In Strange Tales: The Lotus Fragrance Love Ordeal, Sang Xiao is a gentle and steadfast scholar whose chance encounter with the nine-tailed fox Lianxiang at a mountain god’s shrine draws him into a bond between humans and demons. He endures trials of life and death, including a heavenly thunder tribulation and a demon-locking formation, yet remains true to his love. He and Lianxiang settle beneath Zhongnan Mountain, staying together from their youth to old age and spending a lifetime showing the depth and devotion of a love that transcends species.
