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"What's going on over here?"
Fei Xiao had just arrived at the scene following the noise, only to find everyone surrounding Lin Siyu for some unknown reason.
"Oh, that little girl seems to have dragged a magical beast back. We've been trying our best to persuade her to stay away, but she refuses no matter what."
The soldier answered casually, but as he turned his head to look...
"You... who are you again?"
The soldier's exclamation drew everyone else's attention, and only then did they notice the sudden appearance of a fox-eared beauty.
Indeed, since the communication had just ended, Fei Xiao hadn't hidden her ears.
Seeing everyone making such a fuss, Fei Xiao explained helplessly.
"It's me, the person who rescued you earlier."
Hearing this, everyone looked closely at the familiar 2D-style clothing and the face etched into their Remembrance; aside from the extra pair of fox ears, wasn't this the same Fei Xiao from before?
The team leader stepped forward and asked in confusion.
"May I ask... are you Sister Fei Xiao? Those fox ears are..."
"Oh, this is my original form. I just had them hidden before."
Fei Xiao replied indifferently, thinking to herself that it was quite a hassle to have everyone ask about it.
At that moment, Meng Xi and several elders also arrived one after another.
"Elder Jiao, why don't you help explain? Or, I wouldn't mind having a sparring session with everyone."
As she said this, Fei Xiao began to crack her knuckles, seemingly unable to restrain herself.
Jiao Wuyan panicked upon seeing this and hurriedly pulled her back.
"Don't, don't, don't.
None of you need to worry. We have already verified Fei Xiao's identity; there's no need to be on guard."
Though they still had doubts, everyone obediently lowered their guard.
The captain observed for a moment, then lowered his voice and leaned closer to Elder Jiao's ear to ask.
"Elder Jiao, this... Sister Fei Xiao, she..."
"These ears are real, not some decoration.
So you don't need to whisper, because I can hear everything."
Fei Xiao folded her arms, looking at the man in front of her with a look of disdain.
After speaking, the fluffy fox ears on top of her head twitched twice in perfect coordination.
The crowd was in an uproar; those ears were actually real!
Quite a few men felt a bit embarrassed for a moment upon seeing such an extraordinary woman.
As the saying goes, everyone loves beauty, and what's more, most of these men were old bachelors!
Even Meng Xi and Jiao Xiaoyan, standing behind her, noticed the swaying fox ears and felt a strange urge to step forward and stroke them.
...
Jiao Wuyan felt more and more that the relevant information from today needed to be passed down quickly, otherwise, some blind fool would cause trouble sooner or later.
"We can guarantee the truth of everything she says. As for the details, we'll discuss them later."
At this point, the captain no longer hesitated and quickly directed the crowd to disperse.
A path was soon cleared.
"It seems you all will have quite a lot to be busy with after today, won't you?"
Before leaving, Fei Xiao didn't forget to tease them.
Her information was kept so strictly confidential that she didn't know if they valued her or if they were wary of her from the start.
...
"Sister Fei Xiao, you're here! The spray bottles you gave me earlier are all used up. Can you give me a few more?"
Lin Siyu was crouching on the ground, and seeing it was Fei Xiao, she instantly beamed with joy.
As Fei Xiao walked over step by step, she immediately noticed the snake-like Pokémon beside Lin Siyu.
It had a long, slender body covered in sapphire-colored scales, with a bright white belly. It had dark, shiny eyes, a small white horn on its forehead, and two small feathered wings on the sides of its head. Dragonair had three crystal-like blue beads: one at the base of its neck and two at the end of its Tail.
She couldn't help but be startled, her curious gaze sizing up Lin Siyu.
This girl's luck is truly miraculous!
The others also noticed the unfamiliar Pokémon at the same time.
The Pokémon was collapsed on the ground, seemingly very weak. Seeing the crowd approach, it could only let out a low Growl.
Meng Xi immediately took out the new Pokédex and scanned it.
A moment later, a cold mechanical voice sounded.
"Dragonair, inhabiting beautiful seas or lakes, is known as a divine Pokémon.
Although it has no wings, it is occasionally spotted flying in the sky by manipulating the power of the weather to ride the wind. It is said that on New Year's Day, if one can see it twisting its body and flying through the sky, they will be healthy throughout the year.
According to eyewitness descriptions, Dragonair emits a mysterious aura. It stores a vast amount of energy within its body and can concentrate this power into the crystal-like beads on its neck and Tail to manipulate the weather. When its entire body is enveloped in an aura and begins to glow slightly, the surrounding weather changes accordingly.
Since ancient times, it has been worshipped as a ruler of weather by those engaged in agriculture. People believe it can control the weather, so offerings are always plentiful in the lakes where Dragonair resides."
Hiss~
Although they hadn't seen it with their own eyes yet, the group could clearly feel from these few descriptions that the Pokémon before them was extraordinary.
"Ah, Xiao Meng, where did this... forget it, I'll ask later. Sister Fei Xiao, do you have any more healing spray?"
Lin Siyu found the sudden explanation novel, but she hadn't forgotten the important matter at hand.
"Coming right up..."
Fei Xiao made a show of taking a bottle of Super Potion out of her pocket.
As Fei Xiao slowly approached Dragonair...
"Awoo~"
Dragonair let out a weak yet adorable cry.
But no one could understand what it was saying.
When Fei Xiao tried to get closer, Dragonair coiled its body as if seeing a great terror, twisting its frame to move as far away as possible.
Fei Xiao:???
Everyone:???
What's the situation? Was Fei Xiao disliked by the other party?
"Uh... Sister Fei Xiao, how about... you just hand the medicine to me?"
Lin Siyu said somewhat awkwardly, looking at Fei Xiao's frozen footsteps.
Fine, Fei Xiao just assumed it was shy, so she tossed the Potion to Lin Siyu.
While Lin Siyu was focusing on applying the medicine...
Meng Xi seemed to have discovered something.
So, with a mood of experimentation, Meng Xi stepped forward.
While everyone thought Dragonair would react negatively, Meng Xi had already reached Lin Siyu's side to help treat the wound.
Dragonair merely glanced at the human before it, then immediately turned its gaze back to Fei Xiao.
Fei Xiao: (●—●)
Now everyone understood; this Pokémon seemed... to only be afraid of Fei Xiao.
After Jiao Xiaoyan noticed this, she took small steps to get closer to the side of this cute Pokémon.
Jiao Wuyan and the others glanced at Fei Xiao carefully before self-consciously stepping forward, intending to get a closer look at the Pokémon.
As for Fei Xiao, she watched as the others left her behind, while that Dragonair continued to stare at her for some inexplicable reason.
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