Fuling Mountain, Jingtan Temple.
"So that's it? It's over?" Zhu Bajie asked Roland. "The gods returning sounded like a pretty big deal, but the three of you just took out every god who showed up, one by one?"
"More or less. Not all of them," Roland said. "You've still got plenty hidden here, haven't you?"
"I was wondering why none of China's gods had appeared. Turns out you were hiding them," Wonder Woman said, looking at Zhu Bajie.
"Your Majesty Diana, I didn't hide them. I just lent them my temple for a while so they could help train Marcus," Zhu Bajie explained hurriedly. "They're different from the other gods—they're more the stay-at-home type."
"Mm." Erlang Shen nodded, then went back to drinking and enjoying himself with the Seven Sages of Mount Mei.
"That's right," Weaver Girl said as she swung beside Cowherd.
"Many thanks, Marshal." Lu Dongbin stroked his beard and smiled.
"Speaking of which, Marshal, what exactly is your disciple's relationship to the Great Sage?" asked Third Prince Nezha, who barely reached Demon Nezha's calf. He looked at Marcus. "He can't really be his son, can he?"
"How could he be?" Erlang Shen shook his head. "I've never heard of him taking an interest in women."
After all these years, maybe he finally came around," the Old Man of the Moon said with a smile.
"No matter how many years pass, he's still a stone monkey—"
"All right, everyone, back to business," Zhu Bajie said. "Help me put this boy Marcus through his paces. Who wants to go first?"
"If you don't mind, Marshal, let me go first." White Impermanence stuck out his tongue and volunteered.
"Huh, Chen Meijia?" Roland froze.
"That's White Impermanence," Zhu Bajie said.
"Wow, that's scary," Marcus remarked. He struck the chain in White