Episode 4 (Tomb of the Sea)

**Episode 4 (Tomb of the Sea)** is the fourth episode of the television series Tomb of the Sea.

## Synopsis

Wu Xie and the team continue to explore the underground palace and run into many dangerous traps. Zhang Rishan leads the Nine Clans Association despite its decline.

## Story

Zhang Rishan is the president of the Nine Clans Association, the successor of the Old Nine Clans. The group held a meeting in the Xin Yue Hotel with Boss Li of the Li Clan and Boss Qi of the Qi Clan in attendance. The Association appeared weak with only a few members in attendance and even those members were arguing about others in the Association. Zhang Rishan reminded them they all needed to follow rules. He also wanted to warn them about their real hidden enemy.

During the meeting, Chen Dingju interrupted and brought Huang Yan's corpse and captured one of Wu Xie's men, Kan Jian. The Association learned from Chen Dingju that Huang Yan had drawn a pattern on a high school student and suspected it was a map that led to treasure. Facing Chen Dingju's provocation, Zhang Rishan easily subdued the other and saved Kan Jian. Kan Jian gave Zhang Rishan a note, left by Wu Xie, which stated "there's no breaking without making."

Wu Xie and the rest of the team were still in the underground palace. Li Cu was struggling to maintain calm in such a small space. Wu Xie noticed and told him to close his eyes, not to feel scared, and to follow him down the small passage. They found several stone statues which created a path down a stone corridor. At the end of the corridor was a gravel top mechanism. The floor was a trap that could only bear the weight of 48 kg. Su Nan volunteered and successfully walked over it turning off the mechanism. The team reached a room called the Qingliang Hall, which was used by the Emperor to avoid the heat. Wu Xie lit a match and the palace was alight with flames. The team explored the room and in the middle was a mysterious box. Some members tried to pry the box open which was full of gold, silver, and jewelry. Just as the group was distributing jewelry, Li Cu heard a strange noise.

A trap mechanism slowly started to fall into place and most of the floor eventually gave way. The only thing left in the room was the long piece of floor that was balancing on what was left of the foundation. Lao Cheng had fallen off. The floor acted like a seesaw and the group had to maintain the balance so they wouldn't fall to their deaths. Li Cu noticed an exit in a mural on one side of the room. Cai Tou immediately charged for it and knocked into Xu Lei causing him to lose balance and fall off. The rest of the group agreed to cooperate and after they took great efforts to send them out one by one, Su Nan, Li Cu, and Wu Xie were left. Su Nan inserted a knife into the wall so that the floor was positioned in a way that all three of them could escape. Li Cu and Su Nan were able to escape but the knife broke leaving Wu Xie at the mercy of the seesaw floor.

## Characters

* Wu Xie
* Li Cu
* Zhang Rishan
* Boss Li
* Boss Qi
* Chen Dingju
* Kan Jian
* Su Wan (briefly)
* Yang Hao (briefly)

### Director Wang's Team

* Director Wang
* Xu Lei
* Zeng Ye
* Chen Chao
* Cai Tou

### Old Ma's Team

* Su Nan
* Yao Wang
* Shi Yi
* Lao Mai
* Shao Tian
* Lao Cheng