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(in this drama are fictitious.)
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(Asatae)
(The nations are abuzz at the news that Asatae's king...)
(is possessed by evil,)
(and Sajo Yoong's meticulous plots threaten the crown at every turn.)
(Episode 9)
Master Ak Hee.
Yeon Wol.
Your Majesty?
Yeon Wol.
Is it...
Is it really you, Your Majesty?
Yes. It is really me.
What happened?
I am fine.
I missed you.
I really missed you, Yeon Wol.
I know that you always try to help me and treat me well.
I know that I ought to be grateful to you, but...
But...
You had never fancied me?
As a lover?
Is that it?
I am sorry.
You are leaving?
Did the fool Ak Hee tell you to leave?
Because he could not stand that we were in love?
It was my decision.
Prince Yoong is being so reckless,
so for your sake, I must leave.
I cannot let you.
There must be a way. I will sort it out.
- So please... - It is just for now.
Wherever I am, I will think only of you.
I will only look for ways to help you and keep you safe.
I must go now.
Yeon Wol.
I promise you that I will right all wrongs.
Once that is done,
we will be together.
Yes. We will.
I was right.
His Majesty does not suffer from madness.
Your Highness.
Are you leaving?
Yes.
You made the right decision.
You should never return.
Tell me about the evil spirit.
The evil spirit that takes over the King.
Did you think I did not know?
You captivated the King...
and the lust of the evil spirit that possesses him.
Your Highness.
His Majesty is in a very precarious situation.
Please assist him well.
You brazen thing.
You dare lecture me?
How dare you?
Your Highness.
Prince Yoong's only purpose is to harm the King.
Be wary of him and help His Majesty.
I know what must be done without you telling me what to do.
All you must do is leave the palace...
never to return.
That is how you can help the King. Do you understand?
He will not look for me for a while.
Because he will want to know where I go and what I do.
How far did Gye Ra go?
She reached the nation of Chuyoung.
She will have noticed we are watching her.
Stay on her tail.
Keep a silent watch...
on her every movement.
Yes, Your Highness.
May I ask why you let her live?
Now that she has left the palace, it is...
It is easier to kill her now, so why...
am I letting her live?
Gye Ra...
will come in very handy.
When the time comes to bring down Sajo Hyun.
After Your Majesty disbanded the entertainers and sent them home,
a small number of them left the palace, but...
I was told she would be back five days ago,
- but she is still not home. - Oh, dear.
None of them have returned home.
- I am so sad. - Your daughter is not home either?
Oh, gosh.
What? They have not returned home?
Some of the entertainers are still in the palace.
- We must hurry. - Take care.
In the dark of night,
a small number of them were sent away.
Master Yang is following them.
- Eunuch Neung. - Yes, Your Majesty.
We have no home to return to.
They allowed us to stay here for now.
We have nowhere to go,
but here we are fed and sheltered. We are so grateful.
That is true.
Then what about the women who left the palace?
Did they all go home?
I guess so?
Did anyone write to say they got home?
We cannot read or write.
The eunuch who looks after us said so.
They did not seem anxious.
They were actually grateful.
Probably because they felt relieved.
Thanks to His Majesty, they no longer have to entertain.
They must be glad of that alone.
Goodness.
Did Yeon Wol really leave?
Without a word to me?
She does not believe it is forever.
You will see her again.
Father.
- Father. - Nu Ru.
Hello, Hong Gun. Father.
Who? Me?
Nu Ru is your daughter?
She is not.
Who are you calling "Father?"
You could get into trouble for that.
I apologize, Eunuch Neung.
But you look so much like my father.
It is uncanny.
Nu Ru, you do not look like your father.
You are so pretty.
Darn you!
Little girl.
Even if your father looks a lot like me,
if you were to call just anyone "Father,"
it would upset your real father at home.
My father is not at home.
- What? - Three years ago...
he went that way.
Is that so?
You remind me of my father.
I ought to look at your face as much as I want.
My face?
Gosh. Stop that.
- Your face is getting red. - Gosh. That is not true.
Please eat this, Father.
What is this?
This is juak. I like these.
Really?
My father used to love these too.
Can I call you Father?
Wait. What was her name? Nu Ru?
Nu Ru. Well, I am a eunuch.
It is impossible for a eunuch to have a daughter.
My court lady might be looking for me.
Bye, Father. Bye, Hong Gun.
Hey! You will fall down. Be careful!
She is adorable, is she not?
She is a new court maid in the kitchen.
Is that so?
She is adorable.
Wait. Are you going to eat that by yourself?
I met with the female entertainers.
From the looks of it,
they seemed well-fed and doing well.
It did not seem like they were lying.
I doubt that they know what is happening to the others.
- What happened to her? - No.
Moreover, it is suspicious that women from several other villages...
are disappearing one after another.
Where did she go?
The group of entertainers was disbanded.
How come women are still abducted?
Women are still abducted?
Did Gye Ra leave without trouble?
Did you tell Yeon Wol to leave?
I did.
But she did not leave just because I told her to leave.
Well, I am sure you know that...
she is not the obedient type...
to do what I say.
Well, she might listen to you, though.
You did play a part in her departure.
You yelled at her and made her leave.
So now that you feel bad,
you called me here. That is it, is it not?
She had no choice but to leave.
Do you know how much danger she was in...
at the Spirit Pavilion yesterday?
Sajo Yoong is full of spite.
You are lucky it was me in your body.
Had it been you in the body,
she would not be alive now.
Well, thank you for that.
Gosh.
You are annoyingly polite just like Gye Ra.
I do not want to see you.
Chung Ta said...
sharing the body like in the old days was the only option we had.
Hang in there as long as possible.
Until the full moon rises.
From now on, I will go to sleep instead of trying to stay up.
What do you say about sharing this body like before?
Forget it.
I will rest up here.
Do whatever you want with your body.
- Ak Hee. - I am done talking to you.
Right.
What is it?
What will you do now?
Sajo Yoong is suspecting that...
you and I are sharing the body.
What?
Do you know what Sajo Yoong said?
Now, I know this for certain.
You are not Sajo Hyun.
You are an evil spirit.
The evil spirit inhabiting Sajo Hyun's body.
How did he know that?
I am certain Sajo Yoong bought Chung Ta off.
There is no way Chung Ta betrayed me...
not when I know his vulnerability.
I am just saying that he caught on. That is all. Understood?
Reading people must have been all he did while growing up.
He catches on really fast.
He figured it out because of your reckless behaviour.
I told you to be careful so many times.
Oh, my.
Why are you yelling at me?
I told you that because I was looking out for you.
Whatever. Leave.
Leave.
Master Yang. Ha Rang.
Gye Ra. You finally left the palace.
Did you turn your back on Sajo Hyun?
No, I did not.
Sajo Yoong's assassins are following me.
I am aware.
There is a place we must visit.
Who are you now?
Are you the evil spirit or Sajo Hyun?
Prince Yoong. How are you feeling?
You had a rough night last night.
As for what happened last night,
I apologize.
Gye Ra's behaviours had gotten disrespectful day by day.
I was trying to teach her a lesson as someone who had lived longer.
I understand your sentiment.
I heard you had looked after her as her guardian for a long time.
I would not say I was her guardian, per Se.
That is why...
I kicked her out of the palace.
She will not cause any trouble out of disrespect from now on.
His Majesty is entering.
Whenever I enter the Royal Office,
I cannot breathe.
It feels as if the late king who called me the halfwit...
is scowling at me.
It also feels...
as if the ministers are laughing at me.
Goodness.
I wonder if the halfwit can do a good job.
Well, he will talk about the tax regulations again.
- The halfwit. - It is all in your head.
The more you fear it and try to run away from it,
your delusion will get stronger.
Whenever you feel scared, face reality with your heart.
And...
look the ministers dead in the eye.
"You do not scare me."
You do not scare me.
"I will not run away."
"I will not back down."
I will not run away.
I will not back down.
- I am... - "I am..."
"Sajo Hyun."
I am Sajo Hyun.
I would like to conclude...
our last discussion about the regulation of increasing taxes.
Your Majesty, as for the regulation for increasing taxes,
we have discovered many problems with the practical side of it.
As you prioritize your own interests as well as the interests...
of the noble families,
you are under the impression that there are many problems.
Your Majesty.
Please forgive me for being blunt.
Noble families do not have any unconditional obligations...
to make up for the poverty of the people in my opinion.
All right, then.
The royal family has been satisfying the interests...
of the noble families all these years.
What is your opinion on this?
Pardon? Well...
You have two sons, Minister of Justice.
Two years ago and last year,
they were hired for a position...
in the royal palace without taking the exam.
Your Majesty. As for that...
I know to which position and department...
your children and relatives were appointed.
I wrote them down and had been watching everything.
Moreover, you have been collecting crops...
from the tenant farmers every year.
I know that you have over 2,000 Seok of rice left.
You are not willing to share...
even a grain of rice with the people when they are starving.
I can only draw the conclusion that you are being selfish.
Minister of Finance.
What do you think?
Your Majesty. About that...
Stop offending him with your silly excuses.
Your Majesty.
It is my opinion that...
your decision is absolutely sound.
I also...
agree with Premier Jin.
I will assemble the Tax Reform Department today.
We will thoroughly review and execute...
all of your royal orders, Your Majesty.
I am glad to hear that.
I am truly happy that...
you will take my advice.
We are much obliged, Your Majesty.
- We are much obliged, Your Majesty. - We are much obliged, Your Majesty.
It is truly odd.
Sometimes,
His Majesty acts like an idler who cannot be reasoned with.
But on certain days like today, he is the most logical man.
- Gosh. - Oh, my.
My point, exactly.
I must say, he no longer acts like a halfwit.
I, too,
have thought many times that there was something odd about His Majesty.
As if there were...
two different personalities residing in his body.
Yes. That is why those rumours are spreading in the Capital.
That His Majesty is possessed by an evil spirit.
As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire.
I am deeply concerned.
Master Yang, why did you bring me here?
Do you recognize this?
Father?
Ten years ago,
when General Yeon Poong Hak was killed by Sajo Seung,
we buried him here.
Father.
I thought his body had never been found.
Father.
Gye Ra.
Have you forgotten the fact that Sajo Seung...
killed General Yeon and annihilated the Yeon family?
Have you forgotten all about it?
How could I forget that?
The sorrow is so deeply engraved in my heart...
that I will not forget it even after I die.
Then how come...
you will not turn your back on Sajo Hyun,
knowing that he is your enemy's son?
It is true that His Majesty is our enemy's son.
However, he did nothing wrong.
It was all thanks to him...
that I managed to survive ten years ago.
I am sorry.
His Majesty was also left deeply scarred by that incident.
It still pains him to this day.
He is the son of Sajo Seung, the great traitor,
so he deserves that much.
I risked my life to collect General Yeon Poong Hak's corpse...
and bury him here...
just in case...
your determination for revenge might falter later on,
but I thought such a day would never come.
Then what do you wish to do, Master Yang?
You let yourself develop feelings for the enemy's son...
and betrayed your duty.
Hence, I cannot serve you any longer.
Master Yang.
If you cannot approve of my decision,
then I have no choice.
I will sever all ties with you.
Then,
since we have decided to cut all ties,
we should make it obvious to those who are watching us now...
for both of our sakes.
Beat me.
If you manage to beat me,
I will let you sever all ties with me.
Master Yang, why are you being like this?
All right, Yang Jae Yi.
I will beat you.
Thank you for giving my father a proper burial.
You must be careful, my lady.
I will never forget your kindness.
I won, Yang Jae Yi.
Leave.
They built a hut in front of Yeon Poong Hak's grave?
Are they planning a belated funeral for him?
But Yang Jae Yi left after their duel, so I believe...
she is no longer on good terms with the Daggers of the Wind.
Keep a watchful eye on the hut at all times.
Yes, Your Highness.
When will the Jinhoe-bound boat set sail?
The night after tomorrow.
The night after tomorrow?
Do not turn around. Just listen.
The entertainers from the palace...
and other women from the villages are being sent to Jinhoe.
Jinhoe?
Where is the handover point?
Mihwari Port.
It is a settlement area controlled by Jinhoe.
This is the last time.
You will not help Gye Ra again.
Forgive me,
Master Yang.
The Daggers of the Wind sent this letter.
The female entertainers as well as...
the women who were abducted from all over the country...
are being sold off to Jinhoe.
The boat will leave Mihwari Port the day after tomorrow?
Mihwari Port is a settlement area controlled by Jinhoe.
I bet they picked that port on purpose...
so that we would not be able to mobilize our troops.
Fetch the Minister of Defence at once.
You must be discreet.
Your Majesty.
Minister of Defence.
Who do you work for?
Of course, I am Your Majesty's loyal vassal...
Do not lie to me.
Blinded by your selfish interests,
you have pledged your loyalty to Sajo Yoong.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty.
Due to some unfortunate circumstances,
I let him hold leverage over me.
Will you be my loyal subject?
Yes.
Of course, Your Majesty.
I swear my loyalty to Your Majesty and will gladly die for you...
That will not do.
If you betray me again,
I will take your life...
and kill everyone in your family too.
I will never forget that, Your Majesty.
Minister of Defence.
How many soldiers can we mobilize right away?
I can command any and all the armies,
but Prince Yoong's men are stationed everywhere.
It is impossible to summon men without him knowing?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Then what about the Palace Guard?
They are under the command of Premier Jin Moo Dal.
I have no authority over them.
I will speak with the Premier.
Put together an elite army...
consisting of the Palace Guard.
- Hurry. - Yes, Your Majesty.
I see you have found out as well.
You knew about...
the women being sold to Jinhoe...
like heads of cattle?
Your Majesty.
That is diplomacy for you.
Please, do not see just one thing.
I pray you become a wise king who sees three,
four, or even more of the picture.
That is not being a wise king.
It is being a halfwit of a king manipulated by a stronger power.
Now that I know the truth,
I cannot let it go.
I will save my people...
and punish the evil ones who sold them off.
Premier Jin. Help me.
Command the Palace Guard...
so I can help my suffering people.
Very well.
I will let you take...
the Palace Guard under my command.
Thank you, Premier.
Then...
what will you...
give me in return, Your Majesty?
Premier Jin.
I am not here to bargain with you.
I am giving you a command as your king.
I will do as you command, Your Majesty.
You said the King's personality changed each time he slept.
Yes.
Then is there no way to ensure...
His Majesty never surfaces even after he sleeps?
I told you already. There is not.
I think there is.
I just told you there is not.
I came here today...
to return this.
I must have briefly lost my mind.
It is back now.
Come on, Chung Ta.
Are you not my advisor?
I do not want to be an advisor or a visor. No!
I see you do not know me well.
In my presence,
no one is allowed to say...
things like "no" or "I will not."
And you are no exception.
Your Highness.
Are you threatening me?
What is wrong with me?
That is a paper talisman from Jinhoe shaman Tan Ya.
I heard you two do not get along.
Chung Ta.
Let Ak Hee take over Sajo Hyun's body,
and let Sajo Hyun sleep forever.
Of course,
the best outcome would be to sedate them both forever.
No. I cannot do that.
The wind is cold.
Is it about to rain?
Are you worried Yeon Wol will feel cold?
But then the sky is starry,
so it might not rain.
I thought she had been an assassin for over ten years.
She will be very used to life on the road.
She will be much stronger than you can imagine...
Eunuch Neung.
Why would you say that?
If your lover...
were sleeping out in the cold in some forest,
would you say the same?
Your Majesty.
I am incapable of having a lover.
I should not have one either.
I should go to sleep.
Will you really sleep?
Then tomorrow morning,
Ak... He will be here.
Since the rules have gone back to what they were,
it cannot be helped.
I must share my body with the fool Ak Hee.
He allowed me to say goodbye to Yeon Wol.
I should return the favour.
You say that, but he will not be grateful at all.
Already?
Oh, dear.
It is your turn, Ak Hee.
Sajo Hyun.
Did you fall asleep?
I said I would stay here.
We do not know when the next boat...
taking the kidnapped women to Jinhoe will set off.
When the time comes,
you must wake me up.
Sajo Hyun. Why are you doing this?
Do you think you look cool?
You do not.
Sajo Hyun, that fool.
I said no.
I will sleep. Go back to sleep.
I am sleepy...
Darn it.
Why is the moon so bright? It is keeping me up.
I miss Gye Ra.
Your Majesty.
Are you asleep?
You had never fancied me?
As a lover?
Is that it?
Master Ak Hee must have felt hurt.
Did Sajo Hyun make this?
Goodness. He has some skills.
I cannot believe I am jealous of him.
Gye Ra.
I miss you.
Your Majesty, are you awake?
Come in.
Why are you looking at me like that?
It is you, Your Majesty.
- No. - Come on.
I can now tell who is who just by looking at you.
It is you, Your Majesty.
That is odd.
How come Ak Hee did not take over?
I wonder about that too.
Why are they staring at me?
I dressed modestly, but my beauty still shines through.
What should I do?
Over there.
Go there quietly.
Ask if there is a man named Pal Chun.
Pal Chun.
- Go. - Yes, Your Highness.
Come on. Sit down.
- Hey. - What brings you here?
How about a glass of makgeolli?
If Yoong's biological father has not stopped gambling,
I am certain that he will be in there.
It is indeed crazy of me that I came out here to find him.
Attachment is my foe.
Not only did the Queen Dowager visit her house,
but she also snooped around a secret gambling house?
Yes. It seemed like she was looking for someone.
It must be a man seeing how she went to a gambling house.
Given how she is looking for him...
despite the risks she may face...
Tell my father about this now.
Yes, Your Highness.
Here you go.
- Father. - You startled me.
You scared me.
What are you staring at so intently?
Nu Ru. What brings you here?
The ladies in this department vomited and had diarrhoea last night.
They are sick.
I brought some rice gruel for them.
I see. Is that so? Goodness.
Right!
I made this for you, Father.
What is this?
What a silly girl.
I am a man. I cannot carry a norigae.
Why not? My father used to carry one all the time.
This way, you and I will be like partners.
Partners?
The rice gruel might get cold.
I will get going, Father.
I will bring you nurungji coated with syrup later.
Bye, Father.
Gosh.
Stop calling me Father.
I am a virgin, after all. Goodness.
"Father?"
"Father."
The female entertainers are sick?
Why now of all times?
If we put them on the boat, they will get other people sick too.
Excluding those two women, how many women can we send out?
Three.
You told me you had failed to reach the quota...
with the women from the villages.
Please forgive me, Your Highness.
You are to find...
two more women.
From the palace?
The palace is...
full of court maids.
No one will care even if 1 or 2 maids disappear.
- Hong Gun! - Nu Ru!
- Hong Gun! - Nu Ru.
Hong Gun!
That brat, Nu Ru.
She might assume I always take food from her.
Ta-Da.
Look how cute they look.
Hey. Do you work here?
Gosh.
What is wrong?
Nu Ru...
- Nu Ru was taken. - What?
Another court maid was taken too.
When?
Nu Ru!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty. There is a problem.
Court maids have been taken by suspicious men.
- What? - I am sure they were abducted too.
Officer Ji.
Tell Premier Jin and the Minister of Defence...
to assemble the Palace Guards now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Prince Ga Ron is staying...
in the detached palace around Mihwari Port.
Are you talking about the fourth-oldest prince of Jinhoe,
Hwang Ga Ron?
Yes, Your Majesty.
It is my understanding...
that he has been in contact with Prince Yoong.
We shall now embark...
to rescue my cherished subjects,
who can be not only daughters but also sisters to us.
You are to slay anyone...
who stands in our way!
Set out now!
Follow His Majesty!
Officer Ji.
I will join you.
You cannot. It is dangerous.
My daughter has been taken.
I, her father, will rescue her.
Nu Ru. Hang in there. Your father is coming.
You must stay alive, you brat.
They are assembling women, abducted from all over the country.
The Daggers of the Wind followed them from all over the country.
Prince Ga Ron.
My soldiers?
Are you suggesting...
we attack Asatae?
Yes, but just for show.
To oust the halfwit king of Asatae,
we need something to strongly unite the people.
Please help us, Prince Ga Ron.
You wench. It is this way!
Nu Ru!
Nu Ru...
- Move it! - Hey, go on in!
Go inside!
Be quiet!
- There is an assassin! Get him! - An assassin is here!
An assassin followed us here!
Save the women.
Save every single one of them!
Your Majesty, are you all right?
Yes, I am fine.
Eunuch Neung.
Your Majesty!
That arrogant fool. He should know his place.
Your Highness.
What is it?
The storage house at the port was raided.
Come along.
Do not move.
I was wondering where this floral scent was coming from.
You are very pretty.
Order them to release the women in the storeroom at once.
If not, I will thrust this dagger into your throat.
You must be here to save those women.
Do it now!
Do me a favour, and I will release them.
A favour? What might that be?
Tonight,
you shall become my woman.
That is it?
- "That is it?" - Fine.
But you must order them to release the women right this instant.
And how do I trust you?
You are my type.
Issue the command now.
I am struggling to unclothe myself with one hand.
Come on!
The Palace Guard is here, as are the Daggers of the Wind.
What are they doing here?
Is that...
We got it open!
Set the storeroom on fire.
Burn everything down!
- Yes, Your Highness! - Yes, Your Highness!
Get out of here.
Nu Ru! Where are you, Nu Ru?
Get out and run. Go!
What?
Get out of here at once!
Nu Ru!
What are you waiting for?
Nu Ru!
Nu Ru...
Hurry up and come out!
Nu Ru!
Get out of here at once. Go!
Run!
We must hurry. Move it!
- Yes! - Come on.
Hurry!
Watch out!
Be careful.
Get out of here. Go.
Yeon Wol?
Yeon Wol!
- Yeon Wol! - Your Majesty, no!
Hong Gun, snap out of it.
Lady Yeon Wol, I have to...
- Get out of here now. Go, please! - No, I have to...
- Lady Yeon Wol. - Get out of here!
Are you all right?
Let go!
Lady Yeon Wol...
Lady Yeon Wol is still inside.
Your Majesty!
Yeon Wol!
Yeon Wol...
Yeon Wol.
Gye Ra.
Sajo Hyun, what are you doing?
Gye Ra, I will save you.
What? Why will it not open up?
What is happening?
Gye Ra!
Yeon Wol...
- Master Yang! - Let go!
- My lady. - No, Master Yang!
I am sorry.
Yeon Wol!
Open your eyes. Wake up!
Please open your eyes.
Soon Yi.
- Soon Yi. - Please open your eyes.
No...
Can I call you Father?
Nu Ru.
Nu Ru...
I am here.
Your father is here, Nu Ru.
Open your eyes.
Please open your eyes, Nu Ru.
Nu Ru!
Sajo Hyun, you halfwit.
You could not even protect Gye Ra.
Sajo Hyun, you halfwit!
Yes.
I am a halfwit.
What can a halfwit like me even do?
I could not even protect my woman.
Yeon Wol?
Yeon Wol.
Yeon Wol!
Yeon Wol.
Your Majesty.
Yeon Wol.
("Be the Wind" by Kim Jae Hwan will be released on February 5.)
(Love Song for Illusion)
You also know very well who led the trafficking...
of the women.
Are you speaking of what happened under the former king's reign?
I have huge news!
I thought it was a mere rumour, but it was true.
Bear him a son as soon as you can.
Only then will we live.
Summon Ak Hee at once.
Yeon Wol.
If His Majesty cannot save her either...
I am sorry.
He might break the bind and get out.
Gye Ra!
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