The light inside the castle was somewhat beyond Ye Qing's expectations. Rather than the gloom and mystery he had imagined, it was unusually bright and dazzling.
The marble floor was like a mirror.
Many staff members walked back and forth inside the castle, and some vendors sold exquisite ornaments found only in Forbidden Ridge.
As he stepped into the elevator with Xiao Huan, Ye Qing asked curiously, "I saw several battlefields earlier. Aren't I battling there?"
With his hands behind his back, Xiao Huan shook his head and explained expressionlessly, "Those are where the other trainee Gym Leaders accept challenges. A battle against an Ice-type Elite Four member obviously wouldn't take place somewhere so ordinary."
That immediately got Ye Qing excited. Brimming with pride, he thought, I really am in a different league.
The elevator did not stop until it reached the castle's top floor.
Xiao Huan pressed the button to open the elevator doors. "Let's go."
"Thank you."
Ye Qing stepped out of the elevator and discovered that he was already on the castle's roof.
Cold winds howled, and a massive battle platform appeared before him. Zhang Sisi had already been waiting there for some time.
Besides her, the chubby Zhang Tuzhen was there too, gnawing on a piping-hot pig's trotter in the spectator stands.
Xiao Huan walked over and sat beside Zhang Tuzhen, intending to take a good look at this young man who warranted the Gym Leader's personal attention.
"You're here?"
Zhang Sisi turned around. The edge of the castle roof was only about half a meter behind her.
Standing in the green area at the other end of the battle ring, Ye Qing glanced behind him with some concern.
Clack.
Suddenly, the sound of turning gears rang out. Ye Qing saw the one-square-meter section of floor