Elf: I have a secret realm of emerald green.

Togekiss flew angrily back to Doomcat's resting place, just about to complain, when it saw those nasty Pokémon appear on the beach!

As fate would have it, Pokémon accelerated towards Xia Shen and unleashed an air slash without warning.

"Bam—"

A shadow ball arrived just in time, intercepting the air slash in its flight path. The collision of the two attacks resulted in a small explosion in mid-air.

It was Zoroark's Shadow Ball that blocked Togekiss's attack.

…………

Xia Shen was stunned.

He had just returned to Xicui when he saw that the food he had left behind yesterday was gone. Before he could even feel happy, he saw a slash of air hurtling towards him.

What's going on? You ate my food and now you want to hit me?

This Togekiss is getting more and more outrageous!

Xia Shen was furious; he had never seen such an unreasonable elf.

Forget it, it's better not to catch this kind of Pokémon. It's like you're the only Togekine in the world.

Xia Shen said coldly, "Zoroark, deal with him!"

"Yo-"

Zoroark let out an excited shout, channeled his energy, and unleashed a "Revenge for Anger" attack without the slightest hesitation, as if he had wanted to do this for a long time.

Despite being outnumbered and enraged, Togekiss showed no fear, conjuring a dazzling ball of energy and hurling it at Xia Shen and Zoroark.

Xia Shen dared not be negligent and used his mental attack to shatter the drifting ball of light. The ball of light exploded in the air, and the fairy-type energy contained within burst out in all directions.

Xia Shen was surprised that this wild Togekiss could also use Magic Flash. Could it be that Dong Shi Cat taught it?

But Dong Shi Miao herself doesn't know how to use Magic Flash, so it definitely wasn't her who taught her.

So, this is something Pokkigu figured out on his own?

Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway.

Even if I, Xia Shen, starve to death, I will never subdue this wretched Togekiss!

Zoroark became even angrier when he saw that Tokkiku was still plotting to ambush Xia Shen.

Fortunately, a shadow sneaked up on him, preventing Togekiss from hurting Xia Shen any further. Then, the two Pokémon got into a fierce battle.

Xia Shen, who was watching from the sidelines, became increasingly alarmed. This Togekiss was not at a disadvantage at all in its battle against his Zoroark.

The resentment of revenge seeps into Pokkigu's body from all sides, and he silently endures it.

Then he retaliated with an air slash, causing Zoroark to cry out in pain.

Xia Shen frowned. Although Zoroark's durability was indeed not high, with the use of Divine Tree Berry and Steel Stone, Zoroark was definitely not as fragile as it was before it was cultivated.

So, is this Togekiss's ability Super Luck? Or is it just incredibly talented?

However, this does not mean that Pokkiss has gained a firm advantage.

Zoroark, after all, is a Pokémon carefully nurtured by Xia Shen and has more combat experience.

After gaining a general understanding of Togekiss's attack methods, she regained the initiative in the battle, and after another successful counterattack, she even inflicted frostbite.

Togekiss, which relies on special attack moves, struggled more and more and soon fell into a disadvantageous position.

…………

While Zoroark and Togekiss were locked in fierce combat, Aipom and Eevee finally arrived with Meowth.

They knew that in a direct confrontation, their group of elderly, young, sick, and disabled people were absolutely no match for the strong and healthy Xia Shen and his men.

So they brought in Dongshimiao to mediate and see if they could ease the situation.

"Fat—" A sharp shout rang out, and Pokjigu, as if hit by hypnosis, suddenly froze and stopped attacking.

Zoroark, however, seemed oblivious, and the shadow sphere that had formed in front of him struck Togekiss directly.

Under the corrosive influence of the Ghost-type energy that seeped into its very bones, Togekiss's facial features contorted in pain, yet it stubbornly refused to utter a sound of weakness.

"Alright, let's stop now."

Xia Shen calmed down at this moment, realizing that there must be a reason for Pokkigu's sudden attack on him.

Now that the fight has already begun, no matter how much they persist, it won't resolve the matter. Let's hear what Dong Shi Miao has to say.

Zoroark scoffed at Togekiss and returned to Xia Shen's side, where Tebrim considerately used Healing Wave to heal her wounds.

Dong Shi Miao staggered over to Tokigu and lovingly licked his body.

The tongue, seemingly carrying a healing balm, gradually calmed Pokkigu, who was panting heavily and in pain.

Eevee and Aipom were also quite perceptive, giving their older brother some berries that could restore his stamina.

"Fat—" Dong Shi Miao patiently and lovingly inquired about the reason for Togekiss's battle.

"Chirp—" In her mother's arms, Pokkigu finally dropped her pretense of strength and began to sob.

Xia Shen, who couldn't understand at all, gave Zoroark a wink. The little fox snorted and reluctantly began translating.

Xia Shen then realized that Pokkigu had noticed that several of the few remaining tree fruits were missing and assumed that he had stolen them.

Enraged, he saw himself appear and attacked.

Xia Shen pouted. "I left you so much food yesterday, would I steal your tree fruits?"

However, he didn't bother to explain so much; knowing the reason, he stopped dwelling on it.

"Zoroark, let's go!" Xia Shen called out to Zoroark, released Pidgeot, and prepared to leave the island.

There are plenty of fish in the sea, and there are many more Togepi or Togepi with their green plumage, so why hang yourself on one tree?

"Fat—" Dong Shi Miao called out urgently when she saw Xia Shen get on the Pidgeot and prepare to leave.

"What, do you really think I stole your tree fruits?" Xia Shen was getting a little impatient and took out a bag of tree fruits from his spatial storage and threw it down.

"Is that enough compensation? Can we leave now?"

Dong Shi Miao shook her head, pushed the bag of tree fruits back, and meowed again, as if she wanted to say something to Xia Shen.

Xia Shen, who was sitting on the Pidgeot, hesitated for a moment before getting off.

He had a decent impression of this ugly cat, and he was curious to know what it wanted to say to him.

After retrieving Pidgeot, Xia Shen took Zoroark and followed Meowth to a secluded place.

Pokkigu was left staring blankly at the tree fruit in the bag.

…………

Perhaps because she was really not feeling well, Dong Shi Miao got tired after walking for a short while and found a shady tree to lie down.

"Fatty—" She nodded to Xia Shen, indicating that he should sit down and rest for a while as well.

Xia Shen sat cross-legged, looking at Dong Shi Miao's extremely tired expression, sighed, and finally couldn't bear it and let Tibrim use Healing Wave on her.

Pink life energy rippled into Dong Shi Miao's body, gradually easing her listless expression.

However, her chronic illness had been accumulating for a long time and could not be completely cured by simply treating fluctuations.

Dong Shi Miao knew this, so he told Tibulim to stop the treatment.

Then, she turned and called out softly to Xia Shen.

“Fat—” Zoroark didn’t dislike Dong Shi Miao, so he very conscientiously began to translate.

Would you like to hear the story of our strange family?

Xia Shen nodded. He was genuinely curious about how these four seemingly unrelated elves could live together.

Dong Shi Miao yawned lazily, raised her head slightly, and seemed to begin to reminisce about the past.

[To be very frank, the Dongshi Cat is a shameless elf, at least most of them are. We'll brazenly seize the homes that other groups have painstakingly built and live with them until we're no longer satisfied.]

[Of course, these tribes couldn't possibly defeat us, otherwise we would have been driven away long ago. And I grew up in this environment. So, like my parents, I used to be arrogant and shameless.]

[At least, that's how I was before I met Togepi.]

## Chapter 169 Tokigu Joins the Team! (4.6k)

When each Charming Cat evolves into a Dongshi Cat, it must undergo a special "coming-of-age ceremony".

That is to leave one's parents and independently undergo a trial of "usurping the nest".

This was used to test whether this Dongshi cat had the ability to live "independently," although such so-called independence was absurd.

I met Togepi during this trial.

The first step in this trial is to choose the right person to take the test.

We must choose a solitary elf with weak strength to carry out our plan; otherwise, we will surely be driven out by the original owner of that place.

This is a very contradictory condition. If someone has the ability to live alone, how could they not be strong?

Therefore, most of my people would form groups of three or five to go and find weaker elven groups.

But I didn't want to; I wanted to prove my abilities.

But I also paid the price; for half the rainy season, I wandered and drifted from place to place.

Finally, in an extremely secluded place, I found a warm, but empty nest.

I moved in without much trouble, only to discover that the nest wasn't empty; there was an unhatched elf egg inside.

Perhaps something happened to the parents of this elf egg; in any case, I haven't seen any elves return.

According to our tribe's rules, in this situation, I would not hesitate to throw away the elf egg.

That's what I was going to do too, but just as I touched it, the Pokémon egg suddenly hatched...

That's right, it hatched into Togepi, which is now known as Togekiss.

The birth of Togepi left me bewildered.

The essence of us Dongshi cats taking over other people's nests is to seize survival resources, not to act as babysitters and raise elves for other groups.

So my first instinct was to kill Togepi.