He says that their fate should have never intertwined...
Rang dramatically makes his way to the fortune teller's shop in an open palanquin as Yeon and Ji-ah leave.
In the middle of their conversation, Yeon catches an arrow midair heading for them.
Attached was a message from the Magistrate with a meeting place.
Rang entered the fortune teller's shop and quietly sat there.
The fortune teller asked him wheter he wants to check his past life or his future,
"Spare this act, I know who you really are"
The man lowered his sunglasses to reveal cataracts on both eyes, his eyes didn't had pupils!
The fortune teller mockingly said
" today must be a special day as two gumiho's paid me a visit"
Rang was surprised to hear another gumiho was there and realized Yeon must be around.
He asked for the object that lets you see into the past life form: the tiger's eyebrow.
The man fished through a bag and pulls out … a pair of glasses? Huh. Rang flashes a briefcase full of money, but the fortune teller declares that mythical objects can't be bought with money.
Rang threatened to take the item by force. The fortune teller informed him he'd be sucked into his bag if he tried. The inside of the bag looks like a swirling, mythical black hole inside.
The price he had to pay was : Rang's most treasured possession.
Meanwhile
Yeon and Ji-ah met the Magistrate. He and Yeon go back and forth about their perceived misdeeds, and Yeon asserts that they've chosen different paths. The Magistrate's answer is to lock them in and have his men surround them, weapons drawn.
Yeon pulls the worried Ji-ah aside and tells her to wait five minutes. He proceeds to fight the guards, but one of them goes after Ji-ah. Yeon spinning kicks a spear toward the guard, which the Magistrate catches midair. They both agree to have a clean fight, and the Magistrate offers Ji-ah a seat on the podium with him.
The fight recommences, and Yeon whips out his sword when archers join the fray. Ji-ah jumps up in fear as she watches him fight alone. When the Magistrate asks if she loves Yeon or has been seduced by him, Ji-ah responds that she's using him.
She had put Yeon in this dangerous situation because she's using him to find her family. But now she just wanted him to win quickly so they can go home. He was always getting hurt because of her.
The Magistrate noted her road isn't lined with flowers either.
Ji-ah practically reasons she can sprinkle some flower seeds along her crappy road then. Ji-ah is startled when he laughs that she's as interesting as the rumors say. But she'll regret meeting him. A sudden noise catch their attention.
Yeon won the fight with only minor scratches. Elsewhere, Taluipa had another temper tantrum, this time over someone bringing their cell phone to hell. Hyun Eui-ong quickly gets out of the warpath as his wife was fuming with anger.
Back at the Magistrate's
now that Yeon had defeated the guards, it was time for the gods to go against each other. Ji-ah watched as Yeon and the Magistrate battle it out. They seem pretty well-matched. At one point, the Magistrate uses some mystical mirror to redirect Yeon's sword toward Ji-ah.
"You can't use something meant to protect as a weapon"
"You are saying this?! What about the fox bead you used to save one person instead of many?"
They agreed to fight bare-handed. As they beat each other up, the Magistrate tsks at Yeon for falling for a human again.
Again, after a neck to neck fight, Yeon won and Ji-ah rushes over to make sure he's okay. Yeon extends his hand to pull the Magistrate up,
" Let's go for a coffee"
"Sure sure"
Ji-ah was confused, Is he inviting that person for a coffee with whom he was fighting a minute ago?
so Yeon explained that this is his best friend, who was originally a bear.
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ELSEWHERE
At the Snail Bride, Hyun Eui-ong ignores a call from Taluipa. He complained to Hye-ja about the anxiety his wife causes him, and she reasons that every couple has trying times, especially ones that have been together thousands of years. Hye-ja encouraged him to talk to Taluipa, but he's too scared to do so , he simply passes on the call.
At the next table, Shin-joo treats Yoo-ri to a meal. He's worried he's been misunderstanding her – he had never seen a true villain pitying a weak animal. Shin-joo is unfazed by Yoo-ri's proclamation that she doesn't like him and make her angry when he likens her to an abused, abandoned dog that attacks because it doesn't know how to accept love.
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Meanwhile, Rang is still puzzling over what is most precious to him. He calls Yeon, but Yeon ignores it while he catches up with his stoic bestie. He recognizes Ji-ah's parents from the photo and divulges that a man came to him earlier that year to say he planned to cause an "accident" on March 3.
Since the Magistrate didn't involve himself in situations where people are harmed, he didn't lend him his subordinates.
The strangest part was that the middle-aged man was human. The Magistrate remembered he had a sinner's mark on his forehead that read "Seo Kyung" (West Seoul). Ji-ah realizes that mark means he lived prior to the Joseon era. The Magistrate speculates he's still nearby and clarifies that the accident wasn't targeting her parents – it was targeting her.
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AT SNAIL BRIDE
Hyun Eui-ong finally answerd a call from his perpetually angry wife and agrees to rush over there in a conciliatory tone. After hanging up, he tosses the phone down and screams that he wants a divorce. Having no idea who he is, Yoo-ri rants that no one cares, so he should probably shut up.
Hye-ja stares in shock, and Hyun Eui-ong sputters in disbelief and anger. Shin-joo tries to hide under the table but jumps up to respectfully bow when Hyun Eui-ong glares. Even after learning who he is, Yoo-ri doesn't see why it should matter.
Shin-joo brings up the injured dog, and Yoo-ri said he should raise it. The person who saved her from the zoo doesn't want it. Shin-joo is surprised to hear her "savior" killed people to get her out and asks who he is. Yoo-ri smiled and said he'll meet him soon.