Ye Lan had spent the month traveling to the Great Desert or unconscious. Once his stock ran out, the younger Serperior lost their only supplier and quickly found themselves at a dead end.
After eating so much Pokémon Candy, they no longer found it quite as tempting as before. But they had grown used to it. Going without Pokémon Candy was like the Huaxia Region going without rice, so they had all returned to Snake Guardian Village.
"Exactly! Let Ye Lan look after our Serperior for a while. We've all caught new Pokémon recently anyway, so we can train them in the meantime. That's killing a whole flock of Pidgeot with one stone!" Reg's eyes shone. He was already dreaming of a glorious future.
Over at Ye Lan's, their Serperior might even get to eat top-tier Monarch's Gift at every meal. Back in the clan, they could only exchange for that Pokémon Candy by performing exceptionally well.
According to Granny Qing, it was the latest version Ye Lan had developed. He had very little left for himself, and the clan only received a small bag each month.
"There's just one problem. What if the Serperior don't want to come back?"
At those words, the three men, so excited a moment ago, fell silent.
They could question Ye Lan's character, his luck, or even whether he was as handsome as they were—just kidding. But they truly could not question his charm when it came to Grass-type Pokémon.
Cuihua, once the most hot-tempered Serperior in the village, had mellowed after meeting Ye Lan just once. Even the village's other proud Serperior had been so enthusiastic toward him that they had made up for the absence of any Growlithe-like friendliness in their aloof species.
"What's there to worry about? I'd be glad if