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It wasn't for any particular reason, but mainly because if Lin Xuan wasn't at her peak, even if she won, it wouldn't be very interesting. What she really wanted was to fight Lin Xuan at her strongest.

"No problem. Judging from the current recovery speed, I should be fully recovered before tomorrow's match."

Lin Xuan nodded and replied to Bai Yao.

"If you're running out of time, you can contact me."

Just as Lin Xuan and Bai Yao were talking, a voice suddenly came from the direction of the door. It was obviously Luo Guan's voice. Lin Xuan and Bai Yao turned their heads to look, and sure enough, it was him.

Luo Guan had already walked over from the guest seats at some point. He had also seen Lin Xuan's movements and guessed that he probably wanted to rest in the lounge, so he came over directly.

"Teacher, do you have a way to quickly restore the waveguide?"

Lin Xuan's eyes lit up as he asked Luo Guan, "I probably won't need it today, because even if I don't, I'll have enough time to recover before the match."

But if there really is such a trick, there's no harm in learning it.

Luo Guan shook his head, clearly understanding Lin Xuan's thoughts.

"This method is only suitable for temporary use, as it is quite harmful to the body. After all, the essence of waveguide power is life energy, and recovery is not so simple. It can only be achieved by the user himself."

Even for Luo Guan himself, under normal circumstances, if the waveguide power is severely depleted, he can only rely on time to recover, and there are no other good methods.

As for the method he just mentioned to Lin Xuan, in his opinion, it would be okay to use it if Lin Xuan really couldn't recover, since using it once or twice occasionally wouldn't cause too much damage.

But this is definitely not a sustainable solution; it can only be considered an emergency measure.

"Never mind then, I can recover on my own. But I'll still learn how, maybe it'll be useful?"

I'll tell you when we get back to the dojo.

Seeing that Lin Xuan was in good spirits and even chatting and laughing with him, Luo Guan was no longer worried. He turned around and left the room, preparing to return to Jinhui Dojo.

"You should focus on preparing for tomorrow's match. We can talk about this later."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Guan said this to Lin Xuan before leaving, and Lin Xuan nodded in agreement.

In the evening, we returned to Jinhui Dojo.

Lin Xuan and Gallade sat in the training room. By now, his Aura had mostly recovered, so he no longer needed to sit and rest like he had in the morning.

"Are you ready?"

Lin Xuan's question was, of course, directed at Gallade. Today's battle with Liu Quan was already so difficult, and Bai Yao is even stronger, which basically means that tomorrow's battle will only be more difficult.

Although Lin Xuan still had a few tricks up her sleeve, she wasn't 100% confident of victory.

"Ailu!"

Gallade seemed to have seen through Lin Xuan's thoughts and immediately nodded firmly. He was fully prepared, no matter what.

"Tomorrow's matches should end even faster than today's~"

Lin Xuan muttered to himself, because Lin Xuan's last move was really just one move. If this move could defeat Sirfetch'd, that would be fine, but if not, then Gallade would basically be declared defeated.

Lin Xuan was determined to pour all his energy into a single attack, because he knew that only in this way could he have any chance of defeating Senior Sister Bai Yao.

Therefore, tomorrow's battle is destined to end quickly. The only time that might take up time is the period when Gallade finds an opportunity.

Lin Xuan and Gallade need to find the perfect moment to unleash that move and maximize its power.

So, is Lin Xuan here in the training room to train?

No, that's not it. Because at this stage, just like Bai Yao said this morning, last-minute cramming is completely useless. Lin Xuan came here simply because she felt it was a good place to sit and clear her mind.

Before Lin Xuan's mind could completely clear, his phone rang, pulling him back to reality.

Lin Xuan picked up her phone with a bit of helplessness and saw that it was Song Chen. This guy had been in Jinhui City for several days and hadn't left yet, and she didn't know what he was doing.

"Hey, what's up?"

Lin Xuan answered the phone, and Song Chen's voice came through shortly afterward.

"So, are you confident about tomorrow's match?"

"No."

Lin Xuan answered without hesitation.

Song Chen: ……

"Can't you have a little more confidence? If I hadn't failed to register before, I, I would have just..."

As Song Chen spoke, he thought about Lin Xuan's senior sister, whose name seemed to be Bai Yao. He had also watched Bai Yao's match that morning, and to be honest... he felt like he was indeed a bit outmatched.

"Alright, enough nonsense, what do you want to say?"

Lin Xuan didn't believe that Song Chen was just coming over to wish her well. It wasn't that Song Chen couldn't wish her well, but he usually sent such polite messages via QQ, and when he called, it was usually for important news.

After a moment of silence, Song Chen, as expected, asked Lin Xuan again a few minutes later:

"After this martial arts tournament, you should be leaving Jinhui City, right? You should be going back to Jianghai City, right?"

This time it was Lin Xuan's turn to be silent. His purpose for this trip was to obtain the special medicated ointment. If he won the competition tomorrow and successfully obtained the medicated ointment, it would indeed be time for him to leave.

But to be honest, after living here for so long, he was actually a little reluctant to let Lin Xuan leave.

Having lived here for over a month, I've gotten to know not only Senior Sister Cheng Yin, whom I already knew, but also Senior Brother Liu Quan and Senior Sister Bai Yao.

"Probably. If I win, I'll go straight back to Jianghai City."

However, Lin Xuan quickly replied that it was time to go back anyway, and he needed to return to Jinhui City as soon as possible to continue his research.

Of course, Lin Xuan hadn't finished investigating the Pokémon that his cheap senior brother had given him a while ago. These past few days, Lin Xuan had been preparing for the competition and had no time to do any research.

"That's perfect. Let's get ready and head to Jianghai City together."

Song Chen spoke as if he had planned it all along, as if he had already anticipated that Lin Xuan would return to Jianghai City after the competition.

"What did you go there for?"

Lin Xuan's eyes widened immediately. This guy went to Jianghai City last time because of the Poseidon Cup, but as far as Lin Xuan knew, there hadn't been any competitions in Jianghai City recently, right? It couldn't be that he went there just to have fun, could it?

"Hmm... the specific situation is rather complicated. You can ask Senior Brother Zhong Mingyi directly; he knows more about it."

Song Chen sounded somewhat troubled.

"Anyway, once we get to Jianghai City, you'll have to come out with us again."

Lin Xuan was speechless. So what did I go home for? I just got back and I have to leave again, right?

"Be specific, stop with the nonsense!"

Lin Xuan asked decisively, refusing to believe that Song Chen knew nothing.

"It's related to something that happened a while ago, but I'm not entirely sure of the specifics. You should ask your senior brother. I'm hanging up now, goodbye!"

After saying this, Song Chen seemed to find it troublesome and hung up on Lin Xuan directly, not giving her any chance.

Chapter 348 Gallade's Ultimate Move

The next morning, Lin Xuan and Gallade quickly arrived at the arena.

Compared to yesterday's semi-final, the scene in the arena today is even larger, with a noticeable increase in the number of spectators.

However, it didn't affect Lin Xuan much, since the provincial competition before wasn't any smaller, even though he didn't make it to the finals back then...

As Lin Xuan strolled leisurely onto the battlefield, lost in thought, he saw Bai Yao waving at him from the opposite side.

Lin Xuan's lips twitched. All he could say was that this guy was really relaxed, completely lacking any sense of urgency as he was about to face the finals. Was he just too confident?

This is likely one of the reasons why, even after yesterday's battle between Lin Xuan and Liu Quan, Bai Yao still doesn't think Lin Xuan will be her match.

Of course, even though he thought that way, when it came to the actual battle, Bai Yao would still use all her strength against Lin Xuan, which was also a way of respecting Lin Xuan.

"You seem quite relaxed?"

Lin Xuan glanced at Bai Yao with a hint of helplessness and said that even though there was such a distance between them, Lin Xuan's voice was directly transmitted to Bai Yao's mind through the power of waveguide.

Logically speaking, Lin Xuan's Aura Force can directly bypass Pokémon and interfere with the trainer. If the opponent is not prepared for this tactic at the beginning, they can indeed be easily attacked.

But even if Bai Yao knew about Lin Xuan's schemes, Lin Xuan wouldn't resort to such tricks during a competition.

"Your ability is really convenient! Could you help me and Onion Soldier Company during the battle later?"

Bai Yao had lost count of how many times she had lamented this matter before she directly asked Lin Xuan.

This kind of mental link connection through waveguide power also requires the consent of both parties. Otherwise, Lin Xuan would not be able to directly understand Bai Yao's inner thoughts. Otherwise, wouldn't that be mind reading?

While the power of waveguides is amazing, it hasn't reached that level yet.

【looking forward to! 】

I won't say what you're expecting for now.

[Waiting for Teacher Mimicry to be brutally beaten]

[After Mimikyu-sensei got beaten up this time, she should go back and explain it to me, right?]

Clearly, even though Lin Xuan won the semi-final yesterday, it doesn't change the fact that most people still think he will win. There's no way around it; Bai Yao's victory in the semi-final was far too decisive and clean, a stark contrast to Lin Xuan's arduous battle.

Moreover, as everyone can see, based on the strength displayed by both sides so far, Bai Yao is definitely stronger than Lin Xuan.

"By the way, are you going back home after this competition?"

Just before the match started, Bai Yao suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked Lin Xuan a question, to which Lin Xuan simply nodded.