Chapter 410: Grave Robbery 3: From the Future

As the year draws to a close, the humid and sultry Hong Kong finally enters a short winter under the attack of increasingly cool autumn winds mixed with cold air.

The premiere of the third part of the "Grave Robbers" series was scheduled for the late night before Christmas. Before that, Su Yun had already called back and said that she would try her best to finish the work at hand and rush back to Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year, but this time the premiere would have to be left to the leading actors.

Knowing that Su Yun has several big productions on hand this year, and two science fiction films are in post-production, it is basically understood that Su Yun is always immersed in work. After talking about business, Zhuang Long made good use of his time and briefly expressed his actions during this period and the longing hidden deep in his heart.

When Su Yun heard on the phone that he actually bought a house in Hong Kong, she was a little surprised, but she was not too moved. After talking to him in a soft way for a while, she hung up the phone in a hurry.

Although she knows how to delegate authority, there are still many aspects of her work that cannot be delegated to others, especially the special effects production part in the post-production. As the leader, she must always stay in the team and pay close attention to all progress and changes.

Anyway, there were plenty of people who needed to promote movies, so she devoted herself to the work behind the scenes.

Zhuang Long shook his head and laughed at Su Yun's provocative behavior, but he obediently changed his clothes, went out, got in the car and drove to the theater.

Hong Kong has always been a city that never sleeps, and with the premiere of a big-budget movie happening, the place was packed with people even late at night.

Reunited with Lin Qingxia and Keanu under various flash lights and countless cameras, the three of them were photographed for a long time with smiles on their faces. They finally broke away from the media and sat down in their respective seats.

After most people arrived on time and took their seats, the lights in the screening room gradually dimmed.

After a brief synopsis, when many invited film critics saw the title "Back to the Future" on the screen, they immediately had some ideas in their minds: the recent Western film "Back to the Future" has started a new wave of time travel, and many people want to follow suit, but they are concerned about funding, scripts, copyrights and other issues, so they are unable to do so for the time being.

Su Yun is one of the sponsors of the movie Back to the Future. It is not that she copied herself, but she just hyped it up while the trend was hot. But the problem is that the plot of the Tomb Raiders series has already had a certain framework in the first two films. Unless she has thought of the core plot of the third film in advance, it will be difficult to integrate it into the series plot...

And the most crucial thing is that Su Yun did not participate in the third part and only worked behind the scenes. Although Li Xuexiang was still the director, it is undeniable that Su Yun is the core figure of this series, both in front of and behind the scenes.

It is said that Su Yun did this not only to promote local talents in Hong Kong, but also because she was too busy with work to care about him - so, without Su Yun in "Grave Robbers 3", will it continue to have the box office glory of co-productions, or will it fall from the altar of the top box office?

Calm down and continue reading. After the introduction, Johnny, who studies in the archaeology department of the university like a normal person and then takes advantage of the winter and summer vacations to receive special training from his seniors among the Eight Generals of the Thousand Gates, gradually opens the curtain of this story.

Anyone who has watched the first two series knows that Johnny, played by Keanu, has a crush on the female police officer Ching-Hsia, played by Lin Ching-Hsia. Unfortunately, Ching-Hsia prefers mature men, so she has always regarded Johnny, who is several years younger than her, as a junior.

In Qingxia's eyes, Zhuangni's overt and covert pursuit methods were simply immature.

However, due to the convenience of his status, Qingxia still took on the task of helping to look after Zhuangni. The two often cooperated to track down the whereabouts of the lost antiquities from the Tomb of the Goddess, and more or less established a revolutionary friendship.

Opportunities always seem to come in unexpected situations. Late one night when the two were following the news to the Soviet border to identify the authenticity of ancient artifacts, they were suddenly attacked.

The enemy was numerous and we were few, and the two of them were inevitably losing while fighting and retreating. Seeing that one of the opponents secretly launched an attack against Qingxia, Zhuangni immediately pushed Qingxia away and protected her with his body.

With this push and shove, the two men fell out of the edge of the forest and rolled down the curve of the big slope one after another.

At this moment, the antique wine vessel that Zhuangni was holding in his arms suddenly emitted a colorful glow in the cold moonlight.

After this barely perceptible stream of colorful light, the ruby ​​pendant necklace that Johnny had been wearing around his neck seemed to be finally filled with energy at this moment, and it also emitted a dazzling red light.

In an instant, the world spun and time changed.

Everything around them seemed to be at the Soviet border, but Qingxia, who was sensitive to the environment, soon realized that the details around them were different from their previous location.

Then, the two people who were quite confused about what was happening were discovered by a passing reconnaissance team.

What surprised everyone in and out of the play was that this reconnaissance team was wearing Soviet military uniforms from the World War II period. The team had a mixed race of people, and the young man with an oriental face who was leading the team looked almost exactly like Johnny's brother, Johnny!

But Zhuang Chen has been running around the world in search of lost antiquities from the Goddess's Tomb over the years, following the news. It is impossible for him to appear in this place!

And he would never wear such an old-fashioned military uniform, lead a team, and point weapons in his hands at the two of them!

In the moonlight that seemed to bring a chill, Johnny spotted the nameplate on the clothes of the young man who looked very similar to Zhuang Chen, and an idea suddenly popped up in his mind.

The special training he had received during the holidays in recent years was not in vain. His eloquence had greatly improved, and he made up a story about finding relatives on the spot. He told it in a very eloquent way, and at least he managed to scare the young man who looked very similar to Zhuang Chen into laying down his weapon.

After walking with the team all night, at dawn, what came into their eyes was a simple yet bustling settlement.

After using some tricks to find out the time, Zhuang Ni told Qingxia the current situation with a complicated expression: "We went back to fifty years ago."

"That person...is not my eldest brother, but my grandfather."

When he said this, Johnny suddenly had a flash of inspiration: he was the distant cousin who claimed to be his grandpa and came to look for his relatives, so didn't he become the "Second Uncle" that his master, the General, had always been thinking about? !

The master said that the "Second Uncle" was proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia at a young age, much more powerful than the grandfather who had just inherited the rank of general and was called up to fight. Unfortunately, he died young while protecting his teammates from escaping from the Tomb of the Goddess...

After all the fuss, it turns out that the "Second Uncle" is actually himself!

Thinking back to the old stories about the Goddess's Tomb that he had heard from Master Keith and General Ti, Zhuangni subconsciously looked at Qingxia and said, "This ruby, one of the energy cores of the Goddess's Tomb, has the power to reverse time and space. It was only because of insufficient energy that we brought it out as a token. It seems that we accidentally activated the ruby's time-reversal function and returned to the past."

He looked down at the necklace he had been wearing around his neck. The ruby ​​on the pendant had not only become duller, almost black, but also had countless cracks on it.

After some discussion, the two decided to continue exploring the reasons and key to the ruby's activation function - but the problem was that they couldn't just stay there and eat for free.

So Grandpa Zhuang quickly assigned them respective responsibilities. Qingxia was assigned to the military medical team, while Zhuangni, who studied archaeology in college, was assigned to dig pits and bury the soldiers who died of injuries and illnesses.

The two worked hard during the day and looked for opportunities to exchange information at night. In addition, they had occasional encounters of varying sizes, and their feelings gradually deepened amidst the flames of war and secret meetings.

The implicit ambiguity and deep love that the audience could see was still an insurmountable barrier for Qingxia.

"Age has never been a barrier for me to love you. It's your own reluctance to take risks and to believe." Zhuangni looked at Qingxia's back and said softly.

But Qingxia never looked back.

The secret meeting between the two was not as close as before, and the arrival of a team of reinforcements officially broke this seemingly peaceful but never peaceful atmosphere.

Looking at the younger version of Keith who was assigned to the assault team like himself, and thinking about all the bad things he had done afterwards, Johnny felt a burning hatred in his heart.

But the cruelty of the war prevented him from thinking so much. Even though Johnny knew that the assault team would encounter a trap, they were still unable to resist in the situation where the enemy was in the dark and they were in the light. Seeing that there were only a dozen people left in the team of more than 50 people, Johnny could only take the idea of ​​adventure and luck, and seemingly inadvertently led Grandpa Zhuang to lead the remaining teammates to flee towards the Goddess' Tomb.

After passing through numerous tomb passages with difficulty, Johnny came to the main tomb chamber and finally witnessed the shocking memories of the elderly Keith with his own eyes.

The main tomb chamber, which had not yet been invaded and damaged, was far more shocking than when he and his eldest brother Zhuang Chen first entered it.

It is truly a miracle of time and space, a place beyond the scope of science and cognition where life and death coexist.

No wonder old Keith has been obsessed with the Goddess's Tomb for so many years...

In the chaos, no one knew who had accidentally disturbed the Terracotta Warriors guarding the main tomb chamber. Johnny took Qingxia and Keith, who were injured in the war, and walked in the opposite direction of the exit in the name of covering their retreat.

A hand suddenly grabbed Johnny. He looked over subconsciously and was met with the scrutinizing gaze of Master Zhuang.

Grandpa Zhuang has a very stubborn character. Whether he finds out that they are planning to take the opportunity to escape, or he does not allow his teammates to sacrifice their lives to pave the way for others, it is a very tricky matter.

However, before Johnny could come up with a plan, Master Zhuang asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Who are you?"

"Also——when will this damn war end?!"

Facing Johnny's surprised expression, Master Zhuang just curled his lips and smiled: "Although my miscellaneous knowledge is not as good as yours, as a general, my observation and fortune-telling skills will never lose to anyone!"

After saying this, he suddenly showed a relieved smile in front of the bewildered Johnny, and with a look of elders looking at the younger generation that was hard to imagine appearing on such a young person, he said softly: "Go back to where you should be. History cannot be changed."

Knowing that this was not the time to act on emotion, Johnny gritted his teeth and finally carried Keith, who had been knocked unconscious by his own trick, onto his back.

All these confrontations lasted only a short moment. Just as Qingxia came back to her senses from the surprise of having her identity discovered, Grandpa Zhuang had already run towards the exit with Keith on his back, handing him over to his sturdy good brother Ti Jiang.

Ti Jiang had no idea what was going on, and he took over his injured teammate very easily. He couldn't help but look at Johnny and the other two who stayed behind to cover the retreat, with complicated feelings in his eyes.

When the young Master Zhuang and General Ti looked back, they saw two people standing in the main tomb chamber. Zhuang Ni was holding a cloud-shaped eternal lamp taken from the periphery of the altar. It seemed to be the only light in the chaotic darkness.

After watching the figure disappear into the tomb passage at the exit, Qingxia put the bright red ruby ​​she had found back onto the pendant. In an instant, the familiar earth-shaking sound reappeared.

The flying black shadows in the sky roared incessantly, but they could not stop the main tomb from tilting under the dazzling red light. The eternal lanterns on the high altar that were made to look like clouds fell down one after another, and together with the debris of the dome of the main tomb that imitated the starry sky, they seemed to interweave a bizarre dream of starry dust.

After this incident, Zhuang Ni and Qing Xia, who returned to the future, officially established a romantic relationship and told Zhuang Chen, who was missing, the news through a letter.

Zhuang Chen simply wrote back to express his support and understanding, but he is still running around the world, trying to find the lost antiquities in the goddess' tomb as soon as possible, so as to reopen the goddess' tomb and win back the person in his heart.

Even though the chief guard of the Goddess's Tomb had promised them that Lin Susu would never be harmed, who could predict the future of a living person who had stayed in a tomb with strange powers for three years?

Boundless worry gave rise to boundless power. In just over two years, he and the rest of the Thousand Gates Eight Generals had found most of the lost antiquities according to the list given by the chief commander of the guard.

Behind every perfect ending there always seems to be some regret. When the audience was sighing, the movie's easter egg arrived as promised: the changes in the goddess' tomb alarmed the villagers on the ground. They ignored the advice of a young Taoist priest who passed by and planned to use the old custom of offering a living sacrifice to pray for peace and tranquility. Unexpectedly, this alarmed the shadow again, causing a catastrophe that brought disaster upon themselves.

When the young Taoist priest who had left helplessly hurried back again, the village he once visited was already in ruins. In the end, he could only dig out a dusty cloud-shaped eternal lamp from the ruins and cast a spell to rescue the soul of the sacrificial girl trapped inside.

Out of pity for the helpless sacrificial girl, the young Taoist priest named Lin took her in as his disciple. Together they traveled the world, slaying demons and eliminating evil.

The girl's soul was refined from an illusory phantom to a solid entity, and her ancient costume was changed into modern clothes as the times changed.

The only thing that remains unchanged is the girl's beautiful face that has remained unchanged over the years. Standing side by side with the gradually aging Master Lin, it further demonstrates the ruthlessness and cruelty of time.

Some people who have seen the crossover Easter egg of "Sister Exorcist" earlier, when seeing this scene, immediately recalled Lin Susu's response in the restaurant when faced with questions about her age -

"Although the lady's age is a secret, I am sure that I am definitely older than Zhuang Chen..."

It seems that all the mysteries will not be revealed until the next final chapter; however, the twists and turns of the plot, the excellent production and the shocking visual images finally won warm applause.

Especially Keanu and Qingxia, the male and female protagonists of this film, received endless praise, whether from the heart or for commercial reasons, and some said that they performed a heart-wrenching love story.

Unfortunately, Zhuang Ni finally waited for Qing Xia's courage, but Zhuang Chen never waited for Lin Susu's return.

"That's why I can be the male lead again in the next movie." Facing people's gazes and the flashes of the cameras, Zhuang Long replied with a smile, causing a burst of knowing and kind laughter.

After tossing around for most of the night, it was already past three in the morning when they returned to the new house. Zhuang Long rubbed his muscles that were a little stiff from smiling as he opened the door and got out of the car. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and he was surprised to find that the nights after the beginning of winter were so cold.

For the sake of his look, he wore light clothes today - in fact, it was not just for the sake of good looks. Before the cold air got strong, many people in Hong Kong still felt that it was still a cool autumn day when they could wear light clothes.

When I rubbed my hands, took out the key, and was about to open the door to go home and put on more clothes, I suddenly caught sight of a figure in winter clothes standing in the shadow of the door.

Seeing that he finally noticed her, Su Yun took a few steps forward and gently held his face with her furry gloves in a playful manner: "Although Zhuang Chen has not waited for Lin Susu, Zhuang Long has waited for Mary Su."