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THE TALE OF LADY OK

STORYTELLER
CHON SEUNG-HWI

Oh, my goodness!

Now, what is your name?

- It is Ye-ju.
- Ye-ju.

All right. Be well and dream of Seung-hwi.

He will take a brief break.

By the way,
why are there military officers here?

From now on, they will stand guard
anywhere there are more than five people.

What is there to stand guard for?

What is wrong? Why do you look so haggard?

Did you lose sleep
over making a lot of money?

I just feel awful at the thought
of returning that huge money.

Why are we returning the money?

Can I not do the reading?

I do not think you can
after you hear what I will tell you.

Something happened to Goo-deok,
didn't it?

Please have your fill.

- Congratulations.
- Congratulations.

The magistrate must have
had a chronic illness.

How could he pass away so easily?

We must be careful
about premature deaths at our age…

Wait, we are too old for me
to say that, are we not?

If the magistrate were alive,
he would have been so upset

after losing this enormous house.

Is that not so, Lady Kim?

If she had not acted up
as a legal advocate,

the magistrate would not
have ended up like that.

Her father and slaves were slaughtered
by thieves and burned to death as well.

- They most definitely did.
- No, do not do it.

When a woman has bad fortune,
she brings harm to those around her.

I should have been beaten to death…

the day I was caught hiding in your room.

Or…

I should have been killed
by the thieves at the inn.

I am being punished…

for surviving instead of Lady Tae-young.

Because of my bad fortune…

everyone is leaving.

Auntie at the inn,

Lady Tae-young,

Baek-yi…

and even my father-in-law have died.

And I do not know
whether my father is dead or alive.

My husband as well…

So you must not come near me either.

After all, I am…

dirty Goo-deok who deserves to die.

Did you not say that she was dead
and you would live as Lady Tae-young?

Right now, you are no different from
when you were living in hiding.

Why are you still
only pretending to be Lady Tae-young?

Pardon?

If you were Ok Tae-young,
would you be crying like this?

Do not live as Goo-deok
who is always scared of being caught.

Live as the real Ok Tae-young.

You must find out the truth.

Find it out

and get your revenge.

Have some more.

You said you have not eaten in three days.

What about you? Have you been eating?

You have gotten

uglier.

Yes, smile. It is nice to see you smile.

Did you really ride on the horse

for three days to come and cheer me on?

Why else? Did you think I came here
to tempt you into leaving with me again?

Yes.

Man-seok did push me to do that.

Do not say pointless things
when you see Goo-deok.

Just bring her.

How can I do that? She is married.
Do you expect me to abduct her?

Her father-in-law passed away,
and her husband disappeared.

Hey!

It is about to begin.
Where are you going? Come.

- We are discussing something important!
- Yes!

You must go at once.

No one is protecting her.

What if she is caught
acting like a noblewoman?

Yes, you are right.

Hey! Chon Seung-hwi!

I am off. Take care of the rest.

- Do not worry.
- Where are you going?

- You brat, where are you going?
- He went to look for someone.

- We have to get him.
- Go and get her!

You must win her love! You have got this!

If it is too hard,
running away is not a bad idea.

You told me
to find out the truth and get revenge

just a while ago.

Though you may be
an outstanding legal advocate,

the king's order
will not be easily revoked.

So it is okay to be selfish for once.

Your husband is not even here.

You do not have to carry
all the burden of the family.

I will be staying at the inn for a while
where I stayed before, so...

My lady, are you in there?

Young Master.

Why are you…

What is this sack for?

I heard that a distant relative
lives in Hamgyong Province,

so I will be going there.

What do you mean? Why are you doing this?

Please let me go.

I do not wish to be a burden to you.

You are not a burden.

Father has passed away,
and my brother is not here.

I am practically a stranger to you.

How can I stay at your home
and inconvenience you?

A stranger?

You are my only family now.

You are my only family too.

I do not wish to go either.

You cannot go. Never.

Today will be the last day I cry.
I will never cry again.

I will work hard

to rebuild this family, my lady.

I will too.

As the eldest daughter-in-law
of this family,

I will restore Father's honor
and protect this family.

Provincial Governor,
I must tell you something.

What is it?

Please search Unbong Mountain.

What for?

I am certain the children sold by
Myeongju Merchant Group are there.

- Father was going to do it, but...
- Then, the new magistrate can do that.

They are children.

We do not know what will happen to them.

We must go, my lord.

There are more important things.

Then, what about treason?

May I tell you about treason
since it is an important matter?

How is it that you reported it
as treason in such a rush?

Tell me.

Why did you conclude that it was treason

even though there was no evidence?

The notice says you will
be charged with treason if you assemble.

Moreover, there was evidence of treason
everywhere in that secret annex.

It was not treason.

They were simply helping
unfortunate children.

Please reinvestigate.

On what grounds?
Or do you have any witnesses?

How did you end up there, my lord?

Did Chief Lee
of Cheongsu County report it?

No,

I went after a tip-off
from Mining Inspector Bak Jun-gi.

Welcome.

Please come in.

You are throwing a feast almost every day.

Your door sill might wear out.

But then, if I obtained a home
that is like a palace for free,

I would like to brag about it too.

As we have close ties
with Lord Bak Jun-gi,

we must treat him properly.

Of course. You have
quite the connection with him.

He is your savior.

Wait.

You…

Is this wench

not the mother of the girl who tried
to seduce Lord Baek's son and died?

Do you not know that
Yuhyangso was disgraced because of her?

Lord Baek's family was ruined
because of this wench.

Guests will arrive soon. Let us go in.

Ok Tae-young must be
gnashing her teeth as it is.

She may be plotting something
with this wench.

No, that is not true.

I will live as if I do not exist,
so please…

My lady, what if she poisons your food?

No, my lady. That would never ever happen.

A slave market will open
in Pungchon Township, so sell her off.

Please, my lady!
Please let me stay here, my lady.

That way, I can hear
news about Lady Tae-young.

Please, my lady.

Did you hear what she said?

I am sure this wench is
secretly talking with her.

I would never do such a thing!

My lady! Please!

Oh, my goodness. What do we do?

What is it? What is wrong?

You see, Mak-sim is…

Deok-hun,

do you or do you not know
how great your father is?

Yes, I do know, my lord.

He drove out the traitors
and protected Cheongsu County.

I am truly proud of him.

That is right.

When you come to Hanyang,
you must come and see me.

I will be your trusty support.

Your father and I are like brothers.

So that would make me your uncle,
would it not?

All right. Let us go!

Goodbye.

Goodbye, my lord.

Uncle, my foot.

What are you doing here so late at night?
How dare you.

I heard that you will be selling Mak-sim.

So?

Please. Send Mak-sim…

back to me.

Then, how much will you pay me?

I will give you whatever you ask for.

Ten nyang for the slave.

And how about adding your house,
your land, and your fortune to that?

What?

Did you not say with arrogance that
even that was not enough for your slave?

Or kneel before me
since you did not last time.

Let us go inside.

- Take your wife inside.
- Yes.

Let us go.

What are you doing?

Please stand up. Now.

Tell her to stand up.
The slaves are watching.

Please.

If you give Mak-sim back to me, I promise

that I will help you one day, Chief Lee.

You insolent brat!

Did you hear her?
She says she will help me.

Please, my lord.

If it were not
for the magistrate's protection,

you would be nothing.

How can the likes of you

possibly help me? And with what?

I have nothing to give back to you,
so go away.

Let us go in.

I should not have
taken my eyes off of you.

Gosh, this is so frustrating.

On Baek-yi's death anniversary every year,

pour a glass of wine
where we scattered her ashes.

Once I am sold,
I will not be able to return.

What am I supposed to do?

How am I supposed to live without you?

And when things get better for you,

you must do whatever you can
to take care of Lady Tae-young. Okay?

Gosh.

She may worry about me,
so tell her I went to a very good home.

Do not cry, do not drink,

and do not think of me.

Mak-sim, let us just run away.

Let us go to a place
where there is no one and live there.

Do you want to live on the run
your whole life?

Then, I will go with you.
I will ask to be sold too.

There is no guarantee
that we will be sold to the same house.

Is that so?

Then, what am I supposed to do? Darn it.

Lady Tae-young is outside.

How did she find out?
Who on earth told her about it?

I do not know. But she came

and got down on her knees
and begged those people.

Oh, my gosh. How could this be?

I cannot believe this is happening!

Have you been here this whole time?

Please, my lady.

What if I said no?

I must go with her.

I must do what I can to bring her back.

She is…

like a mother to me whom I cherish.

I cannot lose…

any more loved ones.

Mak-sim.

I was going to go to your house.

Why did you come so early?

Go to my house?

Thank you so much, my lady.

Take her.

Take good care of her.

Do you mean it?

Mak-sim!

I thought I would never see you again.

Thank you so much.

I promise to repay
this kindness you have shown.

Mak-sim, are you all right?

Yes.

Let us go.

Mak-sim.

I thought I would never see you again.

I said you should sell her,
but you gave her back?

I did what you wanted me to do.

Pardon?

I was worried that she might harm me
if I kept her at our house.

Sure, she is just a slave.
It does not matter at all

since you took so much from them.

"Took from them"?

We were rewarded these by the king.

Yes, I am sure.

Why does it sound
like you are being sarcastic?

- If you have anything to say, just say it.
- I do not have anything to say.

But I did not realize
you were so clueless.

Listen,

can you find some people
who will go to Unbong Mountain with me?

Are you going to save
the children in the mountain?

If I can prove
that the children are there,

the provincial governor may help us.

You will not stop even if I ask you to.

I will look for some strong men.

I am so glad you are back.

I was worried about
leaving Young Master Do-gyeom alone.

I told her that I would be waiting,

but why have I not heard from her?

Goodness, that hurts!

Hey!

Why did you come back so late?

Where on earth have you been?

What do you mean? Who are you anyway?

Why did you hit me?

That does not hurt.
Stop overreacting, Yun-gyeom.

Yun-gyeom…

I am not your brother.

Do not joke around.

I said that I am not him.
I do not know who you are.

Then, take that off.

My gosh.

Why can you not believe me,
you little young master?

There. Take a look.

You look exactly like him from behind.

Even your voice is similar.

Are you sure you are not my brother?

If I were your brother,

why would I insist
that I am not your brother?

Then, why are you in front of this house?

I was just passing by.

It is not like you own this road.

How could you hit me
without checking who I was?

I apologize.

I was just so mad at my brother.

Do not do that again.

What a strong-spirited
and bright young man.

Hey!

- What is going on?
- Why did you hit me again? Why?

Again? I only hit you once.

What happened? Did you get into a fight?

Are you all right?

If I look this bad,
how do you think he looks?

I bet he is just fine.

You are right. I just got beat up.

I told you not to be so greedy, did I not?

If they complain, give them a refund.

Do you think I did not do that?

I gave them a refund
even though I did not want to.

But they threw a fit
and demanded your performance.

The artists are held as collateral.
They only let me go so I could get you.

Gosh, this is bad.

My fame seems to know no bounds.

All right. Enough with that.
Let us get going.

Did everything work out with Goo-deok?
Will she leave with you?

What is it now? Is she not coming?

She has a young brother-in-law.

What?

His father passed away,
and his brother left.

He was left alone
and is staying at Goo-deok's house.

How can I take Goo-deok with me
and leave him behind?

- Is that not so?
- Does he not have relatives?

I thought you could not come to school

because of the three-year mourning period.

I will mourn when my brother returns.

Did you not want me to come?

I hoped you would come.

You must be here

so I do not have to come in first.

If you are not here,

Mother would want me to come in first.

I am glad.

Since I am at my sister-in-law's nearby,

I will come and study every day.

I feel so sorry for you.

Magistrate Seong did nothing wrong,
but he lost his home.

That is the weight he had to bear
as the magistrate.

He missed the leader of the traitors,
so he must take responsibility.

They framed the Devoted Hearts Association
to deceive the magistrate.

They are not traitors.

What?

I heard them talking.
It seems Chief Lee is hiding something.

Why does it matter?
All we have to do is frame them.

Of course.

We have deceived the magistrate,
so we will not be caught.

- Who is it?
- It is me.

What did you say just now?

What?

I said nothing.

Hey.

Tell me again. What is Chief Lee hiding?

No. What did Ung-yi say exactly?

He said, "They framed
the Devoted Hearts Association

to deceive the magistrate.
They are not traitors."

"To deceive…"

Mak-sim made some delicious chive jeon.

Have some while you read.

I will step out for a while. All right?

Are you all right?

My lady,
did the magistrate's funeral go well?

I think my suspicion was right.

Pardon?

Chief Lee was trying to deceive Father.

He was trying to stop him

from looking for the children
and searching Unbong Mountain.

I do not know what he was trying to hide,

but he is the one who slew Hae-gang

who had the brand of a traitor.

He did not eliminate the traitors.

He eliminated the evidence
that they were not traitors.

"Took from them"?

We were rewarded these by the king.

I did not realize you were so clueless.

You finally found it.

Were you mining gold?

You ended up being Lord Bak Jun-gi's dog?

By borrowing money
from our in-laws at that?

I did this so that Deok-hun may advance...

Do not use him as an excuse!

He would have done fine on his own.

There is nothing I can do now!

You could have turned a blind eye
and enjoyed living comfortably.

Why are you causing a ruckus? Darn you.

My lord.

The magistrate, who was a nuisance,
died, so what are you worried about?

Did you frame him…

to get rid of him?

Yes, I did.

But there is no way to prove it,
so do not worry.

I killed the musician
from Devoted Hearts House…

who would have been evidence.

Why are you so upset about it?

It has already happened.

How could you agree
to fund something like this?

Do you not know what will happen
if this comes to light?

Why would it?

As long as you stay quiet,
it will be fine.

I will make them withdraw from mining
and report it to the royal court.

Mark my words.

Then,

not only will our families be affected,
but our children will be harmed too.

Do you really want to ruin
my son-in-law's future?

I am

truly glad that we became in-laws.

Just turn a blind eye.

You knew nothing until now.

That is why you could sleep comfortably
in the late magistrate's room.

How oblivious you were.

The way you showed benevolence
by giving back that slave to Ok Tae-young.

It was quite amusing.

What?

What?

Is that what you call tailing someone?

- I was simply escorting you.
- Do I seem to need escorting?

How is it
that you do not care about me at all?

I do not have the time to think of you.

Where are you going?

Come now. Let me ask you one thing.

Go ahead. But I am busy, so hurry.

So, the traitorous musician was

different from ordinary boys.
Is that right?

Is that what you wanted to ask me?

What kind of relationship
did he have with your husband?

Why does your husband have
the brand of a traitor

just like that musician?

You must not tell anybody about that.

Which one?

The fact that he has the brand

or that he is not like other men?

We got married after we promised
to keep one another's secret.

But why did you tell him
you were a slave? Just why?

Then, should I have married him
without telling the truth?

If I were to be punished for lying
in my vows to the gods,

would you take responsibility for that?

Why would you be punished?
He should be punished.

He abandoned all of you to save himself.

My husband left

because he has children
he must protect and care for.

The person he must protect is you.

Are you not upset
that you are not his priority?

Should I be upset? Should I cry?

Did you not come here
so that I do not cry?

I did! But...

Also, why does it matter to you
whom I marry?

Why would it not matter?

I wish for your happiness
more than anybody.

I must go. I have a plan right now.

What plan is it? Let me help you.

It is dangerous.

That is why I will help.

I am the only person who can help you.

Do you not know
that two heads are better than one?

Stop being so stubborn
and ask for my help.

The help you offered last time
was more than enough.

Please do not risk your life…

for me anymore.

But…

Oh, my. Chief Lee.

Your wife left her will and disappeared?

My gosh. She must have been very upset.

What does it say?

She will shoulder our sins and die

so that they do not
bring harm to our children.

Oh, no. What do we do about this?
My goodness.

I will secretly have some men find her.

What if our son-in-law finds out?
That cannot happen.

Yes, that is right.

I will spread a rumor

that she ran away
because she fell for a man in the village.

What? That is too humiliating.

We have to make it humiliating
so our son-in-law does not look for her.

- Hurry.
- All right.

- Come back soon.
- All right.

Was that Kkeut-dong
who climbed over the wall?

I thought we would not get caught.

Do you not know
that the servants cannot leave?

Her Ladyship…
No, I must let His Lordship know.

Things are uneasy here as it is.
Why would you make it worse?

What if you tell him

and get beaten
for not keeping watch on him?

Well, I suppose you are right.

Kkeut-dong is of the age
where he is hot-blooded and energetic.

The woman he has promised to marry
is at the water mill

and seducing him like this.

Would you not go?

- At the water mill?
- Yes.

So how about we go and drink
some yin yang huo alcohol?

- Put the broom down.
- Oh, all right.

Did you know that after an 80-year-old man
had a glass of it,

his urine went 1,000 li?

Everyone has gathered.

- Kkeut-dong.
- Yes?

Here. This is the map of Unbong Mountain.

I made it when I was
an herb gatherer there.

This is so valuable.

It will be of huge help. Thank you.

It is nothing.
I am the one that is thankful.

Thanks to Lady Tae-young,

I got my farmland back
from Deokheung Temple.

Yes, thank you.

What about you?

Did you explain it well
to the beacon fire keeper?

He will move around mountain peaks
and light a fire

if anything looks suspicious.

My goodness. Thank you very much.

Those men may catch on,
so watch what you say, everyone.

Now, let us scatter.

Kkeut-dong came by.

Everything has been arranged.

I am so thankful to them.

By the way, is it okay for Kkeut-dong
to be out like that?

Things are uneasy at that house
because of Lady Kim's incident,

so they can go out easily.

Take care of Young Master.

We gathered all those people for you,

so why are you going by yourself?

If we move as a group,
it will attract attention.

If people go missing in the county,
it will raise suspicion.

I will return as soon as I find evidence.

Do not worry.

Will you be all right by yourself?

I will not be by myself.

What?

What?

You look just like my husband
in those clothes.

I do not look like him at all.

Look carefully.
I look much better than him.

You are right. You are not like him.

Hey, you look just like a man
in those clothes.

I am relieved that I do.

Come to think of it,
you were disguised as a man

the first time we met as well.

You were selling peanuts
with a straw hat on.

You were ripping people off.

And you were Nan-bong
who was covered in snot.

That is right. I was Nan-bong.

Now that I think about it,
we have quite a lot of fond memories.

I gave you a gat ornament that day,

and we fell in love with each other.

What do you mean, we fell in love?

Stop distorting your memories.

How heartless. I am reminiscing
about touching memories here.

"Touching"? Touch what?

What? You know what I mean.

Can you keep your distance?
I am a married woman.

Come on.

Can you not pervert
my commendable efforts to help you?

To be honest,

I do not expect you to be that helpful.

You will see.

When you descend this mountain,
you will be thankful to me.

Do you even know what we will be doing?

Chief Lee of Cheongsu County's Yuhyangso

took everything
from your family by framing

Devoted Hearts Association as traitors

so he could hide what he was doing
at Unbong Mountain.

So I must find out what he is hiding,
and why and how he is hiding it.

Then, save the children.

After that, I will find proof
of Devoted Hearts Association's innocence

so that I can restore your family's honor.

What?

What do you think?
Did I sound like a government officer?

I am writing a crime piece.

This is what is called method acting.

"Method acting"?

Yes, one embodies the character
to fully identify with it.

One ends up
magically acting like the character.

You made that up, right?

Yes.

You are not the only one who can do that.

Method acting?

In the small temple
at the entrance of Unbong Mountain,

you will find the evidence
that the magistrate left.

You will have to
prioritize this above all else.

My lord, his hand is…

He lost too much blood.

We do not know when he may wake up.

May the goddess of mercy be upon him.

The monk will care for Hae-gang.
Let us go up now.

We should find the children.

Do you know how to wield that sword?

This?

I have once done a sword dance
in my performance.

What do you think?

Tell me. What do you think?

Did I not look cool?

Try striking it.

Come on. This is easy.

To tell the truth,
I have never chopped anything with this.

Can you take the stance again?

All right.

You must

take one step forward
and pull up your energy from your stomach.

Think of it as sending that energy
to the end of the blade.

Strike in one breath.

Try again.

Strike in one breath.

Hey. It worked.

Do that if you encounter private soldiers.

Do that to a person?

Are we not just searching?

We may be discovered by the soldiers
if we are not lucky.

There will be only a couple, right?

We will move swiftly and precisely.

- Do you understand?
- Yes!

To your positions! One, two.

Let us go.

Hey, work faster.

The sun is going down. Faster!

You idiot,
do you know how valuable this is?

Hey, get up already!

You came all the way here,
but I cannot treat you well

as my wife is away.

I heard the rumor about your wife.

What brings you here?

I was wondering about something.

I was preoccupied with other matters
and did not think of this then,

but how did Lord Bak Jun-gi know
about the traitors

of Devoted Hearts Association
when he is not from Cheongsu County?

And how did you know to be
at the Devoted Hearts House right then?

I do not know how he knew,

but I went there because he informed me.

I heard that Lord Bak Jun-gi is
close with the Minister of Defense too.

Yes, I have heard that as well.

But what about it?

By the way, you have a very nice house.

From the hall by your room,

you can see Unbong Mountain in full view.

The way he mentioned Unbong Mountain

makes me think
that he is trying to feel us out.

I did expect that cunning man
would not let this pass so easily.

What do we do if he mobilizes the military
and searches Unbong Mountain?

I am backing you,
and the Minister of Defense is backing me.

What is there to be afraid of?

The obstacles?

Get rid of them all.
I will take responsibility.

But since things are a bit messy,
we should inform those in the mountain.

It is better to be safe than sorry.
Let us do that.

My gosh.

Is it warm? I did turn on the heating.

I said that I would do it.

You do not know how to do it.

I am sorry about that.

I will learn if you teach me.
I am a fast learner, you know.

Forget it.

They say that this area is so desolate
that there are not even any thieves,

but there are some abandoned houses.

There are some more houses around here.
People must have lived by the entrance.

This is not the entrance.
We are more than halfway up.

It was so hard for me.

This is the last one.

We must find food for ourselves
from tomorrow.

Really?

That sounds fun.

Let us worry about that tomorrow.

You should eat the bigger one.

It is delicious.

It tastes sweet and savory.
How is it seasoned?

Could it be because
you just touched your toes?

Oh, that is why it is seasoned well.

Here, let me touch yours too.

I like mine bland.

From tomorrow,
the path will be steep and rocky.

And after we go over this peak,
there will be more peaks.

We might run
into armed private soldiers too.

What is it that you want to say?

You have been a huge support
up to this point.

So you should go back down at daybreak.

No, thank you.

Did you not see
how good my sword dance was?

You could die, Young Master.

Do not scare me.

Can you not see that
I am trying to enjoy it as much as I can?

You are eating a rice ball
in an abandoned house.

What is there to enjoy?

To you, does what you just ate
seem like a rice ball

and this place an abandoned house?

Pardon?

This is a cozy inn.

Those who cross the mountain
come here to rest briefly.

When we walk in, the innkeeper will say,

"Oh, my. Welcome."

"Are you a married couple?
You should share a room."

"You must share even if you are not."

"You see, there is
only one room in this inn."

Then, she will kill a large hen

and cook it for us to eat.

I would probably grab
the biggest drumstick

and give it to you
after I cool it down by blowing on it.

Then, we would gobble it all up,
not even caring

- how messy our faces are.
- I am all right.

Open up. There you go.

Have some more.

Try this.

What do you think?

Does what you just ate
still seem like a rice ball?

You are truly a wonderful storyteller.

Even in this situation, you make me smile

and forget all my sorrows.

You see? Was that not amusing?

So do not tell me to go back down.

All right.

Would you like to hear some more?

I will be a professional storyteller
just for you today.

All right. Time goes by,
and it becomes night.

The number of guests at the inn
dies down as well.

Then, you and I would
spend the night, just the two of us.

So you would come into the room and say,

"I am a married woman."

Then, you would
divide the room with a pillow.

If you cross this line,
I will report you to the office.

- That is what you would say.
- Then, you would say,

"Come now. One could
cross over a pillow while asleep.

Is that not so?

No, you may not.

You are quite good.

We fall asleep while bickering
with the pillow between us.

But in the middle of the night,
the fire goes out.

You feel cold during the night,

so you have no choice
but to fall asleep right by my side.

That is

how I would like to live with you.

There is nothing grand about life.

We would share something trivial to eat

and laugh at awful jokes.

When it rains, I would
cover your head with my hand.

And when you seem gloomy,
I would make you smile by your side.

You do not have to try so hard

to become happy.

So when we descend this mountain...

Get some sleep, Young Master.

Thankfully, this abandoned house

has another room.

Let us withdraw. Cover it up well.

Get moving.

Go in!

- Go in!
- Get in!

Hurry up already.

Hurry up and go inside.

- You have all the important things?
- Yes.

Let us withdraw.

- But if we all descend,
- Let us go, sir!

- Who will care for the children?
- Sir!

They will only be a burden
if we take them along.

We can always find more kids anyway.

The lucky ones will survive.

No.

Would they be luckier if they died?

Let us withdraw!

Let us go!

- Let us go!
- Let us go!

Let us out, sir!

We will die here!

The government officer
who is skilled in martial arts

does not seem to be skilled
in climbing a mountain.

I cannot go further. I cannot.

By the way, how are you
so good at climbing the mountain?

I searched the mountains so many times
to find my father.

Also, you know
that I am good at everything.

Doing this together, I get to see
the smug side of you. It is nice.

Anyway, why did they bring the children
to this rugged mountain?

I do not know.

Try to deduce it.

There are so many paths
that I do not know which way to go.

You are a government officer who uses

his superhuman insight
to analyze criminal acts.

Let me see.

The children must be
eating and sleeping somewhere.

And they must have gone
back and forth to get them food.

Let me see.

That way!

Do not speak nonsense.

It is not nonsense.

They say that you must follow the alisma
when you are lost in the mountain.

Alisma grows by paths
where people frequently walk.

Alisma propagates by means
of people treading over it.

That is why it is very resilient. You see?

What is it? Did you fall
for this government officer?

I was thinking

that even a good-for-nothing
is worth something.

Do not look at me in such a creepy way.

I am acting.

Right now, I am a government officer
who is helping a woman in danger.

Impersonating a public servant is

punishable by three years of forced labor

according to Article 383
of the criminal law.

I am not impersonating a public servant.

This is called literary license.
You did not know that, did you?

She was originally a slave,

but after some trouble,
she became a noblewoman.

And that woman married
a man who had a very dangerous secret

who happened to look
just like the government officer

who was her first love and her lover.

First love? Lover? Says who?

Speaking of which, let me ask you.

Of all men, why did you marry him?

Why did you marry someone
who looks just like me?

It was just a coincidence.

Why did you ask me to join you?

You said you did not want my help,
so why did you ask for it now?

Did you secretly want to spend
some time alone with me?

You are right.

I still think that your feeling for me

is regret.

If you spend time with me like this...

My feelings for you will fade?

That is a foolish thought.

You have become far more special to me.

Yes, I was truly foolish.

You will see.

When you descend this mountain,
you will definitely thank me.

Darn it.

What is it?

This fruit is edible.

Why are you whispering?

Wild animals might come after hearing us,

and people use this path,
so we must be careful.

Is it bitter?

It is sour.

It is not ripe yet.

You should still eat it.
Quench your thirst at least.

Since we cannot light a fire,
we can see the stars.

You are right.

I feel as though

I will not be able
to fall asleep easily today.

Young Master, we must get going.

What is it? What is wrong?

- There are horsetails everywhere.
- Horsetails?

They are common, though.

Horsetails can accumulate gold,
so they are used

to gauge the profitability of gold mining.

I went after a tip-off
from Mining Inspector Bak Jun-gi.

Do you know what a mining inspector does?

A mining inspector investigates
regional products and outcrops.

Wait. Outcrops?

Minerals?

Are you saying there is gold here?

That is why they needed children.

- To mine the outcrop.
- Because they had to be small.

Then we are in the right place.

The children are there. Let us go.

Where are you rushing to?

There is nothing back here.

We are simply passing by.
Would you give us way?

You look familiar.

You were by the magistrate's side.

Now that we know that,
we cannot give you way.

Then, we can find another path.

Let us go.

What are you hiding?

Are you mining gold?

Wait.

Look ahead.

Let us go.

Wait.

Why? We must go!

We cannot just run. We must use our wits.

I will draw their attention.
You should hide.

Wait!

We got you.

There are too many of them.

We should still try.

We cannot die like this.

But still…

There is a greater chance this way.

What chance?

The chance of leaving this mountain alive.

Goo-deok.

Goo-deok.

Goo-deok.

Hey.

Goo-deok.

Goo-deok!

Goo-deok, no.

Goo-deok, open your eyes! Goo-deok.

Goo-deok!

Open your eyes!

Please, Goo-deok.

Let us go. Let us move for now.

Young Master.

Are you all right?

You said you were good at everything.

So why can you not swim?

I did not know
that I could not swim either.

Do not say that I am not helpful anymore.

I saved your life, you know.

You did not save me.

You almost killed me.

Are you very cold?

Because of those men,
I could not bring you to the hut

or start a fire
for fear of being seen. Sorry.

You seem cold too.

You are burning up.

How is a man's hand…

this soft?

You really are sick
to say something like that.

There must be some wild animals.

You must go down alone.

At this rate, our temperatures will drop,
and we will both die.

I could not be happier to die with you

at the same time on the same day.

It was greedy of me.

I thought I could do it.

Do not say that.

I should have stopped you. I am sorry.

You tried to stop me.

You even asked me to give up
and leave with you.

I should have caved in albeit reluctantly…

and gone with you then.

Goo-deok, wake up.

It is all over.

You did it all.

All that is left is to find
the location of the children and mine

and inform the provincial governor.

Will you do that for me?

I must get some sleep.

No.

No, Goo-deok.

Goo-deok, no.

Goo-deok, open your eyes.

Goo-deok!

Go ahead and wait for me.

I will be right behind you.

Now I have nothing to lose.

So!

Let me do the sword dance one last time.

THE TALE OF LADY OK

I am glad we set up a trap.

You must die now.

The provincial governor will do
the interrogation himself. What do we do?

We do not need your testimony.

We have enough witnesses.

I hope you do not use the law
that you know so well as a weapon.

Separated from their parents and sold off,

from the mountaintop where they could have
died at any moment under the rocks,

they endured the misery
of being whipped and starved.

So how would a bit of money suffice?

No matter how clever you are,

you will not be able to reveal the truth.

Subtitle translation by: Ilyoung Kim