Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

me?

Lu Yuan remained silent.

After thinking for a moment, Cai Dou changed her words and said, "It's not a duel between people, it's a Pokémon duel. I've heard that Gym Leader Lu Yuan has a very powerful Riolu and I've always wanted to ask him for advice."

Then, Cai Dou gave another standard 90-degree bow.

She has a deep obsession with challenging the strong.

Not only that, she is also good friends with Lulina from Mizusho City. It is said that Lulina's gym's performance has improved by leaps and bounds recently because of Lu Yuan's help.

Although I haven't witnessed Lulina's progress firsthand, I learned from her that Lu Yuan is a tactical master with unfathomable strength.

And what Ayaka loves most is to challenge such strong opponents.

However, Lu Yuan shook his head and refused Cai Dou's challenge to a duel: "The competition starts this afternoon, let's settle this on the field."

Upon hearing this, Cai Dou was taken aback at first, then a smile bloomed on her face, and she bowed again and again, saying, "Yes!"

Seeing Aya's radiant smile, Korni whispered to Ah Li, "Ah Li, did you see that? She's smiling so cutely."

Although the voice was very soft, it did not escape the ears of a martial arts practitioner, and the words naturally reached Cai Dou's ears verbatim.

In an instant, his bronze skin was replaced by a touch of red.

Praise between people of the same sex is often more pleasing than praise between people of the opposite sex.

And this was the first time someone had ever complimented her on her cute smile.

"Well, my friend is still setting up his stall, so I'll be going now."

After Lu Yuan said goodbye to the three fighting-type girls, a gaunt old man suddenly stepped out from the crowd.

Koji excitedly waved to his grandfather and shouted, "Grandpa's here!"

The old man looked in the direction of the voice and saw a smile bloom on his grandson's face. He asked, "How was it, my dear grandson? Finished your pre-match warm-up? How did you feel? Did you win?"

"No, I got beaten up by a dark-skinned girl," Koji answered honestly.

"It's alright, it's nothing, Grandpa believes you can do well in the competition," the old man said kindly. "After all, you're my grandson, haha."

"Pah, narcissist." A very faint murmur suddenly came from the crowd.

The old man wasn't angry when he heard this. On the surface, he still smiled warmly and said, "I was once a dignified one of the Four Heavenly Kings, so my grandson is naturally not much worse."

Before the words had even finished, another sarcastic remark came from the crowd: "The grandson of the Four Heavenly Kings can't be too bad either."

"Who is it! Step forward if you dare! Do you dare to confront me face to face!"

The old man's eyes widened in anger as he roared at the top of his lungs.

He could no longer keep up the act; his originally emaciated body suddenly bulged with muscles, as if it were about to explode.

At this moment, another mocking and slightly sarcastic voice came from the crowd:

"Oh, what a show of power! You think you can get away with anything just by being imposing? Go ahead and kill us all if you dare."

Not long after the sound came out, the crowd automatically made way for a wide passage.

In the middle of the passageway, only one man stood alone, with a smug and smug expression on his face.

However, when the man saw the people around him scrambling to get away, the smile on his face froze instantly.

The transformation from a smiling face to a crying face takes only one second.

Seeing the old man closing in, a sense of familiarity welled up in the man's heart, and he blurted out, "Big Brother?"

"Brother?"

The old man, seeing the man's face clearly, said in a trembling voice.

"It's really you!"

The old man hugged the man in front of him tightly and said, "Where have you been all these years?"

"It's a long story..." The man suddenly felt a surge of sorrow and said to Koji beside him, "Is this your grandson? He's grown so big?"

"Yes," the old man said to his grandson, "This is Lu Jing, my sworn brother. Quickly call him Second Grandfather."

"No, no, no, just call me Uncle." Lu Jing laughed, "Calling me Second Grandfather is too old."

"Alright, alright, call me uncle." The old man laughed heartily. "By the way, brother, what are you doing here?"

"Hey, I came to find my son. He's also participating in this fighting competition. He specifically told me not to come, but how could I, as his father, not come? I wanted to give him a surprise. But I seem to have gotten lost." Lu Jing said, scratching his head.

"You have a son?" The old man was incredulous at first, then laughed and said, "That's true, after all, it's been twenty years since we last met."

He then invited, "It's been over twenty years since we last met. Shouldn't we brothers have a good drink together?"

"Let's go, my good brother."

"Please go first, elder brother."

Chapter 107 The True Protagonist Trio

Lu Yuan strolled through the streets of Vein City. Because of the fighting competition, Fighting-type Pokémon could be seen everywhere on the streets.

An old construction worker carrying a cement pillar, a stuntman in a karate uniform, Heracross with a pointy head, a green-skinned superhuman, a duck holding a giant leek...

There are even abandoned monkeys!

"This year's Fighting-type Expert Tournament is truly full of hidden talents; they even brought out the Forsaken Monkey!"

Lu Yuan asked in surprise.

Abandoned is an evolution of Primal Monarch using twenty Fists of Fury, and is a recently discovered evolutionary form.

However, as a Ghost-type move, Furious Punch is not an easy move for a Fighting-type Infernape to master.

Therefore, the number of Forsaken Monkeys is currently very small, but it is said that the monkey monsters and fiery monkeys in Parthia seem to have a unique talent for mastering the Fist of Wrath.

Relatively speaking, it is also easier to evolve into an abandoned monkey.

As soon as Abandoned Monkey appeared, it was surrounded by people, all of whom were very interested in this strange-looking Fighting-type Pokémon.

Among these people, Lu Yuan spotted a familiar face.

Xiaozhi?

Xiao Zhi also noticed Lu Yuan by the roadside and waved, calling out, "Brother Lu Yuan, I didn't expect to see you again so soon?"

Lu Yuan squeezed through the crowd and looked at the abandoned monkey, who was extremely close to Xiao Zhi, with curiosity, and asked, "Xiao Zhi, what's going on?"

Upon hearing this, Ash laughed and said, "Brother Lu Yuan, let me introduce you to Infernape... oh no, it should be called Abandoned now. It has been receiving special training from Mr. Fan Dou."

The burly man standing to the side laughed and said, "Infernape has great talent. In just a few years, it defeated all the Pokémon in the gym. It just evolved into Forsaken a few days ago. And it just so happens to be the Fighting-type Specialist Tournament this year, so I thought I'd bring it to participate in the competition."

After Shan Dou and Xiao Zhi explained, Lu Yuan realized that Xiao Zhi seemed to have a Primal Primeape.

Back in the early days of the original series, Mankey stole Ash's limited-edition hat and then encountered Team Rocket. Out of curiosity, Mankey stuck to Team Rocket, only to be kicked away by James...

There's no need to elaborate on how overpowered Kojiro's Evolution Kick is.

(For details, please refer to Magikarp and Bulbasaur)

As expected, the monkey monster evolved into Incineroar.

Ash later successfully caught the evolved Primeape.

Later, because of the fiery monkey in

P1

He won the fighting tournament and was recognized for his talent by Fan Dou, who promised to train him to become even stronger.

After much consideration, Ash decided to entrust his Primeape to Fanbull...

Xiao Zhi is a master of releasing animals back into the wild.

Lu Yuan pulled Xiao Zhi aside and lowered his voice, "So, Abandoned Monkey, what are your plans?"

"Oh, that's because Mr. Fan said he has nothing left to teach, and I haven't seen Forsaken in a long time, so I plan to bring it with me to challenge the Lily of the Valley Conference after the tournament," Ash said, clenching his fist.

That's it.

Hearing what Xiao Zhi said, Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, which made up for a regret from his childhood.

Then Lu Yuan asked, "Xiao Zhi, you should still remember Pidgeot from Viridian Forest, right?"

Say you remember, say it now!

He clearly said he would come back after he finished his business, but 25 years have passed.

As a result, Lu Yuan, who was a child, foolishly waited in front of the TV for a long time.

This kind of scumbag who doesn't keep his word deserves to die!

"Of course, I'll bring Pidgeot back once it's settled into its clan." A hint of nostalgia appeared on Ash's face.

At the same time, she asked curiously, "But speaking of which, how did Brother Lu Yuan know about this?"

This question left Lu Yuan speechless for a moment. He stammered, "Uh...that...this, right, it was Professor Oak, yes, it was Professor Oak who told me."

"Well, I have something to do, so I'll be going now."