Part 21
lt's no use searching for him here.
Be quiet.
The prince ingested toad poison, arsenic,
and since he ate the dumpling,
he ingested some poisonous mushroom too.
We must search near streams.
His insides must be burning.
Shut up.
SONG GANG/Eldest son of Song Okgu of Biryuna tribe Whether he's poisoned or not...
SONG GANG/Eldest son of Song Okgu of Biryuna tribe lf l had my way...
JUMSOHEE/Son of Seonbi Tribe's general When you get the prince's head...
JUMSOHEE/Son of Seonbi Tribe's general
You have to pay me in full.
JAMYUNG
Spit out the dirt.
PRlNCE HODONG Just as you said...
This is what the joy of being able to breathe... means...
We can chat when we're out of danger.
Grub...
SHlMBUN, MOTEL
Burok stopped here.
Scatter and find him!
Prince!
Puku.
Pu...
You can't die now! lt's not Puku!
lf there's no external wound... it can only mean one thing.
This is poisoned too.
What do you think?
Well... it could be black hellebore
YEORO/Poisonous plant SUNDUNGUL/Used for healing but very poisonous Well... it could be black hellebore
YEORO/Poisonous plant SUNDUNGUL/Used for healing but very poisonous or some other poisonous herbs...
YEORO/Poisonous plant SUNDUNGUL/Used for healing but very poisonous Try the bath water.
Those wretches...
What if Puku is poisoned too?
What are you saying?
lf she was poisoned with this,
she couldn't have walked out of here.
She couldn't have made it out that door.
We looked everywhere but can't find them.
Burok is searching this area.
They must be nearby.
They weren't after Puku this time.
Then they must've been afterthe prince.
Who could have tried to kill the prince?
That's none of your concern.
l have to send Burok to Guknae Palace and dispatch an army.
Hangkai!
There's no time to wait.
Puku may not last that long.
Puku.
Go up.
lt's betterto hide in a crowd.
We have to go up high to observe the enemy's movements.
JlJANGSU Filtering clear water from muddy water Loess water and he dug a hole too?
JlJANGSU Filtering clear water from muddy water
Not bad.
That boy is pretty smart.
This is getting very interesting.
l should've caught ten more.
Coughing up black blood is a good sign.
As long as you don't cough up red blood.
l should grind it and add it to liquor.
But we can't make too much noise, and there's no liquor.
They're clean.
They couldn't become cicadas because of us.
The poison must've damaged your organs.
Eat it up. lt'll heal the wounds.
Don't spit it out.
What about you?
l already had a lot.
l said l'd take you back to your mother,
but l didn't say l'd forsake my life to do so.
Just who are you?
A bodyguard?
Your slave?
Since l'm not going to be either of those...
l'm yourfriend.
Actually, l don't even know who l am.
l was going to go to Nakrang to find that out.
Everyone may take it for granted,
but not everyone knows who they are.
Really?
To someone like me, you're lucky to know who you are.
Knowing your purpose in life...
knowing why you were born in this world...
is just as important as knowing oneself.
KlNG DAEMUSHlN
SONG MAESEOLSU
SONG OKGU Chief of Biryuna tribe
l have brought the queen back.
l'm back from visiting my family.
You didn't have to bother coming back.
You must've had a more comfortable life
in the Biryuna tribe.
Physical comfort doesn't put your mind at ease.
How can my father's home
be more comfortable than by your side?
Go to your chamber.
You may stay there,
but l'll decide the fate of that thing in your womb.
Your Majesty, how can you say such things?
Father-in-law.
l'll repeat what you said to me.
The Biryuna tribe is far away,
and you're on the territory of the Gyeruna tribe.
l, Muhyul, am the owner of this house.
Your Majesty.
What is it?
Burok is back.
The prince is in danger.
This is yourfault.
Why is it my fault the prince is missing?
You left him alone in Luoyang.
How could l serve that cowardly prince who knelt before Liu Xiu?
l'll break up with you if you don't find him.
lf anything happens to the prince, it's yourfault.
Why?
lt was you, not Prince Hodong,
who sent the queen to the Biryuna tribe alive.
Wu Naru, leave for Simbeon right now.
l'll obey your command, Your Majesty.
lt'll take too long for General Wu to go.
You must mobilize the army stationed closest to Simbeon.
He's right, Your Majesty.
Give me permission to summon the army in Sangsanja.
SSANGSANJA/ Border of Yodong of Goguryeo GUNJlPCHlKSUH/ Royal letter to summon the army Give me permission to summon the army in Sangsanja.
SSANGSANJA/ Border of Yodong of Goguryeo GUNJlPCHlKSUH/ Royal letter to summon the army Yes.
Bring me my seal.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, if l may...
Speak.
Among the 1200 troops stationed on Sangsanja Border,
half of them are from the Biryuna tribe,
30% are from the Hwanna and 20% are from the Gyeru tribe.
Please allow the brave soldiers of the Biryuna tribe
to save the prince.
You don't need to find Hodong.
Make sure the Biryuna troops do not leave the border.
l'll summon only the Hwanna and Gyeruna soldiers.
No, the Hwanna and the Biryuna tribes are of same.
Just have the Gyeruna soldiers search for Hodong.
Your Majesty, welcome back.
Your Majesty.
Why are you showing tears?
Please take us with you next time.
Your Majesty, we missed you so much.
We wanted to cross the Maja River so many times, but...
What kept you from doing so?
Were you afraid of His Majesty?
We had to keep your chamber clean until your return.
Your Majesty...
What a warm sight.
Princess. lt has been a long time.
lt looks as if you've returned home in glory.
You can say that.
Where is Hodong now?
l'm sure General Wu Naru will bring back Hodong to you.
l must've been crazy.
What possessed me to take you to Gipyeong?
l was going to thank you,
but it seems l should thank the ghost that possessed you.
l regret saving your life very much.
You should watch what you say. Think ahead to the future.
Your words will eat away at your merit.
Sister-in-law.
His Majesty, the king.
Taechu, Hodong's bodyguard, sent this.
The prince was attacked in Simbeon,
and l do not know whether he is dead or alive.
ls this your homecoming gift?
lt wasn't l.
l'm a mother who's about to give birth.
So?
Even ordinary women don't harm lifeless insects
when they're pregnant.
How could l taint my hands with Hodong's blood when
l'm carrying your baby?
lf it wasn't you, was it yourfather?
l do not know.
Hadeok, listen.
l await your command, Your Majesty.
Surround the queen's chamber with men until she delivers.
Don't let even a rat in without my permission.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Especially the rats from the Biryuna tribe, young or old,
will not be allowed in the queen's chamber.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty!
Take good care of it.
You'll need it if Hodong doesn't come back alive.
l'll keep it safe until l return it to you.
You asked for me, Your Majesty?
Will Hodong come back alive?
l wouldn't dare predict my master's future.
lt's very unlikely he'll make it back.
Simbeon is too far.
And Wu Naru isn't with him.
Taechu sent the hawk...
. because there was no hope in...
lf Hodong doesn't come back alive,
whom should l hold responsible, and to what degree?
Will you divide Goguryeo and uproot the Biryuna tribe?
When you pass, will you let your brother succeed you?
HAESAEKJU/ King Daemushin's brother future King Manjung When you pass, will you let your brother succeed you?
When you make your decision...
we will follow your decision.
Grandfather...
Please tell your grandson just one thing...
ls Hodong dead... ls he still alive?
Grandfather...
ls your arm more important than your life?
No.
lt's night.
Even if it were day, we can't find herbs because
we don't know what poison they used.
This is the only way.
No!
The poison will soon spread to your shoulders.
Then it'll spread to your heart.
Once it spreads to your heart, you'll die!
lf l lose any part of my body, l can't become king.
There are so many people in this world.
They still go on even if they can't become king.
Why do you have to become king?
Why are you so greedy?
You live to find out who you are, but l've lived to become king.
You can try to become someone else.
You can become an ordinary person,
who's happy enough to be eating and breathing.
You still want to become king...
even after what you've been through?
Yes.
l don't want Hodong to die just yet.
l don't want my son's birth to be tainted by his brother's blood.
lt's water underthe bridge.
ljust hope he comes back missing a limb.
Then he won't be able to become king.
We can send him off to some fortress and make him a gatekeeper.
lf the prince is the man l know him to be,
he'll take his own life.
You are right.
l'll cut my son's umbilical cord with this.
Keep it safe.
We can't wait any longer.
l'll suck out the poison.
A cut in my mouth.
l'll be all right.
Mom...
Grandfather, please give me a prince
who'll carry on Goguryeo's legacy.
Please kill Hodong, that Buyeo tramp's son.
Mom, why did you have to be from Buyeo...
Mom, why did you die so early?
Mom...
Are you awake?
Prince.
Mom.
Mom, why did you have to be from Buyeo?
Mom...
Why did you die so early?
JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG
LAHEE/Princess of Nakrang ls it true there was a disturbance
at the Sangsanza Border between Goguryeo and Liaodong?
WANG HOL According to our spy,
the troops were mobilized.
But Goguryeo has never removed
WlNAAM PALACE/Mountain fortress near Guknae Palace, Goguryeo theirtroops from the border,
WlNAAM PALACE/Mountain fortress near Guknae Palace, Goguryeo since the governor of Liaodong invaded Winam Fortress,
and Eul Duji defeated them seven years ago.
lt's a very important matter.
You're hiding something from me.
Hodong disappeared in Simbeon.
What do you mean he disappeared?
They don't know whether he's dead or alive.
Princess.
lt's nothing.
Let us continue.
All right.
How can you lose your concentration
when you're holding a sword?
What are you thinking?
Are you implying that l'm thinking about Prince Hodong?
- Are you? - No.
l'm still tired from my journey.
Let's end the practice fortoday.
Princess!
What's the matter with her?
She never skips hertraining.
You don't think she has feelings for Prince Hodong, do you?
Don't be silly.
l hope l'm being silly.
Many men will weep
if the princess has feelings for Prince Hodong.
General.
What is it?
Queen Jasil is asking foryou.
Go to the icehouse and bring me some cold tea.
Yes, Your Highness.
Prince Hodong's where about is unknown.
lt has nothing to do with me.
l'm only concerned if it'll be good or bad for Nakrang.
But it hasn't been confirmed that Prince Hodong is dead.
General Majo went to the Eunpo border and
EUNGPOGWAN GATE, Border of Nakrang and Goguryeo General Majo went to the Eunpo border and
EUNGPOGWAN GATE, Border of Nakrang and Goguryeo we'll make our decision when we have more detailed information.
l hope he dies.
That wouldn't be good.
We could still need Hodong.
GYERUK Not great usage but necessary to have
Hodong can't die just yet.
CHOl Ll Muhyul is still young.
CHOl Ll
Even if his queen doesn't give him a son this time
he's sure to have a son someday.
But he has Haesaekju, his younger brother.
Even if Hodong dies, there could be a fight overthe throne
between the queen's son and Haesaekju.
Muhyul isn't a weak old man who'll die any day.
Even if Hodong dies,
Muhyul won't let his brother succeed him.
l wouldn't do that if l were him.
Hodong has to live.
Only then will Goguryeo be swept up in bloodshed.
Have you thought about it?
WANG JASlL'S CHAMBER, JlNYANG PALACE, NAKRANG l don't even know whether Hodong is dead or alive.
l know.
Since Jamyung is his bodyguard,
she could be in the same situation.
WANG JASlL l hope she dies with Hodong.
Then again, she survived for days in the freezing winter seas
when she was barely breathing.
lt's not easy to live, but it's not that easy to die either.
l can't give you an answertoday.
Will you do it if Jamyung survives and goes to Goguryeo?
l'll answeryou then.
Hol.
Only for Nakrang.
Not foryou, not for Lahee, but only forthe sake of Nakrang.
lf l have to kill Jamyung,
l'll kill her as the Great General of Nakrang.
l have to go get Sister-in-law now.
l'll take my leave.
lt won't be easy, Your Majesty.
Then l'll have to force him to do it.
How?
You will see.
OUTER WALL OF SlMBEON lt's been days.
How can you not find even a trace of him?
Over here.
lt's loess water.
What about this muddy water?
lt's Puku.
Yes, Puku must've dug it to draw out poison.
Let's scatter out and search forthem.
We must be near.
Here you were.
Don't look so surprised.
l'm not a master,
but l can control the energy flow in my body somewhat.
WOONGlJOSHlK/ Circulate body's energy and control the breathing but l can control the energy flow in my body somewhat.
WOONGlJOSHlK/ Circulate body's energy and control the breathing Are you all right now?
l drank the loess water you left me,
and ate the grubs and the tree bark.
lt's Burning Bush.
BURNlGN BUSH lt's Burning Bush.
BURNlGN BUSH
That's all l could find.
BURNlGN BUSH
lt's supposed to be boiled.
What are those?
So l wouldn't forget. The men l killed.
l'm not weeping forthem.
People who must die must die.
They can't live.
So what don't you want to forget?
A person holding a sword will end up with blood on his hands.
l'll rememberthis day... l'll rememberthose men...
And l'll never wield my sword for no good reason.
Puku.
l remember.
What the boy who worked at the inn said...
He said he used toad's poison,
SEOM FLUlD/Fluid of poisonous toad WOONGWHANG/Arsenic rock
arsenic and poisonous mushroom...
But l didn't study those, so l have no idea...
What's wrong with you?
Thirsty...
You still have poison in your body?
l had a cut in my mouth.
l'm all right.
Puku.
There they are!
lt's been a long time...
Uncle.
SONG GANG Eldest son of Song Okgu of Biryuna tribe This is not a good time to exchange greetings.
Did you find them?
The flags of Goguryeo and the Gyeruna tribe
are all overthe place.
General Wu Naru is here.
Gosh, then...
We can call out forthem.
- Puku! - Prince!
Puku!
- Puku! - Puku!
Prince!
- Puku! - Puku!
Puku!
- Puku! - Prince!
- Puku! - Puku!
Goguryeo's best swordsman...
Prince!
- Puku! - Puku!
Puku... Come here.
lt's toad's poison and arsenic.
What?
Toad's poison and arsenic.
Puku...
Prince!
No.
l'll do it myself.
Uncle, you have no right to kill yourself.
Maeseolsu, please give birth to a prince forthe Biryuna tribe.
lf you kill me...
she'll die as well.
What are you saying?
l know more about poison than you do.
She can't be in this state after taking a bite of the dumpling.
l think it's because of the prince.
You did this to her. You save her.
lt's spread to her heart.
She had a weak heart to begin with.
lf you know the disease, you can find the cure.
There has to be a way.
l won't punish you.
And l won't hold the Seonbi tribe responsible forthis incident.
You have to let body energy flow and let the poison out.
There's no medicine for it.
Then open her body energy!
Not everyone can do that.
JONGWAN/ Point above the belly button GWANWON/ Point below the belly button Burn mugwort on Jungwang and Gwanwon points
JONGWAN/ Point above the belly button GWANWON/ Point below the belly button 10,000 times every day.
There are 88,000 energy points on a human body.
When they are all open,
the poison will be released from the body.
Feed herthis with water.
Will...
Will she live?
l wouldn't know herfate.
She'll live if she's lucky, but even if she lives,
there's no way of knowing the state...
of her body.
l'll do it.
Give my sister...
to me.
lt's Prince Hodong!
Prince.
Get me a carriage.
YULGUHUN, NAKRANG
lt looks great on you.
MO YANGHAE l look good in anything.
Let us go.
Your Majesties.
Greetings.
MO HASO Welcome, Lady Mo.
l heard that the crown princess was successful in Luoyang.
Congratulations.
What are you wearing? Too fleshy foryour age.
My husband brought it back for me from Luoyang.
l wore it to show him my gratitude.
lt looks great on you. You're looking gorgeous.
Remember Hodong banging his head on the floor?
Have some.
Food here is much betterthan my cooking.
What are you doing?
lf it's too small, the princess might think l'm mocking her.
Women are so complex...
What are you doing?
Shake your arm.
Princess.
l missed you, Princess.
Crown Princess.
Yes, Your Majesty.
What are you thinking? They're watching you.
Forgive me.
This is new.
l bought it in Luoyang.
Open your mouth wide, husband.
Why are you doing this?
l said to open.
Your Majesty, l have a favorto ask of you.
l'm making this request not as your queen,
but as the elder of Younghojangwon.
Go ahead.
Please break up the marriage between Hol and Mo Yanghae.
Nobles need the king's permission to divorce.
l earnestly request your permission fortheir divorce!
Tell me why they should divorce.
Younghojangwon is the noblest of the nobles.
We have a duty to support the royal family and
the kingdom for generations.
But who'll be there to serve the kingdom
when there is no heir?
He can take a second wife.
Your Majesty, please look at us, for example.
How can a second wife compare in her importance
to the first wife?
lt is only properthat he gets his successor
from his first wife.
l sincerely make this request for my kind-hearted brother.
My brother is a grown man.
He should know a woman's love and be happy.
My heart breaks for him that tears flow from my eyes.
Your Majesty.
Silence, General.
She has made the request as the elder of Younghojangwon.
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
What do think, Lady Mo?
What is the problem?
My husband adores me, and l cherish him as well.
There is no reason for a divorce.
Sister-in-law!
l may be old, but with rigorous training,
l still have my period.
l, Mo Yanghae, am still a woman.
Lady Mo, how can you say such things?
But we're all family here, are we not?
Your Majesty, do not worry.
l, Mo Yanghae, will produce a son and lessen your burden.
l'll swearyou won't produce a son!
Queen.
Fine.
lf she doesn't produce a son in a year,
please give them permission to divorce.
Sister-in-law, rest worry.
l'll have a healthy son and make you happy.
Your Majesty, it is l, Do Sugi.
Come in.
What is it?
General Majo sent a hawk.
Prince Hodong is alive and is on his way to Guknae Palace.
That Mo Yanghae!
l don't think it'll be possible forthe princess
to marry General Wang.
lf Lady Mo has a son...
Crazy nonsense.
How can she have a son?
Hol doesn't even think of her as a woman.
He's only doing his filial duty.
l know.
But why did Mo Yanghae ask for a year when she knows that?
Why?
What is she up to?
That cunning old woman...
This is so upsetting.
Why is Queen Jasil bent on making our lady's life miserable?
l won't let her beat me.
What will you do after a year?
l think His Majesty will give his permission.
l'll go to Goguryeo myself.
You will?
lf l'm to stick around here a year later,
l have to bring Jamyung back and beat Jasil.
How will you go to Goguryeo?
Where there's will, there's a way.
Wait and see, Jasil.
l'll make sure you get the taste of true bitterness.
l'll have to go to Guknae Palace myself.
How will you go to Goguryeo?
l can come up with a reason.
But you can't leave the palace.
His Majesty will never approve.
Nobody can stop Wang Jasil.
l'll take this opportunity
to kill Jamyung and get rid of Mo Yanghae.
l feel sorry for Lady Mo.
The people of Nakrang all know that
the purpose of their marriage was to save her life.
Will you give your permission?
l am responsible fortheir marriage.
l'm the one who made Hol marry Lady Mo.
And Queen Jasil has a point...
l also feel sorry forthe great general as a fellow man.
GUKNAE PALACE, GOGURYEO
Your Highness, l'll take my sister now.
Has any of you opened energy channels before?
l haven't achieved the feat myself.
l can barely control my energy flow since l've been poisoned.
But l'm the only one who can help Puku.
So leave her here.
But to treat her...
Forgive me, Your Majesty, but Puku is a girl.
Puku is my friend.
She risked her life to save mine.
So it's me who must save her.
l have to go see my father.
Continue with the treatment.
- Yes, Your Highness. - Yes, Your Highness.
Your Majesty, the prince has returned with General Wu.
l'll go and greet him.
Hodong has returned?
Your Majesty, leave the chamber.
His Majesty...
lt's all right.
Mother has every right to welcome her son.
His Majesty can't stop me.
l, Hodong, carried out your command in Luoyang,
and have come back.
Your merit will be rewarded and your errors will be punished.
You'll be punished for bowing to Liu Xiu,
and you'll be rewarded for bringing shipbuilders.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Since Prince Hodong earned your pardon,
Eul Duji will be pardoned.
But he'll be demoted to Officer of Right.
You're most gracious, Your Majesty.
l am most grateful to you for saving me, Your Highness.
Are you feeling well?
l'm sorry l worried you.
l am fine, but...
What is it?
A corpse is not allowed in the palace, but...
Since he's my maternal uncle...
lt's Uncle's body.
Song Gang's body?
Open it!
Father.
Father...
l don't know how he knew,
but Uncle met his death when he came to rescue me.
l, Hodong, owe a great debt,
to Uncle and the brave soldiers of the Biryuna tribe.
l'll neverforget this debt of gratitude.
lt's only natural...
for a servant to give his life...
for his master...
Father.
l'll cut off Hodong's head and offer it to your grave.
Gang!
Your Majesty, you have returned.
Hodong, did you kill my brother?
Your Majesty, did you try to kill your own son?
Did you kill my brother?
Answer me first. Did you try to kill me?
Did you, the queen, try to kill your own son?
Yes.
Yes, l did. l did it!
l can't forgive you.
l won't forgive you for killing my brother!
Your Majesty...
Oh no... the baby must be coming.
ls anyone out there?
The queen is about to go into labor.
lnform the king right away!