Pokémon: Back to high school, I became a Pokémon master

While the Intercontinental League was in full swing, in the distant Lu Province of the Great Xia Alliance, in Shan City...

"Brother Qin, why did you suddenly ask me to go hiking? And it's just hiking, there's no need to go so far. There are plenty of mountains in our capital, and in the neighboring Shanxi province." A man complained helplessly.

"What do you know?! This is Mount Tai, the foremost of the Five Sacred Mountains. Climbing this mountain is of extraordinary significance," Qin Yi retorted.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say." Zhao Yuzhe shrugged.

He was too embarrassed to point out Qin Yi's mistake. After seeing the video of Zhou Wenchao beating up Xiaobenzi on his phone a couple of days ago, he couldn't wait to come to Shandong Province to experience his idol's upbringing. Climbing the mountain was an unexpected decision.

On the other side, at the foot of Mount Tai.

"Ni'er, there are quite a lot today," An Miaomiao exclaimed.

“Yes, we’ve rarely relaxed like this since we became trainers.” Wu Ni stretched her back.

An Miaomiao looked at Wu Ni's full chest and wanted to reach out and touch it. "Ni'er, your breasts have grown bigger."

"Get lost." Wu Ni curled her lip, acting all unserious.

"By the way, why did you suddenly want to go hiking?"

"I just felt like I hadn't relaxed in a long time, so I came out to get some fresh air," Wu Ni replied perfunctorily.

An Miaomiao didn't seem to care much about Wu Ni's reply, failing to detect the perfunctory tone in it. "It seems like there are quite a few more people coming to climb the mountain lately."

Wu Ni nodded. "Did you watch the videos from a couple of days ago?"

"Which video?" An Miaomiao naturally knew what Wu Ni was talking about, but she just wouldn't say.

“It could be that video, the one with Zhou Wenchao.” Wu Ni said angrily, knowing that An Miaomiao was saying this on purpose.

"Of course I've seen it. That guy is so successful now. He's showing off his skills at the Intercontinental Championships, especially the match against the Little Basket player. It was so satisfying to see him play."

"Indeed, he is now truly radiant."

“Back when I was still in No. 1 High School, I could tell that my second son was no ordinary person; he would transform into a dragon once the winds of change blow.” An Miaomiao’s voice suddenly stopped as she spoke. “Wait, Ni’er, you can’t be regretting your actions now, can you?”

An Miaomiao's eyes widened in surprise.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Wu Ni was quite angry, with a slight hint of melancholy on her face. "What I mean is, recently a lot of people have come to Shandong Province for tourism because they saw that video."

After all, everyone wants to experience the city and region that nurtured them. So, more and more people came to climb the mountain.

"Hey, Ni'er, look who that guy is!"

An Miaomiao pointed in a certain direction. From behind, it was a man, about 1.8 meters tall, with a straight posture.

"Look familiar?"

“This guy seems to be the one who’s been bothering you, right?!” An Miaomiao suddenly said.

"Miaomiao, don't talk nonsense. Su Bai and I have a crystal-clear relationship. At most, we're a doctor and a sick elf's family member, nothing more. Besides, how could that guy possibly be Su Bai!" Wu Ni said.

Speaking of Su Bai, one cannot help but recall her last trip to Guizhou Province. She was originally studying to be a Pokémon nurse when she encountered Su Bai, who was carrying a severely injured and dying Pokémon.

"Hehe~ You're kidding me. What patient would specifically transfer to a medical school after recovering and then pester the doctor every day?" An Miaomiao pouted.

"Actually, there's another reason why I asked you to come hiking this time."

"what reason?"

"Brother Su Bai invited me to climb Mount Tai together next week. I plan to come with you first, and then I can use this opportunity to decline his invitation if he invites me later," Wu Ni explained her plan.

"No, sister, come on! You've gotten sillier in the past month. He asked you to go, so just go. What can he do to you if you don't go? Do you have to make up excuses?"

"I... I just didn't know how to refuse him. Brother Su Bai helped me a lot at school."

"Hey, a profile view. Ni'er, do you think it's him?"

"It really is Su Bai." Wu Ni recognized Su Bai just by looking at his profile. "Why is he hiking today? Didn't he say he'd come next week?"

"This guy's suspicious! Very suspicious. Ni'er, let's secretly follow him, we're sure to find out something fishy!"

An Miaomiao took Wu Ni's hand and secretly followed behind.

Ever since Wu Ni told her about Su Bai, she had felt something was off, and this time she was even more convinced of her idea!

This time, she was determined to expose his true intentions.

......

A mountainside on Mount Tai.

A group of people had gathered here early on; they were dressed in black and wore masks.

To avoid attracting attention, they chose to hide in the mountains, avoiding the routes up the mountain, and waited until nightfall to make their move, thus gaining an extra layer of security.

"Have the spies we sent out found the exact location yet?" one of them asked impatiently.

Although they were hiding here, they were quite bored, spending the whole day there. But the spies they mentioned were different. They would disguise themselves as ordinary people, mingle with tourists, travel around, and gather intelligence.

Compared to them, they are much freer and more carefree.

The organization attached great importance to this mission, dispatching three adults to ensure its success.

Zhou Wenchao's crushing defeat of the Sakura player was a great breakthrough. They used online public opinion to create a wave of idol worship, making countless people admire Shandong Province and Yangcheng.

Then, public opinion was directed to other cities, including Shanshi, and Shanshi's most famous mountain, Mount Tai, naturally came into the public eye.

More and more people are coming to climb mountains to find solace and comfort.

This gives them more opportunities to infiltrate the group and thus ascend the mountain.

Everything was proceeding according to plan. Once their other companions found the location of the object, their mission would be half complete.

.......

Zhou Wenchao, far away in the Americas, was completely unaware of this and was focused on preparing for the competition.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. During those ten days, he played three matches and won against John, Yalin, and Start.

At this point, the group stage had reached its final stage.

Some of the five-person group round-robin matches have already ended, and most of them have qualified. All of Da Xia's other nine players have successfully qualified. Only a few six-person group round-robin matches have not yet ended, including Zhou Wenchao.

The round-robin stage of the team competition next door has also concluded, with the top 16 advancing. They are now waiting for the individual competition players; once the 128 individual players have advanced, the ranking matches will be held simultaneously.

This is how the intercontinental competition will generate the most buzz.

Currently, Zhou Wenchao and Mu Naizi are ranked first in the group stage, each with four points.

Today is the final round of the group stage.

The two of them were vying for the last spot.