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.
Mu-deok's Best Moments
Every Alchemy of Souls moment featuring Mu-deok, in story order. Played by Jung So-min.
233 moments · 9h 09m · by Favseen
Moments 61–90 of 233
- 61
- 62
Mu-deok's real plan: train at Danhyanggok
Uk learns Mu-deok staged his escape so he would train, and their real destination is not Sari Village but Naksu's hometown.
- 63
How Naksu became Naksu
Mu-deok recalls her father, a Cheonbugwan star recorder killed by the four families, and growing up hard in Danhyanggok after following Jin Mu.
- 64
Danhyanggok is suspiciously cozy
Expecting a barren training ground, Uk finds roast chicken, a bath and soft blankets, and Mu-deok realizes someone else lives there.
- 65
A dog, flowers and Uk's kidnapping joke
A well-trained dog greets them; Uk jokes Mu-deok lured him there to live together, she snaps, and he decides he'd rather stay anyway.
- 66
Uk gives his sleeping master the bed
Finding Mu-deok passed out from carrying the luggage, Uk claims the bed as young master, then guiltily moves her there and takes the floor.
- 67
Night fight with the stranger who sensed a soul shifter
A stranger senses a great soul inside sleeping Mu-deok; Uk confronts him and their fight breaks out as Uk tells her to run.
- 68
Meet Master Lee, and the sleepwalking cover
The stranger apologizes, introduces himself as Master Lee and suggests Mu-deok sleepwalks; she and Uk bicker over the bed and deny being married.
- 69
Sizing up Master Lee: Jipsu, Ryusu, Chisu
Mu-deok and Uk watch Master Lee light a fire and dry his clothes with energy, and Uk realizes how badly last night could have gone.
- 70
Hemp Master Lee and the chaste herb tea
Uk learns he drank a pot of libido-killing chaste tea; then Master Lee says training under him means drinking more of it.
- 71
Uk's libido rant ends in an accidental Ryusu
Uk protests celibacy while Mu-deok calls it a small sacrifice, until his arm releases energy that bloodies her and she is thrilled.
- 72
Mu-deok smashes Uk's peaceful life
Uk is happily cooking and fishing with Master Lee; Mu-deok attacks the scene with a knife and calls him a coward.
- 73
A stranger checks Mu-deok for Naksu's mark
A man who saw her at the inn by the dock tries to drag Mu-deok to Cheonbugwan and looks for a blue mark.
- 74
Filthy Mu-deok flatters the Crown Prince
Mu-deok begs the Crown Prince for rescue by insulting Uk, receives his cinnamon sachet, and gamely drinks cinnamon wine she clearly hates.
- 75
Uk carries home his drunk master
Uk learns Mu-deok drank with the Crown Prince and finds her wasted, lamenting that this body cannot hold its liquor.
- 76
Yul and Dang-gu find drunk Mu-deok
Drunk Mu-deok drifts into a memory of an injured child and a bird call, then Yul and Dang-gu track her and Uk down in Danhyanggok.
- 77
Yul's bird memories and a round of chaste tea
Yul admits he snuck into Danhyanggok for the birds he loved, then the friends happily drink Master Lee's chaste tea.
- 78
Uk promises to take Mu-deok up the tree
At the tree with the bird's nest, Mu-deok mourns the moon she can no longer see, and Uk vows to master Chisu to take her up.
- 79
Yul burns the rice
After a tense dawn exchange with Mu-deok, Yul insists on cooking breakfast himself and ruins the rice despite her simple instructions.
- 80
Mu-deok's cooking class for genius Yul
Uk and Dang-gu watch Mu-deok scold Yul over green onions and soup; he takes it like a diligent pupil and the meal turns out tasty.
- 81
Master, do not cheat on me
Uk sulks that Mu-deok taught Yul to cook, calls it betrayal and cheating, and demands she be indifferent to other young masters.
- 82
The special tree and 'just anyone'
Yul finds the tall tree from his past; offered a climb with Dang-gu, Mu-deok refuses to share such a special tree with just anyone.
- 83
Yul asks how Danhyanggok fares in winter
Yul quietly asks Mu-deok whether it was cold here in winter; her answer comforts him while Uk and Dang-gu argue over whom she likes.
- 84
Mu-deok's brutal pep talk
Mu-deok tells Uk his friends sent him into hiding because he is worthless; he sulks off to bathe and she curses him from outside.
- 85
Training Tansu: slice one water drop
Mu-deok sets Uk to slicing falling water drops, explaining Tansu is the only way to face the Crown Prince and live.
- 86
Master Lee catches Mu-deok training Uk
Master Lee realizes Mu-deok is Uk's real master and warns her Tansu could kill him; Uk's sword nearly hits her.
- 87
Uk's arm burns from forced Tansu
Master Lee warns Uk's arm could rot; Mu-deok calls him lucky and fine, and Uk sees through his cruel master's kind lies.
- 88
An eye poke rematch turns flirtatious
Uk tricks Mu-deok with an eye poke, then leans close about her fading blue marks; she answers with a lesson about surprise attacks.
- 89
Uk learns he is getting married
Over thin pheasant soup, Master Lee reports Cho-yeon is marrying the Gwanju's son; Uk is stunned and teased about the chaste tea.
- 90
Should I get married, Master?
Uk figures the wedding is Maid Kim's deal to save him; he asks Mu-deok if he should marry, and she will not stay as just a maid.