Scholar, please head back.
I'll wait for Mr. Wang.
It's fine. I'll wait with you.
~it felt like spring would never come~
~but when it came, my cold days had frozen~
~you're like that, like the wind~
~the more I try to catch you, the more you slip away~
~I think of reasons I can't let you go~
~my stubborn heart won't let you go~
~I can't leave you or erase you~
~now I just have these easy tears~
Myung-Hee.
~each tear of mine, each yearning~
Myung-Hee!
Please let me go.
~flowing from my eyes with nowhere to go~
~so though I can't be held by you~
You were alive all along?
He yearns for one woman.
~I wait like sad yesterday~
Rumour says he gave up on women after his true love died.
So it was true?
You've mistaken me for someone else.
Myung-Hee, it's me!
Scholar!
Lady!
Are you okay, Lady Hye-Ryung?
Myung-Hee.
Who's this? I'll alert the Royal Guards!
Wait, well...
This man...mistook her for someone else.
My apologies, Lady.
What scholar harasses a maiden?
Don't over-react.
Let's go to the palanquin.
What are you doing?
Are you trying to kill him?
Myung-Hee, isn't it you?
Myung-Hee, I wanted to call out to you for so long.
I'd do anything to call out to you one more time.
I'd gladly give up my life.
Scholar, are you okay?
Scholar!
Someone help!
Somebody help us!
Scholar!
So how was it?
How'd her blood taste?
Welcome to the world of beasts.
Kim Sung-Yeol.
Please tell me.
If something happens to me...
I will lay down my life to protect the Prince.
Here.
I love you, Myung-Hee.
It isn't your fault.
I love you...
So how was it?
How'd her blood taste?
Welcome to the world of beasts.
Kim Sung-Yeol.
Myung-Hee.
Myung-Hee!
Remember to never take off the black garb.
If you're alive, shouldn't you come out and recover your beloved's body?
Okay, watch while hiding.
Farewell your love.
Myung-Hee...
Myung-Hee.
This is my fault.
I...
I killed you.
Myung-Hee.
I don't know what you endured
but you've suffered.
It must've been painful.
You were unconscious, so I had them bring you here.
I'm Jo Yang-Sun.
I'm not who you think I am.
Luckily, you weren't badly injured...
Brother!
Make sure you find it.
I'll find you a wife if you do.
Alright.
I'll look under every rock in Kanghwado!
- What do you want from Kanghwado? - Mister!
If you need something, come to me.
But you couldn't find it...
Prince Jung-Hyun's Journal.
Some Kanghwado colleagues have rare books...
Hey, you've no chance.
Those people won't have it.
Do you know how dangerous that manuscript is?
Mister, you know about the Journal?
Of course not.
From what I hear, it's no ordinary book.
What's wrong with me?
I have a customer waiting.
See you later.
Mister!
He's gone to find Prince Jung-Hyun's Journal.
Jo Yang-Sun is no ordinary merchant.
Our lord searched for 10 years, with no luck.
Stop assuming things.
We don't know if it's real.
If we find it, it changes nothing.
Gwi destroyed the plan.
No, it's in there.
That's why Naeuri is seeking the Journal.
The way to destroy Gwi is in that book?
Mister!
I heard clearly.
She asked me about Prince Jung-Hyun's Journal.
My heart dropped.
Why's Yang-Sun looking for that?
What did you do?
What do you think?
I denied knowing.
She must never find out we were scribes of Prince Sado.
We're already dealing with that Forbidden Quest
writing about Prince Sado's murder.
You did well.
We're not meant to know this
so play dumb if she ever asks.
Father.
You two were scribes to the prince?
Father, you know about Prince Jung-Hyun's Journal?
Why are you hiding it?
My scholar client needs that book.
Don't ever talk about Prince Jung-Hyun's Journal again!
Listen to your father!
If anyone finds out I was a scribe,
it's the end of us all!
Are you sure One-Arm has the manuscript?
Listen to your father!
If anyone finds out I was a scribe,
it's the end of us all!
It's 200 yangs.
Search for that Journal as my personal aide.
I'm working on something else...
I have no-one else I can trust.
I'm asking you.
I expect you to get it for me.
Scholar.
Your servant told me the prince's pen-name is Forbidden Quest.
Doesn't Forbidden Quest know about the Journal?
Forbidden Quest was the prince's pen-name...
What's the Journal have to do with Forbidden Quest?
Is it a true account?
My servant was mistaken.
Um, Scholar.
Please keep One-Arm's knowledge of the Journal a secret.
I'm sure he has a reason for hiding it.
But I'll get it from him somehow, so don't worry.
Repeat that, my grandson.
Why not renovate the palace instead of building a new one?
Why?
Forgive me, but your people are starving.
There are limited taxes to build a palace.
And citizens are impoverished.
This is ridiculous.
You discover one traitor among my advisors
and now you teach me to rule?
If I may speak freely...
Silence!
There's something else you need to do.
Capture that Forbidden Quest.
Only then will you be cleared from being a traitor's son.
I will do as you say.
Hold a public memorial for Prince Sado.
Who're you?
Is it true you were Prince Sado's scribe?
I searched for you for years
but you kept well hidden.
You got the wrong person.
What gives you the right to kidnap me?
I'm Forbidden Quest, the author of 'Temptations of Father and Son.'
Before Prince Sado died,
I know you had hold of his personal Journal.
I assume you know of the book.
I don't know what you're talking about.
The palace will hold a memorial for Prince Sado.
Then we have to stop it.
We haven't done this in 10 years
so getting it right will be difficult.
Do your best.
There's no better place to hold this memorial.
Assassin! Protect the prince!
"Sin against heaven finds no redemption. Forbidden Quest"
Where can you find forgiveness?
Right, it's called divine retribution.
A memorial for his father?
At his death site? Ridiculous.
The king who ordered it
and the prince organising it must be punished.
The king must be afraid to die.
He cancelled the memorial.
The king isn't as foolhardy as you make him out.
Remain vigilant.
Don't miss a single move.
What are your orders?
This Forbidden Quest...
I wonder who he is.
He entered the palace easily.
If he has Prince Jung-Hyun's Journal,
he may muster courage to kill me.
No-one in this world can harm you, my lord.
I'll capture this Forbidden Quest.
Really?
I'll leave it to you.
Prince Sado's death anniversary will be held on Gwanak Mountain.
We'll distribute a false sequel to 'Temptations of Father and Son.'
People attending won't take it lightly.
If the royal guards find out,
everyone attending is in danger.
If Forbidden Quest cares about Prince Sado,
he'll appear to rescue them.
And he'll want to know who's using his pen-name.
Gwi...
What will you do if he appears?
It's a daytime celebration.
He can't attend personally.
There'll be an arrest order soon.
It's dangerous, Naeuri.
I have a plan.
Ho-Jin, spread a rumour the location will be given on the day.
Yes, Naeuri.
Any word from our side?
Jo Yang-Sun has made no moves
and his contact is nowhere to be seen.
That child is hiding something from me.
Have someone tail him constantly.
I'm still uncomfortable about this.
You should send the child away...
Our first priority is to find the Journal.
As long as he holds my charm, he's safe.
What's taking him so long?
Myung-Hee.
[ Myung-Hee ]
Is that what love means?
He can't forget her after her death.
The sight of someone like her brings him to his knees.
Is that what it's like?
[ Scholar ]
[ Yang-S...]
Look here, boy.
Did you lose this bag?
That's not mine.
You look similar from behind.
But you have a different scent.
- Let's go. - Yes.
That's scary.
So scary...his neck...
We told witnesses a wild beast attacked the boy.
Good work.
Discretely burn the body.
Talk will die down in a few days.
Citizens have eyes and ears.
How long can we hide Gwi's existence from them?
You met the Scholar Who Walks the Night?
This guy tried to attack me.
But when I opened my eyes, only this was next to me.
But certainly he had fire-red eyes.
And canine fangs?
And dressed in full attire?
He was a tall man!
Anything else?
Did he leave you money, or take you to a safe place?
I collapsed on the mountain
but I awoke at the foothills.
It must be the Night Scholar!
I don't know about that,
but a boy was killed similarly last night.
Not a drop of blood left.
I saw it with my own eyes.
I've seen bodies like that.
10 years ago outside the cave on Sanggak Mountain,
there were scores of corpses.
I alerted the officials
and they cleaned up the bodies.
That's before the Night Scholar appeared.
If the Night Scholar exists, consider the possibility.
He's a vampire who feeds on humans after all!
Shouldn't we alert the palace before things worsen?
Yang-sun, why are here?
Brother!
There's a prohibition on banned books?
They're cracking down on anyone dealing them
so everyone's cautious.
I'll lose all my business.
It can't be that bad.
But I'm worried something will happen today.
I should go before someone else gets here.
Did One-arm promise you a copy?
Of what?
The sequel to 'Temptations of Father and Son.'
You didn't know about it?
When? Where, who?
Meet at the cliff.
And wear white clothes.
White.
- At the cliff? - Yes, Prince.
I heard fake sequels to the book will be distributed.
Dispersing that at my father's memorial?
Isn't something amiss?
That's dangerous for attendees.
Why hold the ceremony there?
This won't do. I have to see it.
If it's known you attended,
they'll banish you again from the palace.
They're not fond of me
but would they go that far?
They'd assume my grandson is in league with Forbidden Quest.
So you know of this plan yet hesitate?
These people have nothing to do with politics.
My father wanted to live simply as a family man.
Commemorating his death is an act of politics.
Send the guards to arrest everyone.
I'll interrogate them myself.
They'll celebrate your memorial.
Forbidden Quest should be there.
Right?
It'll be an amusing day.
[ Crown Prince Sado ]
Your Highness, Your Highness!
What's all this?
They're handing out the sequel here?
I can see they're true followers of the late prince.
Have you seen One-arm?
Huh? I didn't see him.
But really... when will they pass out the books?
Your Highness.
It's an emergency, Naeuri.
Royal Guards are coming.
Proceed as planned.
Yes, Naeuri.
Distribute the sequel now.
This is nonsense!
Prince Sado was a lunatic?
A philanderer?
How dare they insult him with this!
Who is Forbidden Quest?
Show yourself and explain this!
This book isn't written by Forbidden Quest.
The cover and materials are the same
but the handwriting is different.
This book is a fake!
Don't let a single one escape!
Yes.
Everyone, run! It's a trap!
It's a trap!
Since no-one stepped forward,
Forbidden Quest isn't here.
Keep watching.
If he's here, he won't get captured by the guards.
Stay by the path and try to track them down.
I know a way to the village.
You must run away!
Hurry. It's bad if you're caught now.
Scholar.
Go ahead.
What about what you seek?
Follow me!
Please kill me, Your Majesty!
You knew where the event was,
so why wasn't anyone there?
What's this nonsense about?
Give us details.
By the time we got there, no-one was left.
I don't believe they were royal soldiers.
Please kill me, Your Highness!
If you hadn't arranged fake guards, we may have been in trouble.
Once the boy identifies the author,
make sure everyone gets back safely.
You may all leave.
Huh?
What do you mean?
Hey! Where are you going?
Just hurry up.
Scholar, Scholar!
Scholar!
You weren't captured, were you?
You must be safe.
Scholar, Scholar!
Scholar!
I worried so much about you.
You weren't captured, and I couldn't find you.
It's good you're safe.
I'm safe, but what's that to do with you? Who are you?
I was only worried about you...
Don't worry about others if you can't care for yourself!
Let me be; I'm fine.
Please put me down. I can walk alone.
Can't you hear me?
Put me down.
Why do you act as you please?
It will be difficult to walk to the village in this condition.
Why do you care?
Who am I to you?
Even if it was someone else,
I won't abandon anyone here at this hour.
I don't want your help.
I sincerely worried about you.
Do I need a right to feel as I do?
If you don't want me to carry you,
and I won't leave you behind,
we must spend the night here.
- You want that? - That's...
Say another word, that's what we'll do.
~it felt like spring would never come~
~and when it did, I was still frozen~
~you're like that, you're like the wind~
~the more I try to catch you, the more you slip away~
~I keep thinking of reasons I can't let you go~
If you don't want me to care about you,
why are you always saving me in my time of need?
Why?
For what reason?
You won't come clean?
I don't care if you're Forbidden Quest;
you've no right to keep me here.
I'm not who you think I am.
It's been a long time.
I recognize you; don't you recognize me?
I am the son of Prince Sado
and I wrote 'Temptations of Father and Son.'
[ Forbidden Quest ]
Scholar.
Thank you.
I'm not far from home; I can go alone from here.
Did you meet One-Arm yet?
I'll go and find him now.
It's late, so go at daybreak.
Tell my servants of your progress.
Don't find me again.
"There lives a king above the king in the palace."
"He is a vampire who feeds on human blood."
Forbidden Quest? Vampire?
10 years ago, Prince Sado died while trying to destroy him.
And one other met the same fate.
It was Prince Jung-Hyun who died 120 years ago.
The vampire killed them both
and he's controlling the current king as we speak.
This vampire story is written by Forbidden Quest!
Prince Jung-Hyun was real?
He's not recorded in history.
You can go.
Scholar. Scholar!
Is this the first you heard of it?
Even though you were my father's scribe?
I really don't know!
I am not a scribe!
Then I'll tell you about my scribe.
He owned a large bookstore 10 years ago.
He had access to the palace.
To heal his child, he stole many books.
As punishment, he lost an arm.
The king angrily threatened to kill all his family.
But Prince Sado intervened.
The child was cured, and he got his bookstore back.
But he joined the Noron Faction and betrayed Prince Sado.
He gave false testimony; so the prince and Seo Jung-do,
and my father Noh Jin-sang, were all killed for treason.
Of course, Gwi killed them all.
So I seek the manuscript containing the secret to destroy him...
Prince Jung-Hyun's Journal.
Hold him!
What is this?
It's a banned text! Send word to the guard.
- After them! - Yes.
Confiscate the pages!
Leave no page behind!
Yes, Your Majesty.
I'll do as you command.
I made sure no-one will find out about this.
If Gwi finds out, he won't be happy.
He will shed blood.
A vampire lives in the palace?
The king serves a vampire?
What's this all about?
Over there, after them!
Stop! Stop there!
After them!
His skill is impressive.
You wield a royal blade.
I am not a soldier.
I have no intention of stopping you.
I have Prince Jung-Hyun's book.
Take this message to Forbidden Quest.
Tell him I want to meet him.
Kim Sung-Yeol impresses me.
He acts like he's Forbidden Quest
and protects the real one.
This is bothering me.
[ Temptations of Father and Son, the Sequel ]
Now...I need you to get involved personally.
You look similar.
No, you're identical.
I'd believe it if you told me you'd come back to life.
Are you talking about Myung-Hee?
Did someone call you by that name?
Myung-Hee.
Not yet.
Well, you've only been in Hanyang a few days.
It's four years since you left in exile.
How's your health?
Thanks to you, I recovered completely.
I'm sorry you had to worry.
You became a woman while you were away.
Bring me the one who calls you Myung-Hee.
Don't forget who saved your life.
I understand.
Don't ever look for me again.
Mean scholar. Bad man.
How long was I asleep?
Wait, am I fully healed?
Mean scholar.
Bad man.
~each tear of mine, each yearning~
~flow from my eyes with no place to go~
~even though I know you can't hold me~
Gwi will look for Forbidden Quest.
I must find him first.
You know how dangerous it is?
I'll ask you again.
Why'd you have someone tail me?
He might know of the Journal.
Or Jin might have it.
Humans are the hope.
That's the world he talks about.