Episode 3 (The Lost Tomb 2.5)

**Episode 3 (The Lost Tomb 2.5)** is the third episode of the television series The Lost Tomb 2: Explore with the Note.

## Story

Wu Sanxing visits Uncle Hai to find out more about Wu Xie's investigation and engages in a discussion about the previous and future generation of the Mystic Nine. Wu Sanxing is in for a surprise when Uncle Hai reveals rumors say Xie Lianhuan's body was found and they contemplate what it might mean for the Xie Clan if Xie Yuchen continues offending Chen Pi Ah Si by stepping into his territory.

At the same time, Wu Xie and his friends finally get to talk with the village elder Kua Xiong. After his initial confusion over the similarities between his former village leader and Zhang Qiling, the elder tells them what made him lost in the tomb.

For years his village held ceremonies to appease the mountain gods and a legend in their village told of a monster in the nearby pagoda. One day a strange man walked into their village and Kua Xiong names him the source of all bad luck and supposedly the "monster" which came from the pagoda. The man told them he is a professor and lost his students near the tower. The villagers decided to help him and during their absence, the man entered the underground pagoda, disabled the eyes of the statue with flying stones, and snatched its treasure with a Nine Claw Hook before the bees started attacking him. While running away he encounters a group of villagers who were checking on the tomb for whoever triggered the mechanism and Kua Xiong tried to stop him after he tried to rob the pagoda and killed his clansmen. The man escapes and Kua Xiong is trapped in a side chamber of the underground tomb.

Knowing the man to be Chen Pi Ah Si, the village leader reveals what his ancestors told him. After escaping the tomb, Chen Pi Ah Si encountered the village leader again who immediately knew Chen Pi Ah Si was lying to him. To punish him, the village leader cut through Chen Pi Ah Si's eyes, resulting in his blindness.

When asked about the secret of the tomb, Kua Xiong only tells them to leave the secrets of the tomb alone.

Hendry Cox's company subordinate Jason watches Xie Yuchen in secret at Xie Lianhuan's tomb. Xie Yuchen mourns his adoptive father and buries the Snake Brow Copper Fish, which Xie Lianhuan found, with him. Xie Yuchen reveals to his family member his adoptive father is whoever is in his adoptive father's coffin, the person must be connected to Xie Lianhuan's disappearance. They leave the scene. Later that night, Jason and his men come to the cemetery and get the Snake Brow Copper Fish from the coffin. Xie Yuchen watches them through the security cameras, revealing the mourning and cemetery scene to be a trap to catch whoever is after the artifact.

After finally holding the box with the artifact in their hands, Chen Pi Ah Si makes an appearance and gets the Snake Brow Copper Fish for himself. He guesses the location of the camera and disables them. Xie Yuchen and his friend think about how to proceed with this unplanned event. When Chen Pi Ah Si returns home, he encounters Wu Sanxing waiting for him and he is revealed to be Xie Lianhuan.

Xie Lianhuan and Wu Sanxing talk about their hidden plan and Xie Lianhuan gets worried over Wu Xie and Xie Yuchen's wellbeing among all the secrets and their plan. Wu Sanxing reminds him to stick to the plan and that Xie Lianhuan is supposedly dead.

Jason returns to Hendry Cox and receives a warning not to underestimate the Chinese tomb raider families. Jason asks Hendry Cox why he wants Wu Xie to go to Jing'er Palace. Hendry Cox reveals he has no doubt Wu Xie will be able to find the artifact left by Wang Zanghai who made the Snake Brow Copper Fish, something Hendry Cox has been searching for for a long time.

Wu Sanxing goes to meet Hendry Cox and gives Ning some life advice while trying to interrogate her on Hendry Cox's plans. Ning, loyal to Hendry Cox, refuses to reveal information. Wu Sanxing brings the Snake Brow Copper Fish to Hendry Cox telling him he traded two tombs for the artifact from Chen Pi Ah Si. Jason goes to inspect the jade box holding the artifact and becomes suspicious of Wu Sanxing. In exchange for the box, Wu Sanxing asks for the original Silk Manuscript from the Warring States period, the map to the Heavenly Palace, belonging to Hendry Cox. Hendry Cox gives up the manuscript for the jade box and asks Wu Sanxing to open the box.

Wu Sanxing warns them that once the box is opened the jade box cannot be restored. They agree and Wu Sanxing opens it for them. They find that Xie Yuchen placed a locator inside the box, activating it once it is opened. After inspecting the Snake Brow Copper Fish, Hendry Cox figures the artifact is a fake. Wu Sanxing claims he did not know and he traded the manuscripts with the box and not its content. He claims Chen Pi Ah Si might have exchanged them. Hendry Cox, trusting in Wu Sanxing's and Wu Xie's connection, gives up the manuscripts to Wu Sanxing.

Wu Xie goes to the village elder again, asking to be taken into the tomb to find his uncle. Kua Xiong refuses and re-tells his experiences in the tomb. After being trapped in the tomb he lost his Sacrificial Scepter, resulting in him going deeper into the tomb. He ended up in a Black Crystal Cave and experienced hallucinations, having trouble escaping. After leaving he felt like he had been there for years. He found his tribesmen and realized they had only been dead for a few days, wondering how he could have thought it had been a year. Wu Xie still refuses to give up and the elder gives him a map to the underground tomb which he drew himself. Right after leaving him, Kua Xiong is killed by someone with a gun, only showing that person's silver ring.

Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling, and Wang Pangzi decide to leave at midnight, Wang Pangzi being sad over having to leave Kun Na, a local girl, behind. Wu Xie states his wish for the village to finally be able to live in peace, not knowing the elder was murdered.

The village leader and Kun Na go to find the elder but only encounter his dead body, while Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi notice the heat in the Black Crystal Cave.

## Characters

* Wu Sanxing
* Uncle Hai
* Wu Xie
* Wu Sanxing
* Wang Pangzi
* Kua Xiong
* Xie Lianhuan
* Hendry Cox
* Jason
* Xie Yuchen
* Ning

## Items

* Jade box with Snake Brow Copper Fish
* Silk Manuscripts from the Warring States Period
* Nine Claw Hook