Hearing that Chang'e and Nüxi knew each other, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh. People said the universe was vast, yet so small.
He never imagined Chang'e and Nüxi were good friends!
"Nüxi is not only the most beautiful girl in the Wu Yi tribe, but also possesses incredible magical powers!"
Chang'e continued, "She can ride the wind, and use wind, rain, thunder, and lightning to slay evil spirits!"
"We often played together when we were young."
"She called me elder sister, and I called her younger sister!"
"After I accidentally ate the spirit medicine flower and ascended to the moon, I never heard from her again!"
She asked curiously, "Xiaofan, how did you two meet?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled slightly.
He said, "The time I knew Nüxi was very brief!"
He recounted the entire story of how he rescued Nüxi from Jade Tablet Mountain in the capital to Chang'e.
"My main body is a reincarnated person,"
Cheng Xiaofan lamented, "If I hadn't merged with my副身 (fùshēn - subsidiary body) and met you on the moon, I would never have known I was the young man riding the tiger that you met back then!"
Speaking of this.
He felt a sense of daze.
He never expected that his other self, though physically weak, possessed an immortal physique.
It had lived from Earth's prehistoric era all the way to the present.
What kind of existence was that?
Did his subsidiary body already possess an immortal physique?
Immortal and indestructible?
How was this achieved?
Now that he and his subsidiary body had merged.
Would he also be able to achieve immortality?
At this thought!
Cheng Xiaofan thought of another question.
That was that Emperor Shennong had not perished.
He had merely departed from the mortal realm.
And entered the higher realm of immortals.
As for himself?
He had only inherited his legacy and become a new Emperor Shennong!
Thinking this, Cheng Xiaofan didn't feel overly excited.
It seemed there were too many things he needed to do.
Until these tasks were completed, he couldn't truly be considered the new Emperor Shennong.
"Chang'e, the next time I come, I will definitely bring Nüxi to meet you!" Cheng Xiaofan did not tell her that Nüxi was currently in his spatial artifact.
He wanted to completely eradicate the doomsday virus within Nüxi before allowing her to leave the spatial artifact.
There were no eggs on the moon.
He couldn't save her here.
He would have to wait until he returned to Earth to treat her.
Chang'e happily replied, "Great! Xiaofan, the next time you come, be sure to bring Nüxi sister with you!"
"Yes, I definitely won't forget!" Cheng Xiaofan said.
The sun hung high in the sky.
In the Moon Palace's dining hall.
Cheng Xiaofan and Chang'e ate some pastries and drank some osmanthus wine.
This concluded their lunch.
Life in the Moon Palace was very simple.
Cheng Xiaofan couldn't quite imagine how she and Wu Gang had spent their days over countless years.
Perhaps!
Ever since Chang'e accidentally consumed Emperor Shennong's spirit medicine flower.
It was fated that this immortal fairy would forever remain in this Moon Palace.
Chang'e seemed to see through Cheng Xiaofan's thoughts.
She smiled faintly and said, "Xiaofan, actually, I'm not lonely at all in this secluded Moon Palace."
"Besides cultivating flowers and plants, in my heart, there is also a young man riding a tiger!"
"Although I only saw you once more than ten years ago, and haven't seen you since, in my consciousness, you accompany me every day!"
Hearing this, Cheng Xiaofan pulled Chang'e into his embrace.
He whispered, "I'm sorry, Chang'e!"
"What makes me ashamed is that you love me so much, yet I can't give you anything!"
"I'll stay here for one more night, and tomorrow I must leave you!"
Chang'e smiled gently, "Xiaofan, you are the successor of Emperor Shennong, I know you are very busy and have many things waiting for you to do!"
"I understand you, and I will always support you!"
This afternoon.
The two spent it in the garden grass, engaging in intimate communion.
Through repeated soul connections, they deepened their mutual understanding.
This continued until it was completely dark.
After dinner.
They went to the bedroom.
The nights in the Moon Palace.
From the treetops, the murmurs of fish could sometimes be heard.
And the chirping of insects from the garden.
The sun rose high.
Cheng Xiaofan woke up full of vigor.
Chang'e, however, called Wu Gang to help her to the living room.
Despite this, her face was radiant with a happy smile.
After a simple breakfast of pastries.
Cheng Xiaofan said, "Chang'e, I have to go back now!"
This simple sentence almost made Chang'e break down in tears.
Tears welled up in her eyes, filled with reluctance to part.
From this farewell!
When would they meet again?
But she knew that Cheng Xiaofan had many matters waiting for him upon his return, and she had no reason to detain him any longer.
"Xiaofan, here are two jars of osmanthus wine I brewed more than ten years ago!"
Chang'e held back her tears and said, "Take them back to Earth for your family to taste!"
"Alright, I'll accept them then!" Cheng Xiaofan didn't stand on ceremony and stored the two jars of osmanthus wine into his spatial artifact.
If his mother knew that this osmanthus wine was brewed by her daughter-in-law, Chang'e.
He wondered how shocked she would be!
However!
This matter could never be revealed to her.
Chang'e in the Moon Palace!
She was a legendary existence.
If this matter were to spread.
The entire village of Zhuxi would probably think Miao Xiuhua had gone mad.
No matter how capable her son was, marrying Bai Yiling was already a heaven-defying feat. How could he possibly be involved with Chang'e?
Chang'e then presented a pile of bottles to Cheng Xiaofan.
She said, "Xiaofan, these are some pills I've refined. Each type of pill can cure illnesses or enhance a cultivator's power."
"They are useless here, so please take them all with you!"
Cheng Xiaofan noticed that each bottle had a label.
Indicating the name of the pill and its effects.
"Okay, Chang'e, then I won't be polite. I'll take them all!" It was a joke. Anyway, these were his woman's belongings. Why be polite about accepting them?
In the eyes of others, Chang'e was an inviolable fairy.
The goddess of beauty in the hearts of all Chinese people.
But!
In Cheng's eyes, it was different.
She was his genuine woman.
Cheng Xiaofan waved his hand, and all the pills entered his spatial artifact.
"Chang'e, I'm leaving now. We'll meet again someday!" He waved goodbye to Chang'e.
"..." Chang'e merely nodded silently at Cheng Xiaofan.
At that moment!
She truly didn't know what to say!
Her heart was filled with immense reluctance to part!
This reluctance, Chang'e found it difficult to express in words.
"Jeeeee—"
With a long cry, the Sky-Breaking Eagle carried Cheng Xiaofan and soared into the high heavens.
The Sky-Breaking Eagle circled for more than ten laps with Cheng Xiaofan in the air before turning into a blur and instantly disappearing from Chang'e's sight.
Tears streamed down Chang'e's eyes instantly.
"Sister Chang'e, why didn't you ask Mr. Cheng to stay in the Moon Palace for a couple more days?" Wu Gang asked, unable to bear seeing her weep like rain beating on pear blossoms.
The Jade Rabbit chimed in, "Yes, Sister Chang'e, you could have kept him for a few more days!"