Duk Ki tells Ja In that he wants to stop selling rice to the Japanese because he thinks it is an act of betraying the country, and Ja In tells him her real plan. Doo Hwang brings Secretary Lee to Yi Hyun, and Yi Hyun interrogates him. Meanwhile, Baek Ga tells Yi Kang to leave Gobu with Yoo Wol.

Yi Kang gets to meet Yi Hyun at the Jeonju Hostel, and Yi Kang pretends that he wants to be a peddler after being kicked out of the Donghak army. Yi Hyun visits Bong Joon to check if he is going to raise an army or not. Meanwhile, Yoo Wol helps the Baek family to sell their straw shoes.