Everlasting Longing

To outsiders in the Yunnan region and beyond, the illegitimate son of the family, at a time when women were not considered anything but mere window dressing.

Hyun-yeol captures Gun-gi again; she tries to escape by feigning a bath but fails, then faces wolf attacks in the desert.

Hae Jang-gon, the leader of Haebu, and his son Hae-mak plot to eliminate Hyeon-yeol; in response, Hyeon-yeol gives his token of authority to Gun-gi-ra and asks him to seek help from Na Jip-ju.

They strike a deal with Hyeon-yeol to obtain the black iron ore and travel to Yangju to seek Son-bu's assistance; they encounter Hae Jang-gon and his son who arrive early and face an unexpected situation.

Gun-gi-ra and Hyeon-yeol discover that someone bought all the hyeonsam (figwort root) needed to treat the workers suffering from an unidentified epidemic, and they take risks to uncover the true culprit; deeply moved, Son-bal declares his support for Hyeon-yeol.

Hyeon-yeol treats Gi-ra well at the Hyeon estate; Consort Lee Beom suppresses her anger after Crown Prince Hyeon-eup of Buk-hyeon bullies her son, Hyeon-ui; Gi-ra runs into Hyeon-yeol as he drinks alone on the anniversary of his parents' passing.