Pokémon: Thunder Shatters the Darkness

"This mountain has no name or surname, but it is always like spring, so many scientific research teams have come here. But in the end they found nothing and left."

"The mountain is rich in peach fruit, which may be related to this reason, resulting in the abnormally high number of monkey Pokémon here."

"Even, several different groups of ape-shaped Pokémon were born."

The Taoist sat on the ground and talked:

"My master told me that this Pokémon called Salud has existed longer than our gym has existed."

"It is because of his existence that our dojo is called [Monkey Heart]"

"Of course, I'm not talking about... the one who tested you, but his people."

At this point, the Taoist sighed:

"He is alone now, but he was not alone back then... because just a few decades ago, the largest war in Shenzhou's history broke out."

"At that time, a notorious foreign terrorist organization got the news from somewhere and took advantage of the fact that other parts of China were preoccupied with their own affairs to launch a massive and bizarre attempt to...capture this mountain."

"In the end, Salud's people perished along with them. He, who was still young at the time, might have seen this scene and kept it in mind..."

"I'm sorry, Master."

Yang Xiao listened for a long time, but finally couldn't help but interrupt.

He raised his eyes, looked at the Taoist calmly, and said slowly: "Let me ask you, am I a poacher?"

The Taoist choked: "...No, it's not."

“Am I a terrorist then?”

"Not at all."

"it is good."

Yang Xiao nodded and continued, "In this case, do I need to bear His past sorrow?"

His face showed it was none of my business.

The Taoist was silent for a while.

"Actually, it's okay if you don't come to see me, because I don't really plan to do anything."

Yang Xiao looked at him calmly and said:

"Everything has its priorities, and in my heart, Disciple Bear is more important than me, so even if I want to consider him, I won't say anything and won't do anything."

"There will be no complaints in my heart."

The voice remained steady throughout, making it difficult for the Taoist to tell whether the words were true or false.

As for this statement...of course it's false.

Yang Xiao just chose a sentence and told him what the other party wanted to hear at the moment.

There was a pause.

He continued, "But I am really touched that you came to see me. At least you still take me seriously."

"I guess He probably doesn't often teach pilgrims who want to learn the school for you, nor does He often test those pilgrims."

Yang Xiao lowered his eyes slightly and spoke very fluently:

"It is even possible that there is no such thing as a trial at all."

"It's just because He saw the Pokémon next to me, and then He remembered some bad experiences and acted on His own, right?"

The Taoist opened his mouth but was speechless.

Because what Yang Xiao said was absolutely correct.

Because Salud had a bad temper towards outsiders, he rarely arranged for pilgrims to come to him for practice.

If it weren't for the fact that the environment here was indeed very useful, and if Disciple Xiong hadn't chosen to practice both schools, he wouldn't be able to leave the dojo often.

Otherwise, Yang Xiao would never be allowed to come here to practice.

Since people don’t come here often, the so-called trials… are naturally nonsense.

The Taoist sighed.

really.

This could not be hidden from the intelligent young man in front of him.

Of course, he also knew in his heart that if he didn't come out, the news would definitely be kept secret.

In other words, Yang Xiao would at least tacitly regard this as a "trial".

As for what he was thinking in his heart, would it really be like what he said, "I won't take it to heart"...

The Taoist has reservations about this.

Kids nowadays are so smart.

"You don't have to start from the beginning when the Creator God created the world."

Seeing the Taoist's sad face, Yang Xiao spoke again:

"Please hurry up, because it will be dawn soon and we still have to go to training... Is Salud not coming?"

"No, no."

The Taoist smiled awkwardly: "Why wouldn't I come... Anyway, don't take it to heart."

"Uh-huh."

Looking at the smile on the young man's face, the Taoist felt a chill in his heart.

He swore that he really didn't know that Salud's reaction would be so big, and of course it was ultimately his fault.

The first was that he had not taken his initial perception of his bear disciple seriously.

Who would have thought that this little guy was actually similar to Salud, and was a life form of that level.

The second was that after realizing that something might go wrong, I rushed over without stopping and followed the team...but I twisted my foot without noticing.

After he had recovered, he came out and rolled down the mountain again.

When he struggled to climb up and was about to go to the wooden house, he saw Salud coming towards him. To be honest, he felt like the sky was falling.

To possess such a Pokémon at such a young age, his past might have been poor, but there must have been someone important paying attention to him.

It is hard for Taoists to imagine how huge this background is.

He didn't want to cause any trouble in his life, he just wanted to keep the temple going, at least not let it end in his hands.

“…These are your compensation.”

The Taoist pushed the box towards Yang Xiao, then touched the lock with his backhand to open it. He looked at him sincerely and said, "I hope you can forgive Saludede for being rude... Saludede!"

A loud shout startled everyone in the wooden house and caused them to fall to the ground.

The duo of Thunder and Fire, who were closer to the door, made a brilliant appearance with energy. The mother, with her hair standing on end in anger, charged forward again. The little bear was hugging her neck, staring ahead with eyes as sharp as torches.

"Huh... huh?"

The bear apprentice blinked and looked at the Pokémon that slowly walked out of the shadows.

He was looking at the acquaintance in front of him with a dead expression, his face was swollen as if he had been stung by a wasp, and he no longer looked as cool and domineering as he was a few hours ago.

The Taoist's eyes widened with anger: "Bow!"

Salud resolutely bent down 90 degrees and said obediently: "I'm sorry."

Yang Xiao stared at the scene in a daze.

I don't quite connect with this emotion.

No...a few hours ago, it was as delicious as a Yangcheng Lake hairy crab. How come it's become so rotten after a while?

"Don't worry, I'll definitely satisfy you!"

The Taoist looked at Yang Xiao's expression, then suddenly raised his hands high and waved them like a performer:

"Not sincere enough, bow again!"

"sorry."

Salud's eyes were filled with tears.

Yang Xiao looked at His swollen cheeks and pursed his lips. In fact, he could understand His current mood.

In simple terms, it's nothing more than someone just beat someone up, but then realized that he had beaten the wrong person, and he couldn't save face, so he made up an excuse and chose to retreat.

I thought I could get away with it, but soon after, I was slapped twice in the face by my own parents and dragged over to apologize.

As for the self-esteem of the legendary Pokémon...

It seems that we are still a little inferior when it comes to education in Southeast Asia.

"Uh……"

This made Yang Xiao not know what to say.

So he lowered his head and looked at the opened box first.

There are only three things in it.

On the left are three energy gems of different colors, emitting different energy attributes and obviously of great value.

To the naked eye, it should be an evil three-series fighting gem.

In the middle is a bag of orange pills, each of which looks to be the size of an adult's thumb.

On the far right is a crystal clear, shining, angular sphere with an irregular cylinder shape.

"Ugh?"

Yang Xiao frowned slightly, his eyes lingered on the rightmost orb for a long time, and a brainstorming session began in his mind.

Count your breaths.

His eyes suddenly widened and he stared at it in disbelief.

"Top-quality gems can enhance the energy of Pokémon and increase the reserves for the bear apprentice."

"The secret medicine is only passed down in the dojo. It can instantly cheer up the Pokémon after taking it and regroup! It can also increase the chances of the bear apprentice to challenge again."

"As for this gem..."

The Taoist sighed and said, "It was actually discovered by chance by my master in a secret place in his early years."

"I haven't found any use for it in these years, but I think it's quite valuable. Someone from the auction house saw it before and said that in some years, it shouldn't be a problem to sell it for millions of dollars as a night pearl."

"These are all my belongings. If they are not enough, I can still..."

"Thank you."

Yang Xiao closed the box and lifted it up.

Then he stood up, grabbed Salud's hand and shook it: "May our friendship last forever."