While Hou Yi was away, Chang Er got provoked to go to the Heaven by herself by Feng Meng, and she did. When Hou Yi went back to see Chang Er, he saw his wife ascending to the sky, and in this opportunity, Feng Meng ended up killing Hou Yi. Chang Er regretted her act and she got punished by the Heaven to go to the moon instead of Heaven because she neglected her husband, making her the Moon Goddess.