Chenxiang was still a boy at heart. He lacked deep cunning and had little patience. Surrounded by so many Witch-Humans who took him for a Half-Demon and stared at him with hostility, he soon reached his limit. Gritting his teeth, he revealed his identity.
"Uncles, my name is Chenxiang, and I'm no Half-Demon. It's true that I'm not a mortal, but that's because... I was born to a Heavenly God and a mortal. My mother is the Answering Deity of the Heavenly Emperor Palace-Yang Chan!" Chenxiang cupped his hands toward the Witch-Humans. A hint of pride entered his voice when he mentioned his mother's identity.
Although he was furious at the Heavenly Court's injustice and its ban on immortals harboring Mortal Longing, he was immensely proud that his mother was a Heavenly God!
After all, before he learned his mother's identity, Liu Yanchang had raised him as a mortal. In mortal eyes, Heavenly Gods were certainly extraordinary beings who stood high above them.
His mother was a Heavenly God, and he was a demigod. That meant he, too, stood above others, far nobler than ordinary mortals.
"Yang Chan?" The Witch-Humans surrounding Chenxiang froze at his revelation, then exchanged glances. Finally, the burly man who had hauled him out of the lake spoke first. "Who's Yang Chan? And what sort of god is an Answering Deity?"
Indeed, they had never heard that name before, nor had they heard of such a deity.
Chenxiang's expression instantly stiffened.
These people... haven't even heard my mother's divine title? Fine, I hadn't heard it either before I learned about my parentage.
He then explained, "She serves in the Heavenly Emperor Palace... no, I mean, she works under the Heavenly Emperor. She's an immortal who carries out tasks specifically for him."
Only then did the burly