"Master Roshi? Isn't that Master Roshi? Master? You are actually Master Roshi's disciple?!"
Amidst Ox-King's pleasant surprise, his face was also filled with astonishment and shock.
Son Goku said with a curious look, "Ah? Do you know my master?"
"Know him! Of course I know him! Because I am also Master Roshi's disciple!"
Upon hearing this, Bulma was overjoyed, "Yay~ You're actually Master Roshi's disciple too? Then isn't Son Goku your junior martial brother?"
"Junior martial brother? I didn't expect to gain a little junior martial brother!" Ox-King said with deep emotion, then looked at Son Goku with a serious face, "That being said, Junior Brother, do you know where Master Roshi lives?"
Son Goku nodded, "Of course I know! He lives on a small island across the sea. Big Brother Neo and I plan to go find him after we finish searching for the dragon ball."
"That's fantastic! Fantastic!"
Ox-King immediately laughed up to the sky with joy, putting away his large axe. His previously tense muscles relaxed, and his face was full of happiness, "I can finally go back to the castle!"
As he spoke, his gaze towards Neo and the other two also became amiable. At the same time, he noticed the power pole strapped to Son Goku's back, and said with a surprised look, "Hmm? That is... the power pole? What relation is Gohan to you?"
Son Goku: "He's my grandpa!"
Ox-King was pleasantly surprised once more, "You're actually Gohan's grandson? Then what is your name?"
"Son Goku."
"Son Goku! What a great name! Since we're all acquaintances now, can you do me a favor?"
Son Goku: "Go ahead."
Ox-King: "It is said that the fire of Fire Mountain can only be fanned out by Master Roshi's Bansho Fan. Can you help me go borrow the Bansho Fan?"
"Of course!" Before Son Goku could answer, Bulma immediately stepped forward and answered first, "However, you have to give us the dragon ball as a reward."
"What is a dragon ball?" Ox-King asked with a curious look.
Bulma immediately took out a dragon ball and showed it to Ox-King, "It's a bead like this."
Ox-King looked at it carefully for a moment and said, "I have indeed seen this kind of bead before. No problem, as long as you borrow the Bansho Fan, I will give the dragon ball to you!"
"Deal!" Bulma immediately nodded and agreed, "Goku, we can only trouble you to ride the flying nimbus to Master Roshi's place."
"No problem, then I'll set off right now!" Son Goku readily agreed. Just as he was about to leave on the flying nimbus, he was called back by Ox-King, "Ah~ Wait a minute."
"Is there anything else?" Son Goku looked at Ox-King with a puzzled expression.
Ox-King: "I didn't expect you guys to come, so I previously sent my only daughter Chi-Chi to find Master Roshi. I think she should be on the way. After you find her, take her along!"
"Chi-Chi?" Son Goku looked curious.
"She is a very gentle girl~ She's just a little timid, and she can marry you!"
"Marry me?" Son Goku looked puzzled, obviously not yet knowing what marrying him meant.
Without caring whether Son Goku understood or not, Ox-King took out Chi-Chi's photograph and said, "This is her photo, you remember it, right?"
Son Goku nodded, "Alright, when I see her, I'll take her with me."
As he spoke, Son Goku rode the flying nimbus and left...
Watching Son Goku's receding figure, Neo knew that Son Goku was destined not to borrow the Bansho Fan. Otherwise, with his knowledge of the plot, he would have already asked for the Bansho Fan from Master Roshi. However, inviting Master Roshi over wasn't bad either; by then, it would allow Son Goku to learn the Kamehameha, and also have a fateful encounter with Chi-Chi along the way. Therefore, Neo did not stop Son Goku from going to Kame House.
With Son Goku's departure, Neo and Bulma also became idle, especially near Fire Mountain, where it was as hot as ants on a hot pan, and sweat flowed unstoppably.
"Since I'm idle anyway, why not do some training?" Out of sheer boredom, Neo suddenly changed his salted-fish mindset and decided to train properly. After all, he knew very well that the upcoming journey would involve facing the Red Ribbon Army and Tao Pai Pai. Especially with Tao Pai Pai, his current strength was far from being a match, so he had to raise his combat power.
Neo immediately got out of the car, found a suitable large boulder, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and started doing weighted shuttle runs...
The large boulder was very heavy, weighing at least four thousand catties. With every step he took, the ground emitted a muffled "thud" sound, and sweat slid down his well-defined cheeks, instantly turning into white smoke on the scorching ground.
"Damn it, training like this is really exhausting! It's really not something a human can do! I must crazily train Son Goku later! Let him do this hard labor instead!" As Neo ran, he thought about how to train Son Goku in the future...
This run lasted for several hours without stopping. I have to say that a Saiyan's physique is truly awesome; the closer one is to the edge of the limit, the more astonishing the rebounding potential becomes. Neo even had the feeling that the more he cultivated, the more hooked he became.
Just as Neo finished running his tenth lap around Fire Mountain, he saw Bulma walking over holding a wet towel and a bottle of iced soda. Her pretty big eyes were full of care, and the air was mingled with a faint youthful fragrance: "Big Brother Neo, take a rest and drink some water!"
As she spoke, she picked up the wet towel and skillfully wiped away the sweat on Neo's body, then handed the cold soda to him.
At this moment, Neo felt as though most of his fatigue was smoothed away by this touch of tenderness. Who would have thought that Bulma in her girlhood days would also care so much about others!
"Thanks!" Neo took the soda and gulped it down in one breath. Looking at the girl's sweat-covered body, he said with some heartache: "It's too hot outside, you should go back into the car!"
"Mn!" Bulma nodded obediently. It was indeed too hot outside, and she really couldn't stand it. If it weren't for Neo wanting to cultivate in this harsh environment, she probably would have stayed far away from this Fire Mountain long ago.
Time passed bit by bit amidst Neo's training, and soon, the sun had set.
Just at this moment, a strange propeller-like roaring sound suddenly came from the sky: "Whoosh——Hurlulu——"
Neo stopped in his tracks and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw Son Goku returning riding the flying nimbus, and sitting beside him was a little girl wearing a helmet, who should be Chi-Chi.
Behind him, there was also a giant turtle flying over while spinning at a high speed that defied the laws of physics. What was even more shocking was that someone was actually sitting on its turtle shell. Neo had pretty good eyesight; wasn't that Master Roshi? Just as he expected, the Bansho Fan was not borrowed, and Son Goku brought Master Roshi in person.
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