20demayo Chapter 337 Arrival! Qiefeng City!
Chapter 337 Arrival! Qiefeng City!
night.
Ash and his friends, who had planned to have a good night's rest, suddenly received a call from Ash at the Pokémon Center.
"What's up? Why are you calling all of a sudden? By the way, what time did you leave this afternoon? We didn't even notice."
After answering the phone, Xiao Zhi started complaining.
Ash is used to Ash's independent and unconventional style, but at least Ash should say goodbye before leaving.
"No, no! Let me explain first!"
On the other end of the video call, Ah Xun looked both excited and nervous, and the sound of her constantly banging on the table successfully attracted the attention of Xiao Gang and Xiao Guang.
After seeing Ash and the others gather around, Ash patted his chest to calm himself down before slowly saying:
"Shinji is fighting that person!"
"what?"
Ash asked in confusion.
Before he could speak further, Ashun explained, "It's that legendary trainer who caught Darkrai. He won at the Crest Gym yesterday and is currently in Anti-Air Town. Do you want to come over?"
Ash: "......"
Xiao Zhi remained silent.
He exchanged a glance with Xiaogang and Xiaoguang.
Air defense town.
Normally, it is indeed one of the towns that must be passed through on the way to Celeste City, but Ash and his friends have already chosen another unusual route, abandoning the idea of going through the air raid tunnel and then passing through the air raid town before reaching Celeste City.
Instead, they chose to climb the mountain using Ice-type Pokémon they rented at the foot of the nearby snow-capped mountains, and then take the mountain path directly to Ceratops City.
Just when Brock and Dawn thought Ash had decided to go to the Anti-Air Town to battle the legendary trainer, Ash simply shook his head silently.
"There will be other opportunities in the future. Let's skip this one and go to Chespin City to get the Gym Badge first."
"..."
Ash's answer surprised everyone.
Even Pikachu was surprised that Ash didn't choose to compete against him.
No one knows what Ash is thinking. After all, Ash is so obsessed with Pokémon battles, how could he miss such a good opportunity to fight against a formidable opponent?
Moreover, even Shinji couldn't force the opponent to use their second Pokémon, even though it was only a three-on-three battle.
But Ash will never forget his battle with Darkrai, so he won't dwell on the outcome of that battle. Even if he were to fight Darkrai now, Darkrai would definitely not send out a second Pokémon to battle him.
For Ash right now, the most important thing is to collect all eight badges first, and then train all the Pokémon he has.
.......
Qiefeng City.
It is a city located at the northernmost point of the Sinnoh region and is covered in snow all year round.
To the south of Chefton City lies the long and narrow Tianguan Mountain, also known as the mountain range from which all things originate.
Ash and his friends chose a relatively low peak in the Sky Crown Mountains as their hiking route.
Therefore, the time spent traveling from Lilang Town to Qiefeng City will be relatively short.
However, there are, of course, costs involved—
"Hoo hoo~~~"
In the snow-covered city of Chess Point, Ash and his friends naturally dared not continue wearing short sleeves.
Everyone changed into the cotton-padded coats they had bought when they left Lilang Town. They had only just arrived in Qiefeng City when Xiaoguang couldn't help but yawn loudly, looking quite tired.
This is to be expected, since trainers who choose to rent Pokémon and land directly on the snowy mountain are all people who want to reach Celeste City overnight.
Since the shortest route has been chosen, there is naturally no time to rest along the way.
Having been traveling all night without sleep, Xiao Guang was now drowsy. She glanced at Xiao Zhi with sleepy eyes, as if she wanted to ask him something.
"You go to the Pokémon Center to sleep first. I'll wander around Celeste City for a bit before going back to rest."
Ash said, "Let's rest here for the day. We need to book the gym battles in advance anyway."
"Hmm... um~ then I'll leave it to you~~ haha~~ please~ I need to go and get some rest first."
Dawn could no longer hold on. After receiving Ash's reply, Dawn immediately set off for the Pokémon Center.
Xiao Gang originally wanted to wander around here first, but he didn't expect that the pressure accumulated overnight was even greater than he had anticipated. Looking at Xiao Zhi, who was still full of energy, Xiao Gang couldn't help but sigh at how good the stamina of young people was!
......
A red roof paired with a khaki-colored building body.
This is a basic characteristic of the architecture of Chefon City.
As night falls, colorful lights illuminate the streets and alleys of Chefton.
Unlike the dazzling neon lights, these colored lights that illuminate the night in Chefon have a more gentle and subtle glow, like stars in the night sky, casting a soft light and adding a dreamlike quality to the city amidst the snow and ice.
And during the day, in Qiefeng City.
There weren't many people. In such cold weather, most residents would choose to stay indoors, either by the fireplace or by using the fireplace to keep themselves warm.
Around 9 a.m. right now, children are the main force in Cheffield.
It is said that children in the North are not afraid of the cold; they are children of the North Wind.
That does seem to be the case.
Watching them running around in groups of three or five on the snow, Xiao Zhi felt as if his mindset had become "younger" as well.
"Skin?"
"You're finally awake? I'm so envious of you, being able to sleep all night in your backpack."
"Pikachu~~"
Pikachu scratched its little head, looking a little embarrassed.
Before setting off, it had confidently vowed to stay up all night with Ash and the others, but after only halfway through the journey, and before even reaching the second half of the night, Pikachu had already hidden in its backpack and started snoring away.
This was undoubtedly a blow to the group of people who were already staying up late.
"Well, let's hurry up and book the gym match, otherwise Shinji and Jun will be here soon."
Ash didn't want the gym battle to be delayed, especially since there was still a full-scale battle against Paul after the gym battle.
besides.......
"Eh?"
Xiao Zhi suddenly stopped.
Ash's questioning voice also caught Pikachu's attention.
But Xiaozhi did not explain.
He only thought it to himself.
I think I've... forgotten something?
.......
P.S.: I'm asking for a gift every day~ QAQ~!