Mysteries of the Dark Lady

She was once a yellow-robed immortal maiden who served the Queen Mother of the West. But after damaging one of the Queen Mother’s paintings, she was banished to the mortal world. As guards escorted her to the Southern Heavenly Gate, Chang’e caught sight of her while she was dancing for the assembled gods, who had come to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Her heart sank. “Isn’t that my aunt? What did she do to deserve being sent down to the mortal world?”

The yellow-robed attendant was named Sigu. In the mortal world, she had been one of the Five Emperors, among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the daughter of Zhuanxu. She was Chang’e’s close relative, and Chang’e was supposed to call her Aunt. Chang’e hurried to the Southern Heavenly Gate and said to the two guards, “Please wait, guards. I have a few words to say to Aunt Sigu.” Then she quickly asked Sigu, “What did you do wrong, Aunt?”

Sigu replied, “When the Queen Mother was painting, I splashed a drop of ink onto the corner of the paper. Ah, I suppose this was my fate!” Chang’e comforted her for a while, but soon the guards stepped forward, seized Sigu, and led her to the Southern Heavenly Gate. They gave her a shove, and Sigu was sent to the mortal world to be reborn. Thus began a series of strange adventures...

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.