"By the way, where's that Zangoose?" Only after finishing his meal did Liu Qing remember Zangoose. He looked around but saw no sign of it, so he asked out of curiosity.
"That Zangoose was far too wary. As soon as Blissey revived it, it jumped into a tree before I could even say anything, then vanished in a few leaps," Liu Yuan said indignantly. "Talk about ungrateful! If it weren't for it, would we and Ralts have had to go through all that?"
"All right, all right. Just think of it as a little incident on our journey. Besides, aren't we and Ralts perfectly fine now?" As Liu Qing spoke, he stroked the red horn on Ralts's head, and she let out a contented cry.
"That's true. And it might even have been a blessing in disguise. Ralts can just about use Confusion now."
"Oh?" Liu Qing gave Ralts a surprised look. He hadn't expected her to be so gifted, already beginning to master Confusion at such a young age. "Then you can have her train her psychic power with Slowking more often. That should help her."
"Yeah, I thought of that too. I've already talked to Slowking about it," Liu Yuan said with a smile.
The next few days passed as Liu Qing and Liu Yuan traveled and trained in the forest. During that time, they encountered many kinds of Pokémon: Nincada, whose evolution could produce both Shedinja and Ninjask at once; Tropius, whose Flying and Grass types countered one another; Shiftry, who lived atop the tallest trees in the forest; Surskit, who skimmed across the surface of small ponds; and Masquerain, who flew above them... It was an eye-opening experience for both brothers.
That morning, Liu Qing and Liu Yuan finally emerged from the dense forest. Houses were