But just as he was about to reach her, the Queen Mother suddenly pulled a gold pin from her hair and drew a line in the air with it. A Heavenly River with billowing waves appeared, leaving the Herdboy and the Weaving Girl separated on either shore, weeping.
王母娘娘硬是從中作梗，忽然拔下頭上的金簪，憑空一劃，頓時出現一條波濤滾滾的天河，牛郎織女從此被分隔兩岸，只有隔河對泣。