Pokémon: The Climb

"Fortunately, there were no accidents along the way!" Shoya said just after leaving the station.

"That's enough for you. There are no such coincidences in the world. It's normal if there are no accidents."

Standing at the intersection, Yang Yan looked around: "Let's separate here."

"Just don't forget the party at night!" Jiang also reminded.

"Don't worry, I promise to be on time!"

The so-called party refers to their friends in the same dormitory when they were in the Ranger Academy.

Shoya actually hasn't seen them for a while. When Yang Yan finally came back this time, he naturally wanted to call everyone out for a good gathering.

Before coming here, Shoya had already contacted the two of them. After meeting his fiancée's family, Shoya would be responsible for finding a place.

The two of them went in different directions.

After a while, Yang Yan finally returned to the familiar Chenghua Gym.

Looking at the Chenghua Gym as before, Yang Yan couldn't help but sigh: "It's still the same as before. Teacher Qianli is considered frugal among the gym leaders."

But from the outside, the Chenghua Gym looks like a quaint ordinary house. If it weren't for the alliance logo hanging high at the door, it would be difficult for anyone to think that it was a gym.

Of course, any kind of gym can be built, but few gym leaders pay as little attention to the appearance of the gym as Qianli does.

After all, this is an important factor that may affect the reputation and popularity of the gym.

Before he even entered the door, a young man who was cleaning next to him came over.

"Hello, are you here to challenge the gym?"

Looking at the boy with a childish face in front of him, Yang Yan was almost certain that he was Qianli's new gym apprentice.

"I'm not here to challenge the gym, but I'm looking for Qianli Gym Leader!"

The young man nodded and said: "The gym leader is conducting a gym competition. I will take you to the living room to wait."

Yang Yan shook his head: "No need, I know where the battlefield is. I can just go there by myself. You can do your business!"

"Okay...then!" The young man could see that he was a little cautious, so he accepted Yang Yan's proposal obediently.

After opening the door and entering the corridor, Yang Yan looked away and murmured in a low voice: "My temper is a bit soft. I'm afraid the teacher needs to spend more time teaching me."

The exterior has not changed, and so has the interior of the Orange Gym.

Following his memory, Yang Yan quickly arrived at the entrance to the battlefield.

Outside the door, he unexpectedly saw someone.

It’s Qianli’s son, Xiaosheng.

Xiao Sheng was opening a crack in the door, looking in intently, mumbling words from time to time.

"Oh, you're so stupid, you can't even catch the tiles split by the ape!"

"You're too inexperienced, you're too inexperienced. It's impossible to beat dad's hyperactive ape like this!"

Yang Yan looked down at Xiao Sheng in a funny way.

"If you want to see it, go in and see it openly. What are you doing here?"

The sudden voice startled Xiao Sheng. He covered his chest and said in a bad tone: "What are you doing hiding behind people's backs? You scared me to death!"

Yang Yan found it funny and just looked at Xiao Sheng with a smile.

Speaking of which, Yang Yan and Xiao Sheng have not met each other many times, but through the original work, he knows that Xiao Sheng is a person who is interested in non-standard Pokémon and also likes to study battles. It is okay to come to the gym competition. Not surprisingly.

Strange to look at furtively.

"Are you here to challenge the gym? My dad is very strong. If your Pokémon's strength is average, I advise you to leave now to avoid wasting time!"

Yang Yan could recognize Xiao Sheng because he now wore a pair of big black-rimmed glasses, which seemed to be very close to the image in the anime.

Xiao Sheng didn't recognize Yang Yan. On the one hand, Yang Yan didn't have much contact with Xiao Sheng, and on the other hand, Yang Yan's current appearance had changed a lot from before.

"How do you know I can't win? You have so much confidence in your dad!" Yang Yan deliberately teased.

"Of course, my dad is recognized as a powerful person in various gyms in Fengyuan, and there are only a handful of challengers that he can defeat!" Xiao Sheng was full of confidence in his dad's strength.

"Then I really want to see it!" With that said, Yang Yan opened the door.

The sound was immediately noticed by several people inside.

"not good!"

Xiao Sheng was caught off guard by Yang Yan's move, and he immediately stepped forward to escape, but he didn't know that all this was clearly seen by Qianli in the room.

Qianli looked helpless. When the challenger on the opposite side saw this, he thought it was an excellent opportunity to counterattack, but he never thought that Qianli had not relaxed his attention on the battle situation, and Qianli successfully completed the counterattack.

Upon seeing this, Jin Zhi also announced the end of the game.

"The game is pretty good, but it's a bit too boring. You have to pay more attention and predict your opponent's possible moves, so that you don't let your opponent lead you by the nose. Work hard!"

While taking back the hyperape, Qianli pointed out the challenger's shortcomings in this battle.

"Thank you for your reminder, I will pay attention!" The challenger saluted Qianli, and then left full of disappointment.

After the people left, Jin Zhi took two steps forward and said to Yang Yan: "The next challenger can end!"

Yang Yan stepped forward slowly: "Senior Brother Jinzhi, I haven't seen you for a few years. I didn't expect you to still be in the gym!"

"You are..." Hearing this, Jin Zhi began to look at Yang Yan carefully.

"Is it Yang Yan? Welcome back!"

Before Jin Zhi could remember, Qianli had already revealed Yang Yan's identity.

Yang Yan saluted slightly: "Teacher, I'm back!"

Jin Zhi suddenly said: "Are you really Yang Yan? I haven't seen you for several years and I almost don't recognize you. You have changed so much!"

"Senior brother, you haven't changed much."

Jin Zhi was a few years older than Yang Yan, and he had already grown up at that time. Apart from becoming tougher and more mature, his appearance has not changed much.

"I thought it would take some time for you to return to Chenghua City, but I didn't expect you to come back so early." Qianli walked slowly while observing the changes in Yang Yan: "Yes, his temperament has become much more condensed. It seems that these years of experience abroad have made you mature a lot."

Qianli knows a lot about Yang Yan. After all, Takadera also needs Qianli to cooperate in protecting Yang Yan's true identity. In addition, Chisato also knew from Rika that Haruhiko won the Carlos League Championship.

Although the two of them have not met over the years, Qianli has always paid attention to him as a gym apprentice "away from home", which is why he recognized Yang Yan so quickly.

Yang Yan smiled slightly: "It's a bigger improvement than the teacher's vision!"

Qianli was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "How come you have learned these flattering words?"

"It's all about living!" Yang Yan sighed as if he was having a hard time.

This move successfully made the two of them laugh.

After the greetings, Qianli ordered Jin Zhi: "Jin Zhi, today's gym challenge ends here. Go and tell Xiao Hai."

"is teacher!"