Er Yuehong/History

## The Mystic Nine

Er Yuehong was a famous opera house performer in Changsha. In Episode 1, while performing, a rich man in the crowd was disturbing one of his shows. The man insisted the performers sing something else. In the audience, were also Lieutenant Zhang and Zhang Qishan. They intimidated the man to leave and the show continued. Afterwards, Zhang Rishan and Zhang Qishan watch the rest of the show and wait until the end to talk to Er Ye. Qishan recounted everything that happened with train and the ring that was found in the coffin that was from the Northern and Southern dynasties. Qishan took out the ring and showed it to Er Ye. After some kind of hand battle to avoid taking the ring, Er Ye admitted that he doesn't deal with the underground business anymore. Fo Ye responded that he would not have bothered him if it wasn't serious. He even added that they had found information about secret experiments and that the Japanese may be planning something. Er Ye seemed to know more but still did not help. Qishan left the ring with Er Ye in the hopes he would reconsider.

In Episode 2, at Er Yuehong's home, Er Ye was deep in thought. Ya Tou greeted him and asked him if something was wrong. He told her about the rude man that interrupted his show. Ya Taou started to cough and Er Ye asked if she had taken her medicine yet. He instructed the Tao Hua to take Ya Tou back to her room to rest. Er Ye moved to another room and moved the bookcases sideways to reveal a secret passageway. He walked down a corridor into a room that had spikes and sticks long enough for a person to step on on the floor. Er Ye gracefully maneuvered onto the sticks almost halfway into the room and then flicked something that hit the door and it opened. The rest of the sticks rose to a level where Er Ye could jump on them and he entered into the final room. The final room was filled with odd things including a remodel of a building structure, possibly a tomb. He moved toward a small box which contained another small box that contained a ring similar to the one Qishan had taken from the whistle coffin. He said to himself while looking at the rings, "after everything, this place got to see light again."

While in his secret room, Er Ye thought of a moment earlier in time when the best doctor in town visited Ya Tou to examine her. When the doctor looked to Er Ye, Er Ye slightly shook his head back and forth as if to signal something to him. The doctor seemed to have understood and informed them that she just has a cold and that she will be fine. Afterwards, Er Ye visited his family's ancestral hall in his house and gave offerings. He told them that his wife is sick and asked his ancestors whether their ancestral business was not virtuous and is the reason he ended up with this fate. He thought not getting involved with that business anymore would change Ya Tou's fate. He then pleaded that his wife was innocent and if there is any retribution he was willing to bear it himself. He returned to the present moment holding the two rings.

In Episode 4, Chen Pi told Er Ye of the deal he had made with the Japanese agent to cure Ya Tou's illness. Er Ye became furious upon hearing this. 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.

In Episode 6, Er Yuehong was revealed to be an apprentice of Li Yuan. While Chen Pi and Ya Tou were in the courtyard of the Hong Manor, Er Ye 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.

Ya Tou was stitching an old costume when Er Ye walked in. Tao Hua interrupted them to tell them Lt. Zhang had arrived. Lt. Zhang came into the room and asked for Er Ye's help. Er Ye immediately left to go to Fo Ye. Fo Ye was unconscious and Er Ye took off the other's gloves. Er Ye then proceeded to take out a hair-like substance from Fo Ye's hands. He then prepared hot water and dumped realgar wine and soaked the other's hands. Fo Ye was screaming in pain the whole time. Afterwards, they tucked Fo Ye into a bed. Ba Ye and Lt. Zhang asked Er Ye whether he would be alright now that the hairs were burned. Er Ye believed he would be. They also asked him what was going on with mining mountain and what was underneath it. Er Ye explained that the ring from the Northern & Southern dynasties that was given to him from the whistle coffin was the same ring that one his family member had found in the exact same tomb. The person who robbed the tomb was likely his granduncle. Er Ye then began to tell the story of what happened many years ago. In a flashback on the mining mountain, Hatoyama Miyoshi was talking to that generation's leader of the Er Clan, also known as Er Ye. They all entered the tomb but in the next scene Er Ye and some men were seen fleeing and in pain. The flashback ended and Er Ye does not know what trap they set off inside the mine mountain that led to all six of their deaths. The Er Clan searched for their bodies but only found the granduncle's. Er Ye explained that the hair-like threads were found in the blood vessels all throughout his body. He asked whether Fo Ye was delirious before coming to the Hong Manor and Ba Ye confirmed that he was. Er Ye felt unsure of his treatment method and urged them to take Fo Ye to a hospital. Later, Er Ye was holding an antique that Fo Ye brought out from the mountain and had a mysterious look on his face.

In Episode 7, Er Ye wrote a letter for Fo Ye and asked Chen Pi to deliver it to the other secretly.

In Episode 8, Ba Ye told Fo Ye the story of how Er Ye and Ya Tou met. In a flashback, Ya Tou had her hands bound and was being dragged by men claiming that she will sell well. Er Ye was watching her from afar and recognized her from when he knew her as a child. Er Ye intervened and told the men that he would pay her fee. They asked for a ridiculous price but Er Ye promised to pay and told them to come to the Hong Manor that night. Later, the men arrived at the manor where Er Ye and Chen Pi were waiting at the entrance. One of the men spoke up and told Er Ye he had heard of his reputation and that he should surely know the rules of their field. The man was introduced as Master Zeng and Er Ye asked to speak to him in private. Er Ye paid them the money and assured Ya Tou that no one would bully her anymore. The flashback ended and Ba Ye said that Er Ye committed a big taboo at the time. He dug out a tomb not even three months old and stole a treasure to pay Master Zeng. Fo Ye smiled and thought that the story sounded like Er Ye's style.

Fo Ye visited Er Ye and told him of Ya Tou unknowingly taking morphine and the drug's legal restriction. Since Chen Pi was the one who provided the drug, Fo Ye wanted to speak to him. Er Ye agreed but he also wanted to ask what Chen Pi was up to. Fo Ye also came by for another reason. He told Er Ye about a special herb being auctioned in three days that could cure Ya Tou's illness. Er Ye wanted to go alone but Fo Ye insisted on accompanying him because the hotel had a lot of rules like only invited guests were allowed in. Fo Ye was going to enlist the help of Jiu Ye and Ba Ye the next morning to scout the hotel. Er Ye agreed but wanted Fo Ye to know Chen Pi likely did not know about the morphine and hoped the other could be lenient. Fo Ye assured him that he would investigate the matter appropriately and they parted ways.

Er Ye discussed leaving Changsha to go to Beiping to get the herb that was being auctioned at the Xin Yue Hotel. Ya Tou wanted to join them but Er Ye refused her telling her that her health was weak. However, Ya Tou pleaded that she did not get to accompany Er Ye much anymore and wanted more chances to be with him. Er Ye acquiesced and allowed her to come but warned her that they needed to keep a low profile.

In Episode 9, Er Ye, Jiu Ye, Ba Ye, and Fo Ye discussed how they would get into the prestigious Xin Yue Hotel since they needed invitations. They planned to rob Peng Sanbian on the train to Beiping. At Changsha Railway Station, Fo Ye, Ba Ye, and Er Ye were waiting on the platform for the train. The three of them boarded and pretended not to know each other. Er Ye and Fo Ye sat across from each other while Ba Ye roamed the train reciting Taoist teachings dressed as a fortune teller. Ba Ye found Peng Sanbian's carriage and was able to check that he had his invitation to the Xin Yue Hotel on him. Er Ye left his seat and headed towards Peng Sanbian to steal his invitation.

He came down from the opening in the ceiling of the train and managed to get the invitation out of Peng Sanbian's pocket while he was asleep. However, the other woke up and his subordinates came to the door of the carriage worried. Er Ye had a knife pointed towards Peng Sanbian that was out of sight, so the other pretended to be cordial. Fo Ye & Ba Ye came to the carriage and Er Ye tried to leave but Peng Sanbian insisted he stay for a drink. The subordinates eyed each other seemingly tipped off from his statement and reached for their weapons. A fight ensued and as another train passed by, Ba Ye, Er Ye, and Fo Ye were able to escape by boarding it. Once on the other train, they found Ya Tou and settled into a carriage. They discussed what they would need to prepare to go to the Xin Yue Hotel.

In Episode 10, Ya Tou and Er Ye were staying at the Jin Tai Hotel nearby while Ba Ye and Fo Ye were staying at the Xin Yue Hotel. Er Ye thought back to what Fo Ye told him on the train. Fo Ye wanted him to rest while he took care of the auction at the Xin Yue Hotel. Ya Tou asked Er Ye to comb her hair. While doing so, he combed out many strands of hair and became worried. He suggested Ya Tou to cut her hair short like the modern women in Beiping and she thought it was a good idea.