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Timing and subtitles by Raiders of the Lost Tomb Team 🗿 @Viki.com

[Adapted from Candle in the Tomb | Kunlun Tomb by Zhang Muye]

[Kunlun Tomb]

[Episode 1]

07, if you hear me, respond! 07!

Where is your unit right now?

07! 07!

Fire bugs!

They're dead! All of them!

- 07! - They're dead!

What happened? Reply to me immediately!

All of them are dead!

Major!

Major! [Phoenix Temple]

Previously, in the story,

Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang, and Fatty Wang ventured into King Xian's Mausoleum in Yunnan

to get rid of their Red Spot Curse.

After a perilous journey, they finally found the key to dispelling the curse,

the Fowl Dust Orb.

However, although they obtained the orb, no one knew how to utilize it.

At the same time, Professor Chen's condition worsened and his life was in danger.

When they were at their wits' end, Hu Bayi was reminded of

the mystical experience he had when he served as a soldier in Kunlun Mountain.

He suddenly realized that the Fowl Dust Orb was somehow related

to the Ghost Mother in the Demon Kingdom of Kunlun.

Facing the mysterious snow mountain that was filled with unknown dangers,

Hu Bayi immediately decided to rush towards Kunlun to see what he could find.

So, where exactly did the magical Fowl Dust Orb come from?

And what kind of shocking secrets are hidden within it?

Hu Bayi! Hu Bayi! Reply to us if you hear us!

Hu Bayi!

Hu Bayi!

Hu Bayi!

Gema!

Gema, where are you?

Gema!

Gema!

A'Ke!

Gema, watch out!

Hurry, get up here! There's a path!

Watch out!

Hu Bayi, save me!

Hu Bayi, hurry up! The exit is collapsing!

Where did that black cat jump out from?

It scared me for a second!

Old Hu, it's bad luck to see a black cat before a trip.

I've already prepared everything, okay?

Old Hu, don't you think we're too unlucky here?

It was so much work to get to Yunnan and get our hands on the Fowl Dust Orb.

In the end, we don't know how to use it.

And now, we're heading to Kunlun soon, the legendary snow mountain.

Hey. W-where's your map?

Is it on the book shelf?

Old Hu, have you seen it?

Help me look for it.

Where is it?

Fatty! Fatty!

Fatty.

Fatty? Fatty!

I need to find Officer Yang. Officer Yang!

What are you doing?

Stop sucking on it.

Why don't you take a sip?

Where's Old Jin? Why hasn't he returned yet?

Yeah. Where is he?

I'll go and take a look.

Where are you going?

[Xidan Market]

- Madam, here you go. - All right, leave it on the table.

It's ready.

You should stock up before you run out of ginger.

Who doesn't use ginger in their cooking?

- Old Jin, what are you doing? - What's wrong?

Why is it taking so long to buy ginger, huh?

You...

You'd better replenish your stock soon, you hear me?

Why are you angry at him?

How could I not be angry at him?

This is ridiculous, isn't it?

I've been walking back and forth for the eighth time here.

No one here has any ginger!

What do you mean?

Did someone buy all the ginger here as well?

That's why I said it was ridiculous!

Do you know who did it?

I heard that it was a guy in aviators and a suit.

His hair is so shiny, it looks faker than my wig.

He bought all the ginger in the Dongdan, Xidan, Chaonei, and Chongwenmen markets.

Isn't he messing with us at this point?

Also, this rascal is driving a black Crown as well.

Crowns are quite rare in Beijing.

Driving an expensive car just to buy some ginger.

It sounds totally bizarre.

That's not it. He's clearly doing it on purpose.

- Do you want some steamed jujube cakes? - Sure. Give me 50 cents worth of it.

Okay.

Whose pockets are you digging into?

Of course, it's yours. Don't be so stingy.

Master Hu, we need 700 jin (420 kg) of ginger.

Now, we're still missing over 200 jin (120kg) of it.

What should we do?

Let's talk about it after we get back.

All right. Let's head back then.

- Take care. - Hey! Return my wallet to me!

Does this contain any special substances?

It does. It contains a minor amount.

Judging by the test results, trace amounts of radioactive substances in the Fowl Dust Orb are pretty peculiar.

We cannot identify them at the moment.

However, it seems like there's an inner core within the orb.

It contains a type of massive energy that we've never seen before.

However, we might only be able to activate it under certain conditions.

Professor Sun has a theory.

He suspects that this orb may belong to a piece of a meteor.

A meteor?

You just said that its inner core contains a huge amount of energy.

How can we activate it then?

What will happen if we activate its power?

That, I don't know.

However, there's a theory out there.

The energy within the substance might be released if we break the balance between its proton and electron structures.

However, such a process is extremely unstable.

Because once the positive and negative charges in the substance interact, it could produce a reverse impact.

There could be devastating consequences.

Devastating consequences?

For example,

like if a battery is connected to its reverse polarity, it might cause the device to catch fire.

It might even explode.

So Miss Yang, please be careful with it.

Did you accidentally tell someone that we were going to bring all that ginger to Kunlun?

Hey! Don't try to frame me.

Am I someone who doesn't know how to keep his mouth shut?

It's not like we haven't known each other a long time!

Then...

[Xidan Market]

What about a bottle of soda?

Hey, isn't that a black Crown?

Is that the one?

A suit, slicked back hairstyle,

- and aviators. - And aviators.

Hello, Mr. Hu. I'm A'Dong.

I wonder if the three of you bought the things you wanted?

So, he was the one who bought all the ginger.

It was you, wasn't it!

Mr. Hu, our boss hopes that you can join him for a discussion.

Who's your boss?

Do you think you can invite us just because you want to?

It's like this.

Our boss is sincere in discussing a business deal with you guys.

As for the ginger issue, you'll know more when you get there.

Over here, please.

Please have a seat.

Give me a moment. I'll go bring my boss here.

All right. Go ahead.

Master Jin.

What?

Let's take a look.

There really are a lot of valuables!

All of these are antiques, right?

Look, there are even gold bars!

Old Jin, do you think this is valuable?

Valuable?

Listen, any of these items would knock out the antiques of Panjiayuan. (T/N:also known as The Dirt Market, Beijing's largest and best-known arts, crafts, and antiques market)

Really?

They're made of bronze.

Master Jin, if I'm not mistaken, this is Ge ware from the Tang Dynasty, right? (T/N: type of celadon or greenware in Chinese pottery with a network of cracks in the glaze)

Fatty, you really have gotten better.

You flatter me.

Why didn't you say it was from the Qin Dynasty?

Ge ware from the Qin Dynasty? (T/N: Ge ware is a type of celadon or greenware in Chinese pottery)

Qin Dynasty my foot!

Did this even exist during the Qin Dynasty?

This Ge ware is from the Song Dynasty!

Old Jin, there are foreign porcelain here as well.

This must be a bathhouse.

Why aren't they wearing any clothes?

Look at the two of you, it's like you haven't seen the world before.

Not bad at all.

Enough already.

We'll be penalized for indecent assault if we keep this up.

Let me just take a look.

Someone's coming. Quick. Cover it up.

Stop it already!

What are you looking at?

I've prepared some tea and some meat jerky for you all.

Our boss will be here soon.

Thanks.

They prepared a lot of snacks for us.

What is this?

I guess it's preserved fruit.

Old Jin, try this.

This one? I've never seen this before.

Enjoy everyone.

All right. Thank you.

Master Hu, this cat statue doesn't seem like it was dug out from a famous kiln.

Why are you interested in it?

Do you see that? Thirteen whiskers.

This should be the 13-Whiskered Dragon Li cat that back-facing tomb robbers worship in their houses.

Back-facing tomb robbers?

What do they do?

Ancient grave robbers.

All of them worship this cat statue in their homes.

According to the rules of their trade, they need to enter coffins with their back facing the corpse.

They can only take what they touch.

They must never face the corpse directly.

That's why they're called back-facing tomb robbers.

So, they're our colleagues, huh?

You must be Mr. Hu Bayi, right?

I've long been looking forward to meeting you.

Nice to meet you. My name is Lei Xianming.

Come, come, have a seat.

We're all family.

There's no need to stand on ceremony.

You can call me Uncle Ming.

I'm from Hong Kong.

Everyone in Hong Kong knows who I am.

I'm the most credible businessperson around.

I thought you had something urgent to discuss.

Look at all these antiques you have.

We're just embarrassing ourselves here.

So you can also drop the formalities and cut to the chase.

Old Hu, you're straightforward indeed.

So, what's the name of-of the orb again?

Ah, the Fowl Dust Orb.

Did you find it?

I invited you guys here because I'm sincere in making a deal with you all.

Since all of us are heading to Kunlun anyway, why don't we form a partnership?

You can head to Kunlun whenever you like.

But what's with all the ginger you bought?

Oh. I'm Wang Kaixuan.

You can call me Fatty.

Fatty, you should stop testing me.

The glaciers in Kunlun have been there for tens of thousands of years.

We cannot crack them using ordinary tools.

However, in this world, every item has a weakness.

Even rice vinegar can corrode rammed earth.

If we apply ginger juice on the ice augers,

then cutting the ice becomes like cutting tofu.

Mister, I have a question.

You're already wealthy enough.

Why are you still heading to Kunlun?

It's a long story.

Why doesn't everyone stay for dinner?

We can take our time talking.

Don't stand on ceremony.

I hired the chef from Moe's Restaurant to cook for us.

Moe's?

Their stewed braised beef is super authentic.

Is this fried pork chops?

Baked meat with cream sauce?

That's their best dish!

Mr. Ming, right? We'll dig in then.

Yeah.

- Here, here. - Come on.

Help yourselves. No need to be polite.

Okay, okay.

Pass me the bread.

Master Jin.

You can cut to the chase.

You can talk while we eat.

It's quite embarrassing.

Here, have some.

Here, try this.

This is delicious.

I lost my parents at a young age.

I didn't have the chance to fulfill my filial duties.

However, recently, I finally found out that the last place my father went to before his passing,

was the Nine-Level Demon Pagoda in the Kunlun Mountains.

The Nine-Level Demon Pagoda?

Before my mother passed, she had one wish.

She wanted to be buried alongside her husband.

So...

You want to dig out your father's corpse from the snowy mountains?

I intend to bring it back too.

A'Dong.

This painting is ancient, right?

Cattle at Sunset?

Mr. Hu, this is an authentic painting from the Song Dynasty.

According to Kaiyuan-Tianbao's legacy, (T/N: Years 713-756 AD of the Tang Dynasty)

Yang Guifei kept a jade in her mouth to remove heat and nourish her lungs.

That jade they speak of, is this one.

She kept it in her mouth?

Is it the same thing as what they put in a dead man's mouth? (T/N: people buried with a piece of jade in their mouth would continue to enjoy what they had when they were alive)

Can you stop being so dumb?

That's only for a dead man.

Brother Hu,

as long as you're willing to go to Kunlun with me, you can have all of these.

This won't do.

Your house is full of treasures, yet these are the only things you're giving us?

Don't you think you're being too—

That's right.

What about this then?

If you guys are willing to join me, besides these two treasures,

you all can take whatever you like from my house after we return.

That's more like it.

I think this works.

We were planning to head there anyway.

But now, we have a sponsor. Isn't that great?

Do you know how dangerous that place is?

No. Wait. You can just bring him there and take him on a tour.

Just shut up and eat.

Thank you for the meal. It was great.

If there's nothing else, we'll be going then.

As for your treasures, go ahead and put them away.

We can't compensate for them if they're damaged.

Master Jin, Fatty, let's go.

Don't mind me.

I haven't tried the fried pork chop yet!

Fine then.

All right. Let's chat again next time.

Old Hu, wait for me.

Brother Hu. Have you ever heard of the Silver Gulaluo Eye?

What is that?

It's a treasure map that describes the tomb structure of the first Ghost Mother of the Demon Kingdom.

If I must say, Uncle Ming may look generous, but he's actually quite petty.

He put that scripture away after only letting us glance at it.

As if he was hiding a treasure.

We don't even know if that scripture is fake or not.

If you ask me, he's just plain stingy.

Yeah.

I looked into it.

The scripture that Uncle Ming had with him was indeed sold by a foreign auction house three months ago.

There were records of their transaction.

Rumor has it that this scripture was found in a cave by a foreign expedition team 50 years ago.

According to their research, it was indeed left behind by the lost tribes of the Demon Kingdom.

It's highly credible.

When I was a soldier in the Kunlun Mountains over a decade ago,

I once saw the last Ghost Mother's tomb in the Phoenix Temple.

The murals on the wall were very similar to those we saw in King Xian's Mausoleum.

Therefore, I think that the Fowl Dust Orb and the Demon Kingdom must be closely connected.

If Uncle Ming's scripture confirms the fact that the Nine-Level Demon Pagoda

was the tomb of the Demon Kingdom's first Ghost Mother,

that means it'll contain information about the Demon Kingdom's origin.

If we can locate the Nine-Level Demon Pagoda,

maybe it could help us solve the secret behind the Fowl Dust Orb.

So, the scripture is actually a map?

You can put it that way.

To those who understand feng shui,

the positioning of the Silver Gulaluo Eye within the scripture

can help pinpoint the Nine-Level Demon Pagoda.

If we can find the Nine-Level Demon Pagoda successfully,

I'm sure we'll find plenty of leads compared to the Phoenix Temple.

- How about this? Master Jin. - What is it?

You go visit Uncle Ming tomorrow and tell him that the deal is on.

- All right. - All right.

This is the inventory list I've prepared.

See if there's anything missing.

I've already hired someone to import some of it to us.

As for the rest, Master Jin, we'll have to trouble you to get them.

No problem!

As for the ginger, if we're working together with Uncle Ming, I'm guessing we'll have plenty of ginger juice.

Don't worry.

Of course, I won't worry.

How can I worry when you're prepared for everything that I haven't thought of?

Master Jin, say, do you think Officer Yang was the major contributor here?

Or were their thoughts interconnected from the start?

Fatty, why must you make me gossip about them?

Two words, tacit understanding.

You're right!

You two must be sick in the head.

What's with the sarcastic remarks?

What are you knitting?

Is it a scarf or a sock? Who are you knitting it for?

Underpants.

We're head to Kunlun soon, aren't we?

I'm knitting a pair of red underpants for you so that you won't catch a cold.

I think it fits you perfectly.

Let me see if it fits you.

Are you crazy?

It's so prickly.

It won't be as prickly if you wear them long enough.

Then we'll depart after all of our resources have arrived.

Ten days.

After ten days, you and Fatty can bring Uncle Ming with you and meet up with me at Shiquanhe.

Remember to travel light.

What about you?

I need to go look for someone.

Who?

Actually, official historical records about the Demon Kingdom are hard to find.

Only the Poems of The Ultimate Treasure King

sung by the Heavenly Prophetic Bards of the western regions contains related information.

I'm planning to go find out more about it.

[Fairy Lake]

You know a Heavenly Prophetic Bard?

What's a Heavenly Prophetic Bard?

It's someone well-versed in the ancient poems of the western regions.

They don't get their abilities from their mentors or parents.

They usually obtain the ability to recite 10,000-word poems after being seriously ill.

We call them Heavenly Prophetic Bards.

That's pretty incredible.

Old Hu, you actually know someone like this?

I do have a friend like that.

Timing and subtitles by Raiders of the Lost Tomb Team 🗿 @Viki.com

♫ All those things in the past, sealed in the history ♫

♫ Where is the martial arts world? It's been woven into songs ♫

♫ Treading carefully, yet shoved into a vortex ♫

♫ A bold act has always been something you can't do anything about ♫

♫ Who is the sincere one? To become a deity or a demon ♫

♫ To be or not to be ♫

♫ Success, cost, result ♫

♫ The dream will come true ♫

♫ Do we brave the waves or do we wait for the windfall? ♫

♫ The heavenly sign remains cryptic, or maybe I just can't decipher it ♫

♫ Split for long enough and you'll get back together ♫

♫ Being together for too long and you'll split up anyway ♫

♫ But no matter how many times you try it ♫

♫ Split and you'll die, together and you'll live ♫

♫ Analyze, cooperate, share ♫

♫ Fighting in Kunlun together ♫

♫ The heavenly sign remains cryptic ♫

♫ But this time, it's you who can't decipher it ♫

♫ We exist, I'll be there as long as you are ♫

♫ Our fate will not be decided by anyone else ♫

♫ Calm, collected, waiting for the wind ♫

♫ Mystery solved, now we start to live life ♫

♫ All those things in the past, sealed in the history ♫

♫ Where is the martial arts world? It's been woven into songs ♫

♫ Treading carefully, yet shoved into a vortex ♫

♫ A bold act has always been something you can't do anything about ♫

♫ Who is the sincere one? To become a deity or a demon ♫

♫ To be or not to be ♫

♫ Success, cost, result ♫

♫ The dream will come true ♫

♫ Do we brave the waves or do we wait for the windfall? ♫

♫ The heavenly sign remains cryptic, or maybe I just can't decipher it ♫

♫ Split for long enough and you'll get back together ♫

♫ Being together for too long and you'll split up anyway ♫

♫ But no matter how many times you try it ♫

♫ Split and you'll die, together and you'll live ♫

♫ Analyze, cooperate, share ♫

♫ Fighting in Kunlun together ♫

♫ The heavenly sign remains cryptic ♫

♫ But this time, it's you who can't decipher it ♫

♫ Don't want to die ♫

♫ Don't want to die ♫

♫ Don't want to die ♫

♫ Don't want to die ♫

♫ We exist, I'll be there as long as you are ♫

♫ Our fate will not be decided by anyone else ♫

♫ Calm, collected, waiting for the wind ♫

♫ Mystery solved, now we start to live life ♫

♫ We exist, I'll be there as long as you are ♫

♫ Our fate will not be decided by anyone else ♫

♫ Calm, collected, waiting for the wind ♫

♫ Mystery solved, now we start to live life ♫

♫ Mystery solved, now we start to live life ♫

♫ Full of wonders ♫