After splinting her ribs and tying a brace, Anji lay on the ground and listened to the old story from several millennia ago. The story of a blind wish-granting snake that people call Mang Yuan out of respect and fondness and the grand betrayal that cursed everyone for all eternity.
Mang Yuan was a beautiful white snake demon who had lived for thousands of years. Born as a regular white snake who had eaten human flesh, she walked the demonic path but was shown mercy by a demonic hunter who was also a cultivator. To show her devotion to turning over a new leaf, Mang Yuan blinded herself and followed the righteous path with the cultivator.
