I caught a Pokémon

"No... I don't want to hear it! You are my mother!!!"

Hanako's words clearly provoked Xiaomei, and her emotions became unusually agitated, as if she was unwilling to accept this reality!

Under her angry gaze, countless sharp crystals suddenly emerged from beneath their feet, rapidly spreading outwards from Xiaomei's center!

"Danger!"

Xia You quickly dodged left and right, managing to avoid being pricked by the crystals!

After a dozen seconds or so, when everything calmed down and the crystals stopped appearing, the entire room was almost completely filled with these spikes!

Xia You had less than a meter of space to move around in, and when she looked at Xiao Zhi, she found that she and Xiao Zhi had been separated into two different areas.

At that moment, with a flash of light, Fiery Emperor appeared beside Mei, coldly staring at Ash.

"Dad! They're taking Mom away!"

The father that Xiao Mei was talking about was actually this Entei, which really surprised Xiao Zhi!

Emperor Yan exuded an aura of majesty, showing a tendency to take action at the slightest provocation!

"Leave that woman behind, and you all get out of here right now!"

Even if it was speaking in a hostile tone and was poised to pounce, now that he was here, how could Ash possibly back down at this moment!

Ash pulled Hanako behind him and shouted, "Don't even think about it!"

At this point, there's no need to say more; we can start fighting right now!

Mei and Entei naturally wanted to expel Ash, leaving Hanako to continue being her mother. Ash, however, was determined to rescue his mother and find the Unown to stop the chaos.

It can be said that whoever has the biggest fist and the strongest power has the final say!

Knowing that they couldn't delay any longer, Xia You didn't plan to meet up with Xiao Zhi on the other side. Instead, she called out to Xiao Zhi through the crystal, "Xiao Zhi, let's split up. You're in charge of this place. You take Aunt Hanako back, and I'll go find those Unknown Totems!"

"Okay! I understand!"

Chapter 367 The Fear of Team Rocket

Since the unknown totems were not with Xiao Mei on the top floor of the Crystal Tower, Xia You could only go to other places to continue searching for their traces.

He summoned Gengar and had it use Shadow Ball to break the crystals, creating a passage through the entrance he had used to enter the bedroom, and left Mei's bedroom.

To conserve his energy, he simply jumped onto Gengar's back and let it carry him down quickly.

They had only flown for a short while through the crystal veins when they encountered Xiaogang and Xiaoxia on the way.

They were panting heavily as they struggled up the stairs when they saw Xia You flying down from above. Surprised, they quickly waved to him.

"Xia You-ge! Here! Here!"

Xia You patted Gengar on the shoulder, and Gengar understood, leading him to the two of them.

"How did you two end up together?"

"Don't even mention it," Xiaoxia sighed. "The Pokémon that Xiaomei conjured were just too powerful! Every single one of them was strong. Although we weren't completely helpless, we were having a very hard time fighting them. But she suddenly disappeared just now, and we don't know where she went, so we had a chance to come and check on the situation!"

Seeing that Xia You was alone, Xiao Xia asked curiously, "Brother Xia You, where are you going? Where's Xiao Zhi?"

"I need to go to other places to find those Unknown Totems, so I parted ways with him. Right now, Ash is fighting Entei alone up there. You guys should hurry up and help him!"

Xiaoxia's eyes lit up: "Do you want me to go with you to find the Unown? As for Ash, Brock can go and help him!"

"No need." Xia You smiled and patted her head. "Don't underestimate my strength, and Xiao Zhi needs help more than I do! Alright, you guys hurry up and go up!"

"All right……"

Xiaoxia lowered her head in disappointment. Although Xia You's intimate gesture made her very happy, being able to adventure with Xia You, even for a short while, had always been her greatest hope...

After parting ways with Xiaoxia and Xiaogang, Gengar continued flying downwards.

Perhaps because Xiao Mei was focused on battling Xiao Zhi and neglected to maintain the illusion space, Xia You discovered that the two illusion spaces they had passed through had completely disappeared when they returned the way they came!

This is good news, at least it saves him a lot of time!

They flew downwards for a while longer, but still couldn't find the Unknown Totem. Unexpectedly, they encountered Team Rocket again!

At this moment, the two people and the cat were sweating profusely and struggling to climb to the top of the building, their purpose unknown.

Upon seeing Xia You, the three of them shivered and huddled together, looking weak and helpless.

"Oh no, it's Xia You!!"

"Damn it! What's he doing here!?"

It's unclear whether it's because Xia You's reputation within Team Rocket is too great, or because his past experiences have left too deep an impression on the Rocket trio, but from some point onwards, whenever the Rocket trio encounters Xia You, they not only have no intention of resisting, but they also always look terrified whenever they see him!

"Hey!" Xia You first stopped Gengar in the air, then called out to them, "Kojiro, Musashi, have you seen those Unown?"

Seeing that Xia You's attitude was gentle and that she didn't start a fight right away, the trio visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

but…

An unknown totem!?

Musashi and Koji exchanged glances, clearly hearing the name for the first time.

Seeing their puzzled expressions, Xia You patiently described the Unknown Totem: "It's those Pokémon that look a lot like letters, and they look mysterious."

Hearing him say that, the two of them suddenly realized what he meant.

Kojiro pointed downwards: "After we fell... no, after we got here, we saw a lot of those Pokémon in a room. But they kept circling around each other, emitting a black light. We didn't know what they were doing, and it looked scary!"

Thanks.

Xia You waved to them and was about to leave when she suddenly remembered the scene of their airship being shot down by Emperor Yan, and couldn't help but smile.

"You guys distracted us earlier, which wasn't your intention, but you did a great job! Keep it up!"

Before the others could react, Gengar had already carried him away into the darkness.

After Xia You left, the Rockets trio were completely confused and had no idea what he meant!

Kojiro looked at Musashi, his face full of confusion: "Distracted? What did we just do?"

"I don't know." Musashi shrugged, clearly unconcerned. "Let's not worry about it. This man is far too dangerous. We'll be grateful if he doesn't cause us any trouble!"

Kojiro hesitated for a moment.

That being said, if Xia You had treated them like Xiao Zhi, full of hostility from the start, he wouldn't have thought much of it. But he was afraid that Xia You's current attitude, which was like a gentle breeze, would make people feel uneasy and wonder what he was up to.

But Musashi is right about one thing: Xia You is really too dangerous, so it's best to stay away from him as much as possible!

Seeing the two still chatting leisurely, Meow Meow kicked them and urged, "Alright, you two, stop talking! Whether it's Xia You or those unknown totems, this place gives me a very eerie feeling. Let's grab the treasure and leave quickly!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Meow Meow is right!" Musashi's eyes lit up at the mention of treasure, and he didn't care about anything else. "Since that guy Xia You flew down from up there, it means the treasure must be hidden at the top of the tower! Once we get the treasure, we'd better get out of this hellhole as soon as possible!"

As Team Rocket continued climbing until they were completely out of sight, Gengar and Xia You, who had already left, suddenly flew out from a corner.

Looking in the direction they left, Gengar exclaimed in surprise, "These guys came here to search for treasure? But there's no treasure here at all!"

"Who knows?"

Xia You shook her head helplessly.

These three greedy guys are really overthinking things. This place looks dangerous; how could there possibly be any treasure? They've wasted their time.

It can only be said that fate has brought them together. These guys are like tails, clinging tightly to Ash. No matter where Ash goes, they can follow him and he can't shake them off.

"But if these guys go up there too, won't they cause trouble for Ash and the others? Should we go help them?"

"Forget it, Unown is more important." Xia You seemed completely unconcerned about Team Rocket. "Let Ash handle them. Besides, having these three involved isn't necessarily a bad thing; they might even have some unexpected benefits!"

Chapter 368 The Second Flame Emperor

Continuing their descent, Xia You and Gengar soon found the room that Kojiro had just mentioned on the lowest level of the Crystal Tower.

Once Gengar landed on the ground, Xia You jumped off its back and looked into the room. She saw that the door had been forced open, obviously caused by the Team Rocket trio escaping earlier.

But before he could get close, Gengar had already sensed something.

"Be careful!" it warned. "I can sense something strange in the room! It's like there's an extremely dangerous energy surging within!"

Gengar's solemn expression naturally drew Xia You's attention.

However, even if Gengar didn't say it, he knew that as the source of crystal energy, this place was undoubtedly the most dangerous place!

Nodding, Xia You quietly approached the door and peered inside.

Judging from the layout, this should have been a spacious reception room, but like the rest of the room, the entire room is also eroded and enveloped by crystals, making it look crystal clear, as if you are in a crystal world. There are even a few purple crystal flowers in the corner!

In the air above the room, dozens of unknown totems gathered together, forming a circle, and rotated and flew around in a regular pattern, as if they were performing some kind of mysterious ritual!

At the very center of the circle, there was a large mass of red energy, crackling and emitting an eerie glow.

However, at this moment, the energy body is in a very unstable state, its form is constantly changing, and it seems that it may explode at any time!

With just one glance, Xia You knew that this must have been caused by Xiao Mei's emotional outburst. If it wasn't controlled, when the energy reached the critical point, or if there were any other stimuli, it would definitely blow everything here to smithereens!

This is bad...

Just to be on the safe side, Xia You released Gardevoir and Charizard, along with Gengar. With these three Pokémon by his side, he felt a little more at ease before cautiously leading the Pokémon into the reception room.

The unknown totems showed no reaction to his intrusion and continued to spin around.

Or rather, because they have no faces, even if they say something, or get angry or furious, Xia You has no way of knowing.

Standing in a relatively safe position, Xia You first carefully examined these unknown totems.

The unknown totems look like the twenty-six letters of the Latin alphabet from A to Z, interspersed with some question marks and exclamation marks, and each of them has a single big eye on its body!

"What do we do now?" Gengar asked Xia You in a low voice, seemingly afraid to disturb the creatures. "In this situation, what method do you plan to use to stop them?"

Xia You hesitated for a moment.

"Actually, the safest way is to wait until Ash defeats Entei and let Mei resolve her inner conflict and return to normal. That way, these Unknown Totems will naturally dissipate. However, I don't like to entrust my fate to others, and the situation there is unknown. If something unexpected happens, it will be too late to save the situation!"

Hearing him say that, Gengar knew that Xia You wanted to handle this matter himself, but judging from the current situation, it also knew that the situation was indeed very troublesome.

"This energy is too dangerous. If it's not handled properly, it will definitely cause an explosion! So I suggest we first stop these unknown totems from accumulating energy, and then find a way to release it!"

Xia You was also at a loss, and after hearing Gengar's suggestion, he also thought that this was the only solution he could find at the moment.

"Alright, let's stop these unknown totems for now!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Gardevoir, who nodded in understanding and used her psychic powers on one of the Unown.

Pulled by telekinesis, the unknown totem was pulled out of the circle and slowly moved towards Xia You.

Xia You could see it constantly resisting, seemingly trying to break free from control with its own power. However, Gardevoir had used all its strength to succeed this time. The power of a single Unown was simply not enough to resist it, and Gardevoir quickly pulled it out from its companion!

Before Xia You could even feel happy, she saw the other unknown totems start to tremble at the same time, clearly indicating that her attack had triggered them!

To avoid further provoking them, Xia You had no choice but to have Gardevoir release the Unown and watch it return to mid-air.

It failed...

With a sigh, Xia You turned to Gengar and said, "Alright, now it's your turn. Try using hypnosis this time."

Upon hearing Xia You's instructions, Gengar did not hesitate and immediately used hypnosis.

Ripples appeared in its eyes, but when the hypnotic light swept across the unknown totems, it had no effect on them at all!

Perhaps these creatures never sleep, or perhaps they are in the midst of this ritual, making hypnosis ineffective against them; in any case, this attempt has undoubtedly failed once again.

What should we do next?

Just as he was at his wit's end, a figure suddenly flashed before his eyes, and the Flame Emperor broke through the wall and appeared on the other side of the room!

It stared at Xia You and those unknown totems with a scrutinizing gaze, its face showing obvious contemplation and doubt!

Ok?

Why is Emperor Yan here again?!

Xia You couldn't help but be a little surprised.

After all, Entei should be battling Ash at the top of the tower right now!

Does this mean Ash failed?

Or, after being attacked, these unknown totems conjured up a new Flame Emperor to stop him?

Whatever it may be, it at least gave Xia You a completely new perspective.