Gyebaek (계백)

Gye Baek

Episode 3

What an uneventful end for the legendary Mu Jin.

- Treat her with the utmost respect. - Yes Sir.

Episode 3

General, you must not close your eyes!

Do you remember?

You used to come to my bookshop and borrow a book everyday.

You were interested only in the books and never spoke a single word to me.

I used to think that you were mute.

But then I saw the books that you borrowed.

I could tell right away that they had never been opened.

It was like that everyday.

Only then did I realize how you felt.

You spoke to me first.

"Are you here for the books, or are you here for me?"

My face became so hot and I couldn't hear because of my pounding heart.

I couldn't answer you, but then you continued.

"Why don't you stop looking at the books and look at me instead?"

Do you remember?

How could I forget?

It was the happiest day of my life.

General! Please open your eyes!

General!

General!

My Queen...!

You're sleeping, aren't you?

You must be doing it to tease me...

I don't like this game. I don't like it at all!

Open your eyes, Seonhwa!

It's me! I'm here!

I must be dreaming. I must be having a nightmare!

Somebody... Somebody wake me up!

Somebody wake me up!

Your Majesty, please compose yourself.

You must be strong at times like this.

You did this!

You lied when you said you would help them.

You made this happen!

Euija...! Where is Euija?

Did you kill Euija too?

If that is what you think...

...then put me to death.

But know that I am your woman, and I am a citizen of Baekje.

How could I do something that would break Your Majesty's heart and destabilize our kingdom?

Do you really expect me to believe that forked tongue of yours?

Do you not fear the Queen?

I do.

I am afraid that you will become unstable.

If so, then the only way you can control your sadness is...

... if I die and accompany the Queen to the underworld.

How dare you die without my permission?

I will find out the truth.

I will find out the truth about the Queen's death.

All of the Central Army is with us.

The entire Central Army?

If we still can't find him, then dispatch the armies of the Five Provinces.

We don't even do that for a war.

That is why you need to find him quickly.

And when we find him?

Mu Jin has already killed the Prince. We are merely looking for his body.

What?

You still don't get it?

When you find the Prince's body, you will be promoted to Minister.

I will do my best, Prime Minister.

Halt!

Halt, or I will put this arrow through your head!

Why did you run away? Lift up your head!

Shall I cut off your head to see your face?

Please have mercy!

What happened to you?

I met some soldiers up on the hill.

They kept asking me things I didn't know. They punched me and kicked me.

The soldiers from the Central Army must be ahead of us.

Hurry back home and forget this ever happened!

Thank you Sir!

- Hurry! - Yes, sir.!

But... But if something happens...

... open this and read it.

If you are reading this in safety, that is fortunate.

But if something happens to either of us,

you must live in disguise. Don't even trust your Father.

That is the only way you will live.

You little rascal, where do you think you're going?

Tell His Majesty that Euija is back.

- What a crazy little bastard! - Go and tell him!

Tell him that his son is alive and has returned!

Just a little more!

Oh dear, just a bit more!

Just a bit more!

A bit more! Breathe out!

A bit more!

Use a bit more strength!

Oh dear, she's losing too much blood.

I don't know if she'll be able to have this baby.

You scared me!

- When did you get up? - Is my wife inside?

Yes, she's using all of her strength to have that baby.

She's lost a lot of blood. How is she?

That's what's frustrating!

She doesn't have enough strength. The baby's head comes out and then goes back in!

Can I go inside?

That is no place for a man!

Just be a bit more patient. I'll try my best to deliver the baby.

Thank you...

Let's try this again.

He hasn't regained consciousness yet?

No, he's awake and sitting outside.

- Really? - Yes.

So stop worrying about him and push out that baby.

We promise to repay your kindness.

What kindness?

It's good that the sick become well and I get to do some good.

Let's try and push again, alright?

Oh dear, the mother... the mother...!

My dear...

What should we do? The bleeding won't stop!

Open your eyes, my dear!

Please!

Can you recognize me?

The baby...?

The baby is well.

Is it a boy... or a girl...?

It's a boy.

It's a beautiful girl. She looks exactly like you.

I had hoped for a boy who looked like you...

Still...

... the baby looks like you...

... I'm glad...

My dear...

Myung Ju!

She never even got to feed her own baby.

Poor woman!

I wish I could go with you...

... on that lonely road to the underworld...

I wish I could stand guard over you...

... on that dark road...

But this child holds me back.

The days I spent with you were the happiest of my life.

Now the days without you are going to seem like endless fields of frost.

I will miss you terribly.

I'm afraid of forgetting what you look like.

But I will withstand it until the day we meet again.

Until then, this child is you. This child is our hometown.

Farewell...

My love... my Queen...

You're alive...

You're really alive!

Your Majesty. You wanted me to forego becoming Crown Prince.

You promised you would protect us if I did so.

Why did you let us go?

Why didn't you protect us?

Now that Euija has returned, the people will be filled with pity for him!

Don't be too angry, Father.

We still accomplished our goal even though the process was different.

Besides, she killed herself. What a burden off of our shoulders.

The fact that she killed herself on her way to Silla supports the fact that she was a spy.

Let us tell the people the facts,

...and that is what they will think.

No one will feel sorry for the son of a spy.

Perhaps that is true, but I don't like it.

We can watch him for now. We can always act later.

Your Highness, the Chief Secretary asks for an audience.

Send him in.

Welcome.

Your Highness, Taehak scholar Han Byuk has requested for a formal investigation

because he suspects that the accusations against Mu Jin and the Queen are a conspiracy.

I took care of the request. But what should we do with him?

He must have a death wish.

I'll take care of it. You may leave.

Yes, Your Highness.

Mok Gyun is also a problem. He knows too much.

Yes, if the one who got away knows too much.

Mok Han Byuk, Guilty of Grand Treason, Silla spy

This cannot happen! Let me go!

I want to speak to the Prime Minister!

We couldn't find the bodies, but...

... they both fell from the cliff after I wounded him with my sword.

I doubt they survived.

So this is how...

This is how it ends...

14 years later... 626 A.D.

Moon Geun: Gye Baek's stepbrother

Aren't you going to give us our food and drink?

My apologies!

I prepared this for you.

This wine is the legendary Boon wine from Tang!

In Chinese, it's called Fen Jiu.

It's strong, but the aroma is...!

It's fantastic!

So this is really the legendary Boon wine?

You're going to give it to us for free?

To be honest,

there was a banquet for some young noblemen who returned from their studies in Tang.

There was some Boon wine left, so I saved it to give to you tonight!

We're so grateful!

Thanks!

I didn't do it for this...

... but I'll use it well.

Well then, please enjoy!