ALCHEMY OF SOULS PART 2
Tell me.
What is inside my body?
I would at least like to know…
before I die.
When I was gravely hurt and unconscious,
I heard that you gave me your blood.
Is that right?
I was only trying to save you.
I thought the energy of the blood parasite could save you.
The blood parasite?
So there is a parasite inside my body.
I was told the medicine would make it better.
That is why I kept sending them to you.
But you did not take them?
Why not?
Did you not take what I sent you
because you could not trust someone like me,
Young Master Seo?
Put it back.
Put the parasite back into me.
-Put it back-- -Do not move.
The cut is quite deep.
You are truly reckless.
Even someone like me gave it by simply making a cut.
So why can you not do the same?
Once it entered my energy-filled body,
it entered the core of my energy.
It has settled there
and is eating away at my energy.
I will die once my energy runs out.
There must be a way.
Master Jin U-tak was the one who gave it to me,
so it must be a relic from Jinyowon.
They must have a way to get rid of it.
Is Gwanju Jin Mu of Cheonbugwan the one who is providing you with the medicine?
He must have been the one who told you to spread
those rumors about Naksu.
Does he know that I have the blood parasite?
No one does.
Do not send me any more medicine.
I will not be seeing you again.
I returned to settle things one last time.
Please continue keeping this a secret.
Why are you letting me go
when I am the reason you will die?
Do you not want to kill me?
You said you only did it to save me,
and I believe you.
Maidservant Kim gave this to me.
I see that they are precious diamonds.
Are you giving them back?
-Please take them. -So it is a rejection.
I understand.
Why are you trembling so much?
For the past three years,
I was anxious I would come face to face
with a situation like this.
I teared up just from thinking about it.
Now that it is happening,
the pain is unbearable.
Was that
the only thought you had during that time?
Then see for yourself
what my past three years were like.
This is
the charm that helps two people become lovers,
Did you have it all along?
I have never thought
that you would forget me…
unless I abandoned you first.
Then…
does this mean you wanted to show me…
that you had kept it
all this time?
I would have thrown it away if I wanted to,
not brought it to show you.
Thank you.
Just knowing that you did not discard it
gives me a sense of relief.
I appreciate your heartfelt gift.
But I cannot wear this in public for now.
That is fine.
You can just hold on to it.
But it is a gift, after all.
It would be a waste just to hold on to it.
Then would you like to wear it right now?
What do you think?
Do I look pretty?
Yes.
You are truly radiant
and beautiful.
Thank you for your help.
I did not want people to keep talking about Naksu either.
With this, Uk erased Naksu from this world once and for all.
I hope he erased her from his heart as well.
Everyone knows that Naksu was Uk's true love.
I understand why you do not welcome him as your son-in-law.
Why did he take Bu-yeon?
I understand that she went
because she did not want to become the heiress.
But I cannot wrap my head around why he accepted her.
Bu-yeon is a priestess who can see energy.
She saw the energy of the sky in the ice stone that burdens Uk
at first glance.
The energy of the sky in the ice stone?
She said she would protect him.
I hope those two
will keep each other safe.
So you are still dreaming.
It breaks my heart.
I am not dreaming.
Do you
recognize me?
Yes.
You woke me up.
I was not trying to wake you up.
You had mistaken me for someone else.
I only stayed because I could not just leave you like that.
I thought you were still dreaming.
Then let us pretend that I am.
I will go back to bed, so leave.
I have not slept
so soundly in a long time.
You have me to thank for that.
Thanks to you, my sleep was interrupted.
Can you not feel the warmth in here?
The wraiths fled because of me.
See? You are not cold anymore, are you?
If I leave,
you will not be able to sleep well like you just did.
-Should I go? -In that case,
stay.
We both need to sleep.
So sleep here and do not wake me up.
All right.
I will do that.
After all, it would be useful of me
to help you sleep better.
I heard that the ice stone keeps you awake.
Is that not why you brought me here?
To sleep better?
Yes.
That is why.
I want to fall into a deep sleep.
Uk,
are you having a hard time
because you have trouble going to sleep?
I feel bad for waking you up.
Should I pat you again so you can sleep well?
What?
I patted you as you fell asleep.
I patted you until my wrist hurt.
ShalI I do it again?
Forget it. You--
Here.
Do not cross this line.
There, now you feel warm.
Yes.
It feels warm.
For the price of sparing Jang Uk, who had the ice stone,
the mages from all the other families
left Jeongjingak.
Master Seo Gyeong, my former master, built this place.
But now it is empty.
They are excluding us out of jealousy and fear
that Songrim has the ice stone.
Thanks to Jang Uk,
Songrim's power has not diminished even by a bit.
Yeom, you have not matured despite growing three years older.
Master Seo did not build Jeongjingak
to see which mage was the strongest,
but for unity and education.
I apologize, Master Lee.
I have failed to honor his wishes.
No, you did your best, Jin.
You swore on your life and protected Uk.
You pacified the mages from other families.
You also retired at such a young age.
You always favor Jin over me.
I heard that you treated Jin Bu-yeon.
Right, remember what she said last time?
She said she was treated by the best physician in Daeho Fortress.
And that physician was our master.
Lady Jin desperately begged me to treat her daughter in secret.
Now that she has wedded Jang Uk and her existence has been revealed,
there is nothing to hide anymore.
Jang Uk must be the one who kidnapped her on her wedding day.
He recklessly declared their marriage
and brought the Unanimous Assembly into turmoil.
So that is what you call fate.
Something…
that humans cannot control.
How heartwarming.
Keep going.
What was that?
That memory was not from last night.
Was that also her memory?
Master,
I finally did it.
I also missed you. That is my reply.
Did you want to look nice for me?
Young Master.
The soul shifter you killed yesterday
was not Naksu, was it?
But everyone thinks it was her due to the rumor.
To the public, Naksu is gone now.
She will never reappear.
Jin Mu was the one who spread the rumor.
I know.
You had suspected him too.
In any case,
we are talking about her at last through this incident.
Uk.
She sometimes appears in my dreams.
In some of these dreams, she stabs me.
While other times,
I stab her in the dream.
It must be due to the guilt I feel
for fleeing without doing anything.
She is still just as obnoxious.
Why would she torment you in your dreams
when you did nothing wrong?
Yul.
Everything was my responsibility
from the moment I saw her eyes.
So you neither
did nothing
nor ran away.
Thank you for saying that.
Had I recognized her first,
I would have taken responsibility as well.
Uk, Yul, come and have breakfast.
Then take responsibility and have breakfast.
I ate 100 of his dumplings recently.
There are about 50 left.
Good luck.
Help me with just ten of them.
You are on your own.
It is your responsibility.
-I have somewhere to go. -Where?
The palace.
The people who spread that rumor
should take responsibility as well.
Where in the world is she? Did you find her?
Did you search thoroughly?
Where could she be?
Let us search again carefully.
-Let us go. -Sure.
-What is going on? -Young Lady Bu-yeon is missing.
She complained of a headache, so I thought she was in her room.
But she is not here.
-She was ill? -Yes.
Strangely enough,
everyone slept well last night due to the sudden warmth in the air.
But I guess she did not.
The wraiths fled because of me.
See? You are not cold anymore, are you?
It was she who cast away the wraiths.
Is that so?
Yes.
Does that mean she took in all that cold energy?
Maybe that is why she is ill.
Where in the world did she go?
Do you have any ideas?
-How would I know? -But she goes out every day.
Do you not know where she goes?
No.
That makes sense.
You have never eaten with her or gone out with her.
How would you know when you are always away?
Forget it.
She must not be here.
Goodness.
She is ill?
Was I the only one who slept well?
That jerk.
That horrible, mean jerk.
Where could she be?
I am drawing a blank
since I do not know much about her.
Should I go to Jinyowon?
Hello, you are back.
I will have the usual and some honey biscuits too.
Sure thing.
Goodness, you are so beautiful.
We have many pretty ones. Pick one.
How much is this?
Just five nyang.
That is expensive.
Not at all. It is actually quite cheap.
Then three nyang.
-Three nyang? -Yes.
I am selling this below the cost.
Three nyang?
-Yes. -I will take it.
Goodness, they are fighting again.
-Here. -Who were you with last night?
What were you doing outside instead of coming home?
I fell asleep while I was out drinking.
You better not lie to me.
You were with some widows, were you not? Come here!
-Goodness! I am sorry! -Just die!
You scumbag!
What is going on?
-He is never home. -You will never stop, will you?
You got it all wrong!
She must be so upset.
He is having an affair with the oil mill widow.
Jang Uk?
The rice store man is having an affair with the oil mill woman.
That is why he is never home.
He is a lost cause, right?
Are you comparing me to that guy?
It was satisfying to see his hair get torn out.
Goodness.
But why are you here?
I heard you were sick,
but it seems you are fine. You look ready to tear my hair out.
Did you come to find me because you were worried?
You left without telling anyone. That is why.
It is urgent. We need to go somewhere.
No wonder.
Where do we need to go?
I heard you had a headache. You are neither hot nor cold.
Right.
I was a bit dizzy.
I thought staying home would make it worse.
You should express it if you are sick.
Do not go out without a word.
Everyone at my house worries
and will readily take care of you if you are sick.
Even you?
I am here, am I not?
It is hot. Let us go.
Uk, it is refreshing, right?
-I got it for cheap. -Goodness.
She ripped you off. You paid double.
Seriously? She said it was at a low price.
-Give that back. -Hey, come on.
Your Royal Highness.
Come here.
Leave this turtle at Chwiseonru for a few days.
The sudden change of environment could shock it,
so move its entire house.
Do not let them overfeed it.
Understood?
Right.
Do not say that it was from me. Say that it was from you.
Why would you suddenly move this turtle?
I am showing kindness to the poor Turtle Shaman
who lost her husband to a peacock.
I will do as you say.
But, Your Royal Highness,
Jang Uk and Jin Bu-yeon are at the palace right now.
Why?
They want to apologize for ruining the Queen's banquet.
Jang Uk is here to apologize?
-He must be demanding an apology. -Will you be coming?
You were curious about Jin Bu-yeon.
Forget it.
Bring some people who can move the turtle.
Yes, Your Royal Highness.
I am the one who removed Filthy Mu-deok from Jang Uk's side.
After what I have done,
I do not want to see Jin Bu-yeon who took her place.
If we are here to apologize, should we bow and brownnose them?
We are not here to apologize.
-Then? -We are here to taunt them.
They tried to take what was mine,
so I will show them what I have.
And what is that?
You.
Do not bow or brownnose them.
Just look at me as if you love me to death.
It was you two who were in danger at my banquet.
There is no need to apologize.
No, Your Highness. I am sorry for bringing Gwiseo
to a banquet you had not held in years.
But you see,
this woman is very precious to me.
So I had to replace her with a relic
since I was extremely worried about her safety.
I heard that this marriage was not approved by her mother.
But I guess you two are deeply in love.
She will approve of us soon.
I am the only one who can protect her and Jinyowon.
You talk as if Jinyowon belongs to you.
There are just too many people
who desire to take over Jinyowon.
I will protect it
as my own.
For her.
When I grab your hand,
come up with a suitable excuse to leave.
-Just me? -Yes.
That is all that I need you to do.
Remember what I said.
It has to be a suitable excuse.
A bee! I am sorry, Your Highness. I am terrified of bees.
She is terrified of them
since they swarm to the sweetness of her beauty.
She just looked plucky at the banquet,
but she is rather rude as well.
That is her charm.
She keeps me on my toes due to her unpredictability.
You have a charming wife, Jinyowon,
and even the power of the ice stone. You are quite greedy.
I would love to use its power as I pleased.
But as you know, I am only allowed to use it against soul shifters.
What a shame.
With my power, I would be able to make your desperate wish come true.
That is right.
You can use Hwansu to shift my soul.
If you can help me,
I would not need to summon another ice stone.
How would you summon another ice stone?
I was told it was possible by drying out this world.
I see.
You wanted Jinyowon so you could find a relic
that could do just that.
I finally get it now.
I knew you were trying to hinder me by summoning Naksu.
But I could not understand why you wanted me away from Jinyowon
to the point of hurting Jin Bu-yeon.
Jang Uk.
Shift my soul with your power.
If you do, I will no longer have a reason to dry up the world.
I do not care about what happens to this world.
But if you touch her ever again,
I will
use my power as I please.
Please relay this message to those
who plotted this scheme with you.
The recent incident has made it clear that Jang Uk and I are enemies now.
Your Royal Highness.
Gwanju Jin Mu has asked you to come to Cheonbugwan.
He is asking me to go there instead of coming here
to see me?
He said it was regarding the promise he made last time.
The first thing I will do is to bring Jinyowon to the royal palace.
I am doing this for you, Your Royal Highness.
I only kept Jin Mu by my side to beat Jang Uk.
But now it seems like I am nothing but Jin Mu's tool.
Are you headed to Cheonbugwan?
No.
I will be going to see Jang Uk's bride.
I think he was going to talk about Jinyowon.
So why did he make me leave?
Why?
Be gentle with the turtle so as not to shock it.
Be careful.
Wait.
Does that turtle belong to Eunuch Go who works in the palace?
He serves the Crown Prince.
Right.
He is not Eunuch Go.
He is Eunuch Oh.
-Eunuch Oh. -Yes, my lady.
I must have heard him wrong.
Eunuch Oh has ordered us to move this turtle.
-Is that so? -Yes, my lady.
So it really is you.
They must be treating you well.
Put it down for a minute.
You see, we have met before.
I see.
Goodness. How have you been?
It seems to recognize you.
The water is clean but cold.
Are you all right?
Goodness, it must be tough for you.
Your Royal Highness.
Did you change the water?
It could catch a cold in cold water.
Young Master Jang Uk said the water was cold,
so he warmed it with his energy.
He took care of my turtle?
-And he knew it was mine? -Yes.
I told him that Eunuch Oh had ordered us to move it.
So he warmed up the water knowing that it was my turtle.
Your Royal Highness,
Jang Uk must not feel hostile toward you.
If not, why would he bother to take care of your turtle?
You are right.
He would hate my turtle if he hated me.
-Where is he? -Where is he?
Where…
He just left with his bride.
I see.
All right. You may go.
Let us go.
He took care of my turtle?
What should I make of this?
Well…
Answer me.
I am sure he despises me.
So why did he do that?
I only did so because it was your turtle.
Exactly.
Why would you take care of my turtle?
Why?
Because it was yours.
But you despise me.
So why would you suddenly warm the water for my turtle?
Do you still not get it?
Because it was yours.
Jang Uk.
Why did you treat my turtle so kindly?
You are only
giving me hope and making me think
that you do not hate me.
Thank you for taking care of the turtle.
The eunuch will be pleased.
When did you befriend a eunuch?
We met by chance.
He is a kindhearted man who saved the turtle for me.
I see.
You saved a turtle, made a friend,
and even watched a couple fight.
You are having fun.
Only because you saved me.
Goodness.
Jang Uk.
I heard you got rid
of the tracking thread.
Thank you.
I said it worries me if you are sick.
Besides,
I thought you would go back home due to the pain.
I will never go back.
I shall always stay by your side at this distance.
That is my promise.
I will hold your hand as if it is a ring.
Jang Uk.
Let me explain.
When I woke up today, I saw several memories.
They were as vivid as if they were mine.
I was very confused and flustered.
So what?
Did you grab my hand so I could recall an unforgettable memory?
So that I could reminisce and be happy?
At least you got to cry last night.
Did that not help you
feel better?
I guess so.
I guess
I found another use for you.
I could grab your hand and touch you.
I could embrace you if I miss her.
I could hug you in my sleep and not have to wait for her in my dreams.
After all, you are offering
to substitute for her.
Feel free to re-enact another memory.
This time,
I will not decline.
Yesterday…
I was trying to comfort you.
You seemed so sad.
And today,
I wanted to see…
if you had room for me in your heart.
It seems you do not, so I will stop.
Did something bad happen at the palace?
No.
Maidservant Kim, give me your hand.
-My hand? -Yes.
Here.
You are dear to me as well.
Yes. Likewise.
It should have felt different like now.
But it was just too similar.
What do you mean?
Nothing.
What did you say to her to make her cry?
-Is she crying? -No, but she was teary-eyed.
What did you say this time?
I do not know. I just babbled out of shock.
Goodness.
I wish I could spank you like I did in the past.
Goodness.
In any case,
at least you are arguing now and not ignoring each other.
Anyway, if you keep mistreating her, you will end up
-like a dog on a wild goose chase. -A dog?
Did you just call me a dog?
Goodness, did I hurt your pride?
When she is upset because you chose her like choosing a chicken over a pheasant?
You are unbelievable.
Could it be because of this?
I did not mean to imply
that I settled for you over a pheasant.
I only wanted you to shut up
because you made it seem like that was my intention.
Anyway,
do not act like a chicken.
And I will not act like a dog.
What was that?
What did he say? Did you reconcile?
I am not sure.
He said I am a chicken and he is a dog.
Wait.
Was he trying to reconcile or pick another fight?
Unbelievable.
Master Lee found several of these
at the bottoms of dried-up wells.
This is heinous sorcery.
Someone purposefully dried up the wells out of resentment.
The shamans at Gaema Village
create and sell such things.
It looks like a bird.
The drought is ongoing.
The lack of drinking water will only worry everyone.
It bothers me that this was found in several wells.
Dang-gu, go to the merchants' association
and find out if there are more dried-up wells in the capital.
Yes, my lord.
Where is Master Lee?
He went to see Jang Uk to tell him about this issue.
Then I will go and cook Master Lee's favorite food,
spicy beef soup with plenty of bracken.
-No. -No.
He is probably at Jang Uk's place.
Maidservant Kim will surely cook something for him.
So do not bother to cook anything. All right?
That means Maidservant Kim
will cater
to him.
They used to be very close
when he stayed at Uk's house, right?
He even briefly stopped drinking chaste herb tea
just because of her.
Is that so?
Does that mean he had feelings for her?
I am quick with these things, you know?
He wore the scarf
that she had gifted to him even when it was too hot.
He kept it on despite the heat?
That is true love.
Exactly.
Look.
It was just a fleeting emotion that he felt
during his long lifetime.
All right, Jin?
It is true love.
It was the first time he ever had feelings for a woman.
It sure is true love.
Stop that, you brat.
True love?
I was going to make
spicy beef soup anyway.
So instead of Master Lee,
how about you two come and finish it all?
You too.
-What? -You little…
Hey!
Who is it this time?
Jang Uk, it has been a long time.
It is nice to see you again, Master Lee.
Are these the stone towers you raised every time you killed a soul shifter?
It is almost too many to count.
Why do you feign ignorance?
You urged the Crown Prince
to reward me every single time.
Were you hurt that I met with him but not you?
I did not pine for you that much.
But it sure is nice to see you again.
Is that Mu-deok's stone tower?
You should have been more meticulous.
It looks lousier than the others.
I did not raise it.
Someone had destroyed it
and tried to rebuild it.
Who? Park Jin?
No, it was a girl named Jin Bu-yeon.
Jin Bu-yeon? She destroyed it?
Do you know her?
Yes.
I saved her life
and took care of her.
Do not stay by Jang Uk's side anymore.
Mother, I am already married to him.
I will not return home.
Why did he choose you?
Are the rumors about how he desires Jinyowon true?
That is not true. It was because he needed me.
The ice stone draws wraiths to him,
so he cannot sleep well.
I can cast them away with my power.
Are you saying you have regained your power?
I have.
The physician who took care of me was right.
I am slowly regaining my memories and divine powers.
Why are you not asking me any questions when I took care of Bu-yeon?
She already told me about how she was ill, lost her memory,
and was locked up.
But I had no idea that you were the great physician who treated her.
I only agreed to keep it a secret because her mother asked me to.
Then did you just sit and watch as Bu-yeon was trapped in that room
with the tracking thread sewn into her?
There must have been a reason for all that.
You have taken what Jin Ho-gyeong
has tried so hard to hide.
You have done so completely.
Let us go back home.
I promise to let you do whatever you want.
I will neither lock you up
nor force you to get married.
In that case,
there is no reason for you to stay here and let him use you.
I promised
to stay by his side.
You are
in love with him.
Poor thing.
It is extremely painful to long for someone
who will never love you back.
End it here, Bu-yeon.
I do not want
to stop here.
In any case, I married him because I wanted to.
Is that right?
In that case, fine.
I would like you to bring him over.
-What? -You must do that if he is your husband.
He should apologize for his wrongdoings
and show his desire to get along with me.
I will let him do that,
so bring him over.
He is not the type who would do such a thing.
He should at least do that much
if he wants me to approve of your marriage.
I am being generous,
so make sure you bring him along with you.
Jang Uk would not come, would he?
I heard he does not come home either.
It is natural for a man to visit his in-laws.
But I do not know if he will try to apologize and reconcile.
Young Master Park
would have happily done so if he had the chance.
I suspect that this is a copy of the fire bird in Jinyowon.
The fire bird?
The bird that was born in a volcano?
That is right.
The biggest reason
why Seo Gyeong and Jin Seol-ran built Jinyowon was to lock up that bird.
Why are you telling me this?
Go there and check if that bird is safe.
Only the members of the Jin family can open that door.
And you are married to Jin Bu-yeon.
She was kicked out of there.
Do not try to involve me in their affairs.
How would you summon another ice stone?
I was told it was possible by drying out this world.
There is no need to force them together,
for they are already walking the same path of fate.
Goodness.
Uk…
He stays
in the very last guest room in Jeongjingak.
I wonder if he is there right now.
Shall I come with you?
No, thank you. I have to speak with him in private.
Just do as you practiced.
Hold on.
Do not open this.
Just listen.
I have a favor to ask of you.
My mother wants us to visit her.
She wants you to apologize and reconcile with her.
You should at least do that much if you need me by your side.
I know I was just rejected after trying to win your heart.
So you should know this really hurts my pride.
I will count to three.
Open the door if you agree to it.
If not, do not open it.
And I will leave.
One.
Two.
Darn it.
I could not stop you midway because you gave me no time.
And I had to open the door
to avoid any misunderstandings.
I was told he would be here.
His room is on the other end of this hallway.
I had to muster up the courage to say all that.
But I guess I will have to say it again.
I am sorry.
He is away
at the moment.
I see.
So how was it? Did I sound desperate?
You did not sound desperate.
Rather, it sounded like a threat.
Is that so?
Then I should sound more obsequious.
Why must you do that when you are inviting him to your mother's house?
You are married, after all.
We agreed to let our foolishness slide.
So please understand.
If you ask me to answer that,
I would feel miserable.
This is from Maidservant Kim.
She said it was your favorite.
You do not even bother to thank me.
How miserable I feel.
You do not thank people, do you?
I bet you do not apologize or ask for favors either.
What is it this time?
You always have an ulterior motive when you say something unpredictable.
Look.
If you are free today,
would you like
to go to Jinyowon with me?
Did Master Lee tell you to go to Jinyowon with me?
What?
I met the physician who treated you.
He was Master Lee.
Do you know him?
Yes.
He told me to go to Jinyowon with you.
He said that?
Did my mother talk to him?
Does your mother want me to come to Jinyowon as well?
Yes.
Can you do that?
No, I do not want to get involved.
Jang Uk.
If I acted a bit more obsequiously,
would you come with me?
I already said no to Master Lee.
So there is no need for that.
Fine.
I was just trying to stay by your side.
Forget it.
I will go now.
You should at least do that much if you need me by your side.
I know I was just rejected after trying to win your heart.
So you should know this really hurts my pride.
Hold on.
Why is she upset that I declined to go to Jinyowon?
If anything, Master Lee should have been.
Where is Bu-yeon? Is she home?
She just came and went to Jinyowon.
-By herself? -She said you declined to go with her.
I offered to go with her,
but she declined.
Why would you go there?
She must be so embarrassed and upset.
Her mother came all the way here.
She offered to forgive everything and invited you two over.
But I heard you refused immediately.
-What? -I sent her off with many gifts.
But she may never return.
Lady Jin said she could do
whatever she wanted if she took the marriage back.
Unbelievable.
How dare you come here alone to see me?
You have the wrong owner of the eye mask that I gave to you.
So I am here to tell you the truth.
But in return, please grant my wish too.
You know I could easily kill you for coming here.
But you have a request?
-Let me hear it. -Before Master Jin U-tak brought me here,
he had put a blood parasite in my body.
A blood parasite?
So that was how you had our family's energy.
It has settled in the core of my energy.
Please tell me how to get it out.
How is that possible when you do not know any spells?
But if that is the case,
there is no way to take it out.
I beg that you actively find a way.
As the leader of Jinyowon, you could do anything.
And in return,
I will reveal the identity
of the real Jin Bu-yeon.
That is not needed.
I have already found my daughter.
That is not true.
The eye mask clearly belongs to someone else.
I do not want to hear it.
Lady Jin.
Young Lady Bu-yeon is here.
-Right now? -That is great.
I will prove that she is not the one.
Keep her in the annex.
Yes, my lady.
These gifts are from the Jang family.
So she came alone.
I am here, Mother.
I am here as well.
Thank you so much for inviting us over.
I apologize for my previous acts
of impertinence.
I hope we get along.
Mother.
We are here together.
My grandfather told me I would find Master Lee here
and bring him to Sejukwon.
Is he back?
He never came by.
I heard he went to see Young Master Jang.
Well,
our young master and Young Lady Bu-yeon
are visiting her mother right now.
I see.
Is that so?
I will take good care of Master Lee if he ever comes here.
No, my lady. We were told to escort Master Lee
to save Lord Park Jin.
Is he ill?
It is critical.
The spicy beef soup he made absent-mindedly is tasty.
His spicy beef soup is tasty?
This is
tasty.
My lord.
Are you all right?
I feel knots in my stomach.
I think I have indigestion.
You should go to Sejukwon.
It is not that bad.
But, Maidservant Kim,
should you not be tending
to Master Lee?
Please.
How could I tend to him when you are feeling ill?
I am sure he will be fine without me.
Is that so?
Where else does it hurt?
My head is pounding as well.
-Is that so? -Yes.
Let me see.
Goodness, I think you are running a fever.
-Right. -Shall I bring you a cold, wet towel?
You must be busy.
Are you sure you can stay here?
How could I leave when you are sick?
I will stay right here.
Thank you.
-Gosh, my stomach. -Goodness.
-Does your stomach hurt? -Gosh.
Goodness.
Do not do anything foolish.
I brought in this ruffian who was causing a scene at the entrance
and demanding to speak with you.
What is it?
Please save our madam.
She is going to die because of you.
So-i went to see Lady Jin at Jinyowon?
She left this afternoon and still has not returned.
Gosh.
She told me to relay this message to you
if she was in danger.
"Lady Jin's real daughter…
was the blind girl from Sari Village."
Tell him that.
If I die in Jinyowon,
tell him to blackmail her with my body and that secret.
Tell him that he must find a way to live…
at all costs.
The blind girl from Sari Village.
Is that really what she said?
Mu-deok…
was Jin Ho-gyeong's daughter?
I do not know who she is…
but please save our madam.
How long has it been since she entered Jinyowon?
The Queen told me to trust and use you if necessary.
So I would like to entrust you with something important.
I will do my best, whatever it may be.
These earthenwares are made with soil from the southern volcano
and are in the shape of the bird that was born there.
The bird born from a volcano?
Do you mean the fire bird?
A boat carrying dozens of these earthenware boxes must enter the capital.
But it is not easy to bring them without Songrim noticing.
Use your family connections to bring them in safe and sound.
That will be a cakewalk.
You can count on me.
Uncle, are you asleep?
I came to make an urgent report.
Uncle.
My lord, please come out.
My lord.
My lord!
-What is it? -Someone is outside.
What?
Gosh.
Goodness.
There is quite a lot.
What could it be about?
Wait.
What about me?
What would they think if they saw me here
in the middle of the night?
What do I do?
I am coming in.
What? What is it?
Why not?
My lord, we will go back for today.
Go.
What do I do?
They must have caught on.
Perhaps we should have just greeted them.
I am so embarrassed. What should I do?
Is this funny to you?
It is just that you are pretty.
Your shyness reminds me of an adolescent girl.
Thanks to you,
I also feel like an adolescent boy who was caught dating.
They say being together makes you feel younger.
That is nice to hear.
Let us
stay together forever.
I, Park Jin of Songrim,
ask you, Kim Yeon of Wol Fortress,
to be my lawfully wedded wife.
I,
Kim Yeon of Wol Fortress,
accept the proposal
of Park Jin of Songrim.
My lord! Congratulations!
-Congratulations! -Congratulations!
I guess they did not leave.
I guess you did not leave yet.
-Congratulations! -Congratulations!
The day has finally come!
-Congratulations! -Congratulations!
Thank you for welcoming us with open arms
despite not being happy with us.
Do not mention it. I invited you after all.
-All right, then. -Then…
please show us to our room.
You want to spend the night here?
This is our first time visiting after our marriage,
so we must fulfill our duties.
Maidservant Kim will give me an earful if we just leave.
That is true.
It is only right for you to spend the night.
But I have not prepared a room for you to stay in.
We are just fulfilling our duties, so it does not matter.
We will even be happy to stay in her dreary former room.
So we will spend the night there.
No. How could I do that to you?
I will quickly prepare a room.
Will you do that?
But then again, I am sure you can find a room
in this spacious abode.
I am grateful that you came.
But we do not need to spend the night.
Yes, we do.
That is why I came.
You truly want to spend the night together?
I only said I wanted to spend the night here.
How could you interpret it like that?
How could I not?
You said we had our duties.
We have alcohol and a newlyweds' bed.
Of course I would think that you wanted to spend the night with me.
Sorry to disappoint you,
but I have something to do here.
Master Lee asked me for a favor.
About coming here with me?
Yes.
Earlier today, we had a misunderstanding.
Yet I did everything you asked for.
Now, we must do what I need to do.
And what is that?
When it gets darker,
I need you to open Jinyowon for me.
What is it that you seek from Jinyowon?
If it is an artifact for the lake's rite,
you could formally request it from Lady Jin.
What I seek
is something even she cannot take out.
Jinyowon will crumble if it is taken from there.
Are you perhaps
after the fire bird?
Correct.
And I can only get it if I take over Jinyowon.
That rite that Cheonbugwan had been preparing for
was not to call for rain.
Are you after the ice stone again?
Did we not agree to obtain great powers together?
-That agreement ended three years ago. -You are wrong.
You could have killed me and ended everything, yet I was spared.
That meant
that you continued to support me, thus our agreement never ended.
In that case…
let me end it now.
You should stop as well, Gwanju.
If you wish to stop me,
you should go to Jang Uk and reveal everything to him.
"I used and killed Naksu so I could beat you."
And I, Jin Mu, did that solely for you, Your Royal Highness.
If you cannot tell him the truth,
you cannot end this.
I had no idea
that you had saved and kept your real daughter
by your side all this time.
Who else knows about my daughter?
Answer me.
Jin Mu?
People of Songrim?
If you are curious, you should go ask them yourself.
Ask them if they know that your daughter, the one saved from Lake Gyeongcheondaeho,
is actually Naksu.
Ask them yourself.
Hey.
You can open Jinyowon's door, right?
Of course.
That was the first thing my mother asked me to do when I woke up.
By the way,
what will you do there?
I just need to check if the object Master Lee mentioned is still there.
I am not dragging you into theft, so do not worry.
There were people walking by.
I am not trying to do anything to you. Do not worry.
We are guests here.
We can tell them that we were taking a walk.
I see.
You are right.
It has become a habit for me to hide.
Were you not allowed to even walk around this garden in the past?
No.
I felt so suffocated
when I was locked up.
So I imagined myself sitting alone on top of a tall tree.
I knew no one
and I was powerless and alone.
I had hoped someone would come to rescue me.
And then you came.
What…
was that about?
That was my story.
It was a thought that I had during my time in that room.
I do not have that stone with me right now.
I must be going crazy…
because of you.
ALCHEMY OF SOULS PART 2
Someone just entered.
So-i, do you recognize me?
Has your husband still not come home because of that peacock?
Sleeping separately? That means it is over.
No, I am also going to stay here.
I plan to find my own room.
I hope that makes it easier for you to find me.
All my pain and regrets derive from this.
The blood parasite given to So-i is now inside Seo Yul.
Subtitle translation by: Soo-ji Kim