A white-haired Earth God came straight out, clutching his head, and appeared before the Gao family.
"Gentle, my ass! Old Earth God, you're just in time. Now prove to my father-in-law and my wife whether I'm a monster or an immortal!"
Zhu Bajie stared at the old Earth God without a shred of courtesy.
"The Earth God..."
The Earth God's appearance naturally dispelled even more of the Gao family's doubts.
"Old Master, Madam, and Miss Cuilan, your son-in-law and husband truly is Marshal Tianpeng of our Heavenly Court, descended to the mortal realm. He-he is certainly no monster."
The Earth God could only vouch for him to the Gao family.
"What? He-he really is an immortal? Not a monster after all?"
The Earth God's words shook the Gao family's entire worldview. They had never imagined that a monster could turn into an immortal in the blink of an eye.
"You-you're not a monster, but an immortal? Then why didn't you prove it sooner?" Gao Quan asked, steeling himself despite his doubts.
"Heh, naturally, that's because my identity no longer needs to remain secret."
Zhu Bajie smiled at the people from Gao Family Village, feeling that he could finally hold his head high. If Guanyin and the others hadn't made him pretend to be a monster, he wouldn't have bothered.
Wasn't being an immortal better?
"Th-this...! You-you really are an immortal from Heaven?" Gao Cuilan suppressed her fear now and looked at Zhu Bajie in a new light.
"Of course, Cuilan. When have I ever lied to you? If I were a monster, why would I have worked so dutifully for your family? I haven't done anything that offends Heaven and violates all decency."
Zhu Bajie grew even more pleased with himself. Gao Cuilan's change in attitude left him feeling utterly