Heading to the Imperial Capital (Thanks to A Bitter Lemon for the God-tier Certification gift!)

Ye Qing settled on a direction for now. As for the specific Pokémon, he would decide later. After all, fate was unpredictable. Who knew? A Dragon Pokémon egg might just fall from the sky as he walked along.

He spent the evening sorting through information. Remembering that he had to fly to the Imperial Capital tomorrow, he fed everyone some food and went to bed early.

Early the next morning.

Dark clouds covered the sky outside, forming a dense, oppressive mass. The sea wind howled, sending fallen leaves flying everywhere.

"Quack."

Psyduck shoved aside Ye Qing, who was trying to beat him to the bathroom, and plunged inside.

"Are you racing to eat shit?"

Ye Qing rolled his eyes at him. With no other choice, he held in his pee and went to find some water to drink.

Noticing his dad reading the newspaper in the living room, Ye Qing greeted him. "You've already finished packing?"

Ye Dad looked rather serious today. "Yes. The flight's at ten. Hurry up and get ready too."

Ye Mom came out of the bedroom. "Son, what do you think of this outfit?"

His mom wore a fashionable pale green trench coat today. Paired with her freshly dyed hair, it made her look especially young.

"Nice, very nice."

Ye Qing and Ye Dad looked her over together, both showing their approval.

"Quack, quack."

Psyduck came out of the bathroom and gestured for Ye Qing to go ahead.

"You duck... I'll deal with you sooner or later."

Ye Qing raised a fist to scare him.

Psyduck completely ignored Ye Qing. With his head held high and his hands behind his back, he walked toward Ye Mom on his own.

"This duck..."

Ye Qing rolled his eyes helplessly and went to wash up first.

Once the family