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It is a mysterious mountain,
inapproachable to human feet.
Episode 1
The very place where only the mythical creatures
protecting the mountain occasionally appear.
The so-called Moonlight Garden.
In this Moonlight Garden,
a divine creature protecting Mt. Jiri
was dwelling for a thousand years.
Wol Ryung!
Wol Ryung, where are you?
It's me, So Jung!
Hey, Wol Ryung!
Oh no, he didn't possibly...
We're finally here.
Just get out already.
What are you waiting for that you're not getting off?
I'm busy! I've got other places to go!
Man,
just hurry up already!
Lady!
Sis!
Sis! Are you alright?
Are you hurt?
How dare you do this to her?!
What, what?
How dare you?
Listen to him!
You're the offspring of a traitor. Stop acting like nobility.
How dare you?!
Shut that mouth of yours!
You shut that mouth of yours!
How insolent you are! I'm way older than you!
I'll throw you into a heap of horse manure!
Just let go of him!
Can't you have a little bit of compassion?
What?
Who had been taking care of your family all this time?
Wasn't it our Lord's kindness?
Man, seriously... - How can you change so drastically?
How can you?!
Man, seriously!
What a bad luck I'm having!
Aigoo, Young Master!
Hey there!
Hey!
Aigoo, you're here!
Here you go.
I've done my part of the deal.
I'll be off then.
Wait, wait,
come in and have a drink of rice wine.
I would love to,
but I've got to serve my mother's spirit tonight.
Spare that rice wine for when I come next time!
Alright, I'll do that.
Alright then, have a good evening.
Let's go now.
Let's go.
What are you waiting for? Just hurry in!
What is this place?
What place?
Don't you know what Choonhwagwan is?
What?
Choonhwagwan?
Isn't that a gisaeng house?
Sis!
Head gisaeng Chun's Five-Drum-Dance is the best as usual!
The best in the whole world!
The new Lord is totally smitten!
He was drooling like crazy while watching you dance.
I bet he wasn't just drooling.
His pants were probably...
Ahem. Watch it!
How come the words coming out of your mouths are so vulgar?
My lady, it's me, Jang Shoe.
What is it?
Well, my lady,
I'm not going in!
You've been sold as a state gisaeng. Do you want to die?
Just kill me.
I'd rather die than go in there!
Listen, dear. I'm really busy right now because of the magistrate's party.
So just get in while I'm still asking you nicely.
Just go in already!
Let go!
Let go of me!
I'm not going in, I said!
Don't you hear what she said?
Get off! Don't touch my sister!
What's with this ruckus?
Aigoo, my lady.
Whose children are they?
Deputy-Minister Yoon, who was executed for treason a while ago.
Treason, huh?
Then, they are the children of state criminals.
Watch what you say!
Our father was wrongfully framed and accused!
He would never have committed treason!
That's none of my concern.
At any rate, you've been sold as a state gisaeng.
From now on, you must follow the rules of the gisaeng order.
I won't.
It doesn't matter.
You don't have a choice!
I will not go inside no matter what!
I will not
become a lowly gisaeng!
A lowly gisaeng?
I see.
Jang Shoe,
Yes, my lady!
Strip her.
What, what are you doing?
Lady!
Stop that at once!
Sis! Sis!
Stop that! What are you doing?!
Lady! - Sis!
How dare you!
How dare you do this?!
Lady!
- Sis!
Sis!
Tie her up.
Lady! - Sis!
Stop that!
Lady! - Sis!
Lady!
Keep those two locked up in the storage room.
Keep her tied up here until I tell you otherwise.
Don't give her any food or water without my explicit instructions.
Understood?
Yes, my lady!
Sis! - Lady!
Lady! - Sis!
Open the door! Just open it already!
Sis!
What shall we do?
Lady! Lady!
Listen!
What is this all about?
What in the...
My dear, do you even know what tree you're tied to?
It's a shame tree!
Chicks from noble families like you who come with stiff necks
learn to become tame by this shame tree!
Shame tree?
Just give up all that petty pride as nobility
leaving it behind on that tree.
When morning comes, just plead for mercy
to the head gisaeng lady, asking for forgiveness.
Or you may suffer something even worse!
Listen! Listen!
How can you
do this to another human being?
Please set me free!
Hello!
No, I can't.
I promised So Jung that I wouldn't meddle with human affairs.
I can't.
Help me.
Father! Father!
Accept the royal order!
His Majesty has ordered for the traitor Yoon Gi Soo to be executed!
Father!
Listen, Gwang Woong! How can you falsely accuse me like this?
After all those years of our friendship?
You called me a friend in words, but
you always looked down on me because of my humble origin.
That's why I've come to teach you this lesson clearly.
That you shouldn't have treated me like that.
Let go of me!
Father! Father!
Seo Hwa!
Don't be too sad.
I'll make your precious daughter a state gisaeng
and cherish her dearly.
I wonder,
what would it be like to sleep with
a noble daughter of a prestigious family?
Jo Gwang Woong,
you bastard!
Father!
Now, let's drink!
Congratulations, sir!
Peony flower!
Sir!
My lord, it is Chun Soo Ryun.
Aigoo, Head Chun!
Come on in! Come in!
Congratulations, my lord.
I heard you were promoted to Senior Rank 5 Officer.
You're fast!
How come rumors travel so fast?
Actually, I was recognized for capturing a traitor.
You mean Deputy-Minister Yoon?
You know about that, too?
I believe you've brought him here a couple times as friends.
We were friends once.
However,
even though I'm of a humble origin, I'm a state officer.
I can't possibly side with a traitor, even if he's my friend.
Don't you agree?
Of course, I understand.
Still, thinking about him makes me really sad.
That's why I've come to see you.
I made a promise with him before he died.
What do you mean?
The daughter of Yoon Gi Soo.
When she's made into a state gisaeng,
I promised him that I'd bed her first.
Is that so?
Hence, I'd like to perform her first rite as gisaeng.
How long would it take to prepare for that?
She'll have to be trained as a gisaeng and become registered.
It would take 2 or 3 months at least.
I see.
We have a problem here.
As you know, I'm rather busy now.
So, make it 5 days.
Finish all the preparation within 5 days.
But, my lord - I said 5 days!
Understood?
I'll know it as such and wait.
Come here!
Let's see here again...
Aigoo, look at you!
Do you even know what tree you're tied to?
It's a shame tree.
Ooh la la!
Chicks from noble families like you who come with stiff necks
learn to become tame by this shame tree!
I won't be defeated by this!
I won't!
I'm not going to become a gisaeng!
Never!
I help her, I don't help her.
I help her, I don't help...
Darn!
She's young and quite obstinate.
It's been three days without a sip of water, and she's still stubborn.
What are you going to do?
Of the five days the officer has given,
only three days remain.
I won't be defeated.
I'm not
going to become a gisaeng...
never!
Finally, I found you.
Had I know you were here, I wouldn't have gone through the whole forest.
So Jung!
Stop it. Let the humans sort it out.
But it's too cruel, and she's so young!
She's been tied up like that for three days now!
Yes, she's young, and yes, it's cruel,
but it's her destiny.
You should not meddle with it.
Have you forgotten the promise you made with me?
I just want to help out a poor little helpless child.
You promised me that you won't meddle with
human affairs!
Just once!
What's the big deal about doing it just once?
The first exception is the most crucial mistake!
Once you make the first exception, the second and third times become easier!
Stop trying to mess with the fates of the humans!
Keep in mind that there is a definite distinction between you and humans.
Did I just mess with your fate?
Have I crossed a line I shouldn't have crossed?
I just mean to help a poor, helpless child.
Lady, have you returned to your senses?
Dam,
Is it you?
Yes, my lady
Aigoo, you made it alive, my lady.
You had such a high fever all night long,
I thought I was going to lose you!
I was so heartbroken!
Where am I?
What do you mean where?
The head gisaeng lady had a change of heart,
and ordered to have you brought in.
And so,
Move aside.
Lady?
I said even if I die, I would not have come into this place.
Hurry and move aside, I'll never stay at a place like this
What are you going to do if you don't stay here?
Once a girl is sold as a state gisaeng,
she has no choice but to live as a gisaeng
and she has to sell drinks, her laughter, and her body
I would rather be
tied on the Shame Tree.
I would rather be there and die.
Lady
Sister
Yoon!
Sister, are you safe?
Yoon!
I will ask you again,
do you still refuse to be a gisaeng?
Think carefully and reply,
your answer
will determine whether your brother lives or dies.
Sister! Do not worry about me, I do not care about what happens to me
Just do not be a giseang!
Now, what will you do?
Sister
I said what is your answer!
Start the beating
Yes!
Sir
Lady
Stop!
Let my brother go
I
will do whatever you tell me to do.
Save my brother's life.
Sister!
Lady
Chief maid,
Yes, lady.
Dress this child up
Yes, ma'am.
Sister,
sister,
sister.
There's a song for the things forgotten
There's a song for all you wanted
Oh my, she is beautiful!
She looks like a fairy
Anyway
It's really a pity
Why Officer Jo of all people?
What do you mean?
Officer Jo?
I'm talking about Jo Gwan Woong.
Your sister is going to sleep with him tonight
Wait what?
Jo Gwan Woong? That cursed bastard
who framed our Lord, your father?
Yes, that guy.
He wasn't satisfied with destroying our family,
and now he even wants to defile my sister!
Oh my, what a blasted felon!
So I was thinking,
could you help us, Dam?
Me? How can I help?
If we get caught, we'll be in huge trouble
I know
you'll be solely responsible for it.
It pains me to ask you to do this,
but there is nobody that can do this except for you
We need to stop Jo Gwan Woong defiling my sister at all cost!
That... that is true.
I beg of you, Dam.
Please save my sister
Please, I beg of you.
Ah... so pretty!
What use is being pretty when she's just a lowly gisaeng?
When told to pour wine, she has to,
and when told to offer her body, she has to.
Anyway, how come she's doing the first rite even before a proper registration?
Listen, sis, you know who's behind!
That Jo Gwan Woong with that hot temper!
If he's not appeased, he might kill someone.
Even our head gisaeng lady tries to be careful around him.
Such chatterboxes. Just shut up and get out!
Now!
What does that mean? Jo Gwang Woong...?
Is it that
I'll be sleeping with him?
Is that what you mean?
There's nothing you can do about it.
It's all because you're born with such a lousy fate.
This can't be!
With Jo Gwan Woong...?
Lady! Lady!
It's me.
Dam,
Why did you come in here?
What are you doing?
We have no time, the Young Master is waiting outside by the back door.
Hurry and take off your clothes
Yes? ... Change into my clothes and run away!
What are you saying?
Run away?
What about you? What are you going to do when I run away?
I'll be alright after a few beatings,
but things will be different for you, Lady.
You shouldn't be defiled by that vicious man that killed your father!
Dam!
You have to come out alive.
You have to stay alive so that you can clear your father's name!
You have to stay alive to get revenge on Jo Gwan Woong, too!
Dam!
In addition, you have to stay alive so
that you can take me in again.
So,
you can't die.
If you die, you won't accomplish anything
All right?
Dam!
Lady...
Soon
the lord you will be serving tonight will enter.
As soon as he gets here,
he will be coming for you,
so behave yourself and prepare yourself.
Raise your head.
I said, raise your head!
Oh my!
Who is this?
Where is she?
Tell me, immediately!
I don't know.
I just
changed clothes with her!
You!
You're just asking to be punished!
It's the truth, my lady.
I really don't know anything.
I swear, the only thing i did was change clothes with her!
How insolent!
Lady!
Officer Jo just got here!
Chief maid,
Tell Jang Shoe
to capture that Seo Hwa at once!
Jo Gwan Woong must not find out.
So tell him to be careful
and fast.
Yes, I understand.
And you, Dam,
will have to serve
Officer Jo tonight.
I understand...
What?
Head gisaeng lady,
I cannot do that!
How could I...
Head gisaeng lady,
I did wrong!
Please save me once!
I'm really sorry!
If you want to live,
you'll have to serve him well with your mouth shut.
If by any chance
he finds out it's you before the first rite,
I myself will cut your head off.
Do you understand?
Aigoo,
head gisaeng lady!
Why are you just standing there?
Go send the men to capture that Seo Hwa!
NOW!
What's going on?
The forest is restless.
What's taking so long?
Please understand.
Because the child is young,
she's really scared.
It's not like I'm going to devour her.
Why would she be scared?
About that, I'd like to request something to you, sir.
Please turn off the candle.
Why?
We could not tell her that she'll be serving you.
She's a state gisaeng now,
but you killed her father.
I'm afraid that she might
try to kill herself after seeing your face.
I suppose if she bites her own tongue or something
before the real fun starts, that wouldn't be fun at all.
All right. I understand what you mean.
Are you happy now?
Bring the child in.
I hope you have a good night
You must not say a word
before the first rite is over.
Not only is your life at stake,
but also the life of Seo Hwan who ran away.
Remember this again and again.
That's it!
You have to resist me like this
for me to enjoy defiling you!
My Lady
My Lady!
Yes!
You're mine now!
I'll take you
over and over again!
Until I make every part of your body mine!
I'll take you
over and over!
My Lady!!!
Are you all right?
Dam...
There is no time, Sister!
We have to keep going!
We can't stay here
Here
You have to stay alive
If you die, you can't accomplish anything!
Let's go
Here!
That way!
Oh!
Aigoo, he's gonna kill her!
You must endure this.
Only if you endure it,
Seo Hwa will live
and all of us will live as well.
Sister!
Sister
Go.
Yoon, you go on ahead.
What are you saying?
Are you telling me to run away without you?
I cannot do that
I'd rather die together than survive by myself!
Did I ever say that I would die?
I'll hide myself somehow,
so you run away
If we keep going like this we will both die
So
So we should split up and find a way to survive.
No!
I can't leave you behind
Please
do as I say
If we both get captured here...
no one will be able to clear our father's death!
For Dam's sake, too,
aren't you sorry for her?
Sister!
So
Leave now
I can live only if you leave.
please, leave.
Okay?
Now!
Please stay alive
I'll find you no matter where you are!
No matter what happens, stay alive.
Okay, now go.
Leave now.
Dam,
I'm sorry.
I think this is my end.
At least Jung Yoon will live, though.
Please forgive me with that.
Help...
Please...
Help...
Please...
Which way is it?
This way!
What are these things?
Are they fireflies?
These aren't fireflies. If they are not...
Then what are they?!
It... it can't be will o' the wisp?!
Will o' the wisp?!
Who are you?
Are you human? If so, answer us!
What is it? Is it a tiger? A wolf?
I don't think it's either.
If it's not a tiger or a wolf, then what is it?!
Who are you?
Are you a person? Are you a ghost?
Get out of this forest!
You!
Begone!
Leave this mountain!
Head Chun!
Where is Head Gisaeng Chun?
Where are you, Head Gisaeng Chun?!
Aigoo, my lord!
What is the meaning of this?
How dare you trick me?!
How dare you try to fool me with a maidservant?!
Where is Seo Hwa?
Get me Seo Hwa right now!
You can only bed a state gisaeng after she's been properly registered.
Hence, if you want to bed her,
come back after she's been properly registered.
Then, I'll gladly offer her to you, sir.
You must have a death wish.
You must be so eager to die!
If you kill me,
would that make you feel better?
What?
Go get me my sword!
Go get my sword from the room!
Oh, my lord, please calm down.
It is not our Head Gisaeng's fault.
That Seo Hwa ran away, so...
What?
Just be quiet, Chief Maid!
After all we went through to get her prettied up, she ran away!
It is Seo Hwa that ran away that you should kill,
not our Head Gisaeng Lady.
Ran away?
Please forget what you just heard.
If the authorities find out, she'll be as good as dead.
She is still young, give her one more chance, my lord.
I promise you, I'll bring her back.
Is anyone out there?
Yes, sir.
Go report to the authorities that a state slave has run away!
Get the slave hunters ready and tell them to capture the runaway slaves!
Yes, I understand.
Sister...
Who are you?
Are you the slave that ran away from Choonhwagwan?
That...what do you mean?
Who was caught?
Seo Hwa's younger brother
He was caught by the slave hunters early this morning,
and is about to be hung out on the streets!
Ya! Dam! Dam-ah!
Young Master...
Young Master...!
Dam-ah!
I'll ask you for the last time.
Where did Seo Hwa run off to?
What a tragedy this is,
that I have to die without breaking your neck!
That is my only regret!
Hang him!
Yes, sir!
Dam,
thank you.
I won't forget
your kindness
even in the afterlife.
Young Master...
Dam,
Young Master!
Subtitles by the Gumiho Lovers Team
What do you mean? What did you see in the forest?
Gu..gumiho is what I saw.
What?
Gumiho?
I don't understand what you're talking about. What's this talk about a gumiho?
I'm positive it was a gumiho!
At first, I thought it was a red devil that was sneaking around
and then suddenly that creature appeared.
Oh my goodness!
Are you sure that was truly a gumiho?
I'm positive that it was a nine tailed gumiho!
I thought for a moment that I would never see you again.
Say something that makes sense!
How dare they report something so ridiculous after seeing some illusions?!
Since the 7-8 men that were present all saw it, it can't be just an illusion.
Then, what about Seo Hwa?
What happened to that girl?
I think she fell victim to the gumiho in my opinion.
Oh my the poor thing.
The gumiho is known for liking a human's liver the best.
Poor thing.
My lady!
The...th....th..that.
Oh my,
Oh my what are we going to do?
Aigoo, this poor thing! This wretched thing!
Are you finally awake?
Who are you?
I was worried about you since you hadn't awoken yet.
How are you feeling?
Who are you?
I am Gu Wol Ryung.
Don't worry...
I chased away the ones who were chasing you.
In this place, no one can bother you.
No one will tie you to a tree
or threaten your life.
I am Sheriff Dam Pyung Joon.
Do you know why I'm organizing this dispatch group?
I've heard that a gumiho was appeared in the mountains.
Regardless of whether it's a gumiho or not
such a creature should not be able to wonder carelessly.
How can the subjects live their lives comfortably, don't you agree?
Indeed, my lord.
I, Dam Pyung Joon, will turn the forest upside down if I have to to capture it.
You're the ones who saw the Gumiho?
Yes sir. I saw it with my own eyes.
Then could you find that way back to the location?
Follow me.
I remember the way clearly.
Let's go.
Yes.
Isn't that Sheriff Dam Pyung Joon?
This is bad.
Hey, Wol Ryung! Where are you?
Wol Ryung! Wol Ryung!
What is it, So Jung?
You had said you wouldn't be back for another month or so.
Well, you see, there is a dispatch of soldiers in the mountain,
at any rate, who is that woman?
Yoon Seo Hwa.
Y-Yoon Seo Hwa?
The one who was tied to the Shame Tree.
Do you not remember?
You've done it after all?!
That woman came into my forest first!
She asked me for help first, so...
Send her away from the mountain at once!
She's being chased. If I send her away, she'll be caught right away and killed!
Whether she lives or dies, that's all her own destiny.
It's none of your business!
Just how many times do I have to tell you?!
No.
It's my business now.
Since when has a human's fate become your business?
Since I gave my heart to that woman.
I mean, why would you...
What?!
So I was thinking, how could I procure the Gu family book?
Why the heck are you bringing up the Gu family book...
Don't tell me...
Yes.
I want to become a human.
Be sure to
capture that divine creature of Gumiho.
We found it!
Also,
find the dead body of Seo Hwa for sure!
It is a mysterious mountain,
inapproachable to human feet.
The very place where only the mythical guardians appear occasionally.
In that Moonlight Garden,
their sad legendary story
was just beginning.
What did you just say?
You want to become a human?
That's right.
You...
You?
Yes.
I...
want to be a human
For the first time in a thousand years, I met a woman that makes my heart race.
How dare you, a mere Gumiho, try to court a human woman by
telling her lies, abducting her, and misleading her?
Seo Hwa, I loved you...
I loved you so much...
He's not a monster! He's not a monster!
Since he was thrown in the river, he shall be named Kang Chi!
Kang Chi!
Choi Kang Chi, huh?