Ye Feng was also a little surprised.
But he still smiled and said, "Then thank you."
Following that, he was pulled by the hands of two girls into the dojo's challenge arena.
Looking at the popular Ye Feng, You Dengjiaozi could only feel speechless.
Good heavens, handsomeness can really be a meal ticket.
They first went to the botanical garden and met Erika, the Rainbow Gym leader.
Erika was a very beautiful girl.
She had long, wavy blue hair, and her slender figure was wrapped in a tight-fitting pencil skirt, accentuating her long legs.
"Gym Leader, they are here to challenge you."
Erika immediately noticed the handsome Ye Feng.
She nodded slightly.
Then, the group proceeded to the battle arena.
"Which of you two will go first?"
"I'll go first!"
You Dengjiaozi had had enough of the superficial people at the Rainbow Gym who only cared about handsome guys.
She was going to teach them a lesson!
"Alright. Since there are two challengers, you only need to defeat one of my Pokémon to win."
"Come out, Tangela!"
Erika sent out Tangela.
"I'll use you! Gengar!"
You Dengjiaozi currently had three Pokémon.
Her first two were Carvanha and Graveler, both Ground and Rock types.
They were completely countered by Grass types.
So she directly sent out Gengar.
Upon seeing Gengar, Erika knew this battle was already over.
"Tangela! Use Stun Spore!!"
The blue Tangela emitted yellow powder that quickly drifted towards Gengar.
But the Gengar, standing in place, vanished from its original position.
"This is the peculiarity of Ghost-type Pokémon."
Erika cautiously scanned her surroundings.
"Come out! Gengar!"
You Dengjiaozi clenched her fist.
The Gengar that had disappeared earlier appeared directly behind Tangela, its massive purple body completely engulfing the small Tangela.
Tangela turned around, its eyes meeting Gengar's.
"Now, Gengar! Use Hypnosis! Then Dream Eater!!!"
Gengar's eyes, like a clown's, shot out two beams that directly hypnotized Tangela. Following that, a Dream Eater attack taught Tangela its place as a Pokémon.
"You win."
Erika recalled Tangela and then tossed the Rainbow Badge to You Dengjiaozi.
You Dengjiaozi accepted the Rainbow Badge, her face full of pride.
Next, it was Ye Feng's turn.
Ye Feng still sent out his Pikachu.
After all, he only had two Pokémon.
One was Pikachu, and the other was a Caterpie he had snatched from the Bug Catcher Ak.
He wondered if it could directly Mega Evolve into Rayquaza (〃∀〃).
Upon seeing this red-striped Pikachu,
Erika smiled slightly.
"It's a shiny one too, but I won't lose!"
"Come out! Gloom!!"
"Gloom! Use Razor Leaf!!!"
Countless sharp leaves formed a flurry of blades flying towards Pikachu.
Ye Feng crossed his arms and remained silent.
While Erika was still wondering why Ye Feng wasn't giving any commands, she saw a massive flame erupt from Pikachu's mouth.
"That's Flamethrower?! How can Pikachu know that move?!"
Erika was completely stunned, not expecting this at all.
This was simply unreasonable!
Unscientific!!!
"It's over!!!"
The Flamethrower directly engulfed Gloom's Razor Leaf, and then the flames hit Gloom, dealing double damage with the Fire-type advantage over Grass-type, easily defeating Gloom.
This was completely unexpected.
After all, who would have thought that a Pikachu could use Flamethrower?!
"You win."
Erika smiled slightly.
She then took another Rainbow Badge from her pocket and tossed it to Ye Feng.
"Your Pikachu is really strong. I hope you can collect all eight badges and shine brightly at the Indigo Plateau Conference!!!"
Erika, perhaps having a good impression of Ye Feng, added a few more words.
Ye Feng did not hesitate.
"The Indigo Plateau Conference is merely a stepping stone. I aim to be the champion of the Indigo Plateau Conference, then challenge the Elite Four and become the League Champion."
Erika was taken aback. "Then I wish you success."
"Xiao Bai, Xiao Qing, please escort them out."
Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing were the two girls at the entrance who had given Ye Feng the challenge.
"Yes, okay."
The two girls eagerly grabbed Ye Feng's hands and led the way, leaving You Dengjiaozi alone.
Outside the dojo.
Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing exchanged contact information with Ye Feng before reluctantly returning to the dojo.
"You're really popular with girls!"
You Dengjiaozi looked at Ye Feng with annoyance.
Ye Feng shrugged and remained silent, indicating that he was helpless.
The sports car continued on its way, leaving Cerulean City behind.
You Dengjiaozi seemed to be sulking for some reason.
"Are you jealous? Jealous of me?"
Ye Feng, driving, stared speechlessly at You Dengjiaozi beside him.
"Who's jealous of you?!"
You Dengjiaozi turned her head away, ignoring Ye Feng completely.
Ye Feng was exasperated. They weren't a couple, so it was inexplicable.
Both of them had things to do. Pikachu sat on the hood of the car, enjoying the cool breeze.
Despite this, its little hands were covering its stomach.
It murmured to itself, "I'm a little hungry. I want to eat Pokémon again."
Since the roads were empty and there were few vehicles, Ye Feng was driving at high speed.
Just then.
A Hitmonlee suddenly darted out from ahead. If Ye Feng hadn't been worried about damaging the sports car, he would have definitely rammed into it.
He stopped the car.
Thinking it was a wild Hitmonlee, he then saw a young girl running over hastily.
The girl had fair skin. Although her features were average, she was still a girl.
"I-I'm sorry!"
The girl apologized to Ye Feng as soon as she arrived.
Ye Feng said, "Alright, be more careful next time. This isn't my car; I'm just the driver. If the car were damaged, you'd be in for a hefty bill."
You Dengjiaozi also woke up from the sudden braking. Seeing the situation ahead, she understood what had happened and didn't get out of the car. However, she saw Ye Feng and the girl chatting and laughing, and the sulky feeling in her heart resurfaced.
"This is my father's Hitmonlee. I'm so sorry, truly sorry! It won't happen again!"
"Uh... my name is Aimie. Nice to meet you."
Aimie's face turned a little red as she extended her hand upon seeing the handsome Ye Feng.
"My name is Ye Feng."
Ye Feng also extended his hand and shook hers.
"Aimie!"
Just then, a large man came running from further down the road, accompanied by a Primeape.
"That's my father, Santou. He's a fighter! He specializes in training Pokémon for the Fighting Pokémon P-1 Grand Prix!"
Aimie seemed very excited.
Ye Feng's gaze swept over, and he noticed that the Primeape beside Santou seemed a little different from other Primeapes. That Primeape had a golden belt around its waist.
It was very conspicuous.
"Looks like this is the Primeape Ash gave away for free."
Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but inwardly scoff.
Ash was such an idiot. He would either release the Pokémon he caught or give them away.
What can you even say about someone like that!