In modern times, Ma Li, who was reading a book in the room, suddenly heard a phone ringing.
She kept her eyes on the book, then took the phone and glanced at it. She raised her eyebrows slightly, closed the book, and clicked on the screen of the phone.
"Good morning, Miss Ma Li." Xu Qiansu's voice came from the phone, and it didn't sound much different from usual.
Ma Li rubbed her slender waist that was a little sore from sitting for a long time, then stood up, came to the window, and opened the curtains. The early morning sunlight reflected bright white light on the sea in the distance. She had not been exposed to it for a long time. The sunshine made Ma Li squint her almond-shaped eyes slightly, and then she replied, "Good morning."
"…Sounds very tired, did you stay up late?"
Ma Li opened the window, and the sea breeze blew through, lifting the black hair on her forehead.
She leaned against the window, not feeling much surprised... She could judge the other person's state with just one sentence. This was how the two understood each other now.
"That's right." Ma Li replied casually, "After all, time travel is too mysterious... When you come back, have you figured out how to repay me?"
Not denying it.
Behind the phone, Xu Qiansu chuckled and said nothing.
Facing Zhulan, Shizhi and even Cattleya, Xu Qiansu always feels sorry when troublesome to them and even needs to keep the favor in her heart from time to time. But when facing Miss Ma Li, it is obviously not necessary to do so...the two of them have long been no longer in need. He deliberately remembered the relationship between the other party, but it was precisely because of this that Xu Qiansu got so angry and had a big quarrel with Ma Li...
"It seems that you encountered some bad things in the Xicui area... That's all, you can solve it yourself, I won't ask any more questions." Ma Li turned her head to look at the hazy early morning fog in Binhai City, and after a moment of silence , then continued to ask: "How is Cattleya's situation?"
"It's still in a ghost-like mental state, but under the influence of super-powered Pokémon, the state of existence may become disordered or even disappear..." Xu Qiansu's voice deepened a little, and she whispered: "It's not too bad anyway. To be optimistic, we should return to modern times as soon as possible.”
"Do you need to worry about her?" Ma Li suddenly said angrily, "Do you think she is the kind of woman who needs your protection?"
"There are no absolutes. Miss Ma Li is strong and reliable, but luckily I reacted faster at the time, otherwise you would have wandered around the Xicui area with me." Xu Qiansu said with a smile, obviously satisfied with her reaction at the time. Satisfied, at least Ma Li was not involved.
But after hearing this, Ma Li didn't reply.
The sea breeze blew by, causing the curtains to sway.
She stretched out her hand to press the strands of hair beside her ears, and the faint sunlight shone on Ma Li's body through the window, making her look like a fairy who was in harmony with the heaven and earth and was about to walk away on the clouds.
"Buyi?" Yin Bu stood at Ma Li's feet and looked up at her. Then he bent his hind legs slightly, jumped lightly, and squatted on Ma Li's shoulders. He looked at the phone curiously and listened to Xu Qiansu's voice.
Ma Li lightly scratched Yin Bu's chin, and Yin Bu narrowed his eyes and gently pulled back his cute big ears.
"According to the time, the Champions Cup should have started by now, right?" Xu Qiansu thought for a moment and asked.
"It opened two days ago. Rozi, Dan Emperor, all the gym leaders and even thousands of new trainers were present." Ma Li was not very interested in this topic and answered casually.
Xu Qiansu was slightly startled, hearing this tone...
"You didn't go?"
"Why should I go?" Ma Li tilted her face and asked in confusion.
"Don't you value the Champions League the most?"
"Even if you don't attend the opening ceremony, you can still challenge the gym... In that case, why waste time in a place like that." Ma Li withdrew her little hand from Yin Bu's chin and stroked her forehead instead.
Xu Qiansu was silent for a while. Although this was the truth, Ma Li always said, "Before the Champions Cup starts, you decide where I will go." Now that the Champions Cup has really begun, she But he is still staying in Binhai City... It is obvious that Xu Qiansu will not return to Galar to challenge the gym unless he returns to modern times.
So he smiled and said: "There was a trainer who only used Charizard to defeat all the gym leaders in the Kalos area in just a few days, and collected the badge in his bag to participate in the Miare Conference. He Yes, of course we can too.”
"Compared with this, you should think about how to explain it to your little master Caidou." Hearing this, Ma Li sneered, "I didn't see you at the opening ceremony. She must have been full of doubts for a long time, and even A bit dissatisfied... If she can't contact you again, even if she doesn't say anything, she will probably silently accumulate resentment in her heart."
Xu Qiansu was stunned, but this is really the case... Little Master Caidou is not like Lillie, nor is she like Miss Dale. She never chats with him online, and she won't talk to him on the phone if nothing happens, but the opening ceremony is so important. How could he inform Xu Qiansu and ask him to attend the occasion...
After all, after Xu Qiansu left, apart from going to Shuochuan Town to challenge the gym and the Champions Cup finals, he basically only saw her at the opening ceremony.
Although Xu Qiansu didn't want to worry little Master Caidou, she was really suspicious of the investigation, so the fact that he was attacked and disappeared by Team Galaxy obviously couldn't be concealed, and Miss Dale... the longer it was delayed, the easier it would be to be discovered.
But he obviously had no way to deal with it at the moment and had no choice but to leave it to Miss Mali to face them...
Ma Li obviously understood this, so she sneered, "When will you become more aware of yourself? I don't care about it before, but you are currently in the Xicui area with Cattleya..." Ma Li paused before continuing. : "Just focus on me and concentrate on collecting information about returning to the present day."
"Ma Li, what are you afraid of?" At this moment, Cattleya's voice suddenly came from behind the phone.
What kind of tone is that?
Ma Li suddenly thought of Xu Qiansu's Kirulian and Vulpix...
"Huh? Miss Cattleya? You don't meditate anymore? Besides, Miss Mary is my best friend, so it's okay to worry about me..." Xu Qiansu was a little surprised behind the phone. He didn't expect Cattleya to suddenly run out. .
Ma Li's lips curled up slightly, but she answered Cattleya, "Everyone has something they cherish more or less. Although he is inconspicuous, he was sent to wash green for me, so I am afraid of him. It’s okay because I can’t go back to the present day, right?”
"Of course it's no problem." Cattleya seemed to chuckle behind the phone, and then said: "But there is no point in just worrying. How to do it is important."
Ma Li's pretty face turned slightly cold. Cattleya was saying that she even abandoned her body in the villa and turned into a ghost to go to the Xicui area to save Xu Qiansu... If you look at it this way, it seems that Ma Li is the one who has no use. There is also no vase.
Ma Li gently pulled the broken hair around her ears. Yin Bu blinked and immediately jumped onto the bed from Ma Li's shoulders. He saw Morubeko take out the white seeds from his pocket and sizzled. Give it to her to eat.
Yin Bu's little face was crooked, and she didn't understand why Molu Beike suddenly wanted to give her electric seeds to eat. But because it tasted so good, Yin Bu swallowed it in one gulp and chewed it happily.
Morubeko stood on the soft bed with his lovely big black eyes, looking straight up at Ma Li.
But Ma Li said seriously: "I don't deny that I was the one who hindered Xu Qiansu in this incident. If I had reacted faster at that time, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened..."
"The incident happened suddenly. No one could have expected that Team Galaxy would be able to unleash the power of the Fireball Slate. Besides, although I am in Xicui, my life is not in danger, so Miss Ma Li doesn't have to worry too much..." Xu Qiansu comforted her softly. road.
"Shut up, I'm talking to Cattleya."
"Okay." Behind the phone, Xu Qiansu sat upright, pursed her lips and said nothing, thinking about how Ma Li and Cattleya could still quarrel through the phone after thousands of years of time and space.
Morubek electrified a seed and put it in his mouth to chew.
Ma Li changed her hand to hold the phone, and put her other hand on the window sill behind her, saying:
"This time it's my problem, so I won't make this mistake again next time, but Miss Cattleya... If you don't go back to the method of cleaning green, then Xu Qiansu will have to find a way to deal with you while he can escape. problem, it seems that your measures are not only unhelpful, but also harmful."
Although there was a bit of a quarrel, Ma Li actually wanted to test whether Cattleya could return to modern times.
"You can't say that. No matter what the outcome is, Miss Cattleya risked her life to come here..." Xu Qiansu couldn't help but say.
"Shut up!" Ma Li raised her eyebrows, "What? You still want to please both sides?"
"Please..." Xu Qiansu blinked and hesitated and stopped talking.
Cattleya glanced at him and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Aren't you usually very good at talking? Why are you so stupid when you speak for me today!? If you were speaking for Ma Li just now, it would be early now Is it a lotus flower?"
Ma Li was startled for a moment, then changed her posture, her legs were slightly crossed, and she was leaning against the window, looking somewhat casual. A very shallow smile appeared on her face, but she said this: "It just so happens." I discussed with Zhulan before that although Xu Qiansu seems to like to talk love to everyone, in fact he will only do that to me, so it is useless even if you blame him."
Cattleya frowned slightly, and then glanced sideways at Xu Qiansu. Of course Ma Li was right, she knew it well, but after all, it was different now...
Therefore, Cattleya smiled slightly, but she was not annoyed at all. Instead, she said with a smile: "Even so, things are different now than in the past, and gains and losses in a short period of time are nothing at all."
This is quite interesting. Although it has some meaning from the Riddler, it does not hinder understanding.
Morubeko stared at Ma Li, motionless like a cute doll, and then he picked up the seed, zizzed it, electrocuted it, and put it in his mouth.
Ma Li straightened up, closed the window, drew the curtains, sat down at the table, and said calmly: "'A temporary gain or loss is nothing'? This is just an excuse used by losers to deceive themselves."
"Maybe." Cattleya didn't care about Ma Li's blunt words, smiled softly, and then couldn't help but ask: "Where is Zhulan?"
The topic finally moved away from Xu Qiansu, and he breathed a sigh of relief without leaving a trace, but he heard that Ma Li had already called Zhulan over, so that the best friends could have a good chat.
Although Ma Li has a lot of dissatisfaction with Cattleya and is not familiar with her, and the few positive conversations they have are all about Xu Qiansu, it is undeniable that Cattleya has indeed suffered a lot for Xu Qiansu, so Ma Li I won't embarrass her in any way.
Zhulan's expression was hurried and full of joy. Her lips kept opening and closing as she chatted with Cattleya... She was the champion of Sinnoh, and her status meant that she had few sincere friends... She He and Cattleya have known each other since childhood and have grown up together with each other. Their friendship is extremely deep. It can be said that the person Zhulan values most in the world is Cattleya.
For Cattleya, the same is naturally true... If the person living in Xicui was Zhulan, Cattleya would have come to Xicui to save her as soon as possible, instead of having to do some psychological construction before. Come here with one silver tooth.
Xu Qiansu sat aside without saying a word, silently listening to the chat between Cattleya and Zhulan.
He didn't know what Cattleya and Zhulan were thinking.
But to Xu Qiansu, Cattleya shouldn't have to suffer this. She shouldn't have to live in Xicui, be forced to be separated from Zhulan, and turn into a ghost body of some kind. She needs to be careful at all times, and she will fall into disgrace if she doesn't pay attention. Dissipated in the void, the soul flew away...
This was partly due to Team Galaxy and Cattleya's own choices, but in Xu Qiansu's heart, this could only be his fault... That's why he was so gentle and caring to Cattleya.
Not long after, Cattleya reluctantly said, "Let's talk again tomorrow..."
Xu Qiansu raised his eyes to look at her. He had never seen Cattleya show such an expression, but in this world, apart from Zhulan, Cattleya's Pokémon should be the only one who could make her look like this.
Cattleya handed the phone to Xu Qiansu, and the look of reluctance on her face instantly dissipated, returning to her usual lazy and elegant look.
"No more chatting? Don't worry about the battery, you can chat for as long as you want." Xu Qiansu said softly.
Behind the phone, Ma Li and Zhu Lan frowned slightly at the same time. Xu Qiansu's tone of voice... wasn't it a little too gentle?
Zhulan pursed her lips and thought for a while. When Xu Qiansu was still living in the villa, although he was gentle to Cattleya, he would never speak to her in this tone...
Ma Li was not as confused as Zhulan. She thought about it and realized that Xu Qiansu was moved by Cattleya... From this point of view, what Cattleya said before, "a temporary gain or loss is nothing", actually It's not without some truth.
"I'm tired." Cattleya just yawned a little, then floated back into the carriage and disappeared.
Xu Qiansu looked away and picked up her phone, "Miss Ma Li?"
"Yeah." Ma Li responded calmly.
But at this time, Zhulan couldn't help but said, "Xu Qiansu, although it is a bit inappropriate, can you record more of the humanities and customs in the Xicui area, so that it can be convenient for me to study?"
"Okay." Xu Qiansu responded happily. After all, he was already doing this kind of thing. Not only that, he also recorded events such as the Cuixue Festival in Cuixue Town and the catastrophe in Shuochuan Town.
Zhulan couldn't help laughing.
At this moment, Xu Qiansu gently caressed Zoroa, who was napping on his lap, and said with a smile: "Miss Ma Li, remember that in the underwater paradise, I told you that I could write a similar book. "Cleaning Green on the Left, Sinnoh on the Right"... Now that I have such an experience, when I go back, I don't know if I can really write a book."
Hearing this, Ma Li no longer cared about Cattleya. She casually rummaged through the desk and took out the book "Washing Green on the Left, Sinnoh on the Right" from the corner and looked at it for a few times. He said angrily: "Writing a book is not an easy task...and as a trainer, instead of writing papers about Pokémon cultivation, battles or ecology, you want to write history...Are you very free?"
Xu Qiansu pursed her lips and pondered for a moment, wondering if there were any evolved forms of Yin Bu that had not been discovered that she could use to show off to those researchers... No, and Xu Qiansu didn't like a high-profile temperament, so she chuckled and said : "Write it out, don't publish it, just show it to you...just like my Pokémon research notes."
"I can't understand what you wrote." Ma Li snorted slightly and said in a calm tone.
"If you want to learn, I will teach you when I get back."
Ma Li hadn't replied yet, but Zhulan couldn't help but interrupt, "Xu Qiansu, Xu Qiansu, can you show it to me after you finish writing?"
Zhulan is a mythology scholar, so she values this kind of history. If she were not worried about the safety of Xu Qiansu and Cattleya, she would even hope that Xu Qiansu could stay in Xicui for a few more years.
"We'll talk about it after I write it." Xu Qiansu didn't agree directly... He just talked to Miss Ma Li casually. As for whether he really wanted to write a history... he didn't have the ability. He might just be in the Xicui area. If you stay for a while, you won't be able to live for thousands of years, and you lack professional historical knowledge.
"Oh." Zhulan's lips were soft and pink, but she understood that she had misunderstood, and the two of them were just flirting as usual.
She sighed softly and took the book "Cleaning Green on the Left, Sinnoh on the Right" from Ma Li's hand as if to comfort her. She looked up and down. As a professional mythology scholar, she actually had no interest in this kind of book. ’ s... can this author’s knowledge be better than hers?
At that time, I saw a lot of obvious historical errors, not to mention how annoying I was.
However, Zhulan took the book and turned it over first, looking at the author's signature.
As a reader, Ma Li cares more about the content and not much about the author.
But Zhulan is different. As a scholar who often publishes papers, she attaches great importance to things like signatures.
"Su Yufeng..."
Zhulan murmured, then recalled for a moment in her mind, and found that there was no such person among the scholars and writers she knew, so she looked at Ma Li and asked: "Has this author published any works before?"
Ma Li tilted her face. This was the first time she knew who the author of this book was. It was impossible to know, so she shook her head slightly.
Zhulan flipped through a few more pages and put them back on the desk when she thought they were boring... She just asked casually and didn't care about the author.
There are so many unknown people in this world. If they weren't powerful or potential trainers, Zhulan wouldn't pay much attention to them.
Ma Li lowered her eyes, stretched out her little hand, and gently rubbed the word "Su" on "Su Yu Feng" with her fingertips, as if this "Su" was the "Su" of "Xu Qiansu".
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When checking the information, I suddenly discovered that Miss Mali’s Morubeko is actually a female, a girl...
Why did I write her as a boy in the first place? Which website did you check for information?
I'm really sorry for letting her become a boy with 760,000 words. (laugh)
