During the commotion over the Seonhyecheong battle, Daegil and Taeha hide in the tavern. They decide to use Daegil as bait to escape Hanyang and get on a boat with the envoy from Qing.
After the injury, Cheolung turns coldhearted. He kills the scholars who petitioned to pardon the royal grandson and tries to find information on Taeha.
Daegil, Taeha, Cheolung, Baekho, and Yunji cross each other in downtown Chungju. Amidst the Chaos, Daegil catches a glimpse of Hyewon and gets stabbed by Cheolung while in a state of shock.
While running away with the royal grandson, Hanseom runs into Cheolung and engages in a duel. Taeha and Hyewon are mistaken as the murderer who killed the guards,
Second State Councilor Lee Gyeongsik suspects that someone out there is targeting him. In an attempt to find Taeha's whereabouts, Officer Oh arrests and interrogates the veterinarian.