Ya Tou

**Ya Tou** is a supporting character in The Mystic Nine and the wife of Er Yuehong. She suffered from an illness.

## History

### The Mystic Nine

Ya Tou is married to Er Yuehong and lives at the Hong Manor. In Episode 2, **Ya Tou** greeted Er Yuehong and asked him if something was wrong. He told her about a rude man that interrupted his show earlier but Ya Tou started to cough. Er Ye asked if she had taken her medicine yet. He then asked Tao Hua to bring Ya Tou to her room to rest.

Ya Tou was outside when Chen Pi Ah Si came up behind her and draped his coat over her shoulders. She thought it was Er Ye and turned around but greeted her husband's student. They both went to look for Er Ye and approached the bookcase that lead to the secret passageway. Chen Pi called for Er Ye and was about to enter the passageway when Ya Tou gestured him not to bother his teacher.

Chen Pi looked at Ya Tou longingly while waiting for Er Ye to come out of his secret room. Ya Tou started to cough and Chen Pi went to help when Er Ye came out of the secret entrance and checked on her. Ya Tou asked Chen Pi to get Er Ye some hot water since he worked the whole night. Chen Pi went to get water and met Er Ye in another room. Ya Tou came into the room with noodles that she made for Er Ye. She tells Chen Pi that there is some more in the kitchen. After he leaves, she comments that Chen Pi is like a kid with a smile on her face. Er Ye responds that he is only a kid in her eyes.

Ya Tou was wandering the Hong Manor when she overheard workers gossiping about Chen Pi saying that he made a mistake and was kneeling in the Hong ancestral hall. Ya Tou went to the ancestral hall where Chen Pi revealed that he got in trouble for not practicing martial arts and instead fishing for crabs for Ya Tou. Ya Tou gave him the noodles that she made with crab hidden inside.

In Episode 4, Chen Pi Ah Si and Ya Tou were discussing Ya Tou's illness. Chen Pi knew that she was getting worse and that Ya Tou wanted to hide it from Er Ye. Chen Pi told her of a medicine that could save her and she became hopeful. He goes off to find Er Ye in his secret room. Chen Pi told Er Ye of the deal he made with the Japanese agent and Er Ye became furious. He told Chen Pi that they only had evil intentions and that they don't have the medicine to cure Ya Tou. Ya Tou overheard their conversation and talked to Er Ye once Chen Pi left. She assured Er Ye that he was making the right decision, while Er Ye told her that Xie Jiuye was looking for a cure.

Chen Pi, Ya Tou, and Tao Hua went on a stroll in town to buy some supplies to fix one of Er Ye's costumes. A little kid bumped into Ya Tou, stealthily stole her money pouch, and ran off. Chen Pi caught up with the thief and almost punched him before Ya Tou intervened. Ya Tou scolded Chen Pi for resorting to violence thinking he had changed. She gave the child some food and her handkerchief then returned to the Hong Manor. Chen Pi went back to get Ya Tou's handkerchief from the kid.

In Episode 6, Chen Pi went back to the Hong Manor to find Ya Tou tending to the flowers. He rushed over and told her that he should be the one doing such measly things. He tried watering the flowers but she told him he was doing it wrong. He was too impatient and should do it slower. Er Yuehong was looking on from a distance and noticed the way Chen Pi was longingly looking at Ya Tou. Ya Tou saw Er Ye and called out to him. The two of them agreed to walk around town. As they were walking, they came across a photo studio where they decided to take a picture.

In Episode 7, Chen Pi and Hendry Cox, who was dressed in a doctor's coat, arrived at the Hong Manor to greet Ya Tou. Hendry Cox first asked Ya Tou some questions then concluded that her illness was chronic fatigue syndrome that was caused by excessive exhaustion and worrying. Hendry Cox injected some kind of medicine into her arm, claiming that it would cure her illness. He left Chen Pi enough medicine to last two months stating that Ya Tou would still need to inject it regularly. Ya Tou claimed she did not feel any pain after the injection by the doctor and also generally felt better. However, she had doubts as to whether the medication could completely cure her illness. She told Chen Pi that Er Ye always knew the other had potential and that he could create his own clan/sect (similar to one of the families in the Old Nine Clans). But Ya Tou did not want him out in the world alone suffering and hoped that Chen Pi would not blame her for it. Chen Pi assured her that he did not and never wanted to leave Er Ye or her.