Winter was bound to be cold, but the cold in Bingzhou this year was truly unexpected.
"Sss..." Bai Yun sniffled, shivering all over. "The temperature seemed to drop again last night. I'm freezing to death."
"Let's walk faster. The dining hall's warm," Cheng Tian said.
The three arrived at the dining hall and searched for ages without finding the others. In the end, Cheng Tian only found Song Rongxue, who was eating with Pancham.
Cheng Tian stroked Pancham's head. "Where did everyone else go?"
"Hmm... the girls are still sleeping. Su Han seems a little unwell. She said her stomach hurt." Biting her spoon, Song Rongxue looked at Cheng Tian with a mischievous smile. "Are you worried about your little girlfriend?"
Cheng Tian frowned. "Don't talk nonsense. We're just ordinary friends."
"Oh, yes, yes, yes. Ordinary friends." Song Rongxue was unconvinced. "Don't you have another match this morning?"
"Yeah, a singles match. It shouldn't be much trouble." Cheng Tian took a sip of egg-drop congee. It seemed a little salty.
In reality, however, there was quite a lot of trouble.
Only when Cheng Tian saw a Gargamel standing in the arena did he realize how serious the situation was.
"Oh! It's you! The foolish mortal who dared ambush the Evil King!" Chen Yiyi pointed at Cheng Tian and shouted with theatrical grandiosity. "Are you my opponent today?!"
"Uh... apparently so." Cheng Tian nodded helplessly.
"Heh heh, prepare to sink into the Evil King's evil domain!" Chen Yiyi planted her feet apart, laid one hand over her eye, and raised her head slightly to look at Cheng Tian at a forty-five-degree angle.
"Both contestants, send out your Pokémon!" the referee called.
"Come out, Frogadier!"
"Froga!"
Chen Yiyi took out a Poké Ball, kissed it, then held it before her chest, shouting