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[This drama is based on the tale of On Dal, as recorded in the Yeoljeon (Biographies) of Samguksagi. The characters, events, and specific chronology may be different from history.]

[Episode 2]

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Ga Jin...

I'd prefer it if you got lost on the way.

I wish you would just fly like a bird

away from both the road to the palace and the road back to here.

Father.

Don't worry needlessly. This is the final mission.

Even if you stop working as an assassin,

you can't live as an ordinary person.

Whether it's carving salt, or selling goods,

you have to serve as Chief Bangju's ears and eyes.

Like other Cheonjubang people.

I know. What have you got, even if you do that?

Have you packed the medicine Chief Bangju gave you?

Don't wait to take it when you get a headache.

I'll be right back, Father.

We caught it. We caught it! Caught it!

Hurry, hurry

I have no idea what we caught.

We caught it!

I like it!

What is it?

- Wow, it's a big one. - A deer, a deer!

- Cut it. - Where, where?

- The horn! - But it's still alive!

Hurry!

What was that? What was that?

Who the hell was that? Who in the world did that?

Hey!

Let the deer go. Look at this.

Look at this bastard.Who do you think you are?

How dare you tell us what to do?

Look at this bastard.

- I'm going to kill you, bastard... - "I'm going to kill you, bastard!"

Bastard...

It hurts, doesn't it? The deer feels pain, too.

I'm sorry.

In your next life, be sure to be born as a human.

Not those bastards who aren't even human.

No need to thank me.

Hey!

Don't just go.

What are you doing?

I know you.

I said

I know you.

How in the world do you know me?

- An assassin. - What?

A demon that kills people.

Saying you saw me before is nonsense.

You're an assassin. A person's on the brink of death and not even a blink.

Otherwise, what are you?

I work at the palace.

I was on my way home, but I got lost...

That's a relief.

I would've been sad if a beautiful woman like you

were actually an assassin.

If you just leave, you are an assassin.

Not a lady of the court.

You better treat them with first aid before leaving.

They'll really die if you leave them like this.

Here is a very precious herb I found in the mountains.

Grind these up and apply it to them.

You were acting so peculiar, so I thought you were making a grave for the deer.

I'm just saying we shouldn't torture them.

Hunting is a necessity. That's just survival and the law of nature.

Stay put.

- Go! - Yes.

Wait for me!

Happy?

Hey!

D***, what now?

What in blazes are you doing?

You got hurt too.

From now on, don't hurt others and take good care of yourself.

Your life is precious.

Mother, you startled me!

Where have you been?

I got your favorite, Mother. Meat!

Smells like human blood... Did you meet someone?

It's not human blood! It's deer blood.

It was crying like this.

I figured it must be in a lot of pain and was rescuing it... Right?

- You're driving me crazy! - You're killing me.

Mother, I'm telling the truth.

We don't know when people will come, so we need to move house.

I didn't meet anyone.

Aren't poachers people too? What if they tell a government office?

There are countless nomads and farmers wandering around in Goguryeo.

The day after tomorrow is the anniversary of the general's death.

I know.

Do not forget the promise we made

to not get involved with the world.

For the sake of the general...

just live your remaining days like a fool.

I understand.

Cook up the deer meat. Are you planning to starve your mother?

Got it. Be patient.

- I heard you caught poachers. Word travels past.

We went too, but we were a step behind. Did you chase them by yourself?

What a strange question. Did you come here just to ask me that?

No, I'm doing an errand for my father.

He said he cleaned up the empty house.

He said to tell you and your mother not to say no this time and to move to Ghost Village.

We're living ourselves hiding in this valley anyway.

It's the same life, living here or there in Ghost Village.

Mother and I are more comfortable at this house.

I knew you'd say that.

What's this? Is this all you collected?

Gosh, there are barely any animals or herbs out there these days.

Ahjussi Pil Gu said Mount Songhak is promising these days.

Apparently, there are herbs everywhere you step.

Mount Songhak?

What's their reason for gathering this time?

To construct Janganseong Fortress.

- They're demanding one more bundle of cloth as 'Inse'. [Inse: tax imposed on the masses]

The king is too much. Another bundle? My foot.

Might as well ask us to turn out skin into cloth!

Wonder why the ghosts haven't taken him away yet.

Apparently, these days, he's so obsessed with liquor and women, that he neglects the nation's affairs.

Only the aristocrats are living the good life.

Now there aren't any Gaeguryeo noble supporting the king.

Hae Ji Wol (Head of Sonobu tribe)

You said Cheonjubang? Jin Pil (Head of Gwannobu tribe)

Thanks to the scum nomads, we were able to

annihilate the king's clan without getting a drop of blood on our hands.

Is the royal palace the only thing that's left now?

That, too, has already begun.

It already began? You insist on carrying out the plan during the memorial ritual? Kim Pyeong Ji (Daedaero: Prime Minister )

Daedaero, you were against it, so we decided to end the conversation amongst ourselves. Go Won Pyo (Gyerubu's Gochuga: Gochuga is a title for Goguyreo royalty)

- But— - Let's not discuss this any further.

King Pyeongwon (The 25th King of Goguryeo)

The King of Goguryeo was already a very suspicious man,

but after his queen died, his suspicion became worse.

The issue is, there are many bedrooms,

and he sleeps in a different one every night, so we can't know where he sleeps.

The king is also very heavily guarded.

So, the only chance is when the king climbs up to the altar, at the Temple of Heaven on Mount Songhak.

The Head Priestess will personally check right up until the ritual,

so, disguise as a servant and then infiltrate as a priestess right after the ritual.

The place marked there is the sindang (shrine).

Halt.

Where are you heading?

To the Magnolia House with the prince... Crown Prince Won (Later King Yeongyang)

It's an offering for our sister's funeral, Mother. Geonmu (Later King Yeongnyu)

You do not have a sister. Jin-bi (Queen of Goguryeo)

Pyeonggang is not your blood sister.

She is of the filthy bloodline, born out of an affair that the dead Queen Yeon's had!

Therefore, no need to concern yourself with such a girl's memorial ritual.

Let's go.

Put this in Magnolia House.

Magnolia House (Princess Pyeonggang's Quarters)

Who are you?

Pardon me, ma'am.

Pardon me, Ma'am. The prince ordered me to put this in Magnolia House.

Put it on that table.

Princess...?

Did you perhaps see where the court lady who just left went?

A court lady? Which lady? Hyeon Bi, King Pyeongwon's Concubine

- Did any of you see her? - Did you?

You must be hallucinating.

The flowers here in this garden are so pretty.

Shall I take this opportunity to move into Magnolia House?

Just kidding, just kidding. Don't be so surprised.

Princess...

Princess?

Is my sister truly dead?

Tomorrow is her memorial ritual. Memorial ritual...

How could we have set the memorial ritual table if she were alive?

Tomorrow will be the last time I do this annual memorial ritual that my subjects forced me to do...

But her body hasn't been found.

So, that means she might be alive...

Pyeonggang is dead.

- Father- - Never ... mention the princess again!

Mount Songhak

Aigoo. Did you drink again?

What's a memorial ritual without liquor?

Let's hurry up and finish this

and return to the palace and drink ourselves to death!

- Your Majesty. I am Go Geon, Lord of Mount Songhak Fortress. Go Geon (The first son of Gyerubu Go Won Pyo)

It's been a long time.

Your father must be proud of you.

I told him to focus fully on his guard duties today.

Can I rely on you?

I'm privileged to be in charge of a fortress, thanks to having been born to my parents.

Therefore, please rely on these guards more than myself.

They are elite soldiers, after all.

You sure have a sense of humor. Your son is better than his father.

A priestess will target the king.

We must stop this ritual.

What?

There's someone suspicious among the priestesses. She must be an assasin.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

She stole and changed her clothes without anyone seeing and blended somewhere into the crowd.

- Wait. - Father!

Stopping the ritual will lead to messy aftermath.

The king is in danger.

So, just continue to observe carefully.

Speak. Where is Wol Gwang?

Mount Geumgang...

Mount Geumgang... On a retreat at Mount Geumgang...

He'll be back after a month.

Then...

Then, are you saying Wol Gwang wasn't here?

I'm sorry...

mother of my children

Stop.

Stop!

Stop. Stop it!

Stop it! Stop it!

Stop it! Stop it...

You...

How could you...

Climb up!

Hold on tightly.

What are you doing? Hurry and climb up!

What on earth is going on?

Ga Jin failed.

Find her fast.

We must find her before the bastard Goguryeo soldiers.

Yes, Chief Bangju.

She likely intentionally strayed away from footpaths.

Search outside the paths as well.

Yes, my lord!

Deer... where are we going?

Don't you worry.

You're not on your way to die.

Geez, you scared me!

I told you to make noise. Gosh, really.

You scared me more.

You scared me more. Did you catch something and bring it home?

Deer? Elk?

A person?

It's not just any person. It's a very injured one.

You should've taken an injured person to a village instead of bringing her here.

Well, it's quite chaotic at the foot of the mountain.

Don't worry.

Don't worry. I'll get her out as soon as she's all better.

Gosh, you're killing me.

Gosh, you're driving me crazy. You're killing me!

Mother.

When I went digging for herbs, I ran into some soldiers.

She saved me from them.

- Are you hurt anywhere? - No, I'm fine.

She went out of her way to save me, so how could I leave her behind.

She was shot with an arrow instead of me.

Just look the other way for a few days. Please?

How is a blind person supposed to look the other way?

Gosh, Mother...

Fine, whatever.

Now that there's one more mouth to feed,

this old lady will sew and plow the fields day and night.

And then, when the government officials come looking for us,

we can say goodbye to this cruel world.

Gosh, my body...

Father...

Do it right. Do it right!

D***.

You b****** need to know how to handle a sword to protect your king!

You b****!

How dare you make a fool out of your king?

How dare you glare at me like that!

How dare you! How dare you!

How dare you!

The time has finally come.

You're here to take me, right?

Let's go together.

Yes, let's go together.

Let's go, Pyeonggang...

Gosh, what do we do...

It'll be hard for him to go to Hwayangjeon in this state.

Shall I take care of him tonight?

Why not?

It would be wonderful if you produce a prince from it.

That's not what I meant...

Look at how strong you are. And you wake up so noisilly.

- Deer? Yeah. Deer.

From now on, don't hurt others, aand take good care of yourself.

Your life is precious.

Why am I here?

You were clinging on to me, begging me to save you.

- I did? - Yes, you.

You were like, "please save me!"

Did I really say that?

So you don't want porridge. Are you saying you want rice?

I'm not hungry.

Look at you.

Mother. Stop staring. She can't eat comfortably.

Stare at what? I'm blind.

What's your name?

Yeom Ga Jin.

Gosh, your name is pretty too.

What do you do?

A court lady. She works at the palace, I told you.

I didn't ask you.

The palace, where the king lives?

Yes.

Wow, it makes sense with how gentle your voice and how pretty your face is.

You can't even see.

Do people only see others with their eyes?

So, how did you come to meet my Dal?

Oh! That's my name. On Dal.

What, you haven't even introduced yourself yet?

There was no time for that.

Okay, so...

- Ga Jin... - Thank you for the food.

Why?

Eat more. Pick back up your spoon.

I need to use the bathroom...

I didn't even get started.

You yelled at me to kick her out. How come you're asking so many questions?

Those aren't hands used for farmwork and carrying water jugs.

I told you she's a court lady.

But she has too strong of hands for that.

I wonder what she does...

You! Stop there!

Come here!

You're dead meat.

I got you!

Mother! You're supposed to catch chickens, not her!

The seeing person should've stepped out of the way!

Not the blind person.

Mother, come here.

Now that we've fallen down, look at the sky.

Gosh, it's so pretty. It'a super blue.

- You're right. - Yes.

Change your clothes.

My mother sewed it all night long.

It's not fancy or anything, just something to cover yourself up with.

What did you say, you punk?

I'm a master seamstress, being able to sew this well while blind.

Come out now.

Yeom Ga Jin!

Ga Jin! You survived.

We searched through Mount Songhak, Mount Samjeong, Mount Daeseong

like looking for a lost tooth.

What about Chief Bangju?

He's throwing a fit, demanding that we find you and bring you back.

What happened?

I don't know.

Why was I like that...

Is that a question or an answer?

Mother! What are you doing looking through someone else's stuff?

You said she's a court lady who ran away.

What use does a court lady have for a dagger?

Well, that's for... hunting.

Is she an assasin? Last night's chaos was because of her, right?

Tell me if I'm right or wrong!

You're right.

Send her away, immediately!

Mother! She's not even fully recovered.

Then what? Do you think we will be all right?

You think an assassin lets a man who's seen her face live?

Anyone home?

Is that you, Wol?

Yes!

The town folks asked me to bring you some vegetables.

There was no need.

Gosh. Just take it and think it's out of Ghost Village's generosity.

By the way, Orabeoni Dal .

I saw that your trap is a mess.

Did the woman you saved break through and run away?

Orabeoni! Why did he have to spill all this?

The guy who lives here. What does he do?

Why?

He set up a bunch of traps.

I was only able to avoid them since I'm Ta Ra San.

- If I weren't me... - Yeom Ga Jin!

Wait.

What are you doing? We have to kill him.

He saw your face.

We must kill him. That's Cheonjubang's rule.

His life is precious.

What?

What did you just say?

His life is precious?

So what? You'll go against Chief Bangju's rule?

If you let him live, you'll be the one who gets punished.

You two go back first. Tell him you weren't able to find me.

If you can't do it, we'll take care of him.

If someone has to, I'll kill him.

Gosh, well...

There is another way.

- What's that? - Seduce him and marry him.

Then he becomes a Cheonjubang person and we don't have to kill him.

That's how Deuk Jae got himself a wife last year...

- How could you suggest such a thing? - Why? Ga Jin said she doesn't want to see blood.

Ga Jin. What is your real intention?

Yeom Ga Jin!

Hey!

Kill him? Or seduce him?

Hey. What are you doing down there?

I was looking for you forever! Here.

Did you catch a cold in the meantime? Do you have a fever?

Gosh, no.

Let me see.

It looks like you do have a fever.

Gosh, I don't.

What if your wound gets infected?

Whatever. I have my appetite back, which means I'm better.

That's not fully cooked yet.

If you're going to leave, tell me before going.

And don't destroy traps someone set up.

Three, four layers...

What are all those traps for? Are you that scared of wild animals?

Wild animals aren't scary, but people are.

It's hot.

I was worried. I thought you climbed down the mountain.

Worried? About me?

Yeah. My mom said not to let you leave without paying for the herbs.

You're pretty savvy mother-and-son business partners for hermits.

You might as well set up business in town, in that case. Why hide in a spot like this?

I know, right?

What happened to your mother's eyes?

- It just happened somehow. - Whatever. You don't want to tell me.

Father! Father! Father! What's going on?

Father! Father.

Did you come with Woon Am?

Yes. The Princess went to Ibulan Temple.

I'm proud of you. Good job.

Father, I'm sorry for what happened to your sword...

I wanted to tell you I'm sorry...

I know.

Father...

Father, let's get you out of here!

Come with me, Father! Come with me!

Dal.

It is a subject's duty to obey his king's order.

Father. Father, if you die, what will I do?

Father, what about the tribesmen?

I'm in here to protect those lives.

Father!

Dal.

There's no such thing

as revenge.

There is no such thing as

anger nor hatred in this world.

Please become a nobody... No,

become a fool.

Quietly, peacefullly, survive.

As a fool?

Father...

Father.

Father...

Father...

Father...

Father, Father.

Father...

Father...

Quiet!

General, I will take good care of the tribesmen.

Don't worry about Young Master.

I shall protect him.

Father!

Dal! Dal! Dal, no!

- Hey! - Let go! I have to go to my father.

- I have to at least recover his body! - You can't! We can't lose you too.

It doesn't matter if I die. Let go!

Young Master!

Young Master...

What are you doing?

Nanny...

Nanny! Nanny!

Nanny...

Nanny... Nanny!

Nanny...

Nanny...

From now on,

Young Master, you are

my son...

Will you leave behind your blind mother?

Nanny...

Nanny...

Nanny...

Where is this, Father?

I'll tell you later. When you ready to become a true warrior.

Hey! Hey!

Move aside. Here.

Look carefully.

These are leaves from a walnut tree. They kill bugs inside your body.

These are leaves from the spicebush.

For when you have an upset stomach or for blood circulation.

This is an aster flower.

This is aster which is good for phlegm and coughs.

And...

And this is what you need the most.

Follow after me: knotweed.

- Knotweed? - Yeah.

If you apply the leaf on the infection, it gets rid of the pus.

What do you think? I'm pretty savvy, right?

I mean, what are you doing right now?

You can sell all this for a great price at the market.

You need to survive somehow.

You said you ran away from the palace.

It's harder work than your work at the palace, but if you are determined, you can do anything.

You'd be able to get rid of your nightmares, too.

- And the girl? - I brought her back.

She said she stepped out to get air and got lost.

- Is she pretty? - Huh?

Is she driving you crazy because she's pretty?

Gosh, Mom, are you turning senile?

I'm not repeating this. As soon as the sun comes up, kick her out.

If you don't, I'll kick her out myself.

A priestess will target the King

Are you inside?

Yes.

Come to the palace starting tomorrow. You must supervise the capital guards.

Me?

They're your responsibility until you catch the assassin.

Out of the blue, you put me in charge of the memorial ritual.

And now you're ordering me to capture the assassin.

You're hoping that I'd do a sloppy job and fail, right?

What a ridiculous conjecture.

In that case, may I arrest the assassin?

I'll offer her up to the king myself.

The king will praise you highly. You'd be promoted to a higher post, too.

I don't care about that. About politics and the like.

But I will catch the assassin.

The king is in danger.

So, just continue to watch carefully.

We don't want anyone to find out about my family's shameful story.

Old man...

Mister!

Mister!

- Elder! - Mister!

Mister!

That son of a b****, Tae Mo... must have drugged the old man to find Ga Jin!

Mister. Try to come to your senses. It's me, Ta Ra Jin.

Ga Jin! She can never come here!

Guys. Jin! Listen careully to what I say.

Hey, Ga Jin.

Why did you come here? I was on my way back to Chief Bangju.

What's wrong?

Ma Tae Mo turned your house upside down.

What about my father?

He's okay.

He is all right. San is taking good care of him at the moment.

- Let's go. - No...

Ahjussi Yeom Deuk said you should never return.

What?

He said not to return.

You should find your biological parents first.

Biological parents? What are you talking about all of a sudden.

So, apparently...

he said Chief Bangju picked you up from somewhere.

- What are you saying? - I don't know.

You know how Ahjussi Yeom Deuk doesn't have a family.

So, he said Chief Bangju gave you to him to raise you like a daughter.

Don't kid around. It's not funny.

Apparently, there's a blue jade necklace that was originally yours.

He said it'll be a clue in your search for your biological parents...

Blue jade necklace?

But I think Ma Tae Mo took even that with him.

So...

Am I really a child who's been picked up from somewhere?

Hey!

Haven't you killed him yet?

You said to seduce him, not kill him.

You? Okay, sure.

What? Did your friend came to escort you?

- Yes, a friend from the palace... - Friend from childhood...

She's a friend from my hometown. We entered the palace together.

Yeah. But how did you come all the way here?

Looking at the footprints...

What's wrong with you? Why are you prying?

Just because. Just making sure you're okay.

Seeing if it's okay to send you off like this, and if the place you're going to is safe.

I don't have any money to contribute to the long trip,

but here. I carved this for you.

Now, you're one of Sunnobu...

Never mind. Anyway, this means we're on the same side.

- Same side? - That's right, the same side.

- I have nothing to give to you. - That's all right.

- Nothing, my foot... - Hey!

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All right.

♫ I will become love to you ♫

♫ You will become tomorrow to me ♫

​♫ You, more than anyone else, I, more than anything else ♫

♫ hope we can say that's all that matters ♫