Chapter 123: My Mom Who Learned to Stay Out All Night
After resting for a while, Grandma Yuan Xiang and Grandpa Shan Yan took Bai Feng to choose Sunflora and Sunkern.
Bai Feng had originally thought the golden expanse he saw from afar was spectacular enough, but he didn't expect that seeing the vast clusters of Sunflora gathered together up close would be even more breathtaking.
Thousands of Sunflora were neatly lined up, all facing the Sun with their heads, eyes closed and faces enjoying the bath of Sunshine. Even Bai Feng and his group arriving didn't startle them.
Finally, after careful selection by Grandma Yuan Xiang and Grandpa Shan Yan, Bai Feng obtained one hundred Sunflora and fifty Sunkern.
Since these Sunflora and Sunkern didn't have Poké Balls, Bai Feng ultimately had to call back and have Machamp drive a large Truck to transport them away.
Because the Quantity was too large, Machamp couldn't transport them all in one trip. It took two trips to bring all the Sunflora and Sunkern back to Fangxing Mountain.
Before leaving, Bai Feng once again promised Grandma Yuan Xiang and Grandpa Shan Yan, "I will definitely treat the Sunflora and Sunkern well. Please rest assured."
Grandpa Shan Yan said with relief, "That's good. We believe you."
As soon as Bai Feng returned Home, he found the bright Sun hanging above Fangxing Mountain. The weather had become clear, and the thick Dark Clouds that were there before had completely disappeared.
On the Mountain Top, in the Clearing not far from the Courtyard, one hundred Sunflora and fifty Sunkern were neatly lined up, unanimously turning their faces towards the Sun. Their bodies even emitted a colorful halo.
If he didn't look closely, Bai Feng might have thought his own Plot was planted with Sunflowers.
Only focused on basking in the Sun, the motionless Sunflora were truly too much like Sunflowers.
Seeing that the Sunflora had Adapted well to the new Environment, Bai Feng returned Home and released all the Pokémon from the Poké Balls on his person.
As soon as Primarina came out, it ran off with its Little Friends to manage their half-dead Livestream business.
Chikorita hadn't seen the Sun in a long time. Now that it saw the clear weather outside, it immediately dragged Larvitar and Carbink out to play happily.
Heliolisk was also preparing to go to the large Stone where it usually basked in the Sun to enjoy a sunbath. These days of continuous rain had been the most uncomfortable for it; it felt like its battery was running low.
Just as it lay down on the large Stone, Heliolisk noticed the group of Sunflora not far away. The Sunflora were enveloped in a brilliant halo, dazzling to look at.
The Solar Energy there seemed very abundant.
Attracted by the Solar Energy, Heliolisk jumped down from the large Stone, walked step by step towards the group of Sunflora, entered among them, spread open its Neck Frill, and imitated the way the Sunflora bathed in Solar Energy.
Heliolisk's skin color was almost the same as the color of the Sunflora's flower discs. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to Discover a Heliolisk hidden within the group of Sunflora.
When Sunflora gather together, they can absorb a large amount of Solar Energy through their flower discs. Since they can't absorb it all, some of it overflows, which is why Bai Feng and Heliolisk were able to see the special halo covering them Above before.
Now, Heliolisk burrowed into the group of Sunflora, using the special nature of its Neck Frill to absorb all the Solar Energy that the Sunflora hadn't absorbed into its own Body, converting it into a large amount of Electrical Energy.
For a Time, Heliolisk's entire Body began to flash with faint golden Electric Currents from time to time. However, mixed in with the equally golden flower discs of the Sunflora, they were not easy to Discover.
Some Electric Currents even shot out from Heliolisk's Body, splashing onto the Sunflora.
However, these Electric Currents were not strong, and being Grass-type Pokémon, the Sunflora weren't particularly afraid of Electric Currents. So, when the Electric Currents ran over them, they didn't feel uncomfortable; instead, they felt a tingling sensation all over, like a "bilibili" feeling.
Like a Massage.
As a result, the Sunflora around Heliolisk unconsciously pressed closer to its Body, making it very difficult to Discover the Heliolisk hidden among them.
Heliolisk stayed in the group of Sunflora like one of them until the Sun set before leaving.
In the evening, Bai Ye still didn't return until dark. Bai Feng was already used to this.
Early the next morning, Heliolisk once again disguised itself as a Sunflora and hid in the group of Sunflora to leech Solar Energy.
Bai Feng, on the other hand, was Busy in the Orchard early in the morning. Without the trouble of rainy days, the Flowers on the fruit trees bloomed very brilliantly and colorfully, and Bai Feng's mood improved along with them.
As Noon approached, Bai Feng was about to finish work and go Home for lunch when he suddenly heard someone calling him.
"Bai Feng!"
"Hey~ Bai Feng!!!"
Bai Feng squinted for a long time and finally saw Kalos from afar, wearing a white dress and waving vigorously at him from his Home Entrance.
Bai Feng ran over in surprise. "Why did you sneak over without saying hello?"
Kalos said with a grin, "To give you a surprise!"
Ever since becoming Grandma Maple's apprentice, Kalos had been running back and forth between Mt. Moonstone and the film crew, undergoing Grandma Maple's Special Training while also being Busy with filming.
It wasn't until the film crew wasn't so Busy these past two days that she specifically made Time to visit Bai Feng. After all, the last Time she planned to visit Bai Feng, she was delayed by Grandma Maple's Test.
"How does it feel to be a Champion's disciple?" Bai Feng asked, teasing Kalos with a smile.
As soon as she heard this, Kalos began to pour out her troubles to Bai Feng. Juggling both filming and Special Training was truly too tiring, especially since Grandma Maple was a very strict Teacher. As soon as Kalos relaxed even a little, she would be severely criticized.
As she became more familiar with Bai Feng, Kalos now spoke to him very casually. She would also laugh heartily and complain loudly like an ordinary young girl.
At Noon, Bai Feng kept Kalos at Home for lunch. In the Afternoon, he took her on a tour of the Orchard, and only saw her off from Fangxing Mountain in the evening.
After relaxing at Bai Feng's place for half a day, Kalos threw herself back into Training and Movie filming with renewed vigor.
On the other side, in a Forest far from Fangxing Mountain, although the Sun was close to setting, Bai Ye still had no intention of returning. It was confronting a Trevenant.
This was a very dark Forest, filled with Big Trees with lush branches and leaves. The dense Tree Crowns completely covered the entire Forest, making it almost impossible for the Sun's rays to shine through.
Coupled with the fact that it was already evening, the entire Forest looked eerie and spooky.
Of course, the reason it looked so gloomy wasn't just because of the light. It was also because a group of Ghost-type Phantump and Trevenant lived here.
They were the masters of this Forest and the only Pokémon tribe living here.
The Leader Trevenant here was a very powerful Pokémon. It was precisely because of its protection that the Phantump could live quietly in this Forest.
When Bai Ye and Talonflame Captain first accidentally entered here, they were treated as intruders by a group of Phantump and were attacked by them.
After the two Pokémon defeated the surrounding Phantump and Trevenant, the Leader Trevenant appeared, and Bai Ye engaged in a fierce Duel with it.
Perhaps it was a case of getting to know each other through fighting. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the two Pokémon actually became Friends.
After that, Bai Ye often came to find the Leader Trevenant for Sparring. Sometimes, it would also bring some Food for the Phantump in the Forest. So, in the eyes of the Phantump, Bai Ye was like a fairy.
Today, Bai Ye and the Leader Trevenant once again started a "Duel". The Phantump gathered together to watch, half cheering for the Leader Trevenant, and half supporting Bai Ye.
"Oh-toh~"
With a giant roar from Trevenant, its huge claw suddenly swiped towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye was very calm. Its figure suddenly flickered, and immediately more than ten identical Gardevoir appeared around Trevenant, surrounding it completely.
Bai Ye had been undergoing high-intensity battle Training and could now use Shadow Clone and Teleport very skillfully.
However, Teleport consumed too much Energy. It used Shadow Clone the most, only using Teleport at crucial moments.
The Leader Trevenant was a Pokémon with very rich battle Experience. Of course, it wouldn't be easily fooled by Shadow Clone. Suddenly, wisps of eerie blue Flame appeared around its Body.
It was Will-O'-Wisp!
The Leader Trevenant waved its large hand, and the Will-O'-Wisp quickly drifted towards all the Gardevoir. Any Bai Ye shadow that touched the Will-O'-Wisp would disappear.
Before the Will-O'-Wisp touched Bai Ye's true Body, it extended a hand, Purple Light flickered in its eyes, and that wisp of Will-O'-Wisp was fixed in mid-air.
Bai Ye swung its arm forcefully, and the Will-O'-Wisp was controlled by its Psychic Power, flying towards the Leader Trevenant.
If Trevenant were hit by its own Will-O'-Wisp, it would truly be a joke, and the Phantump would look down on it.
"Pu-lai~ Pu-lai~" Leader, go! Leader, go!
"Pu-lai~ Pu-lai~" Miss Bai Ye, go! Miss Bai Ye, go!
...
Cheers from the sidelines, equally matched, could be heard. The Leader Trevenant felt it couldn't lose face in front of its subordinates, so it let out a roar and swiped out its giant claw, which was flashing with Black Light.
The Will-O'-Wisp shattered upon being struck by the Shadow Claw. Immediately after, Trevenant's Body began to grow larger and taller, and its aura also started to strengthen.
It used the Growth Move.
The Leader Trevenant's size was already much larger than Bai Ye's. Now that it used Growth again, Bai Ye became only as big as its palm.
"Pu-lai~ Pu-lai~" Boss is mighty! Boss is mighty!
Seeing the Leader Trevenant getting bigger and bigger, the Phantump supporting it immediately cheered.
Seeing this, the Phantump supporting Bai Ye also shouted back, unwilling to show weakness.
"Pu-lai~ Pu-lai~ Pu-lai~" Miss Bai Ye, don't be scared, go!
Under the flag-waving and shouting of the Phantump, a huge green hammer suddenly appeared in the Leader Trevenant's hand. It raised the hammer high and smashed it fiercely towards Bai Ye.
This was Wood Hammer, a powerful physical Grass-type Move. Its disadvantage was that when the opponent was injured, the user would also take recoil damage.
Boom!
With that one hammer strike, the Earth trembled, and the Forest seemed to shake along with it.
However, Bai Ye was not hit by the Wood Hammer. When the Wood Hammer dissipated into green Energy, only a Large Pit was left on the Ground, and Bai Ye's figure was nowhere to be seen.
"Pu-lai~ Pu-lai~" Boss, behind you, behind you!
This was the Phantump loudly Reminding him. It turned out Bai Ye had already used Teleport to appear Above Trevenant's rear.
Just as the Leader Trevenant was about to turn its Head to check, its vision was suddenly overwhelmed by scarlet. A scorching Fire Pillar was seen hitting its Body.
It was Magical Flame.
For typical Grass-type Pokémon, Fire-type Moves were their nemesis. So, the Leader Trevenant let out a scream and fell down with a "boom".
Seeing this, the Phantump exclaimed in surprise.
However, the Instant Trevenant fell, its eyes suddenly shot out Black Light. Immediately after, Bai Ye's Expression changed drastically. It felt intense pain all over its Body and then rapidly fell from the air.
You really had to hand it to Ghost-type Pokémon's Heart. Trevenant actually took the opportunity to use Pain Split as it fell, taking away more than half of Bai Ye's Stamina.
Seeing their Boss stand up again, some of the Phantump immediately jumped and cheered happily, while those supporting Bai Ye were dejected.
Bai Ye quickly used its Psychic Power to stabilize itself and flew around Trevenant in the air.
Trevenant knew it definitely couldn't compete with Bai Ye in speed and agility, so it simply stood still and used the Ingrain Move.
Its Root-like feet suddenly grew longer and thicker, plunging deep Underground. As it absorbed more and more Earth Energy, Trevenant's Injuries began to recover.
Although it had previously used Pain Split to take away some of Bai Ye's Stamina, that didn't mean its Injuries were completely healed.
Bai Ye used Shadow Clone again. The Leader Trevenant was instantly surrounded by more than ten Gardevoir, and each Gardevoir was drawing circles in the air.
That was the sign of Magical Flame being activated.
Having seen how Mismagius used Magical Flame many times while sailing on the Sea, Bai Ye now also had some insights into its usage.
More than ten streams of Flame were launched simultaneously, and the Leader Trevenant was instantly engulfed in a sea of fire.
Of course, most of the Flame was an illusion created by Shadow Clone. The real Flame was only the part surrounding Trevenant; it couldn't form a sea of fire.
Trevenant's cries didn't come from the sea of fire as expected. Bai Ye couldn't help but frown.
"Pu-lai~ Pu-lai~" Behind you, behind you!
At this moment, the Phantump supporting Bai Ye on the sidelines suddenly shouted.
Bai Ye was startled and instinctively wanted to dodge, but it was too late. Trevenant suddenly appeared out of nowhere and swatted Bai Ye away with a claw.
Who would have thought the Leader Trevenant was still hiding Phantom Force! They had Sparred so many times before, but Trevenant had never used this Move.
Relying on Phantom Force's Ability, Trevenant successfully escaped from the sea of fire.
As expected, the older the ginger, the spicier it is!
Bai Ye cried out in pain and crashed into a Big Tree. The Phantump quickly came forward, asking with concern if it was alright.
"Gardevoir~ Gardevoir~" I'm fine, don't worry!
Bai Ye quickly flew up from the Ground, then cast a Healing Wave on itself, which barely managed to stabilize its Injuries.
"Jie jie jie!!!"
Seeing Bai Ye at a disadvantage, the Leader Trevenant let out a smug cackle. It truly lived up to its Identity as a Ghost-type Pokémon.
Bai Ye was quite annoyed. It quickly put up several layers of Light Screen and Reflect on itself. This Trevenant guy was really too sneaky.
However, just as Bai Ye finished setting up its shields, countless Vines suddenly sprouted from its Body.
"Jie jie jie!!!"
Trevenant laughed smugly again. It turned out it had already quietly planted Leech Seed on Bai Ye earlier.
"Gardevoir!!!"
As its Stamina was drained by the Vines and transferred to Trevenant, Bai Ye let out a painful groan. The Phantump supporting the Leader Trevenant saw their Boss gaining the Advantage and immediately started cackling like the Leader Trevenant.
"Jie jie jie~"
"Jie jie jie~~"
...
For a Time, the atmosphere in the Forest was filled with terror. If any other Pokémon lived here, they would probably have been scared out of their wits long ago.
No wonder only Trevenant and Phantump lived in this Forest.
The Phantump supporting Bai Ye saw their companions gloating and immediately became unhappy. They started accusing each other, and eventually even started fighting.
The Phantump, divided into two teams, bumped into each other and slapped each other. Some even hugged each other and rolled around on the Ground.
For a Time, the dim Forest was in chaos.
Only Talonflame Captain was quietly perched on a Tree branch, watching the show.
However, the chaos caused by the Phantump did not affect the Duel between Bai Ye and Trevenant.
As its Stamina was draining faster and faster, Bai Ye knew that if it didn't quickly speed up its offense, only defeat awaited it.
It had already lost too many times to the Leader Trevenant these past few days. Today, it wanted to win at least once, no matter what.
Bai Ye reached out and drew a circle in front of itself, planning to use Magical Flame. Fire-type Moves always had an Advantage against Grass-type Pokémon.
At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed its Head.
Flame... Flame... Flame...
Recalling the scene when Trevenant used Will-O'-Wisp before, wisps of eerie blue flame light, shaped like lotus flowers, suddenly floated around Bai Ye's Body.
It was Will-O'-Wisp! Bai Ye had actually comprehended the Will-O'-Wisp Move on its own at this moment.
More and more Will-O'-Wisp appeared around Bai Ye. The eerie blue flame light actually made Bai Ye's beautiful face look somewhat terrifying.
Under the control of Bai Ye's Psychic Power, countless Will-O'-Wisp swarmed towards Trevenant. Before long, Trevenant was covered in Flame, as if this old Tree had suddenly bloomed Flowers.
Under the burning of Will-O'-Wisp, Trevenant was afflicted with the burn status. In the burn status, the Power of its physical attack Moves would be halved.
And Trevenant happened to excel at physical attacks.
Being burned by the Flame was very painful. The Leader Trevenant, angered, immediately raised its hand and used Shadow Claw to strike at Bai Ye. What Little Friends? Attacking so fiercely!
Bai Ye: Were you gentle when you attacked me? What about being good sisters like we agreed?
The ship of friendship capsized just like that.
One of these two guys had Leech Seed on them, and the other was afflicted with the burn status. Both would lose Stamina as Time passed.
But the Stamina Bai Ye lost would be transferred to Trevenant. So, overall, Trevenant still had the Advantage for now.
To defeat Trevenant, Bai Ye decided to go all out. Its eyes suddenly burst with intense Purple Light. At the same Instant, Trevenant felt as if it had fallen into a swamp, and every movement became extremely difficult.
It turned out Bai Ye had unleashed all of its Mental Power at once, just to suppress Trevenant for an Instant.
As Bai Ye waved its finger, a large Fire Circle appeared in front of it. The next second, a thick Fire Pillar erupted from the Fire Circle, instantly engulfing Trevenant.
This Time, because of Bai Ye's Mental Power suppression, Trevenant finally couldn't use Phantom Force to escape.
But did you think Bai Ye had won just like that? It wasn't that simple.
At the last moment, Trevenant's eyes once again burst with intense Black Light. This Time, it didn't use Pain Split, but Destiny Bond.
Trevenant wailed and fell in the Flame. At that same Instant, Bai Ye also closed its eyes; Destiny Bond took Effect.
Seeing the two Pokémon fall at the same Time, the Phantump who were arguing immediately fell silent.
Seeing this, Talonflame Captain flew down from the Tree. It signaled a Phantump to bring Bai Ye's Backpack, and took out a few Berry from inside to feed to both of them.
Those were A-Grade Berry. The Effect was immediate. Before long, the two Pokémon slowly woke up.
Bai Ye looked at Trevenant and sighed deeply: "Sigh~ I lost again..."
Talonflame Captain looked at the sky and urged Bai Ye to hurry Home. It was getting late.
At this moment, Trevenant said to Bai Ye, "If you're not in a hurry to go Home, I'll take you to a Good Place."
"A Good Place?" Bai Ye's eyes lit up. It was very interested in the Good Place Trevenant mentioned.
"You'll know when we get there," Trevenant said, building Suspense.
So Bai Ye turned its Head and said to Talonflame Captain, "How about you go back by yourself today? I'll stay here for the night."
"Stay for the night?" Talonflame Captain's eyes widened in disbelief. "Are you Sure? The Boss will scold you."
"He still dares to scold me?" Bai Ye blustered, putting on a brave front. "Is he my son, or am I his son?!
He still dares to scold people? He's really turned the world upside down!"
The Leader Trevenant listened and kept nodding. "That's the spirit! Being a Mom is just like being a Leader, you must have dignity!" Although it had never been a Mom.
"Mm-hmm~" Bai Ye kept nodding. That was the Reason.
Talonflame Captain glanced at Bai Ye and said, "Alright, do whatever you want. I can't control you anyway." After saying that, it flew away.
By the Time Talonflame Captain returned to Fangxing Mountain, it was already completely dark, and Bai Feng and the others had long been waiting for Bai Ye to come Home for dinner.
They waited and waited, but Bai Ye didn't return. Bai Feng became a little restless. He paced back and forth, muttering from Time to Time:
"Nothing bad happened, did it?"
"Hatterene~ Hatterene~" No, Bai Ye is so strong, nothing could happen.
Hatterene comforted Bai Feng.
"No, I have to go check."
Saying this, Bai Feng was about to walk outside. Just as he reached the Yard, he saw a Fletchinder flying in hurriedly. It shouted loudly:
"Bai Feng, Bai Feng, the Captain asked me to tell you that Bai Ye isn't coming back tonight. It's going to stay in the Forest for a night."
"What???" Bai Feng shouted out instinctively. "Not coming back? What's the Situation?"
"I don't know." Fletchinder shook its Head. "The Captain just told me to say this."
"Where's your Captain? I need to ask it what the Situation is exactly." Bai Feng strode outside.
Fletchinder quickly followed and replied, "It's in the Dormitory!"
(End of Chapter)