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

Confused, Xu Li asked Taile Bagos, "Did you come here specifically to see us?"

Taile Bagos tilted his head, as if trying to understand Xu Li's words, and then nodded slowly: "Baka!"

'I need you!'

Tai Le Bagos said this, his eyes fixed on the Tai Jingzhu in Xu Li's hand.

Xu Li blinked: "Need us? What do you need us for?"

"Baka!"

'have no idea!'

Tai Le Bagos deserves it.

Xu Li: “…”

He was stunned for a moment, then said speechlessly: "Then why did you come to us?"

"Baka!"

After Tailebagos let out a cry, its body slowly floated up, and its limbs like wearing bracelets waved in the air, attracting the starlight to slowly flow into its body, almost submerging it, and gradually turning it into a small ball of light.

Then...

Until the starlight faded, Tailebagos was no longer visible, and only a necklace remained in the sky, a hexagonal necklace with a star shape - the same style that Xu Li saw on Liko.

Xijiana: "How...how did it turn into a necklace? Damn it!"

Xu Li shook his head helplessly: "I don't know either."

But looking at the situation, I should be allowed to take it, right?

Xu Li tried to reach out, but the necklace automatically flew to his neck. The light inside flashed a few times and then gradually dimmed.

Xu Li: “…”

Are you so self-conscious?

A divine beast was inexplicably delivered to me, and I would be doing myself a disservice if I didn't accept it.

He had no choice but to slowly pick up the necklace that Tailebagos had transformed into, looking at the style that was shining with stars.

He wanted to put it into the backpack, but as soon as he put it in the backpack, the necklace would resist by emitting light. The light also radiated in a very targeted direction towards Xu Li's neck, as a reminder that it could only be worn around the neck.

But he looked too feminine in it—like a Mikkel.

So he handed it to Xi Jiana and said, "I'll keep it for you. Don't lose it."

Shijiana: “Huh!?”

"Give it to me? Is that true?"

Although she said this, she quickly took Tailebagos's necklace and looked at it carefully with a smile.

Xu Li: “…”

He waved his hand: "There's plenty of time for you to watch, let's go."

"Hehe..." Xi Jiana took two steps and came to Xu Li's shoulder. "By the way, you said this place is two thousand years ago. How are we going to get back then?"

Xu Li: "I don't know, let's go somewhere first."

From Wang Luo's words, it is not difficult to hear that the mastermind behind all this is that bad woman - Wu Si.

So Xu Li planned to go back to Xi Cui first.

Xi Jiana put on the necklace and said, "Where are you going? What are you going to do?"

"Find a woman."

Xijiana was shocked: "You had women two thousand years ago!?"

Xu Li: “…”

He reached out and tapped Xijiana's smooth forehead hard.

"Well!"

……

It is said that two thousand years ago, the king of the Padya Empire was an extremely dictatorial man. He fervently believed in the legend that there was a treasure in the deepest part of Area Zero. So, in order to gain strength to fight against neighboring countries, the king sent a large number of people to Area Zero to explore for the treasure.

but……

It was not until Xu Li reached the top floor that he met the first person - or rather, a corpse.

His body was covered with marks from being hit by Pokémon. He was leaning against a rock, motionless, and had obviously been dead for a long time.

In his arms, he held a grass-green, equally scarred Minifu. The fruit on its head had shriveled up. It was said to contain a bitter and pungent oil, a primary means of stopping enemies and allowing him to escape—but the Minifu in the man's arms clearly didn't flee.

Xi Jiana was a little confused: "...Xu Li, what should I do?"

Xu Li sighed: "...Bury it."

After digging a hole and burying the man and Minifu, Xu Li and Xi Jiana, who had become silent, continued to climb up. However, as they went up, they encountered more and more similar situations, and no one survived.

All Xu Li could do was bury it.

He said helplessly, "So with this kind of strength... why send them to the Padia Pit? They're just giving away their heads for nothing."

Xi Jiana nodded: "That's right!"

Until we reached the top of the Padia Pit, there was no living person. Everyone we met on the road was dead.

The entrance is also the exit. It is not as high as the clouds when Xu Li went down there. There is only a long but somewhat simple staircase in front of him, connecting to the cave leading to the outside world.

Two soldiers stood guard at the cave entrance. Wearing slightly worn armor made of a mix of leather and steel, and beneath steel helmets resembling hats, they stared questioningly at Xu Li and the other man as they slowly approached.

"Stop!"

"Nameplate, let us check it! How dare you come back? Did you obtain some treasure?"

The two soldiers reached out their hands to stop Xu Li, wanting to confirm the identities of the two strange people in front of them.

Xu Li just shook his head: "No."

"Didn't you get the treasure?" A soldier immediately tightened his Crusader sword and shouted, "If you didn't get the treasure, then go back and explore! Don't even think about running away!"

Xi Jiana puffed up her cheeks and said angrily, "We are not your people, why do you want to order us around?"

"Not one of ours? They must be smugglers!" The soldier suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at the two men. "What's your purpose in entering the restricted area under the jurisdiction of our Padia Empire?"

Xu Li frowned and crossed his arms, "So you're forcing people to come in here and not letting them leave? Just for those illusive treasures?"

"Did you know that all the people you sent in were killed?"

Xi Jiana: "That's right! Why don't you consider your own strength? You're all sending yourself to die in vain!"

"This is the king's order!" The soldier just replied with this sentence, but the hand holding the sword trembled a few times.

Xu Li was about to say something when another soldier suddenly grabbed his companion and pointed at Wang Luo, who was tied to Solgaleo's back behind Xu Li: "Who is that..."

He obviously recognized this powerful Pokémon Tamer who had solved a disaster that could completely destroy their Padia Empire.

But at this moment, he saw Wang Luo being tied up tightly in the hands of the man in front of him.

He instantly realized that the man in front of him was not someone they could deal with.

Some soldiers backed off.

"Go report to the king." Another soldier said quietly, and the two of them took a few steps back defensively, trying to distance themselves from Xu Li.

"Wait!" Xu Li suddenly said, looking at the huge Padiya pit behind him where many people had died. He narrowed his eyes and continued, "Stop there!"

The two soldiers stopped at the same time, their eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

Xu Li looked at the Tailebagos necklace on Xijiana's neck, which was glowing at the moment.

He remembered Tailebagos's ability.

"Heh." Xu Li brought the Taijing Pearl in his hand closer to the necklace. "You should know what to do."

"Baka~!"

moment.

A giant turtle's shadow suddenly appeared above the entire Padia Crater.

It has thick, green mane, and on each scale of its thick shell, there are symbols representing different attributes, which suddenly emit light.

Then...

Under the incredulous gazes of the two soldiers and Xijiana, the interior of the Padya Pit suddenly sank with a rumbling sound, and the stairs connecting to the cave entrance where Xu Li and others were standing also suddenly broke.

In less than a moment.

The inside of the Padia Pit had fallen to a very deep place, and there was a huge height difference between it and the ground where Xu Li was standing at the moment.

Standing above, even with the best eyesight, it would be difficult to see the situation on the ground in Area Zero.

It also makes Area Zero almost a closed environment.

At the same time, due to the sinking of the earth's crust, many mines also emerged in Zone Zero, and clusters of colorful crystals also quietly emerged.

In the astonished eyes of the two soldiers, Xu Li said, "Alright, tell your so-called king."

"If you want to explore Area Zero, you must at least have the ability to ignore these height differences."

"Otherwise, don't die in vain."

Xu Li shook his head, not caring about what the two soldiers thought. He took Xi Jiana and took the lead to walk out of the cave.

Chapter 165: The Xerneas Sacred Tree

Xu Li didn't care how the King of Padya would react when he heard about the situation in Area Zero. He was already planning to leave.

The Kingdom of Padia was not very large, and most of its area was wilderness.

While flying on the back of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, in the Jinhui Town area two thousand years later, one could only see a few simple thatched houses made of bricks and tiles, which gathered together to form a small village.

Without stopping, Xu Li crossed the area and soon arrived at the coast on the west side of Padia.

There was no lighthouse here, and everything felt primitive. Seeing the Dragonite landing, several Victorious Crabs felt no need to fight back and quickly scattered.

Looking at the boundless horizon, Xu Li felt a little confused.

He was a little unsure of the direction, so he looked at Xijiana and asked, "Didn't you say that when you came to Padia before, you rode a Dragonite by yourself? Do you still know the exact direction? To Sinnoh."

"Hmm..." Xijiana looked thoughtful and serious.

After thinking for a while...

She shook her head slowly and chuckled, "I've forgotten some of it. How can I remember something like this?"

“…”Xu Li remained silent.

This guy Wang Luo might know the direction, but after waking up, he didn't say a word no matter what was asked.

So Xu Li knocked it out again to prevent it from watching and disturbing him.

"Oh! Don't think so much, Xu Li!" Xi Jiana seemed to remember something and pointed in a direction with a firm look in her eyes. "Lord Dragon God will protect us! Let's go here! Trust me!"

Xu Li: “…”

Why does it feel like the direction Xijiana pointed to is unreliable? It would be better for him to hold the lucky gold coin and use a branch to turn it in another direction.

He was skeptical: "Really? Are you sure?"

Xi Jiana said seriously: "Really! I'm sure! I remember now! I can feel that good things will happen if we go to this place!"

Xu Li blinked: "Then I'll believe you this time."

"Hehe, just trust me! Xu Li!" Xijiana raised her head.

……

After a long journey across the sea, Milton finally saw land.

But looking at the unfamiliar grass and the unique building that looked like an ancient Roman arena surrounded by some withered trees in the distance, Xu Li felt a little confused. He looked at Xi Jiana who was scratching her head embarrassedly and asked:

"So... where is this?"

"Hehe~" Xijiana stuck out her tongue, "I remember now, this is the place where I got lost before I came to Padia..."

"I think his name is...Carlos?"