FIND THAT BOY RIGHT NOW...
...AND SNEAK UP ON HIM.
STRIKE HIM WHEN HE LEAST EXPECTS IT.
THAT BASTARD...
HOW DID HE DODGE THAT?!
AN AMBUSH...?
WHY WOULD I DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
I WANT TO BEAT GWIYEONG FAIR AND SQUARE.
FAIR AND SQUARE?
DO YOU EVEN HEAR YOURSELF?
I MAY NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT YOUR WORK...
...BUT I THOUGHT IT REQUIRED YOU...
...TO HIDE, CONCEAL, AND EVEN KILL...
...WHEN NECESSARY.
ALL WITHOUT ANYONE FINDING OUT.
W-WELL...
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING, YUJEONG.
IS THAT WHAT GENERAL CHOI ORDERED YOU TO DO?
DID HE TELL YOU TO BEAT HIM...
...FAIR AND SQUARE?
DO YOU NEED TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM ME TO TAKE HIM ON?
YOU DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ANY PROBLEM WRESTLING HIM ON THE GROUND THE OTHER TIME.
REMEMBER THIS, YUJEONG.
WHAT YOU NEED...
...IS A CERTAIN VICTORY BY ANY MEANS POSSIBLE.
NO ONE ASKED YOU FOR A FAIR FIGHT!
A TRAP?!
WHEN DID HE SET THIS UP?
WHAT A MONSTER!
HIS STANCE WAS COMPROMISED, BUT HE DODGED IT!
YUJEONG! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
I ADMIT IT. HIS SHEER TALENT GIVE ME GOOSEBUMPS.
BUT...
...?!
!!
YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A DIRTY LITTLE TRICKSTER.
FINE. YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL PLAY YOUR GAME!
I WON'T SHY AWAY FROM ANY MEANS...
...IF IT WILL GUARANTEE MY VICTORY!
FINE... LET'S SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL, YUJEONG.
I'LL CRUSH YOU SO BADLY THAT YOU'LL NEVER TRY ANYTHING LIKE THIS AGAIN.
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY THIS?
YOU OVERESTIMATE YOURSELF.
HUFF
HUFF
WHAT DID I TELL YOU, GWIYEONG?
I TOLD YOU...
...TO STAY HUMBLE.
YOU DON'T GET TO POINT FINGERS AT ME.
I PLANNED ALL OF THIS BY ASKING MYSELF WHAT YOU WOULD’VE DONE.
I WON, YUSEOL...
I BEAT HIM...
HUH...?
I DIDN’T REALIZE YOU WERE WATCHING THE FIGHT TOO.
WELL, WELL... WHO KNEW HE WAS THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE I’VE BEEN SENSING LATELY?
I ALMOST CUT HIM DOWN, YOU KNOW?
HE FINALLY TOOK HIS FIRST STEP.
IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIS GROWTH.
SURE... THAT’S JUST THE KIND OF THING YOU’D MAKE YOUR DISCIPLE DO.
ANYWAY, I’M GLAD I RAN INTO YOU. COME WITH ME.
AND GO WHERE?
THE REGIONAL COMMANDER ASKED FOR US.
GENERALS. THANK YOU FOR COMING ALL THIS WAY.
I WOULD'VE VISITED YOU MYSELF, BUT I WAS TOLD YOU WERE BOTH DEEP IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THE NIGHT IS COLD. PLEASE, COME IN.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ABOUT?
WILL IT TAKE LONG?
ARE YOU IN A RUSH, GENERAL?
I'VE BEEN SO BUSY WITH GWIYEONG LATELY AND HAVEN'T GONE TO A GISAENG* HOUSE FOR DAYS--
*GISAENG : FEMALE ENTERTAINERS TRAINED IN THE ARTS
PLEASE EXCUSE HIS RATHER CRUDE NATURE...
HAHA, IT'S FINE. EVERYONE KNOWS OF GENERAL LEE'S ECCENTRIC WAYS.
BUT I'M AFRAID THE GISAENG HOUSE WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
AFTER ALL, WE HAVE MUCH TO DISCUSS.
IT'S TIME TO STRIKE THE JURCHENS AS HIS MAJESTY COMMANDED.
LET'S GET THIS UNDERWAY.
WHEW...
WELCOME BACK, HEAD CHIEF.
MAY I COME IN?
KAI. YOU HAVE RETURNED.
WELL? HOW ARE THINGS WITH THE HAIXI JURCHENS?
THEIR FATE WAS SEALED THE MOMENT THEY LOST THEIR LEADER.
THEY WON'T BE CAUSING YOU ANY CONCERNS. THEY ARE IN NO SHAPE TO BAND TOGETHER.
YOU SPENT YEARS IN JOSEON AFTER I SET YOU ON THAT MISSION.
YOU'VE DONE VERY WELL, KAI.
THE PLAN WAS SET IN MOTION A LONG TIME AGO, AND I KNOW THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED.
BUT HONESTLY, I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THIS.
IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE YOU KILLED HADAR.
BUT THE KING OF JOSEON BARELY RESPONDED TO IT. IN FACT, I HEAR HE SPENDS ALL HIS TIME SOAKING IN HOT SPRINGS LATELY.
WHY ARE WE SO FOCUSED ON IMPROVING TIES WITH JOSEON ANYWAY?
WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO SIDE WITH THE MING DYNASTY INSTEAD?
TO ACHIEVE MY ULTIMATE GOAL..
...IT IS ESSENTIAL TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH JOSEON.
YOU KNOW THIS.
YES, BUT...
UNLESS...
...YOU FEEL GUILTY ABOUT THE THINGS YOU DID IN JOSEON.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY?
AFTER ALL, YOU'RE HALF-BLOODED.
DOES THAT MEAN YOUR HEART BLEEDS FOR JOSEON AS WELL?
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT? SHE WON'T ANSWER THE QUESTION.
HEAD CHIEF. SEE? I ALWAYS SAID...
...THIS B**** CAN'T BE TRUSTED--
...?!
Y-YOU LITTLE--
I AM A JURCHEN.
IF YOU EVER BRING UP THAT HALF-BLOOD NONSENSE...
...AND TRY TO PASS ME OFF AS SOMEONE FROM JOSEON AGAIN...
...I'LL CUT YOUR TONGUE OFF.
KEEP THAT IN MIND.
SIGH
AFTER ALL, YOU'RE HALF-BLOODED.
DOES THAT MEAN YOUR HEART BLEEDS FOR JOSEON AS WELL?
HARI... I FINALLY FOUND YOU.
THAT LITTLE BITCH.
The conflict between Gwiyeong and Yujeong escalates over the debate about traps and fair fighting. Yujeong, under General Choi's orders, chooses assured victory by any means, turns Gwiyeong's tactics against him, and defeats him. Meanwhile, the generals are summoned by the regional commander for an attack on the Jurchens, while Kai, upon his return, reports on the situation of the Haixi Jurchens.
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