Episode 9 recap: Hu Ba Yi and the others encounter a sea ghost.
Da Li enters the cockpit, pointing a gun at Ming Shu's head, demanding to know what's going on. When Ming Shu turns around, he realizes that the person piloting the boat is actually Fatty. A Hao enters the lower deck and becomes uneasy upon seeing the idol inside. Suddenly, a rope tightens around his neck. Hearing the commotion, Hu Ba Yi and the others rush over to investigate, only to have their own necks caught in the ropes. Ruan Hei informs them that they are facing a sea ghost.
The Triton arrives at a whirlpool, watching the boat spin around it. Hu Ba Yi speculates that this is the entrance to the mythical place. Da Li enters the cockpit, pointing a gun at Ming Shu's head, demanding to know what's going on. When Ming Shu turns around, he realizes that the person piloting the boat is actually Fatty. At that moment, Hu Ba Yi suddenly appears behind him.
After tying up Da Li, Fatty takes off his smelly sock and gags him with it. Once Da Li is restrained, Ming Shu rushes over to explain to Hu Ba Yi, claiming that he was only trying to go along with Da Li and A Hao out of necessity. He assures them that he had been secretly planning to deal with them all along. To prove his point, Ming Shu reveals that he discreetly threw a nail in front of Sherry Yang and Duo Ling. Sherry Yang steps forward to confirm that Ming Shu is telling the truth.
After clearing Ming Shu of suspicion, he asks Hu Ba Yi how he knew that Da Li and A Hao were planning to betray them. Hu Ba Yi smiles and explains that before they jumped into the water, Da Li and A Hao suddenly became very attentive. Additionally, Da Li even offered Ming Shu a drink, which caused Ming Shu to have diarrhea afterwards. Hu Ba Yi knew that abnormal behavior indicated something was amiss, and that's when he started suspecting them. While discussing this, Hu Ba Yi also remembers the traitor, A Hao, who went to the lower deck. He and Fatty decide to confront A Hao.
A Hao enters the lower deck and sees the idol inside. Suddenly, a rope tightens around his neck. When Hu Ba Yi and Fatty come to investigate, they find him in a strange posture, already lifeless. Perplexed, they are suddenly attacked by A Hao. Hu Ba Yi realizes the danger and quickly pulls Fatty away, running for safety.
Fatty runs behind, but as he reaches the ship's ladder, his foot gets entangled in a thin rope. He desperately shouts for help, and Hu Ba Yi rushes back to assist him. Upon learning that Hu Ba Yi went to the lower deck, Ruan Hei, aware of the sea ghost's presence there, reluctantly grabs an axe and follows Gu Cai, who insists on saving people, down to the lower deck.
Later, Ming Shu and Sherry Yang also descend to the lower deck. Despite their numbers, they find themselves no match for the sea ghost and frustratingly unable to catch even a glimpse of their adversary. Upon hearing Ruan Hei's explanation that the sea ghost is attacking them, Hu Ba Yi recalls the statue placed in the lower deck. He smashes the statue and behind it, he sees several wriggling wooden segments, suspecting them to be the true form of the sea ghost. He starts hacking at them with an axe. However, after a few strikes, his hands and feet are ensnared by thin ropes. The others find themselves in similar situations. With everyone's lives hanging by a thread, Hu Ba Yi instinctively reaches for the electrical switch. The electric current loosens the ropes that were restraining them.
Once back on the deck, they discover Duo Ling piloting the ship. Duo Ling informs them that strange ghostly fires appeared on the sea's surface, and she had a difficult time escaping that area. Hu Ba Yi realizes that the ship is spinning in place and investigates the cause. He observes that the Triton has arrived at a whirlpool, with the boat rotating around it. Hu Ba Yi speculates that this is the entrance to the mythical place known as the "Land of Return."
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