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After the crushing defeat in Ugeumchi,
the Donghak followers scattered and are fleeing to Jeolla Province.
The Joseon-Japan Alliance is chasing them.
Your Majesty.
The Donghak members have practically collapsed.
Has Jeon Bong Jun been arrested?
Not yet.
However, we will hear good news soon.
While the leaders should be severely punished according to the law,
the ordinary people who fell for them...
should be sent back to their villages to work.
They are not just ordinary people.
Are you saying that they all should be killed?
Of course, they should be killed.
- Run! - Hurry!
Over there! Shoot!
- Run! - Run!
Run faster!
General! General!
- We can go now. - Let us go.
I think we have escaped from the Japanese.
Please hang in there.
How dare you come in here?
Who are you?
How can a Donghak member not recognize the people's army?
(People's army: Army of aristocrats that fights against Donghak members)
Serving deity...
I am transformed...
to follow the divine will.
General.
They must be around here. Search thoroughly!
- Yes! - Yes!
Where are those rats hiding?
Let us search everywhere.
- Where could they be? - We will find them.
Let us hurry.
- General... - Goodness.
Oh, my.
He is the Jipgang of Jipgangso here.
What are you saying?
He is a Donghak member.
The leader.
These barbarians do not even deserve our bullets.
Draw your swords!
- What is happening? - What should we do?
- My goodness. - Oh, no!
No!
Oh, my.
Hold your mother's hand on the way.
You must be so happy...
to be on a journey, holding your mother's hand.
Mother must be frightened right now.
Thank you for everything so far.
This place is dangerous. You should leave now.
What are you going to do?
Lady Hwang, you should go to the district magistrate.
He promised to take care of you until Lord Hwang returns.
What about you?
If the Lord decides to protect me,
we will surely get to meet again.
Hey, that is mine!
- That is mine! - Stop it.
- My goodness. - Come on.
- Give it to me. - Goodness.
Excuse me. Where is the Jipgangso in Gobu?
Let us go to the Jipgangso!
Stop what you are doing right now!
He helped the Donghak members! Arrest him!
- What? - Master!
How... How dare you?
The people's army?
Yes.
They are on their way to the Jipgangso.
You really need to escape! Why are you being so stubborn?
I have no place to escape, and I will not be able to run away.
Everyone left, so I should at least stay and protect the Jipgangso.
Cut the nonsense! You will die if you get caught!
- Hurry up and get up. - My goodness.
- Gosh, no! - Hurry up and get up!
Mother, I packed her stuff.
Yi Hwa, come and help me out. Hurry up and help!
- Get up and go. - My goodness.
- My goodness, I am not going to go. - Go! Hurry up and get up!
- I will not go. - You must leave.
- Wear your shoes. - My goodness.
What are you doing?
Do you want to get in trouble for helping a Donghak member?
Are you trying to get yourselves killed?
Mind your own business.
Honey, what are you holding?
Well, this... This is...
Dang Son, hurry up.
Yoo Wol, I am sorry.
Father!
You should have listened to me.
If you got rid of the Jipgangso when I told you to,
things would not have come this far.
You should have done...
what you were told to do!
Our family is a complete mess...
because you acted up when you are nothing but a servant.
My goodness, I was just about to go and greet you.
Come inside.
This wench is Yoo Wol.
She is the manager of the Jipgangso in Gobu.
She is very wicked...
Donghak member.
Follow me!
- My goodness. - Let me go!
- My goodness gracious! - Oh, gosh.
- My gosh. - Get a move on!
- Let me go. - What should we do now?
Why are you crying? You act like someone died.
Father, if That Man finds out about this,
he will not forgive us.
How will he ever find out?
Baek Ga, you darn man!
You are an animal!
I am going to pray every single morning...
that you will end up getting hit by lightning!
You darn wench.
Father, please calm down.
Move!
You little...
Where is Yoo Wol?
The people's army came and took her away.
What kind of nonsense is that?
Search the place!
- Yes, Master. - Yes, Master.
Let me go! I said, let me go!
We are good.
No one is watching.
Hurry up and just kill me.
Consider yourself lucky.
Who are you people?
Just follow me.
Everything is ready.
Let us get going.
- My goodness. - My goodness.
- Deok Ki. - My goodness.
Deok Ki.
- My goodness. - My goodness.
There is a place called Seonun Temple...
not too far from here that sells amazing raspberry wine.
How about we go there and have just one glass?
I am sorry for not letting you drink this earlier.
Drink this,
forget about everything,
and rest in peace.
There is a snake!
I will work hard starting from tomorrow.
See you.
- Master Choi! - See you!
That is not because you got swayed by affection.
It just means you have finally become an adult.
It is love. Love.
Ja In.
Always be careful, okay?
(Jeonju Hostel)
What brings you to this shabby place?
I am here to talk about business.
There has been an order to get rid...
of all the Donghak members in Joseon by the end of this year.
And?
Give the rice that you have promised to sell to Takeda...
to the punitive force.
Okay.
If you also get this done properly,
a lot of good things will happen to you in the future.
What kind of good things?
I am talking about your interests.
I look forward to it.
I need to go back to Hanyang.
You can discuss the details...
with Oni.
[VIU Ver] SBS E43 'The Nokdu Flower' "Baek Ga Supports Yi Hyun's Act of Betrayal" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
Do you know if Yi Kang is alive?
He is either dead or will die soon.
Let us just talk about work.
You still want to work with the Japanese...
even after what you saw in Ugeumchi?
I see that you do not feel any guilt.
None at all.
If you want to rebuild something,
everything must get torn down first.
Why have you not taken your medicine?
What did Baek Yi Hyun say?
He wants me to make sure the punitive force...
gets enough rice to eat.
Good.
That will leave us with a lot of profit.
Darn it.
You cannot die already.
I am going to fill your coffin...
with the money that is covered with the blood of our people.
You need to take that with you.
You brat.
Do not die yet.
Oh, my.
Oh, no!
Oh, my.
You are a handful. Come now.
There... Look.
Darn it.
Hong Ga.
Hong Ga, find them right now.
Yes!
This has been helpful.
Hong Ga.
What are you doing over there?
- Please spare our lives. - I might get killed.
- Hong Ga. - Hong Ga.
Hong Ga!
There...
Hong Ga.
I was going to say there is no one here.
Darn it.
I am sorry.
Why did you have to die so early?
Who should I ask for help if I want to die?
Do you have any news?
Officials who helped the Donghak members will be arrested.
Gobu's officials too?
(Gobu, Jeolla Province)
Tell me the truth.
Where did you hide Yoo Wol?
She was taken by the people's army.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Do you think I am stupid?
Tell me! Where did you hide her?
- Tell me! - Master Baek.
- Oh, my. - What is it?
- My goodness. - Why are they here?
We are not Donghak members. We are the people's army.
I know.
Wait. You are...
- What is going on? - My goodness.
- What is happening? - Oh, my.
- Oh, no. - My goodness.
I was appointed as the leader of Tenyukyo...
by the Empire of Japan Legation. My name is Oni.
Yi Hyun.
Father,
you have not changed a bit.
Your life is never boring, right?
- Are these people Donghak members? - Well...
That is not it. The thing is...
Oh, no!
My goodness.
- Goodness. - What is happening now?
After killing so many,
I cannot believe there are still aristocrats left in Gobu.
I want only aristocrats left here.
- We can go? - Let us go.
- Let us hurry. - Let us leave.
- Let us go. - Oh, my.
Kill them.
Where is the district magistrate?
Jipgang Baek.
Let me relay the order...
from the Military Administration to the Joseon-Japan Alliance.
"Dismiss Gobu Governor Park Won Myung..."
"and transport him to Hanyang..."
"for providing the Donghak members with weapons."
Yes, fine.
I do not want this position any longer anyway.
Before that,
tell me why this woman is here...
in this state.
You tell me first.
Why are you here...
in this state?
I am helping the Empire of Japan Legation.
Does that answer your question?
She was taken here by the people's army...
for helping the Jipgangso.
Jipgangso?
The aristocrats were trying to harm her,
using the fact that she was forced to get married.
I had no other method than this.
When Lord Hwang joined the loyal army,
he asked the Jipgangso...
to take care of her.
Please show your mercy...
for old time's sake.
Take him.
Are you really...
working for the Japanese?
Hurray...
- for the Japanese army! - Hurray!
- Master! - No!
Hurray for Baek Yi Hyun!
- Hurray! - Master Baek.
Oh, my.
- Hurray! - Hurray!
Hurray for the Japanese army!
Hurray!
I knew Japan would rise to power.
That is why I sent you to Japan to study.
By the way, after working for Tenyukyo,
can you get a high position later?
The Empire of Japan Legation has his back.
He would not be just getting a position.
He has no one to fear in this country anymore.
Well, Yi Hyun.
- Yes? - Do you know what happened to Nam?
He died in Ugeumchi.
Are you sure?
I saw his dead body.
- That fool. - My goodness.
Remember.
That is what happens when you let yourself get carried away.
By the way,
I heard a rumor that 20,000 people died in Ugeumchi.
It has been exaggerated, right?
It is true.
There were three big battles...
and hundreds of small battles.
In the end, the Japanese army ran out of bullets.
I also heard that not a single Japanese soldier died.
That has been exaggerated, right?
No. It is also true.
Then why did they not run away earlier?
It is crazy to attack three times.
They are crazy.
That is why they went at the Japanese with bamboo spears.
Mother.
Yes?
I am a little upset.
What... What do you mean?
Do you remember back when I returned from Japan after my studies?
You deboned the fish that was on the table for me.
It was really delicious.
You will be able to pass the exam, so do not work on that too hard.
Your father already went around and bribed...
all the necessary people.
My goodness, I am not in my right mind these days.
I must have upset you.
My goodness. Eat up, my son.
Here.
Then did Yi Kang die as well?
Yes.
Can I ask you something?
By any chance, did you see the loyal army pass by?
I heard there is an army base somewhere around here.
My gosh, you should get going.
- What? - Hurry up and go!
Over here!
Why are you...
aiming a gun at a passerby?
Who are you?
I told you already. I am just a passerby.
What is going on?
- I wish you good luck. - I hope we see each other again.
But not on a battlefield.
He is not a Donghak member.
Let us get going.
After you ran away,
people kept going around saying our family is doomed.
But I did not get swayed.
I actually started to have some hope.
What kind of hope?
Instead of having a son that wanted to be...
the Jipgang in a world full of Donghak members,
I had hope...
that my son will come back as the ogre.
You really are a man of insight, Father.
From now on,
do not ever get swayed again.
The Japanese are the ones who are in power now.
So do not be bothered by what the others say.
Just keep walking this path.
And after that,
you should make my wish come true.
Let me become the minister's father.
- But Father. - Yes?
It is true that the Japanese are the ones in power right now.
But what if this country ends up falling in their hands?
What are you talking about?
Then you will not be known as the minister's father.
People will say you are the father of a guy who betrayed his country.
I cannot stop thinking about that these days.
Yi Hyun, do you still not get it?
Get what?
Our country lost its power a long time ago.
You do not need to see a sign to know that.
The country fell into ruins the moment clever people like you...
started standing on the opponent's side.
People are so obsessed with protecting their country,
but that is all useless.
People got together and formed a country.
It was not the other way around.
People are more important than a country.
And it is always best to do what benefits you.
So do not let yourself get distracted.
Just continue what you have been doing.
(Episode 44 will air shortly.)
So do not let yourself get distracted.
Just continue what you have been doing.
(Episode 44)
(Jeonju, Jeolla Province)
- No! - Stop!
My goodness!
What did he do wrong?
- Let him go! - Stop!
- He did nothing wrong! - My goodness!
Please let him go!
Let him go!
- My goodness! - Stop!
- My gosh! - This is unbelievable!
Boss.
Is it...
really you?
Yes.
I am that foolish boss of yours.
My goodness.
My gosh, you are embarrassing me. Stop it.
We are comrades. This is not right.
You darn jerk.
Yi Kang.
Can you walk?
I should try my best to walk.
Beo Dul, have you heard any news?
Yes. The general apparently fought a battle...
along with the rest of the soldiers that survived...
and Kim Gae Nam's soldiers in Geumgu.
But they ended up losing in Taein.
No one said he got caught, so that means he is still alive.
Boss, we should go to Namwon.
Stay still.
You will not be able to make it to Namwon with that leg.
Darn it.
If only we had some medicine...
(Sunchang, Jeolla Province)
- Hey, are you the Donghak member? - No.
Are you the Donghak member?
No, I am not. Please do not hurt me.
If you see anyone suspicious, catch them.
They will be the remaining soldiers of the Donghak members!
- Yes, Master! - Yes, Master!
- Commander Choi. - Where is Kim Gae Nam?
Why are you on your own?
Well...
You left us in Jeonju. Did you desert again?
Not at all.
I am spying out because this is my hometown.
Sunchang is your hometown?
Were you deceived to your whole life?
If you do not believe me,
go to the outlying village called Pinori.
Ask anyone there who Kim Kyung Chun is.
Anyone from that village will know me.
Then you must know a lot of places to hide.
Pardon?
General.
Is Gae Nam all right?
Yes.
We got crushed in Cheongju,
but he said he would go to Namwon to raise an army again.
Spend the day here...
and move tomorrow night.
Okay.
General.
You must be hungry. Eat this.
Thank you.
It has been so long since I ate.
I know.
The food is delicious.
I will repay the favor many times over one day.
It looks like...
everything is over.
Turn yourself in at the government office.
Nokdu will come to Namwon.
I will join him and prepare for another battle.
Do not worry.
You are so stubborn.
Gae Nam.
I must go and pee.
- Hey, Byung Chang. - What?
Do you think selling out a friend will make you county governor?
The idiot.
Kim Gae Nam is inside. Kim Gae Nam!
I really enjoyed that meal.
I am full and satisfied.
Is it time to cross over into the afterlife?
The era of Injeukcheon.
Anyone who reports Jeon Bong Jun's location...
will be forgiven of their past crimes...
and rewarded handsomely.
Have you heard?
Commander Kim Gae Nam is dead.
What now?
Is the Donghak world really coming to an end?
Their era ended in Ugeumchi.
- Did it? - Give information...
- for a big reward! - Come and report!
Find Jeon Bong Jun and his followers!
Report Donghak members!
- Give information! - Report to us!
- Find Jeon Bong Jun! - Get a reward!
Come on.
You are a commander.
You are moaning because of this small wound?
I apologize.
You are no fun.
Yi Kang was my favorite to tease.
I am sure he is alive.
He must be.
He is proof that we are not wrong.
We may have failed,
but we are not wrong.
The speech he gave in Ugeumchi...
convinced me.
For the past few months,
we have lived in a world where all humans are equal.
It has been...
so amazing that I cannot imagine living in any other world.
That is why I am going to fight.
Even if I only live for a short moment,
I will live as a human being and die as a human being.
For as long as Yi Kang and people like him exist,
we will be victorious one day.
That will happen one day.
General!
General...
(Jeonju, Jeolla Province)
Give me food.
Give me some food.
It is better than yesterday.
You can walk better soon.
You and Beo Dul can go ahead.
I will catch up.
Goodness.
What can you do on your own?
With your looks, you cannot even beg for food.
Why are you empty-handed?
When you left, you were so sure...
that you would return with 10 rice balls.
General Nokdu.
What about him?
He was captured in Sunchang.
That cannot be.
That is a lie.
What are you doing?
The people's army is everywhere.
What if you are caught?
If the general was captured, we must check.
There is no use in checking.
Everyone knows who reported him.
Who reported him?
The former detached force member...
Kim Kyung Chun.
What do you mean?
There was no one called Kim Kyung Chun...
Kim Ga, that fool really went and...
Darn it.
General...
[VIU Ver] SBS E44 'The Nokdu Flower' "Yi Kang & Yoo Wol's Reunion" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
General...
(Joseon-Japan Alliance's temporary camp in Jeolla Province)
Oni, what brings you to our humble camp?
I am on my way to get Jeon Bong Jun.
You could leave that to us...
and rest a while in your hometown.
Do you know where I am from?
At the battle of Jeonju Castle,
you were Gobu's conscripted local soldier.
I do not enjoy...
talking about my past.
I apologize.
I thought of that because the previous commander...
of Gobu's local soldiers was taken prisoner.
Who...
was taken prisoner?
Look up, Hwang Seok Ju.
Just...
kill me.
- How dare you? - Stand still.
Young Master Baek.
We meet...
in such a strange place.
You seem very surprised.
I was very surprised myself.
That you...
joined the Donghak members.
If I were to see you again before my death,
I was going to apologize to you.
But seeing you right now...
has erased that from my heart.
You should change your mind.
Who knows? I might spare your life.
The officer called you "Oni".
I do not know much Japanese, but I know that word.
Yes.
Oni.
That is what you are.
Yes.
That is me.
But the one who made me like that...
is you, Hwang Seok Ju.
So apologize.
Beg for my forgiveness...
and I might spare your life!
I am a man of Joseon before a noble.
It is a disgrace...
to even listen to a traitor who sold out his country.
Just kill me.
Watch me from the afterlife...
and see just how I restore Joseon.
You lunatic.
Do you still think we live in Joseon?
Yes.
The nation that nobles like you ruined.
The nation that is struggling to be reborn.
That is the Joseon we live in!
Not at all.
When a nation falls,
it crumbles from the inside first.
Like you said, nobles ruined Joseon.
Traitors who sold out...
to Japan also ruined Joseon.
That is how...
Joseon already crumbled from the inside!
You and I...
are the true criminals.
- Shut your mouth! - Baek Yi Hyun!
I will apologize to you...
on the other side.
Kill me.
Did you take your medicine?
Why will you not come in?
Father.
He only passed out. You can relax.
I was going to kill him,
but it looked like he will follow Deok Ki pretty soon.
- Let me look at you. - Do not come near me.
You did nothing wrong,
and I know your heart breaks too,
but the loyal soldiers' screams still ring in my ears.
I still see the widened eyes...
of men who were shot dead in the chest.
Do not come near me.
Yi Kang.
Give me some money for sparing your father's life.
What is it for?
To fight with.
What can you do now that the general was captured?
It is all over. Do you not see that?
How do you say it is over after just one loss?
Even a village wrestling game has three matches.
We are loyal soldiers fighting against the Japanese.
We lost once, but we can recoup and fight again.
It is not over. This is just the beginning.
I know how you feel.
I know what the loyal soldiers mean to you.
But you must think of your mother.
All of Jeolla Province's Jipgangsos were raided.
So there is no way my mother is still alive.
Just give me some money.
Go to the servants' quarters.
I asked someone...
to bring your mother here.
Yi Kang.
You are a mess.
I will give you some new clothes.
A doctor will also come to check your condition.
You will be standing trial in Hanyang.
You are the center of attention...
among Joseon, Japan, and all the powerful countries.
So you should keep your dignity.
What happened to Yi Kang?
I have been asked that question so many times already.
He is...
making it very hard for me to forget about him.
Do you know?
Mother.
Yes?
The members of the detached force are waiting for me in the mountain.
I see.
Mother.
Yes, what is it?
I still have...
some stuff to do.
You must do what needs to be done.
But what is it that you need to do?
There are a couple of things.
But I am definitely going to get one thing done for sure.
I do not know yet.
But I will soon find out.
What is that supposed to mean?
Yi Hyun.
If he is still alive,
he will come see me.
I will kill him with my own two hands.
(The Nokdu Flower)
General, I need to save you.
You have done enough.
You must have faith.
Regardless of the time and place,
the mung bean flowers that have inherited your goal...
will always be fighting.
I have faith.
That is why I am pleased to leave.