Bang!

On the mountain trail of the Tianguan Mountain Range, a frame leaned against the side of the road, but a muffled sound suddenly came from inside.

Whew, whew.

Xu Qiansu was lying on his back in the carriage, his chest couldn't stop heaving, and he gasped for breath.

The portal of time and space floated faintly in the sky, and disappeared in the next moment.

Zoroa's Poké Ball rolled lightly on the carpet a few times, and then there was a 'bell' and a flash of blue light, and Zoroa appeared in the carriage.

"Huh?" She glanced around a few times in confusion, in her memory, she was still sleeping when she was put into the Poké Ball, but now that she looks, why can't she see the rest of the Pokémon? Don't see that fierce female human?

She trotted to Xu Qiansu's side, sticking out her little tongue and licking the side of his face.

Xu Qiansu stretched out his hand and scratched her chin, and Zoroya narrowed his eyes and rubbed his forehead against Xu Qiansu's face.

But Xu Qiansu didn't get close to Zoroya anymore, he hurriedly got up with his hands on the carpet and pulled it out in his arms...... Nothing was taken out.

He was a little anxious to rummage through the compartments...... Didn't find what he was looking for either.

But Xu Qiansu directly bit his fingers, lifted his sleeves, and wrote on his forearm with blood.

But as soon as he wrote the word 'body', he stopped his movements, covering his forehead in a little pain, his whole body couldn't help but tremble, and the sweat couldn't stop dripping, but his clothes were not wet......

"Huh!?" Seeing this, Zoroya's face stiffened, and he hurriedly circled around Xu Qiansu, completely not understanding why he was recording and why he looked so painful?

Does it hurt?

Is it uncomfortable?

Never before did Zoroa feel so uneasy.

Xu Qiansu wiped the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand, and then continued to write on his forearm.

But this time, after writing only the five words 'Gardelia, one', he withdrew his fingers and lowered his sleeves.

After writing, Xu Qiansu's hands still trembled slightly, and his handsome face was as pale as paper.

He sat on the carpet in prostration, leaning against the carriage, gasping for breath, the white jade flute tied around his waist with a red thread.

"Hmm." Zoroa jumped lightly on Xu Qiansu's thigh, looking up at him with a small face, his big golden eyes glinting.

Xu Qiansu calmed down for a few moments before chuckling, reaching out and pinching Zoroya's little face, "That's why I can't let you go." ”

"Huh?" Zoroa tilted his head again, not understanding what Xu Qiansu was talking about at all.

Xu Qiansu pursed his lips and was silent for a while, before he looked back, his eyes looked through the window in the carriage, looking at the night sky, and the silver moon was already faintly in the clouds...... It's almost dawn.

Xu Qiansu retracted his gaze, looked at his bitten finger, and was silent.

"Hmm......" Suddenly, Zoroa opened his mouth slightly, took Xu Qiansu's fingers in his mouth, and let out a lovely nasal sound from his throat.

Wet, but also accompanied by a sucking sensation...... Itchy.

"Hmm." Zoroa let go of Xu Qiansu's fingers, stuck out his tongue and licked it again...... Without herbs, you can only rely on saliva.

Xu Qiansu came back to his senses, and with his other hand stroked the fur on Zoroya's back, his voice was not loud, but he said clearly: "From now on, there will only be the two of us." ”

"Huh?" Zoroa blinked, a little puzzled, but he didn't pay much attention to it...... In the sweet dream that Creselia gave her, it was Xu Qiansu...... Therefore, as long as Xu Qiansu is still there, it doesn't matter if it's just the two of them, or it's as lively as before...... Zoroa didn't care.

Jiadelia helped Xu Qiansu return to Xicui, but the reversal space is not a place where you can come and go, even if Jiadeliya wants to do this, it is not easy...... But she always had a way, she was always beautiful, strong, and reliable.

But she also paid a lot for it......

"Body, Jiadelia, a ......" Xu Qiansu looked at the blood words on his forearm, a little distracted.

"Why, I wrote these things?"

A soft murmur swept out of the carriage and melted into the night.

Xu Qiansu is here now, and he only brings what he should have in the Xicui area...... i.e. the Flute of the Gods, the Magical Slab, the White Gold Pendant and the Soroya......

It's not that he doesn't want to take the rest with him...... That's all he can bring.

The sun rises in the east, and the warm golden sun caresses by.

Xu Qiansu lifted the curtain and looked up into the distance, the breeze blew by, raising a little snow.

"Hmm......" The tip of Zoroya's nose moved slightly, sniffing around, she was on alert, and now that Shanaiduo, Six Tails and other Pokémon are not there, she only needs to rely on her to protect Xu Qiansu...... At least that's what she thought.

Xu Qiansu stretched out his heart and covered his heart, and after being silent for a while, he pointed in one direction, "Let's go there, there is a lake ......."

Zoroa nodded knowingly, worshiping his first love...... Although Zoroa didn't know what 'first love' meant, she had heard the female human say it many times.

"It's time to hurry...... Xu Qiansu whispered to himself, gently rubbing the word 'one' on his forearm.

Although he didn't know why he was in a hurry, there was nothing important to force him at the moment.

But Xu Qiansu had a premonition in his heart...... He ran out of time.

Perhaps, this 'one' refers to a month...... There was only one month left, and Xu Qiansu chose to worship the girl.

Saying that, Xu Qiansu thought that he always had a calm face, which might make Zoroya a little scared, so he smiled gently and lowered his eyes to look at Zoroya, "I'm a little too gloomy." ”

"Huh?" Zoroya's eyebrows and eyes were slightly bent, why Xu Qiansu was gloomy, she didn't know, she just wanted Xu Qiansu to be as peaceful and happy as usual.

Xu Qiansu picked up Zoroa, stepped off the frame, and looked up at the frame with many memories...... It was reluctant to throw it, but Gadelia was not there, and no one could drive it.

"Hmm." Xu Qiansu thought about it, but saw that Zoroa had jumped out of his arms, stepped on the snow, trotted behind the frame, and put his two hind feet against the snow, stretched out his front feet, and pushed the wheels of the frame.

Zoroya didn't have as many thoughts as Xu Qiansu, she just knew that Xu Qiansu was reluctant to give up this wooden shelf...... Push and go, just push and go, isn't it just a little effort, a little time?

Now she has a lot of time with Susu.

But no...... And not much time.

But Xu Qiansu still stepped forward, put his hands on the back of the carriage, and pushed with Zoroya.

"Hmm, hmm!" As if he was counting one, two, three, the word 'ah' came out of his mouth, and he pressed his calf against the snow.

Xu Qiansu also worked hard together...... The frame finally moved forward.

But Zoroa 'poofed' and fell into the snow...... With her height, she can only push the wheels, and when the wheels move, she is not prepared, but she will fall.

Xu Qiansu was about to pick her up, but Zoroya had already stood up on his own, shaking all over his body, and cleaned the snow before he looked up at Xu Qiansu.

Somehow, she suddenly laughed coquettishly.

Xu Qiansu laughed with her.

They continued to push the frame and walked slowly forward.

What's the point?

It doesn't make sense.

But if Xu Qiansu cared about this, he would not give up the opportunity to go back to modern times and come to Xicui again.

The wheels crush over the snow and make a 'crunch' sound,

Soroa couldn't reach the carriage and couldn't push it together, so he could only stand on the top of the carriage, like a high-spirited lookout, always observing the surrounding scenery and beware of accidents.

After a while, the 'accident' finally came.

The sun cleared, and gloomy clouds floated over...... It's snowing.

The scale of the snow in Tianguan Mountain is not small, regardless of the temperature, you are in it, not to mention that you can't see your five fingers, but the visibility is not more than five meters.

Now in the mountain trail, if you are not careful, you will fall off the cliff.

Can't hurry......

But Chirulian lived in Tianguan Mountain for half a month, and only stopped snow for a day when she reunited with Xu Qiansu...... So who knows how long it will take to fall with this snow now?

A month later, Xu Qiansu may not be able to leave Tianguan Mountain......

Xu Qiansu looked up at the gray sky, exhaled a breath of white air, and while thinking, a few dull footsteps suddenly came from behind him.

"Huh!?" Zoroya exploded, hurriedly jumped off the carriage, stood in front of Xu Qiansu with his little short legs, and stared closely at the black shadow in the wind and snow in front of him.

Xu Qiansu turned his head to look, but in the wind and snow, three figures slowly came...... Two Blizzard Kings and one Snow Monster.

The two Blizzard Kings knew that humans couldn't understand what they were saying, so they stepped forward on their own, but they were against the carriage, and their muscles were like bulging stones, helping Xu Qiansu push them together.

The snow monster looked at Zoroa, blinked her big cute eyes, and asked in a milky voice, "You have the smell of that female Chirulian on you...... It's her friend, right? ”

"Hmm." Zoroya also blinked, and the innocent and innocent little brain thought about it before nodding slightly.

Hearing this, Yukikasa couldn't help but laugh, "We'll help you~"

Xu Qiansu looked up at the Blizzard King and his wife, although he didn't know why they would help him, he still smiled, said 'thank you', and pushed the carriage together.

After a while, a snow boy emerged from the snow, looked at Xu Qiansu, and then beckoned his friends to step forward together.

This snow boy ...... It was the one who fell off the cliff not long ago and was taken into Xu Qiansu's arms.

The Snow Boys didn't have that much strength, so they could only gather on the carriage and show the way for the Blizzard King and Xu Qiansu to prevent them from falling...... Even in the wind and snow, the Snow Boy can see...... After all, they are the embodiment of snow.

The frame of the car drove forward against the wind and snow, and many Pokémon tokens left on it fluttered in the wind.

The feathers left behind by a Muk eagle were swept up by the wind, swept over Xu Qiansu's face, and were immediately grabbed by his eyes.

The frame was separated from Xu Qiansu's hands, and he was still pushed forward by the Blizzard King.

Xu Qiansu looked at this scene, and after being silent for a while, he stepped forward and asked the snow boy to point out another way, a way through the mountain, not down the mountain.

Unconsciously, more and more Pokémon gathered on Xu Qiansu's frame, they didn't have any bad intentions, they were just curious about this human and this situation, so they stepped forward to take a look, and they couldn't help but help.

"Hmm~" Zoroya lay on Xu Qiansu's shoulder, looking in a good mood...... Of course, she enjoyed her time with Xu Qiansu very much.

However, the frame is parked in front of a sunken hillside, so the terrain can withstand some wind and snow...... With the addition of the frame, it is a rare place suitable for living in the cold Tianguan Mountain.

Xu Qiansu let go of his hand and stopped pushing the frame.

Blizzard King and many Pokémon looked confused.

Xu Qiansu leaned over and entered the carriage, and after a short time, he walked out with the tree fruit in his arms and distributed it to the Pokémon to eat.

The Pokémon were cheering, they just wanted to help the human, but they didn't think they would get the tree fruits.

Xu Qiansu gently rubbed the frame, his fingers stroked over the withered flowers left by Sakura Bao, and gently touched the kitten that Charm Meow drew with his paws...... Xu Qiansu withdrew his hand, didn't say anything more, just took some food, and left with Zoroya.

This frame was made by him with the Pokémon of Hidden Spring...... In that case, leave it to the Pokémon.

The Pokémon looked at Xu Qiansu's back, but for some reason, their hearts were a little sour and heavy...... Obviously, they were only meeting for the first time, and they didn't even get along, and it was clear that the human hadn't even spoken a few words to them.

The snow of Tianguan Mountain is as light as catkins, but it is layered, blocking the sight of Pokémon.

In the wind and snow, Xu Qiansu had nothing to do and strode away.

Soloya walked with his little short legs, walked quickly with Xu Qiansu's steps, and looked up at him with a small face, "Hmm~"

Xu Qiansu lowered his eyes and looked at her and smiled lightly.

It's time to go down......

Three days later, Xu Qiansu appeared in a town at the foot of Tianguan Mountain.

He did not stay in the town for long, but only worked for a day, earned some money, bought some food, and continued to carry Zoroa westward.

What is there on the west side?

Nothing, just a mediocre lake at the junction.

Xu Qiansu and Zoroa, accompanied by each other, relied on each other for their lives, and walked west...... This is the only journey he has with Zoroa.

They had no transportation and relied entirely on foot.

Although they are entangled in the area, they are close to the edge of the Xicui area, and the towns are becoming fewer and fewer, so most of the places they go are inaccessible and difficult to collect supplies.

The wild is full of dangers, and not every wild Pokémon will have good intentions, so most of the time, they can't even sleep comfortingly.

Zoroa's body was weak and his strength was not strong, and he suffered a lot along the way.

But she doesn't regret it.

From the moment Zoroya met Xu Qiansu, everything she met was good and happy...... She is convinced of this.

It's a strange pair of travelers.

A seventeen-year-old boy with a Zoroa who can't fight.

People who are hostile to Pokémon don't understand why this boy walks with Pokémon and shouts that he is a traitor to humanity......

The person who accepted the Pokémon did not understand why this teenager would take in such a weak Pokémon......

But they don't care.

They bathed in the lake together, stole food from the Circle Bear, and then were chased by the Circle Bear.

Xu Qiansu taught Soroya to read and write, and also taught Soroya to play the flute...... Although with the body of Soloa, it is completely impossible to blow.

They just supported each other all the way towards the border of the Xicui region.

……

Twenty-seven days later, after a long journey of nearly a month, Xu Qiansu and Zoroa finally arrived at this lake.

At this moment, it is night.

The stars and the moon shine, and the moonlight is like a silver veil.

Xu Qiansu looked at the lake sparkling under the night sky in front of him, compared it with the lake in his memory, and finally determined that this was it.

He lowered his eyes, looked at Zoroa, and chuckled, "After crossing this lake, we will leave Xicui and arrive at Guandu. ”

"Guandu? What is Guandu? I've never heard of it? Is it pretty? Is it livable? Will there be many Pokémon? Is there a lot of delicious food? Are we going to Guandu? Zoroya's big golden eyes sparkled, and she looked up at Xu Qiansu, excitedly asking one question after another.

Xu Qiansu paused and said in a low voice: "I haven't been to Guandu either, but it's very beautiful there." ”

"Why? Ming Ming Ling hasn't been there either. Zoroa looked curious.

Xu Qiansu smiled, "Because there used to be a lovely girl living there." ”

"Hmm!" Zoroya wagged her tail excitedly, raised her little face and looked at Xu Qiansu, her cute big eyes narrowed, although she couldn't understand, as long as she talked to Xu Qiansu, she would be very happy.

Xu Qiansu did not do actions such as burning paper and incense.

He made a modest boat with Zoroa and placed it on the lake.

Xu Qiansu stepped on the light boat, and then sat down slowly on the edge of the boat, and the light boat slowly sailed forward along the waves.

Zoroya was lying on the edge of the boat with her two front paws, her big fluffy and cute tail swaying gently, and she looked at the lake curiously, thinking if she could catch a fish from it for Xu Qiansu to eat.

Xu Qiansu looked at Zoroya's back, did not speak, his eyes were full of indescribable and inexplicable things, but in the end, he still turned into a soft smile.

He took the flute of the gods, put it to his lips, and played a tune gently...... This time, it's for himself.

"Hmmmm~" Zoroa sat on the edge of the window, his cute tail swaying, and he was beating Xu Qiansu.

The breeze gradually rises and melts into the night again.

At the end of the song, Xu Qiansu put down the flute of the gods and called Zoroa's name softly.

"Zoroa."

"Huh?" Zoroa jumped down from the edge of the boat and looked at Xu Qiansu curiously, his fluffy and cute tail swaying lightly.

The light boat set off a ripple.

"......" Xu Qiansu was silent for a moment before he said slowly, "Our journey ends here." ”

Zoroya's tail stopped shaking, and her big golden eyes looked at Xu Qiansu, what kind of expression was that?

Xu Qiansu once again remembered the kitten who was chasing the bicycle closely.

Xu Qiansu opened his mouth and was about to say something, but his eyes were dark, and in a trance, it seemed as if his soul was about to be stripped out...... But he held back.

He gently rubbed his eyebrows, and when his gaze returned to normal, he saw that Zoroya was already lying on his lap, raised his little face and looked at him worriedly, and then stretched out his little tongue and gently licked Xu Qiansu's side face.

Xu Qiansu couldn't help but reach out and caress Zoroya's back...... But his hand passed directly through Zoroa's back......

"Hmm!" Zoroya fell off Xu Qiansu's thigh and fell on the light boat, making a soft noise, she hurriedly took a few steps back, then stretched out her little paw and pressed Xu Qiansu's hand...... Pierced it again.

"Hmm......" Zoroa raised his cute little face and looked at Xu Qiansu.

Xu Qiansu looked at her.

The moonlight falls, the stars are brilliant, the lakeshore is silent, and the light boat moves with the wind.

Xu Qiansu guessed well, his time is only one month......

Now is the time to part.

"Although Gadelia covered it up for me very well, but my body, how could I not know it......" Xu Qiansu said in a low voice, "Now I am just a spiritual body, just like her at the beginning...... My body should have been brought back to the modern age by her. ”

"This month is the time she gave us."

"Hmm......" Zoroya didn't understand, and didn't want to hear this, she looked at Xu Qiansu, couldn't help but walk on her little short legs, and anxiously circled around him, but she didn't dare to touch him at all.

Xu Qiansu smiled lightly, and the feeling of being stripped of his soul became more and more serious...... This is the deadline set by Gardelia, and it is time for his soul to return to his body.

Otherwise, it will definitely be the end of the soul.

This is the plan that Gadelia made in order to give Xu Qian time to say goodbye and not want him to make a deal with Arceus......

That 'one' is a month.

"Zoroa, have I done anything good to you right now?" Xu Qiansu couldn't help asking.

Zoroa looked up at him.

"Are you happy to meet me?"

Is Zoroa happy? No one knows except Zoroa.

Ever since she met Xu Qiansu, Xu Qiansu has always taken care of her and protected her, never let her participate in a battle, and never let her endure hardships in training...... When Xu Qiansu was assassinated, he didn't let Zoroa make a move, and when Xu Qiansu fought with Chiri, he didn't let Zoroa interfere, and Zoroa didn't even know that when Xu Qiansu and Gadelia were about to go back to modern times, Xu Qiansu returned to Xicui for her again......

Zoroya didn't know anything, and Xu Qiansu didn't tell her anything...... Xu Qiansu has done everything he can for Zoroya.

"Zoroa, in your opinion, have I done a successful job as your trainer?"

Tears rolled down from the corners of Zoroya's eyes, she didn't understand, and she didn't understand, why she couldn't touch Xu Qiansu anymore, why Xu Qiansu was leaving, why their journey was over.

Zoroa really doesn't understand.

"Zoroa...... Finally, can you promise me one more thing? Xu Qiansu stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to grope for Luo Ya, but it was impossible for them to contact each other anymore, so they had to give up.

The cold moonlight shone through Xu Qiansu's body and sprinkled on Zoroya's big golden eyes.

"Hmm......"

"I haven't done anything for you yet...... But Zoroa... Don't forget me. ”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Qiansu's figure completely disappeared from Zoroya's sight.

Bang.

The flute of the gods, tied with the red thread, fell weakly on the light boat, making a soft noise.

The magical stone slabs sit calmly beside the ship, reflecting the cold moonlight.

Zoroa's Poké Ball rolled down the slope of the ship's hull several times, landing on Zoroa's claws.

"Uh-huh...... Zoroa stretched out his little paw and held down the Poké Ball, as if trying to use it to take himself back......

But at this moment, no one will pick up this Poke Ball, just like at this moment, no one will hold her in their arms, patiently teach her literacy, and caress her fur.

Zoroa raised his little face and looked in the direction where Xu Qiansu was sitting, and then suddenly fell into the boat in pain.

"Hmm-" She rolled on the ground in pain, her fur lifted by a mysterious force, floating in the air, and then covering her body.

Whoop————

The surface of the lake ripples, and the light boat touches the shore with the wind.

A handsome young man in a white robe and a white jade-like flute tied around his waist slowly stepped ashore.

The young man looked up in confusion, and in the night, a black-robed man stood on the shore, looking at him silently.

The black-robed man lifted his robe, and his body changed for a while, and he turned into a ...... Soroark.

"Mother......" The young man looked at Soroark, his handsome face was full of tears, but more puzzled, confused, and overwhelmed.

He stood there for a moment with his back to the light boat in the cold moonlight, and then took a step and walked forward.

In a trance, on the light boat, there seemed to be a young man with the same face as him, looking at him softly.

Zoroa looked back...... A light boat is just a light boat, nothing.

(End of chapter)