The episode starts with Seo Yul asking So Yi why did she infuse the blood parasite in his body. She replies that she wanted to save him but also asks why didn’t he take the medicine. She gets heartbroken thinking that he didn’t trust her and cuts her wrist asking him to send back the parasite. Seo Yul reveals that the parasite fed on his energy and is slowly eating his core energy. He says he would die soon and just came back to have a proper finish. So Yi gets disheartened hearing it and Seo Yul learns that she’s the one whose spread rumors about Naksu on Jin Mu’s saying. He also learns that she did it for the medicine and asks her not to send it anymore. She asks why didn’t he kill her for what she did and Seo Yul says that she only did it to save him. Dang Gu gets disheartened when Cho Yeon returns the gift but she asks him to open it. He finds that it’s lovers spell which she bought in the past and understands that she still has feelings for him. They both reconcile their love while Cho Yeon kisses his cheeks. Park Jin thanks Ho Kyung for sending the glitch and she says she only did it to shut down Naksu rumors. He reveals that Bu Yeon can see the ice stone energy and Jang Uk is keeping her with him for her to protect him from wraiths that comes for the ice stone.

Jang Uk kisses Bu Yeon nd Bu Yeon believes that he did it in his inebriated state thinking her to e his lover. The next day she again wakes up with Mu Deok’s memories and believes that it’s because of the jade. Master Lee informs Heo and others about the fire birds which is present in many wells to dry the water from the wells. Jang Uk meets with Seo Yul who says about Jin Mu’s involvement in Naksu’s rumor and adds that Naksu keeps appearing in his dream. Jang Uk reveals that he’s an already aware of it and asks him not to feel and as it’s him who took Naksu’s responsibility. He decides to make the Palace people takes responsibility for their actions. Before leaving he asks him to taste Park Jin’s food . he comes to his quarters to and Maidservant Kim says that she went somewhere. She also adds that she was sick and Jang Uk goes in search of her to the bridge. She finds shim buying things bargaining from shopkeeper and also finds a lady fighting with her cheating husband. Bu Yeon despises him and Jang Uk appears there. She compares him with Jang Uk offending Jang Uk. He checks for her health and scolds her for leaving quarters without informing everyone. He says they all are worried about her and she asks about him. He says he came in search of her as he has something to be done with her. He takes her to the palace.

Go Won looking after the turtle and asks his Eunuch to shift it to another place on Eunuch’s name. he learns about Jang Uk visiting the palace with his bride but didn’t have the courage to meet them. Jang Uk brings Bu Yeon to palace and asks her to flaunt their love in front of the people in the pretext of apologizing for the banquet mess. He pretends like apologizing the Queen and shows off his love for Bu Yeon. He makes her leave and claims to protect Jinyowon. He makes Queen spill the beans that they plan to use the fire bird from Jinyowon to destroy the world to get another ice stone. However she’s ready to drop the plan if he helps her soul shift using the ice stone he had. He makes it clear that he has no intention of saving the world but warned her to stay from harming Bu Yeon. Go Won gets angry that with time he has become a tool in Jin Mu’s hand in the process of beating Jang Uk. He wants to see Jang k’s bride. Bu Yeon spots the turtle being taken away and gets happy seeing it. Jang Uk comes for her as she complaints the cold water that the turtles is present in. Go Won also comes there only to know that Jang Uk left with his bride and also helped to warm the turtle’s water. He wonders why would Jang Uk help something which is of his. He wonders whether he doesn’t despise him.

Bu Yeon thanks Jang Uk for getting rid of the tracking thread. She joins hands with him as he recreates the memory of Jang Uk and Mu Doek making him furious. He lashes out at her for trying to replace Mu Doek in his life by getting in her shoes losing her own identity upsetting Bu Yeon. Maidservant Kim scolds him for upsetting Bu Yeon. Park Jin gets jealous upon knowing that Maidservant Kim is going to take care of Master Lee and everyone teases their pair. Master Lee meets Jang Uk at the tomb stone place who says about Bu Yeon. Master Lee says that it was him who cured Bu Yeon. Bu Yeon met with her mother who again asks her to come back. Bu Yeon refuses and her mother asks why is she staying with Jang Uk. She reveals that she loves him and her mother asks her to come and apologize with her husband for her to accept their relationship. On the other hand, Master Lee also tells about the fire bird and asks Jang Uk to visit Jinyowon to find about it. Jang Uk turns down his request. Bu Yeon rehearses to plead Jang Uk to come with her to Jinyowon but instead says it to Seo Yul by mistake. Seo Yul gives her suggestion. She then meets with Jang Uk and asks for the same but he turns down her request saying that he did the same when Master Lee asked him to too. Bu Yeon gets angry and leaves broken hearted. Seo Yul sees her crying.

Maidservant Kim scolds Jang Uk for sending Bu Yeon alone to meet her mother. So Yi blackmails Ho Kyung to find a way to save themselves from the blood parasite in return to know about her real daughter. Ho Kyung hurts he and locks her up a as Bu Yeon comes there. She gets shocked seeing Jang Uk with her and Bu Yeon gets happy. Maidservant Kim took care of Park Jin who’s unwell and stayed the night with him. So Yi’s man meets with Seo Yul and says about So Yi visiting Ho Kyung to blackmail her to find a way to save him. He also passes the information that Mu Doek is real Bu Yeon and asks him to use the information to save himself from the parasite by blackmailing Ho Kyung after her death. Jin Mu shows the fire birds statues to Seo Yul’s uncle and asks his help to smuggle it which he gladly accepts. Maidservant Kim and Park Jin were caught by Dang Gu and others where Park Jin proposes to Kim and she accepts it. They all celebrate it. Jang Uk himself forces into Jinyowon to find about the fire bird while Ho Kyung arranged for their wedding night. So Yi learns the truth about Bu Yeon. Jang Uk and Bu Yeon are walking alongside river when Bu Yeon shares her story with him which is similar to Naksu shocking him.