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Unless you want everyone to know...
you gave up Baek Ga's hideout,
put Yi Hyun on the list.
Young Master, it is me, Nam.
Yes, come in.
You have a guest.
You should go outside.
Why are you not bringing the guest inside?
I do not think the guest should come in here just yet.
You did not look that happy the last time we met,
so I have not been able to sleep in peace.
Do not worry. I am okay now.
You do not look so.
I really am fine.
But thank you.
Then I should leave now.
Okay. Goodbye.
You are so cold.
Would you like to take a walk with me?
Yes.
Young Master.
Do I look strange?
No, you do not.
Yes.
You do look strange.
You look the handsomest when you are holding a book.
The firearm does not suit you.
I guess I was nothing but a weak greenhorn in your eyes.
Are you sulking?
- Cover your ears. - What?
I said, cover your ears.
A bullet... A bullet came out.
Do not sigh while eating. You will only bring bad luck.
How can she eat in peace...
when her husband is out on the battlefield?
She loves him so dearly.
I cannot take this anymore.
Once those Donghak members are caught,
I will tell him to get discharged.
But still, we should have a soldier in our family.
Why do you think your father married you off to him?
My worrying will be the death of me.
Father.
Could you get him a spot at the Jeonju market street?
That is ridiculous.
I do not even have enough money to marry Yi Hyun off.
Master!
Master! We have a problem!
Why are you so worked up?
Yi Hyun...
has been enlisted!
- What? - What did you say?
You need to send him away!
There are draft officers everywhere!
(Draft Officer: An appointed official to enlist people)
Come on. Work, will you?
- My goodness. - Hurry!
- Yes, master! - Yes, master!
My goodness.
Young Master.
- Are you an aristocrat? - No, I am middle class.
Let me see your identity tag.
Yi Hyun and Nam went out.
Where to?
Darn it.
No. It cannot be.
What are you raving about?
Yi Hyun has been registered...
as one of the people who will take the civil service exam!
Due to the riot,
he could not take the exam!
What?
If I had the list of the Confucian scholars,
I could have tried to do something!
But I could not find it!
You could not find the list?
No, I could not.
I think those Donghak members...
burned them as well during the riot.
My goodness.
- What? - What is it?
(Baek Yi Hyun)
(Gyosaengan: List of Confucian scholars)
I have been enlisted?
You must obey our orders.
My goodness.
Young Master.
Wait.
- Lady Hwang. - This cannot be.
You called this a bullet.
It is actually an empty shell.
As you can see, it is just the shell.
Like so, you have only seen what I am on the outside.
But in fact, I am much stronger than you think I am.
No.
I will come back alive. I will.
- Young Master. - Take him. Hurry!
- Young Master. - Let us go.
Young Master!
- Young Master! - My goodness.
Mother! Mother!
Bring all the enlisted men!
We need to harvest barley in two days.
What should we do?
Come over here!
- My goodness! - Please do not take him!
- You little... - My son!
Mother!
Yi Hyun!
- Yi Hwa. - Take this.
You will need to purchase your own food.
Protect this with your life.
Do you understand? Do you, Yi Hyun?
Yi Hyun!
Mother!
- You need to come back alive! - My goodness!
Young Master!
- He looks fine. - He knows how to fall.
He does not look like a provincial officer.
Do you think a spy would wear a uniform?
You better not move. Who are you?
I cannot believe this.
I am a punching bag, no matter where I go.
He says he is a punching bag.
Is that his name?
It must be a nickname like we call each other Jeobjang.
(Jeobjang: A nickname for a fellow Donghak member)
It is worth being a loyal army.
I got to catch this man.
Answer us. Who are you?
Even if I told you my name,
you would not know me.
You look like Donghak members.
Show me the way to your leader.
- How dare you? - What is going on?
Chief.
We caught this suspicious man headed for the mountains.
He is not a man.
He is a dog.
"A dog"?
That is why I am here.
I want to become human.
Goodness, look at all these people.
I wonder where I saw him.
What is the matter?
He seems somewhat familiar.
Tie him up over there.
What?
He tried to murder our master back in Gobu.
He must be here to take revenge for what happened to his hand.
We will kill him if he does anything.
So do not say anything to the master.
Goodness, this is unbelievable.
Gosh, you are a bit too young to be so stubborn.
Why are you acting like an old man...
who was born back in the ancient days?
"Yesterday's enemy..."
"can turn into an ally today."
Do you not know that stuff?
Do Donghak members not learn any of these tactics?
Because that is quite a pity.
Stop!
If you want this in his neck, go ahead and shoot.
Beo Dul.
Do not shoot.
He is right.
If you shoot at this hour, you will scare the others.
Put down that toy.
Ask Choi Kyeong Sun...
if he thinks this is a toy to That Man.
Do not come near.
I just need to meet your master.
Then nothing will happen to him.
Tell Jeon Bong Jun to come to see me.
What is going on?
Goodness.
I am having mixed feelings...
now that I am seeing you in such a long time. Have you been well?
Yes, thanks to you. What about you?
I am good.
Thanks to you.
What brings you here?
I heard you are raising a loyal army.
I am here to join that army.
I am sure you already know this...
since you helped my mother at Seonun Temple,
but she got framed as a Donghak follower...
and has to live in hiding for the rest of her life.
I am here to turn the world upside down,
so let me join.
Your bravado is still the same.
Can you fight with that injured hand?
Did you not just see me?
I always make sure I earn my keep.
You know that.
He cannot join.
A Donghak follower and a man named Chul Du...
both got murdered back in Gobu.
And I heard he is the culprit.
You little rat...
must have come to kill our master so you could get exonerated.
Chul Du was the one who killed that follower.
Then he tried to frame it on me.
He is lying.
If I wanted to live, I would have fled.
Why would I even bother to come here?
Then...
did you kill that man named Chul Du?
I had no choice.
If I did not kill him,
he would have killed me.
You should go back.
Master.
This army consists of people who wish to save the people.
Whatever the case was, we do not need a murderer.
Get up.
Let go of me. I can walk on my own.
Master.
How can you do this to me?
What did you say when you stabbed my hand?
You said That Man is dead.
And?
Do you even know how hard I tried to become Baek Yi Kang...
Never mind.
I must be an idiot.
I was a fool to have fallen for your pretentious speech.
Was it that easy for you...
to be born again?
Do you think it was easy?
My life is completely ruined.
I told you to leave.
That Man.
[VIU Ver] SBS E09 'The Nokdu Flower' "Yi Hyun Gets Enlisted to the Army" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
(Jeolla Province's Peddlers' Inn, Jeonju)
Next.
- Name. - Jang Du from the Hong family.
Next.
Name.
Listen to me carefully.
If you have no rice, you can just starve.
If you have no weapon, you can just run away.
But if you hurt your feet, you are done for.
Your feet are equivalent to your lives. Understand?
- Okay. - Okay.
Where were you?
I am coming back from the provincial office.
I almost left without saying goodbye.
You talk as if you are on your way to die or something.
What is the big deal about saying goodbye?
Gosh.
You are really testing my patience.
Look.
These guys are getting ready to go to battle.
Put down those hideous things in your hands...
and get ready to leave.
- What? - Leave?
- What is she saying? - What is going on?
Leave?
She is now the army supplier.
(Army supplier: A weapon supplier)
An army supplier?
Do not even think about telling my father.
Goodness.
Bong Gil!
Master Choi.
Go and cancel the deal.
Gosh.
You always said trust is crucial when it comes to business.
Stop talking back and just stay here in Jeonju with me.
I would if they return all the bribes I gave them.
But they probably already shared...
every single penny with each other.
Why would a woman set foot in a battlefield?
I am a trader who chases money before I am a woman.
I heard we can earn a fortune by being an army supplier.
So I would be an idiot not to do it.
Where are you going?
I need to talk to the governor.
Then what about me?
Are you saying I should...
stay at the hostel like a coward and just receive obituaries?
Even if you become an army supplier,
you will still have to stay away from the battlefield.
Do you want me to spend my entire life counting money...
and grow old as nothing but an insignificant trader?
There are other ways to become a great merchant.
You are the one who told me...
that the world is a battlefield.
I am doing this because I want to see that world.
I already put a lot of thought into it,
so do not try to get in the way of my future.
I cannot believe this.
That is not the best way to raise your child.
No parent is able to win a fight against their children.
We all just yield to them.
No wonder That Man grew up to be like that.
It is Yi Kang.
Yes, Yi Kang.
I told you to leave.
That Man.
Darn it.
How dare you attack me...
just because I scared you a little?
Shut your mouth, you scum.
Goodness.
This was your lucky day.
If we had met before, I would have pulled out your tongue.
Hak Dong's father.
Do you not remember?
He owned a paper store in the marketplace.
He got on your father's bad side...
and fled in the night.
What is happening?
Please stop!
That Man.
This is the day you die.
Kid.
Put that down so we can talk.
No way!
Stop!
You want to desert the army and kill as well?
And you call yourself the vanguard?
I should still avenge my family!
Shut it!
Will killing him...
bring your family back?
Wait.
What happened to your family?
They were killed by bandits during the night.
Do not even dream of joining the loyal army.
Live as a criminal forever and die.
(Gusunae, Mujang-hyun, Jeolla Province)
Will that grow in the dry soil?
It will.
It grows well in barren soil.
Eventually, nokdu turns the barren soil rich.
(Son Hwa Joong, Kim Gae Nam)
It seems that people are calling you General Nokdu.
Have you heard?
I am not a general.
That is a declaration of arms...
announcing our advance.
Do you agree to it?
Let us go to Jeonju Castle.
Will Jeonju be enough?
Let us go to Hanyang.
Let us fight together until we accomplish Injuekcheon.
(Injuekcheon: Donghak's ideology that people equal to deities)
Live together.
Die together.
(Lunar March 20, 1894, Announcement of battle)
(Mount Baek)
It has been a while.
- You are an army supplier? - Yes.
Where are you headed?
Over there, the armory on Mount Baek.
Take care.
They do not care about enemies or allies when it comes to women.
Pass.
Move. Move.
Save my life.
- Please. - We caught a deserter.
Forgive me this once.
I got scared, you see.
I did not mean to run away.
Please do not...
We should go.
Will you stand in line?
We brought enough food, so do not worry.
- What? - Stay in line!
You are like beggars.
What is the matter?
Did what you saw scare you?
You cannot supply the army if that scared you.
I am not scared.
It is Baek Yi Kang.
What about him?
Do you want to see him? Do you miss him?
He said he would go to Jeon Bong Jun.
To join Donghak followers?
Will they accept him after all he did?
You cannot tell Yoo Wol.
Okay.
That man.
Is he not Young Master Baek?
He is.
You took this money from us.
Give it back.
You cannot have it.
- It is my life. - What?
Get him.
Young Master Baek.
What is the matter?
It is nothing. It was just an argument.
That gun.
Hand it over.
The likes of you...
owning such a gun can cause trouble.
That thief.
It is of no use.
Sell me another gun.
I only have matchlock guns. Will that do?
I am in no position to be picky.
I will give you a good deal.
The King's officials...
brownnose him and cloud his judgement.
They are arrogant, extravagant, immoral, and complacent.
The nation suffers...
and the people are in poverty.
People are the nation's roots.
Without roots, a nation will fall.
We are mere peasants,
but we cannot ignore the fact our nation is falling.
So we raise our flag of righteousness.
Save the people.
That is our vow.
(From the declaration of arms)
The Donghak members!
They are going to attack Gobu.
Why come here when they want to ransack Jeonju Castle?
I do not know.
They almost equal the soldiers,
so they will go around and gather more men.
Then we have no time to waste.
Let us go to your home in Jeonju. Go and pack.
- Okay. - We must pack.
- My goodness. - Gosh.
You...
It will take you forever to reach Jeonju.
You fool.
I will take you to a hideout I found.
Get Yi Hyun.
Did you just say Yi Hyun?
Can I not call him by his own name?
- What? - He is not here.
Only pack the important things.
Eok Seoi.
Get packing. Be quick.
I am packing!
Stop telling me to do what I am doing already!
Why you...
Get moving. Pack what you can and be quick.
He does not lift a finger.
Master!
We will finish packing by 1pm.
Gather every man here except...
for the elderly and children.
What?
I guess those two groups would not need to run away.
"Run away"?
We must go to Jeonju. The Donghak members are coming.
- That is why we should fight! - What?
We will join the soldiers stationed in Mount Baek.
Darn it.
(Episode 10 will air shortly.)
Darn it.
(Episode 10)
Go that way.
- Hooray! - Hooray!
- Welcome. - Welcome.
- Hooray! - Hooray!
- Have a drink. - Welcome.
- Hooray! - Hooray!
Well done.
- Welcome. - Welcome.
- Welcome. - I am glad you are here.
- We greet you. - Welcome.
Welcome, welcome.
I heard you suffered.
You were tortured too.
I brought it upon myself.
What did I tell you?
Even if the riot investigator comes,
you would suffer misfortune instead of reconciliation.
Even a child knows that.
How come a scholar like you did not?
- What is your point? - Gosh.
Because I am an aristocrat in name at least,
should I be flogged in public?
Your temper has turned nasty since we last met.
I only came to say hello.
Oh, right.
I happened to meet the man Myung Sim is engaged to.
He is a good person.
He would be good enough as Myung Sim's...
Cut out the nonsense...
and leave.
Seok Ju.
Speaking with a rebel is making me feel very uncomfortable.
I left politics outside...
and only came in friendship.
It was for nothing.
Leave.
Well...
When we next meet, you would treat me like a stranger.
Not as a stranger.
As an enemy.
The Donghak members will not stay for long.
Hang out here for a few days. There should be enough firewood.
Make sure the fire does not go out.
Have you heard from Yoo Wol?
I think I did my duty here.
I should get going.
- You will leave? - I should.
Should a murderer stay until the government soldiers come?
The Donghak members are everywhere.
- Would they let you be? - My gosh.
What do you want me to do then?
Should I stay here with you? Gosh.
What? Like a happy little family?
It is way too late for that.
Go to Mount Baek.
There are soldiers there. Volunteer to fight with them.
"Volunteer"?
If you do well in battle, your record will be wiped.
Am I crazy?
Volunteering is a fancy word for a human shield for the soldiers.
Will you die trying to sneak around like a rat?
It is still no.
Wait. Yi Hyun.
Yi Hyun is there.
Go and look after him.
He is your brother.
I wondered why you seemed to care about me.
It was about Yi Hyun.
That Man.
That Man. Do it.
Yi Hyun was good to you, wasn't he?
A human being should repay one's debts.
Do as Master says.
Do it. You are a skilled fighter...
and even killed a man.
Go and protect Yi Hyun, That Man.
Will you stop calling me that?
That is not my name now.
I am Yi Kang!
Do you think...
the world will accept you as a new man?
Was it that easy for you to be born again?
Do not even dream of joining the loyal army.
Live as a criminal forever and die.
What if they do not?
I will turn everything upside down.
You resisted more than enough and suffered enough too.
Is it not time for you to grow up?
Do as I say.
Come back alive...
and I will make you an official.
And I will make Yi Hyun pass the exam.
Then we can rule the world again.
(Mount Baek armory)
I am the county governor of Gobu, Park Won Myung.
I am in command now.
- Yes, Master. - Yes, Master.
Let us go.
I wanted to ask.
Was it from you?
What are you referring to?
Yi Kang's leather glove.
What made you think that?
It is an item hard to find as a Murada rifle.
I gave it to him to hide his scar.
He already has a face that is ugly enough.
Are you incapable of laughing at jokes?
Do you know where he is?
I do not.
I am sorry, Chul Du.
Do as I say.
Come back alive...
and I will make you an official.
And I will make Yi Hyun pass the exam.
Then we can rule the world again.
After the declaration of arms in Mujang-hyun,
people are rising in arms everywhere.
- Assemble them in Mount Baek. - Yes, sir.
How well are they armed?
Most of them have nothing more than bamboo spears.
However, with matchlocks captured in Mujang-hyun and Gobu,
we are training 500 additional gunners.
That would enable us to stand up to the provincial army.
Master, but the problem is...
that we do not have enough gunpowder for the gunners.
- Wake up! - Wake up right now!
- Come on! - Wake up!
- Wake up right now! - Time to wake up!
Wake up! Change shifts!
You will guard the gunpowder magazine.
- Get up! - Get moving!
Why are you still lying down?
Get up right now! Get moving!
(Mount Baek Gunpowder Magazine)
Darn it.
There are more rats than I expected.
Doesn't matter, they are still only rats.
We will wipe them all out.
The master told us not to kill any local soldiers...
as they are innocent.
Keep that in mind, everyone.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Here we go.
Hey, middle class.
Bang!
Please, stop.
Bang!
Aim.
Charge!
Over there!
Hurry. Hurry up!
Give me a second.
Where did he hide it?
Are you all right? Are you not injured?
Yi Kang.
Follow me.
What are you doing here?
Listen.
It seems like the Donghak army does not kill any local soldiers.
If you manage to avert the provincial army's gaze,
you will live, okay?
What about you?
I cannot go with you.
Father wants us to go back to the old days,
but I do not want to go back to that life again.
You once told me...
to live as Baek Yi Kang, not That Man.
No matter what happens,
I will go my own way.
I am sorry.
Yi Kang.
[VIU Ver] SBS E10 'The Nokdu Flower' "Yi Kang Gets Accepted As a Donghak Member" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
Are you sure you can get back at That Man?
No!
- My goodness. - Darn.
What the heck?
Run!
Darn.
No!
- Come this way. - Okay.
Drink some water.
Sit down here. Give this man some water too.
Drink some water.
Thank you.
Gosh!
You startled me!
If you wanted me to wake up,
why did you not make some noise or something?
Your face scared the heck out of me.
Goodness.
My back.
My whole body is aching.
What happened?
What?
You are such a busy man,
so why are you here?
Do not tell me...
that you were moved by my actions...
and decided to take me in.
That must not be it.
Why are you showing such foolish bravado?
My reply will make you cringe.
Baek Yi Kang must make amends for what That Man has done.
You should not allow him.
Many of our soldiers have grudges against him.
I will get hit if they hit me, and get killed if they kill me.
Why are you worried when it is my own body?
- Why are you so petty? - What did you say?
Enough.
You should look after him.
Sorry?
The assistant gunner is severely injured.
Master!
My brother taught me this new way of greeting.
I am just very thankful.
What?
It is not this hand.
This is how you do it.
Yes.
The Donghak members are heading towards Mount Baek!
- Hurry! - Did you hear that?
We need to pack up as well, so hurry up and choose.
Give me some time.
- How much is this? - I usually charge 200 nyangs.
But give me 100 nyangs, and it is all yours.
- 80 nyangs. - Darn it.
- Fine. - What?
Eok Seoi, lend me some money.
Do you really think I have that much money?
How about 50 nyangs?
The blade looks a bit dull here and here.
My goodness.
Let us pack up.
- Leave. - How about 60 nyangs?
61...
Young Master!
Yi Hyun!
Where have you been?
The defeated army returned a while ago.
I was desperately looking for you!
I am sorry.
I may seem nosy,
but I was also worried about you.
Master Choi might look naive,
but he has much experience on the battlefields.
He has told me...
that even the bravest men...
become shell-shocked after their first battles.
Stay strong.
I wanted to tell you this.
I saw Yi Kang.
Where?
At the start of his journey.
What?
He was just about to set out as Baek Yi Kang.
Serving deity, I am transformed to follow the divine will
Eternally not forgetting, I become aware of all
Serving deity, I am transformed to follow the divine will
Eternally not forgetting, I become aware of all
Serving deity, I am transformed to follow the divine will
Eternally not forgetting, I become aware of all
I see.
That is a relief.
Lady Song.
Yes.
Thank you for your comforting words.
My pleasure.
- Hooray! - Hooray!
Hooray!
- Hooray! - Hooray!
Hooray!
- Hooray! - Hooray!
Hooray!
This is amazing.
Do not be distracted, and keep an eye out.
Number of soldiers, weapons, or provisions.
It seems like you are the one who is distracted.
Be honest with me.
Spying is just an excuse. You are looking for Yi Kang, are you not?
Master Choi.
If not, forget about it.
Gosh. Look over there.
It is not just called Mount Baek.
It really looks snow-white.
You are right.
"First."
"We must not kill without a reason."
"Second."
"We must save the world..."
"and bring peace to the people."
"Third."
"We must drive out all the barbarians..."
"and shed light on this country's future."
"Fourth."
"We will advance on Hanyang..."
"and destroy those in power!"
- Hooray! - Hooray!
Hooray!
(Kim Moon Hyun, governor of Jeolla Province)
Soldiers!
Go to war!
(Jeonju)
- Hooray! - Hooray!
(Honam Changeui Daejangso)
- Hooray! - Hooray!
(Jeongeub)
Sit down.
- Will you sit down? - Sit.
Sit down.
- Sit down. - Sit down, you.
Sit down.
It is no longer Mount Baek.
What?
It is Mount Bamboo.
Mount Baek when standing.
Mount Bamboo when sitting.
I will announce the leaders of Honam Changeui Daejangso.
Secretaries Song Hee Ok,
Jeong Baek Hyun.
Commander Choi Kyeong Sun.
Advisors Kim Deok Myung,
Oh Si Young.
Second in command.
Song Hwa Joong, Kim Gae Nam.
And Donghak leader...
Jeon Bong Jun!
- Hooray! - Hooray!
You got there.
What?
Very close.
What do you mean?
Congratulations, Yi Kang.
(Late March, 1894, lunar calendar, the Donghak army rose at Mount Baek)
(The Nokdu Flower)
The provincial's main army reached Gobu.
Did you see Yi Hyun or That Man?
Would you care for people when money is involved?
You cannot order to retreat.
Most are farmers who do not know how to fight.
However weak the government soldiers may be,
they have never lost to peasants with bamboo spears.
It is a hunt. We shall hunt Donghak members.
It was always the weak that changed the world.
The weakest of the weak. The truly weak.