▁X i ang zi ’ s ▁origin ▁in ▁other ▁accounts ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁E ight ▁Im mort als ▁Depart ▁and ▁Tra vel ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁() ▁ ▁and ▁" The ▁E ight ▁Im mort als ▁Ach ieving ▁the ▁T ao " ▁( ▁B ax ian ▁D ed ao ). ▁However , ▁the ▁D ong you ji ’ s ▁and ▁B ax ian ▁D ed ao ’ s ▁version ▁are ▁shorter ▁and ▁didn ’ t ▁mention ▁Han ▁X i ang zi ’ s ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Han ▁X i ang zi ’ s ▁Prop he cy ▁This ▁story ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁both ▁D ong you ji ▁( J our ney ▁to ▁the ▁East ) ▁and ▁Han ▁X ian zi ▁Qu anz hu an . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁after ▁ach ieving ▁his ▁imm ort ality ▁Han ▁X i ang zi ▁went ▁to ▁his ▁uncle ’ s ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Han ▁Yu ▁once ▁again ▁tried ▁to ▁conv ince ▁his ▁nep hew ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁purs uit ▁of ▁T ao ism . ▁In ▁response , ▁X i ang zi ▁said ▁that ▁their ▁paths ▁were ▁different . ▁ ▁Before ▁leaving , ▁X i ang zi ▁put ▁some ▁earth ▁in ▁a ▁flower - pot ▁and ▁forth with ▁there ▁came ▁forth ▁a ▁bou quet ▁of ▁perfect ▁pe on ies . ▁On ▁the ▁pet als ▁of ▁these ▁flowers , ▁written ▁in ▁gold , ▁were ▁two ▁vers es : ▁ ▁“ Cloud s ▁shr oud ▁Q in ▁Pe ak , ▁where ▁is ▁my ▁ab ode ? ▁ ▁Snow ▁is