Search for Coffin (寻棺)

Father,

didn't you always say

"We pluck treasures from the earth, not rob graves.

When daylight breaks, we hide away."

Why have you brought me into a tomb?

We treasure hunters

do have a rule against grave-robbing,

but

legend says the ginseng doll is hidden in this tomb.

To save our villagers,

we can't worry about rules

now.

Ginseng doll?

Don't move!

It's

cunning like a ghost.

If it catches human scent,

catching it

will be near impossible.

Get the red cord ready.

Okay.

Father.

We got it!

The villagers are safe!

Oh no!

Father!

Look out!

Father!

Father!

Father!

Don't come over!

Father!

Grab me!

Father!

Father!

Father!

How did it go?

Is everything clear?

Yes.

Okay.

Hey, Qin,

they've got guns.

Are we really going through with this?

Are you scared?

Scared?

I'm not afraid.

Let's go.

Oh my God.

So many of them.

What should we do?

Sit down.

Okay.

What are you doing?

Don't just stand there, get back to work!

I'm telling you,

working for the Japanese Army

is our good fortune!

They even said

this is

contributing to

what they call the "Greater Circle"!

Hurry up.

What contribution?

I've been working for months.

I didn't get a penny.

Greasy Zhu,

what are you muttering about?

You've taken your fair share of pig offal home too, haven't you?

In times of war and chaos,

having something to eat is a blessing.

Lots of people wish they

had this kind of opportunity.

Get back to work!

Hurry up!

Everyone, mind your own business!

Get to work!

Fire! There's a fire!

The woodshed is on fire!

Damn it!

Someone must have been smoking in the woodshed again!

Quick, quick,

don't just stand there!

Move! Go! Put out the fire! Go!

Look at that pork head meat. It makes my mouth water.

We're finally going to have a proper meal!

Those Japanese invaders sweep our village clean every day.

This time, we'll take more.

We can't let them get away with it.

Qin,

this is for our whole village.

Okay.

Let's go, Qin.

Go!

Go! The Japanese invaders could be back any minute!

Er Hu,

today's our lucky day.

Have you ever heard of "treasure hunting"?

What is this?

Qin, come and help me!

Hurry up!

Hurry!

It's catching up!

Er Hu!

Get out of here, now!

Who are you?

Qin, run!

The two of us wouldn't even be a snack for this giant serpent!

That thing's got a Blood Python Pearl inside it.

If we get it,

we'll be eating pork every single day.

Qin,

help!

Qin!

Qin!

Qin!

They didn't follow.

Are you sure

that pearl is worth all this?

Let's not risk everything

and end up empty-handed.

You're so short-sighted.

Do you even know what a Blood Python Pearl is?

What is it?

Everything in this world, whether it flies in the sky

or runs on the ground,

has to die someday.

That's why the ancients started seeking immortality

through elixirs and alchemy.

But honestly,

most of that was just superstition.

What's real is that even animals like cows, horses, pigs, and sheep...

Without anyone noticing...

Can form rare medicinal stones inside their bodies,

like Calculus Bovis or Canis Calculus...

What we call "inner elixirs."

This Blood Python Pearl

was formed over decades by that python drinking pig's blood.

It's an incredibly rare medicinal ingredient.

Find the right buyer, and it'll sell for a fortune.

Have some meat.

Aunt, have some meat.

Sister Wang,

here's your pork back.

Fourth Uncle,

here, have some.

Catch!

Thank you.

- Catch! - Come on, eat!

Thank you.

Third Uncle,

I'm truly in a bind this time.

Anyone who could slay a serpent that massive

is no ordinary man.

You often deal with people from the Outer Eight Trades.

You know everything in the world.

You must ask around for me.

There is indeed such a group within the Thief Branch of the Outer Eight Trades.

They survey mountains and rivers,

practice divination,

raid tombs and masters of all such obscure arts.

The ones you seek

are most likely Treasure Hunters.

So

You know them,

then?

They're a secretive lot.

I haven't seen any

in years.

I told you long ago

not to get too close to the Japanese.

You wouldn't listen.

You dug this hole yourself;

You'll have to find your own way out.

Third Uncle,

you can't just abandon me!

If I can't find those two men,

the Japanese Army will tear me to pieces!

Qing.

Father,

Godmother didn't finish her medicine again.

Get back to work.

What are you looking at?

Father,

don't pay him any mind.

He works for the Japanese. He's a traitor.

People like him always come to a bad end.

Hey.

Watch your tongue!

Let me ask you,

why are the Japanese

so desperate to find those two

Treasure Hunters?

Third Uncle,

how could I possibly

dare to ask about something like that?

During your year in Jiangxi,

did you ever hear the legend about the hanging coffins of Longhu Mountain?

The hanging coffins of Longhu Mountain?

The stories say

There's an ancient tomb over a thousand years old hidden deep in Longhu Mountain.