Episode 3
Fo Ye, we've gone round the entire town
It's too desolate here
Fo Ye, look!
There are two lanterns that have been lit up right in front
That's weird
Didn't everyone flee this place already?
This is near the mines afterall
It is possible that some young and strong guys would continue to stay here
This place is deserted and there are no inns
There are only shophouses like these
Smells good
Looks like, we can only stay here for the night
Fo Ye, there are people cooking inside!
Let's go
You., are not afraid?
Fo Ye
Why can't the two of you think about it too!
We have been walking all this while and we didn't find a single clue!
We finally stumbled on some people who are cooking
We can go in and try to get close to them
Who knows, we might get some information from them too
The enemy's situation is still unknown to us
It would be dangerous to go in
You might not even get any information you want
And get killed by them instead
Fo Ye, don't lie to me already
With both you and Lieutenant Zhang around
Both of you will definitely protect me
We have done business together for so long
This is the first time we aren't allowed to inspect the goods
Yes! Right! We need to inspect the goods!
Why make noise? Our Boss has said this
If you want these goods, you need to buy the whole lot
We don't have the time
To allow you to be fussy
Yes
We came here because of Er Ye
He wasn't like this when he was doing business in the past
Who set these rules!
That's right! Who set these rules!
I set them!
Boss, Boss Chen, Boss Chen
Have you made a loss in the past?
No, no
Boss, you play your cards well
We import top quality goods
Ever since you've taken over the role as the sub-boss of the pier
We have earned a lot, right?
Yes yes yes
Yes, Boss Chen
You are well-known for your reputation
All of us
Have come here, hearing your reputation, for new interesting goods
But if we aren't allowed to inspect the goods, it's really a little
I've already inspected them
I, Chen Pi, am the rules here
If you don't want to deal, the door is over there
Forget it, I will buy, I buy
Yes
This is the bronze horse from the Wei-Jin period
Longquan Porcelain
This is the bronze flowerpot
A rare good
Taking a closer look
Why have I noticed a problem
If it's the bronze horse from the Wei-Jin period
Is the colour a little too bright?
This bronze horse is well-kept
Of course it will look a little more exquisite
No no no, I've noticed that this colour
Is only added later
How dare you doubt me!
This bronze horse was sealed and kept in the tomb for long
It has thousand years of history
Is much better than those things that you get elsewhere
Which has traded hands countless of times!
You had better take a proper look at it
Boss Chen, please cool down, cool down
He is looking closely at it
This is also our industry's rules
But you have been providing good items all this while
Those poor quality goods that we saw in the past
Can't be compared to yours. Boss
It's true, it's true
Yes, Boss Chen
My eyes are to be blamed
How's this, I will buy all the goods behind me
I want all
No no no, I want this box, I want it
Come come come, I want the bottom box
The bottom box is mine!
Look at this, it's too exquisite
Boss Chen, this is a treasured good
You are so amazing,you are so amazing
Boss Chen
We will follow you in the future
To strike it rich, to earn big money
Yes yes yes
Next time, we will count on Boss Chen
To strike it rich with Boss Chen
I, Chen Pi, am the king of tombs
The things in the tombs are all mine
Yes, Boss Chen
With your fame now
And that you are Er Ye's subordinate
It's such a waste of talent
In the antiques' world of Changsha
Who doesn't know your name
Everybody is fighting for a chance to work with you!
I think
With your current fame
Is much greater than the fame that Er Ye had then
You are right
What you said is right
How is Er Ye comparable to Boss Chen
That Er Yue Hong should have been taken out ages ago
He should not be in this business
Others do not dare venture into this grave-digging industry
Only Boss Chen can uphold this position
You really are able to get all that you want
In the future, you should just set up your own business under your own name
Who cares about him?! Right?
I am already doing it alone
This is my territory
Look at my mouth
I fail to recognise such a great person
So, this territory belongs to Boss Chen?
Look at your character
You are softhearted
That you are still leaving some leeway for Er Yue Hong
If it was somebody else
The territory would have been long snatched
And his wife would have been snatched away too
How dare a bunch of trash like you
Speak about my Master and Mistress?!
Today, leave your money behind
But you can only take away half of the goods
Boss Chen, spare our lives
If I hear you say a single bad word about my Master and Mistress in the future again
You will end up like him
We wouldn't dare, we dare not do it again
(Hong Mansion)
An Yon Hostel
Brothers
We are lucky to pass by this good place
We are really hungry
We hope that Big Brothers are willing to do us a favour
Da-Ge, come, take this
This money, is worth a different amount each day
Who dares to take it?
Then this?
It's not that we don't want it
Look at what's inside the pot
It is not even enough for us
Understood! Understood!
Give me, quickly!
Come, come, come, brother
I will give you all of this
We just want some soup in-exchange
Don't blow on it, these are all real!
Sure, let us all eat together
Thank you, thank you
Quickly take a sit, quickly take a sit
Chen Pi, what happened?
What did you do again to upset your Master?
How old are you already
To be still acting like a child
Still throwing a child's tantrum
What is this?
I bought this from the black market
It looked pretty
And I wanted to give this to Mistress
But, I got caught by Master
something that was bought from the black market
#unrecognized text#
He said that I broke the rules
He did not allow me to give it to Mistress
And even destroyed this hairpin
I do not know about your rules
But whatever that Er Ye said
He naturally has his own reasons to
Why be hard on yourself over those rules?
Why is Mistress like this as well?
What stupid rules?
What unknown origins?
Even if it were dug out from the tomb, so what?
In our mansion
How many things, of unknown origins, do we have?
This clearly is Master just giving me a hard time!
Really delicious!
Let me tell you
Cooking ever thin to ether like this
That's what's the best
We eat it like this back in our hometown as well
What is this called?
This is called "random stew" right?
This brother knows his stuff well
Don't you say
We are lucky to have met the three of you today
If not, we would be starving
It's okay, eat more!
Okay
Oh right, that...
We've walked this far
And realised that this village is quite desolate
Are you all from this village?
We aren't from here
Who is willing to stay in this place where not even a bird would land at?
There isn't even food here
Yes
Nowadays, it is the same wherever you go
It has been hard on you
We have no choice, trying to make a living
It is difficult to stay alive in this world
It is the same wherever you go
Then, could I ask
What do you do for a living?
Just some random jobs, randomly trying our luck
Waiting for the mine to give us information
Still have to depend on the gods for our meals
Then, have you all seen a train drive past here?
And in the train, it holds
We are all labourers in the village
We've not seen any train
Brothers, we are done with our meals
We will quickly turn in for the night
You can slowly have your meals
Thank you, we are off
How is it?
Normal people who hear us talk about the train
Will definitely be curious
But look at those three
I think that those inside the house are certainly questionable too
Fo Ye, what kind of society is this today?
We can't even buy food with money
Fo Ye, you say
Do you think that these people are Japan
Sleep, sleep
Don't disturb the others who are sleeping
Sure, sure, sure
Let's go
Fo Ye, there seems to be something fishy about this whole thing
The fog is getting thicker and thicker over here
Let's go
Protect Ba Ye
Yes, Sir
Wait for me!
Be careful!
Fo Ye, these people are so elusive
It won't be easy to deal with them
You cowards!!!
Come and fight if us if you dare!!
What sort of hero are you if you are hiding there??
Being born in a period of wars
It is impossible to avoid fierce rivalries
Heaven and Earth are huge
And there are people worshipping them together
Helpless in the face of life and death
If you neglect your duties you will need to leave
You are here, I am here
Fighting for our future
Get up
/ Get up get up
Blood is surging
Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them
Let us hold our head up high with no fear
No matter how much rights and wrongs there are
I want you to look at me
Don't retreat
Don't move!
You can't run you bastard!
So you thought that we would end up flustered?
Let me tell you guys this!
This is called a scheme!
I was simply just trying to divert your attention on purpose!
So that Fo Ye could seize the chance to catch you guys!
Our Fo Ye, has extraordinary vision!
He can see even when shrouded with all this fog!
Speak! Who are you?!
We... we are villagers
Villagers?
You guys are very smart indeed
The clothes you wear and your mannerisms, really resemble villagers
But your shoes gave you away
A flaw in your plans
To make it an easy getaway
Your shoes were neatly placed
This isn't what an ordinary villager would do
Tell me
What is going on with the train?
Fo Ye, you mean they died just like that?
Fo Ye, they have poisoned themselves
The poison pill was hidden behind their teeth
One bite and it will break
They can even pull this off?!
We just found a clue
And it's gone just like that!
There is definitely something odd about this place
If not they wouldn't have revolted here
Fo Ye, why don't I have a look then?
What is going on?
Fo Ye, look!
This compass is not working
There must be something interfering with the compass
Look for it
Yes, Sir
Fo Ye
Smart
Look
So, not only did the Japanese restore the old railway tracks
They even built a new set of tracks leading into the mountain!
Looks like the material of these tracks
Were probably extracted from the mines
I'm not sure why
But they still possess some magnetic properties
No wonder my compass is spoiled!
Careful consideration for the fengshui of the tombs are often given
With land behind it and water in front
Even though we've not seen a single water channel after all this walking
But through Changsha's historical records
We know that there used to be a small stream here
The only thing is, it dried up over the years /
Looking at this place, the peaks of the mountains are behind
And there are range after range of green hills
It should be a good place for a tomb
Fo Ye, there must be a tomb here
There are few signs of human habitation here
The location of the tomb is hidden
The Japanese are probably conducting their secret experiments here
Hello, this is Er Ye's performance programme for today
Later when he's finished performing
And is resting backstage
Then I'll bring you to see him
Thank you
This person's name is Ryouko Tanaka
She is the head of Japan's special agents
Hiding a secret that cannot be divulged, she arrived in Changsha
Her movements
Have a tightly-woven relationship with the mines
Er Ye
What's wrong?
I'm really sorry
The new servants don't know how to behave
And were bought over by the Japanese
Japanese?
Yes
They've come many times now
We've acted according to Er Ye's instructions
And stopped them
We didn't think that this time
They actually bought over our servants
Trying to make their way in
They really won't stop at anything but death
Er Ye, should I, find some of my brothers
And deal with the two Japanese?
Currently the situation is in turmoil
I don't want to cause more trouble
Just say that I have already returned to the mansion to rest
I don't believe that they'll dare to chase me to my mansion
Yes
Oh yes
That manservant
That, I'll go deal with it
In the future, I will not let him appear again
At the same time, remind those two Japanese
Teach them the rules
Yes
Great, great!
Stop there
M-manager
Manager, please forgive me this time
Take him away
Yes
Manager, forgive me this time, manager!
Our Er Ye asked me to pass a message on
He's already returned to the mansion to rest
Please leave
Er Ye's left?
Why didn't we see that?
Aren't you getting too involved in something that isn't your business?
China has an ancient saying
Which is to say that things don't happen more than three times
You've already come up to the door a few times now
Er Ye has put up with it
This time, you made a move against our people
Er Ye is generous, and didn't pursue the matter
If there is a next time
This will not be so simple
You've misunderstood
We're here to look for Er Ye
Without ill intentions
We just want to ask him to help
Whatever the reason is that you are looking for Er Ye
You know it clearly in your hearts
Our Er Ye acts honourably
He will not be associated with you
Er Ye has never seen us before
And passing such a judgement (on us)
Is that not rather biased?
You striking up a rivalry here with me is entirely meaningless
Er Ye has already made up his mind
Please leave
What shall we do?
We've been busying ourselves for so long
And didn't even see Er Yue Hong's face
How do we report back to Mr Hendry?
He is deliberately refusing to see us
Then there's nothing we can do
We can't run up to his mansion, can we?
Er Ye is Changsha's notable family
His family business is great
Even if we go, we are unlikely to be able to meet him
The key is that we can't use power to fight power
Mr Cox Hendry's purpose
Is to get Er Yue Hong to co-operate with us
And not to make an enemy of him
It seems like Mr Cox Hendry's goal
Might be hard to be accomplished
That's right
Earlier, that manager already made himself very clear
But what does a theatre manager know?
He's definitely received Er Yue Hong's wishes
It seems like going to look for Er Yue Hong directly is impossible
I remember he has a favourite protege called Chen Pi
Since Hong Mansion's doors won't open to our knocking
We have to find another way
Chen Pi?
Will he see us?
That won't be up to him
Ever since his Mistress fell ill
He has been thinking of every way possible to help treat his Mistress
Don't forget
We have something that he wants
Er Yue Hong won't bite the bait
But I don't believe that he won't care
(Tongqin Harbour)
Do you really have medicine?
Yes
An elixir from overseas
Guaranteed to cure a hundred ailments
Is this true?
Absolutely true
Okay, what do you want?
As long as it's something from the tombs
Speak freely, you can have anything
I've long heard that Boss Chen
Is skilled at robbing graves
I'm impressed, impressed
But this time
Our request is very simple
Just convey a message, that will do
What message?
We greatly respect your Master Er Yue Hong
You're his disciple
We hope that you will recommend us
As long as your Master agrees to work with us
The elixir will immediately
Be presented to him with both hands
You want to seek my Master?
That's right
Er Yue Hong is an Upper Three Gate of the Nine Gates
It is inconvenient for us to go forth just so
We hope that Boss Chen will help to match us together
Don't think that just because you're a woman
I dare not kill you
You have obviously gone to the opera theatre
And still say that you dare not go forth just so
You think that I will see anyone whom my Master refuses to see?
Mister Chen
Do you not want the medicine?
You're really despicable filth
What kind of people we are isn't important
The medicine just has to be effective, isn't it?
Actually you're just conveying a message
There is no loss (to you)
As long as your Master is willing to work with us
Your Mistress
Will be saved
Okay
Today I'll let you off first
But if you don't have the medicine for my Mistress
I will make you regret the day you were born
(Hong Mansion)
Er Ye
How do you feel today?
Quite well
I saw that the weather wasn't bad
So I came out for a walk
That's good
I've come out for a quite a while now
I'm a little tired
I want to go back and rest
I'll send you back
That's okay
You have things to do, you do them first
I still have Tao Hua to keep me company
Okay
Take good care of Madame
Okay
Then I'll go over first
Something is definitely wrong
Er Ye has been running to his private room everyday these few days
Madame, Er Ye is very skilled
He'll definitely be okay
Don't worry
Mistress
Mistress, are you okay?
I'm okay
Why are you here alone?
I'm okay
Isn't it because I saw that your Master
Being alone in his private room for so long
He should be hungry in a while
I wanted to make a bowl of noodles for him
Mistress
Has your illness gotten worse again?
No
I came out because I had the strength to!
Are you hungry?
Shall I make a bowl for you too?
Mistress
I'm not Master
There's no need to hide from me
I'm not hiding from you
When will you change your temper?
Mistress, I- I know
You're ill, go back to your room to rest
Then these noodles
It's okay
I'll just say that I was hungry
And came to the kitchen to look for something to eat
And I accidentally broke the bowl
I'll send you back to your room to rest first
It's okay, I can do that myself
Help me., clean this up then
Okay, you go back then
Fo Ye, I can't do this anymore
I really miss my little donkey
What was that about not being too conspicuous?
And you insisted on tying him at the town
We won't be back in so long
We don't even know if it'll be stolen by someone
Fo Ye
Fo Ye, Fo Ye I can't do this
I really can't walk any further
I have to rest a while
My legs are about to fall off from walking
Look here, it's all barren
There isn't even a shadow of a person
How could there be leads?
Aiyo, my goodness
What's wrong?
Look at this
These tracks should be newly made
It has the marks of a train passing by
It seems like we've come to the right place
This is an obviously barren stretch
No one should have come here in a long time
How could there be marks?
I don't know this either
We have to ask the Japanese
There's someone!
Fo Ye, there's someone
Ba Ye, where is there someone?
You didn't run into a ghost did you?
There needs to be a ghost for me to run into them right?
Fo Ye, did you see that earlier?
No I didn't
I'll go have a look
Did I really run into something evil?
Fo Ye wait for me!
Fo Ye wait for me, you!
Eh Fo Ye!
Look!
How did we chase him into a village?
Where is he?
I'll go chase him
There's no need
This old man is so familiar with this place
He definitely lives here
And the paths are complicated
There's no point in us chasing him down
Then what should we do now?
If we can't catch him, we'll wait