Episode 13 (The Mystic Nine)

**Episode 13 (The Mystic Nine)** is the thirteenth episode of the television series The Mystic Nine.

## Synopsis

Yin Xinyue joins Fo Ye on the train ride home. Peng Sanbian finds a new alliance.

## Story

With Ba Ye and Yin Xinyue making distractions, Peng Sanbian couldn't focus. Fo Ye took the opportunity to hit Peng Sanbian with the whip ending the fight. Peng Sanbian was upset at losing and began fighting Fo Ye for real. Yin Xinyue admired Fo Ye for the elegant way he fought but also completely ignoring the fact that the hotel was being destroyed by their fighting. At one point, Peng Sanbian managed to destroy the chandelier and did not stop until Yin Xinyue told him to. Yin Xinyue cozied up to Fo Ye claiming he was the real Peng Sanbian and the other was a fake. She ordered the guards to take Peng Sanbian out of the hotel as he was no longer allowed in.

Yin Xinyue dragged Fo Ye and Ba Ye to a separate room and told them that they needed to leave. The people at the auction weren't stupid and probably knew that Fo Ye was a fake but just because they didn't expose him then doesn't mean they won't later. Fo Ye asked her about the medicine and she grabbed his hand and headed off to the treasure room with him. They took down one of the paintings which revealed a secret compartment that held a safe. Yin Xinyue gave the medicines from the safe to Fo Ye who immediately tried to leave. Someone seemed to be near the exit so they stopped to wait until they were gone. Fo Ye wondered why she was helping him since, if his identity were ever exposed, her hotel would be responsible. She told him that it'd be fine since he paid for the medicines. She was more concerned with the fact that he spent all of his assets just to help others. Fo Ye corrected her, who he was helping was not just any other person. The coast seemed to be clear and they left. Ba Ye ran into them, and Yin Xinyue suggested they leave through the side door. She asked them where they were going and Ba Ye told her that they were going back to Changsha by train. She knew a fast route to get to the train station and asked them to follow her.

Peng Sanbian was escorted out of the hotel and was met with his subordinates outside. He ordered them to investigate his impostor. He also thought he saw Yin Xinyue but it turned out to be someone that was just dressed like her. He thought the hotel was trying to create diversions and he claimed he wouldn't fall for it. He then began arguing with the hotel staff. They informed him that he still had luggage inside the hotel and he needed to retrieve his items before Yin Xinyue returned.

Yin Xinyue, Ba Ye and, Fo Ye were awkwardly riding a carriage together to the train station. They had hoped Er Ye had already arrived. Fo Ye got caught sneaking a peek at Yin Xinyue and she noticed. She told him that he should openly stare at her and that she liked him looking at her. Fo Ye was speechless and Ba Ye awkwardly laughed. Fo Ye wondered why she followed along and Ba Ye interjected saying they should be grateful to her since she helped them sneak past Peng Sanbian. Fo Ye thanked her as well but she said there was no need to thank her, Beiping was her territory.

Peng Sanbian was in the hotel and was handed a bill for all the things he destroyed earlier. An employee urged him to leave and he became upset and refused to leave. He sat on his luggage and asked what they could even do to him. Hendry Cox was in the auction room where the chandelier had fallen. He asked a mysterious person whether he invited someone. The other responded he did and that he arranged for that person to wait in the car outside the hotel.

Peng Sanbian left the hotel, again, and told his subordinates to look for Fo Ye at the train station since it was likely he would travel by that method again. The Chairman approached Peng Sanbian and told him that he could help redeem everything the other lost. He led the other to the car where Hendry Cox was waiting. Hendry Cox wanted to work with him and told Peng Sanbian where Fo Ye would be. In return, Hendry Cox wanted the medicines.

Fo Ye, Yin Xinyue, and Ba Ye had arrived at the Beiping train station. Er Ye was waiting on the train. The third prince was also at the train station and ran over to Fo Ye. He wanted to befriend Fo Ye and admired the other for his fighting skills. The prince tried to get Fo Ye's name but he wouldn't budge. Instead, the prince told Fo Ye that if he was ever in Northeast China, he should come find him. Fo Ye agreed and the prince gave him a token before he left so that he could find him. Yin Xinyue thought it was amusing that Fo Ye was so popular with men. Fo Ye said his goodbyes but Yin Xinyue insisted escorting him out of Beiping herself. Fo Ye tried to tell her that he doesn't need her protection but she reminded him he had a friend who didn't know how to fight. Fo Ye reconsidered and agreed and let her tag along. They all gathered in the same carriage and Ba Ye introduced everyone to each other. Yin Xinyue told everyone that she was Fo Ye's fiancee much to everyone's surprise.

Ba Ye was hungry so he left alone. Er Ye, Ya Tou, Yin Xinyue, and Fo Ye were still in the same carriage. Fo Ye tried to explain to her that he infiltrated the hotel disguised as Peng Sanbian to retrieve medicine for Ya Tou. Once he got back to Changsha, he would settle things with her and Peng Sanbian. However, Yin Xinyue reminded him that the rules of the Xinyue hotel dictated that whoever bought the three medicines would marry her. She didn't care whether he was the real Peng Sanbian only that he lit the sky lantern and should take responsibility. Fo Ye tried to deter her further but she was insistent. He told her he might leave for the battlefield soon but she was still determined to have him. Fo Ye wanted to buy her a ticket back to Beiping but realized they didn't have any money and that they gave it all to her father, the owner of the hotel. She thought that was perfect, now there was no longer a need for betrothal gifts.

   He tried to give her his bracelet as a way to pay for her trip back and that if he didn't die on the battlefield he would repay her for a lifetime. Ya Tou intervened and said that it would be too cruel to ask her to leave now and that they should let her come back to Changsha and stay for a while out of hospitality. Fo Ye wasn't buying it and told Yin Xinyue that she would get off at the next stop. Ya Tou suggested to Yin Xinyue that they get something to eat together and they left the carriage.

The two talked about Fo Ye and Er Ye. Yin Xinyue told Ya Tou that she didn't have to call her "Miss Yin" anymore and could just call her Xin Yue. Ya Tou told her she could do the same. Yin Xinyue told Ya Tou that she thought Fo Ye really was Peng Sanbian at first and was very happy. Only afterwards did she learn he was a fake but it didn't matter because he had lit the lantern and bought the medicines. No matter who he was she had firmly set her mind on him. Yin Xinyue asked Ya Tou who Fo Ye really was and what his real name was. Ya Tou wouldn't tell her since Fo Ye needed to be the one to tell her. The two of them moved through the train and ended up in the dining carriage where Ba Ye was sitting.

Er Ye and Fo Ye were still in the original carriage discussing Yin Xinyue. Er Ye thought that she was suitable for Fo Ye. Fo Ye thought Er Ye suited him more. He thought Er Ye was mostly quiet except for his operas while Yin Xinyue was very talkative. Er Ye thought the Zhang manor was too cold without a woman's touch and that Fo Ye needed her. Of course, Fo Ye disagreed as he thought the manor was nice since he didn't like bustling places. Er Ye wondered if Fo Ye's reluctance was because he finally met his match and couldn't control her. But Fo Ye brushed him off and asked if there was really anyone he couldn't control.

Ba Ye noticed the bracelet on Yin Xinyue as Fo Ye's family heirloom. Yin Xinyue became very excited at being gifted such a precious item. Ba Ye told her that it wasn't just any item but a "second sound ring (二响环)." Although the inside was solid, if it was hit once, it would make a sound twice. Ba Ye started calling her sister-in-law and she played along and said to call her Madam Zhang. Yin Xinyue and Ya Tou left to bring food back to Er Ye and Fo Ye. When the two arrived, Fo Ye put the food down and told her that they were at the next stop. Yin Xinyue refused to leave and even if she was beaten to death she wouldn't go. Fo Ye told her it's for her own good but she said that it will create five difficulties if she were to return. (1) it will be hard for her father now that everyone saw that she left with him. (2) If the Japanese demanded the hotel take responsibility, it will be hard on her father to answer them. (3) Since Fo Ye upset the Japanese, she will be returning to the tiger's lair. (4) Fo Ye said he would repay her kindness, but now he is sending her back and not repaying it. (5) If she goes back she might have to marry someone like Peng Sanbian. She finally asked how could Fo Ye destroy the happiness of an adorable and kind young lady like her. If he rejected her, then he is an asshole.

## Characters

* Fo Ye
* Ba Ye
* Yin Xinyue
* Peng Sanbian
* Hendry Cox
* Er Ye
* Ya Tou

## Location

* Xin Yue Hotel
* Beiping Railway Station