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Chapter 421 The Rumored Ghost Island, Aiming at Ao's Mask!
In the evening, Padia brewed up the city.

The three of Hoshino were chatting and strolling in the street. They almost dreamed back to the days when they traveled together in the Padia area a few years ago. They remembered that it was also summer vacation, and it felt like nothing had changed.

Lilia held the mini-ice-shaped ice cream in her hand, licked it lightly, felt the coolness and sweetness, and then asked curiously: "Senior sister, did the masking ceremony start in these two days?"

"No, there's still one week left. I actually didn't know about this thing at first. That Dan Yu from the Blueberry Academy told me."

"Dan Yu...it's her again. She seems to have been investigating the legend of Zero's Secret Treasure. I have seen her in the deep caves of the desert before."

"Zero's Secret Treasure may be a kind of treasure hunt for her siblings, maybe it's just like my treasure, which is an excellent rival like you!"

Nemo smiled and put her hands on Lillie's shoulders, also looking forward to the next battle between the two, but it still needs to wait for the opponent to pass the assessment of the Padia League and become a champion!

When it came to this, Lilia couldn't help being curious, and asked, "Are there any special rules for the Padia Champion-level assessment?"

"Basically the same as in other regions, the assessment can only be made once every six months. The difficulty is not particularly high. After all, it is only an assessment, not a kick-off."

"Whether you are the champion or the Four Heavenly Kings, you will not show your full strength. Although it is a series of battles, there will be time for you to recover and replenish your state. The only thing you need to pay attention to is Miss Yeci. Although she has adjusted her strength, she will not release water... ...But when I defeated her, I also kept my hands back."

Nemo put her hands behind her head and responded with a smile. Even though she was understating it, Lillie was very surprised. Even if the senior didn't go all out for the championship-level assessment, didn't she?How strong is this?
Because she was too surprised, she subconsciously took a big bite of the ice cream, and shivered instantly, her teeth ached from the cold, and Hoshino snatched the ice cream from her hand.

"If you can't eat something too cold, don't eat it. It's bad for your stomach. I'll help you get rid of it."

"You just want to eat..."

Li Liai glanced at him resentfully, but she also became a little nervous. She has never fought against the Four Heavenly Kings, and has no experience.

Regarding her nervousness, Nemo thought for a while and suggested: "Then go to the academy. Although it is summer vacation, there are always trainings for mock assessments or challenges in the gymnasium. Use my credits to go in and train for the attributes of the Four Heavenly Kings. Very useful."

"Is there such a thing? Then go and see!"

"..."

Listening to the chat between the two, Hoshino ate ice cream and didn't get into the topic. After all, he jumped directly to the championship level and didn't go through any assessments. It would be better to ask Nemo about this kind of thing.

At this moment, he glanced in the direction of Partia and Beishang Township respectively, and then looked at the motorcycle lizard fighting with Cosmog behind.

It won't be long before the motorcycle lizard's life experience may be known, and this day has finally come, from the time he came to this world until now...

After resting for one night in Yongguang City, they took a flying taxi to Zhuotai City the next day, and also sent the news of their arrival to Peony and Paipa, who happened to be here.

At noon, on the playground of the academy, they finally met again. Peony came here on leave, and she still has to go to work today, although the headquarters of the Partia Alliance is not too far away.

It’s just that we haven’t seen each other for a long time, and Paipa’s complexion doesn’t seem to be very good. After finally recovering from the mastiff’s godfather, he received bad news from his parents. There is nothing more ups and downs in life than this...

Looking at his current appearance, Hoshino sighed softly, stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and asked with a smile, "How are you doing recently? You haven't lost your cooking skills, I'll depend on you in a few days. "

"Isn't there still you here... I forgot to say, congratulations on becoming the Alola champion. I watched the live broadcast of last year's competition."

Paipa responded with some reluctance, and Hoshino could tell that he might be a little tired recently, probably because he was investigating the Padia crater, and wanted to sneak in again to find traces of his parents.

But these things are not easy to talk about directly, and Hoshino did not talk about this topic, then looked at Peony who had grown her hair a little longer, and said with a smile: "It looks very energetic, I thought the work here should be good. more tired."

Hearing this, Peony pushed the mirror frame and responded: "Actually, it's okay, I manage the alliance's network once in a while, and the rest is to help collect information about the giant pit in Padia. , these jobs are nothing at all.”

"The Great Pit of Partia... Hasn't the reason for the blockade of Area Zero not been investigated yet?"

"No……"

Peony shook her head helplessly. According to her analysis, the fog that blocked the Padia crater should be produced through some kind of technology.

She captured some electromagnetic waves mixed with Taijing energy, as well as many special energies and elements that she had never seen before, which are things that human science and technology cannot do now.

Although she is a genius in this area, investigating without a clue will be useless, unless she can personally enter the zero zone, find the mechanical equipment that releases these energies and conduct research directly.

But she is also very curious, why there are these things in Zone Zero... According to Ms. Yeci, many research equipment in Zone Zero are made by Dr. Olin and Dr. Fotu, so the truth can only be The two doctors just found out.

And Paipa is here now, this topic is inconvenient to talk about, suddenly she felt a familiar sight, and looked sideways, and saw the motorcycle lizard was pushing against her, looking like she wanted to lick her.

"do not……"

Peony took two steps back subconsciously, hid behind Nemo, pinched the corner of Nemo's clothes with her hands and poked her head out, looked at this side, and asked, "Why did it turn back into a motorcycle lizard again? Did it eat something bad?"

Hoshino glanced at it, and responded helplessly: "The World Championship doesn't allow me to use Guluton. Most of the legendary Pokémon have been banned. There is no other way. I can only compete with the Motor Lizard."

"Is there still this rule? It's the first time I heard of it."

"Because you don't have Legendary Pokémon, or you didn't participate in the competition, so we can't notify you."

"makes sense……"

It was suddenly taken as a topic, and the motorcycle lizard still looked very happy, putting Cosmog on its head and running around.

Zoroark has been using hallucinations to stay by the side, as well as Machador in the shadow, so there is no need to worry about Cosmog getting lost.

But at this moment, the motorcycle lizard, which was still running around, suddenly stopped, half-squatting on the ground, looking towards the direction of the giant pit of Padia behind the academy, staring blankly at the The mist seemed to feel something again.

"Moli..."

"Ok?"

Hoshino looked at it subconsciously, and stared at it for a moment. The academy is very close to the giant crater of Padia. In addition to the current situation, there are some guesses. Could it be possible to notice something?
But just when he had such an idea, the motorcycle lizard shook his head again, came back to his senses, as if nothing had happened, and continued to run around happily with Cosmog.

"..."

Hoshino didn't know what to say, so he continued to chat with Mudan and the others, but at the moment in the library of the academy, a Koda duck who was in a daze suddenly looked up, and then looked outside.

"Ah..."

After a while, it was almost time to reminisce about the past, and Nimo talked about going to Beishang Township, because there are still a few days left, and it is entirely possible to make some preparations in advance.

Afterwards, Lillie left with Nemo, and Hoshino went to the Padia League to say hello to Yeci for the championship-level assessment and training. As champions, he still wants to say hello here.

A few days passed peacefully like this, Hoshino would come to the roof of the academy every day to observe the mist above the giant crater of Partia, and tried to get in through Machado's ability, but failed.

Those fogs are too weird, it's like isolating this space, no matter what method you try to rush in, even if you don't change the direction and rush forward, you will return to the starting point in the end.

I'm afraid the only way to get in is through the passage left by the Marijoia Empire under the deep cave in the desert, but if you want to go in, you must get the crystal in Leihe's hand.

So Hoshino could only gamble on his luck, and these days he took the initiative to fish and spread some things about Zero's Secret Treasure on the Internet.

To avoid attracting a large number of irrelevant people, he also specially asked Zhulan to help him to forge something that only archaeologists could understand, hoping to get Leihe hooked.

Although the probability is slim, after all, I don't know if Leihe is still in this world. If he is, it can only be said that he can really hide, but the fact that the Rainbow Rockets cross the world is too outrageous...

And today is the day when Beishang Township holds the masking ceremony. Several people and the members of the Tianxing team set off together to attend the party in Beishang Township.

These days Li Liai is also working hard in training, even after Xin Li and Pope heard about it, they came to join in the fun and help, anyway, they are not far away.

But after seeing the strength of the two of them, she decided to wait for a period of training after returning from the masking sacrifice, and then formally participate in the assessment, and she has already made an appointment, and she will wait for her to come and challenge...

That afternoon, Cuilu Town, Beishang Township, finally came here from Zhuotai City, and hadn’t been here for nearly two years. Looking around, there are also a few more modern-style buildings here.

However, the overall rural style of Beishang Township has not changed. Those new buildings are just for the convenience of the villagers, so that they can get together to chat about family affairs, or play cards and chess.

"Rural neighborhood committees, right?"

After Hoshino knew about it, he subconsciously complained that the sense of sight was too strong, and he even felt that this place would become the MI[-] of Beishang Township in a short time.

When he looked over there, he happened to see a few aunts who were slightly stooped, with expressions that were sometimes serious and sometimes relaxed, chatting quickly.

And with the special gestures and inadvertent glances of several people, I am afraid that at least one person nearby has been ruined in this small-scale confidential exchange.

"This sense of oppression is indeed not so strong... Fortunately, I am not from this village."

"???"

Lilia glanced at him, not knowing what he was muttering, but she didn't care, and said with a smile: "I haven't visited here last time, so is there any special attraction?"

"It's good to just look at the scenery. What can be shown here are the lively festivals with local characteristics and the legends of heroes in Beishang Township."

"Are you the hero who guarded Kitakami Township in the past? I don't know if I can see you again this time."

"I'm afraid that the three of them can only be attracted by the reappearance of Ougui Moo."

Hoshino continued to respond, and at the same time looked towards the mountain in the center of the north. After all, the purpose of his coming this time was to find Ougui and take the mask of Bi from the other party.

However, he didn't tell Lillie about this, because Eguio's ability is too weird, it's more convenient to act alone, and let Lillie take care of the assessment.

Everyone came to the last B&B again, and they haven’t been here for nearly two years. The B&B is still the same, and the villagers who receive them are still as simple as before, and there are booths with masks and kimonos at the door.

Masks are a part of the traditional culture of Beishang Township. The Mask Festival is a celebration where everyone wears a mask to participate in sacrificial activities. Although it is not mandatory to wear a mask to participate, everyone usually buys one and wears it sideways on the head.

Hoshino glanced at it, but unfortunately there is no Xicui Zoroark's mask here, it may have been bought by someone else, so he plans to go to the festival site of the Kitakami Center later and look for it there.

After everyone stayed at the door for a while, they went into the B&B to prepare for the party. Because Cosmogu was very curious about the scenery of Beishang Township, he asked the motorcycle lizard to run around on the country road with him. Hoshino could only stand at the end and wait. They come.

Zoroark stood aside and looked in the direction of the Kitakami Center. The experience of being controlled by the mask of the blue mask seemed to be still vivid in his memory, and he was very concerned about the Pokémon that only called him a friend.

"so..."

It withdrew its gaze, and the resentment energy on the hair fluttered with the wind, then looked down at its paws, as if it could feel something.

To be honest, until now, it still doesn't know who the Pokémon was that rescued it from the King of Different Color Wings that day.

With King Yi's terrifying strength, Millerton was hanged and beaten by the opponent, but the mysterious Pokémon was able to save it from King Yi.

But of course, in that situation, Hoshino can't protect himself. If there is anyone who can save it, he really can't think of who can do it. Besides, its friends are basically those who surround Wanshiwu, but there is no reason to appear there ...

Hoshino put his hands in his pockets, looked at Cosmogu who was about to run into someone else's farmland, shook his head helplessly, and prepared to go with Xin Yemao to grab him back, and the motor lizard would just let it mess around.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly walked towards this side from not far away. She was wearing a blue kimono with pictures of the heads of the heroes of Beishang Township on it. It seems to always be a cold look.

"Long time no see, Champion of Alola."

"Ok?"

Hearing the sound, Hoshino looked subconsciously, and after seeing that it was Dan Yu who took the initiative to greet him, he was slightly taken aback, and then responded with a smile: "It's been a long time, but now you should know what kind of trainer I am Bar?"

"..."

Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment and anger flashed across Dan Yu's face. She really didn't know who Hoshino was at the beginning, so she said that when she heard the other party discuss Blueberry Academy.

But after learning about it from various channels... Especially after watching the other party's live broadcast of the Alola Challenge last year, she felt more and more pain in her face. It was used as a battle textbook by the teacher of their Blueberry Academy.

But before she could respond, Hoshino scratched her hair, sighed softly, and said, "I'm sorry, what happened last time was that I couldn't speak my head, so please don't mind too much, my fault."

"No...uh, I'm sorry...it should be me, I didn't manage my emotions well..."

Dan Yu was completely caught off guard by his apology, she was dazed for a moment and then quickly responded, she didn't expect a champion to put down her airs and say these things, she thought that the other party might use her status to suppress her...

She didn't know that Hoshino never put on airs, even as the champion of Alola, at most he would use his identity for convenience, so he would not intentionally bully the weak.

But today's apology was actually on the way. Lilia reminded him to say it when he met Dan Yu. After all, it was just a small conflict. Wouldn't it be better to live in harmony?You can also be friends.

After apologizing to each other, the atmosphere gradually eased up a lot, which made Dan Yu hold his chest for a while to relax. She, who has always been stubborn and indifferent, really couldn't stand this kind of situation and was completely restrained.

After recovering, she looked at Hoshino, struggled for a moment, and then said, "That..."

"Just call me by my first name. I generally don't like others to add titles to me."

"Oh……"

Dan Yu nodded lightly, only to realize that the other party was such an easy-going person. After sorting out his words, he said, "I saw Senior Sister Nimo and the others coming here, and then I came here. I didn't expect to see you standing there. it's here."

"Well, they are preparing for the party inside, and you can also bring your brother to participate. It's so lively."

"Um...thank you."

"It's okay, what about your brother? I remember that he seemed to be following you all the time."

"He was chatting with some friends in the village at Baoban Square."

"I see……"

Hoshino nodded slightly, then thought of something, looked at Dan Yu, and asked, "I remember you are investigating the secret treasure of Zero, right?"

"That's right, because I've heard these rumors since I was a child, and it just happened to coincide with the treasure hunting activity of the Blueberry Academy, so I will investigate these with Wu Li, to prove whether they really exist."

Dan Yu didn't hide it. Anyway, he told many people that basically everyone took the matter of Zero's Secret Treasure as a joke, and it was just a false legend.

But she believes that the secret treasure of Zero really exists, especially at the shrine in the center of Kitakami, where the heroes of Kitakami Township appeared together and fought against the evil spirit wearing the mask of Bi...

Thinking of this, her expression became serious in an instant, and she said, "I remember that night, you were also fighting the evil spirits at the scene, right?"

"Ok?"

Hoshino was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized what the other party was saying, and nodded. It seemed that there were quite a lot of people watching the excitement on the night of the battle with Eguio.

After confirming, Dan Yu continued: "The green mask worn by the evil spirit is said to be related to the secret treasure of Zero. If you want to find the secret treasure, you may have to get the mask first. We also investigated the desert before. to go, but was dissuaded."

"I know this, because I'm also looking for the secret treasure of change now, and it's related to a very important matter... But it's inconvenient to say this, otherwise Miss Ci will have to trouble me."

"..."

Hearing this, Dan Yu's brows were slightly frowned, and she also noticed something. Even the champion Yeci was concerned about the secret treasure of Zero. Could it be related to the matter that the deep cave in the desert was blocked?
As for her guess, Hoshino probably knew what she was thinking, because Yeci was mentioned on purpose, after all, Yeci was very prestigious in the Padia region as the champion of Padia.

It can even be said that without Yeci, there would be no trainers in the Partia region. Since Yeci encountered difficulties, Dan Yu would most likely choose to help him in whatever way he could.

And as expected, after observing the change in her expression, Hoshino seized the opportunity and said, "So I'm looking for the mask of Bi, but I don't know how to lure that evil ghost out."

"Evil ghosts... are on Ghost Island!"

"Ghost Island?"

"That's right, it is said that it is the place where the evil spirits lived after they were expelled by the heroes. It is somewhere in Beishang Township, but whether it is day or night, as long as they get into it, they may never be able to come back. When I was young, my family used this story, let us not run around in the mountains of Beishang Township."

Dan Yu told the legend of Eguile with a serious expression. After all, it has been circulated in the village for hundreds of years, and Hoshino is becoming more and more interested, including Zoroark beside him.

So Dan Yu told all the things she knew about Guidao, and Hoshino made some serious records, not letting go of any details.

After a while, because she didn't wait for Hoshino, Li Liai left the B&B and saw the two people standing at the door talking, and then invited Dan Yu to bring Wu Li to the party.

The conversation ended like this, and they went into the B&B together to start preparations for the party. Motor Lizard and Cosmog were also called back by Xinye.

Gradually, the front of the B&B became quiet. Occasionally, a few villagers in kimonos walked by, and everything returned to normal.

Just suddenly, under the shadow of the electric pole standing beside the farmland not far away, a pair of red eyes quietly emerged, and followed the shadow quickly away from the gap between the rice paddies and went to the other side.

Under a locust tree, this Geng Gui slowly emerged from the shadows, and behind the tree, Lei He, who was still wearing the denim jacket, supported the tree trunk with her hands, with a gradually happy smile on her face, and licked it. lips.

"Do you really think I can't see the drama of fishing? Evil ghosts and Ao no Mask... Hehe, Hoshino-san~ I really like you more and more!"

"I really want to see how you cry when all your precious treasures are taken away. I really feel excited just thinking about it... All the precious things are shattered like a fantasy!"

"Since you want to find me, then I will naturally accompany you. The Secret Treasure of Zero must belong to me! Hehehe... just wait with full expectation!"

……

　The next chapter will be updated tomorrow morning, and the third update tomorrow will sort out the unfilled pits in the outline. This book is about to end

　　
　
(End of this chapter)