Legend has it that Suicune, Entei, and Raikou were originally nameless Pokémon that perished in the Burned Tower fire, and were resurrected by Ho-Oh with the mission to observe humans.
Suicune, a Pokémon as gentle as spring water, seeks out places where clear water flows.
It possesses the power to instantly purify dirty, turbid water, and it is said that when it appears, a north wind inexplicably blows, and it runs away with the north wind, being the embodiment of the north wind.
"People living in the Yunmengze region all know such a legend," Li Muhua said during the live broadcast, "If you encounter danger in the Yunmengze region, you can call Suicune's name in your heart, and it might hear you and come to your Helping Hand."
"Many people have received Suicune's grace," Li Muhua sighed, "To protect Suicune's life from being disturbed by people, this live broadcast will also be selectively conducted."
The appearance of the crowd also attracted many viewers, who followed the recording team from a distance.
Facing such a situation, Li Muhua was not anxious; this search for Suicune was not about directly finding Suicune's habitat, but more importantly, to let everyone understand the duties of these legendary Pokémon.
Led by Li Muhua, Mu Li and others first arrived at a town named after Suicune—Suicune Town.
Suicune Town is located upstream of Yunmeng Lake, the largest lake in the Yunmengze region, where rainfall is abundant year-round and aquatic resources are very rich.
But in fact, this town has not always been here.
"Legend has it that Suicune Town was previously on a mountain, and at that time, there was a mountain fire that almost burned all the people in the entire town to death. It was precisely because of Suicune's appearance that it saved their entire village," Li Muhua introduced, "That town later relocated to this vicinity."
Everyone arrived at the entrance of this town and happened to meet three farmers, who looked to be in their forties or fifties, resting at the town entrance.
Seeing everyone approach, these three people greeted them very kindly and asked why they had come.
But as soon as they heard that everyone was looking for Suicune, their expressions immediately changed.
"Get out! Get out now! Don't blame me for being impolite if you don't!" One of the tallest farmers suddenly stood up and cursed at everyone.
This outburst left the production team and many guests bewildered.
Many viewers watching the live broadcast also started cursing.
"What kind of people are these?"
"Sure enough, poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people; it's simply unreasonable."
"These people are so rude!"
...
Mu Li and others quickly explained: "We are not here to do bad things; we want to promote what Suicune has done so that others can understand Suicune..."
"Bah!" Mu Li's words were interrupted before he could finish, "We don't need any ghost publicity. Who cares about your publicity?"
"Exactly, I've heard that you people say you're here to promote, but in reality, it's just for money."
"Don't even think about getting anything from our mouths!"
"Are you leaving or not? If not, we'll take action!"
...
The production team got off to a bad start, being directly driven out before even entering the town.
"What on earth is going on?" Wang Yijia wondered, "Why do these people not want anyone else to know about Suicune at all?"
Everyone didn't know what exactly happened, but the internet was already in an uproar.
Most netizens were blaming the people in the town, saying they were unprincipled and morally corrupt.
Just as everyone was worried about how to proceed, a young man in his early twenties secretly emerged from the town.
The young man avoided the sight of the people at the town entrance and found the production team.
As soon as the young man saw the camera, a hint of difficulty appeared on his face.
Mu Li immediately understood his meaning and had Li Muhua close the live broadcast room directly.
Seeing the live broadcast room closed, the young man finally relaxed and introduced himself.
His name is Sun Wei, and he is a resident of Suicune Town.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately complained: "What's going on with your town? How can you treat us like this when we're here to film a show?"
Sun Wei was already a bit nervous, and seeing everyone like this, his face turned even redder.
Li Muhua raised an eyebrow and said sternly: "All of you, be quiet."
Hearing this, everyone stopped talking and walked to the side somewhat indignantly, their eyes still fixed on Sun Wei.
Sun Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief and replied somewhat hesitantly: "Actually, don't blame the uncles and aunties; they are also worried that you will disturb Suicune."
"We are just here to record a show; we won't disturb Suicune," Mu Li explained.
"You won't disturb Suicune, but what about others?" Sun Wei asked, blushing, "I'm talking about those people online! I saw what happened just now. What kind of things will those people do?"
"We thought about this before; we will cut off a part of the live broadcast so they can't find the way..." Li Muhua explained.
Sun Wei shook his head and said: "Even if you cut off the live broadcast, there will still be many people following you."
Sun Wei pointed to the people following them from a distance; some of them were tourists who happened to encounter them and were filming, but others were sasaeng fans.
Since these celebrities got off the plane, they had been following and filming.
Everyone knows that those sasaeng fans cannot be shaken off; they always have various ways to get locations.
Whether from assistants or from the production team's staff, once Suicune's location is leaked, it will usher in an overwhelming crowd.
These people, perhaps most of them are well-intentioned, but who can guarantee that everyone is well-intentioned?
Moreover, does good intention necessarily mean doing good deeds?
Were there not enough examples on the internet before?
How many restaurants that offered special bento boxes to help migrant workers eat their fill were overwhelmed by the influencers who rushed there upon hearing the news?
Will Suicune be the next Pokémon to be ruined by traffic?
Will Suicune appear in the face of those influencers who come to gain popularity?
Mu Li could even imagine what those influencers would do to make Suicune appear when it doesn't: pretend to encounter a crisis?
Pretend to be attacked by Pokémon?
Or pollute the environment everywhere?
...
Mu Li dared not guarantee the humanity of others.
Sun Wei's questioning made the production team members feel a bit guilty; although they had thought about not letting everyone disturb Suicune's life, they had forgotten how much impulse the traffic Suicune could bring would cause in the entire society.
"Stop the live broadcast," Mu Li said to Li Muhua in a deep voice.
Li Muhua nodded: "No problem. As for the others, we will arrange confidentiality agreements."
Mu Li certainly knew that the confidentiality agreement Li Muhua mentioned was not a simple agreement between companies, but an agreement involving national information security.
"Leave the rest to me," Mu Li glanced at the sasaeng fans following behind, a hint of annoyance in his eyes.