Original subtitles

Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness.

Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness!

Seung-nyang!

Seung-nyang!

Seung-nyang.

Seung-nyang.

Seung-nyang, get me down.

I feel like my head is going to explode with all the blood rushing to my head.

Please be patient.

I am sure nasty bandits will show up and help you get down.

I am sorry, Seung-nyang. I am really sorry.

I will not run away from you ever again.

Please help me.

Help me.

You should have given me a heads-up before you cut it off.

I said I would not run away again.

Untie me!

Hey, have you gone deaf?

Do you not trust me?

We will both face death if we head to Gaegyeong like this.

Do you not believe this?

No, I do not.

You are so dull-headed.

Dang Gise's men will be ready to finish us in Gaegyeong.

Is that not obvious to you?

The King of Goryeo will protect us.

He already failed to do so.

We barely escaped the mayhem!

He is the only person I trust.

How could you be so foolish?

You must prove the ones

who tried to murder you

were not Goryeo's soldiers, but the Yuan dynasty's.

Then everything will be resolved.

I cannot walk anymore as my legs hurt.

I have not eaten or taken a rest properly.

I am left with no energy to walk further.

Do you know which animal is the weakest in this forest?

What nonsense are you going to tell me now?

It is you, Your Imperial Highness.

I have my bow, at least.

You have neither the energy nor courage to protect yourself.

That is right, you punk. Good for you that you have a bow.

Just stay there then.

When the sun goes down,

hungry wild animals will flock around here.

Whatever. You call that a threat?

Where do you see animals in this--

There is a snake!

Do not just stand there. Follow me!

Come on. We should get going now

before those animals swarm around here.

GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN INJU

That is the perfect sketch of Seung-nyang.

Look at this. You are quite the artist.

You captured Seung-nyang's face perfectly. Yes, you did.

Your Highness, this is Yeom Byeong-su.

May I enter?

His Highness is discussing an important matter. Come back later.

Time is of the essence. Allow me to enter now.

How dare he?

Hey, how dare you barge into His Highness's room?

Your Highness.

Please take a look.

This is the sketch of the man who's with the Imperial Crown Prince.

Wait.

-What is this man's name? -It is Seung-nyang.

Seung-nyang?

Yes.

Put up this sketch all the way from Inju to Gaegyeong.

Put a reward on his head.

Mobilize the royal guards and my private army.

You must guard every route, leading to Gaegyeong,

especially the mountain paths. Do not leave any route unattended.

Understood?

-I-- -Yes, I understand.

DANG GISE, GENERAL OF THE YUAN DYNASTY

I will search the mountain paths.

Lend me your soldiers and hunting dogs.

How did you hurt your hand?

It was Ki Ja-oh.

That jerk attacked me like a madman.

Tie him up with chains so that he cannot cause another trouble.

Yes, sir.

Halt!

They could not have gone far.

Search every nook and corner of the mountain!

-Yes, sir! -Yes, sir!

Dang Gise, the dogs must be onto something.

Let them lead.

At this rate, they will get caught before long.

BAEKAN, GENERAL OF THE YUAN DYNASTY

-It is raining. -Heaven is on his side.

I suppose it is not time for him to die yet.

Dang Gise, the dogs lost the scent and are getting lost.

Why does it have to rain now?

What a twisted turn of events!

Come on, find a spot where we can take shelter from the rain.

If I catch a cold,

I will die before reaching Gaegyeong.

You will not catch a cold from a bit of rain.

See? Can you not tell that I have already caught a cold?

You will not die from it.

Come on! We should take a short break.

How could you only think about yourself?

People who were trying to protect you...

are about to be executed.

Well, you did not have to yell at me though.

We do not have time to lose.

Follow me.

Goodness, you have quite a temper.

Father.

Please hang in there a bit longer.

You cannot die yet.

Father.

We must stop for a while because of the rain.

Let us do so.

Find us a place to rest.

There is a courtesan parlor at the end of this road.

Your Majesty, that is the King of Simyang.

Make sure you do not get caught.

You punks! This is the King of Simyang.

Get off your horses, and make way for His Highness.

That is Ki Ja-oh.

Just like you said,

the Imperial Crown Prince must be in danger.

We will change our plan. Let us follow the King of Simyang.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Have a glass, General Yeom.

Your Highness, he is not a general.

I am a mere senior officer of the Patrolling Myriarchy.

I plan to make you a general

in return for the contribution you made.

Thank you,

Your Majesty.

"Your Majesty"?

You also know how to entertain me.

What is that?

What could you get from a tavern?

-Everyone, have a drink. -Are we not lucky?

Hey, come here and have a drink.

Gosh, that was some effective drug.

-I cannot find the key. -What?

I will make a cuckoo sound if anything comes up.

Go inside.

Chief.

Chief Guard.

We do not have much time.

Listen to what I have to say first.

Is that true?

Yes, please report it to His Majesty now.

We must find Seung-nyang

and the Imperial Crown Prince before Dang Gise does.

Was it Mount Hoenggye?

It is the most rugged path that leads to Gaegyeong.

I am sure they are there.

-What is wrong? -That is a warning.

Please leave.

Do not worry about me.

Please go and save Seung-nyang first.

I am sorry. Please hang in there a bit longer.

Chief Guard.

This is driving me crazy.

Pathetic idiots.

Get up!

How could they be so undisciplined?

As long as I am in charge, you will never see this again.

-Follow me. -Yes, Your Highness.

Get up! I told you to get up!

Yeom Byeong-su.

Yes, Your Highness.

Gouge out his eyes, pull out his tongue, and make a hole in his ears.

Make him a living corpse.

I am ordering you to make him blind, mute, and deaf.

The Imperial Crown Prince has not been captured yet.

General Dang Gise will capture him.

He lost his value to me.

Then how about I just kill him?

I still want him alive.

The King must see...

the culprit who killed the Imperial Crown Prince.

I will forever regret that I once considered you as my man.

Do not resent me.

You brought everything upon yourself.

Are you not ashamed to call yourself a soldier of Goryeo?

How could you betray your own country?

My country? Betray?

My father died fighting against the Yuan soldiers

in the year I was born.

Do you know how my mother passed away?

To feed her children,

she stole a gourd of rice,

and her master beat her to death.

One of my three siblings starved to death.

Another froze to death.

My sister took her own life when she was taken as a tribute woman.

That is...

everything this country has ever done to the family

of a man who died fighting for the country.

Yet, you think I am a traitor?

I did not betray this country!

This country, Goryeo, betrayed me!

Understood?

The Yuan dynasty ruined Goryeo.

Do you truly not know where you should point your sword at?

If you truly think so,

you should die right now

and see if you could go down in history as a loyal subject.

I, Yeom Byeong-su,

to comfort my father, mother, and siblings for facing wrongful deaths,

will live my life however I want.

Never...

will this go as you wish.

Never.

It will be easier for you to walk now.

We should just live in hiding here.

No one can find us this deep in the forest.

In one year... No, in half a year, I will become an emperor.

If you want, I will give you a castle as big as Goryeo.

If that is not enough,

I will grant you the highest position in the Yuan court.

Do you think the King of Goryeo can grant more wealth and honor than I can?

Now, I have your attention.

Naturally, no one would say no to wealth and honor.

What are you doing right now?

How dare you treat me like this?

If you talk too much, you will lose energy.

Hey, you punk.

I will not forget this humiliation.

Hey!

Search every corner!

I am sure they must have left traces.

They are headed to Gaegyeong.

How many days has it been?

Do not waste your time and give up already.

Shut up.

I, Dang Gise, do not give up.

What a stubborn prick.

It's a baby arrow.

Seung-nyang, you must hang in there.

I will rescue you soon.

Hang in there a bit longer. Just a bit longer.

Seung-nyang.

If it is about going into hiding, save it.

It is getting cold. Make a fire.

Some might be chasing after us.

What did the King of Goryeo do to his men

for them to risk their lives for him?

What is his secret?

How can you turn down my offer that easily?

The chief and countless guards

in the Patrolling Myriarchy died for the King of Goryeo, not me.

I still...

have not seen anyone who risked their life for me.

Tell me how the King of Goryeo is different from me.

Please go to sleep.

We must leave before the sunrise.

Stubborn punk.

I will not run off out of spite now.

I wonder why I do not have such loyal men.

Mark my words, Grand Councillor Yeoncheol.

You are wrong.

I will become a great emperor.

I will become an emperor,

and take my revenge on you first.

Revenge...

I have found a trace of the Imperial Crown Prince!

They must have spent the night here.

Move aside.

That man, Seung-nyang... He is definitely injured.

I bet the Imperial Crown Prince is exhausted by now.

Studying Seung-nyang's stride,

his stride is quite short for a guy.

And his feet are small as well.

The blood is still fresh. They have not gotten far.

-Unleash them! -Yes, sir.

He may be small-minded, but his ability is second to yours.

That is why he hates me.

He is jealous of my ability.

Uncle Baekan.

It will be dangerous to try to save the Imperial Crown Prince.

I am hungry. I am starving.

Mushroom, again? I do not want it.

I am sick of mushrooms now.

You should try to hunt a rabbit tomorrow.

I want some meat. I must eat--

What is it?

Is there an animal around here?

-It is a hunting dog. -What happened?

Did they find us?

Run.

Stay by my side at all times.

We are almost there.

-Spread out and find them. -Yes, sir!

Search everywhere!

Seung-nyang. I suppose this is the end for us.

I cannot give up. I cannot!

Then what do you suggest we do?

Jump to the other side.

I... I cannot do that.

-If I fall off that cliff-- -You can do it!

I cannot possibly do that.

Just like the Grand Councillor said,

I cannot do anything, Seung-nyang.

How could you give up without giving it a try?

That way.

They are at the cliff.

To become an emperor,

what have you done so far?

I--

You only waited for your younger brother to die.

That is why you ended up here.

If you want to live and become an emperor,

you must jump.

Your Imperial Highness.

Your Imperial Highness, it is dangerous over there.

Please come on over here.

Hurry.

Hurry, and come over to this side.

Count to three.

One.

Two.

Your Imperial Highness.

Three.

Those crazy lunatics!

Seung-nyang, I did it.

Your Imperial Majesty, are you watching him?

His Imperial Highness has grown up that much already.

What are you waiting for?

Shoot them! Hurry!

Over there. They are over there, Your Majesty.

-I think we are too late. -Shoot!

How dare they?

No, Seung-nyang. Do not die.

No!

-Seung-nyang! -Your Imperial Highness!

Your Imperial Highness!

How reckless!

Go down there, and find me their bodies.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

-Could they be alive? -Not likely.

Go down, and find Seung-nyang and the Imperial Crown Prince's bodies.

Okay.

We should go.

Halt!

That is the King of Goryeo.

What are you doing on my land?

Shit.

Farewell to the Emperor!

Farewell to the Emperor!

Farewell to the Emperor!

-Your Imperial Majesty! -Your Imperial Majesty!

-Your Imperial Majesty. -No!

Your Imperial Majesty.

You left too soon.

You left us so suddenly.

Your Imperial Majesty!

Now, the Imperial Crown Prince has become the Emperor of the Great Empire.

Inform Grand Councillor Yeoncheol.

The Grand Councillor has left for Goryeo.

He left to escort back the Imperial Crown Prince.

Did the Grand Councillor go himself?

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Imperial Majesty.

Your Imperial Majesty.

Wake up.

Wake up!

You must stay alive!

You cannot die.

Come on.

Come on. Open your damn eyes, you fool!

His body is as cold as ice.

Please do not die.

I am begging you.

Please.

Please open your eyes.

You must stay alive...

for me to save my father.

Please.

Please. Please open your eyes.

Please.

Why is my heart beating so fast all of a sudden?

Am I going to die soon?

What is wrong with me?

He is a man.

His heart is beating.

Why is he not breathing?

What... What do you think you are doing?

Your Imperial Highness!

I am so relieved.

I am so glad that you are alive.

Hey. Move back.

I am sorry. I got carried away.

By the way,

why did you put a bandage around your chest?

Wait. Did the wound from the arrow spread to your chest?

It is nothing. Do not mind it.

How can it be nothing?

See? Your body is burning like hot coals.

We are not far from Gaegyeong.

Let me go scope around. Please get some rest.

My heart...

I am sure something is wrong with my heart.

My heart is beating like crazy.

That hurts.

CHIEF OF THE PALACE DEFENSE UNIT

Halt.

Did His Majesty see the Imperial Crown Prince?

Luckily, he did not.

It could have been all for nothing when we were so close.

This man is the one who murdered the Imperial Crown Prince.

Ki Ja-oh killed the Imperial Crown Prince?

Explain yourself.

I said to explain yourself.

There is no point.

He suffered injuries. He cannot see, hear, or speak.

Regarding the incident,

this man will testify.

I am Yeom Byeong-su from the Patrolling Myriarchy.

Tell us the truth.

The Patrolling Myriarchy's Chief...

murdered the Imperial Crown Prince

and ravaged Daecheong Island.

How dare you!

How dare you lie to me?

I am telling you the truth.

I saw the Chief murdering the Imperial Crown Prince

with my own eyes.

On whose order did he do so?

-According to this man-- -General Tapjahae.

Have you met Ki Ja-oh before?

How would I know this man?

You said you have never met him.

-Mu-song. -Yes, Your Majesty.

Did you say Ki Ja-oh bit General Tapjahae's right hand?

Yes, Your Majesty. He definitely told me so in the warehouse

from the parlor in Inju.

I bit a hand of a man named Tapjahae.

That will serve as proof that they were the ones behind the attack.

If what Ki Ja-oh told you is true,

there must be a bite mark on his hand.

Show me your hand now.

This is absurd!

Let go, you jerk!

He has a wound on his hand.

It is certainly a bite mark, Your Majesty.

You all are behind the murder of the Imperial Crown Prince.

Your Majesty.

What is this about?

Please step back for a moment.

We received a message

that the Grand Councillor has arrived at Byeokrando Port.

Welcome, Grand Councillor Yeoncheol.

Welcome, Grand Councillor Yeoncheol.

-Welcome, Grand Councillor. -Welcome, Grand Councillor.

It has been a while.

It must have been quite a long journey.

It has been a while.

I am glad you are here.

My sons murdered the Imperial Crown Prince?

KING OF GORYEO, WANG YU

That is correct.

As soon as we find the Imperial Crown Prince's body,

take them back to the Yuan dynasty with you.

To me,

who murdered the Imperial Crown Prince is not of importance.

What is important is the fact that he died...

here in Goryeo.

If I claim the Imperial Crown Prince died of a disease, everyone will believe it.

If I say you killed him, you will be accused of committing treason.

You are in the Palace of Goryeo.

Even if you are the Grand Councillor of the Yuan dynasty--

Threatening me would only mean that you are challenging the Yuan dynasty.

Do you truly want bloodshed on your land?

I am not afraid.

Between you and me,

who do you think holds more power in this Palace?

Let go of me, you jerks!

Do you not know who I am?

Your Highness, what have I done wrong?

Starting now,

I disband the Palace Defense Unit!

Your Highness!

Upon the Grand Councillor's order, I have disbanded the Palace Defense Unit.

This is how I govern the vast land of the Yuan dynasty.

Escort the King with respect.

Yes, Father.

You must guard the King's residence rigorously starting today.

You must not allow the King to come out of his bedchamber.

Do not worry. Go and get some sleep.

I can never understand the Grand Councillor's intentions.

I cannot believe he came all the way to Goryeo himself.

Could it be because the Emperor has passed away?

I believe he has.

To decide on the successor,

he must confirm the death of the Imperial Crown Prince.

Yes, you are right.

The Emperor must have passed away.

They are tightly guarding the Palace. I cannot set foot outside.

Jeom-bak said he could not find

Seung-nyang's or the Imperial Crown Prince's body.

We must get out of the Palace and find the Imperial Crown Prince.

I will kill Yeoncheol with my own hands.

Your Majesty.

Not only him. The King of Simyang, Dang Gise, and Tapjahae...

I will bring the end to everyone here with my own hands.

You should not, Your Majesty.

What are you saying? Why should I spare their lives?

I am going to kill those thieves who barged into my house.

Why can I not do that?

If you do, Goryeo will face a bloodbath.

The people of Goryeo will die resenting Your Majesty.

Shut up!

I will...

kill every single one of those wicked men with my own hands.

Your Majesty.

Please stop, Your Majesty!

-Let go of me! -Please...

kill us instead.

Start with us first, Your Majesty!

What do you...

want me to do?

What must I do?

Your Majesty...

I resent the heavens.

As I am filled with resentment and regrets,

I cannot...

I cannot breathe.

Your Majesty...

GAEGYEONG, GORYEO

Seung-nyang, look.

We should hurry.

What is it?

Is he not in the Patrolling Myriarchy?

That is Senior Officer Yeom.

Hold on.

What is going on?

They are King Wang Go's private guards.

They are traitors.

The assassin who tried to kill you...

was Senior Officer Yeom.

Darn it. All the roads to the Palace are blocked.

What should we do now?

Follow me.

We should not have come to Gaegyeong.

We should have stayed hidden in the forest.

You kept insisting on getting here.

Do you know how much--

Hey.

Seung-nyang. What is wrong, Seung-nyang?

Seung-nyang!

You stupid fool. Why did you let it fester like this?

Seung-nyang, I will bring you some medicine. Please hang in there.

It happened... It all happened because he was trying to save me.

Stay alive, Seung-nyang.

Do not die, Seung-nyang.

A gash?

This is the best medicine for gashes.

I mixed grounded fresh mung beans with the honeysuckle.

I made that paste myself.

-How much is it? -How rude!

I do not care how much it costs. I will let you hold onto this.

That is very precious.

Go away, you lunatic! I will not sell it to you.

-How dare you! -What?

Lunatics need a good beating.

How dare you come here without money? Go away, you lunatic!

-You came back? Get out! -Quiet.

-What is this? -Five silver yang.

That much?

Why did you tie this so tightly?

What? These are just stones.

Oh, no! Thief!

Thief! Catch that thief!

Catch that thief! Catch him!

-Freeze! -Stop right there!

-Stop! -Catch him!

Move!

Where is the toilet?

Was the soup I had spoiled?

Why does my lower stomach hurt?

What a jerk. I almost pooped my pants.

What is going on? They are the King of Simyang's guards.

What is this?

This is Seung-nyang's pyeonjeon!

Stop right there!

What should I do?

Stop!

They are gone.

Not this one. You cannot take this!

Where did you get this?

Why do you have Seung-nyang's pyeonjeon?

Do you know Seung-nyang?

Are you the Imperial Crown Prince?

I am on your side!

Seung-nyang... Where is he now?

What happened?

If I had gotten here a second late, it would have been bad.

I brought you the herbal medicine.

Mix it with water and let the patient have sips of it.

Thank you.

You cannot tell anyone about the patient.

There is no need to worry.

But...

I wonder how a woman could have put up with such pain.

A woman?

What are you talking about?

Who do you think? I am talking about the patient inside.

Seung-nyang is a woman?

Did you not know?

Gosh, what a jerk.

I am such a selfish jerk.

Seung-nyang.

You will deny this,

but you are my first subordinate.

And you are my one and only friend...

in this world.

Seung-nyang.

Are you all right?

What happened?

We will talk about this later.

Anyway, I am so glad you are alive.

Here. Drink this water first.

Okay.

Why did you hide that you are a woman?

The physician who saved you told that only to me.

-He said you are-- -I beg of you.

Please keep it a secret.

Okay. I am sure you have your reasons.

What about His Majesty?

Soldiers from the Yuan dynasty and the King Wang Go's private army

are all over Gaegyeong as well as the Palace.

By all means,

we must inform His Majesty that the Imperial Crown Prince is alive.

Given how things are now, it would be impossible

to enter the Palace even if I summon all the thugs in the area for help.

What should we do?

If His Majesty gets deposed...

What is this nasty smell?

Nasty smell?

My lower stomach hurt really bad earlier.

Come on.

I had no time to change, you know.

Smell.

I get it. Stop talking about the smell.

There is a way we can enter the Palace.

What is it? You got a good idea?

Yeom Byeong-su.

We will use him.

We must do something beforehand.

Go on.

Go inside now.

Seung-nyang, is this absolutely necessary?

My gosh. I guess you got your strength back indeed.

You glare at me just like that whenever you get a chance.

Fine. I will go inside.

Did you get it?

Wait, what is this?

This is the juice from rotten fish.

Oh, my. It stinks really bad.

This stinking smell will save your life, Your Imperial Highness.

Hey, look. This stinking smell will kill me before it saves me.

Please go inside the coffin now.

Seung-nyang.

This is a battle to win the war.

Whether it is your fear or whatever it is,

you must endure it.

-No. -Now.

Even the coffin is so small.

I think that will suffice.

It stinks worse than feces.

Once you go back to the Palace,

you must let everyone know that the ones who tried to murder you

were the soldiers from the Yuan dynasty, not those from Goryeo.

How come you are not answering me?

Do not make me speak.

-Excuse me. -Yes?

Thanks for the meal.

-I will leave you a tip. -Come again.

Once we have a new king, I will have the world at my feet.

A general?

Great General Yeom Byeong-su.

You startled me.

How dare you?

Seung-nyang!

You... You are...

Senior Officer Yeom.