I caught a Pokémon

After returning to the Pokémon Center and treating the Pokémon that had been slightly injured in the gym battle and the recent Battle of Galactica, Xia You rushed to the Battle of Galactica Gym without stopping.

However, since so much time had been wasted, by the time he arrived, the battle between the vegetable seeds and the sprouts had just ended.

Seeing Xia You hurry in, Xiao Yao put one hand on her hip and said in a tone very similar to Xiao Xia's, "Really, why did it take you so long to come back? The competition is already over!"

"Sorry, something came up and I was delayed."

Xia You was also helpless, after all, she had completely forgotten about it because she was watching the play!

Because he was enjoying the show so much, if he hadn't returned to the Pokémon Center and met Nurse Joy, he probably wouldn't have remembered that May and Mimi were still waiting for him at the Eternal Gym!

Turning to look at the vegetable seeds and sprouts in front of him, he asked, "So? Who won?"

Caizhong and Yami exchanged a glance, and Yami's blush became even more pronounced.

Shaking his head, Cai Zhong smiled and said, "I'd say it's a draw."

A draw?

Hearing this, Xia You was taken aback, then looked at Xiao Yao.

May shrugged helplessly: "It was indeed a draw. Miss Naga and Miss Yami fought to a standstill. They sent out a total of six Pokémon, and they fought to the very last moment. In fact, they both fell down at the same time at the end."

To be honest, this was quite unexpected for Xia You.

While there are many instances of Pokémon dying in tournaments and wild battles, it is quite rare to see a gym battle where three Pokémon fight to a draw.

This also proves that the skill level between the gym leader and the challenger is indeed very close.

I never expected that Yami, who looked so easy to bully, would be so powerful!

"That's such a pity." Thinking of this, Xia You sighed. "Hearing you say that, I really wanted to watch their match, but unfortunately, I missed it in the end..."

At this point, he turned to look at the vegetable seeds and sprouts.

"So what are you going to do next? Do you want to continue fighting?"

“Of course!” Cai Zhong nodded. “But it’s definitely not possible today. My Pokémon is too tired and needs a good night’s rest, so we’ve set the next battle for tomorrow!”

Chapter 956 Bamboo Orchid: Don't even think about running away!

After agreeing to fight again tomorrow with Cai Zhong, Xia You and Xiao Yao accompanied Ya Mi and left the Bai Dai Dojo.

When they returned to the Pokémon Center, they first took Yami's Pokémon to Nurse Joy for treatment, and then went to the restaurant to have a slightly late lunch together.

It was already past 2 p.m., which was a bit late for lunch.

Especially after traveling and fighting, Xia You, Xiao Yao, and Ya Mi were all starving after such a long day of travel.

Just then, May and Mimi overheard the trainers in the restaurant talking about the attack on the Galactic Eternity building and Cynthia's battle against Team Galactic outside. Only then did they realize that such a major event had occurred in the city while the two of them were at the gym!

Just as Xia You had predicted, even if all the elite members of the Galaxy Team rushed at her, they were no match for Zhu Lan. In just seven or eight minutes, they were all defeated by her.

However, those guys weren't stubborn. Seeing that they couldn't rescue Suixing and the police were nearby, and that if they delayed any longer, they would risk being arrested, they scattered and all ran away.

Of course, tough talk was also essential, with them declaring that their Galaxy Team would not let Zhu Lan go and would do everything in their power to save Jupiter.

With Jupiter in sight, Zhu Lan didn't dare to act rashly and therefore didn't pursue those people.

She waited for the police to arrive, identified herself, handed the star over to the police, and then went with the police into the Galaxy EMI building to finish the job, thus extricating herself from the matter.

It could be said that Xia You wreaked havoc in the building and had a good time, but all the complicated cleanup and trouble were left to Zhu Lan.

This also led Zhu Lan to see the devastation of the battle when she later entered the building to participate in the cleanup of the remaining members of Team Galactic. She admired Xia You's ability to enter Team Galactic's base alone, capture the officers, and escape safely. At the same time, she was furious that he had left her with all this trouble!

After all, we've never met before. Although he did a good job catching people, I don't even know who he is, yet he dares to dump trouble on me. It's really despicable!

Unfortunately, neither she, the police, nor even Team Galactic knew Xia You's identity. The security cameras hadn't even detected how Xia You got in, leaving her with no way to investigate. She could only keep this in mind, thinking that she might ask the international police later, since they were all very resourceful and might know where this person wearing the Gengar mask came from.

Inside the restaurant, just by listening to the casual conversations of the trainers around them, Xiaoyao and Yami got a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Of course, these outsiders were unaware that Xia You was the cause of everything; they simply assumed it was a joint operation by Champion Zhu Lan and the police against Team Galaxy.

This made them talk about it with great interest, and they admired Zhu Lan even more.

"That's the pride of Sinnoh!" someone said proudly to their companion. "No wonder they're champions! They even managed to find Team Galactic's headquarters and reportedly captured one of their executives. That's amazing!"

His words naturally received unanimous agreement from the trainers around him.

"That's right, that's right, I really want to be like Miss Zhulan..."

For a time, all I could hear were people praising the bamboo orchid.

However, no matter what, Xiaoyao has been traveling with Xia You for so long, and her mind has become very sharp.

Since such a big thing happened in this city, and it's become so widely known, why doesn't Xia Youge look as curious as the others?

Then, remembering that he had just said he was delayed by something and couldn't get to the dojo immediately, Xiaoyao guessed that this matter was very likely related to him.

Despite having no direct evidence, she simply believed it!

This made her look at Xia You with a questioning look in her eyes.

Xia You naturally noticed her little actions.

He nodded and smiled, but because there were many people around, he didn't say anything. Seeing his expression, Xiao Yao immediately understood that this matter was indeed related to him!

After the three of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Xia You finally told the two of them what had happened while they went for a walk to digest their food.

After hearing him explain what had happened, Xiaoyao was fine, since she was already used to it. Yami naturally admired him even more. Of course, Xia You didn't mean to show off in front of them, but since he had done this, he had to prepare them. Otherwise, if the Galaxy Team came for revenge one day and they were still kept in the dark, that would be too much to ask.

As they walked and talked, the group quickly moved away from the Pokémon Center and arrived in front of a huge museum.

This is a spacious three-story gray building, built in the center of a huge courtyard. Surrounded by greenery, it looks quite impressive. In front of the entrance, there are statues of Dialga and Palkia on the left and right, as if guarding the place.

Since they had nothing else to do, the group didn't think much of it and went straight into the museum.

The smooth marble floor, the brightly colored walls, and the exquisitely crafted reliefs, all illuminated by bright incandescent lights, undeniably exude an artistic feel.

The museum is open to the public free of charge, which attracts many tourists of all ages and genders, who are scattered throughout the different exhibition halls. Perhaps because people are constantly coming and going, Xia You and her two companions did not attract anyone's attention when they arrived.

After passing through a short doorway, they arrived directly in the exhibition hall.

The most numerous exhibits here are paintings by famous figures from various eras. These paintings almost fill the entire museum, covering all types and styles, and they all look quite good. In addition to these paintings, there are also some sculptures and artworks. Xia You even saw a model of a very artistic tower!

The three of them stood in the glass-enclosed model for a long time.

After looking at it for a while, Xiao Yao was really puzzled and couldn't help but turn her head and ask, "Brother Xia You, isn't this a museum? Why is there a model of a tower here? Is it some kind of artwork?"

Xia You nodded first, then shook her head: "Not entirely, this is a model of the Tower of Time and Space."

"The Tower of Time and Space?" This was the first time Xiaoyao had heard of this name, and she couldn't help but ask, "What kind of place is that?"

Before Xia You could even speak, Ya Mi excitedly exclaimed, "I know! I know! I've been there!"

Seeing Xia You and Xiao Yao looking over at the same time, Ya Mi blushed and explained, "The Tower of Time was designed and built by the genius architect Gu Di 100 years ago. It is also the venue for the Pokémon Contest. It's like a work of art, very beautiful!"

"A magnificent convention hall that looks like a work of art!? I really want to see it!" Xiaoyao exclaimed in amazement, then suddenly asked with some doubt, "Then why is it called the Tower of Time and Space?"

Yami smiled and replied, "That's because the tower on the right of the Tower of Time symbolizes time, and the tower on the left symbolizes space; they have symbolic meaning!"

Symbolic meaning?

Upon hearing this word, Haruka subconsciously thought of the Bell Tower and the Burnt Tower in Enju City. Could they have the same function?

"Could it be that this region truly harbors legendary Pokémon that symbolize time and space?"

“Of course!” Yami looked at her. “Eh? Don’t you know? Those two stone statues we just saw outside the door, one of them is Palkia, the god of space, and the other is Dialga, the god of time!”

"Is it them?" Xiaoyao suddenly realized. "Then you must have many legends and stories about them here too?"

“That’s right!” Yami nodded. “I grew up listening to their stories! Gudi built this Tower of Time to pray to those two legendary Pokémon, hoping that humans and Pokémon could live happily together forever!”

"What a noble wish..."

Listening to the two women's back-and-forth conversation, Xia You added, "Not only that, this Tower of Time and Space is also the world's largest musical instrument."

"Musical instruments!?"

Xiaoyao looked surprised and then looked at the model of the Tower of Time again, but no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't connect the architecture with the musical instrument.

“Yes, yes, yes.” When Xia You mentioned this, Ya Mi nodded repeatedly. “I remember now. When I first arrived in Baiyang Town, I was fortunate enough to hear the music of the Tower of Time and Space. The music echoed throughout the entire town and it was very beautiful!”

"I see." Xiaoyao finally understood. "That's why its model was placed in this museum and displayed as an artwork."

The three of them stayed there for a while longer before leaving the model of the Tower of Time and entering other exhibition halls.

Just as she was passing a few tourists, Xia You suddenly saw a figure that was both unfamiliar and familiar.

The figure was unfamiliar because, including this time, Xia You had only seen her three times in total, and they had hardly had any contact or communication. As for being familiar, it was for the same reason: she had seen her three times in just a few hours!

That's right, it's bamboo orchid!

Xia You never expected that she would run into her here after what had just happened!

What kind of coincidence is this?

What a coincidence!

Shaking her head, Xia You saw Zhu Lan standing in front of a painting admiring something. She ignored her and didn't even care about the matter. Instead, she led Xiao Yao and Ya Mi past her.

As mentioned before, he currently has no intention or desire to befriend Zhu Lan.

Besides, he had just tricked Zhu Lan once, so he was even less likely to take the initiative to go to her.

As for Xia You, Xiao Yao naturally wouldn't recognize Cynthia, and wouldn't know that the blonde woman next to her was the heroine that many trainers had just been talking about. As for Ya Mi, although she had seen Cynthia on TV, her attention was elsewhere at the moment, and she didn't see the Sinnoh champion either.

As the three chatted and laughed, they passed the bamboo orchid and walked into the distance.

Just then, Zhu Lan, who was admiring the painting, suddenly frowned.

That strange feeling from before has come back again!

This startled her.

After all, the first time she had this feeling was when she saw a man's back in the square.

The second time she had this feeling, even though the other person was disguised, she still recognized the figure from behind—it was the man she had seen in the square. So now…

Thinking of this, she suddenly turned her head, quickly searching for something!

Although it was a very mysterious feeling, based on her previous two experiences, she was now 100% certain that the man who had just taken advantage of her was definitely here!

How dare you show your face in front of me!?

And sure enough, whether it was the champion's keen insight or a woman's intuition, she actually discovered something this time!

With just a glance, she spotted Xia You, who had already walked away!

Even though it was still just a silhouette, Zhu Lan recognized him immediately!

There's no mistake, he's in the square, and he's the one wearing the Gengar mask!

Even Cynthia herself didn't expect that she would run into the Gengar-dressed man just by chance when she came to visit the museum and relax.

What a wonderful coincidence!

You can't run away now!

Once she had identified her target, Zhu Lan tried to stop Xia You, but just as she took a step, a tour group passed by, completely blocking her way.

After seven or eight seconds, these people walked past him, and when he looked ahead again, there was no trace of the man!

! !

Startled, she quickly walked to the spot where Xia You had disappeared and looked to the left and right. There, she saw two corridors leading in completely different directions.

Just like the rest of the museum, the two corridors were crowded with people, and the man was nowhere to be seen. But Zhu Lan was 100% sure that he was in one of the two corridors!

But... which side should I choose?

……

Just as Xia You was visiting the museum, several uninvited guests arrived in the museum's garden.

Although they hid in the bushes and tried to avoid being discovered by others, their similar hairstyles and uniform tight-fitting combat suits still gave them away—the Galactic Team!

The Galactic Team consisted of about a dozen people. They proceeded cautiously, using the lush vegetation in the garden as a guide, and easily made their way to a window of the museum building.

Once they arrived and saw that it was temporarily safe, one of the men, clearly the team leader, turned to his companions and whispered, "As you all know, we originally had plenty of time to complete this mission undetected, but that champion named Zhu Lan attacked our base, causing us huge losses and exposing us to the outside world. So this mission now requires our personal involvement. But it's alright, the entire city's police are searching for the other team members. They would never expect us to attack this museum at this time!"

Chapter 957 was just a little bit away.

A dozen or so members of the Galaxy Team climbed up to the second floor of the museum using the drainage pipes on the outer wall and then climbed in one by one through an open window.