"1 08 B.C." "Ancient Josun had ruled... the Korean peninsula and Yodong Plain for 2,1 00 years." "But the Han Empire... armed with iron weapons, defeated them in one year." "The Han then set up four commanderies..." "Nakrang, Jinbun, Imdoon and Hyunto." "Ancient Josun migrants fled to escape the Han oppression... and joined other tribes or lost hope of survival." "As the oppression reached its peak... the migrants stood together to resist." "Their leader... was Haemosu." "(Hyunto Province)" "(Hyunto Commandery)" "You're the best there is." "You and the others from this tournament... will have the great honor of visiting the Capital." "Bring me the iron sword of the palace guards." "Yes, sir!" "That sword belongs to me." "The tournament is over." "Take leave." "You'll be sorry to let me go." "I'll kill him before he knows it." "Let us fight." "You may begin!" "We're under attack!" "Assassins have entered the city!" "Let's go inside!" " It's the Damul Army!" " It's Haemosu!" "Come out!" "It scraped the bone." "It was poisoned." "Return to the Palace." "You heal me." "(Haemosu, Damul Army Commander) I have no antidote." "Take Kumwa to Puyo's Palace." "(Kumwa, Prince of Puyo) Do something now... or I lose my arm." "If you lose your arm... use mine as if they're your own." "To our hideout!" "(Damul Army hideout)" "(Puyo Palace)" "Hundreds of migrants fled Hyunto and settled at the Hwibal River." " Was it Haemosu's doing?" " It was." "Over 1 0,000 households have settled in Puyo, thanks to him." "But I heard a Han envoy was killed in the process." "Don't worry." "(King Haeburu of Puyo, Kumwa's father) Do what you can to help the migrants." "They will make us prosper someday." "And that will be a blessing to Your Majesty." "We have yet to find out whether it'll be a blessing or a curse." "Your Servant has returned." "How have you been?" "Prime Minister." " Chief General." " Yes?" "Do not help the migrants settling down at the Hwibal River." "Prime Minister." "You want me to disobey His Majesty?" "But you must." "The Iron Army has passed Yodong and are on their way to Hyunto." "They will no longer tolerate migrants fleeing the Hyunto Commandery." "What about those who have settled in Puyo?" "They've already received Puyo citizenship tags." "There's no need to worry." "But they'll hold it against us if we protect those at the river." "The dead envoy was the Han Emperor's favorite subject." "It's unavoidable." "We must give up the migrants." "Our men are also armed with iron." "Why don't we fight them?" "Your Majesty." "Our weapons are just slightly better than bronze." "The Han army is armed with steel weaponry." "Your Majesty." "This is Chunrang from the Shrine." "What is it?" "The Sorceress bids you come to the Shrine immediately." "Your Majesty, I'm back." "What brings you back so early?" "I returned because I wasn't feeling well." "What should I do with such a weak Crown Prince?" "Your Majesty, the Sorceress is waiting." "Would you like to come with us?" "No, I want to rest." "I've been watching the sun, moon and the clouds." "There's something strange." "Is it good or bad?" "I've never seen or heard of it before so I can't tell for now." "Please explain in detail." "I saw a bird with three legs in the sun of Puyo." "A three-legged crow?" "Yes." "Two legs refer to Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, your successor." "But an extra leg means..." "Does it mean someone will divide Puyo?" "I can't be sure whether he will strengthen or divide Puyo." "This is the supply route." " Number of guards?" " 80 to 1 00." "We attack when they begin loading." "The convoy will scatter along the ship and dock." "If the migrants working there side with us..." "We'll be able to dislodge over 1 00 men." "Do we have enough weapons?" "Prince Kumwa promised to send 30 swords within 3 days." "The Han use poisoned weapons so be careful." " Yes, sir!" " Commander!" "All the tribal chiefs are gathering at Hyunto." "Puyo, Okjuh, Haengin, Piryu, Gaema, Guda, Galsa and Yangmek... even the Habaek chief is here." "They're plotting to cut us off." "Just as I expected." " Joosun." " Yes, sir." "Go to Hyunto and see what they're up to." "I will, sir." "Are you going to Hyunto?" "The governor has summoned all the tribal chiefs." "I will go." "Please stay here." "Your Highness." "Displeasing the governor could prove to be disastrous." "Is that all you can say?" "Complying with a governor's demand will hurt our authority." "I will go instead." "Your Majesty." "He does have a point." "Very well." "(Hyunto Commandery)" "Let's see your invitation." "You may enter." "Who was that?" "Lady Yuhwa, daughter of the Habaek chief." "Lower the gate!" "Kumwa!" "Yangjung!" "How long has it been?" "More than 1 0 years." "What happened?" "How come...?" "I'm an imperial police escort." "I have to meet the governor." "We'll talk later." "Giddyup." "Isn't he Gaema's prince?" "He is." "We were childhood friends but the Han invaded Gaema and took him hostage." "From hostage to imperial police escort?" "He did quite well." "The Emperor gave me this sword when he assigned me to Hyunto." "I will use it on any who dares to support or shelter Haemosu... or take in any of our migrants." "But!" "But he who catches or kills Haemosu... will receive his favor." "Governor, we're ready." "Begin." "Yes, sir." "Enter!" "This is the Iron Army that led our troops into AncientJosun." "And they are migrants caught trying to escape." "If any of you manage to kill at least one Iron Army soldier..." "I will grant you freedom!" "I can't." "Kill them all." "Kill them all!" "You must restrain yourself." "Stop the butchery!" "What are you doing?" "Stop this at once!" "Be quiet." "This is an imperial order." "Do you dare interrupt procedures?" "Why do such a thing to helpless migrants?" "And he dare call himself the Son of Heaven?" "You wretch!" "How dare you insult the Emperor!" "What are you waiting for?" "Arrest her immediately!" "Take her away!" "Did you bring the Iron Army?" "The Emperor personally ordered me to capture Haemosu." "Haemosu is a hero to the migrants." "He's the hope of all who suffer under the Han rule." "How can you, of all people, capture him?" "Don't get too upset." "Nothing will happen to Puyo as long as Haemosu is captured." "Rather, my power can be of great help when you become King of Puyo." "Kumwa." "I will help you." "I don't need that kind of help." "I refuse to kneel to the Han." "But I do have a favor to ask." "Release Lady Yuhwa, daughter of the Habaek chief." "Open the gate." "Yuhwa, come out." "You ought to be punished for insulting the Emperor." "But my old friend Kumwa, Prince of Puyo requested your release." "Next time, think before you act." " Let her go." " Yes, sir." "Open up." "I heard you helped me." "Thank you." "I'm so ashamed for I watched and said nothing." "The Hyunto army may follow you." "I'll escort you to the border." "That won't be necessary." "I have my own bodyguards." "(Damul Army hideout)" "Bull's-eye!" "Commander!" "Why did the Hyunto governor summon the tribal chiefs?" "Commander..." "Tell me." "They were forced to watch the Iron Army slaughter Josun migrants." "The governor threatened to... wipe out any tribe that won't cooperate in your capture." "That's why..." "Puyo's King Haeburu is kicking out the migrants... near the Hwibal River." "What should we do?" "Baeksun, Mosun." "Yes, Commander." "Tell Prince Kumwa to send the weapons immediately." " Yes, sir." " Yes, sir." "We will take to the field as soon as we're armed." " Be prepared for what's to come." " Yes, Commander." "Perhaps it worked out for the best." "How can you say that?" "Kicking out the migrants has disturbed the people." "How can it be for the best?" "The three-legged crow sounded ominous." "But even the Sorceress doesn't know whether it's good or bad." "The three-legged bird could signify the appearance of a new hero." "Who's the hero of the people?" "Haemosu?" "Exactly." "At present, he's preoccupied with saving the migrants." "But if he builds a nation, all Puyo's migrants will follow him." "If he were so ambitious he would've led them from the start." "If Your Majesty were in his shoes... would you fight with a group of migrants in tow?" "Are you saying he's been stringing me along?" "He probably dreams of being an emperor." "An emperor?" "Whether he be a hero or an emperor, we must kill him for the sake of Puyo." "Your Majesty!" "Your Majesty!" "He's alone." "Arrest him alive!" " Search thoroughly." " Yes, sir." "Let's go." "What is it?" "We have an intruder." "Go inside." "An intruder?" "What about His Majesty?" "He's safe." "Nothing's wrong here." "You may leave." " Let's go." " Yes, sir." "What is it?" "All this commotion woke Daeso up." "There's an intruder." "Go back inside." "Daeso is terrified." "Please calm him down." "I need to go somewhere." "Go back inside." "Did you ask for me?" "Tell Haemosu to call it off and stay low for a while." "I'll be in touch." "Yes, Your Highness." "I almost killed you, Your Highness." "How did you know?" "I took a guess after seeing you smuggle weapons out of the Palace." "Talk of it again and I will kill you." "I'm not afraid, but then the King and Puyo will die with me." "Can you handle that?" "What did you say?" "Haemosu and I are comrades and I'm helping him." "Your Majesty!" "You!" "You're determined to ruin Puyo!" "Haemosu and the Damul Army are all from the same lineage." "We must fight with him, Your Majesty." "Or we will also become Han slaves." "Do you think I want that?" "We're still building our foundation." "Fight the Han now and we'll end up like Ancient Josun!" "That's not true." "Han is unstable due to the Crown Prince's failed rebellion... and the continuous plundering of foreign tribes." "They can't afford to dispatch expeditionary forces." "They're not worth the worry." "Even if that's true... what can we do about the 30,000 troops in Yodong?" "You saw what the Iron Army can do." "They are armed with iron." "More the reason for us to unite." "Only Haemosu can lead us." "And what if Haemosu decides to turn against us?" "That will never happen." "I bet my life on it." "You bet your life?" "What is he to you?" "What's so great about him?" "What makes you bet your life?" "I'm not saying this as Crown Prince." "I believe in his righteousness as a friend and a comrade." "Enough to die for him?" "Yes." "And if you must choose between him and Puyo?" "I'll kill myself." "Your Majesty!" "I must meet Haemosu." "The Han army is only three miles away." " How many?" " About 50." "Fewer than we expected." "Good." "Joosun, divide the Damul Army in two and lie in wait for my signal." "Attack when we do." "Yes, sir." "Let the men rest until the Hyunto soldiers pass by." "Yes, sir." "Where is Commander Haemosu?" "He left for the front." "What?" "!" "Fall back!" "Fall back!" "Did you search downstream?" "Yes, sir." "Forgive us." "He's not dead." "He can't be." "Start a new search." "Divide into two and search surrounding villages and streams." "The Iron Army won't stop searching until they find his body." "Commander!" " Haemosu!" " Commander!" "Commander!" "Haemosu!" " Commander!" " Haemosu!" "Haemosu!" "A penny for your thoughts?" "Thinking about the Puyo prince who saved you?" "But he's already married with a son." "You can't be his concubine however much you like him." "I never said I liked him." "I've served you long enough." "I can tell by looking into your eyes." "I heard he's really tall and handsome." "Stop it." "Miss!" "It's a co... corpse!" "Miss!" "We have to see if he's alive." "Miss..." " Don't just stand there, help me!" " OK..." "Tell him I'm not going." "He'll come for you if you don't." "Go and tell him." "I'll drop dead if he keeps forcing me to get married." "Miss..." "Yuhwa." "Father." "What's this for?" "Yuhwa." "Are you all right?" "Just thinking about marriage makes me feel faint." "The medicine isn't working." "Father, what if I really die?" "Father..." "Do you think you can fool me by pretending to be sick?" "Your sister acted up but now she's happily married." "You can't stay single forever." "1 00 sacks of salt will last us a whole year." "Your husband to-be comes in 1 0 days." "If you're not home by then... you're no longer my daughter." "Let's go." "Miss..." "The medicine's boiling." "Ow!" "It's hot." "(Habaek village)" "Chief." " What's this?" " These?" "Marten and leopard skins on their way from Yangmek to Haengin." "That's a long way." "How will we be paid for shipping?" "We'll receive 20 jewels when we reach Haengin." "Mr. Hwang." "Yes, Chief." "Forget the jewels and get salt instead." "And until I say otherwise all fees are to be charged in salt." "But isn't Lady Yuhwa's husband to-be going to bring salt?" "Just do as I say." "Yes, Chief." "Are you giving in to her?" "I had my way with two daughters." "I should let Yuhwa do what she wants." "Then why didn't you tell her so?" "It's not fun to let her off too soon." "She should suffer a bit." "I wouldn't complain if he looked human." "He looks like a pig." "Gosh..." "What's so funny?" "Did you save him because he was handsome?" "You little prick." "He's not handsome." "But doesn't he look manly?" "If he makes it, tell your father you want to marry him." "Prince Kumwa's already taken but he might do." "I will tell him that so stop talking." "Thank you." "Whoever you are..." "Thank you for saving me." "Where am I?" "You're alive." "He's really alive." "Miss, he's asking you where he is." "Oh, you're at the Habaek village." "You were unconscious for 3 days." "I saved you." "That's amazing." "He's alive." "I helped too, right?" "But what happened?" "Here we are." "This is where I found you." "What's up this river?" "The upper stream." "Do any rivers meet this one?" "The Piryu River does." "Go upstream and you reach the Dongga." " Go up the Dongga and..." " That's fine, thanks." "You drifted down from the Dongga River?" "I think so." "My goodness." "How come you're still alive...?" "Forgive me." "You're Lady Yuhwa?" "Yes." "I have a favor." "Can I borrow a horse?" "What?" "You want to leave now?" "Yes." "I can't." "I will repay you." "Please help me." "I don't think you will." "You wouldn't even tell me your name." "Because it won't do you any good." "But I know your name and where you live." "I will repay you." "I don't trust you." "If you want to, repay me now." "But there's nothing I can do for you." "There is." "You want me to tell your father I want to marry you?" "Yes." "But I have no fortune and no time to work for your family." "It won't take long." "Say you'll bring 1 50 sacks of salt." "Then the marriage with that pig... man will be called off." " You can leave after that." " And then what?" "Then I'll tell him the truth." "What could he do about it then?" "What about the mess?" "It's better than living with a pig." "Miss." "You can't judge a person by their looks." "He has a bad reputation." "He won my father over with 1 00 sacks of salt." "If he were someone like Haemosu..." "I wouldn't care how he looked." "I've never seen him but he risks his life for the migrants." "I wouldn't care if he looked like a monster." "Men like Haemosu are dangerous." "You must never meet them... nor take them into heart." "I'm just saying so." "He wouldn't care for me anyway." "What now?" "Will you help me out?" "What's wrong?" "Ow!" "Miss." "That's my wounded arm." "Hello." "Did something good happen?" "Something will to you." "To me?" "What do you mean?" "You should hear it in person." "It won't be long." "We're meeting Kwanna's chief about shipping their goods." "Be prepared." "Yes, Chief." "Chief!" "They're...!" "Miss!" "Miss!" "I'm going to tell him there's a man I want to marry." "Miss." "Please..." "Move!" "He'll be furious." "Please don't do this." "Please." "Miss!" "Dang..." "Miss!" "Have you gathered all your people?" "Yes." "Everyone is here." "Who are they?" "Haemosu was wounded in the shoulder." "There's a reward for anyone who finds his body." "But if anyone shelters him your entire tribe will be wiped out." "That won't happen." "We'll report any strangers." "It can't be..." "Let's go." "Let's go." "This has nothing to do with us." "Go back to what you were doing." "Report if you see a stranger." "Nothing will happen if you do." " Back to work." " Yes, Chief." "What's wrong with you?" "Chief." "I must talk to you in private." "Why didn't you tell me before?" "I thought he was Lady Yuhwa's love." "Forgive me." "Not all wounded men are Haemosu." "I hope so too but what if...?" "We'll find out when we capture him." "That thought occurred to me too." "But if he really is Haemosu we're no match even if he's wounded." "If he escapes and people find out, our tribe will be wiped out." "Then what should we do?" "We must tell the Iron Army immediately." "Then we will have done our duty." "If he escapes it'll be the Iron Army's fault." "Haemosu is a hero to the Josun migrants." "We should help him, not turn him in." "Chief." "Our entire tribe can be massacred." "What is it?" "Are you..." "Are you Haemosu?" "Are you Commander Haemosu?" "I'm not." "You have the wrong man." "Then what's the wound on your shoulder?" "You drifted down from the Dongga." "The rapids caught me as I was crossing." "My shoulder struck a rock." "What happened?" "The Iron Army came... and threatened to wipe us out if we hide Haemosu." "They said he wounded his shoulder." "Step outside." "What's your name?" "It's Lee Kyungseng." "Forgive me for bothering you." "You may rest now." "The Iron Army came... and threatened to wipe us out if we hide Haemosu." "What are you thinking about?" "I wished he were Commander Haemosu." "What?" "What are you talking about?" "We're all dead if we hide him." "I knew our tribe would be killed... but my heart beat so hard all the way back to the hut." "I hoped the man I'd saved was Commander Haemosu." "Do you really like him?" "Why give your heart to a wandering migrant?" "Chief will be furious if he finds out." "It's time for bed." "What's wrong with me?"