Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

A few days later, in the Azure Gym, Yang Ming was having a Pokémon battle with the gym owner, Ah Si.

"Bulbasaur, use strong whip!"

The countless vines on Venusaur's body twisted into a giant long whip and slashed at the opponent fiercely.

However, Venusaur's opponent this time was very powerful, and he blocked Venusaur's special move with just one punch.

This is the evolved form of Infernape - Infernape. Compared to Infernape, its body is stronger, with long hair hanging down in a messy manner like a ball of will-o'-the-wisp, and it exudes an extremely eerie ghostly aura.

Compared to Infernape, although Infernape's speed has decreased, its other abilities have been comprehensively improved.

"Abandoned Monkey, use Fist of Fury!"

Compared to Infernape, Magik has obtained the ghost attribute, and the power of the Fist of Wrath it uses is undoubtedly more powerful. And as it has previously endured the "rage" brought by Bulbasaur's "Powerful Whip", its power can be greatly enhanced!

"Vulpecula, use hypnotic powder!" Seeing the opponent coming at him aggressively, Yang Ming immediately took action to respond.

However, the hypnotic powder that usually worked well did not work this time. With the help of Monkey's "motivation" characteristic, Monkey simply ignored the hypnotic powder and hit Bulbasaur hard with an angry fist, knocking it back repeatedly before it stabilized its body.

"Vulpecula, use Parasitic Seed!" Seeing that the hypnotic powder was ineffective on the opponent, Yang Ming immediately chose to change tactics.

"Abandoned Monkey, use Fist of Fury again!"

The parasitic seed attached itself to the body of the Forsaken in time, absorbed some of its physical strength, and helped Bulbasaur withstand the angry punch.

Yang Ming took advantage of the situation and counterattacked: "Vulpecula, use poison bomb!"

"Abandoned Monkey, use Freezing Fist!"

After a fight, Venusaur lost its ability to fight. Ah Si is indeed a senior gym leader who has been famous for many years. He is far from being comparable to young people like Fenglu and Xiaojuer. Even Yang Ming's strongest Pokémon was defeated by the Forsaken, not to mention that the Forsaken is not his strongest Pokémon.

The most shocked person was Yin, who was watching the battle from the audience. He had received the Strike Badge of the Azure Gym a few days ago. Now it seemed that Ah Si had not put in any effort in the battle with him, and the Forsaken in front of him was much stronger than the Infernape and Infernape he used when fighting him.

Through this battle, he deeply realized that challenging gyms and participating in regional competitions are only the starting point of the road to becoming strong, not the end.

If he wants to become a truly top trainer, he will have to work harder, much harder.

"I'm a little hungry after the fight, little brother, would you like some snacks?" Ah Si invited.

"No, your snacks are too sweet." Yang Ming refused decisively.

After spending the past few days together, Yang Ming had become familiar with the museum owner. Ah Si's personality was as generous as his appearance. In addition, there had not been a challenger in Zhanlan City for a long time, so Yang Ming easily gained his favor and obtained some information from him.

As rumored, the Poseidon Temple really dislikes the Azure Gym. Even though the gym owner, Ah Si, is a local, they still show a rejection attitude because he once practiced in another place and refuse to cooperate with him.

This made Yang Ming even more suspicious about the relationship between Aoki Rin and the two alliance investigators.

In addition, the statement that the Temple of Poseidon once had five elders was also confirmed by Ah Si. According to Ah Si, the Temple of Poseidon did have five quasi-king-level strongmen, but they all disappeared mysteriously five years ago and no one knew where they went.

The last piece of information shocked Yang Ming greatly - Ma Gun, the chief of the Zhanlan City Liaison Station, had actually proposed to Aoki Rin!

This information was completely beyond Yang Ming's expectations, and he even doubted the authenticity of the news for a moment.

"What's so strange about this? The modern witch is a beauty, and it's well known that the owner of the Chinese medicine store has been infatuated with him," Ah Si was a little unimpressed with Yang Ming's reaction. "You can ask a few fishermen to verify this."

Yang Ming secretly asked Jones to find local residents and members of the Rockets to confirm this information, and finally got a positive response.

"I didn't expect these two people to have this kind of relationship," Yang Ming thought to himself, "Now it seems that the reason behind Ma Gun's disappearance is probably different from what I had guessed before."

"By the way, the young lady is waiting for you, it's time for you to go over there," Ah Si interrupted his thoughts, "My young lady seems to like you very much, you better work hard."

The "young lady" that Ah Si mentioned refers to Cai Dou. The reason for this name is because Cai Dou's father is Ah Si's master.

However, regarding the point of "liking", Yang Ming felt that Cai Dou simply liked fighting with strong people, and Yang Ming happened to be a person who liked fighting, so it was easy for outsiders to have the illusion that the other party "liked" him.

After all, who doesn’t like a “mobile sandbag” who comes to get beaten every day without fail?

This time, Yang Ming was defeated by Caidou again. Caidou clamped Yang Ming's neck and arms with her legs and pressed his body weight on him, making him unable to move.

"Isn't this a grounding technique from judo? How come you, a talented karate girl, can even use this?" Yang Ming complained in his heart.

However, despite his complaints, Yang Ming still admired Caidou's fighting skills.

During these days, Yang Ming would practice with Cai Dou every day. Although he was beaten black and blue every time and returned in defeat, he also truly felt his own progress.

Cai Dou's background is as deep and unfathomable as the sea. Every time Yang Ming makes a new breakthrough, she will use new skills and strength to defeat Yang Ming again.

However, Yang Ming enjoys this. The stronger the opponent, the greater his progress will be.

Feng Lu, on the other hand, began to feel sorry for him and would help him treat his wounds every time.

"You are a trainer, as long as the Pokémon is strong enough, that's enough," Feng Lu couldn't help but persuade, "Even if your physique is strong enough, you can't use it normally."

Yang Ming rolled his eyes at her speechlessly: "If it were an ordinary trainer, there would be nothing wrong with what you said. Unfortunately, I am a desperate man who hangs his head on his belt. Naturally, I have to ensure that I can always be combat-ready, even if I don't have Pokémon."

Yin also didn't understand: "Teacher, is it really meaningful to fail and get beaten again and again?"

"If a strong man cannot even bear the difficulties and setbacks in his life, he will be a pitiful creature for the rest of his life," Yang Ming said earnestly. "'Failure' and 'humiliation' are not a big deal. Only 'death' is the most terrifying. As long as a person does not die, he will have infinite possibilities."

"The failure and beatings now are only to prevent myself from dying at the hands of the enemy in the future."