The Jade Emperor's heart skipped a beat. The Peach Orchard and the Peach Banquet were both vital parts of the Heavenly Court, and he was unwilling to hand them over to someone else so casually.
Although the Peach Orchard was currently managed by the Great Sage Equaling Heaven and members of the Peach Blossom Clan, they still had to obey his orders.
If he handed this authority over to the Queen Mother of the West, the Peach Orchard might no longer obey his commands in the future.
"Your Majesty, the Peach Orchard was originally under my management, and I was also in control of the Peach Banquet before. It was only because those immortals pushed me aside and stripped me of my authority that I left the Heavenly Court, allowing this power to fall into others' hands. Now that I have returned, I ask that Your Majesty return it to me. That would simply be returning things to their rightful owner," the Queen Mother of the West said with a smile.
After pondering for a moment, the Jade Emperor said, "I can grant you the right to use the Peach Banquet, but as for the authority to manage the Peach Orchard, I will give you half. The two of us will manage it together."
After considering it, the Queen Mother of the West agreed to the Jade Emperor's proposal.
After leaving the Jade Pool, the Jade Emperor returned to the Hall of Clarity, where his thoughts turned to Marshal Canopy.
Ever since he had taken control of power, he seemed to have grown increasingly distant from Marshal Canopy. He had forgotten the man who had always stood behind him and supported him during his darkest moments.
Now that Taibai Venus, Li Jing, and the others had left him, he had