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=Candle in the Tomb: The Worm Valley=

(Legend has it,)

(a group of people from the Southwest border)

(moved out of ancient Dian Kingdom)

(two thousand years ago.)

(The leader called himself King Xian.)

(King Xian)

(was an expert in feng shui)

(and he was a cruel person.)

(He was also good at using a mysterious and evil)

(witchcraft called Tengshu.)

(In order to build his own tomb,)

(he instructed the high priest)

(to insert Gu worms into living human bodies) [*a venom-based poison]

(and made the people into terracotta armies.)

(His method was cruel)

(and frightening.)

=Candle in the Tomb: The Worm Valley=

=Episode 01=

(Hotpot)

Why aren't you putting in the meat?

It's fine, Liu.

Don't worry about anything.

Eat and drink to your heart's content.

Sure. You carry on.

All right.

Old man, what happened after that?

After that...

After that, I didn't know which way to go

and ran in all directions.

Perhaps my life wasn't supposed to end there.

Although I lost both my eyes,

I came out

of this fog by accident

and got myself saved.

But

my group of brothers from Xie Ridge...

If I have to say,

you're a man who lost his influence.

A miserable hero.

But that white fog...

What could it be?

Sounds like

a kind of miasma that is

extremely poisonous.

If that white fog was miasma,

there was also a sign on the map

that indicated red fog.

What would that red fog be?

According to the records on the map,

that red fog is deep in the Worm Valley.

It could be even more toxic.

All of you must be careful.

Based on the human skin map,

we have arrived in Yunnan.

First, we go through Zhelong Mountain.

Head north after passing through the mountains

and there will be a forest.

Head straight after the forest

and we will be at the place

where King Xian hid in seclusion with his people, Worm Valley.

It's a place full of poisonous bugs

together with King Xian's special Gu poison.

This trip...

Stop jinxing.

Even if we will die, we have to go.

Even if we don't, we'll die too.

Whether we make it

to the ancient Dian Kingdom's ruins this time

and get the Fowl-dust Orb

depends on it.

If it wasn't for my weak body

that can't make it,

I'd really like to go with you all.

Jin, don't say that.

Logistics is very important.

Moreover,

we are depending on you

to provide us with equipment.

Yes, Jin.

It's more than enough to hear you say this.

Everyone.

This trip is dangerous.

Remember to not be careless.

It would be best to hide your identity and be cautious.

Yes. Mr. Chen.

Jin.

The three of us will depart to Yunnan tomorrow.

When we come back,

we will celebrate it with drinks and stories.

Come on. Let's eat.

The wind blows and the water flows.

The gust blows and the clouds soar.

When warriors leave...

They come back as heroes.

Heroes. All right?

Hu.

Why do the clothes

we are using for disguise

fit so well on me?

It shows my body nicely.

I look well from any angle.

Enough with the talking.

Pack up.

What are you doing?

Ever since we came back,

this map has never left your hands.

Fine. I won't disturb you.

My mind has been all over the place in the past two days.

I couldn't even sleep at night.

Your brain

wasn't even useful during the day

and yet you couldn't sleep at night?

How come my brain isn't useful?

Tell me, which of our problems in this family

don't worry me?

We'll be going to Yunnan this time. That place is humid.

Do you think it's enough for us to bring three pairs of pants?

Hu.

I know you're bothered by this.

Who would feel comfortable

when he gathers so much attention?

It's not just you.

It's the same for me.

♪ Dearest little girl ♪

♪ Please don't cry ♪

♪ Where is your house?♪

♪ I'm taking you there ♪

♪ Don't cry ♪

Hu. Fatty.

Chief...

Yang.

Hu. Let me show you all something.

This shirt is fireproof.

This... This is a jumpsuit, right?

Do you think this jumpsuit

makes me look like Garrison's Gorillas

or Mike Harris?

If I wear this,

wouldn't it be such a hassle

to use the toilet?

Chief Yang, what are you doing?

Why are you pouring water on me?

Open up and take a look.

What? It's all...

It's waterproof?

What are you doing, Chief Yang?

It's cut-resistant too.

We have all the equipment.

Everything is set.

We're ready to depart.

Hu.

No matter where we're going,

I'll follow you even if it takes my life.

Don't say something that depressing.

As long as we, tomb raiders, work together,

we'll surely find what belongs to us.

The elderly always say,

something like this happens often,

the light of victory and the hope to move forward

will come from the effort of perseverance.

Come on.

I can't throw up even if I want to and it feels terrible.

Are you all right?

You feel like throwing up everywhere you go

from Long Ridge.

I'm feeling nauseated too because of you.

Is that my fault?

This driver is driving like a stuntman.

Why are all long-distance drivers like this?

Don't complain.

Think about how the Chinese Red Army persevered

when they climbed the snowy mountains and crossed the meadows.

What is this compared to that?

Besides,

look at everyone in the car.

No one is feeling good on this bumpy ride.

Why do I feel like it's just us on this bumpy ride?

Look at Chief Yang.

She doesn't even open her eyes.

You are right.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Since you're carsick,

get some motion sickness medicine.

You'll get used to it after a few more rides.

Where are you going?

Sir, what do you mean?

Can you speak in Mandarin? I can't understand.

You looked sick, so I thought

you are not used to the ride.

You'll be fine when you get used to it.

Where are you from?

Where are you going to?

We are from Beijing.

We are...

We are an insect research group from Beijing.

We've come to Yunnan for a special scientific expedition.

Yes. That's right.

Beijing?

You are from the capital.

The capital.

Look.

Beijing Museum of Natural History. From the capital.

That's so far away.

Very far away.

Hey.

Is Zhelong Mountain far from this place?

Are you going to Zhelong Mountain?

That's not too far away.

When you pass the next valley,

you'll reach Zhelong Village

after you get down and walk for a while.

This village is next to Zhelong Mountain.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

What... what happened?

This is strange.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Let's go down and have a look.

Amitabha. God bless us. Hail Mary.

Amitabha. God bless us. Hail Mary.

Amitabha. God bless us. Hail Mary.

Be careful.

Little girl.

You are alone?

Where are you going?

Zhelong Village. It's not far away.

We're going to Zhelong Village too.

Why don't we take you there?

We could help you carry the things.

Hu!

Hu!

Hu!

Hu.

This lady here is also going to Zhelong Village.

Since we are on our way there,

let's help her move her things.

Okay.

Is this yours?

Little girl.

What's your name?

My name is Kong Que. [* "Kong Que" means "peafowl"]

Fatty.

Be careful.

Kong Que is a beautiful name. Sounds really auspicious.

Little girl,

don't you have anyone else in your family?

Why are you the only one going to the market?

It's just the two of us at home. My brother and I.

He went hunting in the mountains this morning.

Be careful when you walk.

Look. This is our village.

Your village is quite big.

Little girl.

The rain is pouring. Hurry up and go home.

Yes. Hurry up and go home.

The road is slippery.

Be careful when you walk.

Don't worry.

Hu.

The rain got heavier.

Let's look for a place to rest.

Hu!

I said the rain got heavier!

Why don't you take shelter in my house?

Kong Que.

Your village is very big.

We have more than hundreds of families in our village.

We're the biggest village around here.

There are so many red cloths hanging in this village.

Is there any celebration lately?

The patriarch just retired.

We are choosing a new patriarch.

Celebrations are great!

There must be a feast.

We may get some good food here.

There are butterflies everywhere.

Why must you go past Zhelong Mountain

and get it from the Worm Valley?

Miss, you have no idea.

In the Worm Valley,

there are a few unique butterfly species

that could fill

the blanks of our country's butterfly specimen research.

That's why we came all the way here

from Beijing.

Yes.

We want to make these precious butterflies

into specimens

and bring them back to Beijing.

We will organize an exhibition

that would be

an eye-opener for the foreigners who come here.

We'll show them

what a colorful Yunnan butterfly is.

I see.

I didn't know we have such amazing butterflies here.

Of course.

We must show the foreigners.

But...

Hey, Hu.

Look.

This mosquito looks so...

Beautiful.

There are 18 weird things in Yunnan.

You can even cook a dish with just three mosquitoes.

The mosquitoes here

aren't ordinary.

Here.

Mosquito repellent?

No wonder...

Chief Yang,

what do you think

about friendship with our comrades?

Are you done?

What is it?

Is something wrong?

What are you looking at?

What am I looking at?

What am I looking at?

What is there to see?

Ish.

Oh, right, Miss.

What were you saying just now?

But

Worm Valley is an evil place.

Legend says there are treasures there.

People from our village have been there before as well,

but they never returned.

Treasures?

I'm telling you, little girl.

There's no such thing as treasures.

It's just a superstitious myth.

Don't believe in that.

Besides,

what does your Mountain Deity look like?

Does it have a normal face?

Smells good.

What is this?

This?

Mosquito repellent. It's imported.

I'm telling you.

Mosquitoes hate this.

Basically, when you put this on, the mosquitoes won't...

Well... why don't you try it?

Use some.

This smells good.

Could mosquito repellent smell this good?

Does it smell that good?

Of course.

You should see who gave you this.

Am I right, Chief?

Kong Que.

We need to go over Zhelong Mountain to get to the Worm Valley.

Can you recommend a guide

to take us through Zhelong Mountain?

Zhelong Mountain is really high

and there's a snow line on the mountain.

People haven't been going there for a long time.

If we don't take the mountain pass,

is there any route we could take?

There's a waterway below the mountain.

People used to take the waterway.

We can just take the waterway, right?

Then... Where is the waterway?

Kong Que!

My brother is back.

Brother!

I was worried about you.

The mountain path is slippery when it rains.

I was worried about you too.

You went to the market alone.

Can you carry that many things?

This is her brother?

People here are tanned.

Isn't brown a healthy skin tone?

Here.

This person has a great aim.

How can you tell?

Wild boars have thick skin.

The only place that can kill them is to shoot at the cardiopulmonary area.

But this one

was shot between the eyes.

Did he miss the shot?

You know nothing.

This means the shooter is brave

and his shooting angle was extremely accurate.

There's another possibility.

What is it?

The boar didn't notice him.

Just now,

a few guests from Beijing helped me to carry them.

Guests from Beijing?

They are inside the house.

Kong Que.

This must be your brother.

This is my brother, Da.

Brother.

These are the guests from Beijing.

It must have been a long day for you.

That boar is huge.

Your aim was amazing.

You got the boar with one shot.

There's no one else here.

Just tell me the truth.

Tell me...

When you were hunting that wild boar,

it didn't notice you, right?

Why are you looking at me? I'm not a wild boar.

That's what he said.

Don't get angry.

I was just kidding.

Hu...

Kong Que.

Is your brother always like that?

He's like this when he's around strangers.

He's actually a nice person.

Whenever he goes into the woods,

he would pluck Six-Petal Purple Peony for me.

Look.

Kong Que.

Come here.

Curse my temper.

Hu.

Did I say something wrong just now?

What did I say?

Look at him. He even nudged me.

We don't even understand their culture here.

Why did you talk so much?

Take a good night's sleep here

and we'll leave tomorrow morning.

Hu...

Chief Yang, let me tell you this.

It's because you're here.

Otherwise,

I would've kicked...

Fatty.

Yes.

You are extra talkative.

Chief Yang, you say "extra" too?

Foreigners are getting extra smart now.

They are learning things extra fast.

Hu, I have an idea.

If we take this village to Beijing

and make it an attraction,

it isn't too much to charge 50 cents for a ticket, right?

Do the maths.

50 cents per person.

5 yuan for 10 people.

It's 5,000 yuan for 100 people.

If that's the case...

Have you gone mad due to hunger?

Can you count?

No... I...

Noodles are ready.

I mean

if we could get 5,000 yuan in a day,

that would be so much more than being a vendor, right?

It's amazing.

Hu, take this.

Sure.

Thank you.

Thank you, Kong Que.

Kong Que.

About the waterway to the Worm Valley you said just now,

where is it located exactly?

Kong Que.

The rice is a little dry. Add some water.

My brother won't let me talk about it.

Regarding the Worm Valleys,

outsiders like you

shouldn't be finding out.

Hu.

This kid is really particular.

Hu.

You jinxed it.

It's really happening now.

Hiking the snowy mountain and crossing meadows.

Do you know what kind of suffering that would be?

What else can we do?

If we can't find a nearer route,

we can only go over Zhelong Mountain.

Zhelong Mountain is more than 3,000 meters above sea level.

Although we brought our mountaineering gear,

we don't have a guide.

Taking a risk to hike over a snow mountain

is no joke.

We'll hike if we have to.

I'll just put in more effort.

I'm not going to ask

Da for help anyway.

Look at the way he stares straight ahead.

He might even take us to somewhere we don't know.

Here, Hu. Cover up.

The breeze in the mountain is unlike the city.

It's chilly. Don't catch a cold.

Didn't you hear what Kong Que said?

No one has ever dared to hike Zhelong Mountain in recent years.

None of them made it back.

Even Blind Chen

hiked the mountains with a guide.

I don't believe in that.

According to what the kid said,

since it's dangerous,

we shouldn't get them involved.

Whatever.

Let's sleep.

Are you all right?

Hu.

I have an uncomfortable feeling

about this trip to Yunnan.

It's as if something would happen.

I think so too.

I also have this feeling about this trip.

There are only two of us in this barren mountain.

Something might really happen.

You never take things seriously.

Stop thinking about useless things.

When have we ever been fine

on our previous trips?

When you're in this line of work,

it's fine when something goes wrong.

When nothing happens,

that will be a problem.

Right?

I'm all confused now.

Although this trip is dangerous,

the elderly also said

you have to take the challenge seriously

and not be too serious about the challenge at the same time.

So, just take a good night's sleep.

If there's an emergency, Fatty and I will still be here.

Get some good sleep.

Early morning tomorrow,

we will head to Zhelong Mountain.

We don't know when we will have another good night's rest.

Go to sleep.

Kong Que.

Thank you so much for last night.

We wouldn't have known

where we can stay for the night.

Hu,

why do I feel like the bag has gotten heavier?

Didn't Kong Que give us some food?

I stuffed them in your bag.

You stuffed...

How could you do that to me?

You make me carry everything. You're really...

Kong Que!

Have you been to Beijing?

No.

Let me tell you this.

This is my pager number.

Take this.

Page me when you're in Beijing.

Your Brother Fatty will treat you to some good food.

We will visit Tian'anmen Square.

You know what a pager is, right?

Kong Que.

Since you really like this repellent,

I'll give it to you.

For me?

What about you then?

It's okay. We're not afraid of mosquito bites.

This is Chief Yang's goodwill.

Just take it.

Take it.

Enough with the talking. Let's go.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

We're leaving.

Go home.

What is it, Kong Que?

Mr. Hu.

I'll tell you about the waterway.

Hu.

Why are there so many cattle skulls here?

It's really scary.

Many old villages

would hang up totems in ominous places like this

as a sign of danger.

I think this is what it means here.

It seems like what Kong Que said was true.

The waterway

towards Zhelong Mountain should be in front.

♪ The path ahead ♪

♪ Is shrouded by mist ♪

♪ It's full of perils, but we never give in ♪

♪ We search ♪

♪ For the answer ♪

♪ Eventually, we wipe away ♪

♪ Our sweat and tears ♪

♪ Disperse the mist ♪

♪ That's blocking our way ♪

♪ The cheers of victory ♪

♪ Will permeate the rocks ♪

♪ We'll reach ♪

♪ The shore of hope ♪

♪ Break free from gravity ♪

♪ Break free from destiny's ♪

♪ Shackles ♪

♪ With my strength ♪

♪ The blossom will bloom ♪

♪ Even on the cliff ♪

♪ There could be setbacks ♪

♪ But we fall for no trick ♪

♪ The mysterious tracks ♪

♪ Through the dark and moist ♪

♪ Realm of dream ♪

♪ The dark night ♪

♪ Will be torn open ♪

♪ Daybreak ♪

♪ Will be pulled apart ♪

♪ We walk in a circle ♪

♪ My fear ♪

♪ Is overcome by my belief ♪

♪ Over the hills and mountains ♪

♪ We drink heartily in the wind ♪

♪ Eventually ♪

♪ Life will surprise us ♪

♪ The rainbow ♪

♪ Arrives after the storm ♪

♪ Who can feel my lonely ♪

♪ The eerie noises next to my ears ♪

♪ The peril ♪

♪ Could be lethal ♪

♪ I strive to see the truth ♪

♪ It's all right ♪

♪ We never believed in destiny ♪

♪ When we cross paths ♪

♪ We keep a level head ♪

♪ And survive the morass ♪

♪ We work as one ♪

♪ And move forward ♪

♪ By marching together ♪

♪ The evil brings pain ♪

♪ And fill us with hate ♪

♪ We must keep the beckoning at bay ♪

♪ Through the woods ♪

♪ We speak to the gods ♪

♪ Weapons are forged with courage ♪

♪ We will not back down ♪

♪ My gaze ♪

♪ Will punish the evil ♪

♪ With the worst torment ♪

♪ The dark night ♪

♪ Will be torn open ♪

♪ Daybreak will be pulled apart ♪

♪ We walk in a circle ♪

♪ My fear ♪

♪ Is overcome by my belief ♪

♪ Over the hills ♪

♪ And over the mountains ♪

♪ We drink heartily in the wind ♪

♪ Eventually, life will surprise us ♪

♪ The rainbow ♪

♪ Arrives ♪

♪ After the storm ♪

♪ The dark night will be torn open ♪

♪ Daybreak will be pulled apart ♪

♪ We walk in a circle ♪

♪ My fear ♪

♪ Is overcome by my belief ♪

♪ Over the hills ♪

♪ And over the mountains ♪

♪ We drink heartily in the wind ♪

♪ Eventually, life will surprise us ♪

♪ The rainbow ♪

♪ Arrives ♪

♪ After the storm ♪

♪ The rainbow arrives after the storm ♪