The episode opens with a blindfolded Wang So out in the forest practicing his sword art online. Ah, he's wearing the butterfly token that his "wife" Shin Yool gave him five years ago. When Eun Chan comes up to report to him, So deftly hides the butterfly away.
Still looking for the source of the king's assassination (which was kept hidden from the public), their attention has now been drawn to Kim Jon Sik (played by the ubiquitous Ahn Suk Hwan. Does this man never take a break?) who is part of Wang Shik Ryum's Legion of Doom. In three days time at a temple ceremony, Wang So decides his black ninjas will attack.
Shin Yool and So pass each other in slow motion on the crowded city street without noticing each other, as Kdramas love to do. Someone who did see and recognize Wang So on the street is Yool's foster mother, Baek Myo.
Yool is a busy woman as it is her Chunghae Trading business that is acquiring many items for the royal family that will be used in the Buddhist ceremony. Baek Myo tells her husband, Kang Myung, about spotting Wang So. Myung thinks they should tell Yool about it but Baek Myo is totally against it. Wang So was dressed down for his undercover work and Baek Myo thinks he's nothing but a beggar and not worthy of their lady.
Princess Yeo Won has to have her husband practically dragged back home. She insists he clean up and attend the very important ceremony coming up. Yeo Won goes on to the temple to check up on how things are going when she runs into Shin Yool. The princess invites the merchant woman back to the mansion for tea so they can further discuss Buddhist business. Then Yeo Won makes the odd request of wanting to order a person. Yool stays cool as she says sorry but we don't sell people. Yeo Won is acting strange like she recognizes Yool from another place and time yet Yool doesn't seem to know Yeo Won beyond this moment.
It's the day of the ceremony and imperial family are inside the temple awaiting the arrival of the king. He seems like an okay guy, complimenting Yeo Won's beauty and asking Wang So to drop by the palace more often. The king is just about to dot the Buddha's eye when he's interrupted by the arrival of Shik Ryum. Jong Sik suggests that the king and Shik Ryum should do the dotting together. You can tell the king isn't too crazy about this idea but he's not strong enough to say back off, dude. While they're at it, Shik Ryum mentions he needs more money and soldiers. Once again the king is too weak to say no.
Yeo Won's brother (I think his name is Wang Uk) is off admiring the winter beauty when he spots Yool. Like his sister, Wang Uk seems to recognize the merchant. Yool is about to fall into the creek when she's saved by Wang Uk. She saw him earlier at the temple ceremony so she knows he's a prince. One of Yool's shoes get swept away by the water. Wang Uk offers to go retrieve the footwear but when he turns around Cinderella is gone. At least he still has her shoe.
A masked Wang So and his ninjas invade Kim Jong Sik's compound. They interrogate the old man but he's staying tight-lipped about his involvement with the old king's death. So takes off his mask so Jong Sik will know who it is who is slitting his throat. (Now maybe Ahn Suk Hwan will be able to take a break. Nah, knowing him he's probably leaving this set to go start filming on yet another drama.)
As Jong Sik dies, a talisman falls from his robes. The other members of the Legion of Doom have similar talismans. (I've said this before and I'll say it again. If you're going to have a secret evil army, don't have everyone get something like matching tattoos or fancy necklaces that will connect them to each other - and you.)
When Shik Ryum hears about his crony's death he thinks, "Damn, that talisman I gave everybody! What a stupid idea." Shik Ryum orders Bidam Wannabe #2 to go immediately to Jong Sik's house to retrieve the incriminating evidence. While this guy doesn't find the talisman, he does find a little flag that Wang So purposely left behind to let the bad guys know he's on to them. The flag bears the image of a three-legged crow, emblem of the late king's secret bodyguards.
When the current king hears about the return of the secret guard, he asks Wang So (now back in non-threatening prince mode) to try and find these people. So decides now is not the time to reveal his secret identity as this is only the third episode.
Wang So and Shin Yool finally meet again. He's dressed like a beggar and she's dressed like a man because Reasons. She recognizes him but he doesn't her because she's a him. They end up sharing a hotel room together.
Yeo Won's brother (I think his name is Wang Uk) is off admiring the winter beauty when he spots Yool. Like his sister, Wang Uk seems to recognize the merchant. Yool is about to fall into the creek when she's saved by Wang Uk. She saw him earlier at the temple ceremony so she knows he's a prince. One of Yool's shoes get swept away by the water. Wang Uk offers to go retrieve the footwear but when he turns around Cinderella is gone. At least he still has her shoe.
A masked Wang So and his ninjas invade Kim Jong Sik's compound. They interrogate the old man but he's staying tight-lipped about his involvement with the old king's death. So takes off his mask so Jong Sik will know who it is who is slitting his throat. (Now maybe Ahn Suk Hwan will be able to take a break. Nah, knowing him he's probably leaving this set to go start filming on yet another drama.)
As Jong Sik dies, a talisman falls from his robes. The other members of the Legion of Doom have similar talismans. (I've said this before and I'll say it again. If you're going to have a secret evil army, don't have everyone get something like matching tattoos or fancy necklaces that will connect them to each other - and you.)
When Shik Ryum hears about his crony's death he thinks, "Damn, that talisman I gave everybody! What a stupid idea." Shik Ryum orders Bidam Wannabe #2 to go immediately to Jong Sik's house to retrieve the incriminating evidence. While this guy doesn't find the talisman, he does find a little flag that Wang So purposely left behind to let the bad guys know he's on to them. The flag bears the image of a three-legged crow, emblem of the late king's secret bodyguards.
When the current king hears about the return of the secret guard, he asks Wang So (now back in non-threatening prince mode) to try and find these people. So decides now is not the time to reveal his secret identity as this is only the third episode.
Wang So and Shin Yool finally meet again. He's dressed like a beggar and she's dressed like a man because Reasons. She recognizes him but he doesn't her because she's a him. They end up sharing a hotel room together.
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