"Yesterday's ending was truly spectacular!"
Xiao Xia walked, recalling the stunning scene from last night, her eyes sparkling brightly.
The Clefairy evolved into Clefable as the Moon Stone fragments fell, and then they all held hands and danced in the cave.
"If we follow this road, we'll reach Cerulean City."
Yu Feng spotted the signpost stuck in the ground from afar and casually reminded Ash and the others.
Upon hearing Yu Feng's words, Xiao Xia's expression gradually dimmed, but Ash and Brock didn't notice this.
"There's graffiti on it."
Brock, with his sharp eyes, noticed traces of graffiti on the signpost.
"There are people like that everywhere, defacing signs or posters. Let me see who it is."
Ash, on the other hand, had a familiar expression. He then leaned in to see whose graffiti it was; such people would definitely write their names.
'Gary was here, Ash is a big idiot?'
As Ash's voice grew louder, he could already imagine Gary's expression when he wrote that.
"Gary, that scoundrel! I won't lose to him!"
Ash half-crouched, his hair standing on end as if transforming into a Super Saiyan. Then, Ash quickly rushed in the direction of Cerulean City.
"What's wrong with him?"
Brock was a bit confused; it was just a few words, why get so angry?
"Heh, you guys don't understand, that's his best friend."
Yu Feng briefly explained the relationship between Ash and Gary to Brock and Xiao Xia, eliciting thoughtful expressions from both of them.
"Ah, where are my rivals now? It's not a big deal even if I'm late. Laughing out loud at the last moment should be pretty good, I guess."
Watching Ash's receding figure, Yu Feng narrated in a magnetic voice, looking at Brock and Xiao Xia by his side, who were helpless. He, like Ash, really couldn't understand... "Wow, the weather is so nice, it makes me feel good!"
Feeling the warm sunshine on his body, Ash stretched languidly, feeling incredibly comfortable.
"Exactly, in this weather, even black tea becomes more delicious."
Yu Feng, at some unknown point, had picked up his black tea again and was sipping it. This made Ash wonder where he kept getting the black tea from.
"Yu Feng, where do you keep getting this black tea from?"
Ash was genuinely puzzled; he clearly hadn't had time to brew tea. Where did this warm black tea come from?
"This is where you don't understand the wonders of Psychic-type Pokémon. I can have Indeedee carry the tea-making tools and stay behind. Once it's brewed, she just brings it back."
Yu Feng revealed the secret of how he got his black tea to Ash, tossing the cup in his hand backward.
The moment it was airborne, it was caught by Indeedee, who appeared instantly. Indeedee then quickly vanished from Ash's sight, and in a blink, Yu Feng had another steaming cup of black tea in his hand.
Ash decided to ignore Yu Feng, the show-off, but he had to admit that Psychic-type Pokémon were indeed convenient.
"Yes, in this weather, it only takes two hours to dry washed clothes."
Seeing Ash look at him, Brock also offered his opinion, though it seemed Ash couldn't quite grasp it.
"Of course, thick clothes take three hours, and thinner items like handkerchiefs take less than an hour."
Hearing Brock's words, Yu Feng couldn't help but express admiration. How much experience must that have accumulated!
He usually just used Psychic to directly separate the water from his clothes after washing them, or rather, he barely washed clothes at all.
Psychic protection, kid!
At this moment, they didn't notice that someone was missing from their group.
"Hey! You guys, wait for me!"
"Where are you all going?!"
Xiao Xia quickly caught up from behind, and after reaching Ash and the others, she half-crouched to catch her breath, then seriously asked them about their intentions.
"Didn't we already say we're going to Cerulean City?"
Ash was very confused; hadn't they already told Xiao Xia about this?
Unexpectedly, Xiao Xia became very nervous upon hearing this, and she spoke with a slight panic: "Cerulean City? Do you really have to go there?"
"Of course, Xiao Xia. Why are you so flustered?"
Ash always felt that Xiao Xia had some unspeakable secret, but he knew he wouldn't be able to get her to reveal it.
"I... I think it's best if you don't go to that place."
Xiao Xia was extremely nervous, her words somewhat stumbling, as she really didn't want to go back to that place right now.
"Why?"
"That place..."
"What about it? What about it?"
"There will be very, very scary ghosts!"
Ash was intrigued by Xiao Xia's question and listened intently to her reasons. When Xiao Xia mentioned that ghosts would appear, Ash still looked at her expressionlessly.
"Like this! Boo hoo!"
Seeing that Ash was still not scared, Xiao Xia made a ghost face, ready to scare him.
Unexpectedly, Ash looked at it and wasn't scared; instead, he laughed, saying as he laughed: "Hahaha, Xiao Xia, your ghost face is really funny."
"Brock, Yu Feng, Pikachu, let's go."
After the joke, Ash turned and led Yu Feng and the others, ready to continue forward.
"I need to remind you that most so-called ghosts are Ghost-type Pokémon."
Yu Feng explained to Xiao Xia why Ash wasn't afraid of ghosts. Besides the fact that most ghosts are actually Ghost-types pretending, Ash also has a really big heart.
Watching the group walk away without hesitation, ignoring her words, Xiao Xia started to get anxious: "No, no, wait for me!"
"How about we go to Vermilion City first? There are lots of water Pokémon there, and there's also a Port and a dock."
"You can also take a luxury cruise ship there, or stand on the hillside park at the Port to watch the beautiful sunset. It's so romantic!"
"Even if you're brainless, you must know how great that place is!"
Xiao Xia instantly jumped in front of them, trying to persuade them to go to Vermilion City first, which would be good for both her and Ash!
"Really? Then I've decided!"
"Really!"
Ash seemed somewhat moved by Xiao Xia's description, and Xiao Xia excitedly looked at Ash, hoping he would change his mind about going to Cerulean City.
"I've decided to go to Cerulean City!"
Unfortunately, Xiao Xia still underestimated Ash; Ash would never change his plans for others.
And Xiao Xia, upon hearing Ash's reply, fell to the ground, unable to get up.
"Anyway, we must collect the Gym Leader's badges, and Cerulean City has the important Cerulean Gym."
Ash walked forward without looking back. Yu Feng gave Xiao Xia a helpless expression and followed Ash towards Cerulean City.