But even so, Infernape was still blown away by the gust from the palm strike!
What did that mean?
"Ah-cha!"
Infernape climbed up from the ground, about to lose his temper, but suddenly realized that his chest did not hurt.
That puzzled him. Lucario's palm strike had clearly been fierce, so why did it not hurt at all?
Seeing that Infernape was unharmed, Ye Qing rose with a slight bow and said sincerely, "Hello, Gym Leader. I came hoping to learn from you."
Lion did not agree immediately. Instead, he asked, "Can you endure the hardship of learning from me?"
"Yes. I want to reach a state of mind-body unity with Infernape."
Ye Qing's gaze was firm. Legendary Pokémon had been appearing frequently lately, and there had been unusual activity in the Spirit World. All of this foretold that a major disaster would certainly occur in the future.
If he did not grow stronger now, how would he protect his family and friends when that time came?
"Ah-cha!"
Infernape jumped to Ye Qing's side, clenched his fists, and loudly voiced his agreement!
Lion smiled faintly, thinking that this had fallen into his lap without any effort at all.
He had been worrying about how to guide this fellow into coming to learn from him, only for him to show up on his own.
"Good. First, meditate with me. Let me see whether your wills are firm enough."
"Ah-cha..."
Infernape slumped on the spot. He had not expected to have to meditate!
"Infernape, I believe in you!"
Ye Qing looked at Infernape and spoke firmly.
"Cha."
Infernape nodded. He did not want to betray his master's trust.
Ye Qing sat cross-legged on a stone pedestal, calming his mind and focusing as he meditated.
Infernape copied him, sitting cross-legged on a rock