"Xiao Ran, you're here! Come sit down. Just in time for dinner!"
When he came downstairs, he saw Sister Hua coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of soup.
"The Pokémon food is all in the backyard!"
Qianqian spoke softly as she served the rice, then hurriedly lowered her head and went back to filling the bowls.
"Okay. Ralts, you all go eat too!"
Xiao Ran nodded and set the Ralts in his arms down. The Pokémon followed Primarina out to the backyard.
"Here, give Sister Hua's cooking a try!"
Once they were seated at the table, Sister Hua picked up some spicy poached pork slices with her chopsticks and placed them in Xiao Ran's bowl. The landlady's enthusiasm was honestly a little overwhelming.
Come to think of it, this place really was strange. It had a warm, comfortable atmosphere, a beautiful, welcoming landlady, and a sweet, gentle daughter. So why didn't it have any guests?
It wasn't just that there were no guests. Nobody even came in to ask about a room. That was very strange.
During peak tourist season, how could a nicely furnished guesthouse attract no interest at all? Unless there was something wrong with the place itself?
Xiao Ran suddenly wondered whether he'd walked into some sort of trap.
"Oh, Xiao Ran, you came to Hancheng for Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate, right?"
As he was lost in thought, Sister Hua suddenly asked him a question.
"Uh, yes. Do you know much about it, Sister Hua? Tell me a bit!"
Xiao Ran nodded. He hadn't found much information online, but Sister Hua was a local, so she ought to know quite a lot.
"Then you've asked the right person! Remember that Gyarados from earlier? It evolved from a Magikarp that leaped over the Dragon