Bu-yeon shows Uk the blue marks in her eyes
Cornered in Gwido, Bu-yeon admits she is a soul shifter whose soul belongs to someone else; Uk hides it and claims the right to stand that close.
S2E9 · Episode 9
21 moments · 48 min of essential viewing.
Moments, in order
The Crown Prince sides with Uk over a lost turtle
Go Won reveals he never went north and wants to join Uk against Jin Mu, giving the pettiest possible reason: Jin Mu got rid of his turtle.
Eunuch Go decides Bu-yeon's old flame must be married
Uk admits Bu-yeon's heart is with someone who cannot recognize her; Go Won leaps to wild conclusions and mocks Uk's useless power in love.
The turtle leads Uk to the door of Gwido
The missing turtle turns up and a door to Gwido appears; Bu-yeon later admits she opened it herself and regrets what Uk saw.
Is Bu-yeon really Jin Seol-ran reborn?
Jin Ho-gyeong is asked why the ice stone was used to save her unborn baby, and whether that baby could have been Jin Seol-ran herself.
Go Won confesses his regret over Naksu in Gwido
Searching for the plaque, Go Won asks for the blue jade back, then admits he wanted Naksu and is ashamed; Bu-yeon tells him to hurt, then let go.
Seo Yul faces the Queen over eternal power
Pressed about the soul potion, the Queen defends taking young bodies; Yul answers that rain and sun must both end and no one should rule forever.
Uk asks whether they should simply stay in Gwido
Alone with her, Uk explains why he must not recognize her, wonders aloud about staying together, and answers that it would be wrong despite the longing.
Go Won turns on Jin Mu before his followers
At the secret gathering of soul shifters, Go Won questions what happens to those who lose their bodies, then declares he stands with Jang Uk.
Uk takes on Jin Mu's 78 soul shifters
Uk traps the secret room in a barrier and fights every soul shifter, telling Jin Mu he came to do what is right, not for revenge.
Bu-yeon traps Jin Mu with an empty ice stone
In Gwido, Jin Mu thinks Bu-yeon will help him claim an ice stone, but it drains him instead, and he realises who she really is.
Bu-yeon waits to fade as the turtle finds the plaque
Bu-yeon resolves to stay in Gwido until her soul vanishes so Uk need not slay her; the turtle then brings her the Jinyowon Plaque.
Yul tells her the Songrim tragedy was Jin Mu's doing
Seo Yul reveals Jin Mu controlled soul shifters, so the massacre was not her will; she refuses to accept it as an excuse.
Uk says goodbye to Maid Kim before the wedding
Leaving for North Fortress, Uk tells Maid Kim she is his top priority and asks her to be the prettiest, happiest bride.
The too-small ring on Maid Kim's pinky
Park Jin offers to move north after the wedding and notices her ring on the wrong finger; she keeps it anyway as a promise.
Yul tells Uk that Naksu will disappear
Yul delivers the news Uk would rather not hear; Uk explains he turned away knowing he would have to slay her if he acknowledged her.
The Assembly turns on Uk's ice stone
Bu-yeon reports Jin Mu's fate; the officials realise she could remove Uk's ice stone and vote for it, and she agrees to obey.
Uk accepts her reason and walks out of the Assembly
Told Bu-yeon exposed the soul shifter he spared, Uk vows to stop feigning ignorance, turns her accusation into his excuse and leaves to find her.
Uk finds his merciless master
Uk leaves to hunt the last soul shifter and finds her; she accuses him of using what is between them, and he says he already let her go.
Jin Mu reveals where the last Soul Ejector is
The Queen finds a dying Jin Mu in Gwido, learns the last Soul Ejector is in her own blood and that he shifted her soul; he plans to leave in a new body.
Jin Mu returns to the King in a new body
The King asks whether Jin Mu still lives and is told he is looking at him; Jin Mu offers to share the ice stone's power forever.
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