The autumn air is crisp and clear, with a few white clouds floating in the blue sky.
The secret forest was the same as last year, the leaves began to turn red, dyeing the entire forest red.
A river ran straight through the forest. The clear water gurgled and flowed down the cliff, forming a small waterfall. The water hit the big rocks and made a crisp sound.
On the grass next to the waterfall, Lin Yi took up the horse stance under the guidance of the martial arts bear master.
Looking at the martial arts bear master with his arms folded in front of him, Lin Yi couldn't help but think: "Maybe I should call him master?"
The martial arts bear master didn't know what Lin Yi was thinking.
It looked serious. When it saw the little guy's legs starting to tremble, as if he couldn't hold on any longer, he couldn't help but said: "Let's take a rest!"
Hearing this, Lin Yi's aura relaxed, he sat down on the grass, put his hands on the ground, and looked at the martial arts bear master: "I'm so tired!"
Before they knew it, more than two months had passed since they started exercising.
During these two months, Lin Yi would train with the martial arts master Xiong every day, and return to the cave exhausted every day.
He couldn't imagine how the martial arts bear master had survived those previous years.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi couldn't help but wonder: "Did you exercise like this every day before?"
The martial arts bear master handed over the bottle filled with tree juice that he had prepared in advance. Hearing this, he nodded and said: "Yes."
Lin Yi took the bottle, took two gulps, took a big breath, and then continued: "Aren't you tired?"
The martial arts bear master thought for a while and replied: "Maybe you will feel tired at first, but you will get better after you get used to it."
Poor guy.
Lin Yi could probably understand why some Pokémon would choose to follow that human after a human rescued them or treated them better.
Because a Pokémon lives alone all year round, it is really lonely.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi stretched out his hands towards the martial arts bear master.
The martial arts bear master had long been accustomed to this action of his. He stepped forward and took the little guy into his arms. He glanced at the sky and saw that it was almost evening, then asked, "Do you want to go back?"
Lin Yi lay on the shoulder of the martial arts bear master and hung on it: "Well, let's go home!"
The martial arts bear master took him towards the cave.
Lin Yi looked at the waterfall, and suddenly, an off-white bear appeared in front of his eyes.
The little bear was sitting cross-legged under the waterfall, with a resolute look on its face and a serious look on its face, while the rushing water kept hitting it from above.
Years pass and time passes.
It sat there from spring to summer, and then from summer to autumn, until the cold winter, when the biting cold wind swept across the earth, the river was frozen, and the little bear's body was covered with a layer of snow.
"Alas..." Lin Yi sighed softly.
When he came to his senses again, the little bear had disappeared, and the face of the martial arts bear master appeared in front of him, asking with concern: "Why did you sigh suddenly?"
Lin Yi rubbed his eyes. After a day of exercise, he felt a little tired: "I'm so sleepy..."
The martial arts bear master looked at the cave in front, walked in quickly, and then put the little guy on the wool bed, "Go to sleep if you feel sleepy!"
Lin Yi grabbed its fur and said, "Hold me to sleep."
The martial arts bear master wanted to take some tree fruits and squeeze the juice into the bottle. After hearing this, he had no choice but to give up that plan and take the little guy to sleep with him.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, the weather began to cool down.
A cold wind blew into the cave, and Lin Yi couldn't help but shiver.
The martial arts bear master looked at that scene and said: "Winter will come again soon."
After hearing this, Lin ran to the cave and took stock of their supplies for this winter.
The cellar is full of berries and mushrooms. Compared to last year, there will be more food for this winter. These things can allow them to get through the next three months.
However, there is plenty of food, but not much firewood.
Therefore, Lin Yi and the martial arts master Xiong planned to suspend training today and use the day to go to the forest to search for firewood.
When passing by the orchard, Lin Yi saw the pot.
At this time of year, Pokémon in the forest are preparing in advance for the winter.
Hu Hu is no exception.
Compared to other Pokémon, Ketu's way of surviving the winter is much simpler.
It will eat a large number of tree fruits before the arrival of winter until it can eat no more, and brew them into nutritious tree juice to store in the body.
When it starts to snow, Huchu will hide under a big rock, retract his head and limbs into his shell and start hibernating, relying on the tree juice in his body to replenish his nutrition, without waking up or eating during this period.
Huchu was busy, and Lin Yi did not bother him.
He entered the forest with the martial arts bear master and picked up dry leaves and branches on the ground.
The Dongdong rat, which was eating fruits on the tree, saw this scene and ran over happily. After asking what they were doing, he took the initiative to help.
After a while, I met the marsupial mother and her son again.
Compared with last year, the little marsupial has grown so much that the mother marsupial can hardly hold it in its pouch.
Looking at the little marsupial, Lin Yi couldn't help but fall into thought.
If he remembered correctly, there was this record in the Pokédex:
Marsupials love their babies very much. They raise their babies in a pouch on their abdomen. The babies hardly come out of the pouch on their mother's belly.
About three years later, the grown-up baby will leave its mother. At that time, the mother marsupial will chirp loudly to express her longing for her baby.
Calculating the time carefully, this little marsupial is almost three years old.
Although it is a small marsupial, its height has actually reached almost one meter, which is taller than Lin Yi now.
At this time, the little marsupial also discovered them and immediately rushed over happily.
Lin Yi was startled and hurriedly hid behind the martial arts bear master. Although he was training now, he could not withstand the attack of a half-big marsupial.
What's more, the marsupial is at its naughty age and has no way to control its own strength.
Seeing this scene, the little marsupial remembered his mother's teachings and quickly stopped charging.
Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
The little marsupial asked cheerfully: "Ooooo?" (What are you doing?)
Dongdong Mouse replied: "Dongdong~" (I am helping Big Bear and the others collect wood!)
The little marsupial thought they were playing, so it quickly raised its arms and said happily: "Ouch!" (I want to play too!)
Lin Yi: "..."
As a result, Lin Yi added a little helper to the firewood collection operation.
The mother marsupial in the back watched this scene lovingly. Her eyes followed her child closely, watching it play happily.