Blurb:
1
Ever since he picked up a little snake that was on the verge of death, people had called him a "wine-and-meat-eating monk."
He didn't mind, but the little snake, growing healthier by the day, was furious on his behalf. She slipped into the mortal world and charged around, giving those who mocked him a small lesson.
He lowered his eyes with a faint sigh and shook his head, but let her go all the same.
With a heart devoted to Buddha, he made his home in a temple. His sole wish in this life was to attain compassion and become a Buddha...
Yet, life after life, he never achieved his wish. The little snake who accompanied him through each lifetime transformed into a lovely young woman one moonlit night.
The moment he saw her, the Buddhist heart he had once sworn would never waver collapsed with a crash.
2
A celestial immortal descended from Heaven to bring back his little snake.
But he witnessed the little snake, who had loved him for thousands of years, entangled with a monk in a dilapidated temple...
Furious and disbelieving, he took her back to the Celestial Realm and imprisoned her in his magnificent palace, then demanded, "Do you still remember your name?"
Her name?
That's right, she had a name. She was called Ji Cixi, meaning... "In this life, I belong only to Ji Zi'an."
"Who are you?" she asked, her voice trembling.
"Ji Zi'an," he answered in a low voice.
Theme: Survive, and keep on loving
