69novels Chapter 856 When will he marry Cynthia?
Chapter 856 When will he marry Cynthia?
At the resort's dining table, A-Du poured them tea and brought up the situation of the red Gyarados:
"After Nurse Joy treated him, his condition stabilized a lot. But he's still quite restless, and he'll growl even when he's in his Poké Ball."
Li Shuwen picked up his teacup: "We can use his anger to greatly help improve his strength."
Adu nodded thoughtfully: "Indeed. Your abandoned monkey is a very valuable reference."
"I've studied the methods of converting anger into fighting power many times. But it would be very difficult to reach your level."
A-Du put down the teapot, took a crumpled document from his pocket, and spread it out on the table:
"By the way, I found this at Team Rocket's underwater base. Their research on 'Angry Waves' is heavily based on your Forsaken Monkey."
Li Shuwen's gaze fell on the document, lingering for two seconds.
He raised his head, his gaze sharpening slightly:
"I have a feeling that the Rockets have an underground base somewhere that specifically studies Infernal and Forsaken monkeys."
A-Du puts the file away:
"I'll check the records of the Primalta poached over the years, and the reports filed by trainers whose Pokémon were stolen, to see if I can follow the trail."
In the following days, Li Shuwen and Shirona traveled to several cities in the Johto region.
Then I packed my bags and boarded the plane back to the Sinnoh League headquarters.
When the plane landed, there were already people waiting on the tarmac.
Li Dazhuang, dressed in casual clothes with his hands in his pockets, strode up to greet Li Shuwen and Xilona as they walked out.
His first words upon meeting me were:
"Finally back! Hurry up, I've already arranged for tomorrow's qualifying match."
"You'd better knock me off my position as one of the Four Heavenly Kings so I can go through the retirement procedures."
Li Shuwen glanced at him and said, "At your age, how can you retire? You should stay in your position as one of the Four Heavenly Kings for at least another five years."
Li Dazhuang's face immediately filled with worry: "No! Just let me retire! The Four Heavenly Kings have too much work to do, attending meetings and approving documents every day, carrying out those thankless tasks."
"I'll go back to being a proper restaurant owner. I won't earn as much, but at least I won't have to work overtime every day!"
His voice grew louder and louder, and several staff members passing by couldn't help but turn their heads to look at him.
Li Dazhuang, completely oblivious, continued chasing after Li Shuwen, pleading, "Please, son, I'm your own father!"
Li Shuwen was pestered by him the whole way, and finally sighed helplessly: "Fine, fine, I'll compete with you, okay?"
Li Dazhuang then smiled with satisfaction, like a sly old fox.
He turned and walked towards the restaurant, waving without looking back.
"Let's go, let's eat! I've made a reservation."
At the dinner table, Li Dazhuang picked up some food while asking in a low voice:
"When are you and Cynthia planning to get married? You can't really wait until you win the Kanto region championship before you tie the knot, can you?"
Li Shuwen paused for a moment as he picked up some food.
Cynthia just ate silently without saying a word.
Li Shuwen put down his chopsticks, rubbed his fingers together, and after a moment of silence, spoke:
"I have something else I'm working on. Whether it succeeds or not, I will marry Cynthia. The championship isn't important."
Li Dazhuang frowned: "What is it? Can't we wait until after your wedding to do it?"
Li Shuwen's expression remained unchanged: "This is the only window of opportunity that might lead to success."
Cynthia also spoke up, "Uncle, I support Shuwen's decision."
Li Dazhuang looked at them for several seconds, then waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, you guys decide. Let's eat."
He picked up another piece of food with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling a sentence indistinctly.
"Don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower when we fight tomorrow."
Li Shuwen paused for a moment, holding the teacup, and his expression went blank for an extremely short time.
"...Dad, stop being so annoying."
The next day. The Sinnoh League headquarters arena.
The stands were packed with people: gym leaders, league staff, retired trainers, and many ordinary spectators who had come after hearing the news.
The spectacle of a father-son battle is already rare, let alone one of them being a current member of the Four Heavenly Kings and the other being a Midas Touch and a member of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Li Dazhuang stood on one side of the field, holding a Poké Ball in his hand, his expression much more serious than last night.
His demeanor was completely different from the scoundrel who had been chasing after his son last night, begging for retirement.
Li Shuwen stood opposite, his expression calm, as if he were just taking a walk.
The referee raises his flag.
Li Dazhuang goes first.
The Poké Ball was thrown, red light condensed, and Abominable stood on the field.
Li Shuwen also threw out a Poké Ball.
Gengar.
He still looked like that chubby purple guy, round and chubby, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, and he even yawned while standing on the field.
"Gengar, Mega Evolve!"
Gengar's body glowed with colorful light, and it Mega Evolved into a white Mega Gengar.
Li Dazhuang's eyes narrowed slightly. Shuwen was going all out!
"The Forsaken Monkey, the Fist of Wrath".
The abandoned monkey suddenly rushed out.
Extremely fast speed, a layer of dark red energy condensed on his right fist?
Super Gengar has disappeared.
The abandoned monkey's fist missed its target, and unable to retract the force, it staggered forward half a step.
Then I saw countless shadow orbs flying out of the void.
Dozens of shadow orbs appeared simultaneously from all directions, like a black rainstorm pouring down from the sky.
Each shadow orb is small in size, but extremely dense, flies at incredibly high speeds, and takes on unbelievably tricky angles.
The Forsaken Monkey tried to block, his fists swinging rapidly, shattering several nearby Shadow Orbs, but more Shadow Orbs hit him simultaneously from the sides, back, and above and below.
The Abandoned Monkey's body was repeatedly blasted into the air by the continuous barrage of Shadow Orbs.
His feet had barely touched the ground when another Shadow Orb arrived, blasting him off the ground again.
He did a somersault in the air, and another Shadow Ball exploded up from below, launching him even higher.
The whole scene didn't look like a battle; it looked more like a ball being launched into the air by dozens of catapults, with no chance of landing.
The abandoned monkey has finally landed.
He lay on the ground, his body charred black. He struggled for a moment, but couldn't get up.
Li Dazhuang's eyes widened, and his jaw almost dropped to his chest.
"No..." His voice trembled, "I told you not to hold back, but you didn't have to go that far!"
Li Shuwen didn't speak, but just looked down at the abandoned monkey lying on the ground.
Mega Gengar re-emerged from the shadows, a faint smile on its lips.
Li Dazhuang put away the Abandoned Monkey's Poké Ball, took a deep breath, and stood up straight again.
His shocked expression slowly faded, replaced by a more focused look.
"Good lad," he dusted off his hands, "looks like I have to get serious."