On Road 9, two figures also wearing black sweatshirts headed east.

Having learned the lesson of Peony, Sakura changed into a sweatshirt and sneakers of the same style as Luo, tied her long blonde hair into a ponytail, and carried a backpack with some ointment for bruises.

The cherry blossoms dressed in this dress exude the youthful atmosphere of the little girl next door, and even the peony can't help but take a few more looks.

"I've given you the opportunity, so let's do it for yourself."

Before leaving, Peony quietly approached Luo and said to him with a smile, with the face of a trafficker who successfully sold his eldest sister.

Originally, Luo planned to let Peony go with him, after all, after the last incident, the estrangement between her and Airi was eliminated, but no matter what he said, Peony refused to set off with him.

"So that's what you had in mind? Looks like I should really thank you. ”

As he spoke, Peony was pulled to his side, and with a "snap", a slap fell on her little buttocks, as if punishing this guy who betrayed his sister.

Peony stuck out her tongue at Luo and grimaced, and slipped away as if flying.

This time he might face an enemy with Heavenly King-level strength, Luo didn't dare to be careless, but no matter how he looked in the gym and garden, the moon and the bag were still nowhere to be seen. In desperation, he had no choice but to bring a sickle helmet and a spiny ammonite beast to fill up the number of elves on his body.

Luo was anxious to rush to Ziyuan Town to see Airi's situation, plus he and Sakura were not good at chatting, and the two of them just rushed along Road 9 along the way, and there was no communication. It wasn't until noon that the two of them hid in the shade of a tree on the side of the road and ate their lunch.

"Have you made any progress on your side lately?"

Sakura, who had known the plan to find the Hualan Cave, had known it from the beginning, and she had always wanted to find the place where the former Hualan Cave had risen, and see if there were any clues left by her father.

"The scope is too large, my labor is limited, and only a very small part of the search has been carried out so far."

As soon as Luo's words fell, Ali and Nana's Poké Balls shook violently, as if in protest against his debasement of his labor.

"Okay, okay, I'm wrong, we have a lot of labor, and I didn't find the right place for them."

Luo hurriedly comforted the two excellent laborers.

"It's okay, it's useless to be in a hurry about this matter. During this time, I see that you and Pokémon have not been idle, and it is not bad to come out and relax this time. ”

Sakura also knows that this matter will not be able to see results in three or five days, after all, the league and Team Rocket have had a lot of actions in the past openly and secretly, and no one can dig out the Hualan Cave.

"Also, what's the current situation between you and Peony? Why do you always feel like she's avoiding you a little since you came back last time? Did you bully her? ”

Obviously, I didn't expect Sakura to be able to talk so far from the topic at once, and Luo was suddenly asked.

"yes, I just bullied her." He thought to himself, but he still didn't dare to say it directly.

"Hmm~mm~" After pondering for a long time, he finally replied, "I think the incident with that Shuijun last time probably stimulated her, let's catch another one when we have time to let her balance it." ”

"Ahem"

Sakura choked suddenly, and forced herself not to spit out the rice balls in her mouth. took the water handed to him by Luo, and drank a few sips before slowly relieving himself.

"Do you think the legendary Pokémon are all small Lada on the side of the road? Do you say you can catch it? ”

Luo thought to himself, "Isn't this made up to deal with you, so I casually said that I didn't plan to really go." Then he looked at Sakura with a serious look and said, "The legendary Pokémon is no different from Little Lada in my eyes." If you like it, I'll get you one, too. ”

"Okay, then let's say it."

Luo Ben thought that according to Sakura's IQ, she would definitely be able to hear that she was bragging, even if she believed that she had this ability, she would be polite anyway, but she didn't expect to say yes and agree.

Without giving Luo a chance to repent, Sakura got up and continued to walk forward. Luo could only reluctantly pack up the lunch box and follow.

Since she has loved swimming since she was a child, Sakura's physical fitness is still very sufficient, and she didn't shout tired after a day's trip. Before nightfall, the two of them walked the entire length of Road 9 to a fairy center located outside the Rock Mountain Tunnel.

The Rock Hill Tunnel is a naturally formed underground tunnel and the only way to enter Ziyuan Town from the north, but everyone usually travels to Ziyuan Town from Jinhuang City in the west, and few trainers pass through here. But when Luo and Sakura arrived, the scene in front of them was unprecedentedly lively.

Standing at the entrance of the Elven Center, you can see the exit on the north side of the Rock Mountain Tunnel, and more than a dozen people wearing the uniforms of the Alliance's elite trainers surrounded the exit here. The one at the head was the green who had seen it in the Dark Gray Gym last time.

"Sister Sakura, I didn't expect this incident to alarm you."

Qinglu's expression looked very tired, and it is estimated that he has been staying here since yesterday's incident, and after seeing Luo and Sakura, he first said hello to Sakura.

"Sister Sakura? Do you know? ”

Lowe looked surprised on the side.

"Dr. Oki likes field trips to do research, and when he used to visit the ecological environment around Hualan City, he often came to visit his father. Who would have thought that the little boy back then would now be one of the best combat power in the Guandu area. Sakura sighed.

"Hasn't the matter been resolved this time? How did you get all transferred? Luo asked Greengreen.

Kikuko underestimated the strength of Team Rocket's mobilization this time at first, and only called in the personnel of the nearest gold market. As a result, only the elite trainers of the alliance rushed over, and they were directly blocked by Lance alone outside Ziyuan Town. When Kikuko sent another transfer to other cities, Team Rocket had already succeeded, and when I rushed over, almost everyone ran away. Qinglu's tired face couldn't help but show a trace of helplessness.

"Where's Nazi from the Golden Zodiac Hall? She was also stopped by Lance? ”

Lo had always suspected that Nazi was the one who stole the bell, so he asked on the side.

"Nazi wasn't originally from the Alliance's side, and Kikuko didn't expect her to come at all. Not only that, but there were also a few elite trainers left to keep an eye on her in Golden City. Speaking of which, Qinglu looked like a matter of course.

"If you want to say that, it seems that I haven't been notified either, Hualan City is closer than your Changqing City, right?"

"You should ask Sakura-sa this question."

Under the gaze of the two, Sakura slowly spoke: "Since my father broke through the bottleneck of the Heavenly King, the Hualan Daoist Pavilion no longer directly obeys the dispatch of the alliance, although it is nominally an official force, but it generally does not participate in the actions of the alliance organization. However, this is also the practice of the gym owner, as long as he has the strength of the Heavenly King, most of them are not willing to completely obey a certain force. ”

Luo didn't answer, just stared at Qinglu.

"Don't look at him, although he also has king-level strength, but Dr. Oki and Kikuko are considered trainers in the same period, even if it is for the sake of her face, Qinglu will come over to help." Sakura saw Luo's question and explained on the side.

"Don't talk about this, are you here at this time, what's the matter?"

Sakura pouted at Luo, "It's not for his little lover who came to him. ”

Hearing Sakura tell the truth directly, Luo looked embarrassed.

"It's really unfortunate that you guys are here, I'm afraid you won't be able to get through the rock mountain tunnel now." Qinglu didn't care about Luo's question of finding a little lover, and said directly to them, "Except for Lambda who took advantage of the chaos to slip away and his whereabouts are unknown, Lance ran south after intercepting reinforcements from Gold City, and now Kona of the Four Heavenly Kings is chasing him, while Apollo and Athena have withdrawn from Aster Town from the north, and they should be hiding in this rocky mountain tunnel now." I fought against them yesterday, and both of them are already at the level of kings. Qinglu spread his hands to Luo, "Of course, if you insist on going, I don't have a problem, after all, I recently heard that the owner of the Hualan Dao Pavilion has subdued Shui Jun." ”

"Luck, it's all luck." Luo looked at the cherry blossoms next to him, worried that if he didn't pay attention to her, he would shake out the matter that Shuijun had already given away, and then Ai Rik would be in trouble.

However, Sakura still knew that this kind of thing couldn't be joked about, so she didn't say it to Qinglu. She knew that Luo was in a hurry to rush to Ziyuan Town, so she said to Qinglu, "You just blocked the exit from the north, but what about the south?" ”

"We don't have to worry about the south, the Four Heavenly Kings' Xiba is personally guarding over there, plus Juzi is still in Ziyuan Town, they won't break through from there."

"Do you think they're going to die in the rocky mountain tunnel?" Sakura continued to question.

"When they can't hold on, they should choose a direction to break through. If we rush in now, they will fight desperately, and I'm not afraid, but I guess there are only a few of these elite trainers left. Qinglu glanced at the two dozen trainers in front of him who had been guarding here for more than a day like him and said, "Anyway, I'm just here to help, so why do you work hard, the alliance won't send me a certificate." ”

"Since they know that there are people guarding both sides of the tunnel, and that there will only be more and more people in the alliance, then why do they have to hide in it all the time, wouldn't it be better to break through yesterday if they want to break through?"

Hearing Sakura's question, Qinglu fell into thought.

After a while, he raised his head and asked Sakura, "What do you think is the reason for Sister Sakura?" ”

Luo already understood Sakura's thoughts, and this time he didn't need Sakura to help him continue, he directly answered Qinglu's question: "They are waiting for Team Rocket's support, if you don't do it, Sakaki may have to come to the rescue himself." ”