A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

"Yes, your Grandpa Ye will be bringing a batch of Pokémon eggs over in a few days, along with several starter Pokémon, which will all be placed in the breeding area for breeding."

Seeing that he finally had a chance to speak, Lin's father quickly spoke up from the side.

"Old Ye is such a polite guy. We invited him to stay with us, but he insisted on bringing some things with him."

Grandpa Xiao and Grandpa Ye were old acquaintances, but it had been many years since they had sat down together for tea. When Lin's father became Grandpa Ye's apprentice, it was Grandpa Xiao who personally intervened.

Will Elder Ye also be moving in?

This surprised Lin Xiaolin somewhat, because even though Elder Ye had a house in Longdu, he could only stay there for a few days at a time, and he basically rested at the research center.

"Well, after finishing the fossil research, the professor is also preparing to enter a semi-retirement state, and is going to step down to the second line. He will not go to the research center for general research anymore, but will only occasionally go to the research center to hold meetings to discuss some matters and help some young people improve their research."

Lin's father said with some disappointment. This disappointment was not because of Ye Lao's retirement, but because he suddenly realized that Ye Lao was also getting old.

The once energetic old man is now in declining health, and his stubborn nature has been replaced by acceptance of retirement.

Yes, Mr. Ye is already in his seventies, almost eighty, which is even older than Mr. Xiao.

Previously, Mr. Lin had been urging his son to retire and take a good rest, but after Mr. Ye actually announced his retirement recently, Mr. Lin had a strange feeling.

Old Master Ye has now handed over all his work to Lin's father. He hasn't accumulated many association points over the years, mainly because he has invested most of them in young people, including Lin's father.

However, there were still many points left. Now that Lin's father has taken them to the gym to retire, he simply took all the points and exchanged them for Pokémon eggs, which he then put into the breeding area.

"If you ask me, Lao Ye should have retired long ago. He's in his seventies or eighties and still staying up all night doing research. He needs to take good care of his health, otherwise he won't live for many more years."

Grandma chimed in, saying that she knew Mr. Ye back then, so she spoke without any reservations. Besides, the old folks were good friends back then.

It's a good thing that Master Ye came to the dojo. The old man never married and had no children. Now, Lin's father is his son, and Lin Xiaolin is his grandson.

Chapter 297 Tang Tian

Since the dojo was not yet fully repaired, everyone had to eat out. They ate dinner at a restaurant near the dojo that evening.

"By the way, Grandpa, how are the apprentices at the dojo doing now?"

While eating, Lin Xiaolin casually asked the question. But as soon as she asked it, Old Master Xiao sighed.

"Don't say anymore. Most of the apprentices from Xingcheng didn't come. We have very few apprentices at our dojo now, and it's not easy to recruit them in Longdu either. I'm having some troubles now."

Apprentices are the foundation of the dojo. Apprentices who graduate from the dojo will generally remember the dojo's kindness and will lend a helping hand if the dojo encounters any problems in the future.

Now that we've moved to Longdu, there are top-tier and super-top-tier gyms everywhere else, so why would we come to your second-rate gym? Unless you're recruiting those mediocre trainers.

However, those trainers are basically lazy and unwilling to work, so they can only be recruited to make up the numbers.

Lin Xiaolin thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and began to speak.

"By the way, how about I ask my classmates from Xingcheng, or ask my high school teachers, to see if there are any promising students who would like to study in Longdu?"

Grandpa Xiao's eyes lit up.

"Sure! Besides, your teacher Tang was a really nice guy. He helped Ling'er and Xue'er when they were wronged at school. I heard he wasn't having an easy time at school during that period. Now that that thing is over, things should be much better, right?"

Lin Xiaolin's heart skipped a beat. He had called Tang Tian when Ling'er and Xue'er had their accident. He felt that Tang Tian was acting strangely at the time, but the situation didn't allow it, and he was also worried about his family, so he didn't investigate further.

It seems something really did go wrong; I hadn't even noticed!

With this thought in mind, Lin Xiaolin immediately felt anxious. She greeted her grandfathers and headed outside.

Lin Xiaolin took out her phone and dialed Tang Tian directly. It had been more than a year since Lin Xiaolin had called Tang Tian.

Back then, Tang Tian told them to come back and have a drink with him whenever they had time, but he never even thought of it once, despite returning to Xingcheng so many times.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaolin couldn't help but smile bitterly, wishing he could give himself a good beating.

'Beep beep beep~'

The phone rang for several tens of seconds, almost a minute, before it was answered.

"Hey?"

Tang Tian's familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, but compared to his previous strong and energetic voice, it had a hint of laziness and helplessness.

"Teacher Tang."

"Xiao Lin? What's wrong? Did you go back to Xingcheng?"

Hearing Tang Tian's words, Lin Xiaolin's bitter smile deepened.

"No, I just wanted to ask what you've been up to lately, Teacher Tang."

"Hey, when did you find time to care about me? I'm doing great, eating and drinking well every day. Instead of caring about me, you should be studying hard at university. Longdu University is full of geniuses. Be careful not to come in last and embarrass me, Old Tang."

Hearing Tang Tian's relaxed words, Lin Xiaolin felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

Tang Tian can be considered his guide on the path of a trainer, providing invaluable guidance to him when he was still young.

"Teacher Tang, something must have happened to you recently, right?"

Lin Xiaolin could only ask this cautiously, and the person on the other end of the phone remained silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"So what if I resigned? Why does it seem like the whole world knows? I just don't want to work anymore and want to retire early, so why are you all asking me? Wang Can is here, Lan Rou is here, Qian Yu is here, and I didn't expect you to show up again."

Tang Tian said with a laugh and a curse.

After chatting with Tang Tian about everyday things, Lin Xiaolin hung up the phone and stood at the door, looking at the crowds coming and going, feeling a little lost.

He picked up the phone again and dialed Yan Fan's number.

"Little Scale, what's up?"

"Hmm, I recently heard something that seems to indicate that Teacher Tang has resigned?"

"He resigned? Old Tang retired so early?"

“It’s not retirement. I suspect there’s something going on. Can you investigate if there’s anything hidden?”

"Ok?"

Yan Fan heard Lin Xiaolin also become serious.

"It must be related to the two little ones. Tang Tian used to protect my sister a lot at school, so he probably offended someone."

"Okay, I'll have them check."

After saying that, Yan Fan hung up the phone, and Lin Xiaolin breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly remembering something, she called Wang Can, her senior.

"Hello? Little Scale?"

Wang Can was clearly pleasantly surprised; he hadn't expected Lin Xiaolin to call him so suddenly.

"Senior Wang Can, I want to ask what happened on Teacher Tang's side. I just found out about it."

Wang Can remained silent for a while before speaking.

"I'm not entirely sure either. As far as I know, something happened to Teacher Tang at the school, but he resigned voluntarily. No one forced him to do so."

"Okay, I'll look into it. Sorry to bother you, senior."

"Haha, not at all. Little Lin, remember to come visit me next time you come to Fengdu."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Lin Xiaolin hung up the phone and didn't make any more calls. She returned to the dining table to eat with her family.

"Xiao Lin, what were you doing outside just now?"

Seeing that Lin Xiaolin had only returned after so long, Lin's father asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I just made a phone call to a friend."

Hearing him say that, Lin's father didn't ask any further questions.

"By the way, King Lingxin said that once the dojo is built, he will build a new passageway in the dojo that leads directly to her residence, which will make it easier for Ling'er and Xue'er to come back and play."

Grandpa suddenly said.

"Oh? Sure."

It was unexpected for Lin Xiaolin that Lingxin Society would build a passageway specifically for the dojo, but it was good that way, as it would ensure the safety of her family.

After dinner, Lin Xiaolin rode the tropical dragon back to Dragon City.

As soon as I pushed open the dormitory door, I saw Yan Fan lying flat on the sofa.

Yan Fan sat up immediately upon seeing Lin Xiaolin.

"Xiao Lin, please sit down. I've found out some information."

"So fast?"

Lin Xiaolin was somewhat surprised and immediately sat down next to Yan Fan.

"Yes, the information I found is that last year, when your family had that incident, Tang Tian was at school helping your sister seek justice."

"As you know, Old Tang had a temper, so he slapped Wang Chuqin across the face. As a result, Old Tang was targeted, and even the school didn't help him. Instead, they ostracized him and sided with Wang Chuqin."

"In the end, it was the people behind Lao Tang who stepped forward to help him resolve this matter. However, after that, Lao Tang lost all faith in the school and resigned after the previous graduating class, which was our class."

Yan Fan recounted the information he had found out. It must be said that Yan Fan's family was very well-informed; they had found out so quickly.

Chapter 298 The Silly Dragon

It's Wang Chu and Qin again!