Goong-bok.
What's wrong with you? Are you sick?
Why have you been frequenting the governor's quarters?
It's nothing.
Soon-jong, what's been going on with Goong-bok lately?
Why has he been frequenting the governor's quarters?
Well...
I need to send a shipbuilder to the Yijinpo Shipyard soon.
I'm planning to send Goong-bok.
He's using fencing practice as an excuse to kill him.
Goong-bok will end up dead at this rate.
What brings you here at this hour?
I'll do as you wish.
You made the right decision.
It's a wise decision.
Goong-bok, what brings you here?
- I'm here to see the young master. - The young master?
He's gone to Yijinpo.
He'll be back late. You may leave.
Goong-bok, follow me.
Will you escort the lady to the temple?
He knows every inch of Chunghae. He'll make a fine guide.
Let's go.
Get moving.
You're completely taken with her, aren't you?
- Here, eat this. - It's all right.
Don't harbor any feelings for the lady.
What are you saying?
For a slave to harbor affection for a lady,
you're good as dead if they find out.
I don't have any feelings for her.
I know you better. I can read you like a book.
Let us leave now.
Yes, my lady.
Have you been to that island?
Yes.
It's called Sahyang Island.
What a pretty name.
Is it populated?
Birds and wild animals are the only inhabitants.
What do you think?
At least you won't get killed.
I'm leaving Chunghae.
Where are you going?
I'm going to China.
Can't I join your army of merchants?
- The master won't accept you. - How did you join?
You said you don't have parents either.
We'll meet again if our fate permits.
Let's go.
Did you carry out my order?
I've learned the location of the navy.
Good work. Let's go back to Bikeum Island.
Yes, sir.
You nearly jeopardized our mission.
- Please forgive me. - Shut up!
Jump.
Will he survive?
I wouldn't have taken him under my wing
if I thought he'd die so easily.
Let's go.
You don't need to worry too much.
How is she?
The doctor said she's only in shock. She'll be fine.
If they're bold enough to kill a man on a crowded street,
they must be shady characters.
Tighten the security at Chunghae Harbor and find them.
Yes, sir.
Governor, Chunghae Harbor receives numerous merchant ships every day.
Tighter security will prevent merchants from coming.
Then the tax revenues will decrease. You must be prudent...
What are you saying?
You're willing to let pirates in, for the sake of more tax revenue?
That's... not what I meant...
Alert the navy and tighten security!
Goong-bok is here.
We'll be leaving for Bikeum Island shortly.
- Get ready. - Why?
The foreman and Joong-dal have been making money
under the table by repairing merchant ships.
But we're only allowed to repair navy ships.
Yes, we'll be in big trouble if we're caught.
I've turned them down every time they offered me the job,
but we have no choice to take the job now.
I hear we need passports to go to China.
We need money to get them.
Father.
If we don't leave here soon,
you'll either end up in Yijinpo or be beaten to death.
We have no other choice.
A ship will meet you and take you to Bikeum at Yeounpo.
If we're caught, you and I are both as good as dead.
- Take them to Yeounpo. - Yes, Father.
Let's go.
Hurry up.
Give this to the captain.
This will be your identification.
Be sure to come back by six.
All right.
Let's go.
The men are here.
We need to sail out soon.
Please do the job as quickly as possible.
Let me take a look at the ship first.
Let's go.
The ship hit a rock.
If we're to replace the upper deck and repair the ship,
it'll take three to four days at least.
We have to make it back to Yusanpo in China in ten days.
I'll double your pay if you get it done sooner.
I'll try, but I can't guarantee anything.
I'm counting on you.
You repair the upper deck.
Goong-bok, Yon,you're coming with me.
We have to hurry to make it back on time.
The shipbuilders are here to repair the ship.
The repairs will take three to four days.
That's too long. Get it done in two days.
Yes, sir.
Did you make sure they wouldn't talk?
Don't worry. They think we're merchants.
Moon is back.
Tell us the location of the Chunghae navy.
The headquarters of the navy is located at Jangdori.
There are trained naval troops here,
and the reserve force is at Jungdori.
How many troops are in the reserve force?
They pose no threat if we take out the navy.
Where is the closest military base from Chunghae?
It's Byungtan Base at Dolsan.
It'll take them two days to get here.
We're done for today. Get ready to leave.
How did it go?
The ship requires extensive repairs.
It'll take three to four days at the least.
Well done.
Let me remind you.
If you get caught, we're all as good as dead.
- Make sure to keep Goong-bok and Yon quiet. - Yes.
Father.
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
- I don't think the ship is a merchant ship. - What?
Tang merchant ships are identified by the colors of their flags.
Yellow for Huizhou merchants, Blue for Ningbo,
and red for Shandong merchants.
A deckhand at Bikeum said the ship is sailing to Shandong,
but the flag wasn't that of a Shandong merchant ship.
How do you know these things?
I've been studying the ships that come into our ports.
I was preparing to go to China.
There must be more merchant ships than the ones you saw in Chunghae.
Don't get any silly ideas.
Young master.
You told me you've never studied fencing.
- I learned to survive. - Shut up.
You must've planned to slay me.
How dare a lowly slave plot revenge?
You won't be forgiven.
Brother!
Withdraw your sword.
- This doesn't concern you. - You've brought this on yourself.
It's not noble to discriminate.
Please stop.
You may go.
I wish to go to Sahyang Island.
Will you take me there?
Have you ever left Chunghae?
I've wanted to, but I've never succeeded.
Why would you want to leave such a beautiful place?
This may be a place of beauty to you,
but to a lowly slave, it's a place of pain and sorrow.
What do you mean?
People here work on the rough sea all their lives,
but they still go hungry.
Most of them have had family members
killed by pirates or drafted as slaves.
Is that what happened to your family?
My mother...
...was killed by pirates.
I too...
...have no mother.
We should return now.
Father, he's here.
- There you are. - What is it?
You must go to Bikeum now, through Chunghae Harbor.
But security is very tight at the port.
I've already taken care of it.
I told the governor's office that a few shipbuilders
will be leaving to repair a navy ship.
All right.
Where are you going?
We're on our way to repair a navy ship.
Work hard.
Shipbuilders are working on the ship now.
- We have to finish by tomorrow. - Yes, sir.
What are you looking at?
You...
Never mind. Get back to work.
Father.
There are numerous burn marks on the upper deck.
They must be from flaming arrows.
They must've been attacked by pirates.
They said the ship smashed into a rock,
but there's no damage to the lower deck.
I've heard that merchants ships are built wide and heavy
to allow for heavy loads, but this ship is made for speed.
I don't think this is a merchant ship.
Father.
It's a pirate ship.
They're pirates.
I was in such a hurry,
I didn't recognize a pirate ship.
Father...
Don't say anything to Yon and the others.
We have to repair the ship and get out of here.
We'll be executed for repairing a pirate ship.
But if we're caught here, we'll be killed by the pirates.
We'll buy passports with the money we make here.
We'll be fine once we make our way to China.
- We're done with the repair. - Well done.
You may go now.
Let's go.
There's trouble!
Let's go.
Put this in your sack.
They won't search your sack.
Pass.
Curse it...
Why the tighter security?
They say there are signs of pirates in the area.
Don't let on anything. Stay calm.
We're shipbuilders from the Chunghae shipyard.
We're coming back from repairing a navy ship.
- What do you have in your sack? - My tools.
Pass.
You.
Open your sack.
What are you doing? Open your sack.
Open it!
Now!
Out of the way!
What is it?
A man was washed ashore. You must come now.
All right.
A pirate ship?
What are you talking about?
It wasn't a merchant ship. It was a pirate ship.
- Are you saying we've been colluding with pirates? - Be quiet.
Tell me what happened.
Are you trying to blackmail us for more money
when we gave you a chance to make some money?
Shut up!
- Father, he's trying to blackmail us. - Shut up!
You're mistaken.
I don't know anything about it.
You may leave.
What happened?
Father, they offered me a lot of money...
Do you have a death wish?
We'll still be punished for repairing a merchant ship anyway!
Shut up. Just shut up!
Goong-bok, what's going on?
Goong-bok.
That ship we repaired in Bikeum...
It was a pirate ship.
What? Pirates?
What happened?
He said he didn't know anything about it.
If it was a pirate ship,
shouldn't we report it to the governor?
Tell them we thought it was a merchant ship.
That won't make our crime any less serious.
Tell the governor what you've seen and heard.
I was kidnapped by pirates from my home in Mokul Island.
They took us to an island.
From his description, it's near Bikeum.
Continue.
I managed to escape while the pirates were repairing their ship.
It must be the work of shipbuilders from our
shipyards if they repaired the ship in just two days.
Would you be able to identify them?
I saw the workers with my own eyes.
Search all the shipyards in Chunghae, and bring in
all the shipbuilders who've gone in and out of the port.
The harbor is closed.
Leave the harbor. We might be under pirate attack.
What is it?
A man held captive by the pirates in Bikeum managed to escape.
He's at the governor's residence now.
What is it?
Let me look at the shipyard records.
But the records aren't due for three days.
What's going on?
Some idiots repaired a pirate ship.
I doubt that your workers did such a thing,
but we have to go through the motions.
Let me examine them.
- Well? - Yes, sir.
Please come with me.
How did it go?
My father said a ship sailing for China will come in on the full moon.
The full moon?
That's in three days.
Father, a ship sailing for China will come in in three days.
That's too late.
We could get caught any minute.
We have to leave Chunghae tonight.
We're almost there.
Who goes there?
You'll have to go ahead without me.
- Father. - We'll all get caught if you don't.
Find Yang-chun at the inn in Yijinpo.
He promised to get us passports in two days.
Father...
When you get to China, go to the Shilla settlement in Yangzhou.
I hear there's a shipyard run by men from Shilla.
You two will be able to find work there.
Father.
There's no time to waste.
After I lost your mother...
I've held this grudge forever.
Father...
Go...
Go now.
You have to live. Go now.
Go.
That way.
Archers forward.
Let's go. Hurry.
There's no boat.
Who are you?
Are they the men who repaired the pirate ship?
Yes, they are. I saw two young men.
We didn't know it was a pirate ship.
Please spare our lives!
Silence!
We have proof that you've been colluding with the pirates.
We've searched Bikeum, but couldn't find any pirates.
Tell us where they are.
- We've never colluded with pirates. - Silence.
You won't escape death if you don't confess.
Where are the pirates now?
I don't know.
Torture them until they confess.
Take them away!
Please spare our lives.
We've never colluded with pirates.
Please spare our lives! Spare our lives.
Please spare our lives!
Father.
Hush.
Please let me see Goong-bok and Yon.
They're halfway to the underworld.
What would you want with them?
- But... - No!
Then I'll die with them.
You brat...
You're my worst enemy, not my son.
Goong-bok. Yon.
Soon-jong!
Here, eat this.
- You must hurry. - Why... don't worry.
What did you get yourself into?
We didn't know.
We thought it was a merchant ship.
Didn't you know it's illegal to repair a merchant ship?
What happened... to my father?
The law doesn't allow his body to be buried.
But I had him buried in the outskirts of Mt. Mooryang.
Thank you.
You'll be taken to Kangjin tomorrow.
I doubt you'll get a chance to visit your father's grave.
Father...
Father.
Wait!
Do you know who I am? Get your captain.
Please don't kill me. I'm Joong-dal.
I repaired your ship.
I die a bad son now.
My only wish was to become a filial son.
Pirates... we're under attack.
Hurry up.
Hurry.
You have to escape now.
- Soon-jong. - Go now!
Go now. Go.
Be careful.
Governor.
Tell the men to retreat.
We have to regroup. Order the men to retreat.
Father!
Father.
Send for reinforcements right now...
Now...
Father!
Mom!
It's time I let you go.
The lord is very fond of you.
I believe you'll abide by my wish.
I heard you'd be leaving for the lmperial city.
Why do you choose the path you do not want?
I took this path because I wanted to.
For the success of my brother, who has led
a miserable life since the death of our parents...
For our collapsed clan...
I chose this path.
We're both indebted to Madam Jami, but we can't
throw the rest of our lives away because of that.
Let me serve you. I'll serve you.
Please leave now.
My lady.
My lord.
My lord!
Please wake up, my lord!