The dreamy blend of blue, pink, and white was every bit a young girl's fantasy. Taking one along to pick up girls would be unbeatable, and Jiang Zhuyue and the others could only look on in envy.
Unfortunately, they had neither the Fairy type nor the Psychic type, so they had failed to earn Rapidash and Ponyta's approval.
After a round of friendly exchanges with the Pokémon along the path to the summit, everyone finally arrived at the Crown Shrine again.
"Wow! So this is the Crown Shrine? It really is magnificent!" Jiang Zhuyue and the others exclaimed in wonder as they entered.
Previously, Xiao Ran had teleported straight inside through Hoopa, leaving them behind on Snowslide Slope. Naturally, they had been intensely curious about the Crown Shrine.
In modern times, getting to live in a palace was certainly something worth bragging about.
"Ahhh! I'm so jealous! I want to live in a palace too!" Jiang Zhuyue cried, pouting. She, Lin Mingzhe, and the others had been camping all this time. Who would have thought that Jiang Cheng's group would be living in a palace when they were all on the run? How was that fair?
"Hey, hey! That's enough. The actual owner is standing right here!" Xiao Ran said helplessly. These people seemed to have forgotten that the Crown Shrine wasn't a human residence. It was Calyrex's palace.
"It matters not! These buildings stand empty anyway. They merely lend an air of grandeur," Calyrex said.
"Um... so, did you used to live in this palace? Did you have any consorts in your harem? Were your consorts humans or Pokémon?" Jiang Cheng sidled over and asked with a conspiratorial look.
Everyone fell silent. "..."
"Ahem... that's enough, Jiang Cheng!" Xiao Ran cleared his throat a few times, cutting off everyone's