He knows Pokémon better than me

bell tower.

Following Xiaolan and the other monks, the three of Xiaozhi also entered this ancient wooden pagoda with a long history.

Compared with 350 years ago, the whole bell tower has not changed much.

It even gave Xiaozhi the illusion that he was still in the past time and space.

The only difference is that the first floor of the bell tower has become more spacious.

There are even a lot of rooms on the side, which are places for monks and guests to live and practice.

free.

At this moment, Xiaolan was standing there with her head lowered, silent, as if she had suddenly come to her senses.

And in front of her stood an old monk with a kind face.

With a bald head, a thick white beard hanging down, and a somewhat stooped body, he was covered in a brown linen cassock.

The surface of the cassock is even a little faded, obviously it has been washed countless times.

This person is the abbot of this generation, the abbot of the Bell Tower Temple.

"Quit eating, you broke the precept again today...!"

The abbot knocked on Xiaolan's head, slightly annoyed.

What they practice is asceticism, and what they pay attention to is to maintain the most primitive state in terms of basic necessities of life.

Self-restraint, self-discipline, rejection of all material, sexual, and spiritual temptations, and enduring the oppression of the body by the harsh environment...

Of course, such an extremely inhuman way of the devil, such as sleeping on a bed full of nails and walking barefoot on burning charcoal, is still not done.

To put it simply, it is to wear the simplest clothes, eat steamed buns and pickles, and sleep on a hard wooden bed.

Just like day after day, self-denial and restoration of rituals are penance.

It's just that this little junior sister, who just entered the bell tower to practice a month ago, can't control her gluttonous desires every night and runs out to steal food.

When I came back, I was still greasy after eating, and I didn't shy away from it.

What a pissed off old man!

The presiding old monk blew his beard and stared angrily.

"Master, I was wrong..."

Xiaolan obediently admits her mistake, and doesn't make excuses.

But dare next time.

...

The three of Xiaozhi looked around the lobby on this floor.

Similar to before, the first floor can be visited at will, but starting from the second floor, you can't go up at will.

At the stairway, a golden arhat holding a stick is guarding.

Xiao Zhi was still on the side, and found the resplendent sculpture of King Feng.

Only after communicating with the presiding old monk did I know the current situation.

Since 350 years ago, they cut off the fetters of faith between the bell tower and the god of gold, Feng Wang, and entered the practice of ascetic monks.

Although the statue of King Feng still stands here, what these monks believe in is no longer King Feng.

It is not any Pokémon, but a higher realm.

They believe in the harmonious coexistence of humans and Pokémon.

In this world, beliefs can be varied.

It can be a certain item, it can be a common Pokémon like Slowpoke, or it can be a great god like Ho-oh.

Of course, it can also be a concept.

"good."

The three of Xiaozhi didn't dare to be careless, and bowed to the old monk, lamenting the high level of the latter.

Then they took advantage of the situation and stayed down, each with a hardened plank, and experienced a lot of penance...

...

...

late at night.

Bell tower top.

On the top of the wooden pagoda, which is more than ten meters high, a strong evening wind is blowing, making the surrounding air a bit cold.

The two shadows of the assassin slowly climbed up to the roof of the building from the stairs like thieves.

It is Xiaozhi and Xiaolan, the two who have the bond of Zhenxin Town.

"This is a forbidden place, no outsiders are allowed to climb up~"

Xiaolan said with a smile, and walked towards the edge, leaning her palm on the railing.

He stroked the brown hair beside his ear, and looked into the distance with his beautiful eyes.

"Hee hee~ But Xiaozhi is not an outsider~"

Xiao Zhi looked behind him at the big golden bell.

He smashed this thing.

Compared with the dilapidated and decayed big bell in the bell tower next door, the big bell here is still very well preserved, obviously it has been carefully maintained.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Looking at everything around him, a strange feeling appeared in his mind.

He has already visited this place 350 years ago.

"hiss..."

At this moment, a trembling sound suddenly came from behind.

Xiaozhi turned his head, but saw Xiaolan hugging his shoulders, trembling suddenly.

"Is it cold? I'm getting warmer."

Xiaozhi also walked slowly to Xiaolan's side, holding on to the wooden railing, looking at everything outside the tower.

Behind the bell tower is a large maple forest.

As the evening wind blows, a few golden maple leaves float up from the top of the ten-meter-high tower from time to time.

This made Xiaozhi couldn't help turning his head, and said seriously:

"Xiaolan, your body isn't good enough. Didn't you exercise well during this time?"

Xiaolan: "..."

...

speechless.

The two people in Zhenxin Town just quietly admired the beauty of the tower at night, and everything around them seemed very quiet and peaceful.

It's a very comfortable feeling.

Even in the minds of the two of them, they all recalled the time when they had just set off for a trip.

At that time, they were still in the Kanto area, in Pippi Square in Yuejianshan.

The two kept vigil in the same way until the next day...

"By the way, I have something for you."

At this time, Xiaozhi suddenly thought of something, squatted down, untied the backpack, and looked for something inside.

He also brought up his backpack.

"?"

Xiaolan was at the side, blinking her big eyes, staring curiously at Xiaozhi's movements.

The evening wind blew past, making her tremble again, and she could only hold on to the blue and white coat she was wearing...

...

"Found it! This is it!"

After searching for a long time, Xiaozhi stood up abruptly, holding a big pink ball about three or four times the size of a basketball in his hand.

"Hey~ what is this? It's like plasticine~"

Xiaolan stretched out her little finger curiously, and poked it tentatively.

With a little force, the fingers can even penetrate an arc.

"Hey~ This thing is called Ditto Crystal~"

Xiaozhi held the big ball of plasticine with a rather smug expression.

"You should also be thinking about building a body for Big Brother Bilan, right? This Diversity crystal can be used as a body template for Big Brother Bilan, creating a magical body that can change at will!"

Well, Xiao Zhi directly named it.

Bilan, who was originally a master of disguise and transformation, such a body is definitely the most suitable for her!

Hearing this, Xiaolan's eyes gradually widened.

She took the big pink ball, which was not too heavy, about the weight of two basketballs.

It's just that Xiaolan's round face also turned red.

Even the fluent speech that was usually carefree has become intermittent now.

"So this... this, are you going to give it to me?"

She looked at Xiaozhi's gaze, becoming evasive and shy.

...