Tongming Hall.
His Majesty the Jade Emperor, clad in a moon-white robe, was leisurely reclining on a soft couch, eating grapes while listening to the immortal maidens playing music and dancing within the hall.
Taibai Jinxing stood respectfully to the side, waiting.
At that moment, a palace guard entered to report, "Your Majesty, the Northern Celestial Honor requests an audience outside the hall."
The Jade Emperor was somewhat surprised and glanced at Taibai Jinxing, only to find that he had already lost himself in reverie; the Emperor threw a grape at him.
Taibai Jinxing, jolted back to attention, hastily bowed and said, "Your servant thanks Your Majesty for the generous gift!"
The Jade Emperor said, clearly annoyed, "That monkey is outside, tell me what's going on."
