 A distraught Se-hwa rescues him from drowning, and promptly erases his memories of her and their love so that he may not look for her again.After years of separation, their paths cross again when they are adults as Se-hwa is found by town folks trapped in a cave after a storm, and brought before Dam-ryeong, now a widowed town official.While Dam-ryeong does not remember her, he takes pity on her to set her free, angering the town inn's head, nobleman Yang, who had plans to steal Se-hwa for his own and overthrow Dam-ryeong.