White Snake Asks Love

Ling Qing had indeed triggered an object bound to him when he entered the Two Realms Archway, pulling him into another instance world.

When he saw Daoist Lingguan enter the Two Realms Archway, he followed him inside.

But the instant he stepped through, he sensed something on his person stirring.

Before he could examine it closely, the scene before him changed.

In a secluded mountain forest, a white snake followed the longing in its heart to a mountain stream and swallowed an immortal herb whole.

Then, as though it had sensed something, it swiftly slithered into the grass and vanished.

Before long, a herb gatherer arrived at the stream with a basket on his back, only to find that the immortal herb was gone, leaving behind nothing but a faint snake musk.

The herb gatherer was furious. He began catching snakes throughout the mountains and harvesting their gallbladders. For a time, the snakes of the mountain suffered calamity.

When he caught the white snake that had eaten the immortal herb and was about to cut open its belly for its gallbladder, a cowherd boy happened to pass by and urged him to release it.

"Release it? Hahaha, yes, it is time to let go."

The herb gatherer suddenly attained enlightenment. He handed the snake to the cowherd boy, then turned and left with a hearty laugh.

The cowherd boy found the white snake adorable and liked it greatly, yet he still set it down and said, "Go on."

Having eaten the immortal herb, the white snake had already gained intelligence. It engraved the two men in its heart, then swayed its head and tail as it turned and left.

Thereafter, it ate tree fruit when hungry and drank sweet dew when thirsty. Each day, it faced the morning sun and