Hu Li stands in front of Hou Wu Ban with out moving. Behind Di Jun is walking slowly and steady towards her.
"I receive an invitation from the imperial family. They are inviting me to attend a wedding..."
"So just go... are you asking me to attend with you?"
She keep her eyes behind Hou Wu Ban. Di Jun who is alike those spiritual floats is transparent and glowing. He is not smiling nor any emotion display on his face. Instead, he looks at the lotus in the vat.
"The thing is... the wedding is ..." He sigh loudly again and takes a deep breath. He said in a fast and loud speed
"The wedding is for the royal Princess Ming An and Yue Sheng Qin."
For awhile, Hu Li did not register what he said. She keep her eyes on Di Jun who is walking around. The baby in her tummy actually said
"Bad father!"
This gives Hu Li a shock and look down her tummy.
"Is there something wrong?"
"Nnnnno... what ... what did you say again."
"Ahhh that... that... Sheng Qin is getting married ...again!"
"Marry??? Again... why?"
"I want to know why too... Haven't he write you any letter or tell you anything."
She shake her head suddenly everything feels wrong. She look at the Shovel and the hole in the ground. She look at her own feet in the soil.
"Don't worry i will go to the capital now. I will ask him. If he doesn't want you, he better divorce you. I can take you in if you don't have a place to go."
"Please leave me. I want some time alone."
Hou Wu Ban sigh again. He bow and turn around to leave. He walk through Di Jun. Hu Li continue to stand there with her one foot up on the shovel. The other feet dig into the soil. DI Jun walk near her.
"I believe you already know my coming. I am order to bring you back to the cave for the ... birth of the child."
"Sheng Qin doesn't want me anymore?"
A crystal tear form near her eye. She have no more strength to stand. She squad down. She see Di Jun's feet in front of her.
"I don't know much about the affair of the heart. However i do know it is the best that you leave him. He is a human. He have his own fate and path to go. If there is still infinity belongs to both of you, you will meet him again."
"If he doesn't want me, there is no point to meet him again."
"Let me take you away..."
"Can't i have a bond here..."
"The bond is already removed. You are free to go. Hu Li, you just need to give birth. "
"Remove? When? Why did you come earlier!!!"
She whine out out and her tears keep falling. The moment it drops from her eyes, it begin to form as crystals. Her weak magic begin to leak, her feline face begin to show. Her sharp teeth slowly push it way out. Her long sharp nails on her hands and feet are growing longer and redder with crystals growing on the cuticle. Her three tails reveal from under her skirt. The middle furry tail is tinted at the tip in red color while the other two on the side is normal tail with fur. Di Jun use his magic to suppress her weakness.
"I will explain later. Now you need to leave."
"How can i just leave like this... He can summon me back anytime!"
"He can't summon you back. He doesn't know the name of the new guardian. He can't summon anyone. Since he is force to take that path. He have to live with it."
"Mother..."
Hu Li hear the sound again. She look around but there is no human or spiritual child anywhere.
"Di Jun, if i am to leave, i want to bring my spiritual friends."
His eye which looks lifeless. He close his eyes and nod his head slowly. Hu Li wipe her tears and throw down the shovel. She walk to her room with the servants watching her marching off. She enter her own bedroom and roll up her scroll. She look at the other painting of her so many years ago in the street with Sheng Qin. Since he can't recognise her, it's better he don't have her portrait. She take it down and roll it up. After putting on her shoes, she takes the two scrolls and walk out. At the courtyard she look at her friends.
"I am leaving here. Would you like to follow me?"
The dogs and the mouse all agree to follow her. She look at Di Jun who is standing at the door. The goat comes running and bleat at her. She pat it gently and nod her head. Di Jun use his magic to open a portal. Together, they walk in the portal. Inside the windy tunnel is like a cloudy place. The floor is rough and it reminds her many millennium when she walks with Chang'er and the rabbit. They walk for a short twenty minutes. She and her friends find themselves in a snowy land. Hu Li knows the way thus she leads them to the cave house. Di Jun is standing in front waiting for them. Inside the cave house, everything is the same but the creepers have grown uncontrollably. The fire that burnt non stop is still alive. Her boots that Di Jun have given to her is at the corner. She sits down feeling lost. Di Jun look at the spiritual dogs and ask them to help make a meal. Little mouse morph to a cute little girl and sit beside Hu Li. She pat Hu Li gently till she falls asleep.
While she is asleep. Di Jun gives the spiritual ones some instructions. The other dog and goat sits nearby and watch them. This cave will be protecting a special child.