▁marry ▁X ue ▁Bin . ▁After ▁un cover ing ▁the ▁truth , ▁Ch u ▁Li ux i ang ▁helps ▁the ▁two ▁pairs ▁of ▁lo vers ▁get ▁together ▁and ▁gives ▁them ▁his ▁bless ings . ▁ ▁Ta oh ua ▁Ch uan qi ▁() ▁In ▁the ▁ji ang hu , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁myster ious ▁cl an ▁of ▁unknown ▁origin ▁who ▁pract ise ▁a ▁strange ▁religion . ▁In ▁every ▁generation , ▁a ▁girl ▁will ▁be ▁chosen ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁cl an ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁their ▁" S ac red ▁Ma iden ", ▁who ▁must ▁then ▁take ▁a ▁v ow ▁of ▁cel ib acy . ▁The ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁girl ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" S ac red ▁Ma iden " ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁her ▁daughter ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁in ▁sol itude . ▁She ▁not ices ▁Ch u ▁Li ux i ang ▁and ▁thinks ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁an ▁ideal ▁sp ouse ▁for ▁her ▁daughter , ▁so ▁she ▁sets ▁up ▁an ▁elaborate ▁plan ▁to ▁l ure ▁him ▁into ▁taking ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁challeng es ▁to ▁assess ▁his ▁suit ability . ▁The ▁story ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁cl iff h anger ▁that ▁res emb les ▁the ▁famous ▁par ado x ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁short ▁story ▁The ▁Lady , ▁or ▁the ▁T iger ?. ▁ ▁X iny ue ▁Ch uan qi ▁() ▁The ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁areas ▁are ▁under ▁constant ▁threat ▁from ▁ra ids ▁by ▁pir ates . ▁The ▁government ▁en lists ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁sect