After traveling west for two days, Liu Qing found the road ahead shrouded in thick fog. Standing outside it, he scratched his head. "I remember there should be a Suicune here. Could it have made all this fog? When I watched the anime in my previous life, I always felt that Ho-Oh—and even the Legendary Beasts—paid a lot of attention to Ash. I wonder if they chose him as the successor to the new Bell Tower. Heh, making Ash become a monk would be hilarious."
"This fog really is a pain, though. I can't even find a signpost. If I walk in, I'll definitely get lost. According to the map, I should reach New Bark Town once I cross this forest. Forget it. I'll ride Salamence instead." With that thought, Liu Qing let Salamence out and jumped onto its back. Holding Togepi more securely against his chest, he took to the air and flew toward New Bark Town.
"Toge~" Just as they were about to leave the foggy area, Togepi suddenly pointed a tiny finger down from Liu Qing's arms and cried out anxiously.
"Hm? What's down there?" Alerted by Togepi, Liu Qing also sensed a powerful energy field below, but when he tried to examine it more closely, he suddenly found his perception blocked.
"Hmph. Salamence, fly down. Let's see what's really there." Suspecting it was Suicune, Liu Qing immediately directed Salamence downward.
As Salamence descended rapidly, a nearly transparent Pokémon glowing blue soon came into Liu Qing's view, standing on a rock in a pond.
"So it really is the incarnation of the north wind—Suicune. Trying to run? Not so fast! Gyarados, stop it!" Suicune immediately moved to leave upon seeing Liu Qing, but he wasn't about to let it go so easily. With a flash of white