"Huh? The gym directly above the Hualan Gym? Have it? Oh yes, when I heard you say that, I remembered that there seemed to be some people on the hill north of Route 25. However, in the depths of Tsukimi Mountain, it is generally inaccessible, and the Taoist hall is opened on that mountain, so few people should go there, right? "As for the Daoist Hall that Yan Bing said, Zhenghui seems to have a little impression, but it is not very accurate.

Eventually, under the instructions of Zhenghui, Yan Bing came to the edge of a cliff nearly twenty meters high on the north side of No. 25 Road.

"After going up from this cliff, there is still a mountain road to go up, there are some elves on the mountain, but there are not many of them, and the road up the mountain is very narrow and full of thorns, so I occasionally wander down the mountain, and I have the impression of seeing the smoke of cooking two or three times. The gym you're talking about may be right up there. ”

"Thank you, Zhenghui."

"You're welcome, if there really is a gym, remember to tell me what is going on after the battle!"

"Okay! Goodbye then! ”

"Goodbye ......"

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The reason why he was in a hurry to go to the nearest gym was because before Haklong and the giant fast dragon separated, he had received some transmission and guidance, and his current state was a little unstable, and he needed a battle to consolidate the sudden increase in strength. And in the map given by Xiao Mao, there is a gym directly above the Hualan Gym, which is undoubtedly the best training place. For today's Yan soldiers, the badge is obviously not so important, and combat experience is what Yan Bing really pursues.

After letting Haklong send himself up the cliff, Yan Bing really saw a very narrow, one-person path winding upward, and he couldn't even spot it if he didn't look closely. On both sides of the mountain road, there are some wild grasses that are more than one person high, and the wild grass covers most of the mountain road, and from time to time there are thorns that extend out. Such a rugged mountain road is okay for Yan Bing, after all, he has been exercising all year round, and Yan Bing is still relatively athletic when he asks himself. As for the thorns and weeds along the way, no, Xiaowei's big stomach king can come in handy. I still remember that when Ash and the others first encountered Kirbymon, after the flute-playing grandfather woke him up, Kirbymon ate all the thorns of a whole mountain road. In this way, thorns can also be used as food for Kirbymon. I don't know if Kirbymon, which grew up eating thorns, has a skill called "Iron Stomach".

After Xiao Wei was released, Yan Bing communicated with Xiao Wei, and when he heard that there was something to eat, Xiao Wei was so happy that he didn't want it, and immediately threw himself on the mountain road. Moreover, Xiaowei not only ate thorns, but even the weeds on both sides of the mountain road could not escape his stomach. In this way, Yan Bing followed Xiao Wei for two hours, Yan Bing estimated that he had walked twelve or thirteen kilometers, and the small mountain road gradually widened, and the weeds and thorns gradually decreased. At this moment, Xiaowei also happened to be full, burped, patted his stomach and prepared to sleep. After taking out the Poké Ball and putting him away, Yan Bing continued to walk towards the mountains with Jenny Turtle.

After about another twenty minutes, Yan Bing finally saw a very flat and wide artificial flat land. Digging such a wide flat land on the mountain, it seems that the owner of the hall has taken great pains to do so. When Yan Bing stepped on the flat area, he keenly felt that the ground around him was very soft, and people could often step on a puff of dust after stepping on it.

"Stop, who are you?" Just when Yan Bing was amazed, a coquettish reprimand came from the depths of the flat ground. Looking at the source of the coquettish sound, it was a building with a gray roof and white walls, and the part of the building enclosed by Yan Bing could not see the depths, but it was estimated that it was at least 400 square meters. And the building is two or three hundred meters away from the location where Yan Bing is located.

"Hello, I'm Yan Bing from Zhenxin Town, and I heard that there is an Alliance Dao Hall on this mountain, so I came up to challenge." Yan Bing took out his illustrated book and waved it in the direction of the building.

"It turned out to be a challenger, please wait first." When the coquettish master heard that it was a challenger, his tone softened a little. A moment later, a girl dressed in an aqua blue wide-sleeved blouse, brown shorts underneath, and a blue-black ponytail, who looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, approached from a distance. Don't ask Yan Bing how he can see so clearly, when Yan Bing sees clearly, the girl is only twenty meters away from Yan Bing. It was precisely because of this that Yan Bing saw that the girl was holding a telescope in her hand.

"Hello, this is my profile, please verify." Yan Bing called up his personal information on the illustrated book and showed it to the girl.

"Hello, I'm the sister of the owner of the Tsukimi Mountain Mud Gym, and my name is Suzuki Xiang. Please follow me into the gym and follow me, from this area you will enter the swamp area, if you don't know the route, you will step on the swamp! ”

"Okay, lead the way." Hikobing politely replied and cautiously followed behind Suzuki. After more than three minutes of intense travel, Yan Bing finally entered the main building of the Mud Gym.

After entering the main building, Yan Bing found that he had underestimated the mud gym, just the front yard outside the building, there were more than 100 square meters, and the inside of the main building was at least 300 square meters as far as Yan Bing saw, and there were utility rooms, training grounds and backyards behind the main building, and the whole main building added up to probably no less than 600 square meters. The swamp area in front of the building is about 3,000 square meters, and the whole space adds up to about 4,000 square meters, which can be called magnificent.

Skirting the long outer corridor, Yan Bing finally saw a twenty-four-five-year-old young man in the meeting room. The young man in a beige kimono kneels in front of the coffee table. Seeing Suzuki Ka and Hikobing coming over, the young man stood up.

"Hello, I'm the owner of the Mud Gym, Shin Suzuki."

"Hello, I'm Yan Bing, a trainer from Zhenxin Town. I heard that there was a hidden gym on Tsukimi Mountain, so I went up the mountain to do a gym challenge. ”

"I accepted your challenge, but before the challenge, I wonder if you can have a cup of tea with me?" Nobu Suzuki made a gesture of please. Yan Bing nodded.

"I can't ask for it."

"Please! Ah Xiang, you go and ask Xiaoli to come over and order tea for the guests. ”

"Yes, brother."

……

Xiaoli is the wife of Suzuki Shin, who has studied the tea ceremony and is very skilled in ordering tea. The tea was drunk for twenty minutes, during which Suzuki Nobu and Hikobing chatted casually about some homely things, as if they were old friends who had known each other for many years. After both sides had taken a sip of tea, Nobu Suzuki asked:

"Yan Bing, what do you think of my insider's refreshments?"

"It was wonderful and the tea was very tasty. However, I prefer Chinese tea to Japanese tea ceremony. Now that I have an authentic Xinyang Maofeng in my backpack, I wonder if the owner of the Suzuki Pavilion is interested in trying the contemptible craftsmanship? ”

"Oh? Is there a Chinese Xinyang Mao Feng? Please also ask Yan Bing to give advice! Suzuki Shin smiled slightly. Yan Bing was not verbose, took out the simple tea set and Xinyang Mao Feng from the backpack, took the freshly boiled tea from Xiao Li's hand, and felt the temperature a little, about 90 degrees, just right, washing the tea set, after taking the tea leaves, the temperature was almost around 80 degrees, and the tea was washed again, and then Yan Bing also ordered a cup of tea, the technique is not very particular, compared with Xiaoli's complicated technique, it can really be called clumsy. As for tea tasting, there is no so-called three-turn tea bowl process, a simple brew of clear tea is brewed, and both of them taste it.

"I don't know if Mao Feng is down, can he still enter the mouth of the Suzuki Pavilion Master?" The corners of Yan Bing's mouth were slightly hooked, and he asked with a little deep meaning.

"The fragrance is slightly bitter, and the aftertaste is sweet and refreshing after being slightly bitter, which is really a rare product." Nobu Suzuki looked at Hikobing seriously, and Hikobing looked back confidently.

"Hey, Ah Xiang, how do you feel, these two people are not quite right?" Xiaoli felt that the atmosphere between the two of them was a little strange, and couldn't help but pull Suzuki Xiang next to her and asked softly.

"Huh? I don't understand if you ask me. In the past, the challengers would prepare a cup of tea for the challenger when they came to their brother, but those challengers were in a hurry to drink tea and go to the competition with their brother, and it was the first time I encountered this situation like today. ”

"Really, I don't know what these men are thinking." Xiaoli suddenly pursed her lips, as if what Suzuki Shin was looking at now was not a ten-year-old boy, but a girl in her flowering season.

"Mr. Suzuki, which of the two teas do you prefer?" Suddenly, a little bad taste popped up in Yan Bing's heart, and he asked Suzuki Shin a question. After hearing Yan Bing's question, both Xiaoli and Suzuki Xiang pricked up their ears, and Suzuki Shin, who was sitting opposite Yan Bing, obviously didn't expect Yan Bing to ask this question, and he was a little speechless for a while. After feeling the murderous aura emanating from the side, Suzuki Shin came back to his senses.

"Ahem, Yanbing, the tea you made is delicious. But I think that compared to the tea made by Uchiko, Uchiko's tea is more flavorful. ”

"Really? Thank you, Mr. Suzuki, for your advice. As I said earlier, I prefer Chinese tea to Japanese tea ceremony. Clear and sincere, bitter and sweet, but it is an endless aftertaste. I hope my words are not rude. Yan Bing said, bowing to Xiao Li on the side, and Xiao Li hurriedly bowed in response.

"Where, Mr. Yanbing's words have benefited Xiaoli a lot." said this, but Xiaoli was inevitably a little unhappy in her heart, it didn't matter if a big man came over to drink tea, he still had to compete with me, he really didn't have the energy.

"Mrs. Suzuki, there are a lot of them, and Hikobing admires them. Mr. Suzuki, can we race? Yan Bing politely replied to Xiao Li, and then asked Suzuki Shin if he started.

"Yes, yes. Ah Xiang, you take Yanbing to the arena, and I'll go change into a set of clothes first. ”

"Yes." With that, Suzuki Xiang led Hikobing out.

"It's not a simple teenager. Xiaoli, don't be angry, Yan Bing's words are not to deny you, but to test me. Nobu Suzuki looked at Hikobing's back and was very curious about this mysterious young man.

"Hmm. Yes? What's the same thing? Xiaoli first said "um" a little unhappily, and then felt a little inexplicable after reacting.

"Just now, the battle between me and Hikobing has already begun," Suzuki Shin explained to Xiaoli, "Every time I ask you to make tea for the challenger, in addition to allowing them to have a moment of rest and a cup of tea after a difficult climb, there is also a consideration of the challenger's temperament. And by drinking tea with the challengers, I was also able to analyze the personality of the challengers through the details. ”

"Well, I guessed that." Xiaoli responded.

"It used to be like this, but this Yanbing is not simple. The conversation just now was about tea on the surface, but it was actually about Taoism. The method of ordering tea is simple and casual, but because of the essence of tea, the tea ordered has a different taste. There are no superfluous etiquette and performative rules in it, and there is no rich tea powder, but it is the most clear and memorable. Yan Bing is using matcha as a metaphor for my elven characteristics, and using clear tea to predict the way he believes. In the process of explaining to Xiaoli, Suzuki Shin became more and more interested in Yanbing.

"Huh? It turns out that there is such a deep battle? You men are so weird. There are various personalities. ”

"Hehe, I've got to change my clothes quickly, don't keep this interesting challenger waiting too long."

"Uh-huh, I'll help you!"

……

Hikobing didn't have to wait long, and when Suzuki Shin reappeared, he had already changed into a brown practice suit.

"Welcome, Yanbing. The only mud gym of the Kanto Regional Alliance, participate! ”

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