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Candle in the Tomb
Episode 14
You measured the stature of a great man with the speculation of a vile character.
You can say whatever you want, but as long as he doesn't run away, we are safe. That's more important than anything else.
That's enough... this old man does have quite a few issues.
But to be known as the map of the desert is not by chance.
You saw, without him, we wouldn't survive in the desert.
You need to be more polite to him!
Alright. I know already.
For real though, you heard what those experts were saying right?
They said that for us, if we found anything, we can't even touch it!
- I understood correctly, right? -Absolutely correct.
What? Then what are we even doing here?
If it's like this, when they come out, tell them to turn around.
Just take their ten thousand American dollars.
I've been saying this entire time, that we should turn around.
Are you for real?
Of course I'm serious!
But let me tell you, I think that they'll keep moving ahead.
Why?
Look at them right now. We have only found the prince's tomb,
and it is only a small country of Jingjue.
You think they can turn back now?
That's your fault. Why do you need to show off so much?
In the future, when you saw such an amazing tomb like this one
don't speak about it, write it down, and the two of us will come by ourselves!
Virtues!
But speaking the truth...
Listening to them talk about the Ancient City of Jingjue,
I really want to go see it myself, what kind of secrets are hidden there?
- You're not interested at all? - I'm not interested.
Haven't you heard? It's a female demon.
What if it were a seductive demon?
Anyways, if we find the Ancient City of Jingjue, we get another ten thousand American dollars!
True.
Then, maybe for now, I should be interested?
I'm serious,
that American girl said herself,
when the Ancient City of Jingjue was buried,
inside was all gold treasure.
She also said that if you take anything, you will never be able to leave.
If there are treasures, that is the objective truth. If one can't leave, that is just an old-fashioned superstition.
Arrogant jerk.
Here, here, here. Yes, here.
Aiguo,
make sure you put everything away carefully, we will come again next time.
I understand, Professor.
Here, Professor.
Here Professor.
- Thank you, old man.- You are welcome.
Thank you.
It tastes very good.
The country of Gu Mo, was one of the larger vassal states to Jingjue.
The Gu Mo Prince's tomb we have found today,
has a lot of archeology value.
To the Jingjue culture, and the history,
it is a huge breakthrough.
Comrade Xiao Hu, it was all for you,
that we were able to find this sacrificial hall in the well,
and that underneath it, was the incredible Prince's tomb.
Professor Chen, if we want to thank anyone, it should be Anliman.
With him here, we can survive, and thus be able to find this.
That's right.
Thank you old brother. You've worked hard.
After drinking Airag together, we are brothers. No need to thank me. [ Airag, more commonly known as Kumis, is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from horse/mare's milk. ]
- Yes, friends!- Friends, friends.
Then let us strike while the iron is still hot, and leave tomorrow morning.
Yes, with our prior research,
Gu Mo is not far from Jingjue,
now that we have the murals and notebook,
we have so much information, and should use it to continue.
That's right Professor.
What? You guys are still going to continue forward?
It is too dangerous. Someone is going to die.
Right now, it is the wind season, the wind season!
Old Brother, you must not joke around about this.
After so much handwork, we are finally close to finding the Ancient city of Jingjue,
We must absolutely not give up.
Yeah, that's right.
Don't say anything.
The Ancient City of Jingjue you are talking about, I really don't know anything about it.
I've heard people talk about it, but they've never actually seen it.
Right now, we are already deep into the black desert. If we continue, there will be no more paths,
drinking water will become a very, very big problem.
The old man is right, before, we lost some of the water containers and bottles.
If we continue, the amount of water we can carry will be less than before.
So, we can not continue blindly.
We won't continue blindly. The notebook says,
the expedition team continued along the underground river.
First they got to Zhagelama valley, then found the Ancient City of Jingjue
and, before they found the Ancient City of Jingjue, they found a lot of stone tombs.
They were planning on excavating the tombs on their way back, so they have a very detailed map of the locations.
But we don't know how accurate the proportions of this map are.
Mister Walt is a well-known explorer,
basics such as mapmaking, should not be a problem to him.
If it is like this, we really are very close to the Ancient City of Jingjue.
Old brother, take a look.
I know, if you continue along the underground river, you can find the Zhagelama Mountain.
But, from where we are, how long and how far we have to walk,
I can't be certain.
Even though we cannot precisely figure out where to go, the overall direction should not be wrong.
What did I say before? I'm right.
So smart.
- Point your flashlight over here.- We are right here.
We are right here, right here,
we should go along this path.
Chu Jian, is the water all filled up?
Don't worry, I filled as much as we can hold.
No problem.
Fatty, how are we doing? If we are all set, we can get ready to go.
We're all set. Look.
- Xiao Hu.- Yes?
Don't go over there,
Just let him peacefully pray.
This well, is really a sacred well.
It once supported the country of Gu Mo,
and then it saved Anliman. Now, it has saved us.
This must be fate.
Professor Chen, you are a scientist, you believe in this too?
This is not just folktales and legends, we are praying for our dreams,
praying for the underground rivers to never dry up,
praying for it to protect the desert forever,
praying for it to save for those like us,
who have come here to find the mysteries of the Western Regions.
Professor Chen, you are not only a scientist, you are a poet as well.
Old man, have you been to the black desert before?
This is the hell of the desert. Barely anyone ever comes here.
Me, I have only been here a little,
which is this time.
If it weren't for you,
and the loved White Camel of god,
you could kill me, and I wouldn't come here.
Before, when I was a soldier in the army,
I learned a way of getting water in the desert.
Dig down to the roots of these desert grasses,
within 3-5 meters, you can dugout mud and salt water.
If you dig another meter hole, and spread plastic over it,
the mud, when touching the plastic, will turn into drops of water,
after evaporation from the sun and filtration,
you can get a little bit of freshwater.
Even though it isn't much, it can save a person's life.
I'm guessing you know these methods too.
Yes, that is right.
But if we continue forward, there will be no more desert grasses and plants,
There is absolutely nothing.
If we walk to the point where there are no more desert grass,
then we won't continue any further, okay?
Comrade Hu, I have said before,
God will definitely like you.
This wind has been blowing the entire day now, when will it stop?
The wind season, it is like this.
The scary part of the black desert is not quicksand,
and it is not ants that can eat you to the bone,
it is not the sandstorm either.
In legends, it is said that there is a dreamlike place in the desert,
when you are awake, you will
see mountains and streams, and beautiful women,
but even when you die of thirst and lack of energy, you will never get to it.
Because they are only traps built for you by demons,
drawing you towards it, and towards death.
What he's talking about are desert mirages.
For those who have dehydration, it's true that they're very likely to get confused.
What's dehydration?
Two-thirds of the human body is made up of water,
but if you lose 5% of it, you'll get dehydration.
To sum it all, if you get dehydrated in the desert, you're done for.
We are going behind the sand dunes to do some things.
Hey! Wait!
Take this.
They're still going to pee at this time? Shouldn't they be keeping it in?
This rotten mouth of yours.
Isn't this what the old man said? Save water.
You're still not thirsty?
Old man!
Do you still have Airag? Can I have a mouthful? [ Airag, more commonly known as Kumis, is a fermented dairy product traditionally made from horse/mare's milk. ]
- To relieve exhaustion.- There isn't much anymore.
We're all friends. Just one mouthful!
Right now, this thing is something that can save your life.
We can't just drink it as we wish. Don't think about it anymore.
That old man
is a metal rooster, you can't even pluck a feather off him (idiom to say he's a miser)!
Enough! Have a drink of water and hurry and get to work.
Let me tell you, in a few more days, if we still aren't able to find water,
the drinking water rations for all of us will need to be decreased.
When that time comes, all of us will be dehydrated, and the first one to get it will be you.
Why?
Because you're fat!
Don't scare me.
I'm really not scaring you.
Why did the old man dead refuse to move forward?
That's because if we moved forward anymore, there wouldn't be water.
Even though there's an underground stream, but there's no way we can dig our way till there.
Help!
Fatty, this is bad! Something's happened!
Come, someone!
Someone hurry and come!
- Help!- Save me. Save me.
- Help!- Don't move, place your feet where the footsteps are.
Save Xiao Ye Zi! Hurry!
Come! Pass her (hands) to me!
Don't let go!
Don't fear! Don't fear! Fatty, hug me!
Xiao Ye, don't be scared.
Hurry and leave that place!
Support her! Support her!
Old Hu,
Old Hu, hurry!
Hurry and leave! Hurry and leave!
- Fatty...- No need to say anything, I understand!
Later, I'll leave a sign at the quicksand area.
So that people who come in future will know that there's quicksand here.
You're pretty good, Fatty.
My ability to understand right now is pretty good.
What I meant to say wasn't about this.
What do you mean?
Think about it, when we saved Xiao Ye Zi,
it seemed like we didn't expend much effort.
We still haven't expended much effort? Then when I fell over, I was just rolling around for fun?
Be serious! Think about it carefully.
If you'd really encountered quicksand, would it be like this?
I really haven't thought about this.
It's all right now.
Xiao Ye,
both of you tell me, what exactly happened just now?
We... Just now when we went behind the sand dunes, she missed her step,
then suddenly, her entire body sunk down.
So I hurriedly grabbed hold of her and yelled for you guys to come.
Quicksand is really quick at swallowing up people, and has a very powerful suction.
With just your strength, you wouldn't be able to keep hold on Xiao Ye, and you'd also have sunk in.
Comrade Hu is right.
If it really was quicksand, you guys wouldn't have been able to stay on the sides.
Right.
Just now, after Xiao Ye had half sunk in, she stopped.
She stopped?
Just now, it seems like I stepped on a stone,
and then it seems like I crushed that stone, after which I kept sinking,
kept sinking.
You're sure it was a stone?
Why'd there be stone at the bottom of a desert?
Miss Yang, was it that you'd said before that
the Englishmen had previously encountered a stone grave on this route?
Yes.
Then don't just keep sitting there. Hurry and take a look.
Stay here.
Let's go and see.
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Old Hu.
Come, be careful.
I've found one here too.
This was blasted apart by explosives.
- Explosives?- Explosives?
- It's out.- It's out on this side too.
Shovel.
It was definitely blown apart by explosives. And it was definitely done by experts.
The exploding force of this explosive was outward facing.
That's why all the shattered stones are on the outside. There shouldn't have been any harm done to the inside.
A precise, small exploding force aimed in a specific direction. Also...
Also what?
It definitely wasn't a normal explosive. It was military TNT.
That's impossible, unless the liberation army is taking a part in tomb raiding now too?
Stop with the nonsense.
Professor Chen, in here, could there really be a stone tomb?
If there really is a tomb, with such a big hole, it must be stolen from already.
First open up the hole, so
we can go down and see.
Brother Hu, why don't you rest, I'll do it.
Here.
Be very careful of the rocks in the sand, don't get hurt!
Ah!
Old Hu, look!
- Professor.- I'm okay,
From the Soviet Union, I played with these when I was in the army.
These tomb raiders, are from the Soviet Union?
Such a sin. This tomb has so much archeology value,
and now it has been ruined.
Professor, let us begin emergency protocol to try to save some of this tomb.
What kind of tomb is this? There is not anything.
If you were a tomb raider, would you save anything for the people behind you?
I am...
What are you?
I am so unlucky. I hit my foot.
Be more careful, don't trip again.
Professor Chen,
what kind of tomb is this?
Looking at the layout of this tomb,
and the materials of this tomb,
this is a typical stone tomb from the Wei and Jin dynasties
and, it is a family tomb.
This should've been buried deep in the desert,
maybe it was because of the large sand storm,
that the stone tomb emerged.
It looks that these tomb raiders have preparations.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be so coincidental for them to find it.
We have come too late.
This means then, that these tombs have just been raided?
Yes. For sure.
Professor! There is a dry corpse over here.
This is one of a young woman.
There is too much to hate about these tomb raiders.
In order to earn money, they will do any shameful thing.
Professor, what can they even do with these mummies?
What can they do? Become rich.
In the Uyghur deserts, the things of value,
other than artifacts and treasures, are mummies.
Also, this kind of mummy, in recent years, is very popular overseas.
This kind of mummy? Are there different types?
From a worldwide perspective, there are,
there are some that have been dried out with desiccants placed within the coffins,
there are those in Egypt which used special anti-corrosion for preservation,
and these from Xinjiang,
were formed completely naturally due to the especially dry, high temperatures here.
They are worth especially much.
The overseas museums,
and the collectors, will all buy them at very high prices.
- Aiguo,- Old Hu!
- watch out for here.- It seems that the British notebook, is actually reliable!
According to our current path, after passing this tomb,
should be really close to the Ancient City of Jingjue.
- Xiao Ye, are you feeling better now?- Yes, better.
So these foreigners, after selling these mummies, don't have to worry about anything for the rest of their life?
On our path, it is very likely...
I'm telling you Fatty, these tomb raiders are too horrible,
look how they have exploded it!
- Xiao Hu,- Professor,
is there anything wrong?
I come here to tell you this matter.
From the traces they have left, it's very likely
to have been raided less than ten days ago.
Then you mean...
The professor means this, he
thinks that these tomb raiders are also looking for the Ancient City of Jingjue,
and are already in front of us.
So, we really need to pick up our pace,
what if they get to the Ancient City of Jingjue first?
Who knows what bad things they will do.
I agree with Professor Chen, we must pick up our pace.
Those foreigners have explosives.
Probably have guns too. If we run into them, it will be a blood bath!
We need to dare to step in between anything
that will damage our artifacts!
Just with this bird gun of mine?
He is talking about the spirit we need.
Either way, the faster we can leave, the better.
What are you thinking, Comrade Xiao Hu?
Since it is like this, let's hurry and have everyone go to sleep.
There are four more hours until sunrise.
So, let us leave in four hours?
Great.
But, we need to be aware of safety, such brilliant people, the country's finest,
if anything happens, I cannot bear the responsibility.
Let us go rest.
This man hasn't even touched a gun in his life, yet he has so much confidence!
Be quiet.
I think, whatever you say to them, it's useless.
We can only hope that those tomb raiders will return back home after they've found the mummies..
Otherwise, if we run into them, it really will be bad.
Old man,
not long ago, you brought some foreigners with you into the desert, right?
I do not know what you are talking about.
They were the ones looking for the Ancient City of Jingjue, right?
That tomb from last night was raided by a group of foreigners.
They were a group which came together, right?
They were all bad people.
God will punish them.
If they are bad people, then you must tell me. What did they bring with them?
We need to be prepared.
Do they have guns?
I asked Anliman. The foreigners have guns.
What?
Then we won't run into them, will we?
Who knows. Hopefully not. Either way, stay alert.
Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye?
What's up?
Are you okay?
I'm okay. I just feel really tired.
You aren't sick, are you?
If you don't feel well, you have to tell us!
I'm fine, really! I probably just haven't gotten enough rest.
If you don't feel well, don't push yourself.
If you want water, tell me. I have some here!
Okay.
Don't tell the others, okay? I don't want them to worry about me.
Okay, for now I won't tell.
If it gets worse, I can't hide it from them.
Don't worry.
See, what did I tell you?
Inside the Ancient City of Jingjue, there are treasures for sure!
How many foreigners have their eyes on this place?
Before, the British, and now Soviet Union people with guns!
That means, that there are a lot of treasures here!
Don't forget, there is an American upfront as well!
Old Hu, I'm talking to you, can you listen?
I'm listening.
Xiao Hu, why have we stopped?
I'll go take a look.
What's wrong?
I cannot see traces of the underground river any longer.
If we continue, we won't be able to see anything at all.
At that time, I really can't help you guys anymore.
We are already not too far from the Ancient City of Jingjue,
Even if there aren't traces, we still have a compass, the notebook,
and the map. We should be able to find it.
No matter what, I need to continue forward.
The country of Jingjue was so big, there must be underground rivers or other water sources there.
Even if you can no longer see it on the surface, it should still exist underground.
There will be marks for sure.
Girly, don't get ahead of yourself.
I'm saying, we've walked so far, we should be able to see the Zhagelama mountain.
Uncle,
Okay.
Let us continue forward. We should be able to see the mountain soon.
Okay, thank you.
Everyone has traveled far today.
Old man, let us stay here and rest a bit.
Okay.
Rest a bit.
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Xiao Ye, are you feeling better?
I'm okay, don't worry.
If you don't feel well, call me over. I'm going to go see the professor.
Okay.
- Xiao Hu,- Yes?- Come here, come sit, come look.
Professor Chen, how are you? Are you feeling better?
Yes, I'm feeling fine.
Right now, the sun is too strong.
Let us rest some more. Drink some water, we will continue when you are well rested.
Don't worry about me, I can do it. When it is time to leave, let us leave.
According to your experience, are there many foreign tomb raiders here?
♫ Walk forward and pass through a gap ♫
♫ I want to see it more clearly ♫
♫ My courage and fragile sensitivityare together ♫
♫ Some secrets are hidden at the bottom of my heart ♫
♫ I’ve never mentioned it to anybody ♫
♫ Fate beckons, but doesn’t careabout 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 ♫