[Adapted from the novel "The Forbidden Depths" published on hotread.com]
You betrayed me.
I can forgive you.
But I won't allow you
to have the Undersea City.
Fall back, all of you!
Where is the Undersea City exactly?
Tell us where it is!
You want to destroy the Undersea City.
Why?
The ghostly mist. That's the ghostly mist.
Ah, it's the ghostly mist.
Look, all of you!
This is the power of the Undersea City.
Hand over the Undersea City to us!
Hand over the Undersea City! Hand over the Undersea City!
Are you all crazy?
Hand it over.
Give us the Undersea City.
As long as I am here,
none of you can have the Undersea City.
I am telling you,
I am the pirate...
The pirate king is dead. The pirate king is dead.
Look! What... What is that?
What is that? What's that?
[The Forbidden Depths]
Set sail!
Hoist the sails!
OK!
Set sail! Set sail!
Rob tombs on land and hunt for treasures under the sea.
There are more ownerless items under the sea
than in the tombs on land.
If any of you dies under the sea
and nobody claims your dead body,
we will surely collect your remains
and bury you on land.
This is the rule of our Tanka Village.
May our undersea treasure hunt
go smoothly and be blessed with good luck.
The sea eye is under the swirling clouds.
Under the sea eye converge the ocean currents.
All treasures are there.
Look!
That's the sea eye.
Everybody, put on your gear.
Dive into the sea!
Little pirate,
you'd better stay on the ship
and not go into the sea.
You may hinder us from getting the treasures.
Captain Long.
Could Haisheng get into any trouble?
He needs to gain experience.
To remain a member of our Tanka people,
he must obtain the treasure.
Erzhu, where is Haisheng?
I don't know.
Hasn't he come up to the surface of the water?
Who saw Haisheng?
Bian Haisheng hasn't come up.
Why?
Dafu, what's going on?
Over there.
Someone is firing the cannon at us.
They're pirates.
Everybody, get on board.
Hoist the sails!
Erzhu.
About 15 minutes later,
cut all the ropes no matter what happens
and leave immediately.
I'll go look for Haisheng.
You mustn't hesitate,
or we will all die here.
Captain Long. Captain Long.
Hurry to board the ship.
The pirate ship is approaching us.
Set sail!
Captain Long.
We are running out of time. We must leave.
I won't go anywhere without Captain Long.
Captain Long ordered that we shouldn't die together.
Bian Haisheng appeared above water.
He is over there.
Captain Long also appeared above water.
Dad! Dad!
Haisheng!
Captain Long! Captain Long!
I'm here, Dad.
The sea monster! The sea monster ate Captain Long.
Hurry!
Throw all heavy things on the ship into the sea.
Hurry!
Bian Haisheng is still down there.
Cut off all ropes.
If not, we will all die.
Boss, I captured a man.
Like us,
he has the pirate tattoo on his body.
Which sea area are you from, wild boy?
Come on.
Let me have a close look at you.
You are really different from the stinky pirates on the sea.
You are young and full of vitality.
Where did you get this?
I got it under the sea.
Who are you?
All of our Tanka people
know this tattoo.
It's the symbol of pirates.
Since I was a child,
I have been a member of the Tanka people.
What makes you say I'm a pirate?
I am a member of the Tanka people.
You are an undersea treasure hunter？
You are one of Bian Hailong's men.
An undersea treasure hunter with the tattoo.
Fatty,
listen to me.
Let's go to sleep tonight,
and kill him tomorrow morning.
Well, OK.
Get in!
Let me tell you,
we pirates can kill whoever we want to kill.
What?
I've tied you up!
Why are you still not behaving yourself?
We'll feed you to the fish the next morning!
Psst!
Psst! Psst!
Psst!
Wake up.
I hid a shark tooth around my waist.
You get it out
and cut the rope with it
so that we can escape.
Didn't you hear that?
They will kill us tomorrow morning.
You wanna die?
I don't wanna die here.
The mechanism was originally designed
to deal with those two silly pirates.
If you hadn't appeared suddenly,
I would have got out of here.
I haven't found the Undersea City.
The Undersea City?
You also know the Undersea City?
Is there any way to remain a member of the Tanka people?
To find the Undersea City.
The Undersea City?
The folktale?
Legend has it that when the huge sea eye appears
under the swirling cloud,
one corner of the Undersea City will be exposed.
Under the sea eye are the treasures
we undersea treasure hunters have been hunting for
from generation to generation.
Finding a folktale
is too difficult.
You brat!
Why don't you have any ambition?
Dad.
Don't you want to remain a member of the Tanka people?
When you were found in the sea back then,
there was this tattoo on your hand.
Well...
But,
no matter who your natural father is,
and how people judge you
as well as perceive you,
you're my son.
One day,
you'll become the best undersea treasure hunter!
If I find the Undersea City,
I'll be a real member of the Tanka people.
Damn!
That's my good son!
Dad, I will be your silly son if you beat me again!
Come over. Come closer.
On your left-hand side. Upper.
On my waistband.
No. No.
Upper. Upper.
Upper.
Oh, it's itchy!
Upper. Upper.
Waistband. Waistband.
Where're you from?
I...am from the Tanka Village.
You're one of the Tanka people?
Then you must know how to hunt for treasures under the sea!
How lucky I am!
An undersea treasure hunter is in front of me!
Do you really know where the Undersea City is?
I don't know.
But I'm told it's in these waters.
My name is An Su,
What's yours?
Bian Haisheng.
So first,
we have to escape from here.
It's so dirty.
I have to go back to the female pirate's cabin first to take back my stuff.
There is something I got from the seabed nearby.
I thought it may have something to do with the Undersea City.
No problem!
Help me to untie the rope then!
I
will go out and turn left.
And I will drop their anchor
on the deck.
Then I'll steal their boat and wait for you.
Well, you will
go out and turn right
to go to the female pirate's cabin
to take back your stuff.
Do not alert any of the pirates.
This bunch of bastards can't even drink.
You drink it!
No. No. No. I can't drink.
Drink some.
No. No.
Drink some!
I won't.
Drink!
Not drinking?
You don't want to drink?
Why don't you drink?
What's so noisy here?
Don't you want to sleep?
[Elixir Island]
The girl is there.
She's there!
- Don't come any closer! Don't come over! -Wanna escape?
An Su!
Nice archery!
Stop joking.
The next arrow
will be shot in your head.
Go. Go. Go.
Follow my order!
Turn around and go after them!
The anchor has been dropped.
Weigh the anchor and chase them!
Boss,
the anchor windlass
is broken by them.
I'm afraid that...
Cut the anchor and chase them!
The anchor chain is made of iron.
So breaking it will take us one hour.
It's midnight and we're on the sea.
I'm afraid that...
You are awake?
Don't move.
Although you were not hurt to the bone,
the arrowhead can't be taken out now.
I can only stop bleeding for you.
Here, let me help you up.
This seaweed can relieve pain and stop bleeding.
Bear with it. It will be a bit painful.
It's all done.
It's unexpected that you know how to deal with the wound.
It's not a big deal.
I searched in water just now.
It happened that there was the seaweed nearby.
By the way,
can I call you Haisheng from now on?
Ah!
The wound on your head
is much better now.
Did you find your stuff?
This is what I talked about.
It's made of gold?
I've seen the pattern on this fragment
on our island.
What island?
It's Elixir Island.
We've been told that there's an entrance
to the Undersea City on our island.
Various signs
are carved on the rocks by the sea.
That might be the new clue.
If we can find the Undersea City,
my dad's wish will be accomplished.
It's great!
Finally, someone is looking for the Undersea City with me!
My parents passed away when I was little.
So I was raised by my grandfather.
I don't even know who my parents are.
Aren't you a member of the Tanka People?
Have some fish.
Take it.
Eat more so that you could have strength to go through the ghostly mist.
Ghostly mist？
To get to Elixir Island,
we must go through the ghostly mist set by Pirate Master.
Is this the ghostly mist?
Yes.
It's set by the Pirate King He Bo years ago.
It's freezing cold inside the ghostly mist,
which is like a tomb.
Nearly nothing can survive.
Then
how did you survive?
I stole the only two bottles of the Metacrinus Water on our island.
If one drinks one bottle of the water,
his inner fire will be strengthened.
And the body temperature will be maintained.
But now only one bottle is left.
Bian Haisheng.
Why is it so cold?
Bian Haisheng. Don't fall asleep.
Keep awake.
Let me tell you a story.
When I was little,
pirates often disturbed the peace of Elixir Island.
They came to rob the marine medicine.
The Pirate King was He Bo back then.
He was extremely cruel.
In order to forcibly occupy Elixir Island,
he created the ghostly mist
with the power of the Undersea City.
All around,
Elixir Island was blocked.
People outside can't come in,
and people inside can't go out.
Haisheng!
Bian Haisheng!
You,
you're getting really wild.
If you hadn't snuck out,
we would all be fine.
You even brought a stranger back.
Grandpa.
He saved me.
He was hit by an arrow when he saved me.
I couldn't leave him alone.
Nonsense.
I was just trying to
find a way to break the ghostly mist.
An Su.
You forgot how your parents died?
If anything happens to you, I...
Mr. An.
I think the boy is fine now.
I found this
on him.
The symbol on it
is the same as in the forbidden area.
Brother.
Brother. It's a gift for you.
Thanks.
Oh. You're awake.
Feeling better?
Don't be nervous.
I changed the bandage for you.
I‘ll be the nameless hero.
I won't tell anyone else.
Who are you?
Mr. Wu.
An Su.
You're awake.
I forgot that.
I brought you some clothes
and food.
This is the Elixir Island?
Yes.
Thanks to Mr. Wu. He operated on you
and took out the arrowhead,
otherwise you wouldn't have recovered so quickly.
Bian Haisheng
thanks Mr. Wu for help.
Mr. Wu is experienced and knowledgeable.
He is a great scholar.
He knows everything of this island.
That's too much.
I just like to study history.
Haisheng is here to find the Undersea City, too.
Really?
Yes.
Then we can talk about it deeply.
By the way,
I have something here.
Maybe it can help you.
The pattern in this
is the same as the one I picked up.
This is the diary of He Bo, the Pirate King.
Many of the words and symbols in the text
[The entrance is under the big ship. The secret is in the relics.]
should be from ancient civilizations.
The entrance is under the big ship.
He Bo must have been to Elixir Island.
Then the secret of the Undersea City
must be on the island.
Yes.
This is where we worship.
An Su.
Where did you say the symbol on the island
that is similar to gold piece pattern?
It's behind Brokearm Mountain.
That's Brokearm Mountain.
The gold piece
has something to do with He Bo, the Pirate King.
According to my research,
long long ago,
the Undersea City was floating on the sea.
Are there any boats docking near here?
Where is the bow it mentioned?
No.
Since the ghostly mist fog sealed off Elixir Island,
no ships have been able to enter.
I've been here for 10 years,
and I haven't seen any special ships.
Here.
What?
Fruit.
Is it edible?
You never ate it before?
I'll eat.
Hey.
Bite here.
Delicious.
Fire.
Get ready to go through the ghostly mist.
Get ready to light the fire and go through the ghostly mist.
Hey. Hurry up!
I've never seen
a big boat since I was a kid.
Diary.
I've searched the whole Elixir Island,
but I just couldn't find the entrance.
The secret is in the relics.
The entrance is under the big ship.
What?
What is next to the blue hole?
That's our forbidden area.
I find it.
Where?
Look at it!
There.
Really!
I see it.
It is a ship.
Maybe the entrance
is under this blue hole.
I feel it.
The Undersea City.
The water is running.
There's a passage in it.
Quick.
He Bo had been here.
According to the diary,
this is the entrance.
Yes.
This should be a man-made passage.
How should we go through it?
Haisheng, Haisheng, wait.
Father.
Take me to play.
The cave is flooded.
Run! Run!
Go.
I found it.
I found the map.
Come and see.
It must be He Bo.
He Bo left it.
The whole ocean is carved here.
Look. This is the North Sea.
The East Sea.
Look at the symbol.
Ah.
It must be the symbol of the Undersea City.
If this
is the land,
then this
but be the Undersea City.
I found it!
I found it. I found it.
An Su. Look.
Bian Haisheng.
Who are you?
Only my son
can open the sea eye.
Who are you?
Why can you release the ghostly mist?
Who are you?
Remember,
only you can open the sea eye.
I made this sign when I was a kid.
Pirate.
You're one of them.
He Bo brought me here.
Pirates all have pirate tattoos on their arms.
No wonder you're always in bandages.
You've been lying to me.
No. I didn't lie to you.
I'm not a pirate.
I grew up in the Tanka Village.
I've had this tattoo since I was very young.
I don't know who is He Bo.
Trust me.
Why are you using me?
No.
An Su.
Haisheng.
An Su will be fine.
Pirates are coming.
You have the same temper
as your father.
My name is Sawda.
I followed your father to travel everywhere.
Your real name is
He Dongsheng.
My father is Bian Hailong.
The tattoo on your arm
is the best proof.
We've found the location of the Undersea City.
Now
only you can open the sea eye to the Undersea City.
They can't accept a pirate.
Thank you for bringing us here.
Little pirate.
What's going on?
How could you do this to island owner An?
How dare you!
Michiko.
Step back.
An Su.
I'm late.
Now that we know the location of the Undersea City,
I won't hurt anyone on Elixir Island.
I'll let them
Now,
together,
we leave immediately.
Believe me An Su.
I have never known this Mr. Wu.
You're all lying to me.
Listen to me please.
Stop it!
What are you doing? Step back!
Step back! Step back!
Take it easy, everyone.
We're leaving now.
Thank you for looking out for me
all these years, everybody!
Sorry for all the trouble.
Let's go.
You can't stay at Elixir Island anymore.
Don't be stupid.
Go!
I hate you.
Beat it!
Get out of here, you pirate!
Get out of here!
Go to hell!
Leave! Now!
Welcome, brother.
This is not just a golden armor.
It was your father's.
It's God's will that
you were able to find it.
How did he die?
How did He Bo die?
How did He Bo die exactly?
He was killed by pirates.
Who did it?
I did.
Everyone of us on the ship.
You betrayed He Bo.
You killed him.
No.
It was him who betrayed us.
He defied our rules.
Back then, we lost so many of our brothers,
trying to find the Undersea City.
When we finally did,
he said we need to destroy it
for the sake of peace for the world.
He just wanted the power of the Undersea City all to himself.
We are all pirates.
We have the same tattoos.
There's no peace for the world
but his selfishness.
So you killed him.
Yes.
Because we can't let him destroy the Undersea City.
And we need the power of the city to protect ourselves.
How can you have a peaceful life
once you became a pirate?
There are only burning, killing, looting,
and life-or-death battles.
A general's achievement is built upon the white bones of thousands of soldiers.
That is the destiny of pirates.
In Tanka Village, who doesn't recognize
this tattoo?
This is the symbol of pirates.
Pirates.
You've been lying to me.
You have this tattoo.
You won't be accepted by the Tanka People
when you're a grown man.
I hate you.
But I'm never a pirate.
I wasn't given the choice my whole life.
You killed my father
and left me in Tanka Village by myself.
Everyone hated me
because of my tattoo.
Everyone scorned me.
I don't want to be a bad guy,
and I don't want to be a pirate.
You've got no father, no mother, no siblings.
No one would want you even if you're not a pirate.
Remember,
being a pirate is in your blood,
a fact that you could never change.
But if you've got the power,
you're the king.
We will be invincible
when we find the Undersea City.
To hell with those
who've hated you,
scorned you!
I'm opening the sea eye.
I am An Su,
the new owner of the Elixir Island.
You must all know An Ruowen,
who died three days ago.
He was killed by the pirates,
after having guarded the ghostly mist for more than a decade.
Before his death, he asked me to protect the Elixir Island
and its residents.
Don't ever leave here please.
For more than a decade,
he has been taking good care of the Elixir Island.
He never wanted to believe that
every year there are young people getting out of here by boat,
to see the world outside.
They disappeared in the ghostly mist and never came back.
Today I'm here
to break the ghostly mist.
There's only one person who can do this.
It's your son.
Bian Haisheng.
The Tanka People are not gonna risk their lives for a pirate.
Please leave.
Brother Long,
we can't let you die again for that trouble maker.
You can't go.
Do you know
what I saw under the sea,
when I was almost dead from drowning?
I saw this place,
Tanka Village.
It doesn't matter
whether you consider Haisheng one of your own.
He always thinks of this place as his home.
Even if I can't save Haisheng,
I'm gonna take him home,
dead or alive.
Dafu,
when you were seven you fell into the water.
I jumped into the sea, and saved you,
which left me this. Remember?
Er Zhu,
that year when the pirates attacked us,
you wanted to be the hero and fought against them,
but you failed.
This burn is an injury
from saving those children
from the fire.
Do you remember that?
Hai Sheng was brought here by me.
You can hate him
because of his identity.
You can laugh at him,
but you should not abandon him.
You and he are the same,
because you all grew up here.
I,
Bian Hailong,
is Haisheng's father.
This time,
I'm not saving a pirate,
I'm saving my son.
The Undersea City is ahead. We're close.
Let me open the sea eye.
Finally we're here.
Attention, everyone!
At full sail!
Hey, look!
Is that the sea eye?
The sea...the sea eye.
It's the sea eye.
It really is the sea eye!
It's open! It's open now!
Finally we're here.
I can feel the power already.
The Undersea City is about to be unveiled.
He Dongsheng,
do you see this?
The power is tremendous.
Report.
An unidentified ship is coming toward us
from the left behind.
Fire the portside cannon.
Go as course. To the sea eye.
At full speed!
Go as course. At full speed!
Report.
There's something in the water, on the right front.
It's the sea monster, the sea monster!
There is the sea monster in the sea.
Look. It's there.
It's getting more and more exciting.
If we don't change the direction,
that boat is about to hit us.
It's just a small fishing boat.
No need to worry.
Keep sailing in this direction.
We are arriving at the bottom of the sea eye.
Hurry up.
Get prepared. I'm entering the sea eye.
Haisheng, we are here.
Why are you here?
Taking you home.
Stop.
Haisheng.
I shouldn't turn around and run away that day.
I should have rushed to the ship
and fought the pirates to the death like today.
With your ability?
You are risking your neck.
He Dongsheng.
We need to kill these undersea treasure hunters first.
Haisheng.
Bian Haisheng.
Haisheng.
My name is He Dongsheng.
I don't care whether you are He Dongsheng or Bian Haisheng.
You are you. I believe you.
Leave.
I'm about to find the Undersea City.
Bian Haisheng.
Only you can save Elixir Island.
Grandpa told me the truth before passing away.
Sawda is making use of you.
He Bo is not bad.
He intended to protect the peace of the sea.
He is the nice guy.
He Bo is never my father.
My real father has died.
I only want to have the power of the Undersea City
and protect everything I want to protect.
Haisheng.
Dad.
What's the situation?
I'm not dead.
I just can't find you.
But I saw you be eaten by the sea monster.
I thought you...
The sea monster didn't eat me
but lifted me to the surface of water.
It didn't hurt me.
Dad.
This is the treasure I got in the sea eye.
It's made of gold.
I'm a real undersea treasure hunter now.
Great.
Great undersea treasure hunter.
I know you can make it.
I'm proud of you.
Let's go back home.
Let's go.
It's destiny.
With this pistol,
I killed He Bo.
And today,
I used it to kill your father.
Dad.
Give us the Undersea City.
How dare you try to destroy the Undersea City!
Why?
As long as I'm here,
nobody can get the Undersea City.
Dafu.
Let's go.
Everybody, leave quickly!
There's no much time!
Everybody leave quickly!
You leave first.
Take my dad back to Family Xu.
I will try to stop Sawda.
OK. Leave him to us.
An Su.
You are so weak.
I must go to the Undersea City.
Don't go, Bian Haisheng.
I will accomplish
what my dad didn't finish.
To stop Sawda.
The power of the Undersea City
cannot be left to his hand.
An Su,
wait for me.
Haisheng.
He Dongsheng.
Look.
This is how He Bo gained his strength before.
Amazing!
I feel like I've been reborn.
I really don't understand
why he wanted to destroy it back then.
He Bo just didn't want
the power to fall into the hands of people like you.
Like me?
I was the one who followed his campaign for twenty years.
This world is supposed to be
all about power.
He Bo conquered for twenty years,
not to conquer anyone with power,
but to protect anyone with power.
You are so naive!
Come.
I'll show you
what power is.
Haisheng.
You want to
break this pillar?
Self-importance.
Strength is everything.
You and your father are so naive.
You won't be able to stop me.
Give it up.
I am the king.
Haisheng.
What happened?
Why? Why?
Where is my power?
Are you crazy?
If Stonehenge is destroyed,
neither you nor I will return alive.
Stop it.
Don't do this.
It's fine.
Haisheng.
Bian Haisheng.
Haisheng.
Bian Haisheng.
You said you'd be back.
No lying.
Haisheng.
Haisheng. Haisheng is there.
Haisheng.
An Su.
I'm back.
Little pirate,
here you go.
Haisheng.
From now on, will you go wherever I go?
Of course.
If I jump now,
will you jump too?
Yes, if you do.
Hey! An Su!
You really jump?
Bian Haisheng.
You're lying again.
The world is never short of children
who are looking for themselves.
The spirit of adventure is in everyone's heart
to a greater or lesser extent.
Bravery,
exploration,
tenacity
and freedom.
And we are
the children of the sea.
[The Forbidden Depths]
♫The unknown is never far♫
♫Witness the adventures of the world♫
♫The Age of Radiance♫
♫Shine in infinite colours♫
♫Search for blooms in the shimmering light♫
♫Wait for an irregular future♫
♫To love♫
♫Step through the wind and waves without fear of dangers♫
♫The ocean is blue♫
♫Chase the moon and star spots♫
♫With light at your side♫
♫Come with a dream, undaunted by the darkness against the current♫
♫Dive into the waves of infinity♫
♫To find the deepest buried ordinariness in time♫
♫Guard you through the raging flames♫
♫Rise to the challenge of the wind and waves♫
♫Redefine this world♫
♫Become brave because of love♫
♫Life is vast.♫
♫The unknown is never far♫
♫Witness the adventures of the world♫
♫The Age of Radiance♫
♫Shine in infinite colours♫
♫Search for blooms in the shimmering light♫
♫Wait for an irregular future♫
♫To love♫
♫Step through the wind and waves without fear of dangers♫
♫The ocean is blue♫
♫Chase the moon and star spots♫
♫With light at your side♫
♫Come with a dream, undaunted by the darkness against the current♫
♫Dive into the waves of infinity♫
♫To find the deepest buried ordinariness in time♫
♫Guard you through the raging flames♫
♫Rise to the challenge of the wind and waves♫
♫Redefine this world♫
♫Become brave because of love♫
♫Life is vast♫
♫Redefine this world♫
♫Become brave because of love♫
♫Guard you through the raging flames♫
♫Rise to the challenge of the wind and waves♫
♫Redefine this world♫
♫Become brave because of love♫
♫Life is vast♫