Even though everyone was rude to the goddess but she still smile at them, she study and trained hard to ascend to the nine-heaven realm and she wasn't going to let some random gods or goddesses drag her worth down.
"Chang Ge, greet true gods, my fellow gods and goddesses." Chang Ge said to them as she bow and she turned to her two sisters.
"Chang Ge, greet the two-season goddess." Chang Ge said to them since she wasn't getting any reply from the others
"It is a pleasure to have you." Er'Xi said to her and Chang Ge smiled lightly
"Don't listen to the nose of birds and bees around here." Shang Gu said to her and Chang Ge nodded
"Let's head to the four-season palace." Er'Xi said to her and lead Chang Ge to the four-season palace.
"Sea-Season palace?" Chang Ge asked them and the two of them nodded
"You're a season goddess as well, have a look." Shang Gu said as she conjured a body size mirror and Chang Ge looked at herself in the mirror. Her jet black hair was now silver white and her deep brown eyes are now a sea blue color, the signature look of a season goddess.
Chang Ge trained hard and she knew that she would have a place in the nine-heaven realm once she was able to break through but she didn't think that she would become one of the four-season goddesses. All of the goddesses in all of the realm could only dream of becoming one of the season goddesses but because there was no system or way to know how to become one, all they could do was train hard and hope to be one when they ascend to the nine-heaven realm.
The two of them brought Chang Ge into the Four Season Palace so that she could get a look at her palace
"This is the Fall palace, since you were not here the door has been locked down and we were not able to go in. It's also the same with the winter palace but it will open once you touch the door." Shang Gu said to Chang Ge, she nodded as she reached the door.
As if the door knew who Chang Ge was it unlocked and opened up for her, inside was full of maple trees and a nice and simple house with windows printed in maple pictures, and the house was even made out of maplewood.
"This all belongs to me?" Chang Ge asked them and the two of them nodded
"As the Fall goddess, this place is yours by all rights." Shang Gu said to Chang Ge and she smile, but just a crow spirit she had nothing that belong to her, something that was rightfully hers could become someone else if the others so wish it.
"I'll take good care of it and I'll work hard as the Fall goddess." Chang Ge said and Er'Xi smiled
"There is no need to feel pressure, Shang Gu and I will be here for you if you need us." Er'Xi said to her and took hold of Chang Ge's hand
"Come. Let's go to my palace first and then we can head to Shang Gu's palace after." Er'Xi said as she dragged Chang Ge toward the Summer Palace, Chang Ge was happy to have finally found a place that she can call her own.
The summer palace was similar to her palace just that the plants are different but the house structure was the same in a kind of way.
"Wow, this look so well decorated unlike mine." Chang Ge said and Shang Gu chuckled
"This is just Er'Xi, my palace is empty compared to hers. You can also decorate your palace as you see fit once you settle in more, maybe with time you would have more things that Er'Xi in your palace." Shang Gu said to her and Chang Ge smiled
"Why?" Chang Ge asked
"Er'Xi live with her husband, true god Tian Qi and so most of the things that she has are over there." Shang Gu said to her and she notice how all of this was making Chang Ge feels
"Remember that there is nothing you can't do inside the four-season palace, you are a high goddess; a season goddess no less. We are only second to the true gods. Other than that we are in a higher position than the other gods and goddesses, so do not let others look down on you." Shang Gu said to Chang Ge, Chang Ge has never seen the goddess but she has heard of her from others. She was one of the oldest goddesses and also the only child of the forefather of heaven and his wife, a position on equal footing with the true gods and maybe even more.
"I...I will try my best." Chang Ge said but as they were still talking a knock came at the door
"A Qi!" Er'Xi called out with a smile as she ran towards her husband and hugged him, Chang Ge didn't know what to do so she bow as she usually does when she greet other gods in the past
"No need for the formalities." Tain Qi said and kissed his wife's head, Chang Ge looked at Shang Gu
"Don't mind the two of them, they're always like this. Tian Qi this is the new goddess of the four-season palace, Chang Ge." Shang Gu said
"You were at the platform but we left first, Chang Ge this is my husband and if you feel bullied in the nine-heavens, you can tell me. I'll have him teach them." Er'Xi said to Chang Ge but Tian Qi flick her head
"You've only become the summer goddess a few hundred years ago and you're going to abuse your husband's power?" Tian Qi asked her and she chuckled as she hugged him but Tian Qi rubbed her head with a smile and looked at Chang Ge
"As A'Xi said, if you are in need of anything let these two know or let me and the other true gods know. You are a high goddess, someone that should not be looked down upon." Tian Qi said to her and she nodded
As if he just remembered Tian Qi's look toward Shang Gu
"Ah, Shang Gu. Yuan Feng said that he is waiting for you at your palace." Tain Qi said to Shang Gu, who nodded yet showed no sign of leaving the summer palace; making Er'Xi chuckled
"You can't retreat into my palace, Shang Gu." Er'Xi teased her making Shang Gu sigh and she said
"I'll head to my palace when you are all ready to go see my palace." Shang Gu said finding it a great excuse but Er'Xi smiled
"Then, shall we head there now? Chang Ge?" Er'Xi asked her and Chang Ge nodded, she didn't know why but she wanted to see this play out.
"Fine." Shang Gu said with a loud sigh as she head out towards her palace, true to what Tian Qi said, there was someone standing outside of the Spring Palace; Yuan Feng was standing outside of the spring palace. When she approached the palace he looked up at her with a smile, like a puppy that wags its tail when they see their owner coming home
"Shang-" Yuan Feng said but Shang Gu bow in greeting to him
"Greeting to the true god, Yuan Feng." Shang Gu said to him yet she didn't wait for him to reply to her greeting at all, instead, she quickly rushed back into the Spring Palace without another word to him.
Chang Ge looked at Er'Xi for an explanation, while Yuan Feng tried to walk into the palace but was blocked out by the barrier thus he kept knocking on the barrier. Er'Xi also looked at Tain Qi for an explanation as well, he smile at his wife as if he was waiting for her permission to explain to Chang Ge who nodded.
"From what I heard and know, the reason why she ignore him is that the two of them met in the mortal realm while Yuan Feng was going through his trail. From what Yuan Feng said, while he was a mortal he felt that he was not good enough for the goddess Shang Gu and when the two meet again, it was Shang Gu who felt that she was not good enough for Yuan Feng. That is all I know." Tain Qi explained to them and they turned to stop him from pounding on the door
"I suggest that you stop, all you're going to do is hurt yourself. You've pounded on this barrier for over hundreds of years but not even a scratch is on this barrier." Tian Qi said to him and Yuan Feng punched it for one last time before he gave up.
"Why can't he go in?" Chang Ge asked Er'Xi
"Because to get into one of the Season palaces, you would need the permission of that Season goddess, unlike the main palace where any of us four can allow anyone in." Er'Xi said and Chang Ge nodded, she walked over to the gate
"Shang Gu can we come in?" Chang Ge asked
"Come in." Shang Gu said from within the palace and Chang Ge pulled Yuan Feng inside, he was able to go inside as Tain Qi and Er'Xi follow behind.
"Thank you." Yuan Feng said to Chang Ge and she chuckled
"I just want to get on the good side of a true god." Chang Ge said and he chuckled, for the past 80 thousand years, even his shadow was not even able to get inside Spring Palace but now he is finally getting the chance to step inside.
"Shang Gu should be in here." Er'Xi said to them as they approach the guest room
"This is where she meets her guest." Er'Xi said, Er'Xi comes over quite often but had no clue as to how to bring Yuan Feng inside the Spring Palace with Shang Gu's permission since Er'Xi and Tain Qi had already gotten her permission before Yuan Qi's return banquet was held in the nine heaven realm.
Yuan Feng was excited to finally see the inside of her palace but he dare not show himself to her afraid that he would upset her more so while everyone went into the room he stood outside of the lounge room. The others went inside without even asking him to go in with them as if they knew not to ask him
"This is the Spring Palace." Shang Gu said as she stood in the middle of the lounge room and Chang Ge walked over to her side, looking around the palace.
"You are right, your palace isn't as decorated as the Summer palace." Chang Ge said and Shang Gu chuckled as she head to her seat, Chang Ge follow behind, taking a seat across from her.
"My master likes to keep things simple." Zhu Zi said as she made her way into the room after giving Yuan Feng a judgemental look before she made her way into the room with tea setting one set by Er'Xi and her husband.
"This is Zhu Zi, my spirit bond. Zhu Zi, this is Change Ge the new season goddess, the Fall goddess." Shang Gu said and Zhu Zi bow
"It is my pleasure to welcome the Fall goddess." Zhu Zi said to her and Chang Ge smiled, from the way that Zhu Zi greeted her with respect, she could feel that Zhu Zi held no biased with her, unlike the other gods and goddesses
"It's my pleasure to get to know you as well." Chang Ge said to her, Zhu Zi nodded as she set the two sets of tea down on the small table beside Shang Gu and poured a cup of tea for Chang Ge
"I've brought the tea that you asked for, master. The snacks are being prepared in the kitchen by Mei Mei." Zhu Zi said as she set the cup of tea beside Chang Ge
"That's great, come have a seat." Er'Xi said as she sat in her usual spot with her husband, while Shang Gu has not moved from her seat since they walked since she sat down, Shang Gu sighs
"How long do you plan to stand there or do you not plan to come in today?" Shang Gu asked him and Yuan Feng slowly poke his head into the room
"Ca-Can I come in?" Yuan Feng asked her
"Didn't you already come into the Spring Palace? All thanks to Chang Ge no less." Shang Gu said and Chang Ge smiled
"I just asked if we could come in." Chang Ge said to Shang Gu but Shang Gu looked at Yuan Feng, in her heart, she had long forgiven him but she didn't know how to tell him that she had forgiven him
"You can stand out there if you like." Shang Gu said and he quickly came into the room
"No. No, I am more than happy to come in." Yuan Feng said to her and quickly sat next to her, Shang Gu looked at him
"Go sit over there." Shang Gu said to him and he quickly moved over a little
"Do-Does this means that you are forgiving me?" He asked her but Shang Gu didn't look up at him not even once since he walked into the room, she had kept her head down looking at some scrolls and sipping her own cup of tea.
".....Can-Can I come to visit you from now on?" Yuan Feng asked her but she said nothing and didn't look at him
"You already have the permission of entry, what can stop you now?" Tian Qi asked his brother who said nothing back to him but he kept his eyes on Shang Gu, waiting for her reply, once he got nothing from her, he stood up.
"I'm sure that you don't want to see me today. I will let you welcome the new season goddess, I'm sure that you won't want to see me today and I don't want to ruin your mood." Yuan Feng said to her and took one last glimpse of her before he headed out of the room.
Once Yuan Feng went out of the room Shang Gu looked up and sighs as she put her scrolls down, looking at the way that he left, she kept staring at the door but he didn't come back.
"If you want to see him, you should've looked up while he was here." Er'Xi said to Shang Gu who blushed
"I-I don't know what you mean and I don't want to see him anyway." Shang Gu said but Er'Xi chuckled
"Sure, that is definitely what your face says." Er'Xi teased her
"You can have a look around my palace if you like but I will be retreating back to my palace." Shang Gu said to her and Chang Ge looked at her
"You are retreating as soon as I came to the nine heavens?" Chang Ge asked her
"That is not true, it's more accurate to say that she's continuing her retreat. For the past 80 thousand years that Yuan Feng spent chasing her, she also spent 80 thousand years inside her palace not taking even half a step out." Er'Xi said to Chang Ge
"Today, just to welcome you she came out from her retreat, come to think of it you bring changes to the nine heavens. The first day you came to the nine-heaven realm you were able to have the Spring Goddess out of her retreat and even got her to allow Yuan Feng into her palace, what other changes will you bring to the nine-heaven realm? I can't wait to see." Er'Xi said to Chang Ge
"80 thousand years? Don't tell me that he was outside the Spring Palace gates this whole time." Chang Ge said and Er'Xi nodded
"I won't see you out." Shang Gu said as she got up from her seat and headed out to the garden.
"Why is she heading to the garden?" Chang Ge asked
"My master's true form is a blue lotus, her chambers are inside of the lotus and she feels more comfortable there." Zhu Zi said as she return to the lounge with snacks and Mei Mei
They had some snacks and finished tea, Zhu Zi took them on a brief tour of the Spring Palace and sent the guest out of the Spring Palace. Yet as if out of habit, sitting outside of the Spring Palace was none other than Yuan Feng.
"A'Feng why have you not returned to your palace?" Tian Qi asked him
"I wanted to see if her anger would quell down and maybe we could talk things through." Yuan Feng said
"I don't think that my master would see you today either." Zhu Zi said to him from behind them and Yuan Feng sighs. Zhu Zi had brought him tea and snacks every now and then, he asked her about Shang Gu but could only tell him that she has no power over the Spring Palace.
The two of them are not close but Zhu Zi knows better than anyone that her master was not mad, but scared, scared of not being able to make it like last time or that Yuan Feng would be like Yu Chen; who couldn't wait for her return due to his own time. But she said nothing, she wanted the two of them to come to an understanding of their own and accept whatever outcome it may bring the two of them even if it meant heartbreaks for her master.
Yuan Feng visits the Spring Palace more and more since he now has permission to enter but as always Shang Gu doesn't look at him or answer him directly. But it was enough for him to just see her.
With time, Yuan Feng and goddess Chang Ge also grew close to each other due to their common interest and trouble. Chang Ge who was in love with Qing Mu from the time that she was but a low-class spirit and the spirit realm received help from the true god Qing Mu.
He was the reason that she trained and studied hard so that she could ascend to the nine-heaven realm but she didn't know how to make him turn his head her way so she made a deal with Yuan Feng that if he help her, she'll also help him with Shang Gu.