"It says that guy is coming to find me." "The one the king and the Great Physician both regard as important, that guy." "The Wudalchi General." "He's coming here?" "It's sounds like it." "Along with the Wudalchi men?" "I wonder." "What is it?" "What could it be?" "It says he's coming to see me, prepared to die?" "There's an intruder." "It doesn't seem that there are any other intruders." "For now, I have doubled the number of guards." "This was not a frontal attack." "Nor was it a surprise attack." "That bastard wants to steal something." "My Lord." "Any more?" "Was that kid one of the intruders?" "The one with the pretty eyes?" "Let's go." "Brother's eyes were sparkling." "We should go give him an audience." "Did he come for these tools?" "No." "Right." "He must really want this desperately." "What are you going to do?" "Do you want to send them out to search again?" "How about postponing your trip tonight?" "It's been the same day and time every month, so he probably already knows about it." "I'm sure he does." "Then, do you think they were trying to steal it while you were gone?" "Wait." "This guy knows how to use his brain." "Was he only trying to steal from me while I was gone?" "But that's so ordinary." "Is that all?" "I think so." "He said to make it look like we were intruders, so that should be enough." "That seemed like intruders." "Then, what comes next?" "I don't know." "You heard it the same as me." "So why do you think I'd know more than you?" "So annoying." "That guy wants me to bring him this journal." "He wants me to bring the book and meet him secretly." "What do you mean?" "Then what about the thieves just now?" "Either I bring it to him personally, or be prepared to have it stolen." "Of course, I'll bring it to him personally." "Here?" "Here." "Don't move." "No matter what happens, don't get involved." "Just wait here?" "Just stay glued to that spot." "I'm sure you can do that well." "Hide well and don't come out, no matter what happens to me." "But why?" "You'll find out eventually." "What?" "When everything's over, there is something you need to find and deliver to someone." "Understand?" "Where is he?" "Where is your general now?" "You follow him everywhere, so why are you alone now?" "He told me not to follow him, so I couldn't go." "Where is he?" "Where is he?" "Have you waited long?" "Did you come alone?" "If I didn't fight you myself, you'd probably be too disappointed to die, right?" "I heard you're wagering your life to come find me." "And you still have spies that you planted?" "If you wanted to come to me, why are you risking your life?" "Don't you think I would have to risk my life to kill you, My Lord?" "Why do you want to kill me so badly?" "I heard that assassins have come into the city." "I was thinking it might be you who called them in." "That's right, I did call them." "You're planning to kill all of those who chose to come to His Majesty?" "That's right." "That's my plan." "Even if it's tens or hundreds of people?" "I didn't know you were such a sentimental type." "How did you manage all these years as a warrior with that big heart?" "From brushing away people's lives like dirt, what exactly are you hoping to gain?" "Why don't you take a guess?" "Will you stop at nothing until His Majesty bends to you?" "That's part of it." "But that's not all of it." "Indeed, what I suspected about you is true." "What is that?" "That if I can kill you, the world would be a slightly better place." "Okay, so where's your trap?" "If you risked your life to wait for me on a street corner, you must have some kind of trap prepared." "I gave it up." "Why?" "Using a trap would mean I still have some kind of lingering attachment to this world." "If I were to carry those feelings into a fight with you, you would be too powerful." "So you really plan to die?" "I have one last question." "What?" "Did you bring the Great Physician's book?" "I brought it." "That's enough." "Stop it!" "Great Physician." "You too." "Don't do it." "The both of you, stop here now." "Please, just stop it." "That knife is very dangerous." "Give it to me..." "I am a Divine Healer." "I know very well where to cut so I will die quickly and painlessly." "So, do you want to kill yourself?" "Do you want to kill me?" "Then will you tell me?" "When will I die?" "You should at least answer this question so I have a reason to let you live, shouldn't you?" "About 4... 4 years." "No, maybe 5." "By whose hand will I die?" "Does the king remain after I die?" "Yes." "Then the one who kills me is the king." "Did you ask what I'm doing?" "I am... trying to test Heaven's history, to see if I can change it." "If I am able to change what is recorded in Heaven, at that time... we will have much to talk about." "So, until then, take good care of yourself." "What the heck do you think you're doing?" "How can you come here and jump in the middle of something?" "How dare you put a knife to your throat so fearlessly!" "Were you trying to die?" "You're the one who's trying to die!" "You said you'd lose!" "What's wrong with you?" "If you fight and die, is that the end?" "How can you only think of yourself?" "You know I can't escape from Lord Deok Seong's grasp, don't you?" "But I tried to run away by myself, and told you I don't need you, to move aside." "So you thought you had to do this, is that it?" "If you were to die like this, then it's me who killed you." "You know what it feels like to be the one left behind." "You're terrible." "Don't do that." "You shouldn't rub it." "It might be frostbite, so you shouldn't move your fingers until your circulation improves." "The best thing is to put your hand into warm water." "I understand." "I thought it would be the simplest way." "Just try my best, and fail if I fail," "because that's just how I've always lived my life." "I won't risk my life that easily anymore." "Ever again." "So... don't cry." "I've told you many times before not to use your energy." "If you have to use it, make it as brief as possible." "With your skills, even without using your energy, you could have defeated Wudalchi Choe Yeong easily." "Is it possible that bastard is so powerful?" "You actually had to use up all of your inner strength?" "Anyway, Yuan doesn't stick around much longer and ends in ruin." "After that, it is the Ming Dynasty." "After the Yuan Dynasty is destroyed, the Ming Dynasty will begin." "Gi Cheol, I even remember how you die." "But, I won't tell you." "Because, you're a pain in the ass." "She said about 4 or 5 years from now." "How is a person's fate determined?" "By who?" "How?" "If fate has already been decided, are we unable to change it?" "Why?" "If fate says that the current king will kill me, then I will just change that king." "If this country wants to kill me, then I'll replace this country with another." "If the heavens have decided it, then I will replace the heavens." "Okay, I've come to my decision." "I'm not going to run away anymore." "You have decided well." "If I don't escape, then what should I do?" "There's no other way." "I can only fight him head-on, right?" "Instead of running away or fighting, could you just stay and not do either?" "I can't do that." "I can't just breathe and do nothing." "That definitely won't do." "So, Choe Yeong..." "Yes?" "Why don't we become partners?" "What?" "My goal right now is to retrieve my journal from Gi Cheol's hands." "Your goal is to protect His Majesty from Gi Cheol." "Right?" "That's right, for now." "But that guy will never hand over my journal easily." "So, if your king becomes powerful, he could just tell him, "give the Great Physician her journal." Wouldn't that work?" "So, since our objective is the same, and there's no other way, we'll just have to be partners from now on." "Repeat after me, "partner."" "Are you really not going to learn even one of Heaven's words?" ""Partner." It's not even difficult to pronounce." "But, what does that word mean?" "Being on the same side and fighting for the same goal." "That's close enough." "Have a seat." "What?" "I saved your life, but you can't do this one thing for me?" "But then, if we're going to be partners, there are some rules." "First:" "We must tell each other everything." "For example, like now, if you're taking me somewhere, tell me where I'm going and why." "We're going to the king's quarters to ask permission for you to be placed under the Queen's protection." "Very good, you did that well." "And second:" "Partners protect each other." "Did you say "each other"?" "I told you, we are fighting together." "You can't go running off to fight without telling the other person." "I'll do that, but you also..." "No running off alone anywhere without telling me." "Okay." "Here, shake hands." "This handshake thing, isn't it used when meeting and saying farewell?" ""Fine, let's do well together."" "We use it in this situation too." "Here." "We hold hands like this and shake up and down." "Didn't you say we'll help each other out?" "That's right." "You will protect me, I will protect you." "That's a partner." "Then, can you maybe start by protecting my dignity?" "I heard you left alone." "I tried to leave, but on the way," "I heard that this guy was in danger, so I hurried back." "It took all night." "I'm so exhausted." "Why?" "Did something happen?" "It was nothing." "What do you mean, it was nothing?" "You see, this person..." "It's really nothing." "Okay." "I have heard reports that a gang of assassins has entered the capital city." "Until we can destroy them," "I came to request Your Majesty's permission for the Great Physician to be protected by the Queen's guards." "Is that all right with you?" "I will permit it." "Court Lady Choe and the maiden warriors are with me, so Royal Physician, you will be protected the same as me now." "But, Great Physician..." "Yes?" "Previously, you spoke about some things in the future." "May I ask to hear more?" "You said something about Joseon." "What did you mean by that?" "There's a nation by that name, Joseon." "Apparently it's way over there, in Southeast Asia or someplace." "There are a lot of people named Yi living there." "(Yi was the name of Joseon's royal family)" "Your Majesty." "Yes, Great Physician?" "Actually, I'm not very clear about all that." "The things I've said about the future." "If you don't know, then don't say anything." "In other words," "I'm not sure if the history I know happens because I came here, or if it's a history that existed only before I came here." "Didn't you hear me?" "I'm not saying I know when I don't!" "Still!" "Just because I don't know, I can't even talk?" "Why do you bring up something you don't know in front of His Majesty?" "Listen, this is not what partners are like!" " Quit trying to order me around!" " I said don't!" "Don't say what?" "So, what am I supposed to do?" "Should I crawl into a big jar and live there forever?" "Don't meet anyone and don't talk?" "Ignore people even if they're hurt?" "Should I not even breathe?" "History?" "The future?" "Feed them to the dog." "Since I don't know," "I'm just going to live." "I have to live." "What?" "Have you got a problem with that?" "The first one to put out a hand was definitely the Great Physician." "Like this." "Then, our general grabbed her hand like this and this." "Our general?" "That's right." "He grabbed the Great Physician's hand and dragged her?" "You scoundrel, you're lying to us just because you were there alone." "It's really true!" "Honestly, our general grabbing a woman's hand, and the Great Physician's hand at that, it couldn't happen." "I saw it with my own eyes." "You saw it too, right?" "Our general grabbed the Great Physician's hand and pulled her away." "I didn't see that." "You miscreant." "But I did see this." "Now what did you see?" "When the Great Physician was saving our general that time," "What do you mean she was saving him?" "Why do you always say things halfway?" "The Great Physician put her mouth on our general's mouth to blow air." "And not just once or twice, but many times." "That's how our general got his breath back." "That's what I saw." "It looks like the Great Physician got there on time, before you did something stupid." "I was very surprised that there was anyone in this world who could stop you." "No, I guess she isn't from this world." "Because of her, it's become complicated." "I could have just gotten rid of Gi Cheol." "But now I have so many people I have to get rid of, one at a time." "That's for the guy who thought dying together with him was something to be proud of." "Stop hitting me." "I'm very busy right now." "First of all, I have to get all those people coming to the lecture to a safe place." "I can offer you some of the maiden warriors if you need them." "Our opponent is the Chilsal, though." "The problem is that their hideout can't be found, and that is their strongest weapon." "They can't be seen, can't be found." "They only show themselves when they have to." "Wait a minute." "You're saying there's a spy among us?" "He knew everything about it, that I was coming for him with my life on the line." "Where did those words leak from?" "I'm the leak." "I said it in front of the Queen." "Who else was there?" "I'll take care of this." "How about you don't take care of it?" "Why not?" "We can use her." "Make use of the spy?" "I'll handle it." "Can you?" "Our top priority now is to lure the assassins out, right?" "It would be best if you could lure them out one by one, to a location I choose." "If I have to fight them all together," "I'm not sure I can do it." "Let's give it a try." "But then, after that?" "What?" "How did that person manage to stop you from that crazy act?" "Did she threaten you with Heaven's law or something?" "Her life." "What?" "She offered her own life." "She's incredibly reckless and doesn't know earth from sky." "Someone who says she hates the smell of blood, yet puts a knife to her own neck." "Seriously..." "All these clothes?" "One, two..." "How many pieces of clothing are there?" "I have to wear all of them?" "Oh my." "I'll tend to her myself." "You two may leave." "I will help you." "Actually, I wanted to ask you something." "Yes, please tell me." "But then, Yeong will be very uncomfortable with it." "He said because you came from Heaven, you wouldn't like to lie." "Then, what you need is for me to lie?" "If it's too hard for you, I can find another way." "Omo!" "What?" "Let me take a look." "Is there a problem?" "Do you still remember how you looked when you were 20?" "When I was 20?" "Just by changing a few things, I could make you look 20 again." "Pull a little here." "Get rid of some of the wrinkles." "In the forehead we'll put some Botox and inject some fat under the eyes." "What kind of work, on what?" "Don't you want it?" "My face at 20?" "You can make it like that?" "Yes, don't you want it?" "Is such a thing possible?" "Fooled you, didn't I?" "I'm a good liar." "I do it every day." "The date of the royal lecture is in only 4 days' time." "Therefore, today and tomorrow will be the crucial period." "Everyone is moving around and prepared, so there shouldn't be any problems." "It seems Gi Cheol really plans to kill anyone who comes to my side." "They will stop him." "How can he just get rid of anyone who's not on his side?" "How can he kill so easily?" "How great and important am I, that he has to kill so many because of me." "You're not like him." "That person and Your Majesty are not the same." "I am the one who decided to hold the royal lecture." "Just to prove myself, I bet so many people's lives on it." "Even so, you're still different." "How?" "You just need to show them that you're different." "If you do not believe in yourself, then everyone who is struggling on your behalf becomes pathetic." "You absolutely cannot be discovered by anyone." "Do it secretly." "It's possible that they may resist." "There is no time to convince them, so do what you need to do, and just do it well." "Did you say Teacher Ik Jae, Lee Jae Hyeon?" "That's right." "What?" "Is he the wrong person?" "If it's him, then you need not worry too much." "He's not one of your followers." "Nor are his disciples." "In his later years, he will settle in the Yuan Dynasty and live well." "The Great Physician has begun to open her mouth." "In the future, those who will be His Majesty's right and left hands, the people who will help or betray him, she has started to tell him." "Also, she's not telling him all at once, but only when the time is right." "So what is the name after that?" "Gwon..." "Gwon Hyeok." "Who is he?" "Take note that in the future, he will be a great help to His Majesty." "Also, Mogeun..." "Yi Saek?" "It's different." "They're not the names we put on the list for elimination." "Yeong Im Mu..." "This name was on our list." "I heard that later on, he will be on the side opposing the King." "If he opposes the King, wouldn't he be on our side?" "What should we do?" "Hello." "How's business?" "I just remembered." "What?" "That year, His Majesty gathered his talented people." "He created a witness protection program for them." "They were all brought to a safe place for protection." "Protection pro---?" "STT Witness Protection Program." "It's like what the FBI does..." "Well, you don't need to write all that, since it's Heaven's language." "Yes, Great Physician." "This is what you need to know." "His Majesty gathered his important people together in great secrecy and protected them." "There is only one person who knows where they are hidden." "The only person who knew this was the King's bodyguard." "I understand." "I will inform His Majesty right away and we will carry it out." "Who are you?" "Why are you sneaking around someone else's house?" "Hey!" "Hey!" "While we were running around like chickens, those people all disappeared." "Yes." "With the list of names we had and the new list of names we know now, now we are unsure who is friend or foe." "That's how it is." "It's possible the ones I killed could have become my supporters in the future." "If what that woman called the Great Physician says is true, that would be a good interpretation." "It's really cute." "She said only one person knows the location of those who disappeared, right?" "That must be Choe Yeong." ""Don't be looking for other people." "Just come to me."" ""I will fight all of you."" ""Chilsal?" "Bring them on."" "I'll go." "I will fight him." "No, I need you to do something else." "You and Sister need to pick up someone important and bring them back." "Okay, let's go." "Politics make my head hurt." "Where should we go?" "I'd like to go somewhere far away from the palace." "We're here to escort you." "Is the situation that dangerous?" "It seems to be." "What about the others?" "The people you recommended have all been escorted." "When I heard there would be a new king," "I thought that if we were safe without any incident, that meant there was no hope." "If there is to be change, the winds of blood will have to blow." "The place where I'm taking you was only prepared at the last minute." "So it might not be as comfortable as you'd like." "In times like these, warriors like you are the most pitiful." "Until you are cut down, you must continue to cut down others." "The air here is really good, no pollution." "What are you doing here?" "This person... you don't even make a sound." "Where are the warrior maidens?" "They're around, over there." "See?" "Over there." "I told them I wanted to walk alone." "To go from there to here, just a short walk." "I heard that you got involved." "Involved?" "Oh, you mean telling him all about Heaven's knowledge?" "How was it?" "Did it help?" "Even if I tried to stop you, you'd just keep doing what you wanted, right?" "You're always so serious, sincere, concerned and worried." "You'll get sick that way!" "Don't be like that." "Look at this." "The Queen gave it to me." "How is it?" "Do I look like a Goryeo person?" "Let's go back." "How is it here?" "What?" "In my world, partners, after finishing a day's work, will go somewhere and have a drink." "But there's no bar in the palace." "So let's do it here." "Everyday around this hour, once a day we'll meet up here." "Meet and do what?" "Check to make sure each other is okay, talk about what we did that day, and cheer each other on." "For the time being, I might be a little busy." "I know." "That's what I said." "There's only one person who knows, and that's the king's bodyguard." "I heard you did it well." "Your skill at lying was very good." "So, are you planning to fight them alone again?" "Instead of chasing them down, it's better to lie in wait." "If you fight, can you win?" "If I fight well, I don't think I'll lose." "Lift up your skirt." "What are you doing?" "Hold still." "Isn't that a knife?" "Try pulling it out." "What do you want me to do with this?" "Use it when you're in danger." "Look here, I'm a doctor." "You expect me to stab someone?" "If the situation is dangerous, stab first." "You can treat them afterward if you want." "Isn't that what you did to me?" "Didn't you tell me not to go around stabbing if I don't know how?" "I will teach you." "I'm not sure whether I can come every day, but when I can, I'll teach you here." "Don't stray too far away from them." "If you're more than 3 steps away, it will be difficult for them to protect you." "Hey." "Come back soon." "Stop drinking!" "You only know how to drink." "Look how red your nose is." "Are you sure they're only coming after you?" "I believe so." "But there are 7 of them, right?" "That's a lot." "Although sneak attacks are their specialty, if it's one-on-one, you will have the advantage." "The problem is getting a one-on-one fight." "What if another one also attacks him?" "That's why I said we were going to help him a little." "Child, we just need to make one bastard at a time chase you, right?" "Just a little help, you understand." "We don't want to get mixed up with those disgusting assassin bastards." "What's made you so happy that you're smiling like that?" "Honestly, you guys are happy to have someone to help, aren't you?" "What is this kid talking about?" "You were bored, weren't you?" "You already made a lot of money, but what's the use?" "You have nothing to spend it on." "Are you drunk during the day?" "This guy who's going to fight assassins is talking crazy now." "Hey, I can tell you're excited." "You kid, I swear, you must want to die." "Let's go." "I made some food for you, so be sure to eat before you go." "If you're going to have to fight all night, you'll need your strength." "What are you doing?" "I said, let's go." "That man's nasty temper!" "There are 24 kinds of pulses." "You probably know about speed." "That's what I know it by, speed and strength." "Is it a sinking pulse or a rising pulse?" "Does it feel like beads rolling, or bamboo scraping?" "There are pulses that start strong and then suddenly sink as you press." "A pulse that is weak, but begins to become stronger as you press." "What do you feel?" "Have you been well?" "How is your health?" "These are the Queen's quarters." "What are you doing here without permission?" "To see the Great Physician, of course." "I heard that the Great Physician has been telling Heaven's knowledge to the King, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get a word out of her." "It didn't work when I treated you well." "It didn't work when I threatened you, either." "So, what should I do?" "I already told you, return my journal." "Then we can talk." "Is that really the only way?" "What is going on here?" "How have you been, Your Highness?" "It is your subject, Gi Cheol." "What are my guards, who are supposed to be protecting this palace, doing?" "How is it that someone can enter so easily?" "Lord Doek Seong, Prince of Buwon, My Lord." "His Majesty wishes to see you." "Please come to the King's hall." "I guess my meeting with the Great Physician didn't go very well." "Maybe we'll have better luck next time." "Good day." "Why did he come here?" "I'm not sure." "He is just like a snake." "He wouldn't be like that because something happened, right?" "It's unlucky when he smiles like that." "My palace has simply become your back yard." "Please calm down, Your Majesty." "Why?" "Are you here to find out who else you can kill?" "I only come over to see how the Great Physician was doing." "When will you accept it?" "There is no one around me who will be shaken by your threats." "Are you confident?" "Your Wudalchi General is not at your side." "Since you boasted so carelessly, he's probably running everywhere to clean up after your mess." "How long can he keep doing that, over and over, before he gets tired of it?" "The Great Physician is also quite shrewd." "Won't she discover in due time who truly has the power to protect her?" "At last, I understand." "You came here today to stir up discord." "I also heard from my sister, the Empress of Yuan." "She asked whether I was happy with the current king, or if Goryeo needed a better one." "I will do it." "Court Lady Choe." "Yes, Your Highness." "What does an ordinary woman do?" "What do you mean by that?" "When their husband is tired or in low spirits, what do they do?" "I'm not sure." "I don't really know." "You are married, right?" "Yes, I am." "When you are tired or dispirited, what does your wife do for you?" "Well, in that case, my wife... she gives me alcohol." "He said alcohol." "Alcohol?" "What kind of alcohol?" "We have yihwaju, which is made from rice." "We also have some soju from the traders, which is also good." "Just from receiving alcohol, his mood will improve?" "The Queen asked you a question." "Well, it's... not just the alcohol." "That is... after drinking the alcohol..." "After I become a little drunk..." "Please forgive me, but I can't say any more!" "Please withdraw the question." "Did I ask something I shouldn't have?" "What is it that you cannot answer?" "You're upsetting the Queen." "What happens after you're drunk?" "Your Highness." "Tell me." "My wife and I... we share a bed." "His Majesty has arrived." "What happened here?" " Court Lady Choe." " Your Highness!" "Lady Choe!" "Dol Chi, didn't I ask what happened?" "Tell me now." "Your Majesty, please kill me!" "Are you Prince Deok Heung?" "We were sent by the Prince of Buwon, Lord Deok Seong." "We sent you a letter previously." "Did you receive it?" "We received an order to escort you, My Lord." "Can you ride a horse?" "Or should we prepare a carriage for you?" ""Mountain heavy, water high as the path ends." "But the village of willow and blooming flowers exists."" ""Mountain is deep and the water is thick, as though no path is left."" ""Another village stands there where the willow trees sway and the flowers bloom."" "What did he say?" "The air is really fresh." "Three." "And now... why don't we finish it?" "You're only killing to make money, but what good is it if you die?" "Someone I know says that the most important thing in life" "is living." "But you and I don't know that." "To people like us, living... is just not dying." "That's all." "But that person is different." "That person is really living." "Beyond that, she lives with all her strength." "That's why, every time I see her, it makes me think, wait..." "What am I doing right now?" "Four." "The feel of rolling beads." "The feel of bamboo scraping." "The pulse that sinks when you press, and gets stronger when you press." "Five." "Are you the Great Physician?" "Who are you?" "Other people call me Prince Deok Heung." "I am the King's sukbu." "Sukbu?" "Then, you're his uncle?" "I heard you came from Heaven." "Is it true?" "They said if I gave you this present, you would be very pleased." "Are you?"