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I told the servants not to enter the main house,
so you will be safe for now.
I am sorry...
for troubling you when you are mourning for the dead.
We will not stay for long.
You must refrain from going outside.
Your father...
might be keeping a watch on my house.
- Did something happen? - He wants me to leave Gobu.
Your brother...
became the district magistrate.
Yi Hyun is the district magistrate of Gobu?
Yes.
He must be here to dig up his own grave.
Make way!
The new district magistrate is here!
Congratulations on your appointment.
- Congratulations. - Congratulations.
Yi Hyun.
What a surprise.
Are you crying?
I did not want to cause a fuss about this.
I am sorry.
I am just so touched that I am able to stand up straight...
in front of a district magistrate.
Yi Hyun.
Please do not harm people anymore.
I want you to be a good district magistrate.
Okay?
Here is an update...
on the Gobu Government Office and the provincial officials.
Has anything changed compared to last year?
The number of residents has decreased due to the chaos.
- By how many? - Almost by half.
(Uiju, Pyongan Province)
Yoo Wol.
Yoo Wol, are you inside?
My goodness.
- Lady Song. - Have you been well?
Yes.
The soil here is not very fertile.
So it will not taste as good as the ones in Jeolla Province.
But you should still give them a try.
Thank you.
But what brings you all the way here to Uiju?
I went to Hanyang to attend General Nokdu's trial.
And I figured I should drop by Uiju as well.
I need to meet some people regarding a new deal.
How did the trial go?
He was sentenced to death.
Then have you heard any news about Yi Kang by any chance?
I found it on Mount Daedun.
I hear it from time to time.
It seems like he is still busy traveling all over the place.
I see.
So I am also going to give it a try.
Give what a try?
The new deal I just told you about. Joining the loyal army.
To be exact, I will be supporting them with the necessary goods.
Would you be willing to be the middle person...
who delivers those goods in Uiju?
My goodness, Lady Song.
I am the mother of the detached force's boss.
Who is better fit for the job than the manager of the Jipgangso?
Thank you.
(Gobu Government Office)
Master.
I would like to pour you a drink.
No, it is okay.
Please do not refuse.
Let me have the honor...
of pouring you just one drink to pay my respect.
Now that we have a powerful district magistrate,
Gobu is bound to have a bright future.
You think I have power?
You have the support of the Empire of Japan Legation.
Oni.
What...
are you all so happy about?
What are you all so happy about?
- What is he saying? - What is the matter with him?
You should be furious about the fact that a Japanese informant is here!
What is wrong with you people?
Is there absolutely...
no one left in Gobu who has a sane mind?
Is there nobody?
Yi Hyun.
What is wrong with you?
Oh, right.
I forgot that this place is still Joseon.
I was mistaken for a moment.
Okay, then.
I want everyone to happily raise their glasses.
Come on, everybody.
To the Emperor of Japan!
Hurray!
Everyone is gone now.
I thought you were an ogre.
Are you still human?
How will you become a State Councilor like this?
Is a human unable to become a State Councilor?
Yi Hyun.
In order to rise to the top,
you need to step on others.
You have to constantly step on things to go up...
whether that may be a stairway or a human being.
Do I also need to step on you if that is necessary?
Please leave.
Do not be bothered...
by the things you have done in the past.
People's memories...
always fade away with time.
Go to Jeonju and meet a matchmaker there.
Okay, Master...
Master Baek.
Why does he want you to meet a matchmaker?
It is obvious.
He wants Yi Hyun to get married.
He asked me to pick women from distinguished families.
- Yi Hwa. - Yes?
What do you think about setting Yi Hyun up with Myung Sim again?
I think she will be the only person who is capable...
of keeping his feet on the ground.
That is a good idea...
now that Lord Hwang is no longer around.
Father already put that to an end.
- Put what to an end? - He told Myung Sim...
to leave Gobu. He gave her an ultimatum.
My goodness.
That useless man!
Mother, Father will become furious if he finds out.
He is no better than an animal. There is not much he can do anyway.
My goodness, Myung Sim must feel so nervous living all by herself.
My goodness.
Why is the front gate closed?
She is mourning for her brother in the main house.
Let us use the side gate.
What are you planning to do, Lady Hwang?
Are you going to leave Gobu?
I have no reason to stay in Gobu.
However,
this is where my brother lived his entire life.
So I am going to stay here until his funeral is over.
I am sure you will be able to do that.
That was Yi Kang, right?
Yes.
He was alive.
My goodness gracious.
Yi Hwa, you had better not tell this to anyone.
Okay?
Okay.
Beo Dul, do you feel better?
Do you not know me?
This kind of injury is nothing to me.
My goodness, you say it is nothing.
But you keep losing consciousness.
That is...
because I want you to worry about me.
My goodness.
Okay, fine. I will keep worrying, so hurry up and get better.
We need to catch the ogre.
Even if you hate him, he is still your brother.
So do not think of getting involved.
Monk Hae and I...
will catch him ourselves.
I understand what you mean.
But I am the boss, so I should take the lead.
My goodness, okay.
I get it.
Just hurry up and recover.
Boss.
Let me talk to you in private.
This is not her first time getting injured.
But she is having a hard time recovering.
I wonder if it is because she is not getting enough to eat.
I think...
we need to get ready to say goodbye to Beo Dul.
What are you talking about?
The poison...
has spread all over her body.
That is nonsense.
That cannot be.
Then... Then I will go outside and bring a doctor.
Monk Hae.
She probably...
knows about her condition better than we do.
Why is he...
causing such a fuss?
Boss, Monk Hae.
Thank you for everything.
There is no way I can make a full recovery.
While I still have some energy,
I will do what I must.
- What is happening? - Save me!
What is going on?
My goodness.
The ogre.
I will take him with me.
[VIU Ver] SBS E47 'The Nokdu Flower' "Beo Dul Performs Her Duty to the End" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
Get her!
You ogre.
Ogre!
I will go ahead...
and have fun with the others.
Do what you can...
to join us much later.
Beo Dul...
is going ahead.
Oh, dear...
How could this happen?
My goodness.
Darn it.
I am done.
How dare she attack the district magistrate?
Yi Hyun, other than her,
there must be others.
Would she have attacked alone then?
You must search Gobu thoroughly.
If you kill anyone who seems suspicious,
someone is bound to appear.
Yi Hyun!
Mother. What should I do?
- What do you mean? - Well...
I am not sure if I should tell you this...
or not.
Mother.
You know something.
Speak up.
Yi Hyun.
Speak up!
Yi Kang...
Yi Kang is alive.
We are here for the traitors!
Darn it. We are surrounded.
The woman did nothing wrong.
We threatened her.
Tie them up!
I am impressed.
You are still alive.
Yes. I made you a promise.
Do you remember?
You said you would kill me when we meet next time.
You are out of your mind.
(Gwanmungak, Gyeongbokgung Palace)
I brought good news.
France, Russia, and Germany,
the three counties are objecting...
to Japan's colonization of the Liaotung Peninsula.
How come...
the three countries got involved?
They believe that if Japan conquers the Liaotung Peninsula,
not only will they threaten Qing's capital,
but Joseon's independence will become thwarted.
They demanded Japan return Liaotung to Qing.
And? What is Japan doing?
Ito Hirobumi's cabinet has been turned upside-down,
and they search for a solution now.
Russia even sent out battleships,
which could start a three-way war,
so not even Japan can think of a way out.
The deity helped us.
The light shines upon us once again.
I came at a bad time.
What is it?
I supplied the last batch of rice according to our contract.
I came to inform you.
I knew it.
The merchant is always victorious.
Pardon?
We might have to give up the Liaotung Peninsula...
which we fought so hard for,
but the money in your safe...
will be the same amount.
I made a profit thanks to Japan.
I will spend it freely...
on Japan-related causes.
You can go.
So,
when will Jeon Bong Jun be executed?
Today.
Sung Du Han.
Kim Deok Myung.
- Choi Kyeong Sun. - Hey.
Say an elder's name with respect.
Son Hwa Joong.
Serving deity, I am transformed.
Jeon Bong Jun.
Before you are executed,
do you have any last words?
I am...
very disgruntled.
I wished to be beheaded...
in the center of Jongno.
I hoped to spatter blood where everyone could watch.
Why are you killing us in a place worse than a thief's den?
Out of civilized Japan's consideration,
you will be hanged, so be glad for it.
Civilized Japan was considerate enough...
to hang you, so be thankful.
- Do me a favor. - Speak.
Once I am dead,
clean out my ears.
I do not want to hear nonsense on my way over.
I will see to it.
I, Jeon Bong Jun...
Even after death,
I shall try to protect this nation.
Carry out the execution.
I will see you in the afterlife.
Bong Jun,
it was an honor to serve you.
I am even more honored to be able to die with you on the same day.
But there is just one thing.
I feel bad that I have not gotten to see...
the world of Injeukcheon before I die.
We have already seen it...
in 1894.
Close your eyes.
And you will see it.
Right.
- Hurray, General. - Hurray, General.
- Hurray, Jeon Bong Jun. - Hurray, Jeon Bong Jun.
- Hurray, General Nokdu. - Hurray, General Nokdu.
- Get us out of here. - Release us.
- Get us out of here. - We are innocent.
- Release us. - Move.
Hey, Donghak members.
Let us greet each other later.
I have a big build, so it is a little cramped in here.
Sorry about that.
There is nothing to apologize among loyal soldiers.
Boss.
Sorry I cannot hug you because I am tied up.
Come on.
Do not cry, Eok Seoi.
What are you talking about? That Man is alive?
Yi Hyun, you must save Yi Kang.
Save his life.
He might get in trouble...
for saving the former boss of the detached force.
Do not be ridiculous.
Shut your mouth.
Listen to your mother.
Yi Kang is your older brother.
When we were all mean to him,
you cherished him so much.
Now he is eager to kill me.
Yi Hyun is right.
He will come at him again even if Yi Hyun saves him.
Honey!
Quiet down.
How dare you glare at me?
Yi Hyun.
I looked into some nice maidens in Jeonju.
Do you want to take a look?
- Yi Hyun. - Leave it here
(Final Episode will air shortly.)
(Final Episode)
Stay outside.
It is suffocating, so get straight to the point.
Do you not feel anything...
when you see this desk?
I am so glad that I decided not to become official.
What have you earned...
after joining the loyal army instead of becoming official?
Something that you will not understand...
even if I tell you.
Only those who have lived as human...
will understand it.
Everyone who fought for Injeukcheon or whatever is dead.
Yi Hyun used to be called as the ogre,
but he has become district magistrate.
Think about it,
and you will find an answer to how you should live.
That is a playground for beasts,
not the world for people.
You should have lived as That Man until the end.
You have got...
to live the world as That Man or the ogre.
You cannot live as Baek Yi Kang or Baek Yi Hyun.
It is so frustrating that I cannot hear you anymore. Can I leave now?
If I let you live,
will you not do any harm to Yi Hyun?
What do you think I will do?
Give it all up,
and for your brother's sake,
take your own life.
Yi Hyun will do great things.
I cannot let people say that he killed his brother.
For the last time,
be a proper older brother...
and move on.
We are done.
What will you do about Yi Kang?
You know what happens to Donghak members in Joseon.
He led the detached force.
Pay respect to him.
They are loyal soldiers who fought for Joseon.
They are people whom the likes of you...
can never equal.
- Lady Hwang. - Do not call me that.
I do not know you.
I thought...
that you at least would treat me differently.
The suffering I was in...
Baek Yi Hyun was the one who suffered.
Not you.
My father...
always told me...
that what goes around comes around.
Could not people be the same?
Baek Yi Hyun became the ogre,
the ogre became Oni.
Then perhaps...
he could go back to being Baek Yi Hyun.
If he were alive,
then perhaps he could.
But...
Baek Yi Hyun is dead.
How are you so sure?
The Baek Yi Hyun I loved...
was a beautiful person.
This is lucky taffy made with this year's grains. Take it.
You are so obstinate.
Now I understand why people say it is drop-dead delicious.
I realized that today.
I will wait.
Whenever, wherever,
I will wait on your return path.
You should go home.
I will say that the Donghak members threatened you.
Do not worry.
Master.
Jeon Bong Jun was executed.
You will never live to a ripe old age.
Take everyone but Baek Yi Kang.
- Okay. - Sure.
If you are caught smuggling the body of a traitor,
you know what punishment that will incur.
Even if it were something more dangerous than this,
it will not make up for how much...
I wronged him and his men.
The one who took the corpse...
is that man, Lee Doo Hwang.
For 10 gold bars,
he would sell over his country.
One should be enough.
Do you remember that?
When I was in school,
the noblemen's children beat me up once.
You put on a mask and visited them all...
and got my revenge.
I am no longer your brother.
The kids who beat me up...
were not the noblemen's children.
They were commoners.
I had been beaten up anyway, and I wanted...
the noblemen's children to be punished,
so I told a lie.
That is...
how sly I am.
That is enough.
To be honest, I am not sure.
Did I hate nobles for being nobles...
or because I was not one of them?
Just like...
what Jeon Bong Jun said to me.
Did Japan dupe me...
or...
did I...
know all along and let them dupe me?
You seem to have a lot on your mind.
Do you not think you came a little too far to say this now?
I am feeling that deeply.
Even more so now that I am Gobu's district magistrate.
I am sure that I came home,
but it seems unfamiliar.
At least...
the government office is the same.
The secret passage I used to use...
is still there as well.
If you want to live long, block that up first.
Tomorrow, you will be taken...
to the Jeolla Provincial Office for execution.
Do not wait for me.
We may be enemies now,
but...
you were there for me for a long time.
Thank you.
Sure.
It is your last night in Gobu. Enjoy a feast with your friends.
I thank you for one thing.
What is that?
For not letting me kill you myself.
If someone else comes for it, give it up willingly.
I will go ahead and make space for you.
Do not fear coming to the afterlife.
When we meet again,
can I call you my brother?
If you are Yi Hyun.
If you are Yi Hyun and not the ogre.
If you are the one who told me to be Yi Kang,
then you can.
I look forward to it.
Okay.
See you in the afterlife.
Boss.
What is this?
- Unlock mine. - Okay.
Give me that.
The government office is the same.
The secret passage I used to use is still there as well.
Okay.
See you in the afterlife.
Let us get out of Gobu first.
Let us go that way.
Go to Mount Dogyo's shrine with Eok Seoi.
I wanted to feed him well. Why is he late?
Master Baek.
The food is getting cold.
Then it can be heated up.
[VIU Ver] SBS E48 'The Nokdu Flower' "The Mung Bean Flower That Follow Bong Jun in His Footstep" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
You are home, Yi Hyun.
Come and sit down.
We prepared some delicacies to make you stronger.
I said come and sit down.
- Father. - What?
I apologize.
I cannot...
give you your wish.
- Yi Hyun. - This is...
my last gift to you.
Yi Hyun!
My baby.
Yi Hyun.
Yi Hyun!
- Yi Hyun. - Go away! Go away!
Do not touch him! Go away!
Get away!
I said do not touch him, so do not!
Go in peace, brother.
Yi Hyun.
My baby...
Gosh.
Yi Hyun...
(Jeolla Province, Jeonju)
I envy you, Yi Kang.
You are with the general now.
If you see me in the afterlife,
thank me properly.
Lady Song, Loyal Temple's head monk...
asks for a donation.
Is there such a temple?
What is his name?
Monk Hae.
Monk Hae?
Save us, merciful Buddha.
Dear Goddess of Mercy.
You are alive.
Do you know me?
Anyway, on my way here,
I got a message from high above.
Where was it?
Monk.
The swing.
If you go to the swing,
you will meet That Man.
If you cry and then laugh,
you grow hair in unsightly places.
You thought I was dead?
You are usually fine,
but you think little of me sometimes.
What do you think?
Will you be mine now?
Then do not stand there.
Come here.
When we wrote the declaration of arms in Mujang,
we planted mung bean seeds.
Those seeds bloomed,
flowered,
and seeds from those flowers rode the wind...
from this valley to the next.
And from that valley...
to this brook.
I dreamed of a day...
that those seeds...
grow and bloom...
until everywhere is filled with mung bean flowers.
I wanted to die...
as a handful of fertilizer.
General,
rest in peace.
And watch us.
- Let us go. - You brats.
(A year later)
Gosh, okay.
It is this way.
- Please come this way. - Can I have some water?
Come this way.
I see there are many children coming to the village school.
Because we do not take any tuition and give them books for free.
It is all thanks to you.
My only talent is earning money.
So I should help out with money.
Oh, right.
Have you heard the Baek family ran away at night?
Why?
Their son-in-law gambled their house away,
but Baek Ga set the house on fire.
Honey!
Oh my goodness. Yi Hwa!
Yi Hwa! Our house is on fire!
Honey, get up. Get up now.
Yi Hwa!
Fire!
I wonder if Yi Kang is doing good.
No news is good news. I am sure he is well.
Where are you, Yi Kang?
Yi Kang.
I am here.
(Uiju, Pyongan Province)
Goodness, are you slacking off again?
My goodness.
If a boss is diligent,
his men will have a nosebleed every day and end up dying from overwork.
You do not know anything.
You are hopeless.
What is up?
Loyal soldiers have arrived.
Their boss says he knows you well.
There he comes.
It has been a long time.
Oh, gosh.
We have come to fight together with you.
Will you accept us?
Loyal soldiers are a bit rough though.
No other former government soldiers...
will know it better than me.
What? Goodness.
Gosh, you silly.
Oh, well. That was embarrassing.
I forgot to tell you this.
- Tell me what? - Someone unusual has shown up.
You will know when you get there.
He used to be a Donghak leader in Hwanghae Province.
He beat up a Japanese lieutenant...
to death and is on the run right now.
What a tough cookie for a young guy.
Tell me about it. Perhaps, he is a spy.
He is not.
He is one of us.
Japanese soldiers are chasing after me.
Do you mind if I say here for some time?
What is your name?
It is Chang Soo. Kim Chang Soo.
(Kim Chang Soo, the future Kim Gu)
My father was an odd man.
He did not consider them as a family if they could not earn their keep.
How will you earn your keep during your stay, Chang Soo?
Will this be enough?
Chang Soo.
It is more than enough.
This is just...
a story about someone who is forgotten.
During that fierce year of the horse,
those great people ran towards the world...
where everyone is equal.
The history calls them unknown warriors,
but we know their names.
Are you ready?
- Yes. - Yes.
Who are we again?
- Loyal soldiers! - Loyal soldiers!
Everyone is what?
- Equal! - Equal!
Attack!
- Let us go! - Let us go!
Let us go!
The mung bean flowers.
We exist thanks to them.
(The Nokdu Flower)
Do you want to play on the swings in a while?
Goodness.
Be careful. Do not fly again.
It has been a while.
Here we go.
- There. - There.
Should I push it hard?
(Thank you for watching The Nokdu Flower.)