Pokémon: Starting with a Pokémon Ranch.

Chapter 87 Gu Lihuo and the Throwing Monkey

That is, when Su Yu was buying fitness equipment in the mall.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Gu Lihuo's ranch.

At this moment, after drinking the sheep milk from the little sheep that Gu Lihuo's mount had been drinking for many days, the sheep's health was much better than before.

Not only did his body fully recover, but he also mastered a new technique called "Electric Discharge".

Thanks to the wool produced from the sheep, Gu Lihuo's ranch finally had a stable income.

On this day, Gu Lihuo was tending to the fruit trees in his backyard orchard with Meiliyang.

After the snow began to melt, Gu Lihuo came here every day, hoping to save the surviving fruit trees and see if they could be preserved.

Therefore, Gu Lihuo has been busy with the fruit trees these past few days.

However, at that moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes outside the orchard.

"Mee-eh-eh—!"

Upon hearing the sound, Mare the sheep, who was lying on the ground sleeping nearby, also stood up, staring fiercely at the bushes and making a warning sound.

"What's wrong?" Hearing Mare's cry, Gu Lihuo rushed over and looked at the bushes that Mare was staring at.

After a rustling sound, a dozen or so throwing monkeys belonging to the same group suddenly jumped out of the bushes.

The monkeys snarled and bared their teeth, their expressions quite ferocious. Mare the sheep was initially somewhat frightened by this.

But when it took a step back and touched Gu Lihuo behind it, the sheep looked back and its resolve hardened once again.

It leaped in front of Gu Lihuo, arcs of electricity flashing across its body, its [Discharge] move poised to be unleashed.

Gu Lihuo was startled when he saw the group of throwing monkeys. He wondered what the chances of Mare the Sheep winning a fight against them would be.

But no matter how he thought about it, the result was always the same: Mare the Sheep suffered a crushing defeat.

Faced with so many throwing monkeys, Mare the sheep had no chance of winning.

"Damn it... If only these throwing monkeys had arrived earlier, then it would have been just in time for Senior Su Yu to bring the goat milk, and I could have had Senior Su Yu help me drive these throwing monkeys away."

But Su Yu had already delivered goat milk today, so it was clear she wouldn't come back to the ranch. Therefore, Gu Lihuo had to find a solution on his own.

At this moment, Gu Lihuo also recalled the answer Su Yu gave him when he asked Su Yu why he was able to run the ranch so well.

What Su Yu said at the time was, "Treat Pokémon with care."

Su Yu believes that not all wild Pokémon are bad; in fact, most of them are good. Therefore, if you treat them with kindness, they will definitely respond to you.

That's why Su Yu caught so many Pokémon to help him run his ranch.

"Are you treating Pokémon with care...?"

Gu Lihuo began to ponder the reasons for his conflict with the throwing monkeys. Even this encounter with them in the orchard seemed to stem from this very orchard.

"I've heard that throwing monkeys are very territorial. Could it be that they've taken over this orchard and completely destroyed it when I asked the rancher from the neighboring ranch to help drive them away?"

Because they considered this orchard their own territory, they chose to retaliate by destroying it when they were about to be driven away.

Gu Lihuo felt there was a high probability that this would happen to the throwing monkeys.

"What? It was all a misunderstanding?"

If the process is explained to the throwing monkeys, wouldn't the misunderstanding be cleared up?

A Pokémon like Throwing Monkey probably wouldn't be too unreasonable.

Thinking this, Gu Lihuo found the leader of the monkey troop and spoke:

"Hey, that monkey-throwing leader over there."

"Can we have a proper talk? I think there's some misunderstanding between us."

Upon hearing this, the leader of the throwing monkeys pondered for a moment, then replied:

"Hehe~!" you said.

Gu Lihuo breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Fortunately, it seemed there was still a chance for things to turn around.

If the throwing monkeys don't listen to his explanation at all, then the orchard that has managed to preserve a few fruit trees today will probably be destroyed by the throwing monkeys again.

Gu Lihuo didn't believe that the group of throwing monkeys had simply returned for a stroll. Their sudden return must have some purpose, perhaps even a desire to retaliate against Gu Lihuo.

Therefore, Gu Lihuo immediately explained:

"You may not know this, but this orchard and this ranch were actually passed down to me by my grandfather."

"You probably came to this ranch after my grandfather passed away, and then mistook me for an intruder who invaded your territory, right? But actually, my grandfather was already running this ranch before you came to this orchard."

"Every blade of grass and every tree in this ranch, every crop in the fields, every fruit tree in the orchard... all of these were painstakingly accumulated by my grandfather over most of his life."

"Therefore, there may be some kind of misunderstanding between us, which is why you are so hostile towards me."

Gu Lihuo tried his best to explain the whole story to the throwing monkeys.

Upon hearing Gu Lihuo's explanation, the throwing monkeys looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is that how it is?

They genuinely considered Gu Lihuo an intruder, which is why they so angrily destroyed the orchard when they left.

Instantly, the tense atmosphere relaxed. This made the throwing monkeys feel somewhat guilty, after all, they were the ones who had occupied and damaged the orchard.

Therefore, the throwing monkeys all looked at their leader.

Seeing this, the leader of the throwing monkeys shouted and led the way back into the forest.

"Hehe~!" Since that's the case, let's go.

We were definitely wrong about this, but we don't have the ability to compensate this human yet. We were just driven out of the forest by the Longtail and its kind.

Let's talk about compensating this human after we find new territory and have a stable food source.

Seeing the throwing monkeys finally turn and leave, Mare the sheep breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, it wasn't confident that it could defeat such a large group of throwing monkeys with just one attack.

However, Gu Lihuo followed after him. He also wanted to catch wild Pokémon to help manage the ranch, just like Su Yu.

Therefore, Gu Lihuo chased after him and replied:

"Chief of the throwing monkeys, it seems you're looking for new territory. Would you...would you be willing to stay and help me manage this orchard?"

"After you leave this orchard, you probably won't have anywhere to go. Why don't you just stay? Besides, while I was clearing the orchard these past few days, I found quite a few tree fruits buried in the snow. Your food problem can be solved for the time being."

"Hey, cough?"

Upon hearing this, the leader of the throwing monkeys turned around in surprise and asked a question.

However, Gu Lihuo couldn't understand what he was saying. He looked at Mali Sheep, who immediately translated it for him with gestures.

"It asked me, 'Do you really want them to stay?'" Gu Lihuo asked, puzzled, watching the sheep's comical gestures.

Upon hearing this, Mare the Sheep nodded.

Gu Lihuo laughed and said:

"Of course, speaking of which, it's quite a coincidence. I treat this ranch as my own territory, while you treat the orchard as your own territory. It's a kind of fate."

"So, are you willing to stay?" Gu Lihuo asked the leader of the throwing monkeys.

"Heh heh!"

Upon hearing this, the leader of the Throwing Monkeys nodded. After all, back in the forest, they would still have to compete for territory with the Pokémon that occupied the berry trees.

If they lived here, they might be able to easily make ends meet and even find a way to compensate for the damage they caused to Gu Lihuo.

If that's the case, then who would want to go back?

Moreover, in Donghuang, forcing Pokémon to act is illegal. If this ranch doesn't treat them well, they can simply leave, so the Throwing Monkeys aren't afraid of being abused by Gu Li Huo.

……

(End of this chapter)