Recaps

Ye Qing brought Vigoroth to his troop, where Infernape defeated the group and enraged their leader into evolving. The newly evolved Slaking remained enraged as Ye Qing checked his information.

• Infernape beat the Vigoroth who had once fought him, and Ye Qing persuaded the battered Pokémon to lead him to its troop.
• Ye Qing left Ye Menghan and Gardevoir to search for Milotic while he followed Vigoroth to a waterfall and stream.
• Infernape charged the troop and swiftly knocked down most of the Vigoroth, while Ye Qing told Gengar to stay alert.
• The Vigoroth leader attacked Infernape with a tickling move, but Infernape slapped him down and continued fighting.
• After Infernape defeated the troop, the enraged Vigoroth leader evolved into Slaking, and Ye Qing checked his information.

Ye Qing tested how Slaking would fight after Gardevoir swapped away its Truant Ability, then defeated it with Infernape and left healing medicine for the Vigoroth. He took Ye Menghan to visit Milotic, while the trainer of the Ditto that once waited nearby remained missing.

• Ye Qing asked Gardevoir to swap Slaking’s Ability with Mudkip’s so he could see whether removing Truant would change its fighting ability.
• Slaking matched Infernape’s Flare Blitz and knocked him into the stream with a powerful punch, but its laziness kept it from pursuing him.
• Ye Qing ordered Infernape to use Double Team and Close Combat, and Infernape overwhelmed Slaking before finishing it with Focus Punch.
• Ye Qing left Healing Spray for the Vigoroth and departed with Ye Menghan, while Slaking chose to sleep instead of seeking revenge.
• Ye Qing and Ye Menghan reached Milotic’s pool, where Milotic brought everyone to the surface as Ye Menghan searched for Feebas.

Ye Menghan caught the Feebas Milotic recommended, and Ye Qing arranged to move the rest of the Feebas to his home lake. After a week of resting, Ye Qing learned the Pokémon League had approved his request to carry seven Pokémon, and he reserved the new slot for Azurill.

• Milotic gathered nearly twenty Feebas and recommended one for Ye Menghan to catch, while Ye Qing tested their aptitude with his cheat.
• Ye Menghan chose the Feebas Milotic had recommended, and Mudkip defeated it so she could catch it.
• Milotic asked Ye Qing to relocate the remaining Feebas, so he contacted Su Yiqin, who arranged for him to take them without payment.
• Ye Qing brought the Feebas to his home lake, where Milotic watched over them as Psyduck and Ditto kept their distance.
• After a week of relaxing at home, Ye Qing received Cynthia's message that the Pokémon League had approved his request to carry seven Pokémon, and he decided to reserve the added slot for Azurill.

Ye Qing learned that the upcoming tomb expedition would have a three-person team, and insisted their livestreaming influencer be a healer. Later, Azurill hatched, and Ye Qing welcomed the timid Pokémon into his family.

• Wang Yao told Ye Qing that the research institute would partner with livestreaming companies for the expedition, with each team consisting of a researcher, an influencer, and a combatant.
• Ye Qing insisted that their team choose a healer for the influencer slot, and Wang Yao agreed to find one before the departure date was set.
• Azurill hatched at Ye Qing's home, and Ye Qing checked her stats, finding that she had C-grade potential and the Huge Power ability.
• Azurill cried in Ye Qing's arms until Ye Mom calmed her by feeding her, and Ye Qing later introduced her to the other Pokémon.

Ye Qing left home with Wang Yao for the Imperial Capital to join an archaeological expedition, after testing Azurill’s Huge Power on his Pokémon. At the hotel, they arrived amid a crowd of reporters, researchers, streamers, and celebrities as the expedition’s participants were being gathered.

• Ye Qing tested Huge Power on Infernape, whose Mach Punch punched through a tree trunk, then stopped the other Pokémon from taking turns so Gardevoir would not tire out.
• Wang Yao told Ye Qing that the expedition paperwork had been approved and that they would recruit participants at Guangming Building in the Imperial Capital before setting out with the archaeological team.
• Ye Qing said goodbye to Ye Mom, packed his supplies, and left with all his Pokémon except Garchomp; he and Wang Yao flew to the Imperial Capital.
• Professor Qian picked them up and explained that Wang Yao was his only student selected for the expedition, then brought them to a five-star hotel.
• Ye Qing entered the hotel lobby with Professor Qian and saw reporters, scientific researchers, internet celebrities, and stars gathered for the event.

Ye Qing and Wang Yao attended a gathering for an archaeological expedition, where the organizers explained its risks, rewards, and team-selection process. After Ye Qing spotted several familiar attendees, the streamers lined up and the selection began.

• Ye Qing and Wang Yao followed Professor Qian to the hotel's top floor, where Wang Yao explained that thirty-three male and female streamers had been invited.
• Professor Qian left to speak with old friends, while Ye Qing and Wang Yao discussed finding a healer and how teams would choose their streamers.
• An elderly organizer announced that the expedition was dangerous and explained that researchers, Trainers, and online personalities would take part.
• The organizer listed the rewards: ten million for each recovered Unown, advancement for the researcher on the team that found the most prehistoric documents, and death compensation for researchers only.
• Ye Qing recognized Wangchen, Li Zifan, Xie Yu, and Zhao Ling among the attendees, then watched as streamers lined up and some began approaching their targets.

Ye Qing and Wang Yao tried to recruit Xue Naiko, but Luo Moyun and his lackey mocked them for bringing an Azurill. Ye Qing kicked the lackey, then exchanged polite but barbed words with Luo Moyun before Professor Qian urged everyone to choose teammates.

• Wang Yao brought Ye Qing to Xue Naiko, where Luo Moyun objected to them interrupting his discussion with her and his lackey mocked their appearance and Azurill.
• Ye Qing retorted to the lackey and kicked him into a serving cart when he began to curse.
• Xie Yu and others rushed over, but the elderly man and Professor Qian arrived before the lackey could start a Pokémon battle.
• The elderly man introduced Ye Qing to Luo Moyun as an excellent Trainer, while Wang Yao quietly identified the elderly man as the deputy director of the Capital Research Institute.
• Luo Moyun offered to let Ye Qing have Xue Naiko, but Ye Qing dismissed her as a sweet airhead, and Professor Qian told them to choose their teammates.

Ye Qing and Wang Yao recruited Luo Jiujiu for their team, then learned about her family's Honedge sword-fighting traditions. The group flew to the Qinling Mountains and set out by helicopter, where Ye Qing felt uneasy about the journey ahead.

• Ye Qing chose Luo Jiujiu, and she accepted his and Wang Yao's invitation to team up.
• Luo Jiujiu explained her family's Honedge lineage and warned Ye Qing and Wang Yao against making advances toward her.
• Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Luo Jiujiu chatted and played games together before boarding the plane.
• The teams arrived near the Qinling Mountains and transferred to helicopters bound for their supply base.
• Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Luo Jiujiu flew into the mountains, and their helicopters landed beside a river.

Ye Qing led Luo Jiujiu and Wang Yao into the primeval forest for a week-long operation, wary of their limited teams and the danger ahead. After confronting the blond and his companions, they entered the forest, where Ye Qing stayed alert to threats and tended to Azurill.

• The old man briefed the thirty-three teams on the unreliable rescue signals, their return routes, and the seven-day deadline before sending them out.
• Ye Qing inspected Luo Jiujiu and Wang Yao's Pokémon, then told them to bring only Blissey and Sceptile.
• The blond taunted Ye Qing as he was about to enter the forest, and Ye Qing warned him not to come closer while suppressing his urge to kill him.
• Ye Qing set off with Luo Jiujiu and Wang Yao, passed Xie Yu, Wangchen, and the other competitors, and entered the dark forest.
• When Azurill began crying, Ye Qing asked Luo Jiujiu to bring out Leavanny, who calmed the little Pokémon.
• Wang Yao went to relieve himself by a dead tree, and Ye Qing warned him that Trevenant might be nearby.

Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Luo Jiujiu explored the primeval forest during a livestream, searching for an entrance to an ancient tomb. After a powerful Nidoking ambushed them, Infernape struck back, but Nidoking retaliated with Poison Sting.

• Luo Jiujiu began streaming as Ye Qing and Wang Yao searched the forest for an ancient tomb and watched for danger.
• Purple mist surrounded the group, but Gardevoir determined that it was less corrosive than the mist that had invaded Shanhai City.
• A Nidoking emerged from the bushes and knocked Sceptile down with one hit.
• Ye Qing had Gardevoir transfer Huge Power to Infernape, who knocked Nidoking onto his backside with Fire Punch.
• Infernape used Fake Out and prepared an Iron Tail, but Nidoking fired Poison Sting at his eyes.

Ye Qing’s group defeated a Nidoking and continued through the rain-soaked forest in search of ancient tombs. Elsewhere, Zhao Ling’s party found no tombs, while Xie Yu tried to convince the Zhu brothers to help him eliminate Luo Moyun.

• Infernape used Flare Blitz to overpower Nidoking and send it crashing to the ground.
• Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Luo Jiujiu found a cave before nightfall, and Gengar reported that he had found no nearby tombs.
• The next morning, Wang Yao spotted tracks leading toward a river, but Ye Qing chose to follow them in hopes of finding wild Pokémon that knew where tombs were.
• Zhao Ling’s group found no ancient tombs, and Zhao Ling regretted joining forces with Wangchen and Li Zifan instead of Ye Qing.
• Xie Yu urged Zhu Yuanhao and Siyuan to help him get rid of Luo Moyun, but Zhu Yuanhao demanded a reason.

Xie Yu and his sworn brothers agreed to deal with trouble on Ye Qing’s behalf, while Ye Qing’s group faced thickening mist and signs of danger beside a river. The chapter left them braced for a fight as Aggron hurled a rock into the mist.

• Xie Yu explained that Ye Qing had saved his life and had great potential, persuading Zhu Yuanhao and Siyuan to help him.
• Zhu Yuanhao released Midnight Form Lycanroc to track Luo Moyun using Silver Powder Xie Yu had left on him.
• Ye Qing’s group reached a river, where Gardevoir’s head began hurting and they noticed wild Pokémon had grown scarce.
• White mist mixed with the purple mist and reduced visibility, so Ye Qing considered switching to travel by water and brought out Aggron for protection.
• Faint hissing sounds came from the mist, prompting Ye Qing to release Absol and Gabite and prepare for a fight.
• Aggron formed a large rock and launched it into the mist.

Ye Qing and his companions fought through a swarm of venomous Pokémon before taking to the river on Milotic. As they escaped, a Toxicroak ambushed Luo Jiujiu, and Infernape was slapped into the water while protecting her.

• Aggron, Gabite, Absol, and the others fought off the venomous Pokémon, while Gabite steered Draco Meteor through the swarm and detonated it.
• Ye Qing decided to cross the river on Milotic, recalled his other Pokémon, and sent Gengar to scout underwater.
• Sceptile carried Wang Yao onto Milotic, while Luo Jiujiu rode her Honedge through the air onto Milotic's back.
• A Toxicroak sprang from the river and attacked Luo Jiujiu, but Infernape intercepted it and was struck by its Fake Out.
• Milotic hit Toxicroak with her tail and sent it flying, while Infernape surfaced from the water, embarrassed.

Ye Qing's group traveled through the fog, where Ye Qing and Gardevoir suffered worsening headaches and the Spoon Mark flickered as if something were draining it. They found a cave hidden among peach blossoms and entered it, suspecting it might lead to the primitive tribespeople.

• Milotic carried the group downriver after Infernape rescued Luo Jiujiu from a hawk, and Ye Qing warned Luo Jiujiu not to treat their journey like a staged adventure.
• Luo Jiujiu struck a hostile Whiscash with Honedge, impressing Ye Qing and Wang Yao.
• Ye Qing noticed his Spoon Mark flickering and found that Gardevoir was also suffering from the fog's strange effects, while Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu felt fine.
• Wang Yao spotted a cave among a peach grove, and Ye Qing guessed it might be a refuge for the primitive tribespeople.
• Ye Qing led Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu into the narrow cave, while Wang Yao's handheld computer detected nothing unusual.

Ye Qing and the others ventured deeper into a fog-filled cave, where Wang Yao was deceived by a female ghost and Gengar drove it away. They then found Sceptile and Blissey circling in place behind what appeared to be a Ghostly Wall, while the reason the humans were unaffected remained unclear.

• Infernape drove a swarm of Zubat away with flames as the group advanced through the narrow cave.
• Ye Qing realized Wang Yao was speaking to someone unseen and stopped Luo Jiujiu from walking past him.
• A pale female ghost clung to Wang Yao, but Gengar struck it and made it vanish.
• Ye Qing said the fog was interfering with Pokémon's senses, and the group continued toward the ancient tomb.
• Wang Yao ran back and found Sceptile and Blissey trapped circling in place, prompting Luo Jiujiu to wonder why the humans were unaffected.

Ye Qing and his companions emerged from a mist-filled cave into a neatly ordered village, where Ye Qing’s worsening headache and fading Mark left him unconscious. He woke in the village chief’s home after the Spoon Mark went dark, while Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu ate the villagers’ meal.

• Ye Qing used his touch to wake a Sceptile and a Blissey, then led Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu through the mist as his Mark steadily dimmed.
• The group found a beautiful village beyond the cave, but Ye Qing developed a severe headache while the villagers all turned toward Wang Yao in unison.
• The village chief welcomed the travelers and brought them to his home, where Ye Qing passed out and Luo Jiujiu and Wang Yao laid him on a heated brick bed.
• The village chief served Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu a meal, and the Spoon Mark beneath Ye Qing’s sleeve went out as his headache eased.
• Ye Qing woke and asked where they were.

Ye Qing recognized the village as a sinister recreation of The Peach Blossom Spring and suspected that its scenery and food were an illusion tied to a tomb or Pokémon. He secretly alerted Wang Yao, who helped clear the village chief from the room, leaving the three of them to discuss the danger.

• Wang Yao ate at the village chief’s house while Ye Qing grew uneasy about the villagers’ stiff smiles and questioned how they obtained their clothes.
• Wang Yao asked the village chief about nearby ancient tombs and the fog, and the chief looked toward the village outside.
• Ye Qing recognized the cave entrance, orderly village, and villagers’ clothing as details from The Peach Blossom Spring and suspected the scene was an illusion, possibly involving Unown.
• Ye Qing kicked Wang Yao and used their childhood danger signal; Wang Yao pretended to be sleepy until the village chief left the room.
• Wang Yao quietly asked Ye Qing what was wrong as Luo Jiujiu watched in confusion.

Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Luo Jiujiu realized they might still be trapped in an illusion and left the house to search for their way out. The entrance had vanished, and Gardevoir indicated that she could not use Teleport to escape while they remained inside.

• Ye Qing recited The Peach Blossom Spring to hint that the village might be an illusion, and Luo Jiujiu caught on while Wang Yao pretended not to understand.
• Ye Qing led Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu outside with their Pokémon, and the village chief warned them to return before dark.
• Wang Yao retched after remembering the roast chicken he had eaten, while Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu questioned whether the village was real.
• Luo Jiujiu discovered that the cave entrance had disappeared, and Ye Qing released Gardevoir to test whether she could use Teleport.
• Gardevoir used Confusion to write that she could not properly Teleport them out while they were inside the illusion.

Ye Qing and his companions searched the village for clues to the illusion and found a wedding and a funeral taking place at the same time. As darkness fell, they split up, with Ye Qing secretly following Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu to the wedding house while watching for danger.

• Ye Qing explained that the purple clouds and the village-wide illusion pointed to something extraordinary, so the group searched the village for a flaw.
• The group found ordinary surroundings but noticed a wedding and a funeral being held simultaneously.
• Ye Qing sent Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu to the wedding house with Gardevoir while he said he would investigate the funeral.
• Ye Qing secretly followed the others instead, bringing Infernape, Gengar, and Absol so he could intervene if trouble broke out.
• Night fell over the silent village as Ye Qing and the others approached the wedding house.

Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu entered the deserted wedding house and found a veiled bride inside, while several other groups arrived in the village pursuing their own objectives. The chapter left Wang Yao and his companions inside the eerie, silent house as Team R, Hunter J, and Luo Moyun moved toward their targets elsewhere.

• Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu entered the wedding courtyard, and Wang Yao nervously led the way into the house with Caterpie on his shoulder.
• Wang Yao spotted a pregnant bride wearing a red veil, while Luo Jiujiu sensed something was wrong and drew Honedge.
• A masked Team R leader brought six black-clad members into the village and led them toward a house hung with white silk.
• Hunter J arrived with Alakazam, intending to ruin Team R's mission after their betrayal left her with few Pokémon.
• Luo Moyun entered the village with Alakazam and Metagross to retrieve the Spoon sealing Alakazam and the Dumbbell sealing Giant Gengar.
• Ye Qing studied the village's layout as Wang Yao and his companions entered the candlelit wedding house, where nobody answered them.

Wang Yao was trapped in a strange village’s memories, where he slowly forgot his former life while growing close to Yingzi. The memory ended on their wedding day, as Wang Yao entered the bride’s room and the doors sealed him inside.

• Wang Yao entered the bride’s room, where darkness swallowed him and the doors slammed shut behind him.
• Sceptile, Luo Jiujiu, and Gardevoir tried and failed to break open or move the doors.
• Wang Yao found himself in the body of his childhood self in an isolated village and failed to escape.
• As his memories faded, Wang Yao carved reminders of Ye Qing, Sceptile, and Caterpie into a willow and later into his own arm.
• Wang Yao grew close to Yingzi, and they made a song together as their relationship deepened.
• Years later, Wang Yao and Yingzi married, and the memory reached their wedding day.

Wang Yao began to awaken from the village’s illusion when a pulse disrupted it, while Team R’s attempt to seize a sealed object unleashed a powerful Gengar. As the illusion collapsed, the village chief agreed to lead Ye Qing and the others out.

• Wang Yao lifted his bride’s veil as Team R activated a Magnetic Field Interference Device to distort the illusion and locate a Mismagius.
• A Team R member attacked with Hyper Beam, killing many of the group and shattering the dumbbell that had restrained a giant Gengar; Hunter J and the remaining Team R members fled.
• Ye Qing’s phone exploded, and the pulse caused Wang Yao to regain his awareness as the bride reacted and the illusion began to collapse.
• Luo Jiujiu took Wang Yao through the opened door with Gardevoir, while Ye Qing gathered the others and asked Gardevoir to find the village chief.
• The village chief agreed to guide Ye Qing, Luo Jiujiu, and Wang Yao out, then led them away as the illusion shattered.

Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu confronted a ghostly wedding procession as the illusion around them collapsed, revealing that a Mismagius had been controlling corpses. The illusion vanished, leaving the group among gravestones as a ghostly girl recognized Wang Yao, whose memories were merging.

• The village chief said that a girl had taken a fancy to Wang Yao, while Wang Yao murmured the name Yingzi at the sight of the red sedan chair.
• Ye Qing summoned his Pokémon to attack the wedding procession, and Gardevoir’s Thunderbolt destroyed a villager’s corpse, revealing a Ghost-type Pokémon within it.
• Luo Jiujiu split the sedan chair with Honedge’s Sacred Sword while Wang Yao crouched down in pain as his memories merged.
• A shadow attacked the group, but Gardevoir shielded them with Protect and Absol struck it, revealing it to be a Mismagius.
• The illusion shattered, exposing Trevenant disguised as willows and rows of gravestones; a pale-smoke girl appeared beside Mismagius and fixed her gaze on Wang Yao.
• Ye Qing told Luo Jiujiu to wait while he watched what would happen between Wang Yao and the girl.

Ye Qing and his allies defeated Mismagius as the village chief revealed himself as a Slowking and Wang Yao recovered his memories of Yingzi. The seal on the Spoon broke, releasing a giant demonic presence, while Luo Moyun’s Metagross killed Yingzi’s soul, leaving Wang Yao howling in grief as Ye Qing summoned help with the Bone Whistle.

• Ye Qing and his allies overwhelmed Mismagius with a coordinated assault, and Infernape knocked her down with a boosted punch.
• The village chief revealed his true form as a Slowking, while Wang Yao remembered his life with Yingzi as the illusion collapsed.
• Ye Qing spotted Giant Gengar charging toward them and blew the Bone Whistle to summon Giant Dragonite.
• Luo Moyun arrived on Metagross and ordered a Psyshock at Yingzi, shattering the Spoon that sealed Giant Alakazam and releasing a gigantic demonic silhouette.
• Gardevoir protected Wang Yao from the shock wave, but Yingzi’s soul was pierced and destroyed; Luo Moyun and Alakazam teleported away as Wang Yao cried out in anguish.

Wang Yao mourned Yingzi’s death after the valley’s illusion ended, while Giant Alakazam and Giant Gengar began fighting. Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu escaped the valley and discovered a bell surrounded by Unown, leaving Ye Qing to suspect the site was an entrance to the Distortion World.

• Ye Qing restrained Wang Yao as Yingzi’s soul began to disappear, and Wang Yao confessed that he loved her.
• Wang Yao sang Love of a Lifetime for Yingzi before her soul dispersed, then blamed Luo Moyun for killing his wife and collapsed.
• Ye Qing collected the shattered Spoon and took the unconscious Wang Yao and Luo Jiujiu to a hillside as Giant Alakazam and Giant Gengar fought and the valley’s illusions shattered.
• Luo Jiujiu described what she had witnessed, and Ye Qing decided they would ask Wang Yao about his experience after he woke.
• Ye Qing and Luo Jiujiu saw a bell surrounded by Unown in the sky, and Ye Qing suspected the valley concealed an entrance to the Distortion World.