Xu Xian did not know that the beautiful woman who had handed him an umbrella at the Broken Bridge was a thousand-year-old white snake spirit who had cultivated herself to human form.

Lady White and her handmaiden Xiao Qing had come to the human world seeking to repay a debt of gratitude from a past life. Their love seemed pure — but the monk Fahai knew the truth.

At the Dragon Boat Festival, Xu Xian persuaded his wife to drink realgar wine. As the drops touched her lips, her human form flickered — and Xu Xian fell dead of fright at what he glimpsed beneath.

Lady White journeyed to the Kunlun Mountains to steal the magical herb of immortality, fighting off celestial guards to bring her husband back to life. Such was the depth of her love.