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THE HAUNTED PALACE
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THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION
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CHILD ACTORS AND ANIMALS WERE FILMED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAFETY GUIDELINES
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100 YEARS AGO
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Month of the Ox, Year of the Fire Rat.
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The winter this year
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has been especially cold.
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On the day a bitter wind swept through,
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the king set out of the palace,
garbed in the dragon robe.
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Enemy forces were closing in
on the Capital
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and the threat of it falling
was far too great to ignore.
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This became known
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as the flight of the King.
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However, the enemy forces' pursuit
was relentless,
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and the safety of the King resembled
a flickering candle in the wind.
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That was when a military officer
stepped forward.
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Escort Officer Cheon Geum-hwi
of the Royal Guards Command
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at your service, Your Majesty.
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Yongdam Village is
a day's distance to the south.
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It is my hometown.
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It is known as the village
where dragons ascended from
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and its mountain ridges tower above.
It would serve as an ideal refuge.
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Yongdam Village…
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All right. Let us go there.
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Halt!
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Your Majesty, you must flee this instant.
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There are enemy forces encamped
at the foot of Mount Paltae.
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Your Majesty.
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The foot of Mount Paltae is
just north of Yongdam Village.
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He is right, Your Majesty.
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It appears they have already
discovered our travel route.
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We must change course, Your Majesty.
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But where are we to go now?
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Where do I go to stay alive?
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Perhaps, we should swiftly make
our way south--
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And what if they follow us?
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What, then?
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All right.
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Send someone to Yongdam Village
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and have them raise
the ceremonial flag high.
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We must make our enemies think
that I am headed there.
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That deception should give us
enough time to flee.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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That is a great idea, Your Majesty.
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You cannot, Your Majesty.
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That will leave the inhabitants
of Yongdam Village in danger.
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If you can just permit me one hour,
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I will be able to evacuate them.
Please, permit me that time, Your Majesty.
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You fool!
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Our enemies will figure it all out
if the villagers are evacuated.
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The greater cause demands sacrifice.
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Your Majesty!
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Yongdam Village is home
to my elderly mother and young son.
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Please, Your Majesty!
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He cannot be allowed to botch things up.
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Bind him and ensure he cannot escape.
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Let us go.
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That night, we survived
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and they died in our place.
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How will we ever pay
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for this grievous sin?
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EPISODE 13
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Is everything
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in this book true?
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Did King Yeonjong
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truly sacrifice all the villagers here
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to flee from enemy forces?
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Thus, this Cheon Geum-hwi fellow…
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harbored a great grudge
against the royal family…
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and became the Eight-foot-tall Ghost
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to get his revenge--
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Your Majesty.
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My great-great-grandfather
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dared to write about
the private affairs of the royal family.
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This blasphemous sin…
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should never be forgiven.
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I shall decide your fate later.
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You may leave me now.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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THE ANTHOLOGY OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS
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Yeo-ri?
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Forgive me, Your Majesty.
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I have suddenly been struck
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by an immense sadness
that is hard to bear.
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Is it Cheon Geum-hwi's sadness?
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I suspect
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it might be, Your Majesty.
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It appears Cheon Geum-hwi
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was filled with bitter sorrow
and crushing guilt because he believed
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his family and the villagers
all died because of him.
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He was overwhelmed by sadness
and suffered immensely.
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Thus, it appears that led him
to become that terrible, evil spirit.
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However, it was not
just one person's sorrow.
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It was dozens.
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No, it was the sorrow
of even more than that.
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And it swept over me, all at once.
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Now, I understand
why his energy felt so chaotic.
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The Eight-foot-tall Ghost…
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was not alone.
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He is not alone?
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What does that mean?
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Cheon Geum-hwi's grudge
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and the grudges
of the villagers of Yongdam
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from 100 years ago are intertwined.
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Have you forgotten?
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It is an ember ghost
who was burned to death.
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However, that book does not mention
anything of the sort.
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That means
something else happened afterward.
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I cannot believe it.
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How can a king sacrifice
his own people like that
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just to save himself?
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Not all kings were
like the one reigning now.
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Especially, amidst warfare.
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You were here 100 years ago,
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you must have seen everything.
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I was unaware of the execution
of the Eight-foot-tall Ghost,
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but this place was truly hell back then.
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Villagers were letting out bloody cries
as they burned in their fiery graves,
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but the ones who fled to save themselves
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remained unbelievably vile
and contemptible.
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Thus,
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that is why you loathed mortals so.
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Do you
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still loathe them now?
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Yeo-ri.
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My lord?
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Lord Yoon Gap?
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What is the matter?
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What is wrong with you?
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I just saw Lord Yoon Gap's soul.
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- What?
- I am certain it was him.
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He must have escaped
from the Eight-foot-tall Ghost.
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It does not make any sense.
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He has become even mightier
after devouring Bibi's luminous pearl.
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Why release a soul he devoured
for no reason?
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Unless he was spat out on purpose…
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On purpose?
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Why?
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EPISODE 13:
THE RETURN OF THE GHOST
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The fire energy
is especially strong tonight.
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It would be an ideal night
for the Eight-foot-tall Ghost to act.
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The Prince's chambers!
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Your Highness!
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- My goodness. Your Highness.
- Your Highness.
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- Your Highness.
- The evil spirit…
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- Is the evil spirit back?
- Your Highness.
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Stay away. Stay away from me.
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Your Highness! Your--
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No!
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Your Highness.
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It is over now.
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You are safe.
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You are safe now.
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I have already prayed for half a day,
but Lord Yoon Gap has yet to appear.
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Could I have been mistaken?
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It does not make any sense.
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He has become even mightier
after devouring Bibi's luminous pearl.
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Why release a soul he devoured
for no reason?
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Unless he was spat out on purpose…
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I am sure I saw Lord Yoon Gap's soul.
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I just need to find his soul first
and then, ask him what happened.
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After that, his body…
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Yeo-ri.
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His body should be returned…
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Let us go.
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Come on.
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Where?
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The lord's daughter prepared
tea and sweets for us.
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I heard you saved me once again, my lord.
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Thank you so much.
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That was not me.
Yeo-ri was the one who saved you.
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You would have been in big trouble
if it were not for her.
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I am aware. I heard it from Mak-geum.
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Thanks.
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Sure.
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I asked to see you
because I had a question for you, my lord.
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I have been cured of my illness,
but there is still tension in the air.
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Father remains silently grim.
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And the steward is busy shushing everyone.
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What in the world happened yesterday?
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Well, you see, your father--
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How would we know?
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His Lord and I do not know anything.
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I understand you two are like
siblings who grew up in the same village,
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but why are you two always together?
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Men and women should keep
a certain distance.
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- What are you doing?
- It is my way of saying
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His Lord and I go beyond a sibling bond.
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Are you saying
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His Lord gave you that?
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Then…
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My lord?
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The caragana is about to bloom.
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Yes. It is amazing, is it not?
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Despite it being a spring flower,
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it appears it is still trying to bloom
in the middle of winter.
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Your Majesty. It is I, the Head Eunuch.
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You may enter.
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Your Majesty,
this report just arrived from the palace.
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What does it say, Your Majesty?
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Lord Kim Bong-in who fled
during his exile procession…
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was found in the mountains
near the Capital…
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as a slain body.
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My goodness. How did that happen?
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I did not mean anything by it
when I showed Her Lady this.
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She asked about our relationship
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and I could not tell her
we were patron deity and disciple.
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That is why.
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All right.
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But…
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why do you fret so?
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Fret? Who is fretting? Not me.
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Do not fret.
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I have no interest
in Choi Won-u's daughter.
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Not even in the slightest.
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Do you just make flowers bloom
for a woman you have no interest in?
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What?
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I was not going to be
this petty and point it out.
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Last time, you had
a warm breeze blow through
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to make the wild chrysanthemums bloom.
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And you dare use that move
to woo another woman?
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While I watch, no less?
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I was not behind that.
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Then, why else would caragana bloom
in the dead of winter?
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I actually wish
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I was behind that.
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What?
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This has been bothering me
for a while now.
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Why did you give us that plant?
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Why else? Because it is pretty.
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I am not dumb.
It emitted an auspicious energy.
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I know it is not a typical plant.
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The sorrow of a mighty, vengeful ghost,
like the Eight-foot-tall Ghost,
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can only be relieved of its sorrow
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by wholly expending
the energy of a luminous pearl.
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However, if things go awry,
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that scoundrel could snatch it up
before it is used on him.
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You saw it for yourself.
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You saw how he robbed your brother of his.
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The flowers of the caragana
possess great water energy.
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If you ingest it,
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it will allow you to face him
and fend him off
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to keep the luminous pearl
out of his grasp
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while every last bit of its energy
is drained to be used against him.
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However, the issue is that
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that caragana has not once bloomed
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in several decades.
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And now,
that damn caragana is about to bloom.
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It just has to start flowering now,
as we expose the Ghost's true identity.
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Hey.
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Let us go.
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Hey, Grilled Abalone.
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There you go
with that damn Grilled Abalone again.
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- Now is not the time. Later.
- Do not be absurd.
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You cannot deliver
any more devastating news to His Majesty.
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Go get some real grilled abalones.
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Is there something wrong with His Majesty?
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They say Lord Kim Bong-in
was discovered as a corpse.
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Pardon?
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00:20:24,681 --> 00:20:26,642
His Majesty remains quite distressed.
261
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:28,644
Take this Imugi away with you.
262
00:20:36,276 --> 00:20:40,113
It appears the Eight-foot-tall Ghost
tossed the useless card from his hand.
263
00:20:58,382 --> 00:20:59,591
Have you still not found him?
264
00:20:59,675 --> 00:21:01,093
Forgive me, my lord.
265
00:21:01,176 --> 00:21:04,137
That fellow, Pung-san,
simply disappeared without a trace.
266
00:21:04,221 --> 00:21:06,556
Even the state troops
failed to locate him.
267
00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,434
You should have located him
before they even had the chance to!
268
00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:13,939
After Lord Kwak passed tragically,
269
00:21:14,022 --> 00:21:18,860
I was the one who took you in
when you were left to drift aimlessly.
270
00:21:19,444 --> 00:21:21,530
However, the thanks I get
for my selfless act
271
00:21:21,613 --> 00:21:23,699
is for you to be completely useless?
272
00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:25,367
Please, keep calm, my lord.
273
00:21:26,868 --> 00:21:30,747
I shall dispatch more men
and continue the search with fervor.
274
00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,919
Pung-san…
275
00:21:36,003 --> 00:21:38,880
Because of him,
even the almighty Lord Kim Bong-in
276
00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:41,091
met his demise.
277
00:21:42,217 --> 00:21:46,013
If the world finds out
that I had kept him close…
278
00:21:46,096 --> 00:21:49,433
Forget the vacant seat
of the Chief State Councillor,
279
00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:52,060
even my current position will be in peril.
280
00:21:56,398 --> 00:21:59,401
I shall return to the palace
as soon as day breaks tomorrow.
281
00:21:59,484 --> 00:22:00,610
There,
282
00:22:01,570 --> 00:22:03,572
I shall decide on your fate.
283
00:22:04,406 --> 00:22:05,490
Yes, Your Majesty.
284
00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:09,536
However, I shall deliberate only on
the murder of Book Merchant Jang Eon-su.
285
00:22:09,619 --> 00:22:12,289
The Anthology of Light and Darkness
shall not be a factor.
286
00:22:16,293 --> 00:22:18,628
Your Majesty. My great-great-grandfather…
287
00:22:19,963 --> 00:22:22,049
wrote about the private affairs
of the royal family.
288
00:22:22,132 --> 00:22:25,302
It was undeniably a blasphemous sin.
Are you really suggesting…
289
00:22:27,304 --> 00:22:28,930
you wish to cover it up?
290
00:22:33,268 --> 00:22:36,271
That was most certainly a blasphemous sin.
291
00:22:36,980 --> 00:22:41,109
However, your great-great-grandfather
was truly a faithful subject.
292
00:22:42,736 --> 00:22:46,323
If it were not for Lord Choi Gil-sang,
I may have never known…
293
00:22:48,950 --> 00:22:51,536
such sorrowful grudges…
294
00:22:53,413 --> 00:22:55,415
were buried here.
295
00:22:57,084 --> 00:22:59,294
- Your Majesty.
- If anything…
296
00:23:01,338 --> 00:23:05,383
you are guilty of knowing me so little
and having so little faith in me.
297
00:23:07,010 --> 00:23:08,345
And those sins…
298
00:23:10,222 --> 00:23:12,516
even led you to unnecessary murder.
299
00:23:13,850 --> 00:23:14,851
Your Majesty…
300
00:23:24,945 --> 00:23:26,154
Forgive me,
301
00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,574
but may I speak, Your Majesty?
302
00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:32,119
You may.
303
00:23:32,702 --> 00:23:36,581
Please allow me to perform
a passage rite for the vengeful ghost
304
00:23:37,207 --> 00:23:38,708
of Book Merchant Jang Eon-su.
305
00:23:39,876 --> 00:23:43,630
Lord Choi Won-u must be the one
to send him off to cross over,
306
00:23:44,548 --> 00:23:46,550
if His Lord wishes
to avoid further mishaps.
307
00:23:55,475 --> 00:23:56,852
SPIRIT TABLET OF THE LATE JANG EON-SU
308
00:24:46,401 --> 00:24:48,612
I know of your indignation.
309
00:24:48,695 --> 00:24:52,032
Thus, I seek to provide you with solace
through an offering of your favorite food
310
00:24:52,115 --> 00:24:56,578
and this prayer in hopes of lessening
the burden of your karmic hindrance.
311
00:24:56,661 --> 00:25:00,123
Please let go of your resentment
and cross over to the afterlife.
312
00:25:14,846 --> 00:25:16,598
You know of my indignation?
313
00:25:18,225 --> 00:25:20,185
What could a wench like you know?
314
00:25:21,061 --> 00:25:22,604
You do not know anything.
315
00:25:22,687 --> 00:25:25,857
Do you believe
that he will even get properly punished
316
00:25:26,566 --> 00:25:29,069
for killing a lowly creature like me?
317
00:25:29,152 --> 00:25:31,446
I will stay put where I am.
318
00:25:32,072 --> 00:25:37,077
I will make that scoundrel suffer
a painful death as he did with me.
319
00:25:39,955 --> 00:25:42,457
My lord, you must ask for his forgiveness.
320
00:25:42,540 --> 00:25:45,961
If you do not,
his grudge will remain unresolved.
321
00:25:56,388 --> 00:25:57,681
See?
322
00:25:57,764 --> 00:26:00,183
He has no desire to ask for forgiveness.
323
00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:02,269
Why would he?
324
00:26:02,352 --> 00:26:06,690
There is no way the esteemed lord
would ever kneel
325
00:26:08,316 --> 00:26:10,610
before a lowly creature like me.
326
00:26:11,194 --> 00:26:12,195
Then,
327
00:26:13,029 --> 00:26:14,447
you can tell him yourself.
328
00:26:15,949 --> 00:26:17,158
What? Again?
329
00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:18,243
You cannot!
330
00:26:37,304 --> 00:26:38,805
You rotten scoundrel!
331
00:26:40,056 --> 00:26:43,727
Yeo-ri… She has grabbed Lord Choi
by his collar, Your Majesty.
332
00:26:44,436 --> 00:26:47,897
She is not Yeo-ri right now.
The vengeful ghost has possessed her body.
333
00:26:49,899 --> 00:26:51,609
You shall die as well.
334
00:26:51,693 --> 00:26:53,945
You ended my life,
now it is time to end yours!
335
00:26:54,529 --> 00:26:56,364
- What do you think you are doing?
- Do you know…
336
00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:59,576
how much I suffered and grieved?
337
00:27:00,827 --> 00:27:04,414
I cannot leave before I annihilate you.
338
00:27:05,206 --> 00:27:06,666
I refuse to leave!
339
00:27:30,482 --> 00:27:31,858
I am sorry.
340
00:27:34,277 --> 00:27:35,487
I am sorry.
341
00:27:38,281 --> 00:27:40,158
I am truly sorry…
342
00:27:42,827 --> 00:27:44,329
for taking your life.
343
00:28:04,182 --> 00:28:05,809
My lord…
344
00:28:06,768 --> 00:28:07,852
Father.
345
00:28:13,983 --> 00:28:17,278
It was never my intention to kill you.
346
00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:20,156
I was afraid.
347
00:28:21,574 --> 00:28:22,784
I was filled with dread.
348
00:28:23,284 --> 00:28:24,994
That is how I ended up doing that.
349
00:28:26,579 --> 00:28:29,457
Life had been hell
for the past five years.
350
00:28:32,502 --> 00:28:35,380
I shall take care
of your surviving family.
351
00:28:37,006 --> 00:28:39,300
I shall atone for this sin
for the rest of my life.
352
00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:41,386
So please…
353
00:28:43,513 --> 00:28:46,099
Please forgive me.
354
00:28:48,643 --> 00:28:49,811
I beg you…
355
00:28:55,233 --> 00:28:57,527
Please forgive me.
356
00:30:09,891 --> 00:30:12,894
Why, that is… Catch him!
357
00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:14,938
Go! Catch him this instant!
358
00:30:15,021 --> 00:30:17,607
Catch him! Damn it.
359
00:30:17,690 --> 00:30:20,652
Why that rotten scoundrel… Catch him!
360
00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:44,759
This lowly creature
361
00:30:45,885 --> 00:30:48,137
offers his humblest greetings to His Lord,
362
00:30:48,221 --> 00:30:52,141
second only to the King,
the Chief State Councillor.
363
00:30:54,227 --> 00:30:55,812
What nonsense are you spewing?
364
00:30:56,771 --> 00:30:58,231
Don't just stand there.
365
00:30:58,314 --> 00:30:59,941
Cut his head off!
366
00:31:01,276 --> 00:31:02,318
Yes, my lord.
367
00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:05,613
Wait. Hold on.
368
00:31:09,158 --> 00:31:13,037
Did you just refer to me
as the Chief State Councillor?
369
00:31:14,247 --> 00:31:15,248
Yes, my lord.
370
00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:17,876
Because you will become one, soon enough.
371
00:31:20,003 --> 00:31:24,340
This lowly creature's supernatural
abilities were always quite reliable.
372
00:31:24,424 --> 00:31:25,967
Could he be telling the truth?
373
00:31:27,802 --> 00:31:30,513
However, your aura remains
as foul as ever.
374
00:31:30,597 --> 00:31:33,016
You will soon be engulfed
by the floodwater.
375
00:31:33,099 --> 00:31:34,684
What? What did you say?
376
00:31:34,767 --> 00:31:37,770
Do you know why Lord Kwak Sang-chung
ended up like that,
377
00:31:37,854 --> 00:31:39,355
despite the Haeilbu talisman?
378
00:31:40,773 --> 00:31:43,735
It is because of the Imugi
inside Examiner Yoon Gap's body.
379
00:31:43,818 --> 00:31:48,281
That Imugi will not go easy on you
because you are the Minister of Rites.
380
00:31:48,364 --> 00:31:50,366
Then…
381
00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:53,995
will I end up like the Minister of War?
382
00:31:54,078 --> 00:31:55,288
I…
383
00:32:00,919 --> 00:32:03,504
appear before you,
despite the threat of patrolling guards,
384
00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:05,590
because I wish to protect you, my lord.
385
00:32:06,674 --> 00:32:11,346
I wish to have you ascend
to the seat of the Chief State Councillor.
386
00:32:11,429 --> 00:32:12,430
That is why I am here.
387
00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:23,983
Ma'am!
388
00:32:24,067 --> 00:32:26,444
My goodness. My precious kids are back.
389
00:32:26,527 --> 00:32:28,696
Goodness me.
390
00:32:28,780 --> 00:32:30,073
Have you been well?
391
00:32:30,156 --> 00:32:32,700
With Venerable Gaseop
lodged near the palace,
392
00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,369
I was worried about you being alone.
393
00:32:34,452 --> 00:32:36,204
Gosh, why would you worry about me?
394
00:32:36,287 --> 00:32:38,414
Well done on safely making
that long journey.
395
00:32:38,498 --> 00:32:40,208
Is Yongdam Village still the same?
396
00:32:40,291 --> 00:32:41,501
Yes.
397
00:32:41,584 --> 00:32:44,837
Goodness. Look at my son.
He is a shell of his former self.
398
00:32:44,921 --> 00:32:47,465
Tell the King
to stop making you work so much.
399
00:32:47,548 --> 00:32:50,718
He may have traveled comfortably
on horseback and in palanquins,
400
00:32:50,802 --> 00:32:53,096
but you two must have walked all that way.
401
00:32:53,179 --> 00:32:54,263
Please, lower your voice.
402
00:32:55,431 --> 00:32:57,892
You are right!
That King was the only one on a horse.
403
00:32:57,976 --> 00:33:01,396
And he is so stingy.
Not even a bottle of booze after all that.
404
00:33:01,479 --> 00:33:03,856
Did he now? How incredibly stingy of him.
405
00:33:04,482 --> 00:33:05,984
Did you prepare anything tasty?
406
00:33:06,067 --> 00:33:07,443
Right. You must be hungry.
407
00:33:07,527 --> 00:33:09,612
Go and unpack.
I will whip something up in no time.
408
00:33:09,696 --> 00:33:12,448
- Let me help you.
- No need. Gosh.
409
00:33:21,541 --> 00:33:22,834
Stop it.
410
00:33:43,479 --> 00:33:44,689
Father!
411
00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:47,900
Gwang!
412
00:33:54,115 --> 00:33:55,575
Did you have a safe journey?
413
00:33:56,242 --> 00:33:58,494
I did. Have you been well?
414
00:34:01,789 --> 00:34:02,957
Your Majesty.
415
00:34:03,041 --> 00:34:04,709
Welcome back.
416
00:34:08,504 --> 00:34:09,714
Queen.
417
00:34:12,967 --> 00:34:16,387
The Eight-foot-tall Ghost
appeared in the Prince's quarters?
418
00:34:16,471 --> 00:34:19,182
Yes. I thought it was imperative
that you knew,
419
00:34:19,265 --> 00:34:22,560
so I ran over here
when I heard you were back.
420
00:34:22,643 --> 00:34:24,270
Is His Highness all right?
421
00:34:25,229 --> 00:34:29,025
By heaven's grace, we were able to avoid
a disaster, thanks to the Ghostbane Stone.
422
00:34:29,108 --> 00:34:33,071
However, all the preventive measures
we had taken proved to be useless.
423
00:34:34,989 --> 00:34:39,619
It seems that Eight-foot-tall Ghost
became an even mightier evil spirit
424
00:34:39,702 --> 00:34:42,121
after devouring
the Imugi's luminous pearl.
425
00:35:11,067 --> 00:35:12,485
My powers have grown weaker.
426
00:35:13,694 --> 00:35:16,656
I will soon be no different from a mortal.
427
00:35:17,532 --> 00:35:21,786
I might not be able
to protect Yeo-ri at this rate…
428
00:35:25,540 --> 00:35:28,084
Murder is subject
to the dictates of the law.
429
00:35:28,167 --> 00:35:29,544
It cannot be taken lightly.
430
00:35:31,212 --> 00:35:33,840
Choi Won-u deserves to be beheaded.
431
00:35:33,923 --> 00:35:36,217
However, it was
an act of involuntary manslaughter,
432
00:35:36,300 --> 00:35:38,553
incited by blackmail
from Book Merchant Jang Eon-su.
433
00:35:38,636 --> 00:35:40,513
He is also a descendant
of a faithful escort
434
00:35:41,305 --> 00:35:43,307
to the King 100 years ago during the war
435
00:35:43,391 --> 00:35:47,270
and has spent his whole life fulfilling
his duties of loyalty and filial piety.
436
00:35:47,937 --> 00:35:49,522
He shall be granted clemency
437
00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:53,276
and be sentenced 50 strikes of the cane
438
00:35:53,359 --> 00:35:55,528
and a funerary fine of 10 nyang.
439
00:35:55,611 --> 00:36:00,116
FUNERARY FINE: IMPOSED ON THE KILLER
FOR THE VICTIM'S FUNERAL EXPENSES
440
00:36:00,199 --> 00:36:01,659
What is the matter?
441
00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:04,787
Is your punishment too harsh?
442
00:36:06,539 --> 00:36:08,040
No, Your Majesty.
443
00:36:08,124 --> 00:36:10,793
Compared to the heinous crimes
that I have committed,
444
00:36:12,587 --> 00:36:14,922
the punishment is too light.
445
00:36:16,215 --> 00:36:18,676
Your benevolence is boundless,
Your Majesty.
446
00:36:32,982 --> 00:36:34,066
Father.
447
00:36:37,653 --> 00:36:38,821
Father…
448
00:36:39,405 --> 00:36:41,157
I am all right.
449
00:36:41,240 --> 00:36:44,118
Do not worry about me and go back home.
450
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:48,164
Do not just stand there.
Escort the lady away.
451
00:36:48,247 --> 00:36:49,540
Yes, Your Excellency.
452
00:36:49,624 --> 00:36:51,000
My lady.
453
00:36:51,584 --> 00:36:52,460
Let us go.
454
00:36:58,841 --> 00:37:00,301
Your Excellency…
455
00:37:12,230 --> 00:37:13,231
My lord?
456
00:37:14,815 --> 00:37:16,943
You mean that caragana?
457
00:37:18,277 --> 00:37:21,572
I did bring it with me
to the Capital this time…
458
00:37:21,656 --> 00:37:24,116
It appears your energy is
a good match for the caragana.
459
00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:29,247
Its blossoms are elusive and rare,
yet it has become abundant with buds.
460
00:37:29,830 --> 00:37:34,293
That is because I watered it well
and let it bask in the sun.
461
00:37:34,377 --> 00:37:36,879
I put great effort into its care.
462
00:37:36,963 --> 00:37:39,632
Because it was a gift from you, my lord.
463
00:37:39,715 --> 00:37:41,676
When it is in full bloom,
464
00:37:42,635 --> 00:37:43,719
you must let me know.
465
00:37:43,803 --> 00:37:45,096
Why, my lord?
466
00:37:47,306 --> 00:37:48,766
Well, you see…
467
00:37:49,475 --> 00:37:52,770
Many days have passed
since the buds appeared,
468
00:37:52,853 --> 00:37:54,939
but they have not budged since.
469
00:37:55,022 --> 00:37:57,066
It is not wilting, either.
470
00:37:57,149 --> 00:37:59,360
It is as if it is frozen in time.
471
00:38:00,444 --> 00:38:02,905
May I ask where this is all coming from?
472
00:38:03,406 --> 00:38:06,450
What is so special about that caragana?
473
00:38:23,509 --> 00:38:25,553
CHEON GEUM-HWI
474
00:38:26,595 --> 00:38:29,015
Your Majesty, is this not
475
00:38:29,098 --> 00:38:31,267
the Eight-foot-tall Ghost's
identification tablet?
476
00:38:32,393 --> 00:38:35,354
You said the ghost's mortal name
was Cheon Geum-hwi.
477
00:38:35,438 --> 00:38:38,316
I checked for the name
in the military examination register
478
00:38:38,399 --> 00:38:40,276
through the records
of King Yeonjong's reign.
479
00:38:40,860 --> 00:38:43,821
Are you suggesting we do a passage rite
for the Eight-foot-tall Ghost?
480
00:38:43,904 --> 00:38:44,822
Yes.
481
00:38:44,905 --> 00:38:48,409
After seeing the one performed
for that book merchant last time,
482
00:38:49,618 --> 00:38:51,662
I suspected such a tablet
would be necessary.
483
00:38:51,746 --> 00:38:53,581
Hence, I had them produce a new one.
484
00:38:53,664 --> 00:38:55,416
YEONHUI DIVISION
ROYAL GUARDS COMMAND
485
00:38:55,499 --> 00:39:00,671
Observing Lord Choi Won-u's recent ordeal
has led me to reflect on many things.
486
00:39:01,339 --> 00:39:02,465
Hence, I have decided
487
00:39:04,258 --> 00:39:06,510
for the sake of Cheon Geum-hwi,
488
00:39:07,386 --> 00:39:11,640
his family, and all the villagers
who met tragic deaths due to my ancestors,
489
00:39:12,558 --> 00:39:14,268
to carry out a passage rite.
490
00:39:15,269 --> 00:39:18,731
Furthermore,
I shall offer my sincerest apologies
491
00:39:20,483 --> 00:39:22,735
to them for the crimes
my ancestors have committed.
492
00:39:23,903 --> 00:39:25,237
Can you do that for me?
493
00:39:27,031 --> 00:39:30,242
I remain limited in my skills
and will not be able to perform it alone.
494
00:39:30,326 --> 00:39:32,411
I will need Venerable Gaseop to lead it.
495
00:39:32,995 --> 00:39:34,789
All right. You may have him do so.
496
00:39:38,834 --> 00:39:42,755
Furthermore, the goal of a passage rite
is to provide solace for the spirit,
497
00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:46,550
so it will be better to exclude
Imugi Gangcheori from the ceremony.
498
00:39:49,637 --> 00:39:52,056
Yeo-ri, what are you talking about?
499
00:39:52,139 --> 00:39:55,726
What will you do if
the Eight-foot-tall Ghost causes chaos?
500
00:39:55,810 --> 00:40:00,189
The only one who stands a chance
against that ghost is him.
501
00:40:00,773 --> 00:40:01,816
I concur.
502
00:40:02,691 --> 00:40:06,654
For His Majesty's safety,
Imugi Gangcheori must be present.
503
00:40:07,613 --> 00:40:08,656
However…
504
00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:11,742
As if anything around here
would go smoothly without me.
505
00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:13,494
Do not worry.
506
00:40:14,203 --> 00:40:17,706
I, too, must see the demise of
that abhorrent, evil spirit for myself.
507
00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:20,960
I shall join you.
508
00:40:24,630 --> 00:40:25,673
In ten days,
509
00:40:26,674 --> 00:40:29,510
it will be the 100th anniversary
of the Eight-foot-tall Ghost's death.
510
00:40:30,094 --> 00:40:32,513
Since heretical ceremonies are
outlawed within the Capital,
511
00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:36,517
it shall be performed at Jinseung Temple,
past the fortress walls.
512
00:40:37,476 --> 00:40:39,103
Hence, prepare accordingly.
513
00:40:40,396 --> 00:40:41,397
Yes, Your Majesty.
514
00:40:42,231 --> 00:40:44,775
It will be the 100th anniversary
in exactly 10 days…
515
00:40:45,609 --> 00:40:46,652
Damn it to hell.
516
00:40:47,403 --> 00:40:49,655
Why is everything so perfectly timed?
517
00:40:53,117 --> 00:40:57,705
With His Majesty so determined,
the ghost will soon cross over.
518
00:41:00,124 --> 00:41:01,542
I mean it, this time.
519
00:41:01,625 --> 00:41:04,587
Grandma only failed the passage rite
520
00:41:04,670 --> 00:41:06,714
because she did not know
the ghost's identity.
521
00:41:07,631 --> 00:41:08,841
And you saw it for yourself.
522
00:41:08,924 --> 00:41:11,510
Once Lord Choi Won-u
genuinely asked for forgiveness,
523
00:41:11,594 --> 00:41:13,012
the ghost's grudge was relieved.
524
00:41:13,637 --> 00:41:15,681
His Majesty, of all people,
525
00:41:15,764 --> 00:41:18,184
is looking to earnestly ask
for forgiveness from the ghost.
526
00:41:19,059 --> 00:41:22,104
Even that ghost's deep grudge
will be relieved.
527
00:41:22,188 --> 00:41:23,606
What are you trying to say?
528
00:41:24,190 --> 00:41:25,649
What I mean is…
529
00:41:26,233 --> 00:41:28,527
There is no need
for you to try so hard as well.
530
00:41:29,111 --> 00:41:29,945
What?
531
00:41:30,529 --> 00:41:33,532
You did not even like coming
to the palace from the start.
532
00:41:34,074 --> 00:41:36,076
You came because of me.
533
00:41:36,744 --> 00:41:40,122
I am already plenty thankful
for all that you have done.
534
00:41:41,832 --> 00:41:44,084
You are the one who begged me
on your knees to catch it
535
00:41:44,710 --> 00:41:46,337
and now you want me to step aside?
536
00:41:46,420 --> 00:41:48,088
You do not even have a Ghostbane Stone.
537
00:41:48,172 --> 00:41:51,008
You expect me to send you off
to face that ghost alone?
538
00:41:51,091 --> 00:41:53,802
Do you truly believe
I would be able to do that?
539
00:41:54,762 --> 00:41:57,431
I just… What I meant was…
540
00:41:59,266 --> 00:42:00,267
You…
541
00:42:05,814 --> 00:42:07,358
What exactly are you thinking?
542
00:42:15,699 --> 00:42:19,203
Eyeglass Artisan Yeo-ri.
Her Grace has summoned you.
543
00:42:19,828 --> 00:42:20,996
Her Grace?
544
00:42:25,584 --> 00:42:27,294
I summoned you to ask you a question.
545
00:42:28,671 --> 00:42:31,507
I hear you accompanied
His Majesty to the hot spring recently.
546
00:42:33,050 --> 00:42:34,468
Yes, Your Grace.
547
00:42:34,552 --> 00:42:36,345
The Eight-foot-tall Ghost, was it?
548
00:42:37,805 --> 00:42:39,890
Did you find out
who that evil spirit truly is?
549
00:42:40,891 --> 00:42:42,017
That…
550
00:42:45,563 --> 00:42:48,148
is not something
I am at liberty to divulge.
551
00:42:48,232 --> 00:42:49,483
Forgive me, Your Grace.
552
00:42:54,113 --> 00:42:55,114
Then…
553
00:42:58,993 --> 00:43:02,162
can you answer me this?
554
00:43:05,207 --> 00:43:06,500
My Yeongin…
555
00:43:09,336 --> 00:43:10,838
Do you know where he is?
556
00:43:12,798 --> 00:43:15,092
Did he safely cross
the River of the Afterlife?
557
00:43:20,723 --> 00:43:22,683
His Highness, Prince Yeongin…
558
00:43:27,271 --> 00:43:29,356
was devoured by the Eight-foot-tall Ghost.
559
00:43:37,865 --> 00:43:39,033
My Yeongin…
560
00:43:42,703 --> 00:43:46,332
He is unable to rest peacefully,
even in death, because of me.
561
00:43:46,415 --> 00:43:48,000
That evil spirit…
562
00:44:12,816 --> 00:44:14,068
Your Grace.
563
00:44:14,151 --> 00:44:18,447
I am an eyeglass artisan by trade,
but I am able to see ghosts.
564
00:44:19,406 --> 00:44:22,660
A ghost who has long frequented
the inner palace told me
565
00:44:22,743 --> 00:44:26,038
that an item His Highness cherished
during his lifetime
566
00:44:26,121 --> 00:44:28,123
remains in his chambers.
567
00:44:29,249 --> 00:44:30,918
An item he cherished?
568
00:44:31,001 --> 00:44:32,002
Yes, Your Grace.
569
00:44:34,797 --> 00:44:38,509
If you wholeheartedly pray for his return
with that object in front of you,
570
00:44:39,385 --> 00:44:43,180
you will be able to help him free himself
from the Eight-foot-tall Ghost.
571
00:44:54,358 --> 00:44:57,319
Your Grace, please let us look.
572
00:44:58,404 --> 00:45:00,197
You might get hurt, Your Grace.
573
00:45:00,280 --> 00:45:02,783
- Start searching.
- Yes, ma'am.
574
00:45:02,866 --> 00:45:06,370
All of His Highness's personal effects
have already been cleared away.
575
00:45:35,607 --> 00:45:36,608
Your Grace.
576
00:45:37,359 --> 00:45:38,527
Those are…
577
00:45:40,612 --> 00:45:42,739
the silk pouches Your Grace handmade
578
00:45:43,449 --> 00:45:46,618
for His Highness, every Lunar New Year.
579
00:45:48,871 --> 00:45:49,872
Yes.
580
00:45:51,582 --> 00:45:52,791
They are.
581
00:45:53,834 --> 00:45:56,378
I was worried
about the malevolence of spirits…
582
00:45:57,504 --> 00:45:58,797
so, I…
583
00:45:59,673 --> 00:46:03,760
They were very much cherished
by His Highness when he was alive.
584
00:46:04,511 --> 00:46:07,806
He said he could feel
the warmth of Your Grace from them.
585
00:46:26,492 --> 00:46:29,036
What was with all that fibbing?
586
00:46:29,119 --> 00:46:33,123
If some prayer was all it took to free
a soul from the Eight-foot-tall Ghost,
587
00:46:33,207 --> 00:46:36,043
then every ghost he devoured
should be free by now.
588
00:46:36,126 --> 00:46:40,214
I worried something terrible might happen
if I even took prayer away from her.
589
00:46:41,632 --> 00:46:43,050
And…
590
00:46:43,133 --> 00:46:45,636
there is nothing
more tenacious in this world
591
00:46:46,512 --> 00:46:48,096
than a mother's prayer.
592
00:46:49,556 --> 00:46:51,767
We cannot say it will not have
any effect with certainty.
593
00:46:55,479 --> 00:46:57,814
Hey, why are you crying?
I did not do anything to you.
594
00:46:57,898 --> 00:47:00,150
My mother…
595
00:47:00,234 --> 00:47:03,612
She also desperately prayed for me.
596
00:47:04,863 --> 00:47:08,992
I wanted to see her
so badly before I died,
597
00:47:09,952 --> 00:47:13,247
but the Chief Royal Physician
refused to give me permission.
598
00:47:14,414 --> 00:47:16,458
He said he could not let
599
00:47:17,251 --> 00:47:20,963
all the eunuchs go home
over a measly cold.
600
00:47:29,179 --> 00:47:32,015
Did you stay by Her Grace's side
601
00:47:32,099 --> 00:47:34,268
because you missed
your own mother's embrace?
602
00:47:34,851 --> 00:47:35,852
Yeah.
603
00:47:37,604 --> 00:47:39,731
I need to stop by the Royal Couturier.
604
00:47:39,815 --> 00:47:41,441
Can you wait for me by the well?
605
00:48:06,550 --> 00:48:09,386
I bought them a while ago
but I finally get to give them to you.
606
00:48:11,513 --> 00:48:13,140
They are for you. Try them on.
607
00:48:21,231 --> 00:48:22,357
They fit perfectly!
608
00:48:25,902 --> 00:48:29,239
You have not been able to go
because you did not have shoes, right?
609
00:48:30,157 --> 00:48:32,492
Go to your mother with those shoes on.
610
00:48:33,493 --> 00:48:34,870
She must be waiting for you.
611
00:48:41,293 --> 00:48:45,130
THE ANTHOLOGY OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS
612
00:48:53,388 --> 00:48:57,601
That depressing face of yours
is even more unbearable in that state.
613
00:48:58,352 --> 00:49:00,437
My goodness, when did you return?
614
00:49:00,520 --> 00:49:03,148
More importantly, what did you just say?
615
00:49:03,231 --> 00:49:05,776
How dare you make such rude remarks
616
00:49:05,859 --> 00:49:08,862
about His Majesty's
glowing royal countenance?
617
00:49:08,945 --> 00:49:13,033
Then? His face's been that mopey for days.
Should I just continue to feign ignorance?
618
00:49:14,660 --> 00:49:16,119
Look here, Gangcheori.
619
00:49:18,413 --> 00:49:20,457
I was not the least bit surprised.
620
00:49:20,540 --> 00:49:22,793
Did you think a ghost
with that deep of a grudge
621
00:49:22,876 --> 00:49:24,961
would not even have such a tale attached?
622
00:49:26,755 --> 00:49:32,135
I have always been proud of
my heritage and bloodline.
623
00:49:32,719 --> 00:49:35,430
The burden of the lineage
weighed heavily on my shoulders…
624
00:49:37,974 --> 00:49:39,768
and I tried with all my might…
625
00:49:41,770 --> 00:49:44,231
to become a king worthy of the dynasty.
626
00:49:45,524 --> 00:49:46,483
However…
627
00:49:49,444 --> 00:49:52,322
it appears I was on a fool's errand.
628
00:49:56,368 --> 00:49:59,246
I realized this
after entering a mortal body.
629
00:49:59,329 --> 00:50:02,582
For mortals,
the human body itself is the sin.
630
00:50:05,836 --> 00:50:08,672
To fulfill the desires of the human body,
631
00:50:09,423 --> 00:50:12,843
they seek out what is tastier,
garb that seems a bit nicer,
632
00:50:12,926 --> 00:50:14,553
and a house that is a little bigger.
633
00:50:14,636 --> 00:50:16,596
They remain so desperate
to climb up that ladder
634
00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:18,890
and obsess over money.
635
00:50:19,474 --> 00:50:21,560
What is this out of the blue?
636
00:50:21,643 --> 00:50:22,644
However…
637
00:50:24,646 --> 00:50:26,940
it turns out not all mortals
are like that.
638
00:50:27,691 --> 00:50:29,484
Occasionally, there were those
639
00:50:29,568 --> 00:50:32,070
who cared more about other things
640
00:50:33,739 --> 00:50:35,615
besides trivial desires of the human body.
641
00:50:38,076 --> 00:50:40,036
That is why I, the King, exist.
642
00:50:40,120 --> 00:50:43,206
If I spread fitting
and righteous principles
643
00:50:43,290 --> 00:50:45,292
to exercise people-centered governance,
644
00:50:46,334 --> 00:50:49,212
the avarice of human nature
will eventually be suppressed
645
00:50:50,338 --> 00:50:52,424
to lead the way for an age
of peace and prosperity--
646
00:50:53,508 --> 00:50:56,428
So, do you think that is possible?
647
00:50:58,138 --> 00:51:00,891
The state-owned slave reform plans
you showed me a while back…
648
00:51:00,974 --> 00:51:03,894
"Life is short, why waste energy
on such a useless pursuit?"
649
00:51:04,561 --> 00:51:06,021
You criticized it so, did you not?
650
00:51:08,106 --> 00:51:10,525
You will achieve
that noble pursuit you seek.
651
00:51:11,401 --> 00:51:12,486
After all,
652
00:51:13,069 --> 00:51:14,821
you are one of those mortals…
653
00:51:17,240 --> 00:51:19,284
I come across occasionally.
654
00:51:24,456 --> 00:51:28,376
These are the words of
the exalted Gangcheori.
655
00:51:28,460 --> 00:51:29,753
Feel free to believe them.
656
00:52:02,869 --> 00:52:04,454
It has all been taken from me.
657
00:52:06,373 --> 00:52:07,666
My body,
658
00:52:08,667 --> 00:52:09,668
my life,
659
00:52:10,710 --> 00:52:12,420
and all my people…
660
00:52:14,172 --> 00:52:16,091
They have all been taken from me.
661
00:52:19,553 --> 00:52:22,639
There you go.
You must feel such immense sorrow.
662
00:52:25,642 --> 00:52:29,437
Foster that grudge.
That is what you must do.
663
00:52:29,521 --> 00:52:33,441
Only then,
will you do as I say without protest.
664
00:52:54,045 --> 00:52:57,799
I appear before you,
despite the threat of patrolling guards,
665
00:52:57,883 --> 00:52:59,885
because I wish to protect you, my lord.
666
00:53:00,969 --> 00:53:05,640
I wish to have you ascend
to the seat of the Chief State Councillor.
667
00:53:05,724 --> 00:53:06,725
That is why I am here.
668
00:53:07,434 --> 00:53:10,729
Then, what must I do?
669
00:53:15,317 --> 00:53:18,320
You just need to lure out
Examiner Yoon Gap for me.
670
00:53:18,403 --> 00:53:22,240
I, Pung-san, will take care of the rest.
671
00:53:23,491 --> 00:53:26,119
I came because you said
you would treat me to tasty things,
672
00:53:26,912 --> 00:53:27,996
but what did you want?
673
00:53:28,079 --> 00:53:29,873
The nation is amidst a crisis.
674
00:53:31,041 --> 00:53:35,754
Since you are the subject
who is most favored by His Majesty…
675
00:53:38,840 --> 00:53:41,384
I thought we could become
good acquaintances
676
00:53:41,468 --> 00:53:43,637
to discuss political affairs and such.
677
00:53:46,014 --> 00:53:47,098
Let us see here…
678
00:53:47,682 --> 00:53:50,018
You wish for me to pass on
this flattery to the King
679
00:53:50,101 --> 00:53:51,978
so that he may look upon you favorably?
680
00:53:52,938 --> 00:53:55,523
You must be after the empty seat
of the Chief State Councillor.
681
00:53:57,192 --> 00:53:58,234
Why, you scoundrel!
682
00:53:59,819 --> 00:54:01,529
You are really something else.
683
00:54:02,822 --> 00:54:06,952
That Imugi will not go easy on you
because you are the Minister of Rites.
684
00:54:07,702 --> 00:54:11,331
I must remain calm. He is an Imugi.
685
00:54:12,582 --> 00:54:13,625
Let me see here…
686
00:54:15,919 --> 00:54:17,420
Now, I remember.
687
00:54:17,504 --> 00:54:21,758
You are that rascal who used to follow
Kwak Sang-chung around like fish poop.
688
00:54:25,220 --> 00:54:29,724
I may be cutting my life short,
but I cannot stand this any longer!
689
00:54:34,562 --> 00:54:37,565
We are still drinking.
Where are you running off to?
690
00:54:38,608 --> 00:54:41,736
Pung-san told me to keep him occupied
for as long as I could.
691
00:54:42,320 --> 00:54:43,905
Why did you bring me here?
692
00:54:47,283 --> 00:54:48,618
Well, you see…
693
00:56:04,778 --> 00:56:07,363
His Lord is not home yet?
694
00:56:07,447 --> 00:56:10,366
No. I guess you just missed
each other on the way out?
695
00:56:11,576 --> 00:56:12,619
It seems so.
696
00:56:14,037 --> 00:56:17,957
Where is he? I assumed he went home
when I could not find him anywhere.
697
00:56:20,376 --> 00:56:21,669
Who could that…
698
00:56:21,753 --> 00:56:23,588
My goodness. Gap!
699
00:56:23,671 --> 00:56:25,465
Goodness me. What happened to him?
700
00:56:25,548 --> 00:56:27,008
It seems he drank a bit too much.
701
00:56:27,092 --> 00:56:30,011
This is an all-too-common sight
at our courtesan house.
702
00:56:33,681 --> 00:56:37,602
Gosh, I do not even smell any alcohol.
How did he drink too much?
703
00:56:39,771 --> 00:56:41,064
My poor son.
704
00:56:44,317 --> 00:56:45,151
Wait.
705
00:56:46,736 --> 00:56:48,863
Oh, my. He is burning up.
706
00:56:49,823 --> 00:56:51,699
Keep an eye on him for me.
707
00:56:51,783 --> 00:56:53,910
- I will fetch a physician.
- All right.
708
00:57:18,435 --> 00:57:22,856
That Imugi must already be weak
with his waning water energy.
709
00:57:22,939 --> 00:57:25,400
After devouring a luminous pearl,
710
00:57:25,483 --> 00:57:29,028
suppressing an Imugi like that
will be a breeze for our Warrior Deity.
711
00:58:08,109 --> 00:58:10,361
Are you awake? How do you feel?
712
00:58:10,445 --> 00:58:11,863
You were burning up all night.
713
00:58:11,946 --> 00:58:14,782
You must be thirsty.
Have some water first.
714
00:58:22,040 --> 00:58:23,041
Yeo-ri.
715
00:58:27,337 --> 00:58:28,338
Yes.
716
00:58:29,547 --> 00:58:30,548
It is me.
717
00:58:33,843 --> 00:58:35,178
Lord Yoon Gap.
718
00:58:35,261 --> 00:58:36,387
Gosh, Gap.
719
00:58:39,098 --> 00:58:40,600
When did you wake up?
720
00:58:40,683 --> 00:58:43,686
How are you feeling? Did the fever break?
721
00:58:45,188 --> 00:58:46,189
Let me see…
722
00:58:48,233 --> 00:58:49,359
Mother.
723
00:58:54,906 --> 00:58:56,824
What did you just say?
724
00:58:57,534 --> 00:58:58,701
Yes, Mother.
725
00:59:00,286 --> 00:59:01,287
It is me.
726
00:59:03,957 --> 00:59:05,917
It is Gap.
727
00:59:06,876 --> 00:59:07,877
My goodness.
728
00:59:10,421 --> 00:59:13,550
Goodness… Gap.
729
00:59:14,133 --> 00:59:14,968
My word.
730
00:59:15,593 --> 00:59:16,803
Are you my Gap?
731
00:59:17,887 --> 00:59:18,930
Goodness.
732
00:59:20,098 --> 00:59:21,224
I cannot believe this!
733
00:59:22,308 --> 00:59:24,018
My word…
734
00:59:26,229 --> 00:59:27,939
My dear child.
735
00:59:28,022 --> 00:59:30,483
My dear child has come back to me.
736
00:59:30,567 --> 00:59:32,235
My goodness. Gap!
737
00:59:34,028 --> 00:59:36,573
I am so proud of you. Well done.
738
00:59:36,656 --> 00:59:37,699
It has returned.
739
00:59:38,449 --> 00:59:41,911
The soul has returned
to its original body.
740
00:59:43,288 --> 00:59:45,999
- His Lord has returned.
- Thank goodness.
741
00:59:47,667 --> 00:59:50,253
Then, what happened to Gangcheori?
742
00:59:51,546 --> 00:59:53,006
Where did he go?
743
00:59:54,757 --> 00:59:57,677
SPECIAL THANKS
TO LEE KYU-HAN AND SONG YOUNG-KYU
744
01:00:15,240 --> 01:00:17,699
THE HAUNTED PALACE
745
01:00:17,780 --> 01:00:19,907
It seems something is definitely going on.
746
01:00:19,991 --> 01:00:22,910
I am so afraid that
Gangcheori will also end up like Bibi.
747
01:00:22,994 --> 01:00:25,913
I have come back because there was
something I needed to tell you.
748
01:00:25,997 --> 01:00:27,915
How would you like
to live 100 years with me?
749
01:00:27,999 --> 01:00:30,793
The Yoon Gap that I cherished so
has returned to me.
750
01:00:31,628 --> 01:00:34,213
As soon as I felt your royal frame,
I experienced unbearable pain.
751
01:00:34,297 --> 01:00:36,299
- Yeo-ri!
- Gangcheori?
752
01:00:36,883 --> 01:00:38,760
That body will not remain yours.
753
01:00:38,843 --> 01:00:41,846
Pour this on the King's Ghostbane Stone.
754
01:00:41,929 --> 01:00:44,932
Your Majesty,
please forgive this unfaithful servant.
755
01:00:45,016 --> 01:00:46,976
My lord, you cannot.
756
01:00:47,769 --> 01:00:50,273
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757
01:00:50,354 --> 01:00:51,593
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