Fahai suppressed his anger again and said, "Patron, this humble monk merely wishes to make this demon reveal her true form. You must not sully her chastity."
"Yes, yes, I get it." Whether Xu Xian had actually understood was anyone's guess. He carried the wine jar out of the tavern. "Thanks, monk."
Fahai sighed helplessly, remarking that people's minds were sometimes far darker than those of Demon Beasts.
Animals were pure and good by nature. Once they chose a mate, they stayed together for life. But humans?
Fahai sighed, murmured, "Amitabha," and headed toward the inn.
Du Yu sat in his room, listening to Dong Qianqiu explain the next part of the story.
"According to the legend... to save Xu Xian, Fahai devised a way to make Lady Bai drink realgar wine. Lady Bai then revealed her true form, a thousand-year-old white snake. Xu Xian was frightened to death at the sight. To bring him back to life, Lady Bai and Xiao Qing went to Mount Kunlun to steal an immortal herb."
"W-wait." Du Yu frowned. "The story already seems to have gone a little off course. Fahai isn't trying to save Xu Xian-he's trying to save Lady Bai!"
"Du Yu, I just checked on Fahai. He did give Xu Xian a jar of realgar wine, exactly as recorded in the legend. I don't think the next part should stray from the story."
"Really?" Du Yu lowered his head in thought. "True. Even if he's a scumbag and a serial womanizer, seeing his wife turn into a thousand-year-old white snake should still scare him to death."
As he was thinking, Fahai pushed the door open and entered.
"Master? How did it go?"
"Alas." Fahai sighed helplessly. "Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would never have imagined