and ordered them to do so.
It was then that Bin Yong and Jia le realised the two that were running were the Cowherd boy, Niu Lang and the Weaver Girl, Zhi Nu.

”Do we really have to catch them? ” Jia Le looked at Bin Yong as they started to chase after the running couple.
The legend of Qixi festival originated from the legend of Niu Lang and Zhi Nu.
Zhi Nu was the immortal weaver girl that served under the Heavenly Empress and she was the granddaughter of the Heavenly Emperor.
Niu Lang, on the other hand, was just a kind-hearted mortal and a simple cowherd boy.

The legend went like this.
One day, when Niu Lan was out tending to his cows as usual, he found the Zhi Nu ’s clothes through pure chance.
Searching for the owner of the clothes, he happened to see Zhi Nu bathing in a pond near his cottage.
When he returned the clothes to her, somehow or other, they fell in love at first sight.
Now, in this dungeon, it seemed that the Empress found out that her granddaughter had decided to marry a mere mortal just for love so she was probably ordering the palace guards to capture Zhi Nu.

For Bin Yong, the Qixi lore resonated with him a lot.
He, a kind-hearted man, though he wouldn ’t say it out loud, had fallen in love at first sight with Jia Le, which till this day he could not believe actually happened.
And so, he knew how the cowherd and weaver felt.
If in this dungeon, he was somehow able to change the course of the legend, it would bring him great joy.



”Let ’s pretend to chase after them but provide them with our assistance if needed. ” Bin Yong sent a transmission message to Jia Le, which she readily agreed to.
Although Jia Le ’s love for Bin Yong was from an obsession rather than a love at first sight, she slowly but truly appreciated that she had made the right choice, even if the tactics both she and Bin Yong ’s friends had used were rather underhanded.

”We cannot outrun them Niu Lang! ” Zhi Nu turned her head to check how many people were chasing after them.
Neither of them was fighters and both knew that every second they spent together could be their last.

”Do not worry, just a little further away from the heavenly palace and I might be able to buy us some time! ” Niu Lang held tightly onto the Ox leather hide cape he was wearing.
It was actually the skin of the dead Heavenly Astral Ox, Taurus, whom Niu Lang had unknowingly taken care of for many years when Taurus had been exiled from the Heavens for a selfless crime.
In return for Niu Lang ’s kindness and upon hearing his love situation, Taurus told Niu Lang that should he ever die from old age, Niu Land should preserve his skin and carve his horns out as a blowing horn.
Lastly, he should keep his tail hair for protection.

”If you ever feel like you are in a pinch and require help desperately, express your desire for help as you blow the horn.
Help will arrive.
Give some of the tail hair to your loved one the moment you see her again and ask her to hold onto it properly.
You will understand why when the situation comes.
For now, I shall return to Earth and gaze upon the stars from the ground. ” The dying words of the Heavenly Astral Ox had always stayed in Niu Lang ’s heart and mind and he had never forgotten them.


”Lady Zhi Nu! Stop at once and you will be forgiven for your crime! ” The senior palace guard who was chasing them shouted boomingly at them.

”It is not a crime for me to love someone I like! ” Zhi Nu replied as she stuck her tongue out at them.

”Do not make things difficult! ” The Palace Guards began to move even faster the moment the senior guard gave the order.
Meanwhile, Bin Yong and Jia Le ran quietly behind them, hoping to find the right opportunity to strike them and save the star-crossed lovers.

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