Chapter 539 A Travel by One Person
In less than half a minute, Feng Lu wrote back to him.
"You finally replied to my message! This all feels like a dream... I'm so happy! It seems that prayer is indeed useful..."
"I just had a little accident. I'm not dead. Is it necessary to have such a big reaction?" Yang Ming couldn't help but complain.
"Even the way you complain is the same as before. Hehe, I'm not dreaming after all. You know, if there's no more news, I'm going to go to Alola alone to find you."
"Luckily you didn't go, otherwise it would have been a wasted trip," Yang Ming replied, "My incident happened in the sea near Hoenn. I just arrived in the Kalos region and I probably won't be going to Alola for the time being."
Yang Ming described his recent experiences. In order to prevent Feng Lu from worrying, he concealed the fact that Kyogre had gone berserk. He only said that he encountered pirates on the way and that his cell phone was broken during the fight with the pirates and had just been repaired.
"I see. I never thought you would meet a rich lady like that on a cruise ship. You are so lucky."
"What are you talking about? I can feel the strong jealousy from the words just through the screen," Yang Ming was a little speechless, "My companions are still waiting for me, let's stop here today."
"Okay, but can you let me hear your voice again?"
"Tsk, what a hassle." Although he said he was not happy about it, Yang Ming still did it. The moment he dialed the phone, Feng Lu's voice came from the other end with a tearful tone but full of surprise: "Yang Ming...it's really you! I always thought I couldn't hear you speak anymore..."
"Don't do this, I can't stand it," Yang Ming said softly, "Tell me what you want to say to me."
"You have to take care of yourself, take good care of yourself," Feng Lu said in a tearful voice on the other end of the phone, "I hope I can see you again in the future."
"Well, I promise I won't die easily. But it's not fair for me to make a promise alone. You have to promise me something as well."
"What do you want me to promise?"
"Don't cry no matter what happens in the future. I don't like to see you cry," Yang Ming said softly. "I will be very busy in the future and may not have time to contact you. I hope you can become an excellent gym leader and face any setbacks and misfortunes with your head held high and face everything with a smile."
"Since it's your request, I'll agree to it," Feng Lu agreed, "It's also for the day when we meet again."
After hanging up the phone, Yang Ming met up with Xiao Zhi and the others. Along the way, they heard the townspeople's discussions.
"Have you heard? Another dead person was found on Route 5."
"It's so tragic. Even the Pokémon I was carrying with me were taken away."
"The world has been really turbulent lately. Some nearby cities have also seen home invasions and serial murders, and the perpetrators have yet to be brought to justice."
The conversation of the townspeople made Serena feel very uneasy. She shrank back involuntarily and tightly grasped the corner of Xiaozhi's clothes: "How about we spend the night here? I always feel that camping in the wild is not safe..."
"What are you afraid of?" Xiaozhi said nonchalantly, "I want to be a Pokémon Master, so I won't be afraid of those criminals! Besides, there are so many of us, and we have so many Pokémon, so even if we meet bad guys, we will definitely beat them to a pulp."
Yang Ming agreed with this very much. They were just a few robbers and serial killers. He would never take such people seriously.
With Xiaozhi's comfort, Serena felt a little relieved.
The group continued to move forward. In addition to fighting wild Pokémon along the way, they also talked about Yang Ming's experience.
"Mr. Qiong Gui has been living in the Johto area, so he should have watched the Silver Conference last year, right?"
"Yeah, I even spent some time with last year's conference runner-up."
"Wow, that's a strong man who almost became the champion of the tournament!" Xiaozhi suddenly became interested, "I have always wanted to compete with such a strong man, but unfortunately I didn't receive Pokémon at that time, so I could only watch the competition on TV."
"Yeah, that's a pity." Yang Ming responded casually. Fortunately, he did not tell him that the runner-up of the competition was his disciple, otherwise Xiaozhi would be shocked.
Serena listened to the conversation between the two silently. It was obvious that she had no interest in the Silver Conference.
"I don't know why, but the TV suddenly stopped broadcasting in the middle of the Silver Conference awards ceremony," Xiaozhi scratched his head, looking confused, "I thought there was something wrong with the TV station at the time."
Yang Ming suddenly realized that it was no wonder that no one recognized his identity along the way. It turned out that the alliance had blocked all news from the Chengdu area, and even the television broadcast of the Silver Conference was urgently stopped.
But this is not surprising. Ever since Bixias launched a riot at the Silver Conference, a series of scandals and infighting in the alliance have been exposed. If such things were widely publicized, it would deal a huge blow to the reputation of the alliance.
"By the way, Mr. Qionggui, since you have also watched the Silver Conference, I guess you must be a trainer, right?" Xiaozhi asked.
"Just barely," Yang Ming answered truthfully, "but I haven't gotten a gym badge yet."
That night, the three of them set up a tent in the forest. Xiaozhi fell asleep with Pikachu after dinner, leaving Yang Ming and Serena to clean up the dishes on the table.
"Mr. Qiong Gui, when you were in Mingshui Town today, were you talking on the phone with an older sister?"
Yang Ming was stunned. He didn't expect that his conversation with Feng Lu would be heard by Salina.
"That big sister must be the girl from Unova that Mr. Qionggui mentioned before, right?" Serena said with her big eyes flashing. "You probably didn't like her at the beginning, but now you have become such a good friend. I really envy her."
"That's nothing," Yang Ming was silent for a moment, then replied, "Cacti can also bloom."
"Will cacti bloom..." Serena thought thoughtfully.
"Don't think too much. I'll be on guard today, so you and Xiaozhi can go to bed first."
Yang Ming sent Serena away, and couldn't help complaining in his heart: Kids these days are too sensitive to depression. In comparison, boys like Xiaozhi who are more calm are easier to get along with.
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Not far away, four figures were quietly approaching, their eyes greedily staring at the tent of Yang Ming and others. The one-eyed man in the lead whispered, "Two little devils plus a pretty boy, it's not bad as an appetizer for tonight."
"I think that little girl is pretty cute. Can we play with her before we kill her?" another fat man said in a lewd tone.
"Really? I think you guys are quite interesting. Why don't you let me have some fun with you?" At this moment, a cold voice came from behind the four people.
The one-eyed man turned his head suddenly, only to find that the "pretty boy" had appeared behind them without them noticing.