"Ye Lan sent a message! Old man, come take a look!" Granny Qing called excitedly into the house as she swept snow outside a small stone cottage.
Though she was now the High Priestess, after the previous High Priest, Andrew, announced that the Snake Guardian Clan had fulfilled its thousand-year duty, the village's young people had gradually gone out to seek their fortunes. The adults had also followed Mia's lead and started businesses elsewhere, leaving only a few elderly people in the village.
The Snake Guardian Clan no longer relied on the mountain's resources. Accordingly, they no longer had to worry about harassment from Pokémon either. The village was now more like a place for retirement. Rather than calling Granny Qing the current High Priestess, it would be more fitting to call her the current "retirement home director."
Compared to the other younger members of the Snake Guardian Clan, Granny Qing exchanged messages with Ye Lan the most. She often received photos Ye Lan sent of Serperior's recent condition, as well as pictures of Huaxia Region cuisine.
Regarding Ye Lan's Serperior's current state and the suspected emergence of a new form, the old woman was both delighted and gratified.
Ye Lan truly was the Trainer she had recognized as capable of restoring the Serperior clan's former glory, and that little snake still had endless potential waiting to be unearthed.
Unfortunately, even after searching through ancient texts, Granny Qing had found no explanation for Serperior's current condition. There was even less record of the suspected "new form." She could only hope that the old priest would return to the village soon.
"Coming, coming. Honestly, every time Little Ye sends you a message, you get happier than when Xiao Ya does!" The speaker was none other than Mickey, dressed in rough homespun