After eating, we discussed the Pokémon we chose for a while, and it was already afternoon.
Kukui glanced at the sky, clapped his hands, and said to the boys and girls in Alola: "Tonight is the last night in the cabin, and we will fly back tomorrow morning~"
"yes----"
"Meow~" The meow leader and all the meows jumped up happily, even more excited than the boys and girls in Alola.
You can return to your hometown tomorrow!
Thinking about it, the cat leader took the silver coin off his forehead with tears in his eyes and wanted to give it to Chirulian as a reward, but was punched away by Chirulian.
"Go back when you go back, don't bother me all the time."
When facing people and Pokémon other than Xu Qiansu, Kirulian's temper is really not that good, like a young lady with a bad temper.
"But..." Kukui changed the subject slightly and added: "Since Ash is going back to the Kalos region to reunite with the Koga Ninja... we can conduct additional outdoor courses... to observe the Pokémon in the Kalos region. , so we will go to the Kalos area to study for three days, and then return to Alola."
"yes!!!"
All the boys and girls in the Alola region became even more excited.
Lillie was the only one who wasn't excited.
"Miss Ma Li, do you want to follow? I just happened to choose a croaking frog." Xu Qiansu turned her head and looked at Miss Ma Li and asked.
"If you don't go, why should I go?" Ma Li said casually, sitting on the sofa and brushing Eevee's hair without raising her eyelids.
Xu Qiansu laughed, feeling lightened and said, "I didn't expect Miss Ma Li to be so clingy..."
Ma Li looked over coldly, and Xu Qiansu fell silent.
Ma Li looked away, humming, put down the brushed Eevee, lowered her eyes and looked at Vulpix, "Vulpix, come here."
Vulpix was lying on the carpet, licking the hair on her front paws, when Miss Mali picked her up and placed her on her lap, brushing her soft light red hair.
"Ugh~" Vulpix narrowed his eyes comfortably.
Xu Qiansu smiled, picked up Qilulian and the little marsupial, found Caidou, and started today's afternoon training.
Mao, Serena and other girls ran to the kitchen, planning to cook a big meal as a farewell feast.
Lillie returned to the room, sat at the table, raised her face and looked at Xu Qiansu who was training outside.
At this glance, it was an afternoon.
When the sky darkened and the moonlight fell, Xu Qiansu ended today's training.
He lay in the snow for a while sweating profusely and aching all over.
Kirulian took out a towel from her small satchel.
"Thank you." Xu Qiansu took the towel, but first wiped it with the little ones who were also dusty from training.
While Caidou was training Xu Qiansu, he naturally also trained his cubs.
Especially Qilulian, who also has to learn fighting skills, and her training intensity is much stronger than Xu Qiansu's.
Then he stood up, returned to the house, took a shower... and looked at the time, half past seven.
After dinner, there is still some practice time.
He stepped on the window edge and jumped onto the snow, but there was a soft "click" sound. Lillie walked out of the wooden house, looked at Xu Qiansu, and called Xu Qiansu in a low voice: "Mr. Qiansu..."
Xu Qiansu was slightly startled, then approached and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lillie pursed her lips for a while, then looked at Xu Qiansu, then turned her head to look at the moonlit forest, and asked in a low voice: "Can you accompany me to investigate one last time..."
Xu Qiansu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let's go."
The little marsupial tapped its chin with its little paw, looked at Kirulian, and tilted its little head in confusion, "Aren't you going to eat?"
Kirulian felt a sense of crisis from the female human in front of her, but this sense of crisis was far less serious than the feeling Ma Li gave her. She said: "When you have to leave in the future, you will also want to talk to him more. Speaker."
"Oh..." The little marsupial's fat tail hung down on the snow, leaving a shallow mark. She said, "I can't bear to let him go."
"I can't bear to part with it either." Vulpix said.
"Why do you still want to leave when you obviously can't bear to leave?" The little marsupial tilted its head again and asked doubtfully.
This time the two Pokémon were stopped.
They don't understand either.
Xu Qiansu and Lillie were walking towards the moonlit forest one after another as usual. The cubs saw this and quickly followed them.
The January evening breeze blew against my face, bringing a slight chill.
The moonlight shines on the snow like water.
Lillie raised her eyes and looked at the back of Xu Qiansu walking in front, then lowered her eyes and stared at the footprints Xu Qiansu made.
A quiet and cold atmosphere surrounded the two of them.
When she first walked with Xu Qiansu, Lillie felt nervous, uncomfortable, and scared. But now, she just felt that the atmosphere was so comfortable that she couldn't bear to break it.
Stepping on the soft snow made a soft crunching sound.
The two of them walked forward quietly. Xu Qiansu took out his mobile phone from time to time to determine the location, as if he was really out surveying.
"We're here." After a moment, Xu Qiansu suddenly spoke, making Lillie startled slightly, then raised her eyes and looked forward.
She originally thought that Xu Qiansu would find a wooden house that she had been to before, but he didn't.
Now that they have emerged from the forest, what they can see is a wilderness covered with snow and a somewhat steep slope.
And from the snow, a large section of dark railway track was exposed. Looking forward along the railway track, because of the high mountain and the angle problem, the line of sight happened to be facing a huge circle that exuded a quiet light. moon.
Like an orbit to the moon...
"It's so beautiful." Lillie's jewel-like emerald eyes reflected the watery light in the moonlight. She looked at the full moon and murmured.
"Kaluka~" The little marsupial's lovely big eyes sparkled, and she ran forward along the railway track with her short legs excitedly, as if she was running towards the moon. Halfway through, she hurriedly ran back.
The little marsupial reacted and couldn't leave Xu Qiansu behind~
"What if there is a train?" Lillie quickly ran to catch up with the little marsupial and nodded her little head.
Xu Qiansu laughed. He stepped onto the railway track, picked up the little marsupial, and held her up high so that she could sit on his shoulders so that he could have a better view.
The little marsupial giggled happily, and its chubby little tail was like a soft scarf, wrapped around Xu Qiansu's neck.
Xu Qiansu explained: "The alliance once wanted to build a track connecting Suchuan Town, but due to many difficulties on the terrain, it had to give up... This track was left over from that time, so there would be no trains. go through."
"Oh..." Lillie's pretty face suddenly turned red, feeling that she had made a fool of herself in front of Xu Qiansu, like an ignorant little village girl.
Xu Qiansu looked at the embarrassed Lillie and did not ask why Lillie came out to him at night. Instead, she looked away and led her little cub onto the railway track and walked towards the huge full moon in front of her. .
Lillie pinched the corners of her clothes, lowered her eyes, and followed Xu Qiansu.
"Lilia...this is where we will be surveying tonight." Xu Qiansu looked at the full moon in front of her and said softly.
Lillie pursed her lips and didn't want to speak.
Arriving at the survey location meant that it would be time to go back within a few moments.
But until now, Lillie didn't dare to say the words "I can't bear to leave you", let alone ask, "Can I travel with you?" '...
The atmosphere between Mr. Qiansu and Miss Ma Li was such that no third party could be allowed to interfere.
Their journey can only be a journey for the two of them.
Thinking of this, Lillie couldn't help but tighten her hands holding the corners of her clothes, feeling sad in her heart.
"Liliae, how does it feel to walk on this railway track?" Xu Qiansu's voice came from the front.
Lillie didn't want to raise her eyes. She stared at the rails. She was always gentle and said, "It's not good."
"Really..." Xu Qiansu's voice was silent for a moment, and then said: "After all, traveling doesn't mean you will encounter happy things every time."
He thought of the noble girl he would never forget.
Xu Qiansu lowered her eyes and looked at Liuwei.
Vulpix raised his face and followed his feet with his short legs. Noticing Xu Qiansu's gaze, he came closer and rubbed his calf with his little head.
Um? travel? Why are you talking about traveling?
Lillie blinked and looked up.
Because of the moonlight, Lillie could not see his back clearly. She could only vaguely see the small marsupial sitting on his shoulder looking around curiously, followed by Kirulian and Vulpix.
"Lilia, do you like traveling?" Xu Qiansu asked.
"...Yeah, I like it." Lillie replied.
"I like it too...so to this day, I am still traveling and hope to become an amazing trainer in the future."
Speaking of traveling, Lillie felt even more sad.
Xu Qiansu is handsome and smart. He seems to be omnipotent and can do anything. I have never seen him panic. He is an amazing person.
As for myself, the ignorant eldest lady, although she has the dream of traveling, she doesn’t even have the courage to propose traveling together.
If it weren't for this winter camping trip, the two of them wouldn't even have the chance to get acquainted.
He is not from the same world.
"the same as you."
"Huh?" Lillie looked at Xu Qiansu doubtfully.
"She is obviously a pampered young lady. She has suffered so much with me these days, but she has never complained. She not only has the courage to jump from a high altitude, but also has the courage to shoot..."
"Although I am a eldest lady, I am not the kind of girl who is full of bad habits." Lillie looked at Xu Qiansu with dissatisfaction and snorted.
After saying that, Lillie fell silent again. She licked her lips, trying to muster up courage.
At this moment, Xu Qiansu said: "Liliae, don't you think walking on the railway track like this means that we are still on the journey?"
Lillie stopped and looked at Xu Qiansu blankly.
The evening wind blew by, lifting up traces of snow mist on the ground and blowing it to Xu Qiansu's feet who were walking on the railway track, as if heading towards the full moon.
The full moon shines brightly and is as cold as water.
Lillie laughed inexplicably. She picked up her phone and took a photo.
Xu Qiansu laughed with her.
Lillie set the photo as the screen of her mobile phone, then trotted to keep up with Xu Qiansu, reached out her hand, and grabbed the corner of Xu Qiansu's clothes.
She did not look at the moon in front of her, letting Xu Qiansu lead her forward, and did not want to mention any further requests from her colleagues.
She pinched the corner of Xu Qiansu's clothes and looked at the railroad tracks below.
"One, two, three..." She spoke briskly, like a child happily counting the tracks she walked.
The moonlight falls and shines on the travelers walking on the railway track towards the full moon.
——
Lillie's travel diary——
"I'm on a journey too"
Still using a lot of white space.
Alas, when I earn enough royalties, I hope to hire an artist to draw the photo Lillie took and use it as the cover of this book.
It completely fits the theme of this romantic travelogue.
(End of chapter)
