"Time's up, I should go," Xu Ming said, checking the time, then picked up his suitcase, ready to leave.
"Third Brother, let me see you off," Mu Li said. "I'm also preparing to leave this sorrowful place."
"No need, I can just take a taxi myself," Xu Ming refused. "If you have the time, you should go see Shi Miaomiao."
Mu Li looked at Xu Ming speechlessly: "I told you all, I just see her as my sister. Let me see you off, it's hard to get a taxi in Yangcheng right now."
Mu Li offered a reason Xu Ming couldn't refuse.
He had calculated everything, only thinking of staying in Yangcheng a little longer, but he hadn't expected it to be rush hour.
So, to Xu Ming's astonishment, Mu Li directly shoved Xu Ming's suitcase into his own shadow.
"My goodness! Second Brother, are you a magician?" Xu Ming circled Mu Li's shadow for a long time, but couldn't figure out anything.
Mu Li rolled his eyes impatiently: "Can't you be more knowledgeable? This is called a Dimensional Space. Gengar, come out and meet Third Brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, a big purple fatty squeezed itself out of Mu Li's shadow.
"This... this... this is Gengar?" Xu Ming looked at Mu Li and Gengar in disbelief.
Gengar directly made a scary face at Xu Ming, then returned to the shadow.
"That's right, didn't I tell you? Our family has many Pokémon," Mu Li nodded.
Xu Ming couldn't help but complain: "Who raises so many Pokémon for no reason, and your Pokémon all look pretty powerful."
Mu Li was stunned, then chuckled awkwardly: "Hahaha, they're just fat, not powerful, not powerful at all."
"Well, time's almost up, let's hurry and go," Mu Li quickly changed the subject and summoned Togekiss.
Although it was Xu Ming's second time seeing Togekiss, the first time was just a brief glance. This second time seeing Togekiss, he realized something was off.
Although he had only seen Togekiss on TV before, those Togekiss could at most carry one person.
But this Togekiss in front of him was over two meters tall, and its wings, when spread, were really like a small airplane. Not to mention two people, three adults could sit on it without a problem.
"Let's go! Togekiss is very stable," Mu Li invited with a smile.
Five minutes later, a white light flashed across the sky.
"You told me this was stable?" Xu Ming wasn't riding a Flying Pokémon for the first time, but a Flying Pokémon this fast truly was a first. "How many knots are you flying? This speed is probably faster than an airplane!"
Mu Li looked at the speed displayed on his watch: "It's alright, only 600."
"You @#$%...&" Xu Ming was too shocked to say anything.
"Third Brother, let me tell you, last time I suffered a loss, I was emergency-stopped when I flew at 500," Mu Li's eyes gleamed. "This time I know, they can't catch me at all. As long as I fly fast enough, the ticket won't catch up to me! Go! Togekiss!"
"You @#%&"
What would have been over an hour's drive, Togekiss flew in less than ten minutes, and that was still because Togekiss accidentally overshot the destination.
After seeing Xu Ming off, Mu Li looked at the sky, which was already starting to darken, feeling a bit lost.
Forget it, I'll go back to sleep first.
Mu Li rode Togekiss back to his farm.
After a few days, the Pokémon on the farm seemed unusually... actually, there was no anomaly.
Everyone was orderly doing their work, too lazy to even bother with Mu Li's return.
"Have I become so insignificant on the farm?" Mu Li's eyes welled up.
The other Pokémon were too lazy to bother with Mu Li's dramatic act. They just silently chuckled while working, continuing to pretend not to see Mu Li.
Seeing that no Pokémon paid him any attention, Mu Li felt a pang of disappointment and returned to his room alone.
Dragonite suddenly descended from the sky, frowning as he stared at Mu Li and asked, "Is the breeder really unhappy?"
Giratina also flew over, shrinking into a small ball: "It's okay, he's easy to coax."
Sylveon: "That's right, just coax him a little."
Dragonite nodded seriously: "Then, we'll proceed according to the original plan."
Mu Li returned to his bed in a daze. For some reason, he suddenly felt the covers were a bit cold.
He missed his family a little.
He took out his phone and dialed a number. The call connected quickly: "Hello, Mom."
A pleasant female voice quickly came from the other end of the phone: "What's wrong? A Li? Do you miss Mom?"
Yes, Mu Li had parents in this life. His mother was Fang Wanrong, and his father was Mu Mu. The two were currently traveling the globe, having abandoned him.
"Mm," Mu Li hummed.
"Oh, then just think about it, don't come looking for us, don't disturb your dad and my alone time."
Mu Li's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "Am I even your son? Who raises a child like this?"
"Who told you to be so independent since childhood, you never let me experience the sense of accomplishment of raising a child. Your dad and I are currently discussing whether to have a younger brother or sister for you?"
Mu Li was speechless again.
After a while, Fang Wanrong's voice sounded again: "A Li, are you feeling a bit down?"
"Mm, Mom, I graduated today," Mu Li said faintly.
"Ah? You actually graduated? That fast?" Fang Wanrong exclaimed. "So, you're going to work?"
"Mom, I'm considering whether to become a singer?" Mu Li probed.
He didn't know if Fang Wanrong and Mu Mu had any expectations for him, although they had never interfered with his decisions since he was little.
"Huh? Didn't you study at a music academy? What else could you be if not a singer? I thought you had already decided?" Fang Wanrong asked, puzzled.
Mu Li's mouth twitched. He had never seen such unreliable parents, they even got his major wrong: "I studied broadcasting, alright?"
"What's the difference? It's all a music academy anyway," Fang Wanrong said as if it were obvious.
"Forget it, since you don't object, then I'll become a singer," Mu Li said. "Also, say hello to Dad, Lapras, and Charizard for me."
"OK!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other side eagerly hung up the phone.
After Fang Wanrong's antics, the sadness in Mu Li's heart had completely vanished.
He couldn't help but laugh: "I didn't expect this unreliable mother to be quite useful."
Fang Wanrong always seemed to have a magic power that could make Mu Li completely escape the sadness in his heart, and it had been like that since he was a child.
Mu Li stood up and stretched, opening the door to go downstairs, but he found the downstairs was completely dark.
"Where are the other kids?" Mu Li walked downstairs curiously. Normally at this time, those kids wouldn't be quietly sleeping. They would always be running around downstairs, or squeezed together watching TV.
As soon as Mu Li walked down, a small flame lit up. A Charmander used its tail to light the candles on the cake, and the residual light from the candles illuminated the entire room.
The Pokémon on the farm were all squeezed into the small house at this time, with some larger Pokémon nestled by the windows, watching the room.
Sylveon carefully held the palm-sized cake with its ribbons. Mu Li saw what the cake looked like.
It was ugly, and six words were written crookedly on the cake—"Celebrating Mu Li's Graduation!"
Two patches of pink cream were sparsely spread on the cake, and Mu Li knew it was cream from his Alcremie.
Perhaps it was a family trait, Mu Li, including his Pokémon, weren't very good at cooking, but the more this was the case, the more he knew how much effort these Pokémon had put into this cake.
"Thank you, thank you all," Mu Li's eyes were blurred with tears again.
He had thought that because he hadn't been back to accompany these Pokémon for so long, they were angry with him, which was why they ignored him.
He hadn't expected them to team up and give him a surprise.
"I thought you were really angry..." Mu Li was almost choked with sobs.
In this life, the Pokémon were the ones who had accompanied him the longest. If even they didn't want him, Mu Li truly didn't know where to go.
"Don't worry, we'll always be with you, A Li," a voice echoed in Mu Li's mind. Mu Li knew it was Giratina's telepathy.
"Thank you, thank you all," Mu Li tried to stop crying, but the tears kept flowing.
He picked up a piece of cake. The cake, mixed with tears, entered his mouth, but he only tasted sweetness.
Early the next morning, Mu Li excitedly ran out of his room, only to look up and see a dark cloud.
"Can't you two fight further away?" Mu Li didn't like gloomy skies. He couldn't help but shout at Dragonite and Giratina in the sky.
Dragonite sighed and shrugged at Giratina. Both Pokémon rolled their eyes at Mu Li before leaving.
Before Mu Li could give an order, a beam of light burst from the room.
The sun appeared again, another Sunny Day!
Mu Li smiled and lay directly on the hammock.
But for some reason, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
Mu Li struggled for a while, then climbed out of the hammock: "Since I've decided to be a singer, I'll have to find an opportunity to debut."
With that, he made a phone call.
At the same time, in Mu City on the Frontier, three men were huddled together, each holding a thermos.
The temperature difference in Mu City in July was very high. The morning temperature was only 15 degrees Celsius. The three men were all wearing thin long-sleeved shirts and were currently huddled in a breakfast shop, freezing.
Don't let these three men seem a bit uncouth; they were all famous figures.
One middle-aged man, who looked to be in his thirties but was actually over forty, was named Deng Fei, a well-known actor in China. In recent years, he had gained prominence through comedic roles, and his acting skills were excellent.
Another slightly fatter man, named Chichi, was also a well-known actor in China, who had gained fame in his early years through a household-name sitcom, "Cohabitation Diary."
The remaining man, who looked a bit older, was none other than Fan Yizhi, who once dominated the football field, known as General Fan. Although he was now over fifty, he still had a muscular physique and looked quite robust.
The three of them were currently filming a show called "Wu Ha."
For some reason, the original regular guest on the "Wu Ha" show could no longer participate. At this time, director Wang Xiang was troubled about how to proceed.
Perhaps finding it interesting, the director directly filmed the scene where everyone discussed countermeasures together.