Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

Without saying a word, he lifted Xiao Lan's chin and kissed her deeply on her slightly trembling thin lips!

In this situation, he didn't care how many people were watching at the dock and on the ship. Having finally seen the girl who belonged only to him again, he naturally wanted to express his longing in the most direct way.

"Hmm..." Xiaolan's eyes glazed over for a moment. She only had time to cover half of her and Xiaozhi's faces with the brim of her hat before she began to respond to him passionately.

However, this was clearly an attempt to cover up the truth, and onlookers certainly knew what they were doing.

Crunch!

On the cruise ship, Xiaoxia gripped the gunwale tightly, her knuckles even cracking.

"Brother and Sister Xiaolan, how come..." Lila's cheeks flushed, and she didn't know whether to cover her eyes or peek through her fingers.

"Exchanging saliva...a pointless act." Aya remained completely unmoved. In her view, romantic love was nothing more than a stumbling block on the path of cultivation.

"Xiao Zhi...you are absolutely wicked! Waaaaah~" Uncle Gang was already green with envy and jealousy. Suddenly seeing such a thunderbolt-like scene, he now wished he could wash his face with tears streaming down his face.

Why is it that other people's eleventh birthdays are filled with pink bubbles, while mine is all about diapers and spatulas flying everywhere?!

"Hoo..." After a long and probing discussion, Xiao Lan finally breathed heavily, her face flushed with an alluring blush.

Even so, she still couldn't help but chuckle, teasingly tapping Ash's lips with her index finger.

"You seem quite skilled at this. Who have you kissed while you were away from me?"

"Please, it's just you, okay?" Ash complained, speechless.

What do you mean by "very skilled"? He's clearly doing it for the second time, just like Xiao Lan!

"Oh dear, you're progressing quite slowly. I thought you'd already won over Hua Lan's sisters by now~" Xiao Lan teased with a smile, but couldn't hide the hint of joy between her brows.

"Xiaoxia... I confessed to her." Xiaozhi looked embarrassed and admitted it honestly, "Xiaolan, right..."

"Hey, don't!" Xiao Lan quickly stopped her. "I said I don't mind, and I absolutely don't mind. You've found someone other than Lila and Serena... even if they're not human, it doesn't matter, as long as you're happy~"

Ash was speechless for a moment: "If it's not human, then what the hell is it...?"

hum~

Before he could finish speaking, a Poké Ball on Ash's waist suddenly popped open, and a green creature landed lightly on the ground, 'cursing' at Blue.

"Chik, Chik-Chik!"

Chicory said it would have to see who this woman really was.

Xiao Zhi wouldn't even hug himself in his arms just to see her; wasn't that clearly a rebellion...?

"Strange..." Before Chicory Leaf could finish its barrage of attacks, Little Blue grabbed the leaf on its head and lifted it up.

Ash watched from the sidelines, feeling utterly disgusted. Honestly, this was practically the same as pulling hair during a fight!

"Provoking me, huh? Don't think I don't understand what you're saying just because I don't understand." Little Blue scoffed disdainfully. "You better remember this: I don't care if you have ulterior motives towards Xiao Zhi or not. Anyway, I'm the boss here now. If you dare to cause trouble again, I'll make you furious in a heartbeat!"

"Chik!" Chikorita immediately bared its teeth and claws, never admitting defeat and ignoring Blue's threat.

You think you're so great? Come on then, I'll see how you manage to drive me crazy!

"You forced me to do this~" Xiao Lan smiled mysteriously and casually tossed out a Poké Ball. "Xiao Bai, come and give it a good beating."

The Ditto that appeared first transformed into Blue, hugging Ash's arms on either side, and then transformed into Chikorita exactly, darting into Ash's embrace!

"Chikush!!" Chikorita's eyes widened in fury, but it couldn't attack Blue directly, so it angrily retreated back into its Poké Ball.

"Tch, try to mess with me~" Little Blue curled her lip in disdain, while recalling Ditto.

"Why are you arguing with a Pokémon?" Ash said, speechless.

“That won’t do. Any female that appears around you, even if she only looks like one, must follow the rules,” Xiao Lan replied seriously.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever makes you happy." Ash rolled his eyes, then pulled out a Poké Ball to change the subject, "Here, this is for you."

"Pokémon?" Xiao Lan was taken aback.

"Yeah, I promised you before, and we just happened to run into a shiny one," Ash explained with a smile. "But you'd better be careful, this guy is very smart and likes to play pranks on people."

"Oh, I see. Now I'm even more interested. Come out!"

Xiao Lan immediately showed an excited expression. She threw the Poké Ball high into the air, but after the Shiny Noctowl appeared, it immediately used Hypnosis to throw it down.

"That's it?" Little Blue smiled slightly and commanded Ditto to immediately transform into a giant mirror, completely blocking its own face... and incidentally reflecting the body of Night Hawk.

"Gurgle..." Looking at his own red eyes in the mirror, the Night Hawk rolled his eyes, flapped them a few times, and then fainted.

There's nothing we can do about it; it doesn't have the characteristic of never sleeping.

"This guy's pretty interesting, I think we'll get along well." Little Blue retracted the Nighthawk with satisfaction. "We can do some big things together someday... Hmm, how about using hypnosis to help you deal with Xiaoxia? If necessary, we can even use mental interference to hold her hands down~"

Seeing Blue excitedly dreaming while holding the Poké Ball, Ash suddenly felt a little regretful.

These two mischievous individuals teaming up are practically handing a murder weapon to a habitual criminal!

...

The little incident between Zhilan and the other two, who seemed oblivious to everyone else, finally came to an end. Xiaoxia and the others finally packed their things and boarded the cruise ship. The group met in a foreign land and naturally exchanged pleasantries for a while.

During this time, after Xiao Lan met Cai Dou, her eyes lit up again.

"You're pretty good. Although you didn't completely win over the Cerulean sisters, this older sister is pretty good too, she's really cool~" Blue secretly nudged Ash's waist with her elbow, and the mischievous smile on her face never disappeared.

Xiao Zhi was speechless. Did this girl think that he was having an affair with every girl?

Of course, Xiao Zhi wasn't aware of this... Xiao Lan was pretty certain that any female character he developed feelings for, regardless of whether she was older or younger, would eventually end up having an affair with him.

"This must be Uncle Moen, right? I've been waiting for you for ages!" Leaving aside the speechless Ash for the moment, Blue greeted the middle-aged man with a warm smile that rivaled that of a hostess hired for a new store opening.

"Don't worry, I've taken care of everything at Tingtao Hotel. You can just bring your bags and check in."

"This... I can't accept this." Mo En was completely overwhelmed by Xiao Lan's enthusiasm, feeling that this girl was truly sensible, considerate, and adorable; he was just totally dazed...

"What are you doing?" Xiao Zhi asked, puzzled, on the way back to the hotel.

To put it bluntly, Moen is his hostage right now, so he has no reason to fawn over him.

"I'm paving the way for you~" Xiao Lan said with a 'you have no sense of propriety' look, "Let me tell you, I've already found out about his family situation... His son, who's a bit of a chuunibyou (delusional teenager), is indeed a bit of a goofball, but his daughter is incredibly beautiful. If you win him over, won't it be easier to win him over later~"

"Honey, you're really overthinking it." Xiao Zhi rolled his eyes helplessly.

What kind of nonsense is this? Am I supposed to start eyeing Lillie now...? I've already won her over!

Besides, I know his family situation inside and out.

Moen's son is a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), and his daughter currently suffers from Pokémon phobia, supposedly caused by being scared when she was a child.

Besides that, his wife is also stunningly beautiful... Pshaw!

Xiao Zhi's lips twitched. It was all Xiao Lan's fault; when he was with her, his usually serious thoughts always wandered off course.

...

Chatting and laughing all the way, the group quickly arrived at Tingtao Hotel, where Xiao Lan helped them arrange their rooms.

Of the six single rooms facing each other in the corridor on the same floor, Moen's was right in the middle.

As night fell, the group, weary from their journey, gradually returned to their rooms to rest.

Xiao Zhi hasn't gone to bed yet; he's discussing future plans with Xiao Lan.

"Rosamina sensed that trouble was brewing. She was clearly unwilling to compromise and seemed to have recently hidden all the data related to the Ultimate Space elsewhere."

"Elsewhere?" Xiao Zhi was taken aback.

"Hmm, I don't know where she hid it either... Maybe you can go ask her yourself," Xiao Lan said, shrugging.

“No, I won’t go to her yet.” Xiao Zhi shook his head and said, “I’ve run into some trouble here too. Now I need to find a way to alert her… In the next few days, I’ll spread the word that Mo En is at the Tingtao Hotel and see if I can draw something out. As for me, I’ll go do something else.”

"Something else?"

"Go and visit Queen Liz of Akala Island!"

"Hey, you've already chosen your new target?" Even though she knew Ash had something important to do, Blue couldn't help but tease him.

Perhaps it was because they had been apart for so long, but she especially enjoyed this kind of playful interaction.

"Don't be silly, you're my target~" Xiao Zhi stared intently at the girl in front of him. "I came all this way to save the day and brought you such a wonderful gift. How are you going to thank me?"

"Thank you... um~" As her cheeks warmed up, Xiao Lan's usually sharp mind began to drift off into a daze.

The lights quietly went out, and tonight the bed in the single room of the Tingtao Hotel bore a weight that didn't suit its size...

Chapter 387 He's really useful!

The next morning, Ash and Blue, with their arms half around each other's waists, opened the door together...

Just then, Xiaoxia, Lila, and the others also pushed open the door and came out one after another. The group met unexpectedly in the corridor, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

"You...slept in the same room last night?" Xia was stunned for a long time before she realized what she meant, and she was clearly asking a question she already knew the answer to.

This couldn't be more obvious!

"Wait a minute!" Xiao Gang suddenly realized something and looked the two of them up and down with an incredulous expression. "You two, last night you wouldn't have...?"

He was so shocked that he was almost incoherent, and the words he uttered were not carefully considered; they just blurted out whatever came to mind.

And you can't blame him for that, the two guys just acted so similarly!

The man looked relaxed, though his expression betrayed a hint of fatigue; the woman, on the other hand, was radiant, exuding a languid allure even in her blinks…