Just as Yu Feng and Shinny Kirlia were discussing how to return to Psychic Forest...
Ash, in his pajamas, rushed in through the door, not even stopping to greet Yu Feng, and sprinted towards Professor Oak’s lab.
At this point, Yu Feng no longer had the mind to discuss anything with Kirlia.
If he didn't leave quickly, he'd be hit by a Thunderbolt.
Sure enough, not long after they left, Professor Oak’s small courtyard was struck by a dazzling lightning bolt.
Heaven knows how this Pikachu learned Thunderbolt.
In Viridian Forest...
“Kirlia. (No matter what you say, I’m not leaving. Why did you insist on coming to this forest?)”
Shinny Kirlia lay on a rock, sticking out her small tongue, absolutely unwilling to take another step.
“Well, just experience the joy of traveling. A traveler accompanied by nature, with the ground as a bed and the sky as a blanket—what a beautiful scene.”
Yu Feng, of course, couldn't say that staying here today would most likely allow him to see Ho-Oh fly by. If he said that, his Lao Mei would probably think he was crazy.
If they really saw Ho-Oh, they would be more curious as to why Yu Feng knew the legendary Pokémon's whereabouts.
Although he would later learn a bugged skill like Future Sight, directly using Future Sight couldn't pinpoint a specific time period.
It could only be a segment without time or place.
Otherwise, it would simply be a prediction of the enemy's attacks for a period of time.
So, it's better to save talk about seeing legendary Pokémon and just say he wants to experience the joy of traveling.
Hearing Yu Feng’s reply, Shinny Kirlia looked at him in disbelief.
She used Psychic to lift herself to Yu Feng's height, touched Yu Feng’s forehead with her cool little hand, and then touched her own.
“Kirlia? (You don’t have a fever either?)”
Shinny Kirlia not only checked Yu Feng’s temperature but also resonated with him using Psychic, and found nothing wrong with him.
“Huh? What are you talking about? Do I look sick?”
Seeing Shinny Kirlia do all that just to check if he had a fever made Yu Feng's face darken.
He pushed away Shinny Kirlia’s hand, feeling a bit speechless. With his constitution, how could he get a fever so easily?
“Kirlia? (If you don’t have a fever, why are you talking about resting in the forest?)”
If his mental power hadn't been normal when she resonated with Yu Feng, Shinny Kirlia would have truly thought he was seriously ill.
“Is it that strange? Isn’t it just experiencing a traveler’s life?”
Yu Feng rolled his eyes, seemingly displeased with Shinny Kirlia’s overreaction.
Regardless of what she wanted to say, he released Indeedee to prepare the camping gear.
“Kirlia. (Haven’t you had enough experience these past few years? Please, you grew up in the forest!)”
Shinny Kirlia expressed her Confusion about Yu Feng wanting to experience the feeling of a traveler.
The two siblings grew up in the forest, endowed with powerful Psychic abilities by the forest (not).
They should be sick of this feeling, so this guy must be hiding something from her.
It must be said that Shinny Kirlia’s feeling was very accurate; Yu Feng was indeed hiding something from her, and it was a big secret that would shock her.
But now that he wanted to stay and rest here, she had no objections.
Without saying much, Yu Feng released Indeedee, and with his and Shinny Kirlia’s help, they set up camp near a water source.
“Kirlia? (What are we going to do next?)”
After everything was done, Shinny Kirlia wiped her hair and then looked at Yu Feng, as if waiting for him to explain himself.
“Just wait. It’s definitely a big deal. Oh, and we need to set up the rain tarp too.”
Yu Feng showed a mysterious smile when he mentioned this. Saying it beforehand wouldn't be as shocking.
However, he did remember that there would be a sudden downpour soon, so it was best to set up the rain tarp if they didn't want the tent to get wet.
“Kirlia. (Don’t you think that’s a stretch? Does this weather look like it’s going to rain?)”
Shinny Kirlia was almost fed up with her older brother. She pointed a finger at the clear blue sky; there wasn't even a cloud in the sky.
Her older brother was now telling her it was going to rain? If it really rained, Shinny Kirlia would eat that rain tarp on the spot.
Yu Feng didn’t answer her. He turned and pulled Indeedee towards the river. After all, it was still early, and there was some time before Ho-Oh appeared, so why not go fishing for Pokémon?
If there were any good-looking Pokémon, he would catch them. After all, specializing in one type was easy to be targeted, like a certain Dodo.
Seeing that her older brother didn’t reply, Shinny Kirlia said no more and found a relatively clean stone to start Calm Mind.
After all, they had lived together for so many years and knew each other inside out. She had never known anything her older brother didn't want her to know before it happened.
However, if the matter wasn't shocking enough for her, her older brother should consider which of the 'farmer's three punches' wouldn't hurt.
Time passed during Shinny Kirlia’s Calm Mind.
Suddenly, Shinny Kirlia’s eyes opened, and a deep blue Confusion tightly locked onto a Fearow that was about to attack Yu Feng.
“Well done, Lao Mei.”
Yu Feng continued to fish calmly with his back to Shinny Kirlia, showing no intention of turning around.
Shinny Kirlia didn’t pay attention to her older brother’s compliment. Her eyes were fixed on the Fearow, which was still struggling in her Confusion.
It wasn’t that she hadn’t seen Fearow before; on the contrary, there were many Fearow and Pidgey-like Pokémon in Psychic Forest.
Their temper was indeed fiery, but her aunt could always control them.
Ahem, getting off topic, although Fearow’s temper was indeed violent, there was no reason for them to attack people who hadn’t provoked them at all.
Such unprovoked attacks were indeed rare. Had someone provoked the Fearow?
This thought immediately popped into Shinny Kirlia’s mind, but she quickly dismissed it.
What a joke. Even she knew that if you could avoid provoking Pokémon like Spearow, you should try not to touch them.
This was that perverted old man professor’s territory. Surely there should be some talk about which Pokémon are dangerous and which are safe. There couldn’t be anyone so foolish as to provoke Spearow, right?
While Shinny Kirlia was thinking, more and more Fearow attacked them.
“Kirlia~~~ (Get lost!)”
The endless stream of Fearow truly angered Shinny Kirlia. First, there was a riddle-speaking brother, and now these annoying smelly birds.
Red light, symbolizing danger, appeared in her eyes. Taking a deep breath, an Icy Wind erupted from Shinny Kirlia’s mouth—it was Icy Wind.