Episode 8 (The Lost Tomb 2.5)

**Episode 8 (The Lost Tomb 2.5)** is the eighth episode of the television series The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note.

## Story

Investigating the source of the photo, Xie Yuchen finds out it comes from the Huo manor. His subordinate Jia Sha warns him that if he continues overworking himself like this, his body might quit. Xie Yuchen tells him not to worry.

Back on the mountain, Wu Xie measures the place they are at before joining the others to eat. While taking a break, Wu Xie tries to find out more about possible ancient tombs or places nearby from Shun Zi, without breaking their cover of being only interested in a tour. Chen Pi Ah Si warns them again, that if they do not have the guts and are not prepared for danger, they should go home.

Another exploration team on the mountain loses their guide and is trying to reach a watch house for safety. They trigger an avalanche. With night upon them, Wu Xie's group is trying to reach the same watch house until Shun Zi realizes the avalanche buried it under the snow. They decide to go on a search for a nearby hot spring to find a safe spot to rest.

While spending their last energy on walking forward, Zhang Qiling reassures Wu Xie he will make sure his friend is safe, no matter the situation. Suddenly Shun Zi faints from exhaustion. Not knowing where exactly the hot spring is, the team decides to split up and explore different directions to find the hot spring.

In Beijing, Xie Yuchen meets with Huo Xiangu to find out where she got the photo of the Paracel Underwater Tomb's message. She does not reveal the origin of the photo but guarantees him it is not a fake. Satisfied, Xie Yuchen leaves.

Exhausted, Wu Xie tries to stay awake but falls asleep in the snow. He manages to wake himself up again after some time and sees his uncle. When looking more closely he sees diving fins on his uncle's feet and tells himself he is hallucinating from the cold and exhaustion. His uncle continues telling him to come closer to get some warmth and suddenly he turns into Xie Lianhuan when he was young in his diving suit from the Paracel Underwater Tomb. His eyes start bleeding and Wu Xie scrambles back scared. Suddenly Wu Xie is yanked back by the rope.

It turns out the snow collapsed, pulling everyone back on their ropes. They find a stone statue of a dragon with 100 feed in the snow. While they get Chen Pi Ah Si so he can take a closer look, Ning's team further away decides to take a much needed break while she reports to Hendry Cox.

Originally thinking it might be a stone door pulled down from the mountain top by an avalanche, Chen Pi Ah Si corrects Wu Xie and they realize it is the stone entrance to a tomb. Hua Heshang tries to pull the chain lever to open the door but it does not move. Right then, they realize Shun Zi's condition is more serious than they thought and he might be dying. Despite the groups complaints that Shun Zi is only a burden to them in his condition, Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi try to save him. They start fighting with Lang Feng on whether to save him or not but surprisingly Chen Pi Ah Si decides he should be kept alive some time longer. Before they can burn some of the sledge's wood and burn it, Zhang Qiling smells sulphur and they realize the hot spring might be near. Not wanting everyone to separate again, Wang Pangzi asks Zhang Qiling to explore around first.

They find an old writing on the nearby walls, as well as a destroyed tent and supplies. While Chen Pi Ah Si deems it nonsense, Wu Xie studies the writing, shocked at what he finds. Zhang Qiling wakes Shun Zi, asking him for what he knows and telling him he knows Shun Zi is actually alright. They find out the tent and supplies are from the first group of explorers and figure the stone doors heads to the hot spring. With Lang Feng guarding the entrance, the team decides to enter.

At the entrance, Lang Feng is in for a shock when he sees Shun Zi waking up and sporting two golden eyes with split pupils. Thinking he might have imagined it, Lang Feng leaves the suffering guide alone and Shun Zi secretly checks his own hand where he was bitten by the white fox. The bite is infected.

The group in the caves encounter ancient characters written into the walls and Hua Heshang takes photos to decipher them later. They continue on and the temperature is getting warmer. Taking a break in a small cave, Wu Xie figures that the cave tunnels are a volcanic crater, since Changbai mountains are a dormant volcano. They make a joke about it but are reprimanded by Chen Pi Ah Si. Seeing as the next tunnel is too narrow, Chen Pi Ah Si decides for Wu Xie and his friends to go forward first.

## Characters

* Xie Yuchen
* Jia Sha
* Wu Xie
* Wang Pangzi
* Zhang Qiling
* Shun Zi
* Xie Lianhuan (hallucination)
* Wu Sanxing (hallucination)
* Chen Pi Ah Si
* Ning
* Lang Feng

## Locations

* Changbai mountains
* Huo manor