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

After breaking free, Xiaolan quickly retreated. After reaching a safe distance, a Jigglypuff appeared beside Xiaolan.

"Little Turtle, keep using Bubbles and Water Waves. Xiao Ding, let's go!"

With Stottle's protection, the Jigglypuff beside Blue quickly inflated, and in a short while, it expanded to the size of a steam ball.

Then Xiaolan grabbed Jigglypuff and floated into the sky.

"Goodbye! Good-hearted man, I will remember your kindness."

Xiaolan made a face at Xu Li, his heart filled with joy of escaping death. He was about to take out the Poké Ball and put the Squirtle on the ground into the ball.

She suddenly froze.

Because she saw two Gyarados, one red and one blue, with terrifying and ferocious faces, circling and rushing towards her in the air at an extremely fast speed.

It carried a terrifying aura, as if it was going to devour her.

Xiao Lan's joyful mood suddenly plummeted from the clouds to the bottom of the valley.

She had never expected the trainer in front of her to be so powerful...

This time, I might really be in trouble.

"Oh..." Xu Li wiped away the remaining water droplets from the foam on his face, and looked at Xiao Lan with a look of astonishment in the air with amusement.

"Do you want my Gyarados to drag you down, or do you want to come down on your own?"

"I'll come down! I will come down!" Xiaolan shouted hurriedly after coming to his senses, fearing that the two terrible Gyarados in front of him would swallow him and Xiaoding.

Let Jigglypuff gradually shrink its body, and then Little Blue will land steadily on the ground.

"Kami~!"

Stottle, who was still on the ground, quickly ran towards Little Blue and protected him in front of him.

"I'm sorry, I was just joking. I will return all the money to you, just let us go..." Xiao Lan made a pitiful expression towards Xu Li.

"I could have let you go, but..." Xu Li shook his head, his eyes playful, "I just came out from Professor Oak's place."

Xiao Lan's eyes followed Xu Li's gaze and looked at the Squirtle under his feet, and his heart couldn't help but tighten.

"What do these two things have to do with each other?" Xiao Lan forced a smile on her face and said in a puzzled tone, "Is it the famous Professor Oak?..."

"You still refuse to admit it?" Xu Li tilted his head. "I'm afraid you don't know, so I'm telling you something."

"Each of the three major families in the alliance has a unique mark on their body that represents their identity."

"..."

The fake smile on Xiao Lan's face froze, and then she stopped pretending completely, looking at Xu Li with gritted teeth.

"There's no way I'll be separated from my little turtle!"

"But your little turtle was stolen, which is a crime." Xu Li shook his head.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Lan's angry voice rang out when she heard Xu Li's words.

"I'm upset too!"

"People my age can get the Gosanjia in Pallet Town, but I... can only grow up in a remote place that no one knows about, and can only obtain the turtles through such despicable means as stealing."

"But I was also born in Pallet Town!"

"I also want to do what kids my age do! Get the illustrated guide from the doctor and then embark on an adventure."

Xiao Lan clenched her fists and shouted. Thinking of the injustices she had suffered over the years, tears flowed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.

"I have no say in this matter. It's up to Dr. Oak." But Xu Li still shook his head.

Then he connected his Rotom phone to Professor Oak's laboratory.

Seeing that Xu Li was unmoved, Xiao Lan's eyes were filled with despair. He looked at Squirtle who was looking at him worriedly, pursed his lips, and waited for the judgment to come.

"Beep, beep, beep...Xu Li? You called me so soon, is there something wrong?" Professor Oak's face lit up on the Rotom phone.

"I found the person who stole Squirtle."

"...Did you find the thief so quickly?!" Professor Oak said angrily, "How's Squirtle? Is he hurt? Should we hand him over to the police?"

"Squirtle... no longer exists." Xu Li said, paused, and then continued, "Because he evolved into Squirtle, he is well taken care of."

"..."

Professor Oak's hand, which was waved in anger, stayed awkwardly in the air, and he felt a little at a loss.

I could only change the subject and ask, "Where's Squirtle? What's going on?"

"Kami..." Rotom's camera moved to Stottle, who could only scream nervously.

"Although it has evolved, but..." Professor Oak on the screen frowned, "Stottle isn't in good condition. I guess it's because it hasn't been getting enough nutrition, that thief!"

"Send Squirtle to me. I'll give Squirtle a good rest. As for that thief..."

When Professor Oak said this, he saw Stottle shaking his head desperately, rejecting Professor Oak's request.

"What's going on..." Dr. Oak wondered.

"It's like this." Xu Li said, "Dr. Oak, do you remember the incident that happened in Pallet Town six years ago where a five-year-old girl was snatched away by a giant bird?"

"Of course I remember!" Professor Oak exclaimed. "I was part of the search, so I still remember it vividly."

"But...what does this have to do with it?"

"The Squirtle thief is that little girl." Xu Li said, "Her name is Xiaolan."

"This..." Professor Oak was stuck.

He never imagined that the little girl who was lost six years ago would come back and steal his Pokémon.

"Although she should have gotten a Pokémon, but..." Professor Oak hesitated.

Although he had never met Blue, her stealing behavior and the fact that the Stottle in front of him was a little malnourished had left a bad impression on Professor Oak.

Although it can be seen from Squirtle's expression that he likes his trainer very much.

But Professor Oak is still worried about handing Stottle over to Blue.

Just when Professor Oak didn't know how to decide.

Xu Li spoke up: "So, if you trust me, Professor Oak, please let me handle Squirtle. I will bring you a satisfactory result."

"...Of course I trust you." Dr. Oak nodded, "I'll leave this matter entirely to you, Xu Li!"

……

call ended.

Xu Li turned to look at the bewildered Xiaolan: "You understand what's going on now, right? I'll decide whether Squirtle stays or goes."

"You..." Xiao Lan pursed her lips and looked at Xu Li nervously, "What do you want to do to me and Xiaogui?"

"Kami!" Stottle also stood firmly beside Blue.

"I won't separate you, but..." Xu Li said with a smile, "During this period of time, Xiaolan has to stay with me. I will monitor whether you are qualified to take care of Squirtle."

"Qualifications...what does it take to be qualified to take care of Stottle?" Seeing that things were turning for the better, Little Blue looked up and asked.

"As long as you become a normal trainer who loves Pokémon and stop cheating and stealing, you will be eligible."

"Really..." Xiao Lan said in disbelief. She had never expected the conditions to be so easy.

Originally, Xiaolan thought she was going to be separated from Stottle.

did not expect……

"Why are you so nice to me?" Xiao Lan couldn't help but ask, staring at Xu Li in a daze.

In the Masked Legion environment where she grew up, except for Xiaoyin, who was in the same group and needed mutual support, everyone else was eager to see her suffer and would never help her for no reason.

So after escaping, Xiaolan never thought of asking others for help. He just relied on his own cleverness to live a hard life in this Pokémon world.

Xiao Lan had no idea why Xu Li was so lenient with her.

Her strength is not strong, her cleverness is useless in front of Xu Li, and she can't help Xu Li in any way.

The only advantage... Xiaolan couldn't help but look down at her own pretty good-looking body.

Uncertain complexion.

"Don't think too much, just be a normal trainer." Xu Li directly ruffled Xiao Lan's brown hair, interrupting Xiao Lan's sentimentality.

"Ah! Isn't it easy to be a normal trainer..." Xiaolan covered her hair with her hands with blurred eyes, and said stubbornly.

If it weren’t for the pressure of life, who would want to steal!

"Haha..." Xu Li laughed, "That's right."

As he spoke, Xu Li stuffed a bag of energy cubes into Xiaolan's arms: "The first step is to feed all your Pokémon."

"This is an energy cube. The cheap Pokémon food you feed them isn't good for their growth. Professor Oak just said your Squirtle doesn't have enough nutrients."

"...Hmm." Xiaolan silently took Xu Li's energy block and released a Pipi and a sticky Ditto.

After distributing the energy cubes to the four Pokémon released into the field, Xiaolan couldn't help but smile when he saw their eyes shining with joy as they ate the energy cubes.

"That's it." Xu Li also smiled.

Xu Li was really worried about Liu Bo's request.

Xiaolan would definitely not accept Xu Li's attempt to approach him through Liu Bo's identity, so Xu Li could only approach Xiaolan through Professor Oak's channel.

Then Xu Li turned his head and looked at Xijiana who was looking at him with strange eyes, and flicked his finger on Xijiana's smooth forehead.

"What are you thinking?"

"Ah~ um...what are you doing!" Xijiana puffed up her face and looked at Xu Li who was coaxing the little girl.

"Let's go, didn't you say you wanted to go to Yuhong Department Store?"

"Hey... wait for me." Xijiana hurriedly caught up.

……

After shopping, Xi Jiana came out of Yuhong Department Store with a lot of bags, looking a little confused.

Didn’t she come here to go shopping?

How come while they were strolling around, Xu Li started to replenish all kinds of items for Xiao Lan?

Although Xijiana didn't mind and even took the initiative to help Xiaolan choose items and share some of the weight of the items, Xijiana still felt a little aggrieved.

Thinking of this, Xi Jiana looked at Xu Li with resentful eyes.

"Okay." Xu Li smiled and comforted Xi Jiana, "Next, wherever you want to go, I will accompany you."

"Really..." Xijiana was no longer tired.

Turning my head, I saw the crowded and noisy Yuhong Game City next to the Yuhong Department Store.

This was an experience that Xijiana had never tried before.

"Then I want to play this!" said Xijiana.

"This..." Xu Li looked at the bustling Yuhong Game City. Thinking that this was Team Rocket's largest base in Kanto, his face looked a little strange. "That's fine."

"Let's go!" After putting the bags on the back of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and asking it to keep them for safekeeping.

Xijiana took the lead and walked into Yuhong Game City.

Xu Li and Xiao Lan could only follow her side by side.

……

"By the way, I don't need this anymore..." Xiao Lan suddenly took out a cassette from her arms and handed it to Xu Li.

"This is a tape that records the waves of the mythical Pokémon Mew... I went through so much trouble to get this. I was hoping to use it to capture Mew and sell it for a good price..."

But now there is no need to sell it for money.

There is no need to steal or cheat anymore.

Xiao Lan couldn't help but pursed her lips. All this started to change after she met the man next to her.

"Dream tape..." Xu Li couldn't help but play with the tape in his hand.

Maybe it will be useful in the future, so keep it for now.