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Episode 3
Hey, you thieves! If you don't want to die, then run!
- That's...! - That's the chief's moonlight staff!
Why is that in your possession? Where is the chief?
If the one who held this was your chief...
He is dead.
Our chief... Kill him!
We don't have time for this! You'll all die if you don't go now!
You're the one that'll die!
- Spread out! - Yes, sir!
Enough!
If I was the one that killed your chief, would I be here?
If you don't want to get caught, use your brains!
That's true. If he killed the chief, he wouldn't be here.
Did the chief really send you here to warn us?
Finally you're using your brains! Hurry up!
- You have to get out of here! - Guards! They're everywhere!
Damn it. We're too late.
Machungool is just over the peak. From here on, be on your guard!
- Do you understand? - Yes, sir!
What about going over that cliff?
It's too obvious. If we are seen, we'll be sitting ducks.
Then let's go up the mountain.
We'll all be killed if we're cornered up there.
How can thieves have a meeting without planning for an escape route?
- How stupid, how stupid! - Let's just fight our way through.
- Fight your way through and die... - Maybe it's better to burst through them.
- Burst through them and die... - Can you shut up?! You're so noisy!
If they're coming over the peak, there is no way out.
Are you saying we should all sit here and die?
I said there was no way out. I didn't say we should all die.
You stupid lump of clay.
What? Lump of clay? You little...!
You're so childish.
Mal Nyeo, are you taking that bastard's side...?
Then, do you have a plan?
We're here.
The guards will slowly tighten the circle around us.
There's no way out.
But the moment the circle disappears!
We all disappear.
If you don't want to die...
Do as I tell you.
How dare you give us orders...?!
All right.
Hey lump, are you a dancing troupe?
Do I look like I'm going to answer you?
Are you crazy? Do you want the guards to know where we are?
They already know we're here. Let's try and get them all here.
Go and get firewood for the bonfire! Everyone, move!
Make the fire so that it can be seen from far away!
The sound is coming from Machungool. The thieves must be there.
Stupid thieves. Are they having a party?
- They're really having fun! Let's go! - Yes, sir!
Why are we listening to that fellow? What if we all die?
That's life. We have no choice.
I trust him for some reason.
- What a nut. - He's cute.
Let's have faith.
That's enough!
Why did they stop all of a sudden? They've noticed us! Let's hurry!
- Hurry! - Yes, sir!
The thieves have seen us and must have escaped. Let's go and catch them!
Yes, sir!
It's this way. Let's go!
The circle disappeared as he said.
Because they think we escaped, this is the safest place on the mountain.
We were just lucky. Where is that guy, anyway?
We're alive because of him.
Over there.
Before we look for a place to stay, let's go to Magoksa first.
We have to pick medicinal herbs and make our tonics, so it's the best place for us.
Do you think Haemyung would let us stay?
We'll just say that we came to pray. He can't chase us out if we say that!
Why are you eating so slowly?
I don't have an appetite. Why don't you eat it, old man?
You don't have an appetite?
You're the food goddess that isn't satisfied...
with a whole pot of rice by herself! How can you not have an appetite?
I don't know.
I feel empty inside.
At times like this, it's better to fill up with food!
Yi Nok, Gil Dong isn't going to come back.
That's life.
At least he left us the money for the cobra.
The money! I left it back there!
You go ahead. I'll be with you soon!
Is she finally awakening to men?
She was a tiny baby just a while ago.
Grandfather, go ahead! I'll follow shortly!
That was twenty years ago, so I suppose it's time.
Lord Ryu Geun Chan, Minister of Military Affairs who was murdered 20 years ago.
I'm looking for the Sa Yin Sword that used to belong to him.
The Sa Yin Sword that disappeared after his death?
Have you found its whereabouts?
We have strong indications of its location.
That is why I wanted to involve the thieves.
I planned to use them to steal the Sa Yin Sword without anyone knowing we were behind it.
Who is your primary suspect?
Before the late king passed away, he had the sword inscribed...
with a secret message to make the prince his successor.
That's the reason why the present king wants this sword to never be found.
I heard that the bodies of his wife and his daughter were never found.
If they are alive...
they would know who possesses the sword.
I doubt his wife and child survived the bloody ordeal.
The sword is in the hands of the one who murdered the Minister of Military Affairs...
and had the queen and the prince's palace burned down!
Move aside! Make way for the Minister of the Interior!
I've seen that man before. Is he the Minister of the Interior?
That's right.
Why does he look so familiar to me?
Perhaps... did he buy medicine from me before?
Why would the Minister of the Interior buy medicine from me?
Move aside! Make way for the Minister of the Interior!
When we bring in the weapons from China,
we will find the Sa Yin Sword and prepare for a massacre.
- It is quiet as she predicted. - All we have to do is pass the city gates.
Madam told us that there are minimal guards there as well.
Don't regret anything. They're thieves, but you saved their lives.
Well done, Hong Gil Dong!
No regrets!
I could have gone to China by now!
Hey! It's those fellows.
What's all that?
He sent guards to harm the thieves, and now he's bringing goods in.
Now I feel bad.
How could you have lost the thieves, you fools?!
Do you want me to die? Do you want to see me kill myself?!
Get out! Go and catch those thieves!
Go tell the prince to turn back now!
Yes, madam!
Your Highness...!
Put down your goods for inspection!
- You said there were no inspections here. - I do not understand either.
There will be trouble if they find the weapons. We must turn back.
I will distract them. Take the goods to a safe place.
- Let me do it. - It's more important to guard the weapons.
The organization may be in danger.
- Take care of the weapons, Ji Su. - Yes.
Halt! That's an explosive!
Get him!
Let's go!
Let's go see what that's about.
Get him!
He's alone. He cannot have gone far. Find him!
- Yes, sir! - That way!
- Find him! - Let's find him!
- Find a place to hide the goods! - Yes, sir!
Let's go!
- Amazing! - Let's hurry! We have no time!
Let's hurry!
Today is a great day.
Gil Dong has gone to China!
Gil Dong will no longer come to my store. So now all of you can come!
Now that Gil Dong's gone, I can finally fix my doors!
- Let's get the sign changed too! - Let's do that!
- You're sure Gil Dong won't be here? - I told you he left for China!
Hurry and come in!
Why don't you two make up? Gil Dong has left and it's a happy day!
I'm really going to marry you off to Gil Dong!
Gil Dong oppa is in China!
Then keep crying! Gil Dong's not here, so you can keep crying!
Gil Dong isn't here anymore! Welcome, welcome!
I have lots of new goods that I've been hiding from Gil Dong.
Come in and have a look! Gil Dong isn't coming!
What's this?
This is an amazing item that lets you see long distances!
You do this and this and look into it!
I'm seeing things!
I don't think this thing would let you see all the way to China!
It's Gil Dong!
Merchant Wang! Merchant Wang!
Everyone's here! Did you get new items?
- Why are you here? - I didn't go to China.
- What? The ship didn't leave? - I got on the ship...
but my conscience took me by surprise.
Why did that damned conscience of yours suddenly appear on the ship to China?
You should have just ignored it!
Don't be too disappointed, Merchant Wang. I'm going to China for sure.
Find another way for me, all right? Merchant Wang, jiayou!*
*"Jiayou" literally means "to add oil" in Chinese, meaning to press on or persevere
Jiayou.
This is new.
I thought you have a conscience now!
Think about your conscience and just leave it.
It's gone! It didn't last long, did it?
Then why did that damnable conscience of yours appear on that ship?!
- Let's go that way! - Yes, sir!
What's going on?
- Search that way! - Yes, sir!
We have to find him!
Get out of the way!
- We have to find him! - Yes, sir!
- We have to find him! - Didn't you see him!
What's this? Why are you breaking things?
I'm sorry!
What will you do with it? It's... it's dented!
- Now you have to buy it! - But it just fell off...!
How much is it?
Here you go. You paid for it, so it's yours.
I bought it because of you. You keep it.
No...! But this...
Then again, it will be embarrassing for you to carry around a chamber pot.
So I'll just take it.
You didn't have to buy this for me, but thank you.
Weren't you looking at it because you needed it?
Not really.
Then... Were you looking at me?
I just looked at you because I've seen you before.
Please go on your way then.
- Search that road as well! - Yes, sir!
Thank you for this.
If you're really thankful, then stay with me.
Even if the prince had ordered you, you should still have gone with him!
I could not disobey the prince's order. He worried about you and the organization!
You and I, and this organization... We all exist because of the prince!
Take all the men with you and find him!
Group one will go outside the city. Group two will search the marketplace.
- The rest of you, follow me! - Yes, sir!
It wasn't just a rumor that there were forces gathering from all over Hanyang.
Who are they?
What are you doing?
My face is getting hot and I'm just cooling it off.
With that?
It's new*! (*unused and still clean)
Taffy!* (*chewy candy)
- How much is it? - Five coins.
I'll take two.
Since you bought me this, I'm giving you something in return.
I'm fine.
Don't reject it. I got my snake money.
You catch snakes for money?
Not that kind of snake. You were in China, so you know cobras, right?
What?
You know cobra, the dancing snake?
Don't you know the snake that does this and this?
I might have seen them before.
Now we're communicating! I brought that priceless snake to Joseon!
But... it died.
Why were you in China?
The old man and I went to make money, but it was difficult there too, so we came back.
Are you just living with your grandpa?
My parents died when I was a baby, so I don't even know what they look like.
Why were you in China?
None of your business. Let's go.
Wait! I have to get one for my old man.
This... this.. and that too!
Where did he go?
- I'm glad you're safe. - What about the weapons?
We took them to a safe place.
- Let's go. - Yes, Your Highness.
- Nice shot! - You're amazing!
The ball just went in!
It must be your new club!
Is this the new club from China that Lord Kim sent you?
Yes, that's right. It just fits my hand so perfectly!
It's truly remarkable! Why don't you try it?
Oh my! Goodness, it's great! It really fits your hand perfectly!
Why don't you take it, my lady?
I have more.
It must be the civil exams, but people have been sending me gifts lately.
I'm the core of all power, am I not?
It is all because of your skills and talent!
My husband is so stiff-necked.
Yesterday we received some honey and he exploded!
The Minister of the Interior is too conservative.
It must be frustrating for you.
It is all because of you that I get to view this Kyuk Goo* membership course!
*Kyuk Goo - a form of traditional Korean martial arts, similar to golf or polo
I should invite you here more often.
But others may criticize me for spending too much time here and not in government.
Who cares if they criticize you? This is your exercise!
Next time, let's bring your Eun Hye and my In Hyung here.
My Eun Hye is very discreet and does not like leaving the house.
I see.
Miss Eun Hye! Only gisaengs* like such loud accessories! (*female entertainers)
I know!
If I wear it, do you think I'll look like a gisaeng?
You shouldn't say things like that!
I think it'll be more interesting...
to live a free life as a gisaeng than to be married to a fool.
How can you say that? Gisaengs would curse you if they heard that!
Miss, let's go home. My bladder is going to burst!
I'll be here, so go and take care of your bladder.
Then stay right here, all right?
How unfashionable!
- Come again later, all right? - Yes, I'll be back soon!
Unni! Mae Hyang unni! Are you still sleeping? Wake up! Unni!
Who are you?
- Are you a newcomer? - Do I look like one?
So you're not?
No, you're right. I'm new here.
You need to practice your dancing. What's this all about?
What's your reason for having been sold here? A drunk father?
Or a brother who gambles?
My father.
My father wanted to sell me to a noble family, so I decided to become a gisaeng.
You should leave when you have the chance.
Why? I think it'll be fun.
You... You've never been with a man, have you?
Let me go! What do you think you're doing?
You see? A gisaeng has to serve men she dislikes.
It's not fun at all, is it?
In any case, it's none of my business.
For what it's worth, I feel sorry for you.
Who are you?
- What about you? - I'm Seo Eun Hye.
If you're set on becoming a gisaeng, change your name. It's too elegant.
And you don't need to know my name. I'm leaving soon.
Mae Hyang!
How interesting.
What happened?
The Yongmun organization?
There are many rumors, but they're so shrouded in secrecy that nothing is certain.
- What's so secret about a merchant clan? - It's not a merchant clan.
They're said to smuggle in goods from China.
Smuggle in goods? I wonder if those items were contraband too.
It's said that palace guards and government ministers are in their pocket.
The leader of their organization can take a man's life with one word.
They're dangerous, so stay away from them.
Murder and smuggling...
How terrifying.
Who cares? It's none of my business.
If you had been harmed, I would have killed myself!
Madam Noh, I will not die.
In a way, I died a long time ago.
How could I die again?
It won't be long now.
The day is near when we take revenge on those who killed your mother...
and the ministers loyal to you who were entrapped under the plot of treason.
They will soon find out...
that I am still alive.
I will wager one yang.
- I'll take it. - No, you can't!
Just go. Go.
If you lost all your money, go home and sleep!
Can you accept me into your Jup* for the exam?
*Jup - a group where members help each other during the exams
Then you have to pay!
It was expensive to get the people to take the exams on our behalf!
Do you think you can get in for free?
I'll give it to you when I pass! I have money, you know!
I just can't get huge sums of money because of my father!
Then you pass it with your own ability.
I can't pass it on my own! Friends, please help me!
My lord, Gil Dong is downstairs.
Gil Dong?
I have to repay him for what happened to me!
Did you say Hong Gil Dong was your brother?
My brother? He's the offspring of a slave!
Anyway, I heard he's a good fighter. Can we use him as our seat-holder*?
*Someone who saves the best seats during the exam
Indeed.
Then will you include me?
- Welcome! Welcome! - Hey, Gil Dong!
His lordship is looking for you.
What is it, my lord?
You will be our seat-holder at the exams.
You'll save the best seats for us and shield us from the sun with umbrellas.
You can also deliver the papers to the judges.
You once said that taking the civil exams was your dream, right?
How can a low-born take the civil exams?
That fellow used to learn how to read so he could take the exams.
- How could a bastard do that? - He didn't know any better!
Since you can get a look inside the civil exams area, be our seat-holder.
No.
What do you mean "No"? You should obey your superiors!
No.
That lowly...!
Forget it. We don't want someone like him to mess up the exams.
- Let's just forget it! - Yes, let's!
Hey, hey!
- What about me? - I'll be on my way then, my lord.
- Hey, hey...! - I said let's forget it!
Gil Dong, you fellow! How dare you humiliate me?!
Why do you bother with that fellow?
That fellow humiliated me! I won't let him get away!
Why didn't Gil Dong go to China like everyone said?
What? He goes to China?
There was a rumor.
So you want to go to China...!
Is that you, In Hyung?
You... you rascal!
I'm glad you're here! How dare you hit my son?!
I would have killed you if it weren't for the minister!
I'm just letting you off easy because of In Hyung's civil exams.
Don't come home for the time being!
Yes, my lady.
Gambling and wenching... What a frivolous boy he is!
I wonder what my In Hyung is doing to be so late?
My lady.
I'm telling you because you seem worried,
but his lordship is gambling at the brothel.
I might as well go to Magoksa.
Why didn't you leave?
Did you think I wasn't aware of you in front of my chambers last night?
If you knew, then why did you let me go?
Isn't it the nation's law to execute slaves who attempt escape?
Isn't that what you did to my mother,
my lord?
You are of my blood, but cannot be my son.
I wanted to let you go.
I know your talent as well as the bitterness in your heart.
I also know you're living a reckless life because you are trying to stop yourself.
I no longer wanted to continue seeing you like that.
I will leave.
Next time, ignore me again and let me go.
My fate with Gil Dong began when I buried his dead mother.
So Gil Dong has such a painful history...
You are truly like Buddha in your mercy and grace.
I am still lacking in...
selflessness.
There seems to be only one left.
Take it.
A guest can't do that. Please take the last piece.
- Take it. - No, you take it.
No, you take it.
Then, I'll...
- You told me to take it. - How selfish!
You're no Buddha!
You're a free-loader!
What a piece of...
ricecake!
I will take it.
Please take it.
In any case, why does Yi Nok take that thing around everywhere?
Indeed. I don't know where she went with it.
It's so shiny.
I wonder why that young master bought this for me.
I wonder.
If you're really thankful, then stay with me.
What's that about?
It's Heo Yi Nok.
So pretty, so pretty!
What's she doing with that chamber pot?
But I wonder why he left without a word.
I didn't even get to ask his name.
I didn't even get to tell him my name.
My chamber pot! My chamber pot!
Now I'm all wet!
Since I'm wet, I might as well wash up.
Stupid girl.
Ah, it's cold.
I've got so much dead skin!
She made me laugh yesterday and now she's making me laugh today.
Gil Dong! Hong Gil Dong!
Gil Dong, farewell! Farewell, Gil Dong!
Go to China and learn Chinese, and see Gangshi!
And see dancing cobras!
And what else should I say? In any case, thank you, Gil Dong!
Farewell, Gil Dong!
I guess there was one person who saw me off.
That's disgusting!
How could I have...?! That's really disgusting!
You couldn't let the thieves die, so you didn't go to China?
So destiny has brought you to the thieves!
Destiny with thieves? No such thing.
Do you think you can control destiny?
If bloodlines can be ignored, then so can destiny.
Then why didn't you?
Didn't you go to them because that's what your heart told you?
That's why I'm regretting it now!
What?
It's really you, Gil Dong! Hey, Gil Dong, why aren't you in China?
Go away.
I went to see you off because I thought you left for China.
Really?
In any case, I'm happy to see you again!
Why are you so happy that I didn't go to China? Go away!
Mean fellow.
At least someone's glad I didn't go.
- Why didn't you go? You missed the boat? - Move away!
Destiny cannot be controlled. One cannot escape it.
You are of my blood, but cannot be my son.
I wanted to let you go.
Gil Dong, have some taffy!
Gil Dong! Gil Dong! Are you asleep?
He must be sleeping. This is so tasty!
Why are there so many flies here?
Are you awake? Here, Gil Dong, have some taffy.
Is it that good? Stupid girl.
Here. Why are you here and not at home?
My master didn't want to see me anymore.
Did you want to go to China because of your father?
I wanted to go to China so I wouldn't see him again.
But he told me he felt the same way.
Good for us.
You must be really upset.
Yes, I'm really upset that I didn't go to China.
No, it's not that.
Aren't you upset because your father told you he didn't want to see you again?
I mean, you didn't want to go to China because you wanted to.
Even though you can't call your father "Father," he's still your father.
And if he said he didn't want to see you so you should leave,
you must have been upset.
Hong Gil Dong, jiayou!
Jiayou!
You know how to comfort your husband, do you?
I told you to stop calling yourself that!
But a husband is a husband even if you don't want him to call him that.
Forget what I said about "jiayou"!
What's wrong with this taffy? It's soggy.
It's because I put in a cloth, and then it went into the water.
So this went in that water...?
Eat it yourself!
What's wrong with it? Why are you angry at me?
Hey Gil Dong, you want this piece?
- That went in the water too, right? - Yes.
- Eat it yourself. - Just eat it! Take it!
- I don't want to! - Just eat it!
- Go away! What's the matter with you? - Just eat it!
Just eat it!
Your Majesty!
How can you order the construction of a royal villa when the civil exam is near?
Please take back your order.
You need the civil exams, but I need a royal villa.
I don't like it here.
The people's lives are miserable due to the never-ending taxation.
If you order the construction of the royal villa,
what will the scholars taking the exam think?
I don't care what the scholars think!
I can't sleep at night here because of the ghosts!
Gwang Hui, return the crown! Gwang Hui, return the crown!
Gwang Hui, Gwang Hui, give me back my life!
I'm innocent! Give me back my life! Gwang Hui! Give me back my life!
My father, stepmother, and brother bring ghosts with them and haunt me!
Minister, can't you hear the voices of the dead?
- Your Majesty! - Didn't you murder your friend too?
Please compose yourself! Do not ruin yourself with this insane talk!
I have to build a royal villa and live there to escape them!
Build me a royal villa this instant!
The royal secretary will deliver this decree!
Yes, Your Majesty!
Amongst the men who died because of their relationship with the prince,
was one of them your friend?
Secretary Choi!
Are you trying to accuse me of a crime His Majesty spoke about in his delirium?
How would I dare?
It's a long time ago. Don't pay attention to worthless things.
The vegetables are delicious!
It'll be great if we could mix them with the rice!
Reverend, sesame oil.
Let's just eat it the way it is.
Amitabha.
Just eat.
Where should we mix the rice?
- This is perfect! - No, you can't!
Someone gave me this as a present.
If it weren't a present, then it would be all right to mix the rice in there?
This is new! I won't allow it.
The young master bought it for me.
- Young master? The man in black? - Yes.
We can't mix rice in a token of love! I'll go get something else.
- Wife, are you dating? - What dating?
This young master has a crush on me, and he bought this for me.
A crush on you?
That's right! A handsome young master from China!
Do men in China give chamber pots to women they love?
What a strange country.
You said you lived in China, right? How did you get there?
A trade clan was going to China, and my grandfather's friend was in that group.
We just tagged along with him.
But you can't remember the name of the trade clan?
It was a long time ago! And I can find them if I wanted.
I will check on the weapons and go to Mt. Geom.
The forces there are all ready to greet you, Your Highness.
- It was the Yongmun organization? - That's right!
The chieftain there is my grandfather's friend.
No good will come from being involved with them.
I should just go to Merchant Wang.
It was you who wanted to come.
Young master? Young master! Young master!
Young master! It's you, young master. It's me!
You belong to the Yongmun organization?
What do you do here? Did you go to China because you're a trader?
Who is she?
I don't know her.
Let's go.
That's your young master?
Why did he say he didn't know me?
Well, that's what he said. Let's go.
- Find a way to get it into Dosung. - Yes, Your Highness.
You're better off not knowing him. If he's Yongmun, he's dangerous.
These are the men commanding your army.
They are all descendants of the men executed for their loyalty to you.
So you haven't found the surviving family of the late Minister of Military Affairs?
When we find the murderer of Minister Ryu,
we will find the Sa Yin Sword as well as the surviving family members.
Minister, can't you hear the voices of the dead?
- Your Majesty! - Didn't you murder your friend too?
I killed my best friend in order to keep the secret of this sword.
- How could you...! - We found it.
Ensure tonight's events are kept quiet! Get rid of all witnesses!
That is the Sa Yin Sword that the late king gave to me.
Look carefully at the message inscribed on it by the late king!
I give the crown to my second son. Protect and guard him against all enemies.
I was obeying His Majesty's orders by supporting the prince's right to become king.
The King of Joseon already sits on the throne today.
I will protect and guard him against all enemies!
The Minister of the Interior is Gil Dong's father?
That's right.
Don't you think Yi Nok is a perfect match for Gil Dong?
Well, let me see. I read her facial features.
- And...? - Yi Nok...
has the countenance of a queen.
Does that mean she'll become a queen?
Yes.
Don't tell anyone you read faces.
How could she...?
In that case, shall I read your face?
You have no children in your destiny.
What nonsense! I have a granddaughter. How am I...?
You're a con artist!
Perhaps Yi Nok is the daughter of a noble family!
The child's name... is Yi Nok.
It means joyful and free.
Lady! Lady!
My Yi Nok... My Yi Nok...!
Please save her...!
Lady! Lady!
Bury the body.
I saw him.
If I saw him again, I would recognize him.
Is he the enemy of Yi Nok's mother?
Want some?
The young chamber pot master said he didn't know you and you're dejected.
Your love must have been deeper than I thought.
If you're that upset, go and break that chamber pot!
That's right! Heo Yi Nok, jiayou!
I thought something was strange when a handsome young master bought...
me a chamber pot and asked me to stay with him.
And then he said he didn't know you? What a rascal!
If I see him again, I'll ignore him!
That's right. You were too obvious just now!
Goodbye, young chamber pot master!
Run!
How can we blame destiny?
It is man's duty to fulfill it.
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It will soon be the day of the civil exams.
We have to find the Sa Yin Sword before that day.
I did learn a lot of things from Master Haemyung.
There is nothing that comes free in this world.
- You're hurrying. - It's more exciting this way.
Gil Dong, can't you just stay?
Minister of the Interior, Hong Suh Hyun. We'll get him.
On that day, we will avenge the deaths of the queen and her loyal subjects.
Please show them who the true king of this country is!
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