Pinnacle of the Stars

Chapter 34 34. Let's go
Ranger Lodge.

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In the water basin, the carp king stared blankly, opened and closed his mouth, and spit out bubbles every few seconds, causing the white beard to sway with the ripples.

Next to it, Xiangwei Cat lay on the floor, flicked its tail from time to time, and occasionally found time to slap its paws into the water basin to slap the silly fish that made it sleepy.

In the day-to-day comfort, although he would occasionally go out to fight with the servants, such an ordinary daily life seemed to bring him back to the days of staying in the breeding house.

At that time, there was also such a silly fish who always came to the house. Although it looked a little uglier than the current one, it still lay down in the fish tank all day long and made trouble.

Weirdly sad.

Yawning lazily, Xiangwei Meow's ears moved suddenly, and then looked up to the wide open door of the wooden house.

There was a rough sound of running, rushing up the low slope in front of the hut without stopping.

Familiar with the daily routine, Xiangwei got up and took a step, ready to go out to meet his servant.

"Hagu, we're back!"

As the sun rushed into the door, he hid himself and greeted Xiang Weimao who was pacing in front of him. Ah Yu grabbed the kettle on the table with his hands, and slowly poured cold water into his mouth in a circle.

Behind her, Lu Qiu hugged Xiangwei Miao, breathing steadily.

During this period of time, he ran around with the opponent in the woods almost all day long. Although he failed to learn the almost instinctive 'fighting' moves of the opponent, Lu Qiu's physical strength has obviously improved a lot.

At least you won't be out of breath after running for a while.

"It's just in time to come back, kid Lu Qiu, and Ah Yu, both of you come here."

Inside the house, Hagu, who had been busy all morning, picked up a big backpack and carried it out of the house.

It's stuffed very full, with a large bulge, and the weight of the accent when it lands is very strong.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Lu Qiu seemed to hear the sound of metal colliding from inside.

"Is Mr. Hagu going on a long trip?" After nodding to greet the other party, Lu Qiu asked curiously watching his movements.

"It's not me, it's you." Hagu shook his head, "The set days have passed, do you still plan to live with me for a long time?"

Lu Qiu was taken aback for a moment, calculated in his mind, and belatedly remembered that today was his second full month of living here.

Maybe it's because he didn't pay attention to it subconsciously, maybe it's because he lives so full every day that he almost forgets the reason why he stayed here.

"Is Lu Qiu leaving?"

Ah Yu, who was holding the water bottle, blinked. Hearing this, he looked at Lu Qiu with a slightly disappointed look, but there was not much reluctance in it.

These two months have been very happy, and she has learned a lot from Lu Qiu.

For example, painting, although she still can't figure out how to hold a pen, she became interested in the so-called Pokémon observer.

It was a story that Delai heard while sitting on the top of the tree with Lu Qiu in his free time, about the world of Pokémon and the power of the so-called bond.

This made Ah Yu, who hadn't been out of this forest much since childhood, a little curious.

Under Lu Qiu's guidance, she also gradually began to think about what kind of existence the Pokémon who often fight are to her.

'Since you don't like or hate them, why don't you try to learn more about them? '

This sentence made Ah Yu, who didn't have much feeling for Pokémon in the past, began to pay attention carefully, and sometimes even stared at the silly carp king for a long time.

Ha Gu said that Pokémon was his responsibility, and Lu Qiu said that Pokémon was his mission.

'What about myself? '

Ah Yu wants to know the answer.

In the situation where every inquiry was perfunctory with a smile, for the first time, she began to think actively.

After being asked by A Yu about Lu Qiu's departure, old man Ha was silent for a few seconds, then waved his hand and said flatly, "You and Lu Qiu go together."

There was no resentment in his tone.

Like a toucan kicking a baby out of its nest.

"Where am I going?" Ah Yu asked.

Lu Qiu hugged Xiangwei Miao in his arms, silently watching the decision made by the old man.

Raising girls as boys is not because Ha Gu had any special expectations for Ah Yu.

From the inquiry after that day, while being taught a lesson, Lu Qiu also learned the old man's true thoughts:
'I don't know how to educate children. '

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Hagu put a card in a transparent pocket with a rope and handed it to Ah Yu so that the other party could hang it around his neck.

"what is this?"

Amid A Yu's curious search, Lu Qiu watched the old man's movements with flickering eyes.

Coincidentally, that thing has one of its own.

"Trainer card, didn't you still clamor for a Pokémon in the first half month?" Hagu scratched his half-bald forehead, and took out another envelope to hand in together, "Take the card to Ruoye Town, by the way, give this letter to a friend for me."

After a pause, the old man saw a lot of unreliability on Ah Yu's face comparing the trainer card.

"Hagu, is that me in this photo?"

The old man sighed.

To be honest, he was really worried about letting this guy go on a trip by himself.

So, he turned his head to look at Lu Qiu with questioning eyes.

The latter nodded, "It was agreed before."

Hagu laughed uncontrollably, snatched the card from Ah Yu, and handed it to Lu Qiu together with the envelope, "Going to Ruoye Town, I have already completed the formalities for receiving newcomer Pokémon. Take good care of Ah Yu, please."

Lu Qiu nodded, put his hand on A Yu's shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mr. Hagu, I will."

Under June Yu's dissatisfaction and dodging, Ha Gu glanced at his head and said: "When we arrive at Ruoye Town, someone will pick up Ah Yu, and that's the one who will send the letter."

"I understand."

"Also, I put some things in this bag, you can use it on the road." As he said, Hagu brought the bag over, "They are all small gadgets, and you also use it for practicing your hands, Lu Qiu. "

Bang!
There was a heavy landing.

Ah Yu turned to look at Lu Qiu, and then at the old man, "Although I don't understand where Hagu you want to send me to, but if I leave, what if those bastards come again?"

"Who do you look down on?" The old man Ha who was asked returned to the arrogance he had when we first met, as if nothing like kindness and melancholy had ever existed in him, "Before you, I still saw this place as beautiful good."

Ah Yu snapped her fingers, "But that was all nine years ago."

"Ten years." Lu Qiu corrected.

To be honest, he was also a little worried about the old man Ha.

Although he would occasionally scare himself with the shotgun, Lu Qiu could see that the opponent was sometimes far less strong and arrogant than he showed.

At least, he heard the old man leaning on the giant pincers nagging beside the motorcycle more than once.

The things they talked about were very complicated, but they were all about glorious deeds and the like.

For example, which year almost won the league championship, which year and my friends took down the stronghold of the evil organization, and so on.

Maybe it's bragging, but it also shows that this old man is a sentimental guy.

"Go out and study more, the set of things I know is not suitable for you young people."

The old man lit a cigar in front of Ah Yu, "When the restrictions here are lifted, I plan to go out for a walk. I will suffocate me to death after guarding the broken forest for so many years."

"Then what if I can't find Hagu when I come back."

"Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

The old man waved his hand irritably, and said to Lu Qiu, "Hurry up and take this bastard away."

"Meow."

Xiang Wei raised her eyes to look at Lu Qiu and yelled softly.

The latter looked at him, and under the squinted eyes, his heart suddenly moved.

"Mr. Hagu." Lu Qiu called the other party, then fumbled in his waist pocket, and took out a small silver object from it, "If you don't mind, after you leave here, please help me Do you want to take care of the family's breeding house?"

What he took out was the spare key of the house.

"Breeding house?" The old man questioned lightly. He looked at the key in front of him, waved his hand and hummed heavily, "What kind of breeding house, don't go."

"On No. 34 road near Manjin City, there is a big villa around, and there is a picture of this guy on the sign of the breeding house." Following Lu Qiu's explanation, Xiang Weimao wagged his tail.

"I said no."

"Ha Gu." Ah Yu called the old man's name.

Looking back, seeing the persistence and expectation in Lu Qiu's eyes, the old man spat and snatched the key from his hand.

"I told you, I won't go."

"There is a tung tree forest nearby. Due to overfishing, the vitality has been greatly damaged in recent years. If Mr. Hagu has a way, please also please."

The old man looked at him, holding the key in his hand, and couldn't help making a sound of disgust like a tsk.

"You young people are really troublesome."

Lu Qiu scratched his hair and smiled awkwardly, then solemnly bowed to the old man to thank him.

"please."

(End of this chapter)