The Mystic Nine Episode 47 Recap
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Zhang Qishan and Er Yue Hong, after being ambushed, found themselves imprisoned by the Black Qiao people, alongside villagers from a nearby fishing community. Upon regaining consciousness, they were confronted by Chen Pi, who mocked them for their predicament. Chen Pi stated he had intended to make them sacrifices during a ceremony and expressed his ruthlessness, blaming Zhang Qishan for Ya Tou's death. Er Yue Hong, in turn, rebuked Chen Pi for being used by others and remaining unrepentant.
While a guard was distracted by Zhang Qishan's offer of money for alcohol, Zhang Qishan and Er Yue Hong devised a plan to escape and successfully led the villagers to freedom. Chen Pi pursued them, intent on killing them. Er Yue Hong, heartbroken by his former disciple's cruel actions, fought back without mercy, joining forces with Zhang Qishan to overpower Chen Pi and his men.
During the struggle, some salvaged treasures Er Yue Hong had previously found in an abandoned hut scattered on the ground. Chen Pi discovered a bun pin among them, identical to one he had given Ya Tou. He questioned its presence, but Zhang Qishan revealed the bun pin was exceedingly poisonous. Zhang Qishan suggested Ya Tou's mysterious illness and death might have been caused by this very object, implicating Chen Pi as the unwitting cause.
Despite a moment of self-doubt, Chen Pi's stubbornness quickly resurfaced, and he continued to blame Zhang Qishan for Ya Tou's death. As Chen Pi renewed his attack, the rescued villagers came to Zhang Qishan and Er Yue Hong's aid, driving Chen Pi away. The villagers expressed their gratitude, explaining that they were fishermen from Dongting Lake who had lost their homes and livelihoods due to the Japanese blockade and subsequent massacre, which involved the Black Qiao people.
They had been seeking treasures in an ice bunker when they were captured. Zhang Qishan identified himself as the army commander of Changsha and promised to address the Japanese and Black Qiao threat, gaining the villagers' full support and their knowledge of the local terrain. Er Yue Hong later explained to Zhang Qishan that he had concealed the truth about the bun pin from Chen Pi to honor Ya Tou's enduring care for her former disciple.
Chen Pi returned to his hideout with the poisonous bun pin and questioned his Black Qiao associate about its origin. The associate, surprised to see the item, confirmed it was among the first batch of treasures salvaged from a "poisoned ship," highly toxic, and had been sold on the black market. He warned Chen Pi that if the broken bun pin were to cut someone, the virus would be lethal.
This triggered a painful memory for Chen Pi: he had bought the bun pin from the black market for Ya Tou, only to be scolded by Er Yue Hong for breaking rules. In a fit of anger, Chen Pi had smashed the bun pin, and Ya Tou had accidentally cut her finger while picking up the pieces. This realization struck Chen Pi with the horrifying truth: he was inadvertently responsible for Ya Tou's death.
Now infected by the virus from the bun pin, Chen Pi's health rapidly deteriorated. Zhang Qishan, learning of this, instructed Lieutenant Zhang to bring Chen Pi back for treatment. However, Chen Pi refused help, declaring himself a "source of poison" and vowing to make everyone who "hurt my master's wife" pay. He then jumped from the vehicle and escaped.
Concerned about the potential spread of the virus, Zhang Qishan immediately ordered a city-wide lockdown and established roadblocks outside Changsha to prevent Chen Pi from entering. He also summoned Ba Ye, who had expertise in poisons, hoping for a solution. Zhang Qishan discussed Chen Pi's probable hiding places, such as tombs or caves. Inspired by Yin Xinyue's idea to use animals for tracking, Zhang Qishan decided to borrow dogs from Wu. He then left to put the plan into action.
Although his men later found traces of Chen Pi, he had already escaped. Chen Pi, now resting with his subordinates, began to plot Zhang Qishan's demise, requesting more iron pellets for his schemes. To lure the cunning Chen Pi, Zhang Qishan and Yin Xinyue devised an elaborate ruse. Zhang Qishan had false rumors spread that Yin Xinyue possessed the "real Deer-Reviving Grass" and kept it hidden at Xinyue Hotel.
Meanwhile, Yin Xinyue staged a dramatic public argument with Zhang Qishan, accusing him of being greedy and failing to provide Ya Tou with the Deer-Reviving Grass, suggesting Ya Tou's death was a result of the hotel tampering with the medicine. She dramatically announced her intention to return to her family in Beiping. This well-orchestrated quarrel, overheard by gossiping servants, quickly spread throughout Changsha.
Believing Yin Xinyue to be the true orchestrator of Ya Tou's suffering, Chen Pi intercepted her as she was supposedly leaving for Beiping, determined to avenge his master's wife. Yin Xinyue further provoked Chen Pi by showing him a letter, purportedly from Ya Tou, explaining that Ya Tou had chosen to stop medication and died peacefully in Er Yue Hong's arms. Enraged, Chen Pi dismissed it as nonsense and attacked her.
Chen Pi fell directly into Zhang Qishan and Er Yue Hong's trap, finding himself sealed within an ancient tomb by a hidden mechanism. Er Yue Hong, appearing before the tomb, threw the antidote inside, declaring that Chen Pi's survival depended entirely on his own fate, and that their master-disciple relationship would be severed if he emerged alive.
Trapped and near death in the tomb, Chen Pi desperately cried out to Er Yue Hong, pleading with him to find the Copper Meteorite and use it to revive Ya Tou. This plea stirred Er Yue Hong's compassion. Zhang Qishan, wary of Er Yue Hong being swayed by the illusion of the Copper Meteorite, gently probed his thoughts. Er Yue Hong responded that he had finally come to terms with Ya Tou's death. Chen Pi, against the odds, survived the ordeal but, as declared by Er Yue Hong, the bond between them was irrevocably broken.
