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Reunion: Escape from the Monstrous Snake
A blind rescuer and a leader’s daughter venture into a perilous jungle to find a missing expedition, facing monstrous creatures and forging a steadfast friendship through danger and mystery.

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🍿 FORMAT
Movie (🎞️)
✨ TITLE
Reunion: Escape from the Monstrous Snake
🎭 ALTERNATIVE TITLE
重启之蛇骨佛蜕, Reunion: The Snake Bone Buddha
🌎 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
China (Mainland)
🕵️ DETECTIVE(S)
Hei Yanjing
📕 MYSTERY SERIES
The Grave Robber Chronicles (aka The Lost Tomb)
✅ SHOW STATUS
Completed
#️⃣️ SEASONS OR EPISODES
N/A – Side Story to the Reunion: Sound of Providence Series
🗓️ AIRED / RELEASED
2021
⏳AVERAGE DURATION
1 hr and 28 min
🔄 ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Chinese
Content Rating
🔥 OFFICIAL RATING
Not Rated
⚔️ VIOLENCE
Moderate
🫣 FOUL LANGUAGE
Mild
💋 SEXUAL CONTENT
None
💯 OVERALL ASSESSMENT
Teen Friendly
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Genres & Themes
Plot
The story kicks off when Hei Yanjing, a blind but highly skilled explorer, is hired by a wealthy foreign patron to locate a specialized archaeological team that vanished while searching for an ancient relic. His investigation leads him to a remote, overgrown region of Cambodia filled with decaying monuments and sacred ruins. As he leads a ragtag group of rescuers into the heart of the forest, they discover that the previous expedition didn’t just get lost. . . they were hunted by the jungle itself, which is inhabited by mutated, man-eating flora and fauna.
The team eventually uncovers a hidden underground temple dedicated to an ancient serpent cult, where a colossal monstrous snake serves as the ultimate guardian. To survive the “Relic of the Snake Bone,” Hei Yanjing must navigate pitch-black tunnels and hallucinogenic spores while protecting the surviving members of the original team. The film highlights his supernatural combat reflexes and tactical brilliance as he uses his failing vision to his advantage, culminating in a desperate battle against the giant serpent to prevent a prehistoric curse from escaping the jungle.
Based On A Book
The Grave Robber Chronicles (盗墓笔记)

✏️ Author: Xu Lei (Nan Pai San Shu)
📅 Publication Date: 2007
#️⃣ There are many prequel, sequel, and side stories in the Grave Robber Chronicles universe, but this show is particularly a side story based on characters from one of the larger sequels (Chongqi 2).
The best place to find information about the original Chinese edition and the direct translation by Merebear is the translator’s website here. The first few volumes of the main story has been adapted into a series of English Translated volumes and one graphic novel.
⚠️ Please Note: The shows do not directly align with either the original Chinese or the English editions. Nor do the English editions directly align with the original Chinese. Parts are spliced together, cut out, or otherwise edited to create the various adaptations.
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Cast

Hei Yan Jing
Played by Baron Chen
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