Episode 1 (The Lost Tomb 2)

**Episode 1 (The Lost Tomb 2)** is the first episode of the television series The Lost Tomb 2.

## Story

Wu Xie wakes up in his home after having a nightmare about his uncle Wu Sanxing killing fellow members from an exploration team. He wakes up to be scolded by his uncle himself, only for his uncle to suddenly turn ashen, shocking Wu Xie out of another nightmare. This time he wakes up to find his uncle lying in bed. His uncle wakes up, asking if Wu Xie had another nightmare. When Wu Xie goes to get something to drink his uncle appears turning ashen again, this time finally shocking Wu Xie enough to wake up.

Trying to calm down, he finds a message on his computer asking him to come to Hainan if he wants to save his uncle. Wu Xie immediately travels there and finds Ning. Ning fills him in: Wu Sanxing decided to collaborate with her company to find a shipwreck. But just a few days ago they lost contact to his uncle and his team. Worried for his uncle's safety, Wu Xie joins her on her ship and surprisingly finds Wang Pangzi there.

Wu Xie and Wang Pangzi catch up and despite trusting some of Ning's information, are sure she is keeping some information to herself. When exchanging information, Ning reveals she hopes Wu Xie has more information on the underwater tomb they want to explore.

While they are talking, the captain of the boat starts worrying a storm might turn the boat upside down and for them to not go on this exploration. He gets into a fight with Zhang Hao, a consultant for Ning's company. Zhang Hao seems to have a strange obsession with Wu Xie and Wu Xie grows suspicious of him.

That night, the boat ends up in a storm, with one of their motors breaking down. Wang Pangzi, gone crazy through the heavy storm, gets hurts. Once Wu Xie returns to the deck, the sailors find a ghost ship, a ship wreck, sailing into their direction. Knowing the stories about ghost ships, Ning reprimands Wu Xie to turn around and not dare look towards the ship. He uses the reflection of one of the windows to watch while the ship wreck crosses paths with their ship. When he turns back to Ning, he finds a strange being stuck to her neck and shoulders. Wang Pangzi tries to shoot it but instead Ning is taken onto the ship wreck by the monster. When Wu Xie wants to follow, he is held back by the other sailors, afraid they are all going to die. Zhang Hao takes the initiative and connects the ships with a rope. Wu Xie climbs to the ship wreck, while Wang Pangzi protects the rope from the sailors.

On the other ship, Wu Xie and Ning fall onto the lower floor and explore their surroundings. Wu Xie finds old archaeological records of the Paracel Islands, including a picture of the Snake Brow Copper Fish. When he turns to Ning, he finds her again taken by the strange being and opening a rusty door. The door releases a sea monkey and Wu Xie tries to take Ning to safety. The sea monkey attacks them but they are saved by Zhang Hao. Wu Xie has strange visions of his friend Zhang Qiling when he sees Zhang Hao fighting, making him even more suspicious of the stranger.

They make it back to their ship and the captain manages to get the strange creature off Ning.

Once the danger is over and Wu Xie gets a chance to look at the archaeological records, Wu Xie remembers his childhood with his uncle and how his uncle was always going on adventures with his girlfriend, Chen Wenjin. Wu Xie finds an old photo of the last exploration team, strangely featuring Zhang Qiling. Wu Xie wonders how his friend could still look the same in the photo and the last time they saw each other.

## Characters

* Wu Xie
* Wu Sanxing
* Ning

## Creatures

* Sea monkey
* Parasitic sea creature