Shen Bing was puzzled.
It wasn't the fairy's scolding that puzzled him, but what she had just said. Even the Jade Emperor had to wait outside before he could see the Queen Mother.
Weren't they husband and wife? Why stand on such ceremony?
Suddenly, something stirred in Shen Bing's mind. He remembered something he had read before.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother weren't actually married. Those were simply titles for different ranks in the Immortal Realm. The Jade Emperor headed the male Immortals, while the Queen Mother held the highest status among the Female Immortals.
If that really was the relationship between the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother in the Immortal Realm, then what the fairy had just said was hardly surprising.
Still, this wasn't the time for Shen Bing to indulge his curiosity. He immediately explained, "Don't misunderstand, Immortal Friend! I only entered the Jade Pool by chance. Since I'm already here, why don't you announce my arrival to the Queen Mother?"
The fairy's anger hadn't faded, and she was about to lash out at Shen Bing again.
An idea struck Shen Bing, and he quickly said, "I've come to help the Queen Mother find the thief who stole her Peaches of Immortality. If you refuse to announce me and delay an important matter of hers, can you bear the consequences?"
Well! Those words silenced the fairy at once.
She gave Shen Bing a suspicious look, distrust written all over her face. "Can you really find the thief who stole the Peaches of Immortality?"
"Of course!"
"Fine! I'll trust you this once."
With that, the young fairy whispered something to the fairy beside her, then turned and entered the Palace.
The fairy who remained continued watching Shen Bing warily, as though she were guarding against a