Mu Qingqing was stunned.
For her, she had seen too many Pokémon Trainers in her daily life, and even Champion Level Trainers were not uncommon.
Even Mu Li, because they had spent too much time together, even when she knew that Mu Li was A Li, she wasn't too shocked.
But legendary Pokémon were a completely different concept.
It was like a character from a legendary story you'd heard since childhood suddenly walking out of the story.
However, a sliver of hope remained in Mu Qingqing's heart. She carefully looked at the puffed-up Rowlet (Thunder Bird version) and said with a forced smile, "You're joking, right?"
Mu Li immediately rolled his eyes. "What do you think?"
Mu Qingqing felt terrible because she sensed that Mu Li was telling the truth.
It was like talking behind someone's back and then being discovered, especially by someone you didn't even know. That's how Mu Qingqing felt right now.
A sudden, overwhelming sense of social embarrassment surged into her heart.
"No... I didn't mean that..." Mu Qingqing quickly gestured frantically at Thunder Bird. "I meant that Thunder Bird is more imposing and majestic, and doesn't look very approachable, while the other two Legendary Birds look gentler..."
"You said I'm not approachable?" A rather sharp voice came from Rowlet's mouth.
"Eh??" Mu Qingqing's face was instantly full of question marks. Was that what I just said?
"Alright, alright..." Mu Li interrupted impatiently. "Look at yourself. Do you look approachable?"
Thunder Bird immediately puffed itself up. "How am I not approachable? I'm so cute!"
"But you're wearing someone else's Rowlet shell, okay?" Mu Li continued to retort. "Without that shell, people would be scared away by you."
Mu Li wouldn't indulge this freeloading fellow.
As expected, Thunder Bird immediately drooped its head and went back to the other two Legendary Birds to endure their taunts.
Mu Qingqing seemed to feel a bit bad. She pulled Mu Li and said somewhat guiltily, "Isn't it a bit wrong for us to talk about Him like that? After all, He is one of the Three Legendary Birds..."
Mu Li shrugged. "These three fellows, you can't spoil Them too much, or else They'll be flying to the heavens tomorrow."
Mu Qingqing was about to say, 'They are the Three Legendary Birds, so what if you let Them fly to the heavens?'
But then she thought, this was Mu Li's own family matter, so it was better to let him handle it himself.
Poor me, this cute little fish, was caught in the crossfire.
However, it's hard for a normal person to imagine that the three Rowlets usually crammed into the bag would be the Three Legendary Birds.
Speaking of which, she had been tricked by Mu Li.
And among the entire team, the most bewildered person was Wu Yao.
When he arrived, he initially thought he was just a small, insignificant member of the team, someone Mu Li had gotten in through some connections.
After joining the team, he saw Chichi, Fu Peiyao, Wang Yijia, and Mu Qingqing. Any one of these four had a much higher standing than him.
Perhaps the only one similar to him was Mu Li.
But he hadn't expected that the entire team was almost entirely centered around Mu Li. Even the professor leading the team listened to Mu Li's words when he was undecided.
This made him quite puzzled.
He wanted to ask, but he never found a suitable opportunity.
This subsequent journey to find Suicune made him even more confused.
What exactly was going on with these Pokémon around Mu Li?
Although he had only seen them a few times, with his experience, he could tell that these Pokémon were extraordinary.
From the group Teleport in front of Suikun Town to Mu Li's relationship with Suicune, all of this completely overturned Wu Yao's perception of Mu Li.
In his mind, Mu Li was a bum who just drifted through life, even needing the other three to bring him food, a half-cripple whose main activity every day was probably playing games.
Such a high-level good-for-nothing, within just a few months after graduation, suddenly became a singer. This was something he couldn't accept.
Moreover, looking at how popular Mu Li was, it had nothing to do with singing.
What puzzled him even more was that the Champion A Li had previously posted a video saying that he and Mu Li were good friends.
Mu Li's battle strength wasn't bad either; he had even entered the National Team before.
This directly shattered Wu Yao's worldview.
The conversation between Mu Li and Mu Qingqing just now wasn't deliberately hidden and was overheard by Wu Yao, who was walking nearby.
He initially thought it was just a joke between the two of them, but when that Rowlet opened its mouth and spoke, he knew that what they were saying was actually true!
As soon as he thought of this, Wu Yao couldn't hold back. He took a few steps to Mu Li's side and whispered, "Second brother, what's going on with you? This... this... this..."
Wu Yao suddenly didn't know where to start, getting stuck when it came to the point.
"Speak slowly, what's the rush..." Mu Li looked at his college roommate, with whom he had slept for four years, with a puzzled expression. He knew in his heart that the other party wasn't stupid. He hadn't deliberately hidden anything along the way, so the other party must have guessed a lot of things.
In fact, not just him, but even many staff members of the program team had vaguely guessed something. It was just that this filming team was directly managed by the people above, and they had already signed a confidentiality agreement when they joined the team, so no matter what happened, they had to pretend not to see it.
The identities of the members, as well as the habitats of the legendary Pokémon, all of these things had to be kept confidential.
Considering this, the only person in the entire team who didn't know Mu Li's identity was probably Wu Yao.
Wu Yao organized his thoughts and immediately asked, "What is your relationship with that Champion A Li?"
From beginning to end, Mu Li had never thought of deliberately hiding anything from his good brothers. It was just that if the other party didn't ask, he couldn't just volunteer the information.
"Since you've already asked, I'll tell you..." Mu Li was about to tell Wu Yao the truth, but he was interrupted by Wu Yao halfway through his sentence.
"Indeed!! You two really are childhood friends who grew up together, just like the video said!!" Wu Yao said excitedly, "Oh my god, my brother actually knows my idol!!! Second brother, you must help me get A Li's autograph later!!"
Mu Li immediately showed a wry smile: No, your thought process is so hard for me to guess, bro.
Mu Qingqing, on the side, suddenly looked at Wu Yao with an expression of concern for a mentally challenged person, then turned to Mu Li and said, "Is your brother a bit..."
She extended her index finger and drew a circle around her temple, clearly meaning: Is your brother brain-damaged?
Mu Li also smiled bitterly. "No, fourth brother, what that video said isn't true at all."
"Ah? It's fake? So you don't know A Li?" Wu Yao's spirits immediately deflated when he heard this. "Sigh, I knew it. Those official videos are just casual talk..."
Mu Li said impatiently, "What are you talking about? Listen carefully, I am A Li!"