On the Giant Gorge
When the members of the meeting room saw Zhang Zheng's data, their expressions were quite revealing.
"When did Huaxia have such a god-like figure?"
General A was almost scared out of his wits when he saw Zhang Zheng's information.
"Yes, Old Du, with someone like this, why not bring him into the Xiong Bing Lian?"
General B also expressed some dissatisfaction with Du Kao.
Seeing everyone blaming him, Du Kao turned his gaze towards Old Huang.
"Alright, I know Zhang Zheng's information. I didn't think it was necessary to make his data public."
Old Huang explained to everyone while looking at Zhang Zheng's information.
"But with his abilities, shouldn't he be brought to our side to help defend Earth?"
"Or has he already decided to side with the angels and no longer cares about Earth?"
General A had some grievances about Zhang Zheng not joining Xiong Bing Lian to protect Earth, despite knowing his abilities were impressive.
"Well, General Zhang, don't say such things. Zhang Zheng has already contributed a lot to Earth."
"And he was once a member of Xiong Bing Lian. He left because the enemies he had to deal with were too powerful and it wasn't suitable to work with Xiong Bing Lian's team."
Du Kao had to stand up for Zhang Zheng because he was concerned that if today's conversation reached Zhang Zheng, he might stop caring about Earth out of frustration.
After all, with Zhang Zheng's strength, he could easily become the leader of any star system without a main god, and they would surely treat him with the utmost respect.
"Since that's the case, then we should bring him back."
"Having such strength staying at home is a waste; defending the nation together is the most honorable."
General Zhang was very confident and believed Zhang Zheng should follow their orders to be most effective.
Du Kao was irritated by General Zhang's presumptuousness, as he usually wasn't this obtuse.
"General Zhang, Zhang Zheng is the main god of Earth. His role is to deter other main gods, not to fight on the battlefield."
Despite his anger, Du Kao patiently explained Zhang Zheng's importance to General Zhang.
"Fighting depends on soldiers, not on gods making decisions. General Du, you need to understand that."
General Zhang, being older and more stubborn, did not agree with Du Kao's viewpoint.
"Old Zhang, we're fighting an interstellar war. The enemy can destroy Earth with a single strike. Without Zhang Zheng's deterrence, Earth wouldn't even have the ability to fight. Are we supposed to hope the enemy doesn't use weapons of mass destruction?"
Du Kao was genuinely angry now, dropping the formalities and calling General Zhang "Old Zhang."
"So you're saying if there was no Zhang Zheng, we wouldn't need to fight?"
General Zhang was still being stubborn.
"That's why I brought the main god of the Luminous Star, Emperor Reina, to the Super God Academy. With the Luminous Star around, even the Taotie or demons would be somewhat wary."
"But that's a necessary measure since no one knows the stance of the Luminous Star."
Du Kao felt a bit relieved at this point. Although Reina liked Earth, she was still young and didn't yet represent Luminous Civilization.
Who knows, after driving away the enemies, Luminous might become the next threat. After all, Luminous Star showed interest in Earth over a thousand years ago. If it weren't for Sun Wukong, Earth might have already become a new home for Luminous Star.
"Alright, Old Du and Old Zhang, stop arguing. Old Du did nothing wrong this time."
"Even if alliances are strong, it's safer to become stronger ourselves."
"Old Du, does Zhang Zheng really have such deterrent power?"
Old Huang agreed with Du Kao's view but was still a bit skeptical about the young Zhang Zheng.
"Report, Sir. Zhang Zheng has previously blocked the Demon Queen Morgana twice for Earth, and once signed a treaty with the Grim Reaper Carl, prohibiting the Taotie civilization from using weapons above nuclear power on Earth, including nuclear weapons, and agreed with the gods that the main gods are not allowed to take action on Earth."
Du Kao reported all of Zhang Zheng's recent actions to Old Huang.
"So, our Xiong Bing Lian only needs to handle the ordinary soldiers of the invaders."
Old Huang oversimplified the situation, not fully understanding what gods meant.
"Alright, let's put Zhang Zheng aside for now. We were discussing the Xiong Bing Lian's testing, weren't we?"
General Zhang didn't want to talk about Zhang Zheng, not out of ill will, but because thinking about Zhang Zheng reminded him of his own embarrassing issues.
"Since we're talking about Zhang Zheng, I want to try if he can heal Wukong's injuries. If he can, it would not only help Xiong Bing Lian with their testing but also add a powerful force to Earth."
"After all, in his prime, Wukong could fight with a main god."
Du Kao finally revealed the main purpose of this discussion and wanted to hear everyone's opinions.
"Agreed."
"Support."
"Support."
"…."
"Then, General Du Kao, this task will be assigned to you. You're familiar with both sides."
Old Huang, who had never met Zhang Zheng or Sun Wukong, didn't know how to approach a god, so he left this task to Du Kao.
"Yes, Sir."
Du Kao stood up and saluted Old Huang immediately.
After everyone left the Giant Gorge, Du Kao called Ren Feng to the office.
"Ren Feng, it might not be appropriate for me to go see Zhang Zheng now. You should take Wukong there. Being a female, your presence might make things smoother."
He remembered that Zhang Zheng had been ignoring him since last month, likely due to his own dark mood.
"General, I can go, but I'm worried about Wukong clashing with him."
"You know, his wife is also at home, and there are two guardian-level angels."
"Wukong also has a strong dislike for aliens. What do you think?"
Ren Feng was concerned about Sun Wukong since Wukong had been injured by aliens before.
"Don't worry, Ren Feng."
"Wukong is very understanding; otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to let Emperor Reina be the leader of Xiong Bing Lian."
Du Kao and Sun Wukong were very familiar, having known each other for over a thousand years and understanding each other well.
Wukong only disliked aliens with malicious intent, not all aliens.
"Alright, I'll contact Wukong and take him to see Zhang Zheng early tomorrow morning."
Ren Feng agreed to Du Kao's request.
Hoping everything goes smoothly.
At Zhang Zheng's Home
Angel Leng didn't want to talk to Zhang Zheng because she felt wronged.
In her entire life, it was the first time someone insulted her so badly with terms like "single dog," which was too humiliating.
Zhang Zheng didn't expect Angel Leng to be so sensitive. It was just a joke—why get so angry?
He originally wanted to apologize to Angel Leng since she was a close friend of Zhi Xin.
If they really fell out, Zhi Xin would also be put in an awkward position.
Ring, ring, ring—Zhang Zheng's phone rang again.
Seeing that it was Ren Feng calling, Zhang Zheng quickly answered the call.
Soon, Zhang Zheng came back with a strange expression.
He didn't expect Ren Feng would ask for his help, especially for treating Sun Wukong.
Now Zhang Zheng understood why, in the original story, Sun Wukong could heavily injure the Luminous Star by himself but performed poorly against Taotie.
It turned out he was injured, and Earth's technology couldn't fully heal him.
Indeed, Monkey King is Monkey King—at his peak, he had even fought a bunch of gods like Pan Zhen.
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