Baleng's family, recognising that Adalio was an incarnation of the Snake King which protected the area, opposed proceeding with the marriage, but was also wary of offending the suitor.
Hoping to dissuade him, they asked Adalio to give the bride seven-coloured glaze beads, which could only be obtained by descending the mountain and collecting them from the sea.
[10] The famous Rukai folk song Love in the Ghost Lake (Chinese: 鬼湖之戀) was based on this legend, of which the lyrics are Princess Baleng saying goodbye to her parents and other tribe members on the day she married the Snake King.
Singer Usay Kawlu sang this song in the seventh season of One Million Star, a Taiwanese television singing competition, on 19 December 2010.
Taiwanese aboriginal singers A-Mei and Biung Wang sang the song Princess Balenge together, and Legend of Lily with Cai Huiyu.