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=Parallel World= (Adapted from Wei Yu's novel "Parallel World")

=Episode 8= (This story is a work of fiction.)

Fine.

Let's go back.

Dong.

Wow.

That bag is full.

It's real.

Regardless of whether it's real or fake, let's grab it all first.

You're pretty quick.

Look, Dong!

Is this "surviving disaster brings fortune"?

Fatty Tang.

Later, we'll return to Seadragon Heap.

You head straight down the road to Ying City.

Are you still going back?

Give him the satellite phone.

Keep in touch.

We'll ask for your help when needed.

Deliver some supplies.

Won't you bail on us?

Definitely not.

Then,

am I delivering it to you there?

What are you afraid of?

We'll just need your help to deliver it at the intersection.

That's no problem at all.

Alright, we're leaving here.

I'll miss you guys.

Then come along with us?

No need, really.

I'll hold down the fort.

I will wait for your call.

That's leather.

It comes in white, light gray and dark. It also differs in texture.

The best material is used for carving talents and beauties.

The not-so-good material

is for carving warriors and clowns.

The worst

goes to props.

Even in leather carving, material quality depends on character.

Such a snob.

So why did you pick me to go in the desert?

That's the rough draft.

You need to plan before carving.

The movable parts need to be jointed.

So, the head and limbs need separate drafts.

It's like disassembling the organs into pieces.

It's ruthless.

Chang Dong.

Do you really enjoy making shodow puppets?

No, not really.

Not really?

If you've gone through some really tough times,

and no one's there to help,

yet you don't want to give up,

you can only turn to some other things to substitute and fill the void,

thus shifting your focus.

Anything works,

whether it is alcohol, beauties or even shadow puppets.

So, you still haven't given it up yet.

Is it because you haven't found a way out?

It's because I've grown accustomed to it.

If so, I can't learn that.

I have no painful experience.

Never experienced any pain before?

Maybe. Sometimes I feel like...

I might haven't even cried before.

Who's there?

Who?

Wait.

He seems to be Hui Ba's cook.

(Cook) Was he the one

who made pancakes and cooked the lamb soup for us?

Yes, he was scared away last night.

It seems he has been scared out of his wits.

You're pretty tough. You even found your way back.

What's he doing?

Using an umbrella.

Why are you using an umbrella? It's not raining.

It's raining sand. Everything is getting buried.

Without an umbrella,

you'll be buried.

Who's buried?

Ba.

He went back to the coffin.

How was he buried?

With sand, in a straight line.

What about the coffin?

Watch him. I'll go get a rope.

It'll be trouble if he runs away.

You...

Should I have coaxed him to sleep?

No, but at least you...

Alright, it's fine.

Hold on.

He dropped his umbrella.

Okay.

You use it.

Are you still pondering Seadragon Heap 2?

Have you ever considered

that if there really is Seadragon Heap 2,

it doesn't take living folks.

There's a chance

the cook

didn't go insane when Hui Ba died.

Instead, he returned to that spot later,

and maybe he saw something or went through something that scared him silly.

But he didn't vanish.

So, are you suggesting

dead people vanish

while the living ones stick around?

It's a possibility.

What's on your mind?

For the past few nights,

we've had some bizarre stuff happen,

all accompanied

by strong winds and sandstorms.

And there's that song.

♪Unmindful as I step into the gate, tears trace down my face♪

♪One step out of the pass, and one's blood shall run dry♪

♪Yumen Pass, the gate of hell♪

♪One step out of the pass, and one's blood shall run dry♪

So, everything we've been through on this journey

is somehow connected to Yumen Pass.

Do you remember what you said earlier?

It seems like

I've been in some really harsh places,

(just trying to survive.)

Am I from inside the pass?

I'm not sure.

But you mentioned earlier

that you used to be a delivery driver,

driving a big truck,

delivering shoes, clothes and books.

But who were you

delivering these things to?

Help me close the door.

There's a kid here.

It seems like another orphan.

Where are you taking me?

You'll find out once we arrive.

- It's raining sand! - It's okay.

It's raining sand!

It's okay. Don't be afraid.

It's raining sand!

Calm down.

- It's raining sand. - Are you familiar with this place?

It's raining sand.

Get in the car.

It's raining sand.

It's raining sand.

How is it?

There.

♪Reflecting the grandeur of mountains tall♪

♪No sun or moon in sight♪

♪In silent shades of black and white♪

♪Dust of time, patiently it waits♪

♪For the one to unveil its gates♪

♪Awakening in the mist♪

♪Truths concealed♪

♪Perhaps destiny's plan long underway♪

♪No obstacle shall hinder♪

♪Come what may♪

♪As the tempestuous winds assail, let time stand still♪

♪Steal a glimpse of a future untold♪

♪Awaiting desert's bloom in arid cold♪

♪A chance to start anew♪

♪Embrace the unexpected♪

♪Unveil the essence hidden in disguise♪

♪As the tempestuous winds assail♪

After five days of sightseeing,

all the marvelous sights have turned into mere heaps of earth.

How are you doing?

You've been observing for quite a while.

This place resembles the photos,

but I can't shake the feeling

that Kong Yang isn't here.

I also doubt that this place knows who I am.

It's okay. Go ahead.

It's Fatty Tang.

Hello.

(Dong.)

(Ying City sure is wonderful.)

I have to say, the city environment is superior.

Dong, how's it going on your end?

Do you need any supplies, like oil?

I'll purchase and send them to you if you do.

Sure, go ahead and send them over.

I'll pay you back when you arrive.

Don't be so courteous.

No need to pay me back.

(By the way, Dong.)

(How's the investigation with Liuxi going?)

Not much progress,

but we found one of Hui Ba's men who got frightened on that night.

We plan to bring him along.

(Well, you must be running low on supplies.)

(I'll buy supplies and bring them to you tomorrow morning.)

Hang on, Dong.

There's something I need to tell you.

(I was free lately,)

(so I did some online research on Liuxi's past leads,)

(and I actually found something.)

(I wouldn't have been able to recognize it before, but now I can definitely tell.)

(It looks almost exactly like the picture of Liuxi)

(in Hui Ba's book.)

(It's strikingly identical.)

Do you know what Liuxi traded with these people in the past?

(Gold nuggets, Dong.)

(Liuxi used to carry gold nuggets with her)

(and scared these guys out of their wits.)

(Dong.)

Alright, send it to me.

(Okay.)

Is this you?

Am I beautiful?

Don't you think

the key to this whole thing lies with you?

Are you saying

I summoned the Yumen Pass?

It's possible.

Let's take a moment to recall.

During this time,

have you noticed anything unusual about yourself?

We've been together every day,

so can't you notice if there was anything unusual about me?

Your leg injury?

Do you honestly believe Yumen Pass is like a fly,

attracted to my blood's scent?

Give it a try.

I'll get the tools.

Are you serious?

Look.

What are you looking at?

Look at the sand.

The wind leads.

The wind?

There's a saying in Dalpur, "Wind leads at the head, water follows at the tail."

They believe both wind and water are alive.

When water ceases to flow and dries up,

that's where the tail is.

And where the wind rages the most,

that's where the head is.

We might have just encountered one.

This is the first time

I've seen the wind visibly grow before my eyes.

Are you okay?

I'm okay.

The Abnormal Sand reappeared.

Have we entered another world again?

- Let's go, then. - Where to?

Where Hui Ba's body is.

Okay.

When Huo Ya left,

he clearly stated that the mark was gone.

Let's follow it.

See if the shadow coffin is there.

Go.

It's raining sand.

It's raining sand.

It's raining sand!

- What's going on with you? - It's raining sand!

No, something's wrong.

It's raining sand.

The Yardang landform has changed,

but

it should be the right place.

Did he see something happen here?

So, that's why he's so terrified.

It's raining sand!

I'll go check it out.

Wait here.

It's raining sand!

On that night,

the shadow coffin was here,

and the corpse

was placed there.

Seems like it has been taken away.

Everything changed in just one night.

That was quite an undertaking.

Who would have such abilities to do so?

There should be a shovel right there.

Seems like it.

I don't remember

seeing this earthen platform that night.

Me neither.

Hold on.

The soil here is soft.

The main component of Seadragon Heap is sandy mudstone,

which has a high hardness.

On the other hand, this is just a regular earthen platform.

How is that possible?

It's raining sand!

It's raining sand!

The way he mentioned the sand,

could this earthen platform have been formed by the accumulation of falling sand?

(It's raining sand.)

Everything is getting buried.

Without an umbrella, you'll be buried.

Who's buried?

Ba.

- It's raining sand. - In that case,

the bodies of Hui Ba and the others

should be down there.

The satellite phone has no signal.

It seems like our inference is correct.

You are indeed the key to this.

Don't you think it's absurd?

Yes.

It is absurd.

It looks like not everyone can do it

except for you.

If you're a native of this place,

in your world,

you're equivalent to a key.

Once detected,

strange phenomena will occur near the gate.

I know. Just like an automatic switch.

Swipe your ID, and the gate will open.

So, these Seadragon Heaps are checkpoints.

It's quite possible.

You even brought a drone.

Have you ever used it?

I'm broke.

Let's give it a try later.

You must pay for it if you break it. I rented this.

The Yardang is gray-white in color,

but the earthen platform is yellowish.

It's hard to distinguish up close,

but it'll be clear from a distance.

(Sima Road)

There's an earthen platform here.

Look.

Two parallel lines.

It looks like a road.

The earthen platforms resemble streetlamps.

They are evenly distributed on both sides.

The width is about a hundred meters.

Longitudinally, there's one every kilometer.

I counted them.

Ten on each side. Twenty in total.

But this doesn't look like a road.

Where does it lead to?

It looks like the Sima Road.

What's the Sima Road?

In somewhere emperor and empress are buried,

there will be a Sima Road on the entrance

leading to the mausoleum.

If it's like a Sima Road that leads to a mausoleum,

the Yumen Pass should be a colossal tomb, right?

You still can't remember anything?

Remember what?

After everything you've been through,

can't you remember anything at all?

I can't.

I told you already.

This is not a normal form of amnesia.

It's called jagged amnesia.

It's not easy to recover from.

Fine then.

You're the only one with jagged amnesia in this world.

Just say what you want.

What are you planning to do next?

There's one last thing.

To see how this Yumen Pass disappeared with my own eyes.

Let's recall everything that had happened.

First, you were cut by the salt crusts.

Your blood spilled on the ground.

That night, we saw ghost fire and shadow puppets

at Hui Ba's campsite.

Then, you bled on the ground the second time.

That night, Fatty Tang...

Fatty Tang was dragged away.

Save me, Dong!

The next morning,

the tire marks and flags disappeared.

Where did the flags go?

Hao Ya and the others discovered the shadow coffin platform.

That night, Hui Ba and...

Hui Ba and his men died.

Then, everything returned to normal.

No.

The tire marks appeared on the third morning.

That's when everything return to normal.

Dong.

The tire marks and flags have reappeared.

We have a signal now.

So, it's safe to assume

you're some kind of medium that can open the gateway.

In other words,

you can summon the vanished Yumen Pass.

Go on.

In other words, the Yumen Pass you wrote in your notes

is the one we're looking for.

The second time, from Fatty Tang being dragged away

to Hui Ba's death,

and until the third morning when the tire marks appeared,

it had been at least twenty-four hours.

If my inference is correct,

as long as we stay at the location where Hui Ba died,

we'll be able to witness the disappearance of Yumen Pass.

So, the guy became a madman because he was scared by what he saw.

Maybe.

What if both of us get scared too? What should we do?

Are you sure you want to keep on investigating?

Initially, it was my obsession to get Black Camellia members' bodies.

But both of us have come this far now.

If I give up now,

I'll never forgive myself.

I won't give up until I find them.

Aren't you the same?

Alright.

Let's go check it out later.

First, let's dig out the shadow coffin.

Let's see if there are any changes when Yumen Pass disappears.

Come here.

What's wrong?

Block the wind for me.

Let me tell you a scary story.

No.

We've been here for so long.

It'll be boring if we keep quiet.

I'm not bored.

Chang Dong.

If you become a madman afterwards,

I won't just leave you alone. I promise.

I'll tie a rope around you.

You'll stay by my side.

I'll sell melons while you perform shadow puppetry.

I'll make some barbecue

while you keep the fire burning.

I'll give you all my love.

I think I'll pass.

What's wrong?

My leg's gone numb. Hey, don't.

Don't touch it.

I said my leg's numb, so don't touch me.

You'll feel better if massage it.

No.

Just let me sit here for a while.

I'll be fine in a moment.

Chang Dong, I'm going to kill you.

Does it feel better now?

It's actually much better now.

Are you still going to kill me?

A little higher.

Never mind, I'll do it myself.

Come.

Stand here.

Block the wind.

Turn around.

Look, Liuxi.

(Observe desert rules. No trespassing nature reserves.)

♪Hidden dreams slumber♪

♪Quietly setting the hidden stage♪

♪The twilight of destiny♪

♪Turns into the fortress of truth for love♪

♪When sealed memories♪

♪Slumber with the winds and sands♪

♪When choosing to continue the journey♪

♪With unwavering determination♪

♪When the enigmatic world and the parallel reality contradict♪

♪Let the other side bring a colorful end♪

♪Ambiguity between truth and falsehood♪

♪Intoxicated between reality and fantasy♪

♪All beings are but for love♪

♪Spin in endless circles♪

♪Swear to enter the dangerous pass♪

♪Even if the future is filled with swirling snow♪

♪Only to have a clear conscience♪

♪Ambiguity between truth and falsehood♪

♪Intoxicated between reality and fantasy♪

♪All beings are but for love♪

♪Spin in endless circles♪

♪Swear to enter the dangerous pass♪

♪Even if the future is filled with swirling snow♪

♪Only to have a clear conscience♪