Luther's sudden return made Mai a little confused.
I talked to Luther on the phone last night, and he also said that he still had a lot of things to do, and it would probably take a few days before he could go home.
After galloping all the way, the first thing Luther did when he got home was to take a comfortable bath and ask Geely Dan to feed Kuailong something to eat, so that he would not be hungry when he returned.
Luther, who felt very comfortable after taking a hot bath, was covered by Mai with a towel on his head as soon as he walked out of the bathroom.
Luther silently asked Mai to clean his hair and clean his body. Thinking of what he was about to do, he wanted to hug Mai, empty his mind, and enjoy the tenderness from Mai for a while.
But he endured it.
Mai worries easily, and if she notices something strange about her, she will definitely not let herself take the risk.
She always supported her unconditionally in other matters, but what Luther wanted to do this time was too audacious.
Luther still remembered that he fainted in the rainstorm because of Mira's incident, and was taken away by the Phoenix King. His whereabouts are unknown.
When Mai returned to the contestant village, she kept hugging herself tightly, like a child who lost her beloved thing and found it again.
That night, even in her sleep, Mai was murmuring her name in a low voice. She kept holding her hand tightly, for fear that Luther would suddenly run away.
It was a kind of panic deeply buried in Mai's heart. For her, Luther was the future that she had finally found, and it was also her happiness.
The feeling of gain and loss made her feel tortured. She couldn't imagine how it would feel when something she had the courage to hold for the first time suddenly slipped out of her hands.
Maybe all the courage he suddenly had to fight against his father disappeared?
Maybe it's because I don't dare to look forward to the life that belongs to me and should be created by myself in the future?
Precisely because everything along the way was like a dream, Mai was always so attached to Luther.
"Look at you, there are still shampoo bubbles in your hair after washing it. You don't know what to worry about... Do you want me to wash it again for you?"
Seeing Mai's suggestion with a wicked smile, Luther's heart skipped a beat, but then he sighed helplessly in his heart.
He slowly squatted down, pressed his body against Mai's belly, and listened quietly.
"It's only been such a short time and I can't hear anything." Mai smiled and tapped Luther on the head.
"It's okay, it's good to listen to your heartbeat." Luther said, "Suddenly I remembered that the first time I heard your heartbeat so close was the night I conquered Darkrai."
"Really?" Mai tilted her head and thought for a while, "Why don't I remember it?"
It's natural that she has no impression, because Mai was pulled into the nightmare by Darkrai that night to absorb energy and recover from her injuries.
It was when he was confirming Mai's condition that Luther felt for the first time the beating heart of Mai, who had been traveling with him.
These are all good memories.
She couldn't listen any more. If she listened any longer, she would realize something was wrong with her.
After coming back, he had plenty of opportunities to listen. He and Mai still had a long life together.
Luther stood up slowly, walked to the coffee table, picked up a piece of letter paper, and sat on the sofa generously.
"Can you make me a cup of tea with more honey?"
After sending Mai away, Darkrai confirmed that there were no elves around Mai, and Cresselia was not active nearby.
Luther quickly started writing, filling up half of the letter paper, and sealed the written letter before Mai brought the tea.
Mai knew that she never liked tea that was too hot, so the temperature of the tea she served was always Luther's favorite "moderate" temperature.
This is similar to the "appropriate amount" of seasonings that chefs and apprentices talk about when teaching, and it all depends on the accumulation of times and experience.
Luther drank it all in one gulp, enjoying the sweetness on his taste buds, and handed the envelope to Mai.
Mai seemed to sense something was wrong, and looked a little suspicious when she reached out to take the envelope.
"I just wanted to change into dry clothes when I came back. I'm going out again soon."
"Give this letter to Xiaozhi after he appears. There is a surprise in it."
Luther's words interrupted Mai's thoughts and shifted Mai's focus to "surprise for Xiaozhi".
Luther has a very good relationship with Doc, Xiaozhi, and Atole, and they usually communicate a lot in private.
Thinking this was a little game between Luther and Xiaozhi's friends, Mai said with a smile: "No problem, I will pass it on to him when Xiaozhi shows up."
I never get tired of Mai's smiling face... Luther really wants to kiss her now, touch her hair that has grown again, and smell if she still has that good shampoo smell.
"Let's go, please leave that dragon to you. He has a hard time coming back. Remember to take care of him for a while, and don't let anyone say that we even borrowed the elves on the island to keep him well fed."
Mai said: "I will personally get him some elf food that suits his taste later, so be careful along the way."
Qixi Bluebird had already rested with the help of Yuzi, and Luther patted his chubby round face.
"It's time to set off again, are you ready?"
The Chinese Valentine's Day bluebird chirped softly and crawled on the ground, allowing Luther to climb onto his back smoothly.
Before leaving, Luther asked Qixi Bluebird to go to the northern area of Qidao, the cliff where Adu's residence is located.
However, when he was flying in the air, he always felt that he seemed to have missed something in his explanation to Mai.
But he couldn't remember it for a while, so Luther had to shake his head and treat it as an illusion.
Far away from A'du's residence, there is a deserted island scattered around Qidao like broken leaves. The vegetation on the deserted island is very sparse. At a glance, it is uneven in height and height.
Recently, Lugia and Ho-oh have been active in this area because they have to urge Silver to practice his skills.
Luther successfully found Xiao Yin splashing in the sea among the white waves, as well as Lugia, who was half exposed and supervising Xiao Yin's practice.
Seeing Luther arriving, Xiao Yin seemed to have found a savior and hurriedly tried to wash ashore, but was glared at by his mother.
Xiao Yin had no choice but to continue soaking in the sea water aggrievedly, with his little head drooping, not to mention how pitiful he was.
"I'm going to start my adventure."
Lugia and Feng Wang had learned of Luther's plan earlier. Apart from thinking that Luther was brave, they did not give any other comments, and they did not even stop Luther from doing it.
Because they all knew that Luther would definitely do it, and no one could stop him.
"We are waiting for you to come back."
Phoenix King and Lugia spoke in unison, and after finishing speaking, they even looked at each other, as if blaming each other for imitating their own speech.
Luther covered his mouth and snickered, happily returned to the Tanabata Blue Bird's back, waved to King Phoenix and Lugia, accelerated, and headed towards Midina.
Lugia glanced at Xiao Yin, who was still soaking in the sea water, watching Luther leave melancholy, and sighed.
"You should have stopped him...and I should have stopped him."
"He won't listen."
"Then take it down!" Lugia said fiercely.
King Feng felt that Lugia was really changeable. She was the one who distrusted Luther before, but now she was the one who felt disappointed when he saw Luther going to Midina.
The key is that Lugia can still justify himself. When asked, he said, "I'm afraid Xiao Yin will be sad."
"He should go. This is a conflict between man and Arceus. Someone should untie this knot."
"Think about it, isn't the willingness to take this step the reason why we appreciate him?"
"He is not a child of this world. The first time I saw him, he was so worried and afraid that he would not be recognized by me because he did not belong to this world."
"Actually, he doesn't need to worry. To me, humans only have spiritual differences...the same goes for Arceus."
Lugia sighed: "He is not a sage, there is no need to do what a sage should do."
"Sages are a thing of the past. When humans need sages one after another to maintain their relationship with the elves... this situation is fragile and dangerous."
"Do you still remember her chatting and laughing with us?"
Lugia remained silent.
"Sorry for reminding you of that past event."
"I just want to tell you that after she left this world, we will gradually drift away from humanity in the next hundreds of years."
"Times have changed. Nowadays, humans no longer need sages to communicate with elves, and conflicts no longer need sages to mediate."
"Excellent trainers have inherited the work of the sages. Many of them are no different from the sages at that time. Their relationship with the elves is closer than that of the sages."
"Sages... are things in our memories. They are too long ago. Those pictures are like dreams and have become a bit blurry."
King Feng looked at Qidao from a distance: "Now, their spirit has been taken over by a group of excellent trainers. Every trainer can be a sage..."
"Trust me, he will be fine."
"And I will bless his heir on the day he is born, just like the seeds I once sowed in Luoyu Town."
Mai was holding the envelope in her hand, while Eevee and Sun Coral were jumping around, discussing what to eat tonight, while Silly Hippo was holding a photo of a beautiful girl in his hand, flipping through it with relish.
The Night Demon and Gengar had been in a daze with Mai for a long time. They didn't know what was so interesting about this envelope, so that their master actually looked at it for more than an hour.
Geng Gui muttered: "Isn't it just an envelope? Let me open it."
As he spoke, he reached out to touch the envelope.
As a result, he was held down by the dark night demon's big hand, unable to move.
As if she didn't feel the farce around her, Mai held her chin in a daze.
Luther's behavior when he came back made Mai feel that something was wrong in retrospect, but she couldn't explain it.
The uneasiness that suddenly arose in her heart was like mist, lingering in Mai's heart, so that she was a little anxious in everything she did afterward.
It seemed like she had felt this way before, but Mai couldn't recall when.
She hasn't felt like this for a long time since coming to Qidao. The safe and warm environment made every day so comfortable, as if the things she had experienced with Luther were a dream.
Mai, who couldn't tell what was wrong, took a deep breath and sealed the letter in the cabinet.
She always listened to Luther and would definitely do what Luther asked her to do.
Since it was an envelope for Xiaozhi, no matter how curious I was, I would not open it.
Since most of the people on the island had gone out to provide disaster relief, there were not many people left, so Mai didn't have to be busy making dinner for too long.
After everyone left, Gengar put away the dishes, while Mai continued her work of comparing accounts.
A gust of wind suddenly blew by, and a naughty face appeared in front of Mai.
"Manafei, if you want to play, I will play with you later. I am still busy now."
Mai coaxed Manafei, but found that she had no intention of leaving. Instead, she used her short hands to pull Mai out.
"What's wrong?"
Mai followed Mana Fe out curiously, only to see Cresselia leading a group of people not far away towards the house.
It’s really a group of people…
"Oh, it's Mai!"
Xiaozhi, who noticed Mai's figure all the way away, waved his hand and ran over with Pikachu.
And behind him, there were Xiaoguang, Xiaogang, Serena, and two people whom Mai didn't know.
The two are quite similar in appearance, both have golden hair.
The older boy was carrying a strange-shaped backpack, which looked like it would burst in the next second.
The younger girl had a rat on her head and was looking around curiously.
Is this a new member joining Xiaozhi’s travel group?
The joy of meeting her friends calmed down Mai's depressed heart. She smiled and asked, "I couldn't get in touch with you before. I thought you encountered trouble while traveling in Kalos and wouldn't be able to come back to Sinnoh years ago."
"Why did you come to Qidao so suddenly without even saying hello?"
Xiaozhi giggled, and it was Xiaoguang who told everyone's plan.
After learning that Luther was getting married, everyone had actually set a date to return to Sinnoh, and strictly confirmed the time and itinerary at every place they visited along the way.
After Xiaozhi got the third badge, they decided to return early to avoid unexpected incidents on the way back, and also to give everyone on the island a surprise.
They actually received messages from Luther along the way, but in order to keep the surprise, Xiaozhi never responded and pretended to have lost contact.
Now that he came to Qidao, Xiaozhi immediately looked around, wondering where Luther was. Was he surprised or surprised by his sudden visit?
Mai's strange feeling completely dissipated. It turned out that Luther's solemn look today and the letter he handed to her were all because he had guessed that Xiaozhi was going to perform a "what is a surprise".
He gave the letter to himself because he wanted to tell Xiaozhi that your surprise is not a surprise, but mine is.
They are really two children who will not grow up.
"Actually, Luther has already guessed that you did this."
Everyone was very surprised by Mai's words.
"This is impossible. This was a move we all made after discussing it together. Everyone kept turning on and off their phones on the way, which prevented Luther from getting our news. How could he know."
Mai covered her mouth and smiled: "You haven't guessed this. He came back at noon today and handed me an envelope. He made it clear that he wanted to give you a surprise."
Mai returned to the room, took out the envelope, and handed it to Xiaozhi.
"No, as soon as he left, you came with the back. I can only say that he knows you very well."
Xiaozhi and his group felt frustrated. The "stealth" plan they had planned and arranged for so long had actually been seen through by Luther a long time ago.
Xiaozhi opened the envelope in frustration, intending to see what kind of words Luther would leave in the letter to laugh at him.
But after only reading two lines, his expression became serious.
Mai couldn't see Xiaozhi's expression immediately because the raised letter blocked her expression.
Xiaozhi was no longer the child he was when he met Luther. He quickly readjusted his expression, and by fighting and fighting, he deliberately prevented Serena and Xiaoguang behind him from seeing the letter, and turned it to Mai to read it.
Without getting to my location, I quickly browsed through the rest of the content.
At this time, Luther, who had arrived in Midina, had just met Mariluli and Noriko.
The long flight also made Luther realize that there was something missing from his instructions to Mai.
"I should tell Mai that if I can't make it back, I can give the letter to Xiaozhi..."
But it seems to be fine. Xiaozhi has been unable to contact him. He may have been led astray by Citron's scientific power and got lost in the mountains and forests in Kalos.
Xiaozhi won't be able to return to Sinnoh for a while, so his plan should be perfect.