You are not allowed to date a trainer.

Chapter 8 Please Sign

The next morning.

As Qin Zhen stepped into the school gate, he saw a round face standing by the carport looking around from afar.

As soon as he saw Qin Zhen, the little round-faced man came over eagerly. He hesitated for a long time and finally sighed.

"Lao Qin, I'm sorry."

Qin Zhen was stunned. "Why are you suddenly feeling sorry for me?"

"Oh, this is a long story." Shao Bai rubbed his face. "Remember what I told you about during lunch break yesterday? It was about you and my sister-in-law..."

"Wait a moment." Qin Zhen raised his hand. "May I ask who your sister-in-law is?"

"That's my Nuan Nuan Pig's girlfriend, the pig sister who has a crush on you! I said I'd arrange a meeting with you."

"That's okay, just continue."

"There's nothing more to say. Now the matter is over."

"Blow up?" Qin Zhen said, not caring at all. "Why? Did that Nuan Nuan pig have a crush on a student?"

"That's not the case. It was actually the pig girl's bad luck. Somehow she provoked a passing elf and got pinned down and beaten up. The infirmary teacher said that although her body has recovered, the psychological trauma left by the beating is incurable. The whole pig is basically useless. She was picked up by the animal husbandry department's bus last night."

"So miserable? Who did that little sow offend?"

"The one who did it was a vine snake. I don't recognize it, but there's a tag on its tail. It should be one of the three great families who came to participate in the exchange week."

"Wait, Vine Snake?" Qin Zhen frowned. "Nuannuan Pig vs. Vine Snake? Fire attribute vs. grass attribute? How can they lose?"

"That's true..." Shao Bai scratched his head. "Old Qin, I was there yesterday. Honestly, the fight had nothing to do with attribute restraint. It was that vine snake that was the problem. It was weird."

"Strange?"

"Yes, they were fighting over in the woods. That vine snake was absolutely amazing with its whip. It swung it at a tree, and then it flew up with a whoosh. It was incredibly agile in the woods. My sister-in-law's nose was almost burned by all the sparks she was spewing, and I just couldn't hit her no matter what I did."

Qin Zhen was about to complain about whether fighting with a fire elf in the woods was considered arson, but after hearing about the whip and the fighting method, his expression suddenly froze. He felt that Shao Bai's description sounded quite familiar.

"and then?"

"What else could happen? When my sister-in-law couldn't vent her anger anymore, the vine snake came down from the tree and whipped her with a vine whip. Not satisfied with that, it tied her up and threw her to the ground. Oh, it was a brutal scene. One of my female classmates was even scared to tears."

"So you just watched your sister-in-law get beaten?"

"I couldn't do anything about it. Nunuan Pig wasn't around at the time. As a trainer, I couldn't physically fight a Pokémon, could I? They could just swing their vine whip and hang me up and twist me like a towel!"

Qin Zhen was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Shao Bai, about that vine snake you mentioned...does it have blue eyes?"

"Hmm? Lao Qin, do you know that snake?"

"Let's not talk about whether we know each other or not." Qin Zhen's expression was quite subtle. "Why don't you turn around and take a look first?"

Shao Bai suddenly froze. He turned his head tremblingly and looked down, finally meeting a pair of deep blue eyes. Two dark green whips rose up like wolf smoke and danced in front of his eyes, just like two snakes about to pounce on their prey.

"Nuan Nuan Pig! Nuan Nuan Pig, help! That snake! That snake is coming to our door!"

Qin Zhen stood where he was. He watched the little round-faced man crawl away, then looked down at the vine snake that hummed softly and put away its whip, and scratched the back of his head.

He squatted down in front of the Vine Snake and looked directly at the clear Klein blue.

"Did you really do it?"

There was no response, and the blue eyes silently shifted to the side. Qin Zhen found it amusing, so he also took a few steps sideways to meet the eyes of the Vine Snake again. "Tell me, why are you bullying other elves for no reason?"

Hearing this, the vine snake looked up at Qin Zhen, but still said nothing. It turned its face away silently, like a piece of meat that said "whatever you say".

Qin Zhen smiled helplessly. He tried to reach out to the vine snake. Seeing that the little snake did not dodge, he touched the latter's head.

Although the word "snake" was in the name, Qin Zhen did not feel any cold scales on the little guy's head. The forehead of the vine snake was smooth and warm, making him feel like he was stroking a lotus leaf soaked in the sun, and the warm feeling spread along his palm.

The vine snake closed its eyes slightly, stood on tiptoe and rubbed towards Qin Zhen's palm.

At the same time, Qin Zhen's eyes moved, and he noticed Teng Teng Snake's hands. Both of the little snake's hands were behind its back, as if it was holding something.

"Are you here to see me?" Qin Zhen asked softly.

The vine snake nodded, and it stretched out a vine whip from behind its shoulder and handed it to Qin Zhen. The swollen tip of the vine opened like a flower bud, revealing the cavity inside. A lush four-leaf clover lay quietly in the cavity. Qin Zhen reached out to take it and found that the leaves were still covered with morning dew.

Looking at the four-leaf clover on his fingertips, Qin Zhen's expression suddenly changed. He took off his schoolbag from his shoulder, took out the "History·Required Course 1" with the photo of Qin Shi Huang and Pikachu, and brought it to Teng Teng Snake.

The book was opened, and two four-leaf clovers were placed in the center of the page. They were delivered to Qin Zhen a week ago. Logically, the plants should have withered after being picked for so long, but the colors of these two four-leaf clovers were still bright. When the light of the incandescent lamp fell, the rich emerald color spread on the page, as if they were two precious and strange-shaped jadeite.

Qin Zhen put the third four-leaf clover on it, admired it for a moment, then raised his head and looked at the vine snake.

"You gave them to me, didn't you?"

Teng Teng Snake stared into Qin Zhen's eyes and nodded vigorously.

Qin Zhen closed the textbook and smiled. He felt that his day had gone extremely smoothly. Not only was he about to gain the future god Milton as his initial partner, but his favorite three great families also came to present flowers to celebrate.

As for the difference between four-leaf clover and flowers, Qin Zhen naturally ignored it. Compared with a bouquet of flowers, the four-leaf clover, which symbolizes "rarity" and "luck", is much more sincere.

"Thank you for your gift, Teng Teng Snake. I like it very much." Qin Zhen paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered Teng Teng Snake's hands behind his back, which he had noticed earlier. He added, "If you need any help, please let me know."

And at the moment Qin Zhen said this, the Teng Teng Snake's eyes changed. The little snake raised its head, looked at Qin Zhen's face, and took a deep breath.

It seemed as if it had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.

At this moment, Qin Zhen sniffed unconsciously. He felt that the sweet fragrance of osmanthus that had been lingering around him suddenly became stronger.

At this time, Teng Teng Snake had come to Qin Zhen. She took out her hands hidden behind her back and raised them high - the little snake held a pen in her left hand and a roll of rolled-up printing paper in her right hand. Qin Zhen's eyes moved slightly and he noticed that there seemed to be words on the paper.

"What is this? Do you want me to help write and sign it?"

"Cha, Cha-nai!"

The vine snake nodded vigorously but did not raise its head again. The little snake buried its head, took a step forward, and raised the paper tube and pen in its hands high.

Qin Zhen reached out to grab the paper and pen in confusion. In the process, the back of his hand accidentally brushed against Teng Teng Snake's face, but he unexpectedly discovered that the little snake's entire head was abnormally hot, and its body temperature was comparable to Shao Bai's Warm Pig.

—Is this...sick with a fever? After registering with Millerton, I'll take it to the school infirmary.

Qin Zhen unfolded the paper tube thoughtfully. He stared absentmindedly at the title at the top and read it out loud word by word.

"Donghuang Alliance... Trainer... Initial Partner... Registration Application Form..."

"..."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)