Baek I-hyeon returns home from studying abroad; as the townspeople's fury against the government grows, Jeon Bong-jun plans an uprising.

When his father is injured, Baek I-gang brings him to safety and finds reluctant help from Song Ja-in; Bong-jun and his followers blow up a dam.

As I-gang struggles to accept a loss, he's handed a new role in his family.

Looking for a fresh start for himself and his mother, I-gang tells Baek Man-deuk he wants to leave.

I-hyeon's sudden conscription stuns the Baek family; meanwhile, I-gang shows up at the Donghak camp with a request for Bong-jun.

The Donghak army trains to fight against the government army; Yi Kang tries to practice shooting a gun, but it is not easy for him.