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[Episode 4]
By the way... where is the guy from the bookstore?
He hasn't shown up yet.
Hey.
Did you also get a message from Han?
The air is a little...
Isn't it the magistrate's trap to catch us?
What the heck...
Han was murdered by soldiers.
But until the moment he died...
he swore his allegiance to Daedong Society.
Everyone... where are you going?
Are you trying to run away at this point?
Did you all forget the oath you made with your blood in front of Teacher?
You don't know what's going on in the city.
The seed of Daedong Society has dried up!
This is the blood Teacher bled as he was dying.
Teacher didn't take his own life. He died from the sword of soldiers!
I, Kim Do Chi, the son of a lowly butcher...
will realize Teacher's dream.
The dream of realizing an equal society
where the noble class and the lowly ones are equal!
The dream of even butchers who fall below dogs and pigs
are finally treated like human beings!
I will realize the society that Teacher dreamed of!
Who will be with this Kim Do Chi?
I will be with you. I will!
Take me with you! I'll go!
- I will follow you! - Me too!
Me too!
Kim Do Chi!
Unite Daedong! Peace and Prosperity!
Teacher, can you hear this?
I will make sure to pay back your debt
and realize an equal society.
I will pay for my sins after that.
Is she the only best option?
If I were to take her in as a concubine
I have to retract the interrogation results.
If that happens, officials will whisper about it.
So I'm going to ask you again.
Is she really the only one in the world?
Sire, her face is the best one I've seen so far.
It also fits in perfectly with your face, sire.
Her face will definitely bring fortune to the country.
Are you saying there is no one else who can complement my face?
Not necessarily so...
Sire, I'll light my eyes and look for someone again.
You'll have to be more cautious this time.
Traitor Kim Doo Seo will be executed tomorrow
and his wife and child will be government slaves.
That's the royal command.
- Take her out! - Yes, sir!
Wait. No. This can't happen!
Then what happens to my father?
Take her out!
I have to meet with Professor Go!
Sire!
Sire, Lady Ga Hee was taken away by soldiers from State Tribunal.
His Majesty ordered to send her as a government slave
since she's a daughter of a traitor.
Please! Please!
If I knew it would turn out this way...
I wouldn't have made you live as Yoon Hae.
My poor child...
Mother, stay strong.
You have to stay alive.
Wow...
Who the heck are you?
We're just peddlers, sir.
By the way, are you transferring slaves?
- Step aside! - Yes, I'll do that.
- Let's go! - Yes, sir.
If you want to fight with us, go ahead.
If you want to run away, run away!
Mother!
Mother! Mother, wake up! Mother!
Lady Ga Hee, other soldiers will follow soon!
I can't leave behind my mother. Let go!
Go...
Rather than becoming a slave and living like a dog...
you should follow that man.
- Mother! Mother! - Lady Ga Hee...
Let's go!
Ga Hee!
Bullseye!
I... came here to hear your answer, Father.
Answer?
What is it that you're afraid of?
- What? - You are already the king!
So what are you afraid of?
The king only has the sky and the people to be afraid of!
So what are you afraid of that
you'd kill innocent vassals and their children?
Why are you so fearful of how your face reads?
You finally lost your mind!
What is a sage king?
Is there a sage king anywhere who kills countless numbers of his subjects?
All the people already look up to you...
so what are you afraid of?
What's the big deal with the face reading book?
Why do you kill so many people?
Do you really want to die?
If your fear would go away by killing me, go ahead right now!
I'm ready to die happily.
Kill me... and break away from that fear.
Keep that arrow safe.
Whether you put that arrow through your heart and take your own life
or shoot that arrow through my heart and climb to the throne...
I will make the decision.
That is your fate as someone who was born with a king's face.
Rain is coming!
Heaven... Heaven is giving us rain...
Rain... Heaven gave us rain!
Rain is coming!
[Three years later, 25th year of King Seonjo's reign (1592)]
When will we see him with this long line?
What is this line for?
Don't you know about Screen Guru?
The face reader who takes a glance at someone
and knows the fate of an unborn child!
- You haven't heard of him? - Is he that good?
More than anything, it's free!
I see that your forehead is caved in with a dim shadow.
Your relationship with parents is poor.
What's the use of a husband?
Your nose is too long that you'd spend every night alone.
My... Misfortune is on your nose tip on top of that.
Misfortune?
You'll have to get rid of a corpse soon.
Then what should I do?
I'll tell you how you can steer away from the misfortune.
Bring your parents home and take care of them well right now.
Don't be hard on your husband just because he's not making money.
Share even a half of a bean with your neighbors.
Then you'll avoid the misfortune.
I just need to do those?
Next!
I didn't know you had this great talent.
The real talent of Sookyong Hong was
establishing the fortune of the country with her precious face.
She's like a charm to you, sire.
Right!
Since I took her in, that tiresome drought has disappeared.
It's all thanks to you since you found her for me.
- Here, accept this. - Thank you, sire.
Listening to you play the flute, there is no other paradise like this.
Sire, is that true?
[Sookyong Hong Seonjo's concubine]
I am the king of this country. Would I say a lie?
Sire, what is this?
You like birds.
It's a very precious thing that envoys from Ming brought.
Sire!
My... look at this pretty color.
How could it be so...
Look at this one...
Here!
Stop there!
How is it that you're caught, not the bird?
- Are you ticklish? - Yes I am.
Sire...
Have you seen a bird this big?
My lady, why don't you go back now?
No. I will keep that scene engraved in my heart for a very long time.
How many times did I tell you? I don't make personal visits.
I don't need any money, so take it back with you!
I don't know what great power your master has...
but if he wants his face read, tell him to come here himself!
It will be good for you to come with me today.
Really...
In that case...
come back another time. You saw the people waiting in line!
By the look of your face... you won't be able to slay me with this sword.
Catch him!
My chickens!
Excuse me.
Wait!
I need to hurry. Why do you keep calling me?
I'd like to show my gratitude for helping me.
What is your name?
I'm just a passerby.
Excuse me!
Guru!
Are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?
Does it look like I'm okay?
I'm sure he was sent by Merchant Jang Soo Tae.
Why would he?
I reported him to the police for charging high interest.
He must have a grudge on me.
Sire, isn't this the red bamboo arrow?
- Red bamboo arrow? - Yes, who shot this?
Young Shin, is this such a big deal?
This is made from bamboo that's stained with blood of deep resentment.
Bamboo stained with blood?
Didn't you know why it's called 'red bamboo arrow'?
I've never heard of it.
Then you don't really need to know.
It's late already, so...
Stop.
Since the incident in 1589
In Jook Island where Daedong Society was based
red bamboo started to grow.
That's supposed to be the blood of people who died in 1589.
What?
I'm sure it's just a rumor...
but it's true that red bamboo only grows in Jook Island.
Young Shin...
- Find me these red bamboo arrows. - Pardon?
Good.
Let's go.
It's the red bamboo arrow!
You dare to take precious goods of Joseon with just a few silver blocks?
I was going to buy them only because someone was willing to sell.
There is no Joseon or Japan to a merchant.
I've never let any Japanese pirate live when he stepped on the land of Joseon.
But I will keep you alive.
Go back and let everyone know...
that no one should ever desire anything from Joseon.
The day you step onto Joseon again...
I won't let anyone live like this.
What's wrong with you?
Scoundrels...
Do you do anything?
My lord!
Please stop! Everyone will end up dead!
What?
[Jang Soo Tae - Owner of Inn]
Then you can take the beating instead, Oh Gil.
How dare you!
So, who were those guys?
Who the heck were they that they saw everything
about me as if it's their own palm?
It was the ones who shot red bamboo arrows again.
They are the ones... from the last time.
What? Red bamboo arrows?
Who did this? Was it that bastard Jang Soo Tae again?
I'm used to it now, so it doesn't hurt that much.
Let's go inside first.
The thieves who steal and sell off things from the national treasury...
You want to just watch them as if it's a fire across the river?
Don't you know that everyone can fall apart because of your punch?
We have to persevere and hold our fury...
What the hell, I don't understand anything you say!
Did I not tell you that I'd stitch up that mouth
if you use difficult words again?
Because of that thing found from a bunch of ginseng...
they've been arguing the whole time.
What is that?
Late Queen Insoon's Seal.
I understand we need more funds and we also need more people.
Still, does Daedong Society have to make a living by stealing from smugglers?
Such 'no man under the eye'...
This is how Daedong Society fell apart three years ago.
What are you babbling about?
You floated and came to us from the incident in 1589.
Do you even know what loyalty is?
Bong Doo!
I share the same thoughts with you.
So stop now.
Bong Doo! How can you just leave? Where are you going?
I'm just a foolish peddler. I'll go just sell some stuff.
Sorry about the ruckus.
But don't be agitated. Our priority is for you to become a face reader.
Even if you don't mention it, I'm very well aware that I have to pass the exam.
How did you...
You didn't think I knew that you wanted a brush made with weasel hair?
With this, you should take first place in the auxiliary exam tomorrow.
Now I see you smiling so brightly... it makes me feel at ease.
Your face was dark all day...
so I was worried if anything happened in the market today.
Now that we're back in the city
I'm just bothered from all the memories of the past.
There is nothing you need to worry about, so you can be at ease.
You've followed me without any question so far...
Thank you.
No need to say it.
When I followed you to Mount Myohyang three years ago, I made the decision.
[Three years ago, Mount Myohyang]
'I will live as neither the noble class nor the low class'
'neither a man nor a woman.'
'I will spend the rest of my life'
'following my father's footsteps who dreamed of equal society.'
'Kim Do Chi in front of me is my brother and my guide.'
Since the side of your nose is low
you will get diarrhea easily.
Watch out for constipation too.
When you get jaundice, drink the tea of pine bark.
[Baek Gyung - Former Royal Face Reader]
Yes, sir.
Your ears are drooped...
so you have a stomach problem with bad indigestion.
Yes, sir.
- Eat lots of kudzu roots. - Yes, sir. Thank you.
Lord Kim Doo Seo told me to come find you.
You won't go hungry. Stay here for a while.
Sir, I'd like to re-establish Daedong Society from here.
Please help me.
Daedong Society will scatter like sands.
How could you make such a groundless statement?
Daedong Society won't fall apart so easily!
Isn't that your fault?
Just because everyone died, did you think no one knows what you did?
Heaven knows, the Earth knows...
all the spirits know and I know.
If you want to accomplish a big goal, don't borrow the power of the sword.
The tip of the sword that you hold will point at you in the end.
Then what should I do?
How could we realize our goal?
You have good eyes.
Become a face reader.
That's what's given to you.
And it will become a path to realize your goal.
Teacher...
It's finally tomorrow.
I'm going to enter the palace now...
and go near the king.
Sire...
what were you doing at this late hour?
I'm out of line, but I was reading the faces of the previous kings.
Do you know how to read faces?
King Sejong has a very harmonious face
with a wide forehead, a straight nose and a sturdy chin.
When the space between eyebrows is wide like that, he masters knowledge.
What does it mean when the space between eyebrows is narrow or there is a scar?
When the space is narrow, he is narrow-minded
and gets into many arguments from his stubborn character.
Then, does it apply to everyone with a narrow space between his eyebrows?
No, even with the same shapes of eyes, nose, and lips, it's applied differently.
Face reading is about looking for harmony.
What's going on today?
You give me answers that this old eunuch is looking to hear.
Teacher...
it may be time for me to descend from the mountain.
I said... you must be on guard against arrogance.
It's a joke!
Teacher, I'm thinking of taking the upcoming auxiliary exam.
With the status of the prince, how can you take the auxiliary exam?
All the skilled ones from the whole country will gather for the exam.
How could this Screen Guru be left out?
I'd like to compete with them and see how I do.
Kim Do Chi...
You came from Pyongan Province?
Yes.
Where on earth did he go?
I won't get to live my given life because of him.
Look...
What?
Can you tell me a hidden spot that the eyes of the exam judges can't reach?
Your liver must be swollen!
You're thinking about cheating at a national exam?
It's me!
You can't recognize me at all?
What happened to you?
What happened to your arm?
Since you don't recognize me, no one else in Joseon will recognize me.
[First Exam]
We will begin the auxiliary exam of selecting physiognomy professors!
Take a careful look at these faces
and write down their class. That's the first assignment.
Only the ones who get more than half right
will pass and advance to the next round.
I see that the tip of his nose is low and the end is round
so he has an eye for money. He must touch a lot of money.
His eyes are sunken, so he is a perfectionist
with a strong sense of responsibility.
He must be making a living by using his hands.
I see that he has noticeably protruding cheekbones.
So he must have a lot of talents.
So he is a shoemaker or a ceramic maker.
The distance between his forehead and his eyebrows is wide
and the middle of his forehead is developed.
It is definitely a face of a writer.
Looking at his wide, flat nose and thin lips, he doesn't have flexibility.
He must have taken only one path all his life.
By the way... all of them are...
All of them are of different classes, but how...
How is it that all of them have dark
even black shadow in the center of the forehead?
They come from different classes, but their current situation is same.
They are...
- They are criminals in prison. - They are criminals in prison.
Pass.
Fail.
Pass.
[Second Exam]
All of them are in prison.
Your second assignment is to figure out their crimes
by looking at their faces.
What an exquisite question.
Let me see...
His nostrils are facing up, so he has a rough character.
Since his eyes are bulging out like acorns, he should be violent.
Besides, the face with eyes like those of a pig has raised eyes.
His pupils are cloudy and the white and the black of the eyes are not clear.
His eyelids are thick and droopy.
With those eyes, he must be brutal and greedy.
The one who turns his head and glances from the side
is lewd with a kleptomaniac tendency.
He must've used violence for desiring
someone else's goods and ended up in prison.
The bridge of the nose has wrinkles
and his brows look disorganized like tangled weeds.
So he couldn't avoid a prison term in his middle age.
His calamity will also reach his friends.
Small, unnoticeable ears.
The ones with small, unnoticeable ears are sly and secretive
so they cause harm to others.
But they themselves enjoy power and gain wealth.
His eyes have a triangle shape...
His character is even violent...
He must've harmed someone else.
The crime of murder.
Small, unnoticeable ears...
The ears are definitely of the one who bothers others and enjoys power.
But he has clear white and black parts in his eyes
so he must've cultivated his mind.
He is in prison because of weed-like eyebrows
But the raised bone in his forehead tells me
that he'd gain a government position.
My goodness...
The outer ends of the eyes are full of women!
Since he had both power and wealth
he must've desired someone else's woman.
It's not murder. It's adultery.
Spirits of Heaven and Earth...
Sire! Sire!
Sire!
I can't!
Stop and come out!
There are 12 people who passed the first, second exams?
How will you pick the first place among so many?
The last question still remains, so it will be known soon.
The last question?
Sire, how about a question like, 'Who will be the crown prince'?
- Was I wrong? - No.
That's a brilliant idea.
Here!
My bladder is about to burst.
I'll go to pee quickly.
The next exam will start soon, so be quick.
What's wrong? I'm just going to pee...
Tie all of them!
No one will leave this place!
Yes, sir!
What are you doing? What did we do wrong?
Someone dared... to murder His Majesty.
So... did something happen to His Majesty?
Sit down!
What happened to him?
His Majesty... is safe.
By the way...
what does that have to do with us? Why did you tie us?
One of you... tried to murder His Majesty.
- What? - Who?
Sire...
She was poisoned, sire.
- Are you sure? - Yes, Prime Minister.
Poisoned?
Who on earth tried to kill me?
Sire!
Please reprimand me for not serving you properly, sire!
Sire, please take my life!
You definitely saw a strange man entering the kitchen?
Yes, I definitely saw him with my own eyes.
Who is that man? Who dared to enter the kitchen?
I couldn't see his face clearly
but he ran quickly towards the meteorology building.
In my eyes, he looked like someone who came to take the auxiliary exam.
Chief of Security must have captured all of them.
Should I tell him to start the investigation right away?
I'm going to catch the criminal myself.
His Majesty has arrived!
Raise your heads.
Pick out the one who came to the kitchen.
Yes, sire.
It looks like him.
What?
No! I haven't taken a step from this exam site.
Raise your head.
Sire, how would I dare to look at you?
I'm so nervous, I can't move my body.
Someone saw you in the kitchen!
It's not me!
This court maid could be an accomplice
to the ones who want to murder you, sire.
She could be making false accusations on us to hide that!
Sire, that's not true!
Now I'm looking at him again, I'm sure it's him!
Look! I haven't taken a step from this place!
Since you keep trying to hide your face, you look very suspicious.
Raise your head right now!
Pardon me...
but if you'd give a chance to this lowly one
I will find the criminal by reading faces.
What? By reading faces?
Find the criminal by reading faces? That's very audacious.
There was a scholar named Park Young during the reign of Seongjong.
When he was a vice commander, he solved a murder case by using a face reader.
Reading faces is about looking into the truth through faces...
so please give me a chance.
Is that right?
But what if you're the criminal?
If you tried to kill me
but now you're trying to run away by using your tongue?
If I can't find the criminal...
I will offer my head.
You will offer your head?
Yes, sire.
On the other hand, if I solve this case
please give me first place in this exam.
Sire, if someone is good enough to find a murderer by reading faces
it will be a great opportunity to gain a great talent for us, too.
Fine.
Suspects of this case won't leave this place until the criminal is captured!
And the one who solves this case will earn first place of this auxiliary exam
and become the king's face reader from now on.
'In order to read my own fate, read the faces of the ones near me.'
By the look of your face, you will climb to a government position soon.
This means... we will all walk out of here alive.
So, have you made any progress?
When someone has a horizontal line in the philtrum like her
she has no children.
Besides, she has that mole...
so she's sure to die early.
There is nothing in the eyes, nose, and lips that make up for the short life.
Her nose is full with a nice shape, so she had a fortune of wealth.
But her cheekbones are insufficient, so they don't embrace the nose much.
So there are many waves in the middle age...
Besides, there is a wart on her cheekbone...
so she struggled all her life for someone else
and couldn't avoid misfortunes.
Looking at how the dark shade is prominent in the cheekbones...
she must've hidden a secret and faced the misfortune because of it.
The root of the nose is concave with a dark shade and a wart...
so it's obvious an illness was rooted to her bones.
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Gwanghae is not flying or crying right now...
but he's just laying low until the time comes.
Thank you for making a long trip.
- Would he trust you easily? - I have to make him.
I will find a way to make him trust me when I read his face.
With your exceptional archery skill
you'll have to do me a favor and kill someone.
Who are you talking about?
It's Prince Gwanghae.
Just who are you? Were you aiming at me?
I didn't abandon you. You abandoned me.
You fooled your father.
Lock up Prince in prison right now.
Father! Father!