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Gu-cheon.
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Gu-cheon!
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You need to wake up. Come back!
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Gu-cheon!
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Are you all right?
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Gu-cheon! Gu-cheon!
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THE EAST PALACE
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So you managed to deal with
the 13 court ladies' spirits
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in the salt storehouse.
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You did very well. You may leave now.
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There is something I must ask.
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Did you have anything to do with
the salt storehouse seal getting broken?
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You have changed,
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seeing that you now have the bravery
to ask such questions.
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However, you must've seen by now
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the bloodshed that words
other people have said
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can unleash within the palace.
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Or have you forgotten about your mother?
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"I'll dry out the seed
of the East Palace."
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Those were the words
of the Most Favored Lady of the Court,
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who drowned in the pond 30 years ago.
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She is the pond spirit, is she not?
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Who was that woman, actually?
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And what was the reason for her death?
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Are you the only one who knows of this,
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or does Gu-cheon know as well?
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I am the only one who knows.
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Do not say anything about it to him.
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Who was the pond spirit
when she was alive?
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I can catch her if you can answer me that.
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I am only telling you this one more time.
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Stop digging into the pond spirit,
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and find a way to catch it
without uncovering its identity.
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Cease this incessant prying immediately.
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Anyone who tries to uncover
the palace disgrace dies.
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Even if they are
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a child of the royal lineage.
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I assume you are not better?
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You're recovering much slower than before.
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Well, sending 13 spirits
back to the afterlife
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took most of my yang energy out of me.
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I will never do such an amount again.
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All right.
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Can you explain what happened?
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Why did you strangle me back there?
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- I strangled you?
- Yes.
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It was
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like you were almost possessed.
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Down in that world…
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I lose a large amount of my yang energy
when I fight.
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And when I lose too much yang energy,
I end up in a spirit-like state,
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even after coming out of the water.
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At times, I lose consciousness briefly,
and I'm unaware of anything at all.
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That is why I must leave here
as soon as I'm able to.
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And that is the reason
I hate hunting spirits.
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Right.
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Now that I've revealed to you my secret,
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you should tell me…
what's really on your mind right now.
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Who is it that you want to kill
while you're here?
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The person who killed my mother.
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A cursed object filled with human remains
was found in the salt storehouse.
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You gave His Majesty only one princess,
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and then, because of that,
you were never seen again.
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Out of jealousy, you cursed the Queen
and the rest of the concubines,
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did you not?
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I am innocent.
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That was not my cursed object.
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I swear it's not mine.
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Enough.
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This is your doing.
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- Your Majesty.
- Keep going.
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Your Majesty!
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Ten years ago,
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it was Her Majesty the Queen Dowager
who framed my mother
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and forced her out of the palace.
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It is Mother. Please help her.
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Mother and the court maids are innocent.
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Oh, please, Father.
The Queen is hurting Mother.
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I know that it is all my fault because
I heard a strange voice, but I promise--
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Enough.
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She will be stripped of her station
for burying a cursed object
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and then banished.
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That is the only way she will live.
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But that cursed object was not Mother's.
It was not, Father.
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The spirit in the salt storehouse said,
"The serpent's shed skin--"
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It's best you hold your tongue.
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You must not tell me
that you hear such things.
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Not any child that bears my blood.
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Unless you wish to bring disgrace
to our name.
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Do not tell a single soul any of it.
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Do you understand?
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How foolish you are.
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How utterly foolish.
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You need to learn your place.
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Now, mind your tongue in the palace.
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You and your mother
shall be cast out at once!
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But, Father, please…
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How could you?
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After we were cast out of the palace,
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Mother was poisoned to death.
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All because she uncovered
the cursed object in the salt storehouse
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and drew close
to the secret of the pond spirit.
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The one who sought to protect
the pond spirit's secret
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is the one who killed my innocent mother.
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Are you sure you should be saying this?
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I need you to be able to unravel
my mother's secret.
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That's why I place my trust in you.
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Good heavens.
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What a life this is.
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You can leave now.
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We need to find the true identity
of the Most Favored Lady of the Court.
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Get ready and come out.
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I went to pay my respects
at the Queen Dowager's quarters
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and saw Saeng-gang walking by.
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She was dressed as a court lady
and accompanied by a man.
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Have you made her do something dangerous?
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You need not concern yourself with it.
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Mother,
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do you not remember?
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You need only attend to my son.
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That aside…
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the Queen Dowager
is harboring some ulterior motives.
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It seems she intends…
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to have Prince Iksang's eldest son named
Crown Prince.
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Well, even so,
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we must act for the sake of
the Jongmyo Shrine and good fortune altar.
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Are you saying that even though you know
what I had to endure for this seat,
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you still choose to come and tell me
to act for the sake of the shrine?
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Things will not unfold
as the Queen Dowager intends them to be.
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My son will take the throne,
and I will make sure that it does happen.
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It will be his.
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Yes.
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Even if I do have to conjure spirits.
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There.
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Why did we sneak
into Lady Jang's quarters?
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It's not as if we are thieves.
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Are you the sage of morality? Huh?
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Lady Jang has spent her entire life
by the Queen Dowager's side.
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She must know all of her secrets.
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So I'm trying to scare her into spilling
everything about the pond spirit.
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Then do it correctly, all right?
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And what is that?
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Madam.
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You're back earlier than usual.
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I was not feeling myself.
I came back to rest.
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Wait! Uh…
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Who… Who are you?
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Who gave you permission to come in here?
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The pond spirit is…
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is right here, with you.
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Wait, are you not that feng shui man
who recently got here?
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- What are you doing in my quarters?
- Sh. Sh.
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Look at these footprints on the floor.
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What…
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This is not pond mud.
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Get out of here immediately,
or I'll call someone.
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- Hold on!
- I will!
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I can feel the pond spirit.
It's close to us.
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What?
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The pond spirit is over there.
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What… What is…
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Hey you! You should earn your keep.
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- This bastard…
- Do what you do best. Now!
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- What do you think you are doing?
- Hey! Come on.
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What are you doing? Explain yourself.
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- Hey.
- How dare you pull such an absurd stunt!
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Somebody come in here now!
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Where is that crying coming from?
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I will dry out the seed
of the East Palace.
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It's the pond spirit.
The pond spirit has come.
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Did I not tell you when I went
to the Queen Dowager's quarters?
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A won-gwi seeks out the one
responsible for its death.
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Homage to Amitabha Buddha.
Homage to Amitabha Buddha.
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Homage to Amitabha Buddha.
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You said you were a feng shui master?
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Do you also know how to deal with spirits?
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Speaking of which…
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The thing is, Lady Jang,
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this spirit will come looking for you
again any moment.
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It will?
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What should I do if it does?
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In order to keep
the pond spirit from coming in here,
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I have to know exactly how it lived
when it was alive.
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Do not worry, Lady Jang.
You can tell him everything you know.
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He will keep it a secret
from the Queen Dowager.
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He's capable of doing that.
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What?
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Of course.
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So, then,
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who might that ghost be?
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The spirit is…
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the late King's
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last Most Favored Court Lady.
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A woman of the lowest birth,
nothing more than a menial labor maid,
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caught the late King's eye
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and received his favor
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and even conceived his child.
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But it later came to light that the woman
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was in a relationship with a royal guard.
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When Her Majesty found out
about that fact…
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…she ordered the royal guard
to be tortured.
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Hold still!
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But he did not readily confess.
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So soldiers were sent out,
and they uncovered evidence.
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- And in the end, he admitted to the crime.
- Search it!
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It turned out that the child
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was not the late King's at all.
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It was the royal guard's.
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After enduring torture,
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the Most Favored Lady miscarried
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and died with resentment
for the royal family burning in her heart.
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I will dry out the seed
of the East Palace!
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Then what happened to her body?
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Do you know?
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It was secretly taken out of the palace.
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A grave would never have been an option.
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And her belongings?
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As a traitor to the Crown,
the body was burned.
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So there is nothing left of her
besides her memory?
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She had no family,
so it was to be expected.
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So the Most Favored Lady of the Court
cursed the royal house
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after dying for her own wrongdoing?
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Surely that isn't everything.
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A hidden palace disgrace lies behind this.
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I will have to ask it myself, then.
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Is there a way to summon the spirit?
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Then what will you do?
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There's no way to send it
to the afterlife.
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Lady Jang mentioned
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that everybody who entered
the royal guard's house
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seemed to have met an untimely death.
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It appears the royal guard's spirit
has settled himself there.
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Exactly.
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There's a reason the royal guard died
and remained in that house
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instead of moving on.
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Since they were lovers,
her belongings may still be there.
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We must stop by his house immediately.
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Have you lost your mind?
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An untimely death is your big plan?
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Have you made a plan?
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I'm the one who can leave
and come back as I please.
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I know of another way I can leave.
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If I become a soul.
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Is that even… possible?
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It is, but also dangerous.
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If the body and soul drift too far apart…
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it will be difficult to return.
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If I fail,
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my soul could lose its way…
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and I will become a spirit.
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If that happens,
I will surely become an ak-gwi.
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And what is that?
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An ak-gwi is someone who died
but is burdened with great karma.
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In life, you…
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Are you all right?
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Do you see something
in that well over there?
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You do not look very well.
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If you need my yang energy, I could--
00:18:20.329 --> 00:18:21.955 align:center
If you wanted to give me your yang energy,
00:18:22.039 --> 00:18:24.708 align:center
then you would have to hold me close
and lend me your warmth.
00:18:24.791 --> 00:18:26.001 align:center
Can you do that?
00:18:28.837 --> 00:18:29.963 align:center
Forget it.
00:18:30.047 --> 00:18:32.216 align:center
I have no intention of doing that either.
00:18:33.050 --> 00:18:34.718 align:center
So are you going to stay like this?
00:18:34.801 --> 00:18:36.845 align:center
No. It will only get worse.
00:18:36.929 --> 00:18:38.931 align:center
Then from now on, I will go with you
00:18:40.265 --> 00:18:41.892 align:center
to that realm to help you.
00:18:41.975 --> 00:18:43.685 align:center
Two are better than one.
00:18:43.769 --> 00:18:45.312 align:center
Teach me how to go there.
00:18:47.356 --> 00:18:49.024 align:center
Let's be perfectly clear.
00:18:49.524 --> 00:18:52.361 align:center
You would like me to show you
how to die like me?
00:18:52.861 --> 00:18:55.197 align:center
I should be spending my days helping you.
00:18:55.280 --> 00:18:57.032 align:center
There is only one way you could.
00:18:58.116 --> 00:19:00.035 align:center
Go and tell the King what you know.
00:19:00.535 --> 00:19:03.705 align:center
Tell him we can't capture
the pond spirit any longer
00:19:04.373 --> 00:19:07.376 align:center
and that I may lose my mind
and start killing people,
00:19:07.459 --> 00:19:08.627 align:center
so he must let me go.
00:19:14.299 --> 00:19:15.884 align:center
That is not possible.
00:19:17.010 --> 00:19:18.303 align:center
You have to find a way.
00:19:18.387 --> 00:19:22.766 align:center
And do not naively believe
that he will let you leave the palace.
00:19:27.062 --> 00:19:29.856 align:center
Then I must choose
to leave here in death after all.
00:19:35.362 --> 00:19:37.489 align:center
If I die within these walls,
00:19:38.532 --> 00:19:40.993 align:center
I will return
as an intensely ruthless ak-gwi.
00:19:41.076 --> 00:19:42.744 align:center
And when I do come back…
00:19:44.997 --> 00:19:47.332 align:center
the first person I will kill is the King.
00:19:49.835 --> 00:19:50.961 align:center
I'm sorry.
00:19:52.296 --> 00:19:54.840 align:center
Are you daring
to threaten His Majesty's life?
00:19:54.923 --> 00:19:56.258 align:center
Why does it matter to you?
00:19:57.301 --> 00:19:58.969 align:center
You hate him as much as I do.
00:19:59.052 --> 00:20:01.888 align:center
Yes, however, he is this country's King.
00:20:01.972 --> 00:20:04.641 align:center
Those of royal blood are all the same.
00:20:05.934 --> 00:20:08.520 align:center
They use whoever they please
to get what they want,
00:20:09.021 --> 00:20:12.024 align:center
and they don't blink
over the death or life of others.
00:20:13.984 --> 00:20:16.069 align:center
You're just the same as the rest.
00:20:21.783 --> 00:20:22.826 align:center
Miss?
00:20:28.123 --> 00:20:31.293 align:center
Royal Noble Consort Sukbin
wishes to see you.
00:20:33.295 --> 00:20:35.339 align:center
It has been a while, Grandmother.
00:20:35.422 --> 00:20:37.215 align:center
His Majesty told me everything.
00:20:37.716 --> 00:20:41.595 align:center
How could you think to disguise yourself
as a court lady and enter the gates?
00:20:41.678 --> 00:20:44.264 align:center
And why are you back
in these walls again, Grandmother?
00:20:44.348 --> 00:20:47.309 align:center
It was you who hated coming in here
more than anybody.
00:20:48.185 --> 00:20:50.103 align:center
You will not be answering my question,
will you?
00:20:50.187 --> 00:20:52.272 align:center
Predisposed to change the subject.
00:20:54.524 --> 00:20:56.193 align:center
I am exhausted.
00:20:56.276 --> 00:20:59.071 align:center
- Oh.
- Goodness gracious.
00:21:03.241 --> 00:21:04.326 align:center
Saeng-gang.
00:21:06.286 --> 00:21:09.081 align:center
I hope you do not get swept up
in palace strife again,
00:21:09.164 --> 00:21:11.416 align:center
like you did when you were a child.
00:21:14.086 --> 00:21:15.670 align:center
In the end, Grandmother,
00:21:17.130 --> 00:21:18.840 align:center
only you worry about me.
00:21:22.094 --> 00:21:24.846 align:center
After Mother and I
were driven out of here forever,
00:21:25.389 --> 00:21:27.641 align:center
you were the only person
who took care of us,
00:21:28.183 --> 00:21:29.726 align:center
no matter what went on.
00:21:31.061 --> 00:21:32.604 align:center
And how is that man?
00:21:32.687 --> 00:21:35.482 align:center
I have heard that he is strange
and rather dangerous.
00:21:37.776 --> 00:21:39.736 align:center
He is strange, I must admit.
00:21:40.320 --> 00:21:42.781 align:center
But he is the one
I need most in this moment.
00:21:44.199 --> 00:21:46.034 align:center
He can be dangerous as well.
00:21:48.120 --> 00:21:51.415 align:center
But I do not care, as long as
I do not begin seeking his friendship.
00:21:53.750 --> 00:21:56.962 align:center
The palace is a place
where the healthy become ill.
00:21:58.380 --> 00:22:01.925 align:center
And people with darkness in their hearts
will end as ak-gwi.
00:22:04.010 --> 00:22:05.804 align:center
So you see, you must take care.
00:22:12.519 --> 00:22:13.812 align:center
Gu-cheon.
00:22:17.274 --> 00:22:18.442 align:center
Gu-cheon?
00:22:21.027 --> 00:22:22.612 align:center
My baby.
00:22:24.322 --> 00:22:26.158 align:center
Let me hold you just once.
00:22:28.493 --> 00:22:31.121 align:center
You have missed me, have you not?
00:22:33.957 --> 00:22:35.792 align:center
Come here.
00:22:54.352 --> 00:22:57.230 align:center
This is an ill omen.
People have died here before.
00:22:57.314 --> 00:22:58.815 align:center
That is why the well was sealed.
00:22:58.899 --> 00:23:01.276 align:center
And now
another menial labor maid has died.
00:23:01.359 --> 00:23:04.654 align:center
A menial labor maid carrying wash water
walked by the well at dawn
00:23:04.738 --> 00:23:06.281 align:center
and saw a man was by it.
00:23:06.364 --> 00:23:08.074 align:center
- Is that so?
- Yes.
00:23:08.158 --> 00:23:11.661 align:center
The maid said it was the feng shui master
staying at the East Palace.
00:23:12.162 --> 00:23:14.706 align:center
Shall I turn him over
to the State Tribunal for questioning?
00:23:14.789 --> 00:23:17.792 align:center
No. The Queen Dowager's
70th birthday banquet is drawing near.
00:23:17.876 --> 00:23:19.419 align:center
This must be handled discreetly.
00:23:20.086 --> 00:23:21.838 align:center
We must not make a fuss.
00:23:21.922 --> 00:23:23.215 align:center
Yes, madam.
00:23:53.662 --> 00:23:54.788 align:center
Gu-cheon.
00:24:03.213 --> 00:24:04.839 align:center
Explain this bloodstain.
00:24:07.092 --> 00:24:09.844 align:center
What is this?
00:24:10.887 --> 00:24:13.348 align:center
Explain to me why you were
wandering around at midnight.
00:24:14.057 --> 00:24:15.600 align:center
Whose blood is this?
00:24:16.893 --> 00:24:18.311 align:center
What do you mean "whose"?
00:24:20.939 --> 00:24:22.607 align:center
Are you telling me
that I have hurt someone?
00:24:26.361 --> 00:24:27.946 align:center
Then it must be your blood.
00:24:29.406 --> 00:24:31.866 align:center
Where were you hurt? Why were you hurt?
00:24:31.950 --> 00:24:34.411 align:center
My nose must have bled
after I had nodded off.
00:24:36.246 --> 00:24:37.914 align:center
After fighting the court ladies,
00:24:38.790 --> 00:24:40.250 align:center
I lost my strength.
00:24:40.875 --> 00:24:43.712 align:center
And that Ggeomeoksali
is still draining my yang energy.
00:24:47.132 --> 00:24:48.592 align:center
I have already told you
00:24:48.675 --> 00:24:51.636 align:center
that I lose my yang energy
in the other world.
00:25:20.415 --> 00:25:21.708 align:center
Prince Yeongan.
00:25:24.169 --> 00:25:26.171 align:center
You must regain your strength,
Prince Yeongan.
00:25:26.254 --> 00:25:30.050 align:center
It was not this severe before,
Your Majesty,
00:25:30.133 --> 00:25:32.302 align:center
but his condition suddenly worsened.
00:26:05.418 --> 00:26:06.753 align:center
Coming here,
00:26:07.671 --> 00:26:11.966 align:center
it brings me back to the days when
I lived in the East Palace as a young boy.
00:26:12.967 --> 00:26:16.012 align:center
This place still sends chills
down my spine.
00:26:17.013 --> 00:26:19.808 align:center
So what brings you
to such a dreadful place?
00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:24.813 align:center
How much longer do I have to wait?
00:26:25.814 --> 00:26:27.982 align:center
I came in person to hear your answer.
00:26:28.066 --> 00:26:30.318 align:center
First of all,
allow me to leave the palace.
00:26:30.402 --> 00:26:31.778 align:center
If I stay here any longer,
00:26:32.445 --> 00:26:34.906 align:center
then all of the palace's yin energy
will kill me.
00:26:36.157 --> 00:26:37.742 align:center
If you let me leave here,
00:26:37.826 --> 00:26:40.453 align:center
I will find a way
to capture the pond spirit.
00:26:44.040 --> 00:26:47.627 align:center
Tomorrow is the Queen Dowager's
70th birthday banquet.
00:26:48.628 --> 00:26:51.798 align:center
Eliminate the pond spirit
and restore Prince Yeongan.
00:26:52.549 --> 00:26:53.925 align:center
You will have until noon.
00:26:54.968 --> 00:26:56.428 align:center
Your Majesty, I just--
00:26:56.511 --> 00:26:58.430 align:center
Your life means nothing to me.
00:26:59.431 --> 00:27:03.351 align:center
The day you will leave here
is the day that I no longer draw breath.
00:27:04.102 --> 00:27:08.273 align:center
If my son cannot walk directly
into the Queen's banquet
00:27:08.356 --> 00:27:10.942 align:center
on his own two feet tomorrow,
I promise I will kill you
00:27:11.025 --> 00:27:13.111 align:center
and bind your soul to this palace
for all time.
00:27:13.194 --> 00:27:15.071 align:center
Do you understand?
00:27:15.822 --> 00:27:17.365 align:center
Do you understand?
00:27:46.770 --> 00:27:50.440 align:center
Wait. Are you not the feng shui man
who has been staying in the East Palace?
00:27:50.523 --> 00:27:52.984 align:center
Why are you in a place
reserved only for women?
00:27:54.360 --> 00:27:56.404 align:center
- Where is the owner of these quarters?
- Pardon?
00:27:56.488 --> 00:27:58.990 align:center
I may be younger than you,
but I am still a court lady.
00:27:59.073 --> 00:28:00.241 align:center
Watch how you speak to me.
00:28:00.325 --> 00:28:02.535 align:center
This will not do. You should be helping.
00:28:02.619 --> 00:28:04.704 align:center
Wait, what? I… I mean… What?
00:28:05.789 --> 00:28:07.999 align:center
The order came from Miss Saeng-gang.
Hurry.
00:28:08.500 --> 00:28:09.751 align:center
Uh, oh…
00:28:19.969 --> 00:28:21.429 align:center
What is he doing?
00:28:25.308 --> 00:28:27.560 align:center
Wait. What are you doing?
00:28:42.617 --> 00:28:45.662 align:center
What exactly
did Miss Saeng-gang order you to do?
00:28:45.745 --> 00:28:47.038 align:center
Place this brass basin
00:28:47.121 --> 00:28:49.874 align:center
near the residence
of the royal guard's house in Jungchon.
00:28:50.834 --> 00:28:52.210 align:center
Mark my words.
00:28:52.836 --> 00:28:55.004 align:center
You must not spill this water.
00:28:57.507 --> 00:28:59.259 align:center
I have no choice
00:29:00.343 --> 00:29:03.763 align:center
but to become a soul and seek out
the royal guard through my blood.
00:29:19.946 --> 00:29:21.322 align:center
What is going on?
00:29:21.406 --> 00:29:25.159 align:center
It looks like some lightning
struck the jujube tree just now.
00:29:25.243 --> 00:29:26.828 align:center
This does not bode well.
00:29:26.911 --> 00:29:30.248 align:center
What calamity is this
on the Queen Dowager's 70th birthday?
00:29:30.748 --> 00:29:32.709 align:center
Good heavens. What should we do?
00:29:33.293 --> 00:29:35.628 align:center
Have you heard of
lightning-struck jujube wood?
00:29:35.712 --> 00:29:37.171 align:center
I have not.
00:29:37.672 --> 00:29:41.134 align:center
At this rate, every peach tree
in the palace will be stripped bare.
00:29:41.885 --> 00:29:44.137 align:center
That is exactly what I am saying.
00:29:44.220 --> 00:29:46.389 align:center
This stuff rots away
the moment I cut a spirit with it,
00:29:46.472 --> 00:29:47.432 align:center
unlike jujube.
00:29:47.515 --> 00:29:48.892 align:center
Jujube wood.
00:29:49.475 --> 00:29:50.560 align:center
How's it different?
00:29:50.643 --> 00:29:53.313 align:center
Since it's a jujube tree
struck by lightning, it's sturdy,
00:29:53.396 --> 00:29:55.273 align:center
and it sinks in the water as I do.
00:29:59.986 --> 00:30:03.448 align:center
It drives away evil spirits,
so it's ideal for striking them down.
00:30:05.617 --> 00:30:07.410 align:center
Heaven is on our side.
00:30:16.377 --> 00:30:18.046 align:center
Gu-cheon.
00:30:32.810 --> 00:30:34.604 align:center
This is exhausting.
00:31:19.023 --> 00:31:21.484 align:center
You cannot take it.
00:31:21.567 --> 00:31:23.653 align:center
I must protect it.
00:33:31.197 --> 00:33:32.156 align:center
Stop it!
00:33:35.368 --> 00:33:38.079 align:center
What are you trying to protect,
even in death?
00:33:38.162 --> 00:33:40.373 align:center
It's my crime.
00:33:40.456 --> 00:33:42.875 align:center
I have to return it.
00:33:43.376 --> 00:33:44.961 align:center
It is
00:33:45.878 --> 00:33:48.297 align:center
my crime.
00:33:50.675 --> 00:33:51.843 align:center
I did it.
00:33:51.926 --> 00:33:53.302 align:center
I did it!
00:33:59.392 --> 00:34:02.145 align:center
This is the sword
stained with your blood. Take it!
00:34:58.034 --> 00:34:59.160 align:center
I killed her.
00:35:00.661 --> 00:35:04.582 align:center
After she became the King's woman,
I framed her and
00:35:05.708 --> 00:35:07.460 align:center
betrayed her as well.
00:35:11.797 --> 00:35:13.090 align:center
They said
00:35:13.799 --> 00:35:16.802 align:center
that if I made a false confession,
00:35:17.595 --> 00:35:20.139 align:center
the Queen Dowager would at least
00:35:20.223 --> 00:35:23.768 align:center
spare my family from extermination.
00:35:30.650 --> 00:35:36.572 align:center
I… buried the baby shirt
that she had made with all her heart.
00:35:40.493 --> 00:35:43.663 align:center
I buried it beneath this tree.
00:35:50.253 --> 00:35:51.545 align:center
Therefore,
00:35:52.171 --> 00:35:55.800 align:center
until she returns, I must protect it here.
00:35:59.095 --> 00:36:00.179 align:center
I have to.
00:36:01.305 --> 00:36:03.766 align:center
I must beg for her forgiveness.
00:36:48.394 --> 00:36:49.312 align:center
Huh?
00:36:50.438 --> 00:36:51.772 align:center
What are you doing?
00:36:52.648 --> 00:36:54.942 align:center
Miss Saeng-gang! Miss Saeng-gang!
00:37:02.366 --> 00:37:04.952 align:center
- No!
- Hey, Gu-cheon. Gu-cheon!
00:37:06.871 --> 00:37:08.998 align:center
Uh, is… is he alive?
00:37:10.958 --> 00:37:13.627 align:center
This madman went into the other realm
without a tether.
00:37:13.711 --> 00:37:15.796 align:center
Now I can't pull his soul back.
00:37:15.880 --> 00:37:18.215 align:center
Come on! Where is your soul being held?
00:37:18.299 --> 00:37:20.634 align:center
Hey! Gu-cheon!
00:37:20.718 --> 00:37:22.303 align:center
Are you on your way back?
00:37:54.794 --> 00:37:57.254 align:center
If the body and soul drift too far apart,
00:37:57.338 --> 00:37:59.465 align:center
it will be difficult to return.
00:37:59.548 --> 00:38:02.176 align:center
- If I fail, my soul could lose its way.
- Come on! Gu-cheon!
00:38:03.052 --> 00:38:04.804 align:center
And I will become a spirit.
00:38:06.389 --> 00:38:09.475 align:center
If that happens,
I will surely become an ak-gwi.
00:38:14.647 --> 00:38:17.691 align:center
I will not let you
wander the realm as a spirit alone.
00:38:18.859 --> 00:38:21.362 align:center
I will come and find you, Gu-cheon.
00:38:22.947 --> 00:38:24.407 align:center
Please wait for me.
00:38:24.949 --> 00:38:25.991 align:center
Please.
00:39:51.035 --> 00:39:52.578 align:center
Gu-cheon.
00:39:58.209 --> 00:39:59.835 align:center
Come to me.
00:40:10.930 --> 00:40:12.139 align:center
Over here.
00:40:12.932 --> 00:40:13.974 align:center
Mother.
00:40:17.895 --> 00:40:19.522 align:center
Gu-cheon!
00:40:21.273 --> 00:40:22.858 align:center
Do not go any closer!
00:40:22.942 --> 00:40:25.611 align:center
- Gu-cheon.
- That gwi-mae lures people to their death.
00:40:25.694 --> 00:40:27.696 align:center
We have to leave this place now.
Follow me out.
00:40:27.780 --> 00:40:30.241 align:center
- You missed me, did you not?
- Gu-cheon!
00:40:31.075 --> 00:40:33.327 align:center
- Please take a closer look!
- Come on.
00:40:37.831 --> 00:40:39.583 align:center
Gu-cheon!
00:41:09.321 --> 00:41:10.739 align:center
Mother.
00:41:32.970 --> 00:41:34.430 align:center
Mother.
00:41:37.516 --> 00:41:39.768 align:center
I died because of you!
00:41:44.690 --> 00:41:46.108 align:center
Let go of me!
00:43:00.599 --> 00:43:02.685 align:center
Gu-cheon!
00:43:10.734 --> 00:43:13.529 align:center
Then I must choose
to leave here in death after all.
00:43:15.197 --> 00:43:17.366 align:center
If I die within these walls,
00:43:18.033 --> 00:43:20.327 align:center
I will return as
an intensely ruthless ak-gwi.
00:43:20.411 --> 00:43:21.995 align:center
And when I do come back…
00:43:24.373 --> 00:43:26.291 align:center
the first person I will kill is the King.
00:43:27.793 --> 00:43:29.294 align:center
Did he plan…