Episode 7 (The Mystic Nine)

**Episode 7 (The Mystic Nine)** is the seventh episode of the television series The Mystic Nine.

## Synopsis

Chen Pi Ah Si is able to get a "doctor" to see Ya Tou. Ba Ye investigates the surrounding area of the mining mountains. Lu Jianxun starts to create problems for the Old Nine Clans.

## Story

Er Ye wrote a letter for Fo Ye and asked Chen Pi Ah Si to deliver it to the other secretly. Chen Pi agreed but made a copy for himself. He and Tanaka Ryoko met in a different location. Chen Pi asked to meet her boss, refusing to give her the newly acquired information from the letter. He was invited to the Changsha Chamber's Commerce of USA where he was greeted by four men with swords. After disarming and injuring all of them, Hendry Cox interrupted and asked to speak to Chen Pi in private. The two moved to a different room and were joined by an injured Tanaka Ryoko. Chen Pi asked Hendry Cox for the medicine promised in exchange for the letter Er Ye penned to Fo Ye. Hendry Cox insisted the special medicine he had could cure Ya Tou's illness. In an effort to convince Chen Pi that the medicine could actually cure Ya Tou, he injected the medicine into Tanaka Ryoko to cure her previous injuries. After the injection, Tanaka seemed to feel no pain and could walk with ease. Chen Pi believed he could trust Hendry Cox just this once and handed over the copied letter. Chen Pi then snuck into Fo Ye's home and dropped off the original letter.

Fo Ye and Ba Ye were at Fo Ye's home reading the letters that were dropped off. Ba Ye noticed they were written in the style of the Han Tang dynasties. He laughed thinking about how Er Ye tried to change his handwriting to disguise himself. It was even more evident that Er Ye wrote the letters because only his family went down into the mine cave. Ba Ye believed Er Ye was still hiding something but could not figure out what that was. Fo Ye still wondered what was hiding inside the tomb but Ba Ye couldn't predict what it could be. So, Fo Ye suggested that they return to the mine mountain and continue to investigate, however, this time Fo Ye instructed Ba Ye to thoroughly investigate the surrounding area. Lieutenant Zhang interrupted to tell them their superior was sending an intel agent to help them in Changsha. The intel agent was Lu Jianxun who was instructed to help with the increasing turmoil in Changsha. He had the habit of calling Fo Ye "brother" implying that they are close much to the surprise of Lt. Zhang. Fo Ye assured the other that it was just Lu Jianxun's working style and that he is not what he appears to be. Their political views also differ greatly and Fo Ye believed that Lu Jianxun's own methods can only be used back at him. Fo Ye warned Lt. Zhang that he should be on guard when meeting people like that.

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Lu Jianxun was discussing Fo Ye back at his office. He believed the other's defense position was quite a relaxing job since he could have troops or money whenever he wanted. His subordinate assured him that Fo Ye will not hold the position for long. Lu Jianxun instructed the other to monitor Fo Ye and to report back if there is any situation.

    Ba Ye was exploring the areas surrounding the mining mountain dressed as a Taoist priest. He pulled out his Qimen Dunjia board. While looking at the surrounding area, Ba Ye used it to map out the tomb which turned out to be in a human form. Ba Ye then went to a village as a Taoist priest offering to tell anyone their fortune. He met with two people who were worried about their grandson who could not sleep at night. Ba Ye asked for the child's date of birth and time. The child was born in the year of the horse and on May 8. Ba Ye handed them a talisman to put on the top of their grandson's bed to help him with his sleep. Ba Ye wouldn't accept money but asked about the location of a crazy beggar he had heard the couple talking about earlier. They told him that the beggar was often at a dilapidated temple nearby.

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 the 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.

Ba Ye met with the beggar but used something similar to a smoke bomb to create the effect that he was a mystical being. Ba Ye convinced the man, Li Er, that he was some kind of deity and asked the other what he was afraid of. The other answered hair and that a hair person was there and it wanted to eat him. Ba Ye wanted to know what happened and Li Er told him that a few months earlier, he went into the back mountain into a cave. The cave wanted to eat him. Ba Ye went to use "magic" on him and got out a razor and shaved off all of Li Er's hair. Ba Ye warned Li Er that he would need to have his head shaved every five days and to continue doing that for 49 days and the demonic hair will disappear. Ba Ye returned to the village and spoke to a barber there. The barber asked if he was able to drive away the demons in the beggar but Ba Ye responded that he was able to get rid of the beggar's demons in his heart. Ba Ye also asked if a stranger had come by. The barber remembered that a few days ago some Japanese had been loitering near the mining mountains and around the village.

    Lu Jianxun was waiting in his car writing the character for 9 when one of his subordinates reported back on the Changsha's Nine Clans. The power of the nine great families were quite extensive. Any burial objects that were to be taken out of the city had to go through one of the clans. The reason why Fo Ye was able to flourish in Changsha was because he was the defense leader in Changsha and also the leader of the nine clans. Officials and commoners alike feared Fo Ye. Lu Jianxun thought that Fo Ye could command the nine families, but his subordinate told him that the nine clans were a very loose organization and were distinct from each other. Lu Jianxun thought that the other eight families were simply afraid of Fo Ye's military rank and were forced to listen to him. This lead to the idea that Lu Jianxun could replace Fo Ye as the head of the nine families and that they could be used by them. At that one point then, their power in Changsha would be stable and strong. He also asked his subordinate who the members of the nine families were. The other responded that although the nine families were famous they also kept a low profile. The second master was Er Yuehong, a famous opera singer in Li Yuan. There is not much known about the third master except that he is disabled. The fourth master is a martial artist and it is unknown what the fifth master does except raise fierce dogs. Lu Jianxun interrupted him before he could finish and said that they should be examined closely. One day, he will destroy them one by one.

At the Changsha Chamber's Commerce of USA, Tanaka Ryoko reported to Hendry Cox that Lu Jianxun was visiting the nine families and planning to replace Fo Ye. Hendry Cox ordered her to send someone to keep watch since Lu Jianxun might be useful one day.

Xie Jiuye and Lu Jianxun met together. Lu Jianxun bought Jiu Ye a chess set since he knew the other liked the game. Lu Jianxun told Jiu Ye that since Changsha was the territory of the nine clans and the Japanese were pressing on the borders and creating danger, the nine families should serve the country. Jiu Ye responded that he was only an ordinary citizen but could one day help with military funding. Jiu Ye said he couldn't help in other ways but Lu Jianxun said that if he could gather the nine families then that would be of great help.

## Characters

* Er Ye
* Chen Pi Ah Si
* Tanaka Ryoko
* Fo Ye
* Ba Ye
* Hendry Cox
* Lieutenant Zhang (briefly)
* Lu Jianxun
* Xie Jiuye

## Locations

* Hong Manor
* The Changsha Chamber's Commerce of USA
* Fo Ye's Home
* Lu Jianxun's Office

## Notes

1. ↑ **Qimen Dunjia** is a branch of divination. It is a technique based on astronomical observations to gain insight into a question or situation. It proposes that objects or events have a cause-and-effect relationship with each other not in the physical form, but through meaning and interpretation. The complicated board can be used to meditate on what the person has lost. By looking at the board, the individual can figure out the location, distance, and whether the thing can be recovered or not. See Introduction to Qi Men Dun Jia (奇门遁甲): Catching A Cheating Spouse; Restart, Part 3, Chapter 1