Jang Uk finds Yul collapsed and vows no one leaves alive
Uk reaches the gambling den to find Yul down and apologising; his grief turns into a promise of total vengeance.
S2E7 · Episode 7
27 moments · 48 min of essential viewing.
Moments, in order
Master Heo: the blood parasite cannot be removed
Heo Yeom explains the parasite sits in Yul's core of energy and only leaves when he dies; his friends refuse to accept it.
The Crown Prince blocks Jang Uk at Cheonbugwan's gates
Facing Uk's sword, Go Won admits Uk's rage is aimed at him and asks him not to waste years of restraint; Songrim declares it stands with Uk.
Go Won makes Jin Mu answer for the blood parasite
Jin Mu claims the deaths settle the matter; the Crown Prince insists he must find a cure for Yul or Jang Uk will never back down.
The Unanimous Assembly turns on Jin Mu
Officials shout that Jin Mu must sacrifice himself to prevent a war; the only hope left is Lady Jin of Jinyowon.
Jin Mu kneels before his sister Ho-gyeong
The Gwanju begs Lady Jin for a cure; she mocks his fear of Jang Uk, and he threatens to drag Jinyowon down with him.
Jang Uk used Jin Mu as bait to draw out Lady Jin
Jin Mu apologises at the gate, but Uk's real target was Lady Jin; he begs her for Yul's life and tells Jin Mu killing him is not the priority.
Jang Uk warns Jin Mu to pray to the stars for Yul
After the standoff ends, Uk tells the Gwanju his own life hangs on whether Yul survives.
At Yul's bedside Bu-yeon glimpses a Danhyanggok memory
Bu-yeon apologises to the unconscious Yul, sees a strange memory of Danhyanggok, and clashes with Young Lady Heo over a sealed letter.
Lady Jin's price: send Bu-yeon home
Lady Jin names the fire bird as the cure, then demands Uk return her daughter in exchange; he agrees.
Park Jin: save both people who are drowning
Park Jin teases Uk with a drowning riddle about himself and Maid Kim, then tells him not to abandon Bu-yeon to save Yul.
Bu-yeon insists on helping save Yul
Uk tells Bu-yeon to stay out of it; she says Yul is her friend too and she will help until the end.
Master Heo's parasite-removal plan
Heo Yeom lays out a water wick, Yul's energy and the fire bird's power, and explains why Cho-yeon's blood is the key.
Could Cho-yeon be pregnant? Bu-yeon steps in
A warning about pregnancy sends Dang-gu into a panic; Bu-yeon volunteers and flatly insists there is no chance for her and Uk.
Jang Uk's forgotten pile of 30,000 nyang
The plan needs a fortune in gold; Uk reveals he dumped his soul-shifter bounties at Jeongjingak and never spent them.
Yul's life sealed in Bu-yeon's mouth
Heo Yeom draws Yul's last energy into the wick and places it in Bu-yeon's mouth; she must not open it before time runs out.
The 'eunuch' husband was the Crown Prince all along
At Jinyowon, Go Won meets the shaman he knew and learns she is Jin Bu-yeon, and that Jang Uk is the husband she complained about.
Fire bird ritual drives the parasite out and saves Yul
Uk and Go Won use the gold's energy at the fire bird's barrier to pull the parasite from Bu-yeon, then race back to revive Yul.
The useless brazier farewell
Bu-yeon says she is going home of her own will; Uk claims he has no use for her, and her parting jab stings.
Jin Mu shows the Crown Prince Jang Uk's King's Star
Jin Mu reveals Uk is the late king's son with the King's Star and the Gold Plaque, and asks leave to send him far away.
Maid Kim scolds Uk for sending Bu-yeon away
Learning Bu-yeon never came home, Maid Kim snaps that she is not an object to return, and laments Uk's stubbornness.
Jang Uk alone with the lantern she left
Uk replays her parting words, finds the lantern she gave him, and remembers her turning off the last lantern.
Seo Yul wakes after three days
Yul learns So-i died and the parasite is gone, and apologises to Bu-yeon about Danhyanggok as Master Lee arrives.
Master Lee: Naksu's soul will soon disappear
Yul asks if Master Lee knew who she was; Lee says two souls share the body and Jin Bu-yeon's will awaken and erase Naksu's.
Heo Yun-ok reads Yul's sealed letter
Yun-ok opens the letter from Yul's belongings and discovers the woman is Naksu.
The flickering lantern drives Jang Uk crazy
Haunted by advice and memories of her, Uk watches the lantern blink on and off and tries to talk himself out of going.
Jang Uk's lantern confession: when it goes out, he pines
Uk finds Bu-yeon at Jeongjingak, explains the ice stone, and admits that when the lantern goes dark he longs for her; she turns it off.
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