On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival White Snake wished to stay home so as to avoid the Ay Tsao, used for protection from spirits, hanging on the doors of people's houses. Her husband prepared, according to Fa Hai's instruction, some realgarwine, as this was a tradition during the Dragon boat festival. White Snake, thinking her magic would protect her from the effects of the realgar wine accepted a cup. After she drank the wine she became very ill and was barely able to get to her bed.When her husband came to her side, he found not his wife but a huge white snake. So great was Xu Xian's shock that he fell to the floor dead.
端午節(jié)當天,白蛇待加家里以避開人們掛在門上驅(qū)邪的艾草,而許仙則依照法海的建議準備了大家在端午節(jié)時都會喝的雄黃酒。白蛇自認魔力可以抵擋雄黃酒對她的影響,因此喝了一杯。但是在她喝下那杯酒之後,她卻變得精疲力竭,幾乎走不到床上。當許仙回到白蛇身邊,看到的不是自己美麗的妻子, 而是一只巨大的白蛇,許仙震驚不已,從樓梯上摔死了。