What kind of story did the Legend of the White Snake tell?
The Legend of the White Snake was one of the four classic romance novels in China. It was about the love story between the White Snake and Xu Xian. The background of the story was a fictional ancient Chinese world. The white snake was a demoness who had achieved success in cultivation. She was willing to give up everything in order to find her true love. At the beginning of the story, the white snake practiced in the snake cave for many years. The magic she practiced became more and more powerful, but at the same time, she became more and more indifferent. One day, she met the young Xu Xian, who was attracted by the white snake's beauty and kindness. Xu Xian decided to help the white snake find her true love. He took the white snake to the human world and experienced a series of adventures and tests. The relationship between the two gradually warmed up. In the story, there were many twists and turns and conflicts between White Snake and Xu Xian, including White Snake's misunderstanding of Xu Xian and Xu Xian's betrayal of White Snake. But in the end, the white snake understood Xu Xian's true feelings for her, and the two of them finally got together. Their love story was widely praised in the history of Chinese literature and regarded as one of the classic love legends.