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The Blade and Petal

Many people will be watching you die.

Keep your head high in dignity.

It doesn't matter who's son he is.

...to die because of who his father is

...is too unfair!

The night before the execution

Move the inmate to a different cell.

Your father

did not lack in any way to become

the king of Goguryeo.

He could have become the king, but

he stayed behind the shadow of his brother

and lived a lonely life all his days.

Since your father has passed away already,

only you can lift up his name.

You have mercy, but are not weak,

and you know pleasure, but are not given to it.

You are the only and one member of the royal family of Goguryeo that has both

literary and military skills.

The throne is

only for those with qualifications to sit!

I did not hear anything today.

Destiny is something you choose.

Episode 5

We have moved the inmate to the cell reserved for capital punishment.

Your life and death is all up to your destiny.

It is time for him to go to the execution.

This tea will help you endure the pain.

Drink it.

Has Yeon Gaesomun

returned to his place?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Also,

he made the request to

return the body in one piece

so that the Yeon family can give him a funeral.

Your Majesty,

how about accepting General Yeon Gaesomun's request

and changing the sentence from beheading to hanging

instead?

Go ahead.

Your wish is my command.

Buddy!

Why are you up there? Why the heck are you up there?

♫ I loved you on my own

♫ and I leave on my own.

♫ I wait only for you

♫ and there's no place for me to stay.

♫ Some day, when I miss you,

♫ when I miss you so much I cry,

♫ then will you come?

♫ Back to when we didn't have sad memories?

♫ My love, obstinate love

♫ Love, leave me behind

♫ Piercing my heart like a stake

♫ is our irreversible love.

♫ Love, my love.

♫ Piercing my heart like a stake

♫ is our irreversible love.

♫ Our irreversible

♫ love...

Oh my!

Buddy!

Hey!

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey!

Stop crying like that.

Move him to the side building

and make ready for the funeral.

General!

You said

that destiny is something you choose.

Protecting Goguryeo and the royal family

is my destiny.

Although His Majesty ordered for your son to be executed,

there should be no more conflict between you and His Majesty

for Goguryeo to go on.

That's why I decided to take action

and brought your son here.

At the time of the hanging,

a wedge was placed on the rope so as not to strangle him completely.

Also,

the tea he drank to lessen the pain

contained some poisonous herbs that slow one's pulse.

Make sure that no one talks about it.

Yes, sir.

Prepare for a small funeral.

You've come home.

So Hee,

you must not forget that

you are a daughter of Goguryeo before being my daughter.

I'll ask you as a daughter of Goguryeo.

So far, the reason why

you haven't killed General Yeon Gaesomun

was because the nobles may revolt.

Now,

with his son's loss, Yeon Gaesomun will want to retaliate.

Why did you kill him?

Recently, many things have happened,

and even though there is no hard evidence, we know who's behind.

Then,

even though he protected the royal family risking his own life,

he had to die to give the nobles a lesson?

At any rate, he was a criminal.

He saved my life.

Do you really not understand how I felt

as I had to watch him die?

For a royal, sadness or pain is not affordable.

Are you saying that a royal must live without any feelings?

Has that been your life, Father?

I won't live like that.

I feel bad for him

over and over.

I will go see him.

What do you mean?

I want to see

him for the last time.

So Hee.

There's nobody in this world

including you, Father, that can stop my heart.

This is all I can do for him.

Just

this is all I can do.

Are you feeling better?

You had chosen the royal family,

but that was not your path.

Sit down.

A member of the Yeon family

does not go off one's path.

Does that mean I'm a member of the Yeon family now?

Isn't that why you saved me?

Please answer me.

Stay or leave,

do as you wish.

However,

if you do choose to stay here,

don't do anything foolish.

You must keep in mind that your involvement with the royal family

has ended.

My father

sends his sincere regrets

about your son.

To have your presence here, Your Highness,

is a great honor.

I hope

there will be no more conflicts.

I think that's what we can do

for your lost son.

Your son

will agree with me.

May you be safe on your way back.

Cousin,

you go back to the palace ahead.

If you choose to stay here,

don't do anything foolish.

You must keep in mind that your involvement with the royal family

has ended.

Staying at a place like this, you must be able to

leave freely whenever you want.

I will only remember the good memories between us.

In my heart,

only your happy face will remain.

I bought these downtown, but I forgot to give them to you.

Is he alive?

Well then... shall I give you a hard one this time?

What is the character where the words in one's heart are stuck between threads? (Ryun for love)

I guess it's too hard for you.

I guess General Yeon Gaesomun has no other choice

but to go oversee the construction of the wall.

So what,

are you worried about your weakened position now?

That's not what I mean... - If not,

are you regretting for siding with the wrong party?

General.

How could His Majesty do this to your son?!

He wants you to oversee the construction of the wall, and now he even killed your son!

His Majesty has basically declared war on you, General!

His Majesty has gone too far.

It's unforgivable!

If it's unforgivable,

what do you plan to do?

He has mocked the Yeon Family twice.

What shall we do with him?

Let's see here...

Boo Chi (Member of Geumhwadan)

Who am I?

I'm Boo Chi! I'm Boo Chi!

Alright, alright. Later, later.

Ah, potty. Potty.

Seol Young (member of Geumhwadan)

What's up with him?

Young Hae (member of Geumhwadan)

Noona (older sister)! Noona!

Noona!

Are you alright? Who did this to you?

Noona!

Fruits and rice cakes will be delivered to downtown today.

The time has come for us to take action!

Shi Woo (member of Geumhwadan)

It is a map of Yeon Gaesomun's mansion.

Yeon Gaesomun has lost the position of Prime Minister and his son.

His Majesty thinks that he'll try to do something.

What Yeon Gaesomun plans to do, what he is scheming,

is what we Geumhwadan must find out.

Today,

we take action.

I heard that a misfortune fell on this house lately.

I would like to pray for the peace of the deceased.

No need. Go away.

Think of the poor soul roaming in the afterlife

and please offer me something.

What good is peace after death?

Lately, the aura of this house has been unclear.

If you don't clear this aura,

another misfortune may befall on this house!

If you were to offer five quarts of rice,

you could clear all the bad aura with a charm.

What can you do with a charm?

Why don't you keep your mouth shut, monk?

Namo Bodhisattva of compassion!

Pitiful mortal...

What did you say?

I don't know who you are,

but do you

know whose house this is?

What's the commotion about?

Are all the members of this house present?

I think a round of exorcism is in order, monk.

What?

Monk, I think you get to flex your muscles for once.

Namo Bodhisattva...

I don't know anything.

From now on, nobody enters or leaves from this room until the guests arrive.

As you all know,

I have buried

my son in my heart.

What more

explanation do you need?

For a new future,

we have gathered here today.

The day of the Crown Prince installation

will be the beginning.

At dawn of the day of the installation,

the palace will distribute free rice to the people.

[The hour of Hare (5AM)] [East Gate of the Palace]

Pass!

The first group will infiltrate the palace disguised as servants.

[Site of installation]

Before the site of the ceremony is set up,

the first group will station themselves in ambush there.

[The hour of Dragon (7AM)] [Front Gate of the Palace]

Just like other nobles,

we will cooperate with the security check at the palace.

You mean, we are going in unarmed?

What I'm wondering is, on the day...

On the day of the ceremony,

there's no guarantee that the prince will fall off his horse at the right moment...

I've already

made sure that the heir to the throne will die.

Last night, the horse bit has been replaced with a poisoned one.

The soldiers at the ceremony

as well as the guards of the palace could rush at once

to attack us!

[The hour of the Serpent (9AM)] [North Gate of the Palace]

The second group will

scale the wall near the north gate

as it is watched less because of the tall wall.

Also, the dormitory of the palace guards will be attacked to distract them.

Fire! Fire!

Fire! Put out the fire!

Fire!

Fire!

The rest will rush to the ceremony site according to a set time.

The prince's crowning ceremony will start at the hour of the Serpent (9AM).

After 2 hours has passed since the bit has been put on the horse,

the poison would have spread through enough that the horse will start to buck.

When all eyes are on the prince,

The first team that's been planted in ambush will make the first move.

And our other soldiers that have infiltrated the palace

will penetrate the ceremonial ground in one swoop.

All that is left

will be taking off the king's head.

Yeon Gaesomun.

General, I will gladly give my life for this country.

Our Go Goo Ryeo will most definitely succeed.

Please leave it to us.

We will give our lives for the Yeon family.

Go Goo Ryeo will now

embrace a new history.

General. The princess has come.

I believe your son

is alive.

It's my understanding that you have

visited his funeral.

I didn't get to view his face myself.

If so,

shall I open the casket and let you check?

I wish

for your son to be alive more than anybody else.

Therefore

even if I were to find out your son is alive

nothing will come of it.

If he is here

please let me meet him.

I beg you.

The royal court's rule is

such a strange thing.

To ask to meet a person whose

funeral has been held and is already dead...

Due to my inability

I am unable to grant your wish.

I suppose the general doesn't wish

for his son to be alive, then?

Didn't I say he is already dead?

Your Highness, mind your manners as you're dealing with a mourning family.

You don't

seem to know what's best for his son.

Perhaps, from the beginning,

you had no heart for your son.

Please,

I bid you good day.

I will never come to visit you again.

I have warned you not to do anything foolish.

That is precisely why

I did not appear in front of the princess.

You will need to end your relationship with the princess.

How can you end a relationship?

If you are to become a member of Yeon family, you must follow my order.

Is that why

you abandoned me and my mother?

I'm only able to be here

because mother did not abandon me.

The princess

is the most important person

that I have got to know in my life.

To sever a person like that from me? I cannot.

Then will you visit her at the palace and show that you're alive?

I won't live like you, father.

I will protect what is precious to me.

I'm certain you are aware of what to do in order to become a member of Yeon family.

If the only way to become a member of Yeon family

is to abandon a precious person

then I will leave the family instead.

If it wasn't you, then who has given this to me?

Believing that I'm alive,

don't be in pain any longer.

Though I cannot appear in front of you,

when all is settled, I will find you.

Love (Yeon Mo Yeon - heart that loves)

What is the character where the words in the heart are stuck between threads?

Yeon - to love

General. The uprising has started at last.

We will definitely succeed.

We can suppress the rebellion completely.

We must behead all the rebels.

That cannot happen. I must save him.

Whomsoever wishes to harm the princess,

I will not forgive them.

Are you saying you may even cut my head off?

His Majesty might be in danger!

Are you saying we should stop at this juncture?

Princess!