Disgusted by Jumong's behavior unbecoming conduct and with his mother always pleading on his behalf, King Geumwa accorded punishment for his misconduct. But his brother, Prince Daeso pleaded that he accompany him instead to see the Damul bow which their father requested him and his brother Young-po to go and find in the mountain. Prince Daeso planned to eliminate him for good on the journey to see the Damul bow. The bow was a sacred treasure that believes to renew a warrior's heart and test their abilities. One need to see the Damul bow as it is a sacred weapon used by the ancestors in order to build a great nation. Jumong's mother adviced that as a prince of Buyeo, it is a must to see and visit the bow to receive its sacred energy.
The three set off to the Mt. Shijo as directed by their father, King Geumwa. Reminding them that once they set out of the palace, they were no longer be princes and must do all their mission using their abilities and skills.
Once the three princes entered the forest on the way to Mt. Shijo, Prince Daeso and Young-po lured Prince Jumong into a quicksand pit and left him all alone. This is the plan they thought of exterminate Jumong for good and never come back to the palace.
Jumong fell deep in the quicksand and was almost buried alive by it when he was saved and helped by So Seo No and Wutae who were in the forest as travelling merchants and whose caravan was passing by the forest when they heard his plea.
Once conscious, Jumong asked So Seo No what place were they in? So Seo No finds him so arrogant that instead of answering him directly points out his rudeness as he tells him that she was his savior. Jumong was about to tell him that he was a Buyeo prince but was again cut off by So Seo No and turn her back on him. Jumong was about to confront her when So Seo No gave him a kick and lash him with a whip. The whip blew off her cap revealing her hair down. Jumong followed to confront her around but he was no match to her fighting abilities even though she was a woman. She told Jumong that she can easily beat even 10 men like him. She then instructed her men to tie him so he wont get away.
As the caravan was about to leave, Jumong pleaded to be untied since he was still on the mission to go and find Mt. Shijo for the Damul bow. But So Seo No thought of it as just his escape plan. They proceeded to their deal destination where they will be trading steel swords. Jumong witnessed how So Seo No and her team traded the weapons to group bandits. As they were about to close the deal, the Heng-in bandits tried to double cross them and initiated a fight. But So Seo No's men are ready and prepared to take them in instead. Jumong tied could only watched the unfolding fighting between them. Seo No ordered her men to kill the bandits but Wutae think otherwise and told her to kill them herself instead. She then told the bandit leader that she will instead sell the weapons with Heng-in's enemy, Ok-Jo. She told them to leave instead or die. The bandits quickly dispersed off their path.
Arguments arise between Wutae and So Seo No as soon as the bandits run off. Wutae suggested a whipping instead of such looks from So Seo No who thinks Wutae look at her as an immature little girl. As they argue, Jumong butt in and told So Seo No that she was too narrow-minded to be a trader. He think that the bandits given the opportunity will somehow return the favor in the future. Wutae, thinking Jumong was mocking So Seo No draw the sword on his neck.
In order to show what he really can do, So Seo No ordered to untie him and have a fight with one of her man promising she will be free and grant him a wish if he will win else he will be sold as a slave. Jumong showed off his strength and won the fight.
Prince Daeso and Prince Young-po have reached the high peak that will lead them to the Damul bow. In the map a clue says:
'At the Hal hour, the shepherd is in the east. The shepherd has a wooden crane. The shepherd will give you wooden cane with a hole.'
Following the clue written on the map, the two figured out a hole on a stone boulder where one can see a cave inside. The cave where the Damul bow can be found inside. The two trek the path inside the cave where bats greet them as they went inside.
So Seo No decided to bring in Jumong as one of his porter in the caravan. And they continue the travel. And as they are about to pass Mt. Shijo, she advised Jumong about its approach and leave him near it as the caravan continue its journey. Before leaving them, Jumong told So Seo No in secret that he like her, his name and identity as a prince of Buyeo. He told her that if ever she comes to Buyeo, she can look and find him. But So Seo No think he was just some kind of a free spirited fool. And he set off up the mountain for his mission on seeing the Damul bow.
Meanwhile, his two brothers have reached the inner cave where the Damul bow was located.
Prince Daeso was the first to lift up the bow releasing some sort of energy from its mount. He tried to string it up but failed to do so. Prince Young-po also tried it but likewise was unable to string it up. No matter how both of them tried, the bow will not bend and cannot be strung by any of their strength. Since the bow is a symbol of Buyeo and that both of them cannot string the bow, they decided to better head home instead. The two kowtowed to the bow before they left.
Before reaching the cave, Jumong had fallen asleep beneath the boulders due to dehydration and exhaustion. He overheard his brothers' conversation as they were about to leave the cave. The two thought he was already dead and thinking of their delight on the thought of how his mother Lady Yoo Hwa will react upon hearing Jumong is dead. Jumong hid well as the two left the place.
Jumong was so saddened by his brothers acts and contemplated on his next moves. He continued to move into the cave despite obstacles and risks and reached to where the Damul bow was located. Upon reaching the site and seeing the bow, he lifted it from its mount and tried to string with all his might and strength. Jumong successfully strung the bow. However it broke when he tried to draw to shoot. Shocked by how he broke it, Jumong immediately return the bow to its mount.
When Prince Daeso and Young-po reported back to Buyeo palace they told King Geumwa that Jumong died while leading them to Mt. Shijo that despite their all their effort looking for him they were unable to find him. Lady Yoo Hwa could not believe the news and firmly believe her son Jumong is alive. The king ordered Gen. Heuk-Chi to take some soldiers and search the area where Jumong was supposedly lost in the forest.
But, as they are about to leave the palace gate, Jumong came by exhausted and walking towards them. Lady Yoo Hwa who was advised that Jumong is coming, rushed to the palace gates and meet her son.
Back at Lady yoo Hwa's chamber, Jumong told everything that happened to him. King Geumwa prepared a banquet for the safe return of his sons as he asked each of them to describe about their encounter finding and seeing the Damul bow.
Both Prince Daeso and Young-po claimed to have seen the bow and that they both even tried to string it but cannot do so since it was so hard for them to string it. But Jumong, in order to keep the secret that he broke the bow told his father that he was lost after coming out of the forest and decided to come back without even attempting to reach Mt. Shijo. Although shocked hearing what Jumong have said, his mother remained silent the whole time despite knowing the true story which Jumong told her before coming to the banquet whereas King Geumwa seems disappointed about Jumong's performance.
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