I caught a Pokémon

“But…” the ghost butler hesitated for a moment, “This woman clearly has other intentions. Shouldn’t we stop her? If we let her wander around, she might even enter the study, and then…”

Even if the butler didn't say anything, the ghost girl naturally knew that if this human woman was allowed to continue exploring, although Xia You had already hidden the core data, documents, and some fragile items in the underground secret room, she might still find out something. If that happened, it would be terrible, and she would also discover the secrets of this place.

Fortunately, Xia You had made things clear to her when she left to deal with this situation.

That means that although we can no longer actively absorb the energy of passing trainers as before, we can still take action when we encounter such tricky situations!

Thinking of this, without her making any move, several thick purple mists, like tentacles, suddenly shot out from her body and flew silently towards the location of the vegetable seeds!

Of course, the ghost girl remembered Xia You's instructions and did not attack her directly. Instead, she created some strange phenomena in an attempt to make Cai Zhong back down.

Under the influence of the purple mist, the remnants of the crystal chandelier above Cai Zhong's head suddenly lit up, burning with green will-o'-the-wisps. When Cai Zhong looked up in surprise, the crystal chandelier began to sway violently and made a tooth-ache-inducing, ear-piercing creaking sound!

It was clear that the moment she saw this abnormality, Cai Zhong's body stiffened uncontrollably, and her face turned deathly pale.

Even with her two Pokémon protecting her behind her, it couldn't lessen her horror!

That wasn't the end of it. In the room next to Cai Zhong, the sound of a piano being played suddenly came from. Although the sound was very soft and intermittent, it still reached Cai Zhong's ears.

"Who...who is it!?"

Cai Zhong mustered her courage and shouted. Strangely enough, although her voice trembled and sounded like she lacked confidence, the piano in the room stopped abruptly as soon as the sound was heard!

But the more this happens, the more the vegetable seeds fear it!

But being afraid was useless. After hesitating for a while, under the protection of the two Pokémon, she had no choice but to push open the door and walk into the room in order to find out what was going on.

By the cunning moonlight, what came into view was a piano that was already badly damaged. Surprisingly, given the current state of the piano, most of the keys were missing, and it should not have been able to make any sound at all!

Can……

But I clearly heard piano music just now!

This time, no matter how much the vegetable seed tries to connect this matter with the wind, it's already impossible!

She could no longer deceive herself!

All I can do is think of the worst possible outcome!

Just then, with a 'bang,' the door behind Cai Zhong closed by itself!

This startled Cai Zhong, and before she could recover, she saw the window frame start to open and close repeatedly. At the same time, the piano started playing again, and Cai Zhong could even see the keys on it, as if they were being pressed by a pair of invisible hands, rising and falling rhythmically!

All signs indicate that something is extremely unusual here!

However, we haven't seen any real ghosts yet. These eerie things, in the darkness and in the room, are scary, but at least within Caizhong's tolerance range!

"It's just some participating soul energy, it's nothing to scare me!! Yeev, Roserade, quickly disperse these things!!"

Upon receiving her command, the two Pokémon hopped and jumped around the room a few times. Although they didn't do anything, their random running and jumping unintentionally disrupted the ghost girl's energy. And sure enough, everything abnormal immediately stopped!

Seeing this, Cai Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

"I thought it was something troublesome, but is this all it's capable of?"

Cai Zhong had just smiled when, in the next second, she suddenly saw a blue shadow flash past the window!

Although it was only for a moment, she could see clearly that it was a girl wearing a gorgeous long dress!

This caused Cai Zhong's smile to freeze instantly, as if his blood had also frozen!

what?

Could it really be... a ghost?

Just as she was thinking this, she saw her Eevee and Roserade suddenly let out a threatening growl behind her. Not only did Roserade look like she was facing a great enemy, but even the fur on Eevee's body stood on end!

At that very moment, Cai Zhong felt a chilling wind blowing down the back of her neck, making all the hairs on her body stand on end!

No... it can't be... right...?

Cai Zhong suddenly sensed something was wrong. She wanted to turn around, but she was so scared that her body seemed to be frozen in place, and she couldn't even turn her neck!

Fortunately, her Pokémon were well-trained and loyal enough. Seeing their trainer in trouble, they did not back down and all rushed to help.

Just as Yeev and Roseradore passed by, Naga felt that she had regained control of her body. She quickly turned her head and saw the girl who had just flashed past the window, floating less than 2 meters behind her!

Now that she was closer, she could finally see the girl's face clearly.

She was petite with long, flowing black hair, a pale face, and bright red eyeshadow and lipstick. She was holding a plush toy in her arms and dressed in a long dress, white stockings, and black leather shoes, looking every bit the gothic Lolita.

Is this the ghost inside this mansion?

Just as Cai Zhong was thinking this, two dark shadows flashed past her. Ye Yibu and Roseredo, who had just rushed out, flew back and crashed heavily at her feet.

At the same time, several purple tentacles surged out from behind the ghost girl and attacked the vegetable seed!

Gudong!

The vegetable seed swallowed hard.

Her eyelids twitched violently, her calves went weak, and she made a judgment in just 0.01 seconds.

Run!

As soon as she finished speaking, she took off running ahead, and her two Pokémon, seeing their trainer flee without a fight, also got up and hurried away!

It wasn't that Cai Zhong was too timid; it was just that ghosts were too terrifying for her!

Anyone else might have immediately taken up arms and fought the ghost girl, but Nagae had already expended a great deal of courage just to get here. Now that she'd seen a real ghost, she had no desire to fight at all!

After smashing through the tightly closed door, Cai Zhong panicked and ran headlong into the depths of the mansion without even knowing which way to go.

At that very moment, the girl's silvery laughter echoed throughout the entire mansion, like a death knell, sending shivers down her spine!

That wasn't the worst part. Cai Zhong had clearly run a long way and felt like she was far away from the ghost girl, but before she could even catch her breath, a dozen purple tentacles suddenly appeared in front of her, blocking her way. This almost made her scream, so she had to turn around and head towards the corridor next to her.

But her running away had a serious consequence. Yeevee and Roserade, who were following closely behind, were about to catch up when they were suddenly blocked by these tentacles. The two Pokémon tried three or four times, but they were unable to break through these tentacles. They could only watch the figure of the vegetable grow farther and farther away until it disappeared from their sight.

Let's turn our attention back to the vegetable seeds.

As she fled, she didn't realize that she had lost track of her two Pokémon. With the tentacles constantly blocking her way, her adrenaline surged, and the physical conditioning she had developed from training in the forest came in full play. No matter how the tentacles appeared or tried to stop her, she always managed to find an opening in the critical moment and escape.

At one point, as she burst through a door, a bright and open space opened up before her. When she came to her senses, she found herself in a library!

Strangely enough, the purple smoke tentacles that had been chasing her suddenly disappeared at this moment!

Chapter 964 How could it be Xia You!?

Cai Zhong was still in shock when she realized that not only the tentacles, but also the eerie laughter of the ghost girl that had been echoing in her ears had all disappeared.

The surroundings became quiet, which only made the place seem more eerie and terrifying.

But in any case, she is safe for now.

After catching her breath and wiping the cold sweat from her forehead, Cai Zhong belatedly realized that she had gotten separated from her two Pokémon!

This is terrible news.

You know, Yeevee and Roserade have always been her two strongest Pokémon, so it's unexpected...

She wanted to shout, but was afraid of attracting the ghost girl.

I wanted to look around to see if there were any other doors I could use to leave, but I found that my legs were incredibly weak. I was obviously exhausted from running for so long.

Fortunately, her food bag and waist pouch were not lost, which allowed her to take out her water bottle, drink some water to replenish her lost fluids, and then release a giant vine and a sunflower monster to protect herself.

With two flashes of blue light, two Grass-type Pokémon appeared in the room, and looking at these two loyal Pokémon, Cai Zhong felt a little more at ease.

Whether or not they can ward off the ghosts, at least with them by my side, I won't be so scared.

Despite her weak body, Cai Zhong finally had the leisure to look around and realized that this place was better preserved than other parts of the mansion. She immediately realized that this three-story library must be the core area of ​​the entire mansion!

No wonder the pursuit disappeared.

Her gaze swept across the surrounding bookshelves, and unintentionally, it fell on the coffee table next to the sofa, where she saw two photos.

The first picture is a group photo of five people. I don't recognize the others, but the girl sitting in the center of the sofa in the photo is the ghost girl I just met!

It really is a ghost here!

Cai Zhong was still shaken and didn't dare to look at it again, as if the ghostly girl from the photo would fly out of the picture if she looked any longer.

Subconsciously, he turned his gaze to the second photo.

But when she saw who was standing there, she was taken aback.

This is a solo photo of a handsome young man. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, but what shocked Cai Zhong was that she...she had seen this man before!

Not only have I seen him, but I've even battled him in my own gym!

Isn't that Xia You?!

What's going on?!

How did his photo end up here?!

For a moment, Cai Zhong was both surprised and puzzled, and even felt a chill run down his spine.

Could it be that Xia You knows the ghost girl?

No way!!

Before she could even think it through, at that very moment, the library door that she had just casually closed was suddenly opened again!

She quickly hid the photo behind her back, then turned around abruptly and saw the ghostly girl floating in from outside with an enigmatic smile on her lips!

Cai Zhong was horrified and instinctively took a step back, only to bump into the coffee table behind him, leaving him nowhere to retreat.

However, her two giant vines and Sunflower, seeing that danger was approaching, launched an attack on the ghost girl without the trainer's command.

Surprisingly, all of their attacks were blocked by the ghost girl. The Pokémon's power seemed extremely weak in front of this ghost. Not only that, with a wave of the ghost girl's hand, the two Pokémon of the vegetable seed were instantly sent flying backward!

thump……

The sound of the giant vine and the sunflower monster falling to the ground brought the vegetable seed back to its senses.

She stared in disbelief at the ghostly girl before her, never expecting her power to be so strong!

Is this the power of the Ghost of the Forest Mansion?!

Is it really that terrifying?!

Now, let alone fighting, even if I were to escape, I have nowhere left to run!

On the other side, the ghost girl's eyes gleamed with amusement. She naturally had no idea that the seemingly easy-to-bully older sister in front of her was actually a Gym Leader. But even if she did know, it wouldn't matter to her. After all, with Xia You's help, her strength had increased significantly, and she no longer cared about a mere Gym Leader's Pokémon!

Her hair moved on its own even without wind.

The ghost girl continued to slowly approach the vegetable seed.

This is her home, and she absolutely will not allow anyone to explore its secrets!

The two Pokémon that had just been sent flying back got up again and continued to attack the ghost girl, but the result was the same. With a wave of the ghost girl's small hand, several purple tentacles stretched out from behind her and engaged the two Pokémon in battle. In just a few moves, she gained an absolute advantage in the clash and sent them flying again.

This time, because the angle wasn't adjusted properly, the sunflower monster even bumped into the vegetable seed, knocking her to the ground again.

As luck would have it, the impact knocked the vegetable seed pouch off, and the Poké Balls inside rolled away into the distance.

As the ghost girl drew closer, Cai Zhong panicked. She tried to grab the Poké Balls with one hand, but Sunflower was pressing down on her, and she couldn't touch them no matter how many times she tried.

Just then, the ghost girl was almost within reach of her. As a tentacle was raised high and swung towards her, Cai Zhong instinctively raised both hands to shield her face.

Strangely enough, the expected attack did not land. After waiting for several seconds and seeing that nothing was wrong, Cai Zhong cautiously opened her eyes. Through the gap in her arm, she saw that the tentacle was hovering above her head, and the ghost girl was looking down at her with a frown.

Eh?

Seeing this, Cai Zhong felt strange and didn't understand why the ghost suddenly stopped moving. She lowered her arm slightly, and at that moment, she realized that the ghost girl's gaze was slowly following her arm!

wrong!

As expected of the restaurant owner, Cai Zhong keenly noticed that something was amiss.

It should be said that... the ghost's gaze was following the photo of Xia You in his hand!

This discovery only deepened Cai Zhong's doubts. To verify her guess, she moved her arm again, and sure enough, the next second, the ghost's gaze followed the photo once more.

That's really true!

It seems this photo must be very important to the ghost girl in front of her!

No, it should be that Xia You inside is very important to this ghost girl!!

Cai Zhong instantly had a guess in her mind. At that moment, the sunflower monster on her body also got up. Originally, she thought that with this photo protecting her, the ghost girl would not attack again. But the next second, with the sudden swing of the tentacles, the sunflower monster was once again knocked away and crashed to the ground in the distance!

Startled, Cai Zhong scrambled to her feet and held up Xia You's photo.