Candle in the Tomb (鬼吹灯之精绝古城)

Someone in our midst might not be human.

If we're not human, then what are we?

A spirit?

A monster?

I was just saying it without much thought. It's what's drawn.

Mis Yang, there's another possibility.

Is it possible that there were originally five people drawn

but because it's been such a long time, one person was smudged off?

This stone box was preserved very well.

There are no traces of anything being smudged off.

And it's very clear that this round part is the head

and the lines connecting to it are the body and four limbs.

It says that one of the four people opens the stone box.

It's just some little kid. What does he know?

It's just a stone box. There's no lock on it.

It says four people came in, and only one opens it?

Then we'll challenge that today.

Hold out your hand. The two of us will open it together.

Come on, Hu.

Monster!

It's dead! It's dead! They're all dead!

Ghosts!

Professor!

Fatso, hurry and grab him!

Professor! Professor!

Monster!

- Professor! - Monster! I'm not scared of you!

I'm not scared of you! I'm a scientist!

Professor!

Fatso, use all your strength!

I am! Can't you see?

- Professor! - Xiao Ye!

- Professor. - I'm a scientist.

Yes, yes, yes. It's okay, Professor.

Xiao Ye, wake up.

Xiao Ye! Xiao Ye, wake up.

Xiao Ye!

- Xiao Ye! - Xiao Ye! Xiao Ye!

Xiao Ye, what's wrong?

Xiao Ye!

Xiao Ye! Xiao Ye!

Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye wasn't in good health.

After going through all that, she couldn't take it anymore.

Yang, this is all your fault.

You must take responsibility for all this.

I'm telling you, even if we get out of here, I won't be done with you!

You monsters!

I'll fight you with my life!

Professor Chen! What are you doing, Professor Chen?

- Professor Chen! What are you doing? - Don't come over! You're all monsters!

Professor Chen!

- Fatso, hurry! - Okay.

- You're all... all monsters. - Professor.

- Professor, calm down. - Monsters.

Professor!

Monsters.

Uncle Chen.

Uncle Chen, what's wrong?

Nothing can happen to you.

I'm not scared.

I'm not scared of monsters.

Hu, the prophet's words have come true.

We're four people now.

And Professor Chen opened the stone box by himself.

Since the prophet predicted that we would come here

maybe he'll give us directions on how to leave.

What's drawn on there?

Is it a prophecy?

It must be.

Does it give us hints on how to get out of here?

Hu, say something.

What does it say?

If I'm right, the second box can be opened too.

But the prophecy says that

one of the four people to open the box is an evil spirit.

Evil spirit?

Stop joking around.

Come here.

In this first picture, among the four people who open the stone box

one of them has an eye on top of the head and two snake fangs.

Fatso, it's the same as the man-snake pillar

in the fourth row from the shrine.

Look over here.

The second and third pictures are side by side.

There are two results.

One is that the four people open the stone box

and then the evil spirit suddenly comes out and attacks.

It kills the other three.

The other is that the evil spirit lies dismembered on the ground

and the other three people open the second box.

And then a passageway opens up in the tomb.

It's over here. Maybe...

This is the road to heaven.

Hu, I understand.

It means that if we kill the evil spirit, we can get out of here.

I think the prophet wanted to tell us to choose our own fate.

I know who the evil spirit is.

I guarantee that I'm not wrong.

I know what you're thinking.

But Fatso, we must remain calm.

How can we stay calm? We don't have time!

I'm telling you, if we delay it anymore, we're all done for!

Xiao Ye is already dead.

Professor Chen might die soon!

I know that.

But right now, everyone is suspicious, including you and me.

Hu Ba Yi, you suspect me too?

What are you two doing?

What's inside the stone box?

Nothing much. It's empty.

- What? - There's nothing here.

We're just discussing other ideas on how to find a way out.

- Down the water goes for 3000 feet! - No! No!

There's poison in the water. Poison... poison.

- Professor. - From now on, I'll do as you say.

Test me first. You can test me in whatever way you want.

If I'm not the evil spirit, then don't blame me for what I do.

We can't be democratic right now.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.

Did you just say political power grows out of the barrel of a gun?

Are you mad? What do you mean I said it?

That's what Chairman Mao said!

I have an idea.

Fatso.

This evil spirit must be from the Jingjue Kingdom, right?

Yes.

So no matter how it disguises itself

it's never been through the Cultural Revolution.

It's never studied politics and never read the news.

Get to the point.

We'll use what the evil spirit doesn't know to test it.

Fatso, do you remember the poem

"To Pay Tribute to the Soldiers of World War III?"

Of course I remember it.

On your sixteenth birthday, I copied that long poem into the notebook I gave you.

In World War III where we finally put an end to imperialism

the two of us were in the same squad.

From then on, our friendship was beyond measure.

We only knew that it was higher than a mountain and longer than the roads.

In the trenches, we split a bun to eat and split our salt.

We hummed the same tune.

We studied again and again every word of every row

of our leader's thoughts, of the noble truth.

With our utmost devotion and aspirations commit ourselves

to the party under the red flag

we held our guns and raised our fists to make our vows of steel.

We were willing to sacrifice everything we had to bring about communism.

In the midst of gunfire, shoulder to shoulder

we advanced 300 meters into the enemy's defensive line.

Our machine guns pointed at the exploiters

to fire the bullets of revenge for the proletariat!

What are you two doing?

Why are you playing around at a time like this?

Take a bite of this.

And then give it to Professor Chen to take a bite.

If you do as I say, it'll only be for your own good. I won't harm you.

Are you crazy? That black donkey's hoof is used to drive out evil spirits.

I'm not going to bite it. Take it away.

She knows everything.

I'll tell you the truth.

There's another prophecy inside the stone box.

Among the four of us, one of us is an evil spirit.

Only by killing it will we be able to get out of here.

We've already tested each other. It's not us.

Now it's just you two.

If you don't dare to bite it, that means there's a problem with you.

Are you going to bite it or not?

I won't. Now what?

Don't waste your breath on her.

Hey! Look!

Don't come over here! Are you done messing around?

Hu, she's pointing a gun at us.

Hu Ba Yi, because I suspect you are tomb raiders

you're going to kill me?

You two are bastards!

I should have exposed you earlier.

Are you all stirred up?

You think you're the only one who can aim well?

Should we be scared of you?

I'm telling you, before I die, I'll take out the ghost!

Then it'll be worth it!

You guys have gone mad.

If there are any ghosts, you two are ghosts!

Then tell the truth.

What is the relationship between you and the Jingjue queen?

What relationship could I have with her?

Then why do you look exactly like her?

How did you know?

Back when I was on the rock beam, I opened the coffin.

You were lying inside!

Hu, don't you think that's preposterous?

How can you hold an illusion against me?

It's your illusion. Ask yourself that question!

We're talking about you right now! Don't change the subject!

Why did you dream about the Devil's Cave?

And you're American! Why do you know the Mojin code?

Who exactly are you? What are you trying to do? Tell us!

Tell us!

We don't have to be so polite with her!