His fingers relaxed, and the GS Ball dropped into the shrine.
In an instant, the wind rose and leaves fluttered.
The dilapidated shrine lit up with green light, its radiance streaming in every direction and brightly illuminating the surrounding forest.
Flying leaves danced, swirling around the clearing and whipping up gust after gust of fierce wind. Cheng Tian's hair whipped wildly, but his eyes remained closed throughout.
He drew his hand back, tracing the face of his beloved over and over in his mind.
Xiaohan, come back. I miss you so much.
After an unknown length of time, the green light and flying leaves gradually subsided, and the surrounding forest grew quiet again.
[Shuu~]
The instant Cheng Tian heard that adorable voice, he hurriedly opened his eyes.
A small, green Pokémon with two pairs of wings on its back sat demurely on the shrine before him, swinging its tiny feet and tilting its head as it gazed curiously at the human before it with two large eyes.
"Celebi!" Cheng Tian hurriedly called its name.
Unexpectedly, Celebi showed no shyness around strangers at all, instead covering its little mouth and letting out a laugh like silver bells.
[Heehee! Long time no see, Cheng Tian!]
Cheng Tian froze.
"Long time no see?"
[Yep! You might not have met me yet, but the two of us will meet in the future!]
Cheng Tian only needed a moment's thought to form a guess about Celebi's words. Celebi could travel through different times and spaces. From what Celebi meant, he would probably encounter it someday.
[It's really quite interesting, actually.] Celebi chuckled behind its hand. [I've had quite a few encounters with your family.]
"Celebi, I came to ask for your help. I..." Before he could finish, Celebi interrupted what he was about to say,