Warrior Baek Dong Soo (Musa Baek Dong Soo / 무사 백동수)

=Episode 16=-

Yes.

I will do it.

I can do it.

This disciple will surely surpass you, Master

and will complete the journey to master Joseon's martial arts.

Take this block of iron, grind it yourself

and try to make a sword.

Take a careful look.

Master,

you are not telling me to use this woldo to spilt this bean in half, right?

You got it.

Abiding by our strict national laws,

all the guards who assited Crown Prince Sado and are assisting His Highness Prince Heir,

-= Yi San (Later King Jeongjo) =- . all the guards who assited Crown Prince Sado and are assisting His Highness Prince Heir,

-= Yi San (Later King Jeongjo) =- . . must accept dismissal and leave.

must accept dismissal and leave.

What?

You mean the Sword Saint has already left?

Yes, correct.

He went far away...

To a place far far away.

Now that we have become like this,

If the Sword Saint is also not around, it will be even more difficult.

I'm quite worried about the young Prince Heir.

I am also depressed, the same as all of you.

However,

No matter what the circumstances are, if there is something we must do,

we must do it the best way we can.

Do you understand?

Everybody gather!

From today onwards, you all must start special training.

What?

Me too. I too want to get special training.

You move to the side.

Move to one side.

Captain, why are you suddenly doing this?

Don't talk much.

On your current abilities,

it will be tough for you to guard even the Prince Heir's shadow.

From now on you must all practice to death.

You said... His Highness the Prince Heir?

You muddle-headed fellow!

Hurry up and get up to speed. Don't you have to protect the Prince Heir?

What?

I told you to move aside.

My Lord,

As I look at it, I see some strong energy.

The spirit strongly takes form as the bamboo.

Why is that so?

Strong spirit?

That is a nice thought!

Yes, right.

You have to do this, to be called loyal?

I have no way but to take away your lives.

Oh, I feel pity!

You sick minister!

Go!

Un...

You fellow!

Why is the weather so bad!?

Farewell.

You can't forgive me, Your Highness Crown Prince.

The lady who had the Bukbeoljigye on her body, is starting a trader group. This development

has not escaped my attention.

But, I don't know if you are aware of it.

Speaking of that trader group... I can change their fate with just a single command.

That is a fact.

Tonight, it seems like you will need to help me deal with an issue.

What do you want to do?

Consider this the first and also the last time.

I'll leave this up to you.

Nursing another's pain in your own heart,

is what an assassin does.

Un!

Kill me.

Try and kill me!

It is not that you don't dare, but you cannot, right?

Because you can't become an assassin.

Right now you...

are wielding the sword with your heart, as I see.

To an assassin, a heart is the same as death.

The moment he nurses a heart inside

is the moment an assassin dies.

Heart and all that

were abandoned a long time ago.

I need to be blindfolded?

Master?

Really...

Aish, it really is.

I walked through the whole of Qing.

It wasn't easy to get them.

The price is so steep. Is it any different than robbing?

On stealing things, aren't we the professionals!

Anyway...

I used my bargaining magic,

to buy it with half the money.

You should try to do it once!

Thank you.

Well, no need for thanks.

Give me some.

Here.

Yes.

Here we go!

Is that true? Was it Un?

Yes.

It seems...

Leaving you alone here is pretty dangerous.

Right now, it is still small.

So there are only a few occasional thieves coming.

But wait till it gets bigger.

Then those thieves will be all around here like bees.

What's wrong?

Not all thieves are bad, you know.

Aigoo. Is our Jin Ju angry again?

What this ajussi means is..

I am just saying... Just saying.

Aigoo, your temper is something.

What you say does make sense.

What about having our friends from the mountains employed as guards.

Though they have not formally learned martial arts,

they are not just scarecrows either.

Aigoo, yes.

If we do that, it will be a lot better.

Isn't it right?

Yes.

But this time, how about you elders also taking part in managing the trade group?

To do it by myself, I feel quite inadequate.

Jin Ju...

From now on you stay hot on Miss Ji Seon's trail,

and help the trade.

Well, stealing inside a bird cage is no fun either...

What?... I should do what, you said?

This sheep fur cap is now very popular in Qing.

Try it on and see.

Aigoo, looks like it feels good!

Beautiful, beautiful.

Right... right...

This...

This was brought over from Qing.

So it is about ten yang.

Ten yang is absolutely not a high price for this.

You try it on and see.

This is really very good.

Even at a time like this, wearing this is just as nice.

When it is cold in the winter, if you wear this...

Oh so warm... This is sheep fur.

It is really good, isn't it?

All this...

This is all money earned by selling fur caps?

Yes.

It is all thanks to Miss Jin Ju.

Oh, you are really a treasure! We have got a treasure here.

Then what are you planning to do now?

I want to do ginseng trade.

Ginseng?

Yes.

Joseon ginseng is exceptionally good.

It can fetch a good price in Qing.

Though I too have heard of things like that,

isn't there high competition now?

Even so, it is not as if there is no solution.

Please explain.

Look, I will show.

The relationship between Japan and Qing is poor lately.

So, trade groups have come to giving up on any money settlement.

So we Joseon folks

can play the middlemen. That is the deal.

Fine, but then?

All the tax in Qing is settled with silver coins.

To buy the Joseon ginseng, the Japanese will have to re-mint high quality silver coins.

So sell the ginseng in Qing, and buy fur caps.

We will then send the fur caps to Japan and convert it to gold and silver.

When we do that, it will be a three-way trade involving Qing and Japan.

From now on you fellows

are no longer thieves, but merchants.

Understand?

Yes!

Ginseng cannot be exposed to the rain and cannot get dried by the sun. You understand?

Everybody should surely be attentive.

Yes!

Good, so...

Everybody head out!

We will do it.

Let's go.

Do it as fast as possible.

Father, let me leave.

Fine.

Be careful.

Follow, follow.

We are going to get rich.

Everybody do your best!

If you want to laugh, go ahead and laugh.

Try to hit this.

Cut it.

Dong Su, of everything that you must overcome,

this is the last one.

Don't tell me that you want me to cut the falling pine needles?

=Three years later=-

You should remove Heuksa Chorong's Sky Lord.