In the eighth year of Yuanhe, the Tang Dynasty is crumbling, and the golden age is singing its swan song. Demons lurk in the halls of power, while ghosts roam the martial world. The war between immortals, Buddhas, demons, and ghosts spreads from Chang'an to the frontier.
In Yongzhou, on the empire's southern border, a young man carries a banner proclaiming, “Capture snakes and hunt souls,” as he seeks to reclaim the spirits of those slain by deadly serpents in the wilderness. His lifelong wish is to find a giant snake that can devour him, but he searches in vain. Until he meets a snake demon who has cultivated for a thousand years: a snake who has lived for a thousand years and searched for him just as long…
Bai Suzhen's version: A thousand years of cultivation have yet to earn me a chance at immortality, and a thousand years of searching have finally brought me a glimpse of him. This time, I absolutely won't let him escape me. Enough talk. I need to tame my husband while he's still young. Ahem, little brother tastes pretty good…
PS: The story is a prequel to the original Legend of the White Snake, and some of the character designs are similar to White Snake: Origin.
PPS: The romance is guaranteed to be sweet, and it ends happily, with no angst.
It's really good. It doesn't feel too brainless.
The writing is beautiful with beautiful words and the plot has a clear context. Nice looking, more to come.