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[Mystic Nine]
[Episode 9]
Fo Ye, that Old Mother of the Respected Heaven
is the most important deity of the Xuanguan Religion. For someone to place it here,
there must be some great treasure hidden under this mine. This is no small matter.
It wasn't me! I didn't do it! It must be that group
of other laborers who secretly moved it in here.
I'm going inside to take a look
at what ghost or deities this one is suppressing.
My god! What was that?!
Fo Ye! Stop moving forward! There are ghosts inside!
Stop saying those useless things.
Talk! What else do you know?! Clearly tell them to us now!
With Zhang Fo Ye here,
he's able to kill any person or ghost that will block his way, so why are you so afraid of just these measly tricks?
Are you talking or not?!
I'll say it. I'll say it.
Several generations of my family have been mining here.
- Hence, I've never left this place since I was little. - Hurry! Hurry! Don't dilly-dally!
I've forgotten how long ago
- when this whole mining mountain got bought by the Japanese. - Hurry up!
- During my father's generation, - I'm talking to you!
- he was already working for the Japanese. - Hurry! Hurry up!
- Hence, my father can be considered to have a higher position here in this mine. - This one and those.
- And he knows a bit of Japanese. - Hurry up!
Every time the Japanese come, he would be the one entertaining them.
Move aside! Hurry! Hurry! You all hurry up!
Hurry up!
- Got it. - Foreman! Foreman! I dug out a hole here!
Oh, my!
♫ The era of surviving amidst war, unable to avoid the rivalries ♫
♫ In this big world, everyone, let's worship together ♫
♫ Life and death are destined, you can't do anything about it; leaving when you still haven't done anything yet ♫
♫ You're here, I'm here, let's fight to have a future ♫
♫ Get up, get up ♫
♫ Get up, get up, upsurge of burning passion ♫
♫ Adversities and prosperity have caused us to lift our head high and not be afraid ♫
♫ No matter how many conflicts there would be ♫
♫ Moving forward or retreating, won't regret it ♫
♫ In a spurt of energy, preparing to give it all in this counterattack ♫
♫ Even if I have to abandon myself ♫
♫ If I'm not the battle addict, who else? ♫
♫ Who are we? A group of people who gets stronger as they meet someone stronger ♫
♫ No matter how exhausted we are ♫
♫ Moving forward or retreating, won't regret it ♫
♫ Bullets are flying around, using our own flesh to block it ♫
♫ Even if we're about to break down ♫
♫ Victory or defeat isn't definite, just pursue your dream ♫
[Mystic Nine]
That mine cave was during the Qing Dynasty.
How did you know that it was Qing Dynasty?
Our family does this field of work.
Don't even say the Qing Dynasty. Even if it's from the Qin Dynasty,
my father can identify it with one look. He can't be wrong.
The Japanese dug out these mine caves during the Qing Dynasty era.
They surely came prepared.
And then? What did they want you to do?
Those Japanese insisted to personally go down the mines to take a look.
Hence, they looked for my father,
brought ten more miners, and they all went down.
Disperse! Disperse! Let us pass!
It's this one.
Let's go.
Boss, this one is newly dug out. Very rare.
Lead the way.
They continued to move deeper down.
My father said that he didn't remember how deep they went.
But what gave him a deep impression was that Japanese owner.
With such long travel, the other miners had to take a breather,
but he didn't show any sign of backing down.
- He was not to be belittled. He surely was trained in some skills. - Come.
Boss, say, what are those Japanese doing here?
All hope abandon,
ye who enter here!
"All hope abandon, ye who enter here!"
That is what that Japanese told my father.
What does it mean?
Those words were so mysterious.
My father didn't understand. Until now, I also don't understand.
Of course, you don't understand!
Fo Ye, "All hope abandon, ye who enter here," was said by a Western author.
His name was Dante Alighieri. He wrote a book titled "Divine Comedy."
It talks about a person touring hell.
What does that have to do with the Japanese?
In that book, these words were written on the gates of hell.
Hell?
What does it mean? It means that this is hell!
- Don't let them in. - Yes.
You all don't have business here anymore. Go back now!
Yes. Yes.
Brothers, let's go and have a look.
Let's go.
Let's just go in once they come out and catch them off guard.
In the end, they started fighting.
Your father was really a practical person.
He couldn't do anything about it. They were digging mines every day but weren't finding any valuables.
My father and the others weren't putting too much hope into it.
At that time, they were thinking that if those Japanese were really able to dig out something valuable from inside,
they would risk their life to steal whatever it was.
They couldn't really just work for them
for half a day for nothing, right?
Of course, what they were after was not some gold, silver, or precious gems.
It's something more dangerous.
Could it be...
Yes.
An item that can help those Japanese create weapons or help in their experiments.
Or else, they wouldn't have exerted so much effort.
Then, what did they find?
It's taking them too long.
- There must be some huge objects. - Right.
Boss, those Japanese have entered for quite a long time
and are still not coming out. Even if it's moving gold, they should be coming out now.
Why are you rushing?
So useless. You only know gold.
Looking at their attitude, there must be something big—
Help!
Quickly leave!
What happened inside?
Say it! What's going on?
I heard that when they were escaping, people were collapsing because of the smoky fog.
My father kept this matter a secret for decades.
If not because he was drunk that day and told me these,
I wouldn't have even known about it.
All those miners that escaped all knew about this.
That black, smoky fog...
Yes, that black, smoky fog
was the one that scared the Japanese away.
I then must go look at how it will scare us away.
- Lieutenant Zhang! - Don't move!
Stop right there!
What are you doing? You want to escape?
How did this gate get installed here?
Say it!
It was... the Japanese who came back later to install it.
There must be something frightening that's hidden inside.
Or else, they wouldn't have wasted so much effort to build this gate.
Lieutenant, come over here and watch him.
Fo Ye, look.
This gate is locked. We can't go in anymore, right?
- I think that we— - You want to leave?
I didn't mean it that way.
Leave.
You're serious?
Leave!
Fo Ye,
you clearly know that I can't go out by my own. You just know to say empty words.
Don't spout nonsense then.
Once this gate is opened, I'll take you out.
Most parts of this gate have already rusted.
It's possible for it to be opened,
but we need to spend a bit more time.
I know already!
Fo Ye,
in this world, you must use the softest object to break the hardest object.
You surely know that principle more than I do.
- Isn't that just hydrochloric acid? - Get lost.
So what if you know a lot?
Fo Ye, I'll give it a try.
- We can't go in that path. - Shut up!
Fo Ye, look!
Look at its back!
So it's some hair.
Move!
This must be the center of the mine cave.
The surrounding looks very lively.
Too bad. Too bad.
Fo Ye, look.
There is a lot of stuff here that hasn't been tidied up.
If we can find something valuable, that would be good.
Even if there were valuables to dig out, it wouldn't be your turn.
Cut it. Go around and look.
Yes.
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Fo Ye, there's a path here but has been blocked off.
Fo Ye, there's also one here, but it has already been sealed off.
Fo Ye,
all the mine paths here have been sealed. We don't have any way to go.
The gate was welded shut and they placed bombs in here.
There must be a huge secret here.
The mine paths have been blocked off, but what about the mine shaft?
If it isn't found, no one can leave.
- Continue searching for it. - Yes.
Quickly go!
Don't go in! Don't go in! There are ghosts inside!
This place isn't good.
- Old Ba. - Yes.
Tell me. Why are their bowls here?
- Lieutenant! - Huh?
The flashlight.
This is interesting.
They didn't seem randomly placed.
Wrong.
These items aren't ours.
The Japanese have found an onmyoji to set up a formation enchantment.
Onmyoji? (T/N: divine practitioner of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements)
You also understand Japanese religious practices?
Fo Ye,
the ancestors of onmyōdō (the religion) based their religion on our five elements concept (fire, water, wood, earth, metal).
What do Japanese know? If my guess is right...
Look, this bowl must have been filled with well water.
This one is filled with river water.
Well water won't mix with river water?
Correct! That is it exactly.
I feel that there must be something strange that was kept inside here.
Look. This mine shaft
must have been used by both live and death people.
Hence, he placed a bowl of well water and a bowl of river water.
Implying the meaning of not meddling with each other's business.
Fo Ye, there must be something dirty inside this place.
It's better that we leave quickly.
Right! There must be ghosts inside!
Are you the one to say if there are ghosts inside or not?
If you keep being noisy, I'll shoot you.
Okay. Okay.
Fo Ye, Fo Ye.
Fo Ye, I know that you don't fear anything,
but you shouldn't be too persistent like this to continue moving forward.
If you continue to move forward and something bad indeed happens,
then won't it... What if we really encounter—
Fo Ye, what are you doing?!
You can't throw the water away! You've committed a major taboo!
Who has the final say if there are ghosts or not?
Let's go!
- You shouldn't move forward Fo Ye! - Hurry! Hurry!
Fo Ye! Fo Ye!
You can't go in there!
[Understand Words Building]
He's an expert.
- That move was so risky. - He's really great.
So outstanding.
Yes, he's so good.
The game situation is so fierce.
Not bad.
Mr. Kong, I'm impressed.
Mr. Kong, you are indeed the Chess Sage.
I admit my defeat.
I dare not accept such praises. I was only able to win only one set.
They were really convincing losses.
Not at all. Not at all.
Mr. Kong, you have the bearing of a national player.
I hope you get the chance to go to Guangzhou next time and I'll play another round with you.
I will take my leave.
Jiu Ye (Ninth Master).
It's been so long since I've seen such a hair-raising chess game.
That last round between the two of you,
you seemed to be losing every time, but you were always able to get back.
It can really make you anxious. Even though you still lost in the end,
it was still very spectacular.
Have you heard of the Subject's Chess?
This...
In the past, when a subject plays chest with the emperor, he must lose.
But he must show that he lost in a very hard manner
to let the emperor think that he won based on his own abilities.
In this battle with Mr. Kong,
I exactly used the Subject's Chess.
But why did you want to lose?
Mr. Kong came here from Guangzhou.
On his way, he has played with a lot of people. He indeed has his own methods.
If I give my all in every round,
I would surely end up in a hard battle and not win any round.
Hence, I first used a Subject's Chess
to deliberately show some weaknesses and lure him into my trap.
Let him have no time to care about the other chess games. In the end, making him win one, but lose seven.
Even though I made him lose face, he didn't bear any hatred against me.
- Jiu Ye, you are so wise! - So wise! So wise!
Okay already. I'm tired, too.
May everyone let me rest first.
- I'll take my leave then. - Goodbye.
- No need to walk us out. - Okay.
Guys, you may come out now.
Jiu Ye! Jiu Ye!
Thank you, fellow chess players.
We actually feel embarrassed. Even if the seven of us worked together, we still couldn't win over Mr. Kong.
Jiu Ye was able to play him six chess games simultaneously.
We are impressed.
Jiu Ye, we'll take our leave then.
- Farewell. - Farewell, Jiu Ye.
We'll take our leave.
Jiu Ye, I didn't understand it that well.
With you being so smart, you still couldn't understand?
That Mr. Kong thought he was playing against just you in all seven chess games.
But in reality, in that game that you lost, you were not the one who played it.
It was the seven of them working together to play it.
Shouldn't they be the one to bear the reputation of losing?
Why must you assume it?
What do you know?
The skills of Mr. Kong are truly above mine.
If it's one-on-one, I would surely lose.
I used seven people to work together and play against him.
That drained the majority of Mr. Kong's energy.
While I just needed to take care of the other seven chess games.
Jiu Ye, Fo Ye and his group went to the mines.
Fo Ye still went there.
I know that he's too impatient.
But once someone goes down those mines, it will surely cause a ruckus.
Fine.
I won't have any more quiet days.
Jiu Ye, you are busy because you're a capable person.
Fo Ye, this mine cave looked ordinary from the outside,
but I never thought that it was this huge inside.
When will we find that gate installed by the Japanese?
This mine cave is too huge. Even if my father came,
he might not have even been able to find it, so how would I?
Didn't you say that you can guide us?
I was afraid that you people would kill me.
- You tricked us?! - I dare not! I dare not!
Is the story you told earlier fake then?
No. No. It's true.
I can't lie to you three.
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My god!
Ba Ye, what did you discover now?
My god! My god! Fo Ye! Fo Ye! You mustn't open this door!
The images are too scary!
Fo Ye! Don't go!
No, Ba Ye, just say it. We're already here. Stop leaving us on tenterhooks.
I can't say it, or else you'll be scared to death.
Don't ask anymore!
With your personality, even if we don't ask, you'll say it.
Fo Ye, you really don't want to know?
This concerns our lives.
Don't come near me! Don't come near me!
- Don't come near me! - Lieutenant!
Don't chase him anymore. There's no use to keep him with us.
Fo Ye, we don't need him to guide us anymore?
No need. I believe that he also doesn't know how to walk the succeeding paths.
Leaving him with us will only add to our trouble.
Fo Ye...
Do you two still plan to move forward?
This...
Fine, I'll tell you two.
Look, Fo Ye, in each beam, there's a notch.
It means that they've hanged people here.
Look at it yourself. There are hemp ropes everywhere. Each rope means that someone was hanged with it.
Think about it. How could so many people have been hanged in a mine cave?
This is totally abnormal. If we continue to move forward—
Don't chase me! Don't chase me!
Fo Ye, there are no more paths here.
Let's go back.
Since we entered, there have always been forked paths in every opening.
This opening can't be a dead end.
Could it be we've taken the wrong path upon entering?
That old man must have fooled us!
- How about I chase him back? - No need.
I don't expect an old man to be my guide.
Old Ba!
What is it, Fo Ye?
I understand now! If my guess is right,
there must be a hole under this jar.
Because the ripples are moving from outside to inside.
There are two possible motives for them placing this water jar here.
First: they want to block the hole under it.
Second: placing this water jar here
can drive away evil spirits and eliminate demons.
Onmyojis are really experts in this field.
- Move the jar away. - Okay. - Yes!
There must be something inside.
What could it be, Fo Ye?
Nonsense, just go down and we'll know.
This hole isn't big enough. Continue digging.
Fo Ye, how come you're still personally doing it?
If it's not me digging, will it be you?
Look at your body. What time will it already be once you're done digging?
Hold this.
Thank you, Fo Ye.
Move aside.
I'll go down and take a look.
Fo Ye! Are you all right?
Lieutenant, throw the toolbox down!
Come down!
Ba Ye, please.
Lieutenant, look, it's quite deep in there.
How about you go down first?
After you go down, you can catch me.
What do you think?
Sure.
Fo Ye!
Stop pretending. Get up. Let's go.
Sorry, Ba Ye.
Can you be more careful?
I've already apologized.
What's the use? You've already hurt me.
My god... I'm losing my life.
Fo Ye! How come the soldier you trained is like this?!
The soldiers that Fo Ye trained are just like this.
- Hey, you are even— - Stop your nonsense!
This must be a totally new mine cave. Come with me!
Fo Ye, the path in the back seems like a dead end.
Follow me to move forward.
Get up, Ba Ye.
Ba Ye, come over and take a look.
Fo Ye, this wood seems to have come from a coffin.
The coffin must have been transported out through this tunnel.
Look at this mine tunnel. It clearly is more crude than the one above.
It's also a lot older, probably centuries of history.
This mine tunnel seems to have been made during the early Qing period.
Probably not.
That time, there were still no trains or railroads.
I also thought of that problem.
Did they make those coffins when they created these mine shafts
or discovered them when they created these tunnels?
Who are these people then?
Are they people from the early Qing dynasty period or Japanese?
Have you heard of the cries of ghosts?
- I've never heard them. - If you haven't, why mention them?
Move!
Wait! Wait! Fo Ye, wait!
Can you hear it?
It's playing again. It sounds like someone singing an opera.
Weird.
I seemed to have heard of it somewhere.
Fo Ye, the path in front seems to be getting narrower. Are we still continuing forward?
Of course, we must continue forward.
No, you two are really moving forward?
I was just joking.
[Hong Manor]
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[American Changsha Chamber of Commerce]
- Are you sure that it's here? - Boss, I've checked it.
There's just this one door. She surely is still here.
Boss! Boss!
Let's just wait outside. This is someone else's territory. What if...
- What if what? - What I mean is this place is too small.
It's not enough for you to stretch your body.
Don't think I don't know what you're thinking.
This is Changsha, a Chinese territory.
I don't believe that she can create any huge ruckus here!
With so many rooms, which one is it?
I... don't know.
Aren't you going to hurry and search?
Don't embarrass me! Just tell them that if Tanaka Ryoko doesn't come out,
I'll demolish everything here!
Okay. Yes!
- May I ask who is Tanaka? - Get lost!
Mr. Chen, hello.
Hope you've been well.
Stop with your nonsense.
Mr. Chen, did you come this time with great news?
Let me be honest with you. My Teacher will never come see you.
But to whatever you're planning to do,
I also can do it.
How do you say this? Actually, every scene left me a deep impression.
♫ In last night's dream, I went again to the opera stage and put on new clothes and powder ♫
Actually, during the time when we have to go down the tombs, oh, my. You'll be full of dust. ♫ Another round of old songs ♫
♫ Stepping into the classical prison through the northern snow, ♫
♫ the sprinkled salt swirl in the air, confusing the dawn; the hairpin of the brothel woman looks a lot like that of an old friend's ♫
- Action! Go. - 1, 2, ♫ When the full moon bids goodbye, there was never a full gather again ♫
3, 4, right. ♫ The swallow in the hall is holding new earth in his mouth again ♫
♫ The lonely sound reverberates around the rafters of Cui Jiu's mansion ♫
♫ You said that Jiangnan has mist-like drizzling rain ♫
♫ Now, there is someone making offerings to the heaven in the wilderness beyond the great wall ♫
♫ Who's going to care for the new tomb out in the wilderness ♫
♫ The official has already raised his pen ♫
♫ That year of red snow and blue winter, my red sleeves got wet ♫
♫ Lord, do you still remember the seventh day of the burial of an old friend in the new house ♫
♫ An old friend returns drunk and in a haze to lightly sigh "I love you" ♫
♫ Does lord still remember how the iron-like general sobbed like a child ♫
♫ A man immerses his loyal bones in the sand, wears his golden armor to conquer the the ends of the earth ♫
♫ Behind me are barn lanterns of prison; my old friend, you are my home ♫
♫ Clear sky then mild drizzle, rain falls on the steps; the umbrellas paired with green clothes looked like a painting ♫
♫ New snow on the 28th of midwinter, paying you back for the bluestone and black earthenware ♫
♫ You said to exchange the golden armor with the fire beacon offering where chrysanthemums are planted in our hometown ♫
♫ The Liyuan Opera during Chang'an's peaceful times has red wine on stage ♫
♫ Before parting after getting drunk, the general asks for another song, and the singer indulges him ♫
♫ I fear that this is just a dream; Lord, farewell from now on ♫
♫ Watching my friend's last performance ♫
♫ A simple make-up is most befitting ♫
♫ I fear that I'm disillusioned with the ending song ♫
♫ Lord, farewell from now on ♫
♫ That year of red snow and blue winter, my red sleeves got wet ♫
♫ Lord, do you still remember the seventh day of the burial of an old friend in the new house ♫
♫ An old friend returns drunk and in a haze to lightly sigh "I love you" ♫
♫ Does lord still remember who's the person that covered your clothes while you were drunk ♫