A water-type trainer who specializes in dragon-type water.

The air around seemed to be covered by an invisible layer of frost, cold and oppressive.

In this silence, the four people faced each other in pairs, as if time had frozen. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder that was about to explode, and every slight breath seemed like the fuse that was about to ignite the conflict.

Huang Jian sat steadily on the back of Steelix, like a silent statue. There was a hint of hesitation in his eyes, and the occasional flash of anger was forcibly suppressed by him.

From time to time, he turned his head to look at the young master of the Liao family on the back of the sonic dragon behind him, as if waiting for some instructions.

The young master of the Liao family sat lazily on the specially made saddle, but his face no longer had the previous arrogance, but was replaced by gloom and unwillingness.

His fingers tapped unconsciously on the saddle, his heart full of conflict. On the one hand, he was angry at Zhang Heng and Luo Hong, and on the other hand, he was afraid of Zhang Heng's father's strength.

After a long time, the Liao family's young master's face darkened, and then he regained his nonchalant expression, with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.

He said coldly, "Interesting. I'll let you go for now, you ignorant brat. But you'd better pray that you don't fall into my hands again. When that happens, I will let you know what regret is."

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Heng deeply, as if he wanted to remember his appearance, and then winked at Huang Jian, indicating him to leave.

Huang Jian felt as if he had been pardoned. He quickly ordered Steelix to turn around, and slowly left behind Sonic Dragon with resentment and resentment.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to throw out a harsh word: "Zhang kid, you'd better pray that your father can become the champion. Otherwise..."

As they were riding their Pokémon away, they passed by Zhang Heng and their eyes met. At that moment, sparks seemed to fly in the air, and the undisguised murderous intent in each other's eyes was clearly visible, as if announcing that this was just the beginning and that there would be a more intense confrontation in the future.

After their figures gradually disappeared into the night, Uncle Luo, who had been silent the entire time, finally spoke. His voice was low but tinged with coldness: "Xiao Heng, should we catch up with them and kill them now? To prevent future trouble, they're provocative like this today, and they'll definitely cause trouble again in the future."

Zhang Heng shook his head gently, his expression calm. He gazed into the distance and said slowly, "Uncle Luo, I will end this feud from now on. My father is competing for the championship, and if I cause unnecessary trouble at this time, it will only affect his goal of winning the championship."

After a pause, he turned to look at Uncle Luo, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, and then asked: "By the way, Uncle Luo, what's the situation with the Liao family? Is it very important?"

Uncle Luo frowned upon hearing this. After a moment's thought, he slowly said, "If I'm not mistaken, the Liao family should be a top family from East China. The current head of the Liao family is the chief of the East China Security Force and holds considerable power."

Zhang Heng frowned slightly and said, "White background? How dare the children of aristocratic families commit crimes openly on Chinese territory?"

Uncle Luo said calmly, "The privileged class will always be the privileged class, but their good days are probably coming to an end."

Zhang Heng responded in confusion, "How is that?"

Uncle Luo didn't keep the secret, saying, "The current East China champion is one of only eight remaining original champions, and he's nearing retirement age. Once a new champion takes the throne, according to past practice, there will undoubtedly be a major reshuffle in the East China region. After all, Shanghai is the core of the region, and control of it is crucial."

Zhang Heng nodded slightly after listening to this, thinking to himself that it seemed that the power behind the Liao family might be dependent on the East China champion who was about to retire.

However, Zhang Heng had no specific idea of ​​China's championship system, so he took this opportunity to ask Uncle Luo for advice, saying, "Uncle Luo, since the East China champion is about to retire, why doesn't my father challenge the East China region, but choose Central China instead?"

Uncle Luo responded, "Let's go, and talk while we walk."

As soon as he finished speaking, he patted the back of the fossil pterosaur, and the fossil pterosaur flapped its wings and flew forward.

Zhang Heng also drove the fossil pterosaur forward. When Zhang Heng came to Uncle Luo's side, Uncle Luo began to tell the story.

"Our China has a vast territory, surrounded by many neighboring countries, and our borders are subject to invasion from many external forces, so we need strong trainers to guard the borders."

Zhang Heng also understood Uncle Luo's meaning and responded, "So the champions guarding the border areas are more powerful than the champions in the inland areas, right?"

"That's right. So the four champions from North China, South China, East China, and Southwest China are all very powerful. They can be said to be the group of trainers standing at the top of China and even the world."

Zhang Heng nodded, expressing his understanding. Just like the generals guarding the border in ancient times, they not only had to be able to command troops, but also had to have strong personal martial arts and extremely high combat IQ.

Zhang Heng continued, "Then my father's strength is such that he can't become one of the four strongest champions?"

Luo Hong smiled upon hearing this and said, "On the contrary, Lei Yuan is very suitable to be a champion guarding the border. However, the Central China region is located in the country, without the intrusion of external forces. It is more about managing logistics and personnel appointments and dismissals, so that he can enter the political arena and pursue higher power."

"Manage logistics? Does that mean my family's pharmaceutical industry will have another chance to take off?"

Uncle Luo nodded, but didn't continue. Instead, he looked ahead and said, "We've arrived at Tanzhou, the capital of Hunan Province in Central China."

The distance between South China and Central China is quite close. After more than two hours of long flight, Zhang Heng and Uncle Luo finally arrived in the territory of Tanzhou City.

They rode on the fossil pterosaur and slowly landed in the suburbs of Tanzhou City. The air was fresh in the suburbs of Tanzhou City, and the breeze carried a hint of moist earthy scent.

The pterosaur slowly flapped its massive wings and landed steadily on an open meadow. Its body trembled slightly, clearly exhausted from the long flight.

Zhang Heng gently patted the fossil pterosaur's neck and said soothingly, "Thank you."

The reason they didn't fly directly into the city center was that according to city regulations, Pokémon were prohibited from flying over the city to avoid causing unnecessary damage.

So after landing, the two of them went to the nearby Pokémon train station. Zhang Heng and Uncle Luo followed the bustling crowd and soon arrived at the ticket window.

Zhang Heng's attention was immediately drawn to the Pokémon next to the ticket seller.

It was a fox-like Pokémon about 60 centimeters tall, its yellow fur gleaming in the light. A branch was stuck into its large, fluffy tail, surrounded by beautiful circles of fur, and a small, dancing flame burned at the tip of its tail.

Zhang Heng: "Is this the Fire-type Three Guardians, the Long-tailed Fire Fox?"