Mu-deok becomes a servant in the Jang house
Mu-deok wakes in Jang Gang's house as a servant Uk bought from the brothel, and decides he must have fallen for her.
Maid Kim Do-ju's Best Moments
Every Alchemy of Souls moment featuring Maid Kim Do-ju, in story order. Played by Oh Na-ra.
86 moments · 3h 15m · by Favseen
Moments 1–30 of 86
- 01
- 02
Uk won't let Yul carry his maid
Too weak to carry Mu-deok himself, Uk refuses to let Yul do it, hands her to Maidservant Kim and leans on Yul instead.
- 03
Maidservant Kim and Park Jin trade old heartbreaks
Maidservant Kim raises the rumor that Park Jin is Uk's father; he brings up her acorn jelly for Jang Gang, and both admit to old, unhealed loves.
- 04
Uk talks Maidservant Kim into drinking his ginseng
Kim sulks that Uk saves everything for Mu-deok; he flatters her into keeping the wild ginseng tea and brags about joining Songrim.
- 05
Uk buys off Heo Yeom with dark wine
Called in to have his energy taken back, Uk apologizes for the goats in the herb garden and presents rare wine, then more bottles.
- 06
Uk breaks his silence after being cast out
Mu-deok and Maid Kim worry Uk is heartbroken after his banishment, but he has been quietly practicing and vows Songrim will beg him back.
- 07
The torrent of energy boils then freezes Uk's bath
Uk's flogging makes the stolen energy surge early; his bath turns scalding then icy while Mu-deok covers with a medicinal-herb excuse.
- 08
Park Jin and Maid Kim argue over who is better-looking
Nursing a wound he chose not to dodge, Park Jin muses about claiming to be his father; Maid Kim's jab about his looks turns into a grudging truce.
- 09
Uk flees before Cheonbugwan can take him
Royal guards come for Uk after the duel challenge; warned he could lose his arm or life, he slips away to Sari Village with Mu-deok.
- 10
Heo Yeom's old master breaks the barrier
Debating the Jin marriage, an elder admits he once left his master for love; then an intruder breaks the barrier and Heo Yeom greets his master.
- 11
Uk's girl is a bird egg on top of a tree
Uk refuses the marriage, admitting to Maid Kim he cares for a girl who has only him; she vows to pay the girl off.
- 12
Uk asks Maid Kim who his real father is
Urged to vow marriage before his mother's portrait, Uk asks Maid Kim if he is truly his father's son and says he will not sit still.
- 13
Mu-deok vanishes in Jinyowon
Uk is summoned to Jinyowon, where Mu-deok meets someone familiar, and the Jin family accuses her of stealing the yin-and-yang jade.
- 14
Maid Kim asks Park Jin if he would lock her in too
Maid Kim asks if he would lock her in like Jinyowon's leader; he will not lie to her, and only admits too late how it would break his heart.
- 15
Uk vows to find out who he really is
Scolded for entering Jinyowon, Uk uses the mirror's lesson on illusion to explain why he will stop proving himself and find his own path.
- 16
Park Jin asks whether Jang Gang practiced soul alchemy
Park Jin asks about Jang Gang's secret spell training before Uk's birth, and the talk turns to a shocking claim about whose son Uk is.
- 17
Maidservant Park gets permission to slap Park Jin
Shaken by fears for Uk, Maid Kim plays at being someone else; Park Jin offers his back, admits he never wants to hurt her, and asks her to keep it up.
- 18
Uk shows off his uniform and thanks his master
Maid Kim tells Madam Do-hwa the news while Mu-deok recalls their first meeting; Uk asks how he looks and thanks her with a crushing hug.
- 19
Park Jin chases Maid Kim with a hangover pill
Uk and Mu-deok split Master Heo's pill, and Park Jin keeps trying to hand his to Maid Kim as she walks away.
- 20
Master Heo blames Park Jin for losing Do-hwa
Drunk Master Heo reveals he brought Do-hwa to Sejukwon to match her with Park Jin, who never said the words; his shrug at lost love sends Maid Kim off.
- 21
Maid Kim's petal-picking ends in Master Lee's arms
Picking petals at Chwiseonru, Maid Kim slips and is caught by Master Lee, who came only for food; untangling them leaves him rattled.
- 22
Uk wakes up to Sun-i instead of Mu-deok
Hungover Uk asks for Mu-deok and gets the maid from the inn, learns who Yun-ok is, and Maid Kim says she reminds her of Madam Do-hwa.
- 23
Park Jin and Maid Kim's lover's quarrel, and slow-witted Dang-gu
Park Jin's logic sets off a spat with Maid Kim that everyone can read, and Dang-gu gets scolded for trying to follow Uk and Yun-ok.
- 24
Maid Kim visits trainee Uk and tells him to leave Mu-deok be
Uk starts basic training under the regulations; Maid Kim beams with pride, then lists everything Mu-deok did for him and says she is better off without him.
- 25
Mu-deok fears Uk has abandoned her
Mu-deok worries he has dropped her like 12 past masters, scoffs at a servant recruitment contest, and hears Uk's message is to enjoy the flowers.
- 26
Mu-deok realizes she is the bird egg Uk loves
Maid Kim asks who Uk loves, a woman like a single egg atop a tall tree; Mu-deok recalls the jade eggs and her rule, while Uk says he misses her.
- 27
Maid Kim's bird-egg theory and Mu-deok's private vow
Maid Kim clears Uk's room, guessing he loves a refined lady; Mu-deok calls their bond a shell she will leave once she hatches.
- 28
Park Jin and Maid Kim fall out over a bribe
Park Jin scolds Maid Kim for gifting a scarf to get Mu-deok into Songrim; wounded pride turns it into a falling-out neither wanted.
- 29
Maid Kim gives Master Lee a warm coat
Heo Yeom fusses over Master Lee's thin clothes, then Maid Kim arrives and gives Master Lee a coat as a thank-you gift, not a bribe.
- 30
Maid Kim tells Uk his father is irrelevant
Uk learns people now call him his father's son; Maid Kim says she raised him and will cherish him whether he succeeds or not.