And when Mu Li-niang, heroine of The Peony Pavilion by Tang Hsien-tsu of the Ching Dynasty, sees the hero Lui Meng-mei in a dream, she pines for him night and day until she finally dies of a broken heart. This develops the magical power of fate to even greater heights.
而明代湯顯祖「牡丹亭」裡的女主角杜麗娘，和男主角柳夢梅素未謀面，僅在夢裡相遇，便日夜相思，終至傷情而死，更是把「緣」的魔力發揮得淋漓盡致。