Our Blooming Youth (Youth, Climb the Barrier / Cheongchunwoldam / 청춘월담)

PARK HYUNG-SIK

JEON SO-NEE

PYO YE-JIN

YUN JONG-SEOK

LEE TAE-SEON

OUR BLOOMING YOUTH

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION.

ALL CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, LOCATIONS, INCIDENTS, AND RELIGIONS

DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS.

SCENES INVOLVING ANIMALS WERE CREATED WITH PROPS AND VISUAL EFFECTS.

How could you let such a thing happen?

Who was the one who told me to lead the interrogation?

How dare you make me listen to that disgraceful curse

from that filthy shaman?

It was you wasn't it, Lord Cho?

Your Majesty, how could you be swayed by the words of a heinous killer?

They are just the remnants of a band of thieves.

The remnants of a band of thieves?

You arrested Song, the leader of the thieves, 10 years ago

and received merit subject land and slaves.

So how are there thieves still left?

Are you sure you subjugated them?

That's not all.

Everyone here is in on it.

Who are you people?

You were named merit subjects and get monthly paychecks,

so what have you been doing?

Is your country Joseon or your family?

I heard everyone in the Cho family

is working in a government post.

I heard the storage in Bukchon where you live

reeks of rotting meat and fish.

What have you been doing

other than increase your fortune and power?

Tell me what you've done for me

or the Crown Prince or the Grand Prince.

Your Majesty. Of course, we feel terrible as well.

Lord Cho!

Not another word.

I do not want to hear anything from you.

If anyone talks

about what happened today at the interrogation or spread rumors outside the palace,

not only will he be severely punished,

but his family and relatives as well.

We will do as your ordered, Your Majesty.

Bing me Sun-dol.

Pardon?

Bring me Go Sun-dol.

Stop!

How dare you try to hurt my friend and apprentice.

You are so dead.

It's too dangerous.

You can't. There are two of them.

SONG, GA, MYEOL, LEE

I have to go see His Highness.

But he was kicked out.

Did you get hurt?

Are you okay?

Yes, Master.

You must've been afraid.

You must've been lonely.

Yes. I was afraid and lonely.

You must've felt frustrated because you didn't know who to fight.

I can't fight a ghost, can I?

It's not just Crown Prince Hwan they are after.

They are trying to curse the entire royal family

so that they can take over Joseon.

Can I start working in the East Palace again?

I think that's not a good idea.

Even though I said that

I really wish you were here right now.

I'm on my way, Your Highness.

I will stay next to you.

How could the shaman talk

about the Song family of Byeokcheon?

I know.

The fact that the murderer is

a shaman of the Office of Shamanism.

I wonder why Song's ghost possessed her

when he died over 10 years ago.

What happened to the plum tree in the palace?

It was struck by lightning?

Right when the shaman was trying to curse His Majesty.

Didn't it look like a ghost's curse?

Gosh, watch your mouth.

We must establish a directorate

and reinvestigate the Byeokcheon case from 10 years ago.

We must ask His Majesty to reopen the case?

Lord Kim, doesn't the case from 10 years ago bothers you?

His Majesty is keeping the Cho family in check,

so this is our chance.

I'm not sure who did it,

but it's certain that this is a chance to weaken the Cho family's power.

All right.

I think you all want to know what this means,

so gather around.

What this means is that

the Song family will destroy the Lee family.

It means something like that.

Who are the Song family?

It's the Song family of Byeokcheon.

The leader of those thieves.

Then who is the Lee family the Song family is going to destroy?

My gosh.

The King, Crown Prince, Grand Prince, Princess and their relatives

are all in the Lee family.

So the shaman of the Office of Shamanism was possessed by the Song family ghost

and killed all those people to curse the royal family?

And right before I came here, I heard that

the plum tree in the palace caught on fire.

What is plum tree in Chinese characters? "Lee."

The Song family ghost showed an example.

I will burn you all

like this plum tree.

There were rumors about the Crown Prince being cursed.

Is it really true?

Gosh, what is going on in this country?

-Did something happen? -Weren't you with Eunuch Go?

He's already on his way to the palace.

Everything's a mess here.

These papers just fell from the sky.

Here.

SONG, GA, MYEOL, LEE

How could only the plum tree catch on fire

out of all the trees here?

Does a ghost really exist

and did it strike the plum tree on fire

so that I and my family can see?

That's not possible.

A living human being must've done it.

Your Highness, this smell...

It's similar to the smell of gunpowder which was used in Gaeseong

when they trained the soldiers.

It's probably sulfur.

But the fire couldn't have lasted that long with sulfur alone.

I'll go ask the master of Manyeondang tomorrow.

What is going on?

They were the soldiers who guarded the shaman.

They died last night.

Show me their bodies.

I chased after the man who shot the arrow,

but I lost him because the other guys showed up.

How many of them are there?

Who are they getting their orders from?

Have you looked into the peony?

All I heard is that it could be from South East Asia.

I heard that they brush oil

on the dried petals and burn them.

South East Asia...

Your Highness, Section Chief Han is here.

Enter.

There was a clear bite mark from a snake on his neck and shoulder.

I'm thinking it's the same snake that bit

the shaman at the interrogation.

It's strange, isn't it?

And a bloody dagger was found in the prison cell

where the shaman was held.

She must've used it to carve the letters.

I guess there's no way to find out

who gave the dagger and snake to the shaman.

Are you still chasing Oh Man-sik who messed with the prayer?

Yes, Your Highness. He had an older brother who passed away.

His sister-in-law and nephews live in Inchang so he visits there often.

I have one of my men undercover,

so if Oh Man-sik tries to reach out to them,

we'll be able to catch him.

We must catch him.

He may be involved in what happened.

Were you surprised?

He wanted to see the interrogation, so...

He already saw it. There's nothing we can do.

It's not your fault.

How is he?

He's just in shock.

He'll get better with a little rest.

I will brew some medicine to help him calm down.

Thank you.

Mother.

Who are the Song family from Byeokcheon?

Do you know who they are Ha-yeon?

You must get some rest.

-When you get better, I'll... -I want to know now.

Is the Song family even alive?

Or have they become a ghost?

Not knowing is scarier.

Do you know, Court Lady Han?

Ten years ago,

a band of thieves rose up in rebellion in Byeokcheon.

Song was the leader of the thieves.

How could a mere thief become a ghost

and curse the royal family?

What happened to him?

Lord Cho, who was the Minister of Defense back then,

went to Byeokcheon himself and subjugated the thieves

-And Song also... -That's enough.

Yes, Your Highness.

Did grandfather subjugate them?

Mother, since grandfather subjugated them,

he'll also stop Song's ghost, right?

I am Song and I came back because innocent people in Byeokcheon