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♪The Upper Three hold the seals♪

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♪A valiant general, an opera star, and a ruthless cripple♪

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♪The Middle Three stir the clouds♪

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♪A fiend, a wandering hero, and a master of the blade♪

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♪The Lower Three deal in gold♪

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♪A beauty, a seer, and a scholar♪

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♪The Upper, Middle, and Lower Three♪

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♪Represent the nine houses of old Changsha♪

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♪Together, they are known♪

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♪As the Mystic Nine♪

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[Mystic Nine]
[Adapted from the novel of Kennedy Xu]

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[Episode 3]
[This story is purely fictional]

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[Changsha Military Hospital]

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Master Zhang,

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Wu Laogou is gone.

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The men we sent reported

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he wasn't at the Wu residence

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or anywhere in Changsha City.

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Could he have fled?

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No.

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He'll keep his word.

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Where's Tiezui?

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Don't worry, Master.

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I'll make sure Master Qi comes.

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He won't get away.

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Wu Laogou is already here.

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He is?

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Let's go.

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[Sealed by the Changsha Defense Headquarters]

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[Please Keep Quiet]
Must you spoil yourself like that?

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You're such a glutton.

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I'm still growing.

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Here.

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Have this.

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Not bad.

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It needs more flavor.

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Master Zhang, you're certainly in no hurry.

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I suppose whoever's missing isn't that important.

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Master, look at that opening.

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Looks like Laogou came well prepared.

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This place is heavily guarded.

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You really are resourceful, Fifth Master.

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Of course.

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Fifth Master Wu is bound to lead the Mystic Nine one day.

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We're about to move. Why lay out a feast?

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It's for the dogs.

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Want some?

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Dogs aren't like people.

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They won't work unless they're fed.

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Looks like Master Zhang doesn't know the Wu Clan's rules.

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Go on. Explain them to him.

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The Wu Clan built its fortune on dogs.

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Their lives matter as much as ours.

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Once we're below, please look after them.

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Should anything happen...

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Save the dogs before the men.

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We're used to sharing a pot of food with our dogs.

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We saved some choice cuts for you, Master Zhang.

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Will you honor us with a few bites?

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Care for some?

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- Care for some? - Have some.

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- Come on. - Join us.

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All right.

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Is everyone full?

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It seems Master Zhang can't stomach sharing a pot with us.

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He thinks our food is filthy.

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No need to force yourself.

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Let's get this over with.

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Then the two of us

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can part ways for good.

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Fine.

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Where is Tiezui?

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Our intermediary isn't here.

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Did you kill him to silence him

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so that you could say whatever you wanted?

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Master Zhang!

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Master Zhang.

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I finally made it.

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Laogou,

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you're all here too.

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Good heavens.

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That run nearly killed me.

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But Master Zhang, I have to say...

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Everyone,

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prepare to move.

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Yes!

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Master Zhang,

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the signs point to disaster again.

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Could you tell me that you like bad omens

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so that I can put my mind at ease?

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It's so deep.

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Come here, sweetheart.

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Where are you going?

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Come and get me, Master Qiansui.

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Oh, you.

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Master Qiansui.

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Miss Huo followed Wu Laogou underground.

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Good.

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Take this letter

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to the central government's special envoy to Changsha.

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Tell him

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if he wants to replace Zhang Qishan,

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now is his best chance.

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Yes.

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Wait.

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As usual,

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take this letter

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to that gentleman.

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Tell him the show has begun

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and that he'll soon get what he wants.

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Master,

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you were so quick.

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Zhang Qishan and his men

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must still be far behind.

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Are you blind?

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Didn't you see?

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They came down before us.

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Here. Take it.

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Thanks.

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You took your time.

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I didn't want to draw attention.

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Master.

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Always spoiling for a fight,

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Zhang Qishan?

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Why rush down here?

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A man shouldn't always try to prove himself.

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What are you staring at?

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Am I that handsome?

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Why do you keep staring at me?

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Gentlemen,

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let's keep the peace.

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Let's keep the peace.

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Please.

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Where's the mechanism?

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Follow me.

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[Sealed by the Changsha Defense Headquarters]

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The bricks in this wall

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were fitted together with mortise-and-tenon joints.

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Now that we know

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the mechanism is on the other side,

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we'll need

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a little dog to trigger it.

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Fifth Master, please.

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Come on, Runty.

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You've had your fill. Now get to work.

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Thank you, Fifth Master.

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Have some more.

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You're too skinny.

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Runty found the mechanism.

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It's triggered by weight.

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By weight?

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There's another one.

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Fifth Master,

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why are there so many mechanisms in here?

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Dagger.

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I see.

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How

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does it work?

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You wouldn't understand.

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This is going to be difficult.

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Serves you right.

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Now we'll see if you trust me, Zhang Qishan.

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I want everything you have on you.

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What exactly?

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Every last bullet.

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Fifth Master!

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- Fifth Master! - Master Zhang!

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No!

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Please don't!

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Will this do?

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Master Zhang,

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after you.

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Move out.

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Dogs have keen noses.

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Disturbed earth qi can drive them mad.

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Erlang, Sanlang, Xiaotian,

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stay here with the dogs

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and be ready to support us.

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- Yes. - Yes.

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Move out.

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Why do I hear birds underground?

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Runty.

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Here.

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Master Zhang,

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these are all sacrifices.

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Tiezui.

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No,

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these aren't sacrifices.

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They're offerings to deities, Master Zhang.

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In ancient times,

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people worshipped deities here.

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There must be

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a shrine up ahead.

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Xiaoyu.

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Find anything?

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The air here is stale.

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I think I'm seeing things.

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The sticky-rice mortar contains powdered oyster shell.

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It was a special Ministry of Works formula from the Tongzhi era.

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Whoever built this place was no ordinary person.

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Look.

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This building appears to have three stories,

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but the number of upturned eaves doesn't add up.

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It seems there's

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more space inside than meets the eye.

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Isn't that the same trick we use?

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You can put him in a uniform,

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but a thief's still a thief.

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- What did you say?
- Shut your filthy mouth.

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Watch your mouth.

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Once we're out,

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they may arrest you for spreading rumors.

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Say that again.

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What are you doing?

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You think I don't have a gun?

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Enough!

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Master.

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Open it.

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All right.

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Lower your weapons.

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Come on.

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Let's go in.

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Once we're inside,

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stay close to me.

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Master,

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there's no trace of them.

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Search every passage, now.

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Yes.

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Search.

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- Yes. - Yes.

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"Rejuvenation"?

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What does that mean?

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"No Way to Live."

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Master, this door is sealed shut.

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"No Way to Die."

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This one is sealed too.

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Every door here has a name.

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These reliefs

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depict someone

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returning from the dead.

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Returning from the dead?

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Eighth Master.

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Look at this one.

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Doesn't it show day and night reversed?

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Yes.

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Every scene on these reliefs

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has to do with shifts in time.

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Then why

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did they add the words?

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The craftsmen weren't skilled enough.

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To make sure visitors understood,

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they simply added the words.

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Was whoever built this place

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poorly educated?

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Well, at least they were literate.

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[Otherworld Tower]

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So that's what it says.

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Laogou,

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I thought you couldn't read.

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That's right.

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Fifth Master,

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what does it say?

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Otherworld Tower...

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Otherworld Tower.

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Could this place

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be linked to the Otherworld Patriarch?

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The Otherworld Patriarch?

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Who's that supposed to be?

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He's a figure from an old folk legend.

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My grandfather told me about him when I was a boy.

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A hundred years ago, in Changsha,

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there lived a remarkable man

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known as the Otherworld Patriarch.

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"Karma will uncover itself.

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The Patriarch awaits you."

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Legend says

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he could turn back time

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and rewrite fate.

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The emperor wanted him under his control,

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so he sent 100,000 troops

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[Changsha City]

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to surround Changsha City.

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But little did he know

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the Otherworld Patriarch's spells

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had all taken effect before they reached

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the city gates of Changsha City.

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Every face in Changsha City

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was blurred beyond recognition.

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The emperor couldn't tell which man was the Otherworld Patriarch.

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Most terrifying of all,

291
00:21:15,790 --> 00:21:16,730
that very night,

292
00:21:17,070 --> 00:21:18,940
even the emperor's own face had blurred.

293
00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:19,330
Tiezui.

294
00:21:20,790 --> 00:21:21,490
Tell us as we walk.

295
00:21:26,350 --> 00:21:28,250
So I'm not the only one who finds you annoying.

296
00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:30,480
Xiaoyu, blow the door open.

297
00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:30,880
Yes.

298
00:22:00,310 --> 00:22:03,420
To escape the troops, the Otherworld Patriarch cast a spell

299
00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:04,700
and led his followers

300
00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,980
to an immortal realm called Xumi Realm.

301
00:22:08,110 --> 00:22:09,980
There, they built a hidden paradise

302
00:22:10,310 --> 00:22:11,860
filled with countless treasures.

303
00:22:12,750 --> 00:22:13,250
This tower

304
00:22:13,750 --> 00:22:16,050
may be the entrance to Xumi Realm.

305
00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:20,490
Was Unit 401 trying to reach it too?

306
00:23:21,270 --> 00:23:22,250
This belongs to Unit 401.

307
00:23:45,310 --> 00:23:45,770
Found them.

308
00:23:46,270 --> 00:23:47,050
Runty says

309
00:23:47,350 --> 00:23:49,380
Unit 401 is less than 800 meters ahead,

310
00:23:51,590 --> 00:23:53,220
and they're still moving forward.

311
00:23:59,310 --> 00:23:59,940
Boys,

312
00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:01,570
get those legs moving.

313
00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:03,140
Once we catch them,

314
00:24:03,510 --> 00:24:05,490
someone will have to leave the Mystic Nine.

315
00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:07,180
Let's make sure

316
00:24:07,750 --> 00:24:08,660
we don't waste

317
00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:09,940
this once-in-a-lifetime chance.

318
00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:12,800
Go.

319
00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:19,180
Move!

320
00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:23,330
Are you leaving me behind?

321
00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:24,570
Wait for me!

322
00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:56,050
All this chasing, and still nothing.

323
00:24:56,750 --> 00:24:58,290
Unit 401 has medical staff and patients.

324
00:24:58,640 --> 00:24:59,620
They couldn't be moving that fast.

325
00:25:05,790 --> 00:25:06,660
Runty says

326
00:25:08,350 --> 00:25:09,570
they're still 800 meters ahead.

327
00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:11,620
Still 800 meters?

328
00:25:12,650 --> 00:25:13,470
How is that possible?

329
00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,210
Did your dog pick up the wrong scent?

330
00:25:16,750 --> 00:25:17,810
Then you sniff them out,

331
00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:18,730
Puppy Zhang.

332
00:25:19,030 --> 00:25:19,380
You...!

333
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:20,530
Drop any equipment you don't need

334
00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:21,860
to lighten your load.

335
00:25:22,030 --> 00:25:23,220
Get ready to continue the chase.

336
00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:25,490
Yes.

337
00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:30,970
Come on.

338
00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:46,250
Master Zhang!

339
00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,380
You left me behind, Master!

340
00:25:49,830 --> 00:25:51,490
None of you waited for me, Master!

341
00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:52,640
All right.

342
00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:53,900
I nearly got lost.

343
00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:56,250
That run nearly killed me.

344
00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:58,620
I did a reading before I left.

345
00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:00,900
It said we mustn't split up.

346
00:26:01,350 --> 00:26:02,460
Things will go wrong if we do.

347
00:26:02,510 --> 00:26:04,730
If we had to split up, which group would you join?

348
00:26:10,110 --> 00:26:10,620
Master,

349
00:26:11,310 --> 00:26:12,620
I'd follow you, of course.

350
00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:14,330
The signs were clear:

351
00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:16,620
The two of us must stay together.

352
00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:18,380
I wasn't planning to split up.

353
00:26:19,110 --> 00:26:20,730
I'm warning you now, just in case.

354
00:26:20,750 --> 00:26:21,380
Ready?

355
00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:26,250
Again?

356
00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:28,250
Gentlemen,

357
00:26:28,590 --> 00:26:29,400
is this really necessary?

358
00:26:29,510 --> 00:26:30,550
What about me?

359
00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:30,940
You...

360
00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:06,980
Xiaoyu,

361
00:27:07,110 --> 00:27:07,940
slow down!

362
00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:55,620
Slow down!

363
00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:57,010
Slow down, please!

364
00:27:57,550 --> 00:27:58,330
Good heavens.

365
00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:00,050
Master Zhang,

366
00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:01,980
could you calm down?

367
00:28:03,350 --> 00:28:04,380
I'm just a wandering fortune-teller.

368
00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:05,980
Are you trying to kill me?

369
00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:17,250
Well?

370
00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:19,940
Still 800 meters ahead.

371
00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:21,660
We have to keep chasing?

372
00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:22,380
Still 800 meters?

373
00:28:22,790 --> 00:28:23,330
Gentlemen,

374
00:28:23,550 --> 00:28:25,180
why don't we head back?

375
00:28:30,350 --> 00:28:30,900
- Master Zhang... - Keep moving!

376
00:28:31,110 --> 00:28:31,530
Master Zhang...

377
00:28:33,350 --> 00:28:33,810
Fifth Master!

378
00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:36,700
Xiaoyu...

379
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:43,050
Put me down!

380
00:28:43,310 --> 00:28:44,190
The men behind can't keep up.

381
00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:45,810
Tell them to follow our tracks.

382
00:28:46,750 --> 00:28:47,810
Actually, we could...

383
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:50,180
Pick up the pace.

384
00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:53,380
Slow down.

385
00:29:18,070 --> 00:29:20,050
Mark the way down

386
00:29:20,110 --> 00:29:22,090
with morning glories

387
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,570
so I can follow later.

388
00:30:05,590 --> 00:30:06,330
What is it?

389
00:30:08,070 --> 00:30:09,050
We still haven't found them.

390
00:30:09,750 --> 00:30:11,490
Your dog barked just now.

391
00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:15,900
It said...

392
00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:17,380
It said...

393
00:30:22,590 --> 00:30:23,180
Are you all right?

394
00:30:26,270 --> 00:30:26,730
I'm fine.

395
00:30:28,750 --> 00:30:29,290
It said

396
00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:31,380
they were still 800 meters ahead.

397
00:30:34,350 --> 00:30:36,050
They can't be faster than me.

398
00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:37,530
How are they still 800 meters away?

399
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:39,570
Master Zhang!

400
00:30:40,510 --> 00:30:41,330
Master Zhang...

401
00:30:42,830 --> 00:30:43,380
Master Zhang...

402
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:54,570
You didn't even run. Why are you retching?

403
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:56,620
I didn't run,

404
00:30:57,110 --> 00:30:58,330
but all that bouncing...

405
00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:03,980
Master Zhang,

406
00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:06,250
if even you can't catch them,

407
00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:08,530
we should stop wasting our strength.

408
00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:21,090
Good grief.

409
00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:23,770
Still 800 meters!

410
00:31:24,350 --> 00:31:25,140
What do you mean?

411
00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:26,730
We've been standing here this whole time,

412
00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:28,700
yet they haven't moved at all.

413
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,250
It's as if they're waiting for us.

414
00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:38,140
When we move,

415
00:31:38,510 --> 00:31:39,180
they move.

416
00:31:40,070 --> 00:31:40,810
When we stop,

417
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:42,090
they stop.

418
00:31:43,790 --> 00:31:44,940
It's as if they're deliberately

419
00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:46,250
keeping 800 meters between us.

420
00:31:46,590 --> 00:31:47,490
How is that possible?

421
00:31:48,350 --> 00:31:49,840
Even the finest soldiers

422
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,180
couldn't match Master Zhang's speed.

423
00:31:51,750 --> 00:31:53,090
And they've got medics and patients with them.

424
00:31:53,590 --> 00:31:54,380
It's impossible.

425
00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:56,700
Unless

426
00:31:59,590 --> 00:32:03,220
the Otherworld Patriarch really can control time.

427
00:32:08,310 --> 00:32:10,660
Master Zhang, didn't I tell you?

428
00:32:10,830 --> 00:32:12,940
This must have something to do with the Otherworld Patriarch.

429
00:32:32,510 --> 00:32:33,660
We can't catch them.

430
00:32:34,030 --> 00:32:34,700
That's a fact.

431
00:32:35,270 --> 00:32:36,700
And their position hasn't changed.

432
00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:38,180
Then we stay put.

433
00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:39,330
Only the dog goes after them.

434
00:32:43,310 --> 00:32:44,380
Can your dog still run?

435
00:32:47,000 --> 00:32:47,490
Runty,

436
00:32:48,070 --> 00:32:48,530
come here.

437
00:32:49,070 --> 00:32:49,570
Look at me.

438
00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:51,290
Listen.

439
00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:52,700
Whatever happens,

440
00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:54,570
stay alive.

441
00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:56,860
Nothing else matters.

442
00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:00,570
Go.

443
00:33:17,310 --> 00:33:17,940
What happened?

444
00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:18,980
Why did you fall so far behind?

445
00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:37,860
Runty.

446
00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:39,700
Runty.

447
00:33:40,790 --> 00:33:41,290
Runty?

448
00:33:52,380 --> 00:33:54,460
[Zhang Guiwei]

449
00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,420
This belongs to Unit 401.

450
00:34:00,270 --> 00:34:01,770
Why is there blood on it?

451
00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:04,730
What happened to your unit?

452
00:34:06,750 --> 00:34:07,620
We'll know

453
00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:09,690
when we find them.

454
00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:11,340
That's obvious.

455
00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:12,820
But how are we supposed to find them?

456
00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:13,900
They keep

457
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:14,980
800 meters ahead of us.

458
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:17,010
Eight hundred meters? Still?

459
00:34:17,510 --> 00:34:18,980
When the dog approaches, they stay put.

460
00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:20,860
But when we advance, so do they.

461
00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:23,460
They're toying with us.

462
00:34:25,590 --> 00:34:26,820
If they insist

463
00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:28,010
on keeping their distance,

464
00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,050
what if we back away?

465
00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:32,740
You mean

466
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:35,820
they'll come back?

467
00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:37,000
If they truly

468
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,490
want to maintain that distance,

469
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:39,820
they'll have to.

470
00:34:40,030 --> 00:34:41,050
But even if they come back,

471
00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:42,420
they'll still be 800 meters away.

472
00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:46,300
Let me make this clear.

473
00:34:46,550 --> 00:34:47,650
My dog is terrified.

474
00:34:48,230 --> 00:34:49,050
It can't run anymore.

475
00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:50,570
Your dog can rest.

476
00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,780
If they do move backward,

477
00:34:55,590 --> 00:34:56,610
I'll have a way.

478
00:35:12,630 --> 00:35:13,860
If we all leave,

479
00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:15,690
how will we know

480
00:35:15,710 --> 00:35:16,380
if they've come back?

481
00:35:17,110 --> 00:35:18,260
This trap we set

482
00:35:18,630 --> 00:35:20,570
has a thread tied between the flame sticks.

483
00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:22,940
If they come back

484
00:35:23,110 --> 00:35:24,010
and tug the thread,

485
00:35:24,670 --> 00:35:26,050
the flame sticks will fall and go out.

486
00:35:37,150 --> 00:35:37,570
Master,

487
00:35:38,110 --> 00:35:38,980
everything's ready.

488
00:36:18,880 --> 00:36:20,340
Why is the mural changing?

489
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,170
It shows different images from different angles.

490
00:36:35,510 --> 00:36:38,050
From the front, it welcomes guests.

491
00:36:44,110 --> 00:36:46,570
From behind, demons come for your life.

492
00:36:48,190 --> 00:36:48,780
Master Zhang,

493
00:36:49,230 --> 00:36:50,740
the mural is warning us

494
00:36:51,030 --> 00:36:52,490
not to turn back.

495
00:36:54,510 --> 00:36:56,010
The mural has its warning.

496
00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:57,820
I have my reasons.

497
00:36:58,480 --> 00:36:59,530
If we don't turn back,

498
00:36:59,960 --> 00:37:01,650
Unit 401 won't come back.

499
00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:03,340
Keep backing away.

500
00:37:22,150 --> 00:37:24,340
Master, we've backed up nearly 800 meters.

501
00:38:00,230 --> 00:38:01,380
They really are coming back.

502
00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:07,610
Zhang Qishan, what if one person stays put

503
00:38:08,590 --> 00:38:09,820
while everyone else

504
00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:11,570
backs away?

505
00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:13,420
Let's find out.

506
00:38:14,900 --> 00:38:15,460
Back up.

507
00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:56,300
I see.

508
00:38:57,440 --> 00:38:58,570
They keep 800 meters

509
00:38:59,070 --> 00:39:00,490
from whoever is farthest ahead.

510
00:39:04,550 --> 00:39:06,090
You're not planning to lead them

511
00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:07,530
straight out of this building, are you?

512
00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:08,940
That'd be quite a foolish plan.

513
00:39:09,590 --> 00:39:10,260
Of course not.

514
00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:12,010
Then what are you planning?

515
00:39:12,590 --> 00:39:13,340
Do you remember

516
00:39:13,710 --> 00:39:14,650
that on our way here,

517
00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:15,940
we passed through a corridor

518
00:39:16,030 --> 00:39:17,530
with upper and lower levels?

519
00:39:20,630 --> 00:39:21,900
If they always stay

520
00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:23,130
800 meters away from us,

521
00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:25,690
then when we return to the upper corridor,

522
00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:27,340
Unit 401 will still be below,

523
00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:29,260
matching our movements

524
00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:30,460
as they retreat toward the stairs.

525
00:39:31,030 --> 00:39:31,610
That means

526
00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:33,860
when both sides pass

527
00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,570
through that overlapping section,

528
00:39:36,190 --> 00:39:38,010
there'll be a brief moment

529
00:39:41,710 --> 00:39:42,780
when they're

530
00:39:43,150 --> 00:39:44,450
directly beneath us.

531
00:39:46,030 --> 00:39:46,620
So,

532
00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:49,000
once we hear their footsteps,

533
00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:50,900
we can adjust our position

534
00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:52,150
and blast

535
00:39:52,630 --> 00:39:53,490
a hole through the floor.

536
00:39:54,320 --> 00:39:56,610
Then we can drop straight into their ranks.

537
00:39:58,630 --> 00:39:59,210
Master Zhang,

538
00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:00,940
we've backed up nearly 800 meters.

539
00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:08,980
Why can't we hear anything?

540
00:40:10,150 --> 00:40:11,380
Didn't they come back?

541
00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:13,260
Let's take five more steps back.

542
00:40:26,510 --> 00:40:26,980
Xiaoyu.

543
00:40:33,150 --> 00:40:33,490
Blow it!

544
00:41:00,590 --> 00:41:02,010
Unit 401.

545
00:41:06,150 --> 00:41:08,010
Unit 401!

546
00:41:12,230 --> 00:41:14,980
Is that really Unit 401 ahead of Master Zhang?

547
00:41:15,880 --> 00:41:16,650
It looks

548
00:41:18,070 --> 00:41:18,570
like them.

549
00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:19,980
But

550
00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,480
why are they acting so strangely?

551
00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:24,860
Unit 401,

552
00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:26,130
attention.

553
00:41:26,630 --> 00:41:27,780
About-face!

554
00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:52,820
Tiezui.

555
00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,780
Who walks with their head bowed the whole time?

556
00:41:57,070 --> 00:41:59,340
The living look up. The dead bow their heads.

557
00:42:01,710 --> 00:42:02,380
Could everyone

558
00:42:03,800 --> 00:42:05,340
in Unit 401 be dead?

559
00:42:31,440 --> 00:42:32,210
Good heavens...

560
00:42:36,850 --> 00:42:37,220
They...

561
00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:37,740
They...

562
00:42:37,740 --> 00:42:38,530
They turned around.

563
00:42:38,760 --> 00:42:39,940
Zhang Qishan wants us

564
00:42:40,000 --> 00:42:41,340
to get a look at their faces.

565
00:42:43,110 --> 00:42:44,010
Everyone, keep quiet.

566
00:42:47,150 --> 00:42:47,900
Zhang Qishan,

567
00:42:49,110 --> 00:42:50,050
they've turned around.

568
00:42:51,280 --> 00:42:52,210
Keep walking.

569
00:43:24,150 --> 00:43:24,600
What...

570
00:43:24,630 --> 00:43:25,210
Master!

571
00:43:26,850 --> 00:43:27,210
Don't move.

572
00:44:07,780 --> 00:44:11,940
♪The past fades like smoke♪

573
00:44:12,300 --> 00:44:15,020
♪A choice is made in silence♪

574
00:44:15,300 --> 00:44:18,100
♪In this labyrinthine puzzle♪

575
00:44:18,500 --> 00:44:22,260
♪Who can reach the shore?♪

576
00:44:22,500 --> 00:44:25,940
♪Just an ordinary farewell♪

577
00:44:26,220 --> 00:44:29,620
♪The sun seems to shine bright over our heads♪

578
00:44:29,700 --> 00:44:36,980
♪But this could be our last trip together♪

579
00:44:37,420 --> 00:44:40,700
♪The spring breeze continues outside♪

580
00:44:40,980 --> 00:44:44,220
♪Who was it who left in such haste?♪

581
00:44:44,380 --> 00:44:48,420
♪Caught in the game, the raging waves fall silent♪

582
00:44:48,620 --> 00:44:51,980
♪Who believes in fate?♪

583
00:44:52,220 --> 00:44:55,580
♪For my home and my country, the years pass like a dream♪

584
00:44:55,820 --> 00:44:59,100
♪When the song ends, who will still be waiting?♪

585
00:44:59,420 --> 00:45:03,100
♪With a nod, we bid farewell and set out again♪

586
00:45:03,300 --> 00:45:06,540
♪Take care♪

587
00:45:06,540 --> 00:45:09,100
♪We once raced♪

588
00:45:09,180 --> 00:45:11,100
♪For the dawn♪

589
00:45:11,260 --> 00:45:14,540
♪Ever-lasting bond, a satisfying vindication♪

590
00:45:14,660 --> 00:45:17,940
♪In the web of fate♪

591
00:45:17,940 --> 00:45:21,140
♪No one can escape♪

592
00:45:22,140 --> 00:45:23,980
♪Life and death cut like a blade♪

593
00:45:24,140 --> 00:45:25,700
♪We too were young once♪

594
00:45:25,780 --> 00:45:29,220
♪Fortunate to brave the raging waves together♪

595
00:45:29,420 --> 00:45:31,740
♪Keep the ember lit♪

596
00:45:31,860 --> 00:45:36,380
♪To illuminate the journey ahead♪

597
00:45:36,500 --> 00:45:39,460
♪The spring breeze continues outside♪

598
00:45:39,700 --> 00:45:43,220
♪Who was it who left in such haste?♪

599
00:45:43,340 --> 00:45:47,100
♪Caught in the game, the raging waves fall silent♪

600
00:45:47,420 --> 00:45:50,900
♪Who believes in fate?♪

601
00:45:51,060 --> 00:45:54,060
♪For my home and my country, the years pass like a dream♪

602
00:45:54,300 --> 00:45:58,060
♪When the song ends, who will still be waiting?♪

603
00:45:58,220 --> 00:46:01,940
♪With a nod, we bid farewell and set out again♪

604
00:46:02,060 --> 00:46:13,500
♪Please, do take care of yourself♪