Xu... Xuan?
Dong Qianqiu froze, then immediately turned around and asked, "Elder Pu, who is 'Xu Xuan'?! Shouldn't it be 'Xu Xian'?!"
"So that was it..." Pu Songling nodded as though something had occurred to him. "I always had a question. In the storybooks before the Qing dynasty, the protagonist of the White Snake Legend was always called 'Xu Xuan.' But as the story evolved in later generations, the male lead's name gradually changed. When the Qing dynasty novel Legend of the Righteous Demon appeared, the story was finally recorded under the name 'Xu Xian.' Only today did I understand that these were two different people. Later generations confused the facts, leading to errors in the records..."
Just as Du Yu had said, joining the Legend Management Bureau allowed one to witness stories that differed from history.
Why was everyone different from how the legends described them?
Because this had happened "too early"-an entire generation too early.
The man who would write a great love story with Bai Suzhen had yet to appear.
The person who truly loved White Snake and grew old with her was not Xu Xian. In numerous records, this person was named "Xu Xuan."
Yet "Xu Xian" appeared in every one of those heart-stopping magical battles. Who knew who had written the stories and tangled the versions into such a mess?
Some said Xu Xian was a born womanizer, while others said he devoted his entire life to White Snake.
Some said Fahai was an enlightened monk, while others said Fahai was an evil man.
Some said Xiao Qing was a cold, aloof man, while others said Xiao Qing was an adorable green snake.
There were even rumors that Xiao Qing had some unspeakable relationship with Fahai's disciple Huijing.
If these different versions were treated as