But of course the marvellous nature of love need not be expressed only through such fantastic stories, for it is to be seen every where in realist fiction and true stories too. From the moment the Man from Yingyang falls in love with Li Wa in the Tang dynasty Story of Li Wa, his whole life revolves around this love, and he casts off ambition, work, fame and fortune like an old shoe.
若說愛情的神奇，當然也不一定得靠著這樣奇幻的故事才能表現，在寫實故事，真人實事中何處不可見。唐朝榮陽生自從愛上名妓李娃之後，一切生存活動都維繫在這份愛情之上，包括功名、才華、名譽、財帛全然被他棄如敝屣。