Elf: Is the bear apprentice the weakest? I'll shatter the sky with my fists.

A loud "bang" suddenly came from the kitchen. Martial Arts Master Xiong poked his head out, holding a charred frying pan, his eyes saying, "Let's just order takeout."

"Hmm, after dinner, let's go to Xiamen Island and see how those bear disciples are doing now."

Thinking about Lin Lin's situation and the fact that he hadn't seen him at school, Li Chen couldn't help but open his phone and find the other person's QQ message.

[Yan Yanyan: How have you been lately? I'm planning to go to Xiamen later.]

[Pure Deer Man: Me? Hmph~ I'm now a man preparing to become a Champion-level Trainer! How about that? Isn't that way much cooler than being a Trainer! I'll tailor a special plan for you when the time comes.]

[Yan Yan Yan: 666]

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Chapter 537 Czechrom: I'm full from eating dog food.

Li Chen hadn't expected Lin Lin to make such great progress.

It's almost certain that he was guaranteed admission to the Tsinghua or Peking University preparatory program.

Of course, even if Lin Lin doesn't get into Tsinghua or Peking University, Li Chen will most likely find some way to send Lin Lin to Tsinghua or Peking University for further studies for a period of time.

This is also a reward for Lin Lin.

I turned off my phone and went to the balcony.

The midday sun scorched the balcony railings, and Li Chen's palms pressed against the burning metal.

Six months ago, in the same spot, he was still worrying about the training bills for his apprentice Xiong.

At that time, the sky over Fuzhou looked gray and dull, like a faded training uniform.

The inheritance left by my parents was always kept at the very bottom of the drawer, next to a notebook filled with price comparisons.

beep beep...

The deliveryman's loudspeaker blared downstairs, and Master Wudao was giving Gyarados a head massage with Water Flow.

Li Chen suddenly burst out laughing.

He leaned against the balcony railing, looking into the room at the Pokémon Gate.

Such a down-to-earth daily life was an unimaginable luxury just six months ago.

Unfortunately, the secret realm of Eterna hung like the Sword of Damocles overhead, and even Ho-Oh's sacred flame could not dispel the oppressive feeling.

Beep beep~

My phone suddenly vibrated, and the notification sound was particularly crisp in the morning light.

[Eileen: Honey, where are you? I miss you so much~ (muah)]

A string of jumping hearts followed the text.

Eileen woke up early in the morning to find that Li Chen was nowhere to be found, so she quickly picked up the phone that Li Chen had given her and contacted him.

[Yan Yanyan: I'm in Rongcheng, I'll be back later. You were sleeping so soundly today I didn't bother waking you.]

[Eileen: Waaah... Let's make a video call then!]

[Yan Yanyan: That's fine too.]

A video request popped up immediately, and the screen shakily pointed at the ceiling the moment it was connected.

After the camera finally stabilized, what came into view was Eileen lying on the edge of the bed, looking dazed.

Her long golden hair was spread all over the pillow, her elf ears were limp and folded from sleepiness, and the straps of her pajamas had slipped down to her elbows, revealing the kiss marks left by someone last night.

"Well......"

She rubbed her eyes and leaned closer to the camera, her emerald pupils still out of focus, "I need a kiss to get up..."

Before she could finish speaking, she tumbled into the fluffy down comforter, leaving only a single tuft of hair stubbornly sticking up in the center of the image.

"Mmm, mwah."

Li Chen made an exaggerated kiss gesture towards the screen, and the starlight of the floating laurel wreath scattered a golden glow with this gesture.

In the picture, only the tips of Eileen's bright red elf ears are visible.

The bulge in the blanket rolled from side to side a few times, emitting a muffled whimper: "Idiot, idiot..."

After saying that, Eileen suddenly jumped out of bed, her emerald eyes filled with tears: "I want to see you right now!"

She angrily pounded the pillow, her elf ears trembling with emotion.

Li Chen chuckled as if he had expected this: "The giant ball is placed by the bedside."

He lightly tapped the screen with his fingertip, as if he could penetrate the image and poke her forehead, "Have Czechrom bring you here."

A muffled "thump" could be heard off-camera, clearly indicating that a black dragon had sensed the summons and was turning over inside the ball.

The presence of Rehiram and Zekrom in the villa was the source of his confidence to travel far away without worry.

After all, there probably hasn't been a single creature in the world capable of simultaneously contending with two dragons yet.

Oh, there's a Kyurem, but it's not a big problem.

......

......

Three hours later.

The once clear skyline of Fuzhou was suddenly swallowed up by leaden gray, and dark clouds visibly devoured the last patch of blue sky.

The bright sunshine that was just three hours ago has now been crushed by the rolling clouds, plunging the entire city into an eerie gloom.

Suddenly, a bolt of indigo lightning cleaved through the clouds.

Czechoslovakian black wings ripped through the sky, and golden lightning leaping in its dragon eyes tore jagged cracks in the dark clouds.

It seemed to have locked onto something, and suddenly folded its wings, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, stabbing straight at the balcony of a residential building!

With a deafening roar as the air was violently compressed, the black dragon's tail blade hovered precisely three inches in front of Li Chen's nose.

The blonde girl on its back had her cheeks puffed out, and her elf ears were pitifully stuck to the back of her head because of the high-speed flight.

Upon seeing Li Chen, Eileen leaped off Zekrom's back, her long golden hair trailing a dazzling trail of light behind her.

The moment Li Chen opened his arms, she crashed precisely into his embrace, the impact causing them both to stagger back a few steps.

I missed you so much!

She tilted her head back and mumbled, her elf ears standing straight up with excitement.

Li Chen lowered his head and kissed her forehead, which was cool with dragon breath, his fingertips running through her golden hair that had been messed up by the high-altitude airflow.

Zekrom let out a cold snort crackling with electricity from his nostrils, his crimson dragon eyes glancing disdainfully at the two stuck together before transforming into a red light and disappearing back into the giant sphere.

The ball rolled half a circle on the coffee table before crashing heavily to the floor.

Upon hearing this sound...

Eileen reluctantly let go of Li Chen and curiously looked around the small apartment.

Her fingertips traced the slightly peeling paint on the wall, then she gestured the distance between the living room and the kitchen.

Compared to the villa with a training field at Tsinghua and Peking Universities, this place is like a compressed space inside a Poké Ball.

"how?"

Li Chen wrapped his arms around her from behind, resting his chin on her sensitive elven ears. "Dislike your husband's humble abode?"

The warm breath made Eileen's ears tremble. She turned around to bite him, but tripped over the sofa and fell into the cushions with him.

"Well......"

Eileen suddenly snuggled into Li Chen's arms, nuzzling her head against his chin: "Idiot..."

Her fingers twined around the fabric of his shirt, and she gently tapped it: "I've never identified with any divine messenger or Elite Four trainer..."

The suspended gilded laurel wreath suddenly tilted, casting a dazzling patch of light in front of Li Chen's eyes.

He reached out to touch it, but the openwork gold leaves seemed to dodge his fingertips as if they were alive: "So what exactly is this thing...?"

"Shh-"

Eileen pressed her index finger to his lips and whispered, "When you're surrounded by a bunch of Master-level Pokémon, you'll be crying and thanking me."

Li Chen raised an eyebrow, as if he had realized something.

He suddenly pinched Eileen's nose, the gilded laurel wreath scattering stardust with the movement: "Silly girl... how could I accept something like this..."

The floating laurel wreath suddenly burst into dazzling light, and countless golden runes flowed between the two.

Eileen's pupils dilated slightly, and before she could react, she was pulled into Li Chen's arms.

"As long as I'm still standing..."

Li Chen's voice came through her chest, making her eardrums tingle, "No one can get past me and touch my little fairy."

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the shell of the Czech Republic Römerberg ball.

This level of cheesiness is so intense that even legendary Pokémon couldn't stand it...

Chapter 538 The Empty Shell Dragon, Is It Finally Coming?

"Then it's a deal!"

Eileen laughed, her eyes crinkling into crescents, and hooked her fingertips around the Master Ball at his waist, dangling it: "The one who breaks the contract has to be Magikarp for life!"

"That's not bad either."

Li Chen grinned mischievously and nibbled on her flushed earlobe, his tongue tasting the warmth of the sun: "Gyarados can even do the Dragon Dance~"

"ah!"

Eileen sprang up as if electrocuted, her emerald eyes glistening with tears. She covered her burning ears, her other hand poking at Li Chen's chest:

"So arrogant now... what will they be like after marriage...?"

The second half of the sentence melted away in the sudden closeness of their breaths.

Zekrom's Poké Ball finally gave way, and an arc of electricity struck the sofa between the two of them precisely.

Great, now the living room is filled with the smell of burning and the sour smell of love.

......

......

It was evening.

Dusk fell upon the room.

Li Chen was playing with a strand of Eileen's blonde hair as the two sat on the sofa watching TV.

dong dong dong...

The sudden, urgent knocking shattered the silence, making the Poké Ball on the coffee table bounce.

"Li Chen!"

Xin Yong's voice echoed uniquely in the corridor, "I know you're in there!"

The doorknob was being turned and making a clicking sound; clearly, someone had abandoned any semblance of ladylike behavior.

Eileen's elf ears suddenly perked up alertly as she caught a glimpse of a familiar uniform skirt flashing under the crack in the door.

Li Chen chuckled softly, his forehead resting against her shoulder. The gilded laurel wreath wisely concealed its brilliance, pretending to be an ordinary headdress in the dim light.

Eileen gently broke free from Li Chen's embrace and reached out to straighten the crumpled hem of her clothes.

She took a deep breath and approached the door.

Just as Eileen reached for the doorknob, the urgent knocking outside suddenly became hesitant.

Xin Yong's fist hung in mid-air, her uniform sleeves still damp with dew.

A subtle intuition made her take a half step back, her heels scraping against the floor tiles with a harsh sound.

Through the peephole, Eileen saw the girl looking down at her communicator, the blue light from the screen reflecting off her bitten, pale lower lip.