Episode 8
I've heard Zhang Qi Shan, Zhang Da Fo Ye, is the first of the Nine Gates
If Xie Jiu Ye can help me to gather the Nine Gates
That would be considered a contribution to the nation
You, Xie Jiu Ye, would be a great hero
I don't know if Xie Jiu Ye
Would be willing to grant me such an honour
I am merely the ninth gate, and am not even worth mentioning
I am indebted to Chief Lu for looking upon me so favourably
But
The Nine Gates are merely an organisation that is part of the civil society
Which makes it convenient for us to communicate usually, and meet up
Actually, we each have our own jobs
Chief Lu really looks too highly on me, Xie and the Nine Gates
Jiu Ye
We are honest men, let's not speak indirectly
The sort of jobs that the Nine Gates do in the background
Xie Jiu Ye can't possibly not know, right?
The sort of crazy talk that goes on in the streets
worth listening to for the sake of listening
Chief Lu couldn't possibly believe all of that?
Xie Jiu Ye
You really
Your lips are tightly sealed
It is not that I, Xie, have my lips tightly sealed
principles in order to further our knowledge
Words that have not been investigated and verified
Pardon I, Xie, for not daring to speak lies
Jie Ye, you...
Chief Lu
I, have really been very busy with my work recently
I can't continue keeping Chief Lu company for small talks
Another time, I will definitely, personally visit and apologise that
No need
Xie Jiu Ye has shown me the door
I still do understand these words
Of course not
Since it is so
Then I will bid farewell
Chief Lu, please hold on
Having troubled you with making this trip
And I, Xie, have not been of much help
This gift, naturally, I would not dare accept
Chief Lu, please take this
Fo Ye's prediction was indeed correct
Lu Jian Xun moves very swiftly
That's right
It seems like
He wants to visit each of the Nine Gates in turn
Generations of the Nine Gates have always been united
How could an outsider like him topple us?
Let's go
Let's not let Fo Ye wait too long
(Wu Mansion)
Lu- Chief Lu
In Wu Lao Gou's house*
There- there are evil dogs everywhere
I-1 nearly lost my I- life
You idiot!
Piece of trash
Get lost now!
Stop embarrassing me here
(De Xing Teahouse)
Chief
All whom you sent to visit each of the Nine Gates
Had doors shut in their faces
Especially the ones who went to Ban Jie Li's house
Simply never returned
What a gang of grave-robbers
Not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth!
Then let's wait and see
Mr. Cox Hendry
I think this person, can't be used
Why so?
Based on the informants I sent
This person tried to force his way into the Nine Gates
And had the door shut in his face
Foolhardy, anxious for a quick success
Not so
I think that it is precisely someone like this who can be used
Mister, I don't quite understand
This sort of person, can be compared to the rook in chess
Going on a rampage
The riskiest one
As long as we dispatch him suitably
It will be a good chess move
What if we do not dispatch him suitably?
Fo Ye
Fo Ye, I'm back
Lao Ba, you've worked hard
It wasn't hard work
It's just that the situation at the mines
Is really not an easy one
Not an easy one
How is it?
Just like you said
This is not at all an ordinary mine
There may be a huge ancient tomb beneath it
It is exactly as I guessed
In the past, someone accidentally went into it
When they came out
They were scared out of their wits
It seems like I'm the luckiest one of all
It really does seem like it
I observed for a while on top of the mines
And discovered that the cemetery was shaped very strangely, like a human
A human-shaped cemetery?
This sort of cemetery, has meridian lines just like a human
human or a cemetery like a dead human
If it's a cemetery structured like a "living person"
Then the trap mechanisms inside
Will be configured according to a certain sequence
If you can find the sequence
It will be easier to enter
I'm just afraid that..
It is a cemetery structured like a "dead person"
If it is a cemetery structured like a "dead person"
The trap mechanisms won't shift
But the arrangement inside the cemetery will have no sequence whatsoever
So it will be very hard for us to guess where the problem will be
Just by looking at it from the outside
I can't judge which type of cemetery it is
Oh that's right
Recently, the Japanese have also been trying to find out about the mines
That won't do
Go in again and have a look
It's too dangerous, too dangerous!
I think we have to ask Er Ye to help us with this
That way, we'll be more confident
It's just a pity
His Madame is ill
How could Er Ye leave
Er Ye values his love greatly
I remember how back then
He even saved Madame in the middle of the streets right there
Move away, move away!
Do you have money?
why are you even looking at the girl?
Do what you need to!
Leave quickly, leave quickly!
Just based on how dirty and poor you look
You're still hoping to buy our girl?!
Stop touching her, leave quickly!
Is it delicious?
Screw you, screw you
Do you have money?!
She's so pretty!
You can't afford her!
Look at her skin!
Ya Tou?
Bro!
Which bastard was this?!
Isn't this Er Ye?
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It's delicious!
Er Ye
Ya Tou
Er Ye
This person, I'll take her
Er Ye
Don't you get sprayed by this puddle of filthy water
Stop talking rubbish, how much money do you want?
LI 1 C
Fixed price, 500 taels of gold!
500 taels?
I have no choice
This is what our boss ordered
I'll take her away first
Come to my house tonight to get the money
Hold it!
Give me the cash and I'll give you the person!
Every word that I, Er Yue Hong says, weighs 9 tonnes
It's settled
Let him o o o!
I'll go to your mansion to ask for the money tonight!
I just don't believe you'll dare refuse me the money!
Zeng Ye, Master
After the money gets to your hands
You'll naturally get your own benefits
Little rascal, move away!
Ask your Er Ye to come out!
Go on!
Stop!
Er Ye
Where's the money we agreed on?
I don't have that much gold
You have no money?
If you have no money then we're going to have to ask for the girl
Are you, Er Ye, going to personally send her out?
Or are we going to get her out from the mansion?
Er Ye, I've heard of your name before
You can't possibly not know of the rules of the trade
And you are?
This is our Zeng Ye!
Zeng Ye
I have something to say, this way please
Ya Tou, don't worry
From this day on
There will be no one who to dares bully you again
Zeng Ye, this money
The 500 taels of gold that Er Ye owes you
I'll pay it for him
Okay
Fo Ye
Don't you know that
Er Ye broke a huge taboo!
He dug up a new grave that someone had buried for less than 3 months
And gained a treasure
And gave it to Boss Zeng, to resolve that issue
If you put it this way
This does sound like something he would do
But asking him to take action, would be even harder
I think that.
We'd better look for Xie Jiu Ye and discuss it with him
He has lots of wicked ideas
He may have a way
Fo Ye, Xie Jiu Ye is here to visit
See, what did I say?
Speak of the devil!
Jiu Ye, please wait a moment
Fo Ye
Jiu Ye
Ba Ye
Jiu Ye
Fo Ye
I heard that you were injured earlier
How has your recovery been?
Don't worry, I'm almost recovered
I'm alright
We were just talking about you
And you came over
What were you saying about me?
Saying that you're the lad who leads the way
Being able to invite you, is truly magical
What's truly magical?
I came looking for Fo Ye because I had serious matters to discuss
I heard my men report back to say that
The Japanese have been more active at the mine
If there are any dangers at the mine
We will really have to invite Er Ye to help
Yes
The problem is
How will we invite Er Ye to come out of retirement?
He who tied the bell on the tiger
Will be required to untie the bell*
What do you mean?
Er Ye's heart is with Madame
If Madame steps forward to say something
It may be useful
But if Er Ye and Madame are together
It won't be convenient to speak about this
Er Ye is currently at the opera troupe
Okay
Let us go look for Madame to speak to her now
Madame
Zhang Da Fo Ye and Xie Jiu Ye have arrived
They brought a lot of tonics for Madame
And are drinking tea in the hall
Then come with me to take a look
Yes, Madame
Madame
Fo Ye
Jiu Ye
Madame
How is your health lately Madame?
It is much better
Thank you for your concern Fo Ye
That is good
Take a seat
Thank you Madame
Fo Ye, this time you're here
Is anything the matter?
It's mainly to see you Madame
But indeed
I do have some matters
That I want to discuss with you Madame
Tao Hua
Please leave us
Yes
Please speak, Fo Ye
Madame must have known recently
That the Japanese are eyeing Changsha
I have heard some things from Er Ye
But I am not very clear about it
There is a mineral resource near Changsha
It seems that there's something the Japanese want within it
Once the Japanese get the things they want
Changsha will be in grave danger
So right now
If we could get our hands on those things before the Japanese
This way we will have a chance to protect Changsha
In the past, Fo Ye had also been to the mine
But that place is too strange
We even had to ask Er Ye to lend a hand
Then why must you find our Er Ye?
Er Ye's ancestors have once been to the mine
And must have an understanding of the mine
But...
But Er Ye's ancestors..
Not a single one have come out alive
If a great mansion is on the verge of collapse
One person alone cannot save it
Right now Changsha City is on the verge of plunging into misery and calamity
We hope Madame will be able to lend us your assistance
Your unfilial son, Er Yue Hong, pays his respects
Now, my wife is seriously ill
I have thoughts of whether
This is because our family's business lacks virtuous deeds
Causing this to befall us
Now I have firmly decided
Not to dabble in our family's business again
I am only one of the womenfolk
I am unable to make decisions on behalf of our Er Ye
I, Zhang Qi Shan, vow on it with my life
That I will ensure his safe return
Fo Ye you need not say more
Our Er Ye
Only endeavours to be at peace with the world with all his heart
And I too, only want to be by his side with all my heart
I have no other wishes
Madame, can you consider it again?
Madame!
Somebody come!
Are you alright?
Madame! Madame! How are you feeling?
Butler! Butler!
Quick bring Madame's medicine over!
I'm fine
Madame
The medicine is here! The medicine is here!
Madame, Madame are you better?
Much better
Madame, you scared me to death just now
I think that just to be safe
It's better to get a doctor to come and take a look
Yes, Fo Ye is right
This illness of Madame's
How often does it recur?
After beginning to use this medicine
At first upon injecting it in, it would be effective for 2 to 3 days
But now...
It does not seem to be that effective anymore
Who prescribed this medicine?
It's a Caucasian physician that Chen Pi brought here
Named Cox- something
Then., what illness did he say it was?
He said it was Chronic- something...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
What illness is that?
It is similar to the meaning of what we call body weakness
Body weakness?
Alright
Send Madame back first
We will come back for a visit another day* «
Yes
Madame, we will leave first
Thank you for Fo Ye's and Jiu Ye's concern
I will excuse myself first
Fo Ye, Jiu Ye
I saw that you had not returned for such a long while
I calculated your fortunes
This strong wind blows past
The winter wood blooms flowers, this wood I fear it is weak
By the looks of it
You have indeed returned disappointed
Say something both of you
Jiu Ye
Have you thought of a way to get Er Ye out of retirement?
Getting Er Ye out of retirement is a dead end
This is something I did not foretell
Madame's health situation is so poor
I'm afraid she knows as well
That something might happen to her any moment
Is Madame's illness that serious?
Madame's illness is indeed serious
Er Ye will definitely not dare to leave for too long
The dangers of going into the mine
Er Ye understands them
According to my understanding
Death, is actually not something he's afraid of
What do you mean?
Er Ye's love for Madame is too deep
Being good to his own wife
What is wrong with that?
I don't have a wife
But if I had a wife I would be good to her as well
Er Ye's love for Madame is too deep
If something unfortunate were to happen to Madame
Er Ye certainly will not be able to live alone
Er Ye has always given himself over to blind emotions
If he says he is taking his own life
That would also not be impossible
And so, this is a dead end
If Madame is still here, Er Ye won't come out of retirement
If Madame is no longer here
Er Ye can't come out of retirement
At the same time, Madame is worried that after she dies
Er Ye would be left alone and helpless
And so, she's unable to recuperate with her mind at ease
Mountains and rivers may break, but their love will still live on
That's right, the medicine that Madame was using just now
How does it work?
What exactly is this medicine?
The medicine this doctor gave Madame
Is fundamentally not even medicine, take a look
Not medicine...
Then what is this?!
Western medicine calls this drug morphine
It has an extremely strong analgesic effect
On the surface it appears to just relieve pain
But in actual fact
It has no effect on the illness
But also, this drug is highly addictive
Once dependent on the drug
The consequences could be disastrous
This- Wouldn't this harm Madame?!
In terms of morphine, you both probably don't fully understand
But there is one thing
Which contains large amounts of morphine
What is it?
Opium
Lao Ba
* You know that I have problems with headaches
When the pain gets very severe
I can only rely on morphine to relieve the pain
Currently, in this city of Changsha
There is only kind of person that possesses such a thing
The Japanese
I did not expect the Japanese would make such a move on our terrority
If we want to request Er Ye to come out of retirement
The only way is to first cure Madame's illness
How can it be that easy?
Before, when he was in Jiangnan and found that Hua Qian Dao
Even he could not cure her
That Hua Qian Dao, I know him!
Even he couldn't cure Madame's illness?
Not to say that he couldn't cure her
But that it was just missing an additional ingredient to enhance its efficacy
What ingredient?
It was said that they needed Carpesium
Isn't it just a grass?
What's the big deal?
You may not know
This Carpesium
Is not a common ingredient
During the Reign of Yuanjia of the Song Dynasty
Qingzhou's Liu Bing shot a deer
Having dissected its organs, he stuffed this herb into it
In an instant, the deer leapt back up
So miraculous!
It seems that
This really is an elixir that could revive the dead
This drug is extremely hard to find
Send someone out to inquire about it
Er Ye, you are back!
Whilst you were singing opera
Zhang Da Fo Ye and Xie Jiu Ye
Brought gifts to visit Madame
What was the matter?
I'm not quite sure
But Madame had a sudden onset of the illness
What?!
Madame
This illness of mine
Will not get better
If I am no longer here in the future
Er Ye will be alone, what is he going to do?
Madame, what are you saying?
People eat common foods
How can they never get sick?
Relax a bit, it will get better
It's my body, I know it well
It will not get better
Because Fo Ye and the others said something
To upset Madame?
No, I am just worried, that's all
Madame means..?
If something happens to Fo Ye
Er Ye will definitely step forward
But at present, because Er Ye is taking care of me
There is simply no way he could lend a helping hand
In his heart, he must be having a hard time
And if he really does come out of retirement
I am really afraid of what dangers he will face
Madame
Er Ye is willing to give everything up for you
This is the good fortune that is the envy of others
Madame, you do not have to worry too much
Our Er Ye has extraordinary skills
And because of you, he will not get into any trouble
You, are getting better and better with your words
Madame
What would you like to eat for lunch?
Cook some plain porridge
Okay, Madame
Mistress, I just overheard that you want to have some plain porridge
Do you not have a good appetite?
I honestly cannot eat anything
But if I do not eat
I'm worried it will make your Master worry
Just cook some plain porridge
Could it be that the medicine does not work?
Mistress, where do you not feel well?
No, I'm fine
And even so, the best medicine is not a magical elixir
I won't get better in just one or two days
Mistress is feeling well
Then my heart feels a lot more comfortable
Mistress
I'll go and buy some Tang You Ba Ba for you
That would be much more delicious than plain porridge
Okay
Just by talking about it, I already have a good appetite
Okay, Mistress
I will go and buy it for you, wait for me
Fo Ye, Jiu Ye has arrived
Fo Ye, God bless my Changsha
Why are you so happy? Sit
My men have managed to find out
That amongst the things that are auctioned by Bei Ping Xin Yue restaurant
There is the Carpesium
Is it really so coincidental?
The people of Changsha are blessed
Fo Ye's sincerity has touched the Heavens
Why do I feel that
Jiu Ye is possessed by Qi Tie Zui
However, we need to be quick in order to join the auction
There's only a week left to the event
I shall discuss with Er Ye about it
To determine what's our next plan
Lieutenant
Invite Ba Ye over
Yes
I'll head out for a short while, will be back soon
Sure
Ya Tou
Er Ye, you are back
Look at you
Not knowing how to take care of yourself
Still not taking a rest, why are you so disobedient
Your pouch is old
I want to stitch a new one for you
Silly Ya Tou, the old one is still as good
I am a nostalgic person
You look
I am about to complete stitching this Yuan Yang
You are nimble-fingered
Only nimble-fingered?
My Ya Tou, is good at everything
Er Ye, Zhang Da Fo Ye is here to visit you
Please invite Fo Ye to the main hall for tea
Yes
Fo Ye, came to look for me previously as well
That's right, anything happened?
Nothin much
He gave me some tonics
And said that he specially ordered people to look for it in the north
Okay, I'll make a move now and return
Wait for me to return, and I'll accompany you while you stitch
Er Ye
Fo Ye
Er Ye, take a seat
Are you recovering well?
It's much better now
Thank you for saving me previously
I'm relieved to hear that
Not sure if you are able to guess the reason why am I here?
A little bit
I came today because of two matters
Two matters?
I am only able to guess one of them
I don't know what the second matter is
You are guessing that it is...
Something about the mine?
You are right
It's two other matters
The first one
Do you know what medicine did Madame had the last time?
whom my disciple, Chen Pi, had invited over
The drug that the doctor has prescribed for Madame
Is called morphine
Morphine?
Morphine is extracted out from opium
It can only be used to relieve pain
People who use this drug *
Wouldn't feel any pain
But it will not cure their illness at all
It will instead result in addiction
Morphine., addiction
So to say, this kind of drug
Is banned by the government
The biggest problem now is that
This kind of drug
Only the Japanese has it
It's concerning drug trafficking
Thus I would like to ask Chen Pi about it
I seek your forgiveness
Fo Ye, please go ahead
You are not the only one who need to ask him
I need to ask him as well
What on earth does he want to do
Besides this
There is still another matter
Is there still something that's more serious that this?
My informant told me that
Bei Ping's Xin Yue Restaurant
Will be auctioning the Carpesium
Carpesium?
I once heard skilled physician Hua Qian Dao said that
Carpesium can be used to cure Ya Tou's illness
When will they start auctioning it?
Three days later
I'll head off to Bei Ping immediately
I'll go with you
It's okay, I can go myself
Xin Yue Restaurant has many many rules
If you were to hastily make a trip there
You wouldn't even be able to enter
So regarding this, we would need to properly plan
Fo Ye is right
I almost forgot
Only guests who are invited by them can enter
When I go back
I will discuss about this with Lao Ba and Lao Jiu
You can make preparations first
We will set off tomorrow early in the morning
Sure, sorry to have to trouble Fo Ye
I shall make a move first
Fo Ye, even though Chen Pi has a willful disposition
But he's not naughty by nature
He should not have known about that morphine
Hope Fo Ye can understand
In order to save his Mistress
He went everywhere
He was probably being taken advantage of
Also hope that Fo Ye can get to the bottom of this
Be rest assured
I will properly handle this matter
The most important thing now is
To look for Madame's cure
We can talk about other matters in the future
Here is it
Thank you
Take care
Chen Pi
Fo Ye has something to ask you
Lieutenant Zhang, I have urgent business
I don't have time for you
Fo Ye wants to meet you now
Handcuff him!
Yes, Sir
I need to make a trip back now!
Cut the crap, go!
Go!
Ya Tou, where do you want to go?
A while ago, Chen Pi said that he was going to buy Tang You Ba Ba for me
He hasn't come back yet
He's mischievous
Let him be
Oh right
What did Fo Ye tell you?
I will need to go to Bei Ping
What for?
Didn't Hua Qian Dao say that
Carpesium can cure your illness?
Fo Ye has gotten information that Bei Ping has the cure
So, we will go to get the cure together
I want to follow along
Your body is weak
It is better if you rest at home
I am afraid that you wouldn't be able to take it
I won't
I am feeling much better nowadays
Just bring me along, okay?
Be good, stay at home and rest
I'll come back once I got the cure
Er Ye
How long have we not gone out together?
I am afraid...
I am afraid that I couldn't stay on till you come back
Silly Ya Tou, what are you talking about?
I just want to accompany you more
Sure, let's go together
Oh right, look
I'm almost done stitching this Yuan Yang
Once I'm done stitching this, I'll complete making the pouch
Also
Is the new clothes that you've made for me
I could not bear to wear it
Silly Ya Tou
Why wouldn't you wear the clothes?
I am always at home
It will be a waste if I wear it
When we head to Bei Ping
I can wear it
Ya Tou, Bei Ping isn't very peaceful currently
So no matter what we do
We must keep a low profile
To prevent being noticed by people