Elf: Starts with small diamonds, then mutates into Diancie.

Mountains of fast food containers, empty drink and beer bottles lying around, and garbage bags that looked like they hadn't been thrown away for days but were at least tied in a knot.

He tidied up the place spotlessly before he left.

How did Su Xu manage to turn this place into a garbage dump all by himself in just over two months?!

Fortunately, he didn't see any swarms of mosquitoes or flies, otherwise Su Hao would have had to consider having Tianxi level the house and rebuild it, or catch a mosquito coil frog or a croaking frog to get rid of the insects.

Before Su Hao's startled heart could recover, Su Xu, who had rushed home after getting off work at 5:00 PM sharp, pushed open the door, then hugged Su Hao tightly, his face full of panic, and said, "Son, your mom suddenly said she's coming back! What do we do?!"

"She's already on her flight here and is expected to arrive at the airport at 5:30!"

Su Hao silently took two steps back and said expressionlessly, "Whatever, I'm going to pick her up from the airport~ You'd better clean it up within half an hour, or you'll be on your own."

Su Hao's last words carried a hint of schadenfreude.

...........

airport.

Su Hao has successfully picked up Su Qing after she left the plane. Generally speaking, for Pokémon professors of Su Qing's status, the League will arrange for accompanying security personnel to protect their safety.

But Su Qing is different. When she was young, she was a trainer like Su Xu, but later she changed careers and entered the field of scientific research.

She didn't catch many Pokémon; she only had four: Altaria, Milotic, Sylveon, and Alcremie.

The first three are all powerful Pokémon at the Elite Four level, while Alcremie is a support Pokémon that excels at making various kinds of sweets.

After giving her son, whom she hadn't seen for months, a big hug, Su Qing took an item from her bag and handed it to Su Hao, saying with a gentle smile, "Weren't I researching the mysterious crystallization phenomenon of Pokémon with the team before? We've encountered some problems and need to rest for a while."

Su Hao nodded. It was indeed crystallization. He had been planning to share some information about crystallization and super evolution with Su Qing in the next few days.

Su Hao reached out and took the thing Su Qing handed him, thinking it was probably a local specialty from the area where she was researching. He glanced at it casually, but his expression couldn't help but betray him.

???

Upon handling, despite being a wood carving, it has a warm, smooth feel, like water. The crystal-like decoration on top depicts a weeping woman's face.

At first glance, it looks like a handmade mask from some remote tribe.

At the second glance, the system automatically triggered, and a line of text appeared in Su Hao's eyes.

【Well Mask: A wooden mask decorated with crystals, possessing pure water-type energy. When a certain Pokémon carries it, it can change its form】

Some kind of Pokémon... isn't that referring to Evil Phantom?

To reiterate, Su Hao's timeline already included the Zhu Zi DLC "Zero Treasure," including both the first part, "Azure Mask," and the second part, "Blue Disc."

Therefore, he knew perfectly well the effects and power of the mask, as well as the story behind it.

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Attached images show Latios, Latias, Mudkip, Dragapult, and Litmus.

Chapter 503 Bringing a Filial Son

Su Hao stroked the well mask in his hand and couldn't help but ask, "Mom, where did you get this mask?"

How could my own mother find a legendary Pokémon item?

Are you so lucky?

Although giving birth to him was already Su Qing's greatest fortune...

Su Qing was unaware of the boasting in Su Hao's mind, otherwise she would have definitely given him a piece of her mind. After thinking for a moment, she picked out the parts she could talk about and said, "When we were studying that strange crystallization phenomenon, we discovered a secret realm... This mask was obtained there."

Su Hao, being cheeky, said, "Mom, does this count as stealing important state property?"

Su Qing gently patted Su Hao's head and said with a laugh, "Since your mother was able to bring this thing out of the heavily guarded research institute, it must have been with the Alliance's permission."

"This mask should just be an ornament from that secret realm. It has no research value, and no trace of energy was detected on it."

No energy detected.......?

Su Hao remembered that the system had just shown that the well mask contained a large amount of pure water energy, so why wasn't it detected?

Su Hao decided to actually try using a waveguide to probe it.

After some exploration, he was surprised to find that there was really no energy inside the well mask under his flawless waveguide detection.

why?

Is it because the well mask is an exclusive item for the Evil Spirit?

Su Hao paused for a moment before asking a question that was slightly inappropriate.

Has this secret realm been named?

Su Qing also fell silent, thinking that it wouldn't hurt to tell Su Hao the name. After a moment, she slowly said, "Beixiang... is called Beixiang Secret Realm."

Su Hao nodded, indicating that he had heard.

Afterwards, the two tacitly stopped talking about the Beixiang Secret Realm. Urged by Su Qing, who wanted to see Ye Yibu's details, they headed towards home.

.......................

"That's right, its energy purity is even better than other Pokémon of the same level, and its physique is flawless... How did you do that?"

Su Qing removed the patches from various parts of Ye Yibu's body, put away the portable testing device, and looked at Su Hao with a shocked expression.

Despite her achievements and abilities in the scientific research field, and even with the help of experts from multiple fields, she was unable to cure Ye Yibu's genetic breakdown and subsequent complications.

Not only was Su Hao cured of the incurable disease, but he also made Ye Yibu no different from a normal Pokémon... even stronger!

As a former trainer, Su Qing could see the sharp glint hidden in Ye Yibu's brown eyes.

This... is not something that can be easily grasped!

Su Hao thought for a moment. He couldn't very well tell Su Qing that the scientific research capabilities of a purple artificial kangaroo Pokémon had overwhelmed her and a group of experts, could he?

In the end, he could only vaguely say, "I had some extraordinary encounters, but it's not convenient to reveal them at the moment."

Su Qing's behavior seemed to have anticipated Su Hao's answer. She nodded to Su Hao, indicating that she knew, and had no intention of pressing him further.

After all, her son has encountered one or two unspeakable adventures every now and then since he became a trainer, and he even suddenly went from Shanghai to the United States League. She was already used to it.

Su Hao will speak when he wants to, just like Xiao Tianxi.

In this respect, Su Qing is much more open-minded than traditional parents.

After giving Ye Yibu a good pat, Su Qing, with a gentle smile on her face, let it go to find the companions that Su Hao had left to roam freely in the backyard.

Then, her expression changed, and she exuded an aura of authority and power, as if she were the emperor of the family. She said coldly, "Let's go see if he has cleaned up the house."

"He" refers to Su Xu, indicating that Su Qing was so angry that she didn't even want to call him "darling," "husband," or even Su Xu by his name anymore.

Su Hao didn't dare to say a word, kept his presence to himself, and obediently followed Su Qing's footsteps.

Old Su still didn't finish cleaning before Su Qing arrived; in fact, it took almost a day.

It would take half a day to clean up that mess.

Of course, it was also partly due to Su Hao deliberately taking Su Qing on a ride on the Emerald Warrior Eagle and the Duolong Barut, which made them arrive home a little bit earlier.

"Better to die than to die myself," Su Hao could only tell Su Xu to pray for his own good fortune.

..........

After looking around and seeing the house now clean and bright again, Su Qing's anger visibly subsided.

But it wasn't time to forgive Su Xu and agree to let him move from the study back to the master bedroom to sleep.

This really worried Su Xu. What kind of wife would let her husband sleep in the study after being away on a business trip for so long?

Su Qing got annoyed by Su Xu's shameless and persistent pestering. She wanted to let him go, but she didn't want to let him off so easily.

We need to set a threshold, but not too many conditions, to teach him a lesson.

When Su Qing saw Su Hao, dressed in pajamas, waking up sleepily to pour himself a drink of water, looking as lazy as she hadn't seen in a long time, her eyes lit up. She turned to Su Xu, who was shamelessly clinging to her and said, "Fight our son. If you win, I'll let you off this time."

"puff--!"

Su Hao, who was leisurely sipping hot water and enjoying one of the few relaxing moments he had had since becoming a trainer, was suddenly jolted awake, spitting out the hot water from his mouth in shock.

Su Hao's eyes widened in disbelief. He was supposed to fight Old Su?!

He didn't want to be branded as a patricide; a single AoE missile could probably blast a hole through Old Su.

What does your argument have to do with me?

Although I stirred things up a bit...

Su Xu's eyes widened in disbelief. He was supposed to fight Su Hao, that brat?!

He had heard the report meeting at the Snowfield Base. Su Hao was someone who could solo kill a professional-level Mavila. Even Old Su himself didn't expect his genes to be so outstanding.

Could it be that his beloved wife has only outwardly calmed down, but has actually escalated to the point of intending to kill him?

Seeing the almost synchronized expressions on the father and son's faces, Su Qing knew they had misunderstood, and quickly added, "It's a Pokémon battle!"

The father and son both breathed a sigh of relief. Su Hao, who was completely awake, also pondered for a moment, his eyes shining slightly.

Now is the perfect time to disclose some things to parents, announce them for the future, and let the Shenzhou Alliance prepare in advance.

Before Su Qing and Su Xu could speak, Su Hao interjected, "I'll send Lucario to battle, Dad, just send any early-stage Gym Leader Pokémon."

Su Qing wanted to ask Su Hao to send out Diancie. She had seen all the other Pokémon, but Diancie had been staying in its Luxury Ball and hadn't come out yet. She was curious about its strength.