Chapter 32: The Summer Festival of the Maiden's Gorge
On the sea, Xiao Zhi and Xiao Gang, who had surfaced one step ahead of Xia You, had already found a few pieces of ship planks and spliced them together to form a simple foothold.
Seeing Xia You and the others showing their heads, he hurriedly reached out and dragged them up from the sea.
"Finally saved!"
Kojiro was lying on his back on the boat, soaking wet, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, and feeling like he had walked in front of the Santo River.
Xia You also took off the diving goggles, untied the rope, and let Meowth go, while retracting the carp king into the Poké Ball.
Under the warm sun, the surrounding wind was calm, and everywhere there was debris floating up from the St. Anne, and there was not even a single figure to be seen except them.
Xiao Gang used his squinting eyes to look around, and then said disappointedly: "It seems that those who escaped by lifeboat have all left here." ”
"So what do we do next?" As soon as Xiao Zhi spoke, he found that Xiao Xia was kneeling with her back to everyone, and there were two crimson balls on her face.
"Strange, Xiaoxia, what's wrong with you?"
Xiaoxia hurriedly stood up and shook her head.
"It's nothing, it's just that I choked on a mouthful of water just now, and it's a little uncomfortable."
She wanted to force herself to calm down, but her gaze couldn't help but wander back and forth between the breathing apparatus in Xia You's hand and the corners of his mouth, and for a while, her face became even redder.
Walking in front of Xia You, she changed her usual liveliness and arrogance, and whispered, "Thank you so much just now." ”
Xia You naturally understood what she meant.
However, the situation was urgent at that time, and he could not care about anything else, of course, everything was mainly about saving people.
"You don't have to worry about that." Xia You coughed lightly, but felt that he was a little eager to cover up, so he didn't say anything more, and turned his head to Ash, "Ash, send your Bibi Bird and let it take a look around the neighborhood to see if there are any passing ships or islands." ”
Ash released the Bibi bird and gave the order, only to see it first circle over everyone's heads twice, as if it had found its right direction, and then flapped its wings and flew into the distance.
It didn't take long, and when Bibi returned, it seemed to have made a discovery, landing on Ash's shoulder, and kept gesturing with its wings to something.
As a Pokémon that can speak human language, Meowth Meow plays the role of translator at this time.
"It says there's a port town not far ahead!"
Hearing the word port, everyone was in high spirits, and they commanded those water-based Pokémon to swim towards the town...
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Maiden's Gorge, a port town located between the city of Withered Leaves and the city of Jinhuang.
Despite its small size, the town is bustling with a large population, and because of its natural harbour and its location on major transportation routes, there are many boats passing through every day.
Paddled to the port, as soon as Xia You and the others stepped on the delicate sand, the trio of Team Rocket instantly regained their spirits.
I saw that they had brought two roses from nowhere and stood back to back.
Sniffing the fragrance of roses gently, Musashi snorted coldly: "Now that we're here, it's time for us to say goodbye!" ”
"That's right!" Kojiro held another rose in his mouth and said in a chic manner, "Although I am grateful to you for saving us, we will not show mercy when we meet next time!" ”
"That's it~"
With that, in a burst of rampant laughter, they turned and ran towards a huge rock by the sea, where they disappeared.
"I can't stand them!" Xiaoxia sighed, "But I don't have the energy to care about them now, I'm so wet, it's so uncomfortable, how I want to take a hot bath and sleep beautifully!" ”
In fact, it's not just Xiaoxia, even Xia You, after this toss, is now exhausted.
"Then let's hurry up and go to the Pokémon Center to rest."
Xia You tightened his backpack and was about to walk forward, when suddenly a strange feeling rose in his heart, he turned his head to look at a small pier in the distance, and saw a woman wearing a white dress with long pink and purple hair standing there quietly.
The breeze blows, bringing up a strand of her hair, revealing the side face, delicate and beautiful.
It's just that for some reason, there is a faint sadness that lingers around her for a long time.
Xiao Gang on the side also seemed to see this woman, his eyes turned heart-shaped, and he couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
"What a beautiful woman!"
Hearing the voice, Ash and Xiaxia looked into the distance, but saw nothing.
"What are you looking at?" Xiaoxia was curious, "There's nothing there!" ”
Xia You blinked, but in a trance, the woman's figure was gone!
Along the way, a few people came to the Pokémon Center, and after checking in, Xia You also knew where they were now from Miss Joy's mouth.
Maiden's Gorge?
The soul of a beautiful woman with ghosts...
Thinking of the plot related to the animation, Xia You couldn't help but smile, it turned out that they had come here unconsciously.
"That's right." Miss Joy smiled, "You came at the right time, now this town is holding a summer festival, not only a grand parade, but also a bonfire party, and a lot of snacks, if you can, don't miss it~"
For this kind of activity, Xiaoxia, who is a girl, and Xiaozhi, who is a teenager, are naturally very yearning, but the physical strength of several people has reached the limit, and after discussing the meeting time, they will each return to the room to rest.
In fact, as a public building with free food and accommodation, the accommodation environment of the Pokémon Center has always been different depending on the region.
Just like the Maiden's Gorge where they are now, because the town is not big, the size of the Pokémon Center is not very large, just as far as the men's dormitory is concerned, it is just a clean small room with two bunk beds.
However, for Xia You, the white sheets at this time seemed to have a strong magical power, which made him want to fall directly on it.
But despite this, he still endured the sleepiness, took a simple shower, and then threw the clothes on his body into the dryer, and then collapsed on the bed, unable to sleep.
The sun was setting in the west, and he slept until dusk, and then he sat up from the bed with sleepy eyes.
Seeing that Ash and Gang were still asleep, he woke them up, knocked on Xiaoxia's door again, and several people converged and left the Pokémon Center together.
At this time, the whole town has been completely shrouded in the joy of the festival.
Countless people dressed up followed behind the floats and walked through the town, and in the midst of laughter, whether it was the residents of the town or travelers like Xia You, people's mood was also much happier.