rope, right?
Old Hu, pull on to me.
What are you going to do?
I feel there's something up there.
Shirley, be careful.
Don't you want your life anymore?!
Crazy. Crazy!
There's something up there!
What is it?
There's a big stone block up there. There's also something on the stone block!
But I can't see clearly what it is.
Why do we care what it is? Let's go up and take a look to find out!
- There's a pathway here! - Where's the pathway?
Miss Yang.
Let's go. Everyone, be careful!
Be careful.
Why is there a big wooden piece tied up there?
It must be Kunlun Sacred Wood.
What is that?
My grandfather once said,
the best material for a coffin is the cellar from a dark and gloomy tree.
But, there's still one kind of superior sacred wood material.
That is this kind, the Kunlun Sacred Wood. Even though it could
have been away for a period of time from soil, water source and sunlight, it would still not dry up.
In this world, there's really such a magical wood material!
What's more magical is,
if a corpse is placed inside it, it can be 'immortalized' (preserved) for thousands of years.
Old Hu.
So, if we go by what you've said,
this Queen Jingjue is very likely up there in the sacred wood.
It's very possible.
In ancient books, there are recordings. This kind of sacred wood originated in the era as far back as Kunlun Mountain.
Back then, Emperor Qin Shi Huang was looking for such a kind of sacred wood to be his coffin.
In that case, this piece of wood is definitely more valuable than any other coffins!
Slow down!
Everyone, catch up!
Watch your steps, okay?
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It looks like there's something on top of this sacred wood.
- Professor! - Professor.
All of you, watch him carefully! What a fright!
Professor, my heart almost jumped out of me!
It's fine. I was busy looking at what's up there.
Look, everyone. What's on top of that sacred wood?
What is that?
Looks like a huge taro!
It can't be that they've considered Queen Jingjue as a seed and buried it here, right?
It has sprouted a taro!
Of course, it isn't.
This must be the Shi Xiang Mo Yu (titan arum) that is mentioned in legends! [ Titan arum is a giant flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. ]
Really can't imagine that there's really such a thing in this world!
♫ Walk forward and pass through a gap ♫
♫ I want to see it more clearly ♫
♫ My courage and fragile sensitivity are together ♫
♫ Some secrets are hidden at the bottom of my heart ♫
♫ I’ve never mentioned it to anybody ♫
♫ Fate beckons, but doesn’t care about the result ♫
♫ Because of capricious changes, I’m trapped in the moment ♫
♫ An unknown river flows up, but the river current goes down ♫
♫ The bigger your desires, the higher price you must pay ♫
♫ My stomach is filled with words, but I close my mouth ♫
♫ Fate has once given promises, but it can also go back on its words ♫
♫ One side offers loving words, while the other side offers lies ♫
♫ You’re supposed to climb to heaven, but you flee to hell ♫
♫ You were given a youthful face, but it transformed all into grey hairs overnight ♫
♫ Sail downstream with the current ♫