Chang'e was the manifestation of Xi He's good corpse, sent down to the mortal world to murder Gungun and Hou Yi. Strictly speaking, then, she was hardly an innocent being.
But!
At this point, her true spirit had yet to awaken, and she had not recognized her true self. She genuinely believed she was merely a human, the daughter of the Youxiong Tribe's chief. She simply could not understand why so many things ordinary humans would never encounter kept happening to her.
As for the Ancestral Bear and Hou Yi ruining her good name like this, she was utterly furious. Please, I have absolutely nothing to do with either of you males, all right? How am I supposed to marry anyone after this?
Ugh!
Chang'e sighed inwardly, then raised her head and gazed fearfully at the Lunar Star. Suddenly, she remembered the instructions that immortal had once given her.
When a monster tries to devour you, take out the Jade Talisman and shout "Seal!"
Devour me...
Does that mean there's a monster on the Lunar Star that wants to eat me?
At that thought, Chang'e grew even more nervous.
"Bang!" Just then, a streak of black light struck the moonlit pillar enveloping her, producing a loud crash. Yet the pillar remained perfectly steady, without so much as a ripple.
"It's useless. The power connecting Palace and Chang'e is the lunar origin. Ancestral Bear, never mind a mere Great Immortal like you—even a Quasi-Saint couldn't break it," Xi He sneered from the Lunar Star.
Down below, Gungun did not hear Xi He's voice. After testing the moonlight and discovering how formidable it truly was, he frowned, then relaxed his brow. *Luckily, Xi He has projected her origin power outward to protect herself and Chang'e. That means there's no defense between them