"What is this place?"
Ziye opened his eyes groggily and was shocked to find himself in the middle of nowhere!
The surroundings were lush and green, filled with the breath of nature, but he had no time to appreciate the scenery.
Because he realized that his body had become smaller, seemingly reverted to how he looked in middle school. He hurriedly pinched his arm, and after a series of tests, finally confirmed that he wasn't dreaming.
"Damn it!"
"What the hell is going on?"
"I was sleeping at home just fine. How did I end up in this godforsaken place? And what's happened to my body?"
Ziye sat on the ground in despair, scratching his head and shouting.
Roar, roar, roar!
"What was that?"
Suddenly, a roar rang out. Startled, Ziye hurried to his feet and looked around.
A beast about three meters long crawled out of the grass, baring its vicious fangs.
Gulp!
Ziye swallowed, cold sweat streaming down his face as his heart pounded. Trembling, he backed away.
Roar!
The beast let out a furious roar and suddenly lunged at the terrified Ziye!
"Ah!"
"Help!"
Without stopping to think, Ziye turned and ran for his life, using every ounce of strength he had. He shouted for help as he ran.
"Damn it!"
"Why am I so unlucky?"
"I haven't even figured out what's going on, and now I'm going to die young!"
Ziye fled desperately, but accidentally tripped over a branch on the ground and crashed down hard. A bloody gash appeared on his knee!
"It's over. It's over."
Ziye's face turned pale, and his heart sank to the bottom.
Greed gleamed in the beast's eyes as it looked at its prey. It bared its vicious fangs, dug its sharp claws into the ground, and leaped into the air.
Just as Ziye prepared to meet his end, a child who looked even smaller than him suddenly dropped from above!
The child leaped up and kicked the beast hard in the stomach with his short legs. The beast flipped onto its side with a pained cry and lay motionless.
"S-so amazing..."
Ziye gaped, staring in stunned disbelief at what had just happened!
He'd never imagined that a child who looked around eleven or twelve could unleash such incredible power, killing a vicious beast with one kick!
"Th-thank you for saving me!"
Ziye hurried to his feet, ran over to the child, and gratefully clasped his little hand.
Looking him over, Ziye saw that the child had a strange, spiky hairstyle and wore blue clothes. A red staff was slung across his back, and, even more surprisingly, a tail grew from behind him.
"It's fine. Now we've got dinner for tonight!"
"By the way, my name is Sun Wukong. What's yours?"
Sun Wukong smiled lightly and explained as if it were no big deal.
Hearing his name, Ziye froze in astonishment for a long moment!
A tail, and the name Sun Wukong... Wasn't this Dragon Ball, the series he'd watched as a kid? Had he been transported into the world of Dragon Ball?
Oh my God!
This wasn't good news at all. The Dragon Ball world was incredibly dangerous!
"Hey!"
"What's wrong?"
"Why aren't you saying anything?"
"How strange."
Sun Wukong waved a little hand in front of Ziye's face and asked with a puzzled look.
"N-nothing."
Ziye came back to his senses and hurriedly explained:
"Hi, Sun Wukong!"
"My name is Ziye."
"I came here to explore a few days ago, but I got lost. Could you take me out of here?"
Hearing that, Sun Wukong was taken aback, then covered his mouth and giggled.
"Explore?"
"You're so weak, you can't even beat a little tiger!"
"It's really dangerous to explore around here!"
At that, Ziye could only nod helplessly.
"How about this? It's almost dark, so come home with me first!"
Sun Wukong turned around, hoisted the beast off the ground, and waved to Ziye.
"Okay, thank you, Goku!" Ziye nodded gratefully.
"Good. Make sure you keep up!"
With that, Goku set off at a run, carrying the Saber-toothed Tiger!
Seeing him go, Ziye didn't hesitate and hurried after him. His knee still throbbed, but he kept taking the biggest strides he could manage!
He ran for about thirty minutes before finally catching up with Goku. Seeing the simple little house behind him, Ziye finally relaxed and flopped to the ground.
Whew!
"I'm exhausted!"
"If I run any farther, my legs are going to fall off!"
Lying on the ground, Ziye panted heavily, feeling as if he were about to collapse.
"Your body's in terrible shape. I waited so long for you to catch up. You really need to work out!"
Sun Wukong came over to Ziye and reminded him.
Ziye was already utterly spent from running. He nodded at Goku without thinking, then didn't respond, continuing to lie there and pant.
Seeing Ziye like this, Goku covered his mouth and laughed at him twice. Then he picked up the Saber-toothed Tiger and went inside.
An hour later
A delicious aroma wafted out of the house, instantly reviving the exhausted Ziye. He sprang to his feet and ran inside.
"Are you rested?"
"I've got the food ready."
"Grandpa says everyone who visits is a guest, and we should treat them well. Come eat!"
Seeing Ziye come in, Sun Wukong smiled warmly at him and spoke politely.
"Then I won't hold back!"
Ziye nodded, not bothering to be polite with Goku. He sat down at the table, picked up some meat, and dug in.
To be honest, the meat was a little tough and not especially tasty, but after a day of exhaustion and fright, it was a rare treat for Ziye.
Goku didn't say anything either. He picked up a tiger leg and started eating, and soon the two of them had polished off everything on the table!
Ziye didn't have much of an appetite. He couldn't eat more than one tiger leg, but Goku's appetite was truly astonishing. Even after eating an entire tiger, he still wasn't full, so he went and grilled a fish a full two meters long. Only then was his stomach satisfied.
Sometimes Ziye really wondered how Goku's small body could fit food several times his own size!
After dinner
With Goku's help, Ziye finally settled down to rest.
"Transported to another world?"
"This really feels like a dream!"
"I don't even know what to do with my life from here on..."
Ziye muttered a few words as he lay in bed, then drifted off to sleep!
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