You are not allowed to date a trainer.

Chapter 34 The Unconscious Fury King

"Clang, clang! Look! What is this?"

Looking at the black card between the big loli's fingers, Qin Zhen blinked. "Bank card?"

"Hmm~" Ying Jue nodded with a smile. "Well, the Alliance has a talent development program where they fund talented trainers to challenge gyms. They receive a payment for every badge they win."

"Don't refuse! Take it quickly, take it quickly!"

As the big loli spoke, she desperately stuffed the card in her hand into Qin Zhen's palm.

"You can't even afford breakfast, so you're definitely not from a wealthy family. Take this card and go to Tianhe City Plaza to buy yourself some clothes, and get some better Poké Balls for Growlithe and the others. Oh, and if you get tired and hungry after challenging gyms out there, come back to Wuyang City and find me at Baiyun Lake Park. I'll cook for you some snacks myself!"

But Qin Zhen didn't move. He just looked at the card in Ying Jue's hand curiously and said with emotion, "So that training plan is real. I thought Teacher Chi was just making up a lie to save my pride."

The big loli's expression froze. As a super trainer at the gym leader level, she immediately smelled something wrong from Qin Zhen's sigh - the smell of a vixen.

"Qin Zhen, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing much. Thank you, Jue, but I won't accept this card."

"why?"

"Because I already have an identical card, given to me by Teacher Chi. I think my name should have been on the list for that plan a long time ago. Even if I get another card, I can't get double the money, right?"

"Who is Teacher Chi?"

"Chi Songya, the master of Yuelu Gym. You are both gym masters, so you should be familiar with each other, right?"

"Yes! Of course I know!" The older girl stopped laughing. "I know you, a tasteless old lady who even wants to snatch a little girl's hairpin. I know you very well."

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"Hello, who is it?"

"Teacher Chi! It's me!" Qin Zhen shouted happily, holding his new mobile phone.

"Qin Zhen?"

"Well, Mr. Chi, I got my second gym badge!"

"I already know that. Congratulations, Qin Zhen," the aunt said softly. "When you get three badges and can participate in the open tournament, I'll be there to watch and cheer you on... Okay?"

The voice of the young aunt on the phone suddenly became distant and blurry.

"Who am I talking to on the phone? It's a student I admire very much, seriously! Oops! It's definitely not my boyfriend!"

After a moment, the aunt's voice became clear again. The woman's voice was gentle and a bit embarrassed. "Qin Zhen, the students here are making a fuss, insisting that I'm on the phone with my boyfriend and asking me to turn on speakerphone..."

"Then open it. We can't just let you, Teacher Chi, be misunderstood by the students, right?"

Qin Zhen has no guilty conscience, so he is naturally open and honest.

"..."

"Teacher Chi?"

"I'm here."

"Teacher Chi, what is this open tournament you just mentioned?"

"Once you've earned three badges, you'll be considered past the novice trainer stage. From then on, your battles with gym leaders will no longer be small, private matches. Gym leaders will send out stronger Pokémon, and your battles will take place in giant local stadiums. Everyone will have the right to buy a ticket and watch the matches."

"For example, if you challenge me with three badges, our battle will be held at the Olympic Sports Center in Tanzhou City," the aunt patiently explained. "Also, if you're a semi-professional trainer with six or more badges, you might have to wait a few more days. A Pokémon Duel of this level is like a grand performance, and the gym needs to spend more time promoting it to sell tickets."

"So that's how it is." Qin Zhen nodded.

"So Qin Zhen, you came here specifically to report to me about your badge acquisition?"

"That's one of my purposes. Another is that I have my own cell phone, so I'm going to call you, Teacher Chi, to let you know I'm safe. It will also be convenient for you to contact me in the future."

"Oh? That's thoughtful of you." The aunt smiled. "I'll add the communication after I hang up... Wait! Qin Zhen, the money in your card hasn't been touched, how did you buy the phone?"

"I didn't spend any money, it was given to me by the Master of Baiyun Pavilion." "Master of Baiyun Pavilion? The Baiyun Pavilion in Wuyang City? Why would Ying Ziyu want it? That's not right! That Dead Face became a Heavenly King two months ago. The current Master of Baiyun Pavilion seems to be..."

"She is the new king's niece, Ying Jue." Qin Zhen reminded.

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone.

"Oh, Ying Jue, I remember now." Somehow, the auntie on the phone suddenly sneered. "Why would that stingy girl, who keeps a Snorlax and charges a dollar a piece for a hairpin, give you a phone?"

"Because Ajue said..."

"Ajue?" the aunt asked suddenly.

"Yeah, Jue said this is the reward for my successful gym challenge. Her new Baiyun Gym just opened a short time ago, and if there's a gimmick like 'win a phone for defeating the gym leader', it might boost its popularity."

"..."

There was a long silence.

Finally, Qin Zhen heard his aunt ask faintly, "So... if she said that, Qin Zhen, you believed it?"

………………

Yuelu Taoist Temple, main lecture hall.

The young aunt hung up the phone and looked around.

The lecture hall was quiet. The crowd that had originally gathered around Master Chi had dispersed and gathered under the plaque that read "Seek Truth from Facts" in front of the eaves. Men and women looked at the four big characters above their heads carefully, as if there were a flower on them.

"White pine."

The crowd dispersed with a "whoosh", revealing the terrified face of a fierce general in the center.

"Well... Headmaster, I know you're very angry and upset right now, but, but! Every wrong has its perpetrator!" Senior Brother Mengjiang said tremblingly, "I admit that I have thought about trying to match my sister with Junior Brother behind your back, but I haven't done it yet, have I? The one who really seduced Junior Brother is Master Baiyun!"

"Don't be nervous, I won't cause you any trouble. Is your mother home now?"

"Headmaster! I don't know!" Hearing that they wouldn't bother him, Brother Mengjiang suddenly perked up. "But when I left this morning, I saw my mom knitting on the sofa in the living room!"

"Great! Call your mom and have her pack her things, gather the referees, and go meet me at Huanghua Airport." The aunt raised her chin. "As for you, go to the office, turn on your computer, and submit an application to the league."

"Good good!"

Brother Mengjiang nodded repeatedly, and then asked:
"By the way, Headmaster, what do you want me to apply for?"

"What else can I apply for? The Gym Ranking Tournament, of course." Auntie smiled softly. "Since its founding, Yuelu Gym has gone through fifty-five generations of Headmasters, yet it's never been ranked in the top three of the Alliance. It's truly a disgrace to this millennia-old institution. And now, the number one-ranked Baiyun Gym has switched from the Flying Department to the General Department. How can we miss such a golden opportunity? It's time for a shake-up in the rankings."

"A Fighting Department is challenging a General Department? And the one they're fighting is a new gym leader who's only been in office for less than two months. This..." Senior Brother Mengjiang shuddered. "Headmaster, the citizens of Wuyang City will throw rotten eggs at us then, right?"

"If Wuyang City is unhappy, they can also ask the new owner to learn from her uncle and raise Flying-type Pokémon."

The young aunt was obviously determined to kill.

"By the way, Bai Song, how are your sister's academic performance?"

Senior Brother Mengjiang's expression froze. He glanced at the young aunt's face and said cautiously, "No, not too good. What's wrong? Headmaster, is there any problem?"

"What about your knowledge of refereeing?"

"That's no problem. My mom said that if nothing unexpected happens, Xiaozhi will be able to pass the third-level referee certificate by the first semester of her sophomore year. A 20-year-old third-level referee, especially a girl, is considered a genius."

"Okay, after you finish your application, remember to go to the admissions office and tell them your sister's name and student ID number. The gym is currently short of line judges, and your mother also needs an heir. She doesn't have to take the college entrance examination this year. Get a special admission spot and come to the academy for further study and internship."

At this moment, footsteps were heard from outside the hall, and a student rushed in hurriedly.

"Headmaster! I received an email from Yanjing!"

The young aunt turned around suddenly, her brow furrowed. "What's the matter?"

"An hour ago, Ying Jue, the head of the Baiyun Gym in Wuyang City, submitted an application to the Alliance for a Gym Ranking Tournament, specifically challenging our Yuelu Gym! Now, Ying Jue has boarded a plane with the referees and is heading our way!"

(End of this chapter)