Xuanzang opened his mouth but said nothing more. He truly had not expected this.
It seemed he could not compete for first place after all. He could only try for the next rank.
As Xuanzang ran, he saw Little White Dragon overtake him from the side and quickly pull ahead.
Little White Dragon was a Shenron. Even with his power sealed, he was still incredibly strong.
Xuanzang did not say anything. He understood that much.
After a while, Marshal Canopy also passed Xuanzang. In fact, Marshal Canopy could have done so from the start, but he had not. He had wanted to run alongside Xuanzang for a while.
"Master Xuanzang, I'll wait for you up ahead."
Now only Xuanzang and Curtain-Rolling General remained.
"Curtain-Rolling..."
"Master Xuanzang, I'll go on ahead. I'll wait for you up front."
Carrying his load, Curtain-Rolling charged forward at tremendous speed. The burden on his shoulders did not affect him in the slightest.
Watching the four of them leave, Xuanzang could not help but stop. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, yet had no idea what to say.
What was wrong with his head? Why had he decided to compete with those four in a race?
Even with their magical power sealed, they were still stronger than he was.
If he had known, he would have been better off competing with them in chanting sutras. How nice would that have been?
Xuanzang started running again. At last, he reached the hillside, where Goku and the others were leisurely waiting for him. Several watermelons lay beside them, along with plenty of rinds. It looked like they had been eating for quite some time.
"Where did you get these watermelons?" Xuanzang asked as he ran over and sat down nearby.
"Picked them up by the roadside,"