The Legend of White Snake
Provoked by the actions of a seemingly sly human, an ancient snake spirit takes on a human form, in order to prove him a fraud. Convinced she’s doing the world a favor, Bai Su Zhen challenges Xu Xuan to a contest of skill but what starts as a heated rivalry soon turns to burning passion. Faced with opposition from every side, Bai Su Zhen and Xu Xuan’s love is put to the test time and time again.
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【ENG SUB】预告E01：新白娘子传奇 The Legend of White Snake | iQIYI
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In this new take on a classic tale, an ancient snake spirit transforms into a beautiful woman and falls in love with a doctor unaware of her true form.
1.Episode 1
03-04-201948 minOn a quest to understand humanity, Bai Suzhen starts off by challenging the expertise of physician Xu Xian but finds a rival named Qing ready for her.
2.Episode 2
03-04-201946 minAfter Bai ponders an intervention to heal a strangely sick mother, a noble decision by Xu captures her attention.
3.Episode 3
03-04-201947 minChaos erupts at the Lantern Festival, forcing Bai to defy the heavens. Meanwhile, fighting monk Fahai finds out why the city's children are missing.
4.Episode 4
03-04-201946 minWith an assist from an old friend named Jingsong, Bai attempts to find the missing children and learns the truth about the powerful culprit.
5.Episode 5
03-04-201945 minBai fights the powerful culprit with a crew of former adversaries and later tests Xu's integrity when she gets suspicious of the people around him.
6.Episode 6
03-04-201947 minAt Xu's family dinner, Bai must act as a mere mortal but faces friction from his longtime admirer, Jin Ruyi.
7.Episode 7
03-04-201944 minWhile Officer Li Gongfu faces roadblocks in a murder investigation, Jingsong urges Bai to make a life-changing decision for her own well-being.
8.Episode 8
03-04-201947 minXu challenges Bai's decision with a declaration, prompting foxy responses from Ruyi and a new enemy known as Hu Kexin.
9.Episode 9
04-04-201946 minSuspicious of Xu's shocking behavior, Jingsong and Qing take action, which leads to a swift response from Bai and a fatal result.
10.Episode 10
04-04-201945 minWhen Bai finds herself caught in a public trial, Xu makes a desperate push to proclaim her innocence.
11.Episode 11
05-04-201945 minJingsong gives Kexin an ultimatum. Bai finally learns the motives behind the murder that shook up Xu's life and the entire city.
12.Episode 12
05-04-201946 minWhen Xu becomes mysteriously ill after the city averts disaster, Bai seeks an antidote that will require tremendous sacrifice.
13.Episode 13
10-04-201946 minBai's major sacrifice forges a new path with Xu but leads to suspicion and displeasure from Officer Li, Ruyi and Jingsong.
14.Episode 14
10-04-201946 minAfter Bai and Xu make their new path official, she discovers a secret regarding his finances and wonders how to respond.
15.Episode 15
11-04-201946 minBai and Xu start an emerging venture that draws an unscrupulous response from Prime Minister Liang, threatening their lives.
16.Episode 16
11-04-201946 minAs a hunter named Zhang Yutang occupies Qing's mind, Xu and Bai investigate the murky nature of a plague that profits Ruyi's clinic.
17.Episode 17
12-04-201946 minWang Daoling, Ruyi's new physician, must reveal his real identity when Xu and Bai's investigation into the new plague breaks wide open.
18.Episode 18
12-04-201944 minWhen Daoling finally discloses Bai's hidden identity to Ruyi, she plots to keep Xu away from Bai with the assistance of an unaware Fahai.
19.Episode 19
17-04-201945 minRuyi's plan unexpectedly puts Xu's life in jeopardy, pushing Bai to rescue him by searching for a solution in a prohibited land.
20.Episode 20
17-04-201945 minBai finds trouble in the prohibited land and makes a dire plea, but granting this request will change her and Xu's lives forever.
21.Episode 21
18-04-201946 minAs Xu struggles with his new way of life, Bai makes a firm decision to alleviate his suffering at the expense of her own pain.
22.Episode 22
18-04-201946 minEveryone moves forward from Bai's decision except for Xu, who makes a startling revelation that rocks Ruyi to the core.
23.Episode 23
19-04-201945 minXu indulgently dotes on Bai with uncharacteristic behavior, leading her to search for the true reason behind his actions.
24.Episode 24
19-04-201945 minYutang considers an offer to get closer to Qing while Ruyi conspires with Daoling to dispose of Bai using someone from her inner circle.
25.Episode 25
24-04-201945 minAfter an unwanted beggar gives Bai and Xu a surprise for treating him, Qing tries to reveal Ruyi's secret but gets unexpected news about herself.
26.Episode 26
24-04-201945 minWith growing concerns about Qing's relationship with Yutang, Bai makes an appeal to the immortal Dragon King.
27.Episode 27
25-04-201946 minQing searches for a way to solidify her situation with Yutang, but Fahai's battle with the Mind Demon and Bai's fate could thwart her quest.
28.Episode 28
25-04-201946 minWhile Bai and Xu assist Fahai in his fight against the Mind Demon, Qing must decide if she will forever alter her relationship with Yutang to save him.
29.Episode 29
26-04-201945 minDaoling conspires to pit Xu against his close friend while the Mind Demon possesses the body of someone in Xu's inner circle.
30.Episode 30
26-04-201945 minAfter Bai helps Xu understand his past so he can expose Prime Minister Liang, Xu's sister Jiaorong gets good news that Bai knows is secretly tainted.
31.Episode 31
01-05-201945 minCertain of Bai's intentions, Xu makes a bold decision that he hopes will preserve the future of his sister Jiarong and her family.
32.Episode 32
01-05-201946 minMisunderstandings and powerful truths are revealed when an attempt to save Jiaorong leaves everyone else reeling, especially Bai.
33.Episode 33
02-05-201948 minXu undergoes a dangerous experiment to reverse a tragedy while Qing's vengeful spirit requires a major intervention.
34.Episode 34
02-05-201948 minAs the truth about the spiritual world spreads through the city, the question of mortality faces Bai and Ruyi with new lives at stake for each of them.
35.Episode 35
03-05-201948 minXu and Fahai consider the only option to stop the Mind Demon from destroying the city, but it requires the ultimate sacrifice -- and hiding it from Bai.
36.Episode 36
03-05-201947 minA final effort to stop the Mind Demon requires an intervention that forces heaven and earth to collide, bringing lasting rewards and punishments.
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