What should I do if my pet loves watching anime?

Zhao Wumian irritably tugged at his collar, walked to the window, and gazed at the hazy sky in the distance.

He arranged this wilderness survival training with the intention of polishing these two rough gems and verifying their potential, but he never expected such an accident to happen.

He knew how dangerous that forest was, so he cleared out any elves above level 30 beforehand, left plenty of safe zones, and even secretly arranged for a large number of people to be present.

Despite all their calculations, they hadn't anticipated the damned natural magnetic field, nor had they foreseen that Gu Beiri and Su Wenya would deviate so far from their planned route and plunge directly into the area marked as unknown and high-risk on the map.

Su Wenya is the only son of the Su family, and she is also a talent that he has high hopes for and privately recommended to the alliance's "Deep Blue Project".

Gu Beiri... is also involved with the relics of an ancient civilization, and carries a mark on his body that even he finds strange.

If these two people really get caught in there, it will be a huge problem.

Just as Zhao Wumian was at his wits' end and preparing to personally lead a search party into the mountains...

"Ring ring..."

His personal cell phone rang with its shrill, classic ringtone, sounding particularly jarring in the silent command room.

Zhao Wumian didn't even glance at the caller ID, answered immediately, and said in an extremely impatient tone, "Who is it? Speak!"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, followed by a young man's voice, calm yet slightly weary, but with a hint of mockery:

"Teacher Zhao, why are you so angry? Did you eat gunpowder for breakfast?"

That sound...

Zhao Wumian froze, his fingers gripping the phone tightening suddenly until his knuckles turned white.

He almost thought he was hallucinating.

"Gu... Bei Ri?" His voice was dry and filled with disbelief.

"A day apart feels like three autumns, that's me."

On the other end of the phone, Gu Beiri seemed to have moved to a relatively quiet place, and the background noise could be faintly heard as an announcement saying, "Ji Li Dan, please go to clinic room number three."

"It seems you haven't completely forgotten us."

Thank you for your concern. We're still alive, just a little tired, a little hungry, and want to take a shower.

Zhao Wumian took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the complex emotions surging in his heart.

There was a sense of relief at regaining what was lost, annoyance at being tricked, and an indescribable feeling of... a sense of relief.

Strange, why would he have this kind of emotion?

"Where are you?" His voice returned to its usual coldness, but if you listened carefully, you could detect a very subtle tremor.

"Cloud Mountain Town, the Pokémon Center at the east end of the town."

Senior Sister Su needs a full check-up, and Fluffy and Gastly also need to recover.

Gu Beiri paused for a moment, then added.

"Oh, by the way, I also picked up some local specialties, which are not very convenient to mail. You see…"

Zhao Wumian's temples throbbed.

Local specialties? What kind of local specialties could you find in that godforsaken place?

Could it be that he/she has gotten into some kind of trouble?

"Stay in the Pokémon Center and don't go anywhere!" He interrupted Gu Beiri, speaking very quickly. "I'll arrange for someone to pick you up right away... no, I'll come personally to get you."

Keep communication open until I arrive, and don't cause any trouble!

"No problem, Teacher Zhao." Gu Beiri's voice remained calm. "But you'd better hurry, we don't have much money on us, the Pokémon Center's bill..."

"Beep...beep...beep..."

Before Gu Beiri could finish speaking, Zhao Wumian hung up the phone.

Gu Beiri looked at the phone screen, which had returned to standby mode, raised an eyebrow, and a very faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He put away his phone and walked back to the rest area of ​​the Pokémon Center.

Su Wenya had completed her initial examination and was sitting on a bench with her eyes closed, resting. Her face was still pale, but she was in much better spirits.

Fluffy sat dozing beside her, while Gastly floated curiously in mid-air, observing the people and Pokémon coming and going in the Pokémon Center.

"Have you made contact?" Su Wenya opened her eyes and asked softly.

"Yes, Teacher Zhao said he'll come to pick him up personally."

Gu Beiri sat down next to her, took out the emerald green egg from his backpack, carefully held it in his arms, and felt the stable life fluctuations within it.

"How does he sound?"

"It sounds like," Gu Beiri recalled Zhao Wumian's last words, which were almost squeezed out between his teeth, and smiled, "that he's quite happy."

Su Wenya couldn't help but laugh too.

She could guess what Gu Beiri was laughing about, shook her head, and said nothing more.

The two sat quietly in the bright and clean lobby of the Pokémon Center, looking out at the peaceful streets of the town, listening to Chansey pushing its healing cart, and smelling the faint scent of disinfectant mixed with berries.

Suddenly relaxing, the fatigue of the past few days washed over her, and Su Wenya felt her eyelids drooping uncontrollably.

Finally, unable to resist any longer, Su Wenya tilted her head and fell asleep on Gu Beiri's shoulder.

Gu Beiri froze, not daring to move an inch, like a statue.

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

A few hours later.

The roar of helicopter rotors echoed over Yunshan Town.

A black helicopter painted with the Alliance logo landed roughly on an open field outside the town.

The hatch opened, and Zhao Wumian was the first to jump out.

He was still wearing that black training uniform, his face was stern, and the scar at the corner of his eye was particularly noticeable in the afternoon sunlight.

Behind him were two fully armed members of the investigation team and a doctor carrying a medical kit.

The group hurried towards the Pokémon Center in the east of town.

At the front desk of the Pokémon Center, Miss Joy was visibly taken aback by the commotion, but her excellent professionalism allowed her to immediately resume her smile: "How can I help you?"

"Looking for someone." Zhao Wumian said succinctly, showing his identification. "Two young people, a man and a woman, with a Flying Sheep and a Gastly. They arrived around noon."

Miss Joey checked the records: "Oh, you mean Mr. Gu and Miss Su? They're in the VIP lounge on the second floor. Miss Su just finished intensive treatment and is resting. Would you like me to take you up?"

"No need, I'll go myself." Zhao Wumian said, and headed straight for the stairs.

The two team members stood guard at the stairwell and near the front desk, while the doctor followed with his suitcase.

Second floor, at the entrance of the special care rest room.

Zhao Wumian stopped, took a deep breath, straightened his collar which was slightly disheveled from the rush, and then pushed open the door to enter.

There were three hospital beds in the room. Su Wenya was lying on the one by the window, seemingly asleep, with a monitor attached to her arm. Her complexion was a little rosier than before.

The fluffy sheep was lying on the carpet by the bed. When it heard the noise, it immediately raised its head alertly. When it saw that it was Zhao Wumian, it relaxed, yawned, and continued to lie down.

Gastly floated in the corner of the ceiling, curiously watching the person who entered.

Gu Beiri sat on a chair near the door, holding a bulging object carefully wrapped in clothes in his arms.

Hearing the door open, he looked up at Zhao Wumian, his face expressionless, and simply nodded: "Teacher Zhao, you're here."

Zhao Wumian's gaze quickly swept across the room, confirming that although the two people and two elves were in a sorry state, they were alive and in much better condition than expected.

The huge weight on his heart finally lifted, but what followed was an overwhelming anger and lingering fear.

He walked up to Gu Beiri, looking down at him, his voice low but carrying a storm:

"Gu Beiri, you had better give me a reasonable explanation."