The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (The Love Story of Flower Scholars / Kkotseonbi Yeolaesa / 꽃선비 열애사)

[This is a work of fiction. All the characters, locales, groups, and incidents have no connection to historical facts.]

Open the carriage.

Why do you want to look inside an aristocrat's carriage?

I'm chasing after a traitor.

Put down the carriage.

- That way! Chase them! - Yes, sir!

No one was there.

There was no one!

Damn it!

Here you go!

Please hold him.

- Here, here! - Be careful.

Aigoo, aigoo!

Grab a pillow.

Here, here! Put it under him.

Aigoo! I should bring a wet towel first!

There must be medicine in the kitchen.

I'll go instead.

Keep an eye on him.

He might pass away.

Pardon?

He needs to be treated first.

Don't get the wrong idea.

It's not like that.

Dan Oh.

Yoon Dan Oh.

It was you again.

It was you...

this time, too.

Is something going on?

Aigoo.

San!

What happened?

I can't believe the descendant of Jumong* got shot by an arrow! (First king of Goguryeo, one of the three ancient kingdoms before Joseon. He was known to be a great archer.)

How did he find out so quickly?

Stop making a fuss!

I need to visit the physician now.

It'd be too late.

Do you have licorice and ginger?

Yes, I do.

Tonight will be his toughest night.

I hope he survives it.

Do not worry.

San is a strong man. He will hang in there.

By the way, how did he get injured so much?

I am not so sure, either...

Najudaek said you came back with him.

The thing is...

He was passed out on the street.

I just brought him here.

Is that so?

Something must have happened.

He carried a real sword for once.

I guess you do not need to make a deal.

A deal?

With someone like you?

All right!

I was told not to find her.

- What? - Yoon Dan Oh.

That girl.

I was told to stay away from her.

Aigoo!

Do not force yourself!

You cannot move your body yet.

What happened...

yesterday?

Dan Oh found you passed out and brought you here.

If it were not for her, you would have been in a coffin by now.

How did you get shot with a poison arrow, anyway?

Did you run into your sworn enemy or something?

Why do I bother asking you?

It is okay as long as you are alive.

Did Dan Oh say anything...

else?

Anything else?

She said she happened to see you passed out.

She did not say anything else.

Why? Did something happen to you two-

No. It is not like that.

Rest here, then. I will get you some porridge quickly.

More importantly...

I need to talk to Dan Oh.

She is not home now.

She left early because the chief administrator wanted to see her.

So...

how are things going with finding Ok Jin?

If you have something to say,

say it quickly.

While you were searching for Ok Jin,

have you not been threatened at all?

By whom do you mean?

A watchman, I mean.

Do you know anything about him?

Yes.

I am aware.

That there is...

a shadow warrior who protects Ok Jin.

Then did you know that he is a murderer?

He has killed so many people that

I cannot count because I do not have enough hands.

So be careful.

If he knows about you,

he would try to kill you first.

Will my turn even come?

Even you are

alive and well like this.

- What? - If you are done talking,

I will get going.

Let me know if the Watchman comes to you.

He is not the one I need to find.

Do not forget that you are running out of time.

You have five days left.

What would happen...

if I find him?

The Watchman.

What would happen if I found him?

If you bring me the Watchman,

I will forgive all of your debt.

Do you mean...

you will give up Ihwawon?

Finding him means finding Ok Jin.

The Watchman is

always by Ok Jin's side.

Are you in there?

By chance...

did he notice me?

You have not

left the room for a few days.

Is it because of me?

I heard a rumor

that there is a lady ghost in this house.

There must be a reason why you are hiding

by enduring the rumor, right?

My goodness.

I did not come here to question her.

I came to tell you this.

I do not think anyone knows

that I saw you.

They would...

just think I saw a lady ghost.

I thought you might worry.

The moon is bright.

You should...

walk around the yard sometimes, at least.

Orabeoni.

Are you in there?

Where did he go?

He cannot move yet.

Finding him means finding Ok Jin.

The Watchman is

always by Ok Jin's side.

What are you doing in there?

Aigoo! T-This drawer...

must be broken!

Well, Orabeoni.

- Please do not tell- - By chance...

are you asking me to turn a blind eye?

Yes! That is it.

Nothing is free in this world.

How about this?

There is something you must really need.

Something I need?

What could it be?

You know!

That thing you were secretly reading in the living room once.

Hold on.

- By chance- - I heard "Neighbor Boy Soe Dol's Erotica" is

very provocative

at Buyounggak.

You were wrong, then

and you are completely wrong now.

I never read anything like that!

How should I explain this?

You are finally up.

Did your wound heal a bit?

Seriously, that temper of his.

Fine! I will not go in.

If you are up, you should eat.

Do not make Dan Oh worry for no reason.

I guess...

you must have your reason, too.

Will you...

not tell him?

No.

I happened to be your accomplice.

- How about the erotica? - I said I will not read it.

You mean it, right?

You will not suddenly change your mind, right?

I will not change my mind.

Okay.

You are so proper and decent.

There is no way you would read something like that.

Dan Oh, you...

sometimes forget.

I told you.

I would help you no matter what.

Yes.

I appreciate you saying that.

So feel free to talk to me about anything.

All right?