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[Resemblance to any historical figures or incidents is fictitious.]
Yeon Hui.
Older brother.
Get away from me. Get away from me, you evil creature!
Yeon Hui.
Monk Yoh Gwang.
[Episode 10]
What's wrong?
Does your brother know nothing of this?
- He must not know. - Why not?
- Let's tell your brother everything-- - What could I tell him?
Should I tell him that I've turned into a wicked witch from a curse?
Or that he should run away from me because he might die if he doesn't?
No one has told me about it.
And even I don't know why I was born with this curse.
What could I tell him?
I can't do anything about it if you don't want to tell him.
But I'm sure your brother would like to hear some explanation from you.
I thought you were done with hiding and running away.
[I wish to see my missed one again.] - I'm glad both
you and Yeon Hui are safe and well.
You must have been worried for us. We couldn't contact you for a reason.
Is Yeon Hui avoiding me because of that reason?
So it's not that she couldn't come find me
but rather, she was just running away from me?
You must be frustrated. There's a reason why we can't tell you about it all.
Just looking the other way is how you could help Yeon Hui and me.
This is what I've heard from Father ever since I was young.
"Don't meet with Yeon Hui. Don't ask why."
Whether I should meet with Yeon Hui or not
and whether I should know why I shouldn't and should...
I'll make that decision.
Thank you for staying alive.
Take everyone away!
After hearing that there are armed forces in Sungsuchung
Queen Dowager was very surprised.
She has sent you security guards so that your energy doesn't dwindle.
So don't worry about anything
and keep preparing for the ceremony.
I see how caring she is of me, now that she's on the throne.
I understand very clearly.
Please thank Queen Dowager for me.
She thanked me?
That wicked wench.
Closely watch what Hong Joo is doing
and tell them to report everything about the Majesty to me.
Yes, Your Highness.
They must have a very special sibling relationship.
I didn't know this is how I would see you again.
How did you get here?
You see...
By chance...
Is it because of him?
That's not it. I had some business to take care of.
Father is...
healthy and well, right?
Because of me...
Did something happen that day?
Yeon Hui.
We can talk this over with time. We can meet tomorrow
the day after tomorrow, and the day after that.
About everything. One at a time. Hm?
- We've been looking for you, sir. - What do you need?
Since yesterday, His Majesty has been urgently looking for you.
Yeon Hui. Let's meet up here tomorrow.
When we meet again, I'll question you for your crimes.
I haven't committed any crimes.
Poong Yeon.
I've been isolated and bound. You're the only person I can trust.
There is something you must do for me.
Please go ahead.
I heard Queen Dowager gave birth to a cursed princess.
Apparently that princess is the cause of my illness.
So I need to find her to cure my illness
and gain control over Queen Dowager.
- Is this what Hong Joo told you? - What's wrong?
Do I seem pathetic to you? Listening to the words of a mere shamaness?
Your Highness.
Because of your suffering from this illness
I think you've been blinded by the fickle words of a shamaness.
I heard your father saved
the princess that should've been killed.
Chief Shamaness used my illness to her advantage and took over Sungsuchung.
Also.
Your father has manipulated Queen Dowager to
reconstruct the Imperial Taoist Branch.
Has my father returned?
There must be a reason why they've suddenly returned to the palace.
I believe this is because of the princess.
Poong Yeon.
If my life is in danger, what will you do?
I'll sacrifice my life for you.
Sure.
If that's so...
could you sever your relationship with your father for me?
I must know if I could trust that shamaness
and whether the princess is alive or not.
Thus
don't get caught up in your personal feelings
and for the sake of this country and me
investigate your father.
If what that shamaness said is true
you must find that princess and secretly bring her to me.
By the way, don't you feel a little unaccomplished?
I thought I was going to see the Red Gentleman's Robe for sure.
I guess he probably would have instantly run away from us anyways.
He would have.
I thought I would have a real fight with him today.
I guess he got lucky.
What's that sound? Come on, Sis. Let's go see!
She's being charged for mocking a nobleman.
Get out of the way!
Let go of me!
- For mocking a nobleman... - Why are they doing this to her?
It's for public humiliation.
By dragging the criminal around
they're publicly announcing her crime and humiliating her.
Sir... Seo Ri...
[For Mocking a Nobleman] Let me go.
I've done nothing wrong! Let go of me!
She still hasn't come to her senses.
Everyone has seen it, right?
She's mocking the hierarchical system by belittling a nobleman.
I'm going to drag her around town until she acknowledges her wrongdoing
and tie her to this tree.
So you all should take a good look at her
and adhere to the law. Understand?
You freaking bastard!
Let go of me before I carve your guts out with a spoon.
- Let go of me! - That wench!
Do you really think Heo Joon will come?
He's not coming. We're not related. Why would he come to save me?
If you're trying to lure him, pick the right bait! You idiot.
You have all seen this, right?
She has committed a crime! Mocking a nobleman!
I could just kill you right now, right here.
I've been holding it in very well for a long time.
But I'm not sure how much longer my patience will last.
Is he causing this havoc to capture you?
Let's go.
Why can't the lower class know its place?
They come to their senses only when their parents have been punished.
Where's your mother?
Sir! Sir! Sir...
They come at you without knowing their place.
- Can you run? - Of course I can. Very quickly.
Get ready, Seo Ri.
What's this? My goodness. You idiot.
This is dangerous. What are you doing?
Even if he made you very mad...
I'm not done yet.
Where did he go? So quick...
Don't look. Stay over there.
What do I need to do to make you stop?
Stop?
I will stop once you die.
Hey.
Have you ever thought about what I've been through?
If you weren't so presumptuous, I wouldn't have been compared to you.
My mom wouldn't have treated me like an incapable idiot either.
Without you, I wouldn't be like this either!
Is that why you killed my mother?
- Because you didn't like me? - Who?
Hm? Me?
I didn't kill her.
Your mother just crawled into that fire herself.
Hey. Think about this.
How could a slave that has run away be allowed to live?
You're the one who dragged your mom into that fire.
You.
Fine.
You're right.
Because of me...
Because I have no power
I couldn't protect my mother.
Ultimately the only way I could keep you from getting in my way is...
this.
You know where we are, right?
Let's finish it here.
Joon. Joon.
Hey. Hey. Hold on.
Hey. Hold on. Calm down.
Think this through. All right? Hey.
Come to your senses. Hm?
Joon. Snap out of it. Okay?
I'm your one and only older brother.
You need to come to your senses, Joon. Joon!
Don't do it!
Don't do this.
Don't be like this.
Don't do it.
Father.
Mother.
I'm sorry for being a lame son.
I couldn't take revenge for you.
I just couldn't kill him.
How have you been?
I'm sorry for making you worry.
I had a reason why I couldn't contact you.
- How's your mother? - She waits for you every day.
Why didn't you come home?
I found out that you returned after hearing it from His Majesty.
I think once I finish what's to be done here, I could then go home.
Take good care of your mother.
You must let me know if anything happens.
I was very afraid that what I saw that day
would be the last of you.
By chance...
Did you meet with Yeon Hui?
Yes. I did.
Aren't you curious about Yeon Hui?
- Yeon Hui is-- - Your feelings for Yeon Hui...
They haven't changed?
They have.
This isn't some crush from my childhood.
Why Yeon Hui had to live by herself.
What happened in the Black Forest that day.
I won't ask you for answers anymore. I don't need any more reasons.
No matter what happens
I won't let Yeon Hui go.
Since that day, this is the mindset I've lived with.
Even if you die because of your feelings for her?
Would you not stop?
Even if I my life is in danger, I won't stop.
No one has lit the candle, but it's been lit.
I need to meet with the princess as soon as possible.
Ouch. My shoulder.
Are you sure you'll be all right?
Since I'm not all right...
give me 300 nyang?
If you're not going to pay me 300 nyang, mind your own business.
I see you have some company now.
I don't want to get involved with this dirty business, so keep me out of it.
What? Dirty?
Why would you say that while looking at me?
Heo Ok is really wicked. Do you have a hideout place?
- If you don't, you could come with us. - Hold up.
So what if she doesn't?
Our place is out of the question. Never.
It's not some charitable facility for the poor.
Who are you treating me like a beggar?
You're the one with the beggar-like hair style.
A beggar?
- What? A beggar? - Hey. Mister.
What? What?
I may scam people, but I don't like to be indebted to anyone.
- So what? - So you can relax.
- You keep on-- - Heo Joon.
If you really, really need my help somewhere down the road
you can ask for me at Ban Chon inn.
Make sure you bring enough money. You know how expensive I am, right?
- I've got it. - I'll get going then.
What's with that tiny girl?
Let's go.
Wait for me!
Mother.
My baby.
No. You're not the crown prince.
You're just an illusion.
- Leave. - Mother.
Save me.
Mother.
Please save me.
Please.
Mother.
I'm in so much pain.
Please save me.
What are you trying to conjure up now?
- You wench! - You don't need the prince, no?
I won't let you make a mockery of the royal family anymore.
So is that why you've sided with Lord Choi Hyun Seo? To stop me?
Did you try to find the princess after locking me up with armed forces?
Boo!
Stop immediately!
Boo...
You've chosen the princess over the prince, haven't you?
Don't be fooled by her.
If you won't stand by my side
don't you dare get close to me.
Mother!
Please! Please...
Mother! Please... Please!
Please. Save me...
- Stop it. - Will you keep stopping me?
Don't get swayed by this!
Boo!
Go ahead.
Fine. Let Crown Prince's soul wander around in this world.
Thank you for showing me
your most precious card.
I lose.
What if you commit suicide after you make the prince's soul
wander around in no man's land alone
for hundreds and thousands of years to come?
So I'll destroy it with my own hands.
I understand!
I'll remove your restraining order and release your shamans.
So don't do it.
Please.
Only if you had killed the princess
that terrifying incident wouldn't have happened.
Carefully think through this.
Who is the one trying to save the crown prince?
And who is the one trying to stop it?
That candle is lit, right?
How did it get lit by itself?
Did you make someone's wish come true without my knowledge?
There is someone who did drink my elixir.
Oh my.
Heo Joon! Heo Joon. Heo Joon...
I liked your physiognomy from the beginning.
What now? My goodness.
- Thanks to you, my candle has been lit. - Huh?
We can now light the candles without any wish plaques.
That's great.
Are you glad too?
Yeah.
I'm glad I could be of help.
But now we need to figure out a way to get people's wishes to us.
We can't go around asking what their wishes are.
Can't we worry about that in a little later?
I'm just in such a great mood right now.
Investigate your father.
I heard your father saved the princess that should've been killed.
If what that shamaness said is true
you must find that princess and secretly bring her to me.
His Majesty was born on the day of the ox, between 3 to 5 a.m.
Crown Prince Soonhwe was born on the day of the snake, between 3 to 5 a.m.
Snake, rooster, and ox unite to generate a physical energy.
Tiger, horse, and dog unite to generate a spiritual energy.
Thus their souls and bodies are fated to unite
on the day of rooster from 7 to 9 p.m.
So this is what you are trying to do, Hong Joo.
Sis.
Where are you headed?
I was just getting frustrated. So I wanted to check that Tae Il place out
to figure out how we're supposed to genuinely light people's souls.
I'll go and see if there's anything helpful there.
Monk Yoh Gwang.
When I meet my brother today
I'll bring him here with me.
Here?
I'm not sure what's what. Please pick something out for me.
I'll buy this one.
- Do you want one? - No.
What would I use this for?
We've made these clothes from the best fabric that's out there.
Everything here is high quality. Take your pick.
Do you know the size of the lady this is for?
I'm not quite sure...
- You can just tailor it to this kid. - I see. All right.
Come over here. Come in. Come in.
Let's try this on. Hold on.
Nice.
I've told you I'm meeting with my brother today.
Why are you suddenly saying you can't go?
You see...
I'm embarrassed by this...
But I can't go because I'm scared of ghosts.
A baby ghost.
A bachelor ghost. A water ghost.
Out of all those ghosts...
an unmarried lady ghost is the scariest.
Yesterday, you said yourself that the ghost-seeing elixir was wearing off.
Why does my stomach hurt all of a sudden?
Why...
What is wrong with you?
Since I've helped you out once, shouldn't you help me out this time?
Fine. I'll go. I'll go.
Then...
Don't talk to me with formality. Talk to me how you used to.
We're not close enough to talk without formality.
This is how you always are.
- Just leaving me hanging. - Hurry and come out.
Sir, where are you going?
Right.
Just wait here. I'll go pick up her clothes.
Sure. All right.
Sol Gae.
I'm sure you'll put it to good use one day.
It's all done.
- Try it on to see if it fits. - Huh?
- You need to try it on. - No. That's all right.
Here. Here you go. Hurry.
This is His Majesty's and Crown Prince Soonhwe's fortune.
Their fate crosses perfectly.
I think that's why Hong Joo approached His Majesty in the first place.
I saw Crown Prince through His Majesty.
Hong Joo said she'll place Crown Prince on the throne.
She's probably trying to take the throne herself.
There is something she must do to accomplish her plan.
What is it?
She'll have to make Crown Prince kill the princess.
What do you mean?
Why would he kill the princess?
It's because only her twin, the Crown Prince
can kill the princess.
If that happens, the princess's curse will be drawn upon the royal family.
Why must my children endure something so horrid?
Why must my Boo go through something like this even after his death?
My poor Boo.
My poor prince.
Their fate crosses on the day of rooster, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Before then, she'll try to bring the princess into the palace.
What should we do now then?
There probably isn't anything I could help with.
We need to stop her.
Could you stop her?
With that weakened body of yours?
It was nothing.
I can't tell you about it right now
but there is someone who would sacrifice his life for the princess.
He'll break the curse for the princess.
Please make sure this happens.
Once we find the princess, we'll hold a ceremony to wash her curse away.
When this ceremony is taking place, please give your body to me.
What do you mean by give my body to you?
I also need to wash away the evil energy that has been embedded in you.
You just need to treat it like a long, nice nap.
Once you wake up, your illness will be completely healed.
You'll feel like you were reborn.
If I do as you say...
will it put an end to this pain?
Yes, Your Highness.
Lord!
Lord...
- Lord. - Yoh Gwang.
You've been alive!
I thought something happened to you.
Good work. You've protected Yeon Hui all this time.
Not at all.
Because I wasn't paying attention
the boundary on Chungbing Temple was broken.
It didn't break because of you.
Did you know about the breaking down of the boundary?
- I was the one who did it. - Huh?
That guy by Yeon Hui's side is acting as her boundary, right?
Have you seen him?
I don't know how, but he has the Ok Choo Kyung symbol.
That's very fortunate.
Yoh Gwang. There is something you must do.
- Will you keep acting this way? - In what way?
Don't mind me.
We aren't even that close.
Do you want me to make you some rice balls later?
Huh?
When people feel down, they feel better once they have some food.
Maybe something sweet will be better.
That's not going to make me feel better...
Let's see. What else...
Sweet rice drink?
You feel better thinking about eating, right?
Yeah. I like thinking about it. A lot.
Yeon Hui.
Yeon Hui!
Since Hong Joo has encroached upon Chungbing Temple
it'll only be a matter of time until she finds Yeon Hui.
What could we do now then?
Before Poong Yeon's eyes
temporarily separate Yeon Hui from that man who is her human boundary.
Huh?
Let Poong Yeon see Yeon Hui's curse.
If he doesn't have a change of heart even after seeing a cursed Yeon Hui
he'll be the last person who could break the curse for Yeon Hui.
Heo Joon! Heo Joon!
Yeon Hui.
Poong Yeon.
Only the sacrifice of a true love can light the last candle.
I had hidden this from you to protect you.
But if this is your destiny
your father can't fight against it.
Your father will...
lead you to your death.
What are you doing here?
Why are you in a place like this?
Come with me.
Yeon Hui.
Yeon Hui!
It's been a while, baby.
I see you haven't forgotten about me.
[Mirror of the Witch] ----
- Where did Yeon Hui go? - Why did you do this?
Just wait a little longer. I'll let you see your sister.
- Seo Ri! - We meet again.
Can I never break free of this curse, no matter how hard I try?
Whether you have been cursed or have white hair
you're just Yeon Hui to me.
Let's get away together. I'll protect you by your side.
I won't be controlled by you.
Why were you even born? No one wanted you.
If he doesn't have a change of heart even after seeing cursed Yeon Hui...
- Yeon Hui! - he'll be the last person
who could break the curse for Yeon Hui.