A thousand years ago,
the brutal King Wannu
bloodily ravaged the adjacent clans.
Countless families were broken up.
Under the tyranny of King Wannu,
people lived like slaves.
My ancestors came across an extraterrestrial stone.
According to ancient documents,
they made the Wind-Calming Ball
and join forces with the stargazers
to seal King Wannu in the mountains.
Rumor has it that King Wannu will reappear in the world.
To prevent the world from great affliction again,
my people became the guardians
to safeguard the Wind-Calming Ball for generations.
What the hell was that?
Go, go, go!
Move. Get moving!
Come on! Move!
Commander!
Go! Go!
Commander,
it's all we've got.
Commander.
The old guy is the chief of this village.
Let me go!
On your knees!
It's good stuff.
Let me keep it for you now.
Let me go!
Bastard!
Keep searching.
You two, this way.
Yes, sir.
You guys, this way.
Let's go.
We'll search somewhere else.
Let's go.
Yang Ling,
you must get back the Wind-Calming Ball.
Chief! Chief!
Yang Ling! Go now!
Move!
Come on!
Move!
You wimps!
Sir, how much is it?
Ms Li,
is it eggs again?
No,
I have things to take care of back at home.
Another day.
Mr. Ma,
what's that expression is on you?
Such a good treasure. Are you not impressed?
Is it the treasure from Mr. Liu in the eastern town?
Yeah, it's from the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty?
Seems it's from last year to me.
Well, it'sâ‹¯
Mr. Ma,
in all conscience,
you shouldn't comment like that.
Yeah weâ‹¯
Can we fool you with a fake?
OK.
Now. Have a look.
Can you see how they are different?
Zhang Xiaozhi.
You're adept in spotting tombs by compass reading.
But you might not be
so good at telling things apart.
How about this?
Spot another tomb to
get some treasure.
My family have been building tombs for generations,
not robbing tombs.
Hey you!
Get out of my way.
Are you busy?
Don't stand in the way.
It'sâ‹¯
Get out of my way.
All right.
Here is the big task for you two.
Come on in.
Come on.
Mr. Ma has collected a lot of good stuff.
Go, go, go.
Please.
Shut the door.
Yes, sir.
Mr. Ma.
Your humble house is honored by my presence, right?
What an wrong use of Chinese idiom!
What brings you here?
What is it?
No, you can'tâ‹¯
Come on um, sit down and talk.
Good stuff.
It's counterfeit.
Hard to sell.
What about this?
This is real good stuff.
Have a look.
Good stuff, right?
Yeah. It's good stuff.
But,
it's a bit evil.
It's a bit evil?
My goodness.
That's why luck has been against me these days.
I'll tell you what,
I lost a lot of provisions.
And Commander will be back soon.
Iâ‹¯tell meâ‹¯
I don't dare to keep it, do I?
If Commander learns this,
he must shoot me in the head.
What do you mean? Will he shoot you?
Commander will never know.
Mr. Ma,
do me a favor.
Butâ‹¯
Do me a favor, please.
there's still a way.
I have a friend
who might keep this.
He'll be in Datong Casino tonight.
I'll arrange a dinner
where you'll know each other then.
After you change it for money,
you can have a couple of bets by the way.
Do you mean I should win his money?
Win his money!
What a good idea!
I just love winning people's money!
So it's a deal. I have to go.
It's a deal.
See you, bro.
Open the door.
Really a great idea.
See you.
Come out.
The usual, 60 to 40.
Wellâ‹¯
didn't you say it's a fake?
I'll sell it from here. How can it be a fake?
You got it?
What's wrong, Xiaozhi?
Give it to me.
Here you are, Mr. Zhou.
I miss you so much.
What took you so long?
Hi. I couldn't wait longer.
Let's take a look there.
OKâ‹¯
Throw me a bone.
Buy me a meal.
Get lost. Get out of here.
Let's take a look there.
Why are they not getting out yet?
Get the hell out of here!
Why the push?
Get out of here now.
How can you deny my drinking here?
Why bother if you don't have money?
Don't fool around.
Bother!
Wait. Wait. Wait!
Don't move!
I'm sure it's Small!
Really?
Then see you tomorrow.
OK.
Bye-bye.
Here you are.
Come on... Go onâ‹¯
Big or Small.
See you.
See you tomorrow!
I'm sure to win next round.
Listen to me.
Come on.
Bet and keep your hands off.
OK. Two gentlemen.
Keep your hands off.
Adjutant Niu,
it's going to open.
It's opening.
Go ahead.
Open it.
Open.
Five, five, six. Sixteen spots.
Adjutant Niu.
Not Small.
Big.
Mr. Pang.
We're opening it too.
Open.
Five, six, six.
Seventeen spots.
Mr. Pang is Big.
Thank you.
Shall we continue, gentlemen?
So,
let's begin.
All gods in heaven and on earth,
please give me fortune.
OK, gentlemen,
keep your hands off.
Why? I hate it.
Don't be like this.
Mr. Pang is Big.
Gentlemen.
Why don't we call it a day?
Alright.
Let's call it a day.
Stop.
You stop.
What do you mean?
No tips?
Pour me the tea!
It seems worthless.
What about this?
But I double-checked it.
It's worth 500 at least.
Come on.
Here we go!
It's hot!
You played tricks.
Qian Yan,
go!
Beat them to death.
Yes, sir.
Let's go, Qian Yan!
Adjutant Niu.
You wouldn't stop. Look.
Move!
Chase them!
Yes, sir!
Oh shit!
This way!
Stop!
Chase! Chase!
That way!
Stop running!
Stop!
Stop running!
Hurry up!
Did you see three guys pass by?
Chase!
Yes, sir. Go!
Go!
Look, Commander.
The guardians of our clan are in action.
We got no time to lose.
Commander,
I really don't know them.
Those sons of bitches set me up.
Mr. Zhou.
Commander,
I don't know about it, either.
Back then, the dealer was knocked out.
His clothes were all removed!
Did you see clearly who they were?
I swear I didn't see it clearly.
Adjutant Niu.
Is there a black ball in it?
A ball?
Black?
Yes.
Commander.
That should be the Wind-Calming Ball.
The Wind-Calming Ball.
Does anyone else know this ball?
Mr. Ma, the owner of Tianhong Pawnshop-
knows it too.
Niu Bao.
Commander.
No, no, no. Don't shoot me.
Don't shoot me.
If you gamble next time,
it won't be your hand.
Make a trip to Tianhong Pawnshop.
Adjutant Niu.
Commander.
Adjutant Niu.
Screw you!
Commander.
Adjutant Niu.
Don't you need the bag?
Here's the bag,
jinx.
Who's a jinx?
Give it to me.
Here you go.
Here you go. It's all yours.
Not this.
I want something else.
Be content with it.
Are you kidding me?
Give it to me.
You know what,
According to the rules, each witness has a share.
Take the stuff and get lost.
Take it or leave it.
What I want is the Wind-Calming Ball.
Do you know what it is?
What ball?
The Wind-Calming Ball.
There seems to be a ball.
Are you looking for this?
Where is the ball?
Right here.
It's gone.
It's here.
Give it to me.
Answer my question first.
Is it you that followed us in the pawnshop
during the day?
What does it have to do with you?
Don't try to get it then.
This stuff
ought to be mine.
This is its accessories.
Plug it in.
It can do.
The descendent of the Zhangs.
I've heard so much about you.
What Sorcerer Duo Ji said is true.
You are the guardian of the king of ten thousand slaves,
Yang Ling, right?
If I'm not mistaken,
you are the traitor of our Clan Dongsha,
Duo Ji.
Get him here.
Now!
Zhang Xiaozhiâ‹¯
Mr. Ma.
Zhang Xiaozhi.
The Wind-Calming Ball.
Give it to me.
Give himâ‹¯
Let them go first.
Why are you just standing? Get them.
Someone!
We got only 2 hours left.
But you're stillâ‹¯
What do you think you are doing?
If we can't find it,
We are all dead.
Why the hurry?
Come over.
It's here.
You knew it already.
You should tell me.
You drove me mad.
Look at you.
I'm telling you, the closer it's to the last moment,
the more important we will seem to be.
Screw you!
Actually I was just thinking
what we can do to get rid of this Li Yufei.
What do you mean?
Ancient altars
A king's mausoleum is usually full of apparatuses.
That will be highly risky.
If we're to die,
take him with us.
Commander,
we're going hunting the treasure,
but can you let me do this job?
It's said that
The local authorities
are really, really risky.
Really?
I must see for myself
how dangerous it could be.
A thousand years ago,
King Wannu, ordered by heaven, saved his people from trouble
and established the Dongsha Dynasty.
But, before long,
his nature of brutality was exposed.
His men, beyond endurance,
joined hands with some sorcerers
Sealed him in the altar.
In this altar
has tons of money and treasure,
which will help you rule the world.
What?
Is that all you've got, descendent of the Zhangs?
Look, it's...
Show us how better you are,
descendent of the Nius.
Zi, Wu,
Mao, You,
2nd half of Si,
Qian-facing,
All these places
must be adopted by a tomb of any king or emperor.
The soil here has compact structure,
full of vitality.
And this is an earthy mountain
with adequate strength of soil.
Commander,
in my opinion,
The entrance to the altar is nearby
What are you laughing at?
Nature is the most important thing in ancient relics.
Although it's an earthy mountain,
it's surrounded by rocky walls.
It demonstrates that
there are many natural rocks around here.
And look at this tombstone,
the inscription is in a staggered way.
It shows a pattern of plain dragon.
It stands for a breakthrough from tenderness.
So I conclude that
This altar must be a stone altar.
Go straight along this road.
Within 2.5 kilometers,
We'll get to the entrance.
Commander.
This Zhang was not so reconciled to follow us
from the very beginning.
Now could he be
misleading us with those mystery words?
Zhang Xiaozhi.
Show us the way.
If you mislead us,
you could be killed.
What's wrong? Xiaozhi?
Do you remember I once said that
There's usually a magnificent manor behind a Royal altar.
This entrance is desolate and run-down.
It's not the same as I've seen before.
Holy shit.
Zhang,
What's wrong?
Nothing. Qian Yan says he feels a bit cold.
Cut the crap. Get moving.
Commander,
shall I get back for more backup,
just in case?
None of your business.
This girl and that ugly guy.
I'm talking about you, ugly guy.
Yes, it's you, what are you looking at?
Am I ugly? Iâ‹¯
What do you want?
Don't play tricks.
Their lives are all in your hands.
Li Yufei,
you got so many men with you.
Do you think I will play any tricks?
Forget it. Forget it.
Let's go.
Get going, you ugly face.
Why so slow?
What is it made of?
Is it valuable?
This is a lot of fun.
Don't touch it.
Are you cold? Shall I warm you up?
Youâ‹¯
It's not time for
teasing me like that.
Can you be serious hereï¼Ÿ
How long are you going to waste?
Get moving.
There's a door here.
Go!
Step aside.
Commander,
the door can't open.
I need two men.
Yes, sir.
Stay out of the way.
Now. Let's do it together.
Come on.
Commander.
The door is blocked from inside.
The rock gate has no lock.
It's a self-acting stone.
What's that?
Since the stone is the ancient sacrifice closed
The mechanism used to seal the altar from the inside.
So?
So, to get in there, you have to open it with dog irons.
Dog irons
Everybody is here inside.
Where can I get you the dog irons?
You're fussy.
I want their guns.
For what?
For making a dog iron.
OK,
On one condition,
What is it?
Put it on.
Not again.
Stay away from it.
What is it? What is it?
I'm freaked out!
What?
I don't dare to go.
See you. Slowly. Slowly.
That's too scary.
Did you see what just happened?
Mind your steps.
Be careful. Look out.
Oh my goodness.
Why are you still standing?
Get up there soon.
You guys check things out there.
And you guys, check over there.
Let's go,
you guys come with me.
Yes, sir.
Commander,
it's a dead end inside.
It's long been believed that the sky is round and the earth is square.
How come the sky is round here?
It's reversed.
Yang Ling
your ancestor designed it this way.
Is there any point with that?
Only a traitor behaves in a reversed way.
Now! Now!
Commander,
the way we came in is blocked!
Blocked?
Let me have a check!
Push harder.
Oh shit, shit, shit!
Oh shit!
It's really locked up!
We can't get out!
Without the door, what should we do?
This.
Marshal said it.
I must take you back safe.
What if I can't take you back?
Commander.
Are you finished?
Zhang Xiaozhi,
do something.
Or I'll kill you on the spot.
Look, look, look.
What is it?
Mercury. It's toxic.
The two of you, find out where the apparatus is.
Commander, shall we blow it up with bombs
and run just in time?
Blow the shit up. You want to die?
If the whole collapse, we'll all perish.
Commander,
for these Pillars of Five Elements and Eight Diagrams,
Mercury is Metal. Metal is West.
We must go and turn the West Pillar.
The two of you, this pillar.
Zhang Xiaozhi, do something.
When the real dragon descends, Yin and Yang falls into chaos.
In Five Elements, there is no war between an official and a ghost.
When the Water Dragon changes into a Fire Dragon,
the ghost is in the rear, while the official is in front.
Fire Dragon, so Fire is North.
Go and turn the North Pillar.
That one. That one.
You guys, go to that pillar.
I'm talking about you. Move quickly.
Get moving.
Go. Go.
Come on! Come on!
Hurry up!
Guys, look!
Look, Commander!
Go! Go!
Run!
Move! Move!
Commander, hang on.
Take the way down here.
Go, go, go!
Help!
Don't push. Move! Now!
Come on!
The door is closing!
What are you doing? Get moving!
Move!
Hurry up!
Come on!
Commander, it's done.
Sit down.
Commander,
my analysis works actually.
But this apparatus
could beâ‹¯
Let's break up.
Don't tell me about that.
We just almost got killed because of you.
Get lost.
Leave the apparatus alone.
Keep an eye on them.
If anything goes wrong,
kill them directly.
Yes, sir.
Do we deserve death then?
He didn't even glance at his own men when they were killed.
If you enter the master's chamber of the king of slaves,
do you think
we can make it out unscathed?
Jinx.
Can you keep him under control?
It's a labyrinth.
What millions died that Caesar might be great.
It's a crime to kill a man while it's a hero to-
slaughter everyone in his path.
Commander,
look, there are piles of carcasses here.
There must be a lot of apparatuses here.
So we have to pay more attention.
How did they produce these red threads?
It hasn't rotted for a thousand years.
It should be the legendary Blood Silk.
It is said to be designed by
the guardians and the stargazers.
It works cruelly.
Exactly for keeping off people like you.
You even plan to resurrect a tyrant like King Wannu.
What are you talking about?
Look, what is that?
Be careful.
I see.
Do not touch the red strings.
Otherwise,
the dart shooting apparatus will be triggered.
Ugly guy.
You go first.
Not me again.
Can you ask someone else instead?
You're the ugliest among us.
Come on. Just go.
Wait.
Earth Deer of Willow, Vermilion Bird of the South.
Earth Pheasant of Stomach, White Tiger of the West.
Earth Bat of Girl, Black Tortoise of the North.
No, no.
Wood Dog of Well, Vermilion Bird of the South.
The entrance is here.
No.
Will you analyze it again?
Don't you trust me?
Jinx. Keep this.
Here.
I'm going.
Beware of the red strings.
It seems safe ahead.
Go, go, go. Let's go!
Let's go!
Be careful, guys.
Come on. Let's go.
Come on.
Go ahead!
Go, go, go!
Move, move, move! Move!
What the hell was that?
Move, move! Move quickly!
Commander!
Go! Just go!
What are you doing?
Remember what I said,
You have to listen to me when you come down.
There are so many people here.
Do you want to kill us?
Where's the bag?
Are you asking me?
What're you talking about?
Get moving!
Commander!
I have a family of three generations to feed.
Please have mercy on me.
Let's stop going down.
Look,
we've lost so many men.
The road ahead is extremely sinister.
We don't know if we can make it out alive.
You want to go home, right?
What?
Do you want to go home too?
Come.
Come over.
I have read some literature about the Dongsha Dynasty before.
The carving here
records how the stargazers
Seal the deeds of King wannu's power with dingfengzhu.
When the Ball dropped on the waste land,
the pattern surrounding it
is exactly this one.
Star-Moon Correspondence is the secret technique of the stargazers,
using the date when the Ball fell
as a cryptograph,
taking the stars as the map
and the moon as the path.
I need two men.
Hurry up.
Commander,
this bridge is called Celestial Bridge.
An eligible man will cross the bridge to heaven.
An ordinary man will step into the river. It'sâ‹¯
Zhang Xiaozhi,
how do we cross it?
The bridge is arrayed according to the Eight Diagrams
Three sections for a phase.
This Eight-Diagram Bridge has twenty-four sections, eight phases,
vertically arranged in nine grids
That corresponds to the trigram lines of Kan, No.1,
Kun, No.2,
Zhen, No.3,
Xun, No.4â‹¯
Follow my step, everyone.
Don't be out of step.
No.5 is Middle Palace,
Qian, No.6,
Dui, No.7,
Gen, No.8,
and Li, No.9.
Be careful.
Come on. Catch up with me.
Zhang Xiaozhi,
I'm sorry!
Youâ‹¯
Xiaoyu!
Yang Ling!
Don't move!
Xiaozhi.
Are you all right?
Commander. You can't do that.
Commander.
The way back has been blocked.
If you kill him,
we won't be able to get back.
Zhang Xiaozhi.
Where's the treasure?
Commander.
Please lend me the Wind-Calming Ball.
We'll see what the result would be.
Don't fool me,
or I will kill you.
I understand.
Commander.
Be careful, Commander.
Let me go first.
Xiaozhi. Xiaozhi.
What's wrong?
Are you crazy?
How did they get into a fight?
Can't you see King Wannu?
Isn't that Duo Ji?
Seems you are able to see King Wannu only after you're shone.
It seems so.
This is an illusion.
Zhang Xiaozhi!
Yang Ling!
You're just
over-confident
to go against me.
King Wannu.
So everything is fake.
Yang Ling.
Are you still trying to resist me?
Go to hell, all of you!
Go to hell!
I'll fight you to death!
Qian Yan.
Thank you.
Thank me?
If you're really gonna thank me,
just stay away from me.
Get lost.
I'll tell you what,
Out of this place,
we won't meet each other again.
How could you speak to your sister-in-law like that?
Who is your sister-in-law?
It's her.
Waitâ‹¯
Let's get out of here first, OK?
What if something else is revived later?
Get going.
Hang in until we get out.
Are you okay?
In ancient times, kings and princes cast empty sacrifices
for indicating "all in vain".
With all these apparatuses and illusions,
I'm afraid it's a kind of coincidence.
I believe-
The exit must be near the sacrifice
No. I just checked it.
No.
How could that be?
Moon Swallow of Rooftop, Black Tortoise of the North.
Rooftop mansion has 3 stars in the south, west and north.
On the east side.
Try to find something over here.
Take a look over there.
It's water.
Get moving!
Go, go, go. Come on!
Move it!
Help!
Anybody here?
Come on!
Help!
Zhang Xiaozhi.
Help! Help!
Zhang Xiaozhi. Stop!
Grandpaâ‹¯
There's a river demon!
Where is it?
Go go go. Now!
Come on! Move! Move it.!
Grandpa. I want to see a river demon.
Why do you have to? Let's go!
I want to see a river demon!
Move it now! Be good!
Zhang Xiaozhiï¼
Zhang Xiaozhi!
My goodness.
What kind of fate is mine?
Where's Xiaozhi?
Zhang Xiaozhi.
Handsome guy!
Zhang Xiaozhi.
This wayâ‹¯
TThis way!
Hurry up!
Come on!
Push!
Push harder!
Come on!
Come on. Push!
Come on! Give me your hand.
Come on.
Let's go!
Get up here!
Push! Push harder!
Push!
Come on! Push! Push!
Cone.
My goodness.
Life is wonderful!
Living is the right thing.
The two of you, guys,
no, I mean the three of you.
Big fortune follows a hair escape.
This is the end of our old grudge.
Well
Oh let's try again to see our luck.
OK. OK. Play two rounds.
Two rounds.
Up yours.
Let's go!
Why didn't you see King Wannu,
but I saw it?
Back then we were lying on the ground
Just missed the light on the altar
so we escaped unhurt.
I feel that the light when we opened the coffin
should be an illusion caused by the radiation
of the Wind-Calming Ball.
Not bad.
You learned to see the nature beyond the appearance.
I think your nature is
that you can't stop bragging.
Jinx, why are you still following?
You've done what you have to do.
Get lost.
In my opinion,
you better not get back to your clan.
Come with us.