Zhu Bajie truly jumped in shock, then flew into a rage. "Damn it! How could there be monsters this despicable!"
"Master! I can't live without Cuilan! Master, please let your disciple return to Gao Family Village immediately! Those monsters actually dared to dig up the ground over a wrathful god's head! They're courting death!"
Zhu Bajie's acting was certainly on point now. He vividly portrayed both the sudden fury of hearing that his weakness had been targeted and the panic of fearing for his family's safety.
"What! That's utterly despicable! Second Senior Brother, hurry back to Gao Family Village! I'll look after Master!"
Seeing that Zhu Bajie was indeed "furious," Sha Junior Brother stepped forward, filled with righteous indignation.
"Sha Junior Brother, you..."
Zhu Bajie froze, then gave his shoulder a heavy pat. "Sha Junior Brother, thank you for understanding. Master, I need to take leave. Please grant me permission!"
Loyalty and filial duty were hard to fulfill together. After another struggle, Zhu Bajie knelt directly before Tang Sanzang.
"Bajie, you..."
Tang Sanzang's complicated gaze swept over Zhu Bajie. He glanced at the hunter, then at Sandy as well.
"Master, let Eldest Senior Brother go! A man who can't even protect his wife and children doesn't deserve to call himself a man." Sandy knelt too.
The decision naturally fell back into Tang Sanzang's hands.
Now that the scene Zhu Bajie had spoiled in advance really unfolded, Tang Sanzang's expression was quite a sight.
At this moment, Zhu Bajie and Sandy were practically competing in acting. Neither gave an inch; both delivered award-winning performances.
Naturally, Tang Sanzang wasn't acting, but to Sandy and Zhu Bajie, his behavior was perfectly reasonable, convincing, and up to standard.
"Tsk, tsk. Damn, how did I never notice before that Eldest Senior Brother Bajie and Sha