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

Is it because they are a better match...?

Zhu Bei disagreed. After all, the Ten Kings carried bloodline inheritances and were initially recognized by the Great Lord of the Divine Origin, so they would definitely be more compatible with the Source of Life.

They are unable to unleash the full power of their life force now, perhaps simply because they haven't encountered a trainer like Ash...

"Next up are Poison and Ice types..." After seeing Heracross successfully absorb the Bug-type source, Ash recalled it to rest and began to plan for the next step.

There are two more kings worshipped by Team Pearl that Ash has yet to see, and their life source is Ash's next target.

However, with so many events today, Xiaoguang and Zhubei must be exhausted and need a good rest...

"What...what is that?" Just as Ash was pondering, Kiku suddenly pointed to the sky with a look of horror.

"The sky..." "How could this be?!"

Xiao Guang and Zhu Bei were also shocked at the same time. Without their notice, the originally clear sky had suddenly turned dark!

Terrifying energy continuously overflowed from the spacetime rift at the top of Tianguan Mountain, staining the entire sky an eerie dark red. The rampaging energy twisted and turned, and the oppressive scene resembled the end of the world!

"It's so much earlier than expected?" Xiao Zhi frowned.

Before the last Snowfield Capital could be pacified, strange phenomena appeared in the sky, which must have been a temporary response from the enemy.

Is it because they discovered their own existence that they couldn't wait to continue the story?

"Ash... I might have to go back." Dawn suddenly said that he was leaving.

"We've already progressed this far, what would you do going back?"

To be honest, Xiao Zhi really doesn't think this is a good choice.

As soon as the sky turns red, Ma Jiamu's blood pressure will rise... and then Xiao Zhao will be kicked out of Zhuqing Village.

Since we're leaving sooner or later anyway, why bother going back? We might as well just ignore those guys from now on.

“I have to go back and say goodbye…” Xiao Guang said in a low voice. “When I first came to this era, Dr. Laben took me to Zhuqing Village; and Captain Xingyue, although she looks very strict, is actually a kind-hearted person, and in the end she agreed to take me in… In any case, I have to go back and give them an explanation.”

There was something Xiao Guang didn't say; she actually wanted to see Ma Jiamu's attitude.

In the Land of the Unbelievable, Hikaru had read the 'original story' and was driven out of Zhuqing Village before settling in the Ancient Hermitage.

This time the situation was slightly different. She was eager to know how Ma Jiamu would choose... and then she herself would make a decision about what attitude to take towards that 'original' experience.

"Fine... I know I can't change your mind." Ash sighed helplessly for a moment, then finally agreed. "You can go back if you want, but you have to promise me one thing..."

"If... it still ends up like that, I'll stick with you from now on." Hikari answered decisively, even showing Ash his palm.

"Okay!" Ash gave the other person a high five as promised. "With something this big happening, Magamu will definitely call Team Kong and Team Pearl over to discuss it... I'll keep an eye on their movements and then pick you up from the village on time!"

"Okay, no problem~" the girl replied crisply. After saying goodbye to the two, she rode the Dragonite towards Zhuqing Village.

"Will she run into trouble when she goes back this time?" Zhu Bei asked worriedly.

"I'll most likely be reprimanded by Ma Jiamu." Xiao Zhi's tone gradually turned cold. "Right now, I just hope that guy doesn't go too far!"

Ash is angry... Pearl keenly sensed this.

She couldn't help but hope that Ma Jiamu would be more sensible and not upset Xiao Zhao.

Otherwise, if Xiao Zhi gets angry, he might lose all sense of proportion...

"Zhubei, Magamu should be sending you and Gangshi a message soon, which might involve me... So it's best if we split up for now. After you receive the message, head to Zhuqing Village as usual. I'll use these next two days to visit the last royal market..."

After a moment's thought, Ash felt he should act alone as well.

Xiao Zhao might have been wronged by Ma Jiamu, and her identity probably isn't good to them either... If she continues to be with Zhu Bei, she might also implicate her, or even cause the Pearl Team to be targeted by the other two teams.

"I don't want to!" To everyone's surprise, the girl became stubborn. "Shouldn't we finish what we start? There are still two kings left, of course I'll stay with you!"

"But…"

"I believe in you!" Zhubei shouted firmly, "And I believe in Xiaozhao too! The anomaly of the spacetime rift definitely has nothing to do with you! After leaving the Random Ruins, I wanted to say this... even if you really are an enemy of Grandmaster Sinnoh, that's a matter for later... at least for now, I believe you can definitely resolve the spacetime rift!"

“Zhubei… alright.” Ash hesitated for a moment, then could only nod with a wry smile. “Then let’s go together and visit the remaining royal fields.”

"Mmm!" The girl finally smiled happily again.

That fleeting moment of sweet charm captivated Xiao Zhi, leaving him somewhat mesmerized…

Chapter 1125 At the Foot of Tianguan Mountain, the King of Cliffs!

As I said before, washing jade is both very small and very large.

The "small" refers to Ash; this one region is simply not enough for him to cause trouble.

The "large" refers to all other people who live in Xicui, as the pace of life here is very slow due to the limitations of the times.

In the game, it was for the sake of the plot that Gangshi and Zhubei rushed to Zhuqing Village so quickly after the incident and tried to persuade Ma Jiamu... although they couldn't change his stubbornness.

In reality, unless they could teleport across the entire Xicui region, it would take them at least three days to find Ma Jiamu.

Of course, there is also a more reasonable possibility: Ma Jiamu deliberately delayed until they arrived at Zhuqing Village before he angrily insisted on driving Xiao Zhao away.

This operation could clear the Galaxy team of suspicion.

Compared to this era, Xiao Zhao is an outsider... and compared to the entire Xi Cui, the Galaxy Team is also an outsider.

Team Kongo and Team Pearl have differences in their beliefs, but they are, after all, natives, and they both worship the Great Lord Sinnoh and the descendants of the legendary Ten Kings.

No matter how much the spacetime rift changes or twists, they will not become suspects.

But the Galactic Team is different. Since landing in Xicui, this group has been expanding its territory and changing or even destroying Xicui's original traditions.

Thus, the wrath of the Great Lord Sinnoh caused a rift in spacetime, and he unleashed a raging divine roar, intending for the Ten Kings of the Emerald to punish those who deviated from the path... Such a possibility is also possible.

There must be quite a few people in Team Pearl and Team Kong who share similar thoughts... At least Ash knows that Guaia and Yuppie are among them.

"Do you understand now? Ma Jiamu will definitely try to shift the blame. He'll put all the blame on Xiao Zhao... and he has to do it in front of you and Gang Shi!"

"I don't understand at all... Doesn't he get tired of living like this?" On the way to the cliff of Mount Coronet, Ash gave Shell a rough interpretation of Magamu's psychology... but was met with a roll of the eyes from the girl.

What is this? What happened to the sincerity between people?

For trivial reasons, they would frame Xiao Zhao without any evidence and drive away the young heroine who was running around trying to appease the kings in various places!

Even after Xiaozhi explained Ma Jiamu's many difficulties, such as having to explain himself to the villagers of Zhuqing Village and the other two teams, Zhubei still felt that this was a shameless way to do things.

“Right now, since this mess involves me, Ma Jiamu will definitely want to talk to you and Gangshi… Xiao Zhao is also considering these things, which is why he wants to rush back to Zhuqing Village first,” Xiao Zhi said with a sigh.

The girl went back to buy him some time... Of course, Ash could also guess that.

The anomaly of the spacetime rift was undoubtedly orchestrated by the mastermind behind it all.

The other side is trying to trip them up, causing several teams from Xicui to collectively bombard Xiaozhao... And once Xiaozhao and Xiaozhi get caught up in this trivial dispute, they may not have time to care about the other scattered sources of life.

Therefore, Xiao Zhao decided to take advantage of the time difference.

She rushed back to Zhuqing Village immediately. At most, Ma Jiamu would lock her up; he couldn't possibly deal with her right away.

While waiting for the diamond and the shell to arrive, Ash can go full speed ahead in the green area and collect as much life essence as possible!

In a way, this can be considered a different kind of 'Zhiguang doubles'.

"Sometimes I really don't understand you two." Zhu Bei kicked at a pebble on the ground with her toe, pretending to be casually probing, "You two are so in sync, why did you have to pretend you weren't familiar with each other before... Could it be that she's actually your ex-girlfriend, and it's awkward to see her again because you broke up?"

"Don't talk nonsense, my girlfriend and I will never break up... and Xiaozhao is not my girlfriend!" Xiaozhi immediately denied it.

"So you really do have a girlfriend?" Zhu Bei's eyes clearly became more scrutinizing.

"Yeah, there are more than a dozen, including both humans and Pokémon."

"More than ten... Are you kidding me?" Zhubei was stunned by Xiaozhi's words, and her first reaction was disbelief.

“I never joke about this kind of thing.”

"Ah, this..." Seeing that Xiao Zhi's expression didn't seem fake, Zhu Bei was completely dumbfounded.

What's with the dozen or so? Are people in the future this open-minded?

Besides, how old is he? He's only a teenager and he already has a dozen or so. If he's thirty, won't he be able to form an army?!

Even besides humans, there are…

"Wait a minute!" Zhubei suddenly exclaimed, "You just said that those dozen or so...girlfriends, besides humans, also included...Pokémon?!"

“Yes, that’s perfectly normal.” Ash said matter-of-factly. “You’ve seen it all before in the park.”

"Normal my foot..." Zhubei was speechless.

The Wonderland is a manifestation of the mind, but she didn't realize at the time that what Ash manifested was reality!

She now truly regrets bringing up this topic; the guy next to her is simply inhuman and perverted, and she can't even keep up with the conversation...

"Let's go, let's hurry and find Mr. Kitashō." Xiaozhi urged impatiently, thus naturally changing the subject.

He didn't really want to be narcissistic, but making some things clear beforehand would indeed help the woman minimize her losses.

Neither of them spoke again for the rest of the journey.

When they arrived at the towering, steep cliff, Bei Shang was already waiting there.

"Chief Shell, Ash, you... uh, what just happened?"

Well, even Bei Shang could tell that the atmosphere between the two of them was a bit off.

"Never mind that for now... Hokusho, call Viper over here." Tsurugi instructed Hokusho, "Ash needs to acquire the treasure it possesses."