Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

Moreover, he received an unexpected surprise: Bei Shang was so stimulated that he regained some of his memories and was willing to help him corroborate the evidence.

Although the other party was talking about a 'modern' future, it fit the current situation perfectly, which naturally made Zhubei and the others gradually dispel their doubts.

"Let's assume you're telling the truth... but what exactly are you here for?" Zhubei continued to press seriously.

"To fulfill my duty as an investigator, I've been investigating spacetime distortions," Ash's expression gradually turned serious. "But I wasn't careful and was swept up here by that strange power, and I even got separated from my other Pokémon..."

This is actually the truth; time-space storms are also a form of distortion.

“Time distortion…” Zhu Bei and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

"It's a very strange phenomenon." Worried they hadn't seen it before, Xiao Zhi explained in detail, "It can create a terrifying storm within a certain area, and twisted cracks will appear in the sky... Once swept up by the storm, you might be thrown into the cracks and sent to unknown times or spaces; conversely, things might also be brought out of the cracks..."

"So you really are like Bei Shang!" Zhu Bei exclaimed immediately, unable to contain herself. "He also fell out of that distortion, and he can hardly remember anything from before... Hey, how come you can retain your memories?"

"I'm investigating spacetime distortion, so of course I have some ways to deal with it," Ash replied flawlessly.

With Bei Shang's experience as a guarantee, gaining the trust of Zhu Bei and others would not be difficult.

The distortion of time and space is definitely the main crisis that Xi Cui faces later. If she reveals her purpose and trump cards to Zhu Bei and others in advance, and then really takes action to solve some problems later, this trust will naturally be more solid.

Ash is now all alone in Greenland, with even Zoroark and the Pokémon management out of contact. He must cooperate with the people of this era to gradually resolve his predicament and eventually find a way home.

So, are we going to ignore the Pearl Team and instead go to the Galaxy Team to cause trouble?

"I see... So what are your plans next?" Zhubei seemed to believe Xiaozhi's words for the time being and began to ask him about his future plans.

"I need to find my lost companion first!" Ash asked anxiously. "It's a Zoroar... Have any of you seen any trace of it?"

"Zoroa?" Jube and Guana exchanged a glance, as if they had thought of something at the same time.

“We haven’t actually seen Zoroia, but we went to the Ice Rock because there were suddenly a lot of rumors about it being haunted in the area,” Guana explained. “There was indeed a ball of soul fire attracting us at the time, and I was initially worried it was a trap set by the Cursed Fox, but then Zhubei found you…”

"Soulfire... Thank you so much for the news, I have to go check it out right now!" Ash's expression changed, and after thanking him, he immediately turned and ran away.

He now had a very bad feeling that he no longer had the time to deal with these people!

That ball of soul fire must have a great deal to do with Zoroya!

"Hey! Wait a minute... at least put on your winter clothes first! There's a blizzard going on over there!" Zhubei hurriedly and anxiously tried to stop him, but Xiaozhi had already disappeared.

"There's no other way, I'll just have to go and see for myself." The young female leader shrugged helplessly, deciding to go and find out what was going on.

"Zhubei, do you need to put on another layer of clothing?" Guana asked with concern.

She didn't stop Zhubei, after all, she knew that once the other person made a decision, there was no way to stop them.

"Absolutely not, I don't feel cold at all," Zhubei waved her hand dismissively. "As for him... well, he probably doesn't need it either. When we found him, he was much more naked than Master Bin!"

"You don't have to bring this up." Guana sighed helplessly.

The "Master Bin" that Zhubei mentioned is Bin Lian, the farm manager of the pure white permafrost farm. He is a super strong man who can go shirtless in the snow and is also Zhubei's idol.

Ash was indeed even more naked than Hama... I guess that's why Treasure believed him so quickly.

In that situation, they were only frozen stiff... People who are so resistant to cold are usually very admirable.

Ash didn't have time to pay attention to the incident behind him. In the blink of an eye, he plunged headfirst into the icy rocks amidst the swirling snow!

"Zorua!!" Ignoring the oncoming north wind, Ash called out the little fox's name loudly.

"I know you're here! Come out and see me!!" "Pikachu!!"

Ash's voice grew increasingly urgent, and Pikachu joined in, the scattering sound waves even causing snow to fall from the trees.

No matter how they shouted, all they could see was a vast expanse of white.

Without Zoroah, and without that soul flame…

"Zorua...no matter what happened, I will find you today!!" Ash's tone gradually lowered, even carrying an unyielding stubbornness.

"Pikachu!!" Pikachu suddenly unleashed its power, and a burst of lightning shot straight into the sky, even shattering the blowing wind and snow!

They are now extremely worried about their companions. They are determined to find Zorua, even if it means cutting through all the snow and turning the entire ice field upside down!

(No...no way...) This scene happened to fall into the eyes of Zhu Bei, who was chasing after them, and she was immediately dumbfounded.

That Pikachu's power was simply terrifying beyond imagination!

Zhubei originally wanted to spar with this captured Pokémon, but her Glaceon just curled up in a ball and trembled!

"Zorua, come out!" Ash continued to call out urgently, "No matter what happened to you, at least come and see me!"

hum~

The eerie soul fire finally emerged, casting a crimson hue over the once pure white snowfield…

Chapter 1088 The Surprise of Finding What Was Lost!

"Zoroa...how could this be..."

Upon seeing that ball of soul fire, Ash immediately confirmed that this was the Zoroar he was looking for!

However, the image enveloped by the soul fire was completely different from the original.

Its black fur turned gray-white, and its neck was covered with fluffy down like a scarf. Its tail and the hair behind its forehead became more flowing and long, with a touch of light red at the tips, complementing the changing light and shadow of the soul fire around it.

Its expression was no longer as confident and playful as before; its eyelids were always lowered, and its gaze seemed to contain endless sorrow…

Apart from the two red dots between his eyebrows, you can't see his original appearance at all!

Most importantly, it is now a spirit... and an evil spirit at that!!

"Zorua, you... how did you become like this?!" Ash asked anxiously, reaching out his hand, but Zorua's Soul Flame suddenly flew backward.

"Little... Zhi..." After a long while, a faint sigh drifted from within the soul fire, "Why did you come looking for me again..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? We're comrades! Besides, you came all the way from the Union to find me, and now that you're gone, of course I have to find you!"

"But I can no longer be your companion!" Zoroa screamed, her voice trembling with obvious sobs, yet not a single tear fell from the flickering flames. "Can't you see my condition...? I'm not even alive like this, and what keeps me in this form is nothing but resentment towards you!!"

Yes, Zorua is dead.

To be precise, it suffered enormous damage in the spacetime storm, to the point that its physical body completely collapsed.

However, due to the unique characteristics of the Xicui area, its spirit has been preserved.

Compared to Sinnoh a hundred years later, the region of Shire during this period, due to its harsh living environment and the disharmony between humans and Pokémon, gathered a lot of souls and resentment, which is why some Pokémon regional forms have the Ghost type.

Soroya, who was washing greenery, was one of them.

The little fox was originally the normal Zoroia, but because these resentments had been mixed into its soul, it was also transformed into the Emerald form.

If it could retain a relatively complete body, it might truly be able to be reborn as a genuine Sororia... But its body has completely collapsed, so it can only exist in this rootless and adrift soul state.

Moreover, it draws upon resentment, a power that Ash would inevitably purify once he encountered it!

"Zorua... I'm sorry, I failed to protect you..." Ash lowered his head, his heart filled with self-blame.

If he had discovered the little fox's unauthorized actions sooner, if he had tried harder to protect Zoroya during the time-space storm, perhaps none of this would have happened...

"It's not Ash's fault... It's just that I really can't stay by Ash's side anymore..." A sorrowful voice came from Zoroah's Soul Flame.

The spirit form of Zoroya is now like a walking curse; even without intention, it could bring disaster to its surroundings!

How could something like this stay by Ash's side?

"Zorua, you really don't need to worry about these things!" Ash stepped forward and solemnly promised Zoro, "We're partners. Now that I've found you, no matter what you become, I'll never be separated from you again!!"

"But…"

"No buts! Since you chose me, you have to trust me at a time like this!" Ash didn't give Zoroah a chance to worry. "I'll find a way to block your resentment, and I can also restore your body... At worst, we'll make a trip to Kanto right now. As long as we get Ho-Oh's Sacred Ash, I'm sure I can help you restore your body!"

Zoroar was completely stunned. Ash was actually willing to go to such lengths for it. Its original determination to leave was now wavering.

"Zorua, believe me!" Ash continued to persuade him earnestly. "We're already incredibly lucky to have survived the Time Storm together. Whatever you become, it's only temporary. I promise you, I'll help you return to normal as soon as possible!"

"Ash... Ash!!"

Having said that, the little fox could no longer contain its emotions and rushed into Ash's arms like a flame.

They could not touch each other at this moment, but they both maintained an embracing posture, as if trying to give each other warmth in this way.

After a long while, the man and the fox looked up at the same time, smiled at each other, and then looked at each other.

So what if they're separated by time? So what if they're haunted by curses? As long as they're together, none of that matters!

"Oh right, come over here!" Zoroa seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly floated to a certain spot, gesturing for Ash to search through the snow from there.

"This is... great! Zoroa, you've been a huge help!" Ash didn't hesitate to dig in, and finally dug out the broken Mega Bracelet... and his own phone from the snow!

The former originally belonged to Hiljuna. Ash traded items with her when they were on the Seven Islands, but he never got a chance to get them back.

The bracelet's decorations are slightly damaged, but the Evolution Keystone is intact and might still come in handy here.

The recovery of his phone brought Xiaozhi even greater joy.

Although his phone was badly damaged and completely unusable after being hit by the time storm and the permafrost, Ash still had a faint sense that Porygon-Z was inside!

If the phone can be repaired, Xiao Zhi might be able to awaken the management spirit again!

As for the other lost items and the missing pieces of the Source of Life, that's all we can do for now.

Anyway, there are already sources of life distributed here in Xicui, so we can just go and get them one by one when the time comes.

"Zorua, thank you so much!" Ash said gratefully.