Elf: Starting as the Fighting Gym Master, and being entangled by Nancy.

Chapter 416 Parting with Cattleya, the Bear Apprentice Joins the Faction

Li Xuan pushed Mingyi out directly.

In fact, if Mingyi were to dedicate herself wholeheartedly to raising Pokémon, her strength would probably be far beyond that of an Elite Four member.

It's true that he won the championship.

"Mingyi? I remember she's been filming a movie in Liyong City recently, right?"

As Adek listened to everything from the sidelines, a pretty figure popped into his mind.

Mingyi, a rising star among young actresses.

Trainers under Dr. Yew.

Of course, what Adek knew more about was that Mingyi's acting skills were quite good.

However, Adek was somewhat puzzled as to why Li Xuan was talking about this person.

“Yes, Mingyi’s talent is actually quite remarkable. If possible, I think you could try training Mingyi. Of course, you could train her in the same way as Karini, the champion of the Carlos region.”

Karuni, champion of the Carlos region.

She is also a globally renowned actress.

He is a true trainer who excels in both his career and his skills.

Li Xuan felt that if Mingyi was willing, she could follow this route.

Although it's possible that they might not achieve the same level of success as Karuni.

However, reaching the level of a top-tier player is definitely not a problem.

Li Xuan thought highly of Mingyi.

"I see... Thank you, Master Li Xuan."

Adek expressed his heartfelt gratitude.

Although Li Xuan did not hold a position in the Unova region, he identified a talented individual for the region.

Adek remembered the name Mingyi.

Yes, if he has the chance, he definitely wants to meet them in person.

"Alright, I'll be going now. I'll go to your place where you raise Wooloos later and see if there are any Wooloos that catch my eye. Before that, I'll go see Senior Ma Shide."

Before leaving the Unova region, Li Xuan still had a lot to do.

Besides looking for Warm Pig, Ma Shide also wants to give himself two bear apprentices.

At that moment, Mastedt was quietly waiting for him outside the Union.

"Yes, Master Li Xuan, you must come to the Unova region again if you have the chance!"

Adeke no longer hoped that Li Xuan would take a position in the Unova region.

If I have the chance to come to the Unova region again, I can also achieve the effect of deterring the local villainous organizations.

Although Team Plasma's Quigley was arrested, many other members were still at large.

But the problem is coming.

Where exactly are the members of Team Plasma hiding?
The United Alliance searched many places, even thoroughly examining some forests several times, but they still couldn't find any trace of Team Plasma.

"Ugh."

Adeker sighed and decided to gather security forces for a major cleanup operation in the Unova region.

“Mr. Adek, there’s a saying that I think might be appropriate for the current situation.”

Li Xuan pondered for a moment: "Sometimes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Those unexpectedly safe places might be where the remnants of the Plasma Team reside."

Li Xuan said all he had to say.

He knew that many members of the Plasma Team had not yet been arrested.

Therefore, he was willing to give Adek a little reminder.

That's right.

Whether Adek can come up with this connection is up to him.

"Is the most dangerous place the safest place...?"

Adek repeated what Li Xuan had said. He felt he had some inspiration. After thanking Li Xuan, he quickly walked into the alliance office and gathered everyone.

"Hmm, I hope that next time I come to the Unova region, I will see a completely different side of it."

Li Xuan chuckled softly, watching Alder and the Four Heavenly Kings of Unova depart.

Before leaving.

Cattleya's fingers gripped the hem of her skirt tightly, her long golden hair falling as she lowered her head, obscuring her slightly flushed cheeks.

“Li, Li Xuan…”

Her voice was as soft as a feather falling on snow, and her toes unconsciously drew small circles on the ground.

This newly appointed member of the Four Heavenly Kings, who once wielded superpowers with ease, now speaks even the simplest sentences haltingly.

"Um...actually I..."

dong dong dong~
In the distance, the bells of the Alliance meeting could be heard.

As if suddenly awakened, Cattleya bit her lower lip, freezing the words that were about to come out into a sigh.

"what happened?"

Li Xuan stopped, put his hands in his pockets, and looked at Jia Deliya.

He was waiting for Cattleya.

Cattleya was also waiting for him.

Of course, only the two of them knew what they were waiting for.

"We'll meet again, won't we?"

Cattleya placed her hands on her chest, tears welling up in her eyes.

This period was the happiest time she had ever experienced.

There were no family troubles, nor any other distractions.

It's all just for fun.

Li Xuan handled everything throughout.

This feeling of being cared for was not as commonplace as when the housekeeper, Shi Lan, took care of him.

How should I put it? A strange emotion began to sprout in Cattleya's heart.

When exactly it will take root and sprout, that remains to be seen.

"Yes, you can give me a video call anytime you want."

Li Xuan shook his phone, and after turning on the screen, the chat software interface showed a few pinned messages.

Cattleya was among them.

"Woooooooo..."

Upon hearing Li Xuan's words, Jia Deliya almost stopped in her tracks.

All the emotions I had been building up were completely ruined by the answer "video call".

"Hey, it's not like we're going to die, don't look so sad."

Seeing a few glistening tears welling up in Jiadeliya's eyes, Li Xuan quickly stepped forward and embraced her.
"Tell me when you miss me, and as long as I'm not busy, I'll come all the way from the Kanto region to see you right away, okay?"

"Li Xuan...you're so kind..."

Hearing Li Xuan say this, and even being willing to fly from the Kanto region to the Unova region for her sake, made Cattleya even more reluctant to part with him.

"Don't praise me, this is what I should do."

The reason is simple: Cattleya gave them far too much.

If you convert that to round-trip airfare, you could buy dozens of tickets already.

"Okay... then I won't bother you anymore."

As Li Xuan let go, Gadriya buried her head in his arms, her voice somewhat muffled.

"Before you leave, there's one more thing I'd like to ask you, is that alright?"

"what happened?"

Li Xuan's hand gently rested on Jia Deliya's hair, and as his fingertips ran through her golden hair, even his tone softened unconsciously.

The warmth of his palm made Cattleya's eyelashes tremble slightly, and like a jaytail cat being stroked, she unconsciously rubbed against Li Xuan's palm.

“Li Xuan…”

Suddenly.

Suddenly, Gadriya stood on tiptoe, tilted her head back, and the arrogance of the Four Heavenly Kings vanished completely. Her nose almost touched Li Xuan's chin.

Her cherry blossom-colored lips parted slightly, and the white mist she exhaled blurred the distance between them.

"Thank you……"

The two touched lightly and then separated.

……

Outside the United Alliance.

"Master Li Xuan, what's wrong with you?"

Ma Shide stroked his graying beard, looked at Li Xuan's slightly flushed face, and couldn't help but make a joke.

"nothing."

Li Xuan's tone was extremely calm, as if nothing had happened.

Masted saw through it but didn't say anything. He simply put his hands behind his back and then, as if by magic, produced two Poké Balls.

“Gym Leader Li Xuan, these two Poké Balls contain Kubuck’s apprentice, Lulu.”

The Poké Ball that Mastedt brought out was a Deluxe Ball, which actually matched the color scheme of Urshifu quite well.

As he spoke, the luxury ball landed on the ground.

Two bear cubs standing on two legs appeared.

Their fur is predominantly beige with white markings, mainly concentrated on the head and upper chest.

A few white hairs also hung down the back of its head, making it look like it was wearing a white headscarf.

Pokémon: Bear Apprentice (Legendary Pokémon)

[Attribute: Fighting]

【Level: 25】

[Characteristic: Mental Power]

[Movement: Omitted.] The level 25 bear apprentices appear to have the same stats, but in fact, the stats of these two bear apprentices are exactly the same.

"Huh?" (Unknown human? Who are you? Why is this place so bare? Never mind, take this punch first!)

Once Xiong's apprentice saw Li Xuan's appearance clearly, he shot out like a cannonball!
Its fist, accompanied by a whooshing sound, aimed straight for Li Xuan's face, the force of the punch even lifting the stray hairs on his forehead!

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, Li Xuan's right hand appeared in front of him without him even noticing, firmly catching the fierce blow.

The bear apprentice's fist remained motionless in his palm. The little guy stared wide-eyed in astonishment, his short legs still in the air, still in the position of throwing a punch.

"Sneak attacks are not a good habit."

Li Xuan smiled and squeezed the furry fist, and the bear apprentice immediately deflated like a punctured balloon.

"Bah!" (Humans are so agile!)

Upon seeing this, the bear apprentice on the other side had a glint in his eyes.

Its toes lightly touched the ground, and its body instantly transformed into a series of afterimages.

Bang bang bang!
The force of the punches came one after another like raindrops, each strike precisely connected, the movements fluid and graceful.

"Wow! What a promising talent for the combo-style!"

Li Xuan crossed his arms to block, but was still forced to retreat half a step by the relentless onslaught.

The disciple's fist techniques were sometimes hard and sometimes soft, like a mountain collapsing and rocks splitting, and sometimes like willow catkins brushing against the face. They actually contained the true teachings of the Xiong Master's Continuous Strike Style.

But that last uppercut suddenly changed its move, and the force of the punch suddenly became three times stronger!
Upon seeing this, the subdued bear disciple's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

Its left fist suddenly slammed out from below at a tricky angle!

The two bear disciples immediately formed a perfect pincer attack, and the wind from their punches tore at the hem of Li Xuan's clothes, making them flutter loudly.

Li Xuan chuckled softly, his body swaying like a swimming fish.

He first released the hand that was holding the bear apprentice.

Then, he transformed his right hand into a claw, grabbed the wrist of the first bear disciple, and used the force to throw him directly towards the second bear disciple.

Seeing his younger brother in this state, the second bear apprentice had no choice but to reduce his strength.

But this also gave Li Xuan an opportunity.

Li Xuan pressed down on the heads of the two little ones with both hands at the same time.

The bear disciples' combination punches came to an abrupt halt, their two short legs kicking futilely in the air, looking just like a naughty little bear being grabbed by the scruff of its neck.

"Hey!" (Have mercy, sir! I was wrong, I was wrong! I shouldn't have ambushed you!)

Xiong's apprentice, who had initially intended to attack Li Xuan, was flustered and tried to beg for mercy so that Li Xuan would release him.

The bear apprentice never expected that the human before him was just as powerful as Ma Shide.

They can be held in place with just a pair of hands.

It has been a long time since any human has been able to bully them.

Normally, the trainers at the dojo are all completely outmaneuvered by them.

Over time, the two bear apprentices became somewhat lawless.

It was being bullied by Li Xuan like this today that suddenly brought them to their senses.

A bear should act like a bear; what kind of skill is it to bully children?

Ah!
They must strive to improve their strength so they can take revenge on Li Xuan in the future!

And so, a seed of revenge was planted in their hearts.

Li Xuan: “…”

Uh...

Don't these two bear apprentices know that he can read their minds?

Looking at the expressions on his bear apprentices' faces, Li Xuan knew what they were thinking without even having to think too much.

Isn't it just about getting revenge on yourself in the future?

Come to think of it, the last time I saw this expression was on Lambda.

Ah ~
Speaking of Lambda, it's been a long time since I've seen him.

I wonder how this guy is doing in prison.

Have you ever thought about escaping from prison?

Recently, Li Xuan has been a bit short of money.

If Lambda has any plans to escape, you'd better reveal it now.

"Hey bro, bro, what's wrong with this human? Why is he suddenly making that face?"

The second bear apprentice, the one who specializes in combo attacks, whispered a question to the first bear apprentice.

"Yeah, I don't know. He doesn't seem like a good person."
The number one bear apprentice shook his head. Although it was a bit reckless, it wasn't stupid and could read faces.

If Li Xuan's expression had been in an animated film, he would definitely have been a villain.

"Ahem, I just thought of something happy. As for what it is, I can't tell you yet, you'll find out later."

Li Xuan coughed lightly, then squatted down and looked at his two bear disciples: "From now on, I will be your trainer. No matter what you were like in the dojo before, now that you're following me, you'd better behave and not keep playing pranks."

Ma Shide told him about the deeds of these two bear apprentices, who were truly living, breathing mischievous kids.

Like a husky, it often causes damage.

If they went to a fighting dojo, they'd probably tear the place apart the very next day.

"What? You actually want us to stop playing pranks? You're suppressing Pokémon's natural instincts!"

The number one bear apprentice's ears perked up, and a hint of resentment flashed in its round eyes.

Its fur bristled up, and its originally adorable little face instantly turned fierce!

"Beat!" (Take this! My strongest punch!)

With a fierce roar, the number one bear apprentice slammed its hind legs into the ground, and its right fist, brimming with power, hurtled straight at Li Xuan's chin with a whooshing sound.

The punch came suddenly, even stirring up swirling ripples in the surrounding air.

Li Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly, and his left hand shot out like lightning.

With another soft "smack," the resentful punch was steadily blocked by him with one hand.

The apprentice was still suspended in mid-air in the punching pose, his face full of disbelief.

"Naughty." Li Xuan bent his index finger and flicked it lightly on the forehead.

Boom!
After the crisp sound, Xiong's apprentice, clutching his reddened forehead, rolled to the ground, tumbling twice like a deflated ball before stopping.

It looked up with teary eyes, only to meet Li Xuan's ambiguous smile, and immediately its ears drooped down dejectedly.

"And you? Do you have any opinions?"

Li Xuan's gaze shifted to his second apprentice, Xiong, and the little guy immediately froze.

Its round eyes blinked twice, it raised its paws in a gesture of surrender, and its furry ears were so frightened that they were pressed against its head.

It cautiously took a half step back, and didn't forget to poke its companion, who was pretending to be dead on the ground, with its paw, indicating that it was not taking the blame for this.

And so, Xiong's apprentices were won over by Li Xuan.

"Wow, this young man is quite something."

Ma Shide was also surprised that Li Xuan had managed to win over the two bear disciples in less than half an hour.

This is something that even the apprentices in our own dojo could never do.

Indeed, entrusting these two mischievous bear apprentices to Li Xuan for training was the right thing to do.

"so so."

Li Xuan waved his hand, saying that when Zapdos and Articuno got into trouble before, they were much more disruptive than his apprentice, Kushala Daora.

The playful fighting that Xiong's apprentice just did was nothing more than child's play to him.

"Alright, I won't suppress your nature. What I mean is, don't keep playing pranks. As long as you don't do it every day, it's up to you."

Li Xuan picked them up and then finished explaining.

After saying that, Li Xuan put them back.

There happened to be a Pokémon Center nearby, so after registering the Poké Ball, the two bear apprentices were teleported back.

When the time comes, I will train together with the Pokémon I have caught on this trip.

After finishing these tasks, Li Xuan reported his trip to Zhu Lan.

[The Abandoned Monkey of the Dojo: Miss Zhulan, I'm preparing to part ways with Cattleya.]

[Archaeologist Cabbage: ? : ? ]

……

Sinnoh region, Pokémon League.

"What?! Li Xuan, you want to break up with Gardaria?!"

Upon seeing the message from Li Xuan, Zhu Lan's first reaction was that Li Xuan and Jia Deliya had broken up.

"Wait, how come you're breaking up after just one trip to the Unova region?!"

Zhu Lan misunderstood.

Clearly, the meaning of "separate" was interpreted as "break up".

"No, I need to call and find out!"

Zhu Lan dialed Li Xuan's number directly. When he answered, without any opening pleasantries, she went straight to the point: "Li Xuan! You're not allowed to break up! Even if you have to break up, it absolutely can't be during this time!"

Li Xuan:?
"Miss Zhulan, when did I say I wanted to break up with Cattleya?"

Li Xuan felt that Zhu Lan was strange.

Why did they suddenly break up when they were doing so well together?
"Eh?"

"Ok?"

Two voices of doubt came from the two of them at the same time.

Then, Li Xuan explained the matter clearly.

"Oh, oh, the misunderstanding is cleared up."

Zhu Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hi, Miss Zhulan, if you're done, I'll hang up now."

After saying that, Li Xuan was about to hang up the phone.

Zhu Lan stopped him.

"Wait a minute, I actually have something to say."