At Last, They Met

Besides Yu Hai, Ash and Gary also became the focus of many people seeking connections because of their special identities. Both had the towering presence of Professor Oak behind them, and many people wanted to use that connection.

Gary had an odd personality. Though he was polite in word and deed, he kept anyone he was not interested in at arm's length.

Compared to Gary, Ash was much easier to talk to. Single-minded as he was, Ash did not understand any of that. He only knew that everyone spoke nicely—far more nicely than Xiao Xia did.

The dinner did not end until midnight, and the diners gradually left. Xiao Dan had not gotten drunk and walked away on his own. A Yi had gotten drunk and was carried back by apprentices from TrovitaGym.

Only Yu Hai and Brock remained by the bonfire. Brock was already drunk, lying dazed on the grass. Yu Hai could still hold on, so he sat nearby and watched Luo Ke take care of Brock.

Luo Ke was an illusion and could not touch Brock at all. She could only stand silently nearby, gazing at Brock's face, which was ninety-nine percent similar to her master's.

"Master? He really does look alike!" Luo Ke's fingers passed through Brock's face. Unless she released her true Ninetales form, she could not touch his cheek.

However, Luo Ke reinforced the illusion's hand with Confusion and touched Brock's cheek again. This time, she finally felt him.

This was also the clever use of psychic power Yu Hai had taught Luo Ke. Intangible psychic power could attack and defend. With precise control of Confusion, she could mold it into a human shape and attach it to her illusion's body, allowing her to touch whatever she wanted.

"They do look alike, as if