Jiang Jing also let Aron out. The moment it came out, it saw Piplup.
"Piplup~?"
Piplup curiously glanced at Aron, but its attention was soon drawn back to the Pokémon food, and it stopped paying attention to Aron.
It was starving too. Right now, the Pokémon food was a feast fit for a king.
Jiang Jing patted Aron's big head and said, "Aron, you can go talk to Piplup. It might become your companion in the future."
Aron nodded. Its little stubby legs moved as it trotted over to Piplup's side, calling out in greeting.
"Piplup~"
Piplup gave a somewhat perfunctory reply before continuing to eat its Pokémon food.
Aron: "???"
It was actually ignoring it. Aron glanced at Jiang Jing, then silently sat down beside Piplup.
Three minutes later.
"Piplup~"
After eating, Piplup patted its round belly and lay contentedly on the lawn. It felt like it had no regrets left in life. It had now recovered from its heartbreak.
"Piplup~"
It finally began paying attention to Aron beside it and started chatting with it. Its initial wariness had turned into relaxation because it felt that Jiang Jing was not a bad person.
The two Pokémon began communicating simply. Aron asked where it had come from, and upon hearing that, Piplup lay on the grass and began gesticulating wildly.
Jiang Jing sat nearby and perked up his ears to listen. Piplup, tell us your story.
Jiang Jing could understand what it meant. After listening for four or five minutes, he finally understood where this Piplup had come from.
A brief aside: Tencent's logo had supposedly been modeled after Piplup. Tencent's boss, Pony Ma, even had an Empoleon, and its talent was likely at least four stars.
So, because of Tencent's influence, a great many people liked Piplup.
Combined with