Seryeong apologizes to Seungyu and tries to tell him how she feels about him, but Seungyu is cold to her to hide his feelings for her. Munjong passes away and Prince Suyang is about to take power when Kim Jongseo appears with a royal order. Seungyu goes to see Seryeong.
Prince Suyang wants his daughterto marry Kim Jongseo's son, Seungyu, for political unity. Seryeong finds out that Seungyu became Princess Gyeonghye's teacher and goes in her place to see what he is like. Seungyu thinks she is the princess when he runs into her again outside the palace.
Keutbong dies in Eopbok's arms. Eopbok is furious over the unknown man's betrayal and seeks revenge.
During the commotion over the Seonhyecheong battle, Daegil and Taeha hide in the tavern. They decide to use Daegil as bait to escape Hanyang and get on a boat with the envoy from Qing.
The unknown man and the slaves attack Seonhyecheong. Beom figures out that Cheolung and his gang attacked the bandits.
Hanseok visits Lee Jaejun is Suwon to ask for soldiers, but gets surrounded by Jo and the government soldiers.
As the unknown man and Eopbok's gang plot to attack Seonhyecheong, they start to think that Giyun is embezzling money.
The revenge-seeking Cheon Jiho gets arrested after falling for Officer Oh's trap. As Jo and Taeha's tensions grow high, Jo plots to take the royal grandson.
Eopbok follows an order to ambush Yongi and his gang, but gets into trouble after being counterattacked.
After the injury, Cheolung turns coldhearted. He kills the scholars who petitioned to pardon the royal grandson and tries to find information on Taeha.
Jo tries to appoint the royal grandson as the Crown Prince and start a revolution, but Taeha has doubts about Jo.
Second State Councilor Lee Gyeongsik suspects that someone out there is targeting him. In an attempt to find Taeha's whereabouts, Officer Oh arrests and interrogates the veterinarian.
While running away with the royal grandson, Hanseom runs into Cheolung and engages in a duel. Taeha and Hyewon are mistaken as the murderer who killed the guards,
Taeha's teacher Im Yeongho waits for Taeha as he gives an order to Jo, who is his confidant. Hanseok, who was enticed by Lee Gyeongsik to betray Taeha, is now watching the royal grandson in Jeju as a guard.
Second State Councilor Lee Gyeongsik orders Cheolung to kill Taeha's teacher and royal grandson Seokgyeon. but Cheolung hesitates because Taeha is his former friend who saved his life.
Daegil and Taeha engage in a duel. Taeha saves Hyewon from getting raped. Eopbok, who was forced to return as a slave because of Daegil.
After running away from Daegil's house 10 years ago, she changed her name to Hyewon. Seonghwan sets Hyewon up to marry a widowed rich man named Choi.
Joseon's notorious slave chaser and money hungry Daegil, find a woman he has been searching for 10 years. She is a slave named Eonnyeon who is directly involved with the fall of Daegil's family.
While trying to save Kang Chi, Yeo Wool is shot by Seo-bwagwan. Yi Sun Shin arrests Jo Gwan Woong for leaking military secrets. As Yeo Wool dies from the gunshot, Kang Chi promises they will meet again.
Afraid of losing Yeo Wool, Kang Chi breaks up with her. She holds onto him, saying that losing him is what she fears most. Upset by the breakup, Yeo Wool goes out to clear her head and is attacked by a mysterious figure.