You are not allowed to date a trainer.

Chapter 39 Siguniang Mountain
Qin Zhen said goodbye to the uncle and followed the footsteps of the strange and domineering panda, walking towards the depths of the station.

The bear and the man walked for about half a minute, and a passenger bus with a "thump thump thump" sound as it preheated its engine appeared in Qin Zhen's sight. The domineering panda raised his hand to signal Qin Zhen to get on the bus first, and he turned and went to the luggage compartment. Qin Zhen glanced in the direction it left and saw large and small bags piled up like a mountain next to the bus, covered with three-color waterproof cloth.

After putting Snake back into the Poké Ball, Qin Zhen got on the bus. The bus was already full of passengers, and many of them were sitting next to domineering pandas in cloth robes. The pandas sat next to their employers, took off their hats and put them behind their backs, closed their eyes and kept calm, as if they were practicing some kind of magical skill.

Qin Zhen walked all the way to the last row and sat down. On the way, he calmly scanned every face in the bus and couldn't help feeling confused: Teacher Chi said yesterday that there was a team going up the mountain to deliver supplies, but as he looked along the way, all the faces were as excited as those of passengers. Not to mention the supply team, he didn't even notice the person who was suspected to be the trainer of the super domineering panda.

At this moment, heavy footsteps were heard from the front, getting closer and closer.

Qin Zhen raised his head and saw the giant bear that brought him here. It was carrying a mountaineering bag in its hand. Even after getting in the car, the guy was still wearing his hat and hiding his face under the thick black veil.

The giant bear walked to Qin Zhen's side and sat down upright. Qin Zhen took the opportunity to look at the giant bear next to him and found that this guy's equipment was so complete that it was terrifying. In addition to the standard cloth robe and hat of the domineering pandas, it also wore trousers and cloth shoes. Even its claws were wrapped in wide leather gloves. If it were not for its extremely tall and majestic figure, no one would have mistaken it for a bear.

On this side, it seemed that he had noticed Qin Zhen's gaze, and the black gauze hat turned around, and his sharp gaze as if it had substance fell on Qin Zhen's face again.

After a moment, the giant bear reached into his arms. This time, he did not take out a small piece of paper, but directly took out a small notebook. He flipped through the pages and stopped at a certain page, then held up the notebook to show Qin Zhen.

--What's up?

"Domineering Panda, where is your trainer?" Qin Zhen asked.

——Why are you asking this?
"I'm just curious. After all, Teacher Chi... is the owner of Yuelu Pavilion. She told me that a small team will be taking me up the mountain this time."

--Believe me.

Qin Zhen was stunned by these three words. What did this mean? Was the team a lie? Was Mr. Xiong the only one accompanying him up the mountain to search for the Qingcheng Pavilion Master?
Qin Zhen was grumbling. Family matters matter to family. He didn't have much knowledge of mountaineering and wilderness survival. It would have been fine if he'd been with a whole team, just following orders and playing catch-up. But now, his imagined multi-person team had become a lone, overbearing panda. Not only would he have to follow orders and play catch-up, but communication alone would have been a major issue! If he ran into trouble in the mountains, how would this bear, who communicated with only notes and a notebook, remind him? Make a paper airplane?

Just as Qin Zhen was hesitating whether to bow and say goodbye, the giant bear turned to the next page.

——Don't be afraid, I will protect you.

Qin Zhen was stunned. At this moment, a vast and warm aura emanated from the bear's body, like a halo rising slowly, as if as long as you stayed by its side, all your uneasiness would be dispelled.

A hoarse whistle suddenly sounded. Qin Zhen turned his head and saw the scenery outside the window began to flow backwards. The bus slowly drove out of the bus station.

………………

The drive to Mount Siguniang was a bit dull. Giant Bear sat silent, Milton was too large, and someone in the car was smoking. Qin Zhen didn't want to let Serpenti or Growlithe out to share the stale air with him, so he simply lowered his head and took out his phone to check. He flipped through a few news reports and found they were all about the Yuelu and Baiyun Gyms. The young people from Tanzhou and Wuyang City were arguing with each other below. Tanzhou mocked Gym Master Xiaoying for issuing a challenge without checking his attributes, calling it foolish; Wuyang City scolded Gym Master Chi for his lack of martial ethics, saying that the former Gym Master Baiyun, now the Flying King, had also issued a challenge, so why didn't he dare to accept it?
Qin Zhen shook his head, turned off the news, and opened the voting interface for the Jinguan City Pokémon Selection. He didn't know if it was because of the good words from the receptionist yesterday, but now the emerald Monarch Serpent was curled up on the first place podium with its head held high, followed closely by the mermaid-like Sea Lion. Yesterday's number one Sylph Eevee was now in third place, and even its blue eyes looked a little more pitiful.

Qin Zhen glanced at the voting deadline countdown in the upper right corner, 77:18:46, almost three days left.

Just as Xiao Qin was secretly calculating the possibility of the monarch snake taking first place, his vision suddenly went dark and a huge mountaineering bag was suddenly stuffed into his arms.

The backpack was open, and inside were folded windbreakers, fleece jackets, quick-drying clothes and pants. At the bottom was a pair of brand new hiking shoes in size 43. Qin Zhen looked around and saw two bottles of oxygen on each side of the backpack, with a note on them saying "For use in case of altitude sickness."

Qin Zhen blinked and raised his head, but before he could say anything, two notes were handed to him.

——Put these on before getting off the bus. It’s very cold on the mountain, so keep warm.

——You don’t have to pay. All the equipment in front of you was purchased privately by the owner of Yuelu Pavilion, but she asked you not to tell you.

Qin Zhen looked at the note in his hand and couldn't help but feel touched. "Badao Panda, Teacher Chi clearly told you so, why did you still tell me?"

Under the bamboo hat, the giant bear snorted and silently stuffed the third note over.

——Because this was also part of her instructions.

Qin Zhen's cheeks twitched and he stopped talking.

At that moment, the bus erupted in a burst of cheers. Then, the windows opened, letting in a rush of cold air. The drowsy passengers were startled awake by the sudden chill, but froze just as they were about to burst into anger. Then, naturally, they joined the cheering throng. Everyone began to gather near the windows; even the domineering pandas, who had been resting with their eyes closed, opened their eyes and began to slowly move their limbs.

Qin Zhen put on his windbreaker, turned his head curiously, and then couldn't help but let out a loud "Oh".

Green, he saw a dreamy tender green, endless tender green spread along the ground, like an underground fountain passing through the mineral veins when it erupted. In that instant, pearls and jade flew everywhere, and the ground was covered with rolling jade. The vitality that came to his face made people feel happy unconsciously.

Under the vast blue sky, Mount Siguniang stands quietly, its sharp snow-capped peaks like a marble palace.

　I was stuck on a transition chapter, but I finally finished it. From now on, it will be smooth sailing. I'm going to work first, man.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)