Ye Fan in " Covering the Sky " didn't meet the Willow Deity. In " Shrouding the Sky ", the Willow God was a villain in Chen Dong's novel," Shrouding the Sky ". He was a powerful immortal with the ability to control the wind and rain. In the novel, Ye Fan was an ordinary person. He eventually became a powerful immortal and fought an intense battle with the Willow Deity.