Pokémon: Master System.

Xia Yu lay on the bed, looking through the photos taken that night on her camera.

In the photo, Long Yanning has such a happy smile, her eyes are shining as she looks at the sea and at Xia Yu.

No matter how beautiful the scenery in the photo is, it can't compare to even a fraction of her beauty.

Xia Yu silently selected a photo, intending to choose one as her phone wallpaper.

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"Click."

The bathroom door opened, and Long Yanning, already dressed in pajamas and with her hair still wet, walked out of the bathroom.

The hibiscus comes out of the clear water and is carved naturally.

Even after removing her makeup, Long Yanning was still extremely beautiful. When she met Xia Yu's gaze, her face flushed, and she seemed a little shy.

"I'm going to get my hair dried."

"Ah."

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Not long after, Long Yanning returned, having finished drying her hair. A faint fragrance filled the air, making one feel relaxed and happy.

"Would you like to turn off the lights?"

"Close it."

After turning off the light, all that could be heard was a rustling sound. Long Yan Ning carefully crawled into bed.

The air suddenly became quiet.

The two people lying on the bed looked up at the ceiling above them, and neither of them spoke.

All that remained were the sounds of their breathing, their heartbeats, the sea breeze, and the crashing waves.

This moment was so warm and comforting, dispelling all the distracting thoughts in Xia Yu's mind. He simply let his mind go blank, closed his eyes, rested his head on his arm, and enjoyed a moment of peace.

Compared to Xia Yu's composure, Long Yanning was much more nervous. Lying on the same bed with Xia Yu, her heart couldn't help but beat faster, her face flushed, and she couldn't help but let her mind wander.

This continued for several minutes. Xia Yu reached out and gently approached Long Yan Ning's hand. The moment their hands touched, he held Long Yan Ning's hand firmly, causing her body to tremble.

"Xia Yu." Long Yanning's voice trembled, extremely nervous, and she turned slightly to look at Xia Yu.

Hearing Long Yanning's voice, Xia Yu also turned to look at her. He saw Long Yanning's eyes in the bright moonlight, pure and innocent, which made him feel inexplicably complicated: "What's wrong?"

"I can't sleep." Long Yanning's voice was gentle. She rested her chin on her arm and looked intently at Xia Yu. "Why don't you talk to me for a bit?"

"What do you want to talk about?" Xia Yu looked at Long Yanning, meeting her pure and innocent eyes with a hint of doting, without a trace of desire.

"I don't know." Long Yanning thought for a moment and then said, "Tell me about your story."

"My business? What do you want to hear about me?"

"I want to hear about anything that concerns you."

"My business? What business do I have? My life is very simple." Xia Yu said with a smile, "Before I was eighteen, I lived a simple and ordinary life. I had loving parents and a good brother I grew up with. My life was a routine, repetitive but happy."

"I originally thought I would live an ordinary life like this, but by chance, I caught my first Pokémon and embarked on the path of becoming a trainer. You know what happened after that."

Although Xia Yu spoke simply, Long Yan Ning watched him intently, listening carefully to his words, afraid of missing a single one.

"If I hadn't become a trainer, I'd probably still be studying hard in Starlight City, preparing for the college entrance exam," Xia Yu said with a self-deprecating laugh. "I probably wouldn't have met you."

"Xia Yu, gold will always shine. Even if you don't become a trainer, I believe that with your talent in scientific research, you will definitely shine when you get to university."

"It's just a matter of time."

Hearing Long Yanning's words, Xia Yu's lips curled into a bitter smile. He had no talent in the scientific research field; he was just taking advantage of his past life.

"Xia Yu, what are your plans for the future?" Long Yan Ning's gaze became focused as she looked at Xia Yu earnestly. "The eighteen-year-old national champion, what are your plans for the future?"

"The future?" Meeting Long Yanning's gaze, Xia Yu thought carefully for a moment, then smiled and said as if joking, "Let me think, if I can live to be eighty-nine, then I still have seventy years to live."

"These seventy years... I plan to spend thirty-five years catching powerful Pokémon, constantly training and improving the strength of my own Pokémon, gradually becoming a Gym Leader, Elite Four member, Champion, and finally the strongest Trainer, making some contributions to this world."

"If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world."

"To establish a heart for the world, to secure a destiny for the people, to continue the lost learning of the sages, and to usher in an era of peace for all generations." When Xia Yu uttered these words, his eyes seemed to shine.

Long Yanning looked at Xia Yu, who was speaking eloquently, and a hint of surprise and admiration flashed in her eyes. Xia Yu's answer made her feel a little ashamed of her own selfishness.

When she asked this question, she was hoping for an answer: whether Xia Yu included her in his future plans.

Although she felt so insignificant compared to Xia Yu's great and lofty ideals, she still couldn't help but feel regretful after hearing the answer.

"And then? What do you plan to do for the rest of your life?" Long Yanning continued to ask.

"That's all," Xia Yu said, looking at Long Yanning.

"You've only been alive for thirty-five years, which adds up to fifty-four years. You still have six years until retirement."

"Who said that?" Xia Yu retorted.

“You just said that you would spend thirty-five years becoming the strongest trainer and making some contributions to this world,” Long Yanning said, looking at Xia Yu.

“I mean, it will take thirty-five years, but not until I’m fifty-four.”

“Nineteen years old plus thirty-five is fifty-four years old, isn’t it?” Long Yan Ning argued, at that moment she thought she had miscalculated.

Xia Yu's face was full of smiles as he turned to look at Long Yanning, his gaze deep as he stared into her eyes.

"My life plan for the next half is to realize my lofty ideals, and my life plan for the other half belongs to you." Xia Yu said, a smile appearing on his face as he looked at Long Yan Ning in the moonlight: "So the next thirty-five years belong to ideals, and the next thirty-five years belong to you."

Hearing Xia Yu's words and meeting his gaze, Long Yan Ning's heart pounded, her face flushed, and she turned away, leaving only one sentence: "Glib talker, who would believe you?"

Although she knew that Xia Yu was probably just trying to make her happy, women are emotional and like to hear sweet words from men.

"Teacher Long, get some rest. We're going to the Water Element Secret Realm tomorrow." Xia Yu looked at Teacher Long's back and gently reached out to put his arm around her shoulder.

The moment their skin touched, Xia Yu could feel Teacher Long's burning heat and her body tremble slightly. Xia Yu whispered, "Teacher Long, I'll just hug you, I won't do anything else, goodnight."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Long Yan Ning felt relieved and whispered, "Good night."

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Chapter 329 Water System Secret Realm

Nothing happened that night, and I got up the next day.

The warm sunlight shone on the windowsill; it was already broad daylight.

Xia Yu looked at Long Yanning in his arms and smiled.

Perhaps sensing something, Long Yanning slowly opened her eyes, looked at Xia Yu with a smile on his face, and asked, "What time is it? You woke up so early."

"It's eight o'clock. How did you sleep last night?"

"Well, not bad."

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Nothing happened between the two last night; Xia Yu and Long Yanning simply slept in each other's arms.

After washing up, the two changed their clothes, put on sun hats, sunglasses, and masks, and headed to the Yazhou Water System Secret Realm, fully armed.

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The hidden water system of Yazhou is located on an island by the sea and can only be reached by boat.

Even so, the Water System Secret Realm remains extremely popular, attracting a huge number of visitors.

In recent years, Yazhou City has also been vigorously developing its water system, not only carrying out large-scale construction on the island, building luxury five-star hotels and various play facilities for children.

At the same time, almost all of the three starter Pokémon of the Water type have been introduced into the Secret Realm, with the aim of making it the most suitable Secret Realm for newcomers and attracting all trainers who want Water-type Pokémon.

After security check upon arrival on the island.

Xia Yu and Long Yanning began to explore the secret realm.

As usual, let's first go to the regular area and see if there are any Pokémon with good potential.

If you have one, just buy it with your money so you don't waste your selection slot.

Because of its proximity to the sea, the Pokémon in Yazhou City's water system are mostly marine Pokémon, while water-type Pokémon found along rivers and lakes are relatively rare.

This has resulted in the Pokémon in the Yazhou City Water System Secret Realm having pretty good stats.

Xia Yu and Long Yanning walked hand in hand through the incubation room in the secret realm, Xia Yu's eyes constantly scanning the elf eggs in front of them.

"An elite-level Magikarp."

"Lord-level Lulili".

"A Lord-level Slowpoke".

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Along the way, Xia Yu discovered many great Water-type Pokémon, such as Magikarp, Azullie, and Slowpoke, whose final evolutions are all quite impressive.

However, they all share a common drawback: their qualifications are too poor, with the highest being only at the level of a museum master.

The aptitude of Pokémon has always been the biggest challenge Xia Yu has encountered in catching Pokémon.

Although he currently possesses a Panacea that can directly enhance aptitude and alter traits, it is extremely precious, and Xia Yu does not intend to use it lightly.