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Chapter 1039 Picking up the child

When Lu Li opened his eyes, the look he gave the old tree was also filled with the vicissitudes of life.

As he stood up, his full head of white hair fell down, and a few leaves fell and landed on his shoulder.

In terms of cultivation, he is the same type of person as Aizen, the king of the kings, always pushing the deduction ability of the Martial Arts Furnace to the limit. This causes his rate of producing longevity substances to not keep up with his consumption rate. As a result, after a long period of stalemate at the limit, he showed signs of aging.

However, over the years, Lu Li has observed his own life as if observing the rings of a tree, watching the Primordial Spirit Seed produce longevity substances, and at a certain moment he has already comprehended the truth of longevity.

Now it can be said that even without the Primordial Spirit Seed, he can generate longevity substances on his own and will never die of old age. However, it takes a certain amount of time to create longevity substances, and now every time he deduces extraordinary martial arts, he easily consumes several thousand years of his lifespan.

After thousands of years of enlightenment, Lu Li's gains were not limited to this. He raised his hand to stroke the ancient tree in front of him, and just as his hand touched the dry bark, the old tree, which had been dry for five hundred years, sprouted new buds.

The old tree's vibrant life seemed to have been reborn through reincarnation.

Lu Li did not simply infuse the old tree with vitality to extend its lifespan; he reset the tree's growth rings after the tree reached the end of its life.

If you cut down the old tree at this time, you will find that the tree's annual rings have become a circle, which is equivalent to starting a new cycle of life.

An old tree that has survived life and death may live even longer in its next life cycle, exceeding its 500-year lifespan limit.

Lu Li stood up, gently stroking his shoulder. The fallen leaf was swept away, and at the same time, as if a wind had blown through the forest, all the leaves began to sway and rustle.

Lu Li walked through the forest and saw Aizen's work area.

Three thousand years in the subspace is equivalent to more than seven years outside. Aizen had already dealt with things outside and collected what he wanted years ago. After setting up insurance outside, he came to the subspace with Lu Li.

Here, one can have more time for research. Over the years, Aizen's research on self-evolution has yielded considerable results, and now his overall attributes have begun to catch up, reaching 270 points.

Although this progress may seem slow, it is actually quite remarkable in the eighth-order realm, and even in the context of the entire space, it is extremely fast.

Seeing that Aizen was still engrossed in his crucial research, Lu Li didn't disturb him and walked out of the subspace.

Having not gone out for a long time, he felt a strange emptiness in his heart. The so-called loneliness of the Great Way is not just a saying.

The enlightenment to the Tao often takes thousands, even tens or hundreds of thousands of years, which is a loneliness that ordinary people cannot endure.

Ultimately, Lu Li is just a person, and people are social animals. Unless you have the spiritual realm of a god, you will definitely feel lonely and isolated.

Let alone Lu Li, he felt that even if Wukong were to devote himself to cultivation and have an infinite lifespan, Wukong would still be unable to bear the loneliness and would miss his family.

After Lu Li left the subspace, he met many old friends from this world on Earth. For Earthlings, it had been more than seven years since they had seen him, which was a very long time.

Many people expressed their feelings after seeing Lu Li. Bulma, for example, has really started to look old at her age. She even complained that the Dragon Balls are gone, otherwise she would have wished for her skin to be a little softer and her buttocks and breasts to be a little more perky.

"Since you're going to use the Dragon Balls to make a wish, why don't you just make yourself younger?"

Lu Li asked, puzzled. He had originally come to Bulma's house just to see Vegeta, but after being in seclusion for so long, his mind seemed a bit dull, and he had forgotten that it was very unlikely that Vegeta, the Little Curly King, would be at home.

However, Lu Li didn't have a specific target for his visit; he just wanted to make friends with acquaintances.

"That goes without saying, because... because wouldn't it seem strange to directly make yourself younger?"

Bulma said shyly, mimicking her neighbor's wife with an exaggerated expression, "Oh my, Bulma, how come you suddenly look so young? Did you... get plastic surgery?"

Lu Li found it hard to contain himself, thinking to himself that using the Dragon Ball for something like this was really overkill.

However, he also knew that Bulma used to make similar wishes after collecting the Dragon Balls mainly to prevent bad people from coveting them. She would make some trivial wishes, which would put the Dragon Balls into a one-year cooling-off period, so that bad people wouldn't have to use them for evil purposes.

Lu Li then chatted at Bulma's house for a while, ate some of the new delicacies created on Earth in recent years, and added some records to his food collector badge.

Bulma seemed to have not chatted with old friends for a long time, and she was very sociable and quite talkative, pouring out her troubles to Lu Li.

For example, she said that ever since Lu Li took Vegeta as his apprentice, Vegeta has become even more rebellious and often doesn't come home. Like this time, he went to Beerus's place to train and has been gone for more than half a year without returning. And coincidentally, Vegeta's communicator broke down, so she couldn't contact her husband.

For example, Xiao Bula is getting more and more spoiled and willful despite his young age, and he keeps saying he doesn't know who he inherited it from.

Lu Lixin said, "Who else could it be inherited from? Could it be Vegeta?"
In the end, Bulma asked Lu Li to find some time to call Vegeta back, saying that the family needed a strict father to discipline Bulma.

Lu Li verbally agreed, but in his heart he thought it would be a miracle if Vegeta could be a strict father. He was only strict with Trunks; he was a complete doting father to his daughter.

After leaving Bulma's house, Lu Li wanted to visit Gohan. This time, he used his ki to search for him, but he was surprised to find that Gohan was not on Earth either.

When they arrived at Videl's house, they learned that Gohan had recently completed an academic lecture. After satisfying his hobby, he didn't want to neglect his training, so he went to train with his father, Goku.

"By the way, Mr. Lu, I need to help my father with something later. Bick said he ran into some trouble today and can't make it. Could you please pick up Xiaofang for me?"

Bidile clasped her hands together and pleaded. She often asked Bick to help pick up the children, and today Satan had told her that there was an urgent matter.

"what?"

Lu Li was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself, "You're really not being polite." But he didn't refuse. After a moment of surprise, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go pick up Xiao Fang."

Anyway, it's just picking up the kids once. He's bored anyway, and he's just here to experience the warmth of human life.

If he had to take care of kids every day like Bick, he would probably refuse.

When he first watched Dragon Ball as a child, he never imagined that Piccolo would eventually become the main characters' babysitter and a professional childcare provider.

After taking care of Gohan, it wasn't over yet. Gohan really didn't let his Uncle Piccolo be idle. Even after having a child, Piccolo continued to take care of him. For a moment, it was hard to tell whether Piccolo or Goku was his real father.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lu. I will prepare a big meal to entertain you when I get back tonight."

Bidili thanked him and then quickly left, leaving Lu Li with only her phone number so they could video call later to prove that she had asked Lu Li to pick up Xiao Fang.

Videl wasn't worried about having Lu Li pick up the child. After all, Lu Li was a great hero who saved the universe, half of Gohan's teacher, and had even held Pan when she was little. He had always been a close member of their family.

"Taking care of children..."

After Bidili left, Lu Li smiled and shook his head. He realized that he had never actually taken care of a child before, and he didn't know if Xiao Fang was a little bit of a troublemaker.

After leaving Bidel's house, he teleported to the elementary school in an instant.

Xiaofang is now seven and a half years old and in the first grade of elementary school. When school is over, the children line up one by one, carrying their little schoolbags and wearing round hats. Some children are picked up by school bus, while others live nearby and are older, so they go home by themselves.

Many parents still come specifically to pick up and drop off their children, as they are all worried about their children's safety.

The reason Gohan's family often has Piccolo pick up the children is because their home is actually quite far from the elementary school. Normal transportation would take a lot of time to travel back and forth, but Piccolo, with his powerful flying technique, can do it very quickly.

Gohan had said that once Pan was a little older, she could go to and from school by herself, but Videl said it was too dangerous for a child to go home alone. What if she encountered bad guys who kidnapped her?
Gohan really wanted to say that since Uncle Piccolo had trained Pan, he should be worried about the safety of those bad guys.

Lu Li stood at the school gate and soon saw Xiao Fang. Judging from her appearance, Xiao Fang inherited many features from her parents, and just by following her aura, he could tell that Xiao Fang was the strongest among these children.

At only seven years old, Fang's fighting ability is already quite remarkable, which shows that Bick has taught Fang a lot of martial arts. This may be the key reason why Fang will not be able to find a boyfriend in the future.

After all, most guys would be a little worried about their future family life if they suddenly discovered that their girlfriend was a superwoman who could smash mountains with one slap.

"Xiaofang, over here."

Lu Li stepped forward and greeted Xiao Fang, but this aroused the vigilance of Xiao Fang and the teacher.

Although his charm is positive to humans, Xiaofang and her teacher do not recognize him, and he currently looks like a disheveled old man, whose appearance and attire are considered peculiar by the locals.

"Excuse me, sir, who are you? Where is the green-faced man who usually picks up Xiaofang?"

The teacher in charge of supervising the pick-up and drop-off asked.

"Xiaofang's mother asked me to pick her up. As for Bick, he's busy with something today."

As Lu Li spoke, he simply dialed his phone, and the video call connected with Bidili.

Bidili explained briefly, making sure the teacher and Xiaofang understood what was going on.

"Are you Grandpa Lu Li?"

Xiao Fang followed Lu Li out the door, tilted her head back, and asked curiously.

Does Xiaofang know me?

Lu Li was somewhat surprised.

"My parents often talk about you. They say that Grandpa Lu Li is a great hero of the universe. If it weren't for Grandpa Lu Li, I wouldn't have been born. So they tell me to be polite when I see Grandpa Lu Li in the future."

Xiao Fang said in her childish voice.

Lu Li bent down and patted Xiao Fang's head. "I didn't expect Gohan to introduce me like that. Actually, I'm not as amazing as he makes me out to be."

"But, is it also false that Dad said Grandpa Lu Li defeated the strongest villain in the universe?"

Xiao Fang asked curiously. After all, she was a Saiyan, and although she was still an innocent child, she already paid some attention to combat power.

"That's true, but I wasn't able to do it perfectly."

As Lu Li spoke, he walked to an ice cream shop, bought two ice creams, and handed one to Xiao Fang.

"Wow, thank you, Grandpa Lu Li. So, are you even stronger than Grandpa Piccolo?"

After Xiaofang expressed her gratitude, she asked curiously, "Children are always like this; when they encounter something they're curious about, they keep having new questions."

Because her father never trained her, she secretly trained her grandfather Piccolo. In her world, Piccolo was the most powerful human.

"It should be a bit stronger."

Lu Li said with a smile.

"Just how much more powerful will it be?"

Xiao Fang asked excitedly, her focus completely different from that of ordinary girls.

"Um……"

Lu Li thought for a moment, not wanting to ruin the image of Bick in Xiao Fang's mind, so he raised his hand, his thumb and forefinger close together, "It's about this little bit."

"Wow, that's really strong."

Xiao Fang said happily, "Just as Dad said, Grandpa Lu Li is really amazing."

Just as Lu Li was walking with Xiao Fang on the snack street near the school gate, several figures suddenly rushed out, and an aircraft descended from the sky.

Several strangely dressed people rushed towards Xiaofang, saying, "Little sister, come with us, uncles have some delicious lollipops here."

Xiao Fang didn't understand what was going on, but when she saw someone reach out to her, she punched them directly in the stomach. The man vomited stomach acid and collapsed.

"Hey, this isn't what we agreed on. Weren't we supposed to just kidnap a first-grade girl? What the hell is going on?"

The others were astonished by what they saw, looking at Xiaofang as if they had seen a ghost.

But they quickly changed tactics, each of them pulling out guns and pointing them at Xiao Fang, while another pointed a gun at Lu Li, saying, "Old man, if you don't want to die, just surrender obediently. We just want to invite you to our home."

"My ice cream..."

Xiao Fang didn't notice the guns; she was only looking at the ice cream that had fallen to the ground because of her instinctive punch. Her big eyes were filled with tears, and she was about to cry.

"Xiaofang is really good! Her punching form was beautiful just now."

Lu Li patted Xiao Fang's head. "As for ice cream, I'll buy Xiao Fang another one later."

"Hey, are you guys even listening to us?!"

The man with the gun pulled the trigger and fired a shot at the ground beside him, which immediately caused screams from the surrounding crowd, and the crowd quickly dispersed.

(End of this chapter)