The tracking signal I was following,
it went dark somewhere around here,
Hmm, Don't know why,
Nothing out this far but the fishing villages,
some old ruins, and pig farms,
Did you say old ruins?
Oh, Hei,
The shrine to the great emperor Tianxi Xing
is said to be out here,
Somewhere,
Tianxi Xing? Shang dynasty,
Hei, They say the gods gave him the power to make China great
by gifting him a magical ruby,
But a fox spirit named Daji seduced him,
took his power,
and nearly destroyed China with it,
A ruby,
He's after the Ruby Box,
Where can I find the shrine?
Lady, it's a myth,
But there is an old village up ahead,
If it's out there, they will know,
Ugh,
He's gone,
The other treasure hunter already hired Hongru
to guide him into the jungle,
He left you behind,
No, I'm not with him, My name is Lara Croft,
I'm not here for treasure,
I'm sorry, I don't mean any offense,
I just need a guide into the jungle as soon as possible,
That treasure hunter, he took something that doesn't belong to him,
I'm just trying to get it back, Please!
Forgive my friend here, The English are picky about their manners,
Hmm,
- Jonah, what are you,,, - Saving your ass,
What's troubling you?
Jonah!
If I can help, my friend and I will,
It's Lara's fault Roth's dead!
Lara?
Come on, I think they're ready to listen,
I told Yining a little about you,
She said she's willing to give you a guide to the sacred shrine,
But only if you help her first,
I don't have time for this,
Their children have all disappeared,
- What? - Six of them,
All gone missing in the last two days,
Yining believes it's because of,,,
Actually, I'm not entirely sure,
A,,, a fox infestation?
Huli jing,
Huli jing?
Hmm,
Show me,
You wanna tell me what this is about? What's a huli jing?
A fox spirit,
Fox spirit?
We've seen stranger things,
That is actually fair,
Nature is unhappy,
How close are we to the shrine?
Not far, Not far, Uh, this way,
An avalanche from the mountain wiped through here two days ago,,,
,,,and that's when this hole appeared,
She believes a fox spirit named Daji
took the children and brought them here,
Jonah, Daji is connected to the Ruby Box,
The same legend the thief is chasing,
I don't know how, but this is not a coincidence,
Let's just focus on finding these kids,
Huli jing like to take what you value most,
We have tried to send people down,
They cannot get far,
She will try to stop you,
Lara?
Lara!
I'm fine!
I'm fine too,
Good,
I hope this is about the missing kids,
Of course it's about the missing kids,
Hmm,
This way,
Thank you for your help back in the village,
But, you know, I don't need a babysitter,
How about a friend?
My father believed the Jade Box I found in Chile
wasn't the only one,
That it had a sister,
A ruby box, Just as big,
What does the thief want with a pair of Chinese boxes?
I'm not sure yet,
- Show-off! - Come on, babysitter,
Ugh, No kid climbed this far, I think we took a wrong turn,
I don't think so,
Tang dynasty mercenaries, 7th century,
Why would they be this far underground?
Why would there be traps?
Huh?
There's something here,
Something important,
Jonah,
Run!
One, two, three, jump!
You all right?
Uh,,, yeah,
Huh?
Wow,
It's so beautiful,
Do you see the kids?
- Strange, - I'll say,
No, This is a shrine to Daji,
But why would there be a shrine honoring an evil fox spirit
who nearly destroyed China?
These writings, It says that Daji saved China,
Jonah, whoever built this temple,
they believed Tianxi Xing was the monster and Daji was the victim,
A victim who steals children?
Hmm,
Ruby Stone,
Some kind of power seeping out of it,
Not fire,
Wrath,
Daji took it from him,
Jonah, it was here,
Daji took the stone, Believed it was poisoning the emperor,
So she gave it to
the Sisters of Nu'wa,
Nuns! To hide it away forever,
The lockbox contained its power,
What does this have to do with the missing kids?
This is not about the boxes, It's about what's inside,
Ah!
Hmm,
That doesn't look Chinese,
It's Turkish,
There was a fight here,
His attacker was Turkish,
This soldier barricaded himself in the temple,
He was being hunted,
What did they find down here?
They took the Ruby Stone,
Lara!
It's all right, We're here to help you,
Don't,
That's not a child,
What?
Lara!
Lara, wait!
It's narrow enough for children!
I'll look for a way out!
Be careful!
I'm always careful,
They're here! They're all here!
This won't work,
Daji's coffin,
"May she die forever,"
History's written by the victors,
Hmm, Fox spirits can be either evil omens or good,
Because it knew people would come looking for children,
That they'd find this place,
Find her!
She's asking for our help,
I have to release her!
Hard no!
You need to get those kids out now!
Hurry! This way! It's all right,
What?
Hmm,
It's all right,
Don't need a babysitter, huh?
Huh, We're trapped,
Hmm,
I know I'm not wrong,
I know you're out there,
Help us,
Lara!
Huh? Oh,,,
Oh,
Quick!
Huh?
- Papa! - Mama!
Oh!
Mama!
Huli jing?
Turns out the huli jing was not a monster, after all,
- She's at peace now, - Hmm,
Here, Biyu wanted to gift you this,
But you scare her,
I think she likes you,
Hmm, It's very sweet of her,
You have given us our children back,
We can never repay you,
but we can offer you a guide
to the shrine of the great Tianxi Xing,
Actually, the great Tianxi Xing doesn't have what I need,
He never did, Thank you,
This is the Lara I know,
Lara Croft, Savior of children,
Defender of ancient ghosts,
How did you know that Daji's spirit wouldn't kill us all?
- I didn't, - Oh,
Cool,
Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool,
But I'm learning history doesn't always tell us the whole truth,
People change the past to fit what they want to see,
But the real truth is too difficult for most to bear,
So rather than believe it,,,
They blame someone else,
The tremors, the avalanche,
I don't know how, but they're connected to these stones,
When the thief sees the shrine is empty, he'll go looking for the ruby,
I have a clue to where it is now, I could beat him to it,
And then what?
Uh, you've been through enough, You can rest now,
You don't understand, These stones meant something to them,
My father and Roth,
Roth's death wasn't your fault, Lara!
Neither was your father's,
You,,, you don't have to keep chasing this,
They're gone,
But you're not,
Roth was right,
Lara!
It's better to go it alone,
You keep at this pace,
you just might, Little Bird,
I know that sound,
So do I,