Episode 11 (The Mystic Nine)

**Episode 11 (The Mystic Nine)** is the eleventh episode of the television series The Mystic Nine.

## Synopsis

Fo Ye and Ba Ye attempt to steal the medicinal herb from the Xin Yue Hotel. Yin Xinyue sets her sights on Fo Ye as he's disguised as Peng Sanbian.

## Story

Fo Ye was transcribing the lyrics of the Chinese opera song, Mu Ke Zhai while Ba Ye was making other preparations for their plan to rob the Xin Yue Hotel.

Guests were betting on what opera would be performed. One of the workers announced that officer Liu Song Ren had bid the highest amount and that Mu Ke Zhai was the opera to be performed. The opera began and Yin Xinyue arrived to watch the performance. She asked where "Peng Sanbian" was and one of her employees pointed towards Fo Ye who was also sitting in the main hall with Ba Ye. She looked at him while smiling. At one point, Fo Ye left his seat to start his plan. In a flashback, Ba Ye and Fo Ye discussed how they would successfully sneak around the Xin Yue hotel. Ba Ye was to convince the Hua twins to choose the opera Mu Ke Zhai. During the performance, Fo Ye would move along with the beats of the drums so that the hearing servants could not detect his movements.

Fo Ye went into the forbidden part of the hotel but was seen by Yin Xinyue. Instead of confronting him, she thought about why he would be in that part of the hotel and how he was able to get past the guards and hearing servants. She didn't think he had ulterior motives but rather that he was there to see what she looks like since the two were arranged to be married. So, she gathered all her dresses and looked for the one that she thought would impress him the most. Meanwhile, Fo Ye was looking through the items to be auctioned off for the medicinal herb he needed. After some time, Yin Xinyue became worried that he would not be able to find her so she started playing music. The music altered the hearing servants and guards in the main hall who thought something was going on upstairs. The employees continued looking for the source of the noise while Yin Xinyue started to look for Fo Ye. She noticed the door to the treasure room was slightly ajar so she went in to check. She found Fo Ye but left the room to call off her employees, ordering them not to come up where she was.

Ba Ye was worried that Fo Ye hadn't returned yet and the employees seemed worried of the situation upstairs. The Hua twins passed by commenting on an item they had lost. Ba Ye stopped them and told them he was a fortune teller who could figure out where their lost item could be. He suggested where the bracelet was and the girls were impressed and promised to reward him later.

Yin Xinyue confronted Fo Ye knowing that he was trying to steal something from the treasure room. Fo Ye explained the situation with Ya Tou and that he did it in a moment of weakness. She explained that the only way he could get the item out was through the auction or to be buried with it in death. Fo Ye understood and attempted to leave. While on his way out, Yin Xinyue asked whether that was the only reason he was there to which he answered that it was. When he left, Yin Xinyue expressed her anger that he was pretending not to know who she was. Fo Ye reconvened with Ba Ye.

Yin Xinyue told one of the hearing servants to watch "Peng Sanbian" closely along with his assistant and to report back to her if they did anything strange. Fo Ye and Ba Ye were back in their room where Fo Ye was trying to figure out Yin Xinyue's identity and how she was able to issue orders to the hotel's employees. Fo Ye thought that she was the daughter of the hotel owner and was also the driver that escorted them to the hotel. They thought it was odd that she kept appearing around them and wondered if they missed some information on Peng Sanbian. They moved onto to the topic of the medicine since it wasn't in the treasure room. Their next plan was to attend the auction and deal with the situation there. Fo Ye also told Ba Ye that he spotted the Japanese and thought that they were there for medicine as well. They finally realized that they would need to prepare a lot of money for the auction. Fo Ye had a large amount of money already prepared but Ba Ye wanted to sneak around first.

Ba Ye snuck around the hotel and came upon two men one of whom was called "Chairman." He eavesdropped on their conversation. The two men discussed the funds they were going to use for the auction and that they had the support of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce. The Chairman made a comment that the Chinese culture was vast and profound and that the items at the auction would be a great investment. Ba Ye hurriedly went back to report what he found out. If the Japanese were getting support from the Chamber of Commerce then they wouldn't be able to get the medicine with the money they had.

Lieutenant Zhang received a telegram from Beiping and ordered some soldiers to gather. The lieutenant went to Fo Ye's Home where they retrieved valuable antiques. They then exchanged the antiques at the bank for money. Fo Ye received a phone call confirming the acceptance of the items and they attended the auction.

The Chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce was sitting on the balcony in the main hall waiting for the auction to start. Fo Ye and Ba Ye were waiting on another balcony opposite of the Chairman. Next to the Chairman was someone hidden behind some blinds. The auction began.

The real Peng Sanbian arrived at the hotel and demanded to be let in saying that the Peng Sanbian inside was a fake. He tried to forcefully get in but was stopped. One of the employees came to a compromise and told him that she would tell the owner of the hotel about his presence while he waited outside.

## Characters

* Fo Ye
* Ba Ye
* Yin Xinyue
* Lieutenant Zhang (briefly)
* Peng Sanbian

## Locations

* Xin Yue Hotel
* Fo Ye's Home
* Bao Tai Bank