All her life, she had only visited the developed front slopes of Jinxi Forest, and even then, she had gone with her family. Naturally, she was incredibly excited to see sights she had never seen before!
Ye Mom had grown up pampered in a well-off family and was naturally familiar with places like this, so she was not as excited as the little girl.
"Ah! Milotic?"
Ye Menghan suddenly widened her eyes. She had never expected a Milotic to appear right beside her!
Ye Mom was also utterly shocked. During the Wild Pokémon invasion, she and Monferno had stayed hidden inside the house, so she had not seen Milotic's impressive display of power.
Although the neighbors had indirectly mentioned a few things to her afterward, she had not taken them seriously. After all, they had not gotten a clear look at the Trainer on Milotic's back either.
"Son, where did you catch this Milotic?"
Unlike Ye Menghan, Ye Mom knew Milotic's value. There were only a handful of these Pokémon in all of Shanhai City, and she had never expected her own son to catch one!
Seeing their shocked expressions, Ye Qing could only explain everything to them in detail.
"Son, you've really grown up. You're amazing."
Ye Mom gave him a thumbs-up, her eyes full of pride and reassurance.
In the past, Ye Qing had always struck the older relatives as mediocre, even somewhat ignorant and unaccomplished.
Although their family ties kept everyone from saying it outright, how could she, his mother, not have known?
But things were different now. If they learned about this Milotic, surely they would acknowledge her son too.
"Wow, you're so lucky, big brother!"
Ye Menghan reached out her little hand to stroke Milotic's body, then pressed her face against it with a look