Now, Ao Tu and Wukong went to see the Queen Mother of the West.
Ao Tu brought out the gifts he had prepared. "Your Majesty, these are the Immortal Elixirs the Great Sage and I refined for the Peach of Immortality Banquet."
The Queen Mother smiled and asked:
"Sun Wukong knows how to refine Immortal Elixirs too?"
Wukong said, "When Old Sun was in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, I hid in the Xun Position and peeked through the furnace vent, secretly picking up a trick or two. I've come to display my humble skills before Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother of the West immediately ordered the Purple-Robed Immortal Maiden to bring the pills up for her inspection.
The Purple-Robed Immortal Maiden took the pills from Ao Tu and presented them. The Queen Mother of the West picked one up, examined it, and smiled.
"Not bad. Wukong's alchemy is exceptional. You truly have some of Taishang Laojun's skill."
Wukong chuckled.
The others smiled as well.
Erlang was a serious man and did not laugh readily.
The Queen Mother of the West then put down the pill and had the Purple-Robed Immortal Maiden take them into the back for storage.
Seeing this, Ao Tu presented the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma Herb and the National Treasure Sarira, saying:
"This is Your Majesty's Nine-Leaf Ganoderma Herb from before Lingxiao Hall. Princess Wansheng of Jade Wave Pool on Disorderly Stone Mountain in the Western Ox Continent below stole it. She and her husband plotted together: the husband stole the Buddhist treasure Śarīra from the neighboring Jisai Kingdom, while the wife stole the Nine-Leaf Ganoderma Herb to nourish it. Both culprits and stolen goods have now been seized. Please pass judgment, Your Majesty."
When Ao Tu finished, Hong'er and the other six fairies knelt beside him. They recounted