"Please come back safe!" Wang Yunshu prayed, clasping her hands together.
"Don't worry. They're so strong, they'll definitely be fine!" Uncle Mu reassured her. Honestly, even he had been startled to learn that Xiao Ran was only a freshman. College freshmen these days were ridiculously strong.
"Yes, they'll definitely be fine..." Wang Yunshu nodded, murmuring to herself.
Flying at supersonic speed was fast, and Xiao Ran's ears were filled with constant roaring. They hadn't chosen to return straight to the Airship, taking a slight detour instead so Wang Yunshu and the others wouldn't be discovered too soon.
After all, plenty of people were roaming around looking for them. Xiao Ran had also reminded the others to hide well and avoid being discovered prematurely.
"After a day's rest, the normal return trip should take three hours. With this detour, it'll probably take five," Yun Mengqiu told Xiao Ran.
"No, let's fly slower. The Pidgeot need to rest too. Let's stretch it out to seven hours so these two will still be ready to fight afterward," Xiao Ran said after some thought.
Yun Mengqiu nodded, finding that reasonable, and immediately had the two Pidgeot slow down, no longer maintaining supersonic flight. With their strength, they could fly for an entire day and night without getting tired.
Time ticked by, from sunrise in the east to the blazing midday sun, then sunset in the west. With the two deliberately slowing their progress, they finally encountered a group of Pokémon Trainers toward evening.
The moment these Pokémon Trainers spotted Xiao Ran and Yun Mengqiu, they scattered. Though they didn't rush forward, they followed the pair from a distance, presumably gathering reinforcements.
"Time to speed up!" Seeing this, Yun Mengqiu wasted no words with Xiao Ran and immediately ordered the Pidgeot beneath her to accelerate.