River Where the Moon Rises (The Moon Rising River / Dalyi Ddeuneun Gang / 달이 뜨는 강)

THIS IS BASED ON THE TALE OF ON DAL IN CHRONICLES OF THE THREE STATES.

CHARACTERS, INCIDENTS, AND DATES DO NOT MATCH HISTORICAL FACTS.

Give me your blessing to stop taking away lives.

I want you to kill...

the enemy of Cheonjubang, the King of Goguryeo.

Are you really going to attack during the ceremony?

A shaman tried to kill the King, then got away.

Hold on tight!

If she got hurt,

you should have taken her to the village, not bring her here.

That is my name. On Dal.

What?

He told you to find your real parents first.

You are saying...

I am an orphan, right?

Hey!

You have not killed him?

You told me to seduce him instead.

You? As if.

EPISODE 3

Hi.

Your friend came to pick you up?

- Yes, she is my childhood... - We met each other in the palace.

She is my hometown friend.

And we worked at the palace together.

I see.

How did you come all the way here?

I followed the footsteps.

What is with you? Why are you interrogating us?

I am just checking if it is okay...

to just send you away like this...

and if the place you are going to is safe.

Oh, I do not have any money to give you, but take this.

I carved it myself.

The Sunno Tribe... I mean...

Anyway, this means that we are on the same side.

- Same side? - Yes, we are on the same side.

But I have nothing to give you.

Gosh.

Yes, you do.

Darn you!

Does it hurt here?

You are okay, right?

- See you. - Yeom Ga Jin.

Do not get hurt. Your life is precious.

"Your life is precious"?

"The same side"?

- Shoot. - What was that?

You should not push people!

That was rude.

Why am I like this?

So I came this way.

This is just great.

You come later.

We will be suspected if we return together.

It is dangerous alone.

We have no time to argue.

Be careful.

Did she leave?

Yes.

It is true.

I sent her off with a stern warning.

Do not resent me.

Every life is unfortunate if you look closely enough.

What do you mean?

A young woman wielding a sword and shedding blood.

Her life must have been rough.

What kind of revenge is she after that...

she became an assassin?

I did not ask.

You did not ask her?

I pretended not to notice she was an assassin.

Well, she has gone now.

Do not get involved in other people's business.

We just breathe and get by.

That is how we live.

I know that. I just felt sorry for her.

The moon is so...

Is it bright?

Yes.

As if it cares not for how I feel.

I knew you would sneak back like a stray cat.

- Where is my father? - See the chief first.

Yeom Deuk is not here now anyway.

- What? - You returned. He will be let go.

My goodness. Oh, why are you doing this?

Oh, dear...

Please, guards.

Oh, dear...

I will accept the punishment for failing.

Please release my father.

Holding family responsible for a killer's mistake...

is not our rule.

You disappeared without notice.

How will you defend that crime?

I will willingly accept any punishment.

If you will please release my father first...

- Tae Mo. - Yes, chief.

Release Yeom Deuk.

Should I just let him go?

They strengthened the defense of Pyeongyang Castle.

If you go back, are you sure you can succeed?

Before that, there is something I must know.

Who on earth am I?

I need to know who I am.

Chief.

You know, do you not?

It means nothing.

You are Cheonjubang's best killer Yeom Ga Jin,

and my most favored blade.

Even if you recover your memory, nothing will change.

That decision...

is for me to make once I know who I am.

If you will not tell me,

I must find out for myself.

Is that...

truly what you want?

Yes.

You foolish thing.

Why is a butterfly called a butterfly?

I feel so strange.

What did you climb up there for?

Weol. Did something happen to Dal?

I think he has lost his mind.

Stop speaking nonsense...

and come down and go to work.

Take this.

Do not eat it in one go. Eat when it is time.

Dal, get down here now!

Why do you keep coming up here when there is nothing to pick?

What about Ghost Valley?

That foxy girl...

has truly messed with your mind.

How dare you? You are wrong.

My gosh.

You stuck flowers in your hair and grin to no end.

Am I wrong?

Weol. Is this not truly beautiful?

If you wish to befriend nature,

you must learn to appreciate it.

What is so special about mountains and streams we see every day?

You might end up wanting to save that girl's father.

What about her father?

You have not heard?

Heard about what?

Ga Jin. Do not get worked up.

You cannot fight the chief.

If anyone messes with my father, I will make them pay.

I heard something about Cheonjubang...

and that something bad happened to her father.

Why are you telling me that now?

Dal! What about the balls of rice?

Dal.

- Cheonjubang? - Yes.

Rumors say they are a group of assassins.

I hear they are a group that has a grudge against Goguryeo.

The chief manages a group of killers.

They are served by migrants who have a point system.

Where is this chief?

Why do you wish to know?

Well... I have a reason to.

I heard he moves around each season with no set residence.

Even the killers communicate with a secret method.

Now, he might be on Mount Janggok or Mount Bongchu.

So he is on one of those two mountains?

Dal!

What are you doing?

What is up with you?

I must save someone.

Where is Ga Jin?

She got back safely, so do not worry.

She is not safe.

Why not? Where is she now?

This is urgent.

I must see you leave.

Ga Jin wore the exact same clothes.

The jade necklace. You must find that.

Jade!

Hey.

It is you. Ga Jin's friend.

How did you find this place?

How is Ga Jin? I heard her father is in danger.

Be quiet.

Your assassin friends are everywhere.

- Mister, I am back. - Yes, good.

You are the country bumpkin Ga Jin was with.

Who is a country bumpkin?

You went to get a necklace and came back with him?

It so happened.

You can relax.

He helped Ga Jin when she was hurt.

- Oh. - And take this.

- Are you Ga Jin's father? - Oh, my goodness.

It is done. All is well.

Now we just need to get Ga Jin.

The thing is, I checked and...

Woong Tae and Sam Bok are on guard.

If they identify us during the fight...

Hey. We must lure them.

Lure them?