Episode 10
Miss, eat this
This is delicious! This is delicious!
I only have one mouth!
I can't eat that much!
Miss
The things you needed have been prepared
Miss
Who allowed you to wear your uniforms?
Who- who allowed them to wear their uniforms?!
people from our Xin Yue Hotel are here to fetch someone?
Get them to change out of it!
Signage
(Qu Ru Mei)
That's quite good, go on then
Take it
Be sharper!
Miss, aren't we here to receive Peng San Bian?
Who is this Qu Ru Mei?
If Peng San Bian doesn't know this Qu Ru Mei
Then don't blame me for not knowing Peng San Bian
Miss, I don't know what means Peng San Ye used
He is really adored by Old Master
How about we just take a look at him and leave?
Let's not cause trouble
Why so?!
My dad that old foggy, I don't know what medicine he's on
But he insists I marry a guy I've never met
Today I want to see this Peng San Bian
What on earth he's like
If he's just a toad hoping to eat a swan
Then don't blame me for giving him what he deserves
But
No buts!
Tell the servants to listen
Listen to my orders and act accordingly
Don't act brashly
Yes
It's here, it's here!
Peng San Bian
Whether you look long, square, round, or flat
As long as you've stepped into Bei Ping
Even if you have the King's pass
Don't even think about taking a SINGLE step inside my Xin Yue Hotel
(Bei Ping Station)
We heard that Peng San Bian comes from the Northwest
And he's in the business of reselling gravel
And he has a whip
When he uses it, it's magical
He seems very incredible
Is that so?
Then, what about his looks?
Actually this man has long lived in Yin Chuan
His features are rough, and his body, is solid
Rough features...
Solid body...
A boorish fellow?
Then should we...
Come
I, am not someone who easily hurts others
But if you insist I marry someone I don't like
I can only act first, and report back later
After I chase him out of Bei Ping
Then I'll look for my dad to receive my punishment
Fo Ye
Isn't it said that this Xin Yue Hotel is the wealthiest place in Bei Ping?
How come there isn't even someone to receive us at the station?
Do they mean for us to walk there ourselves?
Is that him?
They're already here
Fo Ye, you've got it wrong
They're waiting for Qu Ru Mei
Ancient poet Niu Xiji once wrote
The New Moon appears like a brow"*
It does not yet intends to be round"
The red beans, I cannot bear to look"
Eyes filled with lovesick tears"
This sign contains half of the sentence "like a brow"
Silently matching to "Xin Yue", representing a reunion
They are people Xin Yue Hotel sent to receive us
This Xin Yue Hotel is rather interesting
But these words..
What's wrong?
Never mind, let's go
Hello, I am Peng San Bian
Do you think it's him?
You are, Peng San Bian, Mr. Peng?
Miss, what do we do now?
Should we leave in the chaos, or act?
Miss? Miss? Miss?
He... he is Peng San Bian?
Miss, this is a chance not to be missed
Give the order quickly!
Tell them to back down
Didn't you say to tie him up? That's right
Actually, actually if you think about it carefully
This Peng San Bian
Didn't do anything wrong
If we act too harshly against him
That isn't really good, right?
And Peng San Bian doesn't look...
As bad as rumours make him seem
There must be a misunderstanding in here
Don't you think, we haven't even gotten to know each other
And we're kidnapping them
Would that be correct?
Incorrect
Would that be appropriate?
Inappropriate
Would that be reasonable?
Unreasonable
Isn't it so?
How about..
I'll go chat with him first
Then make a plan, that won't be too late either
Why are you still dazed here?
Aren't you going to do it now?
Okay okay okay, let's go let's go let's go
Two gentlemen, this way please
Xiao Xin
Yes
These two guests
I'll hand them to you
I'll leave first
Two Masters, you've had a hard journey
Welcome you both to giant Bei Ping
I am your driver Xiao Xin
We will now leave immediately for Xin Yue Hotel
The journey will take approximately one hour
You can temporarily rest on the journey
Or view the scenery along the way
The lads from Xin Yue Hotel
Are all prodigies
Writing poetry one moment, speaking novels the next
You are...
Eh, Master, I can even sing tunes!
Listen
Bei Ping, welcomes you!
Awaiting you to separate the heavens and earth!
Okay okay okay
Let's get on the car quickly!
When the time comes, this Master will reward you
Thank you. Two Masters
Please
Here, please
I've heard that the great Northwest
Has awful weather
And frequently has sand flying and pebbles rolling
The poisonous sun shines so brutally that the earth splits open
But these two Masters..
Look rather well-maintained
I don't know if, you have a secret recipe?
Young lad
You speak of the regular folk
Us in the Northwest
We are from prominent and influential households
How would we need to experience the hardships of the sun and wind?
Now, it isn't like it was in the past
People like you with delicate and soft skin
There are loads of people like that back home
It's me who has little understanding
Two Masters, do forgive me
Then in the great Northwest
Are there any famous sights?
Drive your car well
Our Master likes silence
Okay then, thank you, two Masters for the reward
Fo Ye, have we been recognised?
This person's identity is strange
He does not have good intentions, be best to be careful
Mr. Peng, please show your invitation
I have already verified this
Please have a look
I CO
Mr. Peng, your journey has been difficult
The room has already been prepared
Please rest for a moment first
#unrecognized text#
Why am I laughing?
Welcome Peng San Ye
Peng San Ye
The rooms for both of you
Have been prepared
Do follow them up
Thank you
You're welcome
Sirs
Please take your time to rest
Thank you
Fo Ye
You don't say!
Bei Ping, is really not bad!
A place like Xin Yue Hotel, that is so sophisticated
We don't have something like that back there!
Since Xin Yue Hotel opened
It has a history of over a hundred years
Its history, background
Has always been a mystery
With the turn of the dynasty and passing of generations
Not once has it been affected
Instead, it has become more and more stable
Which goes to show that his place has unfathomable depths
We have to be careful here
It isn't that severe is it?
By what I see here
It's just a high-class hotel
Specifically catering to the wealthy
The mystery surrounding it
Is just to let those gentlemen spend some money here
Since we've already arrived here
Let's settle down comfortably
Before the auction starts
Let's gather information everywhere
Then make our plans
Okay
(Jin Tai Hotel)
Please
Here you go
Thank you Master
I didn't expect that Bei Ping's hotels
Are so elegant
Er Ye
This exhausting journey
See, your hair is covered in dust
Sit down, I'll help you wash and brush it
Your body is weak, I'll do it
I'm alright
I stay at home for long periods of time usually
This time, I've come to Bei Ping with you
Getting to go out to walk about
And I see many fresh new things
Conversely, my spirit is much better than it was before
It's good that you like it
If you like it
We can come here often in the future
Anyway it gets boring staying in Changsha
Okay then, I'll listen to you
Here
In the future, we'll go wherever you say we'll go
I'm still very worried about Fo Ye and Ba Ye
Say, when they get to Xin Yue Hotel
If they do meet with any dangers...
Don't you know what sort of person Fo Ye is?
He definitely has his own reasons for doing this
Don't fret
Let's wait for news
We now have an invitation
To enter Xin Yue Hotel
But it is extremely complex in there
It is hard to predict good or ill luck
So later when we get off the train
You and Madame leave from another carriage
Find a hotel near Xin Yue Hotel, and settle down first
Let's move separately
Fo Ye means to say
You won't be bringing me to Xin Yue Hotel?
There is only one named invitation
There are two many of us
And bringing a lady along, it's too conspicuous
I'm afraid it will give us away
No
This all arises because of me
Leaving me outside
Whilst you all put yourselves in danger
I disagree
Listen to me
We only have one purpose in coming here
Which is just to get the medicine
Unless we are absolutely forced to
We definitely won't use our fighting skills
Bei Ping is unlike Changsha
People are hard to read here
We have to prepare for the worst
If anything happens to Lao Ba and I at Xin Yue hotel
You will be outside, at least you can come to our aid
And, we are not yet fully settled into Peng San Bian's identity
If we are seen through by others
Lao Ba and I, the two of us, can escape more easily
Don't forget
Madame is still unwell
If she follows us
Can you rest easy?
Then what else can I do for you?
Give me your entire family's fortune
And let me spend it to my heart's delight
What's wrong?
It's nothing
Er Ye
My hair is long, it's hard to take care of it
I'll do it myself
Ya Tou
I see that, the girls in Bei Ping
All have shoulder-length bobs
Refreshing and modern
Why don't we, have our hair cut too?
Okay then
Does it look nice?
It's really nice
Say, do I look like an upstanding young girl?
You do, you really do
It's really nice
Reporting, Chief
Our informant just reported
Zhang Qi Shan has shut his door and not appeared for two days now
Everything within the mansion is being organised by the housekeeper
All visitors are sent away
Our Zhang Da Fo Ye who loves showing his face in public
Would actually shut the doors and turn visitors away?
There is definitely something fishy about that
I too, feel that there is something strange here
Zhang Qi Shan's schedule for these few days
And discovered that Zhang Qi Shan previously once captured a criminal
A criminal? Who?
This person is known as Chen Pi
He has some power in the region of the harbor
A gangster
How important could he be?
This Chen Pi
Although he is not up to par
But his Master
Is renowned in Changsha
Hong Jue Er, Er Yue Hong
Known as Hong Er Ye
Usually he frequently has dealings with Zhang Qi Shan
They are very close
He captured someone on his side...
What offence?
Zhang Qi Shan's people are tight-lipped
We couldn't get any information from them
But I heard brothers in the prison mention
That the charge against Chen Pi..
Is rather large
Secret communications with the Japanese, betraying the country
It is really getting more and more interesting
Get ready
This Chen Pi..
I want to meet him
Yes
Anyone there?
Greetings, Chief!
Where is Chen Pi locked in?
Second cell on the left
You are Chen Pi?
The Chief is asking you!
Are you deaf?!
Within the area of Changsha city
Er Yue Hong's name is one everyone knows of and has heard
Being able to become his disciple
You aren't just anyone either
Mr Chen, if you aren't working in the opera theatre
Where are you making your fortunes at?
I heard that the area of the harbor
Endless merchant ships run from the north to south
Some people seize the opportunity to loot a burning house
And seize contraband carried by the ships
^Working with the Japanese
Is also something that is done once and for all
Mr Chen, someone as clever as you
Couldn't not know that right?
I know
You are held in high prestige in the area of the harbor
But running some small business to make a living
Is also within expectations
But what I don't understand is
How did you offend Zhang Da Fo Ye
To be imprisoned here?
What I understand even less is
Your Master Er Yue Hong has such a good relationship with Zhang Qi Shan
How come, up till now..
No one has come to bail you out?
It can't be that
You have already become a sacrificial piece
Discarded by them?
Communicating with the enemy and betraying the nation is a huge offence
Heads fall because of it
But, I can give you a chance
To turn over a new leaf, and make up for your wrongs
As long as you answer my questions honestly
I can save your life
Otherwise
on your behalf in front of Zhang Da Fo Ye
You still won't speak?
Okay then
I'll give you lots of chances to speak
Take him away for me
Yes
Please will you, priest, clarify our confusion for us?
My goodness
He's here, come come come!
I'll tell you
This person
Is known in the field as Duan Shou Li
He is said, to read the heavens
And converse with ghosts
He is chased after by officials and the wealthy alike!
But
He likes roaming the world, with no fixed residence
Look
But he's appeared at this time
Of course he'd be caught by them and not let go
The appearance of your palm
Full of blessings from three gods of prosperity
In the future you will definitely succeed greatly
You mean to say
You're in the same business as him, right?
Why don't you go and greet him?
Fo Ye, this...
Who could I be compared with a senior?
Isn't that right?
Thank you, priest!
This way
The priest says, in the future I'll definitely succeed greatly!
I know
You know?
He kept praising you earlier!
Fo Ye, look!
These twin flowers
Are really remarkable
The flowers are known as Bing Di*
He really said that?
Isn't that so?
I don't know where these two learnt their skills of charm and grace
Specifically luring in the souls of men
And, it's the souls of wealthy men!
Fo Ye, you have to be wary
Don't catch their eye
If they set their sights on you
They'll definitely peel off a few layers of your skin
You don't say
The people coming out here
Are all famous people
It seems like this auction
Really will have some good things
I'm telling you
The people we see now
Are all small customers
The real wealthy have not yet appeared
Then... Peng San Bian, what sort of character is he?
Peng San Bian, is well known
But the people who have seen his actual face
Aren't many
So when we came in earlier
No one suspected us
And it is precisely because of that
They can't figure us out
So they aren't getting close to us
You don't say! We're quite lucky then
Luckily we've not encountered any of Peng San Bian's old friends and so on
Otherwise we'd be done for
Let's go in and have a look
And, their family and business are huge
They can afford to lose
Small small small!
Again!
I'll follow, I'll bet on this too
Small!
Great, great!
Fo Ye
Isn't that the little driver boy who picked us up this morning?
(Writing "Small")
See that driver boy
The person wearing green behind him
Is there a problem?
That servant girl's has an interesting ear lobe
Look
When the dice move
Her ear moves too
She is definitely not a regular person
Fo Ye
The few people wearing green
Seem to be able to hear us speaking
If they can really hear what we are saying
They can hear everyone in here
Every word and movement now
Were all long within their control
It can't be! So incredible?
Then they..
Can they understand me if I speak in Changsha dialect?
[Changsha dialect] Idiot
What did I say?
They can definitely hear it, but they may not understand
Let's just use the Changsha dialect in the future
We could try that
(Writing "Big")
Bet on big, bet on big!
Big! Big!
So magical, really too impressive!
We won again! That's great!
That's great!
How boring
Don't leave, don't leave!
[Changsha dialect] Idiot
How is it?
This hall, and these three floors
Are all connected
And every floor, there are guards with long sticks
And they patrol very frequently
But looking at them
They're no match for you either
Don't look down on them
Look
The sticks are covered with poison needles
If you get struck, it's a definite death
I checked all the exits here
There are people guarding it specifically
You can't go up
The treasure room may very well be upstairs
Yes
It seems like, they are very confident in their security measures
I'm most worried about the listening servants, and the security with sticks
When they gather
Before we even act
We'll be caught by them
But even so, the security with sticks
Can only depend on the listening servants for instructions
It'll be easier to deal with that
Especially those listening servants
Wanting to get to the top floor
Unless those listening servants go deaf
In this world, there is no impenetrable wall
Fo Ye, this is the saloon's performance list
In order to provide some joy to customers at the auction
This Xin Yue Hotel
Arranged for the most famous opera troupe in Bei Ping
Singing for three days straight
Are you familiar with these songs?
Fo Ye, usually I'm just there for the party
I'm not even an amateur performer
If you're talking about opera singing
That has got to be Er Ye
That performance of Ke Mu Zhai
Those gun shots
Bending at the waist
Turns
That was absolutely incredible!
Fo Ye, I've investigated it
The highlight of the final day
According to the way the Bei Ping affluent families play it
Can be picked by the audience
Xin Yue Hotel plays it even bigger
Picking the show is still a pick, you'll still have to play by the rules
The highest bidder wins
It may also be considered as heating up the stage for the auction too
Fo Ye
What did you ask me to look into this for?
The show, Ke Mu Zhai
I've heard Er Ye sing it too
Although it's a good song
But I worry..
Whether this opera troupe in Bei Ping will be able to perform it well
Bei Ping's Xin Yue Hotel
Will be auctioning the Carpesium
Carpesium can be used to cure Ya Tou's illness
We only have one purpose in coming here
We are here just to get the medicine, do you understand?
Here, Chief, eat some more
Okay okay okay
Chief, you're really bad!
What's wrong?
See, having peeled the crab's leg for you
My nails are ruined
And you don't say that you care for me
Is that so? Let me have a look
It's real!
This hand, really makes one care for it
Chief
Will use a gift to make it up to you, okay7
What gift?
Here
That's beautiful!
I'll put it on for you
It's beautiful, thank you Chief!
Chief, you're too biased
I want one too
I know you're anxious, you have one too!
See it?
Here
Thank you Chief
Chief really adores us sisters
I only have the two of you
That's the happiest thing in life
Come
Let us two sisters raise our glasses to Chief
Come
Come come come
Put them both here
Let's see which one of the two of you are prettier
The auction tonight
Will definitely be very intense
That's right
Both of you, you don't mind, do you?
Please have a seat, have a seat
Yes, sit sit
You've really got it right
The auction tonight
Will definitely be especially exciting
That's true
Have the both of you heard of how..
Tonight, the audience can pick a performance?
The highest bidder wins it!
There's such a thing?
Now, this Xin Yue Hotel really knows how to play it
Exactly so
See, these businessmen, value profits
Before this auction even starts
They're trying to get money from everyone's pockets
Isn't it just a performance?
I won't fall for it
That's where you're wrong!
Taking the highlight
Is good luck
This place doesn't lack wealthy people
What's the big deal with money?
That's right
They key is that maintaining your pride is valuable
Spending a little money, once you get to show your face
This purchase, I think is worthwhile!
That's true, that's true
You've spent the money, everyone's listened to a performance
Won't they owe you a debt of gratitude?
Isn't it?
In the future
When you step through the doors of Xin Yue Hotel
Your reputation will really stand out
Is it really so!
Hearing them speak, that seems to make some sense
That's true too
Don't think that just having money will do
Picking a performance
There's a science to it!
Do tell!
Our Master, likes listening to performances
I heard this from him
Two of you, don't go round telling the others
Don't worry, don't worry
This Xin Yue Hotel
Has invited the top opera troupe in Bei Ping
They have unique skills
That they don't perform to just anyone
If you want to pick a performance
Then you most certainly need to pick
That one, Mu Ke Zhai!
Mu Ke Zhai?
When it comes to picking a performance
I'll leave it to you
No problem
So it is like this?
We've learnt now, learnt now
Tonight
Our Master feels assured of success
Fo Ye, do you think...