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[The Mystic Nine]
[Episode 31]
Talks about ghosts and spirits are just lies.
These things are just small tricks I used when I was still doing some Jianghu business.
All are just the work of imagination.
It's just that these Heiqiao Village people firmly believe in dishonest and evil practices.
That's why they were so panic-stricken.
But those people were clearly dead in the swamp earlier. How come they are now alive?
That's right! We saw it with our own eyes!
Didn't I already say that what you see may not be true?
- Really, thank you, mister! - Just a minor thing.
It's not worthy to be mentioned.
This, to be honest with everyone,
I'm actually a fortune teller.
These things are my means of living.
They are not worthy to be bragged about.
It's because that Heiqiao Village panicked and fell into my trick.
But I think they will quickly realize they've been deceived.
Let's go.
- Let's go. - Go. Go.
I can't anymore... How come those people reacted so quickly?
I only said that those Heiqiao people might return.
They... are acting as if they're really running for their lives.
I can't run anymore...
Ba Ye, endure it a little more.
Endure? Is this something that enduring can resolve?
They... are really too impetuous.
Even Fo Ye isn't as impetuous as that.
Ba Ye, the chieftain is gone.
Huh?
♫ Opening the doors of hell ♫
♫ Without invitation, carnal desires, ♫
♫ In unusual paths, there is money to buy life ♫
♫ Whether human or beast, see you on the road of the netherworld ♫
♫ Make a wish in front of the Gates of Soul Return ♫
♫ Let's not set a meeting ♫
♫ Let's just see each other in the next life ♫
♫ What can't be stolen is called forever ♫
♫ That which cannot be opened ♫
♫ Are the doors to one's heart. ♫
♫ The most beautiful thing is a person's last words. ♫
♫ The ugliest thing is a promise ♫
♫ Those changes that could never happen ♫
♫ are between lifting and putting down ♫
♫ The most fake thing are tears ♫
♫ The truest thing is invisible ♫
♫ Those changes that could never happen ♫
♫ Are between lifting ♫
♫ and putting down. ♫
[Adapted from the novel "The Mystic Nine" by Nanpai Sanshu]
[The Mystic Nine]
Looks like... I must take out my secret technique.
Here, drink! You drinking it will be more useful than me. Drink!
Ba Ye.
Let's go.
There she is.
Ba Ye, something's wrong.
Where is everyone? How come they all disappeared?
The reeds here are too thick. They must have gotten lost.
Getting lost is okay. I just fear that...
Within this vast wilderness...
Looks like when the chieftain lowered her guard,
these assassins couldn't wait anymore.
Do they need to be this impatient?
I thought that after we all went through that perilous situation last night, we'd developed some affection for each other.
Ba Ye, those are assassins.
A whistling sound.
Looks like a communication method of those Baiqiao people. They must have gotten lost.
Oh, then what do we do now?
I'll go save the chieftain. Take care of yourself.
Lieutenant! I know that the chieftain is in...
Wait a minute! Wait for me!
This is not good. The assassins are killing them one by one.
They are following the whistle sound of the Baiqiao people to assassinate them.
Chief, I fear that the others might have been killed.
Chief, don't worry. We will surely protect you.
Okay.
You? Why?
I blew the whistle exactly to lure you, people, out.
What are you trying to do?
We just want to kill the chieftain. Don't stand in our way
and we won't make things difficult for you. You and the chieftain don't really have any relation, right?
I can see that she doesn't know you at all.
Yes, she and I indeed have no relation.
That's good then. Let's stay out of each other's business.
Sure. As long as you all immediately leave and not hurt the chieftain anymore,
I can spare your life.
Since you want to die, I won't stop you.
Brothers, attack!
Looks like the chieftain is safe now.
What are you laughing about?
You still left a backup plan.
That Baiqiao guy is your man!
Correct.
Do you think Protector will only send one group of assassins?
The Baiqiao attendant by chieftain's side is the true trump card.
Even if you were an unexpected part of this plan, you can't save her.
Chieftain, don't reply to his call! You'll let the enemies know our position!
Right. You are right. How many of us are left?
I'm incapable. The topography of this reed vegetation is too complicated. Everyone got separated from us.
Also, those assassins are too good.
Our men have all died.
Let's go!
Lieutenant!
- Ba Ye? - You're here!
So great. I finally found you.
Ba Ye, why did you come?
Don't ask me so much.
Where's the chieftain?
I lost her.
Also, the Baiqiao person at her side is an assassin, too.
No matter how you guard, it's really hard to guard against someone from your house.
In such a vast wilderness, how are we going to find the chieftain?
Hence, you kept blowing the whistle? Stupid.
If someone's missing, you should be looking for them.
Ba Ye, what are you looking for?
I found it. Good thing I had a Plan B.
Lieutenant, let me tell you this.
That white powder was secretly placed by me
on chieftain's body while we were in the temple.
As long as we follow this white powder,
we'll be able to find where the chieftain is.
I wanted to tell you this earlier,
but you just ran off like that, faster than a rabbit.
I couldn't catch up with you.
Ba Ye, can you get to the main point quickly when you talk next time.
What?!
Did you give me a chance to say?
And you even said that I didn't say the main point?
Enough. Let's quickly save the chieftain.
Hey, wait for me.
We're finally out.
Chieftain, sit down and rest for a while.
Okay.
Chieftain!
Er Ye! Let's go.
Don't come near! I am indeed inferior to you in skills.
But being the chieftain, I will never die in the hands of a Han!
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♫ Opening the doors of hell ♫
You misunderstood. I was saving you.
Er Ye!
You... What's wrong with you? Hey!
- What's wrong? - Er Ye! Get lost!
Er Ye!
If anything bad happens to Er Ye, I'll make you pay with your life!
- I... - Don't! Don't! Sanniang, why did you come?
Er Ye had just recovered and he insisted to look for you two.
We followed the clues you left and arrived at Baiqiao Village.
And upon arriving there, we heard that you two got hired to be part of the burial procession
and had to accompany the chieftain in entering Death Valley.
Er Ye was worried so he rushed toward here.
Then, Er Ye discovered that Chieftain was in trouble,
- so... - Sanniang, Er Ye is still ill.
How about you take him back to Baiqiao Village to recuperate first?
Just leave the matter here to me and Lieutenant Zhang. We'll take care of it.
Okay.
♫ The most beautiful thing is a person's last words. ♫
♫ The ugliest thing is a promise ♫
I thought that you two were here to kill me.
If we wanted to kill you, why would we still save you?
Then, you two are not allies of those Han assassins?
She thinks that we Han people are all bad guys.
Chief, why don't you think first who hired those Han assassins?
It's that Protector, who is a relative of yours. He was afraid that you wouldn't die,
so he didn't just hire Han assassins, he even bribed a Baiqiao attendant by your side.
Impossible!
Pull him up.
Get up!
Who sent you here?
Chief, have mercy!
Protector sent me to kill you! I didn't have any choice!
You... I...
- I'm going to kill you! - Chieftain!
Don't be impulsive.
Chieftain, calm down. The danger is gone.
I think we should send the other people back and continue with the burial procession.
What do you say?
Greetings, Tribal Chieftain!
There were evil people who tried to harm me, but they've all been eliminated.
Next, we must continue into the valley to bury the heir apparent under the sacred tree.
Once we're back in Baiqiao Village, I will handsomely reward all of you.
Thank you, Tribal Chieftain!
The sky is slowly getting dark. Let's continue with our journey.
Okay. Okay. Let's go now.
Go! Go! Hurry!
Thank you both for today. You kept helping me,
yet I kept doubting you.
Chieftain, no need to be so courteous. Being in your position,
it's just normal to have a lot of doubts.
Oh, right. How is your friend now?
How come he...
He has an old injury that hasn't fully healed.
When he was helping you today, I reckon that his old injury relapsed.
I'm really sorry. Then...
that woman is his wife?
Chieftain, you misunderstood.
Er Ye's wife is dead.
They were very in love with each other.
That one earlier is just a good friend of ours.
So that's the case.
Seeing how handsome and highly skilled he was,
I didn't expect him to be that infatuated with one person. That's rare.
Er Ye is indeed an outstanding individual among us mortals.
Chieftain, have you heard of Zhang Qishan or Zhang Fo Ye?
Zhang Qishan?
How could this be?
Could it be Fo Ye and Madam didn't come to Baiqiao Village?
Madam?
There was indeed a Madam Zhang
that sent someone to see me. I initially didn't want to intervene.
But she was offering a huge payment for a very simple request.
She said that her husband was sick
so they wanted to stay in Baiqiao Village to recuperate and be secluded from the outside world. They asked that I allow it.
Then, where are they now?
How are they doing?
Chieftain, don't worry. We surely will escort you until the heir apparent is buried.
But you must tell us where Fo Ye is.
It's not that I don't believe you two. It's just that...
You're afraid that we'll leave you behind and go back?
Chieftain, how about we do this?
We will surely safely escort you back to Baiqiao Village. Afterward,
you tell us where Fo Ye is. Is that okay?
Okay. I surely will.
I was initially curious why you two would help me.
Looks like you two have an ulterior motive. I'm at ease now.
As the old saying goes,
"Each one just taking what they need is the most reliable deal in this world."
Chieftain, let's not waste time and set out tomorrow morning.
Enter the valley to bury the heir apparent under the tree.
Fo Ye?!
Fo Ye!
You scared me.
You... What's wrong with you?
I dreamed that Fo Ye wasn't doing well.
Jeez, he surely wouldn't be like that.
No evil influence can harm Fo Ye. A blessed person is protected by Heaven.
You are just too tired.
You tend to dream of what you think during the day.
I also don't know. I am just worried about Fo Ye.
Let me tell you that dreams are usually the opposite of reality.
Can you and Fo Ye have some telepathic connection?
No. I'm just worried about him.
You don't need to worry. Madam is by his side. He'll be fine.
That's right, too. With Madam around, she will surely ensure Fo Ye's safety.
Talking about Madam, she's really a formidable person.
Look. She was able to secretly contact Chieftain
and let her release that fake news. Great.
The first time I saw Sister-in-Law in Beiping,
I secretly calculated her fortune.
Based on my calculations, she's Fo Ye's benefactor.
As long as she's around,
Fo Ye can survive any ominous situation.
I hope so.
Stop worrying.
Okay. Let's go.
Prepare to set out!
Let's go.
Just continue forward. We'll be there soon.
My god!
My god, there is actually a tree this big.
- That's right. This tree must have developed spiritual powers. - Right.
There are a lot of strange sights like this in the world. It's just that we don't know all of them.
All of you, get up.
This is the sacred tree of our Baiqiao. It can preserve a corpse from rotting.
Hence, since time immemorial, all heir apparents that have died are buried here.
That mystical?
Do you know why that is?
It has been like this ever since. This is a blessing given by Heaven to our tribe.
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Child, just leave in peace.
You all carry the heir apparent and follow me in burying him.
Yes.
Don't move!
They actually devised such a sinister trap?!
These arrows all have poison. It can kill you in an instant.
The mind of that Protector is too deep.
He dares to tamper with the sacred tree.
He probably just wants to ensure that his plan will succeed.
All thanks to you; or else, everything we worked hard for would be in vain.
I just feel that something's off.
That Protector planned this for so long.
He wouldn't give it up at this critical moment.
He really invested everything here.
This is Death Valley which is famous as a no return land.
I don't know anything.
He didn't tell me that he had set up a trap mechanism in the sacred tree.
This... is our sacred tree!
No one would dare touch it.
Also, Protector's plan is to not let Chieftain
reach this place alive.
Could it be it wasn't him?
Daring to tamper with the sacred tree...
- That's unacceptable both by Heaven and Earth. - Chieftain,
don't get mad first. I think we should do this.
Leave the burying of the heir apparent to my buddy. Is that okay?
Okay. Our Baiqiao worships nature. Getting buried in this tree is the highest form of rites.
On top of this tree are three revered tombs.
Two of them already have ancient caskets.
Just put my son inside the last one.
Oh, right. Don't forget to get a sacred vine with the emblem of our Baiqiao Tribe.
That would be my proof that I've buried my son.
Okay.
Hold this.
Come over here!
How are things?
It'll be done soon!
Be careful!
- Are you all right? - I'm fine.
Thanks.
They claimed that my son's death was an ominous sign,
and wanted me to personally bury him on the tree. All was just a plot to kill me.
But they never expected that I would return alive.
Once I return to Baiqiao Village,
I will surely annihilate them all.
Ba Ye.
This item looks very unique.
I seemed to have seen it somewhere.
That's a bell owned by the Heiqiao people. How come you have it?
I found it on the sacred tree.
Also, the two ancient caskets you mentioned have been taken away.
What?
Heiqiao stole the caskets?
Most likely.
I initially thought that they were after me.
Could they be seeking something else?
Chieftain, no matter what the Heiqiao people's motive is,
let's return to Baiqiao Village first and discuss this at length.
That's right. No matter how dangerous Heiqiao Tribe is,
they are inferior to the internal strife in my tribe.
I never thought that we would be able to rush back to this dilapidated temple tonight.
When we just got here, we were always getting lost.
Since we're going back, our heart is already set on speeding home; hence, it would be faster.
Leave! I don't need your care!
Huo Sanniang?
Isn't Huo Sanniang taking care of Er Ye?
Ba Ye, Chieftain, let's go in first and take a look.
Let's go.
Move!
Er Ye, that one earlier...
Do you feel better?
I'm fine.
You're like this and you still claim you're fine?
Did you have a fight with Huo Sanniang earlier?
Head of the Huo House! Please wait.
What do you want?
Ba Ye and Fo Ye will forever remember how you've taken care of Er Ye.
I don't need them to remember it.
Moreover, you still don't know if your Fo Ye is alive or dead.
Head of the Huo House,
in consideration of how you've taken care of Er Ye,
I will not fight you. But once we return to Changsha,
I surely will make you pay for everything that you owe us.
I indeed did it.
As the head of the Huo House, I'm not like that woman,
who was like useless garbage.
She only knew to hide behind Er Ye and drag him down.
Head of the Huo House, I shouldn't comment about the matter between you and Er Ye.
But for the sake of how you took care of Er Ye, I'll give you some advice.
I hope you can extricate yourself from him as soon as possible. It would be better for you and Er Ye.
I don't need you to remind me that.
How did it go?
Where's the head of the Huo House?
She has left.
She has left?
Er Ye, although head of the Huo House is very vicious in her actions,
she really loves you.
We are taking different paths; hence, shouldn't ally with each other. Why must I give her fake hope?
Fine. Fine.
Oh, right. Why didn't you wait for us before making a move?
What if we weren't able to rush back tonight? What would you do?
I was rash today.
Sir, thank you for saving me.
This is a miracle drug of my tribe.
It can decrease your pain.
Eat it.
Er Ye, stop hesitating.
Jeez, stop hesitating. Eat it.
Er Ye, you have one more beauty debt now.
Head of the Huo House has just left,
and now comes a Shi Huaichan.
[Chen Manor]
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Who trains martial arts like you do?!
Your two legs are too soft.
We are going down the tomb soon. I'll spare your life for now.
This tomb exploration is very dangerous.
You all better prop yourselves up!
You are only allowed to succeed; there is no failure.
Yes!
Zhang Qishan, you can hide now, but not forever.
I don't believe that I will never catch you.