I, Zhulan's childhood sweetheart, was trapped in Xicui.

If he couldn't defeat this bear cub, he would have wanted to fight it in person, but... his strength was still not enough...

"I'm really sorry, my baby bear was really naughty..." Xu Li came up and apologized for the baby bear's behavior. Then he blinked and looked at the boy in front of him, "As an apology, this is my specially made energy block. It will be quite helpful for the growth of Xila."

Xu Li handed over a box of energy cubes he had specially made for Vulpix and continued, "Can you tell me your name?"

"...Xiaoyin."

Xiaoyin took a step back reflexively, then saw Xu Li's sincere eyes. Thinking of the terrifying strength of the bear cub lingering behind him, the man in front of him must be a very powerful breeder...

He was in urgent need of strength, so he pursed his lips and silently accepted the energy cube.

When Xu Li heard the name Xiaoyin said, he blinked. When he saw the appearance of the young man in front of him, he guessed it.

Sure enough... the boy in front of him is the son that Sakaki has been searching for. He must be investigating the Masked Army in Chengdu now...

He was actually found by his own baby bear!? Even though it was done in this way, Xu Li couldn't help but shake his head in amusement.

"Xiaoyin, do you have contact information? Let's exchange it." Seeing Xiaoyin's alert expression, Xu Li added, "I see that your body has a lot of hidden injuries. It must be caused by over-exertion in previous training. If you need treatment, I can contact them for you then..."

"Hmm..." This sentence touched Xiaoyin's heart again. After hesitating for a moment, he silently took out an old cell phone and exchanged contact information with Xu Li's Rotom. Then he looked at Xu Li seriously and said, "I will pay!"

"Okay...goodbye." Xu Li couldn't help but smile and said goodbye to Xiaoyin.

Then he looked at the baby bear who was licking his paw and looking at Xu Li expectantly.

"Ah...you guy." Xu Li couldn't help but shook his head. He didn't know what to say to the baby bear. He stuffed an energy cube into the baby bear's mouth and said, "Go back."

"Jimmy!"

After getting the sweet dates, the baby bear immediately forgot his previous grievances and happily took Xu Li's hand and went back.

……

After having a full meal at the Qiancong Restaurant, Xu Li found a deserted beach and released Deoxys.

"Can you sense the direction of your companions?"

The reason why Xu Li did not go to Guandu but came to Chengdu was because Deoxys was able to sense the direction of his companions and confirmed that his companion Individual 2 was here.

After all, they were both possessed by the Gulan meteorite that landed on Earth, and could vaguely sense each other's existence. Team Rocket used this to lure Individual Two to Individual One in front of Xu Li, and then captured it.

"Des!" Deoxys nodded seriously, closed his eyes and sensed it, then suddenly pointed to the southeast, his face full of anticipation.

"That way..." Xu Li looked at the direction Deoxys pointed, thoughtfully, "Towards Juniper Town."

"Let's go to our next destination."

"Des!"

……

The most famous person in Hinoki Town is Steel, the ball-making master who lives here.

Even though Silver Company's assembly line mass production of Poké Balls has occupied almost all the space for handmade balls, steel-made Poké Balls are still unaffected and are even more popular.

"I'm sorry, my grandpa is not receiving guests today!"

When Xu Li and Xi Jiana stepped on the ice chips and entered the messy and shabby Steel House, which had obviously experienced a turmoil, a little girl came out and shouted loudly, holding back her tears.

Xi Jiana squatted down and couldn't help asking, "Little sister, what happened to you?"

"...You guys go back. We don't welcome guests here now." Without answering Xijiana's question, the little sister continued to hold back her tears.

Xu Li: "We might be able to help you, can we..."

Xu Li hadn't finished speaking yet.

"Qianhui, let Mr. Xu Li in..." Gangtie covered his injured body under his kimono and stood at the door looking at Xu Li.

"Grandpa, how could you come out? Go back and rest!" Qianhui hurried over to support Gangtie.

"What good will it do to rest a little longer..." Gangtie shook his head helplessly and looked at Xu Li again, "Come in and sit down."

"Mr. Steel knows me?"

Xu Li was a little confused. Was he really that famous?

"Haha, don't think I'm an old man who doesn't pay attention to what's going on outside." Steel forced a smile and said, his injuries agitated. "Occasionally, I get addicted to the internet. You've trained your Double Axe War Dragon really well!"

……

Walking into the steel house with a big hole in it, Gangtie slowly told Xu Li why their house had become like this.

"That's probably what happened..."

A week ago, a masked man suddenly broke into Steel's home and threatened Steel with the life of his granddaughter Chie to make the GS Ball in their inheritance known as the 'Pokemon that transcends time'. Steel had no choice but to agree.

Less than two hours before Xu Li arrived here, the masked man broke into Gangtie's house again. Gangtie had sent Qianhui somewhere else in advance, and then he held the semi-finished GS ball in his hand, intending to confront the masked man.

result……

"That masked man completely ignored my opinion and forcibly snatched the GS Ball from my hand. My old friends from our youth also fell under his freezing cold..." Steel sighed helplessly, "I thought I could stop him."

Xu Li: “…”

Is that something you can stop?

In other words... Liu Bo has already obtained the GS ball. Xu Li never expected it to happen so quickly.

Fortunately, Xu Li noticed the situation here when he came to Huipi Town, and came to take a look, and only then did he get this information.

"Whenever the moon is full, light descends upon the Oak Forest Shrine... At that time, Pokémon capable of traveling through time appear. I believe that the masked man's purpose is to do just that."

"I've already informed the Alliance about what's happening here, but... there's less than a day left until the next full moon."

"I understand."

Xu Li nodded and said goodbye to Gangtie.

……

After walking out of Gangtie's house, Xu Li slowly looked in the direction of the oak forest. He could clearly feel that something in there was pulling at the power in his body.

Come to think of it, Celebi also gave Xu Li blessings... It was not surprising that Xu Li could feel this.

"But before that... there's one thing we need to do... Speaking of which, there should still be some Team Rocket here."

He remembered that there seemed to be some Team Rocket members inside the Well of Slowpoke who made a living by cutting off Slowpoke's tails and selling them for money. They lived here for a long time.

Then Xu Li continued to look towards the east side of Juniper Town, but not at the location inside the Well of Slowpoke, but even further away, which was the location where Deoxys sensed his companions.

"Xijiana, I have a task for you."

Xu Li said this after pulling out Xijiana, who was half-leaning into the Slowpoke Well and was curious about whether there was really a Slowpoke in it.

"Uh~ah!...What mission is that?"

As a result, Xijiana was pulled out of the Well of Slowpoke by Xu Li and she couldn't stand steadily at all. She fell backwards to the ground, covering her head with her hands and her eyes were confused.

"..."

Xu Li looked at Xi Jiana's stupid look and felt that she was not very reliable: "Forget it..."

"What do you mean by forget it?" Xi Jiana immediately got angry and stood up and shouted, "What is the mission? Don't underestimate me!"

Well, although Shijiana is a bit stupid, at least she still has some Pokémon strength...

Xu Li smiled and said, "There are many Team Rocket members living in this Slowpoke Well... This mission is to capture all of them. Can you do it?"

"Of course!" Xijiana shouted unconvinced, "I can definitely catch more than you!"

After saying that, she jumped into the Well of Slowpoke and summoned her Dragonite, wanting to capture Team Rocket before Xu Li.

Xu Li, who was left alone on the shore, shook his head, "I didn't say I wanted to participate..."

Seeing that Shijiana couldn't hear, Xu Li shook his head. Anyway, the Team Rocket members inside were just a bunch of guys who could only make money by cutting off Slowpoke's tail, so they shouldn't be able to do anything to Shijiana who had a mega evolution.

Seeing that Xijiana had already gone deep inside, Xu Li summoned Deoxys and headed east.

That is the position of individual two.

Chapter 114: Sakaki Suffers

"It is you?"

At night, on the right side of Hinoki Town, in the woods outside the interconnected cave, Sakaki, dressed in a well-fitting suit, slowly turned his head and uttered a surprised sound.

"I'm Sakaki, the gym leader of Tokiwa City in the Kanto region." Sakaki said to Xu Li behind him with a smile on his face and a hint of surprise.

"You are...Xu Li, right? I recognize you. You are the hero who saved everyone during the Sinnoh and Hoenn crises. I have wanted to get to know you for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you here."

Although he said so, Sakaki didn't want to get to know Xu Li here at the moment.

This activity in the city was Sakaki's own personal action. According to their Rocket Team's intelligence network, this was the place where his son disappeared more than ten years ago.

So after capturing the escaped Deoxys Unit 2, Sakaki thought of using its remote telepathy ability to move around here and see if he could find his son. This was the most important thing in Sakaki's mind.

After all, this is also one of Sakaki's purposes in inheriting the declining Team Rocket from his mother and developing and strengthening it.

"I've heard of your name for a long time, Sakaki of the Earth." Xu Li smiled and changed the subject, "But I'm not here to get to know you."

As he spoke, Deoxys slowly walked out behind Xu Li, staring at Sakaki with resentful eyes.

"Oh……"

The smile Sakaki had been maintaining slowly faded, and he stared at Deoxys in front of him.

"What does it mean?"

He naturally recognized the Deoxys before him, the missing member of Team Rocket. Sakaki then frowned as he looked at the smiling Xu Li. What was happening now was beyond his expectations.

"No one would have thought that someone as powerful as 'Sakaki of the Earth', who was willing to write a book about his life experiences and generously pass it on to future generations, would actually be the leader of the evil Team Rocket."

"..."

"...I never thought that my hidden identity would be revealed by you."

Sakaki's frown relaxed instead. He glanced at the still angry Deoxys, but didn't care. Instead, he looked at Xu Li calmly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Have you ever considered joining our Team Rocket?"

"With your ability, I can hand over the Johto region's forces to you for management. By then, the Kanto and Johto region alliances will be under our control, and conquering the world will be an easy goal for us."

"Besides...Team Rocket has a friend you're familiar with."

Hearing Sakaki's solicitation and empty promises, Xu Li raised his eyebrows: "Mr. Sakaki's solicitation is indeed very exciting. I can already enjoy the scene of us conquering the world together..."

"But, I refuse."

Although with Xu Li and Sakaki's abilities, it might be easy for them to conquer the world together as Sakaki said.

...But why would Xu Li want to conquer the world? If he had such a desire, he wouldn't be enjoying the gentle land of Pokémon so much.

What Xu Li wanted to do more was to protect this Pokémon world from being destroyed by crazy people like Chiyansong and Chiri, and to prevent his leisurely retirement life in the Pokémon world from disappearing.

In fact, in the comics, Sakaki has saved the world many times. After all, if the world is destroyed, Team Rocket will not be able to conquer it. In this respect, Xu Li and Sakaki's actions coincide with each other.

Upon hearing Xu Li's refusal, Sakaki's face turned cold: "Then we have nothing to talk about."

With Sakaki's wave of his hand, Deoxys Unit 2 appeared in front of him, wearing a restraint device specially researched for it by Team Rocket, attracting the attention of Deoxys beside Xu Li.

The giant beeper that had been hiding in the woods behind Xu Li suddenly moved, penetrating into the space behind Xu Li like an assassin. Rich insect-attribute energy gathered on its raised stinger, and in front of Deoxys' terrified eyes before he could defend himself, it attacked Xu Li's back.

buzzing...

Xu Li could still hear the sound of the giant hornet's wings vibrating rapidly. It was so close that Xu Li's ears felt numb. Sakaki on the opposite side had his mouth corners slightly raised, and it was obvious that he was determined to succeed in this attack.

but.

Beedrill's attack was sure to succeed, but it was accurately hit by a shadow ball that suddenly appeared under Xu Li's feet. It collided with Xu Li at close range, making a bang, and the energy dispersed, and Beedrill's stinger was also shaken away.

When the Beedrill showed a look of surprise, waved its other stinger, gathered dark evil energy, and wanted to make a second attack with a malicious pursuit move.

Faced with the dissipation of energy, Xu Li did not avoid it. Instead, he kicked his legs, turned around, and seized the opportunity when Beedrill changed its attack. His fist, with the force of breaking the wind, took the lead and hit Sakaki Beedrill's face full of confusion.

"Your wings are so noisy!"

Under Sakaki's astonished eyes, Xu Li swung his fist down and sank into the yellow insect face of the Beedrill.

Bang~!

The Beedrill seemed unable to resist the force of the fist, and its body was smashed to the ground by Xu Li. The energy on the stinger also dissipated unconsciously, and Sakaki's Beedrill made an incomprehensible cry.

"How is it possible..." Sakaki showed a rare expression of astonishment. That was his Beedrill, not some bug catcher on the street. How dare he do that?

Without any modesty, Sakaki's training of his Beedrill is enough to rival the iconic Pokémon of the regional champions, and even win.

Even though his Beedrill's defense is only at a normal level, it is far less abnormal than its attack ability.