I caught a Pokémon

No matter how disappointed and reluctant Xiao Guang was, they still had to part ways.

She first said goodbye to Xiaoyao, then looked at Xia You with a hesitant expression on her face.

But before she could say anything, Xia You waved her off.

"See you next time then."

One sentence brought Xiao Guang back to his senses.

That's right!

A temporary separation doesn't mean anything. I believe that she and Xia You will meet again soon!

Once she understood all this, her mood brightened considerably.

"Okay." She nodded emphatically to Xia You, waved goodbye, and gave him a big smile. "Take care, Brother Xia You. See you next time!"

"Okay, see you next time."

Finally, Xia You nodded to Xiao Gang, released his Charizard, and Xiao Yao and he flipped onto the dragon. In just a few flaps of their wings, Charizard's figure had already left the city and disappeared from Xiao Zhi and the others' sight.

Watching their retreating figures, Xiao Guang waved again before reluctantly lowering his arm.

Goodbye, Xia You-ge.

……

Leaving aside how Xia You and Xiao Yao went ahead to the city where the next dojo was located, after more than ten hours of flying, Zhu Lan also returned to Shenhe Town with Ya Mi.

Zhu Lan's home is in Shenhe Town, but she didn't bring Ya Mi to her own home. Instead, she brought her to the Historical Research Institute, which is also her grandmother's research institute.

At that moment, Dr. Mustard was watering her flowers in the garden when she saw Garchomp fall from the sky, but she was not surprised at all.

After all, Zhu Lan had told her in advance when she left here to accept the commission to investigate.

It was only when I saw Mimi getting off Garchomp that I was slightly surprised.

"Aren't you the little girl who always followed Xia You? How come... you came back with Zhu Lan?"

Given her age, it was perfectly reasonable for her to call Yami a little girl. However, she never expected that Zhulan would bring this woman back after running around.

This is how the same thing?

After standing still, Yami bowed slightly to Dr. Jiezilan respectfully.

"Dr. Mustard, we meet again."

As Jie Zilan nodded, she also looked at her granddaughter with a puzzled expression.

However, Zhu Lan obviously didn't intend to explain anything, and simply said calmly, "She will be staying here for a while. I'll take her to the guest room first."

Dr. Mustard Seed Orchid clearly knew his granddaughter very well, and seeing her like this, he was even more curious.

However, she also knew that if Zhu Lan really didn't want to explain anything, then even if she continued to press her, she wouldn't get any results.

What's going on?

With this question in her mind, she could only watch as Zhu Lan strode away ahead, while Ya Mi followed silently behind.

Led by Zhu Lan, Ya Mi arrived at a corner on the second floor of the museum and entered a guest room.

It's clear that although the room is luxuriously decorated and furnished in a warm and comfortable manner, it lacks a sense of human warmth because it has been unoccupied for a long time.

"Wait here for a moment, I'll go get you some daily necessities."

After leaving those words, Zhu Lan turned and left. When she returned to the guest room with a bunch of things, she immediately saw Ya Mi putting her phone into her pocket.

"What? That man contacted you?"

Well, Zhu Lan and Ya Mi didn't have any prior relationship, but they had traveled together for over ten hours, and although they were in the sky, they had a lot of interaction and had become somewhat familiar with each other.

In addition, the woman always had a mysterious blush on her face, giving people the feeling that she was weak and easy to bully. She was also very pleasing to the eye, and had been very cooperative so far without any resistance, which made Zhu Lan develop a certain liking for her.

I always feel it's a real shame that such an outstanding woman is with Xia You.

Yami nodded and smiled at her, "He just finished battling the Nohara Gym and is on his way here, but because the journey is quite long, it may take him a few days."

Hearing her say that, Zhu Lan didn't think much of it.

After all, she and Yami flew back overnight in Garchomp without any obstruction, which is incomparable to the slow and leisurely journey on the ground.

"Then I'll wait for him for a few more days. You shouldn't leave this museum during these few days."

After all, she had kidnapped her. Although Yami had left a good impression on her, Zhu Lan didn't say much to this 'prisoner'. She just deliberately left behind this cold remark and turned to leave.

Watching her walk further and further away until her footsteps completely disappeared, Yami closed the door and then sat down on the soft bed.

She took her phone out of her pocket and turned on the screen.

Inside was a conversation she had just finished with Xia You.

Actually... it's not because the journey is too far that Xia You can't get here in a short time.

After all, Xia You and Xiao Yao had already ridden Charizard after defeating the Gym Leader. Given Charizard's speed, it would definitely arrive at God's Town no slower than Garchomp. It would only take Xia You a dozen hours to get there as well.

But she stopped him!

At this point, Yami didn't want Xia You to come and 'rescue' her so soon.

Based on her observations and analysis, she sensed that Xia You and Zhu Lan might resolve their differences through a battle, but they would definitely not become friends.

This was not what she had hoped for.

After all, this world isn't just about Pokémon battles.

Years later, when Xia You is no longer a trainer or travels around, he will eventually settle down. At that time, he will need a lot of social connections to maintain the dignity of a champion. In the end, it all comes down to interpersonal relationships.

This is the adult world.

It is also a survival rule in human society.

Although there are many reclusive people in this world, or people who don't need fame and fortune, and they live very well, this is clearly not the destiny of a 'star' trainer like Xia You.

If things continue this way, and he continues to travel, his future achievements will surely attract worldwide attention, and his life will inevitably be anything but peaceful.

Therefore, from Xia You's perspective as a woman, she really hoped that Xia You could get along well with this Sinnoh champion, as this would definitely be more beneficial than harmful to Xia You in the future!

This is something she has been thinking about all along the way.

Don't let her seemingly absent-minded appearance fool you; she's incredibly sharp!

As for why she didn't want Xia You to arrive here so quickly, it was because Ya Mi hoped that during this time, she could use her efforts and the power of words to gradually guide the relationship between the two of them onto the right path!

Chapter 1066 The Unexpected Person

Putting down her phone, Xia You pondered for a moment before letting the Charizard land on the ground.

He had only flown for a few minutes since leaving Yuanye City, but he stopped at this moment, which greatly surprised Xiaoyao behind him.

"Xia You-ge, what's wrong?"

On the way, Xia You had already told her about Ya Mi. Although she was a little surprised and incredulous, Xiao Yao knew that Ya Mi had been taken away by Zhu Lan!

No wonder Zhu Lan and Ya Mi left together!

Xia You is in such a hurry now because she is going to 'demand' Ya Mi.

Why did it stop again?

"The plan has changed." Xia You shook her head. "Yami told me to go see her again in a few days."

"Huh?" Xiaoyao was very puzzled. "Why is that?"

Putting her phone away, Xia You hesitated and said, "She said she could give me a few days to change Zhu Lan's attitude towards me."

"This..." Xiaoyao frowned, feeling that things were not as simple as Xia You had said, and couldn't help but worry, "What does Sister Yami plan to do?"

"Who knows?" Xia You dismounted from Charizard and looked north, as if trying to see through something. "I know her initial intention, but after the tournament, I will leave here. What difference does it make whether my relationship with Zhu Lan is tense or not?"

Hearing him say that, Xiaoyao couldn't help but sigh: "Sister Yami is thinking of you."

“Yes.” Xia You nodded. “But she’s being all mysterious right now, and I don’t know what she’s trying to do.”

Since Yami had sent a message indicating that she had her own plans, Xia You decided it was not appropriate to go to Shenhe Town immediately.

I don't know how long it will take.

So, it seems we should focus our efforts on the upcoming gym battles.

Thinking of this, he helped Xiaoyao down from the Charizard.

"Fine, since that's how it is, we can only trust Yami. Let's... go challenge the gym first."

With things no longer urgent, and no longer needing to ride Charizard, Xiaoyao, with Xia You's help, jumped off Charizard and turned her head to the west.

"The nearest gym is the one I mentioned earlier, right?"

"Yes."

Having received Xia You's affirmative reply, Xiao Yao couldn't help but look back at Nohara City, which she had just left.

"In that case, should we wait for Ash and the others? After all, we just parted ways, and it's still quite timely for them to reunite."

Actually, there was one more thing that Xiaoyao didn't say: she had seen Xiaoguang's expression just now, and although she couldn't help but feel a little jealous, it reminded her of herself back then.

She was very close to Xiaoguang, so she was happy to let the two of them spend more time together.

Xia You shook her head, however.

"Forget it, it's our own trip after all, so we should try to avoid hanging out with them. Besides, we just said goodbye, and I don't want to have to say goodbye a second time."

Ok.

Since Xia You had said so, Xiao Yao naturally had no other opinions. After Xia You recalled Charizard, the two walked side by side along the main road towards Jiayuan City.

It has to be said that without Yami and Ash's group by their side, they haven't traveled so peacefully in a long time.

Neither of them were talkative, which meant that they would only exchange a few words occasionally while walking, making the scene seem a little quiet.

Fortunately, they had always gone through this before. Although it had been so lively for so long, they felt a little out of place now, but it also made them feel like everything had returned to normal.

Compared to traveling with others, Xiaoyao prefers the quiet atmosphere like this, where it's just the two of them.

After leaving the vast wilderness and walking for a long time, the ground beneath my feet was no longer wetland, but hard grassland, and the surrounding trees became increasingly lush and robust.

Unbeknownst to them, they had entered a forest.

When they got tired of walking, the two rested by a stream and set up their picnic pot.

It was at this point that they missed Yami even more—no, to be precise, they missed Yami's cooking skills.

Compared to Ya Mi's cooking, Xia You's culinary skills are simply incomparable.

There was no other way; in order not to disappoint their stomachs, they could only make the most basic food—boiled noodles.

Add some of your favorite vegetables and various meatballs to the noodles. When they're done cooking, they're steaming hot and look very appetizing.

Just as the two of them, along with their Pokémon, were about to enjoy their casual lunch, an unexpected person pushed aside the branches and leaves and walked up to them.

To be honest, Xia You really didn't expect to run into this person here.

The newcomer had a head of dark red spiky hair, was about ten years old, and was quite handsome. He was dressed in a black and gray casual outfit, giving him the look of a cool little heartthrob.

"Xiao Mao!?" Xia You was extremely surprised. "What are you doing here?"

That's right, the person who came was none other than Shigeru, who should be in Kanto!

Xiao Mao was clearly quite surprised to see Xia You.

"It's you!?" Xiao Mao raised an eyebrow, then looked at the pot in front of Xia You, then at the bowl in his hand, and a smile appeared on his lips. "I really didn't expect that a man who won the three regional tournaments would be squatting here eating instant noodles."

Xia You: ...

This guy is still as unlikeable as ever...

His gaze swept over Xiao Mao, and noticing that the two seemed to know each other, he asked in a low voice, "Brother Xia You, who is this?"

Ok?

Xiaoyao doesn't recognize Xiaomao?!

how can that be!

Xia You was taken aback at first, but then she remembered that Xiao Yao might have heard Xiao Zhi talk about this rival during their travels, but the two of them had never actually met!

Even when they went to Oak's lab together last time, and May got Squirtle there, she didn't run into Gary.