Pokémon: Master System.

Enveloped by the water flow, the elderly Greninja frog's body floated uncontrollably into the air, hovering there, its body enveloped by a transparent curtain of water.

"Dong dong!"

The heartbeat sounded like thunder, accompanied by the heartbeat of the old Greninja frog, as endless water flowed towards its chest.

Upon hearing the thunderous heartbeat, the Greninja, which had fallen to the ground, slowly regained consciousness. Looking at the elderly Greninja floating in the air, it got up and tried to stop it.

But the elderly Greninja simply waved its hand gently, and a gentle stream of water enveloped the temple Greninja and carried it away, placing it gently aside.

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The situation before him left Xia Yu somewhat bewildered.

Chi Hanqing, standing to the side, had a cold expression as he looked at the elderly Greninja floating in the air, a faint sadness appearing in his eyes.

Just then, a brilliant light suddenly burst forth from the chest of the elderly Greninja.

A small, bright blue cube-shaped stone slowly peeled off from the chest of the elderly Greninja frog.

The small cube-shaped stone was enveloped in endless water energy, radiating brilliant light.

This is the broken... water droplet slab.

Xia Yu and Chi Hanqing both focused their attention on the broken, water-drop-shaped stone slab.

A continuous stream of water gushed out from the cube-shaped stone, shimmering with dazzling light, attracting the attention of Xia Yu and Chi Hanqing.

"boom!"

However, at that moment, a huge roar resounded, and all the water energy around the cube-shaped stone spread outward in a ring, forming a shock wave that could be seen with the naked eye.

The huge impact caused Xia Yu and Chi Hanqing to fall to the ground together.

The cube floating in the air also lost its dazzling light at the same time, turning into a blue cube of stone, which fell to the ground.

Suddenly, dark clouds covered the sky, and a torrential downpour began.

The elderly Greninja had lost its energy and was about to fall to the ground when the Water Rabbit Greninja leaped forward and caught the old Greninja, gently placing it on the ground.

After peeling away the broken... water-drop stone slab, the aged Greninja frog seemed even older.

His once strong body seemed to have been drained dry, and he lay on the ground, barely alive, as if he might die at any moment.

Xia Yu was startled by what he saw. He looked at Chi Hanqing beside him and asked, "What's wrong with it?"

"It... has lived for a very, very long time. It has been alive since before Odomare sank. It had long since reached the limit of its lifespan. If it weren't for the broken water-drop stone slab, it would have died."

"Now that the broken water-drop stone slab has been removed, it has lost the energy of the slab, and its aged body can no longer hold on."

Chi Hanqing had known this would happen, which is why she kept saying there was no need to hand over the broken water-drop stone slab to her today.

She looked at the elderly Greninja in front of her, a touch of sadness appearing in her eyes.

The Greninja from the temple also stumbled over, looked at the dying, elderly Greninja with a sorrowful expression, and knelt down on the ground.

Looking at its two children, the elderly Greninja showed a relieved smile and said in a hoarse voice with difficulty, "I was already dying. Even without the stone tablet, I wouldn't have lived for more than half a year."

Greninja turned its head with difficulty and looked at the temple Greninja: "You can go and see the outside world now... go out and see it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the elderly Greninja slowly closed its eyes and peacefully passed away.

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The parting came too suddenly; Xia Yu never expected to witness this scene of life and death on Yonghai Island.

Perhaps the Greninja in the Temple just fought desperately to win, simply so that its father could live a little longer, even if it was just a few more months.

Xia Yu's eyes flashed, and at that moment he thought of the items he had obtained.

Iridescent crown feathers...

Rainbow Crested Feather can revive people or Pokémon that have been dead for no more than 30 minutes, so it should be able to revive an elderly Greninja that just died.

However, Xia Yu was not sure, because the Greninja frog's life cycle is natural, and its iridescent crest might not necessarily have any effect.

Xia Yu took out the Rainbow Crown Feather from the system space and tried to use it, but he got a disappointing result.

"People or Pokémon that die of natural causes cannot be revived."

Hearing the system's prompt, Xia Yu couldn't help but sigh.

Meanwhile, as the elderly Greninja died, the Temple Greninja let out a painful roar.

The torrential rain submerged its body.

After a long while, the Greninja of the Temple slowly raised its head, its cold gaze falling on Mizuki, Natsume, and... Mizuki's Greninja, carrying an undisguised chill.

He had clearly attributed the death of the elderly Greninja to the three of them.

Xia Yu couldn't help but sigh. What kind of mess is this? He said he was going to capture this Greninja with the Bond Phenomenon ability, but now it seems the chances are quite slim.

Xia Yu felt wronged. The old Greninja itself wanted to peel off the broken water droplet slab... it was determined to die, and yet they blamed it on them.

The Greninja of the temple had eyes that seemed almost tangible. After staring at the two for several breaths, it carried the old Greninja's corpse, staggered into the temple, and disappeared into the torrential rain.

Watching the Greninja of the Temple depart, Xia Yu couldn't help but sigh, his heart filled with regret.

While he could indeed get the Iron Warrior to take action, forcibly keep Greninja in its place and capture it, then... Greninja might hate him forever.

It will be very, very difficult for him to form a bond with Greninja.

Watching Greninja disappear into the rainy night, Xia Yu turned his gaze back to Chi Hanqing, his mind now filled with too many questions.

Chi Hanqing seemed to sense Xia Yu's gaze as well, and walked to the broken water-drop stone slab, gently picking it up.

The once shimmering, broken, water-drop-shaped stone slab is now dull and lifeless, looking just like an ordinary blue stone slab, plain and unremarkable.

Holding the broken, water-dropped stone slab, Chi Hanqing then did something that surprised Xia Yu.

She reached out and handed the broken, water-dropped stone slab in her hand to Xia Yu: "What are you standing there for... take this, it's for you."

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Chapter 645 Chi Rugui's Past

The torrential rain continued to fall, soaking their clothes.

"Give it to me?" Xia Yu frowned as he looked at Chi Hanqing, suspecting that something was amiss, his expression showing a hint of hesitation.

"Okay, let's find somewhere to shelter from the rain first. Here, don't worry, if I would harm you, I wouldn't have brought you here." Chi Hanqing said to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu gave Chi Hanqing a deep look, and finally took the broken water-drop stone slab from Chi Hanqing's hand.

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The two returned to the room on the back of Gigantamax Lapras's carapace, sat down in chairs, and found freshly brewed tea steaming on the wooden table.

"Xia Yu... I know you have many questions, now you can ask them?" Chi Hanqing crossed her legs, her gaze fixed on Xia Yu.

Xia Yu looked at Chi Hanqing, he had too many questions, and for a moment he didn't know where to begin.

After a moment, Xia Yu finally spoke slowly, asking the question that concerned him most: "Why did you choose the identity of Shui Yu Tu?"

Chi Hanqing smoothed her hair and looked out the window at the relentless downpour.

“My father is dead, and my grandfather is old. It’s inevitable that the Chi family will decline. We must leave ourselves a way out.” Chi Hanqing’s cold voice rang out, with a faint smile on his lips.

“Instead of letting others slowly erode the Chi family, it’s better to build our own power, hand over the Chi family’s power voluntarily, and create the illusion that the Chi family is being devoured by the Dragon Sand Society.” After Chi Hanqing finished speaking, his gaze fell on Xia Yu: “From beginning to end, the Dragon Sand Society has always been the Chi family’s power, and David has always been a member of the Chi family.”

"So... that time you robbed your own family's goods?" Xia Yu asked.

"Of course, or rather, that batch of goods was originally intended for the Longsha Society, but it was inconvenient to hand it over directly to the Longsha Society, so we could only think of a way to do it." Chi Hanqing said in a low voice, "At the same time, the Chi family, whose goods were robbed, can also receive insurance compensation."

Ok?

"Any other questions?" Chi Hanqing asked Xia Yu.

"With your strength, why don't you become one of the Four Heavenly Kings?" Xia Yu asked, looking at Chi Hanqing with a frown.

"The Elite Four?" Chi Hanqing sneered as he looked at Xia Yu and said coldly, "The Pokémon Association isn't as glamorous as you think... and my strength is all thanks to the Pokémon I inherited from my father."

“Greninja…Garuda…these are all my father’s Pokémon.” Chi Hanqing said, looking at Xia Yu, and slowly said, “If some people knew that I inherited these Pokémon from my father, they would be restless and unable to sleep.”

"What do you mean?" Xia Yu looked at Chi Hanqing with a cold gaze.

“The literal meaning,” Chi Hanqing said softly, then stood up and looked at Xia Yu: “You think my father simply died in battle? Someone from the Pokémon Association betrayed him.”

Hearing Chi Hanqing's words, Xia Yu was shocked. It was the first time he had heard such a secret.

"That's why I've never supported you forming the Rockets and going on adventures abroad... With your talent, you don't need to take any risks. You can become a champion simply by growing steadily."

“I’m afraid you’ll repeat my father’s mistakes.” Chi Hanqing’s eyes were bright as she looked at Xia Yu, recalling her father’s past twenty years ago. Xia Yu really was very similar to her father: “Twenty years ago, my father and you were both hailed as once-in-a-century geniuses, the most talented water-type trainers, and future water-type champions.”

As Chi Hanqing finished speaking, her gaze fell on Xia Yu, her eyes flashing: "You and him... really look alike."

"He has no rivals in his age group, and he defeated a Champion-level trainer with the strength of a near-Champion-level trainer." Chi Hanqing took a deep breath, paused, and looked at Xia Yu with a self-deprecating smile: "The only difference between him and you is that he knows nothing about scientific research."

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Chi Hanqing stared blankly at the torrential rain outside the window, her memory seemingly returning to more than twenty years ago.

"More than twenty years ago... my father accidentally obtained an item in a secret realm."

"A drop of water from the heart".

"My father never knew what the Heart Drop was for until one day, by chance, he stumbled into the Sea of ​​Death."