Wang So gets down on his knees and begs his brother for official permission to take down Wang Shik Ryum. This is when King Crazy grabs his sword and acts like he wants to behead So. Wang So keeps his calm, though, and manages to talk the king down from his bad trip.
The next day, as part of So's plan, the king tells Shik Ryum the royal order has been given to arrest the black ninjas. Shik Ryum is to concentrate on capturing the thieves while the king sends his own man to keep an eye on the capital relocation project. Uh-oh, right after Shik Ryum leaves the room, King Crazy gets a nose bleed. That's never a good sign in a Kdrama.
Wang So invites his uncle out for a drink and a conversation. (Shik Ryum spits out the cheap alcohol but stays for the talk.) So laughs while threatening his uncle with retaliation for killing his father. Shik Ryum smiles and advises his nephew not to rush things or So will be the one who will reach the afterlife first.
Wang So sends his black ninjas out on a mission to find whoever deals in rare plants from India. Whoever has the poisonous plant must also have the antidote. Shik Ryum warns Wang Uk that the king will be sending a superintendent over the capital transfer. Uk is to use whatever means necessary (money, whores) to buy the man's loyalty.
Uk meets with Shin Yool at Chunghae to warn her there may be trouble with the new superintendent. Yool replies that her company will be the first rats to abandon ship if necessary. Suddenly they are joined by Prince Wang So - the new superintendent. (C'mon, you surely saw that one coming.) So insists that the workers be paid for their work, not pressed into work gangs. This ain't the feudal ages. Well, actually it is.
Team Shin Yool has had a break with the poisoning project. There is a certain jewel that can react to the specific poison and Yool is out to get it.
Meanwhile, black ninja Cheong Ok is at the gisaeng house investigating the murder of the head madam. (When did that happen, you ask. Just a second ago offscreen is all I can tell you.) Lackette and her henchmen burst into the room. Cheong Ok admirably fends them off (with a spoon!) but ultimately is overcome. Her younger sister is used as a tool against her to get Cheong Ok to talk. Yeo Won takes over the interrogation herself, learning from the black ninja about the bronze talismans that spell "We killed the king" when put together.
Yeo Won poisons both Cheong Ok and the sister. They have just 24 hours to live. However, if Cheong Ok gets back the bronze talismans the black ninjas have, Yeo Won will give her the antidote.
Wang So and Wang Uk get into a argument over taxing the 1%. In an effort to get his sister and the prince back together, Yang Gyu Dal locks So and Yool in the storage building. Yool beats the prince with a feather.
Yeo Won jumps on Wang Uk's case for becoming Shik Ryum's tool. After leaving Chunghae, Wang So spots and follows a sickly Cheong Ok as she stumbles through the streets. She's gone back to the black ninjas headquarters to get the bronze talismans, which are in a box that are in a box resting in a box. Caught in the act by the prince, Wang So makes her tell him everything. He allows Cheong Ok to take the pieces back to Yeo Won. Once the talismans are in her possession, Yeo Won keeps her word (which surprises me) and hands over the antidote. Cheong Ok gives it to her sister but won't drink it herself unless Yeo Won takes Cheong Ok on as one of her people. Oh, I hope this is part of Wang So's plan.
King Crazy collapses. Wang Shik Ryum utilizes emergency powers to seize control of the state. Yeo Won invites Yool over for another cup of tea. The princess orders the merchant to leave the country entirely. Yool exposes her new bracelet, complete with the special poison-detecting jewel.
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