Hong Hong often climb the TaiHuan mountain with his son Hong Bang. HIs son soon gets used to climbing up and down. The strange sights of Hu Li show him doesn't frighten him anymore. Nothing is not normal in his sight. He work as hard as his father to clean up the temple. He see that visitors comes up to the temple and are reward with a sense of peace in mind. Beautiful sight for the eyes.. Fresh air for the tired body. More strangely that a huge tree with different flowers and colors are growing from it that provides a feeling of calmness when one stands under it. He stand with his hands together and he bow. Asking for peace within the family. Sometimes he sits at the bench and watch the flowers dance with the wind. This is something he did not see in the capital. Even there are trees grown within each residence housing, there is none that can compare to this. If he can find away to move all these wonder for the people down the village, it would be good for everyone yet this wonder of magic can only be view by humans who make an effort to go up.
A year later, the father and son left the village. They visit Hu Li the last time before they depart on the next day. Hu Li look at Hong Hong.
"I hope... to see you again. Watch out for your health."
She touch his head and a form of light dust lands on his head. Hu Li smile. Hong Bang hurry to say loudly.
"Goddess what about me?"
She look at Hong Bang and touch his head. Hong Bang feels a light wave of energy enter his body.
"Go now with my blessings. The magic will keep you both safe but not natural death. Come back here when you have the time. Bring Lu'er along if you can."
She watch her visitors walk back down as the night lamp goes off, her heart sink. She will spend another few more months or years alone.
Another year pass the snow is being to melt. With her barefoot she walk to her swing by the tree. She sit there and enjoy the light breeze as she swing. She hear a foot step behind her. She stop the swing and turn around. She smile.
"Greetings, Master Bai Xuan."
"Hu Li, come here. Let's us have tea and pastries together."
Magically a tea pot and pastries appear on the table under the tree. They sit down but did not touch the tea nor pastries. Bai Xuan look at Hu Li who have becomes calm and less inquisitive. Two white hair girls sit under a tree with the moon cast behind them. The quiet night stars blink and watch them carefully.
"Your punishment is coming to an end soon."
"Soon?"
"Yes soon. The last one thousand person will have their wish and you will grant them. After that you are free."
"Free? to go back to snowy land?"
"Yes and free to see Bai Lu, if that is what you desire."
Hu Li smile, that is what she wants.
"Long ago, Huan Xi is ready to join him in the human world. I have send her there along with Dong Mei. So your son have company. They are pretending to be a sister and a servant to Bai Lu. So there is nothing to worry about."
She smile and lean with her chin resting on her hands that are interlinked together.
" The triplets have located where the snake have hidden."
Hu Li stop smiling and her heart sink. She feels nervous hearing that.
"Is that why they did not come to visit me?"
"Yes. Part of the answer."
"What happen? Did any of them..."
"No they are physically stronger. They take her down in no time. She is only all talk. Her body is gone completely. Only left was her human soul. We cannot receive it because of the black magic she used, it tinted her soul. Thus it will have to find it's way towards nirvana. I have send one of my other disciple to guide her. It will be a long way there but it will help her to cultivate a better character and a better chances to become a human again."
"What about ..."
"He is found to be pale and skinny. His body is helpless as he lived too long beyond human age. He was glad that the triplets came. He can be at peace."
"Did he go ..."
"He finally left the dark cave into the sunlight. He was disintegrate into powder. Hai collected the powder and mould him into a ball-like-pearl. He have the pearl buried deep in the ocean inside a mother-of-all pearls. He will soon have his soul awaken when he is ready. When he is ready, Hai will notify the soul guide to come pick him for nirvana."
"Where are the three boys now?"
"They are all resting in the lotus flower."
Hu Li feels relief yet she doesn't know why she feel like she need to cry. Her tears roll upwards and the dark sky rumble and soon the dark sky starts to drizzle light rain. The two white hair girls did not get wet. They continue to sit and when Hu Li is calm, the sky stop the rain.
"Are you worry for ... the triplets or the human?"
"No i am feeling that i need to let out my tears in my eyes."
Bai Xuan nod her head and look across to the temple.
"It's a pity."
"PIty?"
"This place is so beautiful. So serene. Many years from now... this mountain will be destroy. This cannot be escape. The temple will go down with the mountain."
"What? Where will i stay?"
"By that time, you are free to go. You will have your own adventures. The triplets will have their own life to live too but you will meet them again."
The next few days Hu Li walk around in the yard fill with snow. She look at the temple. She cannot save the building nor the tree. There must be a spell that allows her to move them. She look at her scroll that holds her in. Perhaps the tree can be transported into the scroll so that it can be safe for many years to come till she can find a place to plant it to the ground, again. But first she must find a spell. There is no books in the temple. Only writing material is just a brush and some papers for visitors to write. At the moment a ball of fire is seen on the dark sky flying down towards her. She smile, her friend is here to see her.