Kim Joon, Yang Baek and their men prepare to protect the BuInSa temple because it contains the Tripitaka Koreana. There he meets An Shim, Wol Ah's doppelganger. The monk army attacks part of the Mongol Army and Kim Kang kills Salita.

The Mongol army burn the Tripitaka Koreana. Kim Joon is badly injured.

Hapha gives Kim Joon his freedom, but he's not willing to accept it unless Yang Baek and another soldier also receive theirs. Hapha finds out about what his sons have been up to. An Shim and Kim Joon spend more time together. The emperor wants Kim Yak Seon's daughter and the Crown Prince to marry. Song Yi stirs up trouble once more.