Returning to the normal timeline, on that Taiyin Star infinitely close to the earth.
Chang’e felt like she had a dream, a long dream spanning tens of thousands of years.
Outside the mainstream river of history, occasionally there would appear some tributaries slightly different from the mainstream history.
In Chang’e’s timeline, it was not Heng’e, the elder daughter, who was initially saved by Chang Xi, but rather Chang’e, the younger daughter.
However, although Chang’e was innocent and kind, she did not have Heng’e’s courage and wisdom.
When Chang Xi sacrificed herself to become the Laurel Divine Tree to save her other daughters.
The Gods, aiming to eliminate the tyrannical Golden Crow, forged the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow and took the opportunity to attack the moon, tearing apart the Taiyin Star.
—— Tearing the Taiyin Star to seize the Guanghan Qi.
—— Breaking the branch of the Laurel to forge the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow.
This is the history that happened in Chang’e’s timeline.
To be honest, had Heng’e not pulled Chang’e into the main timeline at the last moment, she might have ended up as a sacrifice under the hands of those mad Gods.
Afterwards, the development of events was more or less as Dayi described.
Due to some unknown force’s interference, Chang’e unexpectedly returned to the time before the Ten Suns Appear Together, after Dayi was exiled.
However, unlike Dayi, Chang’e recognized the other party’s identity at a glance.
After all, in her original timeline, the Gods forged the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow for Dayi, which led to breaking the Laurel Tree and tearing the Taiyin Star.
So the truth was not that Dayi failed to recognize the other party, but that Chang’e simply did not want to deal with Dayi.
It was just that Chang’e finally could not hold on, fainted from hunger, and was saved by Dayi.
In the following ten years, Chang’e gradually accepted becoming a mortal and witnessed the hardships of the human world, but she never knew the meaning of her presence in this world.
Until the Ten Suns Destruction, Dayi, despite knowing he was not at his peak, still stood up for all living beings on earth.
Unable to understand her Father God, and unwilling to replicate the ending of her timeline.
In this world for the first time, Chang’e called out her mother’s and sister’s names, and then was naturally taken back to the Taiyin Star by Heng’e.
With Heng’e’s help, Chang’e successfully replicated the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow from her timeline.
Only this time, the Taiyin Star was not torn apart.
Because Chang’e recast the arrowhead of the Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow at the cost of her own life and Divine Soul.
[So, what situation am I in now?]
Slowly pushing open the coffin lid, Chang’e sat up in shock.
Soon after, Chang’e discovered that she had once again transformed into a Celestial God, with surging Divine Power flowing within her.
This familiar scene made Chang’e instinctively look around, and soon she saw the eleven Crystal Coffins nearby.
But unlike her timeline.
Among the eleven Crystal Coffins currently, only the one belonging to Heng’e was still covered.
"Elder Sister?"
A certain ominous premonition arose in her heart.
Chang’e hurriedly climbed out of the coffin and stumbled to the only covered coffin.
As expected, Chang’e saw her elder sister lying quietly in the coffin, her expression serene as if merely asleep.
"Elder Sister!"
Tears instantly streamed down, and Chang’e’s voice was exceptionally mournful.
Unlike her eternal slumber, Chang’e could no longer sense any trace of life from Heng’e.
When the twelve daughters were in peril, Chang Xi exhausted all her strength to forge these twelve Crystal Coffins, thus preserving their last thread of life.
Thanks to this thread of life.
Chang Xi and Heng’e could use time reversal to "resurrect" Chang’e and the others time and again.
But Heng’e’s situation now was clearly different; she truly had died.
Heng’e might have long anticipated her own death, as she bore a faint smile even in death.
No need for extensive verbal exchange; when Chang’e saw the smile on Heng’e’s face, she knew Heng’e had not been killed by someone.
Reflecting on the other ten now-empty coffins, Chang’e could not but understand what had happened.
Even though she didn’t know where her other ten sisters were, Chang’e knew they must be undergoing "resurrection" in various ways.
"Elder Sister, I will find all our sisters one by one!"
At this moment, Chang’e finally shed her innocence and felt that belated sense of responsibility.
"But before that, I need to resolve some leftover issues."
Standing upright once more, Chang’e donned an air of majesty and solemnity, not unlike Heng’e.
In an instant, Chang’e took a step and disappeared from the Guanghan Palace.
By the time she reappeared, she was already near the Laurel Divine Tree.
Unlike the Laurel Divine Tree during the "Battle of the Sun-Shooting" ten thousand years ago, the current tree had long withered.
All that remained was the charred, ugly trunk standing bare against the ground, contrasting starkly with the surrounding crevices.
"Are you that fearful of Mother, my great Father God?"
Gently caressing the remnants of the Laurel’s trunk, Chang’e’s face was a mix of sorrow and helplessness.
Though innocent and kind, Chang’e was not a mindless simpleton.
Especially with the experiences from two timelines, once Chang’e adjusted her mindset, she could see through many things clearly.
The Sun-Shooting Divine Arrow capable of vanquishing the Golden Crow had to be forged with laurel branches and Guanghan Qi.
Then extending that, would the Celestial Emperor, also a Golden Crow, be killed in the same way?
Her mother, although a Great Celestial God, had a soft-hearted nature.
With so many years together and their marital bond, Celestial Emperor Hao naturally wouldn’t mind Chang Xi holding the power to kill him.
However, once the Moon God changed to Heng’e, everything was different.
Not to mention, Heng’e’s temperament itself inherited from the Celestial Emperor, being inherently aloof and assertive, with wisdom far surpassing Chang Xi.
From the Celestial Emperor’s perspective, he could never allow a daughter with a personality akin to his own and qualified to be the next Celestial Emperor to wield such power.
—— As long as you hold the power of regicide, whether or not you intend to use it becomes irrelevant.
Chang’e even suspected that the conspiracy causing the death of her twelve sisters was a harbinger.
The Gods knew the weakness of the Celestial Emperor and led to the rift between the Celestial Emperor and Celestial Empress.
Then the Celestial Emperor decided to recreate the world, letting his ten sons scorch the earth to reinstate the Godly realm among humans.
Hence, followed Dayi’s "Battle of the Sun-Shooting" and the event of the Gods overthrowing the Celestial Emperor’s rule.
"It’s a pity that although you destroyed this Laurel Divine Tree, in the end, you could not escape the fate of death."
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