Alchemy of Souls (환혼)

Thank you for the tour.

-Please let me know if you are interested. -Sure.

This place is right between Jinyowon and Songrim.

The roof tiles and the floors are clean.

This is the best house we have seen.

Do you not think there are too many rooms?

They will have children soon.

A son will take the surname Park and lead Songrim,

and a daughter will take the surname Jin and lead Jinyowon.

They will need to bear many children.

I am glad I asked you to come on this house tour with me.

I will decide on the house you prefer.

Sure.

To be honest,

I do not wish to live in a big house.

I would much rather prefer a cozy house

where my husband and I can live happily together.

It would be nice to have a small garden where I can plant my favorite flowers.

You do like flowers, do you not?

How about planting some balsam?

My husband and I could dye each other's fingernails with its flowers.

It would be wonderful to live such a happy life together.

I will look for a house

that befits your description.

Pardon?

I will get a house with a small garden

and plant balsam seeds.

I will gift it to you

on your wedding day.

Gift it to me?

Since Master Lee adored Sapsali,

I will also gift you a puppy.

Are you telling me to wed Master Lee?

You said just looking at him made you happy.

Did you think Master Lee was the one I had feelings for?

I am not that dense, you know?

So that is why you so thoughtfully offered

to give me a house as a wedding gift if I marry him?

I can give you that much.

Better yet,

you should get me a house with 100 rooms. You are well-off.

A hundred rooms?

Did you actually prefer a big house?

You see, I am a bit slow.

Are you a fool?

You are the one I have feelings for.

I was hoping

you would catch on to it sooner or later.

While cooking your favorite dishes and making your clothes,

even though you are slow, I thought you would one day catch on to my feelings.

That was my hope.

But you want me to wed some other man instead?

You will buy me a house when I wed someone else?

Maidservant Kim.

I must have misunderstood you.

Shut up!

While house touring together,

I dreamed of the day when we would wed as well.

I imagined us lovingly dyeing each other's fingernails

with the balsam flowers

that we picked from our garden.

Lovingly?

Yes! Lovingly!

Being lovey-dovey!

Lovingly!

Right! Lovingly!

That image looks so vivid to me as well.

Forget it.

You have broken my dream.

I will no longer expect anything from you.

Right. I will accept a house with 100 rooms on my wedding day.

I…

Maidservant Kim!

Maidservant Kim.

Lovingly.

I have ruined everything.

You fool.

Fine.

I will wed someone like you told me to.

You had better get me that house with 100 rooms.

You were here.

Maidservant Kim, are you crying?

Of course not. Why would I?

You are crying. Who made you cry?

Seeing you cry breaks my heart.

I am just jealous

that Young Master Park is getting married before you do.

I am just jealous and upset.

There is no need to feel that way. I will get married soon too.

What?

Have you finally decided to marry someone?

Yes, so there is nothing to be sad about.

Then…

Then I should just keep these here.

What is all this?

They are wedding gifts I had been keeping for your wedding.

But I was going to give them to the newlyweds.

Why give them all of this? What a waste.

Right?

I should give them to Young Lady Heo, right?

Why would you do that?

You said you are getting married.

I already know.

She is your bird egg.

-Bird egg? -Your secret love.

A sophisticated egret that will hatch in a tall tree.

You have it all wrong. That is the wrong bird.

-Is it not her? -No.

I thought she must be the one who would hatch.

Then is there someone else?

Yes, there is.

Who is it?

Maidservant Kim, do not be startled.

If you are too shocked,

just bite down on your handkerchief.

But who could it be?

There has been no woman around you.

It cannot possibly be…

That is right. This will all be for Mu-deok.

That cannot be.

That cannot be! What happened to Young Lady Heo?

I guess things worked out for you and Young Master Jang.

Yes.

I have decided to get married to him.

You know I am fond of spreading rumors.

Please do so. Let everyone know that I have changed my fate.

Word of your marriage will clear up all of his unsavory rumors.

"Unsavory rumors"?

Rumor had it that he was impotent

since he practiced chastity.

That is not true!

That was what everyone said. Is it not true?

That is definitely not the case. Jeez.

You have confirmed it for yourself.

What do you mean?

I get it now. That is why you have chosen to wed him.

What woman would marry an impotent man

even if he was from the Jang family?

Do not worry.

You can rest assured that I will tell others.

"She checked, and he is not impotent."

We have not slept together yet.

We seriously have not!

Do not be embarrassed. I am older than you.

You were just full of malice when we first met.

But you seem to have a heart now.

I always thought that you could cut ties with everyone and disappear.

I told you. I changed my fate.

I will stay here and protect those whom I love.

You must like him a lot.

I hope you have a happy married life.

I will find the sword that can help you destroy Jang Uk.

I am the only one who can protect you by getting rid of the King's Star.

Jang Uk has lost all his energy.

He gave it all up to break the barrier.

He is no longer eligible to be the next Gwanju.

He has lost all power.

And everyone already thinks the King's Star has risen for me.

There is nothing more that you can do for me, Assistant Gwanju.

Jang Gang sacrificed himself to keep

Songrim, Jinyowon, and Cheonbugwan safe.

But since Jin U-tak is alive, you will be found guilty.

I do not want to punish my former master.

Come clean and accept your punishment.

Do you truly think the ice stone is gone?

That stone gets its power from the sky.

The one who was born with the energy of the King's Star

is awarded that power.

What would you do

if he was actually hiding his power?

I will wait for your reply.

My loyalty will forever lie with you, Your Royal Highness.

Why have you not said anything after regaining consciousness?

I have only saved you so you may atone for your sins

in front of our daughter,

Bu-yeon.

When we first met,

I fell for your warm smile.

This looks pretty too.

I think Bu-yeon will look good in this too.

Ever since the moment I had fallen for you,

I have

never loved

anyone else.

I am not trying to clear up any misunderstanding.

I am saying this so you will suffer.

I want you to know

exactly what you did to our daughter after being deceived by Jin Mu.

And I hope you will be in agony.

Jin U-tak is in Sejukwon.

He has regained consciousness.

If he is alive,

he will definitely expose me and our organization.

We must get rid of him.

I have brought the Queen's soul potions

and the divination bells as you commanded.

I can make all the soul shifters I have created go on a rampage with this.

If Jang Uk really has the ice stone's power,

he will have no choice but to reveal it.

Please craft two rings with these.