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Yeon Hee!

Episode 16

Once you've checked it out, go and fetch the head.

You have made your wish so the only thing left is for it to be granted.

Brother, what did you wish for?

For me,

it's a secret!

I can't let bad luck come in by telling it.

You know, I wish for you to only walk on a rose-petaled path.

To not step on the dirty path nor a painful one. To always step upon good and pretty things so that

when you look back on the road you traveled, I hope it remaines fragrant and sweet.

Please purify the evil-cursed Princess now.

You can't do it?

His Excellency used to hesitate every time he was at a critical moment.

Please take a look at how it ended up.

See how the girl like a rose turned to be.

Young Master has to put an end to this tragedy.

Young Master, you are the only one who can save Yeon Hee from this pain.

If I want to see whether or not you are telling the truth,

I have to light the fire to Yeon Hee, right?

Please light the fire.

Young Master. If you do it, the Yeon Hee, whom you want desperately to see, will come back for sure.

Yeon Hee.

What has just happened?

Didn't you say that the Princess was inside?

Did you actually bring her?

Ask your subordinates because they have seen it already.

Where has the Princess who's supposed to be in there gone?

I don't know either.

You have to kill the Princess with the fire by the internal spiritual force.

Didn't I say to you that you have to burn her out?

The Princess is supposed to be in that fire. Where the hell has she gone?

Didn't I just tell you that I don't know?

What are you so furious about?

In a race against the clock, we have to capture her and burn her to death

before Yeon Hee discovers the fact that it was her trusted brother who tried to kill her.

What am I supposed to do now?

Help Hong Joo, kill the cursed Princess, and protect Yeon Hee.

That's the reason my power was passed on to you.

Help Hong Joo?

Is that what you want, Father?

That is the way for the Royal Family.

If you become a danger to Yeon Hee,

what should I do?

If you still cannot forsake Hong Joo,

I cannot believe your words anymore.

Don't trust me.

What exactly happened?

Your brother left me this,

so that I could come to save you.

Brother.

- Yeon Hee. - What the hell is that? What is it that you have done to her?

Are you all right?

I have checked what the real intention of Hong Joo is.

You said the real intention?

That shamaness is trying to use the lighting of the fire by the internal spiritual force

in order to kill you.

That is another method to kill me,

isn't it?

I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you all this sooner. You must have been very shocked.

A fire by the internal spiritual force! What is that, again? Does she mean to burn Yeon Hee to death?

I am the only one who has the power to light a fire by the internal spiritual force.

She can't hurt her any more.

Maybe,

is it the reason why Hong Joo tries to get close to you?

Last time Father visited the prison with Hong Joo.

No matter what, I don't think this will do.

I must find Hong Joo and lock her up.

I...

I know where she is.

Why did you have to go that far to make a Talismanic Shield for the Princess?

Even if you hadn't lost your ability due to that worthless thing, we would have already succeeded in killing her.

Your Excellency, you started all this.

I never wanted you to be like this.

Please.

Please!

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Now, there is one thing left that Your Excellency must do to help me.

The talismanic shield that Your Excellency risked your own life to make for the Princess,

please get rid of it.

It is one that you made, so only you can break it.

With that curse, that guy, Heo Jun, would collapse down,

and the Princess' white hair would be revealed to the world.

Make it so they have nowhere to hide any more.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

If I just do exactly what you say, will we be able to capture the princess?

We have to make your son never fails again.

Please take me to His Majesty!

Because I have something I have to say to His Majesty!

His Majesty is not supposed to desert me like this!

Do you know that, you guys? His Majesty and I are in the same boat!

Come. Come over here. You heard everything I said, right?

His Majesty should not treat me like this.

If you knew how many local products I have offered up to the King recently,

your eyes would flip!

You pathetic— Really! Be quiet!

What, you bastard? You swore, didn't you?

You bastards! Do you even know who I am?!

What are you saying? Let's go!

You said let's go?! What is your name, you bastard?! Hey... Come here for a moment...

- You know my mother, right? - Yes, yes.

I will talk to my mother and

and fill the pockets of both of you.

Please. You must call my mother, okay?

Yes, I understand.

- Hey! Feed him some rice over here. - What?

You, bastard! I will remember your face for sure! What is your name, bastard?

Keep your mouth shut and have your meal, huh?

Aren't you coming back, bastard?

Is this what you call a meal, you bastards? What is this? I won't eat!

I... I won't eat it.

Mother.

Hey, you foot-wrap! Hey, Ahjusshi!

Ahjusshi!

- Ahjusshi! - Hey! You startled me!

You can call me if you want but why did you pop up out of nowhere?

I have been calling you from some time ago. By the way, have you seen Jun these days?

He seems to be being chased by someone.

Scholar Heo...

He has managed to live well.

Why do these things keep happening in a row?

The bad things keep happening to the ones that I have to protect.

Like a dumb ass, I can be of no help.

There is no fun.

Hey, where are you going? You are the first one who started this conversation.

I really hate when somebody clings onto me.

So that's why I'm saying I don't know what I have to do.

Time keeps going by and we have to light the candles somehow but Yeon Hee is getting so much weaker.

I don't even know where exactly His Excellency went.

You know, at night...

Forget it.

Please get going. Go.

Ahjusshi!

Are you looking down on me?

Or are you comfortable with me?

You keep talking to yourself about what is going on in your mind.

- What I mean is that, by any chance— - What?

- I'll just say it. Do you like me? - No!

Ahjusshi, I see you have so many worries, so don't you dare like me.

It is only you who will get hurt.

So keep going your way!

Ah, No!

No!

Hey, you. Shorty! No!

I only like very tall women.

Scholar Heo.

That woman named Hong Joo tried to kill Yeon Hee once again.

I'm here after I heard what happened yesterday.

I heard that Young Master Poong Yeon inherited the power of lighting a fire by the internal spiritual force.

Burning a fire by the internal spiritual force is only His Excellency's ability, so I never thought it could be a threat to Yeon Hee like that.

If we leave that woman, Hong Joo, alone, Yeon Hee could really die.

That one, if she can't use the black magic, she is nothing but a human, right?

Is there any method to stop Hong Joo from using black magic anymore?

None that I know of.

No. There must be a method.

I have to look for the method at the Taoist Temple.

What are you doing here?

I was looking for you.

What is it?

What will you do this time?

I must definitely capture the Princess.

Do you have a plan?

Don't worry about it. I'm sure His Excellency will help us somehow.

What did you say?

You don't know yet? His Excellency is on our side this time.

What exactly have you done to my father?

When he died because of the Princess, I saved him using black magic.

Where exactly is my father now?

He has gone to meet his daughter.

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Hey!

Is your body all right?

Yes, I have fully recovered.

But, Princess your complexion doesn't look that good.

Is it because the day when the Northern Star will disappear is getting closer?

I should have never accepted the talismanic shield from you.

It is all in the past.

Father, I have one thing I must ask you. That's why I came to find you.

Last time you paid a visit to the prison with Hong Joo.

Back then...

You were trying to kill me, right?

There is no such a thing. Why would I try to harm the Princess?

I know you did that because you were lured by Hong Joo.

I'm sure Father can never kill me.

So...

Please come back to us.

Father.

Scholar Heo! Scholar Heo!

Yeon Hee.

Please hurry up and go to Yeon Hee.

Father!

Father, please come back to your senses. It is me, Poong Yeon!

Your Excellency.

Your Excellency!

Your Excellency.

Your Excellency.

Your Excellency.

Father.

You said His Excellency might know how to prevent that woman, Hong Joo, from using black magic, right?

If we somehow make it so that Hong Joo can't control His Excellency,

he can come back for a short moment, can't he?

I can go to the place you told us about yesterday.

Are you considering me to be on your side?

it's better that I go.

Then what is going to happen to Father?

He is subsisting on black magic now.

If there is no black magic in him, my father...

You have really a tough and strong life.

Father.

Your Excellency, please take a look closely. This is Yeon Hee.

What am I supposed to do? What am I...?

The ones who stay right by the Princess' side will also face death in the end.

Hong Joo...

It is you, right?

I really don't want to deal with you, Hong Joo,

because I don't even want to talk to a non-human thing.

It seems that it is you who stabbed me on the back with Red Robes.

How did you know how to cure His Majesty's ailment?

So it seems that is what you are curious about.

I heard black magic snuggles into only the weak heart,

I tried to understand what is on His Majesty's mind.

There is something I am also curious about.

At what point did it permeate His Excellency's mind?

Do you want to pull out His Excellency's black magic?

I am afraid

you won't be able to get rid of the black magic from His Excellency's body at all.

What are you going to do with His Excellency?

That is the thing I want to ask.

Will you be able to handle His Excellency in that state?

You can't kill him or save him at all!

The only thing left is for you to see His Excellency slowly die in front of you.

Since you are treating His Excellency like this,

you also don't want to see him pass away, do you?

What are you doing?

Your Excellency.

Yeon Hee.

Father.

His Excellency, have you come back to your senses?

Young Master Poong Yeon might hurt Hong Joo.

His Excellency, before Hong Joo wakes up, I am asking you.

Is there a method to get rid of Hong Joo's black magic?

You must find the source of her black magic.

The source of her black magic? What is that?

On the day Hong Joo started to use black magic for the first time,

the thing she grabbed,

the Short Black Sword is the very source of Hong Joo's black magic.

By lighting a fire by the internal spiritual force, you can get rid of the Short Black Sword.

The Short Black Sword...

She broke my talismanic shield with that sword!

You've sent me a rat ass.

What did you do to my brother?

Don't you worry too much yet. He is still breathing.

If you want to see your brother again,

you have to come to Seohyang Forest in person.

The one who protected us from Hong Joo,

we are about to lose our solid friend.

I will definitely save him.

His Excellency, Sir Choi Hyeon Seo.

Do you have a plan?

We have found Hong Joo's hiding place.

We will stop her from using her black magic any more, and then...

I will find the way to save my father.

So that Heo Jun guy has entered the Palace, hasn't he?

I'm thankful to that man for saving your life.

Are you going to keep working together?

I'm worried that you put yourself in a dangerous situation,

and your behavior may be seen as a problem by other court officials.

If necessary, I will give him some military guards.

Let him move quietly outside of the Palace.

However, it is my concern. Even though his life is hanging by a thread,

he is the one who would take his action for my sake without hesitation.

I also want to protect that person.

If that is the case, he is not allowed to enter the Palace privately.

In the place where an unmarried woman like you is staying,

there are already rumors that a guy of no status is coming and going frequently.

You are the princess.

Though you have lived for a long time out of the palace,

your status, that was set from birth, can never be changed.

So you have to behave yourself according to the decency laws of the palace.

Keep your distance from him.

Do you understand?

What do you mean by saying that?

All of a sudden, you are saying that we are going to change the Head of Taoist Temple.

Under the circumstance, His Excellency Choi Hyeon Seo

can't hold the position any more.

Could it be that...

That woman named Hong Joo is behind this again?

Yes.

What is it with the worthless shamaness,

that she could put our country and the palace into chaos like this?!

The safety of the royal family and the princess comes first.

We could bring up the person who can protect the princess and the royal family as a Head of Taoist Temple.

Is there anyone you already have in mind?

Your Majesty knows him better than anyone else.

Choi Poong Yeon, the ex-captain of Royal Guard.

I will recommend him as a Head of Taoist Temple.

That person.

Is he willing to take over the position?

His father is ill so I'm sure he will.

It seems that both of you got closer.

That man, Choe Poong Yeon probably buttered you up to recommend him for the position.

Even though he is His Excellency Choi Hyeon Seo's son,

I was told that his personality and strong loyalty is as good as his father's.

Isn't that the same reason you kept him right by your side all this time?

The only person who can now protect the princess,

no matter how hard I think about it,

the only one left is definitely him.

I will give some thought to it,

so please leave now.

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I know exactly what you are thinking about right now so don't do it.

She asked me to come.

You don't know what kind of woman she is?!

I will go so you stay here.

You can't do it on your own. I will lure her.

You go and find the Short Black Sword.

How can I make a move after sending you to her?

I hate it when you somehow get hurt.

Because of this ridiculous fate that drives you to the edge of the cliff, you to be acting just like me.

I was acting like a crazy guy to save you.

If something bad happens to you

what am I supposed to do?

I won't get hurt, Jun.

That woman can't do anything to me.

No one can hurt us... either you or me.

Because I trust you, I am going to Hong Joo.

So you trust me too and go to the Hong Joo's hiding place.

Anyway,

thanks to you we are able to capture the princess.

You will be healed soon because you were hurt by the Short Black Sword.

You must get up soon,

and light a fire by the internal spiritual force for me.

Hey.

Your Excellency, have you come back to your senses?

You should be careful.

Black magic is a very dangerous thing.

If you make any mistakes when you touch the Short Black Sword,

you will be eaten up by the black magic.

The bad minds,

and any weak minds, can be easily permeated by black magic.

You have to harden your heart.

The moment you are swayed,

you will be eaten by black magic.

Don't ever be swayed!

Never!

Yes.

The princess is here.

Sir!

They are keeping you right by their side

only because they need you somehow, but they will throw you away.

in the end, you will have nothing.

In the end, that girl you love will leave your side too.

Once you make any mistakes when you touch the Short Black Sword

you will be eaten up by black magic for sure.

The bad minds, and any weak minds, can be easily permeated by black magic.

You have to harden your heart.

The moment you are swayed, you'll be eaten by black magic.

What can you do when you go there? There is nothing you can do.

Don't do anything!

Do not try to escape. Do not try to win,

and just live as if you were dead.

Hurry and beg Young Master for his forgiveness.

Hurry and apologize! Hurry!

Your status, that is set from birth, can never be changed.

So you have to behave yourself as the Princess according to the decency laws of the Palace. Keep your distance from that man.

No way!

Does it make sense for a runaway slave to continue living?

You're the one who forced your mother into that fire!

I gave orders to immediately kill Young Master Poong Yeon, in case you make any foolish moves.

Don't fight back and follow me.

I intend to do so.

Did you have a good time meeting your father?

Thanks to you, yes. I didn't know you saved father using black magic on him.

But if it weren't for you, he would never have passed away.

Your black magic must be something. It can save people.

It can also kill people for sure.

If that so, you must know the method to revive my father's life.

Are you going to sacrifice your life if you know your father would be revived when you died?

Your father didn't hesitate to sacrifice his life for you.

That is the reason I am here.

Are you really going to sacrifice your life?

I don't see the man beside you all the time.

Why would he come along with me, when I came to die.

What a stupid guy you are! You touched black magic on your own.

No, Jun.

Scholar Heo.

Do you think that I am like you?

No! Don't do it!

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♬ My love which is getting further away. ♬

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All the people you love will die.

And the people who love you will die too. That's the curse that you have.

Yeon Hee, what are you doing?

I'm not all right.

Because you might pity me, I didn't like it. Since I was afraid,

I didn't express what I truly felt. So I'm sorry.

I just...

If you weren't a talismanic shield, I would have sent you away from my side.

I pitied you so I was worried about you.

I was thankful that you relied on me.

It is you, right?

What I have just told you, I sincerely mean it.

What a stupid guy you are!

- Do you think that I am like you? - Don't ever be swayed!

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