I got the Pokémon

"That's right." Maria nodded, "His name is Xiaozhi, why? Do you know him?"

It's really him...

Xiaoyao shook her head and laughed: "That's really a coincidence. In fact, we not only know him, but we are also very good companions."

As she spoke, she gave a brief description of the relationship between herself, Xia You, and Xiao Zhi.

When Maria heard that Xiaoyao was Xiaozhi's former travel companion and Xia You was like his brother and rival, she felt that this was a special fate!

"So you two actually have such a relationship!"

After all, Xiaozhi just helped her rescue Gardevoir yesterday, and today she met his companions, who also came to her house as guests. It is said that a friend of a friend is also a friend, which made her and Xia You and the others closer and closer as they talked. She completely let go of her previous guard and took out delicious desserts to treat them.

This time, I really benefited from Xiaozhi's help...

With a sigh in his heart, Xia You also asked about the specific details about J at this time.

Actually, it's not like he hasn't dealt with Pokémon hunters before, like Bixias from Team Rocket, and some other not-so-impressive and not-so-important people. He has indeed met quite a few of them.

Although these people are called hunters, most of them are engaged in stealing or robbing. They capture rare and precious Pokémon and sell them on the black market for illegal transactions to make huge profits. Or they accept commissions to find or capture Pokémon for others. It can be said that they are a group of dangerous people roaming in illegal areas.

In some ways, Pokémon hunters are often more dangerous than other villains because they have no bottom line and often let their Pokémon attack humans directly, or use guns to attack targets directly, without any scruples!

This also makes them people that both the black and white worlds are very afraid of. Even organizations like Team Rocket and Team Galaxy are unwilling to provoke them easily, and it is more of a cooperation.

And this J is not only a woman, but also, like Bixias, a leader in the industry.

Although compared to other colleagues, both of them are very powerful and belong to a unique class, but compared to Bixias's single-handed fight, J prefers to act with a group of subordinates, which also makes her momentum look even more powerful!

They also learned the whole story from Maria.

It turned out that just yesterday morning, when she and Gardevoir were taking care of the flower field as usual, J suddenly fell from the sky riding on Dragonite. Not only did he attack her, but he also used a technology that could petrify Pokémon to kidnap Gardevoir. Fortunately, Satoshi and his friends arrived in time and worked together with the Rocket trio to rescue Gardevoir.

It can only be said that Maria was not very clear about the details of this matter, so when she explained it, she couldn't explain some parts clearly.

But Xia You knew that the only way for the Rocket Team trio to help was because of this Pokémon Hunter J, who also hijacked their Pokémon, otherwise they wouldn't be so concerned!

Nodding, he asked, "So you're worried that J will come back here and attack your Gardevoir again?"

"That's right." Maria smiled bitterly, "We are not good at fighting. If those guys come here again, I really don't know what to do..."

As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere inevitably became silent.

Xiaoyao wanted to open her mouth to say something, but finally sighed silently.

After traveling for such a long time, she was no longer as naive as when she first set out. She knew that it would be useless even if she called the police. After all, the police could protect her for a while, but they could not protect her forever. Did she want them to increase the police force day and night to prevent the enemy who might just 'may' appear?
Yami also thought of this and couldn't help asking, "Why don't you hide somewhere else for a while?"

“Hide?” Maria sighed. “Where can I hide? Besides, I still need to take care of this flower field. I can’t leave it at all…”

There is no other way...

Maria was in the light and J was in the dark. Not knowing where the other was, she could only suffer like this and kept praying that J would not attack her again.

Seeing her worried expression, Xia You shook his head, obviously having different ideas.

"Don't think too much. I don't think she will bother you again."

As soon as he said this, all three women present looked at him.

Maria couldn't help wondering: "Why do you say that?"

Xia You said in a relaxed tone: "You just said it yourself. When you were taking care of the flower field during the day, J suddenly dropped from the sky and attacked you. It can be seen that her original target was not you. It was only after seeing your Gardevoir that she knew this Pokémon was relatively rare and had a certain value, so she decided to attack you temporarily. But she didn't expect that in the end, she was stopped by Xiaozhi and the others."

Maria nodded and agreed with Xia You's point of view.

only……

"Then why do you say she won't bother me again?"

"Isn't this easy?" Xia You spread his hands. "We wasted so much time here, and in the end not only did we not catch the Pokémon, but our men were also injured. The time and equipment costs have already increased significantly. It can't be compensated by catching a Gardevoir. We must capture more valuable targets or accept high-paying commissions. And if she really wanted to take revenge, since she knew you were alone, she could have done it during the day. There was no need to wait until now." After hearing what he said, the three women thought about it seriously and found that this was indeed the case.

Xiaoyao's eyes lit up and she looked at Xia You: "So, Miss Maria doesn't have to worry so much anymore?"

"I can't say this with absolute certainty, but judging from my experience, this is at least the case."

Maria was relieved after someone comforted her with good reason. This also made her more grateful to Xia You. Then she thought of something and stood up and said to them with a smile: "Oh, you haven't had dinner yet, right? Then let me treat you!"

……

The sky outside had already turned completely dark. The moon was rising higher and higher, and the earth was beginning to become quiet.

While Xia You and others were having a lively time in Maria's house, Cai Zhong, the owner of the restaurant, who was far away in the depths of the Baidai forest, also began his own verification journey.

As for why she appeared here, it all started when Xia You and the others had just left the Bai Dai Gym.

After being defeated by Mei, she first healed her Pokémon's injuries. At this time, another trainer came to challenge her.

Although the result was self-evident, the challenger was easily defeated by her because he was too young, but Cai Zhong also got a message from the challenger.

That is, there may really be no ghosts in the Mori Mansion in EMI Forest!
It turned out that before coming to the gym, this trainer had also lost his way in the Pathé Forest, and encountered and entered the Forest Mansion at night. However, this time, there was no ghost butler to greet him, only an empty house. Although it was a bit eerie, it at least could block the wind and rain, allowing him to sleep peacefully there. When he left the mansion early the next morning, he felt refreshed.

He didn't encounter anything until the whole night, which made Cai Zhong very confused.

Is it...

Is it true, as Xia You said, that the ghosts in the mansion have completely disappeared?

This also surprised and amazed her, so she planned to go to the mansion late at night to see it for herself.

After all, as the gym leader, she also needs to maintain the peace around Baidai City. And the ghosts in the Forest Mansion, which had hurt countless trainers before, suddenly disappeared. How could she remain indifferent to such a big thing!

This also made Natanae leave the EMI Gym in the afternoon, and at this time, he rushed to the outside of the mansion.

only……

Standing outside the fence and looking at the severely damaged manor in front of him, Cai Zhong's heart was beating fast and he couldn't make up his mind.

In fact, she has been to this place no less than a dozen times since the news that there were ghosts lurking there and it was clear that many trainers had encountered ghosts here!
But every time, she couldn't muster up the courage to cross the fence.

There's nothing I can do. Who made me so afraid of ghosts?

When she thought about the existence of ghosts, her legs went weak. Every time she made up her mind with great difficulty, it disappeared in an instant. She came more than a dozen times, but returned empty-handed more than a dozen times.

Even now, although two people had told her that the ghost inside had really disappeared, she was still worried.

What if...what if a ghost appears as soon as I enter?
What if the ghost has been waiting for me?
What if the ghost was just hiding before?
Out of fear of ghosts, she stood here for a long time but was unable to take the next step.

And she didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that this Yiyang Mansion had become more gloomy than before!
It seemed... there was a pair of eyes staring at me through the mansion!

This also gave Cai Zhong goose bumps on his arms and back.

Fortunately, she looked around and saw that her Leafeon and Roserade were with her, so she felt a little relieved.

Okay, let’s try it!
After building countless lines of defense in his heart, Cai Zhong swallowed his saliva, then his eyes suddenly became firm, and he took his own step.

One step, two steps...

The faint sound of footsteps echoed in the silent night.

Accompanied by two Pokémon, Caitanye gritted his teeth and slowly walked into the yard, and finally stood in front of the gate of the mansion.

Looking at the badly damaged door of the gym in front of her, she stretched out her hand tremblingly, but before she could actually touch the door, she saw the door slowly open by itself with a creaking sound!
At this moment, Cai Zhong’s scalp went numb and he was almost scared to death!
isn't it...

Didn’t they say there are no more ghosts? ! ! (End of this chapter)