Lee Da-gil, Choi Jang-jun, and Wang-son are slave hunters who are hired to return runaway slaves to their masters. Da-gil also searches for his lost love, Kim Hye-won. Former swordsman, Song Tae-ha has now become a horse slave.
Dae-gil suffers humiliation after being defeated by Tae-ha. A runaway actress hides out at the inn. Eop-bok joins a slave rebellion. Tae-ha meets up with Hye-won.
Dae-gil and his group are paid a large sum of money to capture Tae-ha. Cheol-woong is arrested for allowing slaves to escape. Tae-ha and Hye-won decide to travel together.
Hyewon a former slave tries to leave Taeha when she learns that the slave chasers are after him. Daegil studies the records and goes to Chungju because that's where Taeha's teacher Im Yeongho resides.
Daegil, Taeha, Cheolung, Baekho, and Yunji cross each other in downtown Chungju. Amidst the Chaos, Daegil catches a glimpse of Hyewon and gets stabbed by Cheolung while in a state of shock.
After getting kicked out of Daegil's group, Seolhwa gets into trouble after she runs into her own Sadangpae group. Taeha hides in the house of his former boss General Shin because Hyewon is injured.
In order to eliminate evidence, Second State Councilor Lee Gyeongsik kills every single one of Cheon Jiho's messengers. Nonetheless, Cheon Jiho is excited about making money in Jeju.
While running away with the royal grandson, Hanseom runs into Cheolung and engages in a duel. Taeha and Hyewon are mistaken as the murderer who killed the guards,
Second State Councilor Lee Gyeongsik suspects that someone out there is targeting him. In an attempt to find Taeha's whereabouts, Officer Oh arrests and interrogates the veterinarian.
After the injury, Cheolung turns coldhearted. He kills the scholars who petitioned to pardon the royal grandson and tries to find information on Taeha.
The revenge-seeking Cheon Jiho gets arrested after falling for Officer Oh's trap. As Jo and Taeha's tensions grow high, Jo plots to take the royal grandson.
During the commotion over the Seonhyecheong battle, Daegil and Taeha hide in the tavern. They decide to use Daegil as bait to escape Hanyang and get on a boat with the envoy from Qing.
