Thanks to the elusive healing herb, Xue Wu's fever has broken and she's feeling much better. (I wish I looked that clean and refreshed after sleeping in a cave.) Yung orders Shen Ju to take the army back to the palace. The king wants to spend some alone time with the divine sorceress. In a cave.
When Xue Wu wakes, she tells Yung she's fine now and he'd better get back to his palace and resume his kingly duties. Yung won't leave her unprotected. He senses the honeymoon is over between her and Chang Gong. Xue Wu expresses the desire to return to White Mountain Village so Yung puts her on his horse and takes her back. But the mystical wall of fog isn't there, the fields are overgrown, and the village buildings are empty and falling down. Oh dear, is that Granny's headstone?
Xue Wu curses herself for abandoning Granny for Chang Gong. She wants to become a nun and renounce the world. Yung tries talk her out of making such a drastic life change. The people need her as the divine sorceress, not as a hermit. Xue Wu goes out to Granny's gravesite and starts to chop off her hair. As a last ditch effort to get her to stop, Yung threatens to burn down her old house.
Xue Wu desperately beats out the flames. During the melee a small box is knocked open. Inside, Xue Wu finds a written message from Granny, saying how the old woman had always been proud of her feisty granddaughter. Yung tells Xue Wu she should carry out her grandmother's wishes by helping people. And what better people to help than the Zhou?
As Xue Wu mulls the king's offer over, we learn Yung is the one who actually wrote the note. He was willing to try anything to stop Xue Wu from becoming a bald nun. (This is going to come back and bite you in the ass, Yung.)
Xue Wu has a dream/vision. A very much alive Granny chides the young girl for not fighting hard enough for Chang Gong and for losing sight of the big picture. Dream Granny instructs Xue Wu to go back to the prince as he needs her now more than ever.
Chang Gong's men are wanting to take a break in their search for his wife. The prince recognizes that they are near the hot springs, the place where he and Xue Wu first met.
Yung finally confesses his true feelings to Xue Wu and asks that she give him a chance. This is when Chang Gong arrives and says, "Back off, bro!" Yung replies, "Back off yourself. Your the one who couldn't protect his wife from being sold in the slave market." (Ahem - good point.) The two boys draw their swords and fight.
Yang Shi Shen was left behind to watch over the captured bandits. Hairy manages to get possession of a knife, allowing the bandits to cut their bonds and overpower the guards.
Xue Wu vainly tries to get Chang Gong and Yung to stop fighting. No one sees the bandits until Hairy takes Xue Wu as hostage. Xue Wu manages to break free but during the course of the fight its now Chang Gong and Yung who are taken hostage. Hairy is just starting to do his evil laugh of victory when BAM he's hit by an arrow. Shen Ju has arrived! (Shen Ju is always showing up just in time. He's the real hero of this show.)
Xue Wu runs right past an injured Yung and straight into Chang Gong's arms. Heartbreak.
Chang Gong tells her he found out the truth about Zheng Er. He does a teensy bit of groveling but not enough for my tastes. You should be down on your knees licking her boots, Prince of Lan Ling!
When Xue Wu wakes, she tells Yung she's fine now and he'd better get back to his palace and resume his kingly duties. Yung won't leave her unprotected. He senses the honeymoon is over between her and Chang Gong. Xue Wu expresses the desire to return to White Mountain Village so Yung puts her on his horse and takes her back. But the mystical wall of fog isn't there, the fields are overgrown, and the village buildings are empty and falling down. Oh dear, is that Granny's headstone?
Xue Wu curses herself for abandoning Granny for Chang Gong. She wants to become a nun and renounce the world. Yung tries talk her out of making such a drastic life change. The people need her as the divine sorceress, not as a hermit. Xue Wu goes out to Granny's gravesite and starts to chop off her hair. As a last ditch effort to get her to stop, Yung threatens to burn down her old house.
Xue Wu desperately beats out the flames. During the melee a small box is knocked open. Inside, Xue Wu finds a written message from Granny, saying how the old woman had always been proud of her feisty granddaughter. Yung tells Xue Wu she should carry out her grandmother's wishes by helping people. And what better people to help than the Zhou?
As Xue Wu mulls the king's offer over, we learn Yung is the one who actually wrote the note. He was willing to try anything to stop Xue Wu from becoming a bald nun. (This is going to come back and bite you in the ass, Yung.)
Xue Wu has a dream/vision. A very much alive Granny chides the young girl for not fighting hard enough for Chang Gong and for losing sight of the big picture. Dream Granny instructs Xue Wu to go back to the prince as he needs her now more than ever.
Chang Gong's men are wanting to take a break in their search for his wife. The prince recognizes that they are near the hot springs, the place where he and Xue Wu first met.
Yung finally confesses his true feelings to Xue Wu and asks that she give him a chance. This is when Chang Gong arrives and says, "Back off, bro!" Yung replies, "Back off yourself. Your the one who couldn't protect his wife from being sold in the slave market." (Ahem - good point.) The two boys draw their swords and fight.
Yang Shi Shen was left behind to watch over the captured bandits. Hairy manages to get possession of a knife, allowing the bandits to cut their bonds and overpower the guards.
Xue Wu vainly tries to get Chang Gong and Yung to stop fighting. No one sees the bandits until Hairy takes Xue Wu as hostage. Xue Wu manages to break free but during the course of the fight its now Chang Gong and Yung who are taken hostage. Hairy is just starting to do his evil laugh of victory when BAM he's hit by an arrow. Shen Ju has arrived! (Shen Ju is always showing up just in time. He's the real hero of this show.)
Xue Wu runs right past an injured Yung and straight into Chang Gong's arms. Heartbreak.
Chang Gong tells her he found out the truth about Zheng Er. He does a teensy bit of groveling but not enough for my tastes. You should be down on your knees licking her boots, Prince of Lan Ling!
Random White Guy, thank you for these reviews. I got fed up with that bitch Zheng Er and stopped watching the series around 21, as I couldn't stomach her scheming. But I can just breeze through your recaps from 22-26 and pick up watching now from 27. i HOPE she's out of the picture now.
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