Episode 7
(Brother Qi Shan, confidential)
(Hong Mansion)
Master, you were looking for me?
Come, sit
Help me do something
Help me to hand this letter to Zhang Da Fo Ye
But do not under any circumstances tell him that I sent it
Just do as I say
Okay, Master
Go then
You're looking for me again so quickly
You've investigated it all clearly?
I guess so
Mr. Chen handles things efficiently, as expected
Then speak
Mr Chen
Do you think..
That we're making a business transaction here?
Of course
Since we are making a business transaction
Then I should meet the buyer at least, right?
I can be his authorised representative
Who the hell are you?
It seems like Mr. Chen really does have reliable information
If you don't believe me, forget it
With valuable goods, there's no worry that they won't be sold
Hang on
Please follow me
Mr. Chen please wait a moment
I'll go invite our boss now
I'll kill you
By killing one, I'll break even
If I kill two, I'll make a profit
Come on!
Mr. Chen...
Is an outstanding young person, as expected
Your skills are so remarkable
Who are you?!
I am. Cox Hendry
Earlier, it was just a misconception
Then you're the boss here?
You could say that
Mr. Chen is our distinguished guest
You aren't to be disrespectful!
What are you up to?
We heard that Mr. Chen, you
Lived independently from a young age
Hoping to exceed others in skill
You must definitely be good
Today, having met you, you are exceptional as expected
Your lightness of movement
Is really at the highest level of perfection
I think you just want to kill me directly
And get the things you want
A misunderstanding, misunderstanding
Mr. Chen's skilled fighting abilities
These people are no match for you at all
I guess you are discerning
It seems like towards women
Mr. Chen is rather skilled as well
Serves her right!
Do you have something you want to say?
Let's speak in private
Please
The things I asked you to find out
Have you investigated it clearly?
Don't be so hasty
Shouldn't we discuss the price of this first?
I'm skilled in medical pharmacology
Your Mistress' illness, I'll take responsibility for it
Wasn't this the price you offered?
Yes, I do want to treat my Mistress
But can you do it?
The key to the illness, is using the right treatment for the disease
Chinese and Western medicine are both this way
In America
I previously treated patients with illnesses far stranger than your Mistress'
Furthermore, I know many doctors skilled in foreign medical sciences
They too, can help me to treat your Mistress
Your words sound more beautiful than a singing voice
Mr. Cox Hendry, when the time comes
Don't be like those supposed miracle doctors
And back down
Mr. Chen, I guarantee
That as long as you cooperate with me
I will do my all
Until I treat your Mistress1 illness
And I have a miracle drug
That will definitely take effect once taken
This medication has been approved by international medical sciences
Stop chatting about that nonsense to me
Being able to treat illnesses is real skill
How about this
Earlier she was hurt quite seriously by you
I'll treat her
You can see the effect of that
Then treat one and let me have a look
Okay
Very quickly, very quickly
Okay
The effect of this medication
Is very miraculous
After injecting it
You will be able to see the result very quickly
Miss, please stand up
See if it still hurts to walk
It really doesn't hurt anymore
It seems like it really does have some effect
That's of course
Then let your Mistress try it?
This is the latest miracle drug
In our country
It is more valuable than gold
In order to treat my Mistress
Even a ton of gold would be worth spending
When shall I treat your Mistress?
Who knows, when you treat my Mistress
Whether or not you will use this sort of medication that is more valuable than gold?
You people, have too many ulterior motives
And many people
Under the pretence of treating my Mistress
Want my Master to do things for them
The true intentions of others is unfathomable
When I treat your Mistress
Won't you be right next to me?
If anything goes wrong
You could kill me on the spot immediately
I definitely wouldn't have a word of complaint
Then I'll trust you this once
Okay
(Brother Qi Shan)
These words are written quite well
It has a style of the Han-Tang dynasties
You are still interested in the penmanship?
What are you laughing about?
I'm thinking
When Er Ye was writing up these materials
He put such great care into changing how his writing looked
Do you think Er Ye wrote this?
And only the people from his family have been into the mining cave
And died there without a clear cause
How could he not have looked into it?
That's true too
But I feel
That when it comes to that mining cave
He is hiding something
What is he hiding?
That, I'm not so clear about
Based on what the materials say
This time, we made a lucky escape
But if we continue investigating it further
We may not have such good fortune again
If even the Japanese could go down there
Why can't we?
What do you think is in there?
I can't work that out
Let's go to the mines again
AGAIN?!
Before going there
First, you'll go to the area surrounding it alone
And find out about the specific situation there
Fo Ye, the higher-ups sent a telegram
They will send an intelligence agent to assist in the work in Changsha
Which one?
Apparently, his surname is Lu
It's Lu Jian Xun
Fo Ye, you know him?
I'll go meet him
Fo Ye, what do you want to do?
Just instruct me
This person is not as simple as you imagine him to be
When you meet him, you'll understand
(Zhang Mansion)
Brother Qi Shan
Having not seen you in days
You don't look all that well
I haven't seen you in a long while
I was planning to send someone to go fetch you
There's no need
I've heard that Changsha hasn't been all that peaceful in recent days
And you are bearing an exceptionally heavy load yourself
I wouldn't want to trouble you to worry about me
Let's sit
Someone come, bring some tea!
Brother Qi Shan, no need for that
Please
Brother Lu, you coming this time
Was there a specific order from the higher-ups?
Now
The current situation is unstable, causing a general feeling of unease
The management of Changsha is very complicated
The higher-ups have sent me to come assist you
To make completely sound preparations
Reporting!
Chief, the documents awaiting approval are here
Do you not see there is a guest here?
Brother Qi Shan
You are busy with your official business
It is not convenient for me to disturb
Wait a moment
The tea has not arrived
Drink some tea before you go
You and I are brothers
there will be many days to come for us to do so
Brother Qi Shan
Then, I will bid farewell first
Take care
Fo Ye
Why does Chief Lu treat you like an intimate brother?
This is precisely this person's working style
He is not what he appears to be
His political views have always been different to mine
In dealing with someone like that
You can only deal with him, in the same way that he deals with you
In the future when you see someone like this, you have to be more careful
Is this for me?
Yes
Okay
Zhang Qi Shan, this defence chief
He is really too comfortable in that position
Whatever troops he wants he gets, whatever money he wants he gets
Chief there is no need to worry
He won't be this comfortable for much longer
Send someone to keep an eye on him
If there is any situation
Immediately report back to me
Yes, Chief
But this..
If discovered by him
With the higher-ups...
It might be hard to explain ourselves
As long as we find some dirt on him
There's nothing that would be hard to explain
Go then
Yes
Human-shaped cemetery
Fortune-telling, fortune-telling!
Accurate fortune-telling!
If it's not accurate, you need not pay!
Come and have your fortunes told
Don't want, don't want!
Come and have your fortunes told!
Master, take care of me
Come and have your fortunes told
I haven't begun business
If it's not accurate, you need not pay
It's alright, there's no money in my pocket
That lunatic on the mountains is too pitiful
He's always behaving crazily
I don't know if he has anything to eat now
A couple of days ago
I was preparing to go up the mountains to see him
And bring him some food
But in the end something happened at home
And I was delayed
Patrons
Is there anything you have lost?
Or any dreams you need explained?
Please help the poor
May I ask which temple are you practicing at now?
Oh, me?
I'm practising in Changsha's Dong Yue Palace
How's it? Will you have your fortunes told?
Priest, my little grandson fusses every night
And refuses to sleep
Aunty, don't be anxious first
Please give me your little grandson's
Eight Characters of Birth Time*
My little grandson's zodiac is the horse
Born on May 8 on the Gregorian calendar
Aunty, come
Take this amulet
And place it beneath the head of your little grandson's bed
After a few days
He won't fuss at night anymore
Aunty, Aunty
This time, I will not accept your money
If your little grandson stops fussing at night
When I pass by your house
You can just give me some food
Then, thank you Priest!
Thank you
Oh yes
That crazy beggar that you were talking about just now
Where can I find him?
You can just go outside the village
And walk towards the dilapidated temple five miles east
Usually if nothing's up, he will be staying there
Too pitiful, too pitiful
Alright, then thank you
Farewell
Mistress
This is...?
This is someone whom I've brought in for you, Mr. Cox Hendry
Who's very good at treating incurable diseases
Greetings mister
Greetings
Thank you Chen Pi
For my matters
You have always put in all your heart
As long as Mistress's illness can be cured
I will do anything
Please have a seat. Mister
Thank you
Mr. Cox Hendry heard of your condition
And specially came to see you
Thank you, Mr. Cox Hendry
You are welcome Madame
Mr. Chen's family are my friends too
Madame, please roll up your sleeves
Okay
Madame, please open your mouth
Madame, do you suffer from loss of appetite?
And feel weak when you wake up early?
And no matter how much you sleep you feel tired in your heart
In the afternoons you become drowsy
But when you do sleep you are unable to sleep soundly
You often wake up from a nightmare
And your body often feels., sore?
Yes..
It is exactly as you say
Chen Pi
This Mister is really great
One look and he knows everything
Mr. Cox Hendry
Then for my Mistress's illness, how should it be treated?
Madame, your illness is
Excessive exhaustion and anxiety
Causing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
This syndrome that you mentioned
Is it difficult to treat?
It's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Perhaps it might be what your country calls..
Body weakness!
Body weakness?
It's similar
I have here a miracle drug that can cure this illness
I guarantee that results can be seen immediately
But, if it is really body weakness
Would it hurt so much?
Madame
Your condition is more serious
However, after taking this drug
These symptoms will..
Disappear
Wonderful!
Mistress's illness can be cured!
Chen Pi
How old are you
You're still like a child
This is the miracle drug for treating this illness
It needs to administered by intravenous injection
Madame, you need to endure it
It will hurt a little
Okay, it's done
Okay
Mistress, how do you feel?
It really doesn't hurt anymore
Really?
/ As long as it can cure Mistress's illness that is good
Mr. Cox Hendry
Thank you
What is there to thank for?
But Madame's condition is serious
I'm afraid she must use the drug often
This is two months' worth of medicine and syringes
The method of injecting is the one I used just now
I will teach you later
Thank you
Mr. Cox Hendry
I have troubled you
Madame, you do not need to be so courteous
Mr. Chen is my friend
Madame
If you feel any discomfort in the future
You can look for me anytime
Thank you Mister
Oh yes Chen Pi
Please see him out on my behalf
Okay
Mister, please
See you again
Madame, are you really fine now?
Really fine
Mr. Cox Hendry
Thank you very much this time
When you're free, come to my place
I'll teach you the method of injection
Okay, thank you
Mr. Chen
Let's have a good time working together
Mistress
How are you feeling?
Much better
Quick sit down
This doctor called Cox Hendry is really very good
Now my body no longer hurts
I know that
For this illness, other than your Master
You are the one who went to the most trouble
It's been hard on you Chen Pi
Mistress, look what you're saying
How much trouble could it be looking for a physician?
Everything that you have done
Your Master and I will remember it all in our hearts
Thank you
It's only...
I'm also unsure if this medicine
Can really cure my illness
If one day I am no longer around
Mistress
Your illness will definitely be cured
Actually...
Your Master knew long ago that you're very talented
And can become independent
It was me who kept feeling that
I didn't want you to suffer hardship outside on your own
So I didn't let you leave
You won't blame Mistress right?
I will never want to leave Mistress & Master my whole life
I will never let others hurt both of you
Don't eat me!
Hit!
Don't eat me!
Don't, don't eat me!
Don't, don't come here!
Don't eat me!
Don't eat me! Don't eat me!
Who are you? Why have you come!
Are you here to eat me too?
Don't eat me! Don't eat me!
Don't be afraid
Don't eat me! Don't eat me!
Go! Don't eat me!
Don't eat, don't eat me!
Don't eat me! Don't eat me!
Great Deity! Great Deity, save me!
Who kneels here?
A villager, east of the village, Li Er
What do you fear? Speak truthfully
Hair! Hair!
So much hair!
Hair has caused people to come!
A trifling thing like hair
Why do you fear it?
Great Deity, Great Deity!
You must save me Great Deity!
It- It wants to eat me!
If you want the Great Deity to save you
It is possible
But you must first tell the Great Deity
What has happened
Remember
You must not withhold even a single word
Only then can the Great Deity save you
Ten months ago
Behind the mountain
There was a mountain cave!
I... When I entered
It...It wanted to eat me!
Great Deity, that's all there is y ,
Great Deity, save me!
Great Deity please save me!
It wants to harm me! It wants to harm me!
Since that is the case
You, sit over here
Wait for the Great Deity to cast my magic
You you you... What are you doing?!
Don't come here! Don't come here!
Do not move!
This is the Great Deity's magical instrument
Hurry up and sit properly
Remember
Close your eyes
If I do not tell you to, do not open them
The Hair Devil has been eliminated
It's cured! It's cured!
It's cured!
Thank you Great Deity! Thank you Great Deity!
Remember
In the future, every 5 days
Go to the village west and look for Barber Li
I have imparted my secrets to him
After you've been there 49 times
The Hair Devil will be scared out of his wits
And will not look for you anymore
Thank you Great Deity! Thank you Great Deity!
This time I've trimmed it shorter for you
It's done!
Thank you
Master
Priest!
Why have you gone one circle and come back again?
Could it be that the mine is too scary?
Does Priest want to become a monk
And exorcise demons?
Oh yes
That crazy beggar in the dilapidated temple outside the village
Crazy beggar?
If he comes and looks for you
Shave his head for him
Remember
You must shave it completely
Ah, yes. Here
Keep this money
If it's not enough
The next time I'm here, I'll give you more
It's enough, it's enough
These money are enough to shave his head for half of his lifetime
Priest
The monster that's possessing the crazy beggar...
Have you exorcised it?
It's a demon of the heart
There's nothing to fear
A demon of the heart?
Ah, yes
In this village
Were there any strangers who have passed by recently?
Strangers...
Yes!
A few days ago, there were a few Japanese
Who were suspiciously wandering around the mine and around the village
How do you know they're Japanese?
Don't you have any experience?
Once you hear the accent, you'll know
They're definitely not Chinese
Sorry for the bother, I'll be taking my leave
Chief, I've made some research
Changsha's Nine Gates have great power
Any burial ornaments that are intended to sell out of Changsha
Must pass through one of the families
As to why Zhang Qi Shan is able to flourish so well in Changsha
Is because not only he is Changsha's defence chief
He is also the first of the Nine Gates
Thus, no matter if it's the commoners or the officials
They are fearful of him
Nine Gates
Interesting
That means Zhang Qi Shan is someone who can command the Nine Gates
You can say that
But the network between the Nine Gates are rather loosely connected
It's more alike to the sects of Jianghu
From what I see
The other Eight Gates are just afraid of Zhang Qi Shan's military status
That's why they're reluctantly obeying him
I believe it's like that too
If it's possible to replace Zhang Qi Shan
Then the Nine Gates will all belong to us
When it's that time
Our power in Changsha
Will surely be stable and strong
Who are these people in the Nine Gates?
Even though the Nine Gates are widely known
Their actions are very discreet
Their second, Er Yue Hong, is an opera singer
Their third is known to be a disabled
Their fourth is a martial artist
It is unknown what their fifth does
It's just rumoured that he owns a lot of fierce dogs
Their sixth
Enough
They're all a bunch of foul people
Chief, do you mean...
Let's wait and see
There'd surely be a day
Where I'll destroy every one of them
Mr. Cox Hendry
Recently Lu Jian Xun has visited the Nine Gates
With the intention to replace Zhang Qi Shan
Mister
Do we need to interfere in this matter?
No need
We'll observe
There might be some use in this Lu Jian Xun
Send someone to watch him secretly
Yes, sir
Rickshaw!
Coming!
Hurry take a seat
Chief Lu
What has made you come?
I've heard since forever that Jiu Ye has an adoration for chess
Today
I've specially brought a chess board
Jiu Ye, take a look
This is an excellent Yunnan Yunzi
Xie Jiu Ye
You've got a good eye
A present so expensive
I do not dare to receive
Jiu Ye, there's no need for such formalities
Make a pot of excellent An Hua Black Tea for Chief Lu
Yes, sir
Then I'll take this with many thanks
Chief Lu
There must be something that'll bring you here
Why have you come today?
I've heard the town of Changsha is the Nine Gates' territory
These days the Japanese are at the border
Everyone is in danger
It's the right moment for the Nine Gates to support the country
I am nothing but
A commoner
Usually
I make a living with a business in artifacts
If there is a day where war is here
And needs funding
I may be
Able to help in that matter
I'm afraid I'll be helpless in others
Since Xie Jiu Ye has such a patriotic heart
And is also able to hit it off with me
I've heard Zhang Qi Shan, Zhang Da Fo Ye, is the first of the Nine Gates
If Xie Jiu Ye can help me gather the Nine Gates
That would be considered a contribution to the nation