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The Tale of Leifeng PagodaAuthor: Tanaka Kōtarō
| Original Title | 雷峯塔物語 |
|---|---|
| Author | 田中 貢太郎 |
| Genre | Popular Fiction |
| Author Type | Male Author |
| Summary | In the shadow of Hangzhou’s storied West Lake, where Leifeng Pagoda stands bathed in twilight, a tale of fate and mystery unfolds. Xu Xuan, a young orphan working at a pharmacy, ventures to Baoshu Pagoda during Qingming Festival, only to be caught in a sudden storm. Seeking shelter, he encounters Bai Niangzi—a widow of ethereal beauty—and her maid, their paths entwined by a borrowed umbrella and an unspoken allure. Bai’s charm bewitches Xu, but their growing bond is shadowed by strange omens: stolen silver implicates him in theft, exile follows, and eerie encounters defy reason. As Xu navigates accusations and exile, whispers of Bai’s true nature surface—a Daoist’s warnings, a monk’s cryptic verse—hinting at a supernatural curse rooted in West Lake’s legends. Drawn back to her time and again, Xu grapples with desire and dread, unaware that their meeting echoes an ancient karmic debt. Amid pagodas and mist-shrouded waters, a dance between mortal fragility and otherworldly forces begins—one where love and peril blur, and redemption lies in the hands of a monk who sees beyond the veil. |
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