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

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

=Episode 11= (This story is a work of fiction.)

What are these?

Why is the sky so dark?

Is it nighttime?

Be careful.

What is that?

I'll go check.

No.

Don't move.

There's a sound coming from the roof.

What's going on?

Let's go.

Will that thing follow us?

Who knows?

I've checked it. It's not following us.

We should be out of Seadragon Heap by now.

We've been driving for so long

but haven't seen any new Yardangs.

Something's not right.

Do you want some candy?

Look.

We should already enter the pass now.

I've never seen such a beautiful night sky.

The moon inside the pass is so big.

The stars are so close to us.

I didn't see any pass entrance or such.

Let's take it one step at a time.

Let's find a path and some water.

There will be an oasis if there is water,

and we'll find people around the oasis.

I'll check the car.

Liuxi.

I know you want to go back,

but we can't find the exit now.

Don't worry.

If there's real danger, I'll look out for you.

Don't tease me.

I've figured it out.

In a situation like earlier,

with one or two more of those creatures,

everyone can only save themselves.

I understand.

Then, why did you come looking for me?

I want to become stronger.

Is there still time?

There's time.

Three steps.

Three steps?

- First step. - Take a picture of me.

You need to believe that you are strong.

Even if you're weak, you need to believe yourself.

Second.

You need to be confident.

You may not win the fight,

but you should still

snatch, tear, pinch, grab and kick.

Do you know confidence can intimidate people?

I understand.

You understand.

Now, show me.

- Roar. - Roar.

- Tear. - Tear.

- Pinch. - Pinch.

- Grab. - Grab.

- Kick. - Kick.

Roar.

Tear.

Tear.

Pinch.

Pinch.

Grab.

Grab.

Kick.

Kick.

Even if you can't fight,

you need to find ways to hurt it.

That would be helpful. Understand?

Yes.

The third step. You are truly strong.

Liuxi.

I want to learn the third step directly.

It's good enough if you can master the first two steps quickly.

Let's go.

Even if you're not fully strong, being half strong is great too.

Let's go, Fatty Tang.

I want to become stronger, Dong.

(Abandoned Village)

There's a village up ahead.

Let's go and take a look.

It's abandoned.

This place is abnormal.

It's too quiet.

Was that thing just now alive?

Could it also be coming this way?

Let me tell you.

It might be hiding in one of these houses.

If it had that kind of intelligence,

it wouldn't have charged toward a moving car.

Looks like we'll be staying here tonight.

Later,

let's check all around this place.

Gao Shen.

Go find a wooden stick and make a torch.

Okay. I'll go look for one.

Don't we have flashlights?

Why are we using torches?

Some things are afraid of fire

but not of light.

Chang Dong.

Run, Fries!

Be careful!

Grab him!

There's still one more!

Stop!

Hurry!

Go!

It's a person!

What's the situation, Gao Shen?

We caught him.

It's a human.

I'll kill you!

I'll kill you!

I...

I'll kill you!

It's a woman!

Who?

It's a woman.

A woman.

That's enough.

She's really a woman.

Alright.

Take her away, Liu.

Let's go.

Even a woman can fight so fiercely.

It's a good thing Dong and Liuxi aren't here.

Otherwise, they'll know I can't even fight a woman.

Why are you three hiding?

They say people who drive a vehicle are bad.

Can't we be afraid?

Can you put out the fire?

No one will survive if it attracts the sand people here.

You do the questioning.

All three of them are from inside the pass.

Don't say too much.

Speak nicely.

The three of you.

Choose a representative, and let's have a chat.

(Old Qian)

Don't worry.

We'll just chat.

After that, we'll each go our separate ways

without troubling each other.

(He)

Really?

You have an elderly and a child here.

The three of you together won't beat me.

If I wanted to fight you, I would have done it earlier.

Now I'm talking to you calmly.

It's called sincerity, understand?

I'm the kind of person

who usually trades sincerity for sincerity.

If that doesn't work,

then I'll have to use my knife.

(Fries)

My name is He.

This is Fries,

and this is Old Qian, a fortune teller.

Why aren't you sleeping? It's late at night.

Why are you hiding in this broken house?

We were sleeping.

We heard a commotion so we came out.

Who knew you'd come straight to us?

You were sleeping?

Where?

Alright, you can go.

Are you really letting us go?

Yes.

Hurry. Let's go.

Let's go.

Hurry.

How can you let them go?

They're from inside the pass.

- We should get some information from them. - That He is not a scheming person.

The three of them don't seem like bad people.

They slipped up earlier,

saying they were sleeping.

In a village this small,

where could they be sleeping?

Now that they're leaving, where can they go?

They were afraid of our torch attracting the sand people.

Wait for it.

They'll be back in less than five minutes.

Gao Shen.

You guard the entrance.

The rest of us

will check all the rooms.

There's nothing inside.

They're back.

Are you really good people?

Yes.

He.

Come and help.

You and Old Qian go down first.

Go down.

Don't worry.

There are no chairs.

Just sit wherever you can.

Thank you.

Give me one.

Where are you guys from?

You've got guts to be out on a night like this.

That's my dad's book.

I love reading it too.

But I can't find the second volume.

(The Book and the Sword) Books are scarce in the market now.

The times are tough.

Do you know who the author of this book is?

Jin Yong.

It's written right there.

Have you seen him before?

How is that possible? He's from outside the pass.

It looks like there are other people

living in this cellar.

A few uncles.

They've been out to the market for several days.

What about the other people in your village?

Where do they live?

What village?

This area was struck by a salt beast over a decade ago.

It annihilated many families.

It's been deserted for a long time.

We're here to escape the disasters.

Times are tough now.

It's chaotic.

After the salt beast, the sand people came.

We thought this place was an oasis

with ready-made houses,

water, and trees, so we settled here.

Wear this. Don't take it off.

When you meet that thing later,

don't make a sound, no matter what.

With this around your neck,

I'll recognize you if anything happens.

Sis.

I understand.

Don't worry, I can run fast.

If there's any danger,

I'll come back in a flash.

There are corns, sis.

Hurry up.

But we dare not stay up there.

That thing.

Just smelling us can drive it insane.

I saw it with my own eyes.

It can drill holes in walls half a meter thick.

Are you talking about those creatures covered in sand?

Are they alive or dead?

Although they

appear half-dead,

they've actually been dead for a long time.

The sand people are formed as people are turned into sand

by fallen golden ants shortly after death.

What are fallen golden ants?

Fallen golden ants look like regular ants

and only inhabit the vicinity of the Flowing Sand Yardangs.

They crawl into the person's body through the ears,

turning the bodies into sand.

The bodies turned into sand by the fallen golden ants

are called the sand people.

The sand people looks like people.

But they have long been turned into sand.

As soon as the fallen golden ants die,

they become useless.

My dad said

that if you encounter them,

either you'll be killed,

or you'll have to kill them.

We've driven so far.

Can they catch up?

That thing has a keen sense of smell.

It can follow your scent.

Also,

if you encounter it,

never let it touch you.

It's said that it has a smell

that won't dissipate for days.

Humans can't smell it,

but the sand people can.

If it suffers a loss from you,

it will gather its comrades

and come after you together.

Chang Dong.

The car.

Should we clean it?

We should.

I'll go.

Car?

What's wrong?

Where are you going?

Did you encounter it?

I have perfume. Can I spray it?

No, don't.

What if you encounter it outside now?

You're lucky that you're in here now.

It's better to wait.

Hey, fortune teller.

Didn't you say that if it couldn't smell,

it would return to the Flowing Sand Yardang?

Wait a second.

What is this Flowing Sand Yardang?

At first, the sand people were dead bodies.

The bodies were embedded in Flowing Sand Yardangs

and then turned into sand by fallen golden ants to become the sand people.

Which Yardang is this?

The Seadragon Heap.

Is there any way to save a sand people?

Even God can't save the dead.

The sand people

don't recognize anything.

They only recognize blood and flesh, and they're not afraid of pain.

My dad said that when the sand people dig through houses,

they won't stop even when their fingers are worn to the bones.

I don't know if we can kill them all.

It's too stuffy down here. I'm going out for some fresh air.

Dong, it's dangerous up there.

Dong.

Why don't you listen?

What's on your mind?

Look.

The Gleam Star, Sparkle Star,

Blaze Star, Radiance Star,

Brilliance Star,

and Flame Star.

The Six Stars of Nandou.

But they are so close to each other.

And also, over here.

The positioning is off too.

Wrong.

It's all wrong.

So?

So inside the pass

is another dimension.

A parallel world.

(Warding against demons)

Although there are many dangers inside the pass,

I have an inexplicable

sense of familiarity here.

I'm from inside the pass for sure.

The sand people we encountered earlier

was Yu from Camellia.

What if it was Kong Yang? Would you be able to handle it?

If we met her head-on,

and you can't do it,

would you want my help?

No, thanks.

I can handle it myself.

What if I encountered her before you do?

Do you want me to bring her to you,

or should I settle her

and let you know after that?

Which do you prefer?

Don't get me wrong.

If I were in her shoes,

I would want my boyfriend

to remember my beautiful face,

rather than the face of a sand people.

Got it.

If there's anything you want to entrust to me, just let me know.

I didn't expect Ding Liu's perfume to come in handy.

(Since we're meeting your friends later,)

(what do you think of this outfit?)

Passable.

You look great in anything.

Help me pick one out of these two perfumes.

Which smells better?

Sure.

Both smell similar, though.

You have to pick one.

Okay.

Let me smell again.

Come here.

How about that one?

It tickles.

This one.

This one?

This one?

Does it smell good?

I'll spray some on your car to cover the smell.

Liuxi.

If

you encountered Kong Yang before me,

and if

she became a sand people,

then I would entrust her to you.

(Flowing Sand Yardang)

(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♪