Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 Episode 1 & 2

Episode 1 of Tale of the Nine Tailed (구미호뎐 1938) introduces the main characters and sets the stage for the story. Lee Yeon, a gumiho (nine-tailed fox), wakes up in 1938 surrounded by Japanese colonial soldiers who suspect him of being behind a bombing in the city.  While staring down the barrel of a Japanese soldier's pistol, poor Lee Yeon never bothered to learn Japanese in all his centuries roaming the earth, so he tries to use an app on his cell phone to translate the soldier's questions. When that doesn't work, he breaks free of the ropes and easily fights off his human opponents. He fights his way out and soon notices someone at a far-off distance. Meanwhile, in present-day Seoul, a woman named Ji Ah is involved in a car accident that leaves her parents missing. Lee Yeon, who is living undercover in Seoul, watches from the roadside and holds a red umbrella. He approaches Ji Ah and tells her that he is a 1000-year-old nine-tailed fox who is waiting for his first and only love. Lee Yeon admits that the wait is tiresome. The episode ends with Lee Rang finding the truth behind Bang-sak, who ate away the lifespan of a young girl in front of him. This shocks Lee Rang, who then tries to save his body only to discover that it has disappeared.

Episode 2 of Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 (구미호뎐 1938) reveals the identity of the masked man and has Lee Yeon preparing to spend some time in the past. Lee-Yeon's glory days are shown in a flashback where he lived as a free spirit until meeting A-Eum. The episode also has Lee Yeon fighting and investigating more mythical creatures while hunting for the red-and-white masked man so that he can find out who killed A-Eum. The episode ends with Lee Yeon finding out the shocking truth about A-Eum's death.

**some of the mythical creatures featured in episode 2 include a mountain god, bandits, and monsters that Lee Yeon fights off while hunting for the red-and-white masked man. The episode also features a flashback where Lee Yeon asks Taluipa for help to get back home and is given an errand to capture a creature. Additionally, the episode shows Lee Rang offering help to a young woman who is wailing for her father.