A spirit descends, Gardevoir is my childhood friend?

Dratini swam happily in the water, Combusken and Riolu were playing a fighting game, Snorunt and Jangmo-o were curiously watching Caterpie under the tree, Caterpie was trembling with fear, and Blue sat by the stream, combing the dust off its body.

Lin Xiaolin smiled, washed her face by the stream, and then ran to eat breakfast with the four of them.

"Sister Yu, the Mighty Chicken should be at the Normal level by now, right?" Lin Xiaolin asked while eating a pancake.

"Yeah, I broke through last night, but it really gave me a big scare yesterday," Shi Yu said, still shaken.

"Yes, we won't act on our own next time. We'll definitely listen to our class monitor," Qin Lele chimed in.

Lin Xiaolin smiled but didn't say anything. She ate the pancake in her hand and watched the elves playing by the river, feeling completely at ease.

Chapter 39 The Headscarf Thug

After breakfast, Lin Xiaolin got up and patted the crumbs off her hands.

"Let's go, our journey continues." Lin Xiaolin looked at the four people behind her.

"Let's go!"

After setting up the campsite, the five of them led the elves through the forest, occasionally encountering some timid little elves but not disturbing them.

The five of them walked and stopped along the way. Before long, they came to the foot of a small hill. There were some scattered tree fruits at the foot of the hill. As they were looking at the fruits on the trees and trying to figure out what kind of fruit they were, they realized that...

Suddenly, a hooded thug appeared in everyone's sight with three slippery boys.

“It’s the slippery little guy from yesterday!” Yan Fan pointed to the smallest of the three slippery little guys, the bold one that came asking for food yesterday.

This guy should have disappeared last night when everyone was fighting Rattata.

However, everyone thought he had run away, so no one paid much attention. They just found it novel, since it was rare to see such a bold wild Pokémon. Now it seems that he did indeed run home on his own while everyone was battling.

Just then, the thug with the turban who was leading the group looked over.

"Tch!" The turbaned thug leading the group spat directly in the direction of the five men, looking provocative. The slippery boy behind him imitated the turbaned thug's actions.

"Slippery, slippery!" Just then, the smallest slippery boy stepped in front of the crowd and said something to the turbaned thugs.

"Shut up!" The turbaned thug pondered for a moment, then reluctantly said something.

“Little Scale, he said this is his territory and you have to pay a toll to pass through. But for the sake of Slippery Boy, if you want to pass through, you have to fight him. If you win, you can pass for free. If you lose, you have to pay some toll, or leave now and they will pretend they didn’t see us.”

Xiao Lan acted as a translator, and Lin Xiaolin relayed Xiao Lan's words to the four people behind her after understanding what she had said.

"Should we fight him? But the bandana thug is at least elite level. We definitely can't beat him with our own Pokémon. How about we just give him some food?" Yan Fan said from the side.

The other three agreed with Yan Fan's statement, since elite-level beings were beyond their current capabilities. However, Lin Xiaolin did not share this view.

Lin Xiaolin looked at the bandana thug, and the bandana thug's profile appeared in her mind.

Elf: Turban Thug

Attribute: Dark, Fighting

Level: Elite

Gender: male

Trait: Overconfidence [Attack power increases with each defeated enemy due to overconfidence]

Inherited Skill: High Five Surprise Attack

Learning skills: guidance

Skills: Headbutt, Sand Throw, Surprise Attack, Bluff, Tit for Tat, Flying Knee Kick

Description: The Hooded Scoundrel is rude but deeply values ​​its family, pack members, and territory. It has a fixed territory, with the leader determined by the size of its hood. It will spend its entire life there, never leaving. It will launch a group attack on any rivals who enter its territory, spitting acidic saliva to provoke them.

Lin Xiaolin glanced at the introduction and realized that the bandana thugs hadn't launched a direct attack on them out of consideration for Slippery Boy; otherwise, they would have been surrounded by now.

However, the bandana-wearing Blue, which is four times weak to Fairy-type, should be easy to defeat, right?

Lin Xiaolin thought to herself, then looked at Xiao Lan, who nodded in agreement.

“Alright, I’ll challenge the bandana thug.” Lin Xiaolin stepped forward directly, with Xiao Lan standing in front of him. The bandana thug’s henchmen stepped aside, leaving the two of them a battleground.

"Big brother, are you really going to fight?" Yan Fan and the other three looked puzzled.

"Hmm, I'd like to try with Sister Xiaolan. After all, losing only means getting some food, it's not a big deal." Xiaolan nodded in agreement.

"Alright then, be careful." Yan Fan and the other three had no choice but to step aside, leaving the open space to the two elves.

"Slippery! Slippery!" The slippery boy was jumping up and down anxiously next to Lin Xiaolin, feeling that Lin Xiaolin was asking for a beating.

"It's alright, slippery kid. Just watch how I beat up your boss." Lin Xiaolin patted the slippery kid's bald head.

"Screeching!" The hooded thug on the other side was already making an attack gesture, and Lin Xiaolin also became serious.

Little Blue opened her arms, and pink energy poured out, directly using the Mist Field.

The thug with the headscarf looked at the pink energy at his feet with disgust, then pulled up his shorts and headbutted Xiao Lan.

Little Blue teleported away and followed up with a Magic Flash. Pink energy emanated from Little Blue's body and headed towards the bandana thug. The bandana thug hurriedly retreated to avoid it, but he still couldn't dodge and was hit by the Magic Flash.

"Scream!" The thug with the headscarf revealed an angry expression and made a gesture as if to attack Xiao Lan. But the next second, Xiao Lan's eyes revealed a look of confusion, clearly indicating that she was in a state of chaos.

The four people behind Lin Xiaolin all looked tense, realizing that something was wrong.

Seeing his chance, the bandana thug launched a surprise attack. But just as the attack was about to hit Xiao Lan, Xiao Lan teleported away and dodged. The bandana thug was knocked to the ground. When he turned around, he saw a ball of pink energy coming towards him.

He tried to dodge, but it was too late; the magical light struck the turbaned thug once more.

As the dust settled, the unconscious bandana-wearing thug lay on the ground, and a group of slippery boys rushed forward to check on their leader's injuries.

"Slippery! Slippery!" The slippery boys picked up the unconscious bandana-wearing thug and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Sister Xiaolan and Xiaolin are so strong!" Qin Lele stood next to Sister Xiaolan, her eyes sparkling with admiration. Xiaolan smiled with her lips pursed.

"It was clearly Sister Xiaolan who fought by herself just now, what does it have to do with Xiaolin?" Shi Anyang scratched his head in confusion.

"Sister Xiaolan can communicate with Xiaolin normally using mental energy in daily life, but not in battle?" Shi Yu rolled her eyes from the side, while Shi Anyang scratched his head blankly to indicate that he understood.

"By the way, didn't that bandana thug use a bluff just now? I remember it can confuse the opponent, right? And judging from Sister Xiaolan's condition, she also seemed to be in a confused state. How did she get out of that state?" Yan Fan looked puzzled.

"It's Misty Terrain. I had Sister Xiaolan use Misty Terrain at the beginning of the battle. Pokémon on Misty Terrain won't get status conditions," Lin Xiaolin explained to the four puzzled people.

"No wonder you had Sister Xiaolan use the misty terrain from the beginning; you were already prepared for this move!" Qin Lele suddenly realized.

"You're pretty good, kid. You predicted that move perfectly." Yan Fan chuckled and patted Lin Xiaolin on the back.

Chapter 40 Slippery Boy and the Strange Hot Monkey

"Slippery! Slippery!" Just as everyone was celebrating, a discordant voice broke out in the crowd.

Lin Xiaolin looked down and saw that the slippery boy was still there, not having left with his clansmen.

"Slippery boy, why aren't you leaving? Your boss and the others have all run far away." Lin Xiaolin looked at Slippery boy with a puzzled expression.

"Slippery! Slippery!" The slippery boy jumped up and down excitedly, holding up his underwear.

"He said he wants to hang out with you," Xiao Lan said, acting as translator.

Lin Xiaolin: "......"

"Sorry, Slippery Boy, I don't need to catch any Pokémon for now. I already have my own partners." Lin Xiaolin patted Slippery Boy's bald head. To be honest, it felt pretty good.

The slippery boy looked disappointed and walked towards his companion with his head down.

Lin Xiaolin felt bad watching Slippery Boy's retreating figure, but as a qualified trainer, she had to be responsible for all her Pokémon.

"Slippery Boy!" Just as Slippery Boy was walking away dejectedly, a voice called out to him. Slippery Boy turned around and saw Shi Yu take a Poké Ball out of his backpack.

"Are you willing to become stronger with me?" Shi Yu squatted down and looked at the slippery boy at eye level, his eyes revealing sincerity.

"Slippery... Slippery!" With tears in his eyes, Slippery ran straight towards Shi Yu, plunging headfirst into the Poké Ball, which then flashed red.

"Ding~ Ding~ Ding!" Shi Yu smiled as he looked at the Poké Ball in his hand.

"Congratulations, Sister Yu!" "Yes, Sister Yu, you're the first among us to capture a second Pokémon!" "Congratulations!"

"Thank you everyone." Shi Yu was very happy and released the slippery boy. The slippery boy no longer looked disappointed and was full of spirit.

"Slippery boy, do you want to say goodbye to your people?" Shi Yu squatted down and looked at the slippery boy at eye level.

"Slippery." The slippery boy shook his head, glanced in the direction of the small mountain, and followed Shi Yu directly.

"Don't worry, Slicky Pokémon naturally leave the bandana gang after they grow up and wander around to different places until they find a suitable territory, where they will claim it as their own and then reproduce. After that, they will guard their territory for the rest of their lives," Lin Xiaolin explained carefully from the side.

"Okay, let's get stronger together, slippery boy." Shi Yu rubbed the slippery boy's head.

"Slippery!"

Only then did everyone have time to look up and carefully observe the fruit trees. There were about twenty fruit trees, but each tree had only a few fruits, mostly oranges and apples.

However, after Lin Xiaolin looked around, he actually found that there were 3 Dragon Fire Fruits growing on a tree!

When Lin Xiaolin first discovered it, he couldn't believe it. How could such a rare tree fruit be found in such a place? He only realized it when Xiao Lan picked it and placed it in his hand.

"Look, it really is a Dragonfire Fruit!" Lin Xiaolin showed the fruit in her hand to the four people behind her.

"Really!" Qin Lele exclaimed in surprise.

"What is a Dragonfire Fruit?" Yan Fan asked curiously, holding an orange fruit in his hand and eating it.

"How come you don't know anything?" Qin Lele rolled her eyes at him.