"Gardevoir~ (Xiao Feng Feng, are you there~ Xiao Feng Feng~)"
Several Gardevoir, with strange smiles, called out to Yu Feng from not far away.
Hearing those calls, Yu Feng hugged Lao Mei and shrank back again. He would rather die than respond.
Who knew what would happen if he responded? It started with just the Aunties acting strange, but now it had spread to ordinary Gardevoir?
After finally enduring the departure of those Gardevoir, Yu Feng emerged from the snow, still holding Lao Mei.
Fortunately, his clothes were white, a natural camouflage, so all he had to do was bury his head in the snow.
"Ralts? (Big brother, how much longer do we have to walk? I'm hungry.)"
After the Gardevoir left, Shiny Ralts rubbed her empty little belly, drooling slightly, and looked at her all-capable big brother.
She hadn't eaten anything since leaving Greedent's place. She was so hungry now that she felt like she could take a few bites out of her big brother.
"Here, this is for you. I knew you'd be hungry."
Yu Feng pulled a steaming Oran Berry from his pocket and handed it to his sister. He knew those things wouldn't be enough for his Lao Mei.
Shiny Ralts happily took the warm Oran Berry and bit into it cheerfully.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Shiny Kirlia glanced at her big brother, who was intently observing their surroundings, then looked at the Oran Berry in her hand.
After a moment of thought, she split the Oran Berry in half, looking somewhat reluctantly at the half she hadn't bitten into.
Gritting her teeth, she patted Yu Feng's shoulder, closed her eyes, and offered that half to her big brother.
Yu Feng was startled by the pat on his shoulder, thinking he had been discovered, but it turned out his sister was offering him half of her Oran Berry.
"It's okay, you eat it. Big brother isn't hungry."
He affectionately stroked his sister's head and pushed the Oran Berry back, ignoring, of course, the fact that his belt was tightened to its absolute limit.
Looking at her big brother pushing the Oran Berry back, Shiny Ralts tilted her head, sucking her finger. She didn't understand why her big brother wasn't hungry.
It was common sense that a larger body consumed more, and big brother hadn't eaten much earlier either.
She didn't understand, but that didn't stop her from wanting to eat more.
After confirming that her big brother really didn't want to eat, Shiny Ralts no longer hesitated, swallowing the Oran Berry in a few bites and then licking her hand with her pink tongue, still wanting more.
"Ralts~! (Big brother, I'm still hungry.)"
Shiny Ralts pitifully tugged at Yu Feng's clothes, using a charming voice to ask her big brother for more food.
"Still hungry, huh? In that case, wait for me a moment."
Yu Feng heard that his sister was still very hungry and looked around with some difficulty. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as if he had seen something interesting. He told his Lao Mei to wait for him here in peace.
He then got up and walked towards the place he had seen, carefully making sure not to encounter any Gardevoir who might be looking for them.
He lay in the snow-covered grass and peered out, his eyes lighting up—it was exactly as he had thought.
This was indeed a Beedrill nest! Although he didn't know why the Beedrill weren't in their nest in the middle of winter, wasn't it better that they weren't?
Yu Feng cautiously walked into the nest, fearing that there might be Beedrill inside, or even Kakuna, which would be troublesome.
If he startled a Kakuna, an army of Beedrill could instantly appear, and that was something he couldn't handle right now.
Yu Feng carefully observed places where Kakuna and Beedrill might be, but strangely, after walking for a while, he hadn't even found a single Weedle.
"Why is this so strange? Not even a single Weedle?"
Yu Feng looked at the beehive in front of him, feeling a bit odd. According to his memory, this place should be the most important area for a Beedrill colony, right?
But on the nearby branches, let alone Weedle, he hadn't even seen a single Kakuna.
Instead, the tree hollows storing Sweet Honey and Honey were overflowing with golden honey.
"What to do? The more I look, the more suspicious it seems."
The more Yu Feng looked, the more suspicious the current situation seemed. What kind of situation would leave the center of a colony without any guarding Pokémon?
Had an Ursaluna army come to raid them? But the problem was, there were no Ursaluna in this forest!
"Forget it, life and death are fated, wealth is in the heavens. Grab it and run!"
Yu Feng cheered himself on, stealthily approaching a small tree that stored honey. He casually grabbed some scattered fruits nearby and stuffed them into his pocket; this honey certainly wouldn't be filling enough.
He sized up the tree trunk in front of him, and after measuring it to confirm he could carry it away,
Yu Feng calmed his mind and punched the tree trunk!
The small tree was broken off at its base, and Yu Feng, without another word, hoisted the tree and ran.
If the Beedrill came back, he'd be doomed. One sting from a Beedrill and he could go report to Arceus early.
Yu Feng ran a long way, only daring to show his head after the Beedrill nest was completely out of sight.
However, if he had gone a little deeper at that time, he would have discovered a pile of Beedrill and Weedle lying behind the largest tree.
Several Gardevoir sat nonchalantly on the mountain of Beedrill, and whenever a Beedrill woke up, they rewarded it with a Psychic.
"Gardevoir? (Xiao Feng Feng left?)"
A Gardevoir, holding a Poké Toy and stepping on what appeared to be the Beedrill clan leader, heard the sound of the tree trunk being dragged and asked her companion.
"Gardevoir. (I'll go check.)"
"Gardevoir. (He's gone.)"
A Gardevoir with a ponytail disappeared from her spot and returned a short while later, nodding to her companions.
"Gardevoir. (Xiao Feng Feng left, so let's give them all a harsh one and go.)"
The Gardevoir holding the Poké Toy tossed her hair, revealing her other eye.
After giving the Beedrill lying on the ground a Psychic, the Gardevoir left without a second thought, disappearing from the spot.
"Bzzzz!!!!"
The Beedrill clan leader used his last breath, raising his big stinger and cursing what seemed to be very, very foul language. Finally, he couldn't catch his breath, closed his eyes, and peacefully fell asleep... "Lao Mei, I'm back!"
Yu Feng ran to his sister, carrying the small tree, and excitedly placed it in front of her.
"Ralts~! (Big brother, you're amazing! Did you raid a Beedrill nest?)"
Shiny Ralts's eyes sparkled as she looked at her brother. To get her something to eat, he actually raided a Beedrill nest—that was truly incredible!
"Heh heh, you don't even know who I am."
Yu Feng wiped his nose. Although he didn't know where the Beedrill had gone, it didn't stop him from showing off a bit for his sister.
"Alright, eat first. This Honey and Sweet Honey should be enough for us. After we eat, let's set off again." Yu Feng took out a honeycomb dripping with golden honey and handed it to his sister, then looked at the surroundings and said, "We should reach Auntie Hatterene's territory in about half a day."