Dragon Ball: Shattering the Chains of Life
Chapter 168

Summary of Training

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Cold!

In this village where winter lasts all year round, Rose is wearing a down jacket and sitting in the house, leaning against the heated table.

At this moment, Snow brought Rose a cup of hot tea and said with a smile, "Rose, are you feeling cold? Come and have some tea!"

"Thank you... Aunt Snow!"

After accepting the hot tea, Rose glanced at Snow! She was the same age as her father and Uncle Goku, with long red hair tied back. Time seemed to have left no trace on Snow's face.

After taking a sip of hot tea, feeling warm all over, Rose looked up at Snow and said, "At Mount Paozu, there are spring, summer, autumn and winter, but the winters aren't as cold as here at Auntie's place."

Rose looked at Snow, who was preparing lunch in the kitchen, and saw her calm and composed, no longer showing the nervousness and restraint she had felt when she first visited Bulma's house.

"Speaking of which, Mom, Bulla and I have talked about Aunt Snow. It seems she saved Goku Wukong back then. Dad, Uncle Goku met Aunt Snow around that time! Is Aunt Snow still single?"

Rose's blue eyes were filled with curiosity. Although she was also very gossipy, she didn't say anything. She felt that she might ask the other person sensitive questions about Snow and Uncle Goku. She planned to go back and ask her father and mother for more information.

Although lunch was ordinary, given the limitations of this village, Rose still ate with great relish, finding it quite enjoyable.

After lunch, Rose strolled around with Eighter, passing through a dense forest, and arrived at the ruins of Muscle Tower.

"Uncle, is this the place where Dad and Uncle Goku went on their adventures?"

Rose picked up a stone, its surface covered in frost, its cool, piercing touch carrying a strong sense of the erosion of time.

Eighter laughed and said, "Yes... it was Goku and Wuling who saved us back then."

Rose, like a curious child, asked, "Could you tell me about my dad and Uncle Goku? What did they need back in Muscle Tower?"

Eighter told Rose about Son Goku and Son Wuling's past in Muscle Tower, especially when he talked about meeting the purple ninja, Purple Sergeant, Rose couldn't stop laughing.

"Hahaha... How pitiful! So it turns out not only my dad, but Uncle Goku also has his playful moments. But what about the Power Pole? I don't think I've seen Uncle Goku use it again. It can extend and retract freely?"

After returning home, Rose planned to ask Uncle Wukong about the Goku Bang (the Power Pole). She wanted to see it!

The seven-day retreat has ended!

Rose bid farewell to Snow and Eighter, and sped away from the village that was perpetually covered in ice and snow!

These seven days of training have indeed taught Rose a lot and helped her understand a lot. Similarly, without Rose as a third wheel, Son Wuling also had a lot of fun and enjoyment during the week of the Number 18. If I had to describe it, I would need a whole paragraph to show how happy this couple was during the week.

A perilous tower rises a hundred feet high, one could pluck the stars from the sky; Peach Blossom Pool is a thousand feet deep, one dares not speak aloud; across the river, the song of "The Flowers of the Rear Courtyard" still plays, as if the Milky Way were falling from the ninth heaven; a thousand-year dream is like fireworks filling the sky, my white hair is three thousand feet long! How many times have I dreamt of the Duke of Zhou, alas, alas, another day has come to a new cycle.

Rose, dressed in a purple martial arts uniform and a fishnet bodysuit, sat on the sofa and shared her insights from the past seven days with Son Wuling on the Number 18.

"Dad, Mom, this special spiritual practice is really helpful. I've learned and seen so much! I feel that it's so hard for ordinary people to survive."

Rose's words startled Son Wuling, Number 18!

"First of all, I saw a lot during the two days I spent at Aunt Bulma's house. Aunt Bulma's family belongs to the wealthy class in society, and they are at the very top. A small change in their family can have far-reaching consequences. They are the object of envy, jealousy, and hatred of countless people. In the eyes of those who hate the rich without any ulterior motives, Aunt Bulma and her family are rotten to the core, rotten for no reason, and deserving of a terrible death in Hell."

Son Wuling nodded; such people are naturally plentiful.

Rose continued, "After that, I went to Master Roshi's Kame House and stayed there for a day. Uncle Krillin, Aunt Violet, and Master Roshi were like hermits who lived in seclusion in the mountains, detached from worldly affairs, but they couldn't escape this world and society."

"Um!"

Number 18 and Son Wuling exchanged a glance. Number 18, in particular, smiled more than before after Rose returned, and her interactions with people were not as frequent as before. It could also be said that she had matured a lot since then.

"In Tien Shinhan's martial arts dojo, his disciples all harbored their own ulterior motives and engaged in malicious competition. Although there were only a dozen or so people, their relationships were intricate and complicated. Especially that girl who was originally Tien Shinhan's and Chiaotzu's junior sister, named Yulin, she seemed very scheming to me. Several times I saw her secretly watching me, and I always felt like she was up to something."

"Yulin..."

Son Wuling remembered the girl he had met in the East City Flower Street and wanted to get revenge on Tien Shinhan!

"I know that girl named Yulin. She's angry with Tien Shinhan because Chiaotzu didn't take her with him when he left Master Shen, so she's planning to get revenge on Tien Shinhan and the others. But don't worry, I've already talked to Tien Shinhan and the others beforehand."

"I see!"

Rose asked suspiciously. Although Son Wuling said that, she still felt that the guy seemed to be hiding something.

Rose continued, "What I saw most directly and what touched me most was when I was with Uncle Yamcha. It also made me realize another side of the world. My understanding is still far from complete."

"Uncle Yamcha's six girlfriends are as obedient as dogs. Yamcha didn't do anything, and didn't hit or scold them, his six girlfriends would fight each other to the death over money, for favor, for a piece of clothing, or a bag. I didn't realize that fighting has many forms besides fists and feet!"

Rose continued, "Also, Uncle Yamcha showed me the city at night, where many unknown things unfold in the darkness, yin and yang, positive and negative, two extremes, just like the yin and yang you mentioned, Dad."

"The following day, after leaving your place, Satan, I was living a very comfortable life, like a nouveau riche. Although I had money, I couldn't compare to Aunt Bulma's family."

"Back in the Lookout, my Dende, Mr. Popo, and I observed the mortal world and understood what gods and humans are. Gods also have their responsibilities; it's not as simple as becoming a god just because you have great power! Now I truly understand Dad. I was so sorry for looking at Kibito so simplistically during the World Martial Arts Tournament."

Rose apologized again. Although she had apologized for the World Martial Arts Tournament before, she now had a more direct understanding of what a god truly is after experiencing it firsthand.

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