Episode 15 (Tomb of the Sea)

**Episode 15 (Tomb of the Sea)** is the fifteenth episode of the television series Tomb of the Sea.

## Synopsis

Zhang Rishan seeks help to deal with the Nine Clans Association. Wu Xie, Li Cu, and Wang Meng discover a deadly creature in Gutong Jing.

## Story

Zhang Rishan went to the opera house to discuss the Nine Clans Association with Senior He. Senior He thought Zhang Rishan was powerful enough to deal with the Association on his own but the Qiong Qi company wasn't what it used to be and was surrounded by enemies. Zhang Rishan is unable reorganize the rules in the Association because the members would go against him.

The two started discussing how Fo Ye reconstructed Gutong Jing to maintain balance within the nine clans. However, the plan backfired and only created mistrust between them. Many people died trying to find Gutong Jing. Fo Ye forbade the nine clans from entering Gutong Jing and now that he was gone, the desire to enter reemerged. The current nine clans are different from those in the past, even Er Ye was willing to obey Fo Ye back then. Zhang Rishan believed the nine clans needed someone like Fo Ye and thought Wu Xie could fill that gap. Senior He disagreed and warned him that everyone in the nine clans knew what he was up to while helping Wu Xie. Ultimately, Senior He could not help Zhang Rishan with his problem. Afterward, Zhang Rishan went for a walk and hoped that Wu Xie would not disappoint him.

In Gutong Jing, Wu Xie, Li Cu, and Wang Meng buried the corpses and erected a monument for them. They soon found traces of another living thing hiding in the sand. Suddenly the sand began to move and Wu Xie tried to hurt the creature with his knife. It didn't work and when they tried to leave, two thick branches came out from under the sand. The branches wrapped around Wu Xie and Wang Meng and dragged them both below the sand. Li Cu was subsequently knocked unconscious. Li Cu woke up and crawled out of the sand, desperately digging everywhere to find Wu Xie. A huge monster with countless moving branches appeared and started chasing him. Li Cu ran and eventually reached a car. Once inside, he recorded a message on his phone but was knocked unconscious by the creature.

Li Cu woke up again and found that he was still in the car and the creature was gone. When he got out, he met a man wearing goggles and ragged clothes. The man dragged Li Cu into a bus without saying a word. The man spoke in a Sichuan dialect and told Li Cu to be quiet. The monster from before was outside and attacked the bus but wouldn't go in.

The man started to tell his story and said that he was the surviving driver who delivered supplies. There used to be a factory there, which seemed to be related to foreigners. Later, they found the creature so they surrounded the convoy in a circle because it seemed to be afraid of metal. However, they also trapped themselves here.

The man told Li Cu that in addition to transporting supplies, they often transported strange containers that were empty when they arrived and full when they were transported. One day, when they woke up, they found that everyone in the factory was gone, the equipment was gone, and the phone line was cut off. The superiors wanted to understand the whole story, so they left them behind. After that, people would disappear out of thin air every day and the yellow sand started turning white. For safety's sake, they tied themselves together with ropes but it did not work. After talking about this, this person asked Li Cu to show him the pattern on his back, because he saw at most seven monsters coming up from the ground. Li Cu immediately became suspicious and started pointing out the contradictions in the man's story. He directly questioned the origin of this person.

Su Wan found a bunch of packages covered in sand outside of Li Cu's apartment building. The packages were addressed to Li Cu and the deliveryman had Su Wan sign for them. Su Wan took the packages home and started opening some. In one package was a magnetic tape. Su Wan got out a tape player, but the tape wouldn't play any sound.

## Characters

* Wu Xie
* Wang Meng
* Li Cu
* Senior He
* Zhang Rishan
* Luo Que
* Hei Yanjing
* Su Wan
* Su Wan's mother (voice only)