He knows Pokémon better than me.

That day, Ash stayed overnight in the King Kong Village, which was the last time he was pestered by King Kong to tell him stories.

They returned to the village the next day. As soon as they got back, Xiao Guang excitedly dragged him to the open space in front of the pasture.

Xiao Guang found a girl dressed in cloth clothes, holding a cracked stone block in her hands.

Logically, it should have been quite heavy, but Xiao Guang didn't seem to have much trouble, perhaps because he didn't know if he had completely acquired the Emerald Bloodline.

Boom!
She placed the stone stool in front of the little girl and said earnestly:

"Youlin, I've collected 107 of the 108 clusters of Ghost Flame you asked me to collect!"

She has been working hard to complete this long-term task.

As for the last group, she searched the entire Xicui region on her monstrous deer but couldn't find it.

They even asked Ash to use his Aura to scan it, but to no avail.

With no other option, she had to bring the wedge stone and come to find the person who initiated the mission ahead of time.

"This little girl?"

Beside him, Xiao Zhi also curiously followed to watch, and when he saw the little girl named You Lin, a look of doubt appeared on his face.

He doesn't seem like a normal person.

However, upon seeing the heavy wedge stone, Youlin revealed a joyful smile:

"Phew, if big sister does it this way, she should be able to seal that prankster away again!"

As for the last wisp of ghostly fire...
Youlin didn't know where she found it, but a ball of dark purple ghost fire had appeared in her palm.

Like a magnet, the will-o'-the-wisp was instantly drawn into the crevices of the wedge stone.

Rumble-

The wedge stone began to shake inexplicably, and the cracks on it grew larger and larger, as if the entire stone was about to collapse.

An evil and dangerous aura gradually spread.

"coming!"

Xiao Guang didn't panic; instead, his expression became even more excited.

The next second, a cloud of transparent, pinkish-purple mist drifted out, spinning like a vortex.

A bright green ghost face appeared on it, with green dots of varying sizes around the edges, which came from the 108 clusters of ghost fire she had collected during this period.

It's a Flower Rock Monster!
Dawn wasn't too surprised, having already seen this Pokémon with Ash before.

Rockruff is an extremely powerful and unique Pokémon, and its Ghost/Dark typing makes it only weak to Fairy.

With proper training, it can definitely become a top-tier Pokémon!
"Please, snipe the tree owl!"

Xiao Guang immediately deployed her ace in the green, ready to subdue this flower rock monster in a fair and square manner.

Xiao Zhi watched curiously from the sidelines, glancing at the little girl named You Lin from time to time.

As the Flower Rock Monster was summoned, her body gradually became thinner, and she no longer looked like a human girl.

"Hehehe~!"

This flower rock monster, whose age was unknown, let out a sinister howl and launched the first attack.

Several clusters of purple "ghost fire" that looked like the ones Xiao Guang had collected before flew out from the vortex-shaped face and shot towards the sniper tree owl.

Ghost fire!

The sniper tree owl immediately spread its wings and took flight, but these will-o'-the-wisps were equipped with locks and tracked the flight.

"Use Magic Leaf!"

The sniper tree owl immediately spread its wings, gathering countless green leaves to shoot out and ignite the will-o'-the-wisp ahead of time.

"And then, you see through it!!"

With its sharp eyes, the Sniper Treeowl seemed to see right through the Rockruff, and its Normal and Fighting-type moves all hit their mark.

The latter immediately condensed a shadow ball and shot it into the air.

Xiao Guang chooses a direct attack: "Use the triple arrow!"

The Sniper Tree Owl understood and immediately swooped down toward the target, dodging the Shadow Ball, then raised its right foot and passed through the Flower Rock Monster's misty vortex body, slamming it hard into the Wedge Stone's main body.

Just as the latter was about to seize the opportunity to launch a close-range attack, disaster struck again.

call out!call out!call out!
However, the sniper owl was faster, firing three feathered arrows with a backhand, which was a combination of the previous heavy kick.

The three arrows exploded on the Flower Rock Monster, and the Wedge Stone itself, with its misty, ghostly face, retreated repeatedly.

"Jie Jie!!"

Enraged, the Flower Rock Monster opened its mouth and unleashed a powerful wave of evil energy.

"Use the Black Mist ultimate technique!"

However, the Sniper Tree Owl spewed out a thick black mist that engulfed the Flower Rock Monster, causing the Evil Pulse to miss its mark.

The latter immediately blew up a strange wind, dispersing the black mist.

It even planned to leap up its wedge-shaped body like a pumpkin and deliver a crushing blow.

However, the sniper tree owl had already completed its charge in mid-air, its entire body enveloped in a layer of golden energy, and it swooped down rapidly.

Divine bird slams!

Even though the Flower Rock Monster immediately condensed a Shadow Ball and threw it, it was smashed away by the powerful divine bird.

Boom!
Finally, it crashed head-on into the rocky body of the Flower Rock Monster, and the immense force instantly sent the Flower Rock Monster flying, crashing to the ground.

That's not enough for opponents with high durability.

"Triple Arrow!"

The sniper tree owl quickly closed in, kicked out and immediately followed up with three arrows, which exploded on the flower rock monster again!
As the mist dissipated, the Flower Rock Monster's misty face had shrunk to the size of a palm, and its aura was weak.

Xiao Guang's lips curled up, and he immediately took out a dark, emerald-green Poké Ball and tossed it out.

After capturing the Flower Rock Monster, the Super Heavy Ball darted erratically on the ground for a while, like a deflated balloon.

Click!

The latch closed, the super-heavy ball stopped moving, and it was successfully captured!

"I did it! I have my own Rockruff now!!"

Dawn, beaming with delight, picked up the Poké Ball. She had long wanted to own one of the Pokémon that Ash and Cynthia had.

This Flower Rock Monster is quite high level, and its Shadow Balls are incredibly powerful.

However, it seems that because his soul had been divided into 108 parts for too long, he was unable to exert his full strength for a while, and was easily defeated by the Sniper Tree Owl in a few rounds!

"Hehe, mission accomplished! Youlin, where is everyone?"

Xiao Guang was holding the super-heavy ball, ready to celebrate, but when he looked around, the little girl had disappeared.

Looking at Xiaozhi, the latter simply shrugged helplessly.

At the same moment that the Flower Rock Monster was unable to fight, Youlin also completely disappeared.

This little girl is a real ghost!

Belatedly realizing what was happening, Xiao Guang broke out in a cold sweat.

Every region has its own urban legends. I never expected to encounter an urban legend from the Xicui area today!
She had been wondering about this before; when she mentioned the task of "collecting ghost fire" to Dr. Raben, he said he had never heard of it.

They had never even heard of a little girl named "Youlin" in the village.

However, at the spot where the little girl disappeared, there were some scattered items, including magic candies, mastery seeds, and dark stones.
It was as if they had just done a big shopping spree at the Ginkgo Chamber of Commerce booth.

"Uh"

The thought that the other party was a ghost made Xiao Guang hesitant to accept the "rewards" for the mission; something just felt off.

They simply had the sniper tree owl dig a hole on the spot and bury the rewards there! (End of Chapter)