Pokémon: Encounter

"Well... uh..."

The bright sunshine is like a sharp sword, piercing straight into people's eyes, making people squint.

In this dazzling light, Xia Mingyi slowly stretched out her long and slender hands. Her hands were as white as snow, and her fingers were as slender and well-proportioned as green onions. Each finger seemed to be carefully carved, exuding a kind of elegance.

The sunlight shining on her hands made her skin look even more crystal clear and as smooth and warm as mutton-fat jade.

"We... succeeded?"

The vision became clear.

In front of Xia Mingyi, a white giant beast more than two people tall was looking at her gently. Although there should be no expression on Arceus' face, she could feel that Arceus was actually smiling at her.

【Yes. 】

[You successfully saved me with your own strength. ]

【For this, I am grateful. 】

Arceus finished speaking and bowed slightly to Xia Mingyi.

"No... not all of them, there is also Nan..."

"Yes! South!"

"There in the south!!!"

Xia Mingyi suddenly remembered something and looked towards the direction of the temple nervously. However, because the distance was too far, she couldn't see anything clearly. Xia Mingyi immediately called the fire bird beside her, and she wanted to rush to Nanfang to help him!

Because there, there is a person who is extremely important to her now.

Arceus was silent for a moment, then it lowered its head towards Xia Mingyi again.

【Come up, I'll take you there. 】

[That man named Nan Fang, his life should also be over.]

【He is a respectable person. 】

【Excellent Pokémon trainer. 】

Xia Mingyi was stunned for a long while.

Arceus' tone was flat, as if... it seemed to know something?

Xia Mingyi felt dazed for no reason and without saying a word, she immediately turned over and jumped onto Arceus' back.

She was very anxious and panicked. She was afraid that Nan Fang was suffering, so she wanted to help him.

She felt a little sad and a little scared. She was afraid that if she went there now she would see some scenes that she could not even imagine and she would not be able to accept them.

With conflicting feelings, Arceus slowly rose into the air. Following behind him, a group of companions who were still able to move or barely able to move slowly flew to the top of Tianguan Mountain, the remains of the Pillar of the Spear, the ancient temple of origin.

“I saw it!!!”

"That's the south! And there are Dabito and the others!"

"That's... Mew and Mewtwo!?"

Not far away, Nan Fang was lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out. Although he didn't know the specific situation, Xia Mingyi's heart finally settled down when he saw his chest rising and falling slightly but obviously.

She took a deep breath, patted her cold cheeks, and then wiped away the crystals from the corners of her eyes. Xia Mingyi didn't want the man to see her current sloppy appearance.

Moving her eyes further away, another figure caught her attention.

That should be a dead body.

He was leaning against the broken wall, his head tilted unnaturally, his chest flat. One of his arms was broken, his whole body was covered with wounds of all sizes, and he sat quietly in a pool of blood.

Xia Mingyi will never forget this man.

He was a hero who once brought her extreme shock, but now he has ended up like this.

Happy.

Arceus landed, and the beasts behind him breathed a sigh of relief. After their tense minds and bodies began to relax, they fell asleep or lay down, creating a warm scene.

“Tatttatttatt…”

Xia Mingyi didn't want to run away, but her worry outweighed everything.

"Nanfang! Are you okay?"

"Are you hurt anywhere?!"

"I have... a full recovery medicine here! Do you want to try it right away!!!"

Xia Mingyi searched her backpack that was collected by Gengar, hesitated for only a second, then took out a tube of emerald green potion and put it to the mouth of Nanfang who was supported by Ice Nine-Tails.

"Ahem... please, big sister..."

"Isn't that... medicine for healing Pokémon? Can humans eat it? Do you want... ahem... to make me unable to see tomorrow's... hehe... sun?"

Seeing that Nan Fang could still joke. Moreover, although his body was also covered with bright red patches, Xia Mingyi did not find any substantial wounds after a careful examination. So he loosened his palm, let Bing Jiuwei withdraw and went to rest aside.

"Depend on...!"

"I'm a wounded soldier!"

"Is this how you treat a seriously injured hero?!"

"A character like you would definitely be the most miserable second female lead in a normal novel! No! A supporting role!"

"Maybe I won't even make it through two chapters!"

"you...!"

Nan Fang suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck and closed his mouth in time. He closed his eyes and lay down again.

-

After nearly a month and a half of rest, Nan Fang deeply realized how popular he is now.

Although he was bedridden and in the best hospital in the whole flower industry, the endless stream of people was about to fill up his ward which was as big as half a classroom!

Hey, what a hero!

And because this is a global crisis, in addition to his own friends and relatives, envoys from various countries and media reporters from all over the place basically all came.

Especially the messengers from the Northern Bear Region, represented by Miss Zhulan, solemnly announced to the world.

The South will always be the North Bear’s best friend!

The kind that you would devote yourself to until your death! The kind that is extremely serious! The kind that even gives you a commendation and signs a contract! The kind that will provide you with food, drink, and entertainment for the rest of your life without you having to pay for it!

Nan Fang’s ultimate life goal has been achieved, although he really can’t always ask others to do something for him.

"How did you finally enter that consciousness space?"

"Wait a minute! Don't tell me...you are the kind of person who travels through time and space with a system!"

"If you say that, it seems like all my previous efforts were in vain!"

Now there were only Nan Fang and Xia Mingyi in the room, so they were a little reckless in what they said. Xia Mingyi peeled an apple while staring at Nan Fang with her beautiful eyes wide open.

"In fact, I shouldn't take direct action against a 'local' like him."

"If that happens, it might cause irreversible destruction to a certain world in time and space."

"But at that time I could clearly feel that he was different..."

"Put it in a way you know..."

"It feels like jumping out of the Three Realms and not being in the Five Elements..."

Nan Fang thought about it and nodded and replied.

"You are talking about horses, okay? And there are sets of them..."

"Forget it~!"

Xia Mingyi was obviously a little unconvinced, but she had no other basis to speculate on other results. She was actually just a little worried, afraid that Nan Fang finally defeated Sakaki after paying an immeasurable price.

"Tsk~ I'm telling the truth, and you still don't believe it~!"

Xia Mingyi ignored him and continued peeling the apple in her hand.

【It’s almost time. 】

【We should go. 】

A familiar voice suddenly rang in Xia Mingyi's mind. Xia Mingyi was startled, and the fruit knife and the half-peeled apple in her hand jumped from her hand to the ground as if seeking freedom.

"Ah? So fast?"

"To be honest, I haven't enjoyed it enough~"

"What a pity~"

【The loss of control over time and space cannot be reversed. 】

【If you don't...】

"I know, I know~!"

"Didn't you tell me these things a long time ago~!"

"Stop talking nonsense~! I'll get up right now~!"

Nan Fang stood up and shook his arm slightly. The gauze and bandages that were wrapped around his body were shattered into invisible particles in the air in a flash. And several wounds that should have taken some time to fully recover were now healed as if they were new!

"where are you going!!!"

"What do you mean by irreversible!!!"

Xia Mingyi suddenly stood up, feeling inexplicably nervous, scared, and empty.

She stopped Nan Fang and didn't want him to get out of bed.

But even though he didn't blink, Nan Fang suddenly appeared on Arceus' back outside the window in the blink of an eye.

Did I blink or not?

"If I'm lucky, I might be back in the evening!"

"Don't wait for me for dinner!"

"If I hadn't come back I would have probably gone straight home."

"Say thank you to Aunt Song for me!"

"I'll be back soon!"

......

"Are you coming back..."