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"One of them is Ling Ruijie."

Having collected herself, Lü Jiayi continued.

"The Black River Ling Family is based in the far north of the Pokémon League's territory and has been famous for Ice-type Pokémon since ancient times. Ling Ruijie is no exception."

"On top of that, he's also one of the rare Gifted!" Lü Jiayi paused again.

Mu Yun, Chi Duoduo, Liu Hesheng, Lin Youqi...

Nearly half the people sitting here were Gifted.

Damn it!

Sometimes I really want to take these Gifted bastards on!

"What kind of gift?"

Mu Yun asked.

"It boosts the combat strength of Ice-type Pokémon. I don't know the specifics."

Lü Jiayi replied.

"As for the last person, it's his older sister—Ling Qingying!"

At this point, Lü Jiayi's expression grew solemn again. "I don't know much about her either. All I know is that even Ling Ruijie admits he's no match for his older sister. But she rarely battles, so there isn't much information on her."

"Is the Ling Family really that strong?"

Liu Jianhao, who had eaten and drunk his fill, asked curiously.

Of the three monsters, two were from the Ling Family. That was ridiculous!

"Very strong!"

Liu Hesheng spoke up. "Although outsiders always rank our Evergreen Liu Family, the Shenliao Yu Family, and the Black River Ling Family together, the Black River Ling Family is actually the undisputed number one family in the Northeast Region."

"That's right. My aunt says the same thing," Lü Jiayi agreed.

"Apparently, at the Ling Family's peak, they held two of the four Regional Elite Four seats. Even when they only held one, it was almost always the first or second seat."

"But strangely, no one from the Ling Family has ever served as Regional Champion. The highest they've reached is the first seat of the