Episode 17
As I thought...
She's the most important person to you, right?
That will never change, right?
I'm talking about Lady Chung Jo.
Why couldn't I answer her then?
Just because...
I want to do whatever I can for you.
That's what I desire.
Why couldn't I tell you then?
To be honest...
To be honest, Yeo Wool...
The lady has disappeared again.
I've looked everywhere, and she can't be found.
Dam Yeo Wool!
Yeo Wool!
Give up on becoming human.
Otherwise, I'll destroy everything related to you.
Wol Ryung.
What did you say? Wol Ryung?
The monk said he is my father.
He became a Thousand Year demon, and returned.
Then, he's the one that attacked Master Gong Dal?
That's right.
He's the one.
Then, why didn't you tell me earlier?
He's his father, after all. He wanted to protect him.
I will bring Yeo Wool back safely no matter what.
If I can't bring her back, I won't come back, either.
- Kang Chi. - I'll be back.
Brother Yoon, you take four men, and go to Gu Ma Bong.
Okay.
And Brother Jung, you take the rest, and go towards Neung Gok Hill.
Okay.
Kang Chi!
Where do you think you are going like that?
Don't get involved. I'll find Yeo Wool.
And if you lose your mind again?
I'm determined not to come back if I don't find her.
Are you the daughter of Dam Pyung Joon from Moon Hyung Do Gwan?
Who are you?
Why are you doing this?
Blame it on your father.
All of this is because of your father's doing.
Sung, throw some salt!
If anyone slays him without a just cause, I, Dam Pyung Joon, will never forgive that man.
Deputy Seo. Deputy Seo!
I can no longer bear the sight of that guy, Dam Pyung Joon!
Go, and get rid of something most precious to Dam Pyung Joon!
And teach him a lesson that he can't treat me that way.
Cut off her neck, and leave her head in the courtyard of Moo Hyung Do Gwan.
Leave her body in the forest for the animals to eat.
Yes, sir!
Who's there?
As I thought... It was you.
Why...
Why is he...
No.
He's not someone you can handle.
Let's go.
Go away.
Are you running away from me?
Go away!
You can never get away from me.
Not unless I let you.
Kang Chi!
Get away from Yeo Wool.
There's one way to save this woman.
Give up on becoming human.
Didn't I tell you who I am?
I am...
Choi Kang Chi's father.
Get away from Yeo Wool!
Make your decision, first.
No, Kang Chi.
Don't give up.
Be quiet.
Don't bother Kang Chi, anymore.
Even if you don't do this, Kang Chi...
He's had a hard enough life.
So, please stop.
If you really are Kang Chi's father, don't hurt Kang Chi, anymore.
Do you understand?
- Be quiet! - Yeo Wool!
Yeo Wool, are you okay?
Kang Chi!
No!
You can never beat me.
Give up.
No!
Don't get close to Yeo Wool.
Get away from Yeo Wool!
Yeo Wool is mine!
Don't touch my woman.
You're supposed to be my father...
Don't touch her. She's mine.
Don't hurt my woman!
Wol Ryung!
- Wol Ryung! - Seo Hwa!
Wol Ryung!
Yeo Wool.
Are you okay?
What about you?
I thought...
I would lose you.
That...
was so scary.
Kang Chi.
To be honest, Yeo Wool...
you're the most precious person to me.
Without you...
I have no meaning.
Kang Chi.
Wol Ryung, is that you?
Are you hurt?
But, why is your wound not healing?
I have no power to heal myself anymore.
Anger and hatred...
destruction and death...
and... loss is all I have.
When was that?
I once said that, too.
Don't touch my woman.
Why I said that...
and even who I said that about... I can't remember.
Wol Ryung...
If the little memories I have left are gone...
I will really become a demon, then.
I wanted to die before then.
Since that kid is the only one who can kill me.
Are you talking about Kang Chi?
I want to die, and go to where Seo Hwa is...
So...
why did you ask to see me so early in the morning?
Actually, I have something I want to buy from you.
You have something you want to buy from me?
What can that be?
Are you...
saying you want to buy...
Yes, that's him.
I heard he's the son of Park Moo Sol, and he knows the inn business well.
I will pay you a good price, and set him free.
I want to put him in charge of the inn again.
Set him free?
Put him in charge?
Is that what you just said?
Since coming here, I've been carefully overseeing the way the inn is managed.
I was appalled at what I saw.
If left like this, the inn will soon go out of business.
Look here, Head Merchant. You must be mistaken.
I'm the owner of this inn. Whether I run out of business, or not...
Whether I change the person in charge or not... That's all up to me.
- You must be the one that's mistaken. - What?
Who's the one who funded you the money to buy this inn?
Wasn't it us?
The funds to purchase the commercial ships from Lee Gap Soo of Nam Hae.
The funds to buy business rights from Choi Joong Mok of Jin Joo.
And the funds to get the estate from Nam Kil Man of Choon Chun.
That was all from us.
- Did you forget? - That wasn't for my personal use.
All of that was to conquer business rights here, and secure enough food...
I'll pay you a good price.
Hand me over the right to own Servant Park.
If I say no, what will you do?
You shouldn't reject my offer.
Is that a threat?
Let's call it an urging.
We should end the meeting now.
Back off.
Stop.
It won't be good for you to treat me this way.
That's what I want to say to you.
Where's Deputy Seo? He's still not back?
No, he's not back yet.
What's he doing away for so long?
Who's responsible for doing that?
Did you get to see?
Blame it on your father. This is all because of his actions.
No, they were covering my eyes, so I couldn't see.
And they were all wearing masks.
You're sure it wasn't Gu Wol Ryung's doing?
No, it wasn't.
Then, who dared to come in and do that?
Do you think Jo Gwan Woong's men are responsible?
Please get rid of the ban you put on me. If I had a sword with me...
I wouldn't have let them do that to me.
No, I'm against that. I think you should put metal chains around her ankles.
Metal chains? Don't you think that's too much?
It's because you don't listen.
How can a woman be so fearless as to go out at night time?
If you were a man, I would have already given you a beating.
What? Because I'm being lenient and easy going, you think you can say whatever?
Who's being lenient and easy going?
Stop over-reacting.
You're so petty.
I'm not over-reacting. This hand is a weapon.
- Choi Kang Chi! - Both of you, stop.
I'm sorry, Father. I can't stand to be with him.
I'm going to my room.
I can't stay here any longer, either. I'm going out.
- Did something happen between them? - I don't know.
That seemed real, right?
Of course, it seemed so real.
What? Weapon hand?
Petty?
Just until Father repeals the ban.
Until Father repeals the ban, let's pretend that we are fighting.
We have to do that?
If I just had a sword, that wouldn't have happened last night.
Still...
And, meeting Wol Ryung in the woods...
Let's keep that a secret from Father for now.
Why?
I'm sorry, Kang Chi. I can't tell you, yet.
That my father is the one who made your father become like that.
I don't want him to worry. And Wol Ryung is your father.
A dad that pesters me like that... I don't really want to protect him.
Kang Chi.
Fine.
I'll do as you say.
- But, only until your ban is repealed. - Yeah, of course.
You scared me!
You shocked me! My heart...
What's wrong with you? Are you thinking about a girl?
No.
I fought with Yeo Wool. She called me petty.
I had a huge fight with her. Really.
- Did I ask you about Yeo Wool? - What?
- I can see through you. - What?
Master, are you okay?
Give me a bowl of my special medicine.
Here.
Aging is difficult in many ways.
Even though it's my body, I can't control it the way I want to.
I'm sorry.
Why?
He's still my father.
I was with you, and I couldn't even protect you.
It's not your fault. Don't feel bad.
It's not good for your heart.
Anyway, what are you going to do now?
What do you mean?
You've begun to be able to control yourself even without the bracelet.
You said if that happened, you would find the Gu Family book and leave here.
That's twice the price of an average servant.
Even if she pays me tenfold, I don't want to sell him.
Don't try to accomplish big things using little things.
You are the ones who shouldn't get on my bad side because of this small matter.
You should know that I'm the only one who can give you what you want in all of this nation.
Why are you willing to ruin our relationship because of a mere servant?
I thought you were planning something bigger.
I'm talking about the chief magistrate position over the South Province.
What? Chief magistrate?
Yes. That's what I heard.
All of that was to conquer business here, and secure enough food...
Is it possible that Jo Gwan Woong not only sold government information...
but he's making a deal over our nation?
Position 1.5.
Position...
1.9.
What are you doing here?
What do you mean? I'm training.
Please continue, Brother Gon.
Position 2.5, 2.7, and 2.3!
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
- Stop fooling around, and leave. - I'm not fooling around.
I really want to learn.
Wasn't the purpose of your stay to learn to control yourself?
You've learned to control yourself, so prepare to find the Gu Family book, and leave.
- That's not what's important. - Then what is?
There's something.
I have to get much stronger.
Which reminds me...
Please tell me who the other two Four Masters are.
I want to learn from them.
Even if you try, they won't be found.
Until they give you an assignment, you'll have to wait.
Do you understand?
Really?
Is it because you don't know who the other two are?
I still can't believe that you are one of the Four Masters.
You want to die?
I'm sorry, but I can't be killed easily.
There are human beings who are capable of killing mythical beings.
So...
You want to go at it?
Shall we?
Kang Chi.
Tae Seo!
What? You may be set free?
Yes.
Then, I may be put in charge of the inn.
Who's the one who did such a wonderful thing for you?
She's a merchant named Ja Hong Myung.
- Ja Hong Myung? - The Head Merchant staying at the Hundred Year Inn.
The Miyamoto merchant family is a very powerful business in Osaka.
I don't know what ties she has with the Japanese general...
but, I'm sure she's working with Jo Gwan Woong to steal government information.
Government information?
Bastard! He'll sell over government information for some money?
- It's not money. - Then?
What is it for?
The chief magistrate position over the Southern Province.
Chief magistrate position?
Chief magistrate over the Southern Province?
His ambition is even more dangerous than we thought.
First, to find out more about the foreign merchants
we'll send patrols to the inn tonight.
First, you should find out how much of our government information they have.
Depending on how much they know, we may be able to predict the time of war.
Yes, I understand.
So, everyone's going out on patrol, except me?
Master has not repealed the ban for you yet.
What about Kang Chi? He's going, too?
Master wouldn't send Kang Chi to the inn.
My Lady, it's me.
Oh my... You were here?
Yes.
My Lady...
Young Master Tae Seo wants to see you.
Young Master.
Lady Yeo Wool.
I heard from Gon.
That things are going pretty well.
It's a long road to travel.
There's a lot to do before I can take back the inn.
You'll do everything fine.
How have you been?
You didn't hear that I'm banned from going out?
Knowing how active you are, it must be hard for you to stay in your room.
I've been excluded from patrolling the inn tonight.
If you want to be part of that patrol, I'm going to ask you not to be.
Why?
Because I'm a girl?
It was Master's one-sided decision, but you're my prospective wife.
I know.
In the situation that I am in now, it's something I can't even dream about.
Maybe Master mentioned the marriage to give me a sense of duty.
That's what I think.
Sense of duty?
A reason for me to want to stay alive.
You are more than enough of a reason for me to do that.
That's the limit.
That's as close as you can get to Lady Yeo Wool.
You shouldn't get any closer.
What are you talking about?
Didn't you see us fighting before?
You think I'm an idiot who would be fooled by that?
You and Lady Yeo Wool, both, will get hurt in the end.
Before that, you should give up.
Don't you know that Yeo Wool hates people who give up without even trying?
I don't do anything that Yeo Wool doesn't like.
Does that answer you?
You and Lady Yeo Wool, both, will get hurt in the end.
Kang Chi.
Did you hear?
Gon and a few brothers are going out to patrol the inn.
They've excluded you and me.
Does that make sense?
I'm the best at patrolling. And you have the best knowledge about the inn.
What about Tae Seo?
- How did you know that I was with him? - What?
Because...
Why are you avoiding my eyes?
I'm not.
See?
You are acting strange.
What's so strange?
Kang Chi, you know how to be jealous?
What do you mean? Why would I be jealous?
That's what I'm saying. Why should you be jealous?
Jealousy is only for the ones who can't have what they want.
That's not you, right?
To be honest, I don't know.
I've never owned anything as my own.
I've just belonged to other people.
I've never had someone belong to me.
That's why I don't know what to do, Yeo Wool.
Can I really have these feelings for you?
Can I really be like this to you?
You're not the only one. I'm like that, too.
This is the first time I'm having these feelings, too.
So, what do you want to do tonight?
What?
Tonight?
What about tonight?
What are you thinking?
I'm talking about patrolling the inn.
Oh, patrolling the inn...
Right...
And tell Brother Choi to pass the East Entrance, and wait here.
- He can take four men. - Okay.
And Brother Park should pass the West Entrance...
but the guest will be here, so be careful.
What? The market?
Yes, the two of us can get air, eat some rice cake, and have fun.
What do you think?
No, Master Dam's not even here. We don't have permission.
Then, do I have to tie you up again, and run away?
Is that it?
My Lady!
This is very good material.
And the silk from China known as Ssang Moon Cho is the best.
Everything looks the same to me.
That's why you should get used to looking.
As they say, you'll only know once you try it.
You have to keep feeling and looking at the materials to get a sense of their value.
Look here.
Doesn't this look like the movement of a dragonfly's wings?
I see.
What do we do?
You should have been more careful.
I'm sorry. I'll take care of this.
It's okay.
- That's... - You know her?
Feels good.
Free enough to fly away...
It was you, Lady Yeo Wool.
Lady Chung Jo.
What do you mean she's not inside?
She left with the madame to visit the market.
Really?
Sung!
Teacher.
- Where's Kang Chi? - Kang Chi?
He left saying he was visiting the market.
Why did he say he's going there?
He didn't say. He just said he'll be late.
Brother Gon.
My uniform is missing.
Have you been well?
There's nothing to be well about a gisaeng's life.
Is Kang Chi doing well?
Yes, he's training hard these days. He's getting used to the Moo Hyung Do Gwan.
You look happy.
I know, that's how Kang Chi is.
He's got a gift for making others feel good.
But...
Do you know something?
Kang Chi's extremely steadfast to the ones he's given his heart to.
What?
Even if I ask him to come now, Kang Chi would never be able to say no.
What do you mean?
What do you think I mean?
Then...
- Let's go, Gob Dan. - Yes.
My Lord! Head Mistress Chun is here.
Head Mistress Chun?
Let her in.
What a surprise!
I didn't even call for you. What brings you here?
I came to invite you to the Choon Hwa Gwan tonight.
To apologize for what happened at the Lantern Festival...
I wish to invite those foreign guests as well.
As you know, the head merchant is a woman.
As a woman, how can she go to a gisaeng house?
Then, can I prepare the banquet here at the inn?
Here at the inn?
I will prepare with the best gisaengs from the Choon Hwa Gwan.
Really?
Then, I have a favor to ask you.
Will you grant it?
I guess Jo Gwan Woong's growing anxious to find out about me.
What should I do?
Tell him I'll be at the banquet.
If he's that curious about me, I can show him who I am.
Okay.
Anyway...
What about the matter that I asked you to find out about?
We've been trying to locate where Monk So Jung is...
but it hasn't been easy.
I see.
Don't worry. I'll bring news about your son, soon.
What's taking her so long?
Can she not make it?
Why are you so late? I thought you couldn't make it.
- You did? - What about Madame?
- Did you leave her behind? - Yeah, sort of.
Lady!
Welcome.
What are you doing here, Lady Yeo Wool?
Why do you ask when you know?
You thought I wouldn't come?
And you're investigating the storage room of the Hundred Year Inn.
Who's the one who knows all about the 12 storage rooms here?
It's me, Choi Kang Chi.
Right.
Did you forget about the agreement that Admiral Lee wrote?
If they find out that you're involved, Admiral Lee may get in trouble.
Another thing...
Within the inn, there are 28 places you can hide without being seen.
And who's the one who knows all about those 28 places? Me, Kang Chi.
So, who's the one who can come in and out the safest?
That would be me, too, Choi Kang Chi.
Right. Right.
Master will be very angry.
- That's for me to worry about. - Lady Yeo Wool...
You're going to stay out here all night?
You won't go in?
Go look at the storage in the north.
The first two are being used, so start looking at the third one.
Okay.
You two should start with the storage by the side doors.
Those are pretty spacious.
There's a big chance that they would plan something there.
- What about you? - I'll start with the storage by the stable.
- Then, I'll join the two of you. - Be careful, okay?
I've been hanging out here since I started walking.
Don't worry.
Let's go.
To be honest, the most suspicious place is the storage by the stable.
I'm curious.
Why does the head merchant always cover up her face?
She's never liked showing herself to others.
Still, isn't it right to look at each other when making a deal?
Covering up the face also means covering up the inner intentions, no?
Don't you think so, Head Mistress Chun?
On her shoulder, she had a tattoo that the gisaengs at the Choon Hwa Gwan have.
On the other shoulder, she had claw marks as if she was scratched by an animal.
Although it may be rude, I have a request.
Will you show your face at this place?
Sir.
This has to do with trusting one another.
Please show your face to me, Head Merchant.
Then, I will let you have the right to take Park Tae Seo as your servant.
What are you doing here?
If the Japanese talk to you, there are two ways to answer.
Two ways?
If you think they're ordering you to do something
- say, "Hai." - Hai!
If it's something ambiguous...
say, "Ano..." - Ano...
That's right.
What are you doing without going in?
Ano...
You idiot.
Did you all bring it?
Yes!
Boss!
What is it?
There's an outsider amongst us.
An outsider?
There are 20 of us.
But, there are 21 people in here.
Lock the door.
Everyone, take off your masks.
Who are you?
What is your identity?
Kang Chi.
Will you show us your face, Head Merchant?
My Lord, don't you think you're being rude? We are gathered here to have fun.
How can you be so rude?
Are you happy now?
Who's there?
Who are you?
I heard Choi Kang Chi's the one who stole the map.
What is your name?
It's Kang Chi. Choi Kang Chi.
I heard he slayed and killed Kang Chi's father.
Were you keeping it from Kang Chi?
Yeo Wool, what does all this mean?
What did you say? The merchant may be Seo Hwa?
Find Choi Kang Chi. Even if you kill him, bring him here.
Why did you do that?
Is that why you killed my father?
So, didn't my family tragedy start with the edge of this sword?
I like you. I like you a lot.