However, Charmander was at a playful age; having just learned a new skill, he was overjoyed and paid no mind to what Li Chen was saying.
Amidst Li Chen's exclamations, Charmander even threw two punches with his flame-wrapped fists, causing Sparks to fly and tiny wisps of flame to dissipate in the air, which made Li Chen's heart pound with fear.
If Charmander were to set the room on fire, he could already imagine the Grandpa's furious rage after he sobered up, he would definitely beat him black and blue.
Thinking of this, Li Chen unhesitatingly hugged Charmander, who felt the warm embrace.
Charmander then calmed down from his excitement, the flames on his fists dissipated, and he returned Li Chen's hug with his small hands.
"Charmander, you almost scared me to death just now!"
Li Chen patted Charmander's back, exhaled a long breath, and said with lingering fear that playing with fire in the room was truly a dangerous thing.
This took up another half an hour without him realizing it. Li Chen put Charmander, who had learned Fire Punch, back into his Luxury Ball, and then hung the Luxury Ball on his Pokémon belt.
Afterward, he unlocked the door, went to the restroom, and checked if the Grandpa had woken up.
Seeing that the Grandpa was still sound asleep, Li Chen breathed a sigh of relief, returned to his room, lay on the bed, and fell asleep shortly after.
The next morning, at a little past seven, Li Chen immediately got up and washed up at the Grandpa's urging, then they ate breakfast together.
After finishing breakfast, the Grandpa went to the Gym's front yard.
Since quite a few Trainers had booked to challenge the Gym today, and his disciples couldn't handle it all, the Grandpa was also uneasy, so he went to the battle arena early in the morning to oversee things.
After eating, Li Chen first returned to his room, closed the door, and fed his Charmander a high-grade Fire-type Energy Cube.
After feeding Charmander, he ran to the greenhouse garden and, before the Gym staff arrived, fed the Salamence mother and son three high-grade Dragon-type Energy Cubes each.
After feeding Salamence, Li Chen, with nowhere else to go, stayed in the greenhouse garden and played with Salamence, while also studying the system's functions.
Today, the fourth-tier small city of Yang City welcomed several uninvited guests.
Many people walking on the streets noticed two Flying-type Pokémon flying rapidly above Yang City.
Upon closer inspection, they found that there were people riding on those two Flying-type Pokémon, and those who witnessed this scene were utterly shocked, displaying expressions of extreme astonishment, as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight.
This was because the Hua Xia Elves Alliance had established a no-fly zone regulation, which clearly stipulated that no Trainer was allowed to fly or pass through the airspace above cities on Flying-type Pokémon; violators would be severely punished.
Of course, there are always exceptions; for example, Elite-level and above Trainers, as well as high-ranking Alliance officials, have special privileges, and the no-fly zone regulation does not apply to them.
A strong Flygon and a Pidgeot with a wingspan exceeding four meters landed in front of the Yang City Gym's main entrance, attracting the attention of many passersby and challengers, who all looked on.
Because in a small city like Yang City, the appearance of Dragon-type Pokémon is extremely rare, especially a handsome Flygon, it inevitably attracted the attention of passersby.
Three people, two men and one woman, jumped down from Flygon and Pidgeot.
There was a hunched-back old man with a head full of white hair, a middle-aged man who was a bit bald but still handsome, and a beautiful girl wearing a pretty long dress.
The three had an unusual aura, and this combination was very strange, yet they appeared at the entrance of the Yang City Gym.
The old man and the middle-aged man put Flygon and Pidgeot back into their Poké Balls respectively, then looked up at the four large characters of "Yang City Gym," revealing a hint of disdainful smile, and then the three walked into the Yang City Gym.
Ten minutes later, a young man wearing a Yang City Gym uniform rushed into the greenhouse garden in a panic and found Li Chen, who was playing with Salamence.
"Chen Ge, this is bad! Three people came to the Gym, and I heard they are from the Imperial Capital. Master told me to find you and bring you over."
"Chen Ge, before I came out, I saw Master arguing with them, it looked like they were about to fight. How dare they cause trouble at our Yang City Gym? Should I call more people? That way we won't be at a disadvantage if a fight breaks out."
The person who came was the Grandpa's disciple, named Shuanzi.
Shuanzi was abandoned by his parents when he was young, and by a stroke of luck, the Grandpa saw him and adopted him, so Shuanzi naturally became the Grandpa's disciple.
"Why call more people? With the Grandpa here, who would dare to cause trouble at the Gym? Let's go see what's happening first."
Li Chen rolled his eyes at Shuanzi. This world wasn't like his previous life, where numbers meant victory. If there was a fight, it would be a Pokémon battle. What good would more people do?
In the entire Yang City, there was probably no one more powerful than the Grandpa. The most powerful person was already there, so what was there to be afraid of?
However, Shuanzi saying that the other party was from the Imperial Capital made Li Chen a bit confused. The Imperial Capital was more than two thousand kilometers away from Yang City. Why would people from the Imperial Capital come to this impoverished place like Yang City for no reason?
Li Chen couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it, put Salamence back into her Luxury Ball, and then followed Shuanzi back.
In the Gym's reception room, specifically for distinguished guests, Li Chen saw the three people Shuanzi had mentioned, as well as the furious Grandpa, who looked like a powder keg about to explode.
Li Chen lingered for a moment on the young woman in the white long dress, not because she was particularly beautiful or had a good figure, but purely because Li Chen found her somewhat familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
"This must be your grandson, Li Chen, right? He is indeed a talented young man, but compared to my young master, he is not just a little bit inferior, but as different as heaven and earth."
Upon Li Chen's arrival, the gaze of everyone in the living room converged on him, and the white-haired old man immediately offered his assessment.
Li Chen originally thought the old man was going to praise him, but he didn't expect the other party's tone to suddenly change, directly comparing him to his young master and deliberately belittling him, which made Li Chen grit his teeth in anger.
"Old man, what are you saying? You're so old, with one foot already in the grave, yet you still talk so big. If your young master is so amazing, why doesn't he ascend to heaven!"
Li Chen didn't humor the other party and retorted directly, instantly creating a deathly silence, and the atmosphere in the room immediately became eerie.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
"You rude brat! You're infuriating me! Li Tianhe, is this how you discipline your grandson?"
The old man was so angry that his face turned red, he coughed continuously, gasping for breath, almost like a dying person.
However, the Grandpa's expression improved significantly, and he completely ignored the old man.
"Elder Ye, please calm down. Don't bicker with a child. Don't forget our main mission for this trip."
Under the middle-aged man's soothing words, the old man finally managed to catch his breath, glaring at Li Chen through gritted teeth.
"Uncle Li, since Xiao Chen is also here, let's speak openly. The engagement we jokingly set in the past cannot be counted. I have brought all the betrothal gifts, and I will return them in full."
The middle-aged man subtly glanced at the Grandpa, then said with conviction, simultaneously taking out a high-end box, opening it, and placing it on the table.
