Mu-deok thinks Uk's body was stolen, until he looks into her eyes
After the alchemy of souls, Mu-deok turns on what she thinks is Gil-ju in Uk's body; Uk gets close and asks her to recognize him.
S1E8 · Episode 8
26 moments · 51 min of essential viewing.
Moments, in order
Uk can move his energy without the binding bracelet
Mu-deok explains how the poison and the Soul Ejector together opened and surged Uk's energy, and calls him extraordinarily lucky.
Gil-ju tells Naksu her father was a soul shifter
His soul shift failed, Gil-ju reveals Cho Chung slaughtered his own family, that both were used, and that Jin Mu is not the true Danju.
Songrim mages find Uk's bracelet at the temple
Following Gwigu to the site of the soul shift, the mages find traces of the Soul Ejector and Uk's binding bracelet, and fear the worst.
Mu-deok remembers the night her father came home
Gil-ju's words replay as Mu-deok recalls being told to hide from her own father, and grieves.
Heo Yun-ok's maid accuses a stranger of stalking her
At an inn, Sun-i calls out a man who trailed her lady across the capital; he flatly says her looks did not impress him, and Yun-ok is left mortified.
Rescued, Heo Yun-ok gives her name
After an attack, Yun-ok learns the man was chasing someone else, thanks him, and introduces herself as from Sejukwon.
A soul shifter runs wild in the street
Bystanders find a drained victim and scream monster as the soul shifter is spotted; a voice tells him to go to his Danju.
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.
The running soul shifter storms the palace gate
Tracked from Cheonbugwan to the palace, a mage is unmasked as a soul shifter at the gate and brought down; his pursuer learns the Danju is inside.
The dead soul shifter was killed with Tansu, and he was Gil-ju
A witness describes a masked mage using Tansu, the spell Naksu used, and Songrim learns the dead man was a Cheonbugwan mage.
Rumor spreads: Naksu has returned in a tall man's body
Songrim mages spin the Tansu killing into a legend of an invincible Naksu in blue cloth who is coming for them next.
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.
Yul returns Mu-deok, and she scolds Uk for running away
Yul hands back the bracelet and reveals he wounded then saved Mu-deok; she invents a story that Uk abandoned her, and he plays along.
Yul warns Mu-deok he might let her die next time
After telling Uk to lie low until the duel, Yul coldly notes she was at Uk's side again, and Mu-deok bites back.
Yul keeps Mu-deok's secret from Songrim
Asked whether the maid saw the spell, Yul says she is an ordinary maid who would not understand it, and hides a hand hurt by the Soul Ejector.
Dang-gu fake-engages himself to Cho-yeon to save her face
When gossip says Cho-yeon is marrying, Dang-gu lets the girls believe it is him, offering to take the blame for a breakup later.
The Crown Prince finds his silk dress sold, and blue cloth is the trend
The Crown Prince learns Mu-deok sold his gift, claims sole rights to her nickname, and sees the capital wearing Naksu's blue cloth.
Mu-deok at her father's grave
At the soul shifters' grave, Mu-deok admits she was used and abandoned, fears she will run wild too, and asks Uk if he will leave her.
The real Danju speaks inside the palace
A hidden Danju reveals plans for the Choi family's return and Songrim's destruction, and orders the masked killer found.
Uk vows to find the ice stone for his master
Uk promises to climb his way into the palace for the ice stone, and asks Mu-deok to keep pushing him to his limits and stay by his side.
Songrim's leader refuses to stop the duel
Asked to keep Uk away from the formal duel, Songrim's leader says he will only watch, whether Uk runs or dies.
Jang Uk walks in at the last second for the duel
With the king watching and Uk's Cheonbugwan inheritance at stake, noon arrives and the doors close, until Jang Uk is announced.
Jang Uk vs. the Crown Prince: the duel won with Tansu
Cho-yeon begs her mother to stop it, Uk defends as coached, an order goes out to smash the water crocks, and Uk ends the match with Tansu.
Accused of cheating, Uk is saved by Master Lee
Elders demand who taught Uk Tansu; he insists he trained alone, and Master Lee steps in to vouch for him and his maid.
Every house wants Jang Uk, and he picks Songrim
Cheonbugwan, Sejukwon, Jinyowon and Songrim all bid for the duel's winner; Uk asks Mu-deok where to go and joins Jeongjingak.
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