Chapter 1041 A Few Years in a Hurry

In the blink of an eye, spring goes and autumn comes, time flies, and we have been apart for several years.

The cold wind blows, and the chilly spring breeze sobers me up from the drunken stupor.

Xia Yu, wearing a white fur coat, stood in the courtyard facing the wind and snow, with an upright posture, chin slightly raised, his eyes fixed on the winter plum blossoms blooming in the yard.

The figure of the Snow Fairy appeared beside Xia Yu, standing in the wind and snow, like an ice queen. She waved her hands gently, a faint light flickered on her body, and an invisible breath rippled out, like a spring breeze blowing on her face, isolating the cold wind and snow.

In the yard, a fire-breathing dragon with inky skin was lying on the wooden board, curled up in a ball, eyes slightly narrowed, dozing off, with the orange-red flame on its tail burning hotly.

"Squeak."

The vermilion side door leading to the villa was gently pushed open, and three figures came in together.

The person in the lead was a mature and beautiful woman with a plump and round figure. The snow-white fur cloak could not hide her graceful figure. Her hair was piled high, and her face was beautiful and full of charm.

There were two people standing next to her.

One of them was about seventeen or eighteen years old, which was the most beautiful time for a girl. She had an upright figure and wore a long black down jacket, revealing her fair face, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. She was as brave as any man.

"Master." After a few years, Yu Yingting had grown into a slender and beautiful young lady. She cast her eyes on Xia Yu and spoke in a coquettish tone.

Yu Yingting was holding a little girl of about six or seven years old by the hand. Her bright eyes were rolling around as she looked at Xia Yu with a smile on her face.

"Wanyu, Xiaoyu, Lele, you are here." Xia Yu nodded slightly, a faint smile appeared on his face, his eyes on the three women.

After several years, Xia Yu has grown a beard. Although his face is still handsome, he no longer has the feeling of a pretty boy in the past, and has become more mature and stable.

"It's snowing heavily. It's cold in the yard. Let's go inside first." Xia Yu said to the three women.

"Yeah." Xiao Wanyu's eyes were smiling, her bright eyes fell on Xia Yu and Lele, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, her gestures were full of charm: "Sylvia called me just now, there are still some things in the laboratory, she probably won't be here for a while."

“Eve and Karl will come with Sylvia then.”

"I don't think Long Guanjun and Long Yanning will come back this year. Long Yanning just took up the post of the Four Heavenly Kings this year and has to be on duty during the Spring Festival. Long Guanjun hasn't been home for the New Year in a few years, so he probably won't have time to come back this year."

"Xu Xiu and Jiang Yu are in Odomare and will not be back this year."

Xia Yu listened to what Xiao Wanyu said beside him, nodded slightly, then turned to look at Xiao Wanyu and asked, "Where is Mu Zi?"

Listening to Xia Yu's words, Xiao Wanyu couldn't help but rolled her eyes at Xia Yu, but she was full of charm: "Mu Zi has just taken on the position of the Dragon Gym Leader of Xishu Province, and she probably won't be able to come back for the New Year this year."

"Okay." Xia Yu nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Xiao Yu beside him.

Feeling the master's gaze, Xiao Yu's whole body tensed up and a hint of restraint appeared in his eyes.

"Xiao Yu, tell me how your training has been lately?"

"Master, it's almost the New Year." Xiao Yu pouted slightly, walked quickly to Xia Yu's side, stretched out his hands to hold Xia Yu's arm, and kept shaking: "Don't ask me about training, wait for me to have a good New Year."

Xia Yu shook his head and looked at Xiao Yu with a look full of doting.

In fact, he has taught quite a few students in recent years, but Xiao Yu is the most special one among all the students.

Xiao Yu was his first disciple, and also the purest one without any exchange of interests.

Therefore, he cared most about Xiao Yu. He vaguely remembered that when they first met, Xiao Yu was still a tomboy. Now she has completely changed and has grown into a graceful young lady.

"Tell me about your recent training. Have you encountered any problems?" Xia Yu said, "You will participate in the College Cup next year. Don't embarrass me then."

"Master, you are so annoying." Listening to Xia Yu's calm words, Yu Yingting curled her lips and complained softly.

She looked at Xia Yu with bright eyes, and then said softly: "I have been training very hard recently, getting up early and going to bed late every day, and I have dark circles under my eyes. And Master, my strength now is much stronger than you were back then."

"My Beedrill already has the strength of a quasi-champion."

"Also, my Land Shark and Moon Bear both have the strength of a king."

Listening to Yu Yingting's words, Xia Yu nodded slightly. He was actually quite satisfied with Yu Yingting's current strength: "Not bad, no slacking off, but you shouldn't be proud and complacent. With your strength, you are not 100% sure to win the College Cup championship."

What Xia Yu said was not an exaggeration.

Although Xia Yu's strength when he won the College Cup was not as good as Yu Yingting's now, things are different now. Today's trainers are getting younger and younger, and the youngest gym owners have emerged all over the country.

The records of the youngest gym owner in various places are constantly being broken, but in a place like the imperial capital where there are many hidden talents, no one can break Xia Yu's record of the youngest gym owner.

Thinking of this, Xia Yu slowly raised his head and looked into the distance. After a moment's silence, he spoke in a deep voice, "In recent years, the number of trainers around the world has grown rapidly. I just got the statistics from the Trainers Association the day before yesterday. Last year, there were 1500 million newly registered trainers, and this number is still increasing at a very fast rate."

"Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. As the number of trainers increases, with the improvement of economic level, the development of science and technology, and people's continuous development, cultivation and training of Pokémon, the reproduction of parents makes the new generation of trainers generally stronger!"

"Many of the twenty-year-old trainers who are just starting out are as strong as the older generation of trainers. Even the number of elite trainers among trainers has increased several times in the past few years."

Listening to Xia Yu's words, Yu Yingting on the side didn't care much. She just secretly complained in her heart, thinking that the master was not even in his twenties, why did he look so old.

"Okay, Xiao Yu is already very good." At this time, Xiao Wanyu spoke softly. She walked to Xia Yu's side, and said softly in a gentle tone: "Don't be too strict."

"Yes, yes, Sister Xiao Yu is already very powerful." Lele at the side also said with a smile: "She also has an ace Pokémon, Genesect. If she uses it, she will be absolutely invincible!"

Listening to Lele's words, Xia Yu laughed dumbly, shook his head gently, then picked up Lele, kissed her gently on the face, and said with a smile: "Genesect can't be used."

Xiao Wanyu listened to her daughter's words and smiled: "Okay, you can give Xiao Yu a few days off. Tell me about your business. There will be a new King of Heaven Qualifying Tournament next year. Will you participate?"

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