Chinese Paladin - Episode 27

With a title like Chinese Paladin, I really shouldn't be surprised that there is a lot of Taoist crises of faith in this series.  However, I still am in a way surprised by just how prevalent that theme is running in this back end of the series.  With the entire story drawing to a close, much of the impetus in the story seems centered on finding Tao.  As a Taoist myself, at first I was bothered a bit by how the writers kind of missed some of the point, but now, as these side stories resolve, I get it.

Anyways, getting off the pulpit and into the episode...let's have a cap of Ah Nu being cute, singing to Tang Yu while they ride a horse.

High praise from a girl that loves to eat like she does!

Anyways, Tang Yu and Ah Nu are riding a horse to go to Mt. Shu when Lunar Sect (fuck 'em in the neck) discovers them and Head Priest begins making with some super powers whammy.  Luckily, Drunken Sword Immortal comes along in time to get them out of there before Head Priest can get things really going, flying them out of there on his calabash, which then forces Head Priest to get the blood crows after them.  DSI and Tang Yu do their best to fight off the murder of crows and make it to Mt. Shu, but they're too far away for that to happen, so in order to get Ah Nu to Mt. Shu safely, Tang Yu fully mans up and does something to lead them away.

I do hope he makes it somehow, even if he does look like a bad teen actor from the 80's.

Back in the tower, Xiao and Ru converse a bit with the Maiden (the hot, hot, sexy and hot Maiden) after they finally were able to help Ming cross over.  She wants to thank Xiao for helping her dad free himself from the mortal world.

Xiao gets all the bitches!  Even Ah Nu is taken with him!  However, with Ru right next to him and Ling'er to save, the man has plenty of women in his life to worry about and passes on the offer.  It's RPG time as she offers up some treasures to help on his quest.  A Leading Bee, a Scouting Bee and this:

A BETTER SWORD!  W00T!!!

Using the Leading Bee, Xiao and Ru head for where Ling'er is held in the tower and Maiden (hot, hot, sexy, Maiden) powders out, much to my chagrin.  I really wanted her to stick around, even if it was only for eye candy.

Sword Saint, who really wants to keep Xiao and Ling'er apart, then goes to Ling'er with an offer.  He'll let her free and transport her to somewhere safe, if she just forgets about Xiao....never thinks of him again, only know maternal love as an emotion, that's it.  She agrees, but the teleport doesn't work because she can't stop thinking about him.  This makes Sword Saint a drug pusher.

Episode wraps with Ling'er taking the pill.  At the beginning of the series, Xiao was slipped the Forget Worries Pill and now Ling'er is taking the Nameless Pill.  Damn people, when are you going to get it that any pill with a capitalized name isn't going to do you any good?