Episode 12 (The Lost Tomb 2.5)

**Episode 12 (The Lost Tomb 2.5)** is the twelfth episode of the television series The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note.

## Story

Wu Xie and the others enter the door and explore further with the temple getting colder around them. When Wang Pangzi wants to light the torchlights around them to properly see, Wu Xie reprimands him as it might melt the ice above them and bury them underneath. Wang Pangzi disagrees but a look from Zhang Qiling convinces him to leave it be.

In Beijing, Huo Xiuxiu continues questioning the guys she caught to find out more about the artifacts she got from Hendry Cox. Before she can find out more, their friends show up. The sudden arrival of Xie Yuchen and Jia Sha stop them from hurting Huo Xiuxiu but they manage to escape. Xie Yuchen asks Huo Xiuxiu to stay out of it and stay safe.

Wu Xie and the others continue exploring the temple and discuss whether the traps would still be active or not in the cold and after all the years. Not being able to deal with the increasing cold any longer, they decide to light a small fire and build their tents. Zhang Qiling and Chen Pi Ah Si hear a small grumble around them but they continue taking a break after nothing happens. While everyone is amazed at their surroundings and the ceiling showing that it is nighttime again, a tear is running down Zhang Qiling's cheek. The rumbling continues and after inspecting their surroundings, Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling realize it comes from the base of the pillars. Noting that the base is made out of ice, they immediately extinguish the fire and Wu Xie analyzes the natural temperature changes in the chamber around them, thinking it to be the first of its kind from ancient China. They wonder how to continue on in the cold and Chen Pi Ah Si insists they go forward. Wu Xie admits it is too hard to go back now, especially not knowing the mountains condition and they decide to move forward.

In the city, Xie Yuchen scolds Huo Xiuxiu about her recklessness and reminds her she might have misunderstood her grandmother or her grandmother might have been deceived as well. He asks her to leave it be while he takes care of the issues.

Despite their struggle with the cold, Wu Xie and the others move forward and soon find the center of the temple. It holds the statue and various artifacts and Hua Heshang reasons this might be the Eastern Xia's representation of their god of longevity while also representing King Wan Nu. To properly find out what the statue is, Wu Xie thinks about checking the message in his own copper fish but Wang Pangzi stops him from revealing they have it. Chen Pi Ah Si looks at them suspiciously. They continue exploring the center further but find things do not add up. Thinking this to be the representation of the tomb owner, there are no burial objects, as well as some artifacts are made out of bronze which is unlikely for the time it was supposed to be build in. Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi are reminded of their previous experiences in the other tombs regarding bronze but even Zhang Qiling does not have an answer why it is that material again.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi argue about going forward, Wu Xie worried for his friends safety and greed, but in the end move forward to another mural together. Lang Feng tries to open the door behind the mural but finds no prying points. Wang Pangzi returns to the statue and enjoys himself sliding down the stone figure's back. He teases the others about not being able to open it but hints to the others that the key to the door might not be on the door itself. They start searching for a trigger to open the door.

They find a sliding jade piece puzzle on the front of the statue and figure the four missing pieces from it are on the four pillars around it. After struggling to get them off the pillars, Wu Xie suddenly manages to get one of them. He fits it into the puzzle and everyone feels the tension whether something might happen or not. After nothing happens, Wang Pangzi tries to take one of the pillar pieces again but only after Wu Xie moves a piece on the original sliding board, does the piece get off the pillar. After figuring this out, they get the rest of the pillar pieces but think about how to complete the sliding mechanism. To find more clues of how to correctly apply it, Wang Pangzi and Lang Feng walk around the temple. They get surprised by Shun Zi who tells them off their local legend of the Snow Goddess and her husband.

Wu Xie and Hua Heshang copy the jade puzzles pieces and Wang Pangzi, after hearing the legend, lets them know that King Wan Nu's wife might be the Snow Goddess who waited for her husbands return with his troops, only to die before being able to welcome him back. Then she turned into the Snow Goddess to welcome him back, should he ever return.

Looking at puzzle pieces, Chen Pi Ah Si claims to be reminded of a tomb he once saw but states he does not remember where he saw it. This gives Wu Xie a clue how to move forward analyzing the pieces.

## Characters

* Wu Xie
* Zhang Qiling
* Wang Pangzi
* Chen Pi Ah Si
* Shun Zi
* Huo Xiuxiu
* Xie Yuchen
* Jia Sha
* Lang Feng
* Hua Heshang

## Locations

* Underground temple in the Changbai mountains

## Items

* Centipede statue representing King Wan Nu
* Ancient sliding puzzle