A MIXED MARRIAGE

By

Michael Edwin Q.

More than a thousand years ago, during the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a female demon named Bai SuZhen who lived in the outer-world. She was a snake demon, large and white.

Bai dreamed of one day becoming a goddess, but to achieve such a goal she had to first take on a human form. She took on the outward appearance of a beautiful woman, and descended to earth. In her travels among the mortals, she met a handsome young student named Xu Xian.

He was taken in by Bai’s magnificent beauty, the moment he laid eyes on her. She too was infatuated by the young student, and the two married.

Years rolled by gently for the two…the immortal and the mortal. Till, a Taoist Monk, by the name of FaHai, through his holy eyes saw the true state of the two’s predicament.

He informed Xu Xian that his wife…his truelove…was really a white snake demon.

He told him how their union was forbidden by the laws of heaven. Xu Xian moved into the Jinshan Temple, where the abbot FaHai resided, and vowed to turn his back on his love…Bai SuZhen. But giving up his love for Bai was not as easy to do as he thought it would be.

He held onto the memory of her as if it were the source of life.

Until, during the Dragon Boat Festival, when the true identity of all demons and angels are revealed, then he found release from her spell, when he saw her true self…a large white snake demon.

To assure his freedom from the beauty of Bai, Xu Xian remained behind the walls of the Jinshan Temple where he spent the rest of his days alone.

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