Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

"Chi Hong!"

As Chi Hong walked away, Li Lianzhu finally couldn't help but call out his name.

Chi Hong stopped and glanced sideways at the aggrieved face. Chi Hong frowned.

That expression doesn't seem faked, could it be...?

Phrases like "started with a fling and then abandoned, used without paying" and "the ultimate playboy" instantly appeared!

"Could it be...?"

"Wasn't he a simp before? Was he a jerk?"

Driven by the basic logic of getting to the bottom of things, Chi Hong turned around, walked up to Li Lianzhu, looked at her calmly, and waited for her to continue.

As if she had made a decision, Li Lianzhu gritted her teeth, raised her head, and looked directly into Chi Hong's eyes.

"Chi Hong, I know I've wronged you!"

"The pet cub your grandfather left you might break through to S-rank when it grows up!"

"I've found out who my mom sold it to, and I'll definitely help you get it back!"

"I will definitely give you an explanation!"

After Li Lianzhu finished speaking, his imposing aura vanished, and he dared not look at Chi Hong's face again, running away as fast as he could.

Chi Hong stood there for a few seconds, a sinister smile appearing on his usually calm face.

"Although it was only a few words, I roughly understood."

"I said I was born into a wealthy family, and even if my family went bankrupt, I wouldn't have to rely on Zhaoxia for support to make ends meet."

"Turns out it wasn't just my uncle selling off my family property; my ex-girlfriend's mom sold off my pet too!"

Chi Hong's expression grew increasingly grim. If he hadn't brought his Pokémon, he would have been played to death!

He was determined to take back the pet that his grandfather had left him. Relying on Li Lianzhu was useless; if her mother dared to sell it, he wouldn't be able to get it back.

"At that time, I won't care whether you acknowledge it as your master or not; I'll just assume you were abducted when you were a child."

"If I throw a Poké Ball at you, you'll have to be my best friend!"

"Marriage of convenience leading to love—the level of Pokémon trainers is still rising!"

Chi Hong watched Li Lianzhu's retreating figure. He didn't need her to do anything; he would investigate on his own.

"If that's the case, then that aggrieved expression shouldn't have been shown in front of me. I should have been the one making that expression. Indeed, there's no comparison between you and Chaoxia."

As for the so-called S-class, the only one he knows of so far is his grandfather.

"That forbidden place where Grandpa never returned..."

Chi Hong narrowed his eyes, his heart beginning to stir, but the location of that forbidden area was still uncertain.

Even Chao Wen didn't know, so Chi Hong couldn't find anyone to ask.

Chi Hong attended two classes on pet breeding theory at the same time as a normal university student. He felt it was pretty good, after all, he was cheating, and these were things that ordinary beast tamers should indeed learn.

He paid special attention to the places Lu Yao often frequented. Lu Yao hadn't been there all day, so she must have been on an intelligence gathering mission. He wondered how she solved her truancy problem. He didn't care, since he had connections!

With Professor Yan protecting him, it didn't matter if he skipped classes frequently, because nominally, Chi Hong was already on Professor Yan's student list.

After a period of time living in the academy, the commotion Chi Hong caused on the day he registered was no longer being discussed by many people. However, almost everyone knew that the news that freshman Chi Hong had defeated A-level student Li Zong was known to almost everyone.

Nobody said that President Li was weak. In the world of beast tamers, strength is paramount. If you say he's not good enough, he'll challenge you back. Well, you're just a college student beast tamer, go and fight an A-level beast tamer one-on-one!

One day in broad daylight, Chi Hong found Li Lianzhu's house. He used his wave-guiding power to sense the two people inside who appeared to be servants, and the other person was Li Lianzhu.

Li Lianzhu is a local, and his home is not far from Jinling Beastmaster University, so he lives at home.

"It's the weekend, but my parents aren't home. Oh well, I'll ask Lu Yao to investigate. Maybe there are other things Li Lianzhu doesn't know."

Chi Hong thought of Lu Yao and just took out his phone to call her when he saw that Lu Yao had sent him a text message.

She used her account as intermediary number 73.

"The time is set, I've found the location, and..."

"That idiot client seems to have already transferred the money to some middleman!"

"The meeting time is 11:00 AM today!"

Chi Hong raised an eyebrow when he saw this message. The assassins actually chose to hold a meeting at 11 a.m. in broad daylight?

He thought they would get together in the middle of the night!

Since the client is in Jinling City, those who came out this time to try and get his reward are all beast tamers active in Jinling City.

Soon, a location was sent to his phone. Chi Hong checked it and immediately drove there. Jinling City actually has a special route for pets, but Chi Hong did not use Charizard or Rapidash to travel. If someone saw him, he would not be able to summon those two Pokémon when he was doing things under his Red identity.

The location is at the border of Jinling City and another city, which is quite remote. Lu Yao has already arrived.

This is a small town, and the place where the assassins meet is actually in a small building next to the town's law enforcement office!

Whether the law enforcement officers in this small town know about this is hard to say...

One ordinary-looking person after another entered the small building, and each of them cast a glance at Lu Yao—some with curiosity, some with doubt, and others...

His eyes revealed blatant malice!

These people were either wearing masks, large sunglasses, or had their faces covered with scarves.

Clearly, these are all members of an assassination organization!

"With so many people, it might be..."

"Thinking about it now, anyone who dared to claim such a large bounty must be quite strong. Most of them are A-rank!"

Lu Yao was a little nervous. She decided to get away from here first. She had only taken a few steps when a voice called her from an alley. Lu Yao's nervousness immediately disappeared without a trace.

My strength has been revealed!

"It was too far, so I used my pet's ability to teleport a tiny distance instantly."

Chi Hong emerged from the alley, wearing a black baseball cap and a black face mask—a very simple disguise, but effective!

If you're not particularly sensitive to eye contact, you'd have a hard time recognizing Chi Hong the next time you meet him if he's not dressed like this. After all, if Chi Hong just lowers his head slightly and pulls down the brim of his hat, you can't even see his eyes!

"It's good that you came. I really wouldn't have dared to come if there hadn't been a middleman involved!"

Lu Yao shook his head and led Chi Hong toward the small building. As soon as they entered the second floor, they were stopped.

Lu Yao immediately held up her phone and showed her account number; she was the middleman, number 73!

"Number 73?"

"I'm dying of laughter. Do you even know who's here today?"

"Where did you get this information, you're just a number 73?"

A man wearing a motorcycle helmet mocked, then told Chi Hong and Lu Yao to "get lost."

"Um, bro, um...."

Lu Yao was still trying to come up with an excuse, but Chi Hong had already strode inside, seemingly unaware of the two people guarding the stairwell.

"You fucking..."

boom! !

The man wearing the motorcycle helmet had barely opened his mouth when a hand reached out and crushed his helmet, then slammed his head against the wall. Blood spurted out and splashed onto the face of another person nearby, giving him a huge fright!

"Cut..."

Lucario appeared instantly, grabbed the man's head, and casually tossed him down the stairs. Then he looked at the other man with disdain.

The other person swallowed hard, stepped aside, and didn't dare to say a word.

"Why didn't I think of using a motorcycle helmet for concealment?"

"Oh~"

"I don't have a motorcycle."

Chi Hong spoke as if to himself, his voice deliberately uttering a different tone, slightly hoarse.

Lu Yao pursed her lips and cautiously followed behind Chi Hong.

"I'd like to see which guy is so arrogant that he dares to take my blood money!"

Chi Hong said in a low voice, "To be honest, anyone would be furious if such a large sum of money were stolen!"