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It's not over yet.

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Now.

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Let us make a deal with each other.

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I will give you half of my yang energy,
and in return…

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your help is all I require.

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Shit.

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At this rate, your soul will be destroyed.

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If you reveal your identity now,

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I will let you go to the afterlife.

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If I lose all my yang energy,

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then I will die too.

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I told you not to…

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THE EAST PALACE

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Are you all right?

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The Prince was unharmed at least.

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You were the one who saved him,
were you not?

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What's important is,
why did you pull the rope?

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Because I heard the bell stop ringing,

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and I thought that you might
be in danger or something.

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Was I interrupting?

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I thought I told you loud and clear before

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to make sure
that you do not pull the rope.

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You never listen to anything.

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You purged it?

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The pond spirit?

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All I could do was make it weak for now.

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For a while, at least,
it will not be able to move.

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What's that look for?

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I…

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I just regret misjudging your abilities,
and I took you for a… layabout.

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I thought you were irredeemable
and only cared about your own pleasure

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and were someone who had no respect
for other humans, other than,

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well, himself.

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I mean, you're not wrong.

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But still, that does not
sit particularly right with me.

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His Majesty… is going to thank you
for what you did to save Prince Yeongan.

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Then put in a good word with your father
so I may leave, will you?

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How do you know about that?

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- How long have you known?
- From the moment I saw you.

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Well, I wondered who His Majesty
would send to help in secret.

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And there you were,
with such delicate hands for a woman.

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Are you all right?

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Not to mention,
you are a spitting image of the man.

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Huh?

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You're strong-willed.

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And your… your… your stubborn look
says it all.

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Wait, is that why
you told me to show my blood?

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The royal bloodline
is why the spirit held a grudge.

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You used me as bait?

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The blood was used for a way to draw
the pond spirit's attention elsewhere.

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I can see now
that His Majesty chose the right person.

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And speaking of that…

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Let's help each other,
without His Majesty's knowing about it.

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Here.

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The truth is, I'm allowed
to stay here under close supervision

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while the spirit is being dealt with.

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So,

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buy me time
to stay here a little bit longer.

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And what exactly do you plan to do?

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I am going to kill someone

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here in the palace.

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<i>Your Majesty.</i>

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A child who once served
the late Crown Prince

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has requested an audience with you.

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He claims to know about the spirit

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and the Crown Prince.

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He can enter.

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All right.

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So then,

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do you have something to say?

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You are still young.

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Yet you are quite courageous.

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Yes, right here.

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<i>Why should I become your ally</i>
<i>without His Majesty's knowledge?</i>

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Because those
who know the palace's secrets

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are not permitted
to leave this place alive.

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So if I help you with your task,

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you will let me leave
the palace alive after I do?

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Hmm…

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The bell though. How did you hear it?

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I have a gift as well.
It's rather similar to your own.

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Mother!

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Are you all right?

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Did you see something inside?

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Oh my.

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And what do you think
you two are doing here?

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<i>"The pond spirit."</i>

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<i>"The serpent's shed skin</i>
<i>killed the dragon's child."</i>

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Those were the words
that were spoken by a spirit

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once trapped there
when I was a young girl.

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The dragon's child refers
to the King's son.

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And the shed skin of the serpent
is the pond spirit, I would gather.

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What are you on about?

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If we look into the salt storehouse,

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we can learn information
surrounding the spirit.

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- Don't tell me that the reason--
- That's not yours to worry about.

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For now,
you must investigate the pond spirit.

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So anyway, you were cast out of the palace
for hearing ghosts, huh?

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Even though you're a princess,
you have the gifts of a shaman.

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What happened when you were young
that led you to hear voices?

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How did you grow up
that you dig into people's hearts

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with every word you seem to say?

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Wow, you're getting all worked up
over nothing.

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Nothing?

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You truly do not know how
to consider other people's feelings.

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You must be disliked
by your friends and family.

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I have neither to speak of. I'm an orphan.

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Oh.

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And you are one to talk.

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Do you have any friends? Huh?

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Are all royalty born annoying,
because maybe--

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That is enough!

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You must hurry up
and investigate the salt storehouse.

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Seriously, this pond spirit…

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Hold on.

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Don't tell me…

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Oh…

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Can it be?

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Why are you going there? What is it?

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- No way.
- What…

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- Wait.
- Is there something there?

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I was saving this for later.

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- What are you doing?
- It really is here.

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- A gwi-mae.
- It is?

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I need to figure out what kind it is.

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Where did you get the rice cake from?

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- Wait, why are you throwing--
- Sh!

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Keep it down for a moment. Huh?

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This can't be happening.

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- No.
- What do you see?

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- Hey…
- We need to go immediately.

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Follow me.

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Come on!

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But… we need to check…

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You said it was a gwi-mae,
and that it is bound to one place.

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- We should be fine.
- Hang on.

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Just… wait a minute!

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That one… is a special one.

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It's called a ggeomeoksali.

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It latches onto the living, not a place,
and drains their yang energy.

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- And those who have been affected by it…
- Their yang…

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…will die after witnessing terror.

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A truly terrifying creature.

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But…

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I understand, so stop pushing. Wait.

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Let me show you where you will be staying.

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His Majesty had your quarters changed
because you saved Prince Yeongan.

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Why are you telling me this now?

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- Well…
- Where is it?

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Over there. That way.

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Quickly.

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- Come on.
- I am going. I am!

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Good grief.

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This is truly unbelievable.

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Goodness.

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What are you staring at?

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I was a fool to trust him.
My goodness, seriously. Ugh.

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So, more comfortable lodging?

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It's just the room
across from the previous one.

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Oh.

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It followed us all the way here.

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- The ggeomeoksali.
- What?

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Ggeomeoksali.

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No.

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That bastard is as clingy
as sticky rice cakes.

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What has made you act like that?

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There is nothing here.

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Anyway…

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Looks as if His Majesty is pleased
with how you handled it.

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That is a relief.

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But just temporary.

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If the pond spirit shows itself again,

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it is certain
that Prince Yeongan will soon die.

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You must stay strong, Prince Yeongan.

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Give it to me.

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Please come back to us.

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Your Majesty,
now that even the last remaining prince,

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Yeongan, lies so ill,

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the succession of this realm
is gravely imperiled.

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Rumors surrounding
the East Palace continue to circulate,

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shaking the very foundations
of the nation.

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The nation's foundations
are shaken, you say?

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You should mind the words you choose.

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So long as I draw breath,

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this great nation's foundations
will not be shaken.

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Your Majesty, Prince Iksang has arrived.

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Prince Iksang? What's he doing here?

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Greetings, my friends.

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Have you had your meal today?

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You are looking younger than ever, Aunt.

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I see you still prefer to address me so,
Prince Iksang.

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How have you fared as of late?

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I have returned from a tiger hunt
in Hobyeong Valley.

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I also lingered
at the Nine Valleys of Hwayang,

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indulging in idle pleasures.

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If I may say so,

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you should not remain confined
to the palace walls.

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A period of rest outside is deserved.

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I am not sure.

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I entered these walls
as Crown Princess at age 11.

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I have never once set foot
beyond its gates.

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This palace is where I shall stay
until the day I die.

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You remain unchanged.

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So why did you wish to see me again?

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And how is your son?

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He is doing well.

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Unlike his father,
he delights in scholarly pursuits.

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Even so,
a collateral figure of the royal family

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is barred from holding office.

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A small stream
cut off from the main current

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cannot easily spread.

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However, should that main river grow foul
and become dry…

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it should be cut away,
making a new channel flow in place of it.

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How dare a feng shui master like you
venture to seek out an audience

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with Her Majesty so lightly!

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Get out at once.

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He entered the palace
under His Majesty's command.

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He promptly arrived
with important information

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and at the will of His Majesty.

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Wait here.

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She sure is damn prickly, that woman.

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She stands above
all the ladies of the palace.

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You suppose
an audience with her comes easy?

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I hear a noise coming close.

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This place is crawling with yin.

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Her Majesty is still unavailable.

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You should leave.

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Oh, what a mighty shame that is.

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You see, I had something to tell her
about the pond spirit.

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Pardon? The pond spirit, you say?

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Then please convey this one message.

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Tell her she should start to think about

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who might rule next
once the Crown Prince is dead.

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What?

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Who might be next?

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What does he mean?

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It was a waste to come here.

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Trying to meet with the Queen Dowager.

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No, there was a gain.

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A gain? What do you mean?

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Oh. Are you…

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She lives in a residence that's private.

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Why is she in the palace wandering?

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Who was that?

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You know each other?

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She is my grandmother.

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The birth mother of His Majesty.

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Is that why relations
between the Queen Dowager

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and the King are strained?

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They're not blood-related?

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Or rather,

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because the King
was the child of a concubine.

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<i>Thirty years ago,</i>

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<i>all of His Majesty's brothers died</i>
<i>for reasons that were never made clear.</i>

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<i>He alone survived among</i>
<i>the late King's sons</i>

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<i>and was named Crown Prince,</i>

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<i>but because the lowborn blood</i>
<i>of a court lady</i>

00:23:37.395 --> 00:23:39.189 align:center
<i>was said to run in his veins,</i>

00:23:39.272 --> 00:23:42.067 align:center
<i>he was never fully acknowledged</i>
<i>as the Crown Prince.</i>

00:23:42.567 --> 00:23:45.403 align:center
<i>Not even now,</i>
<i>after he ascended to the throne.</i>

00:23:57.666 --> 00:23:59.209 align:center
Your Majesty,

00:23:59.292 --> 00:24:01.586 align:center
for the sake of this country
and its people,

00:24:01.670 --> 00:24:04.297 align:center
a new Crown Prince must be appointed.

00:24:04.381 --> 00:24:05.966 align:center
This, I am aware of.

00:24:06.466 --> 00:24:10.929 align:center
However, Prince Yeongan's health
has yet to fully recover.

00:24:11.012 --> 00:24:14.140 align:center
That is precisely why
we are mentioning this, Your Majesty.

00:24:14.224 --> 00:24:16.142 align:center
It is imperative that measures be taken.

00:24:17.936 --> 00:24:19.688 align:center
What kind of measures?

00:24:19.771 --> 00:24:22.607 align:center
You must move forth
and select one of the royal kin

00:24:22.691 --> 00:24:25.360 align:center
and name him your new Crown Prince,
Your Majesty.

00:24:26.236 --> 00:24:28.238 align:center
Grant your royal assent.

00:24:28.905 --> 00:24:31.408 align:center
Grant your royal assent.

00:24:34.202 --> 00:24:37.330 align:center
Do all of you believe the same thing?

00:24:39.124 --> 00:24:40.625 align:center
That death will soon take my son?

00:24:40.709 --> 00:24:42.210 align:center
Uh…

00:24:42.294 --> 00:24:44.754 align:center
How could we harbor such irreverence?

00:24:44.838 --> 00:24:46.756 align:center
That is not what we imply or intend,
Your Majesty.

00:24:46.840 --> 00:24:48.258 align:center
That is not what you imply?!

00:24:50.468 --> 00:24:52.387 align:center
Then whose intention is it?

00:24:55.932 --> 00:24:58.101 align:center
Is it the Queen Dowager's intention?

00:25:01.479 --> 00:25:04.316 align:center
I am deeply disappointed in you.

00:25:05.567 --> 00:25:08.320 align:center
I went above and beyond
to get you in here,

00:25:08.403 --> 00:25:12.407 align:center
yet you failed to command a single spirit
and, instead, restored his health.

00:25:13.408 --> 00:25:16.036 align:center
I did not drive away the spirit.

00:25:17.287 --> 00:25:20.165 align:center
I only sought to draw the spirit
toward the Prince.

00:25:20.248 --> 00:25:23.209 align:center
Then was there another
who drove the spirit away?

00:25:23.293 --> 00:25:26.046 align:center
The feng shui master the King brought in
is rather suspicious.

00:25:26.129 --> 00:25:29.174 align:center
The King?
He brought in a master of feng shui?

00:25:37.682 --> 00:25:40.143 align:center
I want you to keep him under close watch.

00:25:40.226 --> 00:25:43.772 align:center
If he truly is the one helping
to destroy spirits…

00:25:46.107 --> 00:25:47.651 align:center
he will die at our hands.

00:25:48.276 --> 00:25:50.362 align:center
The more spirits run rampant
within the palace,

00:25:50.445 --> 00:25:52.405 align:center
the further the King
is driven into a corner.

00:25:52.989 --> 00:25:54.616 align:center
And that serves me well.

00:25:56.159 --> 00:25:58.953 align:center
Prince Iksang
was at the Queen Dowager's residence?

00:26:02.749 --> 00:26:05.543 align:center
My, that is truly impressive.

00:26:13.843 --> 00:26:18.223 align:center
So she plans
to alter the royal bloodline after all?

00:26:19.766 --> 00:26:23.812 align:center
<i>She intends to sever the curse</i>
<i>that has endured for 30 years</i>

00:26:24.437 --> 00:26:26.231 align:center
<i>and begin anew.</i>

00:26:28.858 --> 00:26:31.027 align:center
<i>But it will not be so easy.</i>

00:26:34.698 --> 00:26:37.784 align:center
<i>And for someone who has been bound by sin,</i>

00:26:38.326 --> 00:26:41.246 align:center
<i>does she truly believe she can escape it?</i>

00:27:14.028 --> 00:27:15.196 align:center
You all right?

00:27:16.489 --> 00:27:17.907 align:center
You okay?

00:27:17.991 --> 00:27:20.326 align:center
What's wrong with you?

00:27:24.289 --> 00:27:25.874 align:center
Sorry, who are you?

00:27:25.957 --> 00:27:28.460 align:center
Ji-yul, a sanggaksi
serving in the Saenggwabang.

00:27:28.543 --> 00:27:31.129 align:center
I will be sharing this chamber with you
starting today.

00:27:31.212 --> 00:27:33.089 align:center
Huh? That cannot be possible.

00:27:33.173 --> 00:27:34.007 align:center
There.

00:27:34.924 --> 00:27:38.928 align:center
Um… I was told
I would have my own quarters.

00:27:39.012 --> 00:27:41.473 align:center
- I have never shared a chamber.
- What's this?

00:27:41.556 --> 00:27:43.600 align:center
This must be
rather uncomfortable for you, so--

00:27:43.683 --> 00:27:44.976 align:center
Not at all.

00:27:45.477 --> 00:27:49.689 align:center
Before I entered the palace,
I shared a room with nine of my family.

00:27:51.816 --> 00:27:52.734 align:center
Ah.

00:27:59.115 --> 00:28:01.201 align:center
What might all that fuss be about?

00:28:01.284 --> 00:28:04.078 align:center
What? Oh my. You haven't heard about it?

00:28:04.162 --> 00:28:06.790 align:center
A spirit was seen
at the Queen Dowager's quarters.

00:28:06.873 --> 00:28:07.957 align:center
A spirit, really?

00:28:08.041 --> 00:28:11.711 align:center
Yes. Ever since I entered the palace,
a lot of incidents have happened.

00:28:11.795 --> 00:28:13.755 align:center
I heard a spirit showed up
at the Saenggwabang too.

00:28:13.838 --> 00:28:14.672 align:center
Hang on.

00:28:15.173 --> 00:28:17.634 align:center
Tell me all that you have heard
about the spirits.

00:28:17.717 --> 00:28:20.678 align:center
Gosh, I'm so cold.

00:28:36.528 --> 00:28:38.571 align:center
Damn it! Jeez.

00:28:41.199 --> 00:28:42.033 align:center
What the…

00:28:42.700 --> 00:28:44.327 align:center
When did you get in here?

00:28:45.745 --> 00:28:47.622 align:center
Hey. Stop that.

00:28:48.998 --> 00:28:51.042 align:center
Stop coming closer!

00:28:51.125 --> 00:28:52.627 align:center
Who said you could act all cute?

00:28:54.003 --> 00:28:56.840 align:center
Why? Why pick on me? Huh?

00:28:56.923 --> 00:28:58.091 align:center
Why?

00:28:59.551 --> 00:29:02.303 align:center
Apparently, a salt storehouse spirit
is in the Queen Dowager's quarters.

00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:04.722 align:center
You mean right now?

00:29:04.806 --> 00:29:07.267 align:center
We must go.
We need to investigate immediately.

00:29:07.934 --> 00:29:10.395 align:center
Sure. I cannot wait to get out of here.

00:29:11.020 --> 00:29:12.272 align:center
What?

00:29:35.879 --> 00:29:36.880 align:center
What is it?

00:29:38.464 --> 00:29:39.883 align:center
Do you hear something?

00:29:41.342 --> 00:29:43.428 align:center
I can't make it out.
It's too subtle for me to hear.

00:29:43.511 --> 00:29:45.096 align:center
Too faint to understand.

00:29:46.389 --> 00:29:47.432 align:center
Hmm.

00:29:51.477 --> 00:29:53.521 align:center
I should step inside to hear better.

00:30:04.157 --> 00:30:05.950 align:center
Do you really have to go in alone?

00:30:11.623 --> 00:30:12.624 align:center
I will be fine.

00:30:13.124 --> 00:30:15.418 align:center
Okay, then I will wait out here for you.

00:31:11.182 --> 00:31:12.809 align:center
Say what you need to say.

00:31:13.768 --> 00:31:16.062 align:center
Tell me what happened. Please say it.

00:31:42.213 --> 00:31:45.800 align:center
The serpent's shed skin
killed the dragon's child.

00:31:47.635 --> 00:31:51.222 align:center
<i>"The serpent's shed skin</i>
<i>killed the dragon's child."</i>

00:31:51.848 --> 00:31:54.267 align:center
Tell me who wrote these words.

00:31:55.351 --> 00:31:59.063 align:center
The dragon's child refers
to the late Crown Prince.

00:31:59.897 --> 00:32:02.900 align:center
Her Majesty, the Queen,
was born in the Year of the Snake.

00:32:02.984 --> 00:32:06.154 align:center
So, that implies
that the Crown Prince died

00:32:06.237 --> 00:32:07.989 align:center
because of Her Majesty.

00:32:08.072 --> 00:32:12.577 align:center
It seems one of you wenches
has insulted Her Majesty's house.

00:32:14.370 --> 00:32:16.664 align:center
You will starve in here until you confess.

00:32:16.748 --> 00:32:19.375 align:center
Not even a drop of water will be given.

00:33:01.584 --> 00:33:03.669 align:center
They burned to death whilst in there?

00:33:07.632 --> 00:33:10.718 align:center
Gather the court ladies' bones in jars
and bury the lot.

00:33:11.427 --> 00:33:15.014 align:center
Their vengeful spirits must be sealed
so they cannot harm the royal house.

00:33:15.098 --> 00:33:16.099 align:center
Yes, Your Majesty.

00:33:34.867 --> 00:33:37.036 align:center
Have you had the chance yet

00:33:37.120 --> 00:33:40.081 align:center
to look into who broke the sealed jars?

00:33:41.165 --> 00:33:42.750 align:center
I have looked into it,

00:33:43.251 --> 00:33:46.754 align:center
but I could not find the person
who entered the salt storehouse.

00:33:49.048 --> 00:33:51.300 align:center
This must have been done by someone

00:33:51.884 --> 00:33:54.262 align:center
who knows exactly what these jars are.

00:33:55.429 --> 00:33:58.641 align:center
But are we not the only ones in the palace
who know of those jars?

00:34:00.184 --> 00:34:03.980 align:center
This must be an aimed attack against me,
but who would do that?

00:34:06.858 --> 00:34:07.900 align:center
Yes.

00:34:08.985 --> 00:34:11.404 align:center
I know of a person who would do it.

00:34:11.904 --> 00:34:13.906 align:center
Who is it?

00:34:14.699 --> 00:34:18.828 align:center
I can see clearly how my fear of spirits
momentarily clouded my sight.

00:34:18.911 --> 00:34:21.080 align:center
Why did I not see it coming
sooner than this?

00:34:21.747 --> 00:34:24.834 align:center
<i>All of this trouble began</i>
<i>after I met with Prince Iksang.</i>

00:34:24.917 --> 00:34:27.879 align:center
Prince Yeongan
has overcome the crisis, Your Majesty.

00:34:27.962 --> 00:34:31.632 align:center
Therefore, I believe now is the time
for you to appoint the Crown Prince.

00:34:31.716 --> 00:34:34.886 align:center
<i>His Majesty saw straight through my heart.</i>

00:34:34.969 --> 00:34:37.805 align:center
He is trying to stop me,
no matter the cost.

00:34:37.889 --> 00:34:40.725 align:center
I know that he means to oppose me
with wielding spirits.

00:34:40.808 --> 00:34:44.228 align:center
So if I'm right, it would seem
the King wants me dead tonight!

00:34:48.149 --> 00:34:50.651 align:center
<i>But I will not let that happen.</i>

00:34:50.735 --> 00:34:54.071 align:center
<i>I will not die</i>
<i>at the hands of mere spirits.</i>

00:34:54.572 --> 00:34:56.240 align:center
Night will soon fall.

00:34:56.324 --> 00:34:57.950 align:center
Court ladies are not to sleep tonight.

00:34:58.034 --> 00:35:01.579 align:center
They will all protect me
until daylight hours come!

00:35:02.663 --> 00:35:05.625 align:center
So, for 30 years, the pond spirit

00:35:05.708 --> 00:35:08.461 align:center
has been killing the princes
in the East Palace.

00:35:09.212 --> 00:35:12.340 align:center
And the court ladies wrote
that the princes were dying

00:35:12.423 --> 00:35:14.091 align:center
because of the Queen Dowager?

00:35:14.175 --> 00:35:15.676 align:center
It was not the court ladies' doing.

00:35:16.344 --> 00:35:18.179 align:center
They were falsely accused
and put to death.

00:35:19.680 --> 00:35:23.351 align:center
What is certain is that the pond spirit
is connected to the Queen Dowager.

00:35:25.269 --> 00:35:26.646 align:center
Still, thanks to your ability,

00:35:26.729 --> 00:35:29.357 align:center
I was able to learn why the court ladies
became won-gwi.

00:35:30.942 --> 00:35:32.610 align:center
I could not have done it alone.

00:35:33.778 --> 00:35:34.862 align:center
You did good work.

00:35:37.490 --> 00:35:38.658 align:center
You are the first person

00:35:39.700 --> 00:35:42.370 align:center
to say this strange ability
of mine was helpful.

00:35:42.453 --> 00:35:43.663 align:center
Is that so?

00:35:43.746 --> 00:35:45.289 align:center
I assumed His Majesty sent you to me

00:35:45.373 --> 00:35:47.083 align:center
because your ability
was a thing he valued.

00:35:47.166 --> 00:35:50.294 align:center
I must have proved to be of use
in helping with spirits.

00:35:55.716 --> 00:35:57.718 align:center
Are you in bad standing with your father?

00:36:01.681 --> 00:36:03.474 align:center
Hold your wretched tongue.

00:36:03.557 --> 00:36:06.811 align:center
You must not tell me
that you can hear such atrocious things.

00:36:06.894 --> 00:36:09.230 align:center
Not any child who bears my blood.

00:36:09.939 --> 00:36:12.400 align:center
Unless you wish
to bring disgrace to our name.

00:36:14.277 --> 00:36:19.490 align:center
To hear such strange things would indeed
be a disgrace for the royal house.

00:36:23.244 --> 00:36:24.120 align:center
Sounds good to me.

00:36:27.415 --> 00:36:28.833 align:center
What do you mean by that?

00:36:30.459 --> 00:36:33.879 align:center
It's just that
since we both dislike the King,

00:36:33.963 --> 00:36:36.132 align:center
it makes it feel almost like
we are on the same side.

00:36:39.260 --> 00:36:40.469 align:center
Even so,

00:36:42.138 --> 00:36:46.559 align:center
when I heard those voices yelling
to be let out, I should've helped them.

00:36:48.060 --> 00:36:51.188 align:center
If only I had broken the jars
that their souls were imprisoned in.

00:36:51.272 --> 00:36:54.025 align:center
What could a mere child
have done to help them?

00:36:54.108 --> 00:36:56.819 align:center
Bearing such a strange gift
would've been hard enough.

00:36:57.862 --> 00:37:00.072 align:center
Don't carry that pointless guilt with you.

00:37:05.328 --> 00:37:09.248 align:center
I, too, was feared and pointed at
by others.

00:37:10.708 --> 00:37:13.085 align:center
You can simply ignore people like that.

00:37:17.506 --> 00:37:20.134 align:center
Just be mindful of them
and live your life so you don't end up…

00:37:20.217 --> 00:37:22.470 align:center
…getting possessed like that.

00:37:29.518 --> 00:37:32.897 align:center
Now I understand why you're so unusual.

00:37:33.731 --> 00:37:34.565 align:center
Me?

00:37:35.941 --> 00:37:38.110 align:center
I'll make sure
they are correctly buried in the ground.

00:37:38.194 --> 00:37:40.112 align:center
Whoa, whoa! Hey, hold on. Hold on.

00:37:40.196 --> 00:37:43.240 align:center
I will grind these court ladies' bones
into powder.

00:37:44.283 --> 00:37:45.785 align:center
- What?
- Hmm?

00:37:46.369 --> 00:37:47.912 align:center
Ground into powder?

00:37:48.871 --> 00:37:50.498 align:center
No, you must not!

00:37:51.123 --> 00:37:52.917 align:center
Are you trying
to shame the dead once again?

00:37:53.000 --> 00:37:54.919 align:center
Oh, for crying out loud.

00:37:55.002 --> 00:37:57.505 align:center
It's a pain having to explain this
every time.

00:37:57.588 --> 00:38:01.258 align:center
A won-gwi is a spirit that cannot just
simply pass on to the afterlife

00:38:01.342 --> 00:38:03.260 align:center
because its resentment
is weighing it down.

00:38:04.011 --> 00:38:06.889 align:center
So if you use things
to help it remember who it once was,

00:38:06.972 --> 00:38:08.849 align:center
you can dissolve that resentment…

00:38:10.893 --> 00:38:12.770 align:center
and send it to the afterlife.

00:38:13.521 --> 00:38:16.148 align:center
But then their souls
do not disappear, right?

00:38:16.232 --> 00:38:17.483 align:center
They are pitiful spirits.

00:38:17.566 --> 00:38:18.442 align:center
Hey.

00:38:18.526 --> 00:38:22.822 align:center
Pitiful or not, they are harming
innocent people around the palace now.

00:38:22.905 --> 00:38:24.407 align:center
There's no time to explain.

00:38:24.490 --> 00:38:28.202 align:center
What do you mean "there's no time"?
Are you saying that others will appear?

00:38:31.372 --> 00:38:34.417 align:center
They're probably already
under the Queen Dowager's nose.

00:39:01.444 --> 00:39:03.112 align:center
Who is there?

00:39:04.155 --> 00:39:06.657 align:center
Bring me a candle at once.

00:39:31.515 --> 00:39:34.685 align:center
<i>You will take this bone powder</i>
<i>and go to the Buddhist temple</i>

00:39:34.768 --> 00:39:36.604 align:center
<i>where the Queen Dowager is.</i>

00:39:38.022 --> 00:39:41.442 align:center
<i>I will go into the World of Gwi</i>
<i>and confront them.</i>

00:39:44.778 --> 00:39:47.198 align:center
<i>They will be with the Queen Dowager.</i>

00:40:14.517 --> 00:40:16.352 align:center
I am very sorry.

00:40:47.591 --> 00:40:50.553 align:center
<i>As you said, they are innocent won-gwi.</i>

00:40:53.430 --> 00:40:57.059 align:center
<i>To set them free,</i>
<i>we must get rid of the mass of resentment.</i>

00:40:59.061 --> 00:41:01.605 align:center
<i>You must begin when I ring the bell.</i>

00:42:57.638 --> 00:42:59.848 align:center
<i>So this is the only way in the end?</i>

00:43:03.852 --> 00:43:05.729 align:center
<i>I am as good as dead.</i>

00:43:32.965 --> 00:43:36.719 align:center
Hurry, Saeng-gang! Do it now!

00:44:14.590 --> 00:44:16.216 align:center
<i>Let go of your grievances…</i>

00:44:18.844 --> 00:44:21.013 align:center
<i>and lay your anger to rest.</i>

00:44:23.724 --> 00:44:26.310 align:center
<i>Now you can all find your peace.</i>

00:44:30.314 --> 00:44:32.775 align:center
<i>I will guide you to the afterlife.</i>

00:44:34.234 --> 00:44:35.569 align:center
<i>May you all…</i>

00:44:39.031 --> 00:44:41.283 align:center
<i>…be reborn in paradise.</i>

00:45:09.144 --> 00:45:11.980 align:center
We are innocent.

00:45:12.064 --> 00:45:14.900 align:center
We are resentful.

00:45:14.983 --> 00:45:18.237 align:center
We are innocent.

00:45:19.738 --> 00:45:22.032 align:center
We are resentful.

00:45:24.076 --> 00:45:26.787 align:center
We are innocent.

00:45:26.870 --> 00:45:30.249 align:center
- What my mother and I had to endure…
- We are resentful.

00:45:30.332 --> 00:45:32.251 align:center
I've not forgotten about it.

00:45:32.334 --> 00:45:34.878 align:center
We are innocent.

00:45:35.796 --> 00:45:38.507 align:center
We are resentful.

00:45:38.590 --> 00:45:40.425 align:center
What are you so resentful about?

00:45:46.723 --> 00:45:47.808 align:center
We…

00:45:49.518 --> 00:45:53.230 align:center
We were only guilty of being in that place
and put to death.

00:45:53.313 --> 00:45:54.189 align:center
Who?

00:45:55.107 --> 00:45:56.733 align:center
Who is trying to speak?

00:45:59.570 --> 00:46:02.531 align:center
When she died,
the Most Favored Lady of the Court…

00:46:02.614 --> 00:46:04.658 align:center
Uttered the curse…

00:46:10.080 --> 00:46:14.334 align:center
From this day on, no royal blood
shall flow within these walls.

00:46:14.418 --> 00:46:17.504 align:center
You insolent wench!
How dare you speak in that manner!

00:46:17.588 --> 00:46:20.173 align:center
When I die and become a spirit,

00:46:20.841 --> 00:46:23.635 align:center
I will come back
to sever the royal bloodline.

00:46:24.344 --> 00:46:29.266 align:center
I will wipe out the royal bloodline
and dry out the seed of the East Palace!

00:46:31.310 --> 00:46:32.978 align:center
What are you waiting for? Stop her!

00:46:43.280 --> 00:46:47.242 align:center
<i>"No royal blood shall flow</i>
<i>within this palace."</i>

00:46:47.993 --> 00:46:51.038 align:center
<i>"I will dry out the seed</i>
<i>of the East Palace."</i>

00:46:52.039 --> 00:46:56.001 align:center
<i>"The serpent's shed skin</i>
<i>killed the dragon's child."</i>

00:46:56.501 --> 00:46:58.378 align:center
<i>She killed us because we heard</i>

00:46:58.462 --> 00:47:01.089 align:center
<i>the Most Favored Lady</i>
<i>of the Court's curse.</i>

00:47:02.090 --> 00:47:07.638 align:center
Under the pretense
of the writing on the wall…

00:47:12.142 --> 00:47:14.895 align:center
The curse by
The Most Favored Lady of the Court?

00:47:18.065 --> 00:47:20.317 align:center
Does that mean
the pond spirit's true identity

00:47:20.400 --> 00:47:22.235 align:center
is the Most Favored Lady of the Court?

00:47:24.780 --> 00:47:27.491 align:center
We are innocent.

00:47:29.993 --> 00:47:32.955 align:center
While we were in there,
being burned alive,

00:47:33.705 --> 00:47:37.626 align:center
why did you stand by
and do nothing to save us?

00:47:39.544 --> 00:47:43.548 align:center
<i>Those who commit sins</i>
<i>are bound to be punished eventually.</i>

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<i>You do not need to take a life</i>
<i>with your own hands.</i>