Shi Huailan went to the Temple of the True Lord of Good Fortune every day to sweep and offer incense.
One day, she found a man at the temple gate.
He was blind, had a broken leg, and had nothing but a honeyed tongue.
Have you heard the story of the snail prince? He said he could wash clothes, cook, make the bed, and keep her company.
As it turned out, he ruined Shi Huailan's clothes in the wash, broke her bed, and clung to her sleeve without letting go.
Exhausted in body and mind, Shi Huailan prayed to the True Lord to make him leave soon.
The True Lord answered her prayer, and the snail prince disappeared.
Shi Huailan went back to living alone, going down the mountain to hunt demons and coming home drunk. Sometimes she felt lonely and searched the whole house for her little snail.
There was no snail, not even a shell.
She secretly prayed to the True Lord, wishing she could see the snail prince one more time.
But the True Lord's clay statue suddenly gained color and flesh. With a flower in his right hand and his left hand poised delicately, he stepped down from the shrine right before her eyes.
The True Lord had answered her prayer.
And he looked exactly like the snail prince.
He bent down and tucked a flower into her hair, his voice bewitching:
"No little snail? How about I make it up to you by being your True Lord?"
Reader's guide:
The female lead is not a virgin, the male lead is.
Theme: Persevere and become stronger
