Mu Li didn't know how to explain, so he simply said, "Actually, I am A Li."
Wu Yao nodded somewhat perfunctorily, "I know, A Li uses your name, right? So, is this true then?"
Mu Qingqing, who was beside them, couldn't stand it anymore. "He means, he is A Li, and A Li is him—the World Champion A Li."
Wu Yao had just been disheartened because his hope of getting an autograph from his idol was shattered. He still hadn't reacted. It was several seconds later that he finally came to his senses.
"You said, you are A Li? The World Champion A Li? The current world number one?" Wu Yao's voice rose an octave.
Mu Li quickly covered his mouth. They were still outside, and he didn't want his identity to be exposed like this.
"Keep it down..." Mu Li scanned the surroundings. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and released his hand from Wu Yao's mouth.
"No, are you serious? Not messing with me?" The excitement on Wu Yao's face was completely uncontrollable.
"That's right, I'm not lying to you," Mu Li said, annoyed.
Mu Li's credibility with Wu Yao was clearly not that high. He subconsciously looked at Mu Qingqing and asked, "Is what he said true?"
Mu Qingqing nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."
Wu Yao immediately got so excited that he almost jumped up. However, he suddenly remembered Mu Li's earlier warning and immediately forced himself to cover his mouth, but the smile in his eyes was completely undisguisable.
Mu Qingqing looked at Wu Yao with a hint of disdain and complained, "Is there a need to be so excited?"
She completely forgot how foolish she had looked when she saw Suicune earlier.
"You don't understand, A Li has been my idol since I was a child!" Wu Yao said earnestly, "I've always regretted not being able to watch his matches live. Before, I couldn't go because I had to study. But when I got to college and had time, A Li had already retired."
"But just when I finally heard the news that A Li became the world number one a while ago, and wanted to watch his battles, I couldn't leave due to filming for the crew, and I missed it again," Wu Yao sighed. "Later, when I heard A Li's video statement, I can't even describe how happy I was. I even thought about whether I could get the second oldest to introduce me to A Li, but I never expected..."
Hearing this, Mu Li couldn't help but pat Wu Yao's shoulder, "Fourth Brother, it's my fault!"
Wu Yao subconsciously rolled his eyes and retorted, "No, it's mainly because no one told me you're so fierce now!"
"How is he fierce?" Mu Qingqing also asked subconsciously. The next moment, she seemed to realize something, and her face instantly turned red.
Wu Yao, however, didn't realize it and continued, "Didn't you see his previous battles with those Champions? Oh my god, it was a complete Rolling type, the opponent had no chance to fight back at all..."
Mu Li nodded in satisfaction and said somewhat smugly, "Not at all, not at all, I still let them have a few moves, but I gave them the chance, the key is they were useless."
Mu Qingqing pursed her lips and looked at Mu Li with a puzzled expression, "Is he really that amazing?"
Mu Li's pupils contracted, and his gaze directly shifted to Mu Qingqing. A killing intent instantly formed: "So, you didn't watch my battles?"
Mu Qingqing visibly became flustered: "Uh... I was... filming a show at the time... so..."
"Haha..." Mu Qingqing continued to chuckle awkwardly, "You know, I'm not very interested in these Pokémon battles..."
"You don't even watch your master's battles, what's the use of you as a disciple?" Mu Li frowned. "Someone! Today, I shall expel this unfilial disciple from the sect!"
"Ah!! Master, no!! I was wrong, Master!!" Mu Qingqing immediately played along, though her acting was truly a bit exaggerated.
Mu Li immediately rolled his eyes, "With such eye-searing acting, which director with poor eyesight chose you?"
Mu Qingqing immediately bared her teeth and claws, ready to pounce on Mu Li and go down with him. Thankfully, Fu Peiyao appeared in time and stopped her.
Wu Yao suddenly remembered what had just happened: "So, that Rowlet really is Thunder Bird?"
"Thunder Bird? What Thunder Bird?" Fu Peiyao looked at Mu Li with a puzzled expression. "When did you get to know Thunder Bird?"
Last time in Ice Country, she saw Mu Li summon an Articuno, but where was this Thunder Bird?
Mu Li's mouth twitched: Oh no, it seems he really hadn't explained this to Fu Peiyao.
A quarter of an hour later, Fu Peiyao pointed at the three Rowlet with an incredulous expression and said, "I was wondering why you suddenly liked Rowlet so much, and you even brought three of them this time..."
Mu Li's mouth twitched: "This is all Ho-Oh's doing..."
"But is it really okay for them to just follow you like this?" Fu Peiyao asked with some concern. "Don't legendary Pokémon all have their own duties? Don't they have any work to do?"
Mu Li nodded and said, "Generally speaking, the Three Legendary Birds' duty is to change the climate of certain regions. Our country also has our own Three Legendary Birds, distributed in different parts of the country. As for these three, they are like gods without authority. It's good enough if they don't cause trouble when they're idle. There's no need to expect them to do any work."
"After they were caught, they insisted they had amnesia and didn't remember where they came from..." Mu Li sighed. "There was nothing I could do but take them in."
Ho-Oh had also calculated that Mu Li would find the Three Legendary Birds troublesome, so he specifically designed the Rowlet shells for them.
Compared to the Three Legendary Birds, Mu Li's acceptance of the three Rowlet was much greater.
"Ah, I don't know why, but I suddenly don't anticipate the Suicune ruins as much anymore," Wu Yao said with an annoying sigh.
Mu Li's mouth twitched violently: "You're too bold, kid. I wouldn't even dare to say that. You should know..."
Mu Li didn't dare to say the rest of the sentence: You should know, the Suicune in front of you is the most petty god-level Pokémon I know.
Indeed, before Mu Li could finish his sentence, Suicune's figure had already appeared beside Wu Yao: "I'm truly sorry to have ruined your anticipation..."
Wu Yao's body instantly stiffened. Before he could react, he felt as if he was picked up by something, and then, he felt a dizzying sensation all around him.
Mu Li could only wave from afar at Suicune and Wu Yao, who had disappeared into the jungle: "Have a good trip."
Li Muhua and the others hadn't reacted yet: "Where's Suicune? Why did it suddenly disappear?"
Mu Li pretended as if nothing had happened: "Oh, it seems to have something to take care of. It'll be back soon. Everyone can rest for a while. I estimate it'll be at least half an hour before it returns."
Mu Li glanced in the direction Suicune had left and muttered, "Last time Jigglypuff courted death, it seemed to have been played with for about half an hour, right? Wu Yao has a good physique, he should also be able to last half an hour."
A certain Jigglypuff silently hid itself in the deepest part of the backpack.
