Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

This was a tall young woman with long aqua blue hair tied into a high ponytail and a wide cape draped over her body. She exuded a fierce aura. She walked straight to A Bi and said in a cold tone, "Master A Bi, Mr. A Du wants you to come over."

"Is that Mr. A'du? I'll be right over."

Upon hearing this, A Bi's attitude immediately became very respectful. He greeted Yang Ming and others, then walked towards the room at the top.

Obviously, the person who called him over was the champion of the Johto region, Ryudo Yu, the strongest investigator in the alliance.

The blue-haired woman who delivered the message was his cousin, Xiaochun, the master of Yanmo Dojo.

Xiao Chun found a quiet corner and sat down alone, with an attitude that said "stay away from strangers and don't disturb acquaintances". The trainers around her were intimidated by her fierce aura, and no one dared to approach her. Even the other two gym leaders didn't dare to get close to her.

"Is this the gym leader of Yanmo City? What a cold beauty with a strong personality." Yang Ming thought to himself.

He did not meet Xiaochun when he went to Yanmo City last time. Now it seems that even if he had met her at that time, it would be difficult to get her help.

"Hey, you know, Miss Tsubaki is about to enter the realm of the king," Asuka whispered, "She may be the first gym leader among us to enter the realm of the king."

Xiaosong had a complicated expression, he had only become a quasi-king this year, but the other party had already started towards becoming the king.

As for Asu, A Bi and Xiao Qian, due to their inexperience, they are still at the elite level. The gap is so huge that they have no real feeling about this matter.

Yang Ming asked quietly, "Is she so powerful? How does she compare to Uncle Liu?"

Liu Bo is the only gym leader in the Johto region that Yang Ming has not met, except for Ami who is far away in Sinnoh. His whereabouts are elusive, and even the responsibilities of a gym leader are left to his trainers.

But even so, the alliance still dared not question his qualifications as a gym leader. The reason was that as a person of the same generation as Kikuko, Xia Bo and Professor Oak, this guy's strength was unfathomable, and no one knew how far he had come.

As a time traveler, Yang Ming naturally knew that Liu Bo's strength and good and evil were different in different world views. However, judging from the performance of other people in this world view, Liu Bo should have at least reached the level of a king.

Ah Su shook his head: "There is no comparison, right? After all, Uncle Liu is the oldest hall master in our city. Youngsters like us have never even seen him take action."

"I was fortunate enough to see Uncle Liu in action," Xiaosong whispered, "At that time, I had just become the head of Yuanzhu City, and I witnessed a sparring match between Uncle Liu and Madam Kikuko."

"I am also a trainer specializing in ghost attributes. Of course, I subconsciously prefer Mrs. Kikuko to win. However, the course of that battle was beyond my expectations. Although Liu Boqi lost by one move in the end, I could see that he deliberately held back to lose the match."

At this point, Xiaosong sighed and said, "I think that apart from Du who has been staying in the Quartz Plateau for a long time, Liu Bo is the strongest trainer in the entire city. His strength may be more terrifying than the elder of the Bell Tower."

"Even if she can't beat Uncle Liu, Xiaochun is already very good," Asu whispered, "It is said that she has always aimed to surpass her brother since she was a child..."

At this moment, Xiaochun from a distance cast a stern look at Asu, and he shuddered and shut his mouth.

"It's so scary. She actually scared her colleague with just a look." Yang Ming thought to himself, and at the same time he was glad that he met a gentle girl like Feng Lu, who would not lose her temper even if she was angry.

After a while, A Bi came back. He looked at Yang Ming and Xing He and whispered, "You two, Mr. Du wants you to come over."

Yang Ming and Xinghe looked at each other, then followed A Bi into the room.

The strongest trainers in the Johto region were sitting in the room. Except for Rika who was still in the hospital and Kazuki who had rebelled, everyone else was there.

Apollo, a senior member of the Rockets team, was also among them, but for some reason, he sat farthest away from Du.

"I heard that you were the first trainers to fight against the Dark Dynasty, so I wanted to learn about the situation at that time."

Unlike Xiaochun, Du, as a cousin, was much more friendly. He asked the three to sit down and comforted them not to be too nervous in front of the king and the champion.

Upon hearing that they were here to inquire about the information related to the Dark Dynasty, Yang Ming immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Almost a year ago, they had fought a fierce battle with the Rocket Team members who were controlled by the Dark Dynasty in the Paulownia Forest. That battle was no secret. The townspeople of Hinoki Town and Miss Joy had all experienced the battle personally.

"In that battle, they almost destroyed the entire tung tree forest, leaving only Celebi's ancestral hall intact." Yang Ming talked freely and introduced the events of the battle.

"Hmm... Are you saying that destroying the Paulownia forest is their purpose?" Apollo frowned. Compared with other heavenly kings, he was particularly interested in Celebi.

"Yes, but the area around the Paulownia forest seems to be protected by some kind of force. Even if the forest is burned, it will regenerate quickly."

"And the shrine of the forest god is where the power is most concentrated. Even the attacks of elite Pokémon are difficult to destroy there."

A Bi and Xing He's descriptions were similar to Yang Ming's. They arrived at that battle almost at the same time as Yang Ming.

After listening to the three people's description, all the strong men were silent. After a long time, it was Du who broke the silence first.

"You must be Mr. Yang Ming, right? I've heard Lihua mention you before," Du looked at Yang Ming and said with a smile, "To be honest, if it weren't for our different positions, I would also like to make friends with you."

Yang Ming remained silent and listened to him finish his words. "If possible, I hope you can command the vanguard of this battle."

"!?"

Yang Ming's face changed drastically. He looked at Apollo, and the latter's face was also full of astonishment.

Apollo originally planned to nominate Yang Ming as the vanguard of the battle. After all, from the Rockets' point of view, it would be more beneficial for the subsequent plans if they could let their own people take the lead.

But he didn't expect that Du would be the first to make the same proposal.

After a brief moment of uncertainty, Apollo regained his composure. He immediately hinted to Yang Ming to take on the task.

Yang Ming was also analyzing the pros and cons in his mind.

Before setting out on the expedition, he had already learned the specific content of the battle from Apollo and knew that it was a battle for Celebi.

Although the risk is higher than others, if Bixias's side really has the ability to capture Celebi, then as a pioneer, he will have a chance to take advantage of the opportunity.

"Wealth is found in danger, fight hard!"

After briefly analyzing the pros and cons, Yang Ming decided to take on the task.

"Since the league champion is the league champion's request, then I will take the responsibility."