Yurt dışında öğrenim gören Baek Yi-hyun memleketine döner. Halkın hükûmete karşı öfkesi büyürken Jeon Bong-jun bir isyan planlar.

Yi Kang loses a fight with Deok Ki. Ja In goes to Bong Jun to buy some medicine. The new district magistrate of Gobu lifts the banggongnyeong, and Baek Ga gets anxious because he can’t make any money. Therefore, he orders Yi Kang to kill the district magistrate.

Baek Yi-kang yaralanan babasını güvenli bir yere götürür . Burada Song Ja-in onlara gönülsüzce yardım eder. Bong-jun ve takipçileri bir barajı yıkar.

Yoo Wol begs Bong Jun to save Yi Kang’s life. Yi Hyun comes back to Gobu to find Baek Ga. A new district magistrate comes to Gobu. Si Hyung comes to Bong Jun and tells him to give up the revolt. Ja In gets caught by the officials. Meanwhile, Baek Ga comes back to Gobu.

Yaşadığı kaybı kabullenmekte zorlanan Yi-kang ailede yeni bir rol üstlenir. Donghak hareketinin güçlü bir destekçisi hapse atılır.

Yi Kang and Yoo Wol have dinner with Baek’s family. Yi Hyun tells Yi Kang to be different from Baek Ga. Ms. Chae prepares to greet Myung Sim as her daughter-in-law, and Donghak followers burn down the Baek’s rice store.

Kendisi ve annesi için yeni bir başlangıç yapmak isteyen Yi-kang, Baek Man-deuk'a Gobu'dan ayrılmak istediğini söyler. Planları çok geçmeden sabote edilir.

Bong Jun asks Yi Hyun to join the Donghak followers, but Yi Hyun refuses. Ja In discovers unconscious Yi Kang. Yi Hyun goes back to his home and tells his family that he killed Yoo Wol. Yi Kang and Yoo Wol finally meet, and they go to Ja In’s hostel.

Yi-hyun'un aniden askere alınması Baek ailesini şaşkına çevirir. Bu arada Yi-kang, Donghak kampına giderek Bong-jun'dan bir istekte bulunur.

Bong Jun goes to see Seok Ju, but Seok Ju acts distant and cold to Bong Jun. Baek Ga asks Yi Kang to bring Yi Hyun back and suggests to Yi Kang to live as they used to. However, Yi Kang refuses to go back to the old days. Meanwhile, Bong Jun accepts Yi Kang as a Donghak member.

Bong-jun'un ordusundaki diğerlerinin güvenini kazanmak isteyen Yi-kang'ın önünde uzun bir yol vardır. Yi-hyun savaşa gönderilmesinden kimin sorumlu olduğunu öğrenir.

When the provincial army enters Hwangto-hyun, they are ambushed by the Donghak army. After the ambush, Yi Hyun confronts Hong Ga about the gyosaengan and learns that it was Lord Hwang who had him conscripted. Later in the night, the Donghak army ambushes the provincial army one more time.

Donghak askerleri tarafından ele geçirilen Ja-in nihayet Yi-kang ile yeniden bir araya gelir. Geri dönen Yi-hyun, Hwang Myung-shim ile evlenmeye kesinkes kararlıdır.

Yi Kang leaves the Donghak army after hearing that it was Lord Hwang who had Yi Hyun enlisted and is now missing. And when Ja In gets released, she heads straight for Gobu knowing that Yi Kang would be there. Meanwhile, Yi Hyun prepares for his wedding day and visits Seok Ju.

Yi-kang, ailesine dönmeyi reddeder. Yi-hyun babasının yerine geçer. Kral, bir savaşın ardından Bong-jun ve ordusuna bir mesaj gönderir.

Ja In feels guilty thinking that she takes privilege from the weak people. Baek Ga tells Yi Hyun to run away so that he won’t be conscripted again, but Yi Hyun tells Baek Ga that he will become an official. Seok Ju tells Myung Sim to get over Yi Hyun. Meanwhile, the King sends a message to console Donghak army.

Donghak kuvvetleri Jeonju'yu ele geçirirken Hwang Seok-ju, halk ordusuna önderlik etmeyi kabul eder. Yi-hyun sırtında bir tüfekle ona eşlik eder.

For being a marksman with a merciless rifle, Yi Hyun is ordered to kill General Nokdu on sight. And when the battle rages on Mount Wan, he takes aim and fires, severely injuring General Nokdu. Yi Kang takes him out of harm's way, and later gets appointed as the new boss. Meanwhile, a reward notice for the death of Jeon Bong Jun is put up for Donghak members to see.

Düşman nişancısının izini sürdükleri sırada Yi-kang'ın arkadaşı yaralanır. Qing ordusu hiç istenmeyen bir sürprizle beraber çıkagelir.

Ja In thinks she has a possible solution, and as she presents it to her father, she asks him to spare Yi Kang's life. Worried of the Qing army's presence, Yi Hyun entreats his commanding officer to read the Treaty of Tianjin. Meanwhile, the Japanese army lands in Jemulpo.

Ja-in, sevdiklerinin hayatını kurtarmak için Bong-jun'un barış antlaşmasını Kim-Hak-jin'e ulaştırır. Ona eşlik eden Yi-kang, Yi-hyun'u arar.

Baek Ga goes to Seok Ju and tells him to wait for Yi Hyun’s return, but Seok Ju refuses. Hak Jin accepts the peace treaty. However, Bong Jun hesitates to sign the treaty because Gae Nam adamantly opposes. After his consideration, Bong Jun decides to sign the treaty. Meanwhile, Gye Hoon tells Yi Hyun to kill Bong Jun.

Bong-jun ve Hak-jin barış antlaşmasını imzalamak için bir masa etrafında toplanırken Yi-hyun'a gizli bir görev verilir. Donghak müritleri galibiyetlerini kutlar.

Ja In’s father says that he will go to Hanyang to meet Minister Min Hyun Joon, but Ja In stops him. Yi Kang gets to encounter Yi Hwa and treats her a meal. Yoo Wol packs her stuff to leave for Gobu. Yi Kang confesses his love to Ja In. Yi Hyun comes to Bong Jun and tells him that he wants to help Bong Jun with the reform bill.

Bong-jun, Yi-kang'ı Hanyang'a gönderir. Beklenmedik ziyaretçilerin tuhaf bir teklifle Bong-jun'a gelmesi Yi-hyun'u şüphelendirir.

Ja In decides to go to Hanyang to find Yi Kang, so she goes to her father to get his consent. Yi Hyun tells the aristocrats to eliminate their slave documents. Bong Jun comes to see Seok Ju, but Seok Ju refuses to see him. Myung Sim tells Yi Hyun that she will wait for him. Meanwhile, Yi Kang finally meets Park Dong Jin.

Japonya, Kore'nin siyasetine karışmaya çalışırken kral, Bong-jun'un ülke çapında reformlar yapma çağrısını dinlemeye zorlanır. Ja-in, Takeda Yosuke ile bir araya gelir.

Monk Hae tells Beo Dul to tell Yi Kang that she has feelings for him, but Beo Dul refuses. Ja In meets Takeda and she is suspicious of him. Yi Kang gets to meet Ja In in Hanyang. Meanwhile, Japan prepares to start a war in Joseon, and Lord Daewon tells Yi Kang to bring Bong Jun to Hanyang.

Myung-shim'in zorla evlendirilmesine öfkelenen Yi-hyun kendine hâkim olamaz. Japon ordusu sarayı işgal edince Ja-in, kraliçe tarafından casusluk yapmakla görevlendirilir.

Bong Jun gets to know that the Japanese army invaded the palace. Ja In is called before the queen. The queen wants Ja In to be the business partner with Takeda to spy on Japan’s movement. Ja In visits Takeda and tells him that she wants to accept the deal that he suggested before.