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THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL AND DOES NOT ACCURATELY DEPICT...

ACTUAL PEOPLE, INCIDENTS, OR A SPECIFIC PERIOD.

VIOLENT SCENES MAY APPEAR, SO VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

"Azazel"? What exactly is that?

Azazel is the alpha of western evil spirits...

also known as the Devil of the Wind.

How did it make it to Joseon?

The answer to that...

will be better explained...

by your grandfather and your father, the current King.

The undead surfaced...

because of my father, the current king...

and my grandfather, the former king?

MOUNT SAMGAK TEMPORARY PALACE

TAE JONG YI BANG WON: 3RD KING OF JOSEON DYNASTY

Earplugs!

Put in your earplugs!

Surround him with bronze shields.

Hold up the bronze mirror!

Do not think that this is the end.

I...

am imperishable.

PLEASE SAVE US FROM EVIL. AMEN

Could...

the alpha spirit have come back to life?

A few stones moved. That cannot mean that it came back to life.

Please do not be concerned, Your Majesty.

The alpha is clearly dead.

Then who moved the undead?

If the alpha came back to life and was headed to Hanyang,

you would have been the first to be attacked, not the people at Bakseok Hill.

But what if it went there to attack Kang Nyung?

I am sure it was just a coincidence.

A coincidence?

Then what is inside Kang Nyung now?

Go get the guards at the temporary palace at once.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Highness!

SOOKCHUNG GATE

Why will they not die?

Behead them!

Master Cho, what brings you here?

His Majesty has ordered us to tighten security at night.

CHO HWI RYANG: CROWN PRINCE'S TEACHER

We have been advised not to let anyone into the citadel at night.

How did you know what to do to kill the undead?

His Majesty ordered us to behead them.

What are you waiting for? Burn the undead at once.

And have more soldiers stand guard!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Chief Guard! Get my horse ready.

Yes, Your Highness!

Your Highness, the curfew will commence soon.

Where must you go so late?

I think one of the undead went into the citadel.

Well done.

YIM TAE MI: CHIEF MAGISTRATE OF THE CAPITAL DISTRICT

Your Highness.

Find the lady who was in the carriage.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Highness, she is not here. Not in the guest room or the quarters.

NAEDANG: WOMEN'S QUARTERS

A woman, who seemed to be Minister Ha's daughter-in-law, disappeared.

Search the entire area and find her.

Yes, Your Highness.

What about Eo Ri?

The thing is...

Your Highness!

Move all the dead bodies to the storage room.

Take care of the other corpses first.

Once that is done, you may join me in the search.

Make sure the word does not get out!

- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!

Your Majesty.

This man says that he saw something strange.

Tell His Majesty what you saw.

Commoners cannot enter the temporary palace.

How did a mere lumberjack like you...

get into this palace?

I was digging up kudzu roots with Park in the woods.

But he suddenly lost his footing and fell near the palace.

He hurt his head badly and was on the verge of death.

You fool! Why are you so clumsy?

Park! Hey!

Park!

Park!

And for some reason, he kept trying to get rid of the stones...

covering this well.

Then a snake crawled out of the well and bit him on the neck.

But he did not seem scared, nor did he try to run from the snake.

It seemed as if he had been waiting to be bitten.

It was as if he was possessed by the snake.

And then...

Park!

Park!

And soon after that, blood started coming out from everywhere,

and he suddenly turned pale.

Then, he vomited blood and died.

And after that, he came back to life?

- Oh, dear. - Goodness.

After I heard the news, I went to take care of his dead body,

but he had already bitten his children and wife...

and disappeared.

He disappeared after he bit them?

Did you find his body?

Not yet, Your Majesty.

Find Park's body.

If the alpha used Park's body to come back to life,

he might have switched the host to another merchant or soldier's body...

before he attacked Kang Nyung.

Your Highness.

EO RI: YANG NYUNG'S LOVER

Why do you have your sword out?

It is nothing.

It is cold outside. You should come on inside.

Chief Guard.

I will look for Minister Ha's daughter-in-law.

I want you to search the women's quarters.

Yes, Your Highness.

What is going on? Why must you do this at this hour?

By any chance,

does this have anything to do with the undead at Bakseok Hill?

How do you know about that?

Everyone keeps quiet because they are scared of His Majesty.

But all the wives of the aristocrats are already aware of the rumor.

What?

Apparently, rumors say...

the undead actually existed during the era of the late king.

And some even say that the late king...

and His Majesty were the ones who brought them into the country.

The throne is at risk.

Do not get swayed by those rumors. Now go on inside.

Please be careful.

You should go on inside.

- There we go. - Here.

- It looks great. - Yes.

Goodness.

Do you think Lord Choong Nyung...

is still alive?

Why do you even bother to ask such nonsense?

Just pass on the meat.

Those who died at Hamju Fortress due to the plague...

apparently came back to life and are walking around...

looking like corpses.

"I need blood."

- "I need blood." - "I need blood."

That is what the rumors say.

- My goodness. - Shut your mouth, you punk.

You keep talking nonsense with that darn mouth of yours.

People refer to us as a bunch of ignorant clowns...

because you keep saying absurd things.

How in the world can a dead person come back to life...

and walk around...

wanting to suck blood? My goodness, that is absurd.

That is why they call it the "undead".

- A living corpse. - My goodness.

Quit being absurd and sleep.

As for you, go back to what you were saying earlier.

Okay.

You know the magistrate's family who was in charge of Jeongju?

Apparently, they have been buying very expensive food recently,

and to keep their servants from saying anything about it,

they have been banning anyone from visiting them.

You think the head of the family...

is helping Wang Yu hide at his house?

That is the only thing that explains it.

Otherwise, why would that stingy man,

who never allowed anything expensive at a village festival,

suddenly gather all kinds of meat including lamb and beef...

and have them stacked up in his house?

It is strange.

As soon as the sun rises, let us send someone...

to go there and check.

If that turns out to be true, I will request to hold a festival,

so get ready.

I will quickly go and check myself.

But wait.

I heard he might be related to the loyal subject, General Choi Yeong.

Do you think it will be okay?

"Loyal subject"?

Goodness.

Loyal subject, my foot.

Those darn people from Goryeo used the words of Buddha...

to make us butcher cows and pigs.

They treated us butchers like we were trash.

Nothing has changed even in Joseon.

I thought we would be free to butcher meat as much as we wanted...

once it turned into a new country.

But they locked up all the butchers...

by creating a new government office with regulations against butchering meat.

That is why Byeo Ri's father got locked up.

That is what I mean.

The authorities of Joseon and Goryeo are all the same.

Those darn punks.

Yes.

- Let us catch them. - What?

Let us catch them all...

whether or not they are loyal subjects of Goryeo or Joseon.

Goodness, look at him. Now he is talking.

Let us catch them all. Get up.

- Go on. Get up. - Okay.

- Let us get them all. - All right.

No, not yet.

- Go to sleep. - Not now?

No. Not now.

Get down.

Where are you going?

Are you going to the bathroom?

I am going to visit that so-called prince and his men.

What is the matter with you?

Why would you go there?

I guess that Western shaman...

reminded him of his parents.

- My goodness. - Gosh.

Hey. Do not bother to go.

If we manage to get over the barley hump,

we will be able to gain so much gold.

So why would you go there?

Goodness.

Good job. Nice one.

Do you really think that magistrate...

will let us hold a festival?

We need to find a way...

to barge into his house...

to find Wang Yu or anyone else for that matter.

Gold does not come so easily like that.

Byeo Ri is right.

Jeongju is on our way to Hanyang.

So if we go there with the prince,

they will have no choice but to let us in.

He may be third in line, but he is still a prince.

Do you not agree?

- You have a point. - Yes, she does.

- She is right. - Yes, I agree.

- You are right. - She is right.

If you want to catch Wang Yu,

just go to sleep.

- Where do you want to sleep? - I will just sleep here.

- Go to bed. - I will sleep here.

- Let us sleep. - Go to bed.

Sleep.

- Are you good? - Yes.

Tell me.

Why do you think the late king...

and my father are responsible for bringing in the undead from the West?

Pater!

Marco.

Pater.

Calm down. He will answer your question...

once he finishes carrying out the exorcism.

Go on. Move his body.

Yes.

FATHER.

Why? What did he say?

It is already too late for them and their throats should be slit.

What are you talking about?

Just a while ago, you saved a man through exorcism.

That is because his wounds were not deep.

These other men will be possessed by evil...

and become undead the moment they die,

so their throats must be slit.

No. They are still alive.

They are still breathing and can be saved,

so perform the exorcism right this moment.

It is too late.

But they have served and protected me for ten years!

I will do what I can to save them,

so perform the exorcism.

Pater, it is my order as the prince of this nation.

MARCO.

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

Such insolence!

Why...

Your Highness.

IN THE NAME OF THE RESURRECTED JESUS CHRIST.

Your Highness.

DEFEND THOSE IN BATTLE.

UNCLEAN SPIRIT, DISAPPEAR! GO BURN IN HELL!

SAVE US FROM EVIL.

I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD. DEFEAT THOSE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.

UNCLEAN SPIRIT, DISAPPEAR!

GO BURN IN HELL!

How dare you!

Let go of Father John. Let go!

Are you all right?

Pater?

Your Highness.

- Interpreter. - Yes?

Why were the undead all going after Father John?

They were probably following orders.

Orders?

Are you saying that...

a certain evil spirit possessed my men and the gisaengs?

Of course.

There is a reason why the alpha of evil spirits exists.

"The alpha of evil spirits"?

What kind of a being is it?

It is the alpha of all evil spirits that command the dead...

as well as the living.

"The alpha of evil spirits"?

Such insolence!

The King ordered this area to be off limits.

Where exactly am I?

Your Majesty!

I do not deserve your mercy!

Get her out of here.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

KANG NYUNG: TAE JONG'S YOUNGEST SON

Father.

Speak.

Are you back from the dead?

I do not quite follow.

It is me, Kang Nyung.

I asked if you are back from the dead.

I...

do not follow what you are saying.

I am sure you remember this sword.

Pretending not to will not work.

I cannot comprehend how you managed to escape the temporary palace,

but if you wish to live,

you will prove so by leaving my son unharmed.

Understood?

Do not go, Father.

If you must,

slay me with your sword first.

My life...

is not all they are after.

They are after...

you, my brothers,

and Joseon.

Please... Execute me right here...

to prevent future misfortunes.

Please...

kill me today...

and...

save...

Do it!

Are you not curious to find out...

who you will have to kill next?

Do it!

Your Majesty, please end his life.

The Royal Family and our nation depend on it!

I say this again.

Harm my boy...

and you will never get to live another day.

What on earth?

You burned him.

That must mean he actually came back to life last night.

I smell face powder from the smoke.

Byeo Ri, I am right. Correct?

That is enough, guys.

I was wondering where you went,

but you were here playing with fire all night?

How silly of you.

This troupe is not one you can come and go as you please.

Disobey my words again,

and I will have your head.

So leave now, if that is what you want.

Come on. We are sorry, okay?

We will be careful from now on.

As if you have anyone better to perform.

You darn brat!

I was wondering where I could find you.

Thank you for coming back.

I hope the men I sent were of service,

Your Highness.

Thank you.

I and those from the west were only unscathed thanks to your men.

Goodness, please do not mention it.

It was our pleasure to help.

Am I right, Byeo Ri?

Byeo Ri.

Of course it was, Your Highness.

Since you are here,

could you perhaps escort us back to Hanyang?

- What? - What?

Your Highness.

All I have are you...

and the one whose demon was exorcised.

He can barely keep himself up.

Who will escort the western exorcist safely?

But Your Highness...

Could I ask for your service?

Who are we to decline your request?

It is just that...

we are quite a large troupe...

who have not been able to properly perform.

We are all hungry, you see.

Once we arrive in Hanyang, you will be more than generously paid.

I would not doubt that.

We promise...

to safely escort Your Highness and the western exorcist to Hanyang.

Byeo Ri, Hye Yum, off we go.

The sun is already up. Let us hurry.

Is this real?

Your Highness, you must not trust them.

All they do is hunt down opportunities to shake people for money.

You never know what their angle is.

Those who you call lowly...

already saved our lives twice.

Yes, but Your Highness...

Have a pigeon ready to deliver my letter to the King...

and collect all identity tags of the fallen soldiers.

Yes, Your Highness.

Your Majesty, I am here to greet you this morning...

I hear that the daughter-in-law of Minister Ha who became an undead...

walked past Sookchung Gate.

Was that not where you were stationed at?

Yes.

I was in charge of its security.

Even after seeing what happened to Kang Nyung,

you must have been wining with Eo Ri again.

And still you wish to be treated as the crown prince of this nation?

Your Majesty,

he was the one who first suspected the daughter-in-law...

and went after her all night.

He stayed up all night...

to search for her.

So, did you find her?

I asked if you found her.

I am ashamed, Your Majesty.

Hwi Ryang, Assistant Councilor of the State Council.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Sookchung Gate, being at the base of Mount Baekak,

increases the negative energy within the capital.

It will, therefore, only attract more spirits and the undead.

Permanently seal off the gate...

so that it is never open again.

As of this hour, all castle gates will be closed...

and the search for the daughter-in-law will commence.

If she is not found,

you will pay with your head.

Understood?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty.

Lord Choong Nyung has sent an urgent letter.

Father,

I witnessed the western exorcist saving a man...

who was bitten by an undead through exorcism.

I believe we will be able to save our people even if...

another attack like in Bakseok Hill may occur.

While you were in Uiju,

Kang Nyung was bitten by an undead and now an evil spirit possesses him.

Bring back the western exorcist as soon as possible...

and save your brother.

Your Highness, that letter is from His Majesty.

Why has Father requested the western exorcist?

QUEEN WON MYUNG: WIFE OF TAE JONG

I do not know.

Kang Nyung's life depends on this.

Mother?

Could...

Could the vile rumor about Father and Grandfather being the ones...

who summoned the undead in the first place be true?

Crown Prince...

So it is true.

That...

you will learn once you are on the throne.

So be patient for now and trust your father.

No.

I am done being patient.

Father blames me in every matter...

and only accuses me of any wrongdoing.

I am done playing his game.

I will find out where this all started...

and who summoned the undead into Joseon.

As the crown prince,

I will hold the guilty party responsible.

No matter...

who it may be.

Crown Prince!

Your Majesty,

how will we overcome this?

You must be hungry. Give it out.

Okay.

You get two.

Enjoy.

Here you go.

Let us eat!

- Oh, boy. - Time to eat!

Hey, you. Where are you from?

It is not like an ignorant lowborn like you would know if I told you.

I am from Vatican City.

"Vatican City"?

Is it a good place to live?

Yes, it is nice there.

All the crops grow very well, and even the grapes are huge.

And they eat bread instead of rice.

Do you know what bread is?

You grind wheat. Then you ferment and bake it.

And you get huge bread.

You know what barley rice cakes are, right?

Bread tastes 30,000 times better.

Nonsense.

I am sure it is the same where nobles get to enjoy the good life...

when slaves and lowborns like us...

are barely alive, trying to eke out a living.

It is the same everywhere. Am I wrong?

You brat, you keep dropping the honorifics.

You are all resentful because your life is a mess.

It is different there.

Even slaves get to live comfortably if they work hard.

And everyone has freedom.

Come on! You are lying to my face.

A country like that does not exist.

What is wrong with you? Is it because you look like a girl?

Why can you not trust anything I tell you?

Do you have everything down there?

Hey, Mr. Interpreter.

What will you give me if mine is bigger than yours?

Shall I slit your throat or cut off your thing down there?

Shall we both take our pants off and see?

You lunatic. Get that thing out of my face.

Sickles scare me.

I said, get it out of my face!

Enough.

Hye Yum has a feisty temper!

Your Highness.

There is a town called Jeongju over there.

The sun will set soon. How about we find a place to sleep?

Let us do that.

Your Highness, we do not have time.

We do not know when we could be attacked by the undead.

It will be dangerous to travel at night.

Ji Gyeom, we should just go to bed early tonight...

and leave as soon as the sun comes up.

Yes, Your Highness.

Hey! Eat quickly!

The sun will set soon!

- Hey, Let us go! - Let us go!

- Goodness. - Let us go.

Who is it?

What is all this fuss about?

My goodness.

We heard you are holding a ritual for the household deity today.

If you would kindly let us stay here for the night,

we will get rid of all the evil spirits for you...

and make sure you live a long healthy life...

by holding a ceremony filled with exciting performances!

- Yes! - That is right!

You fools.

Winter is long gone. We already held the ritual a while back.

Stop talking nonsense and leave at once.

- Hang on a second. - How dare you!

Do you even know whose residence this is?

Leave at once!

Oh, dear.

Well, I am happy to leave.

But you should not kick out Lord Choong Nyung.

Lord Choong Nyung!

Hey! How am I supposed to believe you?

Who are you?

Give me a moment.

Go and let the magistrate know...

that royal guards are here...

with Lord Choong Nyung disguised as traveling actors. Go!

Yes, sir!

Well...

If you are okay with staying at this humble abode, please come on in.

Come on, guys. Let us go inside, all of you!

Wait, all of them?

Hey, wait! Hey!

Not all of them! Hey, where are you going?

No! My goodness.

Anybody there?

Gosh, come help me!

Goodness. Stop! Please stop!

You cannot barge in here like this.

Stop this, please!

Oh, no. The energy of the site this house is built on is very strong.

I suppose that is why only men can live here.

I do not see a single female servant!

Oh, you are right!

What do you say?

The magistrate is kindly letting us stay here for the night.

How about we tame the household deity for him?

- Sounds good! - Sounds good!

Hey, you fools!

Why are you guys just standing there, wide-eyed?

Let us have some fun. Come on!

Here we go!

Gosh, you cannot do this. Stop.

My goodness! This is crazy.

No! You cannot come in. Stop!

Hey! My gosh.

Goodness, no!

What are you doing?

We cannot just barge in without the magistrate's permission!

We need to make a living, you know.

Please turn a blind eye to this, Your Highness.

Thank you, Your Highness.

What are you waiting for?

Set up the posts so we can walk the tightrope!

That jerk...

Your Highness, what did I say?

I told you those clowns would have another agenda.

How dare they...

use a prince to barge in here?

- I shall... - Ji Gyeom.

Since this already happened, I will just let them use me for the day.

I will speak with the magistrate.

Just find a room for Pater so he can get some rest.

I need to ask him something.

Yes, Your Highness.

It does not look like they came here knowing that you are here.

What should we do?

What is that?

General Choi Moo Sun of the Firearms Directorate gave me this.

It is a grenade filled with gunpowder.

Do you plan to strike them first?

That young man over there is Lord Choong Nyung,

Yi Bang Won's favorite son. Will this be okay?

It is actually a good thing.

I shall behead him to avenge my royal families of Goryeo,

who were killed in Ganghwa Island.

This is not enough to avenge their deaths.

Rumor has it that the undeads have been seen in the area.

The moment this grenade goes off, they will flock here.

I thought it was a groundless rumor.

Do they actually exist?

Here. Do not worry about a thing and just get ready.

I know how to handle them.

Understood.

What are you doing? Come gather around.

Wang Yu must be hiding in the main building or the inner quarters,

so we ought to do whatever it takes...

to drag out every single person inside the house.

While you guys do that, Ying Choon and I will get Wang Yu.

Got it?

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

Those punks...

Byeo Ri! Hye Yum!

- Go. - Your job is to drag out...

all of Wang Yu's guards.

What are you doing?

What is this?

Why are you fooling around here looking like fish out of the sea?

Get yourself together.

Go all out.

I know that you are planning to flee to the West after the job is done anyway.

We will give you enough money so you can get there.

Just go catch every single one of Wang Yu's guards.

They will do fine.

- Let us go. - Come on.

I have heard many great things

About the great family in Jeongju

Let us go!

Let us go have fun there!

Go!

Let us go!

Let us go, let us go

Let us go to the family in Jeongju and have fun

Let us go!

Have you still not found the man who opened the gates?

No, Your Highness.

Your Highness.

I do not want anyone following me.

Your Highness.

The man who opened the gates and let in the undead...

turned out to be a man named Kim Byung Soo.

Apparently, he is the right hand man of Chief Magistrate Yim Tae Mi.

Bring him to me.

Torture him if you have to.

I must know why he opened the gates.

It will not be that easy, Your Highness.

What?

Hello, Your Highness.

Yim Tae Mi.

You are the chief magistrate of the capital district...

and my father-in-law's friend.

Why are you trying to use the undead to destroy Joseon?

I did it for you, Your Highness.

It was for me?

How so?

Let me hear what you have to say.

You started fooling around with the previous king's concubine...

and brought Eo Ri to the women's quarters.

And I am sure you know your actions have upset His Majesty.

The previous king was the eldest son,

but only after two years,

he stepped down and passed on the throne to His Majesty.

The king of this country is already the second son.

So no one will be able to raise an issue even if Lord Choong Nyung...

ends up taking over the throne instead of you.

Are you...

trying to come between me and my brother?

You have been the crown prince for 13 years,

but have you ever thought of why you still have not succeeded the throne?

What?

You must regain His Majesty's trust.

You need to find out whether they are humans or ghosts,

if they are dead or alive,

their strengths and weaknesses,

and what you need to do to get rid of them.

You must find out and save Kang Nyung before Choong Nyung does...

so you can finally become the king of this country.

Your Highness.

I understand your loyalty.

But winning my father's trust...

The reason I am going to listen to your advice...

is not because I wish to gain His Majesty's trust.

It is because I wish to find out...

who brought the undead into this country.

- You had better not forget that. - Of course, Your Highness.

Bring him out.

Good!

Listen up!

The two long-headed grasshoppers...

are jumping like gray mullets!

If they do well, then so be it.

But if they fail, they will die!

Now, let us hear the drums!

Move, move!

Move aside, everyone!

Now, it is time for the highlight of the festival.

The best talent of the show!

He will go ahead and show you a great time!

Hurry up and follow me.

He is totally absent-minded.

Did you see that?

Your Majesty.

It has been a long time.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This is your first time coming here after the incident at Hamju Fortress.

Do not let anyone inside.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Is this...

the last mirror that will kill the evil spirit?

Yes.

Then I guess this will help us find out if Lord Kang Nyung is possessed...

by the alpha or just an ordinary evil spirit.

Are you Makchi?

No, I am not.

Makchi is locked up right now.

He is not here, Your Highness.

Is that so?

Then you can do the job instead.

Show him.

Goodness.

Have him stand up.

Cut him open.

I apologize to say this, Your Highness.

But I am a mere blacksmith.

I have never cut open a human before.

I humbly request your punishment.

I said, cut him open.

I will do it instead.

Go ahead.

If you fail,

you will end up gutted.

I kill livestock for a living.

The corpse of an undead will not be a problem.

A non-beating heart indicates no sign of life.

Yes. That is right, Your Highness.

How did a western evil spirit...

make an appearance in Joseon?

The answer to that...

will be better explained...

by your grandfather and your father, the current King.

Is it true...

that my grandfather, the former king,

and my father, the current king, are responsible for bringing...

western undeads to Joseon?

Please tell me.

If it is for my father and this nation,

I am willing to put forth my life.

JOSEON EXORCIST

WE THANK YOON JE MOON, DAVID MCINNIS, HONG SEOK BIN, AND HONG JI HEE...

FOR THEIR SPECIAL APPEARANCE.

He will last three days at most.

Choong Nyung will not be back with the western exorcist by then.

- The undead are coming. - They are after something else.

- Kill her! - Your Highness!

Rumor has it that dozens of undeads...

are trapped in a mirror at the official mudang.

Then obtaining the mirror will give you the power to command the evil spirits.

- I am the next king of Joseon. - Kill me.

You were ordered to tighten security measures!

How could you have let them get past these walls?

Are you even aware of the rumor going around?

What is your take on it?

I asked if you believed the rumor too.

MONDAY NIGHT 10PM

JOSEON EXORCIST