Neo said with a serious expression, "This flying nimbus can only be ridden by those with a pure heart."
Bulma immediately retorted loudly, "What? Do you mean my heart is not pure? How is that possible!"
"Your heart is pure, my foot," Neo couldn't help muttering inwardly.
Bulma immediately said to Neo with an unconvinced expression, "Big Brother Neo, you give it a try too."
"I probably can't do it either." Neo still had good self-awareness.
However, he still tried it out, leaping onto the flying nimbus. Without any surprise, he passed straight through the flying nimbus and fell down.
Bulma immediately said with an unconvinced look, "Hmph~ Talk about me! Aren't you unable to get on it just the same!"
Neo, however, looked completely calm: "I didn't say I could get on it either! Everyone has their own desires in their hearts. In this world, there are far too few people with truly pure hearts."
Hearing this, Master Roshi couldn't help taking a serious look at Neo: "You brat actually have quite good self-awareness! People like this are also very rare in this world."
Neo just smiled without responding, instead looking at Son Goku and saying, "Since this flying nimbus can only be ridden by you, it belongs to you now."
"Yay!" Upon hearing this, Son Goku instantly looked happy, turned around and looked at Master Roshi: "Are you really going to give me this flying nimbus?"
Master Roshi nodded: "Of course, we agreed beforehand that whoever could stand on it would keep it."
"As for the thank-you gifts for the two of you…" Master Roshi fell into deep thought again.
Neo stepped forward, pointed at the dragon ball hanging around Master Roshi's neck, and said, "There's no need for that much trouble. Just give me the orb hanging around your neck."
"Ah? You mean this!" Master Roshi said as he took down the orb hanging from his neck and handed it to Neo: "Since you want it, I'll give it to you!"
Hearing this, Neo was pleasantly surprised, not expecting this perverted old man to be so easy to talk to! He quickly took the dragon ball, looked at the Three-Star Ball on it, and a smile couldn't help welling up at the corner of his mouth. Now they already had four seven dragon balls.
Bulma looked at the Three-Star Ball in Neo's hand with pleasant surprise: "Wow! It's the Three-Star Ball! It's actually the Three-Star Ball! That's awesome! It should be the southernmost one shown on the radar! This is too lucky!"
As she spoke, Bulma had already eagerly stretched out her hand: "What about mine?"
Master Roshi immediately fell into deep thought: "Hmm~ Let me think! What else do I have? How about I give you my underwear?"
Hearing this, Bulma instantly flew into a rage, roaring out in exasperation: "Who wants your lousy underwear! You perverted old man!"
"Ah~ I knew I'd get scolded if I said that… Let me think carefully… Hmm… It seems I really don't have anything good left!" Master Roshi scratched his head and said with some distress.
Neo said, "How about this, why don't you take Son Goku as your apprentice!"
"Oh?" Hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in Master Roshi's eyes as he looked at Neo: "You know old man me?"
"Naturally!" Neo said with a serious expression: "As long as they are martial artists, no one doesn't know you. The world's number one martial artist, hailed by the world as the 'God of Martial Arts' Master Roshi, the founder of the Turtle School, and the father of the Kamehameha."
Hearing this, Master Roshi immediately burst into smug laughter: "Hahaha~~~ Good lad! You actually recognized me! But unfortunately, I no longer take disciples."
"Don't rush to refuse yet." Neo pointed at Son Goku and said, "Don't you want to know what his name is?"
"Hmm?" Master Roshi was stunned upon hearing this, and looked at Son Goku: "What is your name?"
"Son Goku."
"Son Goku?" Master Roshi couldn't help being stunned when he heard this: "Then what is your grandfather's name?"
Son Goku scratched his head and said, "It seems to be Gohan…"
"Gohan! You are actually Gohan's grandson…" Master Roshi immediately wore a look of emotional reflection, but quickly calmed down: "How is your grandfather doing?"
"Ah? My grandfather is already dead."
Hearing this, Master Roshi was stunned once more, then sighed: "Is that so! Gohan is already dead! That is truly regrettable…"
Neo continued, "Then Master Roshi, what about this matter of taking an apprentice…"
Master Roshi was silent for a moment, then said, "Since you saved the sea turtle, and this kid is Gohan's grandson, fine! Then this old man will make an exception this once and take him as a disciple!"
"Ah? You want me to take him as my master?" Son Goku looked hesitant; after all, he hadn't even seen Master Roshi's skills, so why would he be willing to take him as a master.
Seeing this, Neo immediately explained, "You brat, what are you still hesitating about? Why don't you hurry up and take him as your master! He is the God of Martial Arts! The former world's number one martial artist, and even your grandfather was his disciple."
Hearing this, Son Goku was instantly startled: "Eh? Even Grandpa was his disciple? Is he really that strong?"
Hearing this, Master Roshi crossed his arms over his chest with a smug look. In the circle of martial artists, he was indeed super famous, so he didn't find it strange that Neo knew his background and didn't suspect him.
"Of course he's strong! So hurry up and take him as your master!" Neo urged.
The innocent Son Goku said no more, immediately knelt down, pressed his palms together, and said, "Greetings, Master!"
"Hahaha~~~ Good, good, good!" Seeing this, Master Roshi instantly beamed with joy, helped Son Goku up, and said, "Let's go! Return to the island with me!"
"Ah? Not now!" Son Goku immediately refused: "I still have to look for the seven dragon balls with Big Brother Jiang and the others to revive my grandfather!"
"Revive your grandfather?" Hearing this, Master Roshi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Is that so! Then I wish you good luck!"
Master Roshi had naturally also heard of the legend of the seven dragon balls, so he didn't stop them.
He jumped onto the sea turtle's back and said, "If you find them and really revive Gohan, bring him along to see this old fellow!"
With that, turning his back to the three of them, he waved his hand. After the sea turtle also bid farewell to Neo and the other two, it carried Master Roshi on its back and swam toward the sea, quickly disappearing from the three's field of vision…
Bulma watched Master Roshi's departing back, and only then did she react: "Ah? That perverted old man left just like that? What about my thank-you gift? Did he really just trade it for an apprentice opportunity for Son Goku? What a huge loss!"
Neo showed the Three-Star Ball in his hand and said, "It's not a loss either, didn't we still acquire a dragon ball."
Bulma immediately curled her lips: "Tch~ Anyway, the one whose first wish gets granted isn't me!"
Saying this, she looked toward Son Goku: "Son Goku, tell me, how should you thank me?"
"Ah? Then should I go catch some delicious food for you?"
"I don't want that!" Bulma immediately refused loudly.
Neo said, "Alright, let's go! It's time to find the fifth dragon ball."
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