The group left Wa Huang Palace, mounted the most dazzling auspicious clouds, and swept grandly toward the cold, secluded Moon Star.
The Moon Star was utterly different from the blazing brilliance of the Sun Star.
A hazy, clear radiance shrouded this place year-round, as though it came with its own soft-focus filter. The enormous Moon Laurel Tree loomed indistinctly, giving off a chill, ethereal fragrance.
Guanghan Palace was built from billions of years' worth of profound ice and divine moonlight jade. Crystal-clear and exquisitely beautiful, it was so quiet that one could hear stardust flowing. Even the Jade Rabbits responsible for patrols walked on tiptoe.
Before the palace gates, several fairy maidens in plain white gauze robes, their faces cool and aloof, saw Nuwa's saintly procession and did not dare neglect them. They hurried inside to announce their arrival. When they looked at Di Jun's enormous and "dazzling" convoy of betrothal gifts, their eyes held not only surprise, but also the vexed question of where to put all this stuff without ruining their moon palace's minimalist aesthetic.
Before long, a goddess dressed in plain white palace robes emerged at a measured pace. Her bearing was lofty and cool, her brows carrying traces of weariness and detachment. She was none other than the ruler of the Moon Star—Moon Star Lord.
Seeing Saint Nuwa herself arrive, surprise flashed through her eyes, but she still bowed properly.
"I did not know Saint Nuwa would honor us with her presence. Forgive me for failing to welcome you from afar." Her voice was cool, like jade beads falling onto a platter.
Nuwa smiled slightly. Her saintly radiance was gentle and harmonious, instantly dispelling some of the Moon Star's inherent chill, as though adding a warm-toned filter to this cold moon palace. "Star Lord, there is