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[The Mystic Nine]
[Episode 41]
Eat it while it's hot.
Slow down.
Look. The side of your mouth is all wet.
Brother... (a term of endearment)
Look at the moon tonight.
So beautiful.
To be able to marry you in this life,
I'm so happy.
Me, too. I'm very happy.
♫ 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 ♫q
♫ Just pursue your dream ♫
[The Mystic Nine]
Brother...
Say, after we die,
where will we go?
No matter where,
I will accompany you.
In this life, it has been you taking care of me.
This time, let me be the first one to check it out.
Fo Ye, all the statues have returned to their rightful positions. The enchantment must have been broken.
Er Ye should be all right now, right?
Ya Tou.
So, all of this was just my imagination.
Ya Tou has long died.
I initially thought
that I could be fortunate to grow old with her.
A hundred years of life is merely that.
That's Er Ye's laugh.
I hope he understood something after going through that illusion.
If Er Ye is able to get out of the illusion through that, it's also getting something good out of this misfortune.
That's great! Er Ye has finally woken up from the illusion.
We just need to wait for this fog to dissipate and we can walk out of this Luocha Sea City already.
Weird. How come this fog is getting stronger?
Teacher's Wife! Teacher's Wife!
Was everything just fake?
I never saw Teacher's Wife?
What's going on here?
Zhang Qishan kicked me here.
Did I fall into my own illusion?
No!
What's going on?
Fo Ye, this enchantment was created using Fu Xi's eight trigrams formation.
We must return all the statues to their rightful places
to break the enchantment.
Fo Ye, I got it.
When Chen Pi attacked us, he damaged this statue.
Since the statues have been returned to their rightful places, the enchantment has been broken, everything has returned to normal.
Let's quickly go out!
Fo Ye, let's hurry and leave.
Go!
Fo Ye. Look.
Old Ba,
this is the bronze coffin we saw at the meteorite platform.
Look. It's exactly the same.
Ancestor, please forgive me!
I didn't mean to offend you! Please give us a way out!
What are you doing?!
Fo Ye, this is the real corpse of Qing Wuzi.
Ancestor, have mercy!
Ancestor, don't blame us. We didn't mean to.
It's the sudden earthquake that caused you to fall.
Fo Ye, Luocha Sea City has disappeared. We have returned to reality.
Let's quickly leave and find Er Ye.
This place is collapsing. Quickly go out.
Er Ye!
Let's go.
Why are you people here?
How come it's you?
Did you...
Did you obtain the item?
What item?
This cave is collapsing. You're still not hurrying to escape?
It's just an illusion created by the meteorite.
As long as your mind is firm, you won't get affected by it.
What mind being firm won't get affected by it? Can't you see that you yourself are swaying?
This meteorite came from outer space.
It divided into three when it approached the atmosphere.
One fell here. One in an unknown place.
And another one fell—
Fell into the territory of the Zhang family of Dongbei.
The illusion of this meteorite
is the Luocha Sea City.
Everything is like looking in the mirror. All are upside down.
When you thought you'd gotten out of it,
in reality, you just walked into the illusion.
Hence, right now, we should treat everything
as an illusion.
This way, we can walk out of here.
Bro, you should have read the whole book first.
You must defeat the demon in your heart before you can walk out of Luocha Sea City.
Heart demon?
How could I have one?
Ba Ye!
Stop wasting time here! Quickly go! The cave is collapsing!
Stop spouting nonsense with him! Let's go!
I can't become old...
No.
No! I can't die!
Mr. Cox! Mr. Cox! It's collapsing!
What to do? What to do? The cave is collapsing, Mr. Cox.
It will collapse soon. Mr. Cox, it's collapsing.
What should we do now?
It's collapsing.
Go! Go!
Rest for a while, then go back to Changsha with me.
Then?
Send me to prison? Admit my crimes and receive punishment?
I've told you before
that one must take responsibility for the things he did and the words he said.
Since you've committed murder, then it's a life for a life.
Hence, the teacher
is sending his disciple off to the netherworld. Is that it?
I hope you can stop persisting with your wrong beliefs.
What if I say no?
Chen Pi.
Chen Pi!
Don't worry. I'll get him back later.
- Leave it to Fo Ye. - Let's quickly leave.
I don't want to be old.
I cannot!
I can't get old...
What is he saying?
He might have seen something.
A thing that he can't let go of.
The mining mountain was destroyed.
Secrets related to the ancient tomb
were also eternally buried underground.
Although everyone walked out of that illusionary world,
everything that they saw and learned inside the secret meteorite world
left a ripple that couldn't be wiped away.
At that time, they were still unable to use science to crack the secrets of the meteorite,
but this extraordinary experience
is enough to cause the wildest and most hidden heart demon in the bottom of one's heart
to secretly ferment in an unstoppable manner.
After leaving the mining mountain, some people were left submerged in their illusion, unable to extricate themselves.
The effect of the meteorite's energy to the brainwaves is too shocking.
Because they stayed quite long in the center of this energy,
their brain's frontal lobe got stimulated by these radioactive waves,
leading to a distortion in the memory kept in their subconsciousness.
Causing them to be unable to discern between reality and illusion.
Come. Come.
Come, Mr. Cox, lie down. Lie down.
I don't want to die! I don't want to die!
What happened?
How come Mr. Cox became like this?
We don't know either.
We went down the mine together. He was well
until he talked with Zhang Qishan and the others.
He suddenly started to act strange.
And then, the mine started to collapse, so we had to quickly withdraw.
How come he became like this? What really happened inside the mine?
What about Zhang Qishan and the others? Were they all like this?
No. They were all very normal.
Did they get the item?
We're not sure.
Always not sure. What do you know?!
Ms. Tanaka, don't get anxious first. Someone might now.
- Who? - Chen Pi.
Why do you say so?
Chen Pi came out with Zhang Qishan and the others. He might have witnessed what happened.
Where is he then?
- Missing. - Missing?
Ms. Tanaka, it's like this. When we just came out of the mine cave,
we heard Chen Pi and Er Yuehong arguing.
They were just arguing and arguing, then Chen Pi just ran away.
What were they arguing about?
I didn't hear it quickly.
I just heard Er Yuehong asking Chen Pi to surrender because he killed someone.
That's good then. Er Yuehong won't accept Chen Pi back.
He could at least be of use to us.
Immediately give the command that Chen Pi must be found.
I must know what really happened.
Yes!
I want to eat noodles.
I want to eat noodles...
Open the door! Open the door!
I want to eat noodles! I want to eat noodles!
Open the door. I want to eat noodles.
You must have been tired all day. Quickly eat this while its hot.
I've told you before to just let the servants do this.
Do you find my cooking inferior to the servants?
Who said so?
I feel that the noodles you make are the best.
Slow down.
Look. The side of your mouth is all wet.
I still remember when I wandered to Changsha
and almost died from starvation. It was your one bowl of noodles that saved me.
It was also this bowl of noodles that saved me.
That time, I was just a girl selling noodles.
My family was very poor, and I almost got sold.
It's all thanks to you intervening, buying my freedom, that's why I was saved.
It's me who got a good bargain. I get to have a bowl of noodles and a good wife.
Teacher's Wife! Teacher's Wife!
Where's my teacher's wife?
I clearly saw her!
Teacher's Wife! Teacher's Wife...
I saw my teacher's wife.
Teacher's Wife... Where did she go?
If the item inside the mine mountain can make your teacher's wife
revive from the dead, will you still be this calm?
What do you mean? Explain yourself.
In this world, what else is more tempting than surpassing death?
The value of the item hidden inside the mining mountain
is way more than you can imagine.
Mine mountain... Something must be wrong with that mining mountain!
Hendry Cox...
Hendry Cox surely knows.
Hendry Cox!
Where is Hendry Cox?
Chen Pi, what are you doing?
I'm asking you where Hendry Cox is!
Where is Hendry Cox?
Stop!
I'll take you to see Mr. Cox.
Hendry Cox!
Was everything real?
I saw my teacher's wife. I saw her alive!
I don't know...
Tell me!
Inside the mining mountain... was everything real?
I don't know! I don't know anything!
That mining mountain is hell.
- It's a demon! A demon! - No!
It's you. It's you who took me there. You said that there was an item there that can overcome death.
- I saw my teacher's wife! - Get lost!
Don't touch me! Don't touch me! Get lost!
But my Teacher's Wife disappeared.
Give her back. Return my teacher's wife to me! Return her!
Your voice can't kill me!
You're crazy!
You know it, but you won't tell me! Am I right?!
You're crazy!
You know it. If you don't tell me, I'll kill you!
Tell me!
I'll kill you!
You're crazy.
Pull him away!
Mr. Cox, are you all right?
Let go of me!
Stop!
If you kill him, you won't be able to return to the mining mountain.
Your teacher's wife will never return.
Just surrender.
Let's use this chance to have a good chat.
Inside that mining mountain, what did you see?
Did Zhang Qishan obtain that item?
I won't tell you.
Once you're in our hand,
it's not your choice to speak or not.
Capture him alive!
- After him! - Yes!
[Changsha No. 1 Prison]
Teacher's Wife.
Crab. Crab.
Teacher's Wife.
Chen Pi, tell me. What really is inside that underground tomb?
Teacher's Wife, I'll catch you crabs to eat.
Stop talking nonsense.
Teacher! Teacher!
Sorry, Teacher! I'll practice martial arts diligently.
I will become faster. Don't kick me out!
Chen Pi! Stop pretending to be crazy.
Do you believe that I have ways to make you talk?
Tell me.
What is the tomb's secret? What did you see?
I saw... my teacher's wife.
And?
Teacher, Zhang Qishan, they were all in there.
Chen Pi, I urge you to not challenge my patience.
Do you believe that I have ways to make you talk?
I can save you, but I can also kill you.
If you still don't tell me the truth, I'll shoot you down.
Kill me? Who can kill me?!
Chen Pi, you're now in my hands.
You better listen to me.
There are so many people who want to kill me.
Good. Come! Come!
Kill me! Kill me and I'll be able to see my teacher's wife!
Chen Pi,
as long as you tell me
what's inside that underground tomb,
I can let you see your teacher's wife.
- Really? - Of course.
Hence, carefully recall
what you guys went through.
Hendry Cox...
I saw Hendry Cox.
I can take you in.
And then, I followed him in.
And then?
And then I saw my teacher's wife extending her hands toward me.
- And then... I returned to my younger days. - Beat him to death!
It was them who said first that I have no parents! It was them who bullied me first!
Sorry! Sorry! I didn't mean to kill you!
Grandma! Grandma, take me away!
You're saying nonsense again!
Chen Pi, you said earlier that you went in.
Went in where? How did you get in?
I went in and saw Teacher's Wife.
Sir, I think he has gone crazy.
- If we keep asking— - Chen Pi, quickly tell me!
We went through the meteorite.
And then I returned to my younger days.
I was with my grandmother.
And those... people I killed.
They were walking in front of me.
Walking...
We thought that by saving him, we'd be able to get some useful information.
He already told us enough information.
Entering the meteorite. Developing illusions. Returning to his younger days.
Looks like that meteorite is very important.
He being like this is mostly the effect of that meteorite.
But he has completely gone crazy now.
What's the use of leaving him alive?
It's not bad to be prepared.
Sir, what should we do next?
Looks like... we can only rely on her.
[Huo Manor]
What you mean is that you're not willing to help me get the meteorite back?
Not that I don't want to, it's I can't.
Why can't you?
Officer Lu, times have changed.
This time, I want to but I don't have the strength.
What do you mean?
Now, the meteorite might be in their hands.
How could I take it back?
I lost a lot of men in the tomb.
I currently don't have any useful person that can challenge Zhang Qishan.
You're actually more suitable than me.
Although Zhang Qishan is back,
he doesn't have a military position to protect him.
If you want to touch him, it's so easy.
You want me to personally do it? That's the last resort.
Currently, that's the only way.
What you mean is you're washing your hands of this matter?
Officer Lu, don't say it that way.
I've done my best to help you.
It's getting late.
I think you should stop wasting your time here.
Quickly make preparations.
- You're really not helping? - Jeez.
I've told you that it's not that I don't want to intervene, I really don't have the power.
This time, we have to rely on you.
Fine!
I'm remembering this.
- Bring me wine. - Yes.
This bone Changsha City is really so hard to gnaw on.
Sir, you've been tired these past days. Have some rest.
The present situation is full of uncertainties.
Huo Sanniang has started to waver.
Maybe, one day, she'll stab me from the back.
I really can't feel at ease.
Head of the Huo House probably wouldn't do that.
You have followed me for so many years.
You only learned to weigh people's words and watch their expressions, but not how to guess their hidden intentions.
Huo Sanniang is clearly brushing me off today.
She was sure that I had no one useful by my side now,
that's why she acted like that.
Isn't she our ally?
She wants to defeat Zhang Qishan, too.
Wanting to defeat is one thing.
Whether to defeat or not is another thing.
In the end, Huo Sanniang is still a member of the Nine Mystic Families.
No matter what,
she wouldn't offend the others just for a Zhang Qishan.
What about Chen Pi?
A crazy, useless wretch. What use can he be?
What do we do now?
No need to fear.
At least, now, she still won't dare turn hostile with me.
Head of the House, stop drinking.
What are you doing?
If you don't want to work with Lu Jianxun anymore, then just ignore him.
Isn't Er Ye back?
I was indeed hoping that he'd come back.
But now that he's back, Zhang Qishan is back, too.
Do you think he'll easily forgive me?
What do we do then?
We've already openly turned hostile against him,
so it's impossible for any easy reconciliation.
Hence, no matter how unwilling I am, I can't turn against Lu Jianxun.
Let's watch first who will win between him and Zhang Qishan.
Right. Don't be anxious then. Think about it.
Even if Zhang Qishan wins, what can he do to you?
Er Ye will surely defend you.
Defend me?
Er Ye cares about Fo Ye more. How could he defend me?
I looked forward to their safe return every day,
but I didn't think that once he returned, we wouldn't be like how we were before.
And Fo Ye won't let this go.
This matter won't easily end.
[Xie Yu Building]
This is the item you brought out from the tomb?
We also have a meteorite like that in our old Zhang family tower.
We've seen its power.
But to how strong it really is, we don't know.
I just know that if it falls in the hands of the enemies, it will surely be a great disaster.
After thinking about it, I kept feeling that it's not appropriate to leave it with me, so I want to immediately give it to my Zhang clan.
Fo Ye, during the period that you were down in the tomb,
I've sent men to investigate the activities of Lu Jianxun.
He seems to be secretly monitoring you.
He already stole Fo Ye's position. How come he just won't stop?
I fear that Lu Jianxun isn't satisfied with just stealing military power.
Hence, I called you two here to discuss a countermeasure.
Fo Ye, what idea do you have?
Complete extrication.
How?
Brain and military, all must be pulled out.
This... We indeed must plan it well.
Fo Ye, I think, for this item,
there's no need for you to exert any effort to deliver it to the Zhang family. Let them come here to get it.
As for how to get it
and who will get it, it's not our concern anymore.
What you mean is to borrow the hands of others to kill, am I right?
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♫ In last night's dream, I went again to the opera stage and put on new clothes and powder ♫
♫ 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 ♫
♫ When the full moon bids goodbye, there was never a full gather again ♫
♫ 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 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 ♫