Nine-Headed Worm left in a huff. He did not want to spend another second watching Cowherd and Weaver Girl flaunt their love.
Their displays of affection were understated, but every glance and every smile brimmed with love.
Even through the screen, Shen Bing could feel their deep affection.
Fortunately, Shen Bing now had two beauties in his arms too—uh, that was getting ahead of himself. He had not won them over yet. Still, they had at least reached an unspoken understanding, giving him a little resistance to all this sweetness.
After settling Cowherd and Weaver Girl in, Shen Bing prepared to exit the Gate to the Immortal Realm—the blue lobster was almost ready.
Before leaving, he tapped the Quest List and discovered something that delighted him.
The quest involving Thousand-Mile Eye, Gao Jue, had finally been marked complete.
Shen Bing had claimed the reward for this quest several days earlier, but Gao Jue had only given it to him in advance because he had no choice. In truth, he had not let down his guard.
For some reason, the quest had now been completed. Had the fellow finally believed his explanation?
That was the only possibility. Otherwise, given how the system operated, there was no way this quest would have been marked complete.
"Why did he suddenly come around?" Shen Bing muttered.
What Shen Bing did not know was that news of his survival had already spread throughout the Immortal Realm. As for who had spread it, who the hell knew?
When Shen Bing had "come back from the dead" and visited the Jade Pool Immortal Realm again, many of the Queen Mother's servants had seen him. It was hardly surprising that the news had gotten out.
As Gao Jue saw it, since Shen Bing was alive and had even