The Jade Emperor heard this and felt uncertain and suspicious.
"You are in the Heavenly Court right now. How did you come to the Heavenly Court and enter my dream?" the Jade Emperor asked.
Shen Gongbao said, "I came to the Heavenly Court by chance. I ask Your Majesty to come to North Blue and free me from the mountain. Your Majesty surely knows how formidable I was during the Investiture of the Gods War. I can certainly assist Your Majesty in becoming stronger and eliminate every enemy standing in Your Majesty's path."
Hearing this, the Jade Emperor smiled. "During the Investiture of the Gods War, you may have stolen the limelight, but in the end, you were still captured by others, and King Zhou, whom you assisted, still died."
What the Jade Emperor meant was that Shen Gongbao might not necessarily be able to assist him well.
The Jade Emperor did not immediately agree to Shen Gongbao's request. Although he currently lacked capable assistants, he could not agree to just anyone. He still did not understand Shen Gongbao's intentions and could not rashly consent.
Shen Gongbao said, "Back then, when I assisted King Zhou, his chances of victory were very high. It was only because King Zhou was somewhat stubborn and self-willed, and would not listen to me on certain matters, that the situation became difficult to control.
"Moreover, later on, if Lord Lao and Yuanshi Tianzun had not joined forces, they would never have been able to contend against Tongtian Cult Leader. And if Patriarch Hongjun had not appeared afterward, the outcome of the Investiture of the Gods War would still have been uncertain."
Listening to Shen Gongbao's words, the Jade Emperor felt that they did make some sense.
"Your Majesty should not focus on those matters. You