Still, this was fairly good. Some people took seven or eight days, or even a month, to make the journey. Their travel time was well within the normal range.
After returning to Xi'an, Xiao Ran parted ways with the two of them. They were quite surprised to hear that he was heading to Graduate School.
After all, a research institute was not somewhere just anyone could visit, much less a university freshman who had only just enrolled, like Xiao Ran. Normally, even family members were not allowed inside.
When he returned to the institute, Primarina and Milotic immediately gathered around him. They had not seen Xiao Ran in almost a week, and both Pokémon had missed him terribly.
"How's Zorua doing? Has its condition stabilized?" Xiao Ran asked after spending a little time doting on the two Pokémon.
"Yes, it's mostly stable now, but it still needs some time to recover," Ye Ling replied.
In fact, they had stayed in touch by phone about Zorua's condition over the past few days. Its life had been saved two days earlier, and it had already become Ye Ling's Pokémon.
But that only meant its life had been saved. It still needed to practice controlling its energy on its own. Only when it could truly control its own energy at will would Zorua be completely free of the threat of death.
For the remaining days, Xiao Ran stopped roaming around and settled down at the research institute, training his Pokémon or helping with research.
After another two weeks or so, both Kubfu's Pokémon Egg and Diancie's Sacred Crystal finally showed signs of activity.
Cracks finally began to appear on the Pokémon Egg. Ye Ling entered the Breeding Room alone and waited for Kubfu to hatch.
"It's been almost a month, and it's finally