The Blade and Petal
I hearby present General Yeon's monument of good deed!
General Yeon is not the greatest hero ever lived,
but a man who killed the King,
and brought Goguryeo's demise.
Who would dare commit such an act to me?
People who hate you, Father.
Revenge.
The previous king's followers.
Chief So Sa Beon is here. In the shortest time possible,
we need to get him out.
What are you people doing here?
Whatever it is you are planning,
it better be put to rest at this point
Planning?
What can a puppet king like me possibly plan?
Where is the location of the illegal weapon storage we received from this fellow?
The funeral tent on the outskirts of Pyeongyang Fortress.
It's a trap.
We have to get away.
Get away?
No, we have to kill them all.
Chief!
Retreat!
No, don't!
The intelligence agency guys are coming.
So Moo Yeong, come back to your senses!
So Moo Yeong!
Moo Yeong!
Episode 15
Open the door!
It should have been me.
The one who should have taken the arrow in your stead.
You envy the strangest things.
Isn't this the second time?
The fire incident, too.
I will go and call a doctor.
Who are you?
I said So Moo Yeong from Daeje Fortress.
With your sword, kill that man.
Stop.
You have to come out.
Do you have any idea how many injured there are to look after?
Why do you spend so much time on only one soldier?
There are tons of corpses on the ground.
You need to prevent the unrest among the guys.
The Chief is out of his mind. You can't be like this too.
Did you see how much damage the arrow caused?
I'm sorry.
Since the men took her, it means that the wound was not life threatening.
For now, tend to the wounded and deal with the dead bodies.
Boo Chi!
Princess...
Deputy Chief.
How is your wound?
I'm okay.
How many died?
For now, concentrate on recovering.
The guy who's supposed to be the Chief of the agency...
fell for a trap?
I guess Daemangniji can't do much either.
The one who has the world in his hand
can not even control his own children.
Who would have known?
That heaven's order can be
so fair.
That's what I'm saying.
Daemangniji... definitely lost face.
Even General Yeon,
this time, this incident can not be overlooked.
Even if a tiger gets bitten once,
a tiger still remains a tiger.
That's right.
There's no one who would be better than Daemangniji.
It only takes a rat hole to collapse a dam.
You see,
even the greatest hero gets older.
All this while,
it can't be denied that the power that has been given to the Daemangniji was too great.
I can't say...
It could be though of this way, but...
You must've been very worried.
However, one failure
doesn't mean everything.
A troubling thing came up,
but I think that this is a good opportunity.
I assume that all of you are aware
of the nature of this case?
The murder of Tae Dae Hyung Yang Jin Wook,
the jailbreak incident of the agency jail,
and the direct attack on the intelligence agency;
no matter how you look at this, this is not a simple attack!
The dethroned king's followers are acting up,
and that means, in the center of it all,
there exists a living relative of the preceding king.
His Majesty must be the one who's more concerned.
Officials shall not add to the chaos.
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Both the traitors and loyal subjects claim they work for the country.
So it's hard to distinguish between them.
Every little behavior, move, word used,
everyone should keep on eye on each other.
I will do so myself.
So,
how big was the damage on the agency?
To the degree that there's a shortage of doctors,
the damage is serious.
Chief, give us your orders.
Sorry, we are late as we were tending to the injured.
What do you think should be done?
We must find out the exact damage we have.
Chief...
Let's start with remembering
the dead's souls.
Of the heavens!
Dal Woo. Gil Son.
Ae Toong. Dol Moo.
Kil Doo.
Dal Mo.
Joo Hee Tae.
Wie Sang Koo.
Jeong Choong In.
Seok Tae.
Eul Mal Bok.
Cry until you'r heart is content.
For your sakes,
we will all cry together.
Wash our hearts in tears
and make it so your lives were not lost in vain.
Your efforts did not go to waste.
The door that will allow us to make ourselves known to the world has opened.
"Yeon Gaeseomun, the King's murderer!"
And like this we will all fight together.
A doctor will soon come to look at your wound.
I am okay.
There are many inured,
how can you send for a doctor to treat me?
No matter how badly you want to be recognized, how can you block an arrow aimed at me?
Is it okay for you to take your life so lightly?
You can not go out before receiving treatment.
I'm telling you that I'm alright.
Let me have a look at your wound.
Covering and hiding it is not going to solve the matter.
Let go of me.
I am okay.
What brings you here, Your Majesty?
I stopped by after hearing about the damage on the agency.
Is he severely injured?
He was hit by an arrow in my stead in his efforts to save me.
Is that right?
For Deputy Chief?
You have made a great contribution.
Why don't you step outside for a moment, Deputy Chief?
I want to personally hear his account on these events.
Why did you come here?
What will you do if you attract suspicion?
Have you not heard of the rumours that denounce me out of my mind?
The day this reaches Yeon Gaesomun's ears...
For this day, I've done a lot of ridiculous things.
Even if Daemangniji hears of my visit to you,
he would probably think I'm sleeping at an eunuch's dog house.
If this goes on, it will be but a matter of time before you get caught for being a woman.
Moreover, Deputy Chief used to be your personal guard.
All i have to do is hang on like this for a short while longer.
I heard that they are secretly
investigating the Princess's death and possible whereabouts.
I am a dead person, even if they investigate, it will be hard for them to find me.
Do you have to court such danger,
just to stay here?
Are you suggesting I have other options?
Are you really okay?
The arrow only grazed me.
His Majesty visited So Moo Young?
Why him?
He's probably just curious about all the heroic things he's done.
Anyhow, how is So Moo Yeong?
The wound does not look to be very grave.
That's fortunate.
He's a loyal guy, so you need to use him in important matters.
Was there no one else who could have come in this tiger den?
Why do you have to be the one to do such a dangerous task?
I was born here,
and grew up here.
Which path leads to the rear garden,
and which wall's the lowest,
I know the best.
Now that I have finally came back,
I will never leave again.
I will get everything back.
I will put everything back to it's rightful place.
Then...
your next target after Yeon Gaesomun...
is me.
When I say that I will put everything back to it's place,
it does not mean that my dead father and brother will come back to life.
It was you who suggested we put on hold the payback.
That's right,
I did.
With a happy heart, I will wait for that time.
When the previous king named you as the successor,
I was greatly hurt as though I lost something.
But...
now that I see you having shaken the agency favored by Yeon Gaesomun like this,
I remember once again how amazingly skilled you are.
Many innocent have been hurt.
From now on, no innocent life should lost.
This is all the report for today from the agency.
Next, the King's daily activity.
Did he go out at night and meet some menial minister again?
Since that day, there has been no noticeable movements.
As usual, he woke up at the 9th hour, took a walk, skipped breakfast,
and had an eunuch get two books of Tang poem,
but he doesn't seem to have read much.
How about a person he met or exchanged a letter with?
There was none.
Except...
Except?
He visited the agency today,
and consoled the injured agents.
The King visited the agency?
He must be sick of the agency,
so it is a little odd.
What did he do there?
He either sang while making a round on the medicine storage room,
or pestered resting agents to dance with him.
Tell me every detail.
It's the list of people who had any contact or talked with the King.
It includes the name, the hometown, and the experience in the agency.
I didn't see any notable connections among them.
So Moo Yeong?
Yes.
He is one of the new recruits and an adopted son of the Daeja Fortress constable.
His training score is average, and there isn't much to note in him.
But he saved Deputy Chief from danger this time, so he's getting good evaluations.
What did he and the King discuss?
I'm sorry. They talked very secretly.
What is this?
Injured soldiers get special visits,
but you don't have parents.
Deputy Chief told me to care for such guys.
It's a special food bestowed on you, who would be all alone.
Deputy Chief is a bastard son, so he must've been very lonely.
So he must've understood how lonely you were, so eat it and pull yourself together.
What are you doing, not eating?
I'm going to get a hole on my face.
Would you like some?
He said you resembled someone.
Pardon?
With the lover Deputy Chief couldn't protect...
you bear a resemblance, he said.
I can never tell what's on his mind even though he's a man,
and having so many stories, he's full of charms.
Why did you come outside instead of resting?
How's your wound?
Thank you.
I'm the one who should say it.
Thank you... for saving me twice.
Why are you looking at me with such eyes?
It's nothing.
I will never...
The night air's cold.
Go inside and rest.
be swayed.
Deputy Chief!
Thank you.
She's pretty.
It's my mother.
It's a precious object shared with her
when we parted.
Thank you.
Do not grieve anymore.
Grieving the death of the dead
is to insult them.
What we need to do is behead those who harmed them.
Anyone who wants to leave the agency shall leave,
and only the ones who are determined to remain
shall hold a sword.
I, Yeon Gaesomun,
will make a new intelligence agency today.
The new intelligence agency will, for Goguryeo, the royal family, and me,
bring victory.
Chief Yeon Nam Saeng.
Yes, Daemangniji.
For the monument ceremony incident, the jailbreak incident,
and the funeral tent incident,
you will be degraded to Deputy Chief.
Deputy Chief Yeon Choong!
Yes, Daemangniji.
I appoint you to the Chief of the intelligence agency.
Lead the new agency.
It's me. It's me, Father!
I'm the legitimate son you and Mother gave birth to.
How could you... the bastard son of a slave girl...
the bastard whom we don't even know where and what he might have been through.
Why are you putting him above my head?
You should get me up.
That's how they'll know I'm the one who would succeed your honor and status,
and bow their heads before me.
Your such rash acts bore great mistakes
and many agents were sacrificed.
If that's the case, you should've punished me accordingly, but taking away my position?
A demotion?!!
This...
Haven't you thought of what laughing stock I'm going to become?
I'm not saying all these for myself.
They're for you.
I don't think what he's said is wrong.
There's nothing I want anymore.
It would be better if I stayed in the Deputy Chief position.
Shut up.
How dare such a thing as you decline that position?!!!
Therefore,
please withdraw your order.
Things won't be any different if you make a mistake.
Fulfill your duty thoroughly.
Father. Father. Father!
He declined so many times, but he's a ready man.
Chie-- Deputy Chief.
Even you're making fun of me?
No.
I will definitely reclaim it.
All the things that should've been mine, I will definitely...
reclaim.
Chief!
You're here.
I'm not a chief yet.
Are you trying to disobey your father?
Are you, by chance, afraid?
There's a mysterious paper circulating in the streets.
Golden Flower Group
Geumhwadan.
It was the secret organization that used to guard the dethroned king.
It consisted of Goguryeo's best swordsmen.
There was no place they couldn't get to in this country.
They go about their daily routines as usual,
but they show up when they get notified by their headquarter.
How are they now?
When the king died, they disappeared into the darkness.
No matter how they investigated, they couldn't even catch a minion.
However, they're moving now for some reason.
What if they're falsely selling the name...
I don't think so.
None of their names have been known.
Above that man who escaped out of the jail at that time,
there's definitely a more central character.
We should catch him.
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I saw it already.
Geumhwadan, eh?
It's going to be an interesting fight.
I'll become the Chief. Instead...
Tell me.
Please don't involve the agency in the political battle.
Please let it focus on catching the traitors and blocking outsiders' attacks.
Fine. But if I keep my promise,
you'll have to do the same.
If it's Geumhwadan,
they would've stayed at the closest distance from the dethroned king.
They might know a lot about the Princess, too.
The Princess is dead.
From today on, Daemangniji
will be guarded by the intelligence agency, not the security guard.
We will set up a watch both day and night,
and we'll be at both the inside and outside of the house.
Are you now worrying about my body?
I'm just fulfilling the Chief's duty.
It's the duty schedule.
The date you'll be on duty is 10 days from now.
We will set up a watch both day and night,
and we'll be at both the inside and outside of the house.
The biggest responsibility as a spy is
gaining the enemy's heart,
and gaining their trust.
Then, what's the most dangerous work?
What a fool.
Wouldn't it be giving your heart to the enemy?
Once you're in the tiger's cave,
you should never forget
who I am.
Although, to gain their heart,
I do have to get close to them.
I'm neither a friend nor a family of the tiger.
I'm only a human who's there to catch the tiger.
The moment I give my heart to the enemy,
my country will collapse.
Let's take a look.
It's fine.
Fine my ass.
Your wound is getting worse.
I told you it's fine.
I...
Alright. I'll bring in a doctor.
This is...
What is this...
The thing you said you were hiding...
was this?
Why did a girl pretend to be a man
and join the agency?
By joining the agency,
I wanted to make a name for myself as soon as I could.
By doing that, I wanted to please the Daeja Fortress' constable,
who took me in.
But still...
If the higher up finds out about this...
you'll be beaten heavily and get kicked out.
So please keep this a secret. I ask this of you.
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Really,
are you going to keep it a secret?
There's a condition.
You're favored by the Chief.
You saved
his life twice.
That was...
You joined here thanks to me,
so I want you to put the thing you learned to use.
I want you to become
a spy for me.
I'm telling you to become the Chief's hands and feet, and report every little thing he does.
If you do that,
I'll keep it a secret.
I'll do that.
When I first saw you, I keep getting attracted to you,
so I thought something was suspicious.
For some reason, I was continuously curious.
And now I have my answer.
Here.
Pour me another
cup.
How dare he make the Princess pour a drink?
How insulting is this.
Such thing...
is nothing.
Is there anything you want from me?
Watching it has now gotten boring.
Are you curious to know what my intentions are?
Once a betrayer...
is forever a betrayer.
I thought about
what it would take for you to trust me.
On the night when he passed away,
I barely managed to collect these remains.
They're here.
The once Goguryeo's King,
my father and my brother are...
I couldn't leave it there forever.
But during the last long rainy season,
on the night of the day the palace was renovated for which even the family members were forced to labor,
I buried them myself.
Chief!
He's the one you ordered me to bring in.
Alright.
You may leave.
You're here.
Jung!
Wow.
Wow!
I haven't had meat in a long time!
Me coming into the palace! I don't know if this is real or just a dream!
Wow, our Jang. You look really good now!
It's so true what they say. A person should knowwhich line to get in on.
They're already saying the world is changing and what not...
The reason I asked to see you is exactly that.
Do you think you can visit me sporadicallyand tell me of things as such?
Wait now...
me too?
Even if I go to the streets in disguise,
people won't talk about what's on their mind to a stranger.
I think you can understand what I mean.
Of course!
There's no problem with that!
However,
this place really
If your mother sees how you've been so thoroughlyacknowledged and become successful,
she would be so happy, don't you think?
It might be like that.
But...
there are more than just a few who are starving.
Coming to this place like this,
I don't know if it's okay.
I'll pack up plentiful for you to take.
Are you going to give it to me?
Didn't your extreme measures cause enough bloodshed?
But we can't just sit here and do nothing!
Look here.
You know that's not what I mean!
Father, aren't you being too harsh?
What's the use?
Shut up, bastards!
He claims he's a member of Geumhwadan.
About the scheme Geumhwadan is working on,
I know the details.
Is this another scheme to set a trap in the agency?
It's neither a betrayal,
nor a trap.
Then,
what's the reason you're willing to give me the info?
I want to get
one bag of rice
in exchange for my information.
Even if I die in this seat...
It doesn't matter to me.
However,
If I give you the information,
please deliver a bag of rice
to my family.
It depends on what information you have.
It's alive.
Who are you referring that to?
Yeongnyu's daughter...
Princess Moo Young is alive.
Who else knows about this truth?
Pardon?
♫ You leave me. ♫
♫ However, I'll only wait for you. ♫
♫ In the end, I have nowhere to stay. ♫
♫ I'll wait for you long, someday. ♫
♫ I miss you so much that I cry. ♫
♫ When will you come, then? ♫
♫ On this way, with only sad memories? ♫
♫ Dear my love, my painful love. ♫
♫ Dear my love, please leave me. ♫
♫ It became a nail in my dry heart ♫
♫ Don't ever come back, my love. ♫
Please, I don't know anything.
I don't know!
Please take a look at this!
I didn't do anything!
Arresting him for merely ripping off a piece of paper.
Isn't it too much?
I didn't have any other choose.
It was a order, order.
However, where are we going?
You'll know when we get there.
We've been watching a man who's been plastering the wall notices for the last few days.
This is the place he used to frequent.
There's no solid proof,
but their tails are long enough, they'll eventually be caught.
It's that house.
Well... I'll look around the surrounding.
Do as you wish.
Princess, are you feeling well?
I'm sorry to have you worried.
Princess!
Then you must get out of the palace as soon as you can.
If they found out you're a woman, it's only a matter of time until they realize you're the princess.
It's 10 days.
Ten days later, I'll be on the night watch duty in Yeon Gaesomun's house.
Moreover, the King's willing to help us.
Isn't once a betrayer forever a betrayer?
We can't trust that man.
The payback for the King comes next.
For now, we must gather whatever help we can get to hit Yeon Gaesomun.
Your safety is our priority.
So Sa Beon.
Gil Boo.
Boo Chi.
I'm sorry, but
what I need to listen to now is not your worries.
It's the previous King's will,
people's will,
and Goguryeo's will.
Most of all, this place has been exposed to the agency.
Geumhwadan must clear out quickly.
Boo Chi.
Yes.
From today on, you and Dal Gi will follow the princess.
It looks like we're going to do things as planned.
Don't tell So Sa Beon or Gil Boo.
That includes the princess.
With their personalities, they'll never approve of this.
I don't see any notable activity.
Eat something until the next shift arrives.
Yes.
Chief.
What brings you here?
I'm on my way back after probing this area.
I don't see anything to note around here.
Why don't you get back with me?
Pardon?
Do that, as you haven't recovered completely.
There's something for you to do when we get back.
Hurry outside.
It's fine...
Come out.
Why is he doing that?
He looks suspicious to you too, right?
Could she... have been found out?
Chief.
Why are you doing this...
What's going on, Commander?
Who are you?
I'm... So Moo Young.
I'll ask you one more time.
Who...
are you?
I'm...
the son of Daeja Fortress Fortress' constable,
Soo Moo Young.
Do you know the reason why
you put me on alert?
Did you say you wanted to make a name for yourself?
However, your eyes weren't of the one who wanted glory.
Your eyes...
were only telling revenge.
I have absolutely no idea
what you're trying to say, Chief.
I'm going to head back.
Those eyes...
were not the ones I knew.
I believe
you've continually mistaken me for someone else.
It's not too late. (starts talking in honorifics)
Don't attempt to dip your hands in blood anymore.
The one who moved Geumhwadan,
the one who demolished Daemangniji's monument,
and the one who entrapped the agents and took away their lives.
And your identity as well.
If now, I can bury them all.
Having survived,
and continuing on,
is the most precious thing.
For yourself,
and for someone else, too.
I'm not the person who you think I am.
However,
it's true that I live for revenge.
I'm now Moo Young without parents,
a brother,
a name,
or even a shadow.
You treated me, who had no parents, siblings or a name, like a human, and the moment you died,
I died, too.
I'm now the agency's Chief,
Yeon Choong.
Kill me.
If you're going to stop me, who only thinks about revenge,
kill me instead.
Why are you hesitating?
Between you and me,
what else is there except the sword?
Go.
This is all I can do.
We...
must never see each other again.
If we do,
I'll have to kill you.
The Blade and Petal
The agency will take care of the dethroned king's followers.
The princess might be alive, so...
Princess?
It's fun.
This tug of war.
I'll wait for the moment you'll forget the woman.
When they discovered the dethroned king's daughter,
how could the palace be so quiet?