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I'll be returning to Goryeo.

-=Emperor of Yuan, Ta Hwan=- Aren't you going to attend the coronation?

Is there a reason that I must attend?

A woman who was dragged here as tribute is going to become the empress.

Isn't this a happy occasion for Goryeo?

As the King of Goryeo, I'll be the one to decide when it's a happy occasion.

If it wasn't for Consort Gi, you would've lost your life already.

She was the one who saved your petty life.

Please convey my thanks to her.

Do you still love Seung Nyang?

Do you still... Do you still have her in your heart?

I love her. She is my everything.

You're not good enough for her. Do you hear me? Do you hear me?

Do you hear me?

Wang Yu of Goryeo has already left Beijing.

This is the congratulatory wine to wish you a long life.

- Long live! - Long live!

Seung Nyang... Are you really Seung Nyang?

Nyang...

Let's move out.

Move out!

Mom! Mom! Mom!

Don't hit my mom again...

Don't hit my mom again...

Nyang!

How dare you resist!

Stop!

Stop whipping them.

Mom... Mom, are you all right?

Yes, I'm fine.

Why are these women all tied up?

They're female tributes who have been caught trying to escape in the middle of the night.

Even so, must you treat them like animals?

Quickly untie the rope and treat their wounds!

Are you giving me orders right now?

Your Highness, Crown Prince...

Why is there such a delay?

Hyeongnim, the Crown Prince of Goryeo wants me to release these women.

Crown Prince, you seem to have forgotten who is in charge.

I'll let this slide, but I won't allow you to continue interfering.

We, the blue wolves don't have much patience.

Move out quickly!

- Let's go! - Let's go!

What will happen to these women when they reach Yuan?

I heard that female tributes who've tried to escape are either sold into prostitution or become a slave.

Those bastards who are worse than animals.

They don't even let someone so young off.

Your feet hurts a lot, right?

I'm all right. Mom, I'll massage yours.

I'm sorry, my daughter. I couldn't protect you.

Mom, your crying again.

Don't cry, Mom.

Open it.

Your Highness, please...

Hurry up and open it.

Okay.

Run. This is all I can do for you all.

Sorry.

Open that side as well. Run to where you all want to go to.

Don't let even one to survive. Kill all of those that escaped.

Mom!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom, Mom...

Mom, hang on for a bit.

I...

You have to live.

If a female tribute who has escaped gets caught, they'll kill you.

Mom, don't leave me alone.

Mom...

Letting you be born as a girl in this dangerous world...

is really too cruel.

Your father gave this to me.

Nyang, your father... is still alive.

Go to Gaegyeong and find someone with the family name "Gi".

He has the exact same ring.

Mom... Mom, don't die!

Mom!

Mom!

Mom...

It's my fault.

It's my incompetence that I'm unable to protect my pitiful people.

Your Highness...

An incompetent father kills his own son.

An incompetent king kills countless officials and his people.

You're not qualified to become king, Crown Prince.

Because you're incompetent and a fool.

If it's for the sake of Goryeo, go and take root in Yuan.

Do you understand?

It means don't ever come back here.

Family name "Gi"? What's his name?

I don't know his name.

You don't even know his name. How can you find him only knowing that his family name is "Gi"?

I'm busy, so go away.

Wait.

I think the owner of the soup rice shop at the fork road has the family name "Gi".

The soup rice shop at the fork road?

The one who couldn't let Nyang become a child of a concubine

and took her away was Ok Bun.

It's not your fault.

If we ask the local officials,

we should be able to find out Nyang's whereabouts.

Is anyone here?

Is the owner here?

Aigoo, who are you? (Aigoo - oh dear, oh my god)

Is there perhaps someone with the family name "Gi" here?

Why are you asking about that?

I'm looking for my father.

Aigoo, my family name is "Gi".

You?

Aigoo...

Aigoo, this child. How can you eat that?

I'll give you a bowl of soup rice.

It's fine. I don't take charity.

Out of the way!

Quickly get out of the way!

Is he dead?

He seems to be.

Take him away.

Okay.

Y-Your Highness, he's alive. What should I do?

Oh... the smell.

I'll do it myself.

You've woken up. Are you shy because you're a boy?

Wear this.

Where do you live?

Nowhere.

What about your parents?

They've passed away.

When the Crown Prince gets to Yuan,

make him pay the price of letting the female tributes go.

This time, make it so that he can never take a step into the land of Goryeo forever.

That way, I can ascend the throne.

Then you, the king of Shenyang will have to please our royal family and royal court.

Does that even have to be said?

I've already thought of a plan.

A plan?

Just wait and see.

Very soon, a huge fund will be sent in my name

to the royal family and royal court of Yuan.

I'll wait and see.

Where are His Highness' shoes?

They were here.

They're here!

I was afraid they'll be soaked, so I've been holding onto it.

Who are you?

The boy who was kicked by the horse...

My Lord, please take me in.

I'll definitely repay your kindness.

Repay my kindness?

What is your name?

Nyang...

I'm called Seung Nyang.

Seung Nyang?

Okay, how are you going to repay me?

Hey, Seung Nyang. Don't only take care of him.

Take care of us too.

Become the strongest.

Then I'll take care of you.

I must work harder for this rascal then.

What is he doing there?

In order to repay Your Highness' kindness,

he wants to learn martial arts.

Is that so?

It's time to go and deliver the salt. -=13 years later=-

Quickly all of you. Otherwise we'll be late.

Why is there so many?

Why do you talk so much?

Don't you know that salt is prohibited from being traded illegally in this country?

Don't worry about us. Just keep your mouth shut.

Go and move the salt.

Your Highness, we wish you a long life.

Your Highness.

You've done a good job in transporting the salt.

What are you doing? Quickly take it.

We delivered double the amount of salt secretly.

So?

Please give me double the pay.

How dare you act rudely.

Did you forget who reared you?

Our family has gotten bigger.

Furthermore, they risked their lives for the money.

How dare you...

Just do as Seung Nyang says.

I understand, Your Highness.

We're increasing the amount of salt to be traded for next month.

Be ready.

I'll be leaving now.

Your Highness, you want to increase the amount of salt to be traded secretly?

We'll be caught one day, if we continue like this.

His Majesty will be announcing his abdication soon.

In order to gain more support from Yuan, I need even more funding.

Don't you understand that?

Even so...

Looking at the current situation, it's favourable to me.

His Majesty is ill

and do you know what the useless Crown Prince has been doing recently?

My Lord, not again.

I have the confidence that I won't lose to others in a fist fight.

I really won't show any mercy.

What is this...

Your High...

My Lord! My Lord...

Do you have a death wish?

What are you doing?

I was only acting according to what he wanted...

Physician. Quickly go and get a physician!

Okay.

A physician?

- Quickly get him inside! - Okay.

Quickly!

My Lord, what should I do...

Be careful! Be careful!

Quickly, quickly! This way.

Good job.

He really is useless.

As the Crown Prince of Goryeo,

he actually mixes in with thugs.

Your Highness! Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Quickly wake up.

I deserve to die...

That's right.

It's Inju.

I want to go to Inju this time.

Your Highness.

Are you really all right?

I was so scared that my heart nearly jumped out.

What kind of person is Inju's strongest fighter?

Now isn't the time to pick fights.

The king of Shenyang is eyeing to seize your throne.

There you go again.

Didn't I tell you that it has nothing to do with me what the king of Shenyang is doing?

Your Highness.

Tell me. Are there good fighters in Inju?

There are a lot of dealing between Inju and Yuan,

so...

The ones that grew up there are quite good.

One of the important areas in Inju is being controlled by someone called Seung Nyang.

Seung Nyang?

As the name implies, the leader called Seung Nyang (wolf) is unique.

It's been hit! It's been hit!

It's said that he can shoot a bird in the sky from 3 metres away.

But who knows if that is true or not.

He collects protection fees for protecting the local merchants.

As long as he can earn money, he won't reject any jobs.

It's said that whoever can beat Seung Nyang and his men,

the other thugs in Inju will behave themselves.

Okay, this time our prey will be those cubs.

Whose turn is it this time?

It's mine, Leader.

Where did they take your sister?

A gisaeng house near Yangyeong. (Yangyeong - Modern Beijing)

There isn't enough money to get your sister back yet.

Once we've collected enough money next month, go to Yuan and get her.

Thank you, Leader.

Don't forget the reason that we gather here as thugs.

Until we find all of our family members who have been taken to Yuan,

everyone must trust and depend on each other. Understood?

- Yes, Leader. - Yes, Leader.

Leader, quickly come down.

Really luxurious.

Are you the cub called Seung Nyang?

Which family's pup came running in here?

I'm Jeom Bak from Gaegyeong.

Jeom Bak? Jeom Bak?

So?

Come down and pay your respects, now that you know who I am.

You want us to crawl between your legs?

I don't have much patience.

If you don't come down before I pick up my sword,

all of you will be eating dinner on the road to hell.

Get out.

What?

The moment that you grab your sword in my territory,

you'll lose your life.

What?

Wait for me, you stinking cubs!

Whoever dares to move a step will be dead.

It's only your hand just now.

But if you dare to sprout more nonsense,

my next arrow will go through your brain.

You don't even know how fast and accurate he is.

I have no face to face you, Your Highness.

Interesting.

Have you seen this type of arrow before?

This is a baby arrow.

A baby arrow?

It's a short arrow shot through a solinarion.

Although it's hard to control a short arrow, it's more powerful.

He's called Seung Nyang, right?

Go and tell him that I want to have a match with him.

I'll compete with him myself.

Your Highness.

Why are you like that?

Do you not trust in my skills?

Let me go instead.

I have never lost in an archery match.

I want to see for myself,

the skills of this guy called Seung Nyang.

- Move aside! - Move aside!

It's the one in the middle.

The one with the bow and arrow is Seung Nyang.

Didn't expect your reputation to stink and you look quite delicate.

I didn't come so you can evaluate how I look.

How dare you!

I heard that you're quite good at archery.

If you can beat me,

I'll leave straight away.

But if I win,

you'll have to become my men.

How about it?

I don't have time to play around with you.

If you don't want to die, leave immediately.

You punk!

You cubs...

If you don't want your men to be bleeding,

it's best that you accept my proposal.

You definitely said that you'll leave if I win.

We're both men, there's no need to repeat it.

It's no fun just shooting arrows.

One drink for every shot. How about it?

We're going to be drinking and shooting?

In the end, it'll be a battle of concentration.

Leader, you're bad at drinking.

Why? Are you hesitating?

Don't tell me, you're going to give up before even starting.

Then I have a condition too.

We'll use these lids as the target.

As you wish.

And each of us will pick one of our own men to hold up the lid.

What?

Amongst us, who wants to be the target?

- I'll do it. - I'll do it.

I'll do it, Leader.

Just let me do it.

Pick someone from your side.

It looks like none of them trust your archery skills.

I... I'll do it.

Okay... so you really know how to play.

Great!

Good!

You're drunk.

Just give up now.

Oh my.

You're the one who is drunk.

Drink up.

Okay, your turn to drink.

Drink up! Drink up!

It's okay, Leader! Just shoot! Shoot!

No, no!

Not me! Over there!

I rather kill you.

That means you give up, right?

Quickly say that you give up!

See that? I won.

I'm the winner!

Why does my chest feel so warm?

This lowly cub! He vomited.

Vomited?

His Lordship is treating today! Everyone drink up!

Let's drink!

What are you looking at?

Come have a drink, if you're awake.

It doesn't look like you have a life like dog shit in the market.

Then what does my life seem like?

A player with a good family and lots of money.

I don't know if I have a good family,

but I'm indeed a player.

Do you know how to play the geomungo?

How about I teach you how to play?

No need. What's the use of learning it?

There's nothing better than this to get the girls.

I'll teach you the geomungo and you teach me how to shoot a short arrow.

How about it?

Here.

Hold the pick.

It's not as hard as it looks.

What are you doing?

What else can I be doing? Don't move.

Your hands are so soft for an archer.

Let's play a bit faster.

I have to go.

Go? It's your turn to teach me how to shoot a short arrow.

Go and pick up women with your geomungo.

That's easier than shooting arrows.

Did you forget about the match?

You're one of my men from now on.

You go when I tell you to go. You stay when I tell you to stay.

I'm your owner now.

You might as well get the dogs in the streets to call you master.

I'm a wolf.

Since you don't want to be my men, how about becoming my younger brother then?

You don't know, but my best friend,

is His Highness, the Crown Prince of this country.

So if you become my younger brother, you'll have the Crown Prince as your hyeong.

You still don't want to?

Tell that Crown Prince or whatever friend of yours.

Compare to becoming friends with that Crown Prince who sends his people off as tributes,

I'd rather eat horse dung.

You have a lot of resentment towards this world.

Because it's rotten to the core.

Whether it's the royal family or the officials who are like parasites,

they're all rotten to the core.

If you play this type of game again,

it won't be the lid, but your face that'll be shot with an arrow.

It's a waste for him to be here.

What are you doing here?

What were you doing with them?

They wanted to have an archery match.

But who exactly are they?

Did they ask you about the salt?

No. Are they the people here to investigate the smuggling of salt?

If His Highness finds out about today, there will definitely be trouble.

Don't see them again.

I understand.

Do you think the owner of this headband will come?

Definitely. He'll definitely come.

This pigeon flew into the Censorate Office.

I feel that Your Highness should know of this.

If you want to investigate the king of Shenyang for smuggling salt,

then go to the tea house in Inju wearing this headband.

This was sent here too.

I'll go there personally.

Divert the king of Shenyang's line of sight. I'm the most suitable to go compared to anyone else.

That's very dangerous, Your Highness.

Tie this and send it back with the carrier pigeon.

So that I'll know it's him.

Just to be safe, you must hide your real identity.

I understand, Your Highness the Crown Prince.

Why isn't he here yet? Why did you come here?

He couldn't come,

but he told me some information about the smuggling of salt.

The time and place of the smuggling?

The note said...

It's an assassin!

We have to get out of here immediately.

There's a traitor!

Otherwise, how could a Censorate know about the smuggling of salt?

It must be the salt vendor.

There can't possibly be a traitor on our side.

How many of your men knew about the smuggling?

There are 3 people, Your Highness.

3 people? That's a total of 6 including all of you.

Don't your men know as well?

They don't know about anything else except about the deliveries.

Watch the salt vendor and the province governor.

I understand, Your Highness.

All of you can leave.

Yes, Your Highness.

You're sure that the Crown Prince doesn't know, right?

I shot the Censorate in the heart, before he could say anything.

But are you sure that there's really a traitor amongst them?

I know for sure that Seung Nyang is the only one I can trust.

Don't let the Crown Prince out of your sight for even a moment, understand?

I understand, Your Highness.

We have a spy amongst us.

Otherwise, the Censorate wouldn't have died before he could speak.

It must be one of Jeom Bak's men.

It's too dangerous, Your Highness. Let's quickly go back to the palace.

The king of Shenyang knows that I'm sharpening my sword.

If I just retreat now, I'll be forced to the edge of a cliff.

Then what are you going to do, Your Highness?

I'm going to give him a warning.

What?

The king of Shenyang might not be afraid of anything in Goryeo,

but he is at least afraid of Yuan.

Quickly give it to me.

First of all, we'll buy all the salt in Inju.

There'll definitely be complaints when the Yuan merchants come to buy salt.

Then we'll spread rumors,

that the reason there isn't enough salt is because the king of Shenyang is smuggling salt.

The Crown Prince is really using his head.

Your Highness, now isn't the time to be praising him.

The Crown Prince's men has been watching the salt storehouse the entire day.

It's impossible to move the salt, Your highness.

If news of smuggling salt spreads to the Yuan royal court...

You don't have to worry about that.

The person smuggling salt isn't me...

but the Crown Prince.

My Lord, it's Seung Nyang.

Come in.

You're the only person I can trust.

Starting from now, listen carefully to what I say

and carry out the task without failure.

Give me your order.

Anxious people will make a move first.

The king of Shenyang will try and give me false information.

I only need to wait.

Who would come and find me?

Who exactly will it be?

My Lord.

You have a guest.

A guest?

Aren't you Seung Nyang?

Why did you come here?

Who was it that wanted me to teach him how to shoot a short arrow?

Did you forget already?

Could it be that the person the king of Shenyang sent is you?

If you don't want to learn, then continue playing the geomungo.

How could I not want to?

Firm like the Great Mountain.

The hand holding the bow needs to be as firm as a mountain.

Pulling a tiger's tail.

Pull the string just like the strength needed to pull a tiger's tail.

Firm like the Great Mountain.

Pulling a tiger's tail.

Let me take a look at your hand.

Don't be disappointed.

To master the baby arrow,

it takes at least 3 years.

How can one make money in Inju?

If I knew,

would I be here to teach you how to shoot a baby arrow?

Rumor has it that salt can make money.

It's because it can make money,

that's why the royal family manages it.

Ah, you said that you were the Crown Prince's friend, right?

Can the right to sell salt be obtained?

He's not the spy.

Until I master how to shoot a short arrow,

can you stay by my side?

You must gain his complete trust first.

In other words, he must trust you without any doubt.

Why aren't you answering?

I'm very expensive.

I have a lot of confidence when it comes to money.

Let's go and have some drinks.

The lantern festival starts tonight.

It's very lively.

What did you wish for?

Why do you care what I wished for?

Did you wish for a pretty wife?

What wife?

Why don't you admit it?

What's so rare for men to like women?

Tell me. What type of girl do you like?

Just tell me and I'll...

I wished for money.

Money, it's money again.

Why do you only talk about money?

Because the only thing I can trust is money.

Your life is really pitiful.

Are you okay?

I won't die from something like this.

This won't do.

I'll carry you.

No need.

W-What are you doing?

Quickly let me down.

You got hurt from saving me.

Just keep quiet.

Let me go.

Put me down.

Let go.

Let go!

Aren't you putting me down?

Let go!

He even deliberately took a shot.

Anyway, things are going smoothly.

Just hold on for a bit.

We're nearly there.

I'm fine.

My Lord!

What happened?

I told you to put me down.

Just stay still.

You've lost a lot of blood.

I'll take him inside.

It's fine. Move aside.

Just hold on a bit more.

Luckily the wound isn't too deep.

I'm going to get the medicine.

How is it?

Let me take a look at the wound.

It... It... It's fine.

Let me take a look.

I already said it's fine. Why are you so persistent?

I said, let me take a look.

These are my only clothes.

Since you're the one who tore it,

you have to compensate me.

What?

Why did you lock the door?

Open it.

What's the matter?

Didn't you tell me to compensate for your clothes?

I've brought a change of clothes for you,

so quickly open up.

I don't need it, so just leave.

Why are you so shy for a guy?

Seriously...

Didn't I tell you to leave?

You didn't have to scold me.

It looks like he has been completely taken in.

Is your wound all right?

My life is yours, My Lord.

Listen carefully.

On the day that you set out,

go to the salt storehouse and get ready.

I'll tell you the place of the dealing when the time comes.

It's not that I don't trust you.

But it's just for precautions.

It's so that I won't be suspicious of you.

Then...

What should I tell him?

That day, you could have lost your life trying to protect me.

How can you be so reckless?

Since I owe you

I'll definitely pay you back.

It's fine.

Owe me?

I'm being watched.

But...

why did he want to take your life?

I wonder. Why did he?

Are you investigating the king of Shenyang for secret dealings of salt?

If so, I might be able to help you.

How can you be of help?

I know one of his salt vendor.

So it was you after all.

The person the king of Shenyang sent.

I heard that there will be a deal at a tavern called Byeok Ran Do in 4 days.

This is an expensive information.

Prepare some money for me.

I should have killed him.

Don't tell me, I...

I've grown fond of him?

My soldiers are waiting in ambush at Haewol.

If the Crown Prince goes there,

he must be killed.

No matter how much you don't like him, he is still the Crown Prince.

If you kill him...

If the Crown Prince is killed without a cause,

there'll certainly be a lot of accusations.

But...

we're killing a trafficker who was doing secret dealings with salt.

Let's go to Haewol.

Let's go.

My Lord.

My Lord!

This...

doesn't seem to be the road to Haewol.

Everyone listen carefully.

We'll meet the salt traffickers on the way.

We will absolutely...

not attack first.

Understood?

- Yes. - Yes.

My Lord.

It's the salt traffickers.

Before they arrive at the place of the dealing,

we absolutely can't attack first.

I want to reiterate that.

I understand.

We should go now.

It's an ambush.

Stop them!

Who shot the arrow?

Attack!

Take off his mask.

Move aside, move aside, move aside.

Did they talk? Where is the secret dealing taking place?

Only Seung Nyang knows.

All the others don't know.

But how did you know that Haewol was a false information?

This came flying into my room.

It was written that Haewol was the wrong location

and someone called Seung Nyang will be transporting the salt.

But... why did you hide this from us?

He said that we have a spy.

Then is that the note from the person who sent the headband?

The person who first contacted the Censorate is helping me.

Who exactly is he?

I'm also very curious about this person too.

Who exactly has the headband that I sent?

But most of the women who escaped have been killed.

There aren't many left.

With no other choice, we can only pick a few more female tributes.

Small matter. Whether it's a hundred or a thousand people,

I'll definitely get as many as you need.

Thank you, King of Shenyang.

Here.

He is the king of Shenyang's spy.

-=Next Episode Preview=-

Did you think I won't dare to kill you?

A simple test and we'll know whether Seung Nyang has betrayed me or not.

It's the salt traffickers! Kill them all!

We must stop the Crown Prince from returning to the palace! Kill them all!

I'm certain that they're planning to kill the prince while he's being sent into exile.

Tonight. Everything ends tonight.

If the Prince dies in Goryeo, then it'll be their crime.

We can wipe out Goryeo.

Tie him up again.

Kill him. It's the king of Shenyang's order.

-=This drama takes place during the end of the Goryeo Dynasty,=-

-=Daidu, Capital of Yuan (Modern Beijing)=-

-=King of Goryeo, Wang Yu=-

-=Crown Prince Wang Yu=-

-=Female tributes from Hwangju of Goryeo (modern Hwanghae Province) on the way to the capital of Yuan=-

-=General Tap Ja Hae of Yuan=-

-=General Dang Gi Se of Yuan=-

-=Eunuch Bang Sin Wu of Goryeo=-

-=Wang Go - Crown Prince Wang Yu's uncle=-

-=Gaegyeong, Capital of Goryeo=-

-=Inju - Salt storehouse=-

-=Inju Government Office=-

-=using the story of a woman being taken to be a tribute and ends up becoming Empress Gi of Yuan Dynasty.=-

-=The characters and the events differs from the actual history.=-

-=Episode 01=-

Your Highness.

I'm sorry.

Nyang. Nyang!

Who are you?