Seeing Zhu Bajie's grinning face, Sun Wukong chuckled. This lazy idiot... With a casual wave of his hand, the ropes binding Zhu Bajie turned into a streak of golden light and vanished.
Zhu Bajie stretched his body comfortably.
Then he hurriedly smiled at Sun Wukong.
"Many thanks, Senior Brother!"
Then he turned to Elder Master Gao.
"Father-in-law!"
"Your son-in-law bears an important duty and likely cannot continue serving you, old man... But do not marry Cuilan off to another. Once your son-in-law returns from obtaining the scriptures and achieves perfect merit, I will continue to care for you in your old age and see you through your final days!"
As he spoke, he thumped his head against the ground three more times.
Elder Master Gao had thought this ill-fated relationship had finally come to an end. He never expected Zhu Bajie to say such a thing again. His expression immediately changed, and he pointed a finger at Zhu Bajie as he shouted angrily.
"Don't even think about it!"
"You've plagued Cuilan for so long, and you still want to come back?"
Zhu Bajie was immediately displeased.
Snorting, he said to Elder Master Gao.
"What do you mean, Father-in-law? How was I plaguing her? When Old Pig worked in the village before, I alone did the work of dozens of men, yet I never heard you say anything like that... Besides, when did I ever plague Cuilan? I couldn't dote on my own wife enough. If you people hadn't been shouting about killing me, why would I have kept her in the rear courtyard?"
Elder Master Gao was both furious and anxious upon hearing this.
Yet he had no idea how to refute him...
Honestly, if Zhu Bajie's appearance had not been so terrifying, Elder Master Gao would have been quite