Candle in the Tomb (鬼吹灯之精绝古城)

Just because you would do that doesn't mean that others will.

You can say whatever you want.

We're only safe if he doesn't run away.

That's more important than anything else.

All right. The old man has his shortcomings.

But his reputation as a live map of the desert is not undeserved.

You saw it for yourself this time.

We really can't survive in the desert without him.

You must be more polite to him.

All right, I know.

Let's talk business.

You heard what those experts said.

No matter what we come across on this trip, we can't touch it.

Am I right?

You're absolutely right.

No... Then why did we come?

If that's the case, when they come out, tell them that we must turn back.

We'll just get the $10,000 from her.

I've been saying that we should turn back.

Were you being serious?

Of course I was.

But let me tell you something, Fatso.

I think they'll keep going forward.

Why?

Look at their attitudes right now.

They just found the Gumo prince's tomb.

It's just a vassal state of the Jingjue Kingdom.

But they're so excited.

Do you think they could possibly turn back?

It's all your fault.

Why did you have to show off?

If you discover a tomb like this in the future, don't say anything.

Remember the location, and we'll come back by ourselves.

How moral of you.

But honestly, hearing them talk about how incredible the Jingjue kingdom is

makes me want to see what secrets are hidden there.

You're not interested at all?

I'm not interested.

Didn't you hear? She's a monster.

What if it's just a witch?

And if we have to find Jingjue Kingdom

we get another $10,000.

That's true.

Then should I become interested?

Okay, let's be serious.

That American said that when the Jingjue Kingdom was buried

it was full of treasure.

She also said that you wouldn't be able to leave if you take anything.

There being treasure is a fact.

Not being able to escape is superstition.

So greedy.

Here, here, here.

Ai Guo.

You must attach it firmly.

We have to come again.

I got it, Professor.

- Professor. - Give it to me.

Here, Professor.

- Thank you, Old Gentleman. - You're welcome.

Thank you, sir.

It tastes really good.

Among Jingjue Kingdom's vassal states

the Gumo kingdom was one of the stronger ones.

It's very valuable for the study of archaeology

that we found Gumo prince's tomb today.

And we've made a breakthrough in the study of Jingjue culture

and in the research of that time in history.

Comrade Hu, it's all thanks to you

that we discovered the hall under the well

and the unfathomable tomb of the prince under it.

Professor Chen, if there's someone we need to thank

we must first thank An Li Man.

We only survived because he guided us.

Only then could we have had this unexpected reward.

That's right. Thank you, Old Buddy.

Thanks for your hard work.

We're buddies now that you've drank the horse milk wine.

You're welcome.

- We're friends! - Friends!

Leader Hu, let's strike while the iron is hot and leave early tomorrow morning.

Yes.

According to our research

Gumo Kingdom and Jingjue Kingdom aren't far from each other.

The mural we just discovered and the notebook

are the best proof of our research.

We should keep moving forward.

- Yes, that's right. - Yes, Professor.

What is it?

You guys are going to keep going ahead?

- Yes. - It's too dangerous. You could die.

It's the windy season right now.

Windy season.

Old Buddy, don't joke around like that.

After all these trials and tribulations, we're about to find the Jingjue Kingdom.

We must not give up.

- Yes, that's right. - Yes, please help us.

You guys don't have to say any more.

I really don't know about the Jingjue Kingdom you're talking about.

I've only heard people talking about it, but no one has ever seen it.

We're already in the depths of the Black Desert.

If we keep going forward, there aren't any more paths to take.

Drinking water would also be a big, big problem.

Old Gentleman is right.

We lost some of our water pouches and buckets.

If we keep going forward

we definitely can't bring as much water as we could back then.

So we must not blindly go forward.

We won't blindly go forward.

This notebook says that

the explorers went forward in the direction of the Zidu subterranean river.

They went through Zaglama Valley

and in the end, they found Jingjue Kingdom.

And before they found Jingjue Kingdom they found a lot of gravestones.

They planned to excavate it on their way back

so they drew a very detailed road map.

But we don't know if the scale of this map is accurate.

Mr. Walter was a famous explorer.

Drawing a map is a very basic skill for a explorer. It should be pretty good.

In that case, we're really close to Jingjue Kingdom.

Old Buddy, take a look.

I know.

If you follow the Zidu subterranean river, you'll reach Zaglama Valley.

But from where we are now

I can't be certain how long it'll take us to get there and how far we have to go.

Even though we don't know our precise location

we are going in the right direction.

I was right, wasn't I?

See?

You're good.

Flash your flashlight here.

We're here now.

No, we're here now. Right here.

We should go along this route.

Chu Jian.

Is the water ready?

Don't worry. I've filled everything I could.

- Good. - No problem.

Fatso.

How's the clean up going? We have to head out soon.

Everything's all set. Look.

- Hu. - Yes?

Don't go there.

Just let him pray peacefully.

This well deserves the title of "Holy Well."

It once nourished the Gumo Kingdom.

Then it saved An Li Man.

Now, it has saved us.

This might have been fate.

Professor Chen, you're a scientist. You believe that?

This isn't just superstition.

We're praying from the bottom of our hearts.

We pray that the river down there will never dry up.

We pray that it will protect this land.

We pray that it will help others like us

who seek the mysteries of the western regions.

Professor Chen, you're not just a scientist.

You're also a poet.

Old Gentleman, have you been to this part of the Black Desert before?

This is the hell of the desert.

Very few people have been here.

I've only been here once.

This time.

If it weren't for the police and my beloved white camel

I wouldn't have come here even if you killed me.

When I was serving in the army

I've learned a way to get water in the desert.

If you dig three to five meters near the roots of haloxylon

you'll find moist sand and salt water.

If you dig one meter deeper, and then put a plastic tarp there

the water from the moist sand will condense on the tarp.

After the simple evaporation process and filtering the water

you can get a small amount of water in a short amount of time.

Even though it's only a little, it can save a person's life.

I'm sure you already know about this method.

Yes.

But if you keep going forward, there aren't any haloxylon (desert shrubs).

There's nothing.

If we go to a place where there aren't even any haloxylon

we won't go forward anymore, okay?

Comrade Hu, I've already said this but God would definitely like you.

This wind has been blowing all day.

When will it stop?

It's the windy season. This is what it's like.

What's scary about the Black Desert isn't that you can fall into quicksand.

Or that there are ants that gnaw at you until there's nothing left

and definitely not that there are sandstorms.

Legend has it that there is an illusionary place in the desert.

When people go in

they'll see a lake, rivers, beautiful women, and mythical animals.

But they can never get there and die from thirst and exhaustion

because that's the devil's trap.

He lures them there to die.

He's talking about mirages.

It's easy for people with dehydration disease to get confused.

What is dehydration disease?

The human body is two-thirds water.

But if you lose five percent of the water, you'll get dehydration disease.

In short, if you don't have water in the desert, only death awaits you.

We have to do something behind the sand dune.

Hey, wait.