“Yawn, huh? What are you guys doing?”
Xiao Xia finally woke up from her sleep and came out to see Ash, completely black and sprawled on the ground, and Pikachu, panting from exhaustion.
She was a bit curious if they were performing some kind of performance art. Why were they lying on the ground outside, completely black?
Ash and Pikachu were too tired to speak. There was really nothing to say at this point.
“Bang! Bang!”
The sounds of Yu Feng and Shinny Kirlia clashing came over. Their hands were wrapped in brilliant white light as they engaged in close-quarters combat.
It was a give-and-take of punches and kicks, and this fist-to-flesh battle made Brock, who had rushed over, eager to join in.
However, considering that the white light wrapped around their fists was either Mega Punch or some other punching skill, he figured it was better not to get involved if he didn't want any trouble.
Of course, what they didn't know was that because Yu Feng and Shinny Kirlia were with them now, their training volume had significantly decreased.
At least there wouldn't be Psychic skills flying everywhere. If Ash and the others saw their daily training volume, they would probably be dumbfounded... “Hiss, hiss, gently, gently.”
Ash grimaced as he received Brock's first aid, constantly crying out in pain.
Brock carefully applied ointment to Ash's injured areas. What was amazing was that the marks on Ash's injuries became very faint not long after the ointment was applied. Brock applied the ointment and comforted Ash, saying, “There, there, just a little more, and it’s done.”
After Brock finished applying the ointment to Ash, he packed it away into his backpack, thinking it might be useful next time.
“Why did you suddenly start morning training? Did you finally come to your senses?”
Xiao Xia was curious about Ash's sudden morning training. Had Ash finally wised up, realizing his training wasn't enough, and decided to do morning exercises?
Feeling a sense of lightness in his body, Ash explained to Xiao Xia and Brock why he was doing morning exercises, emphasizing how Xiao Feng had dragged him out.
Unfortunately, things didn't turn out as he imagined, with everyone ganging up on Xiao Feng. Instead, they gave Yu Feng a thumbs-up, signaling a job well done.
“Good job, Xiao Feng! I wanted to train him the last time he lost to Xiao Ming.”
Xiao Xia crossed her arms and praised Yu Feng's actions. After all, she had wanted to train him since he was mocked by Xiao Ming last time. Brock didn't care about such things, as his goal was to be a Breeder, not a Trainer.
But she, Xiao Xia, couldn't stand the humiliation. It was just that traveling all the time and waking up too early in the morning would be bad for her skin. At noon, they had to travel, so there was no time to train. In the afternoon, it was even less possible; she had to rest early, otherwise it would be bad for her skin.
Yes, as the world's most beautiful girl, Xiao Xia would absolutely never do anything that was bad for her skin.
“Hmm, Pikachu did well. Although it was hit by Charmander eight times, it also hit Ash thirteen times. As a reward, Charmander and Hatenna will have three days of gourmet food. Pikachu will also get one day. As for Ash…”
Yu Feng finished his sparring with Lao Mei and came over to arrange rewards for Charmander and the others. Even Pikachu was given a day's reward. As for Ash... it wasn't that he didn't want to give him one. Pikachu, even with Charmander and Hatenna's interference, managed to hit him thirteen times in half an hour. Ash's physical fitness isn't yet at the level needed for Agility later on.
Ignoring the somewhat dejected Ash, Yu Feng looked at Brock and Xiao Xia and said, “Are you two ready? If there are no problems, let's go after Ash and I tidy up a bit.”
After receiving confirmation from Brock and Xiao Xia, Yu Feng nodded, leaving the dejected Ash behind on his own.
“Ash, I suggest you hurry up and pack your things. Xiao Feng won't wait for you too long.”
Brock advised Ash to quickly pack his things. Although Xiao Feng could be mischievous at times, he was always resolute once he made a decision.
Ash then realized that Yu Feng didn't care what he did. He knew that Yu Feng had Psychic abilities, so he would be much faster than Ash in going back and forth. If he didn't go now, they would really leave without him...
“Is it really okay for us to leave without saying goodbye to Yu Teng Sheng Dai?”
Walking along the road, Ash seemed to remember something and said to Xiao Xia and the others with some uncertainty. After all, they had accepted her kindness and stayed for a night, so leaving without a word didn't feel right.
“Exactly. At least she let us stay for a night. Is it really okay to leave without saying goodbye like this?”
Xiao Xia also felt uneasy. Although Yu Teng Sheng Dai wasn't a good person, she at least let them rest well for a night. Was it really okay to leave without a word like this?
“I always felt she had ulterior motives. She kept staring at me yesterday. Now that I think about it, I'm getting chills.”
When Yu Feng heard them mention this, a large drop of cold sweat ran down his ear. He had left directly because of this.
That Yu Teng Sheng Dai had been staring at him yesterday. If he told her they were leaving, who knows what might happen.
“Xiao Feng is right. Yu Teng Sheng Dai was indeed staring at him yesterday.”
Brock also agreed with Yu Feng's words. For him, he could clearly see everything a beautiful girl did. Yesterday, she indeed kept staring at him without stopping.
Thinking of this, Brock couldn't help but bite his handkerchief, tears streaming down his face. He didn't even get this kind of treatment; it really made people envious.
“Oh, come on, if you're envious, don't say it out loud!”
Xiao Xia didn't know why she really wanted to go up and pinch Brock's ear, but she managed to hold back, as pinching someone's ear for no reason wasn't polite behavior.
“Anyway, let's hurry up. I always feel like someone is thinking about me.”
Yu Feng shivered. This feeling was really unpleasant; he always felt like someone was thinking about him, but he couldn't tell who it was. It was a very uncomfortable feeling.
His Future Sight hadn't shown him anything strange. Perhaps his Future Sight wasn't very proficient, which was why he couldn't see things that far ahead. If the Clan Leader or his mother looked, they should be able to know what would happen to him.
But it wouldn't be good to go back and bother them just for this. He would just wait until next week to go back and ask.
Having decided to go back next week, Yu Feng called Ash and the others to continue forward. If he stayed any longer, he would really become more and more uneasy.
“Hey! Wait for me!”
A female voice interrupted their progress. They turned their heads and saw it was Yu Teng Sheng Dai.
Now Yu Feng finally knew where his unease was coming from. It turned out Yu Teng Sheng Dai was coming. Looking at her full gear and backpack, she couldn't possibly be traveling with them, could she?
Suddenly, he had a terrifying guess: could it be true that Sheng Dai, rumored online in his previous life, was Cynthia's distant cousin?
But that was clearly just a meme! If it was true, then... “I've decided, I'm going to travel with you all!”
