The pure-white void was just as it had been before Zhang Wutian left, with everything exactly the same.
Of course, Zhang Wutian couldn't detect the scent some girly man had left behind here. In truth, he was completely clueless about this space. He didn't understand how it worked, and he hadn't even gotten as far as understanding what it could do. He still wasn't sure he could make good use of it.
All Zhang Wutian could do for now was keep thinking, Take me back, take me back, take me back!
Going back, of course, didn't mean returning to the world he'd been in before he crossed over. The figure of Son Wukong appeared in his mind.
Then the black hole appeared in front of Zhang Wutian once again. Beyond it, he saw Son Wukong darting around anxiously.
"Hey, Wukong."
With one hand on the edge of the black hole and one foot planted on it, Zhang Wutian called out to the distracted Son Wukong.
"Zhang Wutian!!"
Zhang Wutian jumped down from the black hole and landed in front of Son Wukong.
"What's wrong? You look so flustered."
But Son Wukong suddenly threw herself at him and wrapped her arms around his head.
"Thank goodness! You didn't disappear!"
"That's a bit dramatic, isn't it?" With Son Wukong sprawled all over his face, Zhang Wutian felt pretty hot. Also, Wukong, had you grown a little? Those two bumps on your chest are kind of pressing into my face.
"Grandpa disappeared all of a sudden too. I thought you'd suddenly disappear, Zhang Wutian."
Son Wukong didn't pay any attention to that. Or rather, the very idea of taboos around physical contact between men and women didn't exist in her mind. She hugged Zhang Wutian as tightly as she could, as if he'd vanish the moment she let go.
Zhang Wutian was sturdy enough to withstand the strength of this monkey girl, who had no idea how strong she was. If he'd been an ordinary person with a power level of only five, her monkey hug would've probably broken every bone in his body.
"All right, all right, I'm right here, aren't I? And if I really did disappear, you could wish for Shenron to bring me back."
"Oh, right! I hadn't thought of that." Son Wukong looked enlightened.
"Wukong, do you have the Dragon Balls with you?" Once Son Wukong got off him, Zhang Wutian turned to business.
"Yeah. I still haven't found Grandpa's Four-Star Ball, but I've already collected several Dragon Balls."
"Great. Come with me somewhere. I want to borrow your Dragon Balls for an experiment."
"Sure." She'd agreed to lend him such priceless treasures just like that. Zhang Wutian thought, My Wukong really is so generous!
"Then..." Zhang Wutian thought, Open up, open up, open up!
A black circular hole appeared in front of them. Zhang Wutian took Son Wukong's hand. Without a trace of doubt, she followed him into the suspicious-looking hole, trusting him completely.
Once they entered the strange space, Son Wukong was stunned by the pure-white scenery before her.
"What is this place?"
"A strange space. It seems like it can take us to other worlds."
Son Wukong looked utterly bewildered, as if to say, Zhang Wutian, that's too hard. I don't understand.
Still, Zhang Wutian felt her hand tighten around his in the strange space. Even Son Wukong was a little nervous after suddenly finding herself in such an unfamiliar place.
"Anyway, we're going to a world where you became a bad guy and went around destroying cities."
"I've never done anything bad, and I've never destroyed any cities. Why would I become a bad guy?" Son Wukong asked, sounding a little aggrieved.
"Uh, I didn't mean you. I meant another you from another world."
Son Wukong tilted her head and gazed at Zhang Wutian with innocent eyes.
"All right. You'll understand when we get there."
Zhang Wutian realized there was no way he could explain it, so he simply opened the passage. He and Son Wukong went through the black hole and arrived in that world once more.
With his previous experience, Zhang Wutian could now lock onto that world, like fixing a set of coordinates. As he opened the door, he kept picturing what the Red Ribbon Army's version of Krillin looked like. Sure enough, after stepping through the black hole, the first person he saw was Krillin.
"It's that monster!!!"
"Why is that monster here?!"
Those weren't Krillin's shouts, but cries and screams coming from all around them.
"Wait, they're not enemies!!" Krillin, whom Zhang Wutian had come to see, hurriedly shouted to calm the crowd before they could fly into a panic.
They were in the cockpit of a large airship. As soon as Zhang Wutian and Son Wukong emerged from the black hole, they saw the various crew members draw their guns and aim at the two of them. Most of the barrels, of course, were pointed at Son Wukong.
"Now I'm a hundred percent convinced that other worlds really exist." Krillin gave Zhang Wutian a wry smile. "If I hadn't been mentally prepared, I would've been the first to rush in and attack. Is she the monster... that girl from your world? Bringing her to our world probably wasn't a good idea."
"Her name is Son Wukong."
"Sorry, Miss Son Wukong." Krillin realized there was something wrong with what he'd said and corrected himself.
"Krillin, why have you gotten so tall?" Son Wukong looked curiously at the familiar companion in front of her.
Zhang Wutian explained, "This is another world. He's the Krillin from another world. They're both Krillin, but they're not actually the same person."
At that moment, Son Wukong remembered the Ninja Quintuplets she'd defeated not long ago. "They're not the same person? Is he Krillin's big brother?"
"He's also Krillin, just the Krillin from another world. How am I supposed to explain this to you..."
"Heh, just like you said, she's an honest kid." Seeing Zhang Wutian at a complete loss in front of Son Wukong, Krillin couldn't help laughing.
As he spoke, Krillin held out his hand to Son Wukong. "Hello, I'm the Krillin from another world. I'm a student of the Turtle Hermit School, just like you. I hope we get along."
"Krillin's big brother, are you a student of Grandma Master Roshi too?" Son Wukong held out her hand and shook Krillin's.
"Could you please make that brain of yours work, you dumb monkey?!"
"I'm not dumb! I can do addition and subtraction up to a hundred now!"
"Those are basic life skills for a human being! At least learn multiplication and division too!"
"Multiplication and division are so hard. Grandma Master Roshi said it was enough for me to learn addition and subtraction."
"Master Roshi, you're ruining this child's education!"
"But Krillin, who studied with me, learned multiplication and division really quickly."
"So Master Roshi just gave up on teaching you, you little dummy!"
"I told you, I'm not dumb!"
"Hahaha..." Watching them bicker, Krillin laughed until tears nearly came to his eyes.
"Damn it, I'm so jealous of your world..."
In the corridor outside the airship's cockpit, Tien Shinhan silently withdrew his murderous aura.
"That's not her..."
He drew a deep breath, then walked into the cockpit.
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