Hana had never said such a thing.
It was all Ye Feng’s fabrication.
Seeing Xiao Zhi’s sad face, Ye Feng said, "Alright, I was just kidding. I’ll still call you Xiao Zhi from now on."
Xiao Zhi nodded.
"By the way, Brother Ye Feng, you're so handsome, are you interested in becoming a Pokémon Coordinator?!"
Xiao Yao leaned close to Ye Feng.
Ye Feng looked at the well-proportioned Xiao Yao and said, "Not interested at all. I’m personally more interested in Pokémon battles."
Hearing this, Xiao Zhi looked at Xiao Yao with a hint of complaint, "Xiao Yao, why have you never suggested that I and Xiao Gang become Coordinators?"
Xiao Yao chuckled awkwardly, "Xiao Zhi, I know you and Xiao Gang’s dreams, so..."
Actually, what Xiao Yao really wanted to say was: there were more female Coordinators than male ones.
This was because the standards for male appearance were higher.
It wasn't exactly higher, though.
It was mainly that most women almost always wore makeup or put a lot of effort into researching their outfits.
What matched what, which outfit suited them.
As for guys, well, few could even be bothered to use a facial cleanser.
So, in comparison, men relied on their natural good looks. And how many handsome guys were there among those with natural good looks?
Ye Feng was one of those with natural good looks.
His face showed no signs of makeup.
His skin was even better than a woman's.
The group chatted idly as they traveled.
Finally, the airship slowly landed.
The two dressed as Plusle emerged from the cockpit and were visibly taken aback to see so many people in the passenger cabin.
But then.
"Alright, we've arrived at our destination. Please follow us down."
They exited the airship.
What greeted their eyes was an extremely beautiful place.
White walls and white ground.
A luxurious castle, as if from a dream.
"Where is this?" Xiao Xia asked.
"That's right! This is the Miraj Kingdom in the desert!!!"
Said the two dressed as Plusle.
"Miraj Kingdom?! Wait, why did you bring us here?! And who exactly are you?!"
"Who are we?"
"Good question! Since you ask! We will mercifully tell you!! To protect the world from devastation! To unite all peoples within our nation! To denounce the evils of truth and love! To extend our reach to the stars above! Jessie! James! And Meowth! Together, we’ll make the world a better place, today!"
"That's right! Meow!"
Suddenly, another Meowth popped out.
"It’s you! Team Rocket!"
Xiao Zhi and the others were truly surprised to see these guys again.
However, the trio slowly backed away, and from behind them emerged a richly dressed middle-aged man with a mustache.
The mustached man’s brow furrowed upon seeing Ye Feng and the others.
"You three, didn't I tell you to only bring back one Plusle? Why did you bring so many people?!"
"This... Lord Han Zhuo, we didn't want to..."
Questioned by the man, Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth became embarrassed.
"But it doesn't matter, since Plusle is mine anyway."
As he finished speaking, three Pokémon suddenly flew out from behind the man named Han Zhuo.
A Shedinja.
Two Ninjask.
And just as the man named Han Zhuo was about to make a move.
"Stop!!"
A girl wearing a very beautiful dress, with pink hair and large eyes, ran over anxiously.
"Han Zhuo, stop!!!"
Han Zhuo glanced at the girl and said, "Princess Sara, do not meddle in other people's affairs here."
Seeing such a beautiful girl, it was a shame she wasn't the mature older sister Xiao Gang liked, so Xiao Gang didn't step forward.
However, everyone now knew that this girl was a princess!!!
Ye Feng didn't pay much attention to the sudden appearance of Han Zhuo.
He surveyed the kingdom.
It had a feel of ancient European royalty.
The kind where guarding a city could establish a kingdom.
As for Princess Sara, well, she was quite pretty.
"No! You stop!!"
Princess Sara blocked in front of Xiao Zhi and the others.
But Han Zhuo seemed to ignore her completely and directly commanded his Pokémon!
"Shedinja! Use Solar Beam!"
"Ninjask! Use Hyper Beam!!"
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!!!"
"Mudkip! Water Gun!!"
Xiao Zhi and Xiao Gang quickly intervened.
But they were no match for the opponent's three Pokémon, especially with moves like Solar Beam and Hyper Beam.
"Hand over the Plusle to me!"
Han Zhuo roared.
At this moment, Thunderbolt and Water Gun were losing in the beam struggle. Just as three attacks were about to bombard Xiao Zhi and the group.
"Plusle! Jiggle!"
Suddenly, the Plusle in Xiao Xia's arms emitted a brilliant light all over its body.
It flew out of Xiao Xia's arms into the air.
A radiant power surged from within it.
It blocked those attacks.
"This is... Safeguard?"
Princess Sara said.
And at that moment, everyone suddenly noticed that above the castle of this country, another castle had appeared, but it was upside down.
That was a mirage.
And in front of the mirage, an inverted, opulent gate appeared.
In an instant, Princess Sara, along with Ye Feng, Xiao Zhi, and the others, were all teleported inside.
Inside the gate.
"Where is this place?"
Ye Feng asked Princess Sara.
Princess Sara also looked incredulous, "This is... our kingdom's Plusle realm."
Princess Sara saw Ye Feng asking and her face blushed slightly.
She hadn't expected there to be a man in the world so handsome.
The Miraj Kingdom was a kingdom deep in the desert, isolated from the world.
Everything was self-sufficient.
They didn't interact with the outside world.
Therefore, Princess Sara didn't recognize Ye Feng.
"Plusle realm? But why is this realm so desolate?"
Xiao Xia looked around.
It was barren and dark, and at that moment.
They saw many Plusle lying on the ground ahead.
However, these Plusle were all extremely weak.
"What on earth is going on?"
Xiao Yao frowned.
Ever since they arrived at this kingdom, everything had been confusing.
Princess Sara explained, "Our Miraj Kingdom has always revered Plusle as a sacred Pokémon. We have always believed that there is a pure power within Plusle. This power can be shared if it stays with someone equally pure, but if it stays with an evil person... Plusle will suffer backlash."
"The regent named Han Zhuo is such a person. He wants to snatch your Plusle because of our kingdom's rule: when the previous king retires, the next king must find a Plusle of their own."
"And since I haven't found one, Han Zhuo intends to find one himself to become king."
Boom!
Before the princess could finish, the entire Plusle realm suddenly began to tremble.
The group quickly looked back. Through the light ring, they could see the outside scene.
Han Zhuo was attacking the realm.
"Damn it!"
Just as Xiao Zhi was about to act heroically, he saw Xiao Xia’s Plusle suddenly rush out.
Xiao Zhi quickly tried to follow, but was blocked by the light ring.