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

"Xu, Teacher Xu Li! This is your sandwich! Also, this is my homemade treasure owner badge. Thank you for helping us get rid of the Earthquake Treasure Owner!"

Xu Li put away the iron badge with the earth attribute icon that Papa handed to him, looked at the sandwich made with secret sour ingredients in his hand, and couldn't help blinking.

A sandwich made with secret seasoning... can I eat it?

Forget it, let’s give it to Millerton.

When Xu Li was thinking this.

"Ahh... Uh!" Neemo bit off a quarter of the sandwich in her hand and puffed up her cheeks. "So sour~Ah!!!"

She was so sour that her features twisted into a ball. She spat several times, but still couldn't stop the sour taste in her mouth. Saliva kept flowing out, and she cried out uncomfortably: "Why is it so sour..."

"Because it's a secret sour ingredient..." Papa said as a matter of course.

"Then why was that so delicious last time!"

"Because the Rock Wall Treasure Master is guarding a secret sweetener..."

Xu Li couldn't help but laugh out loud, causing Nimo to look straight at him. She said resentfully, "Really? Xu Li, you're eating too!"

You can't let yourself suffer this pain alone!

"No..." Xu Li showed his empty hands to Nimo, "Because Millerton has already eaten the sandwich."

"Ah, gah!" Milton raised his head, his electronic eyes full of happiness and joy, and a surge of electricity flowed through his body, and it was obvious that he had awakened a new ability.

"Ugh...!" Nemo puffed up her cheeks. "Really?! The three of you gave your sandwiches to your Pokémon, and I was the only one eating them by myself..."

After that, she summoned the injured Duck, who had already taken care of her injuries, and handed the remaining part of the sandwich to Duck's mouth: "Do you want to eat it...? It's very good for your health! Those two treasure owners grew so big by eating this! It can also continue to recover from their injuries!"

"Guyong..." The duck shook his head repeatedly, but still couldn't resist Nemo's feeding, and the sandwich was forced into his mouth.

“Gu~Gagaga~!!”

……

As soon as he left the cave.

"Loto Loto..." Sayo's Rotom phone received a call.

A woman with wild, long flaxen hair and tanned skin appeared on the screen. She said in mock surprise, "Hello! Xiaoye, I'm Olin."

"It seems Gulden has regained one of his original abilities. He can spread his wings and gain the power to glide... From now on, I ask that you continue to help Gulden regain his original power..."

At this moment, Olin's eyes suddenly swept over to Milton standing beside him, and his expression suddenly became unnatural.

Without saying a word, the picture twisted and fell into darkness.

"What's going on...?" Xiaoye asked puzzledly.

It was Piper who misunderstood something. His face darkened for a moment, and he finally snorted stubbornly and walked out with big strides.

Xu Li looked at Papa's departing back with some pity.

"That's... Dr. Olin?"

"Yes, one day, Dr. Olin suddenly found my Rotom phone. I was shocked. At first, she didn't say anything..."

"But I heard that Gulden was once under the care of Dr. Olin... Also, I heard that the Taijing Pearl was invented by her and Dr. Futu... How amazing!"

"By the way, it's said that Milton is under the care of Dr. Fortu." Xiaoye displayed her Rotom River Fortu icon. "He also contacted me and said that he couldn't contact you, Teacher Xu Li..."

"Futtu?"

Xu Li blinked, it seemed like there was a stranger who had frequently harassed him before. After the call was connected, he didn’t say anything, only some mechanical sounds, so he directly blocked the person - could it be Futu?

"It doesn't matter." Xu Li shrugged. "Where is your next target?"

"Glass Bottle City? Let's go challenge the gym..."

"Then I wish you success in your challenge."

……

After returning to Grape Academy and telling Lei He the news that the Ancient Sword Leopard had been subdued, Xu Li finally received a reply from Daigo. After his explanation, Xu Li finally understood why Daigo had lost contact.

When he was exploring the Qiangang Treasure Lord's cave, he also subdued the Treasure Lord Tuotuo worm. Seeing its extraordinary ability to dig holes, he was curious and let it dig down.

The deeper you dig, the deeper you get.

Daigo directly dug up a vein of minerals, and he was so fascinated that he didn't want to leave. If he hadn't met a group of miners who were trapped underground due to a mining accident, Daigo would never have been able to get out.

"Really..." Xu Li was helpless, "Are you in Niangguang City now?"

"That should be it? I'm still in the mining area next to Niangguang City."

Daigo was grinning on the other side of the screen, his once handsome face now grey and his silver hair a mess. Compared to his usual gentlemanly demeanor, he looked like a civil engineering student before and after graduation.

Xu Li covered his forehead.

"Okay, I'll come find you."

……

Niangguang City.

Padia's premier metropolis, awash in neon lights, is bustling with activity. It's also home to Padia's most popular blogger, Qishu.

Xu Li blinked and held Xin Ye Miao tighter in his arms.

Looking at Qi Shu on the stage in the center of Nianguang City, with her mouth open and sharp shark-like teeth showing, she shouted loudly: "Good morning, noon and evening~ Hello~!"

"Today, we have another challenger at the Brewing Light Gym~ So... as usual, let's start with the gym test!"

As he spoke, Qi Shu raised his wide sleeves and glanced at the crowd watching below with interest.

"Then, to undergo the gym test, we need the help of a kind person... So, who is willing to help Qishu test this challenger...?"

Suddenly, Qishu's eyes lit up!

He introduced excitedly, "Oh haha~ Qishu found a really amazing person! He's Qishu's good friend, seriously! He didn't even tell Qishu he came to Nianguang City!"

"That is……"

Qi Shu suddenly blinked.

"Huh!?"

She quickly searched the crowd, and the two little Magnemites above her head also dodged and moved around, but she still couldn't find the target she had seen before.

Her fair face couldn't help but puff up and she stomped her feet in anger.

“Where are they…!?”

……

Xu Li hurriedly avoided Qi Shu's sight and hid in a small alley. Seeing Qi Shu's frustrated look on the stage, he couldn't help laughing.

In front of dozens of people in the audience, and possibly hundreds of thousands of people watching during the live broadcast, Xu Li felt his scalp tingling just thinking about coordinating a somewhat awkward performance with Qi Shu.

Forget it.

I'll find Qishu to apologize later.

Holding Xinye Miao in his arms, Xu Li looked around and left, then exited from the alley in another direction. He was planning to head north of Niangguang City to meet up with Daigo.

suddenly,

New Leaf Cat wrinkled its small nose.

"Meow~?"

"what's the situation?"

Xinye Cat jumped down from Xu Li's arms, moved its legs, and walked in one direction, calling Xu Li to follow it, so Xu Li had no choice but to follow.

After turning east and west, we arrived at a small corner of Nianguang City. Qishu was holding an event on the central stage, and people were attracted to it. At this time, the place was sparsely populated.

New Leaf Cat stopped at the entrance of a small alley.

"Meow..."

Xu Li also saw the situation in the alley clearly.

……

"Great job, Dayu!"

Spinel looked at the girl and Xinye Cat in front of him who were completely hypnotized and standing still like dolls. An excited smile appeared on his face. He reached out and pulled away the necklace hanging around the girl's neck.

Stroking the hexagonal, radiant crystal at the base of the necklace, he hummed, "So easy! Emegio has been working so hard for so long, I wonder what he's doing."

"Meow..."

"Oh... I didn't expect there would be such a situation on the edge of Niangguang City."

Spinel frowned, and his hand holding the necklace suddenly clenched. He turned his head to look at the cute and harmless Xinye Miao and Xu Li at the entrance of the alley.

He's just a new trainer who's just starting out, and he's not afraid of threats.

His nervous frown relaxed, but he didn't intend to let them go.

"Dayu monsters! Get rid of them!"

"Ugh!"

Hearing Spinel's order, the brown-covered Big Woof Monster suddenly rushed towards Xu Li and Xinye Cat. Its fingers, like the three primary colors of red, green and blue, flickered and opened towards Xu Li, wanting to kill Xu Li in one fell swoop.

Xu Li twitched his lips. Launching an attack so soon? And so straightforward...

He said softly, "Seed bomb."

“Meow!”

Before the big monster got close, a seed bomb hit its alien-like head, making a crackling sound and directly blowing it dizzy.

Then another magic leaf covered the entire monster, and the Dayu monster could no longer maintain its floating posture in the air, and fell directly to the ground, unconscious.

Spinel's eyes widened.

"what happened!?"

Although he was shocked and the man in front of him burst out with strength beyond his expectations, facing this changed situation, he did not intend to fight again. After all, his goal this time had been achieved.

He quickly took back the Big Monster, then summoned Steelix, straddled it with the necklace in his hand, and wanted to fly away.

Things went as he expected. He endured the continuous attacks from the New Leaf Cat and flew high into the sky as he wished, out of the reach of the New Leaf Cat. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Although there were some unexpected things, the final result was good.

But then...

“Muk…!”

An extremely powerful Muk Eagle suddenly attacked!

……

In the alley, Xinye Miao looked at the enemy getting farther and farther away, and cried "Meow meow meow" angrily, and was finally hugged by Xu Li.

"He can't escape." Xu Li comforted Xin Ye Miao.

Then he looked at the girl who had been standing quietly in the alley like a doll from the beginning until the noise ended, and the other New Leaf cat at her feet.

"What happened to her...?"

Xu Li covered her forehead curiously, but there was no movement.

After a while, the girl's eyes trembled slightly, but her gaze was still dull, as if she had fallen into a state of amnesia.

"Hello?" Xu Li waved in front of her. "What's your name?"

"name?"

The girl thought about it, searched her memory for a long time, and then slowly spoke.

"My name is... Riko?"

Chapter 153: Female Little Ghost Coral?

"Riko?"

Xu Li looked at the girl in front of him and felt vaguely familiar.

Her soft, lustrous blue hair covered her ears, pinned with a green hairpin, and her face was rosy and healthy. She wore a cyan sports jacket, white socks, and sneakers, looking youthful and beautiful.