"Thank you, Sister, but this..."
Looking at Houyi as he was now, Xi He felt that it was little different from avenging her great hatred, yet she suddenly found herself pitying Chang'e in the Moon Palace.
To help her avenge herself, Chang'e was made to live muddleheadedly in the Moon Palace. Was that really a good thing?
What was more, Chang'e was still a part of her sister.
"Sister, you need not worry. This portion of my Primordial Spirit has already been severed. Karma will not fall upon me, so do not worry."
Chang Xi smiled faintly and took Xi He back to the Lunar Palace, leaving behind only the unceasing sound of chopping wood.
On Peach Mountain, Xiao gazed at the Lunar Star. Nothing that had just happened had escaped his eyes, but seeing Chang Xi's unchanged expression, Xiao merely smiled.
"Karma is destined. The shackles of Destiny have already been placed upon you, Chang Xi. You cannot escape this consequence."
Withdrawing his gaze, Xiao looked again at the palace on Peach Mountain. A strand of the Power of Creation shrouded it, concealing every trace of Houyi and Chang'e's former life there.
From then on, Peach Mountain returned to how it had once been. Even if members of the Human Race came here in the future, they would never know that a pair of immortal lovers had once lived upon Peach Mountain.
Houyi and Chang'e's sudden departure left Sui Ren Shi somewhat unaccustomed to it. Houyi had only joined the Human Race for so long—how had he simply vanished?
That day, having received no news at all, Sui Ren Shi once again came to Xiao's Orchard.
"Xiao, do you know anything about Houyi and Chang'e?"
Xiao poured Sui Ren Shi a pot of tea, and its fragrance instantly filled