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Episode 4

Wu San Xing doesn't trust you much.

He only left you a clue the entire way here.

The rest are up to you alone.

That is known as trust.

Besides,

he must has his reasons.

Try to recall

the obscure clue left at the campsite.

He doesn't want someone in particular to find out.

Are you saying that

it is inconvenient for Wu San Xing to leave a clue?

Yes.

It seems like

Master San doesn't trust the crew he recruited.

We need to find them quickly.

We do need to hurry up.

I'm running out of water.

Your backpack looks heavy.

Did you only pack food?

Honestly,

food is running out as well.

Wu Xie.

Don't move.

There's a silk thread here.

I almost got caught.

Who knows what kind of trap is in here.

How old is this ship?

It's wrecked.

The contraptions wouldn't work either.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

Who is in the coffin?

It should be a relative of Heavenly Queen Mother.

This person fell ill at the age of 18.

The queen fed her a pill to extend their life,

but it didn't work.

Wu Xie.

Do you know the story of Heavenly Queen Mother's quest for the Pill of Immortality?

Are you saying that

the tomb's owner ate the pill?

Such medication do not exist.

Based on the information we gathered,

in order to extend life,

the Queen tried many ways to cultivate the pill.

She wanted to extend her life.

She probably consumed the Pill of Immortality.

Look at the corpse.

Eighteen years old.

The body structure is too small.

It's impossible for royalty

to be buried in garments that do not fit.

There's only one possibility.

Her body experienced reversed growth.

The pill did not extend her life.

It also mutated her body after death.

It seems like

she consumed a failed product of the Queen.

Do you really believe the Pill of Immortality exists?

I allowed you to tag along,

but you're not allowed to inquire about my trade.

What?

Wu Xie went on a rescue mission?

He's so unreliable.

There's no news about Master Xiao San for some time.

Is he in danger?

Let's go, Pan Zi.

We're off to Devil City.

Sit tight.

What is going on?

We're out of gas.

This is awkward.

Fatty,

you chose this car.

You filled the gas.

You're indeed lucky.

My luck

is great.

Zhang.

Wait for me!

We've been walking for long time.

There's nothing around here.

We're going to die of thirst.

Don't worry.

I'll not let you die.

This is the Camel's Thorn.

The most common plant found in the desert.

The leaves may look wilted,

but the root is a treasure.

Are you going to make me eat its roots?

Camels rely on this.

If you don't want to,

I'll not force you.

I don't need you to feed me.

I'll feed myself.

Watch out!

These piles of stones

were left by Wu Xie and his crew.

It's easy to lose one's way.

The pile of stones serve as a mark.

There are a lot of junctions.

Following the pile of stones

will lead us to Wu Xie.

You're right.

It's getting late.

Let's go, Fatty.

Wait a minute.

Devil City.

I'm coming.

Let's go.

It's impossible for us to go back the way we came.

Let's go forward.

It's deep.

There's nothing in here.

Did we end up in somebody's cellar by mistake?

It smells like an abandoned oil pipeline.

I don't smell anything.

It's very subtle. You can't sense it.

It doesn't smell like anything.

I'm guessing

this belongs to the Republic of China.

It seems like

your eyes aren't working,

but your nose is pretty sharp.

My ears work even better.

That means

we're in the oil pipeline of the period of Republic China.

Yes.

I heard

that a team was sent during that era

to mine for oil.

However, none of the members

of the team ever returned.

Eventually,

this became one of the unresolved mysteries of Republic of China.

This structure looks well-built.

It should have succeeded.

How could they vanish?

Watch out.

What is that?

It isn't opaque.

It doesn't look like oil.

It's tacky.

It looks like bodily fluid

from a life form.

What do you know?

This is so disgusting.

Would you like some?

-Master Hua'er. -Get your filthy hands off me.

Gross.

You're pretty particular.

Do you want this disgusting handkerchief back?

No.

Are you sure?

Throw it away.

Devil's...

It's the Devil's Child.

The Devil's Child is here.

I want to find out

who's trying to mess with us.

The bulkhead is hollow.

Something is inside.

This is human skin.

This is weird.

The skin is sealed with a layer of beeswax.

Under the beeswax is a layer of white phosphorus.

White phosphorus self-ignites.

The pale light penetrates the human skin,

creating shadows.

Is this

the Devil's Child?

The Devil's Child.

It's trying to kill us.

Shut up.

He's suffering from Crush Syndrome.

If this is delayed, his kidneys will fail.

We need to leave right now.

Dao Zai, pass me the flying claw.

I'll climb up first.

I'll pull you guys up.

Be careful.

Are you alright?

Devil's Child.

There are many Devil's Children!

Quit hesitating.

Let's find a way out of here.

It's toxic.

Make way.

Go on first.

I'll drag them over.

I'm exhausted.

Night has fallen.

The bottom of my feet are covered with blisters.

We have not reached the next pile.

This route is too long.

Stop whining.

Take a break if you're tired.

We travelled together.

You're not the only one who's exhausted.

Don't lecture me.

I'm not in the mood.

Don't irritate me.

Look.

How did this happen?

The pipes are massive.

It should be sturdy.

It's also covered in sand.

It wouldn't corrode to this extent.

I'm afraid it was heavily damaged from the outside.

A destruction caused by such immense force.

If it was alive,

it must be massive.

If it was an object,

it must be caused by a long-distance collision.

Could the slimy liquid that fell on your hand

belong to its saliva?

That is disgusting.

I'm feeling hungry.

Lao Jia.

We're by the bow.

Hurry over.

Send someone to make a report at the local police station.

We have casualties.

We're doomed.

Where is the pile of stones?

Is someone trying to sabotage our route

by removing the stone piles?

This is Devil City.

It's not a tourist's attraction.

No one will come around to destroy your pile.

Don't mock me.

What do you think happened then?

This is the wrong way.

Zhang.

Pardon me,

but we all know that.

Everyone knows we took the wrong way.

Pan Zi, your zodiac sign must be a dog.

You bite everyone you see.

You're the smartest.

Guide the way. Where should we go?

Should we go left or right?

Calm down.

I'm very calm.

Very calm!

What do you mean, Fatty?

Are you picking a fight?

Don't push me!

-Come at me! -Hit me!

What do you mean, Zhang?

I'm on your side, but you're on his.

Zhang is an understanding man.

Stop messing around!

Zhang is an understanding man.

You're the good person,

so I must be the evil one.

I'll go on my own.

Goodbye!

Fatty!

Ignore him.

He is so ill-tempered.

You two

have been affected by Devil City.

Check that out.

I can't see. There is too much sand.

I'm out of ideas.

It's your turn.

It's fine.

If we can't get out of here,

at least we have each other.

Our ghosts will not be alone.

Don't drag me with you if you want to die.

They didn't come after me.

No sense of brotherhood at all.

Zhang.

Pan Zi.

From today onwards,

I'll cut all ties with you!

Cutting all ties with you!

Fatty!

Fatty!

He went pretty far.

Let's hurry after him.

Okay.

Fatty!

Stop joking around.

Zhang.

Could Fatty be in danger?

Someone started a fire.

It must be Fatty.

Fatty!

Stupid fatty.

Why didn't you say anything?

I do as I promised.

We shall go our own ways.

That's enough.

You started a fire

visible thousands of miles away.

You were worried we couldn't find you.

You're getting comfortable.

You even started a barbecue.

What a load of crap.

It's freezing at night.

Since I started a fire,

I made use of what I had.

It's high in protein. Would you like some?

You ate it for real.

This is nothing.

I tried everything back when I was a soldier.

If I'm being honest,

scorpions taste better eaten live.

Fine.

I admit defeat.

Mr Pan.

From now on,

I'll listen to you.

To be honest,

what happened today wasn't your fault.

Zhang said,

we're influenced by the Devil City.

He said this is the law of the highway.

An unchangeable rock.

An unchangeable rock?

That's true.

That means, as we moved along in the same environment,

it's like being on the highway.

Under such circumstances,

people get irritated easily.

Who could have known?

Devil City played with humans' psyche too.

Yes.

I didn't know such theories exist.

We need to be mindful.

What should we do now?

Where should we go?

At the fourth junction,

we didn't notice any stone pile.

That means we took the wrong way.

In my opinion,

we should rest for the night.

Early tomorrow morning,

we return to the junction with a stone pile.

We will determine what happened then.

I was thinking the same.

What do you think?

Fine. It's decided then.

I'm going to catch some scorpions.

How are they?

They are safe for now.

Tashi, you know the way around.

Return and bring everyone here.

Don't be afraid.

There's a coffin in the shipwreck.

The Devil's Child you were referring to is a mechanism of shadow play.

It is to scare the tomb raiders.

Really?

They fainted due to injuries.

When they are awake,

you may ask them yourself.

Good gracious.

We finally got out of there.

Look.

The stone pile is right here.

Where did we go wrong?

Did they place it wrongly?

It doesn't seem like it.

We're wasting time.

If it isn't left, it must be right.

We will just go the other direction.

We can't do that.

Devil City is huge.

If we keep going around,

it will take forever to find Wu Xie.

What should we do then?

This stone pile

was probably left by the guide of Ah Ning's team.

If he placed it this way,

he must have his reason.

It's not as simple as guiding the way.

It's the Mani stone piles.

That makes sense.

Luckily I paid close attention.

The first one.

The second one.

The third one.

I got it.

The Mani stone piles

are made to pray for blessings as well as cast out evil spirits.

Different stone piles

show different meanings.

The first and second stone pile

have six layers.

The third one has seven layers.

It is different.

Based on the first two piles,

we were on the right path.

While we followed the third,

we took the wrong path.

That means the previous six layers

were correct.

The third pile that consist of seven layers

was incorrect.

Don't you think I'm right, Zhang?

Thanks to your photos, Fatty.

Otherwise, we'd be in trouble.

The person who stacked the stones

is filled with bad intentions.

He isn't a good man.

Let's hurry up.

Why are you doing this?

To make money?

If you weren't in this field,

what would you be doing?

I'd die.

Haven't you thought about your life?

This is my life.

There's only one way.

Since I made my choice,

I'll disregard other possibilities.

It's pointless.

Just like how you're willing

to sacrifice everything for Zhang.

For my choice,

I'm willing to sacrifice everything.

Your stamina is impressive,

but you're not that efficient.

Master Hua'er.

Hurry up and dig more.

I'm left with the last portion of food.

After eating this, I'd run out of food.

I found something.

A leg of a stool?

Number nine.

It must be a numbering

used back in the day.

or they came from the Room no. 9 or something.

This should be the location of the landslide.

It closed the original pathway off.

If we continue to dig, we will get out of here.

You brought a shovel?

Yes, these are essential tools.

Why didn't you take it out just now?

I forgot.

Hold on.

-What were you doing? -I'm sorry.

Look, my eyesight is worse than yours.

I lost half my life losing this fried rice.

If the remaining half wants to get out of here,

hurry up and get digging.

It's another stone pile.

We finally figured it out.

My legs are exhausted.

Fatty.

We noticed its pattern.

Why do you keep taking pictures?

Who knows if anything would happen?

I'm preparing for the worst.

Zhang.

Zhang.

Slow down, Zhang.

No wonder Wu Xie is constantly worried about losing him.

Come on.

Zhang.

Wait up.

Boss.

Our apologies.

We did our best.

This wasn't your fault.

If they decided to leave,

you can't stop them either.

You're right.

They were crazy. They almost burnt me to death.

Where did they go?

That's what I wanted to ask.

Fatty Wang is here.

Fatty came?

Zhang left with them.

I'm not sure where they went.

Why is he here?

Wu Xie.

It's your forte.

Let's study them together.

These were found on the shipwreck.

Sanqing Bird.

Yes.

Look at the broken one next to it.

The diameter of the skull is larger than the opening of the jar.

What does this mean?

This is a cruel method of torture.

On ancient battlefields,

the victor is very cruel to the loser.

They'd seal the children's heads of the defeated tribes

in clay jars.

Food and drinks

were inserted through the gap.

When food no longer

fits through the gap,

their heads would long be stuck.

They would be decapitated then.

The jars are then sealed.

This acts as a warning to other tribes.

During that era,

rulers employ cruel rituals of mysticism

to propagate their supernatural powers

with the purpose of actualising their dominion.

That's too evil.

They'd be punished by the deities.

Something's wrong with the skull!

Something is inside!

Corpse Bugs!

Don't go near, they are poisonous!

Ah K!

We need to kill the insects!

Catch!

My grandma!

Inform everyone!

Check the necessary equipment!

Run!

Run!

Brother Si!

-Run! We can't make it! -Ah Ning!

Don't move.

Let's go.

Come on!

Run!

Run!

It's done.

Really?

Yes.

It's only this big.

Only my head fits.

I know.

My chest,

rear,

thighs and important body parts need to be able to go through.

Do you know?

Yes.

What should I do?

I'll contort my body and head over.

I'll wait for you on the other side.

You're being selfish.

If I've to dig a way out alone,

it will take forever.

Come on.

Stay here and keep me company.

Get your filthy hands off me.

I'll give you all the good stuff.

No, thanks.

I'm used to the metal bat.

Fine, Master Hua'er.

Get some rest.

I'll dig.

Exert some force.

This way.

That way.

Where should we go from here?

Only Tashi understands.

Follow the footprints.

There are too many.

Whatever, let's get out of here first.

The Corpse Bugs are coming after us. Run.

Calm down.

Let's find somewhere to hide.

Over here.

Wu Xie.

Get up.

Run.

What does this mean?

Why is there a huge ship?

The one next to it must be Ah Ning's campsite.

After all our effort,

Ah Ning and her team found this place first.

No wonder Master San insists to trail along Ah Ning's team.

They'd always find a way.

We will prioritise negotiation over force.

Let's decide after finding Wu Xie.

Let's go.

What happened?

Corpse Bugs.

The ones we encountered at Qixinglu Palace?

Why are they here?

Let's find Master Xiao San first.

This is Wu Xie's jacket.

Long time no see.

I'm going to kill you!

Thankfully it wasn't Wu Xie.

I wasn't with him for once.

Otherwise,

I'll have to spend the rest of my life as a monk.

Search the entire campsite.

This was a sudden occurrence.

Zhang.

You were scared too, weren't you?

Did you think Wu Xie died?

No.

Don't deny it.

You almost minced

the Corpse Bugs to bits.

What a huge grudge.

It's a dead end.

We're surrounded. There's no way to run.

There's a hole here.

Someone was here before.

Let's go inside first.

Open a small gap for me.

These insects

are thirsty for blood.

That shirt will keep them occupied.

You should let me do it instead.

It sounds quiet.

I'll check it out.

Even if there's only one left,

we will die if we go outside.

Let me check it out.

The Corpse Bugs didn't come for us.

They were going in our direction.

Here.

Give me your hand.

You saved my life

back at the campsite.

It's not a big deal.

It was my duty.

I'm not going to thank you.

Under such an emergency,

you should prioritise your own life.

Saving a partner without certainty

may cause greater damage.

Nonetheless, I won't leave my partner alone.

That's your problem.

Let's go.

Wait up.

Something doesn't smell right.

A lizard?

A gerbil?

A snake.

Look, human bones.

How did they die?

They suffocated to death.

Suffocated to death?

They are wrapped in these webs.

They are hyphae.

Hyphae?

Yes.

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