The car slowly stopped in front of a house with a courtyard.
Shaka has a calm and calm personality. Although he is very old, he treats everyone equally, even his juniors.
He got out of the car first, opened the door for the two of them, and said, "We're here, please get out of the car!" Hu Yang and Cross got out of the car and entered the mansion under the leadership of Xia Ka.
Shaka asked the two of them to sit on the sofa, while he took off his gloves and made two cups of tea for them.
Seeing the bowl of tea filled with white mist being placed in front of them, Hu Yang and Cross said politely: "Thank you."
Shaka smiled softly, sat on the sofa opposite, and got down to business with a solemn expression: "I invite you to come over this time. In addition to what I just said in the car, I have one more thing to ask for.
Two of you."
Hu Yang: "You say."
Shaka glanced at him and asked, "I wonder if you have heard the rumors about the mysterious Pokémon, Kyurem."
Kyurem?
Hu Yang raised his eyebrows. When talking about Kyurem's rumors, the first thing that came to his mind was the news he had read online.
Rumor has it that a long, long time ago, a huge boulder fell from the sky, and inside it was a hideous and terrifying dragon. It would appear in Longmei Town at night accompanied by ice, snow and cold wind, capture people and Pokémon, and eat them, especially
Likes to eat children.
For this reason, the residents of the town built tall walls to surround the town, and even established regulations that prohibited the townspeople from going out at night and asked them to stay at home.
Although in modern times, some residents no longer believe this story, they still avoid going out at night and stay at home as much as possible.
The child-eating dragon in this story is the Kyurem mentioned by Shaka. Through Populus euphratica's expression, Shaka roughly guessed what he was thinking, shook his head helplessly and smiled:
"Those are just rumors used by adults to scare children. The real Kyurem is not like that, and it will never eat children."
Hu Yang nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Have you seen Kyurem?"
Shaka nodded slightly: "Kyurem is the incarnation of the body left when the dragon was split into two. It is the third hero described in the legends spread in the Hezhu region."
Cross asked in confusion: "The third hero?"
"That's right." Shaka nodded: "It is not an evil dragon Pokémon, but has been waiting for the real and ideal person. If it gets its approval, then it will go with the chosen person.
Protect the future he seeks."
That's all about Kyurem.
The reason why Shaka told the young man in front of him this information was because he wanted to guide him to the Giant's Cave and see if he was qualified to be recognized by Kyurem.
If the opponent is chosen by Kyurem, then he will hand over the treasure that his family has guarded for generations, the Gene Wedge that was born together with the three dragons.
Moreover, trainers recognized by the alliance are always more trustworthy than those members of the organization who hide in the dark and promote "liberal" ideas that are not consistent with reality.
Thinking of this, Xia Ka looked at Populus euphratica and continued: "If I remember correctly, Kyurem's habitat is located in a cave outside Longmei Town."...
Hu Yang and Xia Ka looked at each other.
He was a little surprised that Xia Ka would take the initiative to tell him the rumors that his family had been guarding for generations.
Thinking of what Shaka did in the game plot, Hu Yang soon realized that the other party was leading him to find Kyurem.
So, what's the purpose?
Did you want him to stop the future fight? Seeing Hu Yang's eyes, Xia Ka knew that he understood. This made Xia Ka a little surprised that the other party was so smart. He couldn't help but ask: "Can I ask
Could you please give me your name?" "Popular euphratica, my name is Populus euphratica."
"Polar euphratica?" The moment he heard the name, Shaka's mind instantly recalled the name that once spread all over the world.
Even though he was far away in the United States, he still read from the newspaper,
I saw and heard those things through the news and other channels.
And now.
Shaka carefully looked at the young man in front of him. Is this guy the Populus euphratica he knew?!
Hu Yang did not explain much. After hearing the story about Kyurem, he left Shaka's mansion with Cross.
On the way out, Cross's face was full of excitement: "Wow, you seem to be very famous! Mr. Shaka looked at you just now and looked shocked!"
Cross said insinuatingly: "Can you tell me?" He must not miss the opportunity to get to know the master better!
Populus euphratica: "..."
He thought for a while and replied: "It's okay. Maybe Mr. Shaka has also seen the movie I acted in!"
Lie! Cross didn't believe it. If he remembered correctly, the name Yang Hu was clearly not in the cast list of that movie.
But seeing that Hu Yang didn't want to explain, Cross didn't ask any more questions. But he didn't intend to give up because of this.
It was getting late, and after leaving Shaka's house, the two found a hotel to stay in. While Populus euphratica was lying on the bed watching cartoons with Gardevoir Gengar and the others, Cross sneaked downstairs and came to a hotel room.
A phone booth selling newspapers on the roadside.
"Boss, I want to ask you something." Cross took a newspaper and paid for it. The boss glanced at him: "What's the matter?"
Cross asked: "Do you know [Populus euphratica]? That Populus euphratica from Fengyuan area." Upon hearing this name, the boss immediately thought of the guy who occupied the headlines of major newspapers for a long time.
"Are you talking about the hero who saved Hoenn?" "Saved Hoenn?" Cross was stunned: "Hero?"
Seeing his confused look, the boss enthusiastically told the story of the disaster that almost led to the destruction of the Hoenn region.
The trainer who stopped Groudon and Kyogre was Populus Hu." After hearing this, Cross' face was filled with shock.
What?!
The protagonist of the ancient legend spread two thousand years later was actually his master? Oh Maiga.
Cross felt that he was speechless. He stood there blankly, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.
After a while, Cross's eyes brightened, and he walked toward the hotel with the newspaper in hand with a proud look on his face.
You are worthy of being a master! So awesome!
Cross returned to the hotel with a silly smile on his face.
Hu Yang glanced at the newspaper in his hand and asked: What are you doing?"
Cross immediately shook his head: "Nothing to do! It's getting late, I'm going to rest!"...
With that said, he returned to his room.
Hu Yang and Gengar looked at each other in silence, sighed silently, and then leaned against each other and continued to watch the cartoon.
Cross returned to the room, released his Kuailong, hugged Kuailong's neck like a child, and said happily: "Kailong, do you recognize him too?"
After all, when Kuailong was still a mini dragon, he was always taken care of by his master. Kuailong looked helpless: "Ouch."
As if he realized that his image was not suitable for a champion, Cross jumped off Kuailong, stretched out on the bed, looked at the ceiling, and murmured: "It's great Kuailong, we can do it again."
See the master..."
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The next day.
A beam of sunlight shines in from the window, casting a bright area on the floor.
A few bean pigeons stood on the windowsill, looking at the waking city with their round eyes.
Suddenly, a big fat purple man appeared behind them, making faces at them through the window.
The pigeons were frightened and flew away with panicked wings.
In the room, Hu Yang couldn't help but was speechless when he saw this scene: "Okay, stop making trouble, come over and eat."
Gengar immediately floated back and picked up
He swallowed the breakfast prepared by Populus euphratica in one gulp, making his cheeks bulge.
Populus euphratica touched its head, and then went to feed Roseredo and the Double Ax Battle Dragon.
After all the Pokémon had finished eating, Hu Yang was about to put away his things, but then he suddenly remembered that there was another Pokémon that hadn't eaten.
The room was too small and Reshiram had no way to get out.
Populus euphratica could only communicate with it through the elf ball: "I'll feed you outside later!" Reshiram: "..." "
In fact, it doesn't need to eat human food.
As a dragon of reality, the will of people who want to build a real world is the source of its power.
The stronger the will, the stronger the strength it can exert, and vice versa. However, the taste of human food is also quite good.
Thinking of this, Reshiram did not refuse, but just said hello. At this time, there was a knock on the door outside.
Hu Yang went to open the door and saw Cross standing outside full of energy and said "Good morning!"
"Morning!" Hu Yang smiled, turned around, put the Pokémon back into the elf ball, and picked up Shuxi.
Cross followed in and asked: "Where are we going next?" "To Longmu Town." Hu Yang replied.
The Giant Cave where Kyurem lives is in the mountains northeast of Longmei Town.
Since Shaka intended to guide him there to see Kyurem, he would go there and have a look.
For Kyurem, Populus euphratica is quite interested.
And judging from the movie version of Holy Swordsman Keldeo, Kyurem's character is actually not rough.
On the contrary, it is a strong and upright dragon.
Whether it’s to meet Kyurem, have a hearty battle with it, or take a photo of Kyurem.
The Giant's Cave is always worth a visit.
Speaking of Kyurem, Hu Yang suddenly wanted to know how much Reshiram knew about it. After hearing Yang Hu's question, Reshiram slowly said: "The human yesterday told you that the soul of the dragon is the same as the body.
Divided into three, Zekrom and I are the souls, and Kyurem is the body of the dragon.”…
Hu Yang nodded thoughtfully, which corresponds to the legend. Therefore, when Reshiram and Kyurem merge, it will become Flame White Kyurem. And when Zekrom and Kyurem merge,
, it will become Dark Kyurem. But whether it is Flame White Kyurem or Dark Kyurem, they are incomplete.
However, Hu Yang wants to know another thing more than that: "If you merge with Kyurem, will the consciousness of the Pokémon you become become dominated by you or Kyurem?"
Reshiram seemed to see Populus euphratica's heart, and it slowly answered:
""Don't worry, the dragon's consciousness is divided into three because of humans. We are all just a part of it. After the fusion, it is both me and Kyurem. We are one dragon." Hu Ta heard Reshiram.
He smiled relievedly and said, "I understand." Seeing this, Reshiram said no more.
Populus euphratica and Cross left Shuanglong City and officially embarked on the road to Longmu Town. The distance between Longmu Town and Shuanglong City is huge, separated by large and small forests and villages. Just walking can take a day.
It's impossible to catch up.
Towards evening, the two arrived at a small village called Cunqiao.
This is a village built on a bridge. According to the information displayed on the map, the Village Bridge is a brick bridge older than the United League itself.
It is said that two hundred years ago, locals built a new village on this strong bridge in order to prevent floods from washing away the houses on both sides.
The village is not big, and there is an extremely wide river below. The gurgling water of the river reflects the shadow of the people's lives on the bridge.
There was a band composed of middle-aged uncles singing on the bridge.
In the dusk, they sang a sad ballad in their hoarse voices: We are the dusk uncles who are obsessed with seagulls →
Looking at the blue sea, I shed tears just because the seagulls left
The blue harbor → Populus euphratica and Cross stopped and listened for a while.
Cross looked at the vicissitudes of the uncles' faces, then waved to them vigorously and shouted: "Hey! Uncle, you sing very well!"
The singing uncles heard his words and waved to him in response.
Cross had an emotional smile on his face. He looked around and said softly: "What a pleasant and leisurely village! It's a pity that in the future, there will be fewer and fewer places like this."
"Huh?" Hu Yang raised his eyebrows, probably guessing the reason.
Cross: "I think it's probably because of the development of the times, right? When I was traveling, I once heard some old people say that the villages in the past have disappeared. The villages they mentioned are probably what they are now, right?"
As he spoke, he looked at the setting sun on the horizon, grinned and said, "Popular euphratica, I like it here very much. Let's take a photo together?"
Photograph
Hu Yang suddenly realized that he had not taken photos with Pokémon for a long time. Seeing Cross' expectant eyes, he took off his backpack, found the camera he bought when he first went on a trip, and asked:
"Where do you want to shoot?"
Cross looked around and picked a spot in the middle of the bridge: "Just there! Release the Ancient Moon Bird and the others together, and let's take a group photo together!" Hu Yang happily agreed...
He released Gengar and Ancient Moon Bird.
Cross also released all the Pokémon such as Dragonite, Picoxi, and Slowpoke.
Cross, who is more outgoing and lively, called to the baker selling sandwiches at the southeast corner of the bridge and asked her to help take a photo.
The baker Lianghui happily agreed. Hu Yang and Cross stood in the middle of the village bridge.
Gengar, Gardevoir, Ancient Moon Bird, Double Ax Battle Dragon, Charizard, Rose Leiduo, Picoxi, Kuailong, Slowshell Beast, Tanabata Blue Bird, Flame Chicken, and Sonic Dragon surround the two of them.
Behind them was a large river filled with the afterglow of the setting sun. Amid the uncles' songs filled with a touch of sadness, Lianghui pressed the shutter of the camera.
The picture freezes.
"Okay!" Yoshie handed the camera over.
Cross took a look and thanked the other person: "The photo was very nice. Thank you very much, bakery lady!"
Lianghui smiled and said, "If you want to express your gratitude, please come to my stall and buy two sandwiches!"
It's just time for dinner.
Hu Yang and Cross were sitting in front of the stall. Cross ordered a bunch of sandwiches. When he turned his head, he saw Hu Yang writing something on the photo.
He came over curiously and asked, "What are you writing?"
Hu Yang: "I am recording the time and place where the photo was taken, so that when I see it in the future, it will be easier to remember the scene at that time, okay!"
He handed over the photo.
Cross reached out and took it, and as expected, he saw a line of text on the back of the photo - [Hu Yang, Cross and the Pokémon, on March 5, 214 in the alliance calendar.] -