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Ji Yuebai, a genius in the cultivation world seen only once in a thousand years, was seriously injured during an outdoor training session when she encountered a little green snake.
She had always considered it her duty to eliminate demons and protect the Dao. Usually, she would dispatch these kinds of creatures with a single sword strike, but now, her severe injuries made it difficult to mobilize her spiritual energy. A slight misstep during her healing process could lead to demonic possession.
Helpless, Ji Yuebai could only watch as the jade-green little snake swam towards her across the water and wrapped itself around her body.
She made up her mind that as soon as her wounds healed a bit, she would cut this creature into a thousand pieces.
However, the little green snake, unaware of the impending disaster, fl**ked its pink tongue unconsciously. It just so happened to touch Ji Yuebai’s ears, as smooth and lustrous as pearls and jade, and suddenly found that the body beneath it started shaking uncontrollably.
It’s often said that snakes are naturally lustful, and demon snakes even more so. Ji Yuebai could no longer bear such a humiliation. What if she succumbed to demonic influences? She attempted to channel her spiritual energy into her sword, but at that moment, an icy sensation came from her wounds, providing temporary relief from the pain.
She then saw the green snake’s slender tail gently applying a sacred healing herb, which hadn’t touched water, to her wounds.
…
Ji Yuebai, the junior master from Tian Yuan Sect, who was always at odds with the demonic path, caused quite a stir in the sect when she returned from her training with a snake demon in tow.
Many people in the sect thought Ji Yuebai had lost her mind. Even more self-proclaimed warriors of justice, under the banner of demon-slaying and protecting the Dao, demanded the death of the little green snake, branding it a vile creature of evil.
That is, until Ji Yuebai stood on the Life and Death stage, shaking the fresh red blood from her sword, and said coldly: “Is there anyone else who objects? Let them speak on the stage of life and death.”
From that moment on, no one in the sect dared to bring up this matter again.
…
The little green snake followed Ji Yuebai in her daily cultivation. When Ji Yuebai got up, it did too; when Ji Yuebai rested, it would curl up into a ball in her arms and rest with her.
The unrivaled swordmaster of Tian Yuan Sect, Ji Yuebai, finally had a companion.
Many noticed that the Shishu, who used to have a stern face every day, now had much softer corners to her lips.
Until one day, Ji Yuebai woke up to a gentle, silky touch. She looked down to see an exquisitely beautiful woman with green snake skin softly curled up in her arms, her wrist resting on her waist in an almost boneless manner, and her voice was utterly captivating: “Yuebai, I’ve transformed~”
It was then that the always single-minded Ji Yuebai understood the true meaning of the term “demon.”
She had always considered it her duty to eliminate demons and protect the Dao. Usually, she would dispatch these kinds of creatures with a single sword strike, but now, her severe injuries made it difficult to mobilize her spiritual energy. A slight misstep during her healing process could lead to demonic possession.
Helpless, Ji Yuebai could only watch as the jade-green little snake swam towards her across the water and wrapped itself around her body.
She made up her mind that as soon as her wounds healed a bit, she would cut this creature into a thousand pieces.
However, the little green snake, unaware of the impending disaster, fl**ked its pink tongue unconsciously. It just so happened to touch Ji Yuebai’s ears, as smooth and lustrous as pearls and jade, and suddenly found that the body beneath it started shaking uncontrollably.
It’s often said that snakes are naturally lustful, and demon snakes even more so. Ji Yuebai could no longer bear such a humiliation. What if she succumbed to demonic influences? She attempted to channel her spiritual energy into her sword, but at that moment, an icy sensation came from her wounds, providing temporary relief from the pain.
She then saw the green snake’s slender tail gently applying a sacred healing herb, which hadn’t touched water, to her wounds.
…
Ji Yuebai, the junior master from Tian Yuan Sect, who was always at odds with the demonic path, caused quite a stir in the sect when she returned from her training with a snake demon in tow.
Many people in the sect thought Ji Yuebai had lost her mind. Even more self-proclaimed warriors of justice, under the banner of demon-slaying and protecting the Dao, demanded the death of the little green snake, branding it a vile creature of evil.
That is, until Ji Yuebai stood on the Life and Death stage, shaking the fresh red blood from her sword, and said coldly: “Is there anyone else who objects? Let them speak on the stage of life and death.”
From that moment on, no one in the sect dared to bring up this matter again.
…
The little green snake followed Ji Yuebai in her daily cultivation. When Ji Yuebai got up, it did too; when Ji Yuebai rested, it would curl up into a ball in her arms and rest with her.
The unrivaled swordmaster of Tian Yuan Sect, Ji Yuebai, finally had a companion.
Many noticed that the Shishu, who used to have a stern face every day, now had much softer corners to her lips.
Until one day, Ji Yuebai woke up to a gentle, silky touch. She looked down to see an exquisitely beautiful woman with green snake skin softly curled up in her arms, her wrist resting on her waist in an almost boneless manner, and her voice was utterly captivating: “Yuebai, I’ve transformed~”
It was then that the always single-minded Ji Yuebai understood the true meaning of the term “demon.”
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Published July 12, 2023
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August 23, 2025
4.5/5
Wow did I have fun with this! As I’ve mentioned before, I’d been searching for something captures the “all the ridiculously badass magical adventure AND all the slow-burn yearning” I’ve enjoyed in works like Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel), Vol. 1 or Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Vol. 1, but with girls. My previous top contender was The Beauty's Blade: Mei Ren Jian, but it was a bit too short to fully flesh out both elements. This book, though not totally perfect, does the worldbuilding, adventure, and romance even better. So I would love to see it get an official translation and some art – because boy are there some cool scenes that someone should draw!
”’I’m just like Bai Suzhen in the story, a warm-hearted snake!’ Ji Yuebai’s gaze softened, her clear voice asking, ‘So, do you also want to marry me and be my wife?’”
This story draws heavily from the Legend of White Snake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Suzhen ), though it remixes the elements a bit. For instance, Bai Suzhen is a kind-hearted snake spirit who can transform into a human, and who marries a human. But it is the love interest, Jui Yuebai, who dresses in white and rescues a green snake (our protagonist Xu Nian), who pledges to remain by her side.
I really like both main characters. I found Xu Nian quite adorable. She is cautious, and loves her earthly comforts, especially money and food (one of her big motivations to transform is to be able to eat her favorite human dishes again) but can be brave and generous when it comes to the people she cares about. She’s a bit of a sly trickster too, which fits well with both the “wise serpent” archetype and the natural history of snakes as ambush predators. As a human, she has a more “earthy” beauty compared to Jui Yuebai’s “celestial fairy” good looks, and at one point is hallucinating that she’s reincarnated not the way she actually did but into a book where she’s supposed to tempt the MC – which is probably a bit of a nod to the oldest version of the White Snake legend in which Bai Suzhen is a seductress. Jui Yuebai is the ever-popular “seemingly frosty cultivator with a soft spot for the MC” archetype, but she isn’t as clueless/bad at communicating as some of her male counterparts. She’s pretty obviously caring and affectionate to Xu Nian for most of the book (and occasionally jealous!); she’s just shy about openly voicing that she likes her, because the snake demon is, for obvious reasons, also trying to hide that she’s into the virtuous cultivator!
This book kinda walks the line between what would appeal to fans of full-on “monster romance” and those who prefer their romantic leads human, thank you very much! There is some sexual tension between XN and JYB while the former is still a snake, but they don’t actually get together until well after XN transforms. There is a paragraph clearly indicating an…encounter with snake form XN, and that JYB is into it, but all actual sex scenes are fade to black (there’s a lot of lingering on touches and kisses, but when it comes down to it you’re mostly going to get a metaphor of melting snow or something), so we don’t actually see that any more than we see what exactly they get up to as humans. Do with that what you will!
“’But she is indeed beautiful...’ Ji Yuebai’s fingers tightened…her voice growing colder, ‘You, a mere snake, dare to harbor such thoughts about her.’ Xu Nian countered firmly, ‘I’m admiring her, understand? Just like when you see beautiful flowers or butterflies…But, in all my years, the most beautiful creature I’ve ever encountered is still you. Seeing you every day is a feast for my eyes.’…If Xu Nian looked closely, she would notice the pearl-like earlobe of Ji Yuebai had taken on a faint blush.”
I wasn’t expecting from the blurb that that there would be other women also interested in snake-girl…but there are, and I think it is handled in an interesting rather than frustrating way. Mu Yanyu is a business woman, and the way her relationship with XN develops is a good illustration of why those guys who complain about being “friend-zoned” are idiots…because their friendship is both cute and profitable! I was kinda hoping she’d have a secondary romance with the second girl to show up and admire the now-transformed snake…and clearly XN thought so too! (“’Sisters, when did this happen? You moved so fast!’ Mu Yanyu… with a facepalm, clarified, ‘It’s not what you think.’ But Xu Nian…nodded understandingly, ‘No need to explain. Love is like a tornado, sudden and intense. I get it.’”) But I guess she was probably a bit young for MYY, and I didn’t really mind the latter remaining a single girl-boss, with too much to do to worry about romance!
In terms of the action and worldbuilding, we get a lot of details about different methods of cultivation by both humans and demons (which I enjoyed!) and a whole bunch of cool fight scenes. Ji Yuebai is a badass, so it is always fun to see her in action, and I also enjoyed seeing Xu Nian work to get stronger so that she can back her up! There’s a whole section of the story that takes place in an area inhabited mostly by animal demons, so we get a clan of rabbit demons, a capybara shaman, and a group of snakes that claim Xu Nian as a long-lost relative…all cool! And I like that the demonic cultivators attacking the “righteous sects” are actually more like eco-terrorists: they have a legitimate beef, they’re just addressing it in a more violent way than most people would prefer.
Some of the readers commenting on the chapters felt memory loss was overused in the story and/or that Xu Nian’s memory loss/hallucination subplot was unnecessary or overly drawn out. I don’t really agree, as I feel by the end it was established well the way that it reflected her psychological insecurities. In fact, for a while I thought I was going to be able to praise this one for going the ‘Heaven Official’s Blessing’ route in having cases where both MCs are, at different times, subjected to something that magically lowers inhibitions/increases horniness but nothing or nothing much happens (showing full respect for consent)…but not quite, in the second case. However, So I’m not too mad about it, because it comes off less as crossing a sexual boundary, and more as a deeper-feelings-lack-of-clarification thing -which can happen even without any magical mindfuckery!
The Immortalization demonic cultivator who had tried to stir up trouble couldn’t believe this reality and turned to Ji Yuebai: ‘Hey, how can a talented swordsman like you tolerate a dirty demon beast calling you her wife?’ But as soon as he finished speaking, the young swordsman’s moves became fiercely aggressive… ‘Didn’t you hear? She’s my Dao companion’…Hearing this, Xu Nian’s heart blossomed with joy. She nodded seriously from behind…Indeed, ‘Dao companion’ sounded more dignified.”
All in all, worth a shot if you enjoy your romance with a lot of side-plots and adventure…and you don’t mind if one of the MCs is sometimes a snake!
Link to an unofficial translation: https://dragontl.net/story/whats-wron...
Wow did I have fun with this! As I’ve mentioned before, I’d been searching for something captures the “all the ridiculously badass magical adventure AND all the slow-burn yearning” I’ve enjoyed in works like Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel), Vol. 1 or Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Vol. 1, but with girls. My previous top contender was The Beauty's Blade: Mei Ren Jian, but it was a bit too short to fully flesh out both elements. This book, though not totally perfect, does the worldbuilding, adventure, and romance even better. So I would love to see it get an official translation and some art – because boy are there some cool scenes that someone should draw!
”’I’m just like Bai Suzhen in the story, a warm-hearted snake!’ Ji Yuebai’s gaze softened, her clear voice asking, ‘So, do you also want to marry me and be my wife?’”
This story draws heavily from the Legend of White Snake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Suzhen ), though it remixes the elements a bit. For instance, Bai Suzhen is a kind-hearted snake spirit who can transform into a human, and who marries a human. But it is the love interest, Jui Yuebai, who dresses in white and rescues a green snake (our protagonist Xu Nian), who pledges to remain by her side.
I really like both main characters. I found Xu Nian quite adorable. She is cautious, and loves her earthly comforts, especially money and food (one of her big motivations to transform is to be able to eat her favorite human dishes again) but can be brave and generous when it comes to the people she cares about. She’s a bit of a sly trickster too, which fits well with both the “wise serpent” archetype and the natural history of snakes as ambush predators. As a human, she has a more “earthy” beauty compared to Jui Yuebai’s “celestial fairy” good looks, and at one point is hallucinating that she’s reincarnated not the way she actually did but into a book where she’s supposed to tempt the MC – which is probably a bit of a nod to the oldest version of the White Snake legend in which Bai Suzhen is a seductress. Jui Yuebai is the ever-popular “seemingly frosty cultivator with a soft spot for the MC” archetype, but she isn’t as clueless/bad at communicating as some of her male counterparts. She’s pretty obviously caring and affectionate to Xu Nian for most of the book (and occasionally jealous!); she’s just shy about openly voicing that she likes her, because the snake demon is, for obvious reasons, also trying to hide that she’s into the virtuous cultivator!
This book kinda walks the line between what would appeal to fans of full-on “monster romance” and those who prefer their romantic leads human, thank you very much! There is some sexual tension between XN and JYB while the former is still a snake, but they don’t actually get together until well after XN transforms. There is a paragraph clearly indicating an…encounter with snake form XN, and that JYB is into it, but all actual sex scenes are fade to black (there’s a lot of lingering on touches and kisses, but when it comes down to it you’re mostly going to get a metaphor of melting snow or something), so we don’t actually see that any more than we see what exactly they get up to as humans. Do with that what you will!
“’But she is indeed beautiful...’ Ji Yuebai’s fingers tightened…her voice growing colder, ‘You, a mere snake, dare to harbor such thoughts about her.’ Xu Nian countered firmly, ‘I’m admiring her, understand? Just like when you see beautiful flowers or butterflies…But, in all my years, the most beautiful creature I’ve ever encountered is still you. Seeing you every day is a feast for my eyes.’…If Xu Nian looked closely, she would notice the pearl-like earlobe of Ji Yuebai had taken on a faint blush.”
I wasn’t expecting from the blurb that that there would be other women also interested in snake-girl…but there are, and I think it is handled in an interesting rather than frustrating way. Mu Yanyu is a business woman, and the way her relationship with XN develops is a good illustration of why those guys who complain about being “friend-zoned” are idiots…because their friendship is both cute and profitable! I was kinda hoping she’d have a secondary romance with the second girl to show up and admire the now-transformed snake…and clearly XN thought so too! (“’Sisters, when did this happen? You moved so fast!’ Mu Yanyu… with a facepalm, clarified, ‘It’s not what you think.’ But Xu Nian…nodded understandingly, ‘No need to explain. Love is like a tornado, sudden and intense. I get it.’”) But I guess she was probably a bit young for MYY, and I didn’t really mind the latter remaining a single girl-boss, with too much to do to worry about romance!
In terms of the action and worldbuilding, we get a lot of details about different methods of cultivation by both humans and demons (which I enjoyed!) and a whole bunch of cool fight scenes. Ji Yuebai is a badass, so it is always fun to see her in action, and I also enjoyed seeing Xu Nian work to get stronger so that she can back her up! There’s a whole section of the story that takes place in an area inhabited mostly by animal demons, so we get a clan of rabbit demons, a capybara shaman, and a group of snakes that claim Xu Nian as a long-lost relative…all cool! And I like that the demonic cultivators attacking the “righteous sects” are actually more like eco-terrorists: they have a legitimate beef, they’re just addressing it in a more violent way than most people would prefer.
Some of the readers commenting on the chapters felt memory loss was overused in the story and/or that Xu Nian’s memory loss/hallucination subplot was unnecessary or overly drawn out. I don’t really agree, as I feel by the end it was established well the way that it reflected her psychological insecurities. In fact, for a while I thought I was going to be able to praise this one for going the ‘Heaven Official’s Blessing’ route in having cases where both MCs are, at different times, subjected to something that magically lowers inhibitions/increases horniness but nothing or nothing much happens (showing full respect for consent)…but not quite, in the second case. However, So I’m not too mad about it, because it comes off less as crossing a sexual boundary, and more as a deeper-feelings-lack-of-clarification thing -which can happen even without any magical mindfuckery!
The Immortalization demonic cultivator who had tried to stir up trouble couldn’t believe this reality and turned to Ji Yuebai: ‘Hey, how can a talented swordsman like you tolerate a dirty demon beast calling you her wife?’ But as soon as he finished speaking, the young swordsman’s moves became fiercely aggressive… ‘Didn’t you hear? She’s my Dao companion’…Hearing this, Xu Nian’s heart blossomed with joy. She nodded seriously from behind…Indeed, ‘Dao companion’ sounded more dignified.”
All in all, worth a shot if you enjoy your romance with a lot of side-plots and adventure…and you don’t mind if one of the MCs is sometimes a snake!
Link to an unofficial translation: https://dragontl.net/story/whats-wron...
May 22, 2024
What a great story. So many smiles had!
First, an important note from the author: The blurb is from the perspective of Ji Yuebai, and the main story itself is (mostly) from the perspective of the little green snake Xu Nian.
I'd like to give it a little more than 4 stars, somewhere between 4 and 4.5. But I must choose a whole number, so 4 it is.
This series is an interesting one. It does a few things in quite a unique way. Unfortunately getting into these things would constitute spoilers. So I'll be vague:
the main romance is developed in a way that's unusual for a romance story, in my experience.
Furthermore the circumstances of the main character is done in an unusual way that's at first not very unique but still unusual. But later involves another thing that's a very unusual subversion.
The ending revelation relating to the world-building and some people's motives were also a pleasant surprise, I've only seen that in one other cultivation story, a western one, which handled it in a different manner anyway. (though I also don't read many cultivation stories, especially Chinese ones, as there's too many assholes. But I really enjoyed this one)
I very much enjoy that an author took those ideas and executed them well in a story.
I also didn't expect it to get this sexy at times. (). Especially when she was still a snake early on. (Don't let that be a turn-off, moments of sexual tension with the snake form are very rare and this story is very much worth a read).
This was only my second ever baihe novel (not counting the ones I'm mostly reading the manhua for instead, like Long-Awaited Feelings and White Moonlight Omega Always Wants To Possess Me) after 见龙The Dragon. I only ended up reading this one because the same people translated it so figured I should check it out as their translation is very good and they chose the Dragon earlier so they obviously know quality writing. The Dragon and this one are the only Chinese Xianxia I've read and enjoyed. Maybe the baihe (Chinese Girl's Love stories) authors just put less assholes in their xianxia?
Overall I feel like The Dragon is a single step better. Just the one, though, I greatly enjoyed both. A lot.
This story has significantly more action to it. But where it falls short, imo, is that it has the world-building and the basis to construct a deeper narrative with deeper more complex characters, but it doesn't end up doing so. Instead the focus is more on the surface with our two main characters (and one or two others) and their relationship and thoughts, interspersed with (really quite good) battles. There's not much detailed intrigue and such. It feels like a simple, yet enjoyable, story.
Like the author had the foundation to shoot for the moon but instead took a pleasant mountain hike. And did it really well.
edit: oh I forgot two other events I had a problem with: 1. She picks up a particular plot relevant item randomly, but then that's common in these stories so I can overlook it really. 2. There's an ally that feels too deus ex machina-like. This character really should've been introduced earlier through rumours and such instead of out of the blue. The earlier the better.
For that reason 4 stars feels fair.
I would like a sequel, perhaps focusing on other characters. But I won't be surprised if we don't get one.
Below are my general thoughts after reading the ending, preserved (with spoiler). But my review is complete above, so if you've not read the story, stop reading here and maybe go read it and have a nice time.
First, an important note from the author: The blurb is from the perspective of Ji Yuebai, and the main story itself is (mostly) from the perspective of the little green snake Xu Nian.
I'd like to give it a little more than 4 stars, somewhere between 4 and 4.5. But I must choose a whole number, so 4 it is.
This series is an interesting one. It does a few things in quite a unique way. Unfortunately getting into these things would constitute spoilers. So I'll be vague:
the main romance is developed in a way that's unusual for a romance story, in my experience.
Furthermore the circumstances of the main character is done in an unusual way that's at first not very unique but still unusual. But later involves another thing that's a very unusual subversion.
The ending revelation relating to the world-building and some people's motives were also a pleasant surprise, I've only seen that in one other cultivation story, a western one, which handled it in a different manner anyway. (though I also don't read many cultivation stories, especially Chinese ones, as there's too many assholes. But I really enjoyed this one)
I very much enjoy that an author took those ideas and executed them well in a story.
I also didn't expect it to get this sexy at times. (). Especially when she was still a snake early on. (Don't let that be a turn-off, moments of sexual tension with the snake form are very rare and this story is very much worth a read).
This was only my second ever baihe novel (not counting the ones I'm mostly reading the manhua for instead, like Long-Awaited Feelings and White Moonlight Omega Always Wants To Possess Me) after 见龙The Dragon. I only ended up reading this one because the same people translated it so figured I should check it out as their translation is very good and they chose the Dragon earlier so they obviously know quality writing. The Dragon and this one are the only Chinese Xianxia I've read and enjoyed. Maybe the baihe (Chinese Girl's Love stories) authors just put less assholes in their xianxia?
Overall I feel like The Dragon is a single step better. Just the one, though, I greatly enjoyed both. A lot.
This story has significantly more action to it. But where it falls short, imo, is that it has the world-building and the basis to construct a deeper narrative with deeper more complex characters, but it doesn't end up doing so. Instead the focus is more on the surface with our two main characters (and one or two others) and their relationship and thoughts, interspersed with (really quite good) battles. There's not much detailed intrigue and such. It feels like a simple, yet enjoyable, story.
Like the author had the foundation to shoot for the moon but instead took a pleasant mountain hike. And did it really well.
edit: oh I forgot two other events I had a problem with: 1. She picks up a particular plot relevant item randomly, but then that's common in these stories so I can overlook it really. 2. There's an ally that feels too deus ex machina-like. This character really should've been introduced earlier through rumours and such instead of out of the blue. The earlier the better.
For that reason 4 stars feels fair.
I would like a sequel, perhaps focusing on other characters. But I won't be surprised if we don't get one.
Below are my general thoughts after reading the ending, preserved (with spoiler). But my review is complete above, so if you've not read the story, stop reading here and maybe go read it and have a nice time.
July 21, 2025
this somehow felt long and short at the same time. some things happened extremely quickly specially at the end and also became quite a drag to read. Ji Yuebai barely felt like a character, i'd say even yanyu had more personality than her, not that she was a bad character but i was barely felt thought the story.
the character also fell into what i like to call "the wangxian archetype" just like the dragon did, but worse, sadly made me want to re-read MDZS (not saying wangxian created this type of character, but it's the only thing i can relate it to)
wish xu nian was just snake instead of being transmigrated(it wasn't a novel at least, so no villainess bullshit) but her modern world commentary grew boring quite fast, but also it was barely relevant to the plot since no one believed her anyway.
the character also fell into what i like to call "the wangxian archetype" just like the dragon did, but worse, sadly made me want to re-read MDZS (not saying wangxian created this type of character, but it's the only thing i can relate it to)
wish xu nian was just snake instead of being transmigrated(it wasn't a novel at least, so no villainess bullshit) but her modern world commentary grew boring quite fast, but also it was barely relevant to the plot since no one believed her anyway.
June 18, 2024
cute and funny!
March 28, 2025
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