Yeok and Chae Gyung get to see each other for a brief moment, Yeok prepares to restore the nation. Chae Gyung couldn't decide on what to do while she was on Yung's side, but she finally makes up her mind to help Yeok. Meanwhile, Yung's obsession with Chae Gyung becomes greater.

Yeok saves Chae Gyung from being hanged. Myong Hye hands over the men who helped in the escape of Yung, and Yeok's men capture them. The ministers tell Yeok to dispose of Chae Gyung, but he refuses. Meanwhile, Chae Gyung asks Yeok for a divorce so that people will stop dying.