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

As we walked, Xiaozhao and I arrived at Zhuqing Village’s home.

Before entering the door, he saw a small black dot flying from a distance, approaching Xu Li quickly, and then jumped into Xu Li's arms.

"Mukko~Mukko~"

It was Mukeer. It was holding something in its mouth. It hummed a few times in Xu Li's arms, and then the thing in its mouth fell into Xu Li's arms.

Xu Li picked it up and took a look. "Little pearl? Does my Mukeer have the picking-up ability?"

When Muker saw that Xu Li noticed the object in his mouth, he also showed a happy expression and said that the pearl was for Xu Li.

"Then I'll take it. Thank you, Mukl."

"Muko~"

Holding Muk'er, Xu Li continued to walk forward. Just as he was about to fumble for the key to open the door, the door opened by itself.

Xu Li looked behind the door and saw that no one was opening it.

He smelled a sweet fragrance and turned around. Sure enough, Gastly was floating on Xu Li's shoulder, revealing his true form, smiling at Xu Li.

"You"

Xu Li also smiled back and invited Xiao Zhao to go into the house together.

Xiao Zhao watched Xu Li's interaction with the Pokémon from behind, and also felt what it felt like to depend on Pokémon.

She imitated Xu Li and gave a smile to Mumuxiao who just looked up while buried in her arms.

"Goo?"

Mumuxiao tilted his head and gave a big smile in return.

Although Xiaozhao would follow the devil Xu Li, it still liked Xiaozhao who held it in his warm arms.

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Xu Li entered the cabin and came to the yard, releasing all the Pokémon he had brought out this time.

Snorlax was still the same. After coming out, he walked straight to the tree in the yard and lay down.

Seeing Xu Li coming back, the little fire horse resting in the yard ran to Xu Li and jumped twice to show its health.

It seemed to indicate that my body had recovered and that he could take me out in the future so that I could help out.

From Jiaolu Mountain to his home in Zhuqing Village, the little fire horse received a lot of care from Xu Li.

Every Pokémon and Xu Li treated it as a companion instead of an outsider, which made the little Pony, who had been bullied in the tribe, fall in love with this home.

But the little fire horse felt a little flattered that he was just taken care of without having to make any effort, and he worried that he would be kicked out if he did nothing.

That's why he was so eager to show Xu Li that he had recovered and wanted to help.

Xu Li also felt the little fire horse's worry in his heart, and patted the blue flame on the little fire horse's head with a smile.

It no longer feels hot, but rather a warm temperature.

"Have a good rest, you will need help in the future, and you may not be willing to do it by then."

"Boni! (No!)"

After finally persuading the helpful Little Fire Horse to go back, Xu Li was faced with another problem. Unlike the little cat monster that was carelessly chasing its tail in the living room, the Caterpie next to it seemed a little lost.

Xu Li clearly took me out, but I was useless again.

When he first joined Xu Li's team, he was second only to Yaya in strength. Now, seeing that one new partner after another surpassed him, he was of no use to Xu Li, and he couldn't help feeling discouraged.

You clearly want to become Xu Li's reliable partner, so how can you stop moving forward!

Xu Li felt the unwillingness of Growlithe and patted his head, feeling helpless. This was his own problem.

In fact, Growlithe could also be used to deal with Poison Rose, but seeing that Blaze had made progress in practicing the rapid return, he wanted to let Blaze try it in actual combat.

Unexpectedly, this caused loss to Caterpillar, who had a sensitive personality due to his childhood experiences.

Xu Li analyzed that the problem with Growlithe was not that there was any conflict that needed to be resolved in time, but that Growlithe felt that he was useless and that made him feel lost, so he had to make Growlithe realize that he was reliable.

At that moment, Xu Li walked towards the Growlithe and said to it in a coquettish tone:

"Catti, I have something to ask of you."

"Waaaaa?"

The emo Caterpillar lying on the ground raised its head. Is there anything you need its help with?

"You know, this yard can no longer bear everyone's training."

"So I would like to ask you to find a place near the house where we can train, which is safe and undisturbed, so that everyone can continue training."

"I'd like to ask our most reliable companion, Gowdy, to do this. Is that okay?"

"Waaaaaaa! (Leave it to me!)"

After hearing Xu Li's few words, Growlithe seemed to be excited, its ears twitched, it got the task, and ran out to find a training place.

When Growlithe heard Xu Li say that Growlithe was the most reliable, he realized that Xu Li had noticed his emotions and wanted to comfort him.

In order not to make Xu Li worry, he pretended to be excited and went to look for a training ground.

Although Xu Li's awkward comfort could not resolve Growlithe's emotions, Growlithe still felt happy that Xu Li noticed his emotions.

It also made Caterpillar realize that being lost there would only make Xu Li more worried.

It would be better to work harder, take revenge on the Dragon King Scorpion as soon as possible, and become Xu Li's most reliable partner.

Chapter 30: Xiaozhao's First Battle

Seeing Growlithe and running outside so quickly, Xu Li blinked.

Was his own comfort so effective? Xu Li himself hadn't expected it, but the negative emotions transmitted by telepathy from Growlithe had indeed disappeared, which made Xu Li feel much more at ease.

I stroked the surprisingly soft fur of the little cat that was still chasing its tail, while Xiaozhao was watching Gastly's performance with interest.

"Kouhehe~"

Gastly hit himself on the head with a cardboard stick.

He let out a hehe laugh, and the part of his body that was hit seemed to be dented, making Gastly's eyeballs seem to bulge out. The two bulging eyeballs were shaking up and down alternately, which successfully made Xiaozhao laugh.

Seeing that Xiaozhao was amused by its performance, Gastly became even more excited. The corners of his mouth raised, and his body stretched into a long strip and then flattened into a square, trying hard to make Xiaozhao's smile bigger.

"Kouhehe~"

Watching Xiaozhao and admiring its performance makes Gastly happy.

At lunch time, Xu Li called back Growler and he ate with everyone.

Xiaozhao pointed at the energy cube in Eevee's bowl and asked curiously:

"what is this?"

"Energy Cubes are good for Pokémon's development, and they love eating them."

Xu Li placed a bowl of energy cubes in front of Mumuxiao, and patted Mumuxiao without paying attention to his trembling wings.

"Eat it"

Mumuxiao looked at the energy block in front of him and thought, "No, I can't be so afraid of this demon."

At that moment, it plucked up its courage and ate an energy cube in the bowl in one gulp, as if it wanted to eat away its fear.

Eat you, eat you.

Xu Li looked at Mumuxiao happily eating the energy cube, nodded, and said to Xiaozhao:

"After we finish our meal and take a break, let's have a fight."

"After all, a trainer's job is to understand his own and his opponent's Pokémon through battle."

"…good!"

Xiaozhao thought of Xu Li's strength. Although there was a huge gap in strength, he became a little excited.

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Two hours after lunch.

Xu Li and Xiao Zhao stood on both sides of the yard, and Xu Li's Pokémon also stood next to the wall to leave space for the upcoming battle.

Snorlax felt even more aggrieved and could only stand outside the wall, with his upper body lying on the wall and sleepy eyes.

Watching the big-tailed raccoon clean up the last bit of debris that was afraid would be affected by the battle, he made a completion gesture to Xu Li.

"Thank you for your hard work, Big-tailed Raccoon. Now, let the battle begin."

Xiaozhao directly released Rowlet, after all, this was the only Pokémon she had now.

"Mumuxiao, please"

"Gu——!"

Mumuxiao also mustered up the courage to fight, mainly because it knew that Xu Li would not directly participate in the battle this time.

Its wings flapped and its round body flew directly into the air without making any sound.

This is also a characteristic of Pokémon like Rowlet. Its soft wings make no flapping sound when flying in the air.

"Well then, Mukl, prepare for battle!"

"Muko~"

Muker had been looking forward to fighting for Xu Li for a long time, so when Xu Li told it that it would fight Xiaozhao next, it was also extremely excited.

The next second after receiving Xu Li's order to prepare for battle, Mukeer flapped his wings in the air, and with a whoosh, he flew into the sky, facing Mumuxiao.

Unlike Owlbit, which flaps its wings silently, Pokémon like Mux, although small in size, have very strong power when flapping their wings.

If you are hit hard by its wings, you will feel pain for several days.

"Mumu Owl, leaves!"

Xiaozhao took the lead in attacking. When Mumuxiao heard the order, he shook his body and flapped his wings towards Muker.

Several emerald green leaves appeared out of thin air from its wings, and it flew towards Muker.

"With a flash of lightning, he approached the Wood Owl while dodging the leaves!"

"Muke!"

Mukeer looked at the approaching leaves without fear. His body turned into white light and rushed towards Mumuxiao.

The characteristics of his sharp eyesight allow Mukeer to easily see the leaf moves of Mumuxiao. He dodged the leaves by swaying left and right and came to Mumuxiao's side.

The wings flapped and hit Mumuxiao's body.

"Guga~"

Xiaozhao felt a little sorry for Mumuxiao and shouted:

"Mumuxiao, come and rest!"

Mumuxiao felt pain and shook a few times in the air, its body descending while bathing in feathers.

"Perch in front of the enemy, the enemy will not wait for you, attack with wings"

"Muk——"

Mukle shouted, and white light flashed on his wings, and he attacked Mumuxiao from top to bottom.

Before Mumuxiao finished roosting, he was hit by Mukeer. The strong impact knocked Mumuxiao directly to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"Mumu Xiao!"

Xiao Zhao was so anxious to check on Mumuxiao's injuries that he tripped over a stone and stumbled to Mumuxiao's side.

Mumuxiao looked at Xiaozhao who was worried about him, with tears in his eyes and a pale face.

"Goo~"

I'm sorry, Xiaozhao, I'm so bad. I want to be your Pokémon in my next life!

Looking at Mumuxiao's expression, Xiaozhao's heart jumped out.