Seeing her disciple immersed in personal feelings, neglecting her divine duties, and disregarding her responsibilities to heaven and earth, Wang Shu's eyes turned icy. Her cold snort echoed through the Star River, carrying undisguised rebuke:
"Hmph! Is this how you fulfill your duty as the deity in charge of Taiyin?
"The heavens' Starry Sky has fallen into such chaos, all living beings slaughter one another without end, and the order of the star path has collapsed. Yet you hold the position of the rightful Taiyin deity, only to hide away in the Netherworld year after year, refusing to return to the Star Sea or attend to your duties!"
Her clear, frigid rebuke struck Xi He's heart word by word, instantly making her flush with shame. She was so embarrassed that she wished she could disappear into the ground.
All these years, she had remained consumed by the pain of losing her sons. Clinging to her obsession with protecting the nine sons reborn through Reincarnation, she had rooted herself in the Netherworld to watch over their growth. She had shut out all worldly matters, trapping herself in familial affection, never once asking about the changes in the Prehistoric Era or noticing the shifts in the heavens.
Only now, upon witnessing the Star Sea filled with war and the collapse of Order, did Xi He suddenly realize that she had neglected her divine duties, missed the great tide of countless ages, and committed a grave mistake.
She lowered her head and pleaded guilty, her heart filled with remorse and shame.
"Master, it is this disciple's fault! This disciple was too deeply bound by obsession, clung stubbornly to personal feelings, and neglected her duties. My crimes deserve death ten thousand times over."
The coldness in Wang Shu's eyes softened slightly, leaving only a