Elves: Angler's Rainy Day Team

Chapter 821: Don’t Pick Up Soap

Facing Xia Bo's question, Yu Hai nodded gently, and said in a loud voice, just to let Xiaoyu's mother hear: "Xia Bo, you can make the arrangements. This child can also have a companion when he is with Xiaoai and the others."

Xiaoyu's mother, who was busy at the stove adding ingredients to the pot, paused for a moment. She had obviously heard the conversation between the two. There was uneasiness in her eyes as she waited anxiously for Xia Bo's response.

Xia Bo narrowed his eyes slightly, rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then quickly responded: "Okay, since we already have two children, it's just right to teach three children, so let them learn together."

He agreed without much hesitation to Ukai's request to keep the little girl in the gym.

In his opinion, it was acceptable to take in only a little girl but not her mother.

After all, there were more and more children in the gym, and he muttered to himself that if this continued, this place would soon become a children's shelter.

What gave him even more of a headache was that every time Kikuko came to the gym to visit Xiaoai, she would look at him with a meaningful look and tease him with a faint smile on her lips.

They said they didn't expect that this old turtle had such a habit, and that he not only took in the child, but also took the child's mother in as well.

At that time, he frowned and refuted solemnly with a stern face: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not that kind of person. I just feel sorry for these children who are helpless."

But Kikuko's face showed no disbelief, and no matter how he explained, the situation only got worse.

Finally, he sighed helplessly and waved his hands casually, letting them think whatever they wanted. He was too lazy to explain any more.

At the same time, the sound of slippers tapping on the floor was heard outside the kitchen. Xiao Ai came to the kitchen and was about to run to Yu Hai to ask him why he came to the Honglian Gym, when she caught a glimpse of Xiao Yu sitting at the dining table.

The girl was wearing her pajamas, fiddling with the corner of her clothes with her head down, as quiet as a mimosa blown by the wind. She immediately changed direction and moved closer curiously, her wet hair still sticking to her face.

Soon Komari came over, with Xiaoai and Komari holding Xiaoyu. The three girls' heads were put together. Komari was shaking her two pigtails and gesticulating excitedly.

"Hee hee hee……"

I don’t know what interesting thing the three of them were talking about, but they suddenly burst into crisp laughter, and their shoulders shook slightly with the laughter. The laughter filled the entire kitchen. It was really funny.

The little girls were completely immersed in their own world and didn't notice the people's eyes secretly looking over here. They might have even forgotten about their own mother.

When Xiaofeng was the last one to come out of the bathroom, dinner started...

Xiao Ai's mother wore a floral apron and put a piece of tender braised pork into Xiao Yu's bowl: "Try this, it's Xiao Ai's favorite meat."

"Mom, I want some too," Xiao Ai saw her mother picking up some food for Xiao Yu. She stared at the braised pork in Xiao Yu's bowl, puffed up her chubby cheeks, and acted coquettishly to show that she wanted some meat too.

Xiao Ai's mother's eyebrows curved slightly, she picked up a piece of meat first, smiled and tapped Xiao Ai lightly with chopsticks, and scolded with a smile, "Hurry up and teach your sister how to eat meat. The meat is stewed too big. Help your sister wipe the corners of her mouth."

"You have one too, Koumei-chan," Xiaoai's mother also picked up a piece for Koumei-chan. She treated this motherless little girl as her own daughter.

As dinner began, laughter and chatter rang out from the table, and the clinking of porcelain bowls dispelled the uneasiness that Xiaoyu's mother felt when she first sat down.

When dinner was almost over, Xiao Feng suddenly put down his chopsticks and wiped the corners of his mouth with a tissue. His eyes swept across everyone and finally landed on Yu Hai. His Adam's apple moved unconsciously: "After dinner, let's go to the hot springs together? The pool in the back mountain has just been filled with new water."

As he said this, his fingers unconsciously crumpled the tissue in his hand, and his eyes contained elusive thoughts.

Yu Hai subconsciously looked at Xiao Feng. He felt uncomfortable being stared at. His spine shivered and he felt creepy. The soup in the spoon almost spilled out.

He was puzzled in his heart. They had lived together in the villa on Jinkan Island before, so how come he didn't notice that Xiaofeng had such a habit?
When Xiao Ai's mother heard the suggestion of taking a hot spring bath, she quickly stood up to clean up the dishes on the dining table. Her hands were still stained with detergent foam. She smiled and turned back and shouted, "This is a good idea! Take a good hot spring bath and you can sleep well at night."

Next, Xiao Ai's mother quickly put the leftovers into the refrigerator, and together with the other two women, put the dishes into the sink to wash.

After packing up, the three adults took the hands of Xiaoai and the three children and walked towards the women's hot spring in the gym.

Yu Hai, Xiao Feng and Xia Bo walked towards the men's bath. The wooden floor creaked under their feet and a faint smell of sulfur filled the air.

The women's bath is next to the men's bath, separated by only two bamboo rafts. Some light can leak through the gaps between the bamboo joints. As soon as they entered the men's bath, they heard the sound of splashing water from next door, mixed with the women's chatting and laughing, which came clearly over.

"Xiao Ai mom, how do you maintain your looks? I'm so envious, mine are all sagging..." a voice said with a hint of teasing and envy.

Another voice followed suit, saying, "Xiaoyu's mother's is not bad either. Let Xiaoyu's mother tell us first. Why is her figure so good and so pretty? How did she maintain it?"

Xiaoyu's mother obviously didn't expect there would be such a topic. She had never heard such a lewd word before, and her voice trembled a little: "I, I..."

There was panic in her voice, her face was already flushed, and her whole body was uneasy soaking in the hot spring.

"Xiao Yu's mother, don't block it. There are no outsiders here. Let us take a look." As soon as Xiao Ai's mother finished speaking, the sound of paddling water was heard, and it came to Xiao Yu's mother.

She also winked at Xiaofeng's mother, and the two women surrounded Xiaoyu's mother on the left and right, and reached out to pull open the arms in front of Xiaoyu's mother's chest.

Then, Xiaoyu's mother's voice sounded a little panicked: "Ah, don't do this, don't do this..."

"Hehe, Xiaoyu's mother is still shy." Xiaoai's mother's voice was full of laughter, "Come, I'll give you a massage, relax, don't be so nervous about taking a hot spring bath."

On the other side, Xiaoai and Komari had towels on their wet hair and were sandwiching Xiaoyu in the middle. The three little girls put their heads close to each other and whispered in low voices, talking about Ukai.

Xiao Ai approached Xiao Yu curiously and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Yu Xiao Yu, how did you get to know Brother Hai?"

Xiaoai and Komari really want to know Xiaoyu's story, whether it is the same as theirs. After all, they all call Ukai "Brother Hai".

Xiaoyu clenched her hands tightly in the water, and was a little hesitant about Xiaoai's question. Before going up the mountain, her mother repeatedly reminded her that talking too much can easily lead to mistakes, especially about family matters.

All we can say is that she has no father and depends on her mother for everything. She was picked up by Yu Hai and came to the gym.

She bit her lip and whispered, "I don't have a father and have always lived with my mother. It was Brother Hai who brought us here..."

……

The steaming hot air, wrapped in the women's laughter and conversation, kept floating in through the gaps in the bamboo rafts.

Yu Hai was half lying in the hot spring pool, the water level rising above his shoulders. The sound of people playing in the water next door was getting louder and louder, and laughter could be heard from time to time.

He glanced at Xia Bo from the corner of his eye. Xia Bo's neck and cheeks were abnormally red. He didn't know if it was because of the steam from the hot spring or because the water was too hot.

The women's topics became more and more bold. Xia Bo clenched his fingers on the edge of the pool, his Adam's apple rolled up and down a few times. He suddenly stood up, splashing water, wrapped himself in a bath towel beside him, and walked out hurriedly.

"I'm old now, I can't stay in the bath for too long, you young people should continue..."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Bo had already disappeared around the corner. Yu Hai and Xiao Feng looked at Xia Bo's hurriedly fleeing back, looked at each other, and both of them twitched their lips at the same time.

When Xiaofeng saw Xia Bo leaving, he suddenly moved towards Yu Hai. Now was a good time to meet him.

When Yu Hai saw Xiao Feng approaching, he subconsciously shrank back, his back touching the cold wall of the pool. He felt goosebumps in his heart and his eyes were fixed on Xiao Feng's every move.

Xiaofeng moved forward again, and Yu Hai immediately retreated to the other side of the hot spring pool. His heart was pounding and his eyes were alert, fearing that Xiaofeng would do something strange. He didn't understand what Xiaofeng was going to do, but he didn't want to pick up the soap anyway.

Xiao Feng was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and stopped, with a helpless and puzzled expression on his face. He didn't understand why Yu Hai was hiding.

The two of them circled the hot spring pool twice, and Xiao Feng finally stood by the pool, frowning, his eyes full of grievance: "Boss, why are you running?"

Yu Hai crossed his arms over his chest and asked unhappily, "What are you chasing after?"

He was still muttering to himself, speechlessly looking at Xiaofeng who was still feeling aggrieved. If Xiaofeng hadn't been chasing him, would he have to hide?
Xiao Feng stared at Yu Hai's evasive eyes, and suddenly reacted. The corners of his mouth twitched fiercely, and he said speechlessly: "Boss, you don't think I'm that kind of person, do you?"

"I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Yu Hai waved his hands quickly and denied it three times in a row. His head shook like a rattle, and his voice rose unconsciously.

How could he talk about such a thing? He was so panicked that he secretly swore that he would never admit it, even if he was beaten to death. Yu was not gay. Yu was a steely straight man, a steely straight man who could not be forced to be gay.

As for whether Xiaofeng is that kind of person, he doesn't know and doesn't want to know. In short, don't get close to him.

Xiao Feng sighed, sat back in the hot spring, and looked straight at Yu Hai: "Boss, I just want to invite you to form a team and do a private job with me."

His tone was sincere, his eyes were firm, and he did not back down. He also wanted to prove that he was straight, not crooked, that he was innocent, and that he would not pick up the soap.

Hearing the word "private work", Yu Hai's tense shoulders finally relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "What private work?"

"Really?" Xiao Feng was about to say something when he heard the noises of fighting and laughter coming from the women's bath next door, as well as the sound of water hitting the pool wall. After making sure that the sound was loud enough, he moved towards Yu Hai.

This time Yu Hai didn't hide, but just frowned slightly, still feeling a little uncomfortable. The psychological trauma of this time made him afraid to take a bath with men.

Seeing that Yu Hai didn't dodge this time, Xiao Feng lowered his voice, and his voice almost merged with the gurgling sound of the hot spring: "It's like this, there is a wanted criminal who escaped from Sinnoh to Kanto, and the wanted order has been sent to the Pokémon Center. He is a wounded King-level trainer..." "Since the boss is here, I don't need to find someone else to form a team. With the boss here, we are more likely to capture the wanted criminal. This person has two King-level Pokémon. Maybe we can get the resources for the Pokémon to break through to the King-level from this wanted criminal..."

Xiaofeng became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes sparkling, and his body leaned forward unconsciously, splashing water that covered Yu Hai's arm that was leaning on the edge of the pool.

Yu Hai subconsciously retracted his arm, frowned, and asked again: "Are you sure? Is the wanted criminal injured?"

After hearing Xiaofeng's story, he couldn't help but think about it, and his thoughts went back to his experience on the passenger ship a few days ago.

At that time, he asked around for high-end gatherings, but all he attended were ordinary trainer gatherings, and he didn't even see the shadow of a top-level trainer.

Now it seems normal. It is not easy for a Elite-level trainer to appear on a passenger ship, let alone several Elite-level trainers. I was really lucky to be able to exchange for wet rocks last time and encounter a small-scale Elite-level gathering.

After arriving at Crimson Lotus Island, he has been worried about the breakthrough materials for Lucario. The wanted criminal that Xiaofeng mentioned sounds a bit dangerous, but it is not impossible.

But the fact that the League has not caught him even after issuing the wanted order for so long shows that the wanted criminal must be difficult to deal with, otherwise they would not have offered a public reward to allow civilian trainers to participate in the hunt.

Xiao Feng heard Yu Hai's doubt and assured him in a firm tone: "That's what the wanted order says, and the four heavenly kings who are chasing him can testify to it."

He deliberately lowered his voice, fearing that the people next door might hear him, and continued, "The wanted order issued by the Elf Center must be correct."

Yu Hai didn't say anything, but glanced at Xiao Feng, his eyes doubting the authenticity of the news, and said helplessly: "How can we deal with the wanted criminals of the King level? These desperate criminals are not that simple. Your idea of ​​fighting against those above your level is not a good idea."

"Boss, I know," Xiao Feng lowered his head. He was indeed eager to make a breakthrough. He was almost dying of pain because he couldn't use his precious manuscript.

Not paying attention to Xiao Feng's impatience, Yu Hai pondered for a moment and asked curiously, "Which Four Heavenly Kings is it?"

The wanted criminal was chased by the Four Heavenly Kings but was able to escape. This wanted criminal is very powerful. He stared at Xiaofeng and wondered in his heart, how could this guy dare to take on such a hot potato?
"It's the evil king, Lihua." Xiaofeng came closer and talked about the wanted poster he had seen, telling the known information.

Hearing the word "Pear Flower", Yu Hai frowned instantly, and his originally relaxed body tensed up. He reached out and wiped the water droplets on his face, curled his lips unhappily, and the water droplets dripped down his chin. He said seriously: "Goodbye, I won't answer..."

He was wondering in his heart who Rika was among the Four Heavenly Kings. If he guessed correctly, Rika was most likely an undercover agent of Team Rocket.

Behind that wanted warrant, maybe it was a trap set up by Lihua and the wanted criminal, waiting for bounty hunters like them to take the bait and attract them to deliver express to the wanted criminal.

One person is selling stolen goods, and the other is robbing the other person. The money is coming too fast. Xiaofeng is actually thinking about buying at the bottom. He is really courting death. This guy values ​​money more than his life. He has the life to earn money but not the life to spend it.

Seeing Yu Hai getting up and leaving, Xiao Feng hurriedly reached out and grabbed Yu Hai's arm, splashing a large amount of water on Yu Hai. He continued to lower his voice, put his head close to Yu Hai, and whispered, "Boss, listen to me finish what I have to say."

"The previous leader of the Crimson Gym, Aju, the leader of the Withered Leaf Gym, Ma Zhishi, and the leader of the Golden Gym, Nancy, have all participated in the pursuit. Aju Tianwang has even injured a wanted criminal..."

Yu Hai shook off Xiao Feng's hand, splashing water on Xiao Feng's face. He stepped out of the hot spring pool, water dripping down his body, wetting the stone slabs beside the pool. He said again, "Goodbye."

He uttered these two words through gritted teeth, grabbed the towel on the stone bench and wiped his body roughly. In his ears, all the names of these trainers were undercover agents of Team Rocket, which meant they were all bad guys.

Now tell me the wanted criminal is injured? Is that funny?

"Boss, I know where he is. How about we check him out first and then decide whether to take action?"

Seeing Yu Hai's tough attitude, Xiao Feng also took the risk. His voice was so hoarse that he could only suggest to gather intelligence first. Now he had no other choice but to take the risk.

Especially now that his father was being monitored and he was unable to provide him with assistance, he really needed the resources for the elves to break through.

"Okay, tell me where he is first." Yu Hai, who was about to leave, paused. The water-soaked towel was draped over the stone bench, dripping water. He sat back by the pool, and the splashing water wet his calves.

There's no harm in continuing to listen. Even if it's a trap, with Gengar's stealth ability, the enemy is in the dark and they are in the light, so at least they can find out the truth.

"Boss, he is in Honglian Town. I don't know what happened, but he didn't want to leave after arriving in Honglian Town. It seems like he is addicted to the hot springs here." Xiaofeng also sat back in the hot spring and told Yu Hai the location of the wanted criminal.

"Taking a hot spring bath, not leaving? How did you find him?" Yu Hai looked at Xiao Feng who was lowering his head. He really couldn't understand how Xiao Feng found the wanted criminal. Could it be that the wanted criminal didn't hide at all?

"Boss, I didn't discover it. I went to the town to buy something a few days ago, and it was Houndoom who called out to that person. After I came back, Houndoom told me that person had the same smell as the people from Team Rocket." Xiao Feng lowered his head and rubbed his hands, his voice a little depressed. "I have been on the mountain these past two days, using a telescope to look at the hot spring town below, just to monitor them..."

Hearing Xiao Feng's accidental success, Yu Hai's mouth twitched unconsciously. He looked at Xiao Feng speechlessly, a little puzzled: "Since you know that he is from Team Rocket, why do you still want to take this private job?"

When the word "Team Rocket" was mentioned, Xiao Feng raised his head abruptly, his eyes instantly became sharp, he clenched his fists, rage burning in his eyes, and his voice was filled with suppressed hatred: "Boss, we took this private job just because they are Team Rocket. We are going to kill Team Rocket."

Yu Hai sighed helplessly and rubbed his brows with his hand. So that's how it is. He couldn't help but sigh: "I will let Geng Gui find out and wait for my news. Even if you want to take action, you have to wait until the other party leaves Honglian Town. You should understand..."

"I understand!" Xiao Feng nodded heavily, agreeing with the boss' words. After all, he was a wanted criminal at the King level. Even if he was an injured King, he would not dare to hunt him down alone without a King trainer in the organization. He had some self-knowledge.

tick, tick-

Yu Hai stood up and walked across the wet ground. Water droplets slid down his calves into his slippers. He grabbed the bath towel on the stone bench, wrapped it tightly and left the hot spring. He had chatted with Xiao Feng for so long, it was time to end the hot spring bath.

Xiao Feng stared at Yu Hai's receding back, then lowered his head and slowly sat down. He didn't plan to leave now. It would be too suspicious to leave with Yu Hai. Their relationship on the surface was not that good, so he planned to leave later.

Pushing open the wooden door of the dressing room, Ukai took half a step inside when he saw Komari squatting alone in front of the locker. Water was still dripping from the ends of her hair, wetting the stone floor under her feet. He couldn't help but ask, "Komari, where are Koai and the others? Why are you here alone?"

When Koumaro heard the voice, she raised her head suddenly. When she saw that it was Ukai, her ears instantly turned red. She hurriedly wiped her face with the back of her wet hand and said with a guilty conscience, "Brother Hai?"

Ukai took off his slippers, stepped barefoot on the cold stone floor, and walked to the locker where he had changed his clothes. Suddenly, he saw the blush on Koumaro's neck and face. He remembered that he would also be like this when he soaked in the hot spring for too long. He couldn't help but ask with concern: "Koumaro? What's wrong with you? Why is your face so red? Is the water too hot? Did you get heatstroke?"

"No, nothing. I'm leaving first, Brother Hai." Komari grabbed the clothes she needed to change, lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Yu Hai. When she thought of Xiao Ai's whisper, she felt so embarrassed.

"Hold on, Komari." Ukai stepped forward, clasped Komari's thin wrist with his hand, and said to her with a gentle smile, "I have something for you. It's something your brother asked me to bring..."

Komari turned around abruptly, her wet hair throwing out water droplets that fell on Ukai's arm. She opened her eyes wide, with confusion in her eyes and surprise in her voice, not understanding how these two people could have anything in common: "My brother?"

"Yes, your brother. We met at the tournament." Ukai smiled and took out a Poké Ball from his pocket. He placed the Poké Ball on Komari's palm and continued, "This is the electric monster your brother asked me to give you. You must take good care of it. Your brother also asked me to tell you that he will come to the Red Lotus Gym to see you when he has time..."

Komari tightly grasped the Poké Ball, raised her head and stared straight at Ukai, her mind flashing back to the past when she was with her brother. Now she was filled with a desire to hear more about her brother, and asked with a trembling voice, "What else did my brother say?"

Yu Hai frowned slightly, recalling the conversation a few days ago. It had been several days, so his memory was a little fuzzy. He was a little uncertain, "Your brother asked you to study hard in the gym and become a great trainer..."

"Anything else?" Komari took another half step forward, looking expectantly in her eyes and continued to ask.

Yu Hai sighed and shook his head helplessly: "No more, I only remember these..."

"Thank you, I understand." There was obvious disappointment in Komari's voice. She lowered her head, hugged the Poké Ball, and left the changing room.

Her back looked small, leaving a trail of water marks on the floor. After walking out of the dressing room, she felt like her heart was scratched by a cat and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

She never thought that her brother actually knew Yu Hai. As she walked, she felt annoyed in her heart. If she had known that her brother and Yu Hai knew each other, she should have asked her brother to help get an autograph.

Although there is a chance now, her cheeks become hot uncontrollably when she thinks of what Xiao Ai said before.

Every time she saw Yu Hai, she got so nervous that her heart beat faster and she couldn't muster up the courage to ask for an autograph.

Xiaomao bit her lip and complained secretly in her heart: "Damn Xiaoai, I have to kick your quilt tonight, otherwise I won't call you Xiaomao!"

"This child?" Ukai looked at Komari's departing back, reached out and touched the back of his head, with a hint of confusion and helplessness in his eyes.

He guessed that perhaps Yume-chan had too much expectation for news about Ping, but unfortunately Ping could not come to the Red Lotus Gym in a short time.

With a light sigh, he changed his clothes in the small cubicle, turned and left the changing room, and went to the backyard to feed the elves first. After dinner, the elves took back their Poké Balls.

He then took Moon Eevee to the room arranged by Xiao Ai's mother. There were two simple beds on the floor in the room and a wooden table with daily necessities piled on it in the corner.

Because there is a shortage of rooms in the gym, he and Xiaofeng have to live here. The room next door is occupied by several trainers who came to challenge him, and occasionally they can hear snoring coming from there.

As the night deepened, the lights in the room were turned off, and the surroundings fell into darkness, with only a few faint moonlight coming in from the window. He lay on the soft floor, and just as he turned over slightly, he met Xiaofeng's direct gaze.

Xiaofeng opened his eyes wide, not feeling sleepy at all. They were glowing faintly in the darkness. It was estimated that he would not be able to fall asleep for a while.

"Go to bed quickly, it's too early for you." Yu Hai felt uncomfortable when Xiao Feng was looking at him, so he turned around and faced away with his back to Xiao Feng.

He was really exhausted after traveling by boat for the past few days. He still had to stay in Honglian Town for a while, and he had to go down the mountain to train the elves. He couldn't let Xia Bo see the vest elf.

There are also the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Rathalos. It won’t be too late to look for them tomorrow. By the way, I can give the fragments of Bangira to Tiehanhan.

Thinking about what would happen tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, he gradually closed his eyes and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)