As for having Joy make Slowpoke tails, would that expose anything?
Expose what nonsense.
Slowpoke tails, much like Farfetch'd, are considered a delicacy in the human world.
So it doesn't matter.
"Miss Joy! Trouble!!"
Just as Miss Joy was fantasizing about her wonderful time with Ye Feng, after dinner, doing some *shushu* things.
At this moment, the door of the Pokémon Center was suddenly pushed open.
It jolted her right out of her beautiful daydream.
A displeased expression crossed her face.
She looked at the person who barged in.
"I'm very sorry! The Pokémon Center is closed for the day! Please leave!!!"
Miss Joy said sternly.
The person who rushed in, however, scratched his head.
"No way, Miss Joy, isn't the Pokémon Center staffed twenty-four hours a day?"
Miss Joy, angered, retorted: "Twenty-four hours a day?! That's for those big cities and towns!!! I'm the only one here! Do you want to work me to death?! Cause me to die young?!"
Miss Joy was beautiful, and even while angry, she remained attractive.
The person was startled by Miss Joy's demeanor and didn't dare to say more, intending to leave.
However, just as he reached the door, he heard a familiar voice.
"Joy, let him in. I know this person. He's probably here with an urgent matter."
The person who barged in was none other than Shang Ren.
When Miss Joy saw that Ye Feng knew this person, her expression immediately changed.
"Oh, so you all know each other? You should have said so earlier."
"By the way, what did you need me for?"
Miss Joy looked at Shang Ren.
Shang Ren said anxiously, "I think you should post a lost Pokémon notice. My Farfetch'd is missing!!!"
"Your Farfetch'd is missing?!"
Ye Feng, upon hearing this, asked with concern, "What happened? Tell me slowly."
Shang Ren took a few deep breaths, "Perhaps my Farfetch'd couldn't stand my training and ran away. This has happened several times."
Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief.
So that's what it was. He had thought your Farfetch'd had been kidnapped.
"If that's the case, I'll go out and help you look for it."
Miss Joy, seeing Ye Feng's eagerness, was a little reluctant, "But Ye Feng, you haven't eaten the meal I made for you yet!"
"Don't worry, I'll be back before you start making dinner."
With that said, he left with Shang Ren.
They agreed to meet back here before dinner, regardless of whether they found the Pokémon or not.
Shang Ren searched to the left.
Ye Feng searched to the right.
Ye Feng, of course, wasn't being so kind.
If he found it, he would catch it and have Miss Joy make it into roast duck.
"Pikachu, when you left earlier, didn't you sniff that Farfetch'd several times?"
During their brief separation earlier, Red-Striped Pikachu had sniffed that Farfetch'd several times.
"So, use your nose to find it."
Initially, Ye Feng had planned to fly high up and search for the Farfetch'd from a bird's-eye view.
But since there was Red-Striped Pikachu, it might as well be put to use.
Red-Striped Pikachu dared not talk back much.
But in its heart, it couldn't help but complain, "Do you think I'm a dog?"
However.
It still stood its ground, nose in the air, sniffing with all its might.
About three minutes later, Red-Striped Pikachu began to move.
Ye Feng followed its pace for about ten minutes and encountered the Farfetch'd by a small stream.
At this moment, the Farfetch'd was standing by the water, drinking.
"Hey, Farfetch'd, your trainer is looking for you. He's very worried."
Ye Feng slowly approached the Farfetch'd.
The Farfetch'd heard the sound and looked at Ye Feng.
It recognized this person from their encounter in the forest.
Then it looked at the Red-Striped Pikachu.
Seeing the aggressive posture of the yellow rat, it sensed trouble and tried to run.
However, the moment it took a step, it was pounced on by Red-Striped Pikachu and pinned to the ground, unable to move.
'Let me go! Let me go!'
No matter how much Farfetch'd cried out, Red-Striped Pikachu wouldn't let go.
Seeing this, Ye Feng reached for a Poké Ball at his waist and released Squirtle.
Squirtle was ready. It pulled a sharp cleaver from its shell and slowly approached the Farfetch'd.
'What are you trying to do?!'
'Ahhhhhhh!'
Red-Striped Pikachu used Thunderbolt, paralyzing the Farfetch'd and rendering it immobile.
Squirtle had already reached the Farfetch'd.
'What do you want?!'
The Farfetch'd looked at Squirtle and Ye Feng in anger.
"What do I want? Of course, I want to make you into roast duck."
Ye Feng replied.
The Farfetch'd froze, completely surprised that this human could understand its words.
Ye Feng continued,
"I wasn't planning to eat you this early."
"I was planning to eat Slowpoke tails today, and then get you from your trainer tomorrow to make roast duck."
"But I didn't expect you to court death yourself, running away from your trainer and going missing. So you can't blame me."
'You!'
The Farfetch'd shrieked in fear, 'If my master finds out, he won't spare you!!!'
"Won't spare me? Haha, don't worry, after I make you into roast duck, I'll invite your master to eat you too."
A smile played on his lips.
Ye Feng commanded, "Squirtle, get to it."
The Farfetch'd still wanted to scream loudly to attract its master, but unfortunately, its master was not nearby.
Squirtle was already an experienced hand at this.
Soon, it finished off the Farfetch'd with one swift blow.
Then it plucked its feathers, removed its entrails, and so on.
About twenty minutes later, the Farfetch'd was cleaned.
Ye Feng recalled Red-Striped Pikachu and Squirtle.
Ye Feng carried the cleaned Farfetch'd, along with the leek in its hand, back to the Pokémon Center.
There were still two or three hours before dinner.
When Miss Joy saw Ye Feng return, she was very happy.
However, when she saw the duck in Ye Feng's hand, her brow furrowed:
"Ye Feng, where did you get that duck?"
Ye Feng: "Oh, I didn't find the missing Farfetch'd, but I caught a wild duck. I plucked and cleaned it. By the way, can you make roast duck?"
"Ah, yes."
Miss Joy found Ye Feng's words a bit suspicious, especially since he had a leek in his hand besides the duck.
They went to the kitchen.
The kitchen was spacious.
It was equipped with all sorts of cooking facilities.
Miss Joy began to prepare the roast duck.
Ye Feng handed her the leek.
"Use this leek later, it'll make it more fragrant."
Miss Joy nodded, saying nothing more.
Then Ye Feng took out three Slowpoke tails from his system space.
Miss Joy was truly taken aback when she saw these three tails:
"These are... Slowpoke tails?"
Ye Feng: "Yes, you can figure out how to cook them later."
Ye Feng had expected Miss Joy to be somewhat disgusted, but instead, she said:
"Wonderful, tonight's feast."
"I've only eaten roast duck made from Farfetch'd once when I was a child."
"As for Slowpoke tails, at twenty thousand a piece, I haven't had them in three years."